Cultivation Podcast
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDiscussing the tool you need to become the best version of yourself
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BRAIN CHANGE
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 17.6 MB3 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change is scary to our brains, so they sabotage it by defaulting to fear. Change is also craved by our brains to learn and grow. Change requires taking control of your mind instead of letting your mind control you. This final episode of Season 7 of the Cultivation Podcast wraps up our season of change by giving you the important topic of navigating change in our minds. There’s a lot happening upstairs as we go through change. Change begins inside of ...
Ingredients of a change w/ David Specht
November 15, 2022 12:003 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change is messy, so be mindful of that before and after the change. Change is a process that requires an open heart and mind. Change requires courage that is contagious to others. The Cultivation Podcast is exploring a season of change with the return of a special guest, my great friend David Specht. His own season of change has gone hand in hand with my own. David was born and raised in Louisiana and after moving away to serve in the U.S. Air Force,...
EMOTIONS OF CHANGE
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 17.2 MB3 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change mirrors the seven stages of grief. Change is only sudden to the person not making it. Change has a lot of hope but also a lot of sadness. The Cultivation Podcast season 7 is all about exploring change and this episode is dedicated to the process of change. Change isn’t sudden. If you’re thinking of making a change, you’ve been going through the process — you’ve probably struggled with it, fantasized about it, or practiced it. And, you h...
The Effects of Change w/ Ryan Thogmartin
November 01, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MB3 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change causes a ripple effect. Change causes doubt that requires a review of your reason for changing. Change is surprising and the results aren’t always clear. The Cultivation Podcast’s season of change continues with my special guest, Ryan Thogmartin. Ryan is not only my friend, but he is also an expert in navigating change. Ryan’s season of change has lasted three years. He moved from Ohio to Utah to Arizona in 2.5 years with a wife who had lived ...
Isolation of Change w/ Kylie Hammel
October 25, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 37.3 MB3 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change can be lonely, but you can use that time to work on yourself. Change can prove a lot about you to yourself. Change brings anxiety at first but a lot of freedom afterwards. We’re continuing Season 7 of the Cultivation Podcast, the season of change, and are joined by a special guest…My daughter! Kylie Hammel joins us to talk about her own change. Kylie will discuss the isolation of COVID, no community, and no comfort of going back to her old com...
My Changes
October 18, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 22.3 MB3 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change is emotional. Change is a process. Change comes with surprises. Today we continue Season 7 of the Cultivation Podcast, talking about my own story with the hopes that you can relate. I took a hiatus because my family and I navigated some major changes in our lives — we made the massive decision about one year ago to change careers after a decade in the ministry and move from California to Arizona, while my oldest daughter entered college and my...
SEASON OF CHANGE
October 11, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 14.8 MB3 IMPORTANT Takeaways Change is universal. We can’t deny or eliminate change. We can guide and steer change. I’m back! Welcome to Season 7 of the Cultivation Podcast, which is all about the journey of change in your life. Change is a universal human experience. That got drive home to me when I spent hours upon hours talking with my grandmother about all the changes she had seen in her life. While your lifetime may not see the switch from gas lamp street lights to ...
Caring together W/ Jami Hammel
October 26, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 21.7 MBWe’re closing out season 6 of the Cultivation Podcast with a very special guest...My wife, Jami Hammel! She joins me for the second time on the podcast for an unscripted discussion as we wrap up the theme of self-care. We talk about what self-care looks like, overcoming parental guilt, navigating the seasons of life, the need for a date night, supporting each other’s hobbies, and sharing success. See some of our discussion below and be sure to listen so you hear the full, in-dept...
Physical Care
October 19, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 15.8 MBSeason 6 of the Cultivation Podcast continues its journey discussing the necessity and value of self-care. This week’s episode is about the value of taking care of ourselves to we can stay active. We have to build in healthy motion in our lives to improve ourselves physically. I don’t mean getting a Hollywood superhero physique, but one of the worst things we can do to ourselves is to stay stagnant. I don’t love the gym, but I love having the energy, strength and endurance to sh...
Workplace Care
October 12, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 15.1 MBThis week’s Cultivation Podcast continues the journey of self-care by exploring how you can take care of yourself professionally so you can perform your job at the highest level possible. You can’t improve as an employee if you’re worn out, burnt out, or bored. Showing up as the best employee possible is not just about serving your company, it’s about being your best self to leave an impact on other people. Here are some ways to take care of yourself in the workplace so you can ...
Emotional Care
October 05, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 17.6 MBSeason 6 of the Cultivation Podcast is dedicated to self-care. This episode dives into the sticky subject of emotions. Keeping emotions pent up is a terrible idea because it means they will explode. So, you need to process what we’re dealing with in order to avoid a hurricane of emotions. Emotional care is about allowing yourself to experience your full range of emotions, embrace that, and process it maturely. My household uses the phrase “Stop, challenge and choose”. I do that t...
Relational Care
September 28, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week’s episode of the Cultivation Podcast continues the season’s theme of self care by discussing relationships. Relationships add meaning and purpose to your life. How many great memories do you have by yourself? And how many solo achievements do you wish you had been able to share with someone else? Nothing good happens in isolation and the world we live in has a lot of mental stress as people feel more isolated and less connected. Here are some ways to maintain su...
Everyone Needs a Coach
September 21, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 24.9 MBThis week’s Cultivation Podcast continues the journey of self-care and self-investment in order to be the best YOU possible, with special guest Vanessa Suazo. Vanessa is Tom’s personal trainer and joins the podcast to talk about Vaness and Tom talk about her dream job, and how it shifted from veterinarian to journalism and now helping people take control of their health. Tom notes that people who do a job that they hate and asks Vanessa how she made a change to follow her passi...
Spiritual Care
September 14, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes - 22.1 MBThis season of the Cultivation Podcast is about how we can invest in and rejuvenate ourselves via self-care. So far, we’ve talked about our psychology, work, and emotions but we need to look at our whole being, not just one aspect. This includes spirituality. Spirituality is a sense of perspective beyond our day to day life. It’s about recognizing life isn’t just about the day to day grind, there’s another plane and realm. Personally, my spirituality is my faith that Jesus Christ is t...
Physcological Self Care
September 07, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 26.5 MBSeason 6 of the Cultivation Podcast is all about self-care and the process of taking time to be intentional about how we’re growing and leading ourselves. Self-care seems like a crazy topic in our self-centered world, but we often neglect our self-care because we are trying to chase after a better version of ourselves! Self-care starts with our mindset. Many of our obstacles take place in our minds, and we give up when we get overwhelmed. Psychological self-care is about g...
DREAMING & CONFIDENCE W/JAMI HAMMEL PT. 2
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBWe are closing out Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast with Tom’s wife, Jami! She returns to wrap up the words to live by season by discussing “Dreaming and Confidence”. Confidence is defined as a feeling or consciousness of one’s power or resilience in one’s circumstances; faith or belief one will act in a right proper way; quality or state of being certain; relation of trust or intimacy. While Jami is Tom’s wife of 21 years, a mother, musician and Health Coach, she had to learn...
PURPOSE & COMPARISON W/JAMI HAMMEL PT. 1
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBThe penultimate episode of Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast features a very special guest...Tom’s wife! Her first time on the podcast will see the couple discuss “Purpose and Comparison” as they wrap up the words to live by season. Jami is not only Tom’s wife of 21 years, but she is a mother, musician and Health Coach. Comparison is the examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities. Tom and Jami have seen people be paralyzed by comparisons. Jam...
Action
April 13, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Sometimes we have to stop planning and just take action. The hardest part of action is getting started. Give yourself grace because small actions lead to a breakthrough. In this episode, Tom continues the Season 5 theme of words to live by with his explanation of “Action”. Tom notes this podcast is about cultivating dreams, purpose, and possibility. But before we can achieve that, we have to be people of action. The simplest definition of action i...
IDENTITY
April 06, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Have a voice in your life who can identify your growth. Measure your growth by setting a baseline and being specific about effort. Celebrate your progress to train your mind for motivation. Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast continues to give words to live by with an episode on “Identity”. Tom is passionate about identity because it keeps them on course or knocks them off course to achieving their goals. Identity is defined as the distinguishing cha...
SILVER LININGS W/DENISE KORENEK
March 30, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBSeason 5 of the Cultivation Podcast continues with special guest Denise Korenek. Because this season is all about words to live by, Tom and Denise will discuss “Silver Linings”. Denise Korenek was raised to do anything she set her mind to. She combined that with her adventurous side to become the holder of a world record. Denise set the record for bicycle land speed for both man and woman at a staggering 183.9 mph. While that is the highlight, Denise had to overcome a slew of ob...
Growth
March 23, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Have a voice in your life who can identify your growth. Measure your growth by setting a baseline and being specific about effort. Celebrate your progress to train your mind for motivation. Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast is all about words to live by and this episode’s word is “Growth”. Tom explains his passion for growth and why we need to be growing in our lives. Growth is defined as progressive development; an increase or expansion. Ask yours...
MOTIVATION
March 16, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Motivation is fleeting, so we have to fuel it. Write down what you’re motivated to do and set a timeline on it. Motivation is nothing without discipline. The Cultivation Podcast continues Season 5’s theme of words to live by with host Tom Hammel diving into the meaning of “Motivation”. Motivation is defined as the act or process of moving others to act; the condition of being moved to act; a force, stimulus or influence. We need to be motivated to a...
ADVENTURE & FORTITUDE W/DOUG REID
March 09, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBSeason 5 of the Cultivation Podcast is all about words to live by. This episode dissects “Adventure and Fortitude” with special guest Doug Reid. Doug, as a mentor and brother in law to Tom, discusses how adventure is a mindset and gives tips on how to live a life of fortitude. Adventure is defined as an undertaking involving danger and unknown risks. Adventure means rejecting comfort for finding something new, so a life of risk ends up a life of victory. Doug says he views ...
COMMITMENT
March 02, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Commitment is first an agreement we make with ourselves. Commit to ourselves how we are going to react to and overcome disappointment. To achieve your commitments, write it down and feed that commitment. Welcome to Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast! This season has the theme of words to live by because words are powerful. This episode sees Tom dive into “Commitment”. Commitment is defined as an agreement or pledge to do something in the future. We ...
INTEGRITY & COMPASSION W/JASON FRENN
February 23, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBSeason 5 of the Cultivation Podcast continues with words to live by and this week’s episode see Tom joined by guest Jason Frenn. Jason takes his experience as an international speaker and author to share his insight on the meaning of “Integrity and Compassion”. Integrity is a firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic value; unimpaired condition or soundness; quality or state of being complete or undivided. Jason says he defines integrity means doing the right thing when no on...
DILIGENCE
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Diligence requires effort that we generate ourselves. We have to be prepared to “Go Pro” with our diligence. To achieve diligence you need to assess your current reality, implement a system and commit to yourself. Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast! This season is all about words to live by and this episode’s word is “Diligence”. Tom will talk about how diligence requires grit, fortitude, the determination to complete a task. Diligence is a steady, ...
Service
February 09, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MB3 Must-Hear Takeaways Our purpose is using our gifts to serve others. We are more valuable when we help others realize their own gifts. Service is less of an act and more of a mindset. The Cultivation Podcast Season 5 continues giving you words to live by with this week’s episode on “Service”. Tom goes over what it means to serve others and how it brings meaning to life. Across his life, Tom has a history of service — from working at a fast food restaurant and then helping others in...
HABITS W/JAMIL FRAZIER
February 02, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 44.4 MBSeason 5 of the Cultivation Podcast is about words to live by and this episode features guest Jamil Frazier. He and Tom discuss the meaning behind “Habits”. The author, motivational speaker, health coach and CEO shares how his habits shaped his journey. The former college athlete and pharmaceutical sales rep went from a failing marriage and unemployment to a breakthrough by getting his health back. He notes that the journey from a bad place to continuing success was shaped by forming t...
Playing to Your Strengths
December 29, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 15.6 MBThis episode closes out Season 4 of bonus content that couldn't fit in Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website One of the ways we live the Cultivated Life is that we play to our strengths. So, why is it so important we know our strengths? We need to understand we aren't strong in everything, we have key areas where we are stronger than others. Understanding those key areas is the only way we can authentically appreciate someone else's strengths.
Being a Safe Space
December 22, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 16.5 MBThis episode, like all of Season 4, sees Tom taking bonus content that couldn't fit in his new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead Check out our Website Over the course of this podcast Tom, has been pretty open and honest about failure. But what happens when those around us fail? How do we respond to someone close to us who fails?We should want to create an atmosphere of risk takers. Until we take risks, we won't grow. If no one around you is failing, ask yourself if are you a safe spac...
Life Is a Marathon
December 15, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 16.4 MBThis episode, like all of Season 4, sees Tom taking bonus content that couldn't fit in his new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website Recently, Tom supported in a marathon to raise money for clean drinking water in Sudan. It reminded him of the famous Boston Marathon, which illustrates several life lessons.Before you can even qualify to register for the Boston Marathon, you have to participate in other marathons showing you have a worthy qualifying time.
Walking in Forgiveness
December 08, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutes - 24.7 MBEpisode 10 of season 4 is bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website In this episode, Tom talks about forgiveness. Growing up in a violent home and fighting with an abusive father created bitterness and tension in Tom's early life. That anger controlled him until he reached a point where Tom decided he didn't want to subject himself to that anymore. Find out the valuable lessons he learned in the process of letting go.
Going into Uncharted Territory
December 01, 2020 05:00 - 17 minutes - 19.5 MBThis episode is part of the season made up of special bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website What does reaching uncharted territory, a new level, new heights previous unimaginable look like? It means living your dream. When we start to pursue our dreams and take action, those dreams give birth to new dreams. Things never on your radar start becoming a reality. Moving into uncharted territory helps you achieve new possibilities you never c...
Don't Let Money Own You
November 24, 2020 05:00 - 16 minutes - 19.4 MBThis season is all bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website If money could buy happiness, we would all be happy. Some of the wealthiest people are the most miserable. In living the Cultivated Life, we've got to set up healthy boundaries in our relationship with money.We can't look to money to buy our identity. Stuff can't and won't tell us who we are. You have to own your identity, you can't cheapen it by buying it. That doesn't mean you ca...
Finding Your Tribe
November 17, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 16.6 MBEpisode 7 this season is bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website Tom notes that statistics show that we become the 5 closest people we surround ourselves with, which means we have to be very strategic about our inner circle. This highlights the theme of the episode — the power of cultivating a tribe.
The Power and Value of Questions
November 10, 2020 05:00 - 15 minutes - 18.8 MBEpisode 6 is bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website If you're a parent, your kid has probably asked you a million questions. But those are the most formative things in the brain because they're learning and discovering along the way of the person they will become via the power of questions.This episode will further illustrate the power of asking questions in our lives.
Learning People Skills
November 03, 2020 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBAll 13 episodes in Season 4 are bonus content from Tom’s new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website This episode dives into why we need to learn on how to deal with people. We spend so much energy on learning and growing, that we can lose focus on the importance of being able to understand people. In this episode Tom will explain that for us to move forward, we have to listen, learn, read and work with people.
Stop Avoiding Conflict
October 27, 2020 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBAll 13 episodes in Season 4 are bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website This episode sees Tom discuss how conflict, even though it can be painful, is crucial to growth. Tom notes that his greatest friendships growing up came from playground fights. He explains that working through that conflict can become the foundation of your best relationships.
The Failure Loop
October 20, 2020 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAll 13 episodes this season are bonus content from Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. In the book, Tom talks about the Failure Loop: We take risks, fail, learn, grow, and become successful. Check out our website This episode sees Tom dive into how failure leads to success. He explains that's because it forces us to dig deep about our priorities, focus and intent, so we give birth to the greatest successes.
Your Purpose Is Contagious
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThis episode is bonus content that couldn't fit in Tom's new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Check out our Website This episode has Tom explaining why he loves being around people who know their life's purpose. He says it gives him insight into knowing and dedicating himself to becoming the person he was meant to be. Tom says that while our purpose grows with us as we develop along our journey, the traits of finding that purpose stay true.
Don't waste your pain
October 06, 2020 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.1 MBSeason 4 is all about Tom taking bonus content that couldn't fit in his new book The Life You Were Meant to Lead. Our Website Tom notes that this very podcast was born out of pains in his past. He was failing at leading himself while he was challenging others to reach their potential. So, he set out on a journey to self leadership and discovery, and found there were not enough tools about leading ourselves. Thus, this podcast was born.
Tom Hammel
August 25, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBFor the finale of Season 3, the Cultivation Podcast flips the script by having its final interview be with Tom himself. David Specht, Tom’s friend of nearly two decades who he met as a youth pastor in a small Louisiana town, talks with Tom about overcoming a rough upbringing, the process of transforming Tom’s life, and how he learned to lead others along the path of self-leadership.
DJ Promote: Turning Your Passion Into a Career
August 11, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBFollowing your dream has to result in seeing your income provide enough for you to live on. When chasing your passion, you have to figure out what is most important to you. Instead of giving up hope, hold on to the idea that something better is ahead of you.
Kassie Moon: Dealing with the realness of life’s journey
August 04, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBKassie Moon https://www.youtube.com/user/TheKassieMoon Gir Wash your Face https://amzn.to/3ft7RSh You can't do it alone, it takes a community. Sometimes, you have to hit rock bottom before you can get back up and try again. It's okay to not project the perfect life. There's freedom in being vulnerable and admit that you have struggles.
Jordan Loftis: How to Pursue Your Dreams
July 28, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBWhen we become the author of our own story, we have the power to change their world. Put in the reps so that when an opportunity comes up, you are as sharp as possible to take advantage of it. Do not be controlled by the opinions of other people because then you’re having your life written for you.
Thea Wood: The DNA of Success
July 21, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThe only way you fail is if you quit. Everything you do in the now matters, because it’s all connected to your future self. Lean into the community. Have a couple of key people in your life you can rely on.
Anthony Flagg: Embracing the Grind
July 14, 2020 04:30 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBHealing the Shame that binds you Take a step out and you’ll realize there are things you’re good at that weren’t part of your culture. When you’re on your journey, you need to make peace with the fact that not everyone will be able to join you. Being able to respond to “no” is a very tough, but necessary obstacle that needs to be overcome.
Yaneck Wasiek: let other people help you with the business.
June 30, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBYaneck Wasiek is a polish-born, award-winning photographer who offers workshops and classes in addition to working with various companies and individuals. He first discovered photography at the age of 8 after he was inspired by his parents. He started his future career 12 years ago while he was still making his way up the ladder at a major tech company. Yaneck sustained dual careers for roughly 8 years, working 40-60 hours per week and then add ing another 20-30 hours into his photography ...
Jose Rodriguez: A mindset to overcome threats and succeed
June 23, 2020 15:25 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBJose Rodriguez knows about the struggles of kids. He overcame a childhood filled with drug dealers, fights, and handcuffs to running a nonprofit that gives hope to others. Rescue A Generation is focused on reaching at-risk students with Jose being a motivational speaker that talks to audiences ranging from school auditoriums to major conferences all across the country. “I believe in young people. Any avenue I can take to get a message of hope to this generation, I do it,” he said.
Interview with John Buckner on The importance of dreaming big
June 09, 2020 01:07 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBJohn Buckner has spent most of his life serving others, whether it be through the church ministry or through health. His mission to help others was formed through his family and their open-door policy. Working with people always came naturally and he felt early on that he wanted to speak life into others. That led him into church ministry where he served people by taking them from where they are to where they want to be. He says that the vehicle he uses may have shifted, but his goal has sta...