Episode Type: Listen to Learn

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In this episode of the Share Life podcast, Jason Scott Montoya, Ivan Alfaro, and Jim Karwisch explore the concepts of refuge-seeking and emotional resilience.

We discuss the implications of refuge-seeking in journalism and society, the importance of healing and reflection, and how regret can lead to personal growth.

We emphasize the significance of emotional resilience and the power of reflection in personal development. And, we also explore the parallels between emotional and physical resilience, the challenges of navigating difficult conversations, and the critical role of hope in fostering change and personal growth.

Episode Type: Fireside Chat

Read this audio blog post here. Who men choose to become and how we shape the next generation of rising leaders shapes the type of world we contribute to building. America, and the church inside it, is facing an identity crisis as we wrestle over who we want to become as Christians and as a country and what story we want to tell through the way of life we embody. We have two competing visions shaping men and leaders across our society. One of these visions perpetuates tragedy, while the other minimizes it. We'll start by exploring the latter. #courage #masculinity #leadership #responsibility

Episode Type: Listen to Learn

Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with entrepreneur, author, speaker, storyteller, and professor of practice at the University of Bath in England, Margaret Heffernan.

Over a decade ago, Margaret planted a seed with her Ted Talk, Dare To Disagree. I watched it, rewatched it, and shared it with my community and her wisdom has lived with me over the past decade intersecting with my situation today.

In light of the recent election, and my Harris advocacy as a Republican, I invited her to join me for a conversation on the podcast

Connect With Margaret Heffernan

• Connect with Margaret Heffernan >>> Website | Linkedin | X | Facebook

Get Margaret's Books (Affiliate Links)

• Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together
• Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril
• Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes

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Episode Type: Listen to Learn

Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. I'm speaking about Design Thinking with Sara Musgrove from the Riverbend Group. Design thinking is a human-centered and collaborative approach to solving complex problems.

Sara and I met a dozen years ago or so through her work at the Leaders Lyceum (a former client and a program I participated in). It's where I first discovered Constructive Developmental Theory.

Sara is a specialist in Design Thinking, a human-centered way to tackle problem-solving. She leads and trains leaders to optimize their influence and impact at The RiverBend Group. In this conversation about Design Thinking, she explains how it works and why organizations should be leveraging it. Design Thinking is both a framework and a Mindset and helps us think differently and early so that when we're executing, we're effective and efficient.

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Connect With Sara Musgrove

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• The Riverbend Group >>> Website | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

Episode Type: Listen to Learn

Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. I'm speaking with Nathan Dohse, an educator, advocate, and speaker working in the music industry, in the Nashville area and who was on the podcast before. Today, we're going to talk about breaking echo chambers and sacrificing sacred cows.

The idea of this conversation began when I posted about Republicans for Harris. This garnered a strong reaction from my Facebook community. Nathan commented with the following message on my post.

"This breaks the echo chamber if nothing else. It creates cognitive dissonance within a community, which does more good than anything else you could possibly do. We do not have a responsibility or the right to change anyone else's mind. But we do have the responsibility to use the minds we have, and to encourage others to do the same. You are doing a great job of that!"

I said, let's do a podcast episode about that, and he agreed. Now, here we are!

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Connect With Nathan Dohse

• Connect with Nathan Dohse on social media >>> Facebook | Instagram | Threads | Linkedin | TikTok

Episode Type: Listen to Learn

Julia and I discuss Constructive Developmental Theory (CDT) and its implications for personal and professional growth. We explore the journey from a socialized mind to a self-authored mind, the importance of vulnerability and curiosity, and the role of community in personal development. Julia also shares her personal experiences and insights on overcoming challenges, the significance of inside-out development, and the interdependence of relationships. The conversation emphasizes the need for self-knowledge and the transformative power of vulnerability in fostering growth and connection.

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• Connect with Julia | Website - Linkedin - TikTok - Instagram - Facebook

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Episode Type: Listen to Learn; Hostile Extremism

In this conversation, I'm speaking with Elizabeth Neumann, author of Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace. She worked in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. In our discussion, we talk about hostile extremism in America and discuss the recent Trump assassination attempt, the rise of extremism, and the challenges we face this presidential election year. Click here, for more details, notes, links, and the video version.

Connect With Elizabeth

• Connect With Elizabeth Neumann | Website - About - Wikipedia - Facebook - Linkedin - Twitter/X - Instagram
• Kingdom of Rage Book | Amazon - About the book

Episode Type: Fireside Chat (Blog Reading)

In 2011, I wrote an executive summary for a documentary feature film project called America Together. Over the years, I've made little tweaks to the summary based on different ideas I've had. It seems the vision for this project is needed now more than ever, so I'm sharing the idea publicly as a way to explore the idea further. You can view the blog read in this video here.