👑 What Actually Matters

The last few weeks didn’t go to plan.

Flights delayed. Guests falling through. Recordings lost. A stretch where it felt like everything that could go wrong… did.

But then something changed.

This week in The King’s Court, King Roberto steps back from the chaos and looks at what’s actually being built... family, work, land, community... and the people who make it all matter.

Because when things finally slow down, even for a moment, you start to see it differently.

Not everything needs to grow faster.
Not everything needs to be fixed right away.

And sometimes, the most important thing you can do… is recognize what’s already right.

👑 Royal Decree

Don’t overlook what you already have while chasing what’s next.

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Transcript

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Welcome to the King's Court Podcast. I'm your host, King Roberto. We're going to start this podcast off with uh a little bit of good news. Over the past 30 days, the stats say that we've had 54 downloads. 54 downloads in 30 days. That's pretty cool. And it kind of reinforces that, hey, maybe we are doing something right. You know, with the messages getting out there, shows starting to grow. And that's a that's a good thing because I gotta tell you, the last few weeks have been a little chaotic. You know, going back to the start of March, we had the wedding trip out to Oklahoma City. We had the flights that were delayed and canceled and everything that could go wrong. Missed a guest, had a technical breakdown on one of the recordings and big decisions being made or not being made, and relying on other people to get stuff done. And you know, it's been it's been hectic. It has been chaotic, to say the least. But this last week things settled down a little bit, and I had a chance to kind of step back and look around and get a little perspective on things. And you know, it starts to look a little bit different. I've been blessed with the opportunity to work with my son the last couple weekends, and he's shown a lot of growth in his skill of getting things done, and that's not attributed to me, that's him putting in the work over the time that he was away from here and me and the company, and he was gaining his own skill and learning how to better himself. And I've had the chance to work with his cousin, and when you look at the family, you got not just those two, but you got my daughters, my stepson, my stepdaughter, all of them together, you know they're doing pretty good. And then I look at what we're building here, you know, between work and the ranch, and and we're calling it a ranch now. We're calling it a ranch. Uh we've committed. Well, I shouldn't say we as much as I've committed, and I have a willing accomplice who's gonna go along with the with the plan. So we're calling it a ranch now. Calling a ranch and making improvements around here, working hard on the barn uh and on and improving our home and this little slice of heaven that we have, these six acres. And on top of that, camp for me is my other passion, and that's really starting to take shape. There's some really great kids on that camp staff that's gonna make camp this year a lot of fun. And then the cream on the cake, the icing on the cake, was seeing the podcast doing so well. And so, you know, you kind of stop and look back at what we've been building here, and it gives you a little bit of perspective, and it's like, wow, that's kind of cool, you know, and then it's good to feel a little bit of that hard work paying off because there's so many times that you just get caught up in the moment, and what am I working for? It's just go, go, go, go, go. Or what else can go wrong today? Or what else can go wrong this week? And believe me, man, the last two months, if it could go wrong, it's gone wrong. The last week was no different in that regard, other than last week. I took a little bit of time to kind of step back and look at what we've been building. And I say we is because my wife is my partner, and I know that without her, I wouldn't be able to do any of this. Um, I might be able to do it, it'd just be a lot slower, and it would not be as entertaining or fun. You know, I had the chance to kind of look at the people that are a part of that. And for me, it starts with the family, and and the number one person is my wife for sure. Nikki, and the way that she's been a part of all that. Because there's a lot of stuff that's being planned. You know, it's not just chaos all the time, it's not just uh everything going wrong all the time. In between the things being chaotic and going wrong, there's still planning. I mean, we're still moving forward, right? We're still working on making tomorrow a better day than today. And a lot of that is because of my wife, and I know that her tomorrow is affected by my tomorrow, and I can make that better by being a better person, uh building a better home for her, and you know, building a better life together with her. And the kids, you know, it was exciting last week. We got to go out and, you know, see the future home of my second born daughter and her husband and her son and her family kind of taking shape. You know, I've got one who did it, and the other one's doing it. You know, the first one, they're trying to sell their home, and I know how hard that is, and I know how impatient that can be as a process. Um waiting to sell your home, the uncertainty of it uh is sometimes a lot to put on somebody's plate. They're trying to better their lives, and boy, I'm I'm cheering for them, I'm rooting for them. Like there's no tomorrow. And the kids keep getting better. I mean, I gotta think that in some way that they're they're benefiting from everything that we're building here, but just good people. And I know when you raise your kids, that's all you can really hope for is that they turn out to be good people. Are they gonna be who we want them to be? Sometimes, sometimes not. They're going to find their own way, and we can only hope that we've shown them a path forward that allows them to be true to themselves and who they are. And looking at my kids, I don't think we did too bad of a job. You know, it was a bumpy road. It was a dang bumpy road at times getting there, but at the end of it, they're turning out alright. I mean, yeah, they can be a little bit dramatic, but when are they not? I mean, they're girls and they're boys and they're at different stages in their lives, but the theatrics kind of never goes away. It's always something. And we're seeing it right now with the grandkids. And that that circle of them coming back around. I'm it's exciting for me because on the camp side of life, I'm seeing younger kids who are children of people that I grew up with coming through the camp uh cycle now. You know, I I see my grandkids, I know, right? Grandkids, me, I'm so young. I mean, look at me. You couldn't tell that I was older than 40. But yeah, grandkids, they're on their way to camp. I know that uh it's only a matter of time before I get another one up there with me. And and the friendship, you know, I had time this past week to catch up with an old friend of mine who was in town, and it was really a lot of fun. He kind of gave me crap because he left his hat and glasses at my house. But, you know, it's not just about building this stuff, it's like the people who are doing it with you are just as important. And I couldn't do this without all of them in my life because it makes me who I am. And really, all that led up to that realization this past week. I mean, I'm telling you this last week was ridiculous, ridiculous, and it's still ridiculous today. It rained over the weekend, which I'm so done with the rain, but that chaos, it doesn't ever seem to stop. And I'm not sure that it's going to. But what it forced me to do when it was raining was slow down. You know, I couldn't work outside when it's raining, so I was stuck working inside. And what I was doing inside was painting. And if you've ever had to paint, the paint does not ever dry as fast as you want it to. So it was Sunday, and I got to paint. And I was listening to uh I did not go to church in person, so I was listening to Mass on the YouTube, the live, the live broadcast. And it was actually a really good sermon. Um, and it made me stop and think a little bit about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. And you know, it's not ever any one thing, it's it's the mass as a whole. Some of them just really speak to me and how they affect me, um, the message that the pastor is trying to get through, the priest is trying to get through. And this week we had a missionary priest who delivered the mass and the homily. And a lot of it was centered around the premise of are you doing everything you can do to get to heaven? And if you haven't asked yourself that question, you should. Whether you believe in God or not is not the point. We all know what heaven is. We all know what we want heaven to be. And if your last day was today, do you think that God would welcome you in with open arms? And when you have a homily like that or a message that gets delivered in a way that this week's mass was delivered, it really kind of makes you just stop and say, hmm. Interesting. And so I stopped and I walked around. You know, I looked at the progress that we had been making in the barn lately. You know, Saturday my son came over and helped me, and and it was a great help. And we got all of the stall fronts done and all of the grills up. And we talked while we were doing it. We laughed and we had a good time. We had lunch together. You know, it it was not the greatest lunch, it was chicken nuggets. But, you know, the three of us sat down and we chatted, and it was really nice to spend time with him and seeing the young man that he's turning into. And that pause in building the barn led to a walk up the hill to look at the horse and the work that he's requiring, and he's a yearling, so he doesn't know any better. Um, it's not that he's stubborn or belligerent, he literally does not know any better. There is a glimmer of hope there. A glimmer of hope that he wants to do good, he wants to do the right thing, and when it slowed down, it came out. So many times I get in a hurry, and I'm trying to just be as efficient as possible. I mean, at work, efficiency is the model. How can you achieve what you want to achieve in as few steps as possible? Efficient movement, efficient execution, efficient, efficient, efficient. And that leads to grow, grow, grow. Bigger, bigger, bigger. At some point it's big enough, right? I'm not and that and I'm not saying I'm there yet. But I'm just not saying that we're not there yet. We could be. But not everything needs to grow faster, not everything needs to be optimized, and not everything needs to be fixed immediately. And and we've had a little, you know, we've had bumps and bruises along the way between the wife and the family and the kids and everything. And and one thing that has been for sure is that I know that I can count on my family to be there if I need them. And that's bumpy sometimes getting there, but if there's a problem, it doesn't have to be fixed immediately. Sometimes you just gotta say, hey, there's a problem. And they'll wait for you. And that brought me to the point that I realized around here there's actually a lot of stuff that's already right. You know, I get so caught up in the make tomorrow better. Make it better for the future. Make sure my kids have the best future that I can give them. All about tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. And what happened on Sunday is you know that rain came and it made me think well you know today's pretty good. And today is something that should be enjoyed. I mean there's no guarantees that we're gonna get it tomorrow, right? I don't know. You don't know. Maybe we do, maybe we don't, but I do know that today life is good. There are no complaints. And I get that every once in a while from you know, the last ten years or so I will say that a lot of that has come from the right mass for me, the right homily after the gospel at mass, or the right readings out of the Bible at Mass. I mean, if you don't understand, I'm sorry, but there are things that just resonate with people. You know, different people have different things that make them say, hmm, interesting. And they make you think about that stuff. To the point that, you know, it was okay to kind of slow down a little bit on Sunday. Take it in, enjoy it. I mean, I worked though, I mean that paint dried, and we got some work done in the barn. We, I say we, me and my invisible friend uh Frank got some work done in the barn. But at the same time, it wasn't overwhelming. Uh, and then the you know, while we're doing that after mass, we listened to the NASCAR race and stuff like that, and and made the best of the day that we could. But, you know, there's times that I realize that a good king doesn't just build, he recognizes what's already there that's worth protecting. And it's funny how that rain worked. It's funny how that message from mass hit. You know, I'm doing everything that I can to get into heaven. If I left it all tomorrow, would God say well done? Would my kids be okay? Would they be able to um excel in the rest of their life without me? Would my wife be okay without me? All that stuff. And I guess that's part of being a king, right? You want the kingdom to go on after you're gone. And I'm working my tail off to make sure that that happens. Uh but you know, nobody knows what tomorrow's gonna bring. So don't overlook what you already have while chasing what's next. I guess we can use that as the royal decree this yeah, this week. Don't overlook what you already have while chasing what's next. There's a lot of truth to that, and I'm sure you can see it. This is episode 12 of season two. And I think we'll wrap it up here. As far as a season goes, I feel like this is a pretty good place to end it. So I'll work on the next season, and I got some ideas. You might like it, you might not, but you'll get to know me. And with any luck, I'll get to know you because you'll send me an email, message on Instagram or axe, or just pick up the phone and call. Because I'd love to hear from you. It's King Roberto saying goodbye from the King's lair. We'll see you again soon. Goodbye.