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Word for the Week
by Pete Stone
Because the life you lead is the legacy you'll leave, this show is dedicated to the intentional life.
Episodes
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#80: Leadership Lessons with BG RJ Garcia - 81st West Point Commandant
https://www.westpoint.edu/directory/rj-garcia Summary In this episode of the Word for the Week podcast, host Pete Stone interviews Brigadier General R.J. Garcia, the Commandant of Cadets at West Point. They discuss Garcia's journey from a West Point cadet to a leader in the military, the…
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#79: Daddy-Daughter Dynamic: How Engaged Fathers Lead to Empowered Daughters
Jackie Brewton never planned to be a speaker and an author. While managing a successful career in corporate America, Jackie volunteered her time mentoring younger ladies. It was in this role as a mentor that she kept hearing over and over about the regrets these younger ladies had because of poor...
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#78: Joe Lawhorn - Healing, Growth, and the Grace of God
Joe Lawhorn, recently served as the garrison chaplain for USAG Hawaii. In this conversation, Joe shares his inspiring story of overcoming a dysfunctional and broken childhood to finding faith and purpose in the Army. He credits the sovereignty of God for his transformation and emphasizes the...
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#77: Gary Fisher - Moral Injury and Looking Back
Chaplain (COL) Gary Fisher just completed his tour as the USARPAC Chaplain. In this conversation, he shares his experiences as a chaplain in combat, and discusses the concept of moral injury. He talks about his upcoming book on trauma and the importance of addressing the whole person when dealing...
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#75: [War Stories] MAJ Andrew Batule - Pt 2: I'll Always Say Their Names
War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy of military service, and honor the memory of those who served.
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#74: [War Stories] MAJ Andrew Batule - Pt 1: Why I Serve
War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy of military service, and honor the memory of those who served.
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#73: [War Stories] Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Interview: Earl Chung (Vietnam War Veteran)
Recently, The Greatest Generations Foundation brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the Navy Hale Keiki School who has a close relationship with the...
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#72: [War Stories] Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Interview: Bill Hutton (Vietnam War Veteran)
Recently, The Greatest Generations Foundation brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the Navy Hale Keiki School who has a close relationship with the...
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#71: [War Stories]Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Interview: Mickey Ganitch (Pearl Harbor survivor)
Recently, The Greatest Generations Foundation brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the Navy Hale Keiki School who has a close relationship with the...
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#70: [War Stories]Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Interview: Steve Melnikoff
Recently, The Greatest Generations Foundation brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the Navy Hale Keiki School who has a close relationship with the...
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#69: [War Stories]Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Interview: Harold Raddish - WW2 Prison Camp Survivor
Recently, The Greatest Generations Foundation brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the Navy Hale Keiki School who has a close relationship with the...
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#67: Habits, Rituals and Routines for Self-Care (Interview with 3IBCT's CSM Huynh-part 1)
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Huynh's father fought for the South Vietnamese Army during the Viet Nam War. After the war, he was captured and imprisoned in a communist re-education camp. He was finally released after enduring years of abuse and torture. CSM Huynh's father eventually escaped from...
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#66: 3 Thoughts with Cheri Hogrefe-Finding Purpose & Passion in the Crisis
Cheri Hogrefe is never content with average and loves challenges. She's a wife, a mother of three, and serves as the children's curriculum developer at her church. Cheri enjoys drawing from her passion and experience as a college athlete, physical education teacher and coach not only to write...
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#65: Jason Forte-This is a Family Investment Opportunity
Jason Forte and I deployed to Iraq together from 2009-2010. I quickly learned how passionate he is about serving Soldiers and their families, and we've been good friends ever since. Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash I've learned a lot from Jason about intentional leadership and serving others.…
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#64: 3 Thoughts with Dr. Mary Rose Blank-Perceptions Shape Performance
There is a fascinating dimension in the mind that has incredible power to determine how we perform—in our professional and in our personal lives. That space is the sweet spot where Dr. Mary Rose Blank loves to operate. Mary Rose (or "M.R." as her clients affectionately call her) is a mental...
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#63: 3 Thoughts with James Evans-It Begins with Self-Assessment
James Evans founded the Nashville-based nonprofit, Benchmark Adventure Ministries (www.benchmark.org), because of his passion to use outdoor adventure to foster experiential learning. James designs adventure programs that are specifically tailored for different teams and uses his programs to...
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#62: 3 Thoughts with John Christian-A Psychologist's Perspective
One of the great privileges of serving in the military is getting to know and work alongside others who see the world from different perspectives than my own, while at the same time partnering with them to serve others. I have come to respect and admire John Christian for his passion to help…
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#61: 3 Thoughts with Jay Outen-the Illusion of Control
Whether talking sports, current events, classic literature or theology, conversations with Jay Outen never disappoint. In this conversation Jay shares three thoughts that have been shaping his perspective as he observes our culture in the current Covid crisis: 1) The control we have in our lives…
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#60: 3 Thoughts with Chip Satterlee--This, Too, Shall Pass
Chip Satterlee shares three thoughts that have been shaping his perspective over the last few months, and talks about a couple books that have been influencing his mind and heart amidst the Covid-19 crisis. This, too, shall pass—there' a season for everything Use this as an opportunity to grow…
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#59: "3 Thoughts" with Nick Stavlund
Nick Stavlund shares two essential insights that have been keeping his heart and mind in the right place during the current global crisis. 1) God is pursuing us, and (2) contentment and happiness doesn't lie on the other side of achievement. He also shares about why he became a CrossFit coach and...
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#58: "3 Thoughts" with Mike Krog
Mike Krog is the kind of friend that always builds you up with truth, speaks words of encouragement, and offers timely words of wisdom that are insightful and relevant to whatever situation you're in. I first got to know Mike when we worked as Army Chaplains together in the mighty 101st ABN...
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#57: UNC Professor Brandon Bayne— "Nobody Signed Up for This"
Brandon Bayne is a religion professor at the University of North Carolina. We attended seminary together in Boston and have stayed in touch ever since. I have admired his journey through academia and love how passionate he is about pursuing knowledge and understanding the world around him. As the...
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#56: 3 Thoughts with Author & Speaker Brock Morgan
I was classmates with Brock Morgan at Bryan College, and the last time I saw him was 26 years ago when he was moving out of his dorm after graduation. Since then, Brock has written 15 books and works as a speaker and youth pastor. His most recent book, Beautiful Rebellion, was written for...
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#55: SEAL Team Veteran Shares About Leadership and Coaching
Chris Auger enlisted in the Navy in 1987, earned his Navy SEAL Trident in 1988, then served in the SEAL teams until his retirement in 2015. In his almost 28 years he deployed six times all over the globe. After 10 years of service, Chris came to realize that the man in the mirror was not who his...
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#54: Chaplain Joey Odell Discusses War, Fatherhood, His Recent Book, and Why He Became an Anglican
Joey Odell graduated from West Point, and then served 10 years as an Army Kiowa Pilot. After a conversion of faith, he left the Army to become a pastor before God called him back to the military as an Army Chaplain. His first tour as a chaplain was with 1/327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division....
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#53: Green Beret Leader "Chuy" Almonte Shares Lessons About Keeping His Family Strong and Close
I recently met SGM Jesus "Chuy" Almonte at a leadership conference in Fayetteville, NC. He was asked to sit on a panel of military leaders advising chaplains on how to more effectively care for Soldiers and Families. As I listened to Chuy, two things became immediately clear to me. First, this…
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#52: Special Operations Warrior Shares the Joys & Challenges of Fatherhood
Casey signed up to fight his nation's wars the year after 9/11. After 17 years of service—12 of them in Special Operations—and after going on 42 different training trips and combat deployments literally all around the globe, he has gained some perspective on being a husband and father. He's quick...
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#51: The 4 Affirmations Your Son Needs to Hear [Interview with John Brantley from BAM Adventures]
In the journey toward becoming a man, every boy needs to hear that his father loves and affirms him. But sometimes it's not easy for fathers to know what to do or say to express that love and affirmation, especially if fathers didn't grow up receiving it themselves. John Brantley has a vision to...
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#50: Keeping Marriage Alive in the Military [Interview with USASOC Chaplain and his wife-Keith & Kelly Croom]
Chaplain (COL) Keith Croom was 15 years old when he knew God called him to vocational ministry. While preparing to become an Army Chaplain, he met his future wife, Kelly. Three weeks later he told her he loved her. After twenty five years of marriage, they continue to come alongside, and help…
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#49: You Need to Know These 4 Ways Alcohol Impacts Your Body [Performance Nutrition with Lauren Thomas]
There are lots of misconceptions about how our bodies interact with alcohol. For example, does alcohol help you sleep better? Lauren answers this question and explains how alcohol impacts our sleep, hormones, performance, and how our bodies metabolize it.
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#48: Practicing Compassionate Awareness [Mental Performance with Dr. M.R. Blank]
Practicing compassionate awareness is essential for us to have healthy, and meaningful relationships with ourselves and with those around us. Dr. Blank addresses this spiritual process through a mental performance perspective.
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#47 : How Mindfulness Counters Overeating [Interview with Performance Dietician Lauren Thomas]
As a Performance Dietician Lauren Thomas studies how nutrition impacts performance based metrics and equips tactical-level athletes to understand how to properly fuel their performance. Last week Lauren shared with us 6 ways overeating negatively impacts our bodies. Today, she shares with us how...
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#46: Here are 4 Essential Pillars of Self-Care During the Holidays [Mental Performance with Mary Rose]
Culture and marketing media pressure us to turn Christmas into an object we consume, rather than a sacred season we celebrate; and we often feel the effects of that pressure in our stress levels and in the anxiety we feel during the holiday season. In this episode Dr. Mary Rose Blank shares four...
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#45: 6 Ways Overeating Impacts the Body [Interview with Performance Dietician Lauren Thomas]
Lauren Thomas is a Performance Dietician, and has three sets of letters behind her name (M.S. in Nutrition Education, R.D. Registered Dietician, CSSD-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics)…in other words, she's basically an expert! She studies how nutrition impacts performance based metrics…
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#44: Mental Performance-Active Constructive Responding [Interview with MPO Dr. Mary Rose Blank]
When someone brings you good news, how do you respond? We all have a typical response style we use in our communication with others. Today Mary Rose talks with us about four primary styles: (1) Passive constructive responding, (2) passive destructive, (3) active destructive, and (4) active...
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#43: The Sports Guys ask, "Are the Cowboys all hype?"
Al and Jeff are back with their new sports show format. Today they tackle their top five: NFL rundown, college football, the Wilder/Fury fight, Urban Meyer and domestic abuse in the NFL.
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#42: Mental Performance-The Pervasive Magnitude of Gratitude [Interview with MPO, Dr. Mary Rose Blank]
Gratitude is a physiological antidote to stress. It change the chemistry of our brain and rewires our neuropathways. Mary Rose shows us how to incorporate gratitude into a routine that helps us optimize our performance in life.
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#41: Mental Performance: The Negativity Bias-Pt. 2 [Interview with MPO, Dr. Mary Rose Blank]
Dr. Mary Rose Blank continues to explain the Negativity Bias she introduced in episode #40. She explains the neuroscience underneath the Negativity Bias works and introduces ways to overcome it in our lives in order to optimize our performance.
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#40: Mental Performance: The Negativity Bias-Pt. 1 [Interview with Dr. Mary Rose Blank]
What does neuroscience teach us about our natural inclination toward negativity? In this episode Mary Rose tells us how the Negativity Bias works and introduces us to ways to overcome it in our lives in order to optimize our performance.
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#39: Humility (Pt. 4)-It's Just Common Sense
John Dickson, in his book, Humilitas, makes the case that practicing humility is just common sense. Regardless of how capable or qualified you might be in one area doesn't mean you necessarily know a great deal about everything else.
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#38: Humility (Pt. 3) What is the Secret to Powerful Leadership?
I love sports, but I don't always have time to follow the headlines. That's why I love listening to the Sports Guys—Al and Jeff. Each week they decide on 5 of the biggest American Sports headlines and provide a brief summary of what's going on. You can always listen to them in the second half of...
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#37: Humility (Pt. 2)--Here are 3 Essential Observations
In episode #35 mental performance coach, Mary Rose, taught us about how habits are formed. In our last episode she talked about goal setting. Today, she's going to teach us about motivation. You're going to love what Mary Rose has for us in this episode (4:20). She's followed by The Sports Guys…
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#36: Humility (Pt. 1)-Here's a Good Definition
Here's part 1 from our series on humility, followed by mental performance coach, Mary Rose (minute 3:35). Last week she explained how habits are formed. This week she tells us about the science behind motivation. Then Al & Jeff talk about Drew Brees and share their opinions on NFL rookie QBs…
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#35: Humility-A Powerful But Misunderstood Virtue
The next series of podcasts… It's been a while since my last Word for the Week Podcast. I've started a new format featuring input from some really neat people I've gotten to know. I'll start each podcast with a devotional "word for the week," and then follow it up with different segments each…
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Religious Border Crossing-Conclusion [Podcast #34]
In our final podcast, Pete and Brian talk about our own challenges with engaging with other religions. How can we remain passionately Christian while still humbly interacting with those of other faiths? We talk about some of the lessons we learned interacting with other religions and some of the...
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Religious Border Crossing-Islam [Podcast #33]
Islam is at the forefront of inter-religious thought in America for the last two decades. We bring a lot of baggage to this conversation and it makes it very difficult to understand the religion from the point of view of practitioners. This is again a 101 level discussion between Pete and Brian...
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Religious Border Crossing-Buddhism [Podcast #32]
In the United States we are inundated with subtle references to Buddhism. Whether it is a bumper sticker that says, "My Karma Ran Over Your Dogma," or Hollywood stars talking about their Zen practices, we hear bits of Buddhist practice often taken out of context. This podcast is a conversation...
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Religious Border Crossing-Hinduism [Podcast #31]
For Westerners there may be no more confusing religion than Hinduism. With its plethora of gods, lack of orthodoxy, and strange practices, Hinduism is an enigma. This is another discussion about the basics of this religion claiming over a billion adherents in the world (primarily in India). Find...
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Religious Border Crossing-What is Religion Anyway? [Podcast #30]
Pete and Brian talk on how we understand religion. In this podcast you will hear some definitions of religion and some ways to analyze them. At the center is the framework presented by Stephen Prothero in God Is Not One. At its core, we start to understand religions by finding out what they see…
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#29: What Makes a Person Resilient? World-renowned Expert Explains
Have you ever wondered what it is that enables some people to endure extreme adversity, and then be able bounce back from it? World-renowned author, speaker, and professor, Dr. Glenn Schiraldi, calls that special ingredient "resilience." The recent movie Unbroken about WWII veteran and Japanese...
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Because the life you lead is the legacy you'll leave, this show is dedicated to the intentional life.
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