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REBROADCAST Pocketful of Sunshine Father Daughter Vacation Check-In BtR 136

Pocket Full of SunshineCan you imagine Brandon jamming out to Adele or singing Natasha Bedingfield’s “Pocketful of Sunshine”? That has been just the start of his father-daughter vacation with Maddy as they drive from Texas to New Mexico and on a loop back to Texas.After seeing sites like the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, and the Bottomless Lake, Brandon and Maddy take a moment to call in for an interview and update on how things are going from their hotel room in Colorado Springs, Colorado.It’s About Making MemoriesAs you listen to this episode, you’ll realize that the sites and activities do not matter as much as spending time together with family. Brandon is intentional about setting aside one-on-one time with his children and step-children. Maddy has had quite a bit of say in where they go on their trip, and she gives some advice on how to make a trip like this worthwhile.Brandon and Maddy also answer the question of, “Why take a trip like this? What is different about taking a vacation together as father and daughter that you can’t get from just hanging out together at home?”They also discuss what went into planning this trip, and how you can do it, too.What Was Your Most Memorable Vacation?Share with us what your more memorable family vacation was. Was it from your childhood? What do you remember most, and why is that memory so magical for you? Comment below and let us know. We’d love to hear from you.Resources and LinksBtR 135 – Vacation with Your Children 1-on-1BtR 014 - Tips on Guilt-Free Parenting While Pursuing Your DreamsBuy the Book - 100 Places that Can Change Your Child's LifeBuy the Book - Vagabonding with Kids: The uncensored, awkward, and raucous pursuit of family world travelConnect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the Rut Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Rebroadcast – Vacation with Your Children 1-on-1 – BtR 135

Rebroadcast from the original Episode 38.Vacation With Your Kids Before It’s Too LateBrandon goes out of his way to connect with his kids with quality one-on-one time. He has to when he has a blended family with five children. It’s easy for any one child to feel left out when we are doing everything we can to provide the best life for them.Whether you have one children or more than five, Brandon and Jerry talk about why you should plan a vacation with each of your children to build memories that will last a lifetime.Can’t Afford a Vacation with Each Child? Try This…While Brandon shares his strategy to vacation with each child one-on-one, Jerry talks about the same practice on a smaller scale. You don’t have to leave town to build memorable experiences with your children.What you do does not matter as much as you showing your child a number of things. That your child is so special to you that you are setting aside time just for your child. Nothing is going to interrupt the two of you while on your special time.If you have young children, you definitely don’t want to miss this episode. Take it from two guys who have teenagers, and one of them has grown children. That time has flown by and we can’t get it back. In a sense, we understand why grandparents spoil their grandchildren. It’s a chance to remember old times.If you have teens, heck, it’s really not too late. It will be though if you don’t take the tips from this episode to heart and apply it for yourselves.Share With Us Your Experiences and IdeasComment below and share with us vacations you have taken with your children, or ways that you create that special one-on-one time with them. You can also call and leave a voicemail at 361-596-3788, or share your thoughts on Facebook.Resources and LinksBtR 006 – Be Intentional: Never Leave Your Closest Relationships to ChanceBtR 015 – The Magic Ratio for Happy, Healthy RelationshipsBtR 021 – From Ferris Bueller to Schedule What Matters MostConnect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Making Time for Rest and Nine Tips to Have an Effective Break – BtR 134

Restby JerryEpisode 133 was a discussion around how U.S. culture has come to pride itself on being busy. I remember growing up in a home where my dad showed rest to mean sleeping on the couch while classic Westerns played on the television. He never came out of his naps feeling recharged. Instead, it would seem that he was groggier and foggier after these naps.Have you had an example like that?Rest is known, if done correctly, to revitalize our spirits and give us clarity. Even Jesus regularly pulled himself away to a place of solitude to find rest.Listen to this episode for tips on how to take a break that is effective is recentering yourself to take on the challenges of your day.Connect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the Rut Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

If You Are Too Busy to Listen to This Episode, You Need this Episode! BtR 133

Busy (by Jerry)You know you're probably too busy when you have a conversation that goes like this.Me: How are you?You: Busy! (or "Crazy busy!" if being just regular busy is not enough.)Over recent years, we seem to have changed the response to "How are you?" from "Fine" to "Busy".Being busy is a strange badge of courage. I just read a Facebook post of a friend who complained about coming down with a cold to kick off the Summer. It caught my attention that she finished the post complaining, or bragging, about how she still needed to get up early and prep lunches for her son for the next four weeks. No rest for the weary, I suppose. At a time when her body needs rest and she could use some encouragement, the author of the post lets us all know that the cold can wait because she's a fast-paced super-mom.Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed because of a promotion you received. Everyone seems to need your attention right now, and you're just trying to figure out how to be there for your child's event. It looks like the office is going to prevail again in this battle.A few weeks ago, I found myself feeling tired and burdened by everything going on in life. Thanks to my lovely wife, I was able to walk through a process to acknowledge all I have going on and choose what was most important and what could go away at least for a season.Check out this episode as we cover some of the following: My own struggle with feeling too busy How to recognize what is most important What to do once you identify what is taking up all your time and energyComment BelowHow are you feeling overwhelmed or too busy?What are you doing to prevent yourself from getting to "too busy"?Resources and LinksBtR 131 - Suzy Rosenstein: Woman in the MiddleBtR 132 - Regret-Proof Your Life and Reduce Busy-ness with Suzy RosensteinThe Downside of No Downtime: America's Culture of Busy,  Louisiana's Health & Fitness Magazine, HealthFitnessMag.comHarvard Business Review - Research: Why Americans Are So Impressed by BusynessBusy Lifestyles Versus Health and Wellness by RutgersToo Busy to Read This? Then You Probably Should. from Psychology Today writer Sherry Bourg Carter, Psy.D.Connect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Regret Proof Your Life and Reduce Busy-ness with Suzy Rosenstein – BtR 132

Suzy RosensteinSuzy Rosenstein had what many would call a successful 25-year career in public health. Like many people, she felt stuck in a rut when she turned 50 years old. That mindset led to a downward spiral that ended in her career ending with a layoff.We sometimes need a sudden jolt to get us moving in a direction that blends our passion and need for income into a business and life that thrives.Regret Proof Your LifeIf you want to find the greatest concentration of untapped potential and regret, visit your nearest cemetery. There you will find many people who left potential on the table, and experiences un-lived before passing on. Suzy Rosenstein helps her clients live in a way that is regret-free. Is that not the way you'd like to live your life? Everything on the table, and nothing left to regret?That is the point about this episode, living life to the fullest. Suzy shares with us tips on how to do just that, and as an added bonus, she walks Brandon through an exercise on why he feels too busy and what it really means for him. 3:00 - On relationships and how we cannot control other people. What do we do? 4:30 - Suzy's a-ha moment related to living a regret-free life. 10:30 - What to do when you feel you are too busy to do anything well.Resources and LinksCheck out Suzy’s website and download for free “10 Surprising Ways to Bust Out of Your Midlife Funk” suzyrosenstein.com Listen to "When You're Too Busy," Episode 44 of Women in the Middle PodcastListen to “Women in the Middle: Loving Life After 50” on iTunes, Stitcher, or here on her website.Connect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Suzy Rosenstein Woman in the Middle -BtR 131

Suzy RosensteinSuzy Rosenstein had what many would call a successful 25-year career in public health. Like many people, she felt stuck in a rut when she turned 50 years old. That mindset led to a downward spiral that ended in her career ending with a layoff.We sometimes need a sudden jolt to get us moving in a direction that blends our passion and need for income into a business and life that thrives. 7:00 - Finding a career in public health for 25 years, earning a Masters Degree in Applied Social Psychology 10:00 - How our mindsets lead to our behaviors. 11:55 - The rut of being stuck in her career and what she did about it...after getting laid off. 17:25 - Clarifying where you're going while being fearful about where you're going. 19:40 - How it's the comfort zone that puts you in a rut, so here is Jerry's new business idea to help you get out of your ruts. 21:10 - The need for a wake-up call.Resources and LinksCheck out Suzy's website and download for free "10 Surprising Ways to Bust Out of Your Midlife Funk" suzyrosenstein.com Listen to "Women in the Middle: Loving Life After 50" on iTunes, Stitcher, or here on her website.Connect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Rebroadcast – Just Take Action and Other Insights from Jody Maberry BtR 130

From Good Job to Boyhood Dream Come TrueJody Maberry had a good job as a financial analyst for a commercial bank. One day, he made a decision to hang up that lucrative career to pursue his boyhood dream of working as a park ranger.Maberry shares his struggle with a rut while working as a financial analyst, the decision point to become a park ranger, and the determination to make a dream come true.In this life change, Jody found purpose, significance, and focus on what matters most. His joy of podcasting has multiplied his impact on entrepreneurs, leaders and more. He is able to still be involved with parks in a way that provides balance, joy, and satisfaction.As the conversation pivots to Creating Disney Magic, a podcast with Walt Disney World Resorts executive Lee Cockerell, Jody shares the benefits of mentorship he received from Lee in the year CDM has been running.Questions and InsightsQuestion: If being a park ranger was your boyhood dream, why are you not a park ranger anymore?Answer: You don’t have to be a park ranger to be involved with parks. What may seem like walking away from a dream may actually be a shift in your involvement in a passion you have.Question: What would you say is the most impactful email you received because of The Park Leaders Show? (We hadn’t planned on this question, but when I saw the power of positive feedback coming out of the conversation, I thought I’d ask. You never know who you are going to influence when you share your knowledge and insights with the world.Just Take Action and Other Insights from Jody Maberry. No matter where Jody has gone in life, it was the result of taking decisive action. Find something you want to do and go for it. Take action to make it so. It doesn’t even have to be something drastic.Jody Maberry Bio (JodyMaberry.com)Jody Maberry is a new media consultant who is contracted to host podcasts with New York Times Best-Selling Authors and C-Suite executives. You can hear Jody’s voice on Creating Disney Magic, Agents in Action, The Park Leaders Show (ParkLeaders.com), The Jody Maberry Show, and several soon to be released podcasts. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and spends as much time as possible lost in the woods.You can also follow Jody Maberry on Twitter at @jodymaberry.Resources and LinksInternational Police Mountain Bike Association – It’s a real thing!Connect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

The Hungry Mommy DeeAnna Heavilin on Eating Clean – BtR 129

The Hungry Mommy BlogDeeAnna Heavilin created The Hungry Mommy blog in 2015 to share the recipes that helped her achieve a clean diet. Faced with an autoimmune disorder that brought on bouts of "brain fog," diet change was one key factor in lifting the fog.Busy moms face the same challenges DeAnna does with full schedules, ever-changing sleep schedules, and trying to get it all done. Who has time to eat in a healthy way when there is so much sugar-rich, high-in-sodium quick options available? DeeAnna shares tips on meal planning, ingredient choices, and other tips to help moms (and dads, and non-parentals) successful build a clean eating lifestyle.Here's the great thing. She prefers ingredients that aren't so exotic. It's the foods we commonly see in our grocery store that will make clean eating accessible for us according to The Hungry Mommy.So, kick back, relax, unless you're driving then, in that case, keep your head on a swivel and check out this episode with The Hungry Mommy, DeeAnna Heavilin.Resources and Links The Hungry Mommy blog, check it out and also sign up as a subscriber!Instant Pot "Whole 30" recipes from DeeAnna's website, click here.BtR 049 - Eat What You Want and Lose Weight the NaturallySlim WayBtR 060 - What Works? It Works! Brandon's Weight Loss JourneyConnect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

DeeAnna Heavilin Leading Women to Succeed in Business – BtR 128

DeeAnna HeavilinDeeAnna Heavilin started her first online business to create time freedom for herself and her family. As a mother, a wife, and a woman with a background in business, she has proven that she has what it takes to create successful business processes.Many small business owners painfully watch their dreams fall apart. They have an idea, a special creative or technical skill, but are often undone by a lack of knowledge in the fundamentals of business. DeeAnna coaches women on how to hire the right people, working with one's own strengths, and running analyses that will help make better business decisions.She Leads ConsultingShe Leads Consulting is co-founded by three generations of women. DeeAnna Heavilin is the youngest who brings expertise in small business. DeeAnna's mother brings expertise in running a business with up to 500 employees. DeeAnna's grandmother brings the expertise of corporate leadership with over 40,000 employees.If you are a woman interested in improving your business acumen, consider joining the She Leads Inner Circle linked below. Listen to this episode at least to glean some great ideas to help you lead.In This Episode DeeAnna Heavilin's first online business Creating time freedom She Leads Consulting, and why consulting helps people get out of their ruts Advice that is commonly given to clients of She Leads Consulting Hiring and placing staff in the right seats on the bus Failure towards success - fail fast!Resources and LinksSheLeadsConsulting.comShe Leads Inner Circle on FacebookShe Leads Consulting on LinkedInListen to Doug Wilks - How to Focus Your Strengths So Everything Falls Into PlaceListen to Dr. Phil Carson - on His Dream Business Failing then UnfailingConnect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Life Is Short Begin Self-Publishing with Tim Lewis – Btr 127

Tim LewisTim Lewis was a happily married man in 2009. Like many men, he worked in a job that left him feeling unfulfilled, however. Work was so bad that he had a dresser drawer filled with letters of resignation that he never turned in.Unfortunately, Tim's wife Rachel suffered from a stroke that later died from in 2011. The time spent lovingly caring for Rachel in her final years made it clear to Tim how short and delicate life truly was. It was time for him to pursue his dream rather than waste away his life in work that did not matter to him.At the time of this episode, Tim Lewis has self-published six books and even helps people do the same through advice given from his podcast, Begin Self Publishing.In This Episode Tim's tea recommendation for Rob Lowe How Tim was faced with an unfulfilling career and what inspired him to take a leap What we can do if we financially stop trying to keep up with the Joneses The challenges of working from home Financial sense/advice - Would you choose to receive a $1 million lump sum or $20,000 a month? Which would mean more money for you? How the finance system is set up for the biweekly paycheck How royalties work on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) The value of using social media to connect with peopleResources and LinksBegin Self Publishing Podcast - Listen for advice on how to publish your own book.Stoneham Press -Tim's Advice - How to Use Twitter Cards and Twitter Ads to Boost Your Indie Author BusinessConnect with UsEmail: info@beyondtherut.comVoicemail: 361-596-3788Twitter: Twitter.com/beyondtherutFacebook: Beyond the RutGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself.Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show