Being an Everyday Hero with Brett Culp

Continued discussion with Ed Culp about building authentic, community-focused environments in your career and personal life.

In your career and personal life, relationships are your greatest opportunity for growth.  Real, lasting change happens in open, safe communities where people support each other.  This episode’s interview is focused on community-building principles that will help you make a positive impact in your own life – and in the world – by building deeper connections within any group of people.

Some challenges go on for a very long time.  And certain difficulties are with you for your entire life.  In this episode, I welcome my wife Tricia to tell the story of her long-term health challenges.  She shares incredible perspectives on protecting your identity and maintaining your mental and emotional balance during long-term struggles. Read Tricia’s blog:  www.MySoulScripts.com

There is incredible beauty within the people, experiences, and ordinary things that are part of your life each day.  When you become aware of it, you begin to see the world – and yourself – in an extraordinary way.

To experience positive change, you will need to leave some things behind.  This episode will inspire you to think about the choices that might be holding you back.

Ask yourself this question regularly.  It will clarify your vision and affirm your heart.

The universe is expanding, faster than scientists believed even a few years ago.  Each of us can allow our hearts to live within this same open, growing reality, seeing the possibilities for change and beauty.

If your ideas are special, you will be misunderstood, criticized, and sometimes you will feel alone. But don’t give up your long-term vision.  Pursue your legacy.

We all live in cultures that become comfortable for us, but to experience growth we must be willing to welcome new people.  This episode is focused on practical ways of building communities that are open to strangers and extend kindness to everyone.

For the past 15 years, Susan Eisenberg has been the voice of Wonder Woman in animation, video games, and more.  With so much experience living inside the heart of this character, Susan has some inspiring thoughts and stories about bringing the heroic spirit of Wonder Woman into your everyday life.  Great Hera!

Heroic perspectives on caring for your heart, pursuing passion projects, and the importance of staying engaged in the relationships that mean the most.  A Q&A chat based on messages from listeners.

One of my recent Facebook posts got 55,000 shares and 120,000 likes!  But it also created some controversy.  This episode shares lessons from that experience that will change your perspective on social media and how you communicate ideas with the world.

I’m directing A Voice That Carries, a documentary film that will empower fathers to be a positive influence in their daughter’s lives.  I chatted with Dr. Melissa Miller who shares practical ideas for helping your daughter build a positive body image, and we discuss the vision for this exciting new project.

Most superheroes have a secret identity.  This episode shares insights for finding your most powerful self.  It starts with accepting new truths and embracing an expansive version of yourself that is bigger than words or labels.

Sometimes, we disconnect from each other because we are afraid.  To keep ourselves emotionally safe, we build stories in our minds that create outrage, leave people out, and keep us separated.  The secret to working through our personal fears is often choosing to see life with more compassion and kindness.  I welcome my first guest to discuss this important idea.

We often use the word HOPE, but what does it mean?  And why is it essential to our ability to create positive change?  Explore how our feelings about hope are at the core of everything we do.

As you pursue big dreams, there will be tasks you find boring and mundane.  By shifting your outlook, they can actually become opportunities that move you closer to your goals.  And, in the process, you will contribute to the lives of others.

When you are feeling lost or confused, re-connect to the moments where you felt most alive, the places that inspired you in the past.  Learn more about how experiences from the past can become fuel for the future.

Sometimes we become so focused on the mission at hand that we forget the most important long-term goal: building relationship.  By nurturing a spirit of listening and openness, we can create a community that generates more impact than a single project.

Stars shine through the darkness of space, their light taking years to reach our night sky and inspire us.  Through commitment and faith, we can have this same positive impact, even in a world of emptiness and destruction.

You will make mistakes.  But you don’t have to be defined by failures.  By learning to see your life as a series of experiments, you can be free to pursue personal growth and uncover new solutions for helping others.

Although it’s wonderful to have a long list of successful projects, if those accomplishments didn’t build deeper connections and relationships, they were missed opportunities.  Explore this unique perspective on community building.

If you believe that hope has the final word in our collective story, you are an Everyday Hero.  Learn more about this empowering approach to life, work, and relationships.