Keep The Change

Will Ramsey (Will Ramsey Ignites) is the Care Pastor at Engage City Church, life coach, and motivational speaker. After experiencing the heartbreaking loss of his son, it was impressed upon Will that he needed to reach out and help lift others who are dealing with pain. In this episode of Keep The Change, Will shares the story of how he healed from the loss of a child and how those struggling with one of the many challenges of life can do the same.

Key takeaways about healing from life's challenges:

• Life at the moment is not absolute. It can be difficult to see the bigger picture when stuck in the moment and while experiencing life's challenges, but Will, through his impactful story explains that good can come from bad.
• Will had to find out about his son's passing over the phone and didn't have the opportunity to say goodbye — a nightmare no parent should ever have to experience. But through his trial, Will shares that God spoke to him even on the worst day of his life.
• Trials can become triumphs. They can lead us to the greater good. It is possible to find light amidst the darkness and eventually, become overwhelmed again by the light.
• Will explains that it's vital to focus forward — to remain focused on what's in front of you and what God wants you to be doing. "You can't stay stuck in that moment of loss because it will consume you until one day, you eventually die."

Listen to the full episode featuring Will Ramsey Ignites for even more powerful insights about how to find peace in all areas of life.

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Chris Saraceno is a business executive, real estate investor, speaker, and leader who has, over the past 36 years, discovered what surrounding yourself with the happy and prosperous people, coupled with hard work, can bring over a lifetime.

Key takeaways about finding peace in all areas of your life:

• Chris explains that finding success in one's life requires a positive mindset, something that he shares has always been a natural part of who he is.
• More important than being a positive thinker is having people who are a positive influence — people who get us to think bigger and to believe in ourselves; something Chris shares his gratitude for.
• Personal development and personal growth are not something that has to happen in a silo. Chris shares stories about influential people who have helped shape his mindset, vision, and self-belief.
• Chris learned from a mentor that the most prosperous and happy people are focused and understand spirituality. They understand that there is something greater than themselves.
• Gratitude plays a major role in finding peace, no matter the circumstances. Every day we are bombarded with setbacks; maybe as a conflict with a spouse or child or business partner. When we can feel grateful for the little things in life, we are on the path to fulfillment and peace.

Listen to the full episode featuring Chris Saraceno for even more powerful insights about how to find peace in all areas of life.

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Eustace Mita is an entrepreneur and a businessman at heart. He's the Chairman and CEO of Icona Resorts, Mita Management, and CEO of Achristavest, LLC. Earlier in his career, he founded Mita Leasing, which became one of the top ten leasing companies on the east coast.

Beyond his business ventures, Eustace is a man of God who believes in the power of integrating faith with business, and why that leaves a lasting impression for decades.

Key Takeaways about how to leave a lasting impression:

• Eustace's company "Half a Car" influenced Bart more than any other place he had ever worked in his entire life. Bart explains that the company had a soul. It had a healthy culture and integrated faith into the business at every level.
• Anyone who works within the retail automobile industry knows that the company Half A Car was a real difference-maker and has had a lasting impact on the industry.
• Eustace's first job was as a busboy in a hotel in Avalon, New Jersey as a 13-year-old. From there he worked at a gas station and reminisces, "I've been in automotive and real estate development all my life."
• Eustace shares that his dream as a young man was to own a car dealership. "I had pennies in the pocket bar, nothing in the bank, you know, that story. And so I said to myself, who do I think the sharpest guy in the businesses, for me, it was a guy by the name of Roger. So I sat down at danger 24 and I wrote him a letter and I said, you're the best I want to learn from the best. If I don't hear from you, I'm going to be on your doorstep in seven days."
• To leave a lasting impression requires others to leave a lasting impression on you. That way you can understand your internal feelings when impressed upon and then consider how you can leave that same feeling upon others.
• Eustace shares the importance of happy and healthy workplace culture and how that will leave a lasting impact on the employees that work for the company.

Listen to the full episode to gain even more insights about how to leave a lasting impression in business and life from Eustace Mita.

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Paul Martinelli is the past president of the John Maxwell team and has built five multi-million dollar companies. After building his cleaning business from nothing to millions, and then co-founding and building The John Maxwell Team into a globally recognized public speaking and training organization with over 20,000 members, Paul has proven he understands the formula for success.

What Bart and Paul Martinelli discuss in this episode:

• Paul shares that he was not raised with a safe upbringing. It wasn't safe emotionally. It wasn't safe verbally. He recounts going to school in the third grade with a black eye, which caused him to suffer from low self-esteem early on.
• He started his first company which was a commercial cleaning business, not because he had a passion for cleaning toilets, but because he felt it was becoming of the self-image he created for himself. "I figured any dummy could clean toilets and I was a dummy."
• Paul believes that God placed an angel in his life. Patrick Hayes was someone he ran into while trying to sell him cleaning services. Patrick handed Paul a copy of Think and Grow Rich, and that sent him down a path of living a life bigger than he could have ever imagined.
• Most people struggle to find their purpose in life and that might be keeping them from seeing that the answer is right in front of them. It might blind them from seeing the angels that have been placed in their way with hints about where they should go.
• It's not until we look back that we realize how much we've been prepared along the way.
• How we show up in our lives is how we show up. There is no private good or private evil.
• Paul shares how we each operate through a learning model. Everything we do today we've learned from someone else. Even things that someone didn't specifically teach us, were intuitively gifted by God with the awareness to take that next step.
• Listen to the full episode to learn even more from Paul Martinelli and Bart Nollenberger.

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In this episode of Keep The Change, Bart chats with Michael Cirillo, the founder of marketing technology company FlexDealer, #1 Bestselling Author, and host of an industry-leading podcast. Michael shares his story of recovering from severe depression and how that experience has helped shape much of what he's accomplished today. 

What we discuss in this episode with Michael Cirillo:

- We are not defined by what we do for a living. We are not defined by our past. 

- We are children of a loving Heavenly Father who has sent us to experience life on earth. If that's the case, is failure really an option?

- Just because others don't have faith in you, doesn't mean you have to lack faith in yourself. 

- Michael explains that struggling with severe depression ended up becoming something that has blessed his life to the present day. 

- Weakness can become a strength. It's possible. There is hope. It's possible to keep the change. 

- Listen to the full episode for even more insights from Bart Nollenberger and Michael Cirillo 

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Keep The Change is a podcast that explores the personal stories of those who have broken the chains of their past and rose to accomplish extraordinary outcomes in the present. Join Bart Nollenberger and his guests every Thursday as they share their real-world wisdom about personal healing and forgiveness, self-care and development, and spirituality. Expect to discover how you can change, and keep it that way.

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