The Strategic Living Podcast with Brian Holmes

Who Am I, and Why Am I Here? This is the million dollar question … one that so many never find the answer to. My premise is that every person is born with a unique and God-given purpose/destiny, and inherently possesses the capacity to realize it in their lifetime. The challenge is that LIFE tends to teach us what we can and can’t have. It systematically conditions us to expect LESS THAN what we were born to achieve. Over time, it regulates the very real possibilities down to an erroneous and limiting mindset. So What About Discovery? In order to reclaim our design and destiny, a real life RE-BOOT may be in order This is the process of inventorying and investigating what we have available to us, and re-setting our beliefs and expectations to the FACTS as God knows them. In this session, we look closely at The Process of Discovery, and how Personal Identity plays a determining factor in our success in every area of life.

We are continuing our series on The 4 Cornerstones for Strategic Living In our last session, we looked at the importance of building your life strategically and intentionally, and doing so on a solid foundation To review, the 4 Cornerstones are: Personal Healing Personal Discovery Personal Development Personal Deployment Today, I will share with you "The #1 Key to Unlocking Your Full Potential". Over my many years of coaching, counseling, mentoring, and pastoring, I have found that most individuals find themselves performing at a level below what they are truly capable of, AND, experiencing results in life far beneath what God intended. Why? There are unreconciled, unresolved areas in their heart and life that must be addressed so that they can be unlocked, unleashed, and unhindered in their pursuit of fulfillment and meaning. In this episode, we will look at this critical cornerstone called Personal Healing.

This podcast episode is the first in a series of sessions on the "The 4 Cornerstones for Strategic Living". In this series, we will introduce you to the concept of Strategic Living. Specifically, we will be looking at how you can build the life you were designed for and want, with the tools you already have. It’s really about setting a solid foundation. Today, I begin with  … A Proven Framework for Building a Life of Impact and Significance.

There are some exciting changes happening at BrianHolmes.com and Strategic Influencers, LLC. This year we have hosted TWO workshops, paving the way for our new focus on training, development, and group coaching. Most of you know that my background is that of a teacher/trainer. In fact, for more than 25 years I have been in classrooms, on stages, and in training environments developing leaders and influencers from all walks of life. TEACHING IS WHAT I DO. There is really nothing that energizes me more than training, mentoring, and coaching people. As we enter the 4th quarter of 2018, I am gearing my work towards doing more of what I do best ... teaching! This will apply to: The Strategic Living Podcast Strategic Influencers. LLC Our workshops and seminars Online coaching groups And our VIP Coaching Programs

So many strive for stability and normalcy, but what they are actually doing is sentencing themselves to stagnation and lifelessness. 69% of the world’s population values STABILITY above progress. Said another way, they would rather maintain the status quo that move forward or upward in life. You’ve heard me say this many times ... “Living things grow, and growing things change”. In this episode, we look at the very subtle and, sometimes deceptive differences between maintaining stability and becoming stagnant. We'll also look at signs and indicators of being stagnant, and how you can break free from the pattern and begin moving again.

This is our FIRST episode back after a summer sabbatical. In this episode, I want to update you on our journey, share some changes with you, and give you a very transparent look at how the Holmes family is navigating seasons of change and progress. I will also be giving you a preview of what is to come on the Strategic Living Podcast, as we are in the BETA phase of rolling out some big changes with the podcast, BrianHolmes.com, and Strategic Influencers, LLC.

It should be expected that each of us will experience multiple transitions and major life-changes over the course of time. My hope is to help you learn how to strategically and effectively navigate transition and set yourself up for success down the road. This week we're going to talk about the final stage of transition: Deployment or Re-engagement.

I've been sharing about transition, which happens to be one of my favorite topics to explore, primarily because of my own personal journey and what I've learned about change. We've unpacked discontent and disconnect, and today we're on to the third stage: discovery.

In every season of transition, the goal is to move from what is known to something fresh, new, more. Last week I shared how discontent, the first stage of transition, does not work against you, but rather works for you in moving to your next level. Disconnect is the second stage and the one we're diving deep into today.

In my own journey over the last 6 years, I've learned a lot about transition. It's never "easy" and takes some intentionality to navigate successfully. What I've discovered is: there are 4 distinct stages of transition. What are they, and where does your present circumstance fall in with them?

We've talked about where you want to be, what might be preventing you from getting there, what gets you super motivated, and now it's time to drill down again... What are you confident about?

We've talked about "the question", and followed up with what keeps you up at night. Those are not necessarily the easiest parts of the planning process to face, but today we'll focus on something a little more fun. What are you excited about?

Last week, I talked about "the question" - what you need to ask yourself before another day goes by. I also assigned a little homework for you to write out what your desires were in answer to the question, and to map your dreams out on paper. (Did you do it yet?) This week, I have a followup question for you, and it's more involved than it appears at first glance.

Any time I take on a new coaching client, I ask them the same question. It may come across with different verbiage, but the underlying meaning is still the same. The question is: If we were sitting together a certain number of years from now, what has to have happened - both personally and professionally - for you to be really satisfied with the outcome of your life?

I'm reminded of the time my son was very young, and was confident he could drive - and park - my car while we were heading to the building where I officed at the time. Let's just say we both learned a valuable lesson that day... But what does it mean, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears?" That's exactly what we're unpacking in this week's podcast episode.