Inspiration, Positivity and a Million TikTok Followers - Sarah Maddack
Release Date: 06/08/2021
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_outlineSarah Maddack (Instagram: sarahmaddack / TikTok: SarahMaddack)
Sarah is a full-time professional "wholesome rapper" based in Nashville, TN.
She started blowing up on TikTok after a video of her rapping to a slug on her rug went viral in April-her first of many viral videos. Sarah had been a singer/songwriter for years, but didn’t realize she could rap until millions of strangers on the Internet affirmed it. As of 2021, she has amassed one million followers in less than a year.
She is known on TikTok for her ridiculous, mood lifting songs about ordinary, everyday things like slugs, kneesocks, or pineapple on pizza. All of her content is clean and family-friendly, i.e., why she calls herself a “wholesome rapper”. She runs her own business, "Gift Rapping", where she creates personalized raps for birthdays, anniversaries, or holidays.
Show Notes
What we discuss with Sarah Maddack
- Her journey with TikTok, silly songs, and raps that have evolved into a full-time career.
- What makes TikTok so unique as a social media platform.
- The risks she took before TikTok fame was even on the horizon, and why people should step out even when it's scary or awkward.
- What it means to not take yourself so seriously, and how she adapted that mindset (with an amazing story to go with it).
- How her faith and family have shaped who she is and influenced her journey.
- How her entrepreneurial journey has continued to unfold.
- Her content, starting with Slug on a Rug which currently has 5.9 million views.
- Dreams for the future and the possibilities ahead.
- A Sarah Maddack original rap about The Farther Along.
- Sarah’s wisdom and encouragement on pursuing what’s possible in our own lives.
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