Finishing Well Conversations

Believing he was nearing death after two years of an undiagnosed illness, Ricky wrote a final letter to his adult sons from his hospital bed. With no answers and no help in sight, the experience deeply reshaped his view of life, death, and what it means to finish well.

Drew talks us through a season of confusion and discouragement and how counseling got him back on track in his life, marriage, and career. He shares how his desire to Finish Well was at risk and how learning to be transparent was the key to helping him get back on track.

Chris wakes up every day to face an enormous range of responsibilities including being the CEO & President of Leadline Performance Marketing, Board member of QuikTrip, Elder at his church, and leading his family. He offers some practical advice for men who want to stay engaged to the very end so that they can finish well.

Key Topics include finding how to live again after the murder of his 3 grandsons, being a leader who lost his way, the battles most men face, and re-tooling so that he can finish well.My connection to Paul is that he was my pastor and boss for 16 years. He also performed my wedding ceremony and has counseled my wife and myself over the years in our marriage. He served as a pastor in various churches for over 40 years. He now focuses on helping dying churches find the next best steps and he and his wife Linda speak to groups using their story to help others who are going grief.

Key Topics include pornography, broken relationships, real issues most men face, and the journey of change in order to finish well.30 years ago, Brett shared with me that he had been on a 2 year journey of breaking his porn addiction and repairing his marriage. Fast forward to today, he is now the founder of Changing Lanes Ministry which is devoted to helping people of all ages find freedom in Biblical sexual integrity by providing support and restoration.  It is truly an amazing ministry with hundreds of success stories about God redeeming people out of a place of Brokenness.

Key Topics include how to focus on purpose in your 80's, battling a lifetime of anger, what happens when your competency outpaces your character, and keys to finishing well. Over lunch, Dave and I discovered that we both admire the writings of Bobby Clinton. Since then we have become friends and share a passion for leadership and coaching others. Dave talks about how anger over the years could have easily derailed him from his desire of finishing well.

Key topics include loving being over 70, what it feels like to have over 100,000 people go through your YOD workbook, surviving a dark time of thinking about just ending it all.Dave has been mentoring me for over 35 years. He is a master coach and the founder of youronedegree.com. Check it out!Dave shares about a time in his life when he was really struggling and thanks to a friend who didn't give up on him, he course corrected and got back on the path to finishing well.This conversation is filled with pearls of wisdom for anyone that deeply desires to live an intentional life.