“You are NOT the worst thing you’ve ever done!” with Lefford Fate Episode 9

Today, Laura dives deep into a conversation about navigating transitions, understanding mental health, and exploring other perspectives with Retired Command Chief Master Sergeant, USAF, Lefford Fate. Laura and Lefford first met when both were serving on the Presidential Advisory Council of the John Maxwell Team, and the two have shared numerous interesting and meaningful conversations over the years. When Laura asks Lefford to tell the story of how he ended up in prison, Lefford jumps right in, but quickly steps back to offer a little perspective. As a young man in the US Air Force, working in the mental health field already, he explained how he nearly lost himself when his mom passed away at the very young age of 49. He was able to get the help and support

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Prostitution is the Oldest “Oppression” in the History of the World with Judge Paul Herbert Episode 7

Warning: This episode touches on the topics of prostitution, drug addiction, and human trafficking – subjects that aren’t suitable for young people. Laura first became aware of Judge Herbert when she attended the Global Leadership Summit in 2018; there was a short video during the Summit with Judge Herbert talking about his work in CATCH Court in Columbus, Ohio. She was intrigued by a story he shared about a conversation with his daughters about finding one’s Purpose in life… and then elaborated on the work he’s doing. Judge Herbert explains that he’d gone through the book The Purpose Driven Life several times and had been frustrated, as he’d not felt as if he’d found his purpose. Then he was teaching his daughters and taking them through the book a chapter

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We are Called to Love with Edwin Gungor

Isn’t it interesting that, often in our younger years, we feel as if we should be able to “Win the World in a Weekend!” Many of us get caught in the thinking that we have to really make a difference, make our lives count, and so we work, work work. Becoming workaholics, we disguise it as “passion,” and neglect or take for granted the things and people who really matter most. If we are fortunate, and paying attention, as we grow and experience new things, we come to understand there’s more to life than the work we are doing. This is one of the personal stories Ed shares during this episode with Laura. As a younger pastor, with a young and growing family, Ed had a sense that his family

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Energy Work with Kyle Heeter Episode 5

Making a big life change is today’s topic. Laura’s guest, Kyle Heeter, shares her personal story of finding work she loved, falling out of love with it, and eventually making her way into new work she loves, again! During the course of this conversation, Laura and Kyle examine their beliefs about what is possible for all of us. Be sure to listen to the end, or you’ll miss a fascinating discussion about energy healing. Making a change is healing and a significant part of the journey. Even (maybe especially) when you know you have to make the change, but don’t always know exactly what’s to come. What do you do when your comfort zone is no longer comfortable? Kyle shares how she’s learned to recognize the discomfort for what it’s

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All Behavior is Purposeful: Putting Choice Theory into Practice with Maureen Craig McIntosh Episode 4

Do you ever wonder why you or someone you know does the things that they do? In this episode, Maureen Craig Mcintosh explains how all behavior is purposeful. It’s our best attempt to satisfy one of our five basic needs. Hear as she describes what those needs are, the choices we make to fulfill those needs, and what it means to be demonstrating or receiving caring habits or deadly habits. Maureen shares examples of the deadly habits, and explains how they are used to control someone else to get what you want, instead of controlling your own actions. She also speaks about ‘first date’ behavior; putting your best self forward to get what you want, until it is too hard to continually maintain. Laura speaks to the thought that love

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Exponential Living with Sheri Riley

Laura and Sheri have a great story about how they met. It demonstrates how simple things can and do make an impact. Sheri shares her story and how she literally crashed and could not wake up! She had her “dream job” but realized she had a great career, not a great life. “Stop spending 100% of your time on 10% of your life!” How do we make that change? How do I stop spending my life focused on just 10% all the time? In her book, Exponential Living, Sheri outlines the 9 Principles she discovered that allowed her – and will allow you – to live a peaceful life, while continuing to live exponentially.   In her conversation with Laura, Sheri outlines the 3 core tenets that helped her make

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