What a year! 2020 has been a challenging time for most of us. With the unexpected spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic issues, and divisive political climate this year, 2020 has been a bumpy ride. It also offered us an opportunity to rethink our priorities, seek personal development, and re-evaluate our society. Now that this year is coming to a close, it's time to reflect on the past year and embrace everything 2021 could bring.

In today's episode, I talk about the things we learned in 2020, the value of those lessons in our life, and how we can use them for the future. These lessons will help us redefine what success means for us in 2021. We will also delve into five keys to growth and how it can help us create an impact in our lives next year.

If you're ready to take the lessons you learned from 2020 into making a better 2021, this episode is for you.

Prepare to be “Glorified.”

2020 has been a challenging year for many. The holiday season is a time to reflect on the previous year and get prepared for 2021.

In this episode, host Tim Winders is joined by his wife Glori Winders - operations specialist and minister. She also encourages many as an author of a wide range of health-oriented cookbooks. Like most of us, she faced some roadblocks this year, but that didn’t stop her from moving closer to her success. She tells us about her life in the new normal, what she’s learned, and how to overcome challenges we’ve encountered during the year.

If you want to take control of your life and move closer to your success, tune in to this episode!

COVID-19 has irrevocably changed life as we know it. It has dashed even the most carefully laid out plans — from career transition to major events prepared long in advance. Despite mounting uncertainty about the future, take comfort in the fact that it's still possible to make sense of this seemingly confusing journey.

In this episode, my son, JK, joins us to share how the pandemic tested his resolve. He explains his evolving relationship with social media and details what it takes to be a responsible content producer. He gives us a glimpse into his life after the lockdown and illustrates how it’s possible to find joy and meaning by confronting your fears.

Listen to the episode to unearth more productive ways of looking at life during the pandemic.

We learn best from experience because it’s through experience that we discover how we work. It is also what keeps us moving forward. We can learn from experience that we are not alone and we can live through difficult times.

This week, Dulce Irving joins us to talk about her experience being a new mom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dulce gives us insights into the mental health challenges she faced during this period. She also shares her learnings from traveling, her childhood Christmas memories with Tim, and her tried-and-tested financial tip — the storehouse principle.

Listen to this episode if you want to learn from Dulce’s experiences in motherhood, travel, and finance.

November was the month to be thankful. Actually, we should be thankful everyday or every month, but we do emphasize it more during the Thanksgiving season here in the United States. We are thankful for so many things...you are at the top of the list.

November was another great month for us and we are hopeful it was a blessing for you.

Life is not linear. As we grow older, we go through various changes and transitions that ultimately turn our life around. As we move away from a place of comfort, we inevitably have to face frightening uncertainty.

These periods can be challenging and even unbearable. But with God's grace and guidance, we can take it as an opportunity to grow and prosper.

This week, we are joined by Hunter Irving, who is in charge of the web design and online presence of Seek Go Create. He shares how he went from being selfish to selfless when he became a father. He also talks about his growth in Bible college and his transition from ministry to a career in sales.

Tune in to the episode to know how you can use transition periods to turn your life around.

We often make the mistake of blaming outside factors for our problems. After something terrible happens, we tend to find ways to cover immense feelings of guilt or anger, leading to a spiral of wrong decisions. Unfortunately, that spiral can result in grave consequences. How can we free ourselves from the life sentence our mistakes place on us?

In this episode, Quan Huynh talks about his imprisonment and how he came to forgive himself. He shares his struggle with fitting in as a child and how it has shaped his mindset growing up. He talks about what sparked hope within him that led him to a life of helping others.

Make sure to tune in to the episode to learn the value of forgiving yourself and taking responsibility for your choices.

Nowadays, dating prospects can be reduced to a matter of swiping left or right. Just post your best selfies, and you might just find the love you’re yearning for.

Savvy takes online dating a notch higher by introducing a game show type of matchmaking. In this episode, the Savvy team, Brendan, Fernando, and Jack, shares how the app came to be. They discuss their technical, marketing, and financial strategies for getting Savvy up and running. Find out how they are navigating their way into the very competitive arena of dating apps.

Tune in if you want to learn what it’s like to turn an app idea into reality.

Society has conditioned us to be prejudiced against the homeless. We see them as failures — the dregs of society. But these are people who have gone through struggles and hardships, and they need direct action from their community to help them get back on their feet. They need help, not hate.

In this episode, we talk to Glen Dunzweiler, a filmmaker and producer. Glen had a story to tell, but he didn’t wait for someone else to do it for him. He went out and took action himself. He takes us behind the scenes of creating his books and documentary about the homeless. He also talks about video production as a platform to tell the stories of the homeless.

Listen to the episode if you want to find out how the homeless can teach us a lesson or two about personal responsibility.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

Learn how Glen came about using video production as a platform to express his ideas and give the homeless a voice.

Discover how personal responsibility leads to success.

Know how struggles and pain are part of the journey that gets us through life.

Resources

https://www.amazon.com/YHomeless-Glen-Dunzweiler/dp/B01FWM4QI2 (yHomeless (2011)) by Glen Dunzweiler

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Learned-Homeless-Glen-Dunzweiler/dp/1946978957 (Things I've Learned From The Homeless ) by Glen Dunzweiler

https://www.amazon.com/Degree-Homelessness-Entrepreneurial-Skills-Students/dp/1670786315 (A Degree In Homelessness?) by Glen Dunzweiler

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2g_5HE6U0K82qyAxBhrWQ (Skidrow Speakers) YouTube series by Glen Dunzweile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3bhAPMsJL8 (Small Business Homeless), a TEDx talk by Glen Dunzweiler

http://seekgocreate.com/?p=2209 (Episode Details)

5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode

[12:46] “Believe me, my joke is I almost went homeless trying to help the homeless. And then I realized, wait, hold on, what am I doing here? I can't sustain this, I can't help anybody if I go onto the streets. It's not going to happen.”

[24:46] “But I’ve seen what denial looks like and it’s sleeping in your car, and it’s living in poverty. And it’s knowing how waiting for someone to give you worth as a human being. I don’t want to live like that. I don’t want anybody to live like that.”

[26:44] “The only way you can make money starts and ends with you.”

[35:26] “We are all built with our gifts and talents, and some of us can see through that and decide work is what we want and working hard is what we want and those people will succeed. almost, no matter what.”

[1:07:54] “There’s a lot to learn from people that have lost everything.”

About Glen

Glen Dunzweiler is a filmmaker, producer, public speaker, entrepreneur, and a former college professor. He uses filmmaking and video production to tell stories about poverty and success.

If you'd like to reach out to Glen, you can contact him on his https://glendunzweiler.com/ (website) or send an email to [email protected].

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