Impactful Yes Stories

Ted started his career very quickly and went way up the corporate ladder, He worked 60-80 hours a week. He said yes to every new opportunity and position, moving all over the United States. He neglected his health, family and spiritual life. Then he got fired. Ted had to learn what is really important in life.

Everyone needs to come to terms with why they are here and what is really important. Ted tells us about his journey.

Julie says yes and its amazing where that goes. She decided to become a volunteer fire fighter. They didn't think she would make it through training. She is the only one in her class that did. That later led to an entry level job at the state in the department that certifies fire fighter's training. She ended up being incharge of that group. She understands the imprtance of being part of a team and asking for support when needed.

She has now retired. She currently works at the doors for Costco. Her smiling face adds so much to everyone:'s day. She is such a positive person.

Listen and learn her outlook on life.

Amy has dealt with alot in her life. She started two businesses. Had to deal with the death of a very close friend and her husband after they had been married for 21 years.

She lives a life of gratitude. Always finding something to be grateful for every single day.

There is one sentence that really tells you who she is. She "doesn't know how to lose".

Amy has dealt with alot in her life. She started two busineses. Had to deal with the death of a very close friend and her husband after they had been maried for 21 years.

She lives a life of gratitude. Always finding something to be grateful for every single day.

There is one sentence that really tells you who she is. She "doesn't know how to lose".

What's it like to spend the first part of your career as an engineer and then realize there is a musician inside you? That's Ben's story. He talks about discovering music. He now performs and writes music. He makes sure the song has meaning to induvidual people. On his 25th wedding anniversary he wrote a song to his wife celebrating their time together. He has also written a song for each one of his children. He is making an impact with music.

Diana is a lady that gives back. She is on the board of directors for many organisations. She has a heart of service. She is a very successful realtor who gives 10% of her commission to the client's charity of choice. She tries to brighten at least one person every day. She leads with a heart of gratitude. She strives to improve 1% everyday. She lives an impactful life.

Emily had a big full life. She had gotten the job and position she had always wanted. Then she had an accident that almost took her life. She was out for 2 weeks. From that experoence she found what was really imprtant to her, so she is now living a full life with purpose.

Lawrence has gone through alot in his life. He talks about how he has learned, grown and become Lawrence. All men go through many things, be we think we need to be strong and do it all on our own. Lawrence opens up about how he has dealt with life in a heartwarming vulnerable way. He was not the favorite child. He was a teen father, husband and how they stayed together. He became a custodial father to two neices and nephews. How he dealt with war. The grief of someone dieing in your arms. This is a real story about real life events.

In this episode we meet Jennifer. She talks about how she changed her life and became the person she wanted to be. It is a powerful story because she changed her life in big ways. She went from being an angry victim to being a happy, driven lady. She no longer works in the daily grind of corporate America, to being an entreneur. Creating a business that will help others. It is a new invention that requires building the market. There is a need and now people are learning the solution.

The key message from her story, is how we can all change and become the person we want to be.

Brenda is living her life her way. She has a song inside and she is singing it. It is critical to do that. If we do it our way, that will make us so happy inside. It takes courage and strength to carry that out. You have to listen to yourself and not others. Brenda hopes people will listen to her story so they can get the strength needed to be the person they are called to be.