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Have you ever wondered if you're really cut out to be a Christian entrepreneur? In this episode, I'm sharing what it actually looks like to build a Christian online coaching business - and how to know if this is what God is truly calling you to. If you've been questioning your motivation or battling burnout, this episode will give you the gut-check your faith and business need.—What it actually takes to build a Christian Life Coach biz.—Why some women are called to lead - and others to support.—How to know if your business dreams are from God.—The truth about time, money, and mindset sacrifices.—Why the online business world isn't for the faint of heart.If you're ready to discern your calling as a Christian Business Coach or wondering how to build a coaching business that reflects both grit and grace - this one's for you.GET STARTED TODAYReady to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program.Ready to scale? Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women wh o have made $20k-100k+ in online business).Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course: Learn how to create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system.For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100k in the next 12 months, get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k.Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder? Sign up for Kartra today!Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram using this DM flow template.READ THE BLOGEPISODE 234. Are You Cut Out For Entrepreneurship as a Christian Woman?OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY ⁠Episode 206: One Common, Yet Painful Part of Running an Online Coaching Business…Episode 221: Hearing the Holy Spirit When Launching a Christian Business Idea or Online Coaching Offer

When caregiving meets unresolved family pain, things get real—fast. In this powerful episode of Next Steps 4 Seniors: Conversations on Aging, Jill Goote joins Wendy Jones to tackle the emotional toll of caring for aging parents while navigating sibling conflict, past wounds, and unmet expectations. You’ll hear real-life coaching tools rooted in faith, forgiveness, and emotional resilience, plus practical advice on setting boundaries, managing stress, and finding peace—even when family doesn’t make it easy. Whether you’re stuck in sibling drama, carrying childhood hurt, or just trying to do the right thing for mom or dad, this episode offers hope, healing, and direction. Have questions or suggestions? Call 248-651-5010 or email hello@nextsteps4seniors.com. For podcast topics or sponsorship opportunities, contact marketing@nextsteps4seniors.com. Don’t forget to subscribe, follow, and share on your favorite podcast platform. Visit NextSteps4Seniors.com to learn more and explore additional resources. Let’s take the next steps together! This episode is proudly sponsored by Aeroflow Urology, a leader in incontinence care solutions. You may be eligible to receive your incontinence supplies at no cost through your insurance, delivered discreetly and directly to your door. Visit aeroflowurology.com/ns4s to learn more.Learn more : https://nextsteps4seniors.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DOWNLOAD THE 30 DAY BIBLE READING PLAN In this episode, we're talking about simple summer swaps that help moms of all ages step out of survival mode and into a season of ease, joy, and gentle restoration. If you're already feeling the pull of the next school year creeping up, pause here. Let's talk about how to use summer as your soft reset — with nourishing self-care, low-pressure fun with your kids, and intentional choices that lighten the load (without adding a giant to-do list). I'm sharing practical swaps that shift the pace and energy of your summer — from citrus oils in the diffuser to lift your mood, to choosing music that sets the tone for calm or connection. From having meaningful moments with friends over perfectly planned playdates, to swapping out apathy for gentle, empowering action (like finally booking those appointments you've been putting off). ☀️ What You'll Hear in This Episode: The mindset shift that makes summer feel like summer again — slow, playful, and restorative My go-to citrus oils to instantly lift the energy in your home Easy self-care ideas that actually fit into a mom's summer schedule The power of background music vs. podcasts — and how to use sound to set the tone Connection over perfection: how to simplify plans with friends and still feel fulfilled The simple shift that helps you tackle appointments and check-ins without stress

Ep. 205 Dr. Milicent Driver, an entrepreneurial strategist explores the connection between trauma, healing, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Driver talks candidly about the pivotal moment in her life following personal tragedies and health challenges, sharing how these experiences unveiled entrepreneurship as her healing path. This conversation unfolds touching stories of resilience, empowerment, and self-reclamation, offering hope and practical insights for women striving to find their footing amid life's storms. Visit Milicent  Facebook Instagram Connect with MaryannWebsite: https://www.maryannriveradannert.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannriveradannert/ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/mrdempowermentsolutions/⁠ About the Guest: Milicent Driver is an empowerment strategist, author and speaker that is enthusiastic about supporting women in discovering their passions while inspiring them to establish goals.  Milicent received her Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, a Master's in Public and Environmental Affairs with a concentration in Human Services, and a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy. She's a Christian Life Coach, certified in Evangelism and Exhortation. 0:00 Empowering Women Entrepreneurs With Dr. Milicent Driver 1:55 Turning Grief Into Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship 5:56 Healing Through Music, Journaling, and Meditation 9:23 Milicent on Overcoming Limiting Beliefs 12:28 Misconceptions About Healing and Managing Emotions 14:14 Building Confidence in Entrepreneurship 22:18 Empowering Women Through Healing and Personal Growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Download 30 day Bible reading plan Are you craving a deeper relationship with God but not sure where to start? In this episode, I'm sharing practical, grace-filled tools to help you grow in your faith and dive into Scripture with confidence—without the pressure of perfection.

Join me from Europe as I share our family's summer adventures and the exact strategy I'm using to keep online sales flowing—even while coaching softball, taking cruises, and running my online Christian business with rest and ease. Whether you're a Christian Life Coach or building evergreen funnels as an Online Christian Business Coach, this episode gives you a behind-the-scenes look at my summer rhythms and marketing flow.What You'll Discover in This Episode:—How I'm planning international travel, homeschool changes, and online business growth without burnout.—The low-key summer schedule that still brings in sales through evergreen funnels.—How to build an online coaching business with biblical rhythms of rest and CEO-level strategy.—Why July is my favorite month for running paid ads (hint: it's not just cost).—What's ahead for the mastermind, fall launches, and optimizing backend systems.Special Bonus: When you grab The Productivity Playbook, you'll also get my Monthly CEO Planning Template—the exact tool I use to align business goals with family rhythms and Spirit-led strategy. It's how I plan launches, create content, and build with peace (not pressure). If you need structure that honors both your calling and your calendar, this bonus is for you.GET STARTED TODAY Ready to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program.Ready to scale? Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women who have made $20k-100k+ in online business).Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course: Learn how to create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system.For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100K in the next 12 months, get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k. Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder? Sign up for Kartra today!Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram using this DM flow template.READ THE BLOGEpisode 226. My Family's Summer Plans + The Marketing Strategy I'm Using to Keep Online Sales FlowingOTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOYEpisode 71: Is Summer a Good Time to Start an Online Business? Quick Coaching Advice from Ashley JuneEpisode 140: Lazy Summer Marketing That Will Help Your Christian Coaching Business Thrive This Fall

I used to think high-ticket sales were scary. I didn't want to be pushy or make people feel uncomfortable…until I realized that selling with integrity was actually the most loving thing I could do. Because when we hold back, ultimately, we don't serve our client well. In today's episode, I'm breaking down 3 high-ticket sales strategies that every online Christian Business Coach and Christian Life Coach needs to implement in 2025.Most of you are building online offers based on your own breakthrough…so why not sell from that space too? What You'll Learn in This Episode:—The one thing that's keeping your dream clients from buying now—and how to fix it fast.—That you have a secret weapon for selling without being salesy.—Why scarcity, urgency, and surprise bonuses increase conversions (when done righteously).—The sales mistake Christian coaches make when they assume clients “can't afford it.”—How personal customization gives your offer the edge it needs.If you're ready to ditch fear and start scaling your faith-based online business, this one's for you. Let's shift your mindset, simplify your sales, and show up boldly for the women God's called you to serve.GET STARTED TODAYReady to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program.Ready to scale? Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women who have made $20k-100k+ in online business).Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course: Learn how to create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system.For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100K in the next 12 months, get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k.The Productivity Playbook: The *Every-Day* go to Operations Planner for your online coaching + course creator businessesReady to get an all-in-one funnel builder? Sign up for Kartra today!Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram using this DM flow template.READ THE BLOGEpisode 225: 3 High-Ticket Sales Tips Every Christian Coach Needs to Know in 2025OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY ⁠Episode 187: Christian Women Business BestiesEpisode 202: Create Sustainable Revenue for Kingdom Work as a Christian Coach or Ministry Leader

In this heartfelt episode, Christian Life Coach, Gizza opens up about her unexpected journey to becoming a Christian life coach, one filled with hesitation, obedience, and divine confirmation. Gizza shares how God used her uncertainty to bring her into alignment with her true calling.If you've ever asked, “God, what am I here for?” this episode will encourage you to wait well, listen deeply, and trust that what He started in you is unfolding right on time.Because delayed obedience is still disobedience and your break was long enough, sis. Let's get to it.Subscribe and Review:Enjoyed the show? Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Leave us a review to help others find our content and join our growing community! Connect With UsInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/goodlucksis_pod?igsh=eGNjZzBnYjY5Nmtz&utm_source=qr Youtube: https://youtube.com/@goodlucksispod?si=_j161Sd8VaHpezIMTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodlucksis_pod?_t=8pjHQ9LC1ol&_r=1

You crave Christ centered community, but you're not sure how to go about creating it.You wish there was a guide.. A how-to playbook of sorts!You've asked for this and it's HERE!Consider this episode as your quick start guide to cultivating Christ centered community.I'm sharing my top tips on how to create connection with women who love Jesus, too.Christ-centered community has changed my life in countless ways and I cannot wait to share top takeaways of what's worked for me with you.Praying that this episode is life changing! Won't He do it!Goal Setting Series on Fruitful Fellowship:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-5-goal-setting-series-fruitful-fellowship/id1485905955?i=1000467918520We are thrilled to be featured as #7 on the list of Best Christian Life Coach podcasts by Feedspot! https://podcast.feedspot.com/christian_life_coach_podcasts/

When caregiving meets unresolved family pain, things get real—fast. In this powerful episode of Next Steps 4 Seniors: Conversations on Aging, Jill Goote joins Wendy Jones to tackle the emotional toll of caring for aging parents while navigating sibling conflict, past wounds, and unmet expectations. You’ll hear real-life coaching tools rooted in faith, forgiveness, and emotional resilience, plus practical advice on setting boundaries, managing stress, and finding peace—even when family doesn’t make it easy. Whether you’re stuck in sibling drama, carrying childhood hurt, or just trying to do the right thing for mom or dad, this episode offers hope, healing, and direction. Have questions or suggestions? Call 248-651-5010 or email hello@nextsteps4seniors.com. For podcast topics or sponsorship opportunities, contact marketing@nextsteps4seniors.com. Don’t forget to subscribe, follow, and share on your favorite podcast platform. Visit NextSteps4Seniors.com to learn more and explore additional resources. Let’s take the next steps together! This episode is proudly sponsored by Aeroflow Urology, a leader in incontinence care solutions. You may be eligible to receive your incontinence supplies at no cost through your insurance, delivered discreetly and directly to your door. Visit aeroflowurology.com/ns4s to learn more.Learn more : https://nextsteps4seniors.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a busy Christian mom running on empty—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? You're doing all the things, checking every box, but still feel exhausted and unfulfilled? This episode of The Well Podcast dives deep into the hidden sources of overwhelm that many moms face—but rarely talk about. In today's episode, we'll explore: What might really be behind your daily exhaustion (hint: it's deeper than your to-do list) How the Bible shows us that God cares about the roots of our stress, not just the symptoms How emotional and spiritual burdens like perfectionism, people-pleasing, and comparison quietly drain your joy Why reclaiming peace isn't about doing more—but shifting your focus and restoring your soul This is a faith-based, heart-level conversation packed with encouragement, reflection, and grace for moms who are tired of just “pushing through. Welcome to The Well Community! Get my favorite overwhelm essential oil hacks here:  REQUEST AN ESSENTIAL OIL SAMPLE Join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY for more support and encouragement to refill daily with faith, self care, health, wellness and essential oil education! Follow Kari on Insta Purpose Pursuit digital course  Join our email list and get a FREE morning routine guide  Essential oils-  Make your custom essential oil kit Email hello@thewellteam.com Schedule a free 30 minute consult for potential coaching with Kari VISIT WWW.THEWELLTEAM.COM for all coaching programs, blog and essential oil education!

Send us a textAre you tired of asking God to “fix” everything, but nothing seems to shift?In this episode, Christian life coach Emily Vermillion shares her story and biblical truth on how God uses hardship, pruning, and delays to form us—not just rescue us. Learn how real transformation happens from the inside out, and why character-building is the key to spiritual growth, motherhood, and faith-based entrepreneurship.This is your reminder: You're not broken. You're becoming.Key Takeaways:[00:00:46] Discover how a divine interruption could be the message you need to hear today.[00:02:05] Emily's "Jesus year" revelation and the personal transformation that followed.[00:03:04] Learn why enduring hardships may be more beneficial than you think, and how character and hope are intertwined.[00:06:06] Insightful strategies from the Bold Life Collective on forming inner transformation for outer success.[00:09:28] Actionable steps to connect deeper with God's plan and surrender to His formation process.

Okay, ladies…put on your detective hats because we're playing a little game of Clue this week! As you may already know, our podcast is getting a brand-new name, and we're dropping hints all over the place! If you're a   Christian Life Coach or building an   online business, you will want to listen in! Can YOU figure out our new name before the big reveal next Monday!!!Here's what you'll uncover in this episode:—The FIRST WORD CLUE is inside…listen closely!—How to track down daily clues on our multiple platforms.—There are 9 BIG giveaways! Can one person win NINE times?—How to submit a voice question and possibly get on the air next week! Next week, we're dropping three new episodes! In the meantime, we are playing the CLUE GAME before revealing the new podcast name! Don't miss out—Follow me on Instagram:   @ashleyjuneco and get on   the email list for all the details! GET STARTED TODAYPodcast Survey:  Tell us   here! We want to hear from you! How can we serve you better and what would you like to know more about? Voice Question:  Can also send a Voice Question   here and Ashley will answer the question on air!Email List for the Podcast Re-Launch:  Ensure you're on the   email list to get all the hints for the game to guess the new podcast name.Ready to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program.Ready to scale? Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women who have made $20k-100k+ in online business).Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course:  Learn how to create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system.For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100K in the next 12 months,  get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k.Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder?  Sign up for Kartra today!Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram  using this DM flow template.READ THE BLOGEpisode 216: Guess the New Podcast Name! (We're Dropping CLUES for You This Week...)OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY Episode 212: For Such a Time as This - 5 Reasons Why It's Time to Build, Launch + Grow Your Online Business NOW!Episode 204: Marketing Forecast 2025 - Strategies + Trends Christian Online Business Owners Need to Prepare For

Do your emotions ever feel out of control? Do you struggle with anxiety, frustration, or perfectionism? Today's guest, Alicia Michelle, is a Christian Life Coach and author of Emotional Confidence, and she's sharing how to manage emotions using both faith and brain science. – Learn how to control emotions biblically – Discover the connection between faith and neuroscience – Step into Christ-centered confidence and break free from emotional overwhelm Learn how to break free from emotional overwhelm and step into God's peace and confidence! Join Us! Encourage a Friend! Hit that share button and bless someone today! Together, we can help more women find strength in Jesus.

I get it! Running Facebook and Instagram ads can feel overwhelming at first, but I'm here to tell you—it's the fastest way to grow your coaching business without the social media grind. In this episode, I walk through the biggest lessons I've learned, and how I am now able to consistently see a 4-5x ROI in my   online coaching business.You will hear REAL TALK about:—The #1 mistake new Christian coaches make with ads and how to avoid it!—Why organic marketing alone isn't enough as well as solutions for real growth.—My secret to making   Facebook ads work—even if you don't have a huge audience.—The surprising reason my income dropped in 2024 and what I learned. —The real (no hype!) timeline for seeing results with paid adsIf you're an online   Christian Life Coach or Christian Business Coach ready to scale without the content hamster wheel, this episode is for you. Let's dive in!GET STARTED TODAYAmplify $1M Ads:  Join the ultimate group membership with training and templates designed to help you master profitable ad strategies without wasting money. Learn low-cost ad tactics, launch-ready setups, and proven scaling strategies that grew my coaching business.   Join the Amplify $1M Ads Monthly Coaching Membership to be a part of the group coaching, Q&A support, and done-for-you ad templates so you can stop guessing and start scaling with confidence and begin running ads that actually work! Kingdom Seasons Coaching Quiz:  Be sure to check out my   Kingdom Seasons Coaching Quiz! Get your custom plan & the action steps you need to take in your business right now, for a thriving online coaching business.Ready to launch?   Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program.Ready to scale?   Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women who have made $20k-100k+ in online business).Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course:   Learn how to create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system.For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100K in the next 12 months,   get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k.Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder?   Sign up for Kartra today!Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram   using this DM flow template.READ THE BLOGEpisode 213: Sell Your Programs and Get a 4-5x ROI w/ Facebook and Instagram Ads as a Christian CoachOTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY Episode 193: I Started My Business W/ Paid Ads Because I Didn't Want to Get Burnt with Soul-Crushing Organic Marketing (Part of Why So Many Christian Business Owners FailEpisode 176: What Surfing Taught Me About Growing My Online Business While on Sabbatical with My Family

So many of us were raised with the unspoken rule: "What happens in this house stays in this house."But at what cost? In this episode of The Inclusive Business Lab, I sat down with Carolyn J—author, mental health advocate, and life coach—to have the conversation too many of us never got to have growing up.We talk about:+ How shame & fear keep us silent+ The connection between faith & mental wellness+ Why healing is messy—but necessaryCarolyn shares her personal journey, what pushed her to finally break the cycle, and how we can move from managing trauma to true healing.✨ Your story matters. Your emotions matter. Your healing matters. ✨

Feeling called to build an online coaching business but waiting for the "perfect time?” Spoiler alert: It doesn't exist! In this episode, I break down the five reasons why now is the time to take action,   trust God's calling, and step into your purpose as a   Christian Life Coach or Christian Business Coach.–Why waiting for the "right time" is keeping you stuck.–The role of   faith in building a coaching business.–How today's decisions shape your success in 12 months.–Why failure isn't fatal + how to move past fear.–The exact mindset shifts you need to start NOW.If you're ready to launch, grow, and impact lives through your online coaching business, this is your sign to step up! Tune in now!

Are Your Goals and Dreams from God—or Just Selfish Ambition? Have you ever hesitated to pursue a goal or dream because you feared it was driven by selfish ambition instead of God's calling? You're not alone. In this episode, we dive into Scripture and biblical truth to unpack how to discern whether your desires align with God's plan or if they are simply personal ambitions. You'll learn: ✅ Three biblical ways to confirm if your dreams are from God ✅ How to align your desires with God's character and purpose ✅ Why God wants you to step boldly into the gifts and passions He's given you If you've been holding back out of fear or uncertainty, this episode will give you clarity and confidence to move forward in faith.

Do you ever feel stuck, trapped in your own thoughts, constantly overanalyzing every decision? Overthinking might feel like being “responsible,” but what if it's actually holding you back from stepping into your God-given dreams? In this episode, we'll uncover how overthinking is a subtle sign of the nervous system's freeze response—your brain's way of keeping you “safe” from fear and uncertainty. But safety often comes at the cost of progress. Join me as we: Explore why overthinking keeps you paralyzed and erodes your confidence. Break down the connection between over-researching and fear of failure. Share simple, practical steps to break free from the cycle of overthinking and take action on your dreams. If you're tired of waiting for the “perfect moment” and ready to move forward with confidence, this episode is for you. Listen now and start breaking free today! ----------------------- Learn more about coaching and book a Clarity Call at Reneebooe.com/coaching Apply for coaching here Follow on Instagram @ReneeBooe

Welcome to Week 3 of the Renew and Rewire: Christian Brain-Priming Meditation series! In this episode, we dive straight into the brain-priming practice designed to help you renew your mind, align with God's truth, and take steps toward the abundant life He has for you.  If you want to understand the why behind this practice and how it rewires your brain for lasting transformation, be sure to listen to Episode 65: The One Faith-Based Neuroscience Practice That Changes Everything. This episode is your daily guide for this week, so come back to it each day. Consistency is the key to rewiring your brain and creating the change you're seeking. Don't forget to download the companion PDF at reneebooe.com/renew to follow along and get the most out of this practice. If you're ready to dive deeper into your goals and experience breakthrough in every area of your life, book a free Clarity Call with me at reneebooe.com Together, we'll explore how to create a clear and personalized plan for your growth. Take this journey one day at a time, and trust that God is doing a great work in you. Let's renew and rewire your mind for His glory!  

Are you feeling tired, frustrated, or tempted to give up on your goals? This episode is the pep talk you didn't know you needed. Whether you're running out of motivation, doubting your progress, or facing obstacles that make quitting seem easier, I'm here to remind you of one thing: don't stop now. You're closer than you think, and the discomfort you're feeling is a sign of growth, not failure. In this episode, I'll share relatable stories, actionable steps, and powerful truths from scripture, including Galatians 6:9 and Isaiah 40:31, to encourage and empower you to keep going. You'll learn why perseverance matters, how to push through when motivation runs dry, and why your breakthrough might be just around the corner. If you've ever felt like giving up, this episode will help you refocus, stay the course, and find the strength to take the next step forward. Let's do this together! ---------------------------------- Resources to Help You Take the Next Step:

Do you find yourself starting strong with new goals only to fall off track after a few weeks? You're not alone—and there's a reason this keeps happening. In today's episode, I'm uncovering the #1 mindset trap that sabotages your goals: all-or-nothing thinking. We'll dive into why this approach leads to burnout and frustration, and I'll share a powerful, brain-based strategy to help you make progress even on your busiest days. You'll walk away with practical tools to ditch perfectionism, embrace consistency, and start seeing real results—without overwhelming yourself. Plus, I'll share a biblical perspective on why small, faithful steps matter and how they align with God's design for growth. Tune in now and discover how to make 2025 the year you actually follow through on your goals! Episode mentioned #63: How to Make Goals Stick    Resources to Help You Take the Next Step: ✨ Work with Me in The Abundant Life Academy: https://www.reneebooe.com/collective

Instead of feeling shame about doubt, bring into the light and talk to God about it. As you flex those faith muscles, doubt will be diminished. HELPFUL LINKS:  Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here Take the free, 2-minute Quiz here Review + Rate podcast here Follow Pamela on Instagram here Follow Pamela on Facebook here Pamela's website with free resources here

If you're in a season where life feels overwhelming—where even the thought of setting goals or dreaming feels impossible—I want you to know this episode is for you. Sometimes life is just hard, and that's okay. Maybe you're carrying a lot right now, navigating challenges that leave little room for anything else. I've been there too. I'll share a time in my life when I couldn't even think about goals because parenting my child with autism was so consuming. I felt stuck, overwhelmed, and honestly, just at capacity. In this episode, I want to acknowledge that struggle and remind you: there's nothing wrong with you if this is where you are right now. It's normal to feel like you can't dream or plan in a hard season. You are not alone in this. Together, we'll lean into the truth of scripture, find comfort in knowing God sees you, and give ourselves permission to simply rest in His grace during this season. Sometimes just surviving is enough. If you want support in this difficult season life coaching may be a great step for you. You can book a Clarity Call with me at reneebooe.com/clarity to talk about where you are now and to see if working with a coach is right for you. You're not alone in this journey, Renee

Send us a textKickstart 2025 with Faith-Based Goals: Aligning Your Life with God's PurposeDiving into the importance of setting faith-based goals for 2025. Learn how aligning your daily actions with God's purpose can lead to intentional, purposeful, and fulfilling days. I'll share practical steps to ensure your goals glorify God, including prayer, reflection, and community support. Subscribe to my Substack to get a free life coaching tool that accompanies this episode. Don't miss out on setting intentional goals that align with God's vision for your life!01:55 Starting the Year with Intention03:17 Understanding Faith-Based Goal Setting04:14 Incorporating Prayer and Reflection08:06 Adjusting and Staying AccountableDear Emily,Click here to submit your question or scenario anonymously! || Watch The Thought Vault Podcast on YouTube || Support the show on Substack! Exclusive content & faith-based coaching tools for Christians Follow on IGMessage "affirmations" for the Faith Affirmation Journal! Resources

As we enter a new year, there's no better time to take action, get clear on your dreams, and start living the life you've always wanted. Join us in making 2025 the year you truly THRIVE! What is your focus/ word of the year!?  Jump into the Facebook community and tell me! There is a lot coming to support you in 2025 to help you find health and wholeness here at THE WELL.  Make sure you have connected in all of the places so you don't miss a thing! Don't forget to connect with us: Welcome to The Well Community! Join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY for more support and encouragement to refill daily with faith, self care, health, wellness and essential oil education! Follow Kari on Insta Purpose Pursuit Digital Course https://thewellteam.thrivecart.com/purpose-pursuit/ Better (for you) Than Botox masterclass: www.thewellteam.com/betterthanbotox JOIN ME IN THE FASTER WAY TO FAT LOSS PROGRAM with my coach Lynzi! Join our email list and get a FREE morning routine guide thewellteam.com/morningroutine Essential oils- thewellteam.com/essentialoils Get my favorite top 10 doTERRA products here: https://doterra.me/n2pgTr Email hello@thewellteam.com Schedule a free wellness consult or get with Kari here: www.calendly.com/karidaviscoaching 

Does it feel like you missed your chance to set meaningful goals for the year? Let me remind you: it's never too late. In this episode, I'll share why the January 1 rule is arbitrary and how you can start fresh at any time. I'll also walk you through a simple, practical step to get started today, whether that's picking a deadline for goal-setting or scheduling time to reflect. Plus, we'll look at scripture to remind you of God's perfect timing and why every day is a fresh start with His grace. Resources: Explore my mini course, Brain-Powered Goals, to set goals that stick Learn more about The Abundant Life Academy Connect with me on Instagram: @reneebooe

Do you feel stuck in the start/stop cycle, setting the same goals year after year? You're not alone, and there's nothing wrong with you. In this episode, I'm sharing the secret to finally sticking to your goals by working with the main drivers of behavior: your nervous system, beliefs, identity, thoughts and feelings, and systems. This episode introduces the framework I teach in The Abundant Life Academy and gives you one tangible step to take today. You'll leave with hope, encouragement, and clarity about why this year can be different. Resources: Learn more about The Abundant Life Academy Explore my mini course, Brain-Powered Goals Connect with me on Instagram: @reneebooe Visit my website

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to set goals for the New Year? In this episode, I'm sharing a simple, stress-free way to create a fresh start that feels aligned with your values. I'll guide you to focus on who you want to be over the next year and how one small action can help you start strong without the overwhelm. We'll also discuss how identity drives behavior, with a biblical example from Jesus calling Simon Peter. If you're ready to start fresh without the stress, this episode will leave you feeling peaceful and focused. Resources: Explore my mini course, Brain-Powered Goals, to set goals that stick Learn more about The Abundant Life Academy Connect with me on Instagram: @reneebooe Visit my website

Navigating faith differences feels scary for moms, but if you lead with grace you can have some amazing conversations. Let's talk about the grace to listen to your adult child's perspective and the grace of loving your child unconditionally. HELPFUL LINKS:  Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here Take the Quiz here Review + Rate podcast here Follow Pamela on Instagram here Follow Pamela on Facebook here Pamela's website with free resources here

What if I told you there's one simple mindset tool that can completely transform your mood, your actions, and even the trajectory of your life? In this episode, I'm sharing the one tool that has the power to help you coach yourself, break free from negative thought patterns, and take meaningful action instantly. You don't have to believe every thought you think. This truth alone can change everything. Our thoughts drive our feelings, and our feelings drive our actions. When we learn how to recognize and reframe unhelpful thoughts, we unlock the ability to shift how we feel and, ultimately, how we show up in our lives. I'll guide you through my thought-mapping exercise, a powerful yet simple tool that helps you identify the thoughts holding you back and replace them with ones that empower you to move forward. This tool isn't just about improving your mood—it's about transforming your life. When you learn to work with your thoughts rather than being ruled by them, everything changes. You'll feel better, take consistent action, and start living with intention and purpose. If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of how to move forward, this episode will equip you with a practical, biblically grounded strategy to take control of your thoughts and step into the abundant life God has for you. Let's dive in! ------------------------ RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE Download the Thought Map Guide HERE.  Inquire about coaching HERE Follow me on Instagram HERE

Ladies, the holidays are here, and there's still time to launch your set-apart coaching business before 2024 ends! Imagine that? In this episode, I share my 5-step Bloom Process to help you launch authentically as a Christian Life Coach. Learn how to create a high-ticket offer, build from a faith-filled foundation, and avoid the traps of worldly business tactics. Whether you're starting fresh or scaling, this episode is packed with actionable tips to glorify God through your coaching business. Let's bloom! Discover the Bloom Process: Learn the 5 key phases to authentically launch your coaching business before the year ends. Faith-Filled Strategies: Build your coaching business in alignment with God's calling, avoiding worldly business pressures. The Power of One: Master my ‘Power of One' strategy for quick results. Beta Launch Tips: Find out how to test your concept and enroll your first clients in 30 days. Joyful Launch Secrets: See how I joyfully enrolled $215K in students in just two weeks! GET STARTED TODAY Gather Retreat Program: 50% off Black Friday Exclusive! Plan, market & sell out your first Christian women's retreat while adding an additional $10-20K+ of revenue to your online business and curating a dream-worthy, epic, in-person experience that your clients have been praying for. Get your Gather Retreat Planning System today! 5-Day Set-Apart Launch Holiday Edition: Come and joyfully learn how to launch a set-apart coaching business & how I enrolled $215K+ in students in just 2 weeks while in Holy Spirit alignment with God's calling. Join the FREE 5-Day Live Challenge starting Monday December 9, 2024. Register Now! Ready to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program Ready to scale? Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women who have made $20k-100k+ in online business). Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course: Learn how create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system. For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100K in the next 12 months, get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k. Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder? Sign up for Kartra today! Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram using this DM flow template. READ THE BLOG Episode 201 >>> How to Launch a Truly Set-Apart Coaching Business Before the End of 2024 OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY  Episode 120: Develop and Market a Signature Coaching Method Episode 139: What's the Best for Your Business - High or Low Ticket Offers?

Ever wonder what life coaching is all about? If it can help you get where you want to go? In this episode, I sit down with my client Bethany, a mom who found herself in a season of transition. After years of staying home to care for her son's medical needs, she suddenly had more time and space on her hands when he started school. Bethany began asking herself big questions: "What's next for me? Who am I in this new season?" Through life coaching, Bethany gained the clarity and direction she needed to move forward with confidence. She rediscovered her identity, tapped into her purpose, and found joy in embracing what this next chapter could hold. If you're facing a new season and feeling unsure of your next steps, this episode is for you. Bethany's story shows what's possible when you take the time to pause, reflect, and get the support you need to move forward with intention.   ------------------------------ Follow me on Instagram: @ReneeBooe  Ready to set goals you will actually acheive?  Grab Brain Powered Goal Mini Course today!  A self-paced mini course for purpose-driven Christians ready to combine neuroscience strategies with Biblical principles to set meaningful goals they'll actually follow through on—so they can gain clarity, start the year strong, and thrive in every area of life.   APPLY FOR 1:1 COACHING    Get access to my Signature Coaching Program 

Pamela presents two mindsets that will help you experience more peace. Let's talk about how you're not responsible to make everyone happy and your happiness isn't dependent on your child's actions. HELPFUL LINKS:  Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here Take the Quiz here Review + Rate podcast here Follow Pamela on Instagram here Follow Pamela on Facebook here Pamela's website with free resources here

Why Should Christians Care About Personal Growth? Does God even care about our growth? In this transformative episode, I unpack what it truly means to grow as a Christian—not just for self-improvement but to step fully into the abundant life God calls us to. Together, we'll explore how personal growth connects to spiritual strength, purpose, and living with greater impact. But that's not all—I'm revealing the NEW podcast name and vision!

Send us a textHave you ever struggled with understanding your God-given identity? Join me, Emily Vermillion, as we dive into the five most common challenges Christians face and how we can conquer them to live fully in who God created us to be. From misinterpreting scriptures to dealing with peer pressure, this episode is packed with practical tips and heartfelt advice. Let's grow together on this incredible faith journey!

Do you have an important decision to make but find yourself paralyzed by fear and overthinking? Are you so overwhelmed by the choice that you'd rather avoid it altogether? If so, this episode is for you. Packed with practical, neuroscience-based strategies and grounded in God's Word, this discussion will help you break free from the cycle of indecision and step forward with confidence. You will also get the insider scoop about a SHOCKING decision I just made. Listen as I share a real-life example of how I applied these same strategies to make a surprising decision recently. Don't miss this episode that will speak to your soul and empower you to move beyond hesitation and into action.  I pray this activates your faith and helps you take bold action into the more you were made for! I pray this blesses you,  Renee Booe    NEXT STEPS: Follow Renee on Instagram @reneebooe Want support & coaching to make a big decision? Book a CLARITY CALL Get on Renee's email list and don't miss the BIG Reveal 

One way or the other, if you're in business in the 21st century, you're selling yourself. That's true whether you're selling crafts or services. Social platforms like TikTok, Instagram or YouTube are basically all marketplaces of personality.  You still need a product that people want, but that's not really enough. You need to connect with people if you want folks to buy what you're selling. When it works. It works. For many entrepreneurs today, the game is about virality. But lightning in a bottle isn't a business model. At some point, you've got to have structure to be sustainable. Ask Colette Bernard. Colette first went viral in 2021 selling two thousand t-shirts on TikTok. She was living in New York at the time just after graduating from the Pratt Institute. She paid off a little bit of her student debt and got out of the city. By the time she landed back in Lafayette where she grew up, she had a burgeoning online business with hundreds of thousands of followers craving her quirky, playful designs.  Colette now owns three businesses. A gift shop called Cocodrie, a vintage clothing shop called Retreaux and her design label, the Artist Colette. Social media is her fourth business, Colette says, and the one taking up most of her time.  An online presence is useful, of course, if you want to reach people. But if you want to help them, you'll need a more personal touch. Shalonda Thibeaux is a Christian Life Coach and she uses YouTube to spread her message. But most of her work is high touch. Clients book one on one sessions with her to get advice on navigating challenges and changes in their lives. Shalonda, who grew up in New Iberia and lives in Lafayette,  got into Life Coaching after working to move past trauma and confidence problems in her own life. Helping people has been at the center of every job choice she's made in her life. She spent eight years working in foster care for the state government and now works with a faith-based foster care service.  Shalonda also spent years as a jail minister for incarcerated women. In 2023, she got her life coaching certification and launched her coaching business, Talks with Shay, in 2024.  Out to Lunch Acadiana was recorded live over lunch at Tsunami Sushi in downtown Lafayette. You can find photos from this show by Astor Morgan at itsacadiana.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa and I both have seen so many marriages of small business owners end in divorce. We find this heartbreaking. Today we're here to encourage you to stop laying your marriage on the alter and sacrificing it for your business.  Join Melissa Whaley, Christian Life Coach with an emphasis on marriage coaching, and I as we discuss one of the most important things for married women - your marriage.  We look at: - What makes marriage healthy - How women can view submission as good (Eph. 5:22-33) - Involving your husband in your business - Mistakes we've made and how we're doing things differently.   Previous Episodes with Melissa Episode 104: Top 3 Household Management Tips Episode 83: Lies Women Believe about Money with Melissa Whaley Find Melissa and her Freebie Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ohheymelissawhaley/   and https://www.instagram.com/thetrailblazinglife/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thetrailblazinglife   Website http://www.trailblazingcoach.com   Freebie Family Values Cheat Sheets https://trailblazing.podia.com/family-values-cheat-sheets  

How To Free Yourself From Unmet Expectations - In this episode we're diving into a topic that I'm really excited about -- the concept of the "manual." You know, those instructions we carry around in our heads about how other people should behave in order for us to feel happy and at peace. As a Christian Life Coach, this is something that's been coming up over and over with coaching clients lately so I knew I needed to share it with you all. Here's a peak at what we'll cover: The surprising ways these "manuals" could be sabotaging your relationships (and your happiness!) A simple mindset that can instantly give you back control over your own emotional wellbeing and help you be a more balanced mom. Real-life examples of how letting go of my own manuals has transformed my closest connections. If you're someone who finds yourself constantly frustrated or disappointed by the people around you, you won't want to miss this episode. I promise, realizing we have these manuals can be life-changing and the payoff is so worth it! I can't wait for you to experience it. For more help from Danielle Thienel Coaching: To explore an opportunity to work with me as a one-to-one Christian Life Coaching client or to see if my group life coaching program, Busy to Balanced, is right for you, Schedule a call with me HERE. Get a copy of my latest book, The Cyclone Mom Method HERE for only $4.99 Get more peace and productivity around your time with my new Divine Time Course. Find out more HERE Visit my website: www.daniellethienel.com to learn more about the life changes possible for you through having a spiritual life coach. Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram: @daniellethienelcoaching

Election day can bring about a wave of fear and uncertainty, leaving us feeling overwhelmed by the chaos. In this short but powerful episode, we turn to Scripture to find comfort and strength in the midst of it all. Whether you're listening in the days leading up to the election or on the day itself, let these biblical truths remind you to replace fear with faith and anxiety with God's peace. Tune in for a few moments of calm, as we meditate on God's promises, His faithfulness, and His authority over all things.

Send us a textLet's unpack the complex dynamics of motivation, posing the radical idea that motivation might be a socially acceptable form of procrastination. As a certified Christian life and business coach, Emily provides listeners with actionable insights to combat feelings of overwhelm, overthinking, and perfectionism.Discover how to align your life with God's purpose, conquer the motivational triad, and break free from buffering behaviors that keep you stuck. Tune in to learn how to engage your higher brain and take intentional steps toward a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.[00:00:00] – Debunking the Myth of Motivation[00:01:34] – Understanding the Pressures of Modern Life[00:03:50] – The Science and Faith Behind Motivation and the Motivational Triad[00:07:13] – Buffering and Avoiding Discomfort: How We Get Trapped[00:08:34] – Engaging Your Brain for Intentional Living[00:17:38] – Moving Beyond Stagnation: Practical Steps to Reignite MotivationEmily also emphasizes the importance of neuroplasticity and the power of speaking life into your actions. Whether you're dealing with the daily grind, parental responsibilities, or lofty life goals, this episode offers spiritual and practical tools to help you thrive.Dear Emily,Click here to submit your question or scenario anonymously! || Watch The Thought Vault Podcast on YouTube || Support the show on Substack! Exclusive content & faith-based coaching tools for Christians Follow on IGMessage "affirmations" for the Faith Affirmation Journal! Resources

With Halloween just around the corner, the temptation of candy can bring up feelings of guilt, anxiety, and even frustration. In this episode, Renee shares her personal journey from extreme restriction and food guilt to finding food freedom that aligns with her health goals. She empowers listeners to understand the brain science behind cravings and decision-making, and how to work with your mind—not against it. You'll learn how to use identity-based behavior change to set yourself up for success this holiday season by deciding who you want to be when faced with food choices. Renee breaks down cognitive dissonance and why willpower might not always be the answer, then guides you through creating an empowering action plan. She also explores the science of celebration, teaching you how to reinforce positive habits by acknowledging your wins along the way. This episode isn't about telling you to eat or not eat the candy; it's about giving you the tools to approach food with awareness, self-compassion, and confidence. Listen in to discover how to handle Halloween candy without guilt and emerge feeling in control, empowered, and ready to celebrate your progress.  --------------------- Prevent Holiday Weight Gain Workshop    Check out episdoe 18 for more on Identity-Based Behavior Change   Visit Reneebooe.com/collective to learn more about working with your brain to reach your goals. 

Our guest this time is Dale Young. Other than ten years in Australia, Dale has spent his entire life in Texas. Mostly he worked in the IT world starting right out of college. Even in college in 1972 he was attracted to computers. He worked in the computer world for more than 30 years. As Dale will describe, he experienced a life-changing event that occurred to him in 1992 that changed the entire direction of his world. However, it was many years before he recognized this life-changing event. Dale will tell us all about this. Dale has an interesting and very positive coaching program he will describe. I think you will see that what he offers is relevant to consider. About the Guest: Dale inspires Christian Entrepreneurs to Step Into Their Calling. He helps them clarify their Calling and turn their business into a purpose-driven mission using proven Biblical principles and the latest research on brain science. Identity answers “Who are you at your deep core level?” Dale uses CliftonStrengths, Spiritual Gifts, and Values assessments along with other reflection tools to help you answer this question. Community answers “Who are you with, who supports you?” Calling answers “Why are you here, in this place at this time?” Dale is certified with several assessments and has multiple coaching qualifications, including WeAlign Executive Coach and the International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Dale volunteers with several Christian non-profits including Follower Of One and the Faith Driven Entrepreneurs. Dale is a native Texan and currently lives west of Fort Worth. Dale is a member of Solid Rock Church. Dale is a two-time #1 bestselling author. Next Level Your Life was released January 24th, 2023 and hit #1 in 31 categories, including international. The Transformational Journey was released October 10th, 2023 and hit #1 in 60 categories including several international. Ways to connect with Dale: Email: Dale@CoachDale.com Website: www.CoachDale.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachdale/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachDaleYoung About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, howdy, everyone, this is your host, Mike Hinkson, and you are listening to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad that you're here. Thanks for being here, wherever you happen to be today, we get to talk today with Dale Young who as as he would tell you, he inspires Christian entrepreneurs, which I think is great, and he's a coach. He does a number of things relating to all that. And I'm really going to be very interested to hear how he got to doing what he does and exactly what he does. He's also written two books that have been very successful. Both have been published within the last few months, and they're both doing very well, so I think that's kind of cool as well. So Dale, want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset, and thanks very much for being here. Well, thank   Dale Young ** 02:10 you, Michael. I'm honored to be here. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 02:14 why don't we start, as I love to do, by hearing kind of, maybe, about the early Dale, growing up and some of that sort of stuff.   Dale Young ** 02:21 Early Dale, well, let's see. I was born raised in I was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. So I'm a native Texan. I've lived in Texas all my life, except for 10 years in Australia, which I'm sure we'll get to at some point. But first 18 years was in Amarillo Texas, sort   Michael Hingson ** 02:38 of, sort of, born on Route 66   Dale Young ** 02:42 huh? Yep. Was, was basically had a pretty normal childhood. I was a geek or a nerd before geeks and nerds were popular, so I was in the math and science club and I was in the chess club in high school. So there you go. That gives you a little bit of background for   Michael Hingson ** 03:05 me. Yeah, I, I never did end up in the chess club, but I was in the Math Club and the science club, and I was on the mathletes, which was our math competition thing. And I actually got a letter for being on the mathletes, which was I never expected to get that but during our senior awards assembly, I got a letter. So I thought that was pretty cool. That's pretty cool. So I guess that made me eligible for the Letterman club, except I graduated. So what do you do? Story of my life?   Dale Young ** 03:35 Anyway, High School. The best teacher I had in high school was Mrs. Billy love, and she taught physics, and so I went off to college to be in physics. Aha, yeah. And I know that's very close to your background there,   Michael Hingson ** 03:53 right? My, my master's is in physics, yeah.   Dale Young ** 03:57 So anyway, I got into physics at UT, Austin, and I found that it was a little bit tough. And I was probably, it was probably tough because I was falling in love with computers at the time. Yeah. What year was this? This was 1972   Michael Hingson ** 04:17 okay, yep, yeah.   Dale Young ** 04:18 I i was actually, I was actually going there started out as a physics major, but because I had not had calculus in high school, because I was in one of the more slower high schools in the Amarillo area, they said, Well, you can't take a real physics course because you haven't had calculus, even though I'd had two semesters of physics, and I really knew all the calculus. I just didn't know that I knew all the calculus. And so they put me in this this course that they called physical simulation via computer. And so we worked all these calculus like problems during using the computer programming. And I found that I loved it. And so I went on as kind of doing a lot in physics and a lot in computer science for about a year, year and a half, something like that. And game count came down to a time when I made a B in physics and an A in computer science. And I looked at the employment prospects for things, and I said, Hmm, maybe I should change majors here. So so I went over into computer science and loved it, made, made tremendous progress in that actually had the privilege of actually working as a computer programmer on campus while I was still an undergraduate, and that was a really big deal, because I got to drive my car on campus and all kinds of good stuff like that.   Michael Hingson ** 05:49 What computers were you using back then?   Dale Young ** 05:51 They were basically, I started with Data General, Nova computers, many computers, many computers, right? The computer science profession was, you know, the computer. Most of the computer science people were doing card punches and submitting it to a mainframe with it was a control data computer, CDC computer, yeah. And so it was one of the big, big dogs. And so when I switched to computer science and I took my first computer science class, they actually said, Well, you got you got to do it via punch cards. And I did my first assignment to be a punch cards. And I said, this is not cool. I don't like doing this because I'd already had the stuff with doing the mini computer. So I talked to some buddies and found out I could do the assignment on the minicomputer and submitted to the big computer, get the results back, and then everything, you know, debug it multiple times, and then actually just submit it for once and get the printout. And I was done. And so I didn't actually have to use the computer the punch card decks. And so that was, that was my back door around it, and that was one of the reasons I made straight A's in computer science, is because I could do things about 10 times faster than most of the other computer science people there.   Michael Hingson ** 07:10 Yeah, I remember going to UC Irvine in 1968 and most everything at that time was done on the mainframe, which we had was an IBM 360 and then for the more advanced computer users, they had a PDP 10, the deck PDP 10, which I got to eventually play with a little bit. But for me, the big problem was that there wasn't an interface that was accessible. I kind of figured out a few workarounds to do some stuff on the computer, but it was not really available. A friend who I met because he started this project learning from the computer science people that I wasn't able to access the computer, he did some research, and he figured out a way to develop a computer terminal. And the computer terminal used, let's see, I want to make sure I do it right. It was a PDP 8e mini computer that would take the information from the computer and translate it into code that would drive a printer that was specially modified the shop on campus modified it according to specs to be able to produce some Braille, but it required the computer to translate it. So all of my work, whenever I wanted to use a computer, once we figured that out was I had to go in, activate the PDPA and turn on, of course, the printer, well, it was a terminal, not a printer, and so it would emboss Braille on regular paper, so it wasn't even Braille, so it wasn't anything that I would keep, and it worked, but it was still just kind of a real challenge. So for me, computers, although I love them and did as much as I could and learned as much as I could with them, weren't as usable back in those days. Yeah.   Dale Young ** 09:20 Well anyway, after changing majors, I still graduated in three years and two summer schools, and that was basically because I had to take a foreign language and so I had to concentrate on the summer schools to get the foreign language stuff in. What did you take? And German of all things. Yeah, I thought it was going to be useful in the computer science world, but it really wasn't. So haven't ever really used it or followed up on that. Yeah, yeah. And so anyway, went back to Amarillo and got a job on for the city of Amarillo on an IBM 360 mainframe. Mm hmm, doing IBM assembly language. Did a little bit of COBOL, just enough to know that I didn't like cobalt. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 10:08 I hear you probably,   Dale Young ** 10:09 I probably learned probably three dozen computer languages by the time I graduated college. I did better with Fortran, yeah. Well, my first language was basic, and my second one was Pascal, and my third one was Fortran, so   Michael Hingson ** 10:23 yeah, and I learned basic as well. Yeah, they were all good.   Dale Young ** 10:28 But anyway, was in back in Amarillo for about eight months, got an offer to go back to Austin and work for a actually worked for the boss that I had worked for as a programmer on campus, he had started his own startup company, and he had bought one of these data general Nova computers, and was doing business systems on it. And so I went back and worked for him for a couple of years, then moved over to another local firm there in Austin called radian. They did a lot of atmospheric type of scientific stuff using many computers. So I did that. And after that, I got an offer to move to Dallas, to eventually move to Australia, and that was all because of my data general expertise and background. So came to Dallas for about a year and a half, got my security clearance as part of that, and then went down to Australia in January of 1982 was there for three years, came back to the states for two years and then went back to Australia for seven years after that. So, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 11:47 So what did you do in Australia? What was the reason for going down there?   Dale Young ** 11:51 So the company I was working for was e systems. It's a defense contractor right now, part of Raytheon, right? And so it was all government work at that point.   Michael Hingson ** 12:02 Yeah, wow. So, so was it just you? Did you have a family by then?   Dale Young ** 12:09 I actually got married in 1983 halfway through that first three years. But I got married to a lady from Dallas. So you know, it was another person that I'd known before, so got married there, and, yeah, we actually never had any kids, so it was just the two of us for quite a while that eventually ended up in divorce in 2016 I'm a parent a little bit later. Yeah, yeah. So anyway, but yeah, had a great time in Australia, both the the first time and the second time. Actually made the Northern Territory volleyball team during the first tour, and that was great. And, you know, made a lot of friends in Australia, had a lot of travel around Australia, did quite a few things in terms of work. But during that time, the thing I was most proud of was I took a I took a system. They actually sent me down there in January 82 to support a system that had not been developed by you systems. It was developed by another government contractor. And they sent a, you know, they installed it in January 82 got it mostly signed off in, think, March of 82 and then they were, they had somebody stay over for another month or so, but after that, it was me. I was the sole support for that new system, and I was also the trainer for that new system. I was teaching all the old people that had not known this system at all. I was teaching them how to use it and support it and such like that and so. So it was lot of responsibility, but one of the big things I did was one program in particular that just was not working at all, and when you printed it out, because this is the day in the days of the green bar computer print out 132 column readouts and such like that. That thing was probably about six inches thick when you printed it out that program, yeah, and I worked through it, and I looked at it, and I it was basically a mess. I ended up just basically throwing away and rewriting it. And it ended up about an inch and a half and print out when it was done. And about half of that was the comments that had been all the changes that were recorded at the front of the program. So I really simplified that program a lot, and it all worked. And it. Work the way the users wanted it to work. So it was, it was a really significant win, and I don't think they ever had any more problems with that problem with that program. So that was one of the things I was most proud of about my Australia, Australia time was being able to make a significant contribution and to change like that. So   Michael Hingson ** 15:19 kind of probably the thing that you remember the most, are you the most proud of when you were in the IT world?   Dale Young ** 15:25 No, not in the whole IT world, but that was definitely in the Australia time. So yeah. So after Australia came back and got a different job as CEO CI CIO of a little company. It had like a four people to IT team. So CIO was just a title, and in title, not in fact, type of thing. Worked there for a couple of years, and then got into computer consulting for a couple of years, then worked for another company for a year, and then started with, with the people I've been with, we actually started a startup company in 2000 in the technology industry. And you say, dot bomb type of thing. That was not a really good time, but our company actually did really well. It was a combination of selling computer hardware. We were a sun microsystem dealer, so we sold computer hardware, and by that time, I was a database expert. So I was installing Oracle databases on the Sun Microsystems and installing the sun OS as well spark stations and so on. Yeah, so operating systems and databases, and I was VP of that startup company. And we went from, I don't know, just a few $1,000 of startup funds to, I don't know, I think it was several million dollars of actual revenue. And we hit number 10 on the entrepreneur, fastest growing companies in the US for the year 2000 so that was applied Solutions Incorporated. And then in 2002 we opened a Houston office, and we hit number 23 on that entrepreneur fastest 100 list. And so then in 2003 we had some internal struggles, some leadership struggles, and some other things. And in 2004 we actually ended up having to shut the company down. So yeah, so it was a real roller coaster ride from 2000 to 2004   Michael Hingson ** 17:34 I remember working with sun spark stations. I worked for a company that actually developed a pizza box that looked just like a spark station, except it had hot plug removable disk drives in it. Oh, wow. Okay, and and so for Wall Street, for example, they could either have our system stacked right on top of or right below the spark station so it didn't take up any more room on a desk, but people could pull out disks and put in different disks, so everybody had their own assigned disk, for example. And we also did that with other organizations, some government contractors or some government agencies that we can't really talk about, but they used it too, which, again, was the advantage was it was essentially a zero footprint, except for going up two or three inches. Yeah, which was cool. Yeah,   Dale Young ** 18:29 that was pretty cool. So then 2004 we shut that company down. I went to, went to Stonebridge technologies, and started building, started doing kind of the same things, hardware, databases, operating systems. And one thing I didn't mention, the guy that actually hired me in 1996 he was kind of my friend and mentor. His name's Gary Todd. He was president of applied solutions. I was vice president. And then when we switched over to Stonebridge, he was, he was a vice president and a division lead, division president, and I was working for him, we built up that division, and then 2006 sold a managed services, a database managed services contract, to a client in Houston. This was, you know, we were based in the DFW area, Dallas, Fort Worth area, and sold it to this client in Houston. So I was on the I was down in Houston four days a week for quite a while on, you know, getting that thing spun up and supported in the team built and all that sort of stuff. That contract went annual in 2007 right? Yeah, 2007 went annual for over a million dollars a year. And considering Stonebridge. Was a $12 million annual revenue company in 2006 we got quite a bit of attention in our division because of that so but ended up that after finally left stone bridge in 2021 and we still had a managed database managed services contract with that client in Houston. And, you know, for a managed services contract to last more than five years is a pretty big deal, and this one lasted at least 14 so I was, I was proud of the team that I built, that we built through that time. Wow, that's the thing I would say was the most impressive about my whole IT career,   Michael Hingson ** 20:45 yeah, you you had it, and it lasted for quite a while, which is really pretty cool. What caused you to leave?   Dale Young ** 20:51 Well, so really 2004 because of the changes with applied solutions and some other stuff. I went through some experiential based training, which really opened me up to the whole personal development side. I'd already been kind of in that mode, okay? I've been learning a lot more about teamwork and following John Maxwell and such like that. This, this training I went through in 2004 really opened me up to being more on the personal side, personal connections, all of that. And then in 2007 I started, well, 2006 2007 I started volunteering for that organization and really learning more about the emotional side of human beings and how to really build relationships and things like that. 2007 I end of 2007 I actually take a course with a guy from that organization about life coaching. I'd never heard of life coaching before that never knew that it was such a thing and but I kind of fell in love with it, and I started doing some research on it. Found out that I what I could find at the time in 2007 on the internet was not, I couldn't find anything that really brought in a spiritual aspect. And we'll go back and talk about the spiritual journey in just a second, probably, but the whole spiritual aspect was not there that I could find. And so I said, Well, this is not for me, and I put it on the shelf. I did get certified in a personality assessment called core map, which was similar to disc and in some ways similar to Myers Briggs, and I'd always had lots of disc tests assigned to me, you know, and I'd always came out one particular way, and I was always interested in, well, why does this work so well for me, you know? I know for some people, it doesn't work so well. So what's the difference? And so I got certified in this core map assessment and started doing some of those things on the side. And then in 2009 I'm walking through Half Price Books, and this book falls off the shelf and locks me on the head, figuratively, anyway. And the book is actually titled Christian coaching, and it's like, okay, this is what I've been looking for. And this Christian coaching book led me to follow a guy named Christopher McCluskey, and he invited me to take a coaching course in January, 2011 and I took that course, and I just fell in love with coaching, so I'm working full time in it until 2016 but I'm doing coaching from 2011 to 2016 in a part time mode. And then in 2016 I've been asking Stonebridge to go to part time, if that could work out. They came to me with about two weeks notice and said, We think you ought to start the first of April, going to part time. And I said, Okay, let's do it. And so from 2016 to 2021 I'm doing part time with Stonebridge and building my coaching practice full time. And so that's really how I got out of the whole IT side of things.   Michael Hingson ** 24:16 So by 2021 How did the pandemic affect all of that for you?   Dale Young ** 24:21 Since most of what I was doing on the IT side was already remote, I really didn't have any changes or problems on the IT side at that point anyway, and on the coaching side, I'd always been doing a lot of coaching remotely anyway, because that saved me on travel time and everything else. I had a paid Zoom account since 2015 so I've been on zoom from the fairly early days of zoom. And so a lot of the stuff that I did when the pandemic came out actually just reemphasized some of the stuff that I was doing in the coaching. And why I was being drawn to what I'm drawn to now, which I'll say is just the calling. I feel like calling is bigger than career or passion or mission or even purpose. Calling is just a spiritual pull that draws you forward. So I was I was in the beginning stages of pull up, putting some of that ideas and some of that framework together, working on some of the stuff that I work on now around identity and community, was always a big piece of what I was doing. But the calling piece really, really gelled and really came together, really in 2021, 2022, for me. And so that piece has been that's fairly recent piece for me.   Michael Hingson ** 25:50 Well, you talk about the fact that there is a life changing event that you experienced, but you didn't recognize it for a long time.   Dale Young ** 25:59 Yeah, that was back in 1992 and that was actually before I was Christian. So I was actually raised in a non Christian household. We didn't go to church or anything. I had prayed the prayer back in 79 but I really had no life change. Really had nothing to to inform me or anything like that. But in 1992 kind of towards the end of my time in Australia, and we're we're making some crazy money. I mean, it's like 54% on base salary and lots of benefits and lots of travel and all this sort of stuff. And the government says that they're going to start taxing some of the benefits. And there's a bunch of us that are around this table at lunchtime, and we're all complaining about this tax, you know, now, the taxes, you know, like two or 3% on the bonuses that we're actually getting here, you know. So it's a fairly minor amount, but none of us are acknowledging that fact, and out of my mouth as we're as we're complaining as I'm in there complaining, out of my mouth comes this phrase, and the phrase is, well, maybe we really shouldn't complain, after all, this is just a job, not a career. And it was in that moment that my heart finally got through to my head that I was made for something bigger and something more. And was at that point that it was like, Okay, I need to, I need to pay attention to this. It was almost like a coaching moment, but it was self coaching. You know, I recognized this phrase as something that was important for me to know and pay attention to. And so I took that phrase, and within year and a half or two years, I'm back in the States. I'm not making crazy money. I've switched to careers and all that sort of stuff. And you've heard about the career side of things, so at that point, so we're back in the States. You know my wife that we never had kids together. We're having a few struggles. And in 1997 we start going to church. Because I'd prayed this prayer back in 79 but had never been to church. So, you know, just was getting back into or getting into the total church community, learning a little bit about the Bible and the church and such like that. And in 1998 I'm at a funeral, and there was a church member who signed at OD, and I'm at the funeral, and it was something about the funeral and the way the gospel was presented at that point that made me really set up and take notice. And it was like, Okay, I need to really turn my life over to Christ at this point. And so I did, and I started getting discipled, getting mentored. I still think back on the days when I was being mentored once a week by Greg Boyd. He was a great guy. And, you know, he just poured, poured into me. And that was part of what led me towards the whole personal development and the whole growth and all the other stuff that was going on at that point, you know, in the 2000s and 2004 and 2007 so, you know, it was the but that phrase back in 1992 you know, this is just a job. Yeah, it was like, okay, that's, that's a key thing. I'm listening to my heart for the first time in my life, maybe. And that was something that was really a significant turning point that I didn't even think of as a turning point until, I don't know, probably, probably 2025, years later. So you know, but it led me on that journey that led me now, eventually, to the calling.   Michael Hingson ** 29:54 So now, though you coach full time, do you coach full time? Do you. Coach people from all over. Or, how does that work?   Dale Young ** 30:02 I have coached people in Germany, yeah, via zoom, so, yeah, I coach people all over. You know, a lot of what I do is relational. A lot of what I do is based on identity. And I use the, I use several assessments, but I use the Clifton Strengths, or what's known as the old strength finder assessment, to help people really understand how God created them and how God wired them, because that assessment's got 34 talents for somebody to have the same top five talents in the same order as somebody else in the world. Chances are one in 33 million. So it's pretty unique, you know, I think of the I think in the top 10, it's one in 421 trillion, or something like that. You know, there's only 8 billion people on the planet, right? So, you know, you're going to be unique in in the way that you're that God has wired you and put these talents together in you, and so with that process, you know, helping people, walking people through that system, and helping them understand, this is how God puts you together. This is God, how God wired you. He gave you these talents. He gave you spiritual gifts, if you're a Christian, and those are unique as well. How they show up in your life is unique. And so I, you know, I really think that your your identity, is your superpower, and that's what it that's what you really have to focus on, is being the best you you can be. And that's one, that's one, a third of the system that I put together. That's the identity piece.   Michael Hingson ** 31:46 Well, tell me more about sort of the whole system and and what you coach, and how you coach, and then clearly, you bring a a Christian element into it. How is that received? Well,   Dale Young ** 31:58 it's received pretty well by Christians, and not so well by the general public sometimes. But you know, that's okay, God is God has called me to coach these people, and so that's what I'm focusing on doing.   Michael Hingson ** 32:14 You can only do what you can do. Yeah, that's right,   Dale Young ** 32:17 the second third. The first third is the identity piece, which I've talked about. The second third is the community piece. The fact is, we were all built to be in community, just like God is a trendy and is exist in community. You know, eternally, we're, we're designed to be in community. You know, you've probably heard the the statistics about kids that are raised, you know, babies and infants that are raised in a environment where they're given all the food and their diapers are changed and all that sort of stuff, but they're not given any physical touch, or they're not given any talking to or any love or anything like that, they end up warped, right? They end up as not developed well. And that's just, is an expression of how important community is to to us. And so bringing in a community of people, like minded community, like minded people that are all moving in the same direction. That's what I love to build, and that's what I am in the process of building now is, is a community of people like that. And then the third component is what I call the calling piece. And the calling piece, I've got a framework which is basically four four circles. You can think of as a Venn diagram of four circles calling is the intersection of all four of them, and that Venn diagram, the first one is, what provides income. Okay, so what provides income? You know, what puts the paycheck in the back, what provides for your physical needs, those types of things that is important, but that's also the piece that is often most disconnected from the other three for a lot of people.   Michael Hingson ** 34:11 Why is that?   Dale Young ** 34:13 I think people get into jobs and they're too scared to change the job, even though they know it's not right for them, they they have a sense of safety or security in that job, or it's what they were told that they should be doing all along. Are, you know, several other reasons, but you know, it basically gets down lots of times to they haven't looked at trying to bring that more into their calling. Now, the second key is what I call abilities that others affirm. I use the cliftonstrengths Because a lot of times you'll see that over, over the lifetime you've been affirmed for certain things. But. You maybe dismiss them, or you maybe discounted them. One of the things that it revealed to me, for example, was connectedness. I am a very connected person. I like to make new people, meet new people. I like to go deep with new people. I like to see how people are connected. You know, like Michael, I think I've already introduced a couple of people to you for your podcast, because it's such a great fit. So that's the connectedness showing up. For the longest time I did not recognize that, even though people told me I was doing okay, but seeing it in black and white and being coached through it, it was something that it was like, oh, okay, I guess I really have done this, and people have told me that. So that abilities that others affirm, it also keeps you the people, you know, it's, it's the American Idol syndrome. You know, where people who can't sing on American Idol, and they find out they can't sing type of thing, right? You know, if people tell you that you can do something, it's much more likely you actually are pretty good at it. Yeah, yeah. And then the third key is, what makes your heart cry? This would be something that oftentimes has happened because of something in your past, and I'll use you as an example here, Michael, what makes your heart cry? And I see, I see this in your life is dealing with disabilities. I mean, you're doing a podcast here about disabilities and inclusion, and, you know, unexpectedness, all that sort of stuff, that that is something that's very near and dear to your heart, because it's affected you directly. Okay, what makes my heart cry is entrepreneurs that have failing businesses. I want to help those entrepreneurs succeed in their business, because that that first time with applied solutions, when we had to go out of business after having, you know, three, four successful years. That was a heartbreak for me. Yeah, you know now another piece that makes my heart cry, but not as much, is my divorce, which we never got to but we'll talk about that later. That's another, another piece that makes my heart cry.   Michael Hingson ** 37:20 You're You're welcome to talk about that well.   Dale Young ** 37:23 So after we went to church in 1997 and I got baptized in 98 and then we went through this experiential learning in 2004 I thought we had the best years of our marriage. I really did, but somewhere out of nowhere, in 2011 or 2012 my wife starts asking for a divorce, and it's like, I don't I still don't know exactly where she was coming from, other than she was. I don't even know if I can speculate, but I think she was afraid of me living leaving the IT career, because she saw how happy I was in the coaching side. I think that's my speculation. I don't know if that's true or not, but anyway, we tried to, I tried very hard to save the marriage, and, you know, we went through little bit counseling, and we went through some stuff, but there was several times where she said, Nope, this is done. I'm moving moving away. And she moved off to Tennessee, where her family had grown up. And then, you know, a few months later, should move back, and then a few months later, should move back to Tennessee. Anyway. This went on for several times, and finally, knew that it was over on September 11 of 2015 we had gone to see would. Should been back in town with gone on a date, and we went to see the movie War Room, which is all about, you know, praying your way back to a healthy marriage is really the way I described that, that that movie in a nutshell. And I was thinking there, wow, this is exactly what we need. We need to pray our way back to a healthy marriage. And just after that movie, she said she's leaving for Tennessee the next day, and really broke my heart. And so six months later, the divorce was final. Divorce was final on March 7, and my boss comes to me, my boss at Stonebridge comes to me a week or two later and says, We think April 1 is a good time for you to go to part time in your IT career. And I'm going, well financially, it's not a really good time. But, you know, I'm not going to turn down this chance, you know, because I felt like God was opening the door, and so I went ahead and stepped through it, and I don't regret it, but I did have some hard financial. Years after that. So, yeah, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 40:03 things happen. And yeah, it's it's interesting, not knowing your wife at all, and you know, just listening to your story. The thing that strikes me in general about a lot of the things that that you've said, not specifically about you or anyone in particular, is we so choose not to or are afraid to take time every day to analyze ourselves, look at what went well, what didn't go well, and how we can deal with what didn't go well, or even what did go well, and how can we do it better. I'm a firm believer in the whole concept of introspection, and it's something that we should do. And again, this isn't a comment about you, but it's just something that crossed my mind to say that so many people don't, and we never really get deep into what's going on in our lives. And clearly, you did, you have, you have, you've taken some major steps, and you've thought about it a lot over the years, and it was a major step to go out in faith, to change careers, but I gathered that you would say you're really Happy and doing well now,   Dale Young ** 41:20 yep, I am and, you know, as of, as of June 2021, I am married to my new bride, and we are extremely happy, and I've inherited four kids and the three, sorry, three kids and four grandkids through that new marriage. And so that's that's been wonderful to, you know, be able to have some other people to pour into now. So,   Michael Hingson ** 41:46 so do you subscribe to the theory that the purpose of being a grandfather is to spoil grandkids?   Dale Young ** 41:52 I believe that with all my heart, yes, I do good thing.   Michael Hingson ** 41:59 If somebody ever told me, No, I think I'd not really understand why, but yeah, we we never had kids, just lot of things from a physical standpoint for her, she was concerned about it being in a wheelchair her whole life. She just felt it wouldn't be good for her body. But what we also did was we spoiled nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews and so on. So we we live vicariously that way. But you know the advantages, of course, just like with being a grandparent, at the end of the day, you can throw them out and send them home.   Dale Young ** 42:36 That's right, hype them up on sugar and send them home for somebody else to deal with them, right?   Michael Hingson ** 42:40 That's right. So it works, works really well, yeah.   Dale Young ** 42:46 So anyway, so, yeah, it's, you know, it's been a wild ride. I will say that I felt like in 2004 when I went through that experiential based training. Before that, I would have said that I was probably a an emotional infant and an emotional, a relational infant. I really didn't understand relationships or emotions the way I do now. Now I don't think it was quite true. I think I actually started learning even going back to 92 I think that was part of what I was part of. What led to that statement of, this is just a job, not a career. I think I was glimmering and and growing a little bit. But that time in 2004 2005 and the volunteering I did after that, it really just supercharged it, and that, that's one of the reasons why I say, I say the community is one of the big three components of my coaching now, is that you gotta bring in the relational aspect.   Michael Hingson ** 43:57 But it's pretty insightful that you, you said, and, and I can understand why it took a while to really understand the full significance of it, but it's just a job, not a career, that is a pretty profound statement, and I think all too often, so many of us are just doing a job and we don't find maybe what our career really ought to be, or what our career really is, or maybe we view it as a job, and it really is our career. Again, it gets back to really taking the time to think about it and analyze it, and it's something that we all ought to do a lot more of but it is, I think, really important to have that thing that you really love to do. And I agree with the people who say that it's not a job when you're just having fun and you just really enjoy doing it, and the time passes by so quickly. Yeah.   Dale Young ** 45:00 Yeah, exactly, exactly. And that really gets to the fourth key of my four key system for the calling, which is the desires of your heart. I think it's Psalm 37 if I remember right, that says something about you know, God will follow the Lord, and he'll give you the desires of your heart. That's a paraphrase. But you know, in my way of thinking, God wired you and created you, not only with your talents and your spiritual gifts and things like that, your hair color, your eye color, you know, all these types of things, but he also put in the desires of your heart, and those are the things that are wired in you, deep within you. Proverbs, 20, verse five says a the passions and a person's heart are like deep water, but the but a person of understanding will draw them out. And that's actually a pretty nice coaching verse. You know, I think coaches can come alongside of you and help you recognize when you say those statements, like, it's just a job, not a career. They can help you when you are just rattling on and you say, Oh yeah, I love to do this. And you go, Wait a minute. Why? What did you just say? Oh, yeah, I love to do this. What does that say about your desires of your heart? You know? What does it say about your passion and about your mission? You know, those types of things. So that's, that's the kind of the calling framework. It's got those four keys and custom intersections and things like that. But you put those four keys together that provides the basis for my coaching program through the calling piece, which is the third piece of my whole coaching system.   Michael Hingson ** 46:52 Well, and I asked you before, if you you know how people receive your coaching, it seems to me, although you know you, I'm sure you bring God into it and Jesus into it, and so on, but you're teaching basic concepts that should be acceptable to anyone. But of course, as soon as you talk about God or Jesus, they're going to be people who just tune it out. Oh, that's Christian. I don't believe in that. The concepts, though, are still the same.   Dale Young ** 47:24 Well, the concepts of the Bible are still the same. You know, almost everybody steals something from the Bible, whether they realize it or not. So, so from that point of view, yeah, I totally agree. I just want people, and I'm open to working with non Christians. Don't get me wrong. Yeah, they, they have to. They have to be able to be respectful to me the way that I'm respectful to them. And they have to know that I am a Christian. And if you put me, I'm probably Christian, you know. And so I'm going to use Bible verses, because I do. I do believe in it. I don't always have to put the reference on them, you know, I don't have to be in your face with about it. But it is something that, if I'm speaking to Christians, they get it a little bit more if I do,   Michael Hingson ** 48:15 if they, if they know the Bible, right? Yeah. Well,   Dale Young ** 48:19 these are, these are these are principles. These are things that are common to everybody, because they're common to humans, sure,   Michael Hingson ** 48:29 and in reality, of course, a lot of the well, most all of the principles are common, even among all religions, if we would, but recognize that. But we get bound up in too many things and get into too many arguments that that really don't make any sense at all, but nevertheless, we do it.   Dale Young ** 48:53 Yeah, that's that's part of what makes us human as well.   Michael Hingson ** 48:57 Yeah, so I've heard. So what are you most passionate about today?   Dale Young ** 49:04 What I'm most passionate about today is helping people understand this framework, whether they coach with me or not, and getting them out of their comfort zone. It's because it's not really a comfort zone. It's an uncomfortable zone that they're used to and living inside a zone where they're not improving, where they're not growing, that where they're not developing, that just is a waste of talent. It's a waste of life. You know, it's basically you're just dead, but not in the grave yet. And so I really want people to get energized. I want them to live their life, and I want them to do what they're designed, to do, what they were put on this planet, to do whatever that might be. And I just like to help them. I like to come alongside and help people. Figure out what that is. That's where I get the most joy. That's where I feel like God smiles at me. Is if I've done that in a day, he I can go to sleep at night saying, oh, god smiling at me because I did my job today.   Michael Hingson ** 50:15 Well, I have, in in the past, done some some significant studying about coaching and so on. And one of the things that I've always remembered that I read was that the whole idea of a coach is not to have the answers, but to help guide you to figure out what the answers are. And I think that's so important, and makes it so powerful, because when you help people discover what their calling is, what they're meant to do, and what makes them passionate. There's nothing better than that.   Dale Young ** 50:49 That's right, that's right. I mean, it's if I'm doing on Zoom, I can see the light bulb go off in their head, you know, because their whole countenance changes. It's just so amazing. And that's part of what I like about the strength finder, the strength finder assessment, and the way that I coach through that. It just really does they start making these connections that they've never made before, and they start realizing, okay, this is actually who I am. And I'll give an example, one of the ladies I coached through the strength finder back in 2019 she had self published 16 books at the time that I met her, she was owner, publisher of a neighborhood magazine, but she was burned out. She was just overworked. She just felt like this wasn't what God wanted her to do, and so I took her through this process, and she basically shut that company down. She started a new company doing virtual administration, and she was fully booked in 30 days with no advertising or anything else, and she was looking for people to help her do the work. And now, five years later, she is got a company that's got, I don't know, 1718, 20 people part time working for her, helping her do all the work. 35 clients, 40 clients nationwide. And she's going, she's, she's at the point where she's trying to get herself out of the day to day work in that business, and it's just been so successful for her because she is doing what she was designed to do and what she was meant to do. And the way she says is, when you stop swimming upstream, that's when the magic happens.   Michael Hingson ** 52:41 How did you help her figure out what the solution was or what she was supposed to do? Well, it was actually   Dale Young ** 52:48 sitting there in her talents, you know, communication, even though she'd self published 16 books, communication was November 14 for her, it wasn't one of her natural talents. She knew how to do it, but it was actually also draining for her. Okay? And so turned out that of those 16 books, I think 12 or 13 of them, were journals. So she wasn't actually creating writing a bunch of stuff. She was creating space for other people to write. So it was kind of an interesting thing that she saw once she had been through this process, okay, but you know, her, her talents are actually, we've got four of the same top five, not in the same order, but, you know, we're very similar in some of those. And so, you know, her idea, her, her superpower is being able to get a group of people to work on a particular issue or problem or set of problems for other people. And she does it so well. She's a she's a community builder, and she does it really well.   Michael Hingson ** 53:55 That's cool, yeah. Well, we talked a little bit about them. I'd love to hear a little bit more about your two books. My two books. So   Dale Young ** 54:03 my books are, let's see, I don't even have one hair candy for me. I was gonna hold it up, leave the pictures through the camera. So two books are, first one was published in January of 2023, and it's called next level your life. And it's a compilation book with about 40 authors in it. It's got Tom Ziegler in it, Simon Bailey, Ross, Robert Helms, I think he's got something like three quarters of a billion dollars in real estate, and it's put together by Kyle Wilson. Kyle Wilson was the marketing person behind Jim Rohn. You know Jim Rohn was the big speaker, right? Kyle Wilson took him from like $400 for a one hour speaking engagement up to $10,000 a day. A type of thing. And, you know, booked out his calendar with 300 events a year, or something like that. So, so next level your life. And I wrote a chapter in there, and it talks about the worst decade of my life, which was from 2012 2011 2012 when started asking for a divorce. Through that bottom were in the three or four weeks I divorce was final, and then I went to part time in the IT career and all that sort of stuff. The second book is called The transformational journey. It came out in October 2023 and it's got Dennis Whateley, Brian Tracy, Chris Gronkowski, from football fame and Latino from music frame, lot of good people in there, similar type thing, but 40 different authors in that one. So next level your life. Hit Amazon. Bestseller in 31 categories, and transformational journey at Amazon bestseller in 60 categories, and they're available on Amazon about 13 bucks a piece on on Amazon. So yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 56:17 what's your your next book project? Well, my   Dale Young ** 56:21 next book project is another compilation book that's going to be coming out probably later this year, maybe 24 and it's actually going to have more like 80 people in it, and something like 20 celebrity authors, again, put together by Kyle Wilson, and it's called Lessons from thought leaders.   Michael Hingson ** 56:47 Okay, cool. Well, we'll have to keep an eye out for that. I think that it'll be interesting to see how all that goes.   Dale Young ** 56:58 Yeah, it's been interesting being a two time number one, best selling author here, and you know, I'm looking for speaking engagements and podcasts like this, and just trying to get my message out, because I feel like this is giving me a platform to talk about the the calling, and helping people to just find their calling, step into their calling, and then follow their calling. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 57:23 if people want to reach out to you and explore the coaching process, explore learning about the calling and working with you, how do they do that?   Dale Young ** 57:35 I'm on all the social media. LinkedIn is Coach Dale Facebook is Coach Dale young. You can send me emails to dale@coachdale.com you can hit my website@coachdale.com and there's you can find all my information in those stories and those two books as well. So yeah, and I'm sure we'll get all of that into the links as well. Yes,   Michael Hingson ** 58:04 it'll all be there. You provided us with a lot of that, so that's cool. Well, I want to thank you for being here and giving us your insights and offering a lot of things for all of us to think about. I hope people will reach out to you. I think it's important that people really analyze themselves and and if they're not successful at it themselves, then they've got people like you who can help with that. But I think it's important that people really analyze themselves and and take the time to understand what they really want to do and what they're passionate about. We all have a whole lot more fun when we deal with our passions and follow through on them. Of course, it's I'm it's probably a little nebulous to say they got to be realistic. But what is realistic that the bottom line is that we really need to decide what we're to do, what we're meant to do, and do it and and you help with that. So that's great. So I want to thank you. I want to thank you for being here, but I also want to thank all of you for listening. We really appreciate it. Hope that you'll reach out to coach Dale. And Dale is D, A, L, E, so please reach out, and he's there and ready to help. I want to thank you for being here, and I really hope that you will give us a five star rating wherever you're listening to unstoppable mindset or watching it. Also, if you'd like to reach out to me, love to hear from you. You can reach me at Michael H, i@accessibe.com that's m, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I, B, e.com, or go to our podcast page, which is w, w, w, dot Michael hingson.com/podcast, and Michael Hinkson is spelled M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O, N, again.com/podcast, and as Dale said, I also am a speaker. I've been speaking ever since September. 11th, 2001 so if you need a speaker, or know anyone who does love to hear from you, you can also reach out to me at speaker at michaelhingson com. But however you do it, I hope that you'll reach out, and I hope that you'll reach out to Dale as well and work with him and use some of those insights. So again, Dale, I want to just thank you for being here and giving us all your time and your thoughts today.   Dale Young ** 1:00:28 Well, thank you, Michael. I've certainly enjoyed it, and I'm honored to be   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:37 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. 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