Seek Go Create with Tim Winders

2020 is finished.

Let's move on and celebrate a New Year.

Summary: What We Are Excited About

1. We are giving away more stuff ===> our first giveaway of 2021 starts today. Go HERE and see how you can win a one year subscription to a really cool Bible app I have been using for over a year now. And stay tuned for more giveaways.
2. The SeekGoCreate YouTube channel is growing but we need more subscribers. If you have subscribed - THANK YOU. If not, please go there now and subscribe. There are 45 videos from our top episodes plus more being added each week. Go check it out.
3. Download numbers for the podcast increased 97% during the last month and they continue to grow. I am excited and amazed by the growth we are seeing.

Episode Review & Highlights

1. How Embracing Transitions Allows You to Grow with Hunter Irving
2. Self-Discoveries in Motherhood During COVID-19 with Dulce Irving
3. How to Find Peace in Uncertainty with JK Winders
4. Recall, Reflect, and Redefine with Glori Winders
5. Redefining Success For 2021 With Tim Winders

Get Ready For This: Coming Soon 

We plan to continue the momentum from last year with our interviews and episodes. The next 4 episodes will stretch you and help you prepare for the new year. 

Check out these topics and guests:

1. Understanding God’s Design with Jessie Lee Perez
2. Establishing Your Calling: Kingdom-Focused Business and Women in Leadership with Cherice Stoltzfus
3. How Do We Seek God in Everything with Mike Thakur
4. Restoring Nations Through Reconstructing Work in Ministry with Mark Appleyard

Enjoy This Episode?

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work and lead.

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To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

Mentioned in this episode:

Stop Reacting, Start Leading: Free 30-Minute Coaching Call

Are you leading with strategy or just reacting to the daily chaos? If you're feeling stuck, constantly putting out fires, and struggling to focus on the big picture, it’s time to take control. I’m offering a FREE 30-minute coaching call to help you shift from reactive to proactive leadership with clear, actionable strategies. Whether you’re facing new challenges or just need a reset, this call will give you clarity and direction. Book your free coaching call now by clicking the link in the show notes or visiting TimWinders.com/coaching.

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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. 

1. Reassess all the things you've experienced in 2020 and reflect on the learnings you acquired from the challenges you faced.
2. Learn the five keys to growth and how it can help you achieve your goals next year.
3. Tim will share with us his struggles this year and how he rose above them.   

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
• Do you want to create more impact in the year 2021 and move to a place where you can be a blessing to you and others? We are offering FREE coaching sessions for the first three months of 2021! Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Redefine Success in 2021. You will be eligible for Redefine Success Coaching with host Tim Winders.
• Episode Details

• Accepting and assessing 2020 allows us to prevent the challenges we faced from happening again in the next year.
• 2020 has been both a challenge and a blessing. He recently became a grandfather — a "game-changer" in his life.
• He also experienced a lot of grief seeing people in masks and living in fear. Tim also endured family health issues and coping with the news.
• Many people went through financial challenges due to businesses shutting down from the lockdowns.
• It has been a year that no one ever thought we would experience in our lifetimes.   

• 2020 gave us plenty of opportunities to do better.
• We have to understand that we are responsible for our success and what we do with our lives.
• There are some things we can implement to gain control over our success even when things are difficult.  
• Tim talked about the five key growth areas he had observed with himself. He shares his work with his clients and interviews with people. 
• He calls these five key growth areas control, decide, partner, grow, and implement.

• Tim felt really out of control during the early months of the year because he felt limited by the travel restrictions imposed during the lockdown period.
• As a person who loves being in control of his world and situation, the loss of control irritated and drained him tremendously.
• As we head into 2021, understand what you can control and not worry about the rest. 
• Focusing on the things you can't change will only frustrate you and prevent you from being grateful for the present items in your life.

• Ask yourself: How do I define success?
• Due to the pandemic, a lot of people's situations had to change.
• These shifts allowed us to recognize what is essential to us and decide what nourishes our soul, what we're designed and created to do. 

• Look at the people and resources around you that can help you redefine success or gain success as we move into 2021.
• Don't isolate yourself; reach out and communicate with people.
• Understand that there are people around you that are willing to help you, and there are people who need your help — we need each other more than ever.
• One of the values of having a coach is that it forces interaction with someone who's got your best interest in mind.

• In Carol Dweck's book Mindset, she talked about the two types of people: people who have a growth mindset and people who have a fixed mindset.
• Read more, listen to podcasts, watch growth-oriented videos on Youtube, or get a mentor.
• People who aren't growing will feel their lives sink.
• Commit to growth and become prepared for the difficult times in the future.
• Feed your mind with things that nourish it.

• There are times when we feel frozen and confused. It becomes difficult to do the things we need to accomplish.
• Strategize the things you need to achieve, whether in your business, organization, or family. Get busy doing the things you have control over. 
• Treat your mind like it's a treasure; guard and protect it against the things that may pollute it. Guard what goes into your system. 

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories, and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work, and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you've learned today on your favourite social media platform.

Love to give us five stars? If you do, we'd love a review from you. By doing this, you can help us reach more people who want to redefine success in their lives.

Connect with the SeekGoCreate Network! For updates and more episodes, visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

Mentioned in this episode:

Stop Reacting, Start Leading: Free 30-Minute Coaching Call

Are you leading with strategy or just reacting to the daily chaos? If you're feeling stuck, constantly putting out fires, and struggling to focus on the big picture, it’s time to take control. I’m offering a FREE 30-minute coaching call to help you shift from reactive to proactive leadership with clear, actionable strategies. Whether you’re facing new challenges or just need a reset, this call will give you clarity and direction. Book your free coaching call now by clicking the link in the show notes or visiting TimWinders.com/coaching.

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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!

1. Discover how you can redefine your life on your terms.

2. Find out what you can do to unlock your creativity.

3. Learn how to develop yourself and your family during this situation.

• Seek Go Create episode Agile Leadership with Glori Winders
• Seek Go Create interview with Kimberley Milousis.
• View all of Glori’s cookbooks here.
• Learn more about your strengths by taking the Strengthfinder assessment.
• The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
• Episode Details

Glori Winders is an author, minister, motivator, cook, and entrepreneur. She has published numerous books on food that meet a broad range of dietary restrictions and are allergen-free. Together with her husband, Tim, she has launched new businesses while writing and traveling the world.

If you’d like to reach out to Glori, you may visit her website or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

• This year brought about a lot of challenges, but also blessings.
• Glori left her corporate position just a few weeks before the pandemic began.
• Glori had started relying less on God when she had a steady paycheck and didn’t have to exercise her faith as much.
• The main lesson of this year is that we all need to slow down a bit.

• Glori realized that she does not enjoy corporate environments as much as running her own business.
• She worked as a trusted adviser/chief of staff type position.
• Glori uses Scrum, which is within the Agile methodology of project management.

• Glori knew going back to the corporate world was something she did not want to do.
• She knew she was supposed to do something in ministry for women.
• She kept praying to determine what she had to do.
• Glori feels she’s supposed to help people redefine life on their terms.

• Stepping out on her own has been a challenge.
• You have to be a little selfish with your time so that you can get important tasks done.
• When someone asks her for something, she usually drops everything she’s doing to do it.

• Glori wants to take the freedoms she grew up with and take them into the future.
• She feels much of her freedoms have been willingly stripped away.
• The pandemic has forced her to give up a lot of the things she loved.

• Her family once had a tree in every room — thirteen trees in total.
• Glori loves for things to be beautiful.
• She loves smells because they can bring back memories, calm us down, and help us with our emotions.
• When decorating, Glori sticks to a color theme to unify everything.
• She plays ambient sounds like YouTube videos of creeks and snow with jazz or classical music.

• When you look at all the senses, you put your body in a place of rest and peace so that you can be more creative.
• Keeping your environment clean also helps you start your day better and make the place peaceful.
• You can train your family to do clean-up time and make an effort to keep it that way.

• Honor your strengths.
• Don’t look at the things you’re weak in and try to build them up.
• Take your strengths and be excellent at them since they are the gifts you were given.
• Make sure your body has what it needs to perform at the highest level through supplements, good food, and lots of water.

• Glori has been trying different things over the last few years for Thanksgiving instead of the usual big holiday meal.
• She let her kids pick out gifts they want to give, and they all wrap them together.
• This way, the kids got excited about the act of giving, not receiving, and led to them wanting to do things for people.

• As a follower of Christ, Glori believes that God is working everything out for her good.
• Whenever she doesn’t understand why something is going on, she remembers that.
• Nothing is set in stone. Whatever you’ve been through, you still have time to rewrite a new story and come up with an ending you like.

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories, and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work, and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you’ve learned today on your favorite social media platform.

Love to give us five stars? If you do, we’d love a review from you. By doing this, you can help us reach more people who want to redefine success in their lives.

Connect with the SeekGoCreate Network! For updates and more episodes, visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

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.

1. Discover how setbacks can still serve as valuable life lessons. 
2. Appreciate the role of social media and be a responsible content creator. 
3. Learn how to build the strength to face your fear and anxiety.

• How to Get Lost and Find Yourself, a Seek Go Create episode with JK Winders 
• Off the Beaten Path: Volume 2 In A Series of Great Explorations by JK Winders
• Episode Details

JK Winders is an artist of many trades: a photographer, creative director, documentarian, and avid explorer whose work has been featured in Bespoke Post and Folk Magazine. He is also the creative director for the Seek Go Create Podcast. 

You can connect with JK on his website or Instagram.

• JK Winders is a multi-skilled artist who provides creative direction and consultation to people and businesses.
• JK recently became an uncle.

• SGC is a family endeavor.
• As SGC’s producer, JK follows many different podcasts because every podcast has a unique spin.
• JK believes SGC can provide a fresh insight on how they tackle the coming season as a family.

• For JK, "confusing" is the word that captures 2020, given the inconsistency and uncertainty of all that's happened.  
• Although he was used to working remotely, he still felt angst over the future. 
• JK worked up the courage to plan a large event in Yosemite, but it fell through because of COVID. 
• He felt defeated and personally attacked by the pandemic.
• After sending refund emails, JK realized that he’s still proud of overcoming his initial reluctance to organize that event in the first place. 

• In retrospect, JK feels that most of the year’s happenings are a test of his resolve. 
• He would give himself a B+ or an A- for accepting the turn of events. 
• JK feels that he connected with his community and widened his circle in 2020 more than any other year.  

• As a photographer, JK initially hesitated to showcase his work on Instagram. 
• During the pandemic, he decided to up his social media game. 
• Now, JK believes that social media offers a platform to inspire people. 
• Even if you have a small following, people are listening to your story. As a content creator, you have a responsibility to release quality work and positivity. 

• A strong social media presence starts with knowing that you have a story worth telling.
• Lean into what makes you unique.
• Unlike influencers that operate in a barter-like system, JK focused on developing relationships with brands and businesses like Bespoke Post and Folk Magazine. 

• Instagram has become the go-to place to assess a photographer’s work. 
• A photographer’s Instagram feed should be a good representation of his abilities. 

• In May 2020, he bought a motorcycle on a whim even though he didn’t have a license nor ridden a bike before.   
• Although he was terrified during the motorcycle safety course, he realized that it was a fun experience once he got over that fear. 
• He believes that purchase was one of his best decisions since it allowed for many joyful moments during the pandemic.  

• JK left little room to make mistakes when he bought the bike. He couldn’t carry it nor had a license to drive it. 
• There were many what-ifs after the initial purchase, but his first travel to Sun Road proved it was all worth it. 
• Although the ride was dangerous, the experience ended up one of JK’s most inspiring.
• After getting over his fear, JK found that it's easier to discuss his other anxieties openly.
• Although most emotions may be valid, they’re not gospel truth. 

• JK bought the bike in May and took the motorcycle safety course in June.  
• By July, he was already at Columbia Falls. During August and September, he was at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. By October, he arrived at Grand Junction and planned to spend the rest of the year in Utah.  
• Buying the motorcycle came at a time when he needed rejuvenation.  

• JK recalls that the holidays were always a happy childhood experience.
• Decorating the house before Halloween and keeping it up until February or March was a household tradition. 
• One of his favorites was the family's gift-giving tradition, which shines the spotlight on the giver rather than the receiver. 

• JK looks forward to building his community even more next year.
• He remains optimistic even though it might not be possible to host events as soon as possible.
• Although things might permanently change, JK remains excited for a future where he can harness his creativity to navigate the future.  

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you’ve learned today on social media.

Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we’d love a review from you. By doing this, you can help us reach more people who want to redefine success in their lives.

Connect with the SeekGoCreate Network! For updates and more episodes, visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

Mentioned in this episode:

Stop Reacting, Start Leading: Free 30-Minute Coaching Call

Are you leading with strategy or just reacting to the daily chaos? If you're feeling stuck, constantly putting out fires, and struggling to focus on the big picture, it’s time to take control. I’m offering a FREE 30-minute coaching call to help you shift from reactive to proactive leadership with clear, actionable strategies. Whether you’re facing new challenges or just need a reset, this call will give you clarity and direction. Book your free coaching call now by clicking the link in the show notes or visiting TimWinders.com/coaching.

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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.

1. Learn how to deal with mental health challenges as a new mom during COVID-19.
2. Discover how traveling around the world can improve your well-being.
3. Gain a perspective on how to handle your finances better using the storehouse principle.

• Episode Details

Dulce Irving is the Operations Director of the SeekGoCreate Podcast and its sister companies. She enjoys traveling and is also working on projects about motherhood. And all this while being a full-time daughter of Tim, wife, and mom.

If you'd like to reach out to Dulce, you can contact her on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

• While being a new mom is the biggest blessing and joy, it is also Dulce's greatest challenge, especially in 2020.
• Dulce gave birth on February 8, 2020, after three days of ongoing labor. 
• Her baby’s ‘colicky symptoms’ made her worried because of the recent talks about COVID-19 at the time. 

• Dulce did not feel like she was missing out on anything. It was already a relief to see and quarantine together with her family despite being in different households.
• Aside from being nervous about their food and other resources, her postpartum appointment was postponed. This might have led to her inconsistent thyroid medications. 
• Dulce started getting into a downward spiral. Eventually, she overcame this together with her team of doctors.
• During this time, she realized the importance of taking care of herself postpartum.

• Dulce admits that there might be many contradicting information for moms out there upon giving birth. 
• However, she says that she’s glad she followed her instincts in taking care of her child.
• She learned that she has to mentally prepare herself for the toughness of labor and the postpartum period. 
• Work on your mindset and shift your perspectives so that you would not let your thoughts get the better of you. 

• Dulce's mother had fast labor and deliveries. However, her labor story turned out differently than what she had expected.
• Despite preparing her body through her healthy lifestyle, she still experienced over 75 hours of contractions. 
• She shares that stepping into motherhood involves a feeling of wanting to control more than you can.
• Dealing with unmet expectations includes letting go of this ‘control,’ trusting the process, and putting your faith in God.

• After finishing college, Dulce felt the need to leave and get out.
• Dulce signed up as an au pair to go overseas. She traveled across countries and made friends in places such as Rome and Australia. 
• Despite her occasional frustrations, she saw traveling as a fun experience because she learned a lot about herself.
• Looking back, Dulce learned that she is incredibly strong. She recalls that she was her best self in those years.
• Listen to the full episode to learn more about Dulce’s remarkable insights on traveling.

• Comparison only makes Dulce think that she needs to look a certain way to be successful. This thinking only made her regret how she chose to live. 
• Dulce reminds us to avoid having to compare ourselves with others.

• Tim joins Dulce in reminiscing how Christmas decorations were put up in the Winders household.
• The Winders have a tradition of giving special gifts on Christmas night, such as a dog or a surprise trip. 
• Listen to this episode to know what Christmas is like in the Winders’ household.

• The Storehouse Principle is based on scripture, which talks about setting aside resources for your family.
• Dulce recommends us to live below our means.
• Listen to the full episode for more information on how Dulce and her husband allocate their money.

• Dulce says that she is choosing to let God's will be done. She believes that a big part of her assignment this season is to work on herself for her family. 
• She shares that she has already done the ‘go’ and ‘create’ in the ‘Seek, Go, Create.’ 
• Her current focus is on seeking a better understanding of herself, others, and God.

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Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you’ve learned today on social media.

Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we’d love a review from you. By doing this, you can help us reach more people who want to redefine success in their lives.

Connect with the SeekGoCreate Network! For updates and more episodes, visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

Mentioned in this episode:

Stop Reacting, Start Leading: Free 30-Minute Coaching Call

Are you leading with strategy or just reacting to the daily chaos? If you're feeling stuck, constantly putting out fires, and struggling to focus on the big picture, it’s time to take control. I’m offering a FREE 30-minute coaching call to help you shift from reactive to proactive leadership with clear, actionable strategies. Whether you’re facing new challenges or just need a reset, this call will give you clarity and direction. Book your free coaching call now by clicking the link in the show notes or visiting TimWinders.com/coaching.

Book Coaching Call

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.

Summary: What We Are Excited About

• The SeekGoCreate YouTube channel was launched on October 1 and continues to add videos and subscribers.
• Tshirts, Mugs, Sweatshirts, Stickers and much more is now available on the SeekGoCreate store - Just in time for your holiday shopping.
• Download numbers increased 66% during the month of November. And unique listeners continue to grow. THANK YOU for listening and subscribing.
• India and the United States are continuing to battle for our top countries. I may need to learn cricket?

Episode Review & Highlights

• Maximizing Your Wealth Potential Through Intentional Living with Caleb Guilliams
• How to Take Personal Responsibility of Your Own Success with Glen Dunzweiler
• Developing the Next Big Dating App with the Savvy Team
• Finding Your Freedom from Within with Quan Huynh
• How Embracing Transitions Allows You to Grow with Hunter Irving

Get Ready For This: Coming Soon 

If you have wondered what it is like to be part of the SeekGoCreate team, December’s episodes will let you peek behind the curtain. Our special holiday episodes include conversations with my daughter Dulce, son in law Hunter, son Joshua and my wife Glori. These are some real and raw conversations about the holidays, challenges of 2020 and what we are planning for 2021.

PLUS...do not miss the final episode of 2020. I will be doing a solo episode where I will do some teaching to prepare all of us for 2021.

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you’ve learned today on social media.

Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we’d love a review from you. By doing this, you can help us reach more people who want to redefine success in their lives.

Connect with the SeekGoCreate Network! For updates and more episodes, visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.

To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

Mentioned in this episode:

Stop Reacting, Start Leading: Free 30-Minute Coaching Call

Are you leading with strategy or just reacting to the daily chaos? If you're feeling stuck, constantly putting out fires, and struggling to focus on the big picture, it’s time to take control. I’m offering a FREE 30-minute coaching call to help you shift from reactive to proactive leadership with clear, actionable strategies. Whether you’re facing new challenges or just need a reset, this call will give you clarity and direction. Book your free coaching call now by clicking the link in the show notes or visiting TimWinders.com/coaching.

Book Coaching Call

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.

1. Discover how the transitions in your life can change you.
2. Find out how getting out of your comfort zone can help you grow.
3. Learn Hunter’s secrets on how you can turn your life around.

Hunter Irving is in charge of the web design and online presence of the Seek, Go, Create Podcast. He puts together the pieces of the podcast’s YouTube videos. Aside from doing ministry work, he also does sales and web management.

If you'd like to reach out to Hunter, you can contact him on his Instagram.

• Hunter does a lot of different things; he considers himself an opportunist.
• He’s a father, husband, and a follower of Jesus. Along with that, he does sales and website management on the side to sustain his family.
• He has always loved 'vision' and looking ahead.

• Upon becoming a father, he became a lot more selfless and a lot more tactful in his approach to life.
• His natural tendency tends to be just going along with the flow. However, as a dad, there’s a lot more structure in his decisions.

• He grew up in Virginia and moved out to Colorado for Bible College. Tim was in the same apartment complex when they moved in.
• He saw Tim at school as a shepherd who guided a lot of people along.
• Listen to the full episode to know more about how Tim and Hunter met.

• He grew up in a Baptist Church and always knew that he wanted to be a pastor.
• He went through an identity crisis during his first year at Bible College. 
• When the first year ended, he was able to get out of his environment and pushed himself to grow somewhere more conducive. 
• During his second year, he started to get a vision, and he shifted his personality to support others. By this time, he got closer to God.

• Loneliness happens because of the lack of depth in relationships and the feeling of not being valued.
• Being in the young and cool crowd feels good for a moment. However, Hunter says that he would have zero drive, purpose, or vision at the end of the day.

• For Hunter, if he didn’t go to Bible School, he probably would have made mistakes that would not be his life’s finest moments. 
• It was a defining time for him when his family shifted to full gospel movement when he was 15. 
• Transitional periods and getting removed from a comfortable place enable growth. 
• When they switched churches, he stepped into a lot of leadership and consistency.
• His father taught him the importance of integrity and proper work ethics while his mom taught him grace and forgiveness. 

• Start with understanding the situation you're in. Otherwise, you're going to be stuck where you are.
• You look, understand what’s going on, execute, and create something new to take place. Seek to understand your life.
• Hunter says that you also need outside feedback like counseling and opening up to people.

• Hunter helped a friend start a ministry. When his friend got married, he handed it over to Hunter, where he took leadership.
• They were treating it like a church by doing outreaches and videos. Upon planning to get married, he had to transition away from the ministry.
• Hunter is also preoccupied with mobile and online web management, as well as sales.
• For anyone who wants to be in full-time ministry, don’t discredit where you’re at because God will help you grow.
• Listen to the full podcast to know more about this transitional period in Hunter’s life. 

• With a Westernized culture, Hunter says that we have overly complicated the church because of different viewpoints.
• Whether it’s ministry, family, or work, Hunter believes that God wants us to be tactful with everything we do.
• Unfortunately, many ministries are only "shooting from the hip."
• Hunter says that he remains utterly open with the ministry in terms of what God wants.

• Hunter’s number one expectation is that his family will come out of the pandemic better and stronger. 
• He is determined not to let the pandemic dictate their growth and success.
• They expect to transition out of Colorado and leave behind the stress that this year has brought them.
• As 2021 sets in, Hunter shares that he wants to leave the country’s ‘divided mentality’ from 2020. 
• He encourages everyone to acknowledge and love people despite them thinking differently than you.

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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.

1. Find out how you can bounce back from making the wrong choices.
2. Discover how to change your life’s trajectory and help others do the same.
3. Learn the value of choosing a better way of living.

• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
• Sparrow in the Razor Wire by Quan Huyn
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• Episode Details

Quan Huynh is the post-release program manager of Defy Ventures. It is a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal records to transition into entrepreneurship. Before this, Quan has spent 22 years in and out of correctional institutions and was given parole from a life sentence in 2015. In 2016, Quan received the Peace Fellowship Award for his contributions to the Alternatives to Violence Project.

Quan is also the author of the Sparrow in the Razor Wire.

You can connect with Quan through his website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

• During his life sentence, a passage from C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity resonated with Quan.
• This quote reminded him that he was not born a murderer. He could transform his inner world by making intentional and correct choices from then on.
• With this, he found liberation and freedom before his parole.

• He wrote the book for men who are in long or life-term prison sentences. 
• Quan also speaks universal truths that he uncovered in his journey.
• We all live in our own versions of prisons.
• Listen to the full episode to find out how Quan is doing now!

• He previously operated from a place of loneliness, anger, and rage.
• St. Francis of Assisi’s life sparked a change in Quan's perception of life.

• He was born in Vietnam. Right after the Vietnam War, their family settled in Provo, Utah.
• Because of the French colonization, the Vietnamese were either Catholic or Buddhist. Quan is a Roman Catholic.
• He experienced racism as a kid. He shares an experience where he couldn't do anything when his brother got beaten by other kids.
• His father created the Vietnamese Refugee Association to help refugees adjust to the country. 
• Quan wanted to be just like his father and pursue the military.

• After his father got diagnosed with leukemia, they decided to move to Southern California with their extended family.
• It was the first time he went to school with kids who are not predominantly white. However, he didn't feel like he fit in because they said he was “whitewashed.”
• He continued to fit that narrative later on in his life, looking for confirmation in other experiences. 

• During his first communion, he prayed to God to let his father live. That Sunday morning, he found out that his father had died the night before.
• In his mind, he thought that God killed his dad. 
• Unlike him, his younger siblings only knew their father as always in and out of the hospital.
• After that, he blamed his wrong choices, particularly his arrest, on God and the American justice system. 

• The gang’s brotherhood fulfilled the part of him that wanted to fit in. However, there was also an inner conflict of living up to expectations.
• It was easier and more comfortable for him to settle in the gang and gain recognition there.
• There are rules in the gang and prison culture, which you have to abide by like a sense of honor.

• He was in prison for 16 years for his last case and went to different state prisons during that period.
• Before the murder, he took a management position at the Gallup Organization, bringing his hopes up until they said he was not a fit.
• It was not until he became suitable for parole that he realized he was turned down because of his history as a convicted criminal.
• He used the gang to vent emotions and regain the sense of power he lost from getting turned down.
• He didn’t feel any sense of remorse when he pulled the trigger during the fight. At the time, he saw it as an accomplishment.

• Helping others in prison sparked hope within Quan.
• His trajectory changed after being coached by someone named Donnie.
• From then on, Quan started reading books on personal responsibility, choice, and mindfulness.
• With this newfound mindset, he started sharing the same concept with the people around him. 

• In every prison he was, he was known to read three or four books simultaneously.
• Quan got engrossed in books, learning how he can apply what he learned to a life out of prison. 
• The Bible's themes were in alignment with how he saw the world and how he wanted to live.

• He held onto the label of being a murderer for a long time.
• It was a long process of constant refinement for Quan to accept that he can be forgiven.
• He became very mindful of the words people were using, which gave him a glimpse of how they saw themselves.
• It was liberating for him to choose his way to every conflict.

• He uses the mindset of choosing his way in life and business to take responsibility for his choices.
• He now helps people in their reentry journey from prison in Defy Ventures.
• The “inner jewel” mantra is his inner compass.
• Listen to the full episode to find out Quan’s short-term and long-term plans for the future!

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories, and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work, and lead.

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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.

1. Learn what makes Savvy different from other dating apps.
2. Discover how Brendan, Fernando, and Jack are running a start-up with zero experience.
3. Find out how the company is battling challenges in app development.

• The Savvy Website
• Savvy on Instagram
• Download Savvy on the Apple App Store.
• Episode Details

Brendan Kenny is the CEO and co-founder of the Savvy Dating Game. He graduated from Delbarton High School and is currently a finance major at Villanova School of Business. 

Fernando Delgado, COO and co-founder of Savvy, earned his bachelor’s degree focused in economics and Japanese from Villanova University. Before creating Savvy, he interned in Rimrock Capital Management, LLC; LUISS EnLabs; and Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.

Jack Maginnes is the CTO of Savvy. He is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He served previous internships in Nike, NCR Corporation, and VF Corporation.

Download Savvy on the Apple App Store. You can also visit their website or follow them on Instagram.

• Savvy is the world's first live mobile dating game. It goes live every night from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time across the United States.
• One woman and four men play the games. The girl has three rounds of questions to ask the guys, who have 30 seconds to respond. She eliminates one man per round in March Madness style.
• The last man standing matches with the girl, and they can talk in a private chat box that expires in 24 hours.

• The dating app market is very saturated, but Savvy is significantly different from its competitors by being a personality-based matchmaking service.

• Savvy officially launched toward the end of August and is currently available on Apple products only.
• They are currently headed towards the 10,000-download mark.

• Brendan and Fernando studied at Villanova together. They wanted to create something that would improve the social scene on campus.
• Savvy was well-received at Villanova, so they started pitching the app to other universities like USC and UCLA, specifically to sororities and fraternities.

• Fernando comes from a family of entrepreneurs.
• Brendan was brought up to work at a bank, but he didn't see himself in that career.
• Jack took computer science because it’s an industry where you can do something and potentially touch a million people without spending a dime.

• If you’re trying to make an app, you need to build your team.
• They initially outsourced their projects. However, none of the development companies they hired could build a scalable, bug-free, and launchable product.
• Brendan and Fernando’s biggest mistake was they were not Computer Science majors. They needed Jack to complete the team.

• Jack does patchwork because each outsourced development agency has its own design patterns and thought processes.
• They had to balance getting the app out in the market quickly and making sure the app works.
• Currently, Savvy still has technical debt from the bad practices that have built up from outsourced development.

• The app is self-funded. The team has reached out to VCs and angels, but none have led to a finalized deal.
• There is no pro version of the app yet. The current revenue stream is based on a subscription model.
• They have an upcoming referral program for the app.
• They are also planning to insert product placement questions once they hit the 200,000-user mark.

• The team is living all over the country right now. They only meet and work virtually.
• The team is unified by building and sustaining the app as long as possible, getting funding down the line, and eventually meeting and living in a centralized location.
• They use Slack and Zoom to track each other’s progress and promote togetherness within the team virtually.

• For Brendan, the company’s number one asset is perseverance. Meanwhile, the biggest flaw for him is it’s their first time creating an app.
• For Jack, another weakness is that their development team is early in their technical careers. However, their team is very good at self-learning.
• Fernando finds that one of their strengths is building a community of users they connect with through their social media accounts. He also agrees with Brendan and Jack that it’s a downside to learn everything on the fly.

• Brand ambassadors were introduced during the early stages of Savvy.
• Brendan and Fernando wanted to personalize the whole brand by bringing students who believed in Savvy and tried to promote it on their campus.

• Data shows that the majority of dating app users are guys. They also use these apps twice as often as women. That’s why they settled on a four-to-one guy-to-girl ratio.
• They plan to launch Ladies’ Night, which reverses the ratio to solve their issues in promoting the app to colleges with 50:50 guy-to-girl ratio.

• Savvy is working on their marketing to get to the 10,000-user mark.
• Users equate to feedback, which they can use to stabilize the app and fix bugs.

• The team wants to achieve the 10,000-download mark by Halloween.
• Their next goal is to get 10,000 active users by Christmas.

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories, and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work, and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you’ve learned today on social media.

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Tim

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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.

1. Learn how Glen came about using video production as a platform to express his ideas and give the homeless a voice. 
2. Discover how personal responsibility leads to success. 
3. Know how struggles and pain are part of the journey that gets us through life. 

• yHomeless (2011) by Glen Dunzweiler
• Things I've Learned From The Homeless  by Glen Dunzweiler
• A Degree In Homelessness? by Glen Dunzweiler
• Skidrow Speakers YouTube series by Glen Dunzweile
• Small Business Homeless, a TEDx talk by Glen Dunzweiler  
• Episode Details

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 website or send an email to [email protected].     

• At school, Glen was told that he was a good writer. He had a natural affinity for writing and was told he had a voice. 
• Glen says that we need to learn to find our values rather than rely on others to create it for us.
• The housing crisis in 2008 was a powerful eye-opener for him. 
• He was brought up with the idea that poverty equates to legitimacy when pursuing a career in the arts. This concept handicaps many students. 

• We get an education and a job, but many jobs are not sustainable and don't pay enough. 
• The current system promises that education guarantees a better quality of life, but that is not necessarily true. 
• Students go to college and follow their passions but have no market for their skills after graduation.
• Businesses will try to sell you a "good story" in which education and a job guarantee a better life.

• Students go to college because they don't know what else to do.
• We have not trained our students and children to stand on their own. 
• Everyone needs to be responsible for their success. 

• Glen's book delves into who the homeless are, how they got there, how they can get out of it, and how we can make support sustainable.
• The title is a challenge and reality check to readers.
• Don’t wait for someone to provide you with worth as a human being. 
• Glen emphasizes that we should not wait to take hold of our success.
• Glen wants direct action from communities to help people living on the streets.

• People naturally gravitate toward the most effortless solutions possible. It is an innate human need to make it as simple and easy as possible
• Current educational systems have failed. It teaches students to pass tests and not to think.
• He grew up with the idea that life is supposed to be hard. He relays that if life is not hurting you, you are not doing it right. 
• Through personality or life experiences, Glen advises us to look at life as an adventure. If not, you will be afraid of everything.
• People enjoy stability too much to change the current failed systems.

• Glen interviewed homeless people and homeless service providers for his documentary.
• Glen performed research on how people become homeless, what the lives of homeless people are like, how to get out of homelessness, and what to do with the housing community.
• yHomeless challenges people to know who the homeless truly are.

• According to Glen, there isn’t enough accurate statistical data on the homeless.
• Glen spoke to over 100 people for the interview, wherein a third were homeless service providers. 
• He has spoken to a wide variety of people living outside society.

• People are prejudiced against homeless people. They unintentionally view homeless people as a failure or problematic. 
• It is always easier to make celebrities as inspirational figures; it is easier to capture someone with a smile on their face. 
• There is a lot to learn from people who have lost everything, and it is essential to communicate this to people.

• We need wins; look at a direct return of investment to keep us inspired to continue investing.
• Women and children take less effort to get off the street. Wins, even easy ones, make people feel good and inspire communities to push for more challenging cases. 
• We let go of those who walk away from the program. Some people walk away because religion is attached.
• As in business, “no” means to move on — take the next call. Let go of the ones who walk away and keep looking for wins.

• Direct community action is the best action.
• Donations aren't enough. They help people sustain themselves on the street, not get them out of homelessness.
• Once bureaucracy is involved, we get farther away from direct action. The efforts go to paying someone to exist in the system and not helping the person directly.

• Even if his programs fail, Glen says he’ll try again. 
• Success for him means finding a way to start putting ideas in action, see if they work, and get wins. 

Seek Go Create is for anyone seeking excellence, moving towards success, or creating something new. We share topics, stories, and conversations that allow us to rethink how we live, work, and lead.

If you were inspired and educated by this episode, feel free to subscribe to us on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify so that you never miss another episode. Also, share this episode or what you’ve learned today on your favorite social media platform.

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To growing and becoming all we are created to be,

Tim

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Are you leading with strategy or just reacting to the daily chaos? If you're feeling stuck, constantly putting out fires, and struggling to focus on the big picture, it’s time to take control. I’m offering a FREE 30-minute coaching call to help you shift from reactive to proactive leadership with clear, actionable strategies. Whether you’re facing new challenges or just need a reset, this call will give you clarity and direction. Book your free coaching call now by clicking the link in the show notes or visiting TimWinders.com/coaching.

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