Purpose Through Pain

Struggling to establish a morning routine? Joseph shares the benefits and the practical steps to establish one that will help you heal.

Key Takeaways:

1. Get up 15 minutes early so you can devote time to your morning routine.
2. Don't sabotage your sleep or your morning with negative thoughts.
3. Create a specific space in your home to begin your morning.

Recommended Resource:

Hal Elrod's The Miracle Morning: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Morning-Not-So-Obvious-Guaranteed-Transform/dp/0979019710

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Joseph explains how he learned what triggers are and how to communicate with someone who struggles with them.

Key Takeaways:

1. Triggers are teachers that show us what we need to heal.
2. Triggers disclose areas where we need to heal.
3. Learn what triggers others and focus on the root cause, not the symptoms.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Ask what happened and WHY it happened.”
• “Triggers are teachers.”

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Besides helping 1000's create their "Optimal Self" via getting uncomfortable, defining values, then creating the daily habits needed to become the person THEY want to be... Jeremy has plenty of stories to tell from playing 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹⚾, then becoming a 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻🏋️‍♂️! Both took INSANE daily habits and discipline to achieve! Jeremy's diverse background and extreme dedication to living to his Optimal Self is guaranteed to inspire you.

In This Episode:

• Jeremy talks about his childhood and what led him down the path of professional sports.
• Hear about the crushing moment Jeremy was told he wasn’t good enough to make the all-star team as a 13-year-old and how it shaped his perspective forever.
• Joseph and Jeremy discuss the danger of excuses.
• Learn the power of putting in the work.
• Jeremy breaks down the three values that make him who he is.
• Jeremy opens up about the loss of his son-in-law.

Key Takeaways:

1. We overestimate what we can do in a year, we underestimate what we can do in five.
2. You have to take responsibility for yourself first and be willing to do shit when nobody is watching.
3. It’s not that you’re not good enough, it’s that you’re not good enough yet.

Tweetable Quotes:

“When the milk spills, if you don’t clean it up, it’s gonna rot.”

“You don’t get handed shit.”

"The power of tomorrow starts with the intention of today."

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Time and life can pass us by very quickly. Are we making the best use of it? That is the topic of today's solo episode.

On this Episode:

• Joseph shares about the loss of his wife and how he recognized he didn't make the best use of his time.
• Learn how to make your relationships count with the time you have.
• Discover the difference between being driven and being available to those most important.

Key Takeaways:

1. Don't become so driven you to become dismissive of people.
2. You can be in the same room as others and still not be present.
3. You never know how much you have time.

Tweetable Quote:

"If you will change your mindset, you will change your world."

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Seth Morozowski is a former K9 Deputy and has started two companies. He was a devout atheist for many years but has seen a radical transformation over the past few months.

On this episode:

Seth shares how he was never taught how to process his emotions.

Hear how growing up in a difficult home environment helped direct Seth’s journey into law enforcement.

Joseph and Seth discuss the hardships of the faith journey.

Seth opens up about his struggles with alcoholism and the deep depression he found himself in.

Key Takeaways:

1. Sometimes you have to see the monster within to truly change.
2. Build a support system around yourself.
3. Christ forgives you, and you can forgive yourself - but don’t forget where you came from.

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All of us have had certain things said about us that we take to heart. Your pain can craft an identity that you don't want. On this solo episode, Joseph shares how you can take control of your identity.

Key Takeaways:

1. Our beliefs create patterns.
2. Be mindful of the stories you tell yourself.
3. You have the power to choose which voices you believe.

Tweetable Quotes:

• I have the ability to write my own story.
• Don't let pain become an identity that keeps you stuck.

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Joseph James sits down with Debbie Freeman. Debbie opened a dance studio at 19 years old, danced for the Atlanta Hawks, and became a dance captain with the world-famous Radio City Rockettes. Debby found herself in a mentally abusive marriage, gaining over 100 pounds. Since then, she has lost the weight and has gone on to become Miss Nevada 2021 at the age of 50.

On This Episode:

• Debbie shares how she surpassed pain by dancing.
• Debbie talks about her traumatic background with her father as a child and how that affected her into adulthood.
• Joseph and Debbie discuss the importance of finding your worth.
• Hear the story of Debbie’s difficult relationship with her abusive, alcoholic husband.
• Discover the importance of building community.

Key Takeaways:

1. You can acknowledge your pain, but you also need to learn from it.
2. Allow forgiveness.
3. Life is not a rehearsal, the show must go on.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Walking through life with hate is like hiking while wearing a big backpack. Your can’t go any further."

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On this episode, Joseph shares about how pain can become the thing that inspires and launches you.

Key Takeaways:

1. The reason for our pain is different for everyone.
2. You can walk with God and still feel hurt.
3. We experience pain in life so we can share the experience with others.

Tweetable Quotes:

• We cannot touch what we cannot feel.
• Pain is life’s greatest teacher but it can also be life’s greatest crutch.
• Vulnerability is not something to be afraid of, it’s something to be empowered by.

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On This Episode:

• Caleb shares the difficulty of growing up as a “P.K.” (Pastor’s Kid.)
• Learn about the incredible bond Caleb has with his twin brother.
• Joseph and Caleb discuss the difficulty of having a strained relationship with strict fathers.
• Caleb felt like no one understood him growing up and the desire to commit suicide as early as 4 years old.
• Discover how Caleb set healthy boundaries with his father.
• Caleb shares how bodybuilding helped him heal.

Key Takeaways:

1. You must forgive the one who hurt you and yourself to receive closure.
2. Be patient and things will happen as they are supposed to happen.
3. Put yourself in other’s shoes.

Tweetable Quotes:

“There’s a difference between being a father and being a dad.”

“If there is a possibility for a spark of love in this world, why am I not grasping for that spark?” – Caleb Peterson

“Turn your losses into lessons.”

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