Small Changes Big Shifts

Tess Masters is an actor, cook, lifestyle personality, and author of The Blender Girl, The Perfect Blend, The Detox Dynamo Cleanse, and The Blender Girl Smoothies app and book.

In high demand as a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess collaborates with leading food and lifestyle brands.

Tess is the global spokesperson for KitchenAid blenders, ambassador for Massel broths, and has presented videos for Sprouts Market, Silk, So Delicious, Earthbound Farm, Vega, Driscoll's, KitchenIQ, and others.

Not to mention, Tess is a dear friend of Dr. Robin's and an expert at celebrating everyone she meets.

Memorable Quotes:

• "So, I think another way of framing self-esteem and self-belief and faith is this: celebrating yourself. And I think that there's this misconception that if you do that, you're a narcissist or you're egotistical or you're into yourself. Well, yeah, be into yourself."
• "The dictionary says well-being equals happiness. In my definition of wellbeing, after being in the space for 40 years, is when your mind, body, and spirit don't get in your way of living."
• "When you can't give a full-throated, complete, energetic yes to somebody, you're actually doing everyone a favor by taking your 'yes' off the table with that person or that organization or that job or whatever, because then it allows the energy to shift and then to get the full-throated yes from somebody who's really able to give it."
• "That's a really important way of celebrating others is not being distracted by other things and being completely present in the moment with that person."

What You'll Learn:

The various ways to celebrate big wins and everyday small wins in your life and the lives of those around you.

This Episode Includes:

• Tess learned how to celebrate people in her life by watching her parents demonstrate that behavior when she was a child.
• When you meet someone new try to learn and remember their name.
• Life is like a seesaw and you have to find your balance somewhere in the middle.
• One way to frame self-esteem and self-belief is by celebrating yourself.
• Celebrating oneself doesn't have to be egotistical when it's done from the posture of filling your cup so you can give back to the world.
• Speak to your limiting beliefs and practice positive self-talk.
• Do something nice for yourself each day.
• Create one-on-one relationships and connect with those people on a regular basis.
• Accept compliments without qualifiers.
• Nourish and celebrate your body by taking care of it with a healthy lifestyle.
• You can celebrate someone by connecting them to another person who will greatly impact their life.
• Be discerning about the kind of people you surround yourself with and the energy they emanate.
• When you live from a place of gratitude and abundance time is your best friend, when you live from a place of depletion, time is your greatest enemy.
• When you learn how to celebrate yourself and others you elevate the world.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Be a mindful, global citizen.
2. Expand and endorse. Think about who you could endorse that can help expand their network.
3. Let your energy be infectious.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• The Blender Girl
• True Colors
• Big Shifts Foundation
• Tess Masters on Small Changes Big Shifts Episode 63
• Tess Masters on Small Changes Big Shifts Episode 263

Sheryl Hammontree founded Thoughtful Threads apparel as a way to build connection by spreading messages of empowerment, equality, love, and kindness.

With every item she designs, she's intentional about choosing words and sayings that radiate positive vibes inside and out.

Creating and making stuff brings Sheryl joy, she loves to paint and decorate children's furniture and birdhouses.

She has a flower garden in the middle of her yard made up entirely from perennials given to her by important women in her life. She loves to garden and makes awesome pickles.

She owned a gym for 15 years and can do 100 pull-ups faster than she can run a mile.

She met, dated, fell in love, and married her husband, Joel—before social media. They go mountain biking and ride bikes together on the trail, road, and gravel.

Memorable Quotes:

• "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
• "-words matter. It matters what you tell yourself. It matters what you tell other people. It matters how you say it."
• "If I wear a shirt that says unite, well, that holds me accountable. It holds me accountable to live my values, and it also can spark a conversation or encourage someone else to do the same."
• "You cannot depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain
• "Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom."

What You'll Learn:

How words can draw us together to create connection and compassion with others.

This Episode Includes:

• The inspiration behind Thoughtful Threads was to spread messages of kindness in a world that had become less kind.
• Robin shares a story about meaningful words from her childhood chiropractor which led her to where she is today.
• Robin plans to celebrate 30 years in practice during the month of March.
• Sheryl talks about choosing sustainable materials for her business.
• It's easy to look at the division in the world but Sheryl encourages us to find common ground.
• Thoughtful Threads use words and design to create clothes that empower those who wear them.
• One goal of Thoughtful Threads is to create shirts that will start a conversation and create a connection between people.
• Sheryl's parents were the ones who inspired her to be kind to everyone.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Consider how you can "wear" your values today.
2. Speak kind words to yourself and those around you.
3. Use your imagination to think about one small change you can make to contribute kindness to the world.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Small Changes Big Shifts Podcast W/ Dan Britton & Jimmy Page
• All Made
• Your Wellness Connection
• Advent Health
• Community America Credit Union
• People Need People
• Thoughtful Threads

This recording is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be viewed as personalized financial advice and is not a substitute for consultation with your financial representative. Any reference to third-party websites are provided for information purposes only and are not endorsed by CommunityAmerica. Please visit CommunityAmerica.com to learn more about how we can assist you in achieving your Financial Peace of Mind.

Essence was born and raised in Kansas City.

She obtained a Bachelor's degree from Avila University in Sociology and her MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.

Her grandparents are professors so her family always held education to a high standard.

Essence has been with Community America Credit Union for six years and is a Financial Well Being Coach and Branch Manager.

She and her husband have two boys aged 13 and 6 – which means there is never a dull moment in their household.

Her favorite food is tacos and she could eat them every day of the week.

Essence's goal is to advocate for all things that strengthen her community and she believes teaching financial literacy is her way of giving back.

Dr. Heath Wilt is an invasive cardiologist with AdventHealth Medical Group.

He also serves as medical director for AdventHealth Shawnee Mission's cardiovascular service line.

He is Board-certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac CT.

He earned his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

In 2019, Dr. Wilt was named a Kansas City Top Doctor by Ingram's magazine.

Dr. Wilt has always had a fondness for cardiology. To him, there's something inherently intimate about the heart—both from a physical, but also emotional aspect.

Memorable Quotes:

• "When your financial health is not so great, your mental health can be bad. And so, we want to make sure that we're helping with those life stages and life plans by helping you be successful with your finances in whatever way that may mean."
• From my perspective as a holistic practitioner, we look at the mechanical, chemical, energetical, psychospiritual. So, sometimes people have an emotional heart disease as well as a physical heart disease."
• "The role of diet and lifestyle cannot be understated. And this is where there's been a paradigm shift in the last few years with medicine."

What You'll Learn:

Advice on how to prioritize your financial well-being and how to take care of your heart health.

This Episode Includes:

• Essence Yancey describes financial literacy as understanding how finances play a key role in your life and in your health.
• Financial literacy is especially important for the communities that don't necessarily grow up learning about finances.
• Community America Credit Union strives to teach individuals from adolescents to adults about financial literacy.
• When your financial health is not great your mental health can take a hit, too.
• Setting goals and creating a budget are both important aspects of financial well-being.
• Starting small, like tracking your spending for 30 days, is a good way to start your journey towards financial literacy.
• When you start small with your finances you will experience less stress.
• Chronic, physical, and emotional stress can lead to a cascade of events that result in high blood pressure, sleep disorders, and muscle breakdown that then cause inflammation which influences cholesterol or plaque deposit in the heart.
• Wilt talks about how he got started as a cardiologist and his passion for talking with and educating patients.
• Wilt discusses the whole-body connection in regards to heart health. It's important that each patient is given an individualized approach.
• There are several different types of cardiologists: invasive and non-invasive.
• Diet and lifestyle are two of the most important things people can do to support their heart health.
• When managing your heart health it's important to have an open line of communication with your providers.
• It's also critical to understand that you have to meet your providers halfway.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Start your journey towards financial literacy by tracking your spending for one month.
2. Prioritize heart health by pursuing a healthy diet and active lifestyle.
3. Reduce stress and support your well-being by going on 30-minute walk five days a week.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Community America Credit Union
• Advent Health
• The Alchemist
• In My Life by the Beatles
• Living at this Summit by Dr. Tom Hill and Brett Blair
• American Heart Association

Jason started his journey as a student at Lifeonaire in 2009.

He was able to turn everything around, reinvent himself, and design a life of true joy, passion, fulfillment and freedom with the help of Lifeonaire.

His gratitude for the Lifeonaire message and philosophy, along with his desire to empower and encourage others led to him first becoming a Titanium coach, then lead event instructor, and now CEO of Lifeonaire.

He has been blessed with a beautiful wife, three daughters, a dog named Rusty, and lives in North Carolina. For fun, he "lifts things up and puts them down", plays electric guitar in the worship band at his church, and spends time with his family.

Memorable Quotes:

• It's not really about weight. It's about how you feel on the inside with what you're thinking about, what you're putting on your body, what you're putting in your body. And the weight will take care of itself most of the time.
• He said, why does everybody keep saying to me, I want to be a millionaire? And it hit him. He's like, what they really want is the life they think the money is going to buy them. They want to be a lifeonaire.
• And I think we confuse the vehicle with the destination. Business is supposed to be the vehicle to the life we want.
• When you understand and you fully spend the time to think about what's most important to you, I think you quickly realize it's people. In most cases, it's people.

What You'll Learn:

Why it is so important to envision and create the life you want apart from material possessions or business success.

This Episode Includes:

• Jason shares that his first job was working with the Navy and how even after pursuing that job for 15 years it wasn't his passion.
• His job with the Navy provided two things: financial wealth and a lot of hours spent at work.
• Michelle talks about how what you're putting on your body and what you're putting in your body are critical for wellbeing.
• Jason decided to shift gears and became involved in real estate investing where he met Steve Cook.
• Steve coined the term Lifeonaire after finding financial success and still feeling like his life wasn't fulfilling.
• Lifeonaire teaches the principles of life first, business second.
• Michelle shares how people told her to go big and sell her business in 2013 but she realized that helping people find wellbeing was her calling in life.
• Someone who is a lifeonaire has the perspective that they are going to have the life they want regardless of the money they earn.
• Jason talks about his family and how going through lifeonaire helped his relationships with his daughters and his spouse.
• Lifeonaire encourages you to make time for the people in your life who matter the most.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Go read the Lifeonaire book or check out the Lifeonaire podcast to begin learning how to live the life you want.
2. Make a list of what's important to you outside of business success.
3. Share this episode with one person you want to go with you on this Lifeonaire journey.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Lifeonaire Home Page - Lifeonaire
• Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program
• Community America Credit Union
• Advent Health
• Sheryl Hammontree Thoughtful Threads
• Dan Britton and Jimmy Page on Small Changes Big Shifts
• One Word by Dan Britton and Jimmy Page

Daneen West is a Cisco Customer Success Executive, mother of three, and Brain Health Coach.

For the past 21 years, Daneen has worked for Cisco Systems, designing, and leading industry award-winning talent development programs

After years of being on the verge of burnout, she is professionally more resilient, energized, and mentally sharp than decades earlier because of discovering brain health, where all the power is to up-level your life.

Certified through the NeuroLeadership Institute and Amen Clinics, Brain Health has transformed every area of Daneen's life, and she is compelled to provide the opportunity for others to ease anxiety, boost focus and finally work on their sleep struggles.

Daneen's Brain-Boosting checklist is a great resource to discover practical tips to heal, protect and grow the brain (See below).

Memorable Quotes:

• "So as parents, if we have that intuition like that, something's wrong, check it out. And if the first doctor may not, if you don't resonate there, you're not being heard. Keep pursuing it."
• "It's not a badge of honor to stay up all night. Right. Our culture sometimes will make you feel that way or sleep when you're dead. But there's so much that we've learned now around sleep. That's because it is the only way that our brain detoxes every night."
• "As you're walking through this journey, you're going to come across ideas, thoughts, music, books, people and they're going to feel right or they're not. I'm going to encourage you to trust yourself. Just because it works for me doesn't mean it works for you."
• "What makes the brain work is what you put in your mind, what you put on your body, what you put in your mouth."

What You'll Learn:

Why brain health is important and how to pursue a healthy brain through small lifestyle changes.

This Episode Includes:

• Daneen first started looking into brain health when three different doctors diagnosed her son with three different issues: sensory processing, ADD, and Asperger's.
• After a long journey of searching, Daneen finally came to the realization that brain health was at the root cause of her son's health situation.
• Daneen found the Brain Balance Program which revolutionized the way she viewed brain health for herself and her children.
• She believes her health journey is a forever resource which she now shares with others through her coaching program.
• Robin reminds the audience that health is layered and that there are many factors that can influence brain health.
• Daneen shares that the first step to supporting brain health is getting good quality sleep.
• Getting sleep is how the brain detoxifies itself from neurotoxins incurred throughout the day.
• Daneen shares a few more steps to supporting brain health in children like eating enough healthy fats and getting energy out early in the morning through jumping ropes or jumping jacks.
• Sleep is one of Dr. Robin's three non-negotiables for a well life.
• Daneen encourages parents to model the health behavior the would like to see in their children.
• Daneen and Dr. Robin both agree that small steps are the key to success when pursuing a healthy brain.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Practice getting good quality sleep each night this week.
2. Add enough healthy fats to your diet to support your energy levels and brain health.
3. Do 50 jumping jacks with your kids before they head off to school in the morning to help them release energy and feel encouraged through exercising together.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Community America Credit Union
• Advent Health
• Brain Balencing Program
• Mark Nepo
• Unleash the Power of the Female Brain by Dr. Aman
• Bruse on Small Changes Big Shifts
• Brain Boosting Checklist

As the Executive Director of Kansas City Corporate Challenge, Lacey Fisher is headed into her seventh season with the organization while the Games themselves are entering their 43rd year.

Although originally from western Kansas, Lacey has taken to becoming a KCMO transplant and enjoys all things Kansas City including BBQ, the Royals, and of course the Chiefs.

Lacey earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk!) and her Master's Degree of Leisure, Youth, & Human Services from the University of Northern Iowa.

At any given time, Lacey can be found involved in some type of competition or sporting endeavor whether it be pursuing her interest as an unlikely runner, organizing events, or watching her favorite sports teams.

Memorable Quotes:

• "If you've been, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate" – Lou Holtz
• "We know that no one goes it alone. And that's why it's important that people have friends that go for a walk with them or they take a podcast, and maybe we're on a walk with you today or a bike ride or on your Peloton. And however you're consuming this podcast today, we're delighted to be sharing that journey with you."
• "It's the people. It's always the people. And it's seeing the participants do things they've never done before, whether it's on the half marathon, one year there was a participant out there, and I'm not making this up, she was nine months pregnant!"

What You'll Learn:

The heart of the Kansas City Corporate Challenge and how to participate in the challenge.

This Episode Includes:

• This episode is dedicated to our good friend Mary Elmwick who was a big influence in Dr. Robin's life.
• Robin shares the acronym that she wrote for Mary's funeral service in 2021: SEEDS which stands for Sight, Encouragement, Enlightenment, and Dash.
• Robin encourages people to live in the "dash" between the year they are born and the year they die, to live life to the fullest.
• Lacey Fisher shares that the Kansas City Corporate Challenge started in response to the U.S. protesting the 1980's Moscow Olympics.
• The mission of the Kansas City Corporate Challenge is to promote health, wellness, and camaraderie within the business community.
• It is the oldest and largest corporate games in the country.
• The idea is that they present the participants with physical endeavors designed to challenge their bodies and minds through the spirit of corporate competition.
• The KCCC also includes a program called "Lunch and Learns" where participants are provided sessions on everything from stress management to nutrition and even self-defense.
• Lacey shares a few stories from the challenge, that her favorite challenges are the races, and how corporations can register.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Don't go it alone – take a friend with you on a walk or listen to a podcast episode on your drive to work.
2. Consider how you can build camaraderie in your community - maybe encourage your co-workers to sign up for a 5k together or invite a few friends over for a homemade dinner.
3. If you're in the area encourage your workplace to join the KCCC.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Kansas City Corporate Challenge
• The Dash by Linda Ellis

Dr. Tereza Hubkova is board-certified in internal medicine, integrative and holistic medicine. Her breadth of experience allows her to see your health from many angles.

With additional training in functional medicine, lifestyle medicine and herbalism, she has many tools in her toolbox that equip her to look for the underlying root cause of disease.

She finds a natural approach to health and healing often more rewarding and safer than pharmaceuticals, but prescribes medications when necessary.

Dr. Hubkova takes time to listen to your story and works like a detective looking for clues and solutions where others have not.

Before relocating to Overland Park in 2019 to lead the AdventHealth Whole Health Institute, Dr. Hubkova served high-profile clients at the internationally known Canyon Ranch Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts, for ten years.

Memorable Quotes:

• "When diet is bad, medicine is of no use. But if your diet is good, then medicine is of no need."
• "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
• "I think we shouldn't postpone good decisions and just do it. I don't believe in too many resolutions. I think just when you remember that you fell off the track, just change that. Don't wait, change it the next morning or change it that same evening whenever you realize that you have made some bad choices."

What You'll Learn:

Encouragement to get back on track with your health resolutions and tips on how to stay healthy in the winter.

This Episode Includes:

• Getting back to the basics of health is critical to stay healthy during winter.
• Sleep, a good diet, and staying hydrated are important basics.
• The Whole Health Institute with AdventHealth truly supports a holistic approach to medicine.
• Most diseases are caused by imbalances in our lifestyle, like not getting enough sleep or letting stress get out of hand.
• Lifestyle medicine is about preventing disease and making lifestyle changes to support whole-person health.
• It's never too late to start changing your perspective on health and making good health decisions.
• Negative emotions can cause inflammation so your mindset is just as important to overall health as a good diet.
• Getting back on track with your health is as simple as deciding you are going to do it. Don't wait till the next holiday, change your habits when you notice them.
• Tune in to your body and listen to what it's telling you about your health.
• Through the Culinary Genomics program, individuals get to look at their genes and then cook food that supports those genes.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Considering joining the Culinary Genomics program with AdventHealth to get an in-depth look at your genes and learn how you can cook to support your overall health.
2. Make the decision right now to get back on track with your health resolutions.
3. Practice better sleep habits, drink enough water, and eat lots of vegetables to stay healthy this winter!

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Whole Health Institute
• AdventHealth
• Culinary Genomics
• William Davis
• Wheat Belly
• Super Gut

Dr. William Davis is a cardiologist and New York Times #1 bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series, Undoctored, and of the new book Super Gut.

Dr. Davis believes that given the right information and tools, magnificent health is achievable without prescription drugs and without medical procedures.

Instead, what you need are the basic principles of nutrition. With those, you can address common nutrient deficiencies and a disrupted gut microbiome.

Dr. Davis is the Medical Director and founder of the Undoctored program including the Undoctored Inner Circle.

He is also a podcast host of the Defiant Health Radio podcast where he talks about the gut microbiome and other health topics.

Memorable Quotes:

• "In other words, we're exposed almost daily to things that disrupt the microbiome. And there's two major consequences. One is we've lost important species. We've lost some unimportant species, too. So that doesn't make a big difference, but we've lost very important species that are crucial for human health."
• "But I think you and I, your listeners, have the power to achieve astounding endpoints and health by putting the microbiome to work in ways that are unfolding now."
• "If you want this to be your year, don't sit on the couch and wait for it. Go out. Make a change. Smile more. Be excited. Do new things like grow some probiotics. Throw away clutter, unfollow negative people on social media. Go to bed early. Wake up early. Don't gossip. Show more gratitude. Do things that challenge you and be brave."

What You'll Learn:

The gut microbiome is critical to reversing chronic health problems and optimizing your overall health.

This Episode Includes:

• Robin shares how Dr. Davis healed her gallbladder issue nearly a decade ago.
• Davis reflects on his inspiration for his new book "Super Gut."
• According to Dr. Davis, people who followed his Wheat Belly program were healed most of the way, but not all the way.
• Super Gut is his response to lead people to optimal health.
• The gut microbiome is key to health but modern-day living has diminished many necessary microbes.
• Antibiotics, environmental toxins, and even unhealthy food cause a disruption in the gut microbiome.
• Fermented food has the ability to add beneficial microbes back into the gut.
• Davis talks about how most doctors will ignore SIBO (small intestinal bacteria overgrowth), even though it is treatable.
• Most modern chronic diseases have a root cause in the gut microbiome.
• Davis shares his opinion on formula versus breastmilk and encourages women to feed their baby breastmilk.
• Robin emphasizes the importance of optimizing your health one step at a time.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Get the new book "Super Gut" by Dr. William Davis.
2. Join Dr. Michelle Robin on her journey to a healthy gut by following the program laid out by Dr. Davis in Super Gut.
3. Add more fermented food to your diet like kimchi, sauerkraut, or kefir.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Thryve
• Gutzoomer
• Super Gut
• Advent Health
• Community America Credit Union

Connect:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube

At nine-years old John O'Leary was burned on 100% of his body from an accident he caused while playing in the garage with matches and gasoline. He was given a 1% chance to live. After dozens of surgeries and years of physical therapy, he survived. For 20 years, the family didn't talk about what happened. John simply wanted his life to go on as normal.

That is until John's parents wrote a book titled "Overwhelming Odds" that told the story of the family's experience. That book, combined with a short presentation for a three-member girl scout group, ignited the rest of John's life work and calling.

John is now the president of Live Inspired, a keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. He shares his story with others and inspires them to live meaningful lives in spite of hardship and tragedy. John's is an agent of inspirational living and master at overcoming adversity.

Memorable Quotes:

• "If you are in the season of struggle or the season of loss, recognize first and foremost that you are not alone."
• "It's okay to mourn. It's okay to experience that grief, and it's okay in the midst of the season to also look forward to cast a vision of profound possibility because of faith. You know, God's not done with your story yet. I think the best is yet to come."
• "Take the setback for the setup and take the next right step forward."
• "One day you will be just a memory for some people, do your best to be a good one."

What You'll Learn:

How to overcome the challenges life throws at you and how to be there for someone else who is going through a hardship.

This Episode Includes:

• A brief introduction to John O'leary's story and how he persevered with the help of others.
• The red plate tradition that is special to John's family and the importance of celebration.
• You have talents you are blessed with – don't burry those talents, use them for yourself and for others.
• If you are in a season of hardship or loss, remember that you are not alone.
• John encourages the listeners to cast a vision for the future even in the midst of suffering.
• John shares the story about how his dad's love is what set up his journey towards healing emotionally and physically.
• Stop sleepwalking through life. Ignite it with hope, faith, and awe that you are alive.
• John shares his plans for the year 2022 and what he hopes to accomplish personally and professionally. His phrase for the year is "Seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God."
• Four things you can do to show up for someone who is suffering.
• Four ways you can create life time relationships with people.
• What is most personal is most universal. Your story is not unique just to you.
• You matter, you are loved, you have unique skill sets, and you are going to be used for a mighty purpose.
• You can use your story in a way that is of service to those around you.
• Ignite your life with the thrill of hope.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Read John's book, "On Fire," to start your new year feeling inspired and motivated.
2. Consider how you can show up for someone in pain and bring others to show up for them too.
3. Write this message on a sticky note, "In the thrill of hope." Place that sticky note on your desk or fridge and remind yourself that each day holds the thrill of hope.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• 31-day kindness campaign
• Matt Miller Interview
• Live Inspired
• Past John O'Leary Interview
• On Fire by John O'Leary
• Big Brothers, Big Sisters
• Just Be Held by Casting Crowns

Connect:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube

Jimmy Page and Dan Britton are both leaders of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jimmy is a speaker, author, triathlete, fitness leader, and co-author of three books: Wisdom Walks, Wisdom Walks Sports, and Pray Fit. He also hosts a weekly radio show called Fit Fridays. Jimmy is an adventure seeker, he went skydiving with each of his kids for their 18th birthday, and he loves Country Music!

Dan is a speaker, author, and marathon runner. He is a former professional lacrosse player who has coauthored two books, Wisdom Walks and Wisdom Walks SPORTS. Dan is also the author and editor of eleven FCA books.

Memorable Quotes:

• "And I remember just having to say no to a lot of things, getting rid of a lot of things that were probably pretty good things. But they weren't helping me make progress towards the most important things. So it began that journey of, as you say, simple changes that made a big shift or, in this case, a big difference in our lives."
• "And that's part of the beauty of "One Word" is God will do things in your life. If you're open to it, you'll see things happen. You'll be like, man, I did not see that coming when I picked this word, and that's a beautiful part of it."
• "We all have barnacles on us from life, whether it's what we're eating, who we're around, the thoughts we're having."
• "Now some days are better than others. But when we count each day and there's no wasted days, we develop a heart of wisdom."

What You'll Learn:

How to implement the concept of choosing one word to permeate your year and give you purpose and direction.

This Episode Includes:

• The origin story of the One Word concept was born out of one challenging conversation with a friend.
• The first word Dan chose as his "One Word" in 2000 was "intimacy."
• Jimmy learned about the "One Word" concept from Dan during an accountability group session and it immediately clicked. Jimmy realized he needed to let go of the noise and focus.
• Jimmy and Dan share a few words their children have chosen in the past like "overflow" and "due."
• The duo shares how both of their families choose a word each year and make a painting of it on a canvas.
• Robin shares her word from 2021, which was surrender, and her new word for 2022.
• Dan and Jimmy coach Dr. Robin through the word she chose, "trust," and how to implement it in her life.
• Dan and Jimmy talk about the six dimensions: physical, mental, spiritual, relational, emotional, and financial. They relate it to Dr. Robin's four quadrants of wellbeing: mechanical, chemical, energetic, psychospiritual.
• It's important to remember your "One Word" throughout the year so it truly saturates your entire year, not just January 1st.
• Dan shares that his word for 2022 is "rattle." Jimmy is still praying about his word.
• Dan and Jimmy give several takeaways about choosing your "One Word" and how to implement it in your life.

Three Takeaways From Today's Episode:

1. Don't put too much pressure on choosing your "One Word" for 2022.
2. Go through the process. Go through the three steps of looking in, looking up, and looking out to choose your word.
3. Decide how you will ruminate on your word this year. Maybe it's painting the word on a canvas and hanging it in your bedroom or maybe it's buying a plaque with the word on it for your office. Whatever you choose, find a way to focus on your word throughout the year.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• "The Ten Rules for Resilience" by Joe De Sena
• The Four Quadrants of Wellbeing
• One Word by Dan Britton, Jimmy Page, and Jon Gordon
• Com
• Kari Jobe - Speak To Me
• Big Shifts Foundation