Overcomers Overcoming

Ben Baker is a skilled communicator who emphasizes several aspects of effective communication. Eye contact, body language, being in the moment, engaging with and similar terms are all part of effective communication. Do you feel you are not communicating unless you interject your point? Listen to this conversational dialogue to assess your communication skills. Are you aware of your and your organization’s communication effectiveness? You will learn some helpful takeaways you can immediately apply.

Tyler Foley, a 17-year old aspiring stage and screen actor at the time of this reminiscent podcast, experienced a major medical anomaly on New Year’s day 1997. Even after several diagnoses, medical technicians could not identify the cause of what he was experiencing. Symptomatically, he was experiencing something similar to palsy. While Tyler has largely recovered from the medical anomaly, you will learn how he overcame the mental challenge of possibly having to pivot to another career choice.

Sharon Hughes describes a portion of her previous life where a “date” treated her as a valueless commodity. Seven hours after being drugged, a friend discovered her in a garage. Hoping for compassion, she did find what she needed in others. Through a committed relationship with the God of the Bible with whom she confirmed her value, she began the process of developing a healthy self-confidence while providing hope to others through her recovery journey.

Anita Santoyo describes her past life where she felt she could not express her true inner feelings candidly. Through a combination of life factors, she did not have the confidence to respond candidly to questions involving her inner feelings. Through a self-affirmation process and support from friends, she defined a life purpose and discovered her value and confidence. Through this life discovery journey, she developed a healthy self-confidence, resulting in several not-for-profit organizations.

Kawan Glover shares his life experience of finding and affirming life passion and purpose. This process that could require several years to affirm while enlisting a group of accountability partners who want to help advance you and others. Your life goals might change as you gain life experience. Your perspective of various pursuits relate to personal values and fulfillment. Be willing to engage others who share your values to advance others. Listen to Kawan to learn how he pivoted through various pursuits.

Anita Santoyo and Antoine White are at the inception of building an organization of those with shared values to provide a listening forum. This group is an adjunct to Evoke Purpose, Inc. This listening forum can help others overcome any life challenges. The primary (but not exclusive) focus on this group is teenagers. This group is apolitical and multi-ethnic to promote the greater good of those they serve. Those with a heart and passion to serve others can be considered to participate in this group.

Emiley Bargo had an emptiness that only Jesus could completely and permanently fill. Listen to Episode 76 in conjunction with this episode to get an understanding of a father-daughter relationship and know how Jesus fills our need for a covenant relationship. Emiley was six years old when her father was incarcerated. She knew her father loved her unconditionally. Jesus loves us unconditionally. We need to accept the relationship He made available to us through His death on the cross.

After spending several years blaming “god” for many things that were not right in his life, Steve Lane found a new life in Christ. After spending many years incarcerated for his alcohol addiction, he found a friend who invited him to church. Through his friend’s persistence and friendship, Steve learned about the God of the Bible and what His Son did on the cross to pay for our sins. It is through that relationship that Steve found his life.

Anita Santoyo is a successful person who overcame several life challenges. One of her greatest challenges was overcoming the thought of not having value because of stereotypical personal profiles. Anita has an entrepreneurial spirit in that she has ideas that meet other people’s needs. As she explains, she sometimes reaches a low point in her thoughts because she is uncertain if she can make good on her ideas. However, she has learned that positive thoughts will overcome any negative thoughts.

Kawan Glover has experienced various forms of discrimination as an African-American. He is confident to know who he is while striving to help others achieve their greatest potential. Kawan’s remedy to most relational problems is to establish a meaningful dialogue. If possible, have that dialogue in-person to know and experience each other’s facial expressions and tone of voice. Listen more than talk to understand the other person. Let your genuineness and sincerity show.