A Conversation of Hope With Brett

Getting Better and Better Every Day in Every Way Part 1

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Welcome to a Conversation of Hope with Brett. This podcast is all about you. The mission to remind you that you are a masterpiece. To inspire you to dream again. To equip you with simple, actionable strategies for success. Strategies you can start using today to begin your journey toward the incredible life you deserve. Brett will be sharing insights from his latest books, along with colorful stories of time over adversity. He wants to remind you of the champions you were born to be. No matter your past or constructed, Brett finally believes that your best days are still happy. He's grateful you're using that gives you all each week to help you create a life more mental life. So buckle up. Let's get started.

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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Welcome, welcome, welcome. So thankful you took the time to tune in this week. Last week's challenge was doing something kind for someone who cannot pay you back. I hope you had a chance to walk that out in someone's life. It's just so powerful to be able to serve others and do things for people who have no ability whatsoever to pay you back. Very rewarding. This week is part one of getting better every day in every way. Over the next few weeks, we'll map out a game plan for success in every area of our lives. I recently heard a great podcast from Jim Roan called Don't Just Hope Plan and Train for Success. He talks about how most people take more time to plan a vacation than planning out their life. But that's not you. Because you're taking the time to listen to quality podcasts to better your life. All life change begins with a plan and a system. We'll cover a quality one-year plan for the key four areas of your life. Number one, we're going to start with this week is spiritual development. Take time daily to pray and read scriptures. For me and my wife, I pray together over the family on the way to work every day. Then we do a small devotional every night before we go to bed. Find some time that works best for you every day and use it to get closer to God. One of the things we do is with our prayers, we thank God for all the great things He has done for us, giving God honor and glory for all the great things He has already done is probably music to God's ears. I am sure he hears all the requests everyone has for him, but might not hear as much thanksgiving from everyone. Another part of your game plan for spiritual development has always helped me as being a big part of the community. Be a part of a community that actually lifts you up. We enjoy going to church weekly, and I'm also part of a life group for men that meet once per week. This life group is so great for me as I have met about 15 new friends and we can all do life together. Celebrate the highs and help each other walk through the lows. Iron always sharpens iron. When you are who you hang out with. So this week, put together your game plan for spiritual growth. It can be super simple and still super effective. Alright, time for a joke break. Why can't a toe be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot. I know. Corny, corny, corny. I like you am always trying to get better and make sure I am pursuing the right things and adding value to others. So I thought I would share with you the biggest regrets people have before they die. The reason I looked this up because I always think, you know, at the end of your life, what really matters when you're just sitting there thinking, man, this could be it. So I looked up the facts and I wanted to share them with our community. People nearing the end of their lives often reflect on what truly mattered. Many regrets come from missed opportunities, unfulfilled dreams, and the realization that they prioritized the wrong things. Bronny Ware, a palliative nurse, documented some of the most common regrets in her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Here are some of the biggest regrets people express before they die. Number one, I wish I had lived true to myself, not what others expected of me. Many people realize too late that they spent their lives trying to meet societal or family expectations instead of pursuing their own dreams. Fear of judgment or failure often holds people back from living authentically. Lesson, follow your own path. Don't wait for permission to live the life that you truly want. Number two, I wish I hadn't worked so hard. People, especially men in Ware Study, regretted missing out on family time and personal experiences because they were too focused on work. They wished they had prioritized balance over a lesson. Success isn't just about career achievements, but cherish your relationships and personal joys. Number three, I wish I had expressed my feelings more. Many people suppress their emotions out of fear, whether it's love, gratitude, or even confrontation. Keeping things bottled up leads to resentment and missed opportunities for deeper connections. Lesson Say what you feel. Express love, appreciation, and even difficult truths while you have the chance. As life gets busy, friendships often fade. Many dying people regret losing touch with old friends and not making enough of an effort to maintain meaningful connections. Lesson make time for the people who matter. A strong support system is one of life's greatest treasures. And number five, I wish I had let myself be happier. This is what I think about all the time. You know, it's like, wow, am I really laughing and having fun? My wife's really good at this. She's always laughing and sending me funny TikToks and all sorts of stuff. But sometimes I need to just laugh more. A good belly laugh is awesome. So I can relate with this one. People realize that happiness was often a choice, but they held themselves back due to fear, societal norms, or self-imposed limitations. They wish they had embraced joy, playfulness, and spontaneity. Don't wait for happiness. Choose it now. Let go of unnecessary worries and live with more lightness. They did mention a few other common regrets not taking more risks, not traveling more, not spending enough time with family while they were still around, worrying too much about what others think, and holding on to grudges. So wow. Wow. Something to think about on that. That is powerful when you really think about people that are truly at the end of their life, and that kind of reflects what really matters. I would agree with that. Sometimes it's easy to get off track, but it's always good to have that reminder. Alright, y'all. Let's share a few stories. First story is that I came across was a barista simple question leads to her husband extending the life of a stranger. Nicole McKeel's simple question to a customer ended up saving the man's life. McKeel works as a barista at a Starbucks in DuPont, Washington. Back in January, she noticed that one of her regulars had been looking rather depressed every time he came in to order his cold brew. He seemed like just a bit grouchy, a little bit of a sad sack all the time, McHeel said. After several visits, she finally decided to ask, Hey, what's been going on with you? She insisted that he was willing to listen to him. The customer got the courage to sit down with her and explain that he had kidney disease, an incurable genetic condition that causes cyst to form on his kidneys. Velano needed a kidney transplant, otherwise he would be facing a lifetime of dialysis or worse. Mikhail was heartbroken. As the day progressed, she could not stop thinking about Volano's predicament. So when she got home from work, she recounted the story to her husband Justin. Then without hesitation, Justin said, I've got a kidney, we could do this. I think I'm willing to do that. After volunteering to get tested, Justin and Volano began spending holidays and weekends together only to find out that they had a lot in common. They were both army veterans, they both liked hiking and camping, and they were perfect donor matches. The two men underwent surgery last week, and according to an update from Starbucks, the transplant was a huge success. And they are both in great health. Furthermore, the McNeils and Volano are now lifelong friends. In general, having them as friends, family, I wouldn't want it any other way, says Volano. I can't imagine not having them in my life. Wow. That is truly the power of love. My goodness. That is powerful. Oh my. Alright, y'all. I got another really good one. A stranger pays family's breakfast bill and writes heartfelt note praising the dad. A father in Fort Worth, Texas was left in tears after a stranger paid for his family's breakfast and wrote a heartfelt message on the receipt. The 41 year old was enjoying a morning out for breakfast with his wife and three children at Mimi's cafe when he earned the shout out from a secret admirer. As they were getting ready to pay, the waitress unexpectedly told doctor Jack McSlaughter that their eighty five dollar bill had already been settled. She handed him the receipt, and he was stunned to find a handwritten note on the bill which said Thank you for being a great dad. When he flipped over the receipt, J Mac found another message from the stranger with rich compliments. From a dad to a dad, thank you for being the dad they need you to be regardless of who's watching. We need more men like you. Thank you for letting us all see your love for them all. It was signed from a retired Army medic. The emergency room physician told the news agency I immediately welled up. There was nobody watching for my reaction, as the person had already gone. It was just pure kindness. The dad, who was wearing his hospital scrubs, had been playing a simple dock game with his kids at the cafe and had no idea someone was observing him. After regularly witnessing tragic events at work, he said the act restored his faith and humanity. I see some of the most terrible things in the world, but this reminded me that complete strangers can do miraculous, beautiful things when you least expect it. It was just eighty-five dollars to them, but to me it was so much more. These random acts of kindness are so powerful, they remind us that despite all the bad in the world, there's so much good. Hey, I saw a cool article about Americans. 82% of US adults are hopeful about their own future and their community's future. The United States has a reputation for being a hopeful nation. And a new survey indicates this optimistic outlook is still as American as apple pie. The results revealed 82% of Americans are currently hopeful about their own futures. An even larger portion, 85%, are hopeful about the future of their family. Three in four respondents also felt hopeful about the future of their local community. According to the Human Flourishing Lab, the lab says that their 2024 report, Hope in America, is based on interviews with a nationally representative sample of more than 2,000 U.S. adults. One of the takeaways, hopefulness, is felt across all demographic groups with three-quarters or more of Americans in every gender, age, household income, and racial or ethnic group expressing hope for their own future and the future of their family. Nearly 70% or more of the group surveyed were hopeful about the future of their local communities, with the only exception being black Americans 65%, director of Human Flourishing Lab, Craig Rutledge, who co-authored the report, is convinced that hope is a critical component of individual and social flourishing. One main indicator of hopefulness is the respondents' mental health. Those who perceive their mental health as good express more hope, while those who perceive their mental health as poor express less hope. 82% in this study consider their mental health to be good. Despite all the debates, disagreements, and divides in the election this year, hope is still alive and well in America. The survey of 2049 respondents was conducted last year between October 5th and 9th. Americans poll reported being hopeful for the future of their country as a whole. So wow, that is really, really cool to see. America is still hopeful, and that's what we want. Alright, y'all. It is now time to recap my top three podcast episodes of the week. So number one would be Gary Breca. Gives out five zero cost biohacks for great health. If you don't know, Gary Breca is a human biologist. If you go anywhere, he's all over social media, really good guy, and has so many great natural hacks on how to feel great. These are zero cost hacks to help you feel better. Elevate your energy, your focus, longevity without spending a dime. All right, here we go. Number one, optimize your sleep. Sleep is your superpower. Seven hours of quality sleep is the goal. People who sleep less than four hours per night are four times more likely to get sick. And your brain cleans itself during sleep. He goes on to give very specific things for successful sleep. It's a really good podcast. As you know, it's going to be in the show notes. But take your time because on all these, I'm just kind of recapping them quickly, but he'll go into really deep lengths on how you can do all of them. Number two, harness the power of breath work. Controlled breathing can flip your body from stress mode to superhuman within minutes. Reports recently found practicing breath exercises will improve your overall health. Inhale for four seconds, hold for seven, and exhale for seven. Doing this daily will improve your health tremendously. Number three, morning sunlight exposure. Getting five to ten minutes of direct sunlight will reset your brain, circanium rhythm, and it triggers a cascade of healthy hormone production. Number four, cold exposure. This will snap you awake, turbocharge your mood, and harden your resilience. A cold shower for three minutes daily is all you need. And I do that every day. I started doing that because of Gary Brecka, and it really does make a difference just towards the very end of the shower. Always get up the guts to go, okay, here we go, and turn it all the way to the cold side and try to do it for at least three minutes. And I've got to tell you, it took a while to even do three minutes. I'd do about a minute for about the first two weeks and then went slowly went to two and then three. Still a challenge, but boy, do you feel fantastic when you're done. Number five, intermittent fasting. Number one free biohack. Teaching your body to run on rocket fuel. Intermittent fasting is simply to eat between eight hours and a day. Stop eating at night around eight, and then don't eat again until 11 or noon the next day. Your body shifts from burning sugar to burning fat. Please take the time to listen to this one podcast from Gary Breckett. It'll help you immediately feel better about yourself and your body, which is everything. Your health is your wealth. Number two, Lisa Nichols, when good people do well, they simply do more. She said, if you are doing good with no money, then if you have more money, you will do more good with it. Be grateful for all you have now, so you can be even more grateful when you have more. There is a special blessing for you out there. And she also believes your future cannot be determined by your current circumstances. So matter where you're at right now, anything is possible. I totally agree with Lisa Nichols on that one. Number three, Jim Rohn. Personal development. If you will change everything, you will change for you. If you want to have more, you simply have to become more. Don't wish it was easier. Wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems. Wish for more skills. We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. Become more valuable to the market, and you'll have more. Work on becoming more valuable. Chimroad always is a wealth of knowledge. Once again, all three of those podcasts will be in the show notes so you can quickly just boop listen to them and get to them. Alright, y'all. We're in the final stretch. This week's challenge is to do something special for you. Take time to spoil yourself this week. If you're always doing great self-care, it makes you be able to show up better for everyone around you. Sometimes we got it backwards, and I've definitely had it backwards in the past where you're always doing so much for everyone else that you're tired and worn out, but you're not doing things for yourself. So always take care of yourself. So this week, spoil yourself. Taking time for self-care is priceless to your long-term success. All right, y'all. Here we go. I want to close it out this week by reminding you, and I mean this from my heart to your heart, you are a masterpiece. You are loved and you are appreciated. I don't care what anyone says. And if anyone's telling you negative and the other way around, you need to look at whether or not you need to be in that relationship. Your best days are ahead of you, not behind you. I want to thank you for taking your valuable time to listen to this week after week. Our goal is to impact millions with hope and encouragement each and every week. Have a super great rest of your week. And until next time, God bless and thank you for being you.

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Thank you once again for listening to a conversation of hope with Brett. Brett wants to remind you that you are loved and appreciated. If you found value in this episode and know someone who can use a little hope and encouragement, please like, subscribe, and subscribe. Be sure to check out the show notes for links to Brett's top free podcasts include. And don't forget, Brett is offering a free copy of this book. Don't send an email to dtdxfreedom at email.com at the claim. If you're at freedom at the comment and would like another perspective on how to navigate it, don't find the email us at dpdxfreedom at gmail.com. We'd love to help. Until next time, wishing you and your family an incredible need and ultimately a great life because you just deserve it. God bless.

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