Fight For Brilliance with Justin Keller
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsHosted by Justin Keller, you'll hear stories and insights on what it looks like to fight for brilliance in every area of life every other Wednesday.
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Not Therapy with My Therapist: Overcoming the Pressure of Constant Achievement with Mindful Ambition
September 28, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 62 MBIs enough ever enough when it comes to your personal growth? Do you always need to be going at full speed towards big goals and ambitions? Prepare to challenge your preconceptions about self-help, ambition, and what it truly means to thrive in today's fast-paced world. In this episode, we discuss the potential pitfalls in the pursuit of bettering yourself and going after big goals and what you can do to protect your mental health as you fight to become the best version of yourself possible. ...
Not Therapy with My Therapist: Understanding Communication Challenges in Relationships
August 31, 2023 11:01 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBCommunication is critical in relationships, at work, with our kids, spouses, or friends. But let's face it, it can be a challenging journey. In this segment of "Not Therapy with My Therapist," we explore the nuances of communication obstacles. Join us as we dissect the complexities that make communication so demanding. Together, we'll uncover valuable insights to enhance your interpersonal connections and provide insights to help you improve your communication with others. You can submit qu...
Living With The End In Mind And Shedding Excuses with Brady Wix
August 09, 2023 12:49 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode, Brady Wix shares his journey from weighing 340 lbs., living with little purpose and direction to becoming an ultra runner and Sergeant in the United States Army. We discuss the importance of limiting your options, simplifying your decision-making, taking responsibility for your life, why challenges are critical, learning to let go of control, and living with the end in mind. Brady Wix serves in the U.S. Army, he is an Ultra Marathon Runner, and is he is constantly seeking ...
Not Therapy with My Therapist: How Family Validation and Your Past Impacts Mental Health
July 19, 2023 20:31 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBIn this episode of Not Therapy with My Therapist, Jessica Pass Haskell and Justin Keller discuss the importance of family validation and how to navigate making decisions that your family won't agree with. They also explore the potential of gene editing to improve mental health. You’ll learn about the misconception that exists when it comes to connecting with others, what trauma is, the conflict of family identity, the power of remembering your past, and how to change your relationship with y...
Intentional Parenting and Raising Resilient Kids with Aliza Pressman
July 06, 2023 23:09 - 38 minutes - 35 MBIn this episode, renowned parenting expert and child developmental psychologist Aliza Pressman shares practical insights for navigating the challenges of modern parenting and how to help children become more resilient. We discuss fundamental principles of a child’s development, intentional parenting, how parents can remain a strong support system, and why being a perfect parent isn’t realistic or necessary. Aliza’s wealth of knowledge and experience will inspire you to create a nurturing env...
Not Therapy with My Therapist: Practice Acceptance and Improve Your Life with The Japanese Philosophy Wabi Sabi
June 21, 2023 19:15 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this month's segment of Not Therapy with My Therapist on the Fight for Brilliance Podcast, we are discussing the powerful Japanese Philosophy Wabi Sabi. We take a look at how business icons like John D. Rockefeller practiced contentment and found happiness in simplicity, and we unpack the meaning of this Japanese philosophy and provide practical ways to apply it to your life. We discuss these ideas: Not all of life needs to be optimized • The difference between acceptance and acknowledg...
Kicking Addiction Out of the Home with Megan Aronson
June 07, 2023 11:27 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBAfter a back injury, a prescription for pain turned into a desperate and dark addiction for Kory Aronson. In this episode, Megan Aronson shares how her fairy tale love story became a living nightmare with her husband was like. Megan discusses the pain she lived with for so many years, knowing her husband was no longer himself. She talks about how hard it was for her to finally admit he had a substance use disorder and how she finally realized that to love him, she had to be willing to lose h...
Not Therapy with My Therapist: On Heartbreak and Tips for Moving On
May 17, 2023 14:45 - 50 minutes - 46 MBIn this episode, we’ll be discussing how to navigate heartbreak. Although heartbreak is often associated with relationships, it’s not privy to that. Heartbreak can occur anytime we are disappointed in a situation that doesn’t work out as we had hoped. Mental health expert and licensed therapist Jessica Pass Haskell discusses what makes moving on difficult after heartbreak. She discusses the importance of letting go, practicing self-compassion, and practicing self-awareness. Jessica provides ...
Training Plan for Life: Mastering Time, Health, and Family with Gordo Byrn
May 03, 2023 13:51 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBOn this inspiring episode of the Fight For Brilliance Podcast, Justin Keller sits down with a former elite amateur triathlete, Gordo Byrn, who left behind a successful corporate career to pursue his passion for endurance sports. Gordo shares his journey of how a divorce, combined with the feeling that something is missing in his life, transitioned from working in a private equity firm to eventually becoming an Ultraman champion, one of the most challenging endurance races in the world. At t...
Not Therapy with My Therapist: Why Therapy and Mental Health Conversations Matter
April 21, 2023 13:36 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBDespite conversations around mental health and therapy becoming more common, there are still a lot of misconceptions about what therapy is. Justin misunderstood and used to be skeptical of therapy. But after working with Jessica for years navigating divorce, parenting, career, and relationship decisions, he's realized how valuable it can be for anyone looking to improve their mental well-being and life. Justin and Jessica decided to launch a new monthly segment on the show, Not Therapy with...
Podcast Relaunch | Getting Direction by Slowing Down and Saying No for Now
April 19, 2023 19:23 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIt's easy to get caught up in the chaos of life, but sometimes taking a break is exactly what we need to appreciate the journey we're on truly. In this special relaunch episode, we'll dive into the power of slowing down and gaining perspective. Host Justin Keller shares his experience taking an almost two-year break from the podcast. He talks about how embracing life's challenges can lead to personal growth, improved mental health, self-improvement, direction, and a more meaningful way of li...
One question that will help you take more action toward goals and ideas
October 01, 2021 14:51 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBWe're going to be in trouble if we are always waiting until we feel motivated, or the time is right, to take action toward our goals and ideas. In this episode, I talk about one question that I was taught to ask to help me take immediate action toward any goal or idea. This one question is so simple, yet it packs the power to move you closer toward what it is that you want to pursue. Previous episode on motivation: https://fight-for-brilliance-with-justin-keller.simplecast.com/episodes/unde...
The art of action with patience
September 24, 2021 10:30 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBWe live in a culture where we are able to have what we want, when we want it. If we're not careful, we approach our dreams and ideas with that same "right now" mindset, and if we can't have it the way that we want it right now, we end up waiting for the perfect time and doing nothing with it at all. In this episode, I discuss the one major mindset that keeps most of us from ever stepping toward our dreams and ideas, and I talk about how to step toward what you desire while practicing patienc...
How to get started with your ideas
September 09, 2021 11:53 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBHow you start taking action toward your ideas is absolutely critical. In this episode, I share the 3 things secrets to getting your ideas started right. These 3 things are the foundation for helping you create belief in, improve upon, and keep fighting for the ideas you have. If you have an idea that you want help bringing to life, text the word "IDEA" to 844-439-1484 Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitte...
Getting yourself out of default mode
September 03, 2021 15:31 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBEveryone of us do things without wondering why. We are provided manuals, we follow instructions, and we often live without questioning things, or seeing if there's a better way. In this episode, I share an example of how default mode impacts our lives. I also answer a question that came in from a listener and discuss how you can develop a mindset that isn't afraid to fail. Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twi...
The benefits of planning to fail
August 26, 2021 16:43 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBEven though it might sound pessimistic to say, plan for failure, it's not. In fact, in the proper context, planning for failure is what allows you to be prepared, and it protects your life. In this episode, I share a thought from the author James Clear, and we look at how even big brands like Apple use this approach to help them fight for brilliance and success. Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/ke...
Stop borrowing someone else's bravery
August 13, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” E.E. Cummingst Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@...
Seeing today differently
August 12, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.13 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerth...
The art of asking why
August 11, 2021 12:44 - 5 minutes - 4.66 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” - Joseph Joubert Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthi...
Finding beauty through the chaos of life
August 10, 2021 09:11 - 4 minutes - 3.29 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com...
Patience is strength
August 09, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Patience is not passive, on the contrary, it is concentrated strength.” - Bruce Lee Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | Tik...
Trying to trick your fear
August 08, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.58 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “A man that flies form his fear may find that he has only taken a shortcut to meet it.” - J.R.R. Tolkien Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.c...
Choosing curiosity over your agenda
August 07, 2021 11:08 - 4 minutes - 3.1 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Receive without pride, let go without attachment.” - Marcus Aurelius Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@keller...
Take responsibility for the brilliance in your life
August 06, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The man who will use his skill and imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” - Henry Ford Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlef...
Walking through closed doors
August 05, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The man who will use his skill and imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” - Henry Ford Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefi...
Hidden distractions in our lives
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Find meaning through responsibility
August 03, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 2.95 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
The right kind of crazy
August 02, 2021 11:34 - 3 minutes - 3.5 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Find success through generosity
August 01, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.12 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The man who will use his skill and imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” - Henry Ford Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefi...
Forgiveness sets you free
July 31, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” - Lewis B. Smedes Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/keller...
How to get through almost anything
July 30, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how” - Friedrich Nietzsche Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kel...
Setting new standards
July 29, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.7 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of shore.” - André Gide Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellert...
Curiosity over judgement
July 28, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.13 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –Plato Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Small efforts matter
July 27, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBEpisode Notes The summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” - Robert Collier Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks| twitter.com/kel...
Every day is day one
July 26, 2021 09:46 - 4 minutes - 3.07 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –Plato Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Sleeping on your dreams
July 25, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.67 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” ― Muhammad Ali Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@...
Step away from distractions
July 24, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” -Henry David Thoreau Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.c...
Create white space in your life
July 23, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 2.95 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Listen to silence. It has much to say.” -Rumi Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
The only constant in life
July 22, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 3.81 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: "Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running through them." - Marcus Aurelius Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter....
The contrast of the battles and beauty of life
July 21, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: "Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running through them." - Marcus Aurelius Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter....
Permission to rebel against conformity
July 20, 2021 11:37 - 5 minutes - 4.13 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Originality is the best form of rebellion” - Mike Sasso Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Getting a sense of where you are going and why
July 19, 2021 12:13 - 5 minutes - 3.59 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” - Eddie Cantor Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.co...
Fuel the hopes and dreams of others
July 18, 2021 16:54 - 6 minutes - 4.5 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “It’s hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” - Thomas Sowell Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthink...
A dangerous way to make decisions
July 17, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “It’s hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” - Thomas Sowell Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthink...
You can't buy back your past
July 16, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Today's quote: “No man is rich enough to buy back his past.” - Oscar Wilde Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Break the contract you have with your limitations
July 15, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.03 MBThe summer shorts is a 30-day series where you'll hear a quote for the day and thought on that quote. These short episodes are designed to help you keep growing during the Summer season and challenge you to live, lead, and create more brilliantly. Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks
Milestones and moments
July 09, 2021 03:19 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode, I share some of my recent experiences, reflections and actions in my life. I was heading into a special time with my son at the same time I was turning 41 and the podcast was hitting 100 episodes. Each one had me thinking about many different things, but a recurring theme appeared and that's what I talk about in this episode. Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok...
Defying impossible and overcoming your past with Charlie Engle
July 01, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn 2007, Charlie Engle became the first man to run across the Sahara Dessert. The endeavor required him and two other runners to run two marathons a day for 111 consecutive days. As life-changing and challenging as that was, perhaps his most significant challenge has been his life of sobriety. In this episode, Charlie shares how addiction ruled his life for many years and how he finally realized that no one was coming to save him, and his only way out was to choose to change. His change came...
Leveraging limitations and overcoming miles of trials with Ryan Miller
June 25, 2021 14:52 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBRyan Miller has spent a lot of his life learning to overcome obstacles. He was born with a genetic disorder that impacted his growth, but that wouldn't stop him from competing. At a young age, Ryan learned to take what others see as a limitation and instead turn it to his advantage. Ryan shares how that foundation has helped shape him as a runner and how it has helped fuel a healthy mindset that has him out to prove how great he can be at what he does. Ryan lives in San Antonio, TX; he's a ...
Unconditional love and hard work: A conversation with my dad
June 17, 2021 15:32 - 1 hour - 73 MBMy dad, Mike Keller, is a pastor in Grand Forks, ND. He spent most of his childhood growing up on a farm in North Dakota where he learned what it means to work hard. He discussed what life was like growing up, the relationship he had with his dad, and how it shaped who he became as a dad. We talk about how my dad managed working two jobs for a lot of my childhood, but yet made his family a priority. We also talked about how he met my mother, the love that they had, and how they stayed strong...