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Shifts and LaddersThe One Question King David Stopped AskingWhy do brilliant leaders make reckless decisions? It’s the same reason King David fell.In this episode, we unpack the single most critical factor in David's success—and the tragic silence that led to his greatest failure with Bathsheba. If you’ve ever felt a disconnect between your public leadership and your private reality, David’s story is a powerful mirror.We explore how to move from reactive, isolated choices to integrated, Spirit-led decision-making that stands up under pressure.You will learn:The crucial difference between David as a Warrior vs. David as...
2025-11-2722 minShifts and LaddersThe Strength of King David Nobody Dares To Talk AboutIn this episode of Shifts and Ladders, Rion explores the side of King David’s strength almost no one talks about. Beyond the battles, the throne, and the “man after God’s own heart” label, there was a deeper, more integrated masculinity at work.
Rion unpacks how David held together warrior courage, emotional honesty, and radical dependence on God—and what that means for modern leaders who feel pressure to be strong, stoic, and always “on.”
You’ll learn how biblical strength isn’t about image management, but about becoming the kind of person God can trust with inf...
2025-11-2020 minShifts and LaddersJesus Prayed for Your Integration — Not Just Your SalvationJesus didn’t just die for salvation — He prayed for your integration.
In John 17, Jesus prays a radical prayer:
“That they all may be one, Father, just as You and I are one.”
This is more than unity — it’s a call to wholeness.
In this Shifts & Ladders episode, Rion Robinson explores what it means to live an integrated life — one where your faith, emotions, purpose, and calling move together, not against each other.
Discover how to:
• Heal spiritual fragmentation
• Align your identity and calling
2025-11-0714 minShifts and LaddersIf God’s Not Building It, It’s Wasted WorkIn this episode of Shifts & Ladders, Rion Robinson unpacks one of the most misunderstood scriptures in the Bible — Psalm 127.
Solomon, the master builder, reminds us that skill without surrender leads to exhaustion, and success without succession is vanity.
Topics covered:
• Why “unless the Lord builds the house” is about more than hard work
• The spiritual meaning of rest and why it’s a sign of trust
• The connection between building your house and establishing your household
• Legacy, lineage, and why your children — natural or spiritual — are G...
2025-10-3116 minShifts and LaddersYou Can’t Love People Right Until You See Yourself the Way God DoesSo many of us are trying to love from depletion, not overflow.
Jesus didn’t say “love your neighbor more” — He said “as yourself.”
In this episode, Rion unpacks how distorted self-perception fractures our relationships — and how aligning your identity with God’s truth can restore authentic love, leadership, and peace.
This is where healing begins — when you finally see yourself the way He does.
2025-10-2419 minShifts and LaddersYou’re Winning in Life… But Losing Your SoulIn this conversation, Rion Robinson explores the tension between our outer achievements and inner fulfillment. He emphasizes the importance of aligning our inner life with our outer success to avoid burnout and disconnection from our true purpose. Through the lens of spirituality, he discusses the necessity of stillness, the power of rhythms over resolutions, and the sacredness of nurturing our inner world. The conversation encourages listeners to reflect on their pace of life and to seek a deeper connection with themselves and God for true fulfillment and success.
2025-10-1719 minShifts and Ladders3 Reasons You Have Little FaithWhy do we struggle with faith—even when we know God is real?
In this video, Rion breaks down 3 powerful reasons why your faith might feel small, straight from the moments when Jesus said, “O ye of little faith.” Whether you’re doubting your purpose, overwhelmed by life, or just spiritually exhausted… this is for you.
You’ll discover:
The fear that clouds faith (Matthew 8:26)
The anxiety that drowns trust (Matthew 6:30)
The doubt that delays your destiny (Matthew 14:31)
God doesn’t shame us for little faith—bu...
2025-07-0424 minShifts and LaddersShifting from "Lack of" To AbundanceImma keep it simple with y'all, Jesus fed 500 people with two loafs of bread and a couple of fish. He made an abundance out of nothing using the blessings of God to make enough to feed everybody.
You gotta do something similar in your moments of Lacking and take a break, a blessing and multiply what you have.
2025-05-0317 min2025-04-2520 minShifts and LaddersRedemption of Painful SeasonsListen, life is hard. life unfortunately will continue to life. It can be rough, but Jesus doesn't provide you with life challenges without the opportunity of redeeming those challenges for something good. Growth, faith, you name it.
God doesn't always make it easy for you, but he will always take care of you.
2025-04-1817 min2025-04-1122 minShifts and LaddersThe Blessings That Break YouWe are like Fishnets, we can only carry so much before we start breaking and we need help dealing with the newfound abundance and what that reveals in us.
On this week's episode we're chatting about the situations when that happens and how to manage the backside of blessing
2025-04-0519 minShifts and LaddersHow Pride is Keeping You From Your PromotionIt's time to talk about humility, which means that ironically we need to talk about Pride First.
Sit tight during this episode, let's identify why pride can be such an insidious problem for us and make sure you join us next week where we talk about how to achieve humility.
2025-03-2818 minShifts and LaddersThe Keys to Increasing Your FaithIt's real easy to get carried away with life and forget that we need our faith in god to be strong in order to be able to participate in whatever vision he has for us.
Here are 3 things that will help you increase your faith.
2025-03-2123 minShifts and LaddersFaith Vs. Doubt: The Battle of Two PerspectivesDoubt is insidious, it can be easy to forget the amount of power you actually hold towards the circumstances life throws at you.
But holding strong to your faith, To the faith you have in God, you're able to overcome pretty much anything that gets thrown your way.
2025-03-1417 minShifts and LaddersThe Cure for Double MindednessLast week we talked about Double mindedness and the causes of it and potentially the effect that it can have on your life.
Today we're talking about how to fix it and how to regain conviction in your goals and gain the blessing of God while doing it.
Let's get into it.
2025-03-0718 minShifts and LaddersWhy You have Unstable PrayersWhen you are experiencing unstable prayers, or unstable communication, you're probably struggling with something called Double-Mindedness.
You're essentially being wishy washy about your goals or what you want and it's affecting your relationship with faith and God. Which makes sense, we're people and our desires and our faith wavers and become unstable.
In this episode we'll chat about what it means to be double minded, next episode we'll talk about how to handle double mindedness.
2025-02-2818 minShifts and LaddersSeek God's Will, Chase Your Goals!Title says it all. We often prioritize our own goal setting to such a degree that we tend to ignore God's plans for us, when in reality our goals align with whatever God's ultimate plan is for us.
Seeking God's will is a great way to start aligning your goals with God's ultimate plan for you.
2025-02-2122 minShifts and LaddersTrust God.Listen, you can do a lot in your life without trusting the Big G. but at the end of the day, you have to let him lead to where you need to go. Trust God and have faith that your life will develop in the way that it needs to while you pursue all of your goals.
2025-02-1422 minShifts and LaddersClear Your Vision - Time to see your future in HDListen, The reason that a lot of people fail at their goals is simply because they don't see them as clearly as they could. You're not envisioning it at the level of definition you need in order to pursue it.
I know, I've been there. Let's talk about how to clear our vision through the lens of God and creating something that can let us execute.
2025-02-0712 minShifts and LaddersWe're back, We're So BackWe've been gone since November, had to take a look at what we were making and uploading and make some Shifts (see what I did there?).
Thank you for the support through the last season of Shifts and Ladders, we're still talking about God, still improving our lives by following his word.
I just relaxed a little.
Hope you have a good time.
Let's chat for a bit in this welcome back episode.
2025-01-3114 minShifts and LaddersThis Is What's Holding You Back From Your Goals“We don’t rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems” – James Clear. A lot of us believe that once you set the goals, you’re good to go, but if you don’t set your systems properly and follow them. You’ll find yourself not making progress sooner than you think.
2024-11-1516 minShifts and LaddersHow God uses Discipline for our GoodDiscipline is good, it may not always feel like it but I promise. It’s good for you. God knows this too and will often use it to help you grow as a person.
2024-11-0723 minShifts and LaddersAchieve Greatness With HumilityIf you put yourself up, you’ll go down. If you put yourself down, you’ll go up.
2024-11-0121 minShifts and LaddersPride WILL Poison Your PotentialOne of the most dangerous things in life is letting your pride go unchecked. It can and WILL poison your growth if not kept in check. Learn humility and how to identify Pride in your life so that you can fight back against it.
2024-10-2517 minShifts and LaddersSeasonal Shift: How to Prepare for the Changing Season!**Note: I apologize for the audio quality here, the mac had a little oopsies and selected the wrong microphone. Will be fixed next time!** We briefly talked about how to navigate the changing seasons of life, now we’re discussing what you can do to prepare for those shifts in life. A lot of them are inevitable and we know that they’re coming, yet we often refuse or neglect to prepare for them and that’s probably what’s holding you back.
2024-10-1815 minShifts and LaddersThe ONE Thing Holding You Back From Moving OnYou prepare for the seasonal Shifts when it comes to weather. Why don’t you do the same when it comes to life changes and life seasons? Learn how to move on from past seasons and embrace the new times.
2024-10-1017 minShifts and LaddersThe #1 Relationship KILLER You Need to Know!In this video, we’ll reveal the #1 relationship killer you need to know about. Learn how to overcome competitiveness and focus on self-growth for a healthier relationship.
2024-10-0316 minShifts and LaddersWhy Authenticity is the Foundation For Every RelationshipIn this episode, we explore the vital role that authenticity plays in building and maintaining healthy relationships. Discover how being true to yourself not only enhances your personal growth but also fosters deeper connections with others. We delve into the importance of honesty, vulnerability, and openness, and how these qualities can transform the way we interact with friends, family, and romantic partners.
2024-09-2619 minShifts and LaddersAssess Where You Are So You Can Get To Where You Want.You HAVE to be specific and honest with yourself when it comes to where you want to go and be willing to honestly assess where you are. That way you know where you need to go a lot more efficiently.
2024-09-1920 minShifts and LaddersThe Secret To Achieve Your Personal GoalsUnlock the secret to achieving your personal goals with Simon Senek’s Golden Circle concept! In this enlightening journey, we delve into the essential strategies that drive self improvement and foster personal growth. Whether you’re seeking to enhance your life through effective life coaching techniques or simply want to better understand the path to your aspirations, this video is designed for you. Join us as we explore actionable steps and insights that will empower you to overcome obstacles and reach your fullest potential. Don’t miss out on discovering the keys to success that can change your life forever! Tune i...
2024-09-1315 minShifts and LaddersWhat Do You Want? Define What You Want to SeeHave you taken the time to define what success looks like? Do you have the courage to even say what you want? or go after what you want? If you haven’t, that might be why you’re struggling with getting the results you want.
2024-09-0525 minShifts and LaddersThis Will Put Your Vision on the Fast TrackFaith = Hope + Evidence (unseen) Having faith means believing in God’s vision and trusting that his plan will land you where you need to be. Anchor your hope in God’s Faith.
2024-08-2219 minShifts and LaddersHope IS the StrategyHope is an indicator that you need to move past your current situation. Hope is the evidence of that which you cannot see. Faith that you can get past whatever disappointment you’re facing and experience something better for your growth.
2024-08-1519 min
Shifts and LaddersElevate Your Life: How Connection & Visibility Drive Your SuccessYou need to put yourself out there! You may be great and have a lot of Value but if you’re not being seen, you can’t take advantage of that. Make connections, make yourself visible and your chances of success grow exponentially.
2024-08-0814 min
Shifts and LaddersCreativity Secrets from Picasso – Why Great Artists StealCreativity is not in short supply, we’ve just been around a long time. Things are almost always remakes and remixes of something else, but that doesn’t mean that creativity is dead or in danger.
We’ve seen most things, borrow from your surroundings, from what you watch and use those influences to make something brand new and exciting.
Learn from Picasso and be a great artist.
2024-07-2515 min
Shifts and LaddersSimplify Like Steve Jobs – The Genius of Starting with ZeroThe best way to simplify is just to start with the number 0. Steve Jobs and his designers is one of the best examples of how keeping it simple can mean HUGE success.
We tend to overcomplicate things and it’s real easy to get incredibly overwhelmed, if you’re able to take a breath and just break things down to their simplest components. Life will be a lot easier and you’ll be able to focus on what you need to do to be successful.
Scripture Referenced:
Matthew 22: 34-40
2024-07-1816 min
Shifts and LaddersUnlock the Power of the 80/20 Rule to Transform Your Life!To make room for growth you have to sacrifice something in order to make space for it. Keep 80%, replace the other 20. Improve
2024-07-0519 min
Shifts and LaddersHow Scientific Principles Can Change Your LifeWould you believe me if I said that the principles of science are the key to unlocking your potential?
2024-06-2719 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Secret to Thriving in Change.Change is painful, it’s hard and we typically hate it. In this pod we’ll talk about why it’s so painful and how we can learn to thrive in it and improve our perception of it.
2024-06-2015 min
Shifts and LaddersFrom Fake News to Real Talk: Navigating Misinformation with Gen Z and Millennials,Today we have our very first guest on the new show. His name is Caleb McCleskey. A Journalism major that runs his own podcast about life called The Joker’s Shadow.
He gives us some insight on Fake news and accountability. Check out his podcast here:
2024-06-131h 07
Shifts and LaddersHumility Unlocks Your Potential!Pride will isolate you and prevent you from reaching your goals.
Foster a sense of humility that will allow you to absorb the necessary information you need to either shift your perspective or elevate your current self to the next step is.
Otherwise your pride will kill most opportunities than it’ll give you.
2024-06-0725 min
Shifts and LaddersPride is Killing your Goals and Potential!!By being Prideful, you’re essentially saying “I know more than God” and it is slowly killing your goals and potential. Humility is the true path to growth and to allow God to guide your path instead of taking it up on yourself is how we, as followers of God, can reach the true potential in our lives.
2024-05-3027 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Secret to Success – How to Become a PolymathEveryone gets one gift. There’s no reason for you not to be able to harness that gift into a valuable skillset or even several.
2024-05-2327 min
Shifts and LaddersWhy are Polymaths Important to Culture?
Today we’re going to talk about Polymaths and why they’re important to our culture and the shift that occurs in the presence of polymaths and their abilities. Nikola Tesla, George Washington Carver, Leonardo Davinci… All people who had seemingly endless skills and understanding of the world around them. All of them also people who shifted the world and culture around them.
Polymaths are some of the most influential people in our culture and there’s a thing or two we can learn from them.
2024-05-1626 min
Shifts and LaddersShifts and Ladders – Pod Rebrand!Hello Everybody! Life Designed is shifting and moving up. Taking it’s steps one at a time.
This will be the last Life Refreshed Podcast. Moving forward we will be “Shifts and Ladders”.
Thought it was fitting, since in life we’re constantly going through shifts and the ladders those shifts bring.
In Today’s episode we’re chatting about the ladders that present in our lives, the fears they can bring and what we can learn from them.
Hope to see you next week on Shifts and Ladders.
2024-05-0319 min
Shifts and LaddersShifts HappenThere are a lot of shifts happening in our daily lives at any given time, but have you ever taken the time to think about why those shifts are happening? Whether it’s cultural, personal or spiritual?
Let’s talk about Shifts and the reason they happen in our lives.
2024-04-2525 min
Shifts and LaddersEmbracing Discipline: Achieving Greatness in LifeThe pursuit of more could be costing you greatness. We love more stuff & everything else that comes with the word “More” but intentionality suffers as a result of it.
Chances are we need to to dial it back and be more careful and purposeful in what we pursue. The Essentials.
Book referenced:
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of less.
2024-04-0417 min
Shifts and LaddersThis Is How The Mighty FallUltimately, there’s only one thing that dictates whether the mighty, a person or company, fall from the top of their grace.
Hubris.
A person or business that carries a sense of hubris about their past will eventually fall. They think that they can’t do wrong because they are comfortable and they think that things will always work out.
What they fail to realize is that eventually, the past is no longer good enough and they either have to adapt or go extinct.
Let go of your hubris and learn to c...
2024-03-2817 min
Shifts and LaddersComparison ALMOST Destroyed My Calling.Comparison is such an insidious thing. It can take genuinely well deserved compliments and achievements and turn them into throwaway moments that you never really get to enjoy.
Life is about celebrating the person God designed you to be, he made you and he made you well.
Enjoy that and don’t let it infect your life or take your calling away from you.
2024-03-2224 min
Shifts and LaddersStop Lying To Yourself and Achieve Your GoalsLet’s be honest, we do a lot of talking to make ourselves feel better, and in that talking we stop focusing on the thing that matters most.
Actually doing the work. Let’s stop lying to ourselves and Do the work.
Scripture referenced:
– Proverbs 6:6
– Proverbs 24
2024-03-1422 min
Shifts and LaddersWhat is your Potent Potential?There’s a reason that faith is often compared to a seed of mustard. They’re almost unimaginable tiny. 2mm, actually. but they grow into huge, huge trees.
Faith is incredibly potent. So is your potential to better yourself and grow.
Let your faith germinate and spread into the people around you so that it enhances the potential inside of you. Even if it is as small as a seed of mustard.
Scripture referenced:
Matthew 17:14
2024-02-2922 min
Shifts and LaddersBlessed Life: BuildingPassive Income With Billboards. W/ Chris BrownI told you we’d be back with more interviews.
Today a friend of the pod joins us to talk about his experience in building his passive income Business. He sells real estate for billboards. Today we ask him about how he got started with his business and how the word of God has helped him through this journey and inspired his growth.
If you’re interested in checking out Chris’s work, here are his links:
Instagram
The Want More Project
2024-02-2246 min
Shifts and LaddersValue Exchange IIIWe’re back again exploring the idea of Value Exchange in our relationships.
Are you going to continue putting yourself at a discount or are you raising your prices to what you’re actually worth?
a huge amount of people are constantly selling themselves short as a result of not wanting to increase their worth in fear of losing people that often don’t value them enough.
Move on to people that are willing to exchange with the actual value both you and them are worth.
Scripture Referenced:
Proverbs 1:1
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2024-02-1523 minShifts and LaddersValue Exchange IIYou exchange based on what it is you value. Never put yourself on sale because you think people won't value you. Value doesn't come from an fixed scale, some people will value you as a person way more than others and Vice Versa.
Make sure you don't Trade in your relationship with God for other less valuable relationships in your life.
It's important for us to be uncomfortable accepting that value is abstract and you won't be equally valuable as a person to everybody.
Find the people that believe in your actual God...
2024-02-0823 minShifts and LaddersValue ExchangeYou exchange based on what it is you value. Never put yourself on sale because you think people won't value you. Value doesn't come from an fixed scale, some people will value you as a person way more than others and Vice Versa.
It's important for us to be uncomfortable accepting that value is abstract and you won't be equally valuable as a person to everybody.
Find the people that believe in your actual God Given value as a human being.
Those are the people that foster proper growth.
2024-02-0126 minShifts and LaddersSharpen The AxeWhen you measure twice and cut once, you must be prepared to make the cut only once. Take the time to prepare and sharpen your axe before chopping down whatever it is you're struggling with. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, I'll spend the first four sharpening the axe" - Abraham Lincoln.
Scripture Referenced
Ecclesiastes 10:10
2024-01-2322 minShifts and LaddersMeasure Twice. Cut Once.With the New Years, comes the New Year Resolutions. In theory these are great, but there's a catch to them. You have to plan out how you want to achieve those resolutions. A lot of people don't put intentionality on how they will be achieving their goals and without that intentionality, the whole thing kind of falls apart.
You can't just say you want to do or be something, you have to put in the work and pay the cost of acquiring that thing or version of yourself.
That's why we measure twice and cut...
2024-01-0922 minShifts and LaddersPut Me in (life)Coach - Interview w/ Coach RickI told y'all more interviews were coming and so here we are! This week I sit down with my good friend and life coach, Rick Kinartail.
He's one of the main reasons I've been able to refresh my life in the way that I have, a huge source personal development, a pool of wisdom and a delightful human being to have a conversation with.
Bless your week with this pod as we explore our thoughts on why people don't understand their purpose or go through their life without taking full responsibility of control over their...
2023-12-261h 10Shifts and LaddersCTRL+ALT+DEL: The RebootI thought I would end the CTRL+Alt+DEL series last episode but then something occurred to me. The combination of those three buttons are used to close out, or reboot the systems and processes on your computers.
And rebooting allows your computer to properly allocate resources and make sure to close out the things that are dragging your systems down. People need that too, every time that we grow or we "reboot" even though at the core we're the same person, we're allowing our systems (relationships) to reassess how everything is working and make sure that...
2023-12-1926 minShifts and LaddersCTRL+ALT+DEL: Erasing and Starting AnewBless your morning with this pod as we discuss the final part of our CTRL+ALT+DEL. Learning when to delete hard feelings after a disagreement is essential to living a comfortable and Godly life.
God says you've to forgive 7 times 77, that's a lot of forgiveness but the people around deserve it... And so do you. Erasing those emotional debts, when you feel that people have wronged you and you hold that negativity in your heart it affects way more than you think.
Everything from your emotional well being to the healthiness of your relationships...
2023-12-0625 minShifts and LaddersCTRL+ALT+DEL: The Alternate RouteBless your morning with this pod as we discuss our next installment in the CTRL+ALT+DEL series.
The Alt button, a button that when pressed down changes the function of the other keys in the keyboard. You always want to make sure that you're not taking unnecessary alternate routes to the people around you.
Much like control, the more of it you try to take, the less people will support you and the lonelier your trip throughout life will be.
Scripture Referenced:
Ecclesiastes Chapter 4 9:12
John 17
2023-11-2823 minShifts and LaddersCTRL + ALT + DEL: Taking Control or Losing It.Bless your morn with this pod as we discuss why it's important when to take control of a situation and when you're losing it
Scripture referenced:
Genesis Chapter 2: 18-25
2023-11-2221 minShifts and LaddersLife 2 Life: The GrievingLife is Messy, people are messy, YOU are Messy. It's a fact of life not even Jesus was exempt from. Things aren't always going to be as good as they could be and there will be times where you're emotionally charged, ask too much of those supporting you or lash out.
In this episode we talk about why these less than ideal moments are important, why having the right support for these moments is important and exploring how to be more comfortable when things are just... bad.
Bless your morn with this pod as we...
2023-11-1427 minShifts and LaddersLife 2 Life: The Messy Middle
Life is messy, we're not always going to be the glorious person we're designed to be. Sometimes we get angry, frustrated, sassy. Sometimes we curse a fig tree and make it whither.
We have to surround ourselves with people that are willing to call you out, but still be with this version of you. It makes everyone a better person and it guarantees that you're always the best version God designed you to be.
Scripture referenced:
Mark 11:15-19
Mark 11:12-25
2023-11-0727 minShifts and LaddersLife 2 Life - The GreatnessThere are a lot of friends you can have in your life, but not a whole lot you can live your life with. Jesus had 12 apostles, but amongst those 12 there were 3 with whom he was able to share the entirety of his glory.
In this new series we'll be discussing living life within the three stages of success. The Greatness, The Middling Middle and The Great Failures and how to surround ourselves with people in which we can share all of these stages with.
2023-10-3126 minShifts and LaddersOvercoming ShameShame is when we believe that there is something wrong with us. Not that we've done something wrong. It goes beyond guilt and we experience shame when we think that there is no redemption to what we've done. It's a dangerous place to be emotionally, in this episode we discuss how to overcome shame through God's word and his love for us.
Scripture referenced:
Genesis 1:27
Romans 5:8
Genesis 3:1
John 3:16
2023-10-1732 minShifts and LaddersGuilt TripToday we're discussing Guilt in preparation for next episode where we're going to be talking about shame. It's important to define guilt and what creates the feeling of guilt so that we don't misappropriate it as shame and make it work against us.
Bless your morning with this pod as we talk about guilt, what causes it and how it can be a good emotion to have.
Scripture Referenced:
Romans 3:23
2023-10-1027 minShifts and LaddersBreaking Anxiety"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:2
In this pod we'll discuss a few of the ways to break the anxiety a lot of us often experience as a result of constantly rehearsing our own worries, overthinking and not properly managing your anxiety.
Bless your morning with this pod and learn to trust God, through prayer and faith your anxieties will...
2023-10-0330 minShifts and LaddersRehearsing WorryWhy is it that we never overthink the positive? We're always worrying about the negative things that can overwhelm us, that can consume us but we tend to forget that God made us in his image and as his image bearers he will provide for us and protect us the same way that you would provide for your own children. Your own image bearers.
“So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today."
2023-09-2630 minShifts and LaddersWhen You Hide In The Baggage.You cannot rule your kingdom if you're hiding within the baggage. In order to be the leader that you want to be in your own life, you need to:
Let go of what could be holding you back, much like we talked about on the last episode so you're able to move forward with less weight.
Stop using it as an excuse to not be the person you want to be.
Bless your morning with this pod as we discuss what happens when you hide in the baggage.
2023-09-1927 minShifts and LaddersYou Are Not Your BaggageWe've talked a lot about how to live a lean life, and it all culminates in the idea that we need to do let go of our baggage in order to live a comfortable & fulfilling life.
We just have to internalize that we are not our baggage, our identity is not attached to the things we carry and that often times we have to let go of the things that we're carrying in order to be able to move forward.
Bless your morning with this pod as we discuss letting go of our baggage.
2023-09-0520 minShifts and LaddersWork Smarter Not Harder - A Conversation With Mike Diamonds.Today on Life Refreshed, we dive deep with YouTube sensation Dr. Mike Diamonds. From fitness tips to personal growth stories, Dr. Mike shares the gems behind his success. Don’t miss this illuminating conversation that promises to motivate and inspire
2023-08-2959 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Change CurveTo keep with the theme of our last episode, fear and response, let's talk about one of the most common reasons we're scared of growth. The Change Curve.
The Change Curve is what happens when a challenge presents itself, at first it is ridiculously hard, once you're over the initial challenge change occurs, maybe after mourning the version of you had to let go in order to change. You grow very quickly.
You experience it in almost any situation, whether you're trying to live a lean life physically, emotionally or spiritually. Anything you want to...
2023-08-2227 min
Shifts and LaddersFear and PurposeFear and anxiety are not inherently a bad thing. Fear and our response to it exists to keep us alert and to protect us from danger. We just can't let it consume us, we have to transform it into purpose.
Bless your morning with this pod as we talk about the purpose that fear plays into our lives and why it's a necessary part of life.
Shownotes:
2 Timothy 1:5-7
Genesis 1
2023-08-1526 min
Shifts and LaddersLiving a Lean Life - PhysicallyThe last installment of our Living a Lean Life Series. How to live a lean life physically, You can live a lean life spiritually, mentally, emotionally and relationally but if you don't take care of your vessel, your body. It's all pointless.
You have to take care of yourself and your body. Get good rest, eat good food, have balance between the things that feel good but aren't good for you and the things that are actually good for you.
Bless your morning with this podcast as we finish exploring how to live a lean...
2023-08-1126 min
Shifts and LaddersLiving a Lean Life Part V - RelationallyThe last segment of my Living a Lean Life Series, relationships also carry a weight that can become a baggage if not managed properly, but it's not necessarily the quality of your relationships but rather your emotional management of them.
Love unconditionally, forgive abundantly and live your live without the weight of resentment. Essentially, the way God has a relationship with you.
Bless your morning with this pod as we explore how to live a lean life.
Shownotes:
James Chapter 5:16
Corinthians 13:4-7
2023-08-0121 min
Shifts and LaddersLiving a Lean Life Part IV- EmotionallyWelcome to part four of our series about what it looks like to live a lean life! Our emotions can get the best of us and an unhealthy emotional mindset can greatly affect our growth and lead us astray.
Our feelings are a huge part of our lived experiences and we have to learn how to manage those in order for us to have control of them and not be dragged down by the weight of unmanaged and untamed emotional reactions. In other words, we live a lean emotional life.
Bless your morning with this...
2023-07-2524 minShifts and LaddersLiving a Lean Life Part III - MentalityPart 3 of our "Living a Lean Life" Series, today we're talking about the mentality of living a lean life and how we're likely to revert back to filling our lives with the unnecessary baggage if we're not careful to not slip back into the mentality of an "Unlean" life.
If we are not ready to internalize the concept of a lean life, it might not take and we'll be victims of our old ways again.
Shownotes:
Romans Chapter 12:1- 2
2023-07-1825 min
Shifts and LaddersLiving a Lean Life Pt. II – Spirituality
Welcome to Part II of Living a Lean life, in this small series we’re exploring how we as people weigh ourselves down and put ourselves at a disadvantage as we move towards Growth. Bless your morning with this pod and let’s think about the things we can let go in order to keep moving forward.
Referenced Material:
What’s in your backpack? – Up in the Air
Scripture referenced:
Matthews Chapter 19 Verse 16-26
2023-07-1120 minShifts and LaddersLiving a Lean LifeThe Story of the Young Rich man says that it is easier for a camel to walk through the eye of a needle than a rich man enter the gates of heaven.
While that is a great lesson in humility and letting go of your riches for the betterment of the community around you, it can also provide great insight into the emotional riches or weight that we carry. Sometimes in order to live a lean life and grow, we need to learn that we're not only hoarding materialistic things, but also experiences and trauma.
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2023-06-2721 min
Shifts and LaddersEvolve or Repeat Pt. 2Back again after a little break with the second part of Evolve of Repeat. In this pod we further discuss the idea of learning from the obstacles you face or repeating your victimhood and how it can bring comfort by manner of predictability in your life.
Bless your morning with this pod.
Shownotes:
The Big Bang Theory (All of it)
The Hero Within By Donald Miller
The David and Goliath Story
2023-06-2020 min
Shifts and LaddersEvolve or Repeat Pt. 1In life, the more we are exposed to situations and obstacles. We have two real options. Evolve, which is to say adapt and change yourself or your point of view in some way to overcome said obstacle, or repeat your failures over and over again.
This episode was supposed to be called "The Power of Exposure Pt. III" but the idea of evolving and repeating felt more relevant. Bless your morning with this pod as we discuss why we need to evolve or be forced to repeat things we may not want to repeat.
Material...
2023-06-0720 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Power Of Exposure Pt. 2Welcome back to another episode of Life Refreshed, today we're going to continue exploring the power of exposure.
Often we have a piece of knowledge but we don't know how to make sense of it until we're exposed to something that demands we make use of that knowledge.
Bless your morning with this pod as we conclude our two part series on how powerful exposure can be.
Scripture Referenced:
Hosea 4:6
2023-05-3024 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Power Of Exposure Pt. 1Being exposed to something new marks the ending of the version of you that wasn’t exposed to that new thing. Exposure marks an ending so that there can be a new beginning and a new version of you.
The power of exposure is one that gives you the ability to keep reinventing yourself and growing.
Bless your morning with this pod as we discuss the power of exposure.
Scripture referenced:
Ecclesiastes 3
2023-05-2321 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Pain of KnowingWould you rather live a stewarded life or life lived purposelessly?
That's the pain that comes with knowledge. In ignorance one can absolve themselves from responsibility, but once something is learned it is our responsibility to act upon it.
Knowing is hard, knowing means you have to take accountability. And like Neo, sometimes knowing means having to face something painful whether you want to or not.
Bless your morning with this (bridge) pod as we talk about the pain of knowing.
Scripture referenced:
Romans Chapter 12
2023-05-1615 min
Shifts and LaddersShattering Ego By Surrendering.One of the best ways to shatter your ego is to surrender yourself to the person you're trying to serve is surrendering your will to theirs while you're serving them.
This is especially important while we're serving God, if we're unwilling or unable to surrender our wills to his, like Saul did, our ego will disallow us from trusting him and reaping the greatness that he can impart into our lives.
Bless your morning with this pod and let's find out how to shatter the ego by surrendering.
Verses Referenced:
Acts chapter 9...
2023-05-0920 min
Shifts and LaddersShattering Ego By ServiceBeing of service to somebody requires you to shatter your ego. You cannot be of service and think you're better than the person you're serving.
If you want to serve God or your fellow men, you must humble yourself by following the example that Jesus set while washing his disciples feet.
It is a great act of strength to humble yourself, rid yourself of the ego in order to provide or be of service to somebody. Bless your morning with this pod as we discuss how to shatter the ego.
Scripture Referenced:
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2023-05-0220 min
Shifts and LaddersShattering The Ego With HumilityThis week we're diving into the Ego, where our sense of identity comes from. Ego is incredibly important to form your personality and who you are but it will inevitably lead you astray.
When you're operating under Ego, there is no real empathy. It's all disconnected attempts at sympathy because you'll think you'll know better than everybody around you, and what people need better than they do.
Bless your morning with this pod and let's talk about how and why it's important to shatter your Ego with humility.
Referenced Scripture:
Proverbs 16:18
Proverbs...
2023-04-2521 min
Shifts and LaddersSympathy SeparationSympathy may feel like a method of connecting to the humans around you, but it truly isn't. Unlike empathy, sympathy often creates a level of separation between you and the person struggling.
"Sympathy is a way to stay out of touch with our own emotions and make our connections transactional."
Brené Brown
Sympathy is not inherently problematic, but it often ends up casting judgement on the person we're sympathizing with. Bless your morning with this pod and let's talk about what sympathy separation is and why it can help your relationships to do empathetical work i...
2023-04-1820 min
Shifts and LaddersThe "Either/Or" MentalityLast week we talked about the "Both/and" mentality and the advantages of not limiting your identity. Today we're talking about the self-sabotage of the "Either/or" mentality.
Oftentimes we hold ourselves back in order to make identity easier to communicate or categorize without realizing how much it's affecting our personal growth as well as our growth in the path of God.
Bless your morning with this pod and challenge the fixed mindset so many of us are trapped in.
2023-04-1121 minShifts and LaddersThe "Both/And" Mentality.True greatness exists in the grey areas of life. We as a culture should learn to embrace the "Both/and" mentality instead of the Zero-sum approach that has become commonplace in today's culture.
In order to become the best version of ourselves and be able to have a great relationship with God, we need to embrace the multitude of things that we can be as people and not limit ourselves.
In this episode we discuss the importance of the "Both/and" mentality and how it can bring you closer to a relationship with God.
Bless your morning...
2023-04-0419 min
Shifts and LaddersReligion Vs. Relationship Part 2Part 2 of my Religion Vs. Relationship series, today we're defining what a genuine relationship with God can look like and why religion will often get in the way of your relationship with God.
God can see inside the heart, rituals and tradition don't mean much if you're not communicating with God. Prioritize your relationship with God and learn how to talk to him and embrace him from the heart.
If you haven't heard part 1, make sure you check it out before listening to this episode! Let's bless your morning with this Pod!
Quoted Scripture:
Romans 10:9
Second...
2023-03-2827 min
Shifts and LaddersReligion Vs. Relationship Part 1Having religion in your life is not the same as having a relationship with God. This is part 1 of a series discussing why I am a Relationships man and not a Religious man and what the difference between the two actually is. Bless your morning with this pod!
References:
The Ten Commandments
2023-03-2124 min
Shifts and LaddersAction StepsHow much risk does it take to start something? With entrusted vision comes necessary action in order see it come to life. Action is one of the most challenging things to do as it is the key to unlocking desired outcomes. This podcast will help you understand why action is so important and how you can get moving on what you see
2023-02-0922 min
Shifts and LaddersClarity of VisionIt is challenging in these days to see and understand vision for ones life. It’s not that we don’t have vision, but most times it isn’t clear enough to see! This podcast will help you get clarity back for you!
2023-02-0923 min
Shifts and LaddersUnlearn HelplessnessThis podcast is the first of 2023! In order to full maximize this new year, you must uproot victim mentality. In many cases, life has taught us not to attempt again. Listen to this pod! It will bless your life!
2023-01-0325 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Meaning of Relationships Part IIIThis podcast concludes the meaning of relationships lesson. What are you willing to be safe with the multitudeOR are you willing to allow yourself to be completely seen by a chosen few. Listen in!
2022-12-2724 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Meaning of Relationships Part IIWe are continuing our teaching about relationships. We lay a foundation for the types of relationships in this podcast. This quality is so important to starting and maintaining any relationship. Listen in to find out!
2022-10-0624 min
Shifts and LaddersThe Meaning of Relationships Part IThere are a few things that matter in this world. One of those things that matter are relationships. Understanding relationships is key to creating and developing a refreshed life. Take a listen!
2022-09-0725 min