We The Trust

Addiction can be a sneaky thing. It can creep into our lives and take over, without us even realizing it’s happening. In this episode, Aaron Larson shares his journey of addiction, recovery, and restoration and how this leads him to become a better husband.

Aaron Larson has been ​​married for 23 yrs and is the father of 3 amazing teenagers. He has lived in Hawaii for over 25yrs and worked as a pastor, DJ, podcaster, motivational speaker and is a recovered addict & alcoholic.

What you’ll learn:

How to get involved:

https://www.instagram.com/sonoflars88

If what you heard resonated with you, you can find Eric & Mario on Instagram, Facebook, or their own Website.

Career growth and family life balance can be a task that is not easy to master. Jesse Showalter shares his experience of being a high performer with many career ventures, and being a light that shines in whatever passion he has all while being a father, husband, and leader.

Jesse Showalter is an entrepreneur, fitness coach, and a volunteer teaching pastor living in Arcadia, California; a family man, and a Marine Corps veteran. Upon finding Jesus and pursuing his faith, he had lost track of his time spent with his family. It was until the Lord gave him an opportunity to explore different means of expression of his creativity as a designer, that he had eventually found his way back to his family.

What you’ll learn:

How to get involved:

https://www.instagram.com/iamjesseshow/

If what you heard resonated with you, you can find Eric & Mario on Instagram, Facebook, or their own Website.

We all live in this world, but we all live differently. People encounter different situations that call for different approaches to dealing with them. In this episode, Sam talks about our emotions; no matter how hard life is, no matter how bad the situation is, it is important to deal with your emotions first before taking action.

Sam Kemp is a youth pastor at Fellowship Monrovia in Southern California for 7 years now. He is married and a father of one. From a young age, he already recognized his gift for helping people and caring for them. His journey in life paved a way for him to know how important it is for a person to handle his emotions in any situation.

What you’ll learn:

How to get involved:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelkemp09/

If what you heard resonated with you, you can find Eric & Mario on Instagram, Facebook, or their own Website.

Have you ever wondered what your life's purpose is? Why are you here? You are not alone. Everyone is searching for their life's purpose. They require this sense of purpose and understanding in order to realize why they were placed on this planet. In this episode, Roger Lam talked about how he became a leader by following his calling with his family.

Roger Lam is a social entrepreneur based in Indonesia. Born and raised in Atlanta, relocated to California for seminary and briefly served as a pastor. A devoted Christian and a family man married for 17 years with four kids. A founder & owner of a java adventure company. His view of leadership helps him to see things through; see it and create a plan for them.

What you’ll learn:

How to get involved:

https://www.instagram.com/rogerlam13

https://www.instagram.com/javaadventurecompany/

http://www.javaadventurecompany.com/

If what you heard resonated with you, you can find Eric & Mario on Instagram, Facebook, or their own Website.

Do you ever find yourself feeling like you're being pulled in a million different directions? You're not alone. In today's fast-paced world, it can be difficult to strike a balance between work and family. Setting limits allows you to devote time to each aspect of your life without feeling guilty or as if you're neglecting something. In this episode, Paul Tran discusses his experiences of being an entrepreneur, how to balance it with having a family, and why it must be intentional, to be worked on every single day, as it is not something that can build momentum overnight.

Paul Tran is an NFT creator, owns and operates a chain of restaurants for The Halal Guys, a family man, Christian, fanatic about systems sales, an entrepreneur, and a personal development enthusiast. Paul loves building people & companies for the Kingdom.

What you’ll learn:

How to get involved:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulttran

https://www.instagram.com/paulttran

https://mobile.twitter.com/paulttran

If what you heard resonated with you, you can find Eric & Mario on Instagram, Facebook, or their own Website.

Anger. It's a feeling we've all experienced at some point in our lives, and for many of us, it can be a tricky emotion to deal with. Sometimes we lash out at the people closest to us, without even realizing why we're so mad. Other times, that anger just lingers inside of us until it explodes in an unexpected outburst. In this episode, Tres Kennedy shares his knowledge of what anger really is and how we can learn to manage it effectively.

Tres Kennedy is a Gym owner of Wotown Health and Fitness and a pastor who leads people to a healthy life physically, spiritually, and financially. He loves talking to people and helping them understand who they are and focusing their business on their purpose.

What you’ll learn:

How to get involved:

https://www.instagram.com/treskennedy

https://www.facebook.com/tres.kennedy3

https://www.wotown.fit/get-started

If what you heard resonated with you, you can find Eric & Mario on Instagram, Facebook, or their own Website.

Nate is a Well Rounded Warrior who operates as a pro athlete, adventurer, engineer, and mission worker. He's traveled to over 35 countries on 5 continents, and lived abroad as an expat in Africa and in Norway (Europe). He is "PassioNate" about life. His love for people, for his family, and his faith in Jesus Christ are the reasons why he lives to make a difference in the world through serving in international missions. He's been in Haiti and Uganda working in orphanages, in Cuba and Nicaragua providing safe drinking water, and in the Dominican helping in medical clinics.

Nate is a 7 season American Ninja Warrior competitor, and a 3 time National Finalist. He was rejected in his first 2 years of applying to the show, but finally accepted on the 3rd attept. After fighting through 3 season ending injuries, he had the 2019 Run of the Year, after beating one of the toughest finals courses while battling through severe dehydration from food poisoning and several prior injuries. In college, he suffered a life altering severe burn injury on his legs, which left him in the hospital critical care unit for almost a month. The injury ended his dream of playing American Football, but it deepened his faith in God, and later gave him the perseverance to pursue competing as a ninja warrior athlete.

In 2020, Nate became the Grand Champion of Exatlón USA - world's toughest reality tv athletic competition, which lasted over 7 months in a remote part of the Dominican Republic.

Preacher’s Kid - financial stability

Emotional - hard, easy to close off.

Homeschooled 6th - 9th grade; de-ranked social status by being held back

Not really all in on anything: sports, church

Went all in on work - began learning discipline.

Eating, Sleeping, Weightlifting - 60 lbs in 1st year of college

Financially and physicality would fix this - but it didn’t

So much of who we learn to be as men is “what we do” - place of freedom?

You can be your own God - false

Knowledge v. Tree of life

Learning what God is like through how you experience love from your earthly Father

American Ninja Warrior - Rejection Potential

Playing it Safe - You don’t get exposed. Redefine what success is?

Parallel to Marriage - signing the check at the altar

What got you here won’t get you there...

Being able to celebrate people when you don’t get what you want

Connect with Nate:

https://www.instagram.com/nolimitsnate_

https://linktr.ee/NoLimitsNate

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We The Trust's mission is to help men discover who they have been designed to be Spiritually, Mentally, Emotionally, and Physically. Monthly, your hosts Eric Chang and Mario Quezada will have deep discussions that challenge us to live out of overflow in every pillar of life. Tune in, grab a journal, and connect with us as we enter the fray of manhood.

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Season 02 | Episode 03 | Show Notes

Being Hopeful with Grant McCartney

We have all been there. A traumatic experience that forever defines us. A moment like this can leave us feeling scared, alone, and hopeless. It can be tough to imagine moving on from the pain and hurt we feel.

In this episode, Grant McCartney shares how to conquer trauma and focus on hope, love, and faith.

Grant McCartney is one of American Ninja Warriors’ most recognizable athletes; Island Ninja. Despite having a dynamic personality, dance moves, and a fun-loving attitude, he’s also dealt with extreme pain and adversity. He is now a voice of hope for people going through deep struggles and hopelessness.

Trust takeaways:

Connect with Grant further:

https://www.instagram.com/islandninja/

https://twitter.com/islandninja

https://www.facebook.com/islandninja

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kinda-nice/id1546774410

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In Season 2 of We The Trust, our theme is "Being."

Today we are joined by Pastor and Gym owner Matt Chenard from Canada. 

Connect with Matt Chenard here:

Free Resilient Alpha Men’s Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/344420647511645/

Instagram  @mattchenard

Youtube  @matthewchenard

Wisdom.  @mattchenard

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We The Trust's mission is to help men discover who they have been designed to be Spiritually, Mentally, Emotionally, and Physically. Monthly, your hosts Eric Chang and Mario Quezada will have deep discussions that challenge us to live out of overflow in every pillar of life. Tune in, grab a journal, and connect with us as we enter the fray of manhood.

#WeTheTrust #SurrenderServeStrengthen #podcast #godlyliving #menspodcast #christianpodcast

Connect with us online: https://madexmaker.com/we-the-trust

Join the Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wethetrust

Visit us on Instagram for more at: https://www.instagram.com/WeTheTrust/

Connect with Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachericfreedom/

Connect with Mario on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarioquezada/

In Season 2 of We The Trust, our theme is "Being."

As we open Season 2, Mario and Eric share the theme of the season and discuss a shared painpoint: Being Angry.

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We The Trust's mission is to help men discover who they have been designed to be Spiritually, Mentally, Emotionally, and Physically.

Monthly, your hosts Eric Chang and Mario Quezada will have deep discussions that challenge us to live out of overflow in every pillar of life.

Tune in, grab a journal, and connect with us as we enter the fray of manhood.

#WeTheTrust #SurrenderServeStrengthen #podcast #godlyliving #beingangry #angermanagement #menspodcast

Connect with us online: https://madexmaker.com/we-the-trust

Visit us on Instagram for more at: https://www.instagram.com/WeTheTrust/

Connect with Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachericfreedom/

Connect with Mario on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarioquezada/