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Accidental Magic

by Jim Peters

Jim Peters shares ideas & stories that will help you rediscover passion in life, do work that matters and find answers to questions you didn't know you had. The perfect podcast for people with ADHD like Jim.

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Episodes

  1. Turn down the noise and hear your future

    White noise penetrates our life and can often distract from our real meaning and purpose. Take the time for silence. Obi Wan would be proud. May the force be with you!

  2. If you ain't where you're at you're no place

    Wisdom from Colonel Potter on MASH. Life can suck sometimes. Learning to be a part personal change is critical. We discuss how we can get out of our life...ALIVE!

  3. Who is your family?

    Knowing who your real family is, is important. Just because you shared a room doesn’t mean they’re your family. Sometimes God puts you in a family that’s way different than what we thought. Enjoy the discussion

  4. Don’t build a bonfire

    Are you easily offended? Do you allow offense to control your relationships? On this episode Jim talks with Tim Waisanen founder of people of purpose to discuss how we build bonfires with offenses in our lives and how this can effect us fulfilling our purpose.

  5. Things my kidney stone taught me!

    What is pain? Why is pain? Is jim in danger of losing his man card? Pain is life, life is pain. Learning to deal, cope, survive, and overcome is key!

  6. When did you get pinged?

    Sunny joins the fray and weighs in with her ideas of how to ping. Jim try's to keep control of the interview, but fails. "sign of life" is what we all want to hear and to have happen when were down. We live in a hi tech world we crave human contact. It's easy to mistake a thumbs up on a social...

  7. Naked Marriage

    Do you have a “Naked Marriage” will your marriage hold up to the phone drop test? In this episode Jim and Sunny share lessons they have learned through their journey in relationships, marriage, and life. You don’t want to miss the XOXO story!

  8. My Rental Child - Jim and Sydney

    On this episode Jim has some real talk with his stepdaughter aka his "rental child". They discuss her current statement to live by "Hunger for God will take you places you wouldn't go alone." Which lead her to a 5 week 6 country missions trip that changed her life. Sydney also shares some...

  9. Fail to Succeed?

    Don't quit just because somebody says you can't do it. Especially don't quit just because you failed. Failing to learn from failure means we fail. Your story is not over join the conversation with the rest of us losers and let's succeed

  10. Go where your celebrated! With special guest Sunny Rae Green.

    Sunny Rae Green aka ("the new administration") joins me for the first time on our podcast to talk about our family mission statement "Go where you're celebrated not where you're tolerated. You don't want to miss this one!

  11. Who's your spotter?

    Name the people in your life who spot you during times of crisis? Who are you a spotter for? Who lifts the weight off your chest when you're pinned down?

  12. Mind The Gap

    In our culture today people try to project an ideal self while struggling with their real self. We talk with Tim Waisanen founder of People of Purpose and discuss the real and Ideal.

  13. Tis’ the season to be the hero

    Join the discussion who is your hero? Are you a hero? We encourage you to be the hero!

  14. Everyone can use a Judas in your life.

    Every great story has a nemesis. Are you celebrating your Judas? Check out my latest podcast! Link is in my Bio.

  15. Stay in your lane! Using core values to stay on the road of life.

    Jim and Sunny having fun on a road trip. Jim explains how self driving cars illustrate the Commandments of our life. This five minutes will help you avoid the ditches! Enjoy ....oh and appreciate the road noise!

  16. Embracing Your Failures with special guest Randy Phillips

    Sitting down with my good friend Randy as he shares some of our adventures together, a few of his failures and how he overcame them.

  17. You can't do relationships with your head, dummy!

    A key to a better marriage. It only took Jim half his life to find it! You can discover it in just 4 minutes We unpack some of the Epic mistakes Jim has made in his marriage. Haha at least he's transparent! Or is he just completely ignorant of what he's doing? You decide!

  18. The road trip! Is you bent?

    Jim shears reports from the road. Some fun stuff here. And gives a flashback podcast from are you bent?

  19. If you love people you will always have a job.

    Struggling with your job? Struggling with life? Loving people is the key to getting out of a dull life one of our listeners shares the story of how he got involved beyond what he anticipated and found a great fulfillment.

  20. Ideas without implementation are just daydreams!

    Dreaming is important stepping out into implementation is the challenging part! We motivate you to get off the couch and try your dream out on the street

  21. Millennials love them or leave them?

    My Millennial is killing me! Here is some help. Jim interviews a guest, dr. Ken Hansen and we discuss the impact of Millennials on our society. How do I work with them? How do I help them? how do I motivate them?

  22. Whose timeline are you on!? Back to the Future Marty!

    Embracing the path you're on could change your life. We discuss combat-injured troop stories and how they found their new reality

  23. Magic Eraser Award

    Who are the magic erasers in your life? When was the last time you were the Magic Eraser? New way to think about a simple leadership dilemma.

  24. Are you greedy?

    What's the working definition of greed? If we apply it to everyday relationships it can change our life. No more greed!

  25. What's up with Taco Bell? How did they do that?

    Jim rants about fast food as only he can do. Join The Fray. Use the record button on the anchor podcast and send him back a note of your favorite fast food and why

  26. The person who tells you no!

    The most critical person on your team is the one who knows how to Aid in the direction and vision of your trajectory...aka the NO person lean into them for strength.

  27. Embrace the suck! What more can we say?

    Jim tells the story of a combat injured troop who lost his legs in Afghanistan and how he moved forward. 3 minutes of power, how do we best embrace change?

  28. Where are you bent?

    we all have a Bend. What's yours? How do we fix it to become a the best version of ourselves?

  29. Stay vertical!

    Changing our Focus the moment we get out of bed can create our best life ever! Just stay vertical!

  30. The Wrong Socks!!

    What's your most valuable thing? Does it really make sense?

  31. You need to wear it! Becoming comfortable with change

    Avoiding stagnation. How do we change? How do we improve our habits and lifestyle? Embracing the change

  32. Go where you can grow

    We discuss getting involved with something that's bigger than yourself. When's the last time you tried something you've always wanted to do? It'll be a healthy experiment try it

  33. 'No' is a 'yes' to a different question

    What's your Juniper tree? Where is your unhappy place? How do we improve?

  34. Just Because You Can...

    Should you really send that text? Do I really need to do that? Will this behavior really affect me? Can I change

  35. You got a present!

    Being there is the best gift.. sometimes. We unpack how to be there for... you know... them!

  36. Are you neutral or are you drive

    Do you need to speed up? Or do you need to slow down? Thought processing explained as only Jim could!

  37. Default to yes

    Which one is better yes, or no? Discovering your default

  38. Do the math

    Dont be that guy. Be the guy who defaults to yes.

  39. Line of the Day

    Focus on the funny. Even the sarcastic! It can be the funny ur lookin for!

  40. You can't interpret silent

    How come people don't return my calls? Why did they stop talking to me? What do they mean by that text? We discuss the Perils of social media and interpreting silence

  41. Organizing winners

    Can we really win? Are we all capable of great things? Prove it!

  42. Walking backwards thru Ikea

    Try it! Take a fresh look at your life. Looking at things in a different way n see what happens. You never know!

  43. Who's in your orbit?

    The power of intention is often overlooked. Pick your friends wisely or they will pick you!

  44. End on the high

    Self talk can make or break u. End on a high. It's simple

  45. Am I Your Leader

    Simple way to know if you're the leader. Aha moment guaranteed

  46. 70 30

    Find your happy place and your workplace. Sometimes they are the same place! Other times they are not. Discover the difference and learn how to be 70% in your passion 30% of your discipline and live a perfect balance life

  47. Power of NO

    Jimmie Bratcher wounded warrior Zach Herrick n a bunch of others engaged in the craziness of Jim. Hold on to ur ADHD

  48. Darts HURT

    Zach Herrick w Sunny Rae Green join the craziness n weigh in on aha moments in kids! This one has a PS at the end!

  49. Battle Buddies

    we interview a wounded warrior @Daytona Beach. Build your battle buddy

  50. Speak my language

    Why does my wife speak French? How stupid is that? We discuss how we should speak to the people we l ut v... my way! Not!

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Jim Peters shares ideas & stories that will help you rediscover passion in life, do work that matters and find answers to questions you didn't know you had. The perfect podcast for people with ADHD like Jim.

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Jim Peters shares ideas & stories that will help you rediscover passion in life, do work that matters and find answers to questions you didn't know you had. The perfect podcast for people with ADHD like Jim.

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