This is a family inspiration podcast where I discuss how the culture in our homes and families - the environment, habits, traditions, language, expectations, and feelings at home - are shaping the minds, hearts, spirits, and bodies of our children, and the nation, with parents, educators, authors, a…
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Jeanie Cisco-Meth returns to the podcast with another great conversation! Jeanie has written two best selling books despite being told in elementary school I was too stupid to make it. She was in the Army and the first female to make the Ranger Challenge team in Utah. She loves her life everyday. Her book, Bully Proofing You: Taming the Bully Between Your Ears is in the education business helping people through our presentations, workshops, best-selling books, and mentoring is a reminder that it's not about you. It's about the pain others are facing. They feel depressed and anxious and they can't stand it if you don't feel the same way. When you remember they are in pain, you can let their cutting comments go. Jeanie recalls being bullied. She saw my children bullied. She was a high school teacher for 17 years and had to do something to make a difference. In our interview she also recalls being the difference when she was the first woman in her family to stand up for herself. She feels she was born to break the cycle of manipulation in her family. Learn more about Jeanie at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanieciscometh/ https://www.facebook.com/officialjeanieciscometh https://www.instagram.com/ciscometh/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6N7IkrbONsbaqs3ELe5fg
Evette Davis is a parenting expert, author, and huge advocate of traditional family values. Evette joins us from Washington, DC where she raised 3 kids, taking them from public schools to American's top universities. Today she talks to us about parenting as a single mother and her new book set, “The Adventures of Sunny” and how reading to your kids can help prepare them for college. During a time of setback in Evette's life, she turned her situation around and became an entrepreneur. Evette is now a children's author, with 5 published books, a YouTube channel, and more books on the way. Evette and I talked about how children are exposed to too much negative media. Movies and vision programming are everywhere. Unfortunately, most of it is not happy, wholesome, and healthy for young minds. So much of our media today is full of profanity, fear, shock, murder, and general negativity. Further, explicit sexual content is everywhere, from advertisements to billboards...it's almost ubiquitous. Keeping healthy images and positive media in front of our kids can be an uphill battle. Kids are like sponges, they absorb their environment. If they grow up watching shows filled with dysfunction, they will see this as normal. This will definitely impact how they behave. Connect with Evette: www.dymondjewel.com/books https://tinyurl.com/Storytime-w-Ms-Dymond
After going from a strong, moral upbringing in Southern Oklahoma to a drug-related downfall that had me facing federal prison, Robert Newman understands what those who are addicted feel and think. That's what enables him to cut through the resistance and manipulative tactics of an addicted person and help them choose life and recovery. In the eighteen years since Robert completed a long-term drug rehabilitation program, he has educated more than a hundred thousand youth on the dangers of drug abuse and helped thousands of people with drug or alcohol rehabilitation. Many of those he helped with their addictions as a substance abuse counselor, now many more as a drug intervention specialist. Now, Robert's focus is on doing interventions that turn situations from tragic to hopeful. When he walks into a room full of family who have asked for help, he knows exactly how to cut through the emotion and confusion and establish ground rules to make the intervention a success. A successful intervention is so much about preparation. Robert will work with the family to ensure they have chosen a good rehab and cut off all avenues of evasion so their loved one has only one choice ahead of them — start rehab right now. Robert Newman helps families and save lives by helping addicts in need find good treatment programs and families with loved ones suffering with addiction get into treatment. In this episode, Robert and I talk about breaking the cycle of addiction, supporting family members in intervention and recovery, and how to foster a culture of preventing drug addiction. Connect with Robert at https://www.newmaninterventions.com/ Robert is sharing his 25 Tips for Successful Intervention for the Family Leadership Toolbox. I will put it in the Toolbox under Mental Health! Go to https://bit.ly/FamilyCultureLeadership to log in.
Whitney Bean is a wellness and life coach. Her business is to help moms to find balance and to listen to their natural instincts and experiences in order to then show up as the most authentic and genuine version of themselves. She passionately believes that they can then in turn utilize those tools and skills to create an intentional home that can also find balance, peace, and flow. A mom of 4 kids ages 1-10, Whitney loves to dig into the messy, stressful, and dramatic areas of her client's lives so that she can help them to organize, evaluate, and find balance from the inside out. Whitney is passionate about building a home-based intentional, natural, and practical principles that bring peace, unity, and balance. Whitney and I talked about how she thinks the concept of "hard work" in order to get what you want is something that is culturally stuck. When we work with our natural capability to feel and experience and blossom as individuals, creating amazing outcomes and results is a wonderful side effect. You can push through and work like crazy to get there, but if you check in and come from a place of balance, you'll get there as a genuine and natural bi-product of living an intentional life. A suggested solution to counteract the over-emphasis on pushing hard work is setting up systems that will regularly check in with each member of the family and help the family to feel like a supported family unit. Each member is responsible for their emotions, actions, and interactions. When the home acts as its own organism, that overall balance will create flow and help the family to achieve goals and outcomes that they might have otherwise pushed to get done. For example, growing a garden as a family--you could push each family member to get garden chores done, or you could spend time together in the garden where naturally pulling weeds and checking on the plants is a comfortable and fun time together. As moms learn to check in regularly and allow space to feel and respond, they're genuine and connected. They're at peace in the present moment and there's no better gift that you can give your kids day to day than them seeing you self-care easily and be with them. After a health crisis in her 20s, Whitney started learning to look inward for solutions. For two years she searched for solutions outward through medications and testing. When that didn't work she started leaning toward holistic remedies. This is the approach Whitney takes with her wellness clients. She helps you connect inward to create your solutions. Whitney has provided a freebie inside of the Family Leadership Toolbox which you can access by logging in at https://bit.ly/FamilyCultureLeadership. Her freebie is a "Restoring Balance" download to help you define what balance looks like in four areas of your life. To connect with Whitney, go to www.whitneybean.com
Dr. Shefali was 44 years old when she had an epiphany: the only person stopping her from harnessing her inner power was herself. She says, “I truly believe that there comes a critical moment in a woman's life – typically around mid-life – where she faces a pivotal choice. I certainly came to that moment in my own life: either I continued being inauthentic to myself and stayed encaged in fear OR I stepped into a new dimension where I was fully, consciously, my true self.” Coming to a critical juncture in her own life, she had no choice but to walk away from the past. Dr. Shefali let go of her unhappiness, her ego, and discovered a profound freedom and purpose. Her moment of radical awakening led to the birth of a new self. What she experienced in her own journey, Dr. Shefali realized was readily available to all women. Featured prominently on Oprah Winfrey's platforms, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Hoda & Jenna, among many others…. Dr. Shefali is a The New York Times bestselling author and renowned clinical psychologist teaching women how to transcend their fears and illusions, breaking free from societal expectations, and rediscovering the person they were always meant to be: fully present, conscious, and fulfilled. According to Oprah Winfrey – “The world needs to know. Trailblazing. Life-enhancing. [A Radical Awakening is] one of those books you will want to keep on your nightstand.” DR. SHEFALI received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University. Specializing in the integration of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy, she brings together the best of both worlds for her clients. She is an expert in family dynamics and personal development, teaching courses around the globe. Dr. Shefali has written four books, including the award-winning, New York Times bestsellers The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family. She's been featured prominently on Oprah Winfrey's platforms, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Hoda & Jenna, among many others. Dr. Shefali lives in New York City. More at: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aradicalawakening.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0sILSKJ5Gd4YoJMUn5sWqj-GGTHHwD0zbPfTNUujjgJ5P4YEWxmn_SU68&h=AT2hTwjREhgFpMyW6qjIDjn0twMqixuFdVNRdRvvJUoA7XVy4jGnLd_fhMoNM5uCmxdaGa7hcHmTN2gyWSsWYWYi6le0r7aCJ1ZikhAF9ibbqArR3pXd-UKSCUyZr8OH_Q5ryQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3jG7bG_j1BAhLBA5pyYNklrWi_RuG7RIq_mEdoma-grz4mw9xJAl-LjnegGrhdhKsGxD4xYJP5dcMkMRJdb_DzeomVeXQSMC718dkAxSNqnQeOR-b_tSmntsBWGKPaU5yN1gV42DJnI8QrbfTpDOKwX9-rqp_0VYnDjSX8X96Xp2iTJ3gxzGe3IYuvXuzfJ3I9Ued8x1-KiEXlhPtuB7y2fIwMsGbytLLZpwoO_4iI6JJcMFrOjGQ-TClVJ7vOIu0dv-9jlpAigA (www.aradicalawakening.com) Dr. Shefali is a prominent clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. Dr. Shefali and I talked about her new book and the shift away from external validation as the norm in our culture. To be more authentic means to be self-aware and know your intrinsic value.
What is up, family culture hackers?! Welcome to the movement to revolutionize your family culture - a movement to shift away from the norms and values established by a society and a history saddled in a narrative of vanity, fear, scarcity, lack, prejudice, consumerism, inauthenticity, and contempt. These prevailing and pervasive beliefs are everywhere and most of us know it but we don't really know what to do about it! I started learning about these dysfunctional beliefs when my life started going off the rails in 2016 (well, it started a lot sooner than that, but we'll get into that later)! My husband, Michael, was miserable at his job. He hadn't been able to find work in line with his goals so he found whatever he could and then found himself underemployed and unappreciated. We started having serious money problems, and soon found ourselves spiraling into serious depression. Without even realizing it, we were playing out a scripted narrative based in a patriarchal belief system. More than this, we were playing out a narrative of scarcity and lack, and fear and inauthenticity that had been inadvertently passed on to us from previous generations that have been deeply ingrained in our family and societal belief systems. We had roles to play, images to uphold, and duties to perform. We did everything right, and should have been on the right track. We kept our struggles at the surface in an effort to superficially resolve our problems with linear thinking to keep up the status quo. This status quo meant keeping up appearances and playing out the script for the foreseeable future. Then, we began to crack. The vision of being stuck like this forever was deeply depressing. There was no end and no escape. In 2019, we'd had enough. Michael quit his job. We sold our house. We moved in with my parents to reduce our expenses. We filed bankruptcy in 2020, and faced all our demons. All of them. If you are dying to make a change in your life somehow but you are feeling stuck, it is not your fault! These dominant belief systems often live just beneath the surface of your consciousness and you live out your day to day reacting to these beliefs. They have been passed on to you by society and family - sometimes even written into your DNA, so how could you know about it?! Family culture hacking is all about learning how to recognize these dysfunctional belief systems and stopping them in their tracks! Whenever you spot one, you'll be able to say, “ah ha! Caught you!” Like a glitch in the Matrix. You'll start to see them lurking everywhere - in your thoughts and language; in media, music, and marketing; in education; in government and politics; and even in your daily habits! There are three major players in the belief systems you pick up that influence your family culture the most. Author James Clear refers to these players as “the close,” “the many,” and “the powerful.” The close refers to your family and your community. The many refers to society at large and the commonly accepted narratives and norms you witness in the media and marketing. The powerful refers to the influencers, the leaders, and the game-changers throughout history who set the cultural expectations of your beliefs and identities. If you aren't aware, these three players can keep us stuck in a cultural identity that influences your thoughts, behaviors, and patterns. Because of the way humans are wired, we don't want to be different. We learn early on how to fit in so we don't get into trouble, or we learn when to stand out when we want to get what we want! We pick up beliefs about who we are to explain to ourselves how the world works and where we fit into the grand scheme of things. It's likely you have learned to be comfortable with those beliefs because they have protected you and have provided you with your basic human needs. They have shaped your identity and perhaps have gotten you through some seriously troubling...
Former NBC News Anchor Sherrie Dunlevy served the Wheeling, WV area for nearly 30 years both on television and radio. Today she is a best selling author, Inspirational speaker, Graduating Grief coach and podcast host. Her Number one best selling book “How Can I Help?” was written to help people know exactly what to say and do when the people they love and care about are hurting. Sherrie helps women step out of their pain and provides them with support, encouragement and tools to step back into LIVING their lives on purposes and with passion and joy. Sherrie is a #1 best selling author and the creator of the Graduating Grief Community and Podcast. In this episode Sherrie and I discuss why grief is such a taboo topic, and one many people avoid talking about if they can. However, this attitude does not lead to connection nor to healing. Not talking about it also perpetuates this fear of talking about it. Grief is one of those difficult things that everyone experiences differently. Sherrie and I discuss how you can open up about your grief or support someone you care about through their grief. In a time when so many people are learning to suffer through their grief, all of us can do better to support a culture where grief is a natural part of growing together, not apart. Connect with Sherrie and tune into her podcast at www.sherriedunlevy.com, and www.graduatinggrief.com. Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Christine Owens is a mother of four children from ages 6 -16 and has homeschooled for 10 years in five states. She has 14 years experience in various facets of public education. She has traveled to 20 countries , and over 1/2 of the united states. Her family loves to travel and loves traveling to learn. She loves chocolate, old books and hippos. Christine creates homeschooling resources to help parents learn through classic literature. This would include unit studies based on classic literature and soon to include resources on poetry. She has also written two books: Relaxed Homeschooling: Unlocking the Secrets of books and life to help people find a new way to see homeschooling; and A Year of Poetry Tea Time: The Essential Guide to Everything Poetry and Tea, a collection of poetry and so much more. Christine and I discussed a dysfunction in our society that children have to learn certain things by a certain age and that ages need to be taught separately. The reality is parents need to realize that schools are designed for the masses. They are not there to accommodate and one child's special interests. If a child is aloud to learn about things that interest them, that they are curious about their level of retention is improved greatly. Letting children learn through curiosity not only increases their retention but also leads to a love for learning. When children fall in love of learning they are also more willing to learn new things. Not only that, but children are very capable of learning, understanding, and discussing things that are considered "to advanced" for them. This is why I started to read poetry and unabridged classics to my children at a young age. Whether they are homeschooled or public schooled parents can benefit from knowing this information. Parents need to know that even though their children may be attending classes at a school that ultimately it is the parents responsibility to make sure their children receive the education they want them to have. This can include taking action and reading classic literature to children at night, Playing fun trivia games during dinner, teaching adult skills like cooking, finances, and serving others. The very first classic Christine read to her children was Howard Pyle's Robin Hood. "At first I thought I had lost my mind. Not only was the book in an old english but I had to read it. I had to stop and explain what was happening every sentence. I was wanting to just throw in the towel but at the same time I refused. After a while I got better at reading and I was explaining things every paragraph and then once on a page. To my astonishment, my tiny 4 and 6 year old were starting to understand the book and by half way through I was nearly having to explain anything any more. They were laughing at the jokes and cheering on the characters. This made me realize that it did not have to worry so much about what topics we learned about but just how we experienced it. Since then we have read many books, read poetry, learned about philosophers, history and anything else that struck us as interesting." Your child's education happens everywhere. Parents can and should lead out in discussions, read aloud to their children of all ages, and encourage their children to develop their learning skills. Learn more about Christine by going to www.littlerabbittrails.com/ Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Sandra Etherington is a mom of a 5 year old and an 8 year old. She is the owner of Family Personalities and the co-host of the Family Personalities podcast, a fun and sometimes cheesy podcast, that uses personality type to help change the way you see your family. Sandra uses her experience and training in Myers-Briggs personality type, to work one on one with families, helping them parent more effectively and peacefully based on their children's unique wiring and needs. Sandra works with families and personality type. Specifically, she uses the Myers-Briggs personality type model to change the way parents relate to themselves and their children. When you understand your children's personality types, you can better honor their needs and help them grow up happy and fulfilled. When you understand your own personality type and that of our parenting partner, we can communicate and work better together to improve the overall family dynamic. There is a favoring of extraversion in our dominant culture despite the fact that there are slightly more people who prefer introversion in the world. Sandra and I go into this facet in our children and how kids who prefer introversion have differing needs from those who prefer extraversion. Sandra goes into understanding the brain mechanisms behind introversion/extraversion and how to work specific tips into your parenting for your Introversion kiddos (and some for your extraversion kiddos too!) When you expect your children to operate in their less comfortable way (i.e. expecting a child who prefers Introversion to act more like an extravert) you are causing them chronic stress. Understanding that your children need to fill their buckets by operating in their preferred way before they can stretch and grow is an important aspect of what Sandra does when she works with type & families. Learn more about Sandra's work by heading over to her website at www.familypersonalities.com Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Tracy Nolin Beerman helps moms regain control of their lives, get their joy back and create work/life harmony. She helps them create a life vision by deciding what they want in their lives - what's most important in their health, relationships, vocation, experiences and home life, align their thoughts and actions with their visions and take the steps to become the women in their visions. In this interview, Tracy and I talked about how BUSY is the badge of honor for mothers and overwhelm is a way of life in many homes. It leads to disconnection, exhaustion and burnout. It's an antiquated way of being in families. So, what is the cure? Clarity. Tune in for this episode with Tracy and learn how your family culture is a guiding light for your peaceful life. Learn more about Tracy: www.visiondrivenmompodcast.com Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Dr. Joe Martin is an award-winning international speaker, author, educator, and certified “man builder.” He’s authored or co-authored nine books, including Are You the Man: 201 Lessons I Wish My Dad Would Have Taught Me and The Real Man Spiritual Leader Blueprint. Joe has given more than 750 presentations on 4 different continents, and was voted “National Speaker of the Year” by the APCA. He’s also the host of Real Men Connect, the #1-rated radio podcast on Apple Podcasts for Christian Men. Joe has made national appearances on ABC, NBC, TBN, and has been featured in USA Today. Joe serves as a guest columnist for several national online publications including: All-Pro Dad™, Lifeway™ Men, and Promise Keepers™. His story of redemption from abject poverty, abandonment, abuse, and addiction has inspired him to mentor, support, and multiply men who desire to change the world for Christ. Joe now focuses on helping men become the best versions of themselves through coaching and online community groups, all built on faith. From his books to his “man-formation” training videos, Joe offers the resources to help men go from “good” to “great,” God’s way. In this episode, Dr. Martin and I discussed why men are frustrated, confused, or discouraged and feel they don't have adequate resources to be the best husbands and fathers they can be. His story of redemption from abject poverty, abandonment, abuse, and addiction has inspired him to mentor, support, and multiply men who desire to change the world for Christ. Dr. Martin told me about how men get caught up in superficial definitions of manhood that cause them to view themselves as less-than if they don't measure up by those worldly standards. However, when men learn of their true potential, and follow the right manly examples, manhood is so much more than those superficial standards! Connect with Dr. Martin: Go to https://www.realmenconnect.com/ Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Growing up in a family culture of abuse and neglect, Jackie Bailey was told "Don't tell." With her self-esteem crushed, and her voice silenced, she withdrew. Years later, faced with the necessity to use her voice to save a life, Jackie realized the importance of being heard. As the executive director of the Speak Feed Lead Project (a nonprofit serving children and adults), Jackie's mission today is to help others find their voice and speak their message with power. Jackie is the author of SELF-Centered Leadership: Becoming Influential, Intentional, and Exceptional. She is an international speaker, mentor, and trainer who has developed public speaking and leadership curriculum and teaches 100's of children, teens, and adults in a virtual classroom. Inspiring her students to discover their story, value their culture, and develop empathy for others is an essential part of the mission of The Speak Feed Lead Project. Children are undervalued as a source of inspiration. They've been taught this as well, leading them to internalize their feelings without the skills to share them properly. Communication is not optional. When parents and children don't communicate it leads to misinterpretation, misinformation, and misperception. The solution is helping children, teens and adults to examine their values, discover their stories, and learn to use their voice for good. Parents love when children answer questions with actual words rather than grunts or "whatever". Conversation and listening skills are the foundation to clear and concise communication. Governments spend millions of dollars on youth programs, and it's not working. The stats regarding juvenile justice, foster care, and homelessness are astounding in their proof of failure. The programs I offer is a new idea, and has had incredible results. Jackie shares her experience growing up in an abusive situation and how it has led her to work to empower children to use their voices to speak up for themselves, and to make a difference! The Speak Feed Lead Project is a 501(c)(3) corporation transforming children, teens and adults to SPEAK with power, FEED others in word and deed, and LEAD with positive influence Connect with Jackie at www.SpeakFeedLead.Org Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Jessica Frew is a mom, wife, ex-wife, stepmom, and BOLD action taker. She has a successful podcast called “Husband in Law” that she records with her husband, Matt, and her ex-husband, Steve. Together they are sharing their stories of love, marriage, coming out, divorce, remarriage and co-parenting to help others know they are not alone. They also co-own The BOLD Logic. A company devoted to helping people go from living in an “I should” mindset to taking BOLD action. Jessica is a firm believer that by knowing and understanding what it is you really want in life you can BOLDly create a life you love, no matter what your circumstances. Jessica helps individuals reclaim their sense of self by leaving the "I should" mindset at the door by taking BOLD action. Jessica and I discussed how people believe divorce is the end of your family... It tears people apart and is always ugly and how to rethink the situation to see the good and figure out what it is you really want moving forward. Jessica shares her journey and ways to support yourself and your spouse through the changes of divorce. Connect with Jessica at https://www.instagram.com/husband_in_law/ (https://www.instagram.com/husband_in_law/ ) https://linktr.ee/theboldlogic (https://linktr.ee/theboldlogic) Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
“I believe temper tantrums are a SMART Mom’s greatest gift!” She guarantees it. BUT... ...twenty-four years ago, Kelly struggled with a strong-willed child... whose SUPERPOWER was finding ALL her child discipline loopholes. Then... she got help (plus, her master's and pre-doctoral in counseling, too). Instead of believing positive discipline, or attachment parenting was THE answer, she created a customizable SMART Mom PathTM... which help dedicated moms raise a respectful child, but WITHOUT mom burnout, nor breaking their child’s spirit. Kelly’s had the honor of speaking to over 1,000,000 moms as a parenting spokesperson and has been featured in publications such as Today’s Parenting magazine. Her award-winning book is called, "When You’re About to Go Off the Deep End... Don’t Take Your Kids With You." Kelly’s passion is helping committed moms with a strong-willed child eliminate the exhausting tantrums and fights, so they can enjoy a loving family and be more of the mom their children deserve! In this episode, Kelly and I talk about how to turn your child's misbehaviors into solutions. Connect with Kelly at www.JoyfullyParenting.com/ Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Laura Hernandez helps mamas implement customized systems in their homes so that they can live more peaceful and intentional lives. Laura is the owner of Mama Systems and the mother of ten children. In the last five years, she and her husband have added six children to their family - three biological and three adopted. Three of Laura's children attend public school, she homeschools five, and she manages 20+ appointments a week for her three special needs children. Laura is dedicated to helping women bring more peace to their homes. Designing customized systems that help a family run more smoothly and reduce a mother's daily work load is her specialty. In this episode, Laura and I talked about creating a team mentality in the family and lessening entitlement, and how to create systems that empower your children to help and to take responsibility for things in the house and clear expectations of the workload. The workload of the mama doing it all, not only wares her down but the ripple effects of that ooze out to the whole family. Your children begin to act entitled, and aren't learning the skills of responsibility, gaining confidence through work, nor how to care for themselves and contribute to the family like a team. When kids are taught these skills, the load can be distributed to the whole family. Everyone wins! Connect with Laura at mamasystems.net @mamasystems facebook.com/mamasystems.net Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Kent and Amy are the parents of 7 and grandparents to 6. They have been parenting for 28 years and find their greatest joy with their family. They are also passionate about helping youth to recognize and stand in their greatness and have been inspiring youth for 2 decades. For the last decade they have also been training parents how to be mentors in their own homes. Kent and Amy believe that families are worth fighting for and created Revolutionary Heroes to help families win that fight and develop amazing youth who live as modern day heroes. Kent and Amy train parents and youth to learn from leaders of the past how to live principles of truth and step up and live as Heroes whose impact is Revolutionary. They teach online parenting courses to help parents increase their confidence, see their children as heroes, and have increased success in their homes by making paradigm shifts and learning powerful tools. They also teach online youth courses to help youth and children to understand their own greatness and be able to stand up and make a difference for good in the world, and teach live training courses to teachers, parents and youth and do personal coaching. In this episode, the Bowlers and I discuss the importance of seeing our children's genius. So often as parents, we see their weaknesses or struggles. The dirty socks on the floor, the disrespectful attitude or the lack of motivation. When we focus on these negative things, it's more difficult to help our children to overcome them. But when we focus on the positive, powerful changes can start to happen. A simple tool that Kent and Amy teach is to write down 1 positive thing that you see your child do every day. You could write this in a journal or a phone app. But the key is to reflect on their actions from the day and find at least one good thing they have done. It could be as simple as a smile for a younger sibling, a thank you to a parent or as profound as completing a difficult assignment or stopping a bad habit. The act of pondering the positive will focus your mind on the good and soon, you'll be seeing more and more of the good that is within them. They call this the Proof Positive Journal. Connect with Kent and Amy at www.revolutionaryheroes.com FB page - https://www.facebook.com/RevolutionaryFam FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/revolutionaryfamilies.forum Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/revolutionaryfamilies/ Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at http://www.homeandfamilyculture./ (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Steven Dossou, founder of Sail Force, an empowerment and motivational platform which focuses on how to use emotional intelligence to ignite transformation of individuals and groups. Sail Force is about unleashing people's non-cognitive and Leadership skills necessary to the fulfillment of their true potential and the catalyst of their various life and business goals. Creator of "IGNITE THE TRANSFORMATION", and Founder of Sailforce Catalyst, Co-founder of Leadership. University, Author, Inspirational speaker and Transformational coach, Steven has impacted thousands of lives on a global scale. Steven is nicknamed "Action Man" and he is viewed by his peers as a charismatic visionary who undoubtedly believes in unleashing the human potential by inspiring people to break their boundaries and redefine their limits. As a living testimony, Steven has followed his dreams and recreated a new path by elevating himself from humble beginnings in his country of origin (Togo-West Africa) to leadership and impactful roles on a global platform. In this episode, Steven and I discuss that marriage is one of the strong pillars upon which a family is built. "Parents with low self-esteem, fear and self-doubt will raise children of the same traits who will be walking around broken in the society and creating a vicious circle in which we find trapped unhappy and mentally challenged individuals. On the other hand parents with firm confidence and great foundations in their beliefs will transfer golden values to their seeds." Steven says, society as a whole need to gain more knowledge about the laws of nature, be more tolerant towards each other and have a deep understanding of the notion that : "Everybody is doing what they can." Connect with Steven on his website http://www.stevendossou.com/
Evans Putman is an entrepreneur, business coach and creator of the Infinite Impact Method - Your Path to Prosperity and Purpose. He helps coaches and experts with big, positive missions build profitable, scalable businesses that change lives without complicated marketing and sales funnels and selling 1 to 1 services by using his Podcast to Premium Process. One of Evans' goals is to take back the meaning of the word "Influencer" by creating a new "Impact Influencer" movement around the belief that serving selflessly and creating positive ripples of impact is what we are here to do and influencing this way - from a place of selfless service - should be celebrated - not influencing solely to serve our EGO. In this episode, Evans shares his daily practices of gratitude and a focus on serving without attachment to the result while supporting an external and internal environment which celebrates the belief that each of us has a message and a calling that will change someone's life for the better. Evans' business and beliefs focus on creating positive ripples of impact on the world and this starts by changing oneself and expands into the family environment. His why is his family and to leave the world a better place for his daughter while also providing her with an example that compassion and caring for others can be a formula for a life well-lived. Evans offers his coaching at https://www.dreamclientsforlife.com (https://www.dreamclientsforlife.com) and you can connect with him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/evans.putman (https://www.facebook.com/evans.putman)
Jennifer Bogard is a Life Coach. She works with women who've experienced divorce mid-life. Jennifer helps them to stop living at the mercy of their emotions and emotional triggers so they can move forward to create a new life that they are proud of. No more survival mode or automatic default. Jennifer became a certified life coach through The Life Coach School following the finalization of her own divorce in 2018. After a successful 15 year career in Human Resources her plan was to do Leadership Coaching - she NEVER wanted to become a poster child for divorce - but, God had other plans. She began to feel the nudge in this direction and now I cannot imagine doing anything else. Keep in mind in this episode Jennifer's belief that there is no such thing as a broken home. "So often I hear from my clients that they 'never wanted their kids to have a broken home'. I don't believe there are broken homes. There are only broken people. People can be healed and made whole." We also talked about thriving through divorce and stepping into future you now! When we are struggling so profoundly after divorce our children see us. They also feel the loss and the pain of divorce. Their world has been rocked too. It's critical to understand that you can't give your children what you don't have. You must take your own healing seriously - and time is not a healer. Healing is an active process. When a mom learns to manage her own mind and emotions, takes back her power and stops seeing herself as a victim, rebuilds her life on a foundation of self-love and self-worth, and casts a new vision for her life and family ---- THESE are the most valuable things she can provide for her children. Divorced families are nearly 50% - this is a HUGE issue. When we see our homes as broken then we will live that out. We will see our families as less than and disadvantaged. When we see our family in that light so will our children. Divorced families, and single parents have a strong ability and need to be intentional about the family culture they are creating. It starts with healing, and claiming that power. Learn more about Jennifer: http://jenniferbogard.com/ Connect on Social media: @jenniferbogardcoaching on Facebook @jennifer_bogard_coaching on Instagram Download Jennifer's Free PDF: Feeling = Healing inside the Family Leadership Toolbox https://bit.ly/FreeFamilyLeadershipToolbox
Today's message is deeply important. While there are some potentially triggering details in the examples shared today, don't skip over this message. Joshua Shea is a recovering pornography addict and the author of Porn and the Pandemic: How Three Months in 2020 Changed Everything, released July 2020. He has also authored The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships (2018) and co-author of He’s a Porn Addict…What Now? An Expert and Former Addict Answer Your Questions (2019). Since 2018, Joshua has given more interviews about pornography addiction than anybody in the world. To date, he has appeared on over 140 podcasts, television and radio shows using his wealth of research and personal story to promote the ideas that porn addiction spans all demographics and those with a problem should seek help before it’s too late. In 2017, Joshua launched RecoveringPornAddict.com. He has also contributed articles about recovery to TheFix.com and Recovery Today magazine and has developed and presents a porn addiction education lecture for churches, libraries and other groups. He will be giving his first TEDx Talk in Hartford, Conn., in December 2020. Now more than six years into recovery, Joshua still lives in Central Maine with his wife and two children. In this episode, Joshua and I discuss what dysfunctional beliefs and behaviors actually stem from pornography addiction. The culture that pornography exudes cuts deeply into our society and is impacting and deteriorating families in ways that you might not have expected if you don't have experience with it. Moral of the story: Pornography addiction is insidious and dangerous, but don't just shield your families from it. Education them about it. Create open communication around it. Awkwardness or shielding will only lead to shame which creates hiding the curiosity people naturally feel toward sexuality. Learn more about Joshua and his message by going to RecoveringPornAddict.com
Monica Tanner is married to her best friend. She is a boss mom to 4 small humans, weekly podcaster at On the Brighter Side and relationship and intimacy sexpert. Marriage is HARD...it takes work. There are lots of ups and downs and sometimes it all just feels like TOO MUCH. It's easier than you might think...you may just need some simple, time-saving, life-saving tools. Monica is lowering the divorce rate by helping couples have better sex. Her goal is to help you protect your most important relationships from any challenge that will inevitably come your way. In this episode, Monica and I talk about how showing up for yourself so you can show up for your spouse and kids is crucial for your marriage. It's important for you to create a strong foundation of love and intimacy your kids can emulate We also talked about what does it look like to be emotionally and sexually fulfilled! Monica has tons of resources on her page https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/home (https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com) You can also find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/monitanner1 (https://www.instagram.com/monitanner1)
Evgeniya Andreianova is a creator of Teen Ideas Matter platform (https://teenideasmatter.com). Teen Ideas Matter is a platform to support ambitious teenagers to make their ideas real. She shares engaging resources and services to help young leaders to start their projects and bring them to an end. She's passionate about a holistic approach to managing projects and truly believe that any success starts with the mindset. She absolutely support a project-based learning and encourage parents to set up a project mindset environment at home. Evgeniya is a mom of two kids, and is from Siberia (Russia). She worked and travelled around the world and now lives in Germany. Evgeniya loves projects and used to work in big corporates by running various projects, yet with the birth of her kids, she has changed the trajectory of her projects. She is passionate about a holistic approach to managing projects (particularly for teens) and is on a mission to encourage young leaders to make their ideas real. On this episode, we discuss the holistic approach to managing teens' projects/ideas. It is not just setting up goals, building a project plan and follow the actions. To run a project successfully it is important to highlight the power of sleep, good nutrition, yoga and meditation, emotional intelligence, resilience and growth mindset, etc. It is essential to keep a balance of mind, body and spirit to bring the idea to the end. It helps to reduce stress, build confidence and bonding! Grab Evgeniya's new book "Make it G.R.E.A.T: Stay Calm and Get Your Ideas DONE" https://makeitgreat.world Connect with Evgeniya: https://teenideasmatter.com Social media @teenideasmatter You can also get Evgeniya's Free 10 Tips To Build Attaching Relationships With Your Teen" by heading over to the Family Leadership Toolbox where you'll find it along with other great tools for claiming leadership in your family! https://bit.ly/FamilySuccessLogIn
Krister Ungerböck is a global communication expert, keynote speaker and CEO coach who delivers groundbreaking insight for leading high-performance teams, driving leadership-development efforts and maximizing business growth. His search for leadership truths in unexpected places led him to discover insights and lessons that have shaped his point of view today. He has consulted with some of the greatest thought leaders around the world across disciplines to discover the most powerful – and often surprising – models, ideas and secrets about effective leadership communication and leadership development within organizations. Krister uncovered universal communication secrets that utilize emotional intelligence to drive connection, growth and high performance for organizations and individuals alike. His upcoming book, tentatively titled 22 Talk SHIFTS, reveals how people can upgrade their language and improve their listening skills to inspire authentic followership at work and at home. By rooting their communication in emotional intelligence, and encouraging their managers to do the same, organizational leaders can unlock their full leadership potential to boost employee engagement and business growth. As an engaging keynote speaker and executive coach who has spoken to audiences on five continents, Krister shares unconventional leadership development insight unearthed on his travels, as well as wisdom gleaned from his own experience building one of the world’s largest family-owned technology companies. He fearlessly shares real-life stories with concrete, actionable steps to drive employee engagement, business growth and profitability by building better bosses. Krister Ungerböck is a leadership communication expert, keynote speaker, and former CEO of a global tech company. His work has appeared in NPR, Forbes, Inc., HR.com, Chief Executive, Recruiter.com and Entrepreneur. Prior to exiting corporate life at age 42, Krister was CEO of one of the largest family-owned software companies in the world. Despite seeing 3000% growth and employee engagement levels of 99% while CEO of a large software company -- Krister says his crowning achievement is learning how to be a compassionate leader of his family and co-parent with his ex-wife. His book 22 TALK SHIFTs: TOOLS TO TRANSFORM LEADERSHIP in Business, in Partnership and in Life helps people build better leaders and parents by shifting their words. The reality is that merely listening is enough to truly understand what people (especially children and spouses) are trying to communicate. Krister and I had a great conversation about how a few simple "talk shifts" can transform your relationships. The key, according to Krister, is to listen for needs, not words: When you listen beyond what people are saying and start listening for the needs that people are expressing, you’ll open yourself to a greater understanding of the motivations behind their actions. This helps us to build more compassion and less judgment as we listen. This is especially powerful when we use it to explore what might be behind the words, attitudes, and behaviors of people who frustrate or incite us. These simple talk shifts can break the cycle of strained communication within family units -- and strained relationships between children, spouses, and ex-spouses you co-parent with. Check out all the great ways you can connect with Krister and apply his valuable insights: https://www.krister.com/ https://www.talkshift.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristeru https://twitter.com/meetkrister https://www.facebook.com/meetkrister https://www.youtube.com/c/kristeru
Alain Hunkins is a sought-after leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. His recent book, CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (Wiley, March 2020) launched as the #1 Bestselling New Release in Business Communication on Amazon. Over his twenty-year career, Alain has led over 2,000 groups in 25 countries. Clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. Alain has designed and facilitated seminars on numerous leadership topics, including team-building, conflict management, communication, peak performance, innovation, engagement, and change. Alain also serves on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education and has published over 400 articles on leadership. To Alain, leadership is the art of mobilizing others to willingly work towards a shared purpose. In this episode, Alain and I discuss how you can help cultivate this art in your family and mobilize your children to be empowered to help cultivate the family culture you are creating. Learn more about Alain, pick up his new book, and take the leadership challenge: www.alainhunkins.com www.crackingtheleadershipcode.com www.linkedin.com/in/alainhunkins https://www.ted.com/talks/alain_hunkins_the_basic_truth_most_leaders_neglect
John Louzonis is a 16-year old entrepreneur. He's the author of Kid Trillionaire - which he wrote when he was 13 - and founder of http://www.KidsGetRich.com (KidsGetRich.com.) He's made it his personal mission to help as many kids as possible learn business and how to make money! John wants parents and kids to believe that kids can earn money or launch their career right now and that absolutely nothing is stopping them but themselves!! Kids can read his book, try out business ideas, and learn about successful entrepreneurs. John and I discussed the framework for raising kids who value work, learning, and becoming financially independent even from a young age! Once kids start earning money, they won't have to beg their parents every time they want something! Connect with John on Instagram @kids_get_rich Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Travis Lish is the founder of The Startup Academy, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young people create their futures through entrepreneurship. He is a product designer and business owner. He is a guide to young people at an Acton school. In this episode, Travis and I discuss some excellent topics around self-directed learning including Traditional education and the need for a different approach, The Creators Path - The process used by the ultimate Creator, shows us how we can create products, experiences, and services. We use this process to guide teens towards success with their first business, and creation is inseparable from purpose and passion. When we cease to create, we will lose our purpose. Creating as a family leads to shared purpose and unity. To connect with Travis, www.thestartupacademyprogram.org Instagram: @the_startup_academy Facebook: @thestartupacademy2017 Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2500 episodes, 1 million + listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started. Visit http://www.EOFire.com (www.EOFire.com) to set YOUR Entrepreneurial journey ON FIRE! In this episode, I learned from John how to stand out among so many entrepreneurs and internet marketers. His suggestion: DON'T BE A COPYCAT! Just be original. How do you raise kids who are confident enough to be original? That is the key! Learn more about John Lee Dumas: www.EOFire.com Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Tara Bushaw helps parents and caregivers start and run their business from home or hospital room so they can be present where they are needed most. Tara is a mom of 8 kids, two with type 1 diabetes, one with severe hearing loss, and another with Down syndrome, and knows that life presents itself in unexpected ways. Society's focus is on perfect, but that is rarely ever the case for most people. The flexibility and freedom Tara had in entrepreneurship/freelancing was the difference between her son dying or staying alive. Had she not been able to work in his hospital room, she wouldn't have been at the hospital and caught several errors that could have killed him! Tara is a Freelance Coach and Business Strategist who helps parents and caregivers turn their existing skills into a business of their own so they can have the freedom and flexibility they need in life. She is a wife, a mama of 8 kids, and a grandmama who homeschools the five remaining kids at home. Tara is no stranger to life sneaking up on you when you least expect it, and wants others to know a j-o-b is not the only way to support your family when life happens. In this episode, Tara and I discuss how one belief people have is that they need to go to college to have a great career, that a j-o-b is the ONLY way, and that their kids must be in daycare to fulfill that. She strongly disagrees. Tara suggests we take the skills they perform in their job (obviously aside from a certified or licensed career) and use those skills to become your own boss so you have the freedom and flexibility to be earn an income while being with their children. This is not for everyone, but for those who WANT it, Tara wants them to know it can be a reality. Think of how freelance work keeps parents in the home, kids out of daycare, and allows families to homeschool in a more flexible way. Connect with Tara and download her free ebook: tarabushaw.com laptoplifeaccelerator.com/ebook Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Johanna Buss is a time maximization coach. She helps boss moms with young children eliminate the chaos, create firm home foundations, and move to consistent action so they can generate repeatable 5k months without missing a beat. Johanna is a learning addict, who has earned seven degrees because she couldn’t decide on just one. As a result of this chronic overachieving, she now works full time, runs three businesses and raises three children 5 and under. She has always felt compelled to have a million things going on in life but thinks it was just her way of searching for her passion which she finally discovered! She now teaches working mothers how to chase and achieve their dreams without sacrificing the most important things in their lives. Since discovering her passion, Johanna has started the Stable Mama a New and Note Worthy Podcast which gives practical advice to working mothers to help them keep stability in their life as they build their dream business. Though just beginning, she is on a mission to help one million moms live their best life! A serial entrepreneur, time management guru and automation specialist, Johanna is mom of three children 5 and under, owns three business, has a full time job and is known for helping working mothers with young children trying to build a business move from chaos to consistency in both their home AND business so they can create repeatable income while keeping their family #1 priority. Johanna is the host of the Stable Mama podcast and runs the Stable Mama Movement Community where she shares tips on time, routines and automation that will help you start eliminating your chaos right now. On this episode, Johanna and I discuss how you can establish a culture of stability and give yourself grace. Connect with Johanna: www.facebook.com/johanna.m.buss or www.facebook.com/groups/TheStableMamaMovement www.instagram.com/johannabuss_stablemama Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Lainie Liberti is the founder and creator of Transformative Mentoring for Teens. She is a certified life coach, specializing in confidence coaching. Lainie is the Co-Founder and Facilitator of Project World School, a company she launched with her then, teenage son. Project World School retreats are designed for teens, inspiring temporary learning communities around the world. Over the past seven years, Lainie has lived in community with teens in over 20 international locations, facilitating exploration of the outer worlds as a vehicle for reflection of the inner worlds. Lainie is an author, community leader, teen coach and alternative education advocate who help to spearhead the thriving worldschooling movement. Connect with Lainie https://transformativementoringforteens.com/ https://weareworldschoolers.org/ https://projectworldschool.com/ Get access to Lainie's 3We Are Worldschoolers Community Club - 30 Days, Free! Head over to the Family Success Toolbox to get access: https://bit.ly/FreeFamilySuccessMembership
Calvin is the creator and host of Global CKtizens (a Facebook live webcast and youtube show), whereby he invites entrepreneurs and content creators who have experienced a multi-cultural lifestyle such as Third-Culture Kids (TCK's), digital nomads, expatriates and international speakers. In addition he has contributed several articles on issues faced by multicultural's and how to overcome them, which was published by outlets such as Third Culture Thoughts Media, FAIA Newsletter and Crossculture2go. Having spent his formative years in Singapore then returning back to his birth country of Indonesia, Calvin's interest as a voice and advocate for TCK's started due to experiencing his own frustration with reverse culture shock. As a result, he dedicates his time in providing a platform for fellow Multi-Cultural's to tune in and hear that they are not alone and there and that there are others who went through similar experiences only to come out stronger and successful, while embracing and understanding other cultures. His ultimate aspiration is to be an international speaker impacting global citizens from all members of the United Nations. These are aspects that are rooted deeply in a neighborhood and need to be discussed openly for others to understand its source is something that families should hear to actually progress in today's society. Connect with Calvin: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/globalcktizen/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJuzCxSjlq5JmqrefDr-43Q Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Speaker Lisa Ann Fontana is the author of Me, The People. She didn’t cast her first vote for anything until she turned 35 years old. She tried to buy a book to teach her about politics or government so she could vote with confidence, but the bookstore shelves were lined with negativity, and all of them played the blame game. Instead, she researched it herself until she became the expert, and now she shares her expertise with the other 92 million people who might be looking for it too. Using her background as a professional actor, Lisa Ann created the character Citizen Cupcakes and designed ‘Welcome Parties’ to help current non-voters get Comfy In Their Country. Her focus is on putting democracy back where it belongs – In the hands of you and Me, The People. Our education system doesn't train citizens in civics, community, citizenship or civility while simultaneously, our culture is geared to shame people for what they do not know an call them apathetic and bad Americans. It's wrong. It's easily fixed and it's why I do what I do. What is the solution? To step away from a 2 party system, receiving training in civics, civility, citizenship and community and use that training to serve democracy. Connection through country is tremendously bonding. Before COVID-19, Lisa Ann's favorite in person welcome parties were families and communities. Block Parties or house parties, families got comfy in their country and felt like they were part of something and had untapped value that they could pour into their country, in their own way and on their own terms. Learn how to throw your own welcome party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrX3TQ5Eswo&feature=youtu.be Connect with Lisa Ann: Website - http://methepeoplevote.com/ (MeThePeopleVote.com) Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CitizenCupcakes (https://www.facebook.com/CitizenCupcakes) YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MeThePeopleComfyInYourCountry/channels Lisa Ann offers FREE welcome parties! Sign up on her website or on Facebook. Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Today, I'm talking with Ben Bitter about government policy-making, and how governments can shape the environments in which we live, and how we can participate in these processes to help our governments enact decisions that can enrich our families' lives. Ben has a Masters degree in Public Administration from Arizona State University, and a Bachelors degree in Political Science (with minors in Spanish and Statistics) from Brigham Young University. He has worked at all levels of government, interning for a United States Congressman, before moving to the state level in the Utah Legislature, and then finding his home in local government. Ben has previously been a city manager (the highest appointed position in a city), and now serves the Town of Florence, Arizona as its Assistant to the Town Manager and Intergovernmental Relations and Communications Manager. Ben is a father of three girls, and is married to his role model and best friend, who happens to moonlight as an Emergency Room nurse in her spare time. Local governments are service providers. Each year, budget decisions are made that affect the lives of those living within the community! Ben's advice is to become acquainted with the policy-making process and model civic involvement for your kids! Connect with Ben: http://twitter.com/BenjaminRBitter Ben's gift to us is available inside the Family Success Toolbox. He showed us where to learn about your local, state, and federal representatives. Sign up at www.homeandfamilyculture.com to get access to all the tools and resources for your family culture movement! Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Welcome to the Family Culture Movement! From this point forward my interviews will take on a new format. The main question I will ask of all my guests is, what needs to change in the dominant culture according to their area of expertise. I have interviews lined up through the end of the year with this question front and center in the discussion. I was inspired by a BYU Devotional from Jonathan Sandberg in his talk "Healing = Courage + Action + Grace." One part, in particular, stood out to me. He said, “…We have to develop the courage to live counter to the world’s dominant culture. You know what I am talking about—the culture in which money, sex, material possessions, fame, violent behavior, and carnal exploits are the currency for success. We live in a world in which appearance and approval are the keys to social status and power. In order to find healing, we have to develop the courage to say no to this dominant culture. I love what Morrie Schwartz said to Mitch Albom about living counter to the culture in the book Tuesdays with Morrie: “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We’re teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it. Create your own. “A number of wonderful BYU devotionals have described the unhealthy culture of perceived perfectionism and how we have to fight against it. In two devotionals given last year, both Tyler J. Jarvis and Kristin L. Matthews encouraged us to be more accepting of our imperfections and to be more pleased with our best approximations, our bodies, our gifts, and our differences. I encourage you to reread their talks. “Listen to what President Thomas S. Monson said about having the courage to live by truth and to avoid the unhealthy dominant culture: “Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God’s approval. . . . A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. “In her delightful way, author and devoted mother and grandmother Marjorie Pay Hinckley described the peace that comes when we refuse to compare and despair, as the ominant culture teaches: “Fifty was my favorite age. It takes about that long to learn to quit competing—to be yourself and settle down to living. It is the age I would like to be through all eternity! “In order to find healing, we have to develop the courage to avoid the culture that says there is only one acceptable way (i.e., a specific size, hair color, or ACT score) to be a good person or even a good Christian. There are many, many ways to be a righteous, positive influence in the world. If enough of us say no to the dominant culture, it will lose its power (see Joshua 1:9).” Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Carla White is the first woman to launch an iPhone app (top of the charts for 10+ years), success coach and happiness cattle prod who’s helped countless people transform their personal and professional lives via her apps, public speaking, newsletters, seminars and books. Her #1 bestseller app, Gratitude, has been downloaded by thousands, featured on Oprah, NBC, NYTimes and countless other publications, and continues to grow in popularity around the globe. She shares everything she knows about producing successful apps in her best seller “Idea to iPhone” (2013). Due to popular demand, she launched the podcast Radical Shift, aligning neuroscience with ancient wisdom in a way that has never been done before! Carla and I recorded this conversation after her presentation for my Family Business Strategies virtual summit (www.ourmodernheritage.com/register), and it was so golden I couldn’t keep it to myself! Carla touches on how our education system has devolved and trains kids to be line workers but how that system is outdated! She talks about understanding epigenetic - the software for your DNA that could be part of our social conditioning that keeps us from our potential. For more information about Carla, head over to https://carlawhite.org/ (https://carlawhite.org/) or find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/carlakwhite Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Kyle Zufelt is the oldest of 6 kids, and naturally the Guinae pig. He is most often found reading; he'll read any menu, sign, document, hotel escape plan - pretty much anything he finds. When not reading, Kyle plays basketball, piano, and rappels. He recently published his first book, The Reading Rebellion. And because he precedes 5 siblings he spends a fair amount of time repressing their rebellions. Kyle and I talked about the power of reading to get the most out of the text. Many of us may not take the time and effort to read how Kyle calls rebelliously: asking questions, making the text, comparing notes, etc. In fact, when I was in school, reading was a burden and it was some thing to do to pass a test rather than for pleasure. Connect with Kyle: https://www.instagram.com/peakpagez/ https://www.facebook.com/PeakPagez-109176494197566/ One lucky listener will get a free copy of "The Reading Rebellion." Just go to http://homeandfamilyculture.com and leave me a voice message on why you should win this book! Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Tranyce Bryant is an East Nashville native, photographer and videographer with @UrbanThreads615 and TruTalks podcast. Tranyce and I talk about how to say no to the dominant culture of systemic racism and how to diversify your home. To learn more about Tranyce go to www.urbanthreads615.com. Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Jennifer Jarrett is a homeschooling mother of 3 children ages 11-16. She has been homeschooling for 16 years. She and her husband Kelly have been married for 22 years and adopted all three of their children. They and their 16 year old daughter are white. Their 11 year old boy/girl twins are black. Jennifer and her family have learned a lot about white privilege and racism living as a mixed-race family in America. Get more resources for your intentional family culture by joining the Family Success Toolbox at www.homeandfamilyculture.com or Text CULTURE to (917) 905-8801.
Michaela Foster Marsh is the author of the book Starchild, a memoir about Michaela’s life with her adopted brother Frankie and Michaela’s journey to learn more about Frankie after his tragic death by finding his birth family in Uganda. Michaela is an acclaimed musician with three albums to her credit andthe founder and Executive Director of Starchild Charity. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland and has received a Prime Minister’s award for her work in Uganda. Michaela Marsh is white but grew up with her black "twin" brother! Tomorrow, my interview with Michaela will drop inside the podcast. Her brother, Frankie was adopted when she was still very young, and they were only a few months apart in age. As far as they were concerned, they were twins. Frankie considered himself of Scottish heritage and never wanted to find out who his birth parents were. Michaela and Frankie were the best of friends! When Frankie passed away, Michaela felt a strong pull to go to Uganda to see where Frankie would have grown up had he not been part of her family. Serendipitously, Michaela got to meet Frankie's birth family. Now, she is connected with people she now considers family in Uganda. This experience has changed her life. Michaela's story is a powerful example of how love draws you out to love without barriers. Connect with Michaela: https://starchildcharity.com/, http://www.michaelaonline.com/ (http://www.michaelaonline.com/), https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Interest/Michaela-Foster-Marsh-singer-songwriter-author-322228187827360/, https://www.facebook.com/starchildcharity/ (https://www.facebook.com/starchildcharity/), https://www.facebook.com/michaelafostermarsh (https://www.facebook.com/michaelafostermarsh) For more tools and resources for your intentional family culture, go to join the Family Success Toolkit Free Membership at http://homeandfamilyculture.com
Megan is a mama who loves letting her boys get dirty, explore, and ask 1000 questions! She wasn’t always like this, though. Through her personal experience creating Planting Seeds 365, she and her husband, Troy are living intentionally and creating the life and family culture they want. Megan cannot wait to share our experiences and knowledge with you and help you create the life you want! In this episode, Megan and I talked about what it means to plant seeds in your family culture! Megan has also included a powerful freebie in the Family Success Toolbox to help you map out the seeds you want to plant in your family culture! Go sign up at http://www.homeandfamilyculture.com (www.homeandfamilyculture.com) Connect with Megan: http://www.plantingseeds365.com (www.plantingseeds365.com), http://www.instagram.com/plantingseeds365 (www.instagram.com/plantingseeds365), https://www.facebook.com/Planting-Seeds-365-106661487544879/ ( https://www.facebook.com/Planting-Seeds-365-106661487544879/) n4nrgj1LcAo5WploazKq
Chanelle Neilson helps moms to Simplify Motherhood. She is the host and creator of the popular Moms Who Know Podcast and the author of Parents Who Know, which has been translated into Chinese. She loves sunshine, healthy living, and chocolate so dark that her kids say it tastes like dirt. Chanelle is the mother of 5 kids and married to her best friend. She loves helping moms do less they can focus on what matters most. In this deep-dive episode we talked about how important knowing your family history is to your family culture! She told me some incredible stories about her ancestors who lived in a polygamist marriage, and how her great grandpa was dropped off when he was a little child during the Great Depression to fend for himself! What?!?! How does knowing the experiences and stories of your progenitors shape your family culture?? Find out in this episode! To connect with Chanelle, on Instagram at instagram.com/momswhoknowpodcast Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture at http://homeandfamilyculture.com (http://homeandfamilyculture.com)
Adam Mellor is passionate about self-development and has been so for many years. He believes his life's purpose is to enact positive change so that there is less uncertainty and insecurity in the world! He works as an IT specialist for the Utah Air National Guard. And has recently launched a self development youtube channel. He is also a return missionary from Russian and still enjoys studying the language. We had a great discussion about what it means to work on self- improvement. We also went into his experiences growing up being homeschooled, and his insights on what to do if you're afraid of your child having "gaps" in their education! Connect with Adam: http://linkedin.com/in/adam-mellor1 https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCHdmS9u9j2rUnENb7rGknSg Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture at http://homeandfamilyculture.com
Alison J Prince has built 4 successful multi-million dollar online businesses. She's been featured in Forbes, The cover of Costco Connection, & spoken on the stage of funnel Hacking Live, but she feels her most successful business choice was teaching her 10 and 13-year-olds how to sell over $100,000 in 9 months. She watched them transform in believing in themselves and living what she terms the BecauseICan Clan life. She is now currently teaching thousands how they can live this life as well. When it comes to failure, it's tempting to want to rescue our kids and spare them the pain! However, failure is exactly how they learn: 1. Resilience 2. Confidence 3. Self-reliance 4. Resourcefulness 5. Problem-solving skills and more! Entrepreneurship, parenthood, and homeschooling have been my biggest life lessons in facing the ups and downs of failure! They have been the best personal development courses of my life! Learn more about Alison's E-commerce course at https://bit.ly/BecauseICanwithAlison (my affiliate link). Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture at http://homeandfamilyculture.com
Chanelle Neilson helps moms to Simplify Motherhood. She is the host and creator of the popular Moms Who Know Podcast and the author of Parents Who Know, which has been translated into Chinese. She loves sunshine, healthy living, and chocolate so dark that her kids say it tastes like dirt. Chanelle is the mother of 5 kids and married to her best friend. She loves helping moms do less they can focus on what matters most. Stories have the power to shape your family narrative. When your children know their family history, they have a greater sense of purpose and belonging and are more likely to be resilient according to a study by Marshall Duke of Emory University written about in this NYTimes article. You can help your children shape their identity by helping them find the answer to a series of "did you know" questions about their family history. Go to https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/52stories-weekly-questions/ Check out these activities for learning your family history: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/family-history/family-history-activities?lang=eng Learn more about Chanelle and the Moms Who Know Podcast at www.instagram.com/momswhoknowpodcast Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture including Chanelle's "Make Motherhood Simple" freebie at http://homeandfamilyculture.com
Kate and Val Favstov teach multicultural families how to manage their money so they can create the life they dream of. They are one of those weird couples that are always together :) and along with their daughter, Lielle, they love to explore, learn new things and be silly... all at the same time! You might wonder what decision fatigue has to do with good money management skills! Everything! When you are always bombarded by messages telling you what to do and what to think, you can quickly get tired and start to forget what you really want. Helping our children have clarity about their values and desires will help them make good decisions! Learn more about Kate and Val at https://www.kateandvalfavstov.com/ Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture at http://homeandfamilyculture.com
Founder/ CEO of Raising A Mogul, LLC the #1 Parent Manager Platform on the planet. parents transform into parent managers, so they can help their child build an empire while positioning them to be seen, heard and paid. She become a corporate drop out to work for my 16 years old daughter. Tamara knows her stuff! Check out https://www.raisingamogul.com/ for more! Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture at http://homeandfamilyculture.com
Kathryn Jones is a #1 best selling author, certified internet marketer, ClickFunnels dream car winner ,and funnel design guru. She is no stranger to the speaking world. She spoke at FHL 2020 and sharing the stage with Russell Brunson. Jones has pushed six figures of revenue in 90 minutes selling her product CF design school: helping students design esthetically extraordinary funnels that convert all without coding. Kathryn share a story about how her boyfriend told her that her pursuit of entrepreneurship would make her a poor mother! Ouch! However, Kathryn had plenty of good examples in her life of women and leaders who have taken their ability to nurture while being successful and could not accept the narrative that she was not going to be able to follow all her dreams! Learn more about Kathryn and check out CF Design School at https://designhacking.com/ Sign up for your free membership to the Family Success Toolbox for more tips and tools for your intentional family culture!
For two years, Steve Larsen was the Lead Funnel Builder at ClickFunnels for Russell Brunson, and put over 500 sales funnels under his belt (but honestly, lost track a while ago). Eventually he left ClickFunnels as an employee to get his own Two Comma Club Award and his business crossed $1 million 13 months later. His podcast, Sales Funnel Radio, was created to share best practices, teach the finer points of marketing, offer creation, and “funnelology”. Steve’s approach to offers are so attractive that fans body-check their own Grandmas just to buy! Long walks on the beach aren’t his thing but he loves slappin’ five. Steve is the founder of Pursuit of Profit, playing off the concept of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." His mission is to empower his customers to pursue profit as a means of prosperity and purpose. Steve feels his mission is to help people economically so they can help themselves spiritually. Check out Steve's new show "Launch for Profit." https://launchforprofit.com/ Get more tips and tools for creating your intentional family culture by signing up for your FREE membership to the Family Success Toolbox at homeandfamilyculture.com
Have you ever walked into the home of a friend and noticed that the atmosphere and dialogue of that family was just different? It can feel like you were transplanted into a different country! It’s easy to recognize different cultures when you step outside of your own cultural norms. I never noticed the norms and narratives of my family until I found myself thousands of miles away to Hawai’i which felt like a different country to me. I was immersed in the culture there and fell in love with a people of a blended heritage that was as diverse as I could imagine. I met people from all over the world, and even learned to say hello in 50 different languages! This experience was my first glimpse into learning about family culture. While there, I met a lot of mixed-race couples. Most of them were amazing, but I met one couple that were at odds with each other because of their cultural differences. I didn’t know what to say to help them, but I knew that starting a family regardless of where you come from would mean blending cultures! So I asked my friend, Sione from Tonga, what he thought about how to be successful since he and his wife were from different countries and had made it work for decades. I’ll never forget what he told me, and it has started me on this journey of discovering family culture: you forget about where you come from and adopt proven frameworks to form a new family culture. Fast forward to the time when my husband, Michael and I started learning to navigate our own family culture. We set our goals and standards by the cultural norms we grew up with. We valued our education and faith. We worked toward graduation and meaningful occupations. The path we followed was the same one our parents and teachers claimed would lead to success. What surprised us was how little we were prepared for failure after following what we now see as a dysfunctional and outdated handbook. We found ourselves stranded at the height of the Great Recession in one of the most expensive regions of America with a mountain of student debt, a growing family, bills piling up, underemployment, and declined job applications. Although we loved each other very much and our hearts were in the right place, the path we were on was undeniably a dead end. I started to get scared. Really scared. Michael and I fell into a deep depression. We felt hopeless and the way ahead of us was dark and difficult. How were we going to survive? I knew that families suffered under the weight of financial strain and irreconcilable differences. Would that become our family? What about our children? How could I raise them under a value system that taught us that we were worthless? Were they simply going to grow up in our footsteps and incur the same baggage? No one could give us any answers. There was simply no script for facing failure or forging a new path away from the status quo. Our options were either to keep going to school, keep living above our means, or quit altogether. We were suffering from more than the financial strain. Michael felt a deep sense of failure as a provider. He did his best, but ended up working in a toxic environment for an industry he loathed. I grieved for him as I worked to keep our family intact. I had my own personal meltdown when in 2016 our house flooded and I felt like I hit my threshold for chaos in my life. That’s when I decided that I was going to be proactive and seek out answers. I leaned on my education in lifespan development. I studied all the books I could get my hands on: personal development, marriage, parenting, education, and business. I decided to seek out information from experts and influencers who seemed to have figured it all out. I started this podcast, originally called The Home & Family Culture Podcast to discuss how families could challenge their cultural norms and redefine success for their own families. In my explorations, I learned that most of us simply do not question the ethos of the...
Welcome back to the show today, Molly Christensen! Molly has homeschooled her 7 amazing children (ages 8-25) for the past 19 years. She has an engineering degree from BYU but since found great passion in mothering, teaching and mentoring. She has founded multiple homeschool co-ops and taught numerous classes for youth and adults, including math, leadership, latin, science, entrepreneurship, and more! She is an entrepreneur and owns Building Heroes Academy, which provides homeschool curriculum, mentoring, and training to help you build heroes. She is passionate about encouraging and mentoring others in their life journeys! In this episode, Molly and I talked about what it takes to go from chaos to confidence!! Join the Family Success Toolkit Free Membership http://homeandfamilyculture.com
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