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Serving Powerfully
“IT’S AMAZING HOW FAR YOU CAN GO WHEN SOMEONE BELIEVES IN YOU”~~Jason MacKenzie Through what lens are you looking through? Some of us have had our perspectives altered throughout time, and through time the lens which we view our lives and purpose have become clouded. That which seems clear, becomes unclear. That which was once understood becomes questionable as our vision and sight towards the world strays away from that which we’ve imagined it to be. How do we handle life when the person we’ve married is not the person we’ve imagined them to be? How do we comprehend when the person we once loved with all our heart has…
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If I Can….You Cantu!
(Photo credit: MidAtlantic Photography) If I Can…You Cantu! Some of us have simple goals! Some of us have huge goals! Truth is, what if your main goal is something that you never envisioned yourself putting on top of a list……at least until your life has drastically changed. Our inspiring guest has not always been so inspiring. Due to a life altering accident while this young lady was in her teens, Vanessa Cantu never envisioned losing what brought happiness to her world…..losing any or all athletic abilities she had possessed. Most important, Vanessa had lost physical capabilities and a massive part of who she had once seen in the mirror.…
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You’re Still Standing
Just Don’t Stop. And maybe just be too damn ignorant to quit! In this latest solo shot of The Mindset Mountain Podcast, I go into a pretty tough topic for anyone who is pursuing a dream. Something outside the norm. It has to do with the finding yourself pushed to your limits… at the very edge of a cliff of uncertainty and fear… wondering if you can keep standing. Especially when you’re feeling as if you’ve done all that you can so far within your abilities and hard work. What does it take to be teetering on the edge… and still step back and never stop PLAYING BIGGER. I dive…
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Living Quietly At Home
“Most our misfortunes spring from not knowing how to live quietly at home, in our own rooms”~~ Pascal This morning I was sifting through the book “Spellbinders Gift” by Og Mandino and found the highlighted quote. Not only did it trigger some meaning, it related to a question I was asked by a future guest for this podcast. “Are You A Christian?”, I was asked. “Yes” I responded. The reason I was asked this question was in relation to the impacts, effects, and acts of suicide. When one is away from everyone they know whether it be at work or with friends or family, one needs to have a belief…
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Statistics & Sculpture: Carve Your Masterpiece
Stats & Sculpture… are you using your stats as the hammer and chisel to carve your masterpiece? Well let’s find out in this latest solo shot episode of The Mindset Mountain Podcast. This thought of stats and sculpting popped into my head randomly last Friday morning while on my drive. And it really forced me to take a deep dive into not only my past… but also how to better leverage criticism and feedback for the here and now. In this episode, I was reminded how often that most of us (especially me) channel any sort of feedback into an immediate feeling of personal attack. Instead of allowing the criticism…
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Two Sides Of The Same Coin
Two Sides Of The Same Coin! Whenever we look at our fears, many of us ask the question of “What If?”. In this question, we tend to lean towards a certain aspect for the answer which is geared toward the negative aspect of the mystery. What If I Fail? What If I’m Judged? What If I’m Wrong? And the list goes on and on, right? Well, there is more to the coin than just the flipside which we fail to recognize. Yes, there is a flipside to the coin, but did you ever consider the substance in between the two faces? This may not be the tragic moments of our…
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Embracing Your Weakness To Build Strength
Embracing your weakness… seems pretty backwards right? Why would you ever want to embrace your weakness? It’s all about building up your strength right? Well in this solo shot episode I share a unique perspective I just applied in 2 key areas of my life where becoming closed friends with my weakness will give me power. You see I discovered that by continuing to fight extremely hard against these mindsets that were not my strength… I was beating myself down even further. By not recognizing the weakness and pivoting with it… I was repeating a process of continuous failure. But as I thought about it the other evening, it…
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Reflecting What We’re Experiencing
“My job isn’t to make others and myself comfortable. My job is to use language which reflects most accurately what we’re experiencing.”~~Brene’ Brown The above quote came to me at a perfect time as I’ve battled how to speak. In my book which is based upon the effects of suicide, overcoming a loss to suicide, or seeking closure after such an incident, I’ve battled how to share my thoughts and views. Do I speak and write how I know I’d like to be spoken to or have spoken to others who are battling whether or not to close the book on their lives? Or do I speak to sugar coat…
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Climbing Once Again: Rebirth!
If It’s Important Enough….You Will Come Back To It, Or It Will Come Back To You: REBIRTH!! In this episode you will find out a little about the break we’ve taken with the “Mindset Mountain Podcast”!! There are times in life in which we take a step back. One decides to pay attention to the emphasis one puts on what they say is important to them, and one’s actions or lack of will provide the answer. There was a point in time which we lost control of our schedules and this podcast lacked the importance in our days. It wasn’t that we lost interest….it was we had our own issues…
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Heeding the Call at 3 a.m. with Edward Aguilar
Heeding the Call at 3 a.m. with Edward Aguilar 3 a.m. in the morning… sometimes even 2 a.m. Those are the pitch black hours of the mornings that have been calling for Edward Aguilar… and he’s been listening. In this recent interview, I sat down with my co-host Eddie Aguilar to ask him some pressing questions on his current focus in life… his book. As you’ll discover in this interview, this is no ordinary book project. It is something that I feel in many ways has both been a mission for Eddie… as well as a responsibility due to his unique gifts and talents. I say unique because the topic…
