#21: Digital Minimalism - Let's Be Human Again

How is technology affecting your life?  Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted by constant connectivity?  Have you ever felt the urge to check your phone when you're with people you love?  Have you felt that gut feeling after spending aimless minutes on your phone that you wish you had used

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How is technology affecting your life?  Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted by constant connectivity?  Have you ever felt the urge to check your phone when you're with people you love?  Have you felt that gut feeling after spending aimless minutes on your phone that you wish you had used your time more wisely?  

If you have felt any of these feelings, you're not alone.  

We have a collective problem with technology.  

On this episode, Cal shares his own struggle with technology and explores the magnitude and causes of the problem.  

More importantly, Cal offers practical solutions for regaining control of our digital tools to make them work for us.

Let's collectively take a step back, discovery the beauty of a technology detox, and intentionally manage digital tools to make them tightly aligned with our deeply held values!

Two books referenced during this episode:

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

By Newport, Cal

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

By Newport, Cal

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#20: Q&A with Ryan Brence - Football, Ranger School, and Servant Leadership

Packed with great stories of overcoming adversity and incredible nuggets of wisdom and inspiration, this episode will not disappoint!

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Packed with great stories of overcoming adversity and incredible nuggets of wisdom and inspiration, this episode will not disappoint!

Ryan Brence grew up playing big time Texas high school football.  He is the son of a very successful Texas high school football coach in Plano, TX, and he shares lessons he learned watching his dad lead a football team.  

Ryan is a husband, father, West Point Graduate, former Army Football player, winner of the Black Lion Award, Army Ranger, and he currently works as a business development manager for TDIndustries in Dallas, TX.  TDIndustries teaches servant leadership and is a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For: TDIndustries Awards.

Ryan shares stories of overcoming adversity in football and Ranger School.  He shares practical ways in which he lives an intentional life, and he shares lessons he learned on servant leadership from his dad and his work at TDIndustries.    

Ryan references the following book during the episode: 

The Power of Consistency: Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals

By Long, Weldon

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#15: Keep Sharpening the Saw

On this episode, Cal shares a story from his days playing college football and contrasts that story with a NFL Hall of Fame player.  You never know when opportunities will come, so the preparation you do today makes all the difference.  

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On this episode, Cal shares a story from his days playing college football and contrasts that story with a NFL Hall of Fame player. You never know when opportunities will come, so the preparation you do today makes all the difference.

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#13: Intentional Contribution - 6 Principles to Give, Serve, and Find Fulfillment

As long as we live a life focused on ourselves, we will never be truly fulfilled.  It is counter intuitive, but the more we give of ourselves, the more we get.  As we seek to live a more intentional live, living a life that matters and contributes to the world and others is fundamental.   On this episode, Cal shares his own story of service, some anecdotal and empirical examples of service leading to a more fulfilled life, and some key principles to shifting our focus from ourselves to other people.   Life is short, let's make it count!

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As long as we live a life focused on ourselves, we will never be truly fulfilled.  It is counter intuitive, but the more we give of ourselves, the more we get. 

As we seek to live a more intentional live, living a life that matters and contributes to the world and others is fundamental.  

On this episode, Cal shares his own story of service, some anecdotal and empirical examples of service leading to a more fulfilled life, and some key principles to shifting our focus from ourselves to other people.  

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#12: The Gift of Failure - 4 Principles to Use Failures as Stepping Stones to Success

We all fail; we all fail often; and we all will continue to fail for the rest of our life.  Yet, many of us tip toe through life trying to avoid failure at all costs.  On this episode, Cal offers 4 principles to maintaining a healthy view of failure and using the gift of failure to propel us forward towards achieving success and maximizing our potential.

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We all fail; we all fail often; and we all will continue to fail for the rest of our life.  Yet, many of us tip toe through life trying to avoid failure at all costs. 

On this episode, Cal offers 4 principles to maintaining a healthy view of failure and using the gift of failure to propel us forward towards achieving success and maximizing our potential.

1. Focus on success instead of "not failing"

2. View failure as a gift

3. Separate your failures from your identity

4. Keep going -- you may be right on the other side of a breakthrough!

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