The Up and Comers Show - 13: Thanksgiving: Traveling, Setting Goals, Putting Cynicism to Death, and an Attitude of Thankfulness.

13: Thanksgiving: Traveling, Setting Goals, Putting Cynicism to Death, and an Attitude of Thankfulness.

11/23/16 • 55 min

Happy Thanksgiving!

This is a special episode to debrief Adam's trip to Geneva and catch up with our personal lives some before we settle down this weekend to give thanks for all God is doing in our lives. We talk about travel, culture, setting goals, picking yourself back up after disappointment, and other super important shtuff.

If you want to see the pictures from Adam's trip, check out the full show notes here: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

If you want to see the pictures from Adam's trip, check out the full show notes here: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/thanksgiving

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11: Habits: The Importance of Developing Purposeful Habits; Thane and Adam's Keystone Habits

Why habits are important Habits are what make up our lives, and the reason LOOKING at them is so important right now is because we are at the Up and Comers stage of life. If we don't focus on what defines our life, we will fall into one of two alternatives:

Detachment and surrender - “do my time”; “the system can’t be changed”; “don’t have enough responsibility to make an impact”; minimal effort required to cash the paycheck - mentality
Overly ambitious and scatterbrained - “get rich quick”; “follow your passion”; application without solidification (sustainability)

Developing "right" habits (ones based on longterm goals and time-proven wisdom) And it all must be tied to your ultimate purpose/meaning in life!

“How you do anything is how you do everything.”
When it is disconnected, the habits will eventually die off

The definition of habits Merriam Webster — "7 a : a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance b : an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary" The Description of Habits: how they shape the way we live our personal lives Thane's Habits

Reflection (journaling specifically; started out during professional golf as catalyst for growth and has become a keystone for all ares of life)
Meditation (my mind is constantly going/planning; this practice has provided the most “unseen” benefit throughout all of life - allows me to be more fully present)
Fitness/Exercise (generates energy, positivity, motivation, and longevity in all areas of life - even helps improve sleep!)
Purpose-driven pursuits (connecting all I do to my “why” - aka the gospel)
Starting and ending the day in God’s Word

Adam's Habits

Reading Bible in AM (keystone bcs foot soak, reading theology, studying the original languages all come too)
Pray on the way to work (keystone bcs it gets me in that mindset and I schedule my day with God in mind)
Clearing out inboxes in AM (keystone bcs I plan day in calendar and to-do list software, adding in emails to respond to, and review what I did yesterday; as well as saving articles for review for newsletter, which I do in downtime at work; asking myself the Ben Franklin question)
Read after supper (25 pages per day min outside of seminary, which gets jumpstarted then (vs tv))
Journal at night (to review, asking myself the Ben Franklin question)
Exercise (walk, yoga, weights, etc. which is keystone to maintaining diet and health focus)

Persuasion: GET STARTED For the full show notes, check out theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/habits

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14: Taylor Reynolds: Intellectual and Millennial... Is That Even Possible?

Taylor Reynolds was referred to by Adam as "the smartest dude I know", and in this interview you will see why.

Taylor is currently a student at Washington University in St. Louis, MO where he is studying American history. He is not only an intellectual, but also an entrepreneur and has begun several ventures already at a young age.

In this interview, we delve into an array of topics ranging from parenting, to the comparison of Christianity and other worldviews, to following your dream versus the bottom line, to problems faced uniquely by Millennials, and much, much more.

For the full show notes, visit theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/taylor