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Once Upon A Time: A Storytelling Podcast"The Nutcracker" with Hannah DavisWe're back with Season 4 of Once Upon a Time: A Storytelling Podcast!Hannah Davis returns to the podcast to discuss the Nutcracker, our personal favorite holiday adventure!Follow the Podcast on Social Media: @astorytellingpodcastFollow Hannah on Social Media: Instagram: hannahbanannnaaa TikTok: hannabanannnaaaResources:Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)The Nutcracker (1993)The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2022)The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)Nutcracker: Magical Christmas Ballet!No Sugar Plums Here: The Dark, Romantic Roots of 'The Nutcracker', All Things Considered The...2022-12-2344 min
Eidolon PlaytestEidolon DISCO #5: Night Fever, Part 1"Listen to the ground; there is movement all around; there is something goin' down, and I can feel it."
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My Daily Lift with Kevin IlichKylen Bailey | An Adopted Kid and Advocate, Autoimmune Disease SurvivorTune in to my conversation with Kylen Bailey out of Austin, Texas! We talk about his journey of adoption, and reconnecting with his birth mother and brother. We talk about his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts and so much more. Like, Share, and Follow!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-ilich/support2021-10-2245 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.65 “A Barbaric Challenge”I have this strange fascination with the way ancient people lived. I have no clue why… but the whole idea of relying on your instincts… and working for your food… and discovering better and more efficient ways to do things…
It almost seems like the more into the future we go, the more we might be losing the understanding of what is essential for being human.
Think obesity… most people in the US at least struggle with this almost new disease… could it be because of how readily available our food is? (Plus it’s all deep fried...2021-10-1404 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.64 “What Inspires You?”“What Inspires You?”
My working hypotheses is that humanity is under-inspired. Over-saturated with comparison and maybe even lust to live the lives of others… but under inspired. Envy is not inspiration… stalking someones instagram account or Facebook page or TikTok can totally be what inspires you, but I would encourage you to even challenge that inclination inside of you.
Inspiration is something that you take in that brings life to something inside of you.
Definition ; the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
Definiti...2021-10-1304 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin IlichTim Moore | The Bible & Science, The Origins of "Us"In this episode, Pastor of X Church, Tim Moore, discusses his upcoming series "Origins" where he works through questions of Science and how it relates to the Bible.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-ilich/support2021-10-0844 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.63 “RBF”"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." Mother Teresa
Is this how people describe time spent around you? Today I want to talk about your Aura… or the vibe you give off when others interact with you.
No - you are not completely responsible for the way others receive you… but I would argue that it’s important to pay attention to this because… many of us don’t very often!
I am so guilty of being so self-centered in my thought process that I completely ignore how others cou...2021-10-0605 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.62 “Trust”"Trust is hard-earned, and easily lost.”
How easy is it for you to trust people? I hate to over-generalize… but I glean that most people either over-trust or don’t trust at all. Like either you're naive or cynical when it comes to trusting others.
I think our quote today is important because no matter which of these two camps we fall into…
It doesn’t effect our desire for others to have trust in us.
We all want to be trustworthy. Talk about a noble attribute.
One with great esteem…
To be the person that is trusted in a pinch…
The o...2021-10-0503 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.61 “Seeking to Understand”“Grant that we may not so much seek to be understood as to understand.” - St. Francis of Assisi
Have you ever felt the yearning to be understood? For people to just “get” you… Maybe you feel like the people that you have interacted with in your life for whatever reason don’t seem to understand you. Maybe you have a hard time connecting… maybe you feel people’s motives are bad.
Maybe you feel like you confuse people because you just can’t seem to articulate the way you feel, how you are thinking…. What you meant when...2021-10-0404 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.60 “Sore Loser”“Rather than the strength it takes to not lose, it's the strength to stand back up after a loss that is sometimes more valuable.”
― Kyo Shirodaira
“All I do is win, win, win, no matter what” -DJ Khaled
I think it would be hard to trace our culture’s obsession with “winning” back to its origination. Whether it’s dominating a kingdom against another kingdom, whether it’s Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed obsession with winning. Believe Me… there is something inside of Humanity that yearns to win. Even my wife, who acts like she could care less if s...2021-10-0104 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.59 “A New Leaf”“The chief beauty about time
is that you cannot waste it in advance.
The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you,
as perfect, as unspoiled,
as if you had never wasted or misapplied
a single moment in all your life.
You can turn over a new leaf every hour
if you choose.”
― Arnold Bennett
Are you a morning person? I don’t know how I got to be this way, but I am in love with the...2021-09-3006 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.58 “Becoming The Best Kind of Leader”“People would rather follow a leader that is always real, than a leader that’s always right.” -Craig Groeschel
Today I want to talk about the areas in life where you are a leader. Some of us own that term more than others. I know many people who are more humble than me probably deflect the term. But here is what I believe to be true. You are more of a leader than you think you are. Whether your title says so or not… the amount of direct reports you have… or the stage of life you find yours...2021-09-2905 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.57 “Too Proud to Change”Have you ever found yourself wishing that all of the people around you would just…. Change?
Ruminating on how much easier life would be if others could just get the picture! Get it together!
I think we all know that life doesn’t work that way… It’s not your job to change anyone… or your responsibility to change them.
Usually when we have these strong thoughts… I would argue that something is actually begging to change inside of you. Your thought process… the window through which you view others… your perspective… only you know.
I...2021-09-2804 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.56 “A Quick Note for Your Monday”“Hey, I know it’s Monday. But it’s also a new day and a new week. And in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.” – Michael Ely
Today is your friendly reminder that Monday is a fantastic opportunity to reset… to wipe whatever happened last week… Good, bad, chaotic, to wipe it off your heart and mind.
I challenge you today to enter into this week with hope… an expectation for something to happen.
I’m not going to let last week deter me from having a great week
I’m not goin...2021-09-2704 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.55 "I've Earned These Wrinkles"Early mid life crisis for me.
My face is tightening.
I look at pictures of myself before kids and marriage and life responsibilities and laugh. What a kid. It’s funny how you have no idea 1) what life will throw at you and 2) how much you are capable of handling as a human.
I’ve very recently decided that I am not going to be harsh to myself as I age. (Which is hilarious I am saying this at 26)…
If you are listening to this I want to talk about wrinkles… the natu...2021-09-2505 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.54 “Daily Declarations for Men”I recently read some alarming statistics.
84 men a week take their own life.
75% of all suicides occur in men.
Today I am going to share some daily declarations for men, because there is a battle we fight in the mind that I am not sure we are always awake to.
Save this episode and begin each day believing these truths about yourself, from Pastor Craig Groeschel.
I am the son of the King of all kings.
I lay down my pride and selfishness, giving all glory to...2021-09-2404 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.53 “Daily Declarations for Women”I have heard so much feedback from our episode 1.51 “Daily Declarations” that as today’s lift, we are going to share more of Pastor Craig’s content. Specifically today declarations for Women as you navigate all that you are in life.
Save this episode and speak it over you life everyday.
I am the daughter of the King of all kings.
Because of Jesus, I lack nothing.
God has given me everything I need to do what He’s called me to do.
I speak encouraging, life-giving words and build othe...2021-09-2304 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.52 “Your Desired Future?”"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving." Oliver Wendel Holmes
I find this quote to be fascinating considering today’s cultural climate. Do you ever feel the pressure that exists to “take a stand” on all of the most controversial issues that dominate the headlines today? What is your opinion on whiteness, and Western Gender ideology, and abortion, and policing, and Nation building, and vaccines and masking…
We all likely have stances on these things… and for most of us, we live in...2021-09-2205 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.51 “Daily Declarations”Have you ever caught yourself criticizing yourself? Like the soundtrack of your mind turns completely negative… It happens so subtly… so slowly over time.
Recently I was having a horrible day when it comes to these afflicting thoughts. It happens more than I’d like to admit… and I know the thoughts I have are not really true… but there is something inside me that is terrified that they are true.
What do you do when your inner-critic gets the best of you? How do you stop the borage thoughts? How do you silence the afflicting...2021-09-2106 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.50 “Greener Grass”“The grass isn’t greener” -Kevin Ilich
Today I want to talk about “the grass is greener” mentality…
No, not because every single one of my neighbors have a lawn irrigation system and I am jealous… that has nothing to do with this!
I want to talk about what to do when we catch ourselves staring at other people proverbial “lawns”
We all do it… even if you don’t live within 5 miles of a neighbor, or don’t have a “lawn” to take care of…
So much of our life in today’s society an...2021-09-2006 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.49 “Love on Fire”"Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes." Ella Wheeler Wilcox
What was your temperament growing up? It’s funny how we all have these predispositions to behave in a certain manner. I was your more fiery argumentative type. I loved everything that brought friction and angst in life… politics, black coffee, lifting weights… anything that involved a challenge, I was drawn to. Like a June-bug to a porch light.
What was your pre-disposition?
Maybe you, opposite of me, were drawn not to friction but to ease… like reading, and being nice! My wife is like...2021-09-1906 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.48 “The Eulogy of You”"What you do for yourself dies with you. What you do for others lives forever." Robert Conklin
How often do you think about the end of your life? I hope you understand I am not trying to ask this in a morbid way…
What will people remember of you when you are no longer here?
I heard once of the practice of taking the time to sit down and write your own Eulogy. What do you hope would be in it?
You know - a Eulogy.. the thing people read at yo...2021-09-1805 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin IlichCody Ferguson | Mindfulness for your Everyday, Creating BoundariesIn today's interview on MDL, Cody Ferguson takes us along on his journey creating mindfulness. He opens up about his most meaningful relationships and what he has had to do to help them thrive.
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Let’s take a day to think about friendship.
Who would be there for you if the whole world walked out on you?
Think about it…
I realize that when I ask this question you might have 3 possible responses.
You have multiple people that would be there at a moments notice to help you through whatever you could ever go through. You’re confident in their support for you.
You may be able to think of one person w...2021-09-1608 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.46 “A Million Bucks”"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." Mother Teresa
I know this lift might sound super elementary to you… but when you can work it into your every day routine I think it can change the game…
You have the ability to make someone feel like a million bucks. Everyday.
How crazy is that.
That it doesn’t matter what’s in your actual bank account, but your intentional and uplifting language can thrust someone into a better headspace, can help someone not feel so...2021-09-1504 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.45 “Who Do You Want to be Like?”"The question for the child is not, 'do I want to be good?' But, 'whom do I want to be like?'" Bruno Bettelheim
Have you ever revisited this question that we all linger on as children? Who — in your life was your chosen role model? It could be a parental figure, or someone you saw on TV? A Character on a show or in a book?
Let me run through a few questions with you that you can answer silently in your mind.
Who did you emulate?
Why did you emulate them?
Who is emulating you?
I ask th...2021-09-1405 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.44 “Attempting the Impossible”"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." Louis Brandeis
What did you dream about as a child? Go back to before you knew how hard life could get… the obstacles you would have to overcome… What did you dream about? Did you dream of becoming an Astronaut? A Firefighter? A Fashion Designer? A Mom? A Builder? A Speaker? To do what Dad does? Or to be a father like you never had? To be president of the United States?
I want to revisit these dreams in our hearts. I could say...2021-09-1305 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.43 “Overcoming Shame”“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.” -Brene Brown
Today I want to address a silent killer. Grossly undercover yet on full display in the lives of so. many.
That killer is - SHAME.
How recently have you experienced shame?
Not guilt… like you made a mistake…
Not remorse… like you wish you had chosen to do something differently.
Not public penitence… like you want show other people how contrite you are.
Like the when you believe that your are a mistake…
That you have too gravely fallen short so consistently that instead of it being an...2021-09-1205 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin IlichElisa Haggarty | How to Become More Human, The School of Unlearning.In today’s first ever MDL Interview episode, I sit down with Elisa Haggarty. She is a conscious leadership coach out of Brooklyn, New York and Host of “The School of Unlearning” Podcast follow her show here: https://apple.co/3z3XIo2 or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3E3hIuO To stay connected with all of her content, follow Elisa on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elisamaryhaggarty?utm_medium=copy_link
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-ilich/support2021-09-1039 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.42 "Lighten Someone's Load"“What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other.” – George Elliot
I think this sentiment has the power to be life-changing for you. A complete perspective shift. Here is what I love about this quote… when it comes to “making life less difficult for the people around me” I have always internalized the notion in a self-deprecating manner. Do you do that?
Immediately you mind goes to “I can make their life easier by taking some of my overly-complicatedness out!”
Maybe you have felt like you are “too much”, or “too...2021-09-1005 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.41 “Why Kindness”“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Philo
Here is your friendly reminder today that when someone is not proactive in their relationship with you, when someone is creating distance in your friendship, when someone is quieter than normal… when that person isn’t paying much attention to you.. that it is not always because of you.
Too often in life we feel as though people are attacking our character through the way they unintentionally treat us. Here’s what I mean by that… Not everything that affects you or hurts your f...2021-09-0906 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.40 “Throw S*** Away”Today, let’s talk about a super faaar-out raaadical concept that you may have heard slip out of the mouth of the cool office millennial…
Perhaps you are familiar with ‘The Minimalists’ where I derived most of the content from tis show, from.
Or… it’s also very possible you saw something about it on Netflix!
Let’s talk about Minimalism.
Just a forewarning, I would not consider myself a minimalist, and don’t think that in order to achieve utopian nirvana… you have to live in a shipping crate.
If that is your...2021-09-0807 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.39 “Cigarettes & Loneliness”A recent study was released that detailed how it’s more dangerous to be lonely, than to smoke 15 cigarettes a day.
Just to be clear, this is not an endorsement to smoke, and 15 cigarettes a day will not take away your loneliness… but the research behind this statistic is staggering. Especially when you consider the amount of time Human’s are spending in complete isolation.
Work from home? Hang out with friends less than ever?
Live in a neighborhood but never ever talk to your neighbors?
Have thousands of friends on social...2021-09-0708 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.38 “Name Your Brain”Today’s lift I want to do an exercise with all of you… Not only has this been super helpful for me and my wife… but it has provided us many many laughs since we first did this… so I hope it can do the same for you.
First, let me tell you its origin story… While I wish it was a little more research laden, or an epiphany discovered mid discussion with a psychiatrist… but that is hardly the case.
I actually saw this video while mindlessly scrolling through instagram…
@doc_amen…
(You will...2021-09-0606 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.37 “What is a Win?”Do you ever struggle to feel like your day was a “win?"
Is it difficult for you to identify if you win ever in life? Or if you are winning, at what?
I know I do.
Here is our quote for today’s lift:
“Tiny victories are like gems scattered on your journey. Notice them.” Emma Xu.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is not, where am I winning? (Because I promise, you are winning somewhere…) but am I able to notice every tiny victory over the course of...2021-09-0505 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.36 “Naomi Osaka”Today’s lift comes straight from the Naomi Osaka twitter account. Naomi, 23 years old, is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open. Osaka was named a 2020 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year for her activism alongside the year's other prominent activist sports champions LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, and Patrick Mahomes, as well as medical worker Laurent Du...2021-09-0406 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.35 “Pressure, Tension, Discipline”“You will never be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.” – Dr. James G. Bilkey
In today’s lift we are going to talk about the things in life that cause us the most constant strife… the things that help us grow and evolve… the things that without - your future suffers.
These things are Pressure, Tension, and Discipline.
So let me ask…
What pressures are primary to your life right now?
provide for your family?
Lead a staff?
...2021-09-0307 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.34 “Your Worries”“That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.”
– Chinese Proverb
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”
– Winston Churchill
Today, let's have a quick chat about worry. I don’t know how this nagging emotion has interacted with you in the past… maybe yo...2021-09-0207 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.33 “Your Insecurities”“Pretending to be someone that you are not is hurting yourself. It’s telling yourself that the real you is worthless.” – Ritu Ghatourey
Isn’t it amazing how much of our lives we spend wishing away the things about our personhood that make us unique? The amount of time we spend envying the strengths and gifts of the people around us?
Today, let’s interrogate our insecurities… we all have them, and they all lead us towards behaviors that are less than dignifying…
Here is what I perceive to be true. Humans with unchecked insecu...2021-09-0106 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.32 “Are You a Garden Warrior?”“It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.” -Chinese Proverb
I love this proverb…
Have you ever found yourself in a situation you haven’t prepared for? Who knows why… maybe you just never thought that you would be in this situation. You never thought your finances would look like this… you never thought your teenage child would behave like this… you never thought that business partner would leave you. You never thought you would be alone at this age.
Life has a way of placing us in si...2021-08-3107 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.31 "Pain"“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
― C.S. Lewis
When I say the word ‘PAIN’… what images do you see in your head?
Maybe intense workout routines at the gym…
Maybe plucking your eyebrows in the sensitive spot…
Maybe a recent car accident you’ve been in, or those migraines you struggle with.
That is all physical pain… what about emotional pain? Have you ever felt t...2021-08-3004 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.30 “Losing Your Way”“You can only find the right way after you lost it” ― Erik Tanghe
Have you ever felt completely aimless? Like whatever you have been doing, whatever goal you have been chasing, whatever job you have been working… doesn’t stimulate your soul any longer? Maybe your long-term relationship just ended. Maybe everyone else in class knows what they want to do with their lives… but you have no clue.
You feel as if you have completely lost your way.
If there is any comfort in me saying this, I hope you can sense it… Just bec...2021-08-2904 minMy Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.29 "Have You Reached Out Yet?"Have you ever been shaken by the sudden loss of someone you loved or admired? Like the news of their passing is like a firm gut-punch?
I have had a few of those recently. Out of the blue.
It could be an illness that took them, a tragic event, taking their own life even…
There are so many lessons to learn from these sudden events in life…
There are so many questions we begin asking ourselves as we begin each of our individual journeys of grief.
I should’ve, I coul...2021-08-2804 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.28 "Search for Rainbows"“When it rains, it pours…” -Anonymous
Have you ever said this to yourself? When it seems like you can’t catch a break?
You know, your dog pooped on the carpet right after you stubbed your toe getting out of bed, right after you slept thru your alarm clock…
One of those days…
Where it seems as though everything that could go wrong, has…
Maybe you have been in a season where it is not just pouring rain, but a torrential downpour monsoon.
Like you’re dealing with a sick fami...2021-08-2705 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.27 "Growing in Self-Leadership"“Example is Leadership” -Albert Schweitzer
Whatever context you find yourself in… here is what is true.
You are responsible for leading yourself.
You could be in a corporate leadership position… A position of spiritual leadership… maybe the captain of your team… or the leader of your family, or you could be leading nothing at all.
Here is what we all share in common. We are all responsible to lead ourselves.
So let me ask you the question… How well are you leading yourself? Rate yourself 1-10. Think about the different aspe...2021-08-2605 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.26 "Beauty in what Remains"“Think of all the beauty still around you and be happy” -Anne Frank
Most of you are familiar with the writings of Anne Frank… a Jewish teenager that lived in hiding for two long years in a secret annex from the Nazi’s. On her 13th Birthday, Anne was gifted a diary in which she would pen what would turn into the “Diary of Anne Frank.” There she penned here experiences of living in hiding in the Secret Annex.
Anne was eventually arrested and sent to Auschwitz, where her and her mother were eventually transferred to Bergen-Be...2021-08-2505 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.25 "Suffocation & Drowning"“God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.”
Have you ever experienced a profound and overwhelming sense of inadequacy?
Like you don’t have what it takes to make it another day?
Like you don’t have the skill, the patience, the hope, the money, the gifts, the support…
Like whatever it takes to live life well, I don’t possess that.
Congratulations… you have arrived at a potentially life-altering roadblock.
I refer to it as this… “the end of yourself.”
You have falle...2021-08-2406 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.24 "Responsibility"What are your responsibilities in life?
Think about yours right now.
Are you a mom? Responsible for the livelihood of your children?
Are you a husband? Responsible for the treatment of your spouse?
Are you a student? Responsible for your schoolwork and building lasting relationships?
Are you an employer? Responsible for the well-being of your employees?
Are you an employee? Responsible for carrying out the mission of your company?
What are your responsibilities?
We all have them… and the importance of each is re...2021-08-2306 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.23 "Toxic Influences"Do you have a circle of people that surround your life? The people that you look to for affirmation? The people you lean on when making decisions? The people that speak wisdom into your life?
This group of people has the potential to be some of the most encouraging and life-giving… help you work through hard things…
But what if your circle is the opposite? What if they are toxic? Negative? Arrogant? Jealous?
A great circle of influence can catapult your life to heights you could never imagine.
A toxic circle can...2021-08-2205 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.22 "Second Chances"Raise your hand right now if you are PERFECT!
Come on, don’t be shy. If you’ve never made a mistake! Keep that hand up. Never done something so dumb… Never hurt another person! Keep your hand high!
Is your hand up? Hopefully not, because none. of. us. are. perfect.
I would imagine you are as painfully aware as I am of this truth.
Isn’t it hilarious how we spend so much time trying to convince people around us of how good we are? Either how “good” our character is, or how “...2021-08-2105 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.21 "Why am I Doing This?"“Why am I doing this?”
Have you ever asked yourself why you are doing what you are doing?
Profound question.
Why do you work where you work?
Why is your business in business?
Why do you believe what you believe?
Why do you treat people how you treat them?
It forces you to really think deeply about…everything, really.
Have you asked “why” questions of yourself lately?
You might have even wondered why I have started this Podcast?
Honestly, I have sta...2021-08-2005 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.20 "Grudges You Hold"“Unforgiveness is like drinking poison waiting for someone else to die.” -Disputed
Have you ever been fixated on an antagonistic figure in your life? For some reason, this person… whether an abuser, someone who abandoned you, someone who wronged you, someone who stabbed you in the back… lives in your head? Someone you think about every day? Someone you are often mad at, even though you don’t speak to them any more?
Would you mind if I got in your business a little today?
Have those thoughts ever changed what happened to you?
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My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.19 "Today is the Day"Here is my expectation for your day.
Today could be the day that changes everything for you!
“No it’s not, Kevin… you don’t know the first thing about me!”
What does that have to do with anything!
Why not today?
It could be the day that changes your entire life!
Sure, you could win the lottery…
Sure, you could get a life-changing check in the mail…
Sure, you could get the phone call you’ve been waiting on…
The raise… The Job… Th...2021-08-1804 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.18 "How to be Grateful"I want to give you one practice to work into your daily rhythm… I think slowly, over time, it could begin to change everything for you!
Recite your responsibilities for the day out loud, and start each sentence with these six words…
“I can’t believe I get to..”
Caution though… only do this if you're ready for gratitude to burst out of your soul.
Let’s practice.
“I can’t believe I get to parent three kids today. They are so wild right now, but I get the responsibility to...2021-08-1705 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.17 "Emotions Rule"Here is a quote today…
“Reason is the gatekeeper, but it cannot resist the rushing torrents of emotion”
-Bangambiki Habyarimana
Have you ever heard things like, “Control your Emotions, don’t let your emotions control you!”
Or “No one has the power to control your emotions, but you!”
I hope that is true for you, maybe you should start your own podcast… but I find it to be entirely misleading.
Have you — like me — ever been in an emotional space where you feel out of control?
Like it is an uncont...2021-08-1605 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.16 "Hard Things"What is your relationship with Hard Things in life? I’m intentionally oversimplifying it… I don’t know what is coming to your mind. Some, financial hardship… Some, career obstacles… Some estranged marriages… some, unbearable grief… some, an unclear future for your life.
What is your relationship to “Hard Things?”
Do you confront them, overcome them, with the full weight of who you are?
Do you shrink back in intimidation?
My bet is… you have done both. It might depend on your mood, the bigness of the challenge.
I have had seasons of...2021-08-1505 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.15 "Being Misunderstood Sucks"“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have you ever felt or been misunderstood?
Has anyone ever misunderstood your intentions? Your Motives? Your Actions? Your attempts to build a relationship?
Sometimes its like water off of a duck, it just rolls off…
Sometimes it can be excruciating…
Have you ever felt that type of “misunderst...2021-08-1404 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.14 "Making Progress"How has your life been progressing lately? Physically? Emotionally? Relationally? Spiritually? Mentally? Financially?
Have you seen any progress at all?
It’s actually hilarious to think we can be killing it in all of these categories every second of every day… it is impossible.
Today let’s identify one area of your life in which you have made progress. Have you paid off any consumer debt? Have you made a new friend? Have you started meditations every morning?
Even the fact that you are consuming this content is a step in the ri...2021-08-1303 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.13 "Hiding in Plain Sight"Have you ever played hide-and-go-seek with a young child? Like a toddler?
My son and I play a version of this every morning when he wakes up. He wants to surprise attack me, daily. Sometimes I will walk in to the gym to see a shapeshifting blanket laying on the couch. The silhouette of a 4 year old with the jitters, before he throws off Blakey and pounces!
Cute, I know… but some of us just as ridiculous as toddlers when we hide our deepest thoughts and emotions and struggles from the people that love us th...2021-08-1204 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.12 "Working through Failure"“Failure is not final unless you stop getting up.” -Christine Caine
When was the last time you failed? A time where you took a risk… and it didn’t work out.
You fell flat on your face. You drove it into straight the ground. It was your lack of planning that stifled the project. It was your fault the argument escalated.
The difference between people that make an impact in their sphere and the people who live void of purpose is their relationship to failure.
I have gone into spiraling depression because...2021-08-1104 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.11 "Hope"“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12
Hope - do you have any?
Because
In the darkest seasons of my life, I have lost my courage to hope for… anything. For dreams to come true, for situations to resolve, for relationships to grow. No hope at all. Not even a glimmer. Maybe you’re in that place… I have been there.
Today, speak something hopeful over yourself. How do you do that? Notice when you begin the self-deprecation, and turn it into hope. Let...2021-08-1005 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.10 "Mad at the Mirror"Have you ever heard a kid say something shockingly profound?
I took my kids to Starbucks recently with my wife. The line was taking a while and my kids becoming more and more restless. What started as bickering turned physical when my 4 year old son delivered a swift elbow to the sternum of my 3 year old Daughter.
Luckily she wasn’t hurt… just bothered. I was more than bothered… I was pissed. After ordering our frappucino’s, I began the disciplinary process of staring into the rearview mirror and gently but firmly warning my son what wou...2021-08-0907 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.9 "You Still Need Friends"“You are who you hang out with” -Anonymous
“Show me your friends, I’ll show you your future” -My Mom
No matter how true these statements have proven to be over time, my eyes still perform a reactionary hard rollover as I read them to you.
Becoming friends with someone is not always easy. It's definitely a life skill.
Truly, I don’t think people generally love hanging out with poor character influences. I just think some of us find making friends to be easier than others.
Nevertheless, what does the quality of your friends say about you?
Do you have encoura...2021-08-0805 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.8 "Fear"“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have a unique relationship with the emotion of fear in our human experience. It is one of the most powerful forces on this planet. Dictators have come to power by manipulating it… Genocides have run their course by the exploitation of it…
Yet the presence of fear has saturated any and all meaningful endeavors of the most influential leaders.
Show me someone who has accomplished anything significant, and I will show you someone who has expe...2021-08-0705 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.7 "A Word on Awareness"“A Word on Awareness”
Have you ever taken inventory what it is that you primarily dwell on?
What do you think about most?
Who do you think about most?
What do your answers to these questions say about your thoughts?
Some of us think about ourselves more than we would like to admit.
Some of us neglect ourselves and only think about what others think about us.
Some dwell on failure, Some on success Some dwell on what’s missing, Some dwell on possessions, some dwell...2021-08-0605 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.6 "Movement"“Lack of Activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” -Plato
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual thought.” -John F. Kennedy
Today’s lift is a reminder that whether people call you “too skinny” or “too fat”, whether you love or hate the way you look (I don’t know if I have ever achieved a true love of how I look)…
There are certain themes of...2021-08-0506 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.5 "Why Passion Matters"“Passion in life… is life. It’s contagious. Get naked and roll around in it.” -Lorii Myers
I’ve observed two kinds of people in this life.
Passionate people.
and
those who are annoyed by passionate people.
(Which just means they are passionate about being cynical)
We all have passion raging inside of us.
Maybe yours is success, maybe yours is creating peace, maybe yours is excellence, or you’re passionate about creating…
Have you identified your passions? Not your hobbies, not your profession… bu...2021-08-0406 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.4 "Addressing Worthlessness"Your self-worth is not found inside the minds of other people.
Let me say that again…
Your self-worth is not found inside the minds of other people.
Have you ever bought something unique to your quirky desires and interests? I’m talking spent entirely too much money on an object or experience that brings you joy?
Imagine you have found the prize of your life. The crown jewel of your collection… How much would you spend to get it? What lengths would you go thru to fund this purchase?
I have...2021-08-0308 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.3 "Identity Continued..."Say these things out loud or write them down, even.
I speak into existence limits on my potential that are figments of my imagination.
Knowing this, now say…
Because I spoke these limits into existence, I also have the ability to throw these limits off my life.
It is never too late to believe something new about yourself…
Some of the most successful people in the world started later than we think would be ideal. They assumed new identities.
Did you know Vera Wang started making bags at 39? Colonel Sanders started selling fried Chic...2021-08-0207 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.2 "A New Identity"It is said that you only get one life. I would opine that is not true…you do only get one birth and one death. However — the amount of lives you squeeze in between is those two occasions is entirely up to you.
Have you ever woken up one day and taken inventory of what Identity you have created? Maybe you would say, “I am just an average working person… there is nothing extraordinary about me.” Or maybe “I am mildly successful in a boring but steady field of work…” Maybe you’re a young person and you would say, “My...2021-08-0106 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.1 "Are You an Encourager?"Have you ever described yourself as an encourager? It’s a great question to ask yourself, really. At the root of it, you’re really asking… Do people feel positively influenced after a conversation, a workday, a meeting… with you? Do has his or her self esteem increased because of time with you?
If not, what is holding you back?
What would happen if today, you realized that the most precious gift you can give is an intentional, thoughtful, uplifting, sentence.
It is more transformational than anything you can give someone. More than a payche...2021-07-3106 min
My Daily Lift with Kevin Ilich1.0 "Pilot"Who doesn’t love to be encouraged? It seems to be THE thing, the gift we all desire from those closest in proximity to us. You know, encouragement… those words, those mantras, that give your soul oxygen. The truth is… we all need encouraged more than we would like to admit. I truly believe that a singular uplifting word, at an opportune moment can change everything for you. Your perspective, your outlook, your relationships, and even your dreams and your future . This is My Daily Lift Podcast with Kevin Ilich, I'm Kevin, and I am here to lift you up eve...2021-07-3005 min
Historia FicciónHF.60 - 3GM-E15 – El Mundo después de la 3 Guerra MundialTermina la saga de la 3GM y vamos a conocer el mundo de posguerra. El mundo ha sido sacudido por múltiples calamidades, y de las ruinas va a emerger un mundo nuevo y esperanzador. El futuro planteado no es una arcadia feliz como la utopías del pasado, pero desde luego se aleja del pesimismo distópico sobre el futuro: Hay esperanza para la humanidad.
Índice:
• Resumen general hasta invierno nuclear
• La posguerra en los EEUU y las Américas. Economía tras la escasez
• La vieja Europa en la posguerra.
• China en la posguerra, el estado liberal.
• La nueva institucio...2021-02-034h 08
PodcasttycTYC 16 De la Biblia a la Crisis EcológicaEl problema que vamos a tratar de abordar en este podcast es el siguiente: ¿por qué hay personas que culpan a la Biblia y al cristianismo de la crisis ecológica? ¿Cuáles son sus argumentos? ¿Qué respuesta podemos dar como creyentes a estas acusaciones? Quizás, como la mayoría de los cristianos, ignoras que hay un importante grupo de personas allá afuera – sobre todo ambientalistas, filósofos, científicos, ecologistas, activistas – que culpan nada menos que a la Biblia y a la tradición judeocristiana de toda o gran parte de la catástrofe medioambiental que vivimos en la actualidad. P...2021-01-1600 min
Podcast de Teologías y CienciasTYC 16 De la Biblia a la Crisis EcológicaNueva dirección: https://podcasttyc.com/
El problema que vamos a tratar de abordar en este podcast es el siguiente: ¿por qué hay personas que culpan a la Biblia y al cristianismo de la crisis ecológica? ¿Cuáles son sus argumentos? ¿Qué respuesta podemos dar como creyentes a estas acusaciones? Quizás, como la mayoría de los cristianos, ignoras que hay un importante grupo de personas allá afuera – sobre todo ambientalistas, filósofos, científicos, ecologistas, activistas – que culpan nada menos que a la Biblia y a la tradición judeocristiana de toda o gran parte de la catástrofe medioam...2020-03-111h 04