It’s easy to forget the value of something in life among social status or a price tag. And above all, the need for more. 

But true value has a blinding purpose (even if you don’t see it yet) and it’s ready to change your life for the better. 

In this episode, you’ll discover why true value comes from the things you already have and how to live your happiest life (without the need for more). 

Show Highlights Include:

• How culture and innovation affect the way we see things today. ([0:25])
• What a price tag means for an item and how to value something at any cost. ([4:20])
• What the ‘Underwood Number 5 Typewriter’ reveals about putting value into reputations and having a status. ([5:20])
• The ‘need/want’ model for living your most prosperous life (regardless of status or possessions). ([7:20])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Helping others and giving back to your community goes beyond the click of a computer button. And while screen time has promising results, most people try to look good rather than be good. 

So how can you empower and uplift others in everything you do? 

In this episode, you’ll learn the blueprint of living beyond impressions and how this inspires generosity in generations to come. 

Show Highlights Include:

• The three things you must learn before trying to make the world a better place. ([0:30])
• How the ‘John Wooden Way’ helps you uplift and inspire others for a lifetime. ([4:55])
• What the creed of seven points reveal about making an impact everyday. ([9:00])
• Why paying attention to small details builds a meaningful legacy that lasts. ([14:24])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

While some of us spend our lives looking for blessings in the midst of chaos, others spend their time being the blessing. And by treating others with a willing heart and open mind, the world slowly mends itself from hate and division. 

In this episode, you’ll learn why anyone can be a blessing to others and how giving a simple smile today strengthens the bonds of social engagement for a better tomorrow. 

Show Highlights Include:

• What a plate of food reveals about the bonds of social engagement – and how to encourage and love your neighbors (no matter what your circumstances are). ([0:25])
• Why social media activism is limited to the like button – and the small acts of kindness that bring immediate change to your community.  ([2:30])
• The ‘Bruce Almighty’ lessons of looking for blessings – and how to be one instead. ([5:45])
• What Sister Jean says about encouraging others on a daily basis and how you can be a blessing through every step in life (regardless of what’s happening in the world). ([6:55])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Through the challenges of 2020 comes a unique opportunity for churches to rise up and think through issues together. And if you’ve lost your faith over the last year, just know there is always a hope-filled conversation to have. 

Stories of overcoming adversity and bringing light to the dark are nothing new. But how we bring those teachings to life is what changes ours for the better. 

In this episode, I sit down with Pastors Michael Gamble and Dwight Edwards to talk about the response of the church during these trying times – and how opportunity brings us closer to divinity.

Show Highlights Include:

• Why the church’s response to the pandemic, politics, and racial tension starts at God’s table – and how to have the conversations that unite us now. ([3:34])
• What the history of Christianity reflects about working through hard times – and why this is beyond just reading sermons. ([8:30])
• The ‘Helmut Thielicke’ teachings about pain and how you can create divine opportunities from life’s struggles right now. ([16:28])
• Why walking in humility starts by surprising others – and how this makes you a more humble person today. ([21:10])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Learn more about Dwight’s teachings: https://www.revolutionwithin.com

Learn more about Michael’s teachings: https://radiantlife-church.com

Do you have the drive to get out of bed each morning and live life with a fire in your soul? We’ve all got big dreams, but most people don’t know what it takes to reach them. Or even think their dreams are attainable.

And in most cases, people quit doing the things they love for a life of practicality and security. But why can’t you have both?

In this episode, best-selling author and professional speaker Dwight Edwards and I discuss how to find your purpose through passion and live your greatest life yet. 

Show Highlights Include:

• Why you should say no to “being vanilla” and what this means about living a life of purpose today. ([2:11])
• The ‘hunting dog’ approach to achieving your wildest dreams right now.  ([4:00])
• What John Grisham reveals about courageously living an epic life (without quitting your day job). ([7:30])
• Why the Prime Minister of England urges you to read the Bible and how this immediately relates to a life worth living. ([13:50])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Learn more about Dwight’s work:

https://vanillabusters.com

Between politics and a pandemic, it feels natural to worry. But worrying can also make problems bigger and rob you of any perspective if it hangs around too long.

Learning to work alongside the unknown and things out of your control only makes life better for you and the ones you love.

In this episode, Dr. Rick reanalyzes what it means to worry and how you can transform it into unquestionable trust and faith during uncertain times.

Show Highlights Include:

• Why worrying strips you of thinking rationally – and how to remain calm and with common sense the next time you face a crisis. ([1:15]) 
• Why Jesus told people not to worry and how you can stop negative thoughts from robbing time and happiness in your life today. ([4:00])
• Why hope is never lost and the powerful results that come with trusting God (and the universe) right now. ([8:51])
• The “Philippians” way of changing hopeless thoughts into faithful lessons immediately. ([12:30])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

With the world moving at the click of a button, most of us have forgotten what it’s like to wait for something. But if we’ve learned anything from the great minds of Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill, it’s the waiting that shapes your talents into their greatest achievements yet.

But how does sitting in traffic jams or being placed on hold make you a better person? 

In this episode, Dr. Rick shares the deep wisdom behind waiting and how it creates the most valuable and fulfilling experiences in your life. 

Show Highlights Include:

• What Bible stories and developing films have to teach you about creating more meaningful experiences in life and finding strength during any waiting time. ([0:30])
• Why the most successful people waited decades and what they can teach you about living in the moment right now.  ([6:07])
• What teen athletes confess after championship games and how to appreciate the process before taking your next big move. ([10:49])
• What knitting reveals about the power of patience and how you can find clarity in everyday tasks. ([12:00])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

You can describe society in a dozen different ways, but ‘respectful’ might not come to mind. A time when you could have an argument with someone and shake hands at the end is long gone. 

Many people don’t see the potential or growth in respecting those they disagree with, but they couldn’t be more wrong. 

In this episode, Dr. Rick discusses how respect restores an American culture and why you should remain a figure of honor and dignity (even with those you disagree with). 

Show Highlights Include:

• How sitting on the front porch with your neighbors builds a foundation of respect and civility (that everyone in your family can be inspired by). ([0:30])
• What American history taught us about dealing with conflict and how you can grow with dignity in your next heated argument. ([3:51])
• The reason the U.S Military takes respect to the next level – and why you should treat others with the same honor. ([6:58])
• The ‘Nordstrom Way’ and what it teaches you about the importance of being more dignified and less judgmental. ([10:41])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

There’s a famous saying that you should “never underestimate the power of your words.” But how many people actually understand the magnitude of that power? I’ll give you a hint – a lot less than you think.

The power of words plays a ‘ripple effect’ in your life. When you think and speak better, you act greater. Are your thoughts healing or harming the bigger picture?

In this episode, I’ll discuss the profound power of words and three you can avoid right now for personal growth beyond measure.

Show Highlights Include:

• The historical damage of words and how to reinforce a greater message for your future. ([0:57])
• Why passive thoughts cause more arguments – and the simple shift to communicate better now. ([4:40])
• Why gratification and greater brain health start with turning everything into a google-searching game. ([7:19]) 
• The ‘classic excuse’ to ditch for quickly fueling your creativity, getting rid of fears, and taking life to the next level. ([11:19])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Regardless of where you are right now, there is one thing that never holds you back in life – dreams. 

While most people disregard dreams for having a child-like sense of direction, others have learned to navigate through its possibilities for endless freedom. 

In this episode, I discuss the power of mapping out a dream big enough to transform both your life and the world as you know it.

Show Highlights Include:

• Why people who dream more always end up failing less – and what this reveals about your possibilities in life. ([2:08])
• What all of Martin Luther King’s speeches have in common with enacting your most powerful dream right now. ([4:05])
• The five ingredients every dreamer needs to bring our worlds together (while leaving your legacy behind). ([7:40])
• What the power of creativity and imagination reveals about your life today. ([9:54])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.