Steadfast Life Podcast

We’ve got a few more days of waiting to find out if we’re having a boy or a girl, so we’re taking this opportunity to look at some of the mindset strategies surrounding expectations, control, and disappointment.

Especially that disappointment is 100% determined by expectation ...but does that make expectations bad?  Or is disappointment actually okay?

Don’t miss the gender reveal coming soon!!

Whit and Jake are Christian Life Coaches at Steadfast Life Coaching.  We bridge the gap between the secular wisdom of the self-help world and the transformative power of faith in Jesus.

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Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, remain Steadfast. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Steadfast ...immovable ...unwavering.  What images do these conjure up in your mind?  Maximus Meridius from Gladiator?  William Wallace from Braveheart?  Maybe an image of Moses and his staff leaning forward with supernatural strength against an insurmountable force?

Nah - I don’t find these so great.  

Join in my trying on a different approach to rise up to tha challenge that Paul offers in 1st Corinthians.

There’s an incredibly common message in the growth community that you don’t need to know “The How” - It is a POWERFUL message that combats the belief that we need to know exactly what to do in order to do anything properly.  

There’s a subtle other, and less talked about twist on this though.  Thinning that you DO know how ...often followed by, “And I am not capable!”

I quietly suffered with this lie in my head for a few years after a vasectomy.  I was incapable of offering Whit the family she wanted, I was outside of God's plan for our marriage, and I had blown it with a selfish decision.  And it felt so true because “I know exactly how pregnancy happens ...and I’m not capable.

Or maybe - I don’t know as much as I think I do and when I see an impossible situation I will expect God to do a miracle.

This is probably the 3rd most common myth we hear on a daily basis ...If I’m nice to myself, I’ll let myself off the hook and I’ll become complacent, lazy, and stagnant.

I’d try to be more gentle and open minded with this  ...but it’s just plain false!!

Try this little thought experiment: 

Think about that grade school teacher that you loved ...that you STILL smile when you think about.  Think about the love of learning that was lit up inside you.  Possibly only to be snuffed out by some power hungry overbearing taskmaster who could never be pleased a few years later.

Now ...which teacher are you choosing to be when you talk to you?  And what is the justification for that again?  Effectiveness???

After a vasectomy reversal, Jake was looking for exercise and the ONLY option was to walk slowly.  Jake decided to use the time for meditation and before long he fell in love with the practice and continued the daily practice for an entire year.

In this episode, Jake explains how 365 days of meditation and walking by the lake with Jesus has impacted his life.

The biggest take away? ...the PEACE!

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Whit Summited Mt. Langley ...PREGNANT

Whit and I had just returned from a fast paced 60 mile backpacking trip in the Sierras where Whit had noticed her body doing some strange things:

Waves of nausea

Dizzy spells

Easily fatigued

It was interesting ...but all could be chalked up to the elevations we reached on the trip.  And then we got the results of the pregnancy test!!!

With about 60 hours before her next trip, we had to keep cool heads and make some high stakes choices.  This is the story we weren't sharing with social media that weekend

Whit and Jake are Christian Life Coaches at Steadfast Life Coaching.  We bridge the gap between the secular wisdom of the self help world and the transformative power of faith in Jesus.

In this video series they answer YOUR questions for your entertainment as well as your growth.

How do you set realistic goals?

Every time I get honest about the goals I REALLY want in my life I just blow them off because they’re so unrealistic, but the realistic goals don’t get me excited about the life they create - how do I bridge the gap?

How do you eat healthy when you have young kids eating with you?

The kids only eat chicken nuggets or mac n cheese - I’m trying to reduce processed food and carbs - what do I do, just wait until they move out?

Great questions!!  These are Whit and Jake’s answers...

Would you like to have Whit and Jake by your side as you build the consistency required to live as big as you secretly want to?  Start here: https://www.steadfastlifecoaching.com

In this video series they answer YOUR questions for your entertainment as well as your growth.

Sometimes I make a plan and I’m pumped to follow it ...but then I forget.  How do you remember stuff you’re not used to doing?

The thing about a plan is that it often has to do with changing an old pattern - well the thing about patterns is that you probably find yourself doing them without much thought.  So how do you remember to do something different after you decide to?

How do you dress to work from home?

Business casual?  Pajamas on the lower half?  Costumes?  What’s the deal?

Great questions!!  These are Whit and Jake’s answers...

Would you like to have Whit and Jake by your side as you build the consistency required to live as big as you secretly want to?  Start here: https://www.steadfastlifecoaching.com

Whit and Jake are Life Coaches and owners at Steadfast Life Coaching.  In this video series they answer YOUR questions for your entertainment as well as your growth.

When it comes time to plan ...I DON’T!!  What does the planning process look like for you two?

It can be really hard to be successful following a plan when you don’t even have one!!  But how can you make a plan when you don’t know what to do?  Or what the day will bring?  Or what you’ll feel like doing at that time?

...and why would I take time out of the ACTION I’m already taking just to make a plan to take more action??

Great questions!!  These are Whit and Jake’s answers...

Would you like to have Whit and Jake by your side as you build the consistency required to live as big as you secretly want to?  Start here: https://www.steadfastlifecoaching.com

In this video series they answer YOUR questions for your entertainment as well as your growth.

How do I know the difference between quitting and simplifying/focusing?

Do you ever have those moments where it feels a little irresponsible to have peace because there is so much on the line?  If your performance increases with peace, it would be really nice to access your peace in these moments too!!

Why do you guys go backpacking every year?

Why choose this life?

Would you like to have Whit and Jake by your side as you build the consistency required to live as big as you secretly want to?  Start here: https://www.steadfastlifecoaching.com