Seeking Excellence with Nathan Crankfield

I am a female that listens to this podcast. Nearly every single title on this podcast is about something I’m hardly interested in, but by the end of the episode I have found myself fully captivated. I have taken and used real advice from this podcast as Nathan makes some great points. Some of them on friendship when Nathan stated that “you need to be able to be inconvenienced by your friends”. That inspired me to be the only one to volunteer to my friend and her husband to drive two hours to help them unload their U-Haul after moving. He inspired me to pick up my Bible after he was talking about how “we have this book that was inspired by God, yet we don’t even read it.” There was an amazing episode on how it’s actually not good to be busy. He had a guest for that one and it gave me such a different and refreshing perspective on how much I should really pack into my schedule. I spend a lot more time at home now, intentionally playing with my son and enjoying the small yet beautiful moments of the ordinary. In another episode Nathan touched on how even SAHMs can overlook their own child because of the tasks of the home and that really made me take a step back and reflect on myself as a SAHM. He’s had some good points on being fully present with your child and even things like you wouldn’t even think about like watching TV. Loved how he said his family does “one screen at a time” because I never even thought about how we literally use our phones as a distraction to an another screen. Lots of good advice on planning, especially financially planning and the importance of it. He inspired me to throw a going away party for my friend after his episode when he discussed how “everyone wants a village but no one wants to be a villager”. This guy gives good real life advice and he’s also super interesting to listen to. This is my favorite podcast and I know this will be extremely successful one day- heck I already consider it successful because it’s already changed so much of at least one persons life (me if u couldn’t tell lol)

Sick of Catholic influencers who are out of touch with reality. From what I’ve listened and seen from this guy, he’s a privileged, mid-to-upper class American whose idea of success aligns more with the Protestant work ethic and prosperity gospel than Catholic charity. His cost of living episode betrayed as much- if you are a family of four making $113k in Colorado and don’t think that’s enough money to live on, go on vacation and build savings, you either have no financial savvy, or your expectations are for a higher quality of living than you can afford. Trust me… if my family of four can do it in NYC on $100k (and we travel 12+ times a year and max out our retirement accounts), so can anyone. I’m a traditional Catholic and guys like this are co-opting our traditions for their aesthetic appeal without even beginning to understand them on a core level.

Voted for Kamala and listen to this podcast every now and again. Mainly to laugh. Just a heads up, Johnson County and Wyandotte County, KS were blue in the last election, and so was KCMO if you’re planning on moving somewhere who shares your politics (though maybe you mean state wide?)The takes on women’s roles in the home are wacky, especially the Catholic Dating episode (big yikes) but again, it can be fun to listen to laugh and to remember to not take for granted that my husband treats me as an equal.

Although I’m not Catholic myself, Nathan Crankfield does an incredible job motivating and inspiring others to be disciplined and to strive toward goals of betterment. It’s a great listen for people today, surrounded by a culture of laziness and instant gratification. Nathan is super relatable and provides a great commentary on current events, trends, and family life. He is extremely passionate, and I could listen to him talk all day long! Amazing job!!!