Episodes
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How Mindfulness Helped me through Cancer - Melissa Burt-Gracik
Host(s): Brandon Hill and Dustin Fenton Guest(s): Melissa Burt Gracik Synopsis of the show: The art and practice of being mindful and finding, peace, joy, and gratitude in the everyday moments. Story parts: [00:00:43] – Tools of the trade [00:01:38] – The diagnosis [00:04:13] – Clarity of legacy...
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Lessons Learned from a Failed Interview - Brett Lyle
Host(s): Brandon Hill and Dustin Fenton Guest(s): Brett Lyle Synopsis of the show: Brett Lyle shares how her calling was confirmed through an interview where she didn't get the job. Story parts: [00:01:02] – Power of LinkedIn [00:02:55] – Bad year to graduate, 2009 [00:03:50] – Life 2.0…
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Finding One's Calling - Fenway Park
Synopsis of the show: Our guest this week has a very unique name and a powerful story. Fenway Park shares his process of finding a calling and choosing a major while facing the various struggles of getting a teacher's license. Story parts: [00:00:50] – Name story [00:02:00] – Choosing a major…
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WalkAbout Part 2 - Jeff Burt-Gracik and Matt Wright
Synopsis of the show: Friends continue to reminisce about an epic backpacking trip, a favorite professor, and an encounter with bears. Story parts: [00:01:00] – Remembering a favorite faculty member - Dr Guy Chase [00:01:25] - Unique painting subject matter [00:01:54] - Jeff shares the influence...
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WalkAbout Part 1 - Jeff Burt-Gracik and Matt Wright
Synopsis of the show: Friends reminisce about an epic backpacking trip Story parts: [00:01:40] – What is WalkAbout? [00:02:50] – Introductions of Matt and Jeff [00:04:18] – Story 1 – How to interact with strangers [00:05:54] – Story 2 – Butterfly [00:07:07] – Story 3 – Houses with old papers...
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The Long Journey of a Job Search - Aaron Morrison
Synopsis of the show: A story of encouragement of overcoming less than perfect circumstances. Story parts: [00:00:55] – About Aaron [00:01:52] – First job search story [00:02:40] – Lots of pressures [00:03:20] – Current employer not willing to give a recommendation [00:04:40] – Applied to the…
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Learning from a big mistake at work - Ben Weesies
Lessons from Life Podcast - Episode 16 Host(s): Brandon Hill and Dustin Fenton Guest(s): Ben Weesies Synopsis of the show: Guest Ben Weesies shares about a huge mistake that he made at work, and the gracious way in which his boss responded. Story parts: [00:01:50] – Busy life with work [00:02:15]…
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Marriage - Dara Berkhalter
Lessons From Life - Episode 15 Synopsis of the show: A story of a long journey to marriage and faithfulness. Story parts: [00:01:35] – Prayer for a story [00:02:11] – The guy I am going to marry [00:03:49] – Dating long distance (6 years) [00:05:30] – The fleece of a job in Indiana [00:07:05] –...
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Coldplay Concert - Levi and Brandon
Lessons From Life - Episode 14 Synopsis of the show: Father and son share about a cool experience that they enjoyed at a surprise Coldplay Concert. Story parts: [00:01:23] – Coldplay tickets for a shared birthday [00:02:32] – First people in and time to explore the concert venue [00:03:17] –…
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Called to Work with Refugees - Ryan Smith
Lessons From Life - Episode 13 Synopsis of the show: A lesson in compassion by volunteering in Athens Greece to help refugees coming to Europe. Story parts: [00:01:18] – Praying for refugees [00:02:25] – I didn’t know what we were doing [00:04:06] - Project ELEA first volunteers [00:05:17] –...
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Breaking my leg on a hike trip - Emily Anderson
Lessons From Life - Episode 12 In this episode Emily Anderson shares an adventure that was more than she bargained for as she relies on friends to bring her to safety. Story parts: [00:01:20] – First backpacking trip adventures [00:02:56] – One top of the world, the greater the risk the bigger…
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Living With Cancer - Will Yank
Lessons From Life - Episode 11 Will Yank shares about his recent battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Story parts: [00:01:52] – Mono? [00:02:39] – ER visit and diagnosis [00:04:05] – Johns Hopkins stay [00:05:47] – A diagnosis and remission journeys [00:07:59] – Early stages of cancer...
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Changing Jobs - Emily Humpherys
Lessons From Life - Episode 10 In this episode Emily Humphreys describes her transition from one career field to another while finding herself along the way. Story parts: [00:01:20] – A road trip secret [00:02:07] – Switching career paths in an abrupt way [00:03:14] – New skills needed [00:04:00]…
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Mason Metzger
Lessons From Life - Episode 9 In this episode Brandon speaks to Mason Metzger, a professional motivational speaker and accessibility consultant who shares a story about his life with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Story parts: [00:01:00] - Mason’s backstory [00:02:40] - Specialized challenge vs…
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Ambulance Ride - Luca Reichmann
Lessons From Life - Episode 8 In this episode Brandon speaks to Luca Reichman who shares a story about an Ambulance ride that did not work out as planned, but helped to save someone’s life. Story Parts: [00:01:15] - Beers/Bears in Indiana [00:02:11] - Luca’s Ambulance story [00:08:02] - Life...
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Last Minute NFL Game - Jordan Updike
Lessons From Life - Episode 7 In this episode Brandon speaks to Jordan Updike who shares a story about a Last Minute NFL Game. Story Parts: [00:01:10] - The last minute Colts game [00:05:44] - Brandon’s second ever NFL game [00:07:25] - Life Lessons from the story Quotes from the Episode: “Being...
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Rotten Fruit
Lessons From Life - Episode 6 In this episode Brandon shares two stories from his childhood in South Africa about rotten fruit, and his experience learning to love avocados. Story Parts: [00:01:26] - Rotten Fruit and banana bread [00:02:30] - Mowing the grass and rotten apricots [00:04:24] -...
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Lifeguard Rescue - Carol Brown
Lessons From Life - Episode 5 In this episode Brandon and Dustin speak to Carol Brown and she recounts her story of being a young lifeguard where she nearly lost her life. Story Parts: [00:00:59] - Carol’s background [00:01:28] - The summer lifeguard story [00:09:38] - The need to act in the…
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Bicycle Accident - Jakob Adam
Lessons From Life - Episode 4 Lessons Learned from a bicycle accident. In this episode Brandon and Dustin call their friend Jakob Adam who is living in Guatemala and they discuss his cycling story and injury. Story parts: [00:02:23] - Jakob's story [00:06:52] - Lessons learned from bike riding...
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Camp Storm
Lessons From Life - Episode 3 In this episode Brandon and Dustin talk about what it means to be a leader during crisis, how to become a good follower and how importance of evaluating information in your decision making. We hope that this episode will encourage you as we all navigate the…
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The Beach
Lessons From Life - Episode 2 In this episode Brandon and Dustin talk about living in the joy of the moment. They talk about how you have to be thankful for where you are at and how brokenness can be beautiful. Story Parts: [00:01:50] - Living in the joy of the moment [00:03:46] - The connection...
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Introduction to Lessons From Life
Lessons from Life podcast - Episode 1 The podcast that gleams profound life lessons from everyday life stories. Host: Brandon Hill and Dustin Fenton Episode: Introduction In this inaugural episode we discuss why you should subscribe to our podcast. We talk about lessons you learn can learn from...