“I think every guy needs this to some degree: To be in a scenario where you are completely humbled because you can try to double down on your pride or you can let that humility explore your heart.”

- John Steakley of Unbound Grace

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John was born in Dallas, grew up in Huntsville, AL, and has lived in Birmingham, AL, since 2005. He received an undergrad degree from The University of Alabama and an M.Div. from Beeson Divinity School; he is also a licensed and ordained minister and holds certifications specializing in addiction recovery and mental health.Before founding Unbound Grace, John was a minister in Birmingham at a local church for 11.5 years. Unbound Grace was founded out of John's struggle with substance and alcohol. Its primary purpose is to help families and individuals find hope in the wilderness of addiction through counseling, discipleship, and community. Their niche focus is recovery in the context of real-life through relationships and the Word of God. He is married with two beautiful daughters and a dog named Bear. To learn more about Unbound Grace, please visit www.unboundgrace.life.

He is available for preaching and speaking engagements.

Highlights
3:37 - Growing up in the church in Dallas, TX
9:35 - Exploring Independence in College
14:00 - Asking hard questions in his early 20s
19:20 - Anxiety of performance leading to alcohol use
23:12 - Chains of Addiction
27:48 - Moment of humility and vulnerability
32:15 - What he learned from rehab
36:35 - Reality of Sobriety
41:30 - Starting organization for addicts and the 4 rhythms of Recovery for Life
45:00 - Advice for 25 year old self
48:15 - Unbound Grace: Find Hope in the Wilderness of Addiction

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“A Negative Mindset loop…When you have a negative mindset and negative beliefs about yourself, you have negative actions. Negative actions done repetitively, you will have negative habits, negative habits lead to negative results.”

Recap of my interview with Mark Marino of Awake Your Wellness Now about the importance of Mindsets over behaviors toward our growth and success. 

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Mark Marino is an expert on the topic of health and wellness and is a leading physical therapist with 25 plus years experience. He has been sharing his message of “Awakening The Mind” and “The Proactive Mindset” to help people unleash their potential, overcome their obstacles and reach their goals. Mark’s journey was born out of the need to overcome his own obstacles. He was involved in a life threatening car accident with severe injuries and multiple surgeries. After suffering for years, he developed strategies in his mindset that allowed him to conquer his obstacles and reach his goals. Mark is a former adjunct professor for Columbia University, adjunct professor for Touro College and nationally recognized instructor for continuing education for physical therapy. He is founder and creator of The Awaken Your Wellness Now blog. He has been speaking on the topics of the proactive mindset, motivation and focus for over 15 years. Whether you’ve heard Mark speak or become a member of his “AWAKEN YOUR MIND” “Motivation * Focus * Results” Online Course, his strategies can help anyone with overwhelm, stress, pain (emotional or physical) and lack of focus to unleash their potential, to enhance their mindset, get motivated and reach their goals through utilizing his clear, simple, practical educational training and technique.

Highlights
2:30 - Favorite Childhood Memory
6:50 - Playing D-III College Football
9:20 - Switch Career paths
13:05 - Becoming a Teacher as a Physical Therapist1
7:35 - Life Changing Car Accident
23:10 - “A HA” Moment
29:00 - Reframing your Mindset
34:25 - Lasting Results and improvements
39:35 - Why is physical therapy valuable?
42:00 - The Four-M Mindset Method

Takeaway Questions from the interview:
What positive activity do I do now that was implemented in my childhood?
How do I apply life skills gained out of work to my work?
What life changing moment am I thankful for yet won’t wish on my worst enemy?What is my “A HA” moment? How am I different because of it?
What mindset must I have for the next stage of my life? 
What mindset do I need to stop?

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“The true definition of wealth is an abundance of resources…seen and unseen. Therefore, is LOVE a resource? Is CONTENTMENT a resource? Is JOY a resource?”

Recap of Episode #68 with Zac Juergensen

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Zac Juergensen is a personal finance, real estate, and responsible debt educator. He currently hosts a podcast called DIY Wealth focused on providing free content in order to share in his self-learned wealth accumulation journey allowing others to learn and take action on their own money management and retirement goals. He also publishes short content pieces focused on providing real value that people can carry with them to help empower their money management journey. Zac Juergensen went from being in a fair amount of bad debt with poor money management and financial behavior patterns in his early 20’s to amassing a net worth of one million dollars by 31 through self education.

Highlights
2:45 - Religious and abusive Upbringing
7:50 - Existence of “Duality”
10:20 - Gratitude through serving with the Marines over seas
15:40 - His psychedelic use that lead to a breakthrough
21:50 - Is there something bigger than us out there?
30:19 - Definition of Wealth
36:12 - Financial Behavioral Change
39:35 - Internally motivated spending
43:05 - Doing the little things now
48:30 - Wasted time and money on get-rich quick schemes
51:45 - @ZACdiyWealth

Questions to ask yourself from the interview
1. How can I be more grateful with my life right now?
2. How am I addressing and evaluating your anger? What is my anger connected to?
3. What is my foundation for personal growth and self-worth?
4. How do I define wealth?
5. Am I aware of my internally motivated spending?
6. What are the little things I am doing regularly that is building wealth?

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Taking Risks in life is a rite of passage for us as men. It can be hard to discern when or how to take risks, but it is necessary for change, growth, and challenging ourselves. In today's episode, I discuss three types of risks that I have taken and my good and poor motivations behind them:
- The Risk for change
- The Risk for growth
- The Risk for the challenge

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“The show caused me to ask the question: Who am I when no one is looking? Who am I that I can be proud of?"

Honesty and confrontation can lead to lasting change and more of yourself in life and relationships.

Questions to ask yourself from the interview
1. What is the driving force behind everything I do?
2. How have I opened myself up for people to know me?
3. What insecurity do I regularly combat with the Truth?
4. How have I allowed God to use life and experiences to confront my core beliefs about myself?
5. How has my definition of church changed over the span of my life?

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Ben Higgins is best known from season 20 of ABC’s hit series, “The Bachelor,” where he opened himself up to millions of viewers, giving them the chance to truly get to know him. The opportunity ultimately led to an enhanced platform that he now uses to share what he is most passionate about with others – his faith, his hope for humanity and his love of sports. Born and raised in Winona Lake, IN, Ben currently resides in Denver, CO, where he moved after graduating from Indiana University in 2012. Since “The Bachelor,” Ben has been keeping up with a number of projects with the help of some of his closest friends. Most importantly, Ben co-founded Generous International, a for purpose company dedicated to contributing profits to social issues around the world, starting with a cup of coffee. With a vision to change the way society thinks of consumer products, all Generous merchandise is designed specifically to create and multiply good in the world. Whether creating jobs, feeding children or improving education, it begins with giving back in order to build a world that we all want to live in. Ben stays connected with his loyal Bachelor following with his iHeartMedia podcast, “Almost Famous” which he co-hosts with his friend and former Bachelor contestant, Ashley Iaconetti. In August of 2019 Ben was announced by Warner Brothers as the host of their newest project “Bachelor Live On Stage”. 

Questions to ask yourself from the interview
1. What is the driving force behind everything I do?
2. How have I opened myself up for people to know me?
3. What insecurity do I regularly combat with the Truth?

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MEN ARE FORGED is forging men in their 20s and 30s into great men. Discussing topics and addressing challenges that equip men to lead humbly and courageously. Through reflection and boldness, men will grow in life and leadership and ultimately, add value to others in their business, community, and family.

If you are an emerging leader in your organization who needs to build a foundation for faith and leadership...Go to cartwrightmorris.com or schedule a time to meet.

What makes you human? The answer is redemption. Every redemption story has its ups and downs. So today, embrace your vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and failures, they are the key to yourself, your maturity, and being more real to others. Being more human means you have more to give others in their lives and experiences. So learn to be more human in 2022. Go to menareforged.com, and subscribe

This is the first episode of season 3

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MEN ARE FORGED is forging men in their 20s and 30s into great men. Discussing topics and addressing challenges that equip men to lead humbly and courageously. Through reflection and boldness, men will grow in life and leadership and ultimately, add value to others in their business, community, and family.

If you are an emerging leader in your organization who needs to build a foundation for faith and leadership...Go to cartwrightmorris.com or schedule a time to meet.