17Twenty Stewart Shurtleff & Kevin Carey

Kevin and Stewart chat this week about (i) annual goal updates and the value of getting started or restarted today, even there was a fall off over the year (ii) resetting and reevaluating where you're heading, (iii) focusing on the daily practice of being a parent, (iv) an update on things Kevin and Stewart are reading and listening to outside of the prep for the podcast.

... y'all keep moving mountains!   

// Show Notes //

Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Practices for Servant Leaders, by Justin A. Irving  and Mark L. Strauss

Bravo Eats Meal Prep Service

The Daily Dad

Standing Firm In A Fallen World | 1 Corinthians 16, David Marvin

Kitchen Safe Time Locking Container

Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Today's Teens, by Kenneth Wilgus, Jessica Pfeiffer, Ashley Parrish

Leading Forward: Building Healthy Leaders for Healthy Organizations, by Matthew J. Hall

Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering, by Cameron Hanes.

Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself, by Tim Kennedy and Nick Palmisciano

Mental health and suicide.  Grace demonstrated for entry-level employees.  A new Stewie-Bingo tile.

This week's episode balances between a few laughs and a very serious topic.  We hope you enjoy a brief "duos" episode with Kevin and Stewart this week.  And if y'all need anything, don't hesitate to reach out.

Despite a well-prepared prep sheet this week by Kevin, Stewart manages to wag the episode all over the studio while the guys chat with Sam Russo,  Pastor at Life.Church Mansfield.

Powerful.  Impactful.  Noteworthy.  Real and raw. 

This story really has it all.  Growing up in southern Louisiana in a family with an unusual story.  Finding Christ and being on fire for the Church followed by a very deep, lowly valley.  Moments with God that change everything.  Being real with people as you struggle through seasons.  The value of a REAL community.  Parenting.  Finding a Church home.

... it's just a conversation about life with a million stories, lessons, ideas, and growth opportunities woven all throughout the time we spent with Sam.  It's not linear.  It's going to hit all of you differently.  But as you listen through, you're 100% money-back guaranteed to be better after listening to this episode.

This week the 17Twenty crew sits down with Kent Rabalais, the founder and CEO of Kent Studio, a company powered by creatives and technologists who tell redemptive stories that reveal the wonder so often hidden in our world.

Kent is often-described as Stewart's oldest friend, dating back to around 1988.  Though the story that's told on this week's podcast starts with an old basketball story, it weaves through tales of self-reflection, depression, the path to identify "Who am I? What am I called to do? What are the right next steps to get there?", loss of a parent, divorce from a spouse, and the ever-weaving redemptive story of Christ.

We're so thankful we get the chance to tell these stories and provide some guidance to others through them, and this week contains fistfuls of guidance across all aspects of life. 

Grab your journal and a quiet space for this one.

// Show Notes //

Gentle and Lowly Book by Dane Ortlund
Paterson (LifePlan)
Human Operating System Book by Jack Nicholson

Praying The Bible Book by Donald Whitney

This week the 17Twenty crew has the honor of sitting down with AT Moore, Retired Force Recon and Special Operations Marine who now works to identify and introduce veterans to the best leaders, companies, and families in America.  From Force Recon Marine to the MARSOC Raiders, to Security Operations Manager for the U.S. Department of State, AT has great stories and lessons to teach the most seasoned leaders.  Our conversation with AT was just ... super engaging, as we went from fun-to-serious without notice, and folded a ton of great stories and poignant leadership lessons all along the way.

Buckle up for a lengthy episode.  Grab your journal and your pen because there are a ton of wisdom nuggets sprinkled all throughout.

// Show Notes //

Handbook for Marine NCO's, by Lt. Col. Kenneth W. Estes USMC (Ret.)
https://amzn.to/3ABEhYc

This week we have the opportunity to sit down with Michael Horne, the President and CEO at Parkland Foundation.  This conversation winds through growing up in Brooklyn, lessons learned from a family that highly valued education, reconciliation conversations, living in India, some time spend in Cambridge, a lifelong commitment to education, and now manifesting itself in philanthropic efforts that advance the goals of Parkland Health.

Leadership lessons abound in today's episode as the conversation weaves in-and-out of story, research, lessons, and take-aways.  This is a great, enriching, and inspiring conversation you're going to love.