Verbal Motivation Podcast
Motivation is the fuel that powers our reality. This show is a mixture of motivation and The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sometimes our lives, our religion and even our relationships just need a little shot of positive motivation.
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Episodes
43 episodes
The November Project
Every year we stumble into the new year, full of sparkling cider and hoping that the magic of a new year will transform us into something new. Maybe there is a better way.
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Episode 42
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7:49
Why Ask Why
Motivation is a powerful and necessary fuel that animates our lives. But somehow it can be difficult to stay motivated, even with things we truly want. We get distracted with the ancillary details of how and what we do and sometimes forget why ...
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Episode 41
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7:47
Full audio of interview with Jae
This is the full interview that produced the soundbites for episode number 40 called Live and Let Live. Jae and I talked about many more things than what I was able to get into that episode. If you are interested, here is the whole interview.
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32:23
Live and Let Live - LGBTQ
There are different cultures developing within our society. We need to have more conversations with those we don't understand or agree with, not less. This is an excerpt from an interview I had with a young non-binary person about the queer com...
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Episode 40
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12:16
The Right Direction
There are many different people and personalities. What effort are we making to understand people that we disagree with? We have more similarities than differences, yet we don't venture outside our own comfort zone. It's time to find a bridge o...
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Episode 39
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7:42
Practice Makes Permanent
This life is a master class or a dress rehearsal, if you will. What we do in this life is a foreshadowing of who we will be on the day of judgement when we are made permanent, through resurrection.
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Episode 38
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9:19
Living a life of Liposuction
We live in a world of quick fixes and instant gratification. But there are some experiences that can only be had the hard way.
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8:48
Social Media Gods
The Book of Genesis records that there was one people and one language. The people at that time tried to build a tower to heaven and God confounded their language and scattered them across the globe. The technology of today has once again broug...
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6:45
A Rose By Any Other Name
As the spirits from what we call the pre-existence pour onto this planet, we inherit bodies that reflect what nationality we are born to and reflect a host of other talents, disabilities and cultures. But those identifiers are not what we are. ...
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13:17
My Sport is Your Sports Punishment
In life we want to compare ourselves to the progress of others. That type of thinking is a waste of time. I think the standard will be how much we improved ourselves.
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Episode 34
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10:01
Implausible Doctrine
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is hard. But is it hard...intentionally. There is only one way to true conversion and discipleship and that is by living the Gospel with intention.
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Episode 33
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10:33
A Chat with AI
Far too often we judge ourselves based on how few mistakes we make. We are not robots. We were sent here to learn through experience. I think that while we are down here kicking ourselves for yet another mistake, our Heavenly Parents are lookin...
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Episode 32
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14:16
It's ok to not be ok
We often feel that we have to put on a happy face and tell others that we are doing well when in truth we are hiding grief, pain or just feeling overwhelmed. The key to being ok is being able to admit when we are not ok. When we hide too long, ...
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33:41
What's In A Name?
We have "unwittingly" allowed the name of the Church of Jesus Christ to become hidden behind nicknames like Mormon Church or LDS Church. Only after people get to know us, do they find out that we believe in Jesus Christ. That is an indictment o...
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Episode 30
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8:34
The Blessing of Excommunication
There is a misunderstanding and even a stigma associated with excommunication in the Church. I would like to offer my perspective about this topic and it's role in repentance.
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Episode 29
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12:00
No Haters In Heaven
It's easy to judge others based on their appearance. Yet when we do, we are diminishing our own chances for salvation. Judgement is a mirror that will reflect back on us when it is our turn in the light.
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Episode 28
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11:42
Foreordination VS Predestination
If there are prophets, the Holy Ghost and the Book of Revelations, do we actually have a choice in the way our lives turn out or is it all decided for us?
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Episode 27
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9:13
Wanting More
Addiction is not something we wake up with one day. It develops over time. Like the frog that doesn't notice the water warming around it, we allow the influences of the world to hook us with things that may prove fatal to our spiritual progress...
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Episode 26
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29:21
Answers To Prayer
I have heard it said that, "there are no atheists in foxholes." A reference to the fact that in our moments of greatest need, we turn to God for help. But what if we treated our relationship with God the same as with do with our earthly parents...
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Episode 25
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36:44
Because I can
Many of us excuse our behavior because there are no immediate consequences for our actions. We do it just because we can. The phrase "because I can" should be a call to give more and take less. Not because we have to but just because we can.
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Episode 24
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7:14
Casting The First Stone
We experience many real offenses in life. But we can also choose what occupies our lives and our hearts. Anger and love cannot occupy the same space within us. We must find a way to forgive those who offend us, that we may also be forgi...
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Episode 23
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10:27
The Race We Run
We have often been told that God loves us despite our shortcomings. I think that phrase is offensive to our Father in Heaven. He gave us our physical bodies and their shortcomings. He does not confuse who we are with the temporary limitations o...
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Episode 22
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12:23
Doers Of The Word, Not Hearers Only. Part 2
Jesus gave his life for us. We in turn aught to follow his example and give of our lives for others.
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Episode 21
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40:14
Doers Of The Word, Not Hearers Only PART 1
I have always admired the hero's of former generations who gave their lives so that we can live better ones. But is it possible for us to give of our lives in a similar fashion by sacrificing the life we could have had to improve the life of an...
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Episode 20
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9:45