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Your WHY Will Carry You Through Anything!

Amy Wienands

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Hey guys,

Today’s episode is one that I didn’t even fully plan — it was born out of a walk around a track, watching people, thinking about life, thinking about attitude, thinking about purpose.

And I want to ask you something right out of the gate:

Who’s waiting for you on the other side of your obedience?

Because here’s what I know — one of the biggest predictors of life expectancy isn’t diet.
It’s not exercise.
It’s not even genetics.

It’s purpose.

It’s having a why.

It’s having something that pulls you out of bed in the morning because someone needs you to show up.

In this episode, I share the powerful story of Viktor Frankl — a Holocaust survivor who lost everything. His manuscript. His freedom. His family. His name. And yet, he discovered something that can’t be taken from any human being:

The freedom to choose your attitude in any given circumstance.

You can’t control what happens to you.

But you can always control how you respond.

And I contrast that with real-life moments I’ve witnessed — people who’ve walked through immense pain yet carry light… and others who seemingly “have it all” but live in constant complaint.

The difference?

Attitude.
Purpose.
Gratitude.

We talk about:

  • Why complaining is a public declaration of defeat
  • How gratitude literally rewires your perspective
  • The danger of “give-up-itis”
  • Why storms are seasonal, not permanent
  • How your purpose acts as drag power to pull you forward
  • And how an unexamined life leads to frustration

And I’ll tell you this…

If you’re walking through hell right now —
 this episode is for you.

Because storms always end.

But bitterness can last a lifetime if you let it.

You are needed.
Your perspective matters.
And someone is waiting on the other side of your obedience.

Tie your kite string to your why — and let it pull you forward.


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Episode Minute By Minute:

  • 00:00 – The real predictor of longevity: purpose
  • 01:30 – Attitude makes the difference in how people endure pain
  • 02:20 – “Quit complaining” and what it really reveals
  • 03:10 – A life lived on purpose until the very end
  • 04:15 – Viktor Frankl and the decision that changed everything
  • 05:30 – Honor your father and mother: the visa decision
  • 06:20 – “Give-up-itis” inside concentration camps
  • 07:10 – He who has a why can endure almost any how
  • 08:00 – Rewriting a future inside a nightmare
  • 09:00 – “What’s waiting for you on the outside?”
  • 10:15 – Why the world is waiting for your unique DNA
  • 11:10 – 12 million lives changed by one man’s pain
  • 12:10 – The last human freedom: choosing your attitude
  • 13:20 – Gratitude as a daily discipline
  • 14:00 – Foster’s attitude shift moment in the car
  • 15:30 – You can’t control events — only your response
  • 16:15 – If you’re walking through hell, shift your lens
  • 17:15 – Everything that shows up is here to evolve you
  • 18:00 – An unexamined life is a frustrated life
  • 19:00 – Tie your kite string to your why
  • 20:00 – Who’s waiting on the other side of your obedience?

Be intentional, stay focused, and remember you are more!