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I'm solo-casting today on this super important topic. 

At a young age we are taught to want what everyone else wants. This is where comparison begins of what they have compared to what we don't. We are taught to want materials and external things and not what are souls need. 

There's always someone who will have what you want: looks, money, cars, hair, physique. This makes us feel small and powerless. This is us looking out the window.

No one taught us to look in the mirror and at our souls. No one has what our souls have. This is why we need to look in the mirror. What we find there is what needs to be honored. 

We are not supposed to move forward only if people approve of us. We move forward honoring what's within us and approving of ourselves. 

Are you looking in the mirror? Are you looking into your soul and really being honest with yourself? Did you do the most you could today to move yourself toward your dreams?

Take a listen. 

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Optimism and positivity gets more done than doubt and fear ever could. We love better, we think better, we're more productive and creative,  we're happier and healthier.

On today's show I interview Andrea Johnson who is an Executive Leadership Coach, Certified DISC Consultant, and host of the Intentional Optimists, Unconventional Leaders podcast.

She uses her training and experience to equip & empower female leaders to think critically, create imaginatively and lead effectively - in any situation, team or organization.

Her story of overcoming cultural and social expectations of being a “quiet Southern Christian lady,” a mom rather than a professional, and a “good American,” rather than the third-culture kid that she is, offers many points of connection and relatability for your audience. 

Her personal growth philosophy, Intentional Optimism, will inspire listeners to navigate their leadership journey with courage and clarity.

Find out more at theintentionaloptimist.com

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She is the author of Little Miss History which brings childhood development and history together in fun adventurous books that bring us to Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall and other important historical events and locations.

Barbara is a historian that believes "If you don't know your history, you don't know what you're talking about."

Today in our society, so much is being swept under the rug and denied.

We at the Den of Discussion bring it back into the light.

Check her out at Barbara Mojica 

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Solocasting today - When we are stressed and angry we compress time. When we are free and at peace sitting on the crest of a wave, we feel like we can see forever. And this expands time, because there is more space in the moment to experience joy and harmony. 

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What will be your legacy? What stories will fade with you that your loved ones will never know?

*I would first like to say how grateful I am to Tim Heale. His best friend died unexpectedly the day before and yet, although I offered to reschedule, he still wanted to do the show. Thank you, Tim. 

Tim Heale has done it all.

Having spent most of his adult life under the Colours in the British Army from being an infantry soldier to an experienced PSYOPS Operator or Psychological Operator trying to influence local cultures on 7 operational deployments. Because of this background we discuss the current state of Great Britain and the war in Ukraine. 

He played a lot of rugby, skis telemark(think old school wooden planks on your feet) and has competed several times at the British Telemark Championships. He was also a Hang Gliding Instructor, played American Football for Milton Keynes Pioneers, has owned 3 boats and sailed to the Baltic and back, has also sailed around the UK with just the wife and Artie the Ship's cat.

He spent his last 8 years in the Army as a Unit Welfare Officer for London Central Garrison and has taken part in all the Ceremonial duties in London during that time.

His podcast Ordinary People's Extraordinary Stories is about leaving a legacy for future generations so they will know what life was like in our times. Imagine if you died without telling your life story, it would be lost for ever. So share your stories with loved ones. 

My Everyday conversations regarding Mental Health is Thirsty Thursday Live Stream from 7pm until 8.15pm GMT every week.

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We often show up in situations contemplating how it affects us. Our family notices. Are you showing up with love or selfishness on how it's inconveniencing you. Well, that response is felt by others. So you might be showing up physically, but not emotionally. Are you showing up with love or ego?

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Retired Battalion Chief David Hollenbach is the author of “Fireproof: Your Grand Strategy for Transforming Failure into Fuel for Your Future.” He is an international best-selling author, motivational speaker, coach, and mentor. He owns and operates David Hollenbach Consulting, LLC, and hosts the popular podcast “From Embers to Excellence.”

During his 23-year career in the fire service, he served as a
•Firefighter
•Apparatus Driver/Pump-Operator/Engineer
•Company Officer/Lieutenant
•Battalion Chief in Operations
•Chief of Special Operations
•Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) peer counselor
•Public Safety Rescue Diver
•Coordinator and developer of his department’s first leadership development program
 
He is a veteran of the United States Navy with a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Barry University. A major focus of research was how strong, positive leadership can influence the culture of a large organization.

While studying at Barry University he published "The Firefighter's Creed" and “Women in the Fire Service: A Diverse Culture Leads to a Successful Culture,” an article highlighting the importance of gender diversity within the fire service..
 
He has spent years as an instructor, coach and mentor helping others define and realize success.

Q. What inspired you to write “Fireproof: Your Grand Strategy for Transforming Failure into Fuel for Your Future?”
A. The death of my brother inspired me to write the book. My leadership failures, both personal and professional, inspired me to finish it.


Q. What do you hope is the biggest takeaway from the book?
A. That an individual’s core essence determines the kind of leader they will be. Once they discover the truth inside of themselves—flaws and all—readers can challenge their limitations and let go of self-defeating behaviors. Within FIREPROOF, the question, “How can I create a Grand Strategy for my life?” is answered and leads the reader to develop their own unique Grand Strategy, to create a life that helps others and leaves a stellar legacy.

Personal development topics like self-leadership, self-awareness, communication, healthy relationships and self-care run throughout FIREPROOF, as I emphasize the importance of uncovering one’s core values and finding their big WHY. I provide an analysis tool for challenging situations to help the reader discern which parts they can control, what they can influence, and which things they can neither control or influence. I also provide tools for releasing stress and working through feelings of overwhelm, as well as outline critical daily habits and mindset matters that are essential for success.

Q. What makes you an expert in this field/a unique voice to speak on this topic?
A. I based the book on my personal experience and research. I spent 23 years in the fire service. I moved up through the ranks, retiring as a battalion chief responsible for 6 fire stations.  I have effectively led people from all backgrounds in high stress environments. I developed a leadership training program for my fire department and taught leadership for 10 of the 23 years I served. I suffer from PTSD and as part of my healing process I research and study philosophy.

In FIREPROOF: Your Grand Strategy for Transforming Failure into Fuel for Your Future, Mr. Hollenbach takes the idea behind Yale University’s Grand Strategy Program designed for political leaders and heads of large corporations and applies those principles to the individual. His book answers the question: How can I create a Grand Strategy for my life? He then leads the reader through steps to develop their own unique Grand Strategy to create a stel

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It's time I got to soloing again. I feel there is no more poignant time to post this than during an election cycle. There is much fear mongering of late. The  misinformation campaigns are raging. And We The People get lost in the power struggle. We love the idea of freedom of speech, but should speech that deliberately misleads be so easily free? it is a manipulation of this freedom I take to task. Take a listen. 

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We are witnessing a blast of the technological and societal changes that are accelerating us into a future our imaginations cannot grasp. ​For 7,000 generations, since anatomically “modern” humans emerged 200,000 years ago, children could look to their parents and grandparents for life lessons in how to confront the chaos. No more. Their yesterday experiences will be of little, if any, help to today’s children in surviving tomorrow’s chaos. Our children have no maps, no talismans, to guide them. Which leaves them with only their instincts to confront the chaos. Those instincts were crafted to enable us to survive in a world that we left millennia ago. That long forgotten world hardwired us to overreact violently when we are frightened. Chaos is frightening. And chaos is about to engulf us. Do we have the innate capacity to survive what is about to happen to us? Hos book The Fourth Age explores that question.

Instinctively, we fear the unknown—chaos—and are hardwired to overreact violently when we are frightened.  And chaos is about to engulf us.  Welcome to our Fourth Age.

Terry Thiele has been a Cold Warrior intelligence officer and a corporate lawyer. He now consults and teaches strategic planning. His new book is the culmination of forty years helping government officials, corporate officers, and graduate students think about the future. Terry received his B.A. magna cum laude from Princeton, and his J.D. from NYU; he is a graduate of the National War College. Carol and he lives near Wilmington, N.C.

What is our "Fourth Age"?

For millennia, we hunted.  After the ice, we farmed.  For the last ten generations, we built.  Today we are teetering on the brink of societal and technological changes unlike anything ever before experienced. The degree and the rate of change are both accelerating us at light speed into a future our imaginations cannot grasp. 

Find more from Terry at TheFourthAge.com

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To fall or be brought down by temptation is not Christian, but human. We all fall at one time or another. Brian Kreeger was no different. But he felt he had failed God as well as his wife...

This is one not to miss as we dive deep into what happened and how he and his marriage recovered.

Brian Kreeger is an author, speaker, and nonprofit consultant. In 2012, he founded a faith-based free health clinic that served as a vehicle to share Christ's love through primary healthcare in an urban, poverty-stricken setting. After growing the organization significantly in four years, Brian experienced his own leadership fall due to the pressures of his work and his own human weakness.

Author of "The Courageous Ask: A Proactive Approach to Prevent the Fall of Christian Nonprofit Leaders." He has served on numerous nonprofit boards and have been in numerous leadership positions. He spent 28 years managing grocery stores.

After about 20 years  he was called to open a Faith-Based Free Health Clinic in his city. After 4 years of successful operation, he started to struggle with leadership, loss of true identity and loneliness/isolation. He fell during that period out of his own human weakness.

Recognized through the questioning of a board member that besides human weakness, there are inherent parts of leadership that tempt us toward stumbling blocks that many succumb to. His book recognizes that those surrounding a leader, can see a fall coming.

His book and message empowers leaders, and those around them, to do something when they see it and encourages a proactive approach to prevent it.

He holds nonprofit leadership and board consulting certificates from Duke University and Boardsource and is working with the Christian Leadership Alliance.

Find him at www.briankreeger.com

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