RESOLVE to Live Forward
"RESOLVE to Live Forward" is a podcast that focuses on empowering individuals to overcome challenges and embrace personal growth while moving forward with determination. Through inspiring stories and practical insights, this podcast aims to encourage listeners to navigate life's obstacles with resilience and purpose.
Episodes
64 episodes
To Be Enthusiastic We Must Understand Enthusiasm First
FINALLY we have arrived at the last letter of RESOLVE, and it's E for ENTHUSIASM. This is a great word in meaning, but a sometimes tough word in practice. We will talk about the enthusiastic mindset and the practice of intentional enthusiasm...
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Season 2
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Episode 25103
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24:42
Cultivate Your Visionary Mindset
The principle of having personal vision is not making a WISH. It's about conceiving a great expectation, surrendering fully to the belief in its possibility, and doing the hard work to achive that visionary goal. Today's episode is about a t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1010
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24:42
Vision Is Seeing - Believing Is Seeing
Vision is not just about our eyes. In this episode, John fleshes out the power in our minds to see a goal so clearly that we set out to do the WORK necessary to make that vision a reality. The key is "THE WORK" of putting that mental vision ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10325
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25:48
We Choose What We Envision
We'll talk today about Visionary Mindset as a choice. There's nothing random abour it. Consider your vision of what could be based on a belief that you can create the best outcomes. TWO CHOICES: Either you see and expect the best or you see ...
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Season 1
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Episode 92525
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23:52
Mindsets that Matter
Before we move forward with the personal best practice of visionary mindsets, I wanted to revisit the concepts of a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. They are not mutually exclusive, nor is one better than the other. Balance is the way to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 91925
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27:15
If We Only Knew Then What We Know Now
We've been talking in previous episodes about Lifelong Learning. Today we examine the learning laboratory that is life. The lessons we learn from our choices can be painful or transformative. Remember the definition of insanity?&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 91225
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23:08
The LOVE of LEARNING
So much is said about our mental, cognative, and physical health as it relates to lifestyle, diet, exercise, etc, etc ... so-forth-and-so-on. You get it, I am sure. There is a passion that I have that any of you can have, and we don't realiz...
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Season 1
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Episode 90525
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17:45
Why Learning is Life-Giving
In my twilight years, especially after my amazing wife passed away in 2019, I have come to love the experience of learning. It's not just a handful of specialties, but so much of everything. It's 2025, I am 75 years old, and learning is givi...
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Season 1
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Episode 82925
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22:52
"O" Is At The Center of Your Success
It was totally unplanned that the center letter of our PowerWord would be the letter "O". When Donna and I chose RESOLVE as that PowerWord, we had not yet started our "drill down" to find a personal best practice for each letter of RESOLVE. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 82225
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17:56
A Straight-Forward Take on Service
Service is an important word. Service is many things. Service is needed more now than ever. The letter "S" in my power word, RESOLVE, is for service, but not just any kind of service. Are you willing to sacrifice self for service?
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Season 1
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Episode 80825
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20:23
ENGAGE is a Behavior That We Choose
For those of us who have been around for a while on this conversational podcast, we are familiar with the power of the word RESOLVE, and we are acquainted with the seven letters that spell RESOLVE. Those seven letters represent seven active,...
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Season 1
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Episode 80125
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16:06
The RESILIENT Mindset
Resilience can determine whether we get up and get going or whether we avoid any effort to move in a forward direction. Most of you know that my power word, RESOLVE, is about having a definite, firm plan of action. It's a choice. The letter ...
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Season 1
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Episode 72525
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14:48
It's Okay to Ask for help
When things happen and you can't see any hope, there are two things that I know for certain. One, you are not alone. It happens to everyone, so don't be ashamed. Two, it's not beneath you to ask for help. Don't let misplaced pride keep you f...
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Season 1
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Episode 71825
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12:09
Looking Back at The First 50 Episoded
Last week was a milestone in my podcasting journey. I produced my 50th episode of "RESOLVE to Live Forward", and at the same time, my 100th podcast download took place. To most people, that's not a big deal, but here's why it's a big deal to...
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Season 1
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Episode 71125
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25:42
Meet the "Attitude Chiroprator", Dr Steven Shaner
My first-ever podcast guest, and man, am I excited! Steven Shaner is not a Doctor of Chiropractic, but he is active in helping with "adjustments" to your attitude, self-talk, and mindset. Steven is my guest today (Happy 4th of July) and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 70425
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31:22
Believing is Seeing, 2.0
Context is everything. No disrespect intended, but believing in something not yet seen, in my opinion, is best expressed in practicing the best behaviors for a successful life, moment by moment, without questioning the FACT that doing th...
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Season 1
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Episode 62725
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30:53
The Safety Cones in Your Life
Construction, repair, danger ahead, closures, etc. Everywhere we look, we see safety barricades, safety signs, safety vests, and SAFETY CONES. Most of the time, these "Safety" devices will be orange. Yes, there are other colors, but it...
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20:30
Having a PROCESS Will Get You Unstuck
RESOLVE to Live Forward is not just a podcast. It's a behavior. It's a choice. It takes work, and for it to work, you need a PROCESS. Join John as he steps through how you can change your mindset by living out, each day, the seven behaviors ...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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27:40
Did I Remember to Do That?
Ever left your home or place of business only to arrive at your destination and suddenly wonder, "Did I Remember to Do That?" Most of us have forgotten something important at some time. We almost always regret it, and hopefully, we learn fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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18:35
Setting Your Mindset to Gratitude Mode
Some people learn this early on, while others, including me, learn it much later. Even though I learned this behavior much later than many others, I am glad that I found it and started doing it. What am I talking about? Putting your gratitud...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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17:37
Don't Give Others Permission
Perhaps you've heard it said that no one can tell you what you can or can't do unless you give them permission. When it comes to taking control of your life and living forward, you must resist anyone who says you can't do it or you don't hav...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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19:44
How Stuck Happens & A Way to Get Unstuck
What being stuck looks like is personal and unique to each of us. Getting unstuck may also be individually unique, but having a "framework" for getting unstuck can be useful, regardless of our situations. I want to suggest a possible solutio...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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24:39
Fixed Mindset and Personal Trespass
A fixed mindset is not a bad thing unless you deploy it as a weapon against the mindset of others. Emotional trespass is ugly, and we do it far more than we realize. Let's get some perspective.
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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22:26
What Gets Us Stuck?
Being stuck is not a crime. It's not a sign of weakness. Being stuck happens, and we must find a way to shift out of our "Stuckness." Like you, I have been stuck many times. Most of those moments were because of the choices I made. If we are...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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22:13
What Does "STUCK" Look Like?
Being emotionally stuck can manifest in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. It often feels like the wheels of life are in the mud. You are expending energy but not making any forward progress. In today's episode, we'll look at some examples of wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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21:02