What if the hardest seasons are the ones that actually teach us how to live? That’s the thread we follow with author and chaplain Sam Wegner as he opens up about walking through his wife’s stage 4 cancer, months that turned into years, a long job loss, and the daily choice to trust a God who doesn’t flinch when the ground shifts beneath us.

Sam shares how “the weight of the wait” exposes our craving for control and invites a sturdier kind of hope—one grounded not in outcomes but in the unchanging goodness of God. We talk about why affliction can be a teacher, how milestones like “just get to Easter” can disorient when we outlive them, and why real rest is an act of surrender rather than a luxury. He tells a raw story of waking up drowning in dread, breaking the spiral with first principles—God is good, God provides—and finding peace that didn’t fix the circumstances but freed his heart to keep going.

We also get practical: the difference between positivity and true hope, how to recognize when your body is carrying what your soul won’t release, and why asking for prayer to endure may be more powerful than asking for the storm to end. Sam walks us through The Weight of the Wait—available in print, Kindle, and audiobook in his own voice—and the listener stories that continue to shape him, including a reminder that avoidance may feel safe but keeps us from healing.

If you need a reason to keep moving when answers are slow and the stakes are high, this conversation is a companion for the long road. Subscribe, share this with someone who’s waiting for news, and leave a review with one insight that stayed with you. Your words help more people find hope that holds.

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The fastest way to look “successful” is to finance the image. The fastest way to get free is to let the math lead. We sit down with Daniel Alonzo—author, coach, and host of Wealth on the Beach—to unpack why indexed universal life policies keep trending online despite their hidden costs, confusing mechanics, and disappointing outcomes. Daniel’s take is direct: buy pure protection with term, then invest the difference in simple, diversified vehicles you actually understand.

We dig into the real numbers behind cash value life insurance: rising internal costs, long surrender periods, and how policies can quietly cannibalize their own cash value over time. Daniel dismantles the familiar pitch—tax-free loans, “upside without downside,” Rockefeller and Disney stories—and explains why those analogies don’t fit most families. He lays out practical alternatives: maximize affordable coverage to protect income and debts, then use low-cost index funds or broad-market ETFs to let compounding do the heavy lifting. We share client cases that reveal the pitfalls of opaque fees and what better looks like when you separate insurance from investing.

Beyond products, this is a blueprint for freedom. Daniel defines success as control of your time—ownership you can pass on, systems that pay without your constant presence, and the flexibility to choose work because you love it. We talk legacy, transferable businesses, and the mindset shift from “optics” to outcomes. If you’re already in an IUL, Daniel offers a calm, step-by-step path to evaluate, compare, and correct with numbers, not noise.

If you’re ready to trade glossy marketing for clear math, hit play. Then subscribe, share this with someone who’s considering a complex policy, and leave a review telling us the biggest money myth you’ve let go of.

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What if the life you keep chasing is already within reach—once you change the frequency you’re living on? We sit down with spiritual mentor and author Leanne Marie Lambert to uncover how energy, identity, and everyday choices determine what we attract, and how to upgrade all three without getting lost in woo or wishful thinking.

Leanne’s story starts with a double-decker bus and a near-death experience that cracked her open to a wider consciousness. Later, plant medicine revealed a state she calls the “God frequency,” but the real breakthrough came afterward: learning to access it without substances by dismantling mental programs, shedding shame, and rebuilding a self-concept that could hold more light. Together we break down why vision boards fail when embodiment is missing, how “fake it till you make it” keeps you stuck, and why action aligned with worthiness outperforms hustle born from lack.

We also explore the mirrors we ignore: social feeds that reveal our true vibration, music that programs our subconscious, and relationships that repeat patterns until we evolve. You’ll hear practical energy alchemy tools you can use today—like recalling a belly-laugh memory to reset your state, curating inputs that lift you, and using presence to shift from anxious checklisting to grounded clarity. If you’ve ever felt “stuck on repeat,” this conversation offers a compassionate, no-fluff path to a higher timeline: purge what dims you, practice what centers you, and choose the identity that matches the life you’re calling in.

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A doctor’s warning can feel like a cliff edge. For Erica Muñoz, it was a turning point. As a California mom of three—including an older son with Down syndrome—she chose a different path: reverse diabetes, raise her energy, and build a life that matches her values. We unpack how she did it without cameras, crash diets, or perfect conditions—just clear goals, protein-forward meals, daily movement, and consistency that didn’t blink when life got loud.

We get real about the myths that stall progress. Ellipticals that flatter, not measure. Ab routines that won’t outwork a kitchen. The lure of shortcuts like Ozempic for blood sugar and why stepping off them takes skills, not willpower alone. Erica shares the practical playbook that works in a busy home: Greek yogurt and whey for fast 60g protein, applesauce in baking to cut oil, protein muffins for sweet cravings, lettuce-wrapped burgers when eating out, and a mindset that treats red velvet cake as a planned celebration, not a failure. We also talk fear—fear of the first gym visit, fear of posting a workout—and how good form, small wins, and genuine community shrink those shadows.

This story is bigger than weight loss. It’s about picking a why that’s strong enough to carry you—kids who need you, health you can feel, a standard you refuse to drop. We explore time honesty (yes, there’s room if you stop binging shows), gratitude journaling, and controlling the controllables so bad days don’t derail good weeks. Erica’s growth from hesitant gym-goer to coach shows what’s possible when you stack simple habits and surround yourself with positive people. If you’ve felt stuck, tired, or intimidated, consider this your nudge to start, to post the rep, and to choose fuel over feelings one meal at a time.

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What if the story you’re living isn’t the one you have to keep repeating? That’s the spark behind this conversation with executive coach, author, and podcaster Mark Silverman—a man who went from living in his truck at 27 to leading complex, multimillion-dollar deals and guiding high achievers into healthy, effective leadership.

We go straight at the stuff most “success” stories skip. Mark talks openly about addiction, undiagnosed ADHD, and the moment a brain scan made decades of chaos make sense. He shares the lifeline of AA and a brother who pulled him into a room where healing started. Then we track the surprising pivot from hospitality to sales in his mid-30s—terrified, introverted, and learning that trust outperforms theatrics. The wins stack quickly, and then everything breaks again: marriage, health, career. That reckoning becomes the gateway to the work that lasts.

Across this episode, we unpack leadership without the myth. No charisma gene. No superhero cape. Just skills you can learn—clarity, agreements, empathy, decisive communication—and the inner work that lets those skills stick. We talk trauma-informed leadership, selling by serving, the cost of cheap dopamine, and why attention is the scarcest executive resource. Mark’s three questions—What do I need to leave behind? Where do I need to level up? Who do I need to be?—become a reliable operating system for growth at work and at home. And we offer a simple test for great leaders: they talk about the privilege of serving people and mission, not just their own wins.

If you’re building a career that looks impressive but feels thin—or you’re ready to lead without burning out—this conversation is a reset. Grab The Rising Leader Handbook on Amazon, download Only Tens free at markjsilverman.com, then hit follow, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a quick review to help more people find the show.

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What if your best eulogy isn’t someday—it’s being written by the choices you make before dinner? That’s the provocative idea Rabbi Daniel Cohen brings as we explore how small acts of kindness, daily gratitude, and a clear sense of calling can turn a noisy, angry culture into a field of quiet, meaningful wins.

We start with the tension most of us feel: emotions leading the day and outrage filling the feed. Rabbi Cohen reframes it with a simple image—the body as the horse and the soul as the jockey—and asks who’s really in charge when the stakes rise. From there, he shares the moment that shaped his ministry: losing his mother at 21, and the wake-up question that followed—What will they say about you when you’re gone? Instead of morbidity, he offers a method: reverse-engineer your legacy through daily practice. One minute of prayer to ask for strength. One minute of gratitude with no repeats to train your eyes toward gifts. One minute of outreach to make another person’s day.

We also dig into Elijah moments—those times you realize you are the answer to someone’s prayer—and how they often hide in a lobby greeting, a text to a mentor, or an extra minute of eye contact that says “you matter.” Along the way, we talk about faith beyond labels, mining for gold instead of digging for dirt, and why attention is the most underrated form of love in our families. Rabbi Cohen’s stories—from hospital doors to city sidewalks—reveal how presence, humility, and service scale better than any life hack and last longer than any headline.

If you’re ready to swap cynicism for purpose and turn intention into action, this conversation gives you a clear next step you can try before the credits roll. Listen, share with a friend who needs hope, and tell us the one person you’ll lift up today. And if this resonated, follow the show, leave a review, and help us grow a community committed to living a life of legacy.

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What transforms someone from sleeping in their car eating ketchup packets into the founder of international brands spanning 14 countries? Tim Rexius shares his remarkable journey with raw honesty and practical wisdom that cuts through typical entrepreneurial hype.

Tim's story illuminates how the same discipline required for fitness success directly translates to business achievement. After building successful nutrition stores and gyms, he stumbled into creating protein popcorn as a solution for his own family – six kids who wouldn't eat protein bars and aging parents who needed better nutrition despite their retirement lifestyle. What began as kitchen experimentation turned into Omaha Protein Popcorn, now experiencing explosive international growth after Tim made a crucial pivot: "I was marketing to meatheads like me, but I should have marketed to my wife."

This conversation explores how anger can become productive fuel rather than destructive emotion. When kicked out of a gym for selling supplements, Tim didn't complain – he built his own 38,000 square foot facility. When nutritional products disappointed him, he created better ones. Throughout each venture, Tim maintained his authenticity, refusing to compromise quality or become just another influencer chasing trends.

Most refreshingly, Tim dismisses the concept of work-life balance, instead advocating for integration – involving family in quarterly business meetings and viewing employees as potential business partners rather than temporary labor. His approach creates alignment and purpose that transcends typical workplace boundaries.

Whether you're an established entrepreneur or just beginning your journey, Tim's practical insights on scaling businesses, overcoming setbacks, and maintaining authenticity provide a blueprint for success that emphasizes substance over hype. As he puts it: "The struggle is the journey – that is the whole fricking point."

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What happens when life delivers its most devastating blow? For Chuck Barnard, losing his wife to cancer became the crucible that transformed his decades of mindset expertise into something profoundly more powerful.

Chuck joins us to share his remarkable journey from grief to purpose, revealing how the very mindset tools he'd been teaching for 30+ years became his lifeline in darkness. With refreshing honesty, he explains how this experience birthed his Garden of the Soul method—a brilliant metaphor comparing our minds to gardens that require regular weeding to prevent negativity from choking out our potential.

This conversation cuts through typical self-help platitudes to deliver genuine wisdom about transformation. Chuck explains how real change doesn't require years of therapy but can happen in an instant once we truly decide to shift our perspective. His SOWS process (Self-awareness, Owning responsibility, Weeding negativity, applying HEAT) offers a practical framework anyone can apply to overcome anxiety, disconnection, and emotional shutdown.

We dive deep into why today's youth struggle despite having unprecedented access to information and resources. Chuck unpacks how social media creates artificial comparison traps and explains his simple yet powerful technique of "changing the channel" on negative thoughts—a method that helped his daughter overcome nightmares and develop remarkable creative abilities.

Whether you're facing your own personal Everest or simply want to cultivate greater resilience, this episode delivers actionable insights from someone who's transformed life's deepest pain into purpose. Chuck's work with thousands of students, families, and athletes proves that mindset rewiring sticks when approached with the right tools—many of which he generously shares throughout our conversation.

Ready to weed your mental garden and unlock your champion mindset? This episode might just be the catalyst you've been waiting for.

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