Stay ConnectedJust. STUCK. That’s how we all feel at some point in our lives. Stuck in a job. Stuck in a relationship. Stuck on autopilot and drifting through our one life meaninglessly getting to the end of each boringly stressful day. Not anymore!
The Focus Initiative with Jim Larsen is your ticket to finding meaning, purpose, and living with passion!
Have you seen those Social profiles that just look SO put together, and wished you could get yours to look awesome, too? Jenny Taylor is a former corporate marketing rockstar who has now fully embraced entrepreneurialism - and we chat ALL ABOUT: How to create an attractive personal brand on social media with nothing more than some planning and a smart phone! You can follow Jenny here: http://www.jennydoesgrace.com
Often when we ask the question of PURPOSE, we're looking for an action to take, or something to do. But that's backwards. What you DO doesn't define who you are, what you do simply reflects who you are. In this episode I talk about BEING purpose, and using that as a launch point to find that intersection between your passion and your talent.
In this episode I welcome my very reluctant and shy wife Sonya to the show to chat about Date Night ideas. Here's the summary: 1. Date nights need to be out of the ordinary 2. Date nights need to require effort 3. Date nights need to be regular We also chat about some of the reasons it's been a struggle for us as a couple to make them a priority.
Sonya and I have been married for 13 years, and I've learned some things along the way. In this episode (part 3 of 4 on intentional relationships) I share 5 important things I've learned:
Check it out, and make sure to add your thoughts at www.meetjimlarsen.com/podcast
Emily Anne Buck is a powerhouse speaker on the domestic abuse circuit - rising above her own story to inspire others to rise above their's! In this episode she details her story and I ask her about the signs your relationship might be abusive and how to ask for help so you can heal! www.emilyannebuck.com
SEX. This is PART 1 of 4 in a series on INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS and I talk about some important issues that our culture has created: #MeToo is an important movement brought about because of the systematic devaluation of women. But we created that. * We have been raising women to believe that being a wife and a mother is her only top priority and so she needs to do anything she can to attract a man. * We've simultaneously been raising men to pursue meaningless physical sex with zero commitment so they're not tied down and distracted from pursuing their bigger purpose. This recipe is not designed to go well.
Last week we talked about how to MAKE money, and that inevitably drew questions about how to MANAGE the money we're making! In order to bring value to that topic, I brought in Dave Ramsey Certified Master Financial Coach (and great personal friend) Gabe Cooper out of Phoenix, AZ. We talk about:
*budgeting and how to start a budget, what to expect when starting. *getting on the same financial page as your partner
*the peace and relief that comes from feeling control over your income *practical steps you can take RIGHT NOW to start getting control over your money
Check it out! Your wallet will thank you!
Often the only advice we get on how to make money is to "go to college so we can get a job" That's it. There's a TON of info on how to MANAGE money - but very little on how to make it. In this episode I talk about how money simply follows VALUE - and if you want to make more money, you need to be solving a bigger problem so you can be adding more value.
Ok, so you WANT to do something, or even think you SHOULD do something, but your circumstances make it hard or even impossible...and so you're left feeling powerless and out of control to affect change in your life. In this episode I talk about Concern, Control, and Influence and how we can use these concepts to make progress even in the midst of seemingly impossible circumstances. STOP BEING A VICTIM TO YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES!
Since we were young, we've been asking one haunting question: WHO AM I? And the answer we get to that question, the one we accept and internalize, determines how we go about living our lives. Did you accept an identity of courage, beauty, strength, and value? Or when you asked that question were you told that you'd never amount to anything? Or that you were 'weird' or 'different'? In this episode I recount the bullying I experienced as a kid and WHY it didn't affect me.
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