Have you experienced some suffering in your life lately? If you want pursue your God-given potential, you need to understand how to profit from your pain - personally, professionally, and spiritually. In the last two months, Vaughn has been diagnosed with cancer and undergone surgery; and he and his wife welcomed their first son into the world - and were surprised to discover he was born with Trisomy 21.  It has been an extremely challenging time, but also a time of great blessing and growth. In this episode, Vaughn shares how he - and you - can profit from pain. 

So many of us get frustrated and furious when our day - or life - doesn't go as planned. When we are knocked off our routine, or find that someone or something is "wasting our time," we feel as if we are wasting our life. But we are wrong. In this episode, Vaughn shares a personal (funny) story about a run in with the law that drives home this point: everything that happens to us, good or bad, can be leveraged for our gain, the good of the world, and the glory of God. But we have to make the choice.

Fear seems to be sweeping the globe. We're all afraid of something - sometimes we're afraid of each other. But the reality is, there's actually a fear that will make us fearless. There's a fear that actually powers the pursuit of our God-given potential. In this episode, Vaughn tells a powerful story and explains how we can overcome fear and make the most of our lives for the King of Kings.

"You're lazy! You need to get serious, lock in, and work harder!" How many times have we read a post or watched a video that said that? The reality is, if you are a true overachiever or high performing entrepreneur, the opposite is true: you need to learn to rest. In this episode, Vaughn unpacks a well-known story in the Bible and shows how taking a rest isn't just good for your physical and mental health...it is actually an essential act of faith. By trusting God to work even when we aren't working...we can dominate even more. 

We tend to want those high energy, emotional, "mountain top" experiences in our Christian life. But the reality is, the thing that is going to produce authentic fruits of the Spirit in our lives and enable us to make a powerful impact on the world...is getting into a routine.  In this episode, Vaughn shares 3 practical components of an effective daily routine, with actionable tasks that will help you pursue your God-given potential; not just for your own gain, but for the glory of God and the good of the world.

You've heard so many gurus in the personal development and entrepreneurship space say that if we want to be successful, it's our responsibility to work hard and get results. But is that really true? When it comes to crushing our goals and achieving success in business and life, what is up to God...and what is up to us? Vaughn shares a powerful story about his dad to answer this question.

Have you ever felt lost? Do you feel lost now? If you feel disoriented and directionless, in your relationships, work, spiritual life, or your life in general, there are still specific things you can do everyday. If you do these things, you'll have peace, confidence, and a sense of purpose - until God makes your unique calling fully known.

There's a strategy the devil uses to keep us ineffective in making the most of our potential and glorifying God in everything we do. It's such an effective strategy because it feels like we're actually committed to God-honoring excellence. It also feels like we're being humble. But you know what? We're not. We're actually falling for a lie. 

How do we motivate ourselves - not just to set goals and work harder, but to share the gospel and pray with more enthusiasm? Personal development "gurus" talk about creating motivation with vision and sustaining it with self-discipline. There's truth in those answers. But for the Christian, it goes deeper than that. We have to embrace the most powerful, motivating force anyone can ever discover: God's grace.