A pension? Who gets a pension these days?  But when Erika Andresen was a child she heard her parents talk about them.  She just assumed she'd follow in their footsteps until she went to tour a college with her sister. 

At 10 years old Erika changed her path.  Erika was determined to get into NYU! She did get there.  She did graduate.  But she has learned along the way how to reinvent herself.  She keeps refining her path as she learns about what lights her up from different Lawyer niches to joining the Army, and now an entrepreneur! 

Erika shows her family through her actions that it's never too late! Never too late to pivot.  Her guiding light in her life's journey has been what would 10 year old me think.  This is a beacon we could all use to evaluate where we are and what we want to be next. 

To Connect with Erika Andresen: [email protected] or on LinkedIn @Erika-Andresen

 **Must send a message to connect with Erika. Straight friend requests will be rejected.

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Do you switch masks depending on what group of people you are around? Larado Bulkley found him in this situation but it was to manipulate.  There was so much dysfunction at home.  Larado needed a way to get his needs met.  He shared manipulation in school, marriage, and home.  He didn't care who he hurt.  He remembers caring more about animals than people at this time in his life, so to hurt them or disappoint them didn't matter to Larado.

Despite his abusive childhood and low self-esteem, he just had a hunch there was something more to this life.  Now when he looks around he is surrounded by successful people helping him to grow the beliefs that have been in him all along...but how did this transformation take place? Where have the masks gone? Gotta listen to hear how he got to where he is now and the narratives he believes today!

To Connect with Larado Bulkley: [email protected], CleaningUpHunger.org, ACSfacilities.com

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Chase Winslow grew up in an extremely poor family. At 13, his family began falling apart, which made him turn to drugs to escape from his problems. After high school, he got an exhausting job which fueled his drug use even more. He ended up quitting his job to sell drugs, but with a twist of fate, he met his wife, and slowly things changed. Funny how a baby on the way makes you rethink life.

He began his work journey of trial and error, trying to figure everything out on his own through Google and online courses. All this while taking care of his family. Now instead of trying to run away from his problems, he faced them. It took Chase 7 years of failure for things to start going his way.

Find out what it feels like when your 10-year-old son tells you to go to bed or how he was betrayed by his business partner that felt like a brother to him. And most of all, discover how none of that stopped Chase from going forward and rewriting his false narrative that “money is everything.” He now relies on forgiveness and positivity!

Connect with Chase: https://www.facebook.com/ChaseWinslow

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Find out how David Guyor crafted his own narrative by making a DRASTIC change from the false narrative about I will never be invited into the company of other men to a reality where he is actually doing the inviting of other men to come into his company/presence.

A genuine dreamer since early childhood, and an idealist by temperament, David was both the person who once said God, I never hear from you, you're just a concept, I think all this is a joke. To God, if you keep doing what you're doing, I can't bare it, please stop talking to me. In a deep and emotional conversation, Tim and David discuss how not only the church but also the society demeaned the part of men that holds the emotional desire and the passion men have inside of them and skipped right over it. Is joy just a clichè, or is it a severely underrated movement of the heart where there's purpose and you find out who you are by embracing how you've been made? Listen to the latest episode of Narrative, and find out!

Books mentioned: Wild at Heart - John Eldredge

Email: [email protected]

Coaching/Speaking: http://www.davidguyor.com

Professional Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidguyor

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Andrew Dibble shared his life’s story full of twists and turns, life-changing events, and personal development. Growing up, he developed a strong relationship with his grandmother, whom he lived with, by helping her at the farm. At 17, with military lineage in his family, he joined the Marine Corps.

After spending 8 years as a Marine, he decided to quit, which is when life first hit him hard. He struggled with the change of dynamics going from military to civilian. Trying to cope with that, he turned to high-adrenaline sports and suffered an injury that made him rethink his life path.

He was ready to step up, out of his rebellious phase, and support his expanding family instead of risking his life. After a few years of exhausting work, sometimes 16-hour workdays, he lost connection with friends and family. That pushed him to pursue happiness in his life.

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Hang on tight for a vulnerable tale of perseverance.  When the discussion starts with Keith Kalfas accounting he has had 32 homes (one being his car for 3 months), attended 14 schools, more cars than you can count, and multiple jobs (some seasons working 94 hours), you know you will walk away learning one of his many lessons learned so far!

Keith's mom was single, manic, and struggled with drugs.  Keith became a successful self-made man by the age of 19. But, he crashed under the pressure and basically had a mental breakdown at 21!  If you met him today you would not guess this though. Keith has been through it all but now appreciates all the trials that brought him to two, 6 figure, companies!  That's right, he recovered at his grandma's, after the breakdown.  When she knew he was ready, she kicked him out and Keith landed on his feet! Keith is now married and often finds grounding in her! Find out what he's up to these days and get motivated!

Books Keith mentioned: The Parable of the Pipeline, Cashflow Quadrant, Personlity Plus, and The Hero's 2 Journeys

Connect with Keith Kalfas: [email protected]

or  keithkalfas.com/influence -

You too can become a highly paid influencer

Check out Keith's Podcast: Untrapped Podcast

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“Everything is a gift or an opportunity”…But Evan Mestman didn’t always think this way! Evan was a sickly child and didn’t think he was deserving of love. He regularly saw a chiropractor that poured into him. She was speaking into him, non directly, words of love, support, and encouragement! The faith she shared with him broke down all the walls he’d built up. He looks back and can see how much love she gave him but he didn’t realize it at the time.

Through his faith and life journey of weight loss Evan now pours into others. He exercises his “attitude muscle” daily in his personal life and with those he pours into. Even believes that life is about happiness and happiness comes from pouring into others. He practices what he preaches “Everything in life is a gift or an opportunity.”

Connect with Evan Mestman by email: [email protected] or proattitudes.com.

Evan’s book: The Habits of Healthy Eating

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When you grow up in small-town Iowa, you don't realize how big the world really is.  As Tiffany Mason grew up she watched her mom and observed her being a good mom and wife.  Like a lot of us, we think we'll grow up to be similar to our parents.  Tiffany learned her lot if life was to be a supportive mom and wife. 

Until a few years ago, that's what Tiffany did.  Her husband was successful and was recruited for new opportunities which meant multiple moves. Six years ago, they settled in Florida and the kids were old enough; she knew it was her time to go back to full-time work.  After a few flops, she has settled into being a successful Podcast Manager.  She now knows differently: the "American Dream" is out there for anyone and it's none of your business what others think of you!

Connect with Tiffany Mason: virtuallyyouva.com

Tiffany's Podcast: Memories with a Beat  (Apple link but available on all popular podcast platforms)

One of the Good One's Episode: 28 Happy Early Valentine's Day! 

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God has a funny way of slowing you down when you won't!

Analisa Woods shared how she was a responsible second oldest sister, growing up in a family with 7 children.  She got things done.  As she got older she started to believe that if it was going to get done she had to do it, from previous experiences. 

Analisa was always busy completing to-do lists that others ideally should have been helping to complete.  People relied on her and knew she'd get it done!  Till one day when God slowed her down. She was in a terrible car accident and had a long recovery...in bed. She saw things will still get done in her absence.  She saw others step up to the plate.  

But there are two lessons you gain from this conversation!  In the 80's, there was this charismatic movement of leaders of the church.  Little did Analisa's parents know but they were exposing their family to a cult!  She realized something was off in the teachings. And her parents soon saw the light too.

A valuable lesson was learned through this unfortunate exposure...to seek the truth.  No longer will Analisa believe because someone spoke it or she read it on social media.  She now goes to credible sources like the Bible to get facts.  Do not blindly accept what man says...get factual proof that it is in fact truth. 

To Connect with Analisa Woods: Email: [email protected]  or Analisa Woods on Facebook

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Screaming your wife's name, dripping sweat, after waking up from a nightmare!  This was where my guest Tim Woods found himself after hearing from, what he believed was God, saying "You've been taught right from wrong, and if you died now, you'd be here, in hell!"

You don't know what you don't know.  Or you only know what you are taught, right? Tim was raised in a Christian home being taught the "right" way to look, dress, and act!

Tim knew the life he was living wasn't on track with what he'd been taught but he'd seen some holes in what he'd been taught that took him off the beaten path. 

You have to listen to all the signs that were there guiding his path but he was resistant.  He was hard-headed!  He has gone back to his Christian background and has gained the confidence to teach the Word of God according to The Bible not his childhood teachings. He's "staying on the wall" 

To Connect with Tim Woods:

www.TWBricksstudio.com, YouTube: TWBricks, and IG: TW_Bricks

Don't forget to check out the Ultimate Brick Show

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