Momentum (a.k.a. The BIG MO) is a commonly used term in sports. When a team is “on the move” or is considered “hard to stop,” that team is considered to have gained momentum. In this episode, we discuss the benefit of intentionally leveraging momentum in our 4 Pillars, our Faith, Fitness, Family, and Finances.

It is our 100th episode on the one year anniversary of the Grow or Die podcast. With several thousand downloads and a great run, we stop to reflect on what this past year has meant, the impact the podcast has made, and how we plan to grow in the year to come.

Like anything else, spiritual growth requires work. In this episode, we unpack what it means to be “spiritual,” and identify some simple solutions to growing in your faith and spirituality.

Dylon Marron is an online creator and host of “Conversations with People Who Hate Me,” a podcast where he calls up the people behind negative comments on the internet. In this episode, we unpack a soundbite from Dylon’s recent Ted Talk and Interview on the Ted Radio Hour where he discusses the idea that Empathy is not Endorsement of people’s behavior.

It has been said that if someone offends you, it’s your fault. Do we really have the power to determine if we are offended or not? In this episode, we tackle the question, can you be unoffendable?

Og Mandino is one of the early Self-Help and Personal Development pioneers. In this Mid-Week Checkpoint edition, we unpack the question, “How to begin a new life” through a small passage in one of Og's classic books, “The Greatest Salesman in the World.”

There seems to be a reciprocal relationship between what we value and what we trust. The questions is, which comes first? It is commonly accepted that when there is a perspective of value that is given there is a direct influence on how much trust we will extend to someone. However, can we actually trust someone before that perceived value is present?

“My friend, you and I have lived in serious times.” John Adams in a letter to Thomas Jefferson. In this episode of the Grow or Die Mid-Week Checkpoint Edition, we chew on a passage from the book “Serious Times” by James Emery White and discuss the concept of making our lives matter in an urgent day.

There are many transitions in parenting. From infancy to grade school, from grade school to middle school, from middle school to high school, and then there is college to adulthood. Jade, Scott, and Byron discuss their personal strategies and experiences of transitioning their kids for the next phase of life.

In this episode of the Grow or Die Mid-Week Checkpoint Edition, we examine a short clip from the Jocko Podcast, Episode 135, as Jocko Willink interviews former Marine Fighter Pilot, Dave Berke

At 45, and retired with a full military career behind him, Dave Berke came to the realization that there is always more to do. Even though he had retired from an exciting and full career, he was convinced that none of that mattered. Dave is now a highly sought after speaker, consultant, and leadership coach.