Heed Your Calling Jim Schubert

Welcome to an incredible conversation with Jackie Bledsoe as he shares valuable insights, trials and victories encountered on his calling journey…as he forges his path as a husband, father,, servant leader and entrepreneurial breadwinner:
Jackie and his bride are one of America’s leading couples championing, coaching and inspiring marriage & family Relationships to thrive. It hasn’t always been that way as Jackie’s path has taken through many challenging seasons – including the valley of homelessness for him and his family not once but twice – AND yet by trusting the Lord through it all, were refined and learned some of life’s most valuable lessons from it all. These lessons changed his life and he now shares them in his writing and speaking. Jackie’s calling is to help you better lead and love your family, so you can have a lasting and fulfilling marriage, and meaningful influence on your kids. Jackie’s wisdom is in demand and you can catch him on various platforms such as The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, Disney’s Babble, as well as HomeLife and ParentLife Magazines. Jackie is also an accomplished author of and awesome book entiled “7 Rings of Marriage” that comes highly recommended by many, including #1 NYT bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman.  
 

Dr. Hans Finzel – Author of 11 published books, Speaker, Leadership Mentor, and President of HDLeaders, where he teaches and trains effective leaders around the world. Hans Finzel offers the Heed Your Calling community his insight on what it takes to become an incredible communicator, how he has been blessed to embark on a new calling when he turned 60, and what the biggest mistakes are that leaders make.
 
Episode Highlights:
How does Hans Finzel define having a calling? How did Hans Finzel transition into becoming an entrepreneur? What was his specific fear of leaving 32 years of job security? What advice would Hans give to someone struggling with making the leap into entrepreneurship? Were there moments that clarified for Hans to overcome his fear of changing his calling? What compelled Hans Finzel to write his very first book? What are some of the biggest leadership mistakes? When hiring, how will they act under pressure and how do they interact with others? Overcommunicate by a factor of 10.   A strong leader develops other great leaders. Humility is a powerful component of leadership.  
3 Key Points:
  As we get older, it is typical that our calling will change over time.   Dictatorship and micromanagement are major mistakes in leadership.      Many leaders don’t need to learn what to start doing. They need to learn what to stop doing.  
Tweetable Quotes:
   “Work on your Plan B while you are still on your Plan A.” – Hans Finzel    “Surround yourself with people that know you really well that will speak truth into your life, so you don’t make a huge mistake.” – Hans Finzel    “One of the biggest problems of narcissistic leadership, they will not take feedback. They will not ever think the problem is them. The problem is always everyone else.” – Hans Finzel  
Resources Mentioned:
heedyourcalling.com Hans Finzel: Linkedin  YouTube Website: hansfinzel.com Books: amazon.com/Hans-Finzel/e/B001IXRSOE/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 The Leadership Answer Man Podcast

Dustin Daniels – Senior Pastor at The River Church in Cottonwood Arizona, Leadership Developer for Revive 40/Seven Places Ministries, and Author of “The Sexual Spiral.” Dustin Daniels shares his journey of overcoming sexual sin and how he arrived at his calling to assist others with this same struggle. Dustin also benefits Heed Your Calling listeners by instilling the importance of healthy relationships with spouses and the need for God and our community in coping with our flaws.
 
Episode Highlights:
         How does Dustin Daniels define having a calling?          Did he have a transition path from being an employee to an entrepreneur?          How can we get tuned in with God’s plan?          What character-building lesson has Dustin learned?          What prompted Dustin Daniels to write his book “The Sex Spiral?”          What can we learn from reading “The Sex Spiral?”          Trying to face our flaws alone without vulnerability is a mistake.          What are some triggers of sexual sin that guys may not be aware of?          How do we find hope and live in freedom?          When you are acting out and looking for love and satisfaction, you are            looking for God.  
         Why is it mission-critical for men to pursue, discover, and live in their            calling?
 
3 Key Points:
  Be in sync with God’s plan instead of trying to move too quickly.   Dustin Daniels book “The Sex Spiral” provides you 12 levels to see where you are in the storm of sexual sin to find your way back to God.       Isolation is our enemy’s strategy to keep us divided from God and love.  
Tweetable Quotes:
   “The way you honor your Lord Almighty is to honor your wife.” – Dustin Daniels    “I call this whole journey of sexual purity a ‘beautiful disaster”...It is beautiful in the sense that the Lord has called you to freedom. But, it is a disaster because you find out how wicked you really are.” – Dustin Daniels  
Resources Mentioned:
heedyourcalling.com Dustin Daniels:  Linkedin Twitter  Facebook Websites: dustindaniels.org  revive40.com Book: “The Sex Spiral” by Dustin Daniels  Podcast: “God, Sex, and You Podcast”

John Kaites – Attorney, Entrepreneur, Author, and Minister has worked in a wide range of roles. John shares wisdom from his business and biblical experiences, ranging from a public policy firm, global security company, water, real estate, construction, leader in high technology, energy, and biotech sectors, to helping to establish the Arizona Commerce Authority and gaining a seminary degree. John Kaites also offers the Heed Your Calling community his insight on the core principles of businesses that succeed and ways to keep God at the center of all that you do.
Episode Highlights:
How does John define having a calling? John explains how he implements his calling. How did John begin his calling journey? What does Johns’ book “Fear Not” provide readers with? When did John know that he was designed to be an entrepreneur? What are the three types of businesses in the world? What are the four core principles of a successful business? John shares a prayer that guided him towards doing work to benefit others Faith requires taking action. Pursue activities that are good, biblically-based, and are not all about you…but are about helping others. What are the benefits of planting seeds that will live beyond you? What are the three non-negotiable pieces of wisdom that John  would pass on to future generations? 3 Key Points & Quotes:
Our brains are made with 300 trillion synaptic nerves that make up all of our thoughts. They either can come from the confidence of God’s love or fear. The three tools God gives us to operate our lives with our love, forgiveness, and gratitude.   Core principles of a successful business are a great product or service, efficient administration of the development and distribution to create margins, as well as executing sales and marketing. “My job is to be transformative in the lives of everybody I come into contact with.” – John Kaites “Our job is not to close the deals, as much as we want to be deal-closers in the business world. Our job is to plant the seeds.” – John Kaites “Faith is not passive. Faith is active.” – John Kaites  Resources Mentioned:
John Kaites: Twitter Book: “Fear Not” by John Kaites HeedYourCalling.com 

Jeff Brown – Authority on podcasting with over 265 episodes of his podcast Read to Lead, discusses how he began the pursuit of his calling to empower people to take the leap of faith away from traditional employment. Jeff Brown is also an author, speaker, course creator for podcasting, digital conference creator, and coach for podcasters to launch, grow, and monetize their shows. Learn strategies for making time for self-care and self-expansion, how to overcome barriers that could be blocking you from realizing your blessings, and which books that this reader leader recommends.
 
Episode Highlights:
How does Jeff Brown define having a calling? How did Jeff Brown began his calling journey? What is Jeff Brown’s background leading up to where he is now? How was Jeff Brown able to double his “side hustle” income in the first 30 days after being let go? What was the moment when Jeff decided to work for himself? Jeff explains the importance of maintaining valuable equity with your employer. What were some difficult opportunities for character-building for Jeff? What are the natural next steps forward for what Jeff is called to do? What was the barrier to Jeff originally asking for help sooner? What was involved in building his Boss-Free Virtual Summit? Jeff discusses his industry-leading Digital Course on Successful Podcast interviewing.   What is Jeff’s Daily Success Routine that helps him perform at his highest level? Out of over 300 Books Jeff has reviewed and featured on his Podcast “Read To Lead” what are the top recommended reads? Why is it mission-critical for men to pursue their calling? What are the three non-negotiable pieces of wisdom that Jeff Brown would pass on to future generations?  
Key Points & Quotables:


There is an opportunity cost of not focusing on where you are most needed when you don’t delegate tasks to others. Jeff Brown recommends creating a morning routine of rituals with each one written down in a planner. “Going forward, I see myself continuing to be called to help more people to realize that their calling is something other than traditional employment.” – Jeff Brown  
Resources Mentioned:
www.bossfreesummit.com Readtoleadpodcast.com Jeff Brown: Facebook Twitter Instagram heedyourcalling.com

Art Costello – Visionary Mindset Expert, Author, Speaker, Coach, Host of the Shower Epiphanies Podcast and Program Creator of Expectation Therapy, dedicated to assisting individuals, families, athletes, and business professionals make the connection between their expectations and achievements. Art Costello discusses how he learned to talk to and understand God, how to move with faith instead of fear, and what can be gained from expectation therapy.
 
Episode Highlights:
 
What does it take to get out of the bondage of fear? How does Art Costello define calling? Art shares his Calling journey and how it all began by crying out to God How do you discern the voice of God? Art discusses his wife’s valiant fight with cancer and how that character building season was used to define him How are we affected by faith and fear?   When you listen to the voice of others and not God, you are following their expectations. How can people become more aligned with their inner self and live true to their calling? How did Art launch into his entrepreneurial calling journey? Find your niche then create the excitement around it with drive and action. What are the three non-negotiable pieces of wisdom that Art Costello would pass on to future generations?  
Key Points & Quotes:


“Dig deep into yourself, surrender yourself to God, and have faith and trust in God…”   “We look at our expectations through two lenses: fear and faith. Fear kills and faith grows…”– Art Costello “Negatives repel and positives attract. Confidence is an attractive quality and a “woe is me” attitude is a repelling quality…” – Art Costello “I controlled my destiny...it’s was what came from me that mattered more than what anyone else would say to me or could do to me...” – Art Costello “The greatest purpose that God has for us is to live in the moment and make the most of every single moment that He gives us.” – Art Costello “Expectation is the seed that God planted in you at conception that will guide you through the whole entire course of your life.” – Art Costello
Resources Mentioned:
expectationtherapy.com Linkedin: Art Costello Facebook: Art Costello Instagram: Expectation Therapy heedyourcalling.com