Real Life Impact Podcast
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsChuck Carstensen with the Carstensen Team at RE/MAX Results interviews guests with conversations about real estate insights, personal/spiritual growth, and making a difference by impacting lives locally or globally. Plus we keep our followers up to date on the Minnesota real estate market.
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A Course in MIracles - #43
January 03, 2024 12:35 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBThere are two paths to take. The path toward Heaven and the path away. The away path has no purpose and is difficult and has continous challenges. Moving toward Heaven is bring people with you in happy confidence.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #2 - The Biggest Shift in 2023
January 02, 2024 12:28 - 1 minute - 1.28 MBThe biggest shift in 2023 was less transactions happening. The prices did not change much but the amount of sales happening from the peak of activity in 2021 and the units closed in 2023 was way less.
Real Estate Shift Show #1
January 01, 2024 16:25 - 1 minute - 1.35 MBInstead of just doing the quarterly What's Happening in Minnesota of Real Estate Show in 2024 you will see more frequent short a quick real estate tips, updates and more in the Real Estate Shift Show!
A Course In Miracles - #42
December 20, 2023 17:03 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBGod Loves You perfectly, completely and eternally! Often the war we have is with ourself and the "illusions" of the ego.
A Course in MIracles - #41
December 15, 2023 21:03 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBThe belief in powerlessness and helplessness is the source of misery. Making happiness constant.
A Course in MIracles - #40
December 15, 2023 20:31 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MBHow do you see someone who is attacking? And your role in their Atonement. You can help them in their struggles and see them has guiltless and sinless.
A Course in MIracles - #40
December 07, 2023 19:31How do you see someone who is attacking? And your role in their Atonement. An attack in this lesson when your doing something toward other people outside of what God would have you do. Spreading hate, angry, fear, etc...Your role in the atonement would be to offer them "light" and often we can do this by asking the holy spirit for guidance and allow that person to see or receive the offering you have given them. (The new way of doing things).
A Course in MIracles - #39
December 05, 2023 17:57 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBPeace and the enemy of Peace! The Eternal is forever kind, infinite in patience and wholly loving. It accepts you wholly and gives you peace.
A Course in MIracles - #38
November 30, 2023 17:28 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBTodays share is about Faith vs Faithlessness. We have all found ourselves in faithlessness even as a person of faith. Reminder love and truth are unchanging and everlasting and that is what is always available.
A Course in MIracles - #37
November 27, 2023 14:32 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBWe need to be aware of the outcomes of the ego. One of the main ones is to create seperation from God and the kingdom of God. This is often done be one of the egos other outcomes which is creating fear and anxiety. And the ultimate outcome of the ego is death for you! Sounds a little gloomy but this is something we have the ability to swift when we are aware of these outcomes of the ego.
A Course in MIracles - #36
November 17, 2023 18:33 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBNotes from my recent studies of A Course In Miracles. Choose guiltlessness. Choosing guilt is choosing against your happiness..and you have tought yourself the unnatural habit of not communicating with your creator.
A Course in MIracles - #35
November 15, 2023 18:50 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBIn continuing the theme about living in the present moment. Today I am sharing about dealing with physical or mental illness or challenges. And introduce the "Holy Instance".
What's Happening In Minnesota Real Estate - Episode #31
November 13, 2023 17:38 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBNow a quarterly update on the MN Real Estate Market, Chuck and Michelle Carstensen, Brother and sister team with RE/MAX Results talk about MN home inventory, Interest Rates effect on the Minnesota home sales and other real estate happenings.
A Course in MIracles - #34
November 03, 2023 19:02 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBHow do you view the Past, Present, and Future? The practice of living in the NOW.
A Course in MIracles - #33
November 01, 2023 14:41 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBHow has getting guidance from the Holy Spirit been going? The update from my process the last 10 days.
A Course in MIracles - #32
October 31, 2023 17:18 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBA longer term look at getting guidance from the Holy Spirit and from God. This aired on Oct 25th on my live stream and posting it here today.
A Course in MIracles - #31 - The Healing Needed For Happiness
October 22, 2023 00:29 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThe healing needed for happiness and true happiness is the love, joy and peace that we all want to experience for our self and to give out to the world. A healed healer is a more effective teacher and I took a slight break from the podcast because of the lack of healing I was dealing with.
A Course in MIracles - #30
October 11, 2023 20:04 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBGod Himself is incomplete without you! You are needed and welcomed at any time into kingdom of God living.
A Course in MIracles - #29
October 05, 2023 14:32 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBOne of the questions available for us to ask now and each day is "Do I want to know my Father's will for me?" And in this message I share that I have up until now never asked myself this question. Plus I read from the course one of the examples of why there is depression in the world. And then ask the listeners what do you think of the "Do I want to know my Father's will for me" question.
A Course in MIracles - #28
October 02, 2023 14:07 - 3 minutes - 77.8 MB VideoTeachers are needed for the kingdom. To be a teacher you don't have to perfect. The qualification to be a teacher is knowing there are more people than just you that need help and guidance into living in love, joy, peace and hope.
A Course in MIracles - #27
September 28, 2023 16:44 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBTo have peace teach peace. Along with the message #25 about "Teach Only Love" we understand some people are looking for peace so they can come to the point of love.
A Course in MIracles - #26
September 22, 2023 12:36 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MBToday's encouragement is "To Have, give all to all"...listen and think about what this truly
A Course in MIracles - #25
September 20, 2023 11:59 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBTeach only love, for that is what you are is todays theme. The ego creates seperation and the Holy Spirits looks for oneness.
A Course in MIracles - #24
September 17, 2023 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBContinuing from the Sept 8th episode that a course in miracles is a required course I am today going to talk about PEACE. Peace is from the Holy Spirit and our lack of peace and errors are from our Ego. In this talk I share my new injury and how it relates to the egos ways which are shifty and distracting. Where God is unchanged and always there and always available. The Holy Spirit has peace available for you.
A Course in MIracles - #23
September 16, 2023 18:12 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MBLast episode I talked about this course being a required course and ended saying I would talk about LOVE in the next episode. So this message has a couple stories on Love. One about a football trip to the ciy of "Brotherly Love in Philadelphia and another one about keeping my son going in his sports workouts and a couple of the challenges in both those situations. Love in Gods love does not require any actions from us. Often in worldly love we require something from someone else or....
A Course in MIracles - #22
September 08, 2023 18:21 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MBIn the preface and introduction of the book "A Course In Miracles" it gives interesting details of how this book came about. One of the statements that has stuck with me is that its A REQUIRED COURSE only the time you choose to take it is voluntary. Today I will share about this courses introduction and some thoughts on why its a required course.
A Course in MIracles - #21
September 04, 2023 01:08 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBQuick Eye Recovery Update- and then another "A Course in Miracles Lesson" - Error and correction versus Sin and Condemnation/Punishment. If you would to stop the struggle there needs to be a correction in the error (sin). And if we spot an error in someone else we are not to correct it with an attack. We are to help them correct it with the miracle (expression of love, healing)...
A Course in MIracles - #20
August 28, 2023 18:31 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBThere are moments or days where you feel like you are getting "attacked" and days or moments that we are the attacker perhaps. What does the "Miracle Worker" do in these situations. Today I share about having a tool kit to be a "Miracle Worker" and to be someone who is living in a way to enter into the Kingdom of God lifestyle.
A Course in MIracles - #19
August 25, 2023 14:14 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBA stop by a bookstore in Red Wing Mn offered a free book which ended up being "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis. Because I got a free book I thought I should buy a book which end up being "A Course in Miracles"...The book has been very helpful for my mindset during my eye's healing and not being able to be as active. Today's live broadcast on Facebook shares this story and here is the link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/mSevuVwGS6g?si=IvgKEdDMCUG3BD-N
What's Happening In Minnesota Real Estate - Episode #30
August 23, 2023 17:54 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBMichelle and Chuck Carstensen of the Carstensen Team is back with their quarterly Minnesota and sometimes a little bit of Wisconsin Real Estate update! High interest rates. People are still moving...the new the normal. Inventory is a little better but prices are staying up there do to the still fairly low interest rates. You can buy without hitting mutiple offers but there still often is multiple offers. For buyers in some cases an assumable loan may work. Also there is a good chance in 20...
A Course in MIracles - #18
August 22, 2023 17:24 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBI am continuing with my course in Miracles lessons that I started with my eye surgery updates. Today lesson is about removing fear. How do your currently process your fears? - Healing from your fears can only be handled by the Holy Spirit. Ask the Holy Spirit to be your guide!
Lessons in the Course of Miracles-#17
August 20, 2023 12:59 - 7 minutes - 6.41 MBMy gas bubble in my eye is gone has of Friday. There is still recovering and healing going on in my right eye, but I dont feel there will be anything day to day to share other then I will continue with the teachings from the Course in Miracles. Todays message is a reminder of the blindspot I realized I had by not teaching and that its God's will for me to teach. And God's will does not mean you have to stop doing what you are doing. In my case as of now I am called to teach and we also le...
Lessons in the Course of Miracles-#16
August 17, 2023 18:42 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBGetting closer to the my gas bubble in my eye disappearing. Hopefully this weekend it will be gone. Todays Lesson in the Course of Miracles is a talk on healing again. Miracles are healing because they supply a lack; they are performed by those who temporarily have more for those who temporarily have less.
Lessons in the Course of Miracles-#15
August 16, 2023 02:13 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBI can almost see out of my right eye now! However at this time of night I am really having trouble on anything nearsighted. Today's lesson in "The course of miracles" is about grace. When we error the Holy Spirit immediately looks past our error and sees us as Gods' loved son or daughter.
Lessons in the Course of Miracles-#14
August 14, 2023 03:09 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBToday I feel like I am actually seeing out of my eye. My nearsightedness is not great right now. I am thankful for the progress. Today in the Course of Miracles Lesson - how do you enter the kingdom of God now. I would start with a prayer, and then learn more about what God truly thinks about you and also start to see other people the way God sees you.
Lessons in the Course of Miracles-#13
August 12, 2023 14:02 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBToday is the two week mark since my eye surgery. I had my follow up appt yesterday and things are healing great. The lesson in the course of miracles today is healing is available for all, always...the start of the conversation on entering into the kingdom of God.
Lessons in the Course of Miracles-#12
August 10, 2023 17:16 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBThe last 12 days have been both slower and faster. Things keep progressing with my eye and I am thankful for that. Today's lesson in the course in miracles is about our perceptions. Perceptions we have learned or created and can be in the range of misperceptions to right perceptions. Its good to become more aware of your perceptions and naturally move toward right perceptions.
Lessons in the course of miracles-#11
August 10, 2023 01:31 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBToday my eye is in a very similar spot as yesterday. Basically I am feeling the progress but still working through not actually being able to use it for sight. The lesson in the course of miracles is that a major contribution of miracles is their strength in releasing you from your false sense of isolation, deprivation and lack.
Lessons in the course of miracles-#10
August 08, 2023 21:58 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBToday I am back to doing the video a bit early in the day because by the end of the day its been hard to focus. Really all day its been hard to focus but I can tell my eye is recovering. For todays share on "The Course In Miracles" its purposeful to mention that Miracles are examples of right thinking., aligning your perceptions with truth as God created it. Often our thinking is in high ego mode and misperceptions. You receive what you give so its important to shift to right thinking.
Lessons in the course of miracles-#9
August 08, 2023 02:34 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBToday Chuck shares how he is seeing some progress in my eye. Yet overall I feel like he is seeing worse. Day by day trusting the process. For the "Course in Miracles" lesson he is bringing up how the Holy Spirit and the Ego operates. The Ego is in opposition and conflict with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is there available to direct us in the right direction but often our ego pulls us in a misguided direction. The ego gives us misperceptions....we will talk more about this in the fut...
Lessons in the course of miracles-#8
August 07, 2023 02:08 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBChuck talks about being out and about more today and in front of more people In general I feel like the eye is healing but still no eye sight and I woke up today and it was very bothersome. One day at a time. "The Course In Miracles" lesson for today is on forgiveness. Miracles are natural signs of forgiveness. Through miracles you accept God's forgiveness by extending it to others.
Lessons in the course of miracles-#7
August 05, 2023 20:23 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBChuck talkes about one week ago his eye was under the knife/laser and how he is now more active each day...Todays "Course In Miracles" is that prayer is the medium of miracles. Prayer is a means of communication of the created with the Creator. Through prayer love is received, and through miracles love is expressed. Prayer can help re-fill you if you feel empty and dont feel like you have any love to give.
What's Happening In Minnesota Real Estate - Episode #29
May 09, 2023 18:38 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBChuck and Michelle Carstensen are back for our now quarter Real Estate show talking about what is happening with Minnesota Home Sales and Real Estate Transactions. We are in the Spring 2023 Market and how is it similar to past Spring Markets and how is it different? Will the market take a dip in 2023 and if so at what point? Also added a segment called "Simple Real Estate Things The People Dont Know" and talked a lot about land sales and purchases....We answer these and other questions about...
What Can Sellers and Realtors Do With Low Offers?
April 11, 2023 19:54 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MBOver our years of being Realtors we have both received and sent our fair share of low offers. Often called "low ball" offers, sellers and Realtors have several ways to handle them. We will cover some of these options in this Real Estate Podcast! Reject the offer. Counter the offer. Hold the offer.
Why The Minnesota Real Estate Market Will Be Strong the Next Few Months
April 02, 2023 00:21 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBComing off our biggest week for accepted offers at the #CarstensenTeam at RE/MAX Results, Chuck shares three reason you can be confident that the Minnesota Real Estate market will be strong the next few months! 1. The Weather warms and the market normally warms up in Minnesota Real Estate Sales. 2. There is pent up demand from the somewhat slower than normal winter season from 2022/Early 2023. 3. The Pretend Economy - The government will likely keep printing money and they will what they...
Why Minnesota Home Inventory Is Still Very Low
March 24, 2023 16:18 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBThe Minnesota Home market normally picks up greatly in the Spring. Right now why Minnesota housing invontory is still very low and very few homes are still for sale are for a few factors. In this podcast we note three main reason. 1. Weather 2. The General Economy 3. Interest Rates. Real estate is always local, but in Minnesota the weather does affect the housing market. Interest rates and the overall economy have a bigger influence on why Minnesota Home Inventory is still very low!
What's Happening In Minnesota Real Estate - Episode #28
February 07, 2023 20:17 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThe 2023 Real Estate market in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin is picking up. We will talk about MN Housing supply and demand. What are buyers, sellers and their Realtors perhaps not considering. Plus we talk about Chuck's Facebook issues and how hot vacant land sales in Minnesota and Wisconsin have been the last few months. Listen and find on more in the first What's Happening in Minnesota Real Estate show of 2023.
I Am Off Facebook - Here is Why!
January 24, 2023 20:40 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBI have been on Facebook since around 2007 or 2008. Its almost like an addiction to check my news feed daily or multiple times a day. Often over that time I made it a priority to post videos and other content related to real estate and my life. But I am off Facebook. Not by choice but here is what happened...(listen to the show)! I am still on social media just not Facebook currently. The Carstensen Team Facebook page is still active!
What to Expect for Housing Inventory in 2023 - Supply and Demand
January 09, 2023 19:18 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBIn 2021 and early 2022 low inventory was a big challenge in Real Estate Markets across the nation, as well as the Minnesota Real Estate Market. Listen to find out what Chuck Carstensen of the Carstensen Team with RE/MAX Results expects for inventory in 2023 vs the recent past.
Putting 2022 In The Rear View Mirror Real Estate Wise!
January 04, 2023 17:28 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBAs we enter 2023 here are a few of the takeaways from 2022 in Real Estate. When did the Minnesota home prices peak? How much if any have they come down? Our Minnesota home prices going to drop a lot more in 2023? Chuck Carstensen of the Carstensen Team of RE/MAX Results give an answer to these questions and more! Find out!