The Elisha Show: Purpose Driven Life & Mastery

What can a cancer diagnosis teach us about the value of time, relationships, and everyday life? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Andy Nelson about surviving cancer, faith, gratitude, leadership, clarity, and using difficult experiences to help others live with greater perspective.✅ How a stage four cancer diagnosis changed Andy’s perspective on time, energy, and relationships✅ Why he describes clarity as a light that can guide you when the path ahead is uncertain✅ How faith and years of silent retreats helped Andy navigate his cancer journey✅ Why every person alive today can consider themselves a survivor of everything they have already been through✅ How gratitude can be found in both major life moments and the smallest details of everyday life✅ Why asking how important a problem will be years from now can help leaders gain perspective✅ How Andy uses his experiences to help leaders identify what truly matters and focus on meaningful goals✅ Why giving yourself grace and gratitude can help you extend the same to the people around youYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if Andy Nelson is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when mothers spend so much time caring for everyone else that they forget to care for themselves? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Tammy Powder about motherhood, self-care, asking for help, shame, compassion, and why caring for yourself can strengthen the people you love.✅ Why mothers often put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own✅ The “red juice” analogy and how accumulated stress can eventually spill over onto everyone around you✅ Why asking for help can feel like failure and how mothers can begin to see support differently✅ The “ladder” analogy for supporting loved ones without trying to climb the ladder for them✅ How connection, listening, and simply being a light can help mothers feel less isolated✅ Why mothers should stop viewing their entire past through the small “rearview mirror” of their mistakes✅ How self-forgiveness and compassion can help ease guilt and create room to do better✅ The powerful reminder that every mother is doing motherhood for the first time and deserves the same compassion she gives to othersYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if Tammy Powder is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when the things God gave you begin to control you instead of serving their purpose? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha explores stewardship, identity, possessions, and what changes when we understand that God is King and everything we have is entrusted to us for His purposes.✅ Why recognizing God as King changes the way we view everything we have✅ How money, possessions, careers, abilities, and influence can become masters instead of resources✅ The childhood experience that taught Amb. Elisha that he owns nothing and is only a steward of God’s resources✅ How giving away his bicycle after the Holy Spirit’s instruction led to an unexpected opportunity to learn how to drive✅ Why we should ask, “What did God give this to me for?” instead of only asking, “What can this do for me?”✅ How stewardship changes the way we view our money, homes, abilities, influence, and possessions✅ Why you can enjoy what God has given you without allowing it to become your identity or enslave you✅ Why knowledge only becomes wisdom when you learn how to apply what you have learnedGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you really buy a business without having millions of dollars, perfect credit, or years of experience? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Curtis Brown about creative business acquisition, leveraging relationships, ownership, mindset, and finding opportunities where others see limitations.✅ How Curtis went from driving a taxi to becoming a real estate broker and business owner✅ The creative financing strategy he used to acquire a $3 million self-storage business✅ How he leveraged an experienced employee to solve the experience and credit challenge✅ Why competitors can sometimes become strategic allies instead of obstacles✅ How existing businesses can grow by acquiring businesses that serve the same customers✅ Why ownership and operations are two different roles✅ How to approach business opportunities when you lack money, credit, or experience✅ Why Curtis believes changing your identity and mindset can change the way you approach successYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if Curtis Brown is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when reaching the top leaves you feeling empty? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with James Miller II about the loneliness of leadership, identity, failure, rest, faith, and learning to lead without losing yourself.✅ Why success and leadership can sometimes create unexpected loneliness✅ How leaders can lose their personal identity behind their professional roles✅ What failure, bankruptcy, and divorce taught James about leadership and vulnerability✅ The powerful lesson James learned when his daughter simply wanted his attention✅ The 5R Framework: Reflect, Reconnect, Replenish, Reframe, and Rebuild✅ Why rest should be treated as a strategy rather than a weakness✅ How stepping away from work can help leaders reconnect with themselves, nature, and their Creator✅ Why leading with faith requires learning to loosen your grip and recognize you cannot carry everything aloneYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if James Miller II is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if understanding how people think could transform the way we communicate and relate to one another? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Sheila N. Glazov about brain colors, personality, communication, relationships, and the importance of understanding ourselves and others.✅ What the “brain bow” means and how the four brain colors work together✅ How understanding different personality styles can improve communication✅ What inspired Sheila to create What Color Is Your Brain?✅ Why curiosity and self-awareness can help us understand ourselves better✅ The “Wet Paint” approach and how giving people space can prevent unnecessary conflict✅ Why soulmates can sometimes become “cellmates” and how understanding differences can help relationships✅ How Sheila uses brain colors when coaching individuals, teams, and organizations✅ How her approach can help children build self-esteem and understand their differencesYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if Sheila N. Glazov is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the way you think about your life could change the way you experience it? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Toni Vallenius about intention, personal transformation, self-awareness, and the question that changed the direction of his life: “What is the highest good for all?”✅ How the question “What is the highest good for all?” shaped Toni’s journey✅ Why he believes problems can point us toward solutions✅ The connection between our thoughts, behavior, and how we experience reality✅ What inspired Toni to write The Intention Game✅ Why he wants people to move from simply living life to intentionally creating it✅ How AI could influence self-awareness and the way we interact with the world✅ How curiosity and asking better questions can help us see problems differently✅ The practical ideas behind The Intention Game and Life OracleYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if Toni Vallenius is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if familiar biblical stories carry deeper meanings through language, metaphor, and symbolism? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Dror Ben Ami about Hebrew language, biblical metaphors, and how looking beneath the surface can reveal new ways of understanding Scripture.✅ How Dror’s background in comparative literature led him to study biblical interpretation✅ Why he believes some Gospel stories can carry spiritual meaning beyond the literal account✅ How eating and studying are connected through biblical metaphors✅ Why Dror challenges the traditional interpretation of Jesus as a carpenter✅ His perspective on the Pharisees, Moses, and the Tree of Life✅ The deeper meaning he sees in the story of Noah, the dove, and the olive branch✅ Why the original meaning of Hebrew words and names matters when studying ScriptureYou told us links get buried, and we heard you. Check The Elisha Show Resource Hub to see if Dror Ben Ami is featured.Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/TheelishashowGuests links buried? Find them easily hereWebsite • Terms of Use and Guests Agreement Intro Music by MondaMusic from PixabayOutro Music by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay© 2026 The Elisha Show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.