Today we have a quote coming at you from the mother of motivating wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. And she says, “I've learned that making a living is not the same as making a life.” In this episode of The Mentorship Quest, we are deciphering the differences between making a living and making a life, as well as how we can work to have more of BOTH, simultaneously!

Today on The Mentorship Quest, we have one of the nation's named "Top 40 Under 40 Professors Who Inspire" here to motivate you! His name is Mr. David Burkus, and he says, “This is a hard truth for some to accept, that a lack of resources may not be their true constraint, just a lack of resourcefulness.” In this episode, we are digging into the difference between having a lack of resources and a lack of resourcefulness, as well as diving into how we can all go about recognizing and realizing what our resources really are!

Today we have a magical 5 minutes coming to you from a dear mentor to millions, Mr. Joseph McClendon III. He says, “Your body is used to doing what your brain is used to viewing. Create the images of how you want your life to be in the future and visit it with passion and joy every single day. That's how you make real magic.” In this episode, we are breaking down the brain science that can allow us to create more of the moments we love, in order to manifest the REAL magic we most desire!

In honor of a very unique Election Day today, we have an extra special quote coming at you about patience...our friends ;) The quote comes from Joyce Meyer, and she says, “Patience is not simply the ability to wait, it's how we behave while we're waiting.” In this episode, we are preparing for the post-election period of uncertainty by learning how to wait, and how to wait well!

In honor of Día de los Muertos we have a quote coming at you from the Disney movie, Coco. And as the movie depicts the honor and adventure of this special holiday in Mexico, a character named Hector tells us, “Our memories, they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life, in the stories they tell about us.” In this episode, we are embracing the tradition of today to honor the legacies left by our loved ones, as we also contemplate the legacies we wish to make memories for!

In honor of Halloween's Eve landing on National Checklist Day, today's featured quote says, "Even Han and Chewie use a checklist!" In this special, holiday episode, we are are discussing the day Jon Stewart said this on The Daily Show, as we admire the advices that his featured guest (and the author of The Checklist Manifesto) has to teach us about ticking boxes!

Today on The Mentorship Quest we have a #ThoughtfulThursday quote coming at you from CEO of Duke Energy, Lynn Good! And as one of the most highly paid female executives in the U.S., she says, “I actually had someone say to me, ‘Lynn, you're going to have very good days, and you're going to have very bad days, but it's rare that things are as good as they look and it's rare that things are as bad as they seem.’” In this episode, we are discovering why a perspective like this can allow us to navigate the waters of business better, and see through the "tricks" our emotions may be playing on our own perception of reality!

Today on The Mentorship Quest, we have 5 minutes of morning motivation coming to you from Miss Mulan! And this Disney princess, warrior, and sacrificial young woman says, “Believe you can, then you will.” In this episode, we are talking about how belief forms the basis for who we become, as well as the ways in which we can go about building our beliefs to inspire our own empowered action!

Today on The Mentorship Quest Podcast, we have 5 wise words coming at you from one wise dude, Mr. Denzel Washington. And, in the infamous graduation speech he delivered a couple years back, he said, "When you fall, fall forward." In this episode, we are talking about what it means to fall forward, ways we can turn our losses into lessons, and strategies for maintaining momentum forward through failure!

Today, we have a quote coming to you from one of the fathers of personal growth and development, Mr. Jim Rohn! He says, “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” In this episode, we are breaking down this quote in order to uncover what exactly makes time more valuable than money, as well as the ways in which we can capitalize on our time freedom for the benefit of both our wellbeing AND our wallet!