Joseph James is a former U.S. Marine and Law Enforcement veteran, business owner, father, motivational speaker and life coach. Joseph has spoken in many venues across the nation and has helped 1,000’s of people understand their purpose in life.
After his wife’s battle of cancer, and the journey of pain his family went through, Joseph is now coaching people that have gone through life’s struggles, pain and trauma to help them not just find their purpose through pain but teach them to take their pain and launch them into their destiny!
Social Media Sharable Quotes:
“He started out with spankings… there was no “time out” for my siblings and I… Then spankings quickly escalated and became beatings!” Joseph referencing his father and childhood
“My 3-year-old showing me Google Maps asking me; where is heaven dad?... because that’s where is mom is…” Joseph talking about losing his wife right after the birth of their child.
“We have to understand the capacity of the humans rejecting us…” - Jeremy on dealing with rejection at any age
“I smell the smell of death and I have no hope” – Joseph’s wife “I realized right then this was not a day-by-day battle, or month by month, or year by year, BUT it was a SECOND-by-SECOND battle. Every moment matters and the mood can change in a second! – Joseph
“Vulnerability brings healing… you can say, here, this is the ball and chain I have been carrying for so long, man will you please take it from me and do something with it?!”- Joseph regarding his healing process
Show Notes:
0:22- Jeremy introduces Joseph James and give brief story about how they met
2:01- Joseph tells his “story”
10:54- Jeremy and Joseph dive into “seeking approval” from parents, teacher, coaches, brother, co-worker etc. Hint: remove the word “approval” with “opinion. Listen as Jeremy explains
21:50- Rejection: “A lot of it is just self-forgiveness…” Don’t miss this Action Item from Joseph
36:42- Joseph begins the story of losing his wife after being diagnosed with cancer 8 weeks before the due date of their child.
54:43- Vulnerability Brings Healing
1:02:01- Listen to Joseph describe “Hell in the Hallway”- Transition of Life
1:15:56- 4 Must Have Takeaways from Joseph:
1- Self -Forgiveness
2- Take Time to Grieve
3- Listen to the Episode for #3 and #4
Connect with Joseph James:
Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/purthrpn
Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/252908273026721
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/meetjosephjames/
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