The Paterson Podcast

We all know the pain and suffering our choices have made. We’ve promised to change. We’ve sworn to do better. We’ve vowed to leave it all behind. Yet we continue to do the things we don’t want to do, and not the things we want to do. In today’s conversation, we talk with Steve Carter about curiously and courageously exploring The Thing Beneath the Thing – the title of Steve’s latest book. Steve transparently recounts the mending of past wounds through the process of unlearning the patterns that have kept him stuck, insecure and afraid. Join us as we look to integrate the painful elements of the past into the present moment at hand - that we may believe as Steve believes: “There’s nothing to prove, there’s nothing to lose, there’s nothing to hide.”

Mark Stoleson is the CEO of Legatum, an investment firm based in Dubai. Legatum uses proprietary capital to invest in breakout business opportunities. They are focused on improving people’s lives by increasing prosperity across the world. Since their founding, 15 years ago, they’ve launched some remarkable organizations focused on ending modern-day slavery, ending neglected diseases, and giving the most impoverished children access to an excellent education. In this conversation, David and Mark talk about the power of patience, getting to conviction, and leaving a legacy.

Super Bowl Champion Don Davis joins us on the Podcast this week. Don is the Senior Director of Player Affairs for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), the union that governs the professional football players of the NFL. In this role, Don serves as the union’s direct point of contact and lead player rights advocate for all 1900 active players within the NFL. Prior to joining the NFLPA, Don enjoyed a successful 11-year playing career and earned two Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots. Upon retirement, he was then handpicked by Coach Bill Belichick to serve as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and Team Chaplain in 2007.

Read the synopsis of Don's dissertation here.

When we encounter loss in our story, the process of grief begins and we must respond. Will we choose to cooperate with the process, allowing ourselves to experience the array of emotion, or will we isolate in an attempt to block out our feelings?

If you have experienced deep loss, you understand that grief can be a disorienting and unexpected visitor. We may feel miles away from a time of loss, going through the motions of the day, when we are struck by grief. A rush of emotion floods our heart and mind once more, bringing tears to our eyes and an ache in our chest. Other times, we find ourselves smiling and laughing as we recall sweet memories of the past.

One of the beautiful gifts of living life in community is that we can go through the process of grief, surrounded by people who love us and desire to support us in meaningful ways.

This week, David is joined by Meghann Guentensberger, President and Co-Founder of Rylie’s ARK. The Guentensbergers seek to honor the legacy of their daughter Rylie through practical acts of kindness, impacting the world around them and inspiring others to do the same.

Join us on the Paterson Podcast to hear how Meghann has journeyed through grief with her community alongside. If you are interested in learning how you can make a difference through Rylie’s ARK, visit RyliesARK.org for more information. Meghann's Blog

Join us as David and Stephen review the different guides you meet in pursuit of your individual and organizational purpose – today we’ll hear about the role of Master Guides and the unique way in which they lead us into the hidden truth behind the circumstances of our life.

Stepping into places of purpose can feel like stepping into terrain that is risky and dangerous. The dangers can be both real and imagined. They might be emotional risks, like the danger of disappointing others or the danger of failing. Or they might even be physical risks, like if our purpose calls us to step into places around the world where our safety is in jeopardy. Protective Guides don't rescue us from all of the danger, but rather they can empower us to navigate the journey with greater wisdom and courage.

In today’s episode, we’ll discuss the characteristics found within the nurturing figures of your life. We’ll peel apart the layers of why they’re so influential and submit ideas on how to satisfy that need in your own life.

Often, when looking for the right answer in life, we seek out the most intelligent person within your field of inquiry. However, when you’re seeking greater perspective in life, you don’t pursue the most intelligent person you can find, you seek the wisest one. Intelligence can provide us with excellent answers to our questions; Wisdom will offer you a whole new set of questions to consider. Join us today as we look to distinguish that difference and pursue Wise Guides in our journeys of purpose.

Stepping into places of purpose can feel like stepping into terrain that is risky and dangerous. The dangers can be both real and imagined. They might be emotional risks, like the danger of disappointing others or the danger of failing. Or they might even be physical risks, like if our purpose calls us to step into places around the world where our safety is in jeopardy. Protective Guides don't rescue us from all of the danger, but rather they can empower us to navigate the journey with greater wisdom and courage.

In today’s episode, we’ll discuss the characteristics found within the nurturing figures of your life. We’ll peel apart the layers of why they’re so influential and submit ideas on how to satisfy that need in your own life.