Podcasts about keep it simple podcast

Welcome to the Keep It Simple Podcast! In this episode, hosts Adam Morse, Janet Griffith, and Joey Badinger break down essential tax strategies to help you maximize savings and stay ahead in 2025. Join us as we explore key tax planning techniques, including maximizing deductions and credits, understanding tax-efficient investing, and navigating the latest IRS updates. We discuss why proactive tax planning is crucial, how to optimize retirement contributions for tax benefits, and strategies for minimizing capital gains taxes. Additionally, we provide practical tips on organizing tax documents, avoiding common filing mistakes, and leveraging tax-advantaged accounts to keep more of your hard-earned money. Whether you're a business owner, freelancer, or individual taxpayer, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you simplify tax season and make smarter financial decisions. Connect with Team at Asset Builder: https://assetbuilder.com/.

Welcome to the Keep It Simple Podcast! In this episode, hosts Jared Herzog, Joey Badinger, Adam Morris, and Janet Griffith dive into the essential topic of goal setting for the new year. Join us as we explore the SMART goals framework—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound—and discuss how to effectively apply these principles to your personal and financial goals. We share insights on why setting specific and measurable goals is crucial for success, the importance of aligning your goals with your values, and how to create a budget that works for you. Additionally, we provide practical tips on paying off high-interest debt, the benefits of saving and investing monthly, and the significance of increasing your financial literacy. Whether you're looking to improve your financial situation or simply want to set meaningful goals for the year ahead, this episode is packed with valuable advice to help you stay motivated and on track. Tune in to learn how to make 2025 your best year yet! Topics Covered: The importance of goal setting Understanding SMART goals Strategies for paying off debt Creating and maintaining a budget The benefits of regular saving and investing Tips for increasing financial literacy

Mike Horn works in Atlanta, GA, handling air freight exports for a freight forwarding company. We first met Mike in 2011 at the Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, NC, where he was working/serving as a summer staffer. Our friendship was fast and easy in a kindred spirit way. Since those early days, our lives have taken many twists and turns, yet we have managed to keep up with one another and maintain a solid friendship. Mike was raised in the Christian faith and still “identifies as Christian,” but much beyond that, it is murky. In this episode, we unpack some of Mike's thoughts on faith in general and the church in particular. In our opinion, conversations like these need to be happening more and more. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Matt Simpson is a Project Manager for a major construction company in Atlanta, GA. A graduate of Georgia Tech with an engineering degree, Matt chose to pursue a profession that put him out in the field, working with people and problem-solving as issues arise to keep projects on time and moving forward. Always an introspective soul, Matt shares in this episode about his deep abiding faith in God and how it intersects with his disenchantment with the North American church. In our opinion, conversations like these need to be happening more and more. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Steven Landreth is a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy. In his own words, Steven "drives ships and fights ships." But before all that, he was our penguin hat-wearin',' Lil' Steve! Always down for some good, clean fun, Steven is one of the most relational people we've ever met, with a truly sweet heart. It won't take you long into this episode to realize Steven is the real deal. What you see is what you get, and this man is a sincere practitioner of the Christian faith. It was so good to catch up with Steven and hear about where he's been, what he's been up to, and how he is now. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Caroline Davis is a force for good in this world. You know the saying, “Be the change you want to see?” Well, CB embodies that to a T! Truth is, she has since the day we met her. In addition, she's the queen of cool. Always down for an adventure, Caroline has traveled all over the world, loving and serving people, while building authentic community along the way. Caroline is a speech therapist in Rome, GA, where she lives with her husband, Alex. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Bryan Landreth has been a pivotal piece of the Simplify movement since before its inception. An ever-present force in our authentic community of faith, Bryan made our work together in Middle Georgia the centerpiece of his adolescent years. After high school graduation, Bryan joined the United States Coast Guard and quickly found himself in the Honor Guard. We tell people Bryan is our very own real-life Forrest Gump! He was assigned to serve at the White House, as well as Washington must-visits such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Oftentimes, you could see Bryan on major news outlets, standing on the White House lawn as the President moved from Air Force One into the Oval Office. Bryan is a faithful husband, a devoted father of two, and an incredible son, brother, and friend, to so many. This episode is straight soul food. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Matt Praiswater is a high-school agriculture educator. From visiting Supervised Agriculture Experience Programs at family farms to conducting greenhouse lessons or overseeing parliamentary procedures during FFA chapter meetings, Matt prioritizes authentic relationships. He is also a trained Financial Peace University facilitator who is passionate about helping families and individuals experience financial freedom. Matt and his wife, Alyssa, have three children and live in Middle Missouri. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Amber Vroman is the Director of the BSN Program at the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing. In addition, she and her husband, Chris, own and operate Foxtail Farms, Inc., in Higbee, Missouri. Amber is an incredible momma to four precious blonde-headed girls: Avery, Adalyn, Etta Jane, and Annie. If you haven't figured it out by now, Amber is a superwoman; her superpower is taking great care of people and creation! In this episode, Amber shares her story and speaks about the important roles faith, family, and friends have played in her life. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Alex Aken is such a gift to the world. Born and raised in South Florida, Alex first experienced God at 12 years old while watching a movie in public school, of all places. From that early age, Alex felt a call to ministry on his life. In this episode, Alex shares stories of the significant moments and influential people the Lord has placed in his life to encourage him along the path. Now living in Nashville, TN, with his wife, Dani, Alex is in residency as a hospital chaplain, a position that is stretching and equipping him in new and profound ways. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Ken Morgan is the epitome of a Christian leader. If ever there was a person who loves God and loves people, it is Ken! He has spent his entire adult life in the trenches of vocational ministry, establishing deep, long-lasting, authentic relationships in every local church and community along the way. Ken's favorite mission field is the Walmart of any given town, and he has never met a Chick-fil-A he didn't like. Ken currently serves as the Lead Pastor of Springfield Oaks Church in Springfield, GA. He is blessed to be married to Amy, blessed to be Dad to Christopher, Jeremy, and Abby, and blessed to be loved by Jesus. This is a conversation you don't want to miss. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Charles DiRico leads a movement of Fresh Expressions of Church that is known as Word on the Street. The four expressions that have emerged so far are dinner churches or open table meals. Three of those open tables are shared with persons who are experiencing homelessness in the Charlotte, NC, area, and the fourth is a bilingual open table that is shared in a local mobile home community.  Charles is a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS) and Emory University's Candler School of Theology (MDiv). He is currently a doctoral candidate at United Theological Seminary, where he is focusing on Fresh Expressions and the Future Church. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Alexandria Simonton is one big ol' bundle of joy! Alex earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in early childhood education from Georgia Southern University before making a switch and answering a call to ministry. She is the Digital Media Coordinator and Photographer at Compassion Christian Church in Savannah, Georgia, and the Creative Director at Georgia Southern University's Wesley Foundation in Statesboro, Georgia. Our conversation is chock full of hope and expectation. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Josiah Kee is a gifted creator and the owner of Launch AV, a video, audio, and drone production company based in Boonville, MO. Born and raised in a very close-knit family, Josiah and his siblings spent much of their formative years learning, growing, and exploring in the river bottoms of Middle Missouri. Josiah's deep love for the Lord, his family, the outdoors is evident in his work. It is a real pleasure to catch up with him, to hear about all he's been up to, and to listen to his hopes and dreams for the future. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

When it comes to loving God and loving people, Johnny Bridges is quite the journeyman! Having come to a life of faith in Jesus as a sophomore in high-school, Johnny has spent the years since pursuing Jesus and serving the church. With a heart for music and student ministry, he has exercised his gifts in congregations across South Georgia. In addition, Johnny works alongside our very dear friend, Charity Lucas (ep. 5), at the Brookdale Resource Center in Macon, GA. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Mindy Henderson has the biggest heart of any person we know! She loves Jesus, her husband, her baby girl, extended family and friends, and teaching middle-school. Easily the most organized person we've ever met, Mindy has a plan for everything and makes lists about her lists. When she is involved in anything, you never have to worry about even the smallest detail and she pours all of these gifts and graces into each and every relationship in her life. There are so many timeless stories in this episode. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Michael Meeks is a believer, husband, father to two boys, 1st grade teacher, and small business owner of MacArthur Woodworks. He is passionate about glorifying God through creativity, relationships, and discipleship. You can find his woodworking on Instagram, YouTube, or at www.macarthurwoodworks.com. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Will Cooper is a dedicated middle school world studies educator with a profound passion for being a voice for the voiceless. Combining his love for teaching with a deep commitment to social justice, Will strives to instill empathy and global awareness in his students. Beyond the classroom, he indulges his wanderlust, exploring diverse cultures and communities around the globe. Will believes that by fostering understanding and compassion, both in the classroom and through his travels, he can inspire the next generation to become compassionate global citizens. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Travis Smith, a grief counselor and pastor, founded Blue Ridge Hope with a mission to connect individuals with resources that will help them be successful in attaining their emotional goals and reconciling personal loss. Travis is passionate about building community and works hard to help bring hope and healing to individuals who have dealt with hurt in the traditional church. In 2014, he founded “Sacred Ale,” which is Fresh Expression that meets in a local pub. Travis earned his bachelor's degree in religious studies as well as his Master's of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC. He is married to Allyson, and together they have 4 children. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Jared Middleton is one of the most authentic people we've ever met. He is also one of the few people who can embarrass nearly anyone in any environment. It's like his superpower! Jared is a man of many talents: an avid outdoorsman, a coffee connoisseur, a stunt driver of church vans, and gives the best Captain Morgan poses in the world. On a more serious note, Jared has been a wildly successful youth pastor and lead pastor in local churches. He recently took a sabbatical from pulpit ministry and planted a 24/7 prayer movement in Dublin, GA, where he lives with his wife, Robin, and their teenage sons, Caleb and Jesse. Shenanigans abound anytime we get together, so we assure you this is not an episode you want to miss. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Trevor Ward, or as we call him “Rev,” is one of the most fun people we know. Always down for an adventure and truly a kid at heart, Rev lights up any room he walks into. He is a man of many talents. From playing multiple instruments to teaching and preaching, from riding his Onewheel through cities to finding the best local joints to eat in every town, life with Rev is a gift. He has served in multiple ministry areas since he was in his mid-twenties, but none top his list of priorities more than his role as a husband and father. It has been a while since we've caught up with Rev, so you all are in for a treat! We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Cathy Atkins has consulted with and trained individuals and businesses of all sizes, local and nationally. She is a featured speaker and writer for numerous corporations, trade associations, blogs, and business journals, and manages Inbound Marketing with a local ad agency, fuze32 Marketing - a division of Zimmer Communications. Cathy served as a lay speaker for the United Methodist Church for over 20 years when she felt the call of God on her life to take a more specific role in ministry. In a leap of faith, she now serves bi-vocationally as an ordained pastor for a non-denominational church in Ashland, MO, where she leads with her husband Aaron, an ordained elder. Cathy and Aaron have been married for over 30 years and have two amazing young adult daughters, plus an Australian Shepherd and an Aussie-doodle who are smarter than they are. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Luke Edwards, author of Becoming Church: A Trail Guide for Starting Fresh Expressions, is a Pastor and the Associate Director of Church Development for the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Over the past six years, he has helped launch countless micro faith communities across western North Carolina and North America. Before that, he was the founding pastor of King Street Church, a network of fresh expressions in Boone, North Carolina. With a lot of training in social work, he has spent the last 15 years exploring wholistic models of church-based community engagement. The most important lesson he's learned is that healthy ministry begins with deep listening. Luke lives in Denver, North Carolina, where he enjoys hiking, coaching his daughter's soccer team, and cheering for Charlotte FC, his local professional soccer club. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Corey Shores is one of the realest dudes we've ever met. For those of you who have been around a while, you will realize how big of a statement that is! Still, it is true. Always down for a good time, we've spent years making memories alongside Corey in many environments, and in every situation, he is the same. His love for God and people is apparent whether he is leading worship in a sanctuary or enjoying the Dave Matthews Band at Verizon. Our favorite thing about him is the way he is completely smitten with his wife, Hannah, and their daughter, Ruthie Faye. In this episode, Corey opens up about his newly found freedom and the way it has changed his day in day out living. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Hayden Martin is a living, breathing inspiration to everyone he encounters. Diagnosed with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) at six years old, Hayden did not begin to experience symptoms until he was twelve. While his body underwent significant change as a teen, his mind, soul, and spirit grew stronger. The phrase adapt and overcome has never been more appropriate to describe a human being. In this episode, Hayden opens up about the importance of authentic community in his life and encourages us all, limited and able-bodied alike, to invest our time, effort, and energy in one another. He shares about his freelance work as a writer and the work he is doing as an adaptive outdoorsman through his Westlake Outfitters project. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Brooke Kitchens brings light and life to every environment she finds herself in. Without question, she is the consummate optimist, and our tribe is all the better because of her. She is the epitome of living simply and loving much. This year, Brooke celebrates a tenth anniversary of serving youth and college/career-aged young people at the same local church! That feat alone makes her a unicorn, which, if you know Brooke, is OK with her. Hang out with her long enough, and she will try to convince you unicorns are real. This is a great episode, y'all. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Brandon Friebe is a husband, father, son, brother, friend, and pastor. Want to know the common thread that runs through all of those roles? The importance of authenticity in relationships! He and his family do incredible work encouraging people through their website, 3 Cord Crossing. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Charity Lucas is a long-time friend who has a heart to love her neighbors as herself. She currently serves as the Center Manager of the Brookdale Resource Center in Macon, GA. The amount of work Brookdale does to serve its local community is staggering. The best part is that you can repeat it in any city or town with an old vacant school building! We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! #livesimplylovemuch

Gabe Barrett has been many things: an SEC college football player, a full-time innercity missional leader, a dual resident of both the US and Honduras (where he lived for 8 years in order to adopt two of his children), and most recently a highly successful board game creator. The one constant in all of those scenarios? Gabe's sincere pursuit of authenticity in his relationship with God and with people. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends!

Sean King has been a prince and a pauper, experienced life in the penthouse and the outhouse, and come away from it all equipped to invest in authentic community in an extremely unique way. In this episode, Sean opens up about his experiences in a motorcycle club, welcoming men who were experiencing homelessness into his house and leading not one but two Celebrate Recovery ministries in Middle Georgia. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! In Episode Link: https://www.celebraterecovery.com

A few weeks ago, a friend confessed that he didn't understand the Voice Referendum. It got me thinking, which is always dangerous…but what could I do to help people who were a little confused by the Voice to Parliament, like my friend? This short podcast aims to present a balanced perspective, highlighting both the pros and cons of the argument while keeping the information simple and factual. Understanding the Voice Referendum is crucial for shaping the future of our nation and promoting inclusivity and equality. I hope this podcast helps shed some light on the Voice Referendum and its significance. The Voice – Keep It Simple Podcast Written and Hosted by Noel AndersonMore Info: https://linktr.ee/noelanderson Hey! Do you have a podcast story to tell? Then get in touch!  Start Your Own Blog and Get $25 Credit Produced by Harlequin Ink

Man, oh man, you don't want to miss this conversation. David's story is raw, real, cloaked with redemption, & drills deep into the importance of authentic community. We invite you to kick back, relax, and listen in on a conversation between friends! *WARNING: Our conversation includes the topic of suicide. If this is a trigger for you, it might be best to skip this episode.

Conversations centered on cultivating authentic community right where you are.

Economist Dominic Hardaway is on a mission to keep economics simple for the black community. From his Keep It Simple Podcast to his Clubhouse rooms, Dom is straightforward about what information is need-to-know for the black community to make strategic economic moves in the Biden Administration and the future. Dom talks the realities of a $15 minimum wage, preparing for Biden's economy, Universal Basic Income, and job automation. Order Freakonomics: https://amzn.to/3iJjg2DContact Dom @dapperdomo on Twitter / @djdapperdomo on InstagramLeave feedback: feedback@blackxecutive.comMusic:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial Use

          The Keep It Simple Podcast has been around for five years! Today, Gavin and Tom reflect on the past five years of podcasting and being advocates for simple forms of church (house church, organic church, micro church).

Silencing your mind is one of the most difficult things you could ever hope to do. I feel like I have gotten a hell of a lot better at it but I am only capable of doing it in the evenings right before bed. Probably one of the most important times to be able to quieten your mind and allow yourself to drift off to sleep, so thats pretty handy. Todays episode gets into how I quieten my mind and my mindset towards getting enough rest. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

Penny wise pound foolish is one of those things most people do and they may not do it intentionally but it is pretty critical that you identify when you are doing it and be honest enough with your self to admit it. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

There is two types of people in the world, those who play well with others and those who don't. We all know people who, even in a team environment, want one of their team mates to fuck up. I remember at school I had those feelings from time to time but as soon as we started getting paid to win, there was a very quick transition from hoping a person in the team who bullied me or was a dick failed to, I don't care who you are when we walk onto that field, all off field antics are exactly that, off field antics, we are here to win and in order to do that, we all need to step up. Business is something of a similar beast in my head. Yes there are plenty assholes but end of the day it is a team effort to get us over the line. Todays episode gets into a recent experience in the office and what I learnt from it all. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

Money is something you can always make more of, time however, that shit can't be created. We all have 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week. No one has the ability to conjure up more time, well no one that I know anyway. So why do we so often waste our time doing shit that doesn't get us paid? Quite often we end up doing shit that costs us time in place of things that we could do to earn some bank. Rather than wasting your time doing stuff you're not good at, focus on the things you get paid to do and pay people to do the things that you don't. Now, obviously if you have down time, you can then do the shit yourself and save yourself some money but if lets say you are going to redecorate your house instead of decorating someone else house, well you're losing the potential to earn money and you're then paying time to do it yourself. Thats dumb! Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

It's pretty easy to get caught up in something and before you know it, you're in a tail spin and you have no idea which way is up, let alone how you are going to get yourself out of the situation you find yourself in. This is generally where panic sets in and people do stupid shit that gets them even deeper in the shit. I am a big believer in the whole concept of taking a deep breath and then re-evaluating the situation. Very often, we forget to breath when the shit hits the fan and I am no doctor or scientist but I think the lack of oxygen to the brain makes us do stupid shit. When you find yourself in hot water, take a deep breath and run yourself through the situation and the options you feel you currently have. Guarantee you will make a lot better decision because taking that deep breath will stop you from getting too carried away and allowing panic to set in. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die - a saying that I heard over the course of the weekend or last week and one that pretty much stopped me in my tracks and punched me in the face. Truth is, I have been pretty manic at this new contract role and unfortunately that has taken up a lot of my time. The result of this was me neglecting my other goals and aspirations. Forgetting what was truly important to me. The saying hit me so hard because I have been saying for a very long time now that I want certain things in life but my actions have been contradicting my desires. The verbal contracts I have been making with myself haven't been taken seriously enough because I have had too much focus elsewhere. I get into this a little in this episode and I talk about how losing focus can be pretty easy, especially when you fixate on one aspect of your life, it then becomes extremely difficult to bring your focus and energy into other areas. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

Everything you start is difficult before it becomes easy. It is easy because it was once difficult and you persevered with it. I ran into a bit of a crisis of confidence at work on either Friday last week or Monday this week because I am having to do some stuff I have never had to do before. That compiled with the fact that I am clueless when it comes to what the fuck people are talking about, makes doing the job even harder. Then I took a trip down memory lane and remembered the first contracting role I did. For a solid 6 months I felt clueless. The next role it was about 4 months, the role after that about 3. These things are to be expected when starting somewhere new. I just need to keep at it and what was once difficult will become easy. Just like back in the day when I was playing a lot of sport and had a tough time with with bowlers who were bowling 90+ mph. Initially it was very tough but the more I did it the better I got, till eventually 90+ mph was quick, anyone who says otherwise is full of shit, but it was manageable and wasn't something that I needed to fear. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

I celebrated a birthday this week. It was an interesting day, I had a run in with a colleague, nothing too serious, I had to bite my lip but it took all my strength to do so. Byron 10 years ago would have punched the guy in the mouth, zero seconds to think it through and zero fucks given regarding consequence. Today I am a lot more mature and calculated. Anyway, enough about me and how much I have grown and more about todays episode. All too often people have this idea of where you should be and at what point. End of the day, it is your journey and only you can determine where you should be at what point. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

Today got me thinking about destiny and whether we have a predetermined destiny or whether we make our own destiny. There are strong arguments for both but for me, I just can't afford to believe that my destiny is already predetermined and no matter what I do today, I will get the same result in the end. I work far too hard to believe that shit. I do believe we are all set a timer at birth and when that timer rings, no matter who you are or where you are, your time is up and one way or another, you are out of here but that is very different to believing that no matter whether I work 20 hours a day or play 20 hours of playstation a day, I will get to where I am meant to be. That just doesn't work for me. I have to believe that hard work pays off or I will play 20 hours a day of playstation because its fucking fun! lol Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

I often sit in public places with headphones on but I don't actually have anything playing, I just like to listen to the conversations around me while not being disturbed because I am wearing headphones. Today I got to my new contract early, I needed to be at the office for 9:30 / 10 but instead I got to a coffee shop nearby for about 7:30 / 8 and sat there having a cup of coffee, doing some trading and a bit of other work on the side. I did my normal headphones in but with no music trick and within minutes I was fully engaged in a nearby conversation. The guy was moaning to a friend, mentor or colleague about how terrible his job is, how much he hates his boss and how he deserved a promotion and didn't get it etc etc etc. It got so dramatic that he eventually started talking about how the world was conspiring against him at the moment and there is no God. At this point I actually queued the violins on my phone and listened to some violin music as I couldn't take it anymore. The thing that blows my brain is, yeah we all get down, we all have bad runs but in general, if you are living in a 1st world country, you have a fuck ton to be grateful for. There are billions of people on the planet who would probably cut off their right arm to be in his shoes and he's sat there bitching and moaning about how hard life is and how the world is conspiring against him.... Do me a favour bro! Fucken grow up! I get down sometimes too, I have extremely high expectations and when they aren't met, I can't help but feel disappointed or let down but, then I try to remember where I have come from, I try to remember my journey and I remember that just a year ago I would have probably contemplated cutting off my right arm to be where I am today! Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

I severely underestimated the value in spending time with people who are where you want to be in a few years time. I don't know why I did but I did. Perhaps cause I figured that although they were more senior than I was in an organisation, they weren't that far ahead of me. However, I attended a dinner recently and it changed my views on it all. They talk differently, their discussions are about different things and they hold themselves in a different way. All these things then add up to why they are ahead in the pecking order and it is because they conceptualise things differently and I am pretty sure I knew this already but I just didn't put much emphasis on it. They discuss problems and who in their networks can solve these problems and share resources. This all to me is way more interesting then sitting around a table with friends and discussing what a dick Jonny was at school, which just so happens to be now 12 years ago. Those conversations no longer excite me but the conversation around the dinner table the other night definitely did because we talked about trends in business, resources, problems and solutions. Things that you then take into the office the following day, week or month and implement to help progress you in your career and help take you from where you are to where you want to be. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

I spent the last week in California which was awesome. We got to see a lot of the state and meet some truly remarkable people. One thing that keeps getting to me is the fact that there are so many people living with such immense passion and I am kind of drifting around and uncertain as to what it is that I want to do or how I will go about doing it. Met Bradley Martyn the YouTube sensation from Zoo Culture and you could just tell he lives for what it is that he does and he absolutely loves it. Although it was an awesome day, it left me feeling even more broken because I still haven't found what it is that I am truly passionate about. It wasn't till we had dinner with a woman who is very influential in the tech space and she started talking about her lack of passion, that I realised, perhaps it is okay to be uncertain as to what your passions are. If she can have a life that most would only dream of achieving without passion, maybe, just maybe there was hope for me yet. I then started to shift the "maybe" too a certainly and I shifted my mindset to that of, "well this is a good thing, if I did know what my passion was, I'd have to follow it, whereas, right now I am still figuring it out which gives me a unique perspective and I can dabble in and out of things until such time as I feel like I know what my passion is and what I truly want to do". Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

It was an up and down day today, truth be told there were more ups than downs but I ran into a bit of a speed bump which got me thinking of that research experiment that some scientists did with a bunch of children. They gave a bunch of children an apple, the children were happy with that. They then gave them all two apples but took one away from some of them. This caused a scene. The kids that originally had two but then had one taken away were raging! They forgot about the fact that they still had one apple, they focused on the fact that they had lost one or had one taken away. I had a similar thing happen today and I started behaving like one of those children, I only identified it this evening when I had cooled off but I guess late is better than never! Lol I also rant a little about how narrow minded people are when it comes to tier two licensed employees and how ignorant a lot of people tend to be because there is the potential for it to create them the most minute amount of additional work. Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

"We've always done it this way, so this is how we will continue to do it." Or "I have always done it this way, so I will continue to do it this way". I call this the kiss of death. Did I hear you asking why? Because thinking that a process or a system or the way in which you do something is perfect and can never be improved is the fastest way to kill your ability to deliver or to kill you business. By constantly questioning the way in which you do things and the way in which things are measured, you're instilling a "culture" of progress or development. There is no such thing as the perfect way to do things. If I ask 100 people to come up with a way of getting to 100, you'll find that the possibility for them to reach the number 100 has quite possibly millions of variations and possibilities. So why then, in business do we constantly look for some kind of holy grail of the way things are done and then never veer from it? Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

How many times do you think you have missed out on an opportunity because you decided it wasn't for you before you even heard the full story? A lot of the time, we decide something isn't for us long before we even know the fine print or the end to end story because we know someone who told us it was a bad idea or we heard at school, university or via a mentor that it was bad. In the episode, I use an example of 1 million dollars worth of debt, assuming you're someone who thinks that all debt is bad, this hypothetical example would be one you turned down before even asking the right questions around the opportunity. Ask questions, fully understand things before you make a decision on it. A lot of the time, the greatest opportunities we are offered are through things we don't truly understand or have heard are not good ideas. If I listened to everyone who told me that trading was too risky and was a waste of money, I wouldn't be over 60% up on my account this month alone. Yes trading is risky but then allow for that and only trade with that which you can afford to lose. Point is, I explored trading and didn't allow a handful of peoples opinions of trading stop me from getting back on the horse! Hey, howzit going? Thanks for tuning in to the Keep It Simple Podcast with Byron Ovenstone - where my goal is to help you get from where you are, to where you want to be with each episode. Episodes are released Monday through Friday. In general this podcast will be business focused and it will touch on life lessons I have had the privilege of learning. At times I may go off the beaten track so don’t be alarmed. Please note - I have been known to get pretty passionate and heated so expect to hear some bad language from time to time. The music in the beginning and the end of each episodes is by JOMARS and the track is called Adventure (Original Mix) - it can be found on Soundcloud at the following link - https://goo.gl/zCTuUq If you love the podcast and want to get your paws on some of that sweet, sweet KISP merchandise, it can be purchased at - https://t.co/VK3RIeM0nT I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Remember KISP is on iTunes, Stitcher, Anchor, YouTube, Instagram, Acast and Twitter, please subscribe, give us a rating, show some love and remember to KEEP IT SIMPLE because YOU COULD BE A DAY AWAY!

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this simple tune? Here's a hint: man on wire...

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this simple tune? Here's a hint: man on wire...

Join Scott and Matt as they invite Kimmie to the spot on the couch and they discuss keeping it simple, the non-existent people we converse with, and the whites of their eyes.

A little about Kate, finding science in Colorado and keeping things simple.