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Courage Cast - Build Your Belief

615 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings

Encouragement builds belief. Belief makes the impossible, possible. This podcast exists to encourage others so that more people will believe in themselves. Listeners will find the courage to face their fears and commit to taking action, so they will be unstoppable. Host, Eric Nordhoff, is on a mission to encourage business owners, entrepreneurs, and creative people. This podcast features faith-based motivational messages and interviews with overcomers who have inspirational stories. Find out what it means to live your most courageous life by joining the Courageous Community. Live a life with purpose and intention. Make the impossible, possible in your life and business. "With God all things are possible." - Mark 10:27

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Episodes

065 - Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry

July 06, 2016 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.66 MB

In the book, Soul Keeping, John Ortberg discusses a time when he was considering quitting ministry and sought the advice of Dallas Willard. Dallas told him: "You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life." In this podcast, I take this advice to heart and share what that looks like for me.

064 - Keeper of the Soul

July 05, 2016 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.5 MB

The book "Soul Keeping" by John Ortberg and a quote by Dallas Willard is the inspiration behind this short inspirational message. May you recognize that you are the keeper of your soul and may you treat it well.

063 - The Go-Giver: The Law of Receptivity

July 01, 2016 04:00 - 21 minutes - 9.78 MB

On the final episode of the series, the 'Law of Receptivity' from 'The Go-Giver' by Bob Burg and John David Mann is discussed.

062 - The Go-Giver: The Law Of Authenticity

June 30, 2016 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.4 MB

Part Five - On the fifth episode of the series, the discussion about the book 'The Go-Giver' by Bob Burg and John David Mann is continued.

061 - The Go-Giver: The Law Of Influence

June 29, 2016 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.49 MB

Part Four - On the fourth episode of the series, the discussion about the book 'The Go-Giver' by Bob Burg and John David Mann is continued.

060 - The Go-Giver: The Law of Compensation

June 28, 2016 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.43 MB

Part Three - On this episode, the discussion about the book 'The Go-Giver' by Bob Burg and John David Mann is continued.

059 - The Go-Giver: The Law of Value

June 27, 2016 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.87 MB

Part Two - The discussion about the book 'The Go-Giver' by Bob Burg and John David Mann is continued.

058 - The Go-Giver: Meet The Go Getter

June 24, 2016 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.37 MB

On this episode of Courage Cast, the book 'The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea' by Bob Burg and John David Mann is discussed.

057 - What Fly Fishing Taught Me About Business

June 23, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 8.18 MB

On this episode, I discuss a recent fly fishing adventure that I had with my son.

056 - Trails

June 22, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 7.96 MB

We are not on this journey alone. There is a path well worn in front of us, and God is faithful to direct our steps.

055 - The God Who Moves Mountains

June 21, 2016 04:00 - 8 minutes - 4.08 MB

We serve a God who wants to move mountains for us and who has provided all that we need for our journey.

054 - He Loves Me

June 20, 2016 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MB

On this episode, I am joined by my wife, Krissy Nordhoff. We discuss a great book that we've been reading entitled "He Loves Me!" by Wayne Jacobsen.

053 - How Should We Respond To Evil?

June 17, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.22 MB

I share my thoughts on the recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida.

052 - Kingdom Building Resources

June 16, 2016 04:00 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MB

In this episode, Lisa Hentrich discusses important books and resources that have helped her develop her "Kingdom Building" perspective.

051 - 21 Day Brain Detox

June 15, 2016 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.73 MB

I continue my 4 part conversation with Lisa Hentrich about "Kingdom Building". In this episode we discuss the benefits of doing a 21-Day Brain Detox, which is something Lisa has done and recommends.

050 - God as CEO

June 14, 2016 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.82 MB

Lisa Hentrich and I continue our conversation about "Kingdom Building" - this time touching on the subject of seeing God as our CEO.

049 - Kingdom Building with Lisa Hentrich (Part 1 of 4)

June 13, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.5 MB

I have a conversation with our very first enrollment in DoTERRA, Lisa Hentrich, about the unique way that she build her business using "Kingdom Building". What is Kingdom Building and how can you apply that to how you run your business? She dives into it here in the first of a 4 part interview.

048 - Living Like You Have a Life-Threatening Illness

June 10, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.08 MB

Here are 4 things I would do if I were given a terminal diagnosis today. So, why don't I do them now anyway? Aren't we all facing a life-threatening illness? Some things to think about in this episode of Courage Cast.

047 - Rest in His LAWS

June 09, 2016 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.44 MB

Love, Acceptance, Worth and Security - where do you find it? The answer lies in Him, always. He fulfills the LAWS of our life! Listen to the end for a special song, WINGS written by Krissy Nordhoff.

046 - The Business Books That Shaped Me

June 08, 2016 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.21 MB

This is a longer than normal podcast, but I have many books to share. I hope through this you will find new resources that will help give you the knowledge and the motivation to move forward and finally break through in your business building!

045 - Get Off The Throne

June 07, 2016 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.65 MB

On my 45th birthday on episode 45, how appropriate that I share a personal story about how someone encouraged me to get off the throne of my life and allow someone infinitely more appropriate and able to rule from there than me!

044 - Pray Without Ceasing

June 06, 2016 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.51 MB

If your heart and lungs stop working, there's a huge risk of death. In the same way, if you stop praying, you're headed toward spiritual death. Prayer is meant to be continual...and I share what stops us most from doing the thing that brings us spiritual life!

043 - Neal Anderson and the Grand Finale

June 03, 2016 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.89 MB

In part 5 of my 5 part conversation with Neal Anderson (Being The Starfish), we summarize the core principles to truly being a Starfish in sales or network marketing.

042 - Neal Anderson and the Share Cycle

June 02, 2016 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MB

In part 4 of my 5 part interview with Neal Anderson, author of "Being The Starfish" we talk about all of the elements of courage needed to complete the Share Cycle.

041 - Neal Anderson and Controlling the Controllables

June 01, 2016 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.32 MB

In Part 3 of 5 of my interview with Neal Anderson, author of "Being The Starfish", Neal shares the importance of controlling what you can control and leaving the rest to God.

040 - Neal Anderson on Building Confidence

May 31, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 7.81 MB

In Part 2 of 5 of my interview with Neal Anderson, author of "Being The Starfish", Neal shares how his experience with Southwestern Books built his personal confidence better than anything else he could imagine.

039 - Neal Anderson Being The Starfish

May 30, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.36 MB

Part 1 of 5 of my interview with Neal Anderson, author of the book "Being The Starfish: 7 Steps To Sharing So People Want To Buy".

038 - How To Be Consistent When You Don't Feel Like It

May 27, 2016 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.66 MB

Our greatest battle as men and women is being consistent in doing what is worthwhile in our lives. I give some tips that I've learned to help me in overcoming the temptation to quit doing what I know is good for me.

037 - You Hit What You Focus On

May 26, 2016 04:00 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MB

Some people call me a country club kid. I played a lot of golf and tennis growing up. I relate my golf experiences to this idea of focus. Be careful what you spend your time looking at...you just might hit it!

036 - The Courage To Be Honest

May 25, 2016 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.34 MB

The truth is I've been telling lies since I was very young. I'm going to share my own personal battle with lying with the hope that my outcome will be inspiring to you to choose to be honest in everything you do!

035 - Are You Performing or Are You Being Yourself?

May 24, 2016 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.92 MB

For years I have been performing a very complicated act in order to gain the payoff of approval of man. Here's how I realized it and what I did to change it.

034 - Fear Sells

May 23, 2016 04:00 - 10 minutes - 5.06 MB

I've come across several articles over the last week that sought to instill fear in me regarding essential oils. The longer we are in our chosen profession, the more we will encounter those that seek to take away our purpose in life using fear. Here's how I counter-punched it.

033 - If I Only Had 1 Hour...

May 20, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.34 MB

Here's what I would say to someone that asked me what to do if they only had 1 hour per day to work on their dream business.

032 - Do This Daily For The Win

May 19, 2016 04:00 - 7 minutes - 3.57 MB

The answer is almost always simple when you're not making progress with something you so desperately want in your life. I share the key to breaking through from this frustration in this short, but simple message.

031 - Die to Self

May 18, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.19 MB

We need to be reminded that Kingdom building is not about "what's in it for me". In fact, it's the opposite. But there is great comfort in losing your life in this world vs. gaining it for eternity.

030 - The Opposing Force Comes in Powerlessness and Fear

May 17, 2016 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.59 MB

The only way the enemy wages war is with darkness, fear, lies and death. Who are you going to listen to and how can you overcome the opposing force to your Kingdom building? Listen here for today's encouraging word.

029 - Kingdom Building Power and Courage

May 16, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.3 MB

Today, I want to talk about the Holy Spirit coming in power and enabling courage to arise in the life of the early church in Acts. We have this same power and courage available to us today.

028 - The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength

May 13, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.11 MB

I used to look at this verse from Nehemiah 8:10 much differently than I do today. Find where true strength comes from and how to give strength to others!

027 - Kill Fear With Competition

May 12, 2016 04:00 - 8 minutes - 3.97 MB

There's no better way to overcome fear of failure than by playing games, sports or performing music. In this episode, I share my thoughts about competition is a great killer of fear!

026 - Start Your Day Believing

May 11, 2016 04:00 - 8 minutes - 3.89 MB

"This morning, the mirror called me worthless and stupid. Wasn't really the mirror's fault though. It was just repeating the lies it was told." In this episode, I talk about the lies we believe and the truth that obliterates them!

025 - Anxiety Attacks When We Don't Surrender

May 10, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.26 MB

Have you ever had a panic or anxiety attack? I have. I share how I've learned to surrender to them in order to overcome.

024 - Easy Is As Easy Does

May 09, 2016 04:00 - 7 minutes - 3.64 MB

Sometimes the easiest things to do are just as easy NOT to do. And, that's why it's important to focus on the simple things you do in your business that can make the greatest impact for most effective change.

023 - Why Moms Are So Special

May 06, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.15 MB

In honor of Mother's Day coming up this Sunday, I thought it appropriate to honor the Moms in my life that mean so much to me! Celebrate your Moms this weekend along with me!

022 - Choosing My Wife Over Others

May 05, 2016 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.5 MB

For years, I would pride myself on being adaptable to others, but I was being the least adaptable to my wife. And the reason is, I lacked courage. Here's what I learned.

021 - Signs That You Don't Have Enough Margin

May 04, 2016 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.3 MB

I share my personal list of signs that tell me that I haven't created enough time margin in my life. Some of these are funny. Some are sobering. I recorded as I shared these live on Facebook Live. Do any of these sound familiar to you?

020 - Take Back Your Time With This Simple Exercise

May 03, 2016 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.92 MB

We all have the same amount of time every week. But, yet we choose to spend them in infinitely different ways. In this episode, I outline a simple 2 step process to take back your time with a simple time budgeting exercise that works!

019 - 3 Steps to Healing from a Broken Relationship

May 02, 2016 04:00 - 8 minutes - 3.9 MB

Healing from a broken relationship is possible. I share 3 steps I've learned to help me move on with forgiveness and gratefulness.

018 - I Am Third (Part 2)

April 29, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.07 MB

I share a personal story that demonstrates how we're applying an "I Am Third" perspective to our life.

017 - I Am Third

April 28, 2016 04:00 - 7 minutes - 3.66 MB

I share a different perspective that can help you win in life and business.

016 - Ping Pong Priorities

April 27, 2016 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.31 MB

In this episode, I share a simple story that helps you visualize how to set priorities in your life.

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