Overcoming Your Limits
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What if the barriers to achieving greater things are the limitations we put on ourselves? In this episode, Rob shares how pushing past his limits allowed him to be part of some extraordinary things. You will be inspired, motivated and hopefully walk away with a renewed energy to push past your own self-imposed limits and reach heights you never thought possible.
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The life we live today is largely a result of the decisions we made three to five years ago. While we can't go back and choose differently, we can make choices today that will set us up for success down the road.
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The Realities of Depression and Despair - Will Hutcherson
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Rob talks with author, speaker and pastor Will Hutcherson about what it looks like to help kids and students through depression and despair. Referencing Will's book Seen, they discuss the healing that comes through the power of connection.
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Getting Unstuck - Trey McKnight
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Rob talks with Trey McKnight about what it looks like to get unstuck in our lives. Trey is a communicator, leader and host of event such as the Global Leadership Summit. This episode is practical, powerful and inspiring, so brace yourself for the impending life change that will follow.
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Standing Out, Nailing the Interview and Landing Your Dream Job - Caitlin Kenyon
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Rob talks with certified HR Professional (SHRM-CP), Recruiter, and Career Coach. Caitlin Kenyon about presenting your best professional self. From the resume and cover letter to the interview, offer and more, Caitlin offers practical tips and insights to help people move forward toward their dream job.
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The Power of Intentional Endings
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This week Rob shares an emotional story of how watching someone die helped him see the importance of endings. He talks about the ways our directional choices can often be made with no reason to think they will get us where we want to go. Sometimes we need endings, even when they are hard.
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The Church, Politics and Critical Thinking - Isom Rigell
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Rob chats with educator Isom Rigell about his wrestling with the Church, the intersection of Donald Trump with evangelicalism, and the need for more critical thinking.
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How Being Present Changes Your Experiences
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Rob talks about his experience at the Field of Dreams game in Iowa and how that experience taught him the power of pausing and what it means to be fully present.
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Changing Your Story - Rob Chagdes
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Each one of us is telling a story with our lives. Some of our stories are full of regret, pain, disappointment and more. During this final episode of season two, and a milestone episode number 20, Rob talks about what he’s been learning the past few years about changing your story.
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The Reality of Spiritual Warfare - Dr. Daniel Green
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Rob chats with pastor and seminary professor Dr. Daniel Green about the realities of spiritual warfare. From Satan to materialism, climbing the corporate ladder and sexual sin, they discuss the schemes of the enemy and how we can stand firm against them.
info_outlineDr. Jim Burns (Twitter: drjimburns, HomeWordCenter, Instagram: homewordcenter, drjimburns) is the president of HomeWord. He speaks to thousands of people around the world each year. He has close to 2 million resources in print in 20 languages. He primarily writes and speaks on the values of HomeWord, which are: Strong Marriages, Confident Parents, Empowered Kids, and Healthy Leaders. Some of his most popular books are: Confident Parenting, The Purity Code, Creating an Intimate Marriage, Closer, and Doing Life with Your Adult Children. Jim and his wife, Cathy, live in Southern California and have three grown daughters, Christy, Rebecca, and Heidi; two sons-in-law, Steve and Matt; and three grandchildren, James, Charlotte and Huxley.
Show Notes:
What we discuss with Dr. Jim Burns
- What makes parenting so challenging, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The importance of having a plan in parenting. Dr. Burns talks about having a roadmap and getting on the same page if you’re parenting with another.
- How parenting changes with each child. We talk about having a personally tailored plan that varies based on age and personality.
- The importance of self-care in parenting. Discussing how parents need to do things that replenish themselves and have replenishing relationships and rhythms in their own lives.
- Keys of discipline. What we should be looking for as we discipline our children, and what are some important things we need to make sure we are doing.
- Single Parenting. How single parents can set themselves up to thrive in the challenges they face in raising a child / children.
- Parenting Older Children. How parenting changes when your children move out of high school and onto adulthood
- Being the transitional generation in your family. Dr. Burns talks about what it means to change the story you’re telling in your family.
- How to move forward as a parent. What steps can you take today to grow as a parent?
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