Lessons from Living Beth Graham

Beth considers this time of refresh and renewal, and the ways we might evaluate where we stand at the cusp of this new year.  She also discusses plans for the podcast in the new year, and how YOU can be a part!
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Ten Questions to Diagnose Spiritual Health, Donald Whitney

Following a devastating breast cancer diagnosis, Lindsay McDonnell did all of the right things, including challenging accepted traditional medical protocols and procedures.  Yet, it returned not once, but three times.  Today, Lindsay lives with a body full of cancer, but is stable, and has developed a new mission: coaching others who are now enduring what she has overcome before.  She is brave beyond words, and a model of compassion, dogged determination, and good humor.
Show notes:
"Dancing With Cancer and How I Learned to Lead: A Guide to Becoming an Advocate for Personalized Cancer Care," Lindsay McDonell

Erwin Raphael McManus offers a thought-provoking, motivating treatise in The Last Arrow, published in 2017.  In this episode, Beth discusses some of McManus' themes, such as what is represented by arrows, why we tend to hold back from pursuing our most important goals, how God uses ordinary people to accomplish his purposes, the importance of community, how to take action, how to guard against the temptation to quit, and why it's not just acceptable, but crucial to go BIG, where life and God are concerned.
The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life, Erwin Raphael McManus

Dennis Mellen knew from the age of ten that he wanted to be a pilot, and set the entire trajectory of his life toward that goal.  At fifty-six, he had enjoyed his dream career for more than 30 years when tragedy struck, and his well-planned life was upended.  How does one move forward when the unexpected, unwanted wrench is thrown into the course of our lives?  Dennis models well how to navigate this challenge: with courage, creativity, persistence, and determination.  Learn from Dennis how to transform challenges into opportunities.
Show Notes:
Takes More Than Heart, Dennis Mellen
takesmorethanheart.com
beabean.net

Elijah Stacy has arguably accomplished more in his twenty years than most people do in a lifetime.  His mission, to minimize human suffering and propel human prosperity so that humanity can have a better quality of life, directs all of his actions.  What motivates a young adult to develop a super-sized mission which focuses on others and not themselves?  Perhaps the fact that he was diagnosed with a fatal disease as a child, and wishes others to not experience the suffering he himself has endured.  We can all learn from Elijah's courage, his conviction and his never-quit attitude.
Show notes:
A Small If: The Inspiring Story of a Seventeen-Year-Old with a Fatal Disease and a Mission to Cure It, Elijah J. Stacy
elijahjstacy.com
Twitter: @elijahjstacy
Facebook: @FBelijahjstacy
TikTok: @elijahjstacy
Instagram: @elijahjstacy
destroyduchenne.org
Twitter: @destroydisease
Instagram/ Facebook: @destroyduchenne
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki

If you are feeling kind of ho-hum about your life right now, this episode is for you!  Shawn Anderson shows us how to add adventure into our lives, and he would know: he has walked across eight countries and biked across America coast to coast twice!  We'll learn how to stare fear in the face, and walk through life with intention.  Hesitating to take action on a project or plan?  We'll learn to get off the dime and make things happen.  No more excuses; we can all live extraordinary lives.
 
Show notes:
shawnanderson.com
A Better Life: An Extraordinary Story About Starting Over, Shawn Anderson
The Greatest Salesman in the World, Og Mandino
Your God is Too Small, J.B. Phillips
The Valley of Amazement, Amy Tan
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old, Stephen Petrow
The Wonder Test, Michelle Richmond
The Last Checkmate, Gabriella Saab
The Woman Next Door, Barbara Delinski
Pack Up the Moon, Kristan Higgins,
The Bookshop, Penelope Fitzgerals