Millennial in the Middle

Gordon Cooper was born and raised in South Africa. He served in the South African Military as a special ops Marine. He saw apartheid come to an end and Nelson Mandela’s election. In his country’s unstable and dangerous time he took what he learned in the military and created a self defense and empowerment business.

He recently immigrated to America with his entire family and has brought his message of facing your fears and empowerment here. You can learn more about his business and find his book "Winning the Mental Game: Making Things Happen" at RoninEmpowerment.com

This is a fun interview that will leave you feeling ready to win the day! Stay tuned for the next episode where Connor will dive into the history of apartheid in South Africa and explore the life of Nelson Mandela.

Last week Joe Biden released a presidential ultimatum: "Vaxxed or Masked!" With this announcement we have entered a new era of the pandemic which Connor is calling the "Show me your Papers" phase. 

Many of you called in or sent messages with your reasoning for the personal decision concerning receiving the vaccine. Thanks for your participation and passion to join in on the conversation.  

Be sure to follow the @millennial_inthe_middle social accounts for more updates and to be a part of the movement. 

What advice would you go back and give to yourself 5, 10, 20 years ago? In today's episode Connor asks Rick Heyland what he wishes he knew when he was 30.

Rick Heyland wrote his purpose statement as a 26-year-old and has been perfecting his goal accomplishment system for the last 40 years. Rick is a successful consulting executive who loves living and managing his life by purpose, goals and effective stress management principles.

After a 30 year career in management consulting he retired and started a coaching company, CI4life (Continuous Improvement 4 Life), to help others achieve their goals and dreams. He also has a CI4life podcast with over 30,000 downloads. Go to www.ci4life.org for more details and insights on how to live your best life.

In his recently published book "Live Your Purpose," Rick  shares a fully integrated personal improvement system to live your best life. Rick conducted a research study consisting of 1,400 participants from several different countries to determine key success factors for living a happy and productive life. Spoiler alert: Those with purpose are 32% happier than those without a defined purpose.

Can the middle ground be found when it comes to the vaccine and mask mandates? In today's episode Connor breaks down these emotionally charged topics and asks important philosophical questions.

To give your rationale and critical thinking around these topics call into the podcast hotline 801-649-4787.

As the daughter of an undocumented immigrant who was forced to escape the Belaúnde crisis in Perú, Cristina left her native country at a very young age, along with her family, to pursue the American dream and become a voice for the voiceless and an advocate for minorities. Cristina's passion for journalism and immigration topics has led her to become one of the most prominent Latina journalists in the state of Utah, where she has reported for Univision32, Telemundo Utah, KUTV and ABC4. 

In today's episode Connor talks with Cristina about her immigrant story and what the American Dream means to her.

Today, James Chadwick (Episode #49) interviews Connor. They discuss Connor's childhood, the development of his love of history and how his experiences on the road as a speaker helped prepare him for Millennial in the Middle. James extracts the full story behind how the podcast started and Connor's favorite moments so far. Most importantly, Connor shares his vision for the show moving forward and the movement he hopes to lead. He passionately shares his view of how our society can make real progress by "recapturing the middle."

For those of you who have been with us from the beginning - thank you for being a part of this journey! For those of you new to the show - this episode is a great place to start!

We may be 50 episodes in, but we're just getting started :)

James Chadwick is a British author who has lived all over the world. Always restless, he quit school to hitchhike across Europe and the Middle East, where he rented snorkels in Israel and ran a guesthouse in a Turkish cave. At Oxford University, he studied mythology and utopian literature. Then, for twenty-five years, he worked in more than a dozen countries.

On his travels, he took thousands of pages of notes, hoping one day they would mean something. Then, after a ten-day silent meditation retreat in Java, the patterns in the notes became very clear, and he sat down to write Path.

This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

I recently received this question from a listener: "During the election you said no matter who wins, things won’t change that dramatically from how they are now. Democrats have now put forward legislature against guns, abolishing the electoral college, and packing the Supreme Court. What are your thoughts now and would you take back what you originally said?"

Listen to today's episode to hear my response...

I asked for your thoughts and feedback on the last episode and you responded. Thanks to all of you who called in and left a voicemail or sent in written responses.

In this episode, we dive into this conversation further and play voicemails left by you - the listeners.

Follow us on social @millennial_inthe_middle or call in and leave a voicemail at 801-649-4787.

The "shot heard 'round the world" which set the American Revolution in motion was in response to a tyrannical government trying to confiscate guns and ammunitions from its citizens. With this experience fresh in the Founding Father's minds it is no wonder why they made the right to bear arms the second amendment to the Constitution. 

We have a gun problem in the United States. There may not be a better example of extreme ways of thinking and a refusal to compromise than the debate on gun control. We often look at this issue with an all or nothing mentality, but does it have to be that way? 

To join the conversation and leave your thoughts on this topic call the number below and leave a voicemail. You might just hear yourself on an upcoming episode :)

‪(801) 649-4787‬ - The new Millennial in the Middle hotline