#contentment

Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 4, Episode 15  on Transacting Value Podcast!

Leadership training is important and powerful. One vision, one value can catapult your organization. Contentment and job satisfaction are created by strong leaders. Those who have a passion for their job will be more productive. Technology has changed how we communicate; we, as leaders and as people, need to be clear in expectations and interpretations. If you value empathy, service to others and an impact, then this episode is for you.
 
Today we're discussing the inherent but underrated April core values of Growth, Stewardship, Contentment as strategies for character discipline and relative success, with the founder of Stronger Leaders Stronger Profits, Sean Patton. We cover different aspects of constructive, critical, and honest feedback between you and yourself, or other people. If you are new to the podcast, welcome! If you're a continuing listener, welcome back! Thanks for hanging out with us and enjoying the conversation because values still hold value.

Special thanks to Hoof and Clucker Farm and Keystone Farmer's Market for your support. To Sean's family, friends, SLSP team, and Westpoint for your inspiration to this conversation, and to Sean Patton for your insight!

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Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 4, Episode 14  on Transacting Value Podcast!

Collaborating increases the power of networking. It provides a variety of perspectives for future directions; helps ensure successful planning; and manifests the power of positivity.  Own your future, create a strong vision. Your decisions and their impacts determine your success. If you value agency, creativity, and a values-centric compass for social growth, then this episode is for you.
 
Today we're discussing the inherent but underrated April core values of Growth, Stewardship, Contentment as strategies for character discipline and relative success, with the Futures Alchemist, Charlotte Kemp. We cover different aspects of constructive, critical, and honest feedback between you and yourself, or other people. If you are new to the podcast, welcome! If you're a continuing listener, welcome back! Thanks for hanging out with us and enjoying the conversation because values still hold value.

Special thanks to Hoof and Clucker Farm and Keystone Farmer's Market for your support. To Charlotte's family, friends, Global Speakers Federation, and the Professional Speakers Association of South Africa for your inspiration to this conversation, and to Charlotte Kemp for your insight!

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Don Lucas, Ph.D., professor of psychology, coordinator of the psychology department at Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas, and author, talks with Caregiver SOS on Air cohosts Carol Zernial, nationally known gerontologist, and veteran broadcaster and attorney, Ron Aaron about the Secrets to finding your Happiness, Pleasure, and Contentment.

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In this episode we will be looking at two examples of faith in and following Christ Jesus the Lord.  Each examines faith in Christ Jesus from a different perspective and how we can apply this in our daily walk in Christ.  May this episode be a blessing to you.  May it also be an exhortation for you to examine your heart and see if you are walking by faith or by sight.  Above all may the Lord Jesus Christ be honore and exalted!  Grace and peace to all who are in Christ Jesus.

 
          46      Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.
          47      When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
          48      Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
          49      And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they *called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.”
          50      Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.
          51      And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
          52      And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.

Mark 10:46–52


          1      At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.
          2      But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”
          3      But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions,
          4      how he entered the house of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone?
          5      “Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent?
          6      “But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here.
          7      “But if you had known what this means, ‘I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 12:1–7

Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 1, Episode 10 on Transacting Value Podcast!

The New Year is here. The Earth has completed another journey around the sun. To put this monumental journey in perspective, the earth is spinning around the sun at 66,000 miles an hour, traveling 584 million miles around the sun. No wonder it feels like the year flew by! 

And with the New Year comes New Year’s Resolutions. Jimmy joins Porter for a chat about goals – why we set goals and what it takes to complete them. 

Here are some nuggets from their conversation:

• Attention span is dictated by interest. 
• Resolutions need to be set for yourself. They can’t be set by someone else.
• Identify what your shortfalls are. Then ask, 
  • What you want to accomplish. 
  • Why is it important to you? 
  • What values are important to you? 
• You’re more likely to accomplish the things you find value in.
• A resolution should encompass a task and a purpose. If you understand the purpose, the task is more likely to be completed. 

Jimmy shared a quote he recently heard. Instead of asking, “What is the meaning of life?” ask, “How can I make my life meaningful?” Let creating a meaningful life guide your goal-setting.

Porter and Jimmy theorize how the goals of us living in developed countries probably look very different from the goals of those in developing countries. Most of us in the developed world have the luxury of completing a goal at our leisure or of not completing a goal at all. Most of our goals tend to be about self-improvement or optional lifestyle improvements. But for many, goals are tied to survival. 

To help you reach and maintain your goals, consider the following:

• Evaluate your environment
• Have a support system
• Recognize the value of completing your goal
• Consider what your resolutions will be a year in advance

A resolution or goal is more likely to be accomplished if it’s SMART:

S - specific

M - measurable

A - attainable

R - realistic

T - time-driven

Quotes from today’s episode:

“Your perception of how time passes is going to dictate your likelihood of accomplishing your resolution.” 

“It’s a delicate balance between being able to set goals effectively and putting in the effort to see the goals come true. With consistent work, it’s possible.”

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In Episode 10 Quinn and Megan discuss "The Pursuit of Happiness and Contentment." This week’s podcast takes a different look at both subjects as well as the steps to get there. 

GETTING INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: MEDITATIONS ON THE MAGNIFICAT

James A. Long, Jr.

Philippians 4:10–13; Luke 1:46–55

1.   Christmas is about PRAISE (Luke 1)

a.   PRAISE must be Personal – vss. 46–47; Psalm 103:1–5 (“my soul,” “my spirit”)

b.   PRAISE must be Passionate – vss. 46–47 (“magnifies,” “rejoices”) – Mary’s entire being is caught up in praise to God

c.    PRAISE must be in Proper Perspective – vs. 48 (“humble estate,” “servant”)

d.   PRAISE must be Practiced and Perceptive (habitual, way or manner of life) – see Hannah’s prayer – 1 Samuel 2:1–10.  She knew the Word; she loved the Word; she lived the Word

2.   Christmas is about a PERSON: God (“magnifies the Lord,” “rejoices in God”)

a.   He Sees – vs. 48; Philippians 2:5–11 (He looked on her and He came down to her)

b.   He is Sovereign

3.   Christmas is about a PROCLAMATION

The Bad News

a.   His Judgment – vss. 51–53 (He brings down the proud and exalts the humble)

The Good News

b.   He Saves

c.    He Satisfies

d.   He Secures

IN CHRIST: YOU HAVE BEEN RANSOMED, RECONCILED, RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD

4.   True Worship will result in Gratitude, Love, and Service – vs. 56 (Luke 7:36–50; 18:9–14; 19:1–10) 

a.   Guilt (deep conviction of sin)
b.   Grace (assurance of God’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness)
c.   Gratitude (respond in genuine gratitude, loving adoration, and  sacrificial service)

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In this episode, Bill and Ed conclude their discussion on the 23rd Psalm. Have you ever experienced a sense of restlessness and anxiety? Do you long for peace and contentment in your life? Leadership brings with it a heavy load that often results in a lack of peace and security. As Faith Empowered Leaders we are called to experience a different kind of life. In the 23rd Psalm, we find wisdom for our journey as we realize that Christian leaders are first and foremost followers of the Great Shepherd. Because of this, we can walk "through the valley of the shadow of death" and "fear no evil." This picture of contentment alongside the image later in the Psalm of sitting down to a banquet with a gracious host calls us to live in faith. We can count on God to provide, protect, guide, and deliver us. Join the conversation. 

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Do you feel "Squeezed" by the current events?? Contentment, "future tripping", and turning lack into creativity are discussed, along with some wise words from 38 Special.
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In this podcast, James works through Isaiah 26:3-4 and discusses the topic of peace.  We can never avoid all conflicts in the world in which we live. We live as broken people in a broken world. However, as we go through these trials and troubles, we need a hopeful character.

We do that by focusing our thoughts on who God is and what He has done for us. As we do that, we will find greater emotional stability as we focus on our minds on God and His Word.

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