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Jake Harriman: Building a More United America (ep. 924)

Jake Harriman is a former Marine, founder of Nuru International and a leader who has dedicated his life to serving others. After first joining us in 2018, he returns to s

The Gift of Waiting (Monday Moment ep. 923)

Math. Running. Swimming. Recalling names. Remembering birthdays. Paying parking tickets. This is a partial list of things I'm terrible at. For a far longer and more compr

Laura Wifler: Making Room for Grief and Joy (ep. 922)

Laura Wifler is a bestselling author, poet and co-founder of Risen Motherhood who finds beauty in life's mix of brokenness and joy. Her daughter, who has intellectual dis

What One Year of SOUL ON FIRE Has Taught Me (Monday Moment ep. 921)

Anniversaries give us permission to do something we rarely allow ourselves to do: Stop racing forward, turn around and look back at the road we've traveled. They invite

Wayne Connell: Seeing Beyond Invisible Disabilities (ep. 920)

Wayne Connell is the founder of Invisible Disabilities Association, an organization he launched 30 years ago after watching his wife, Sherri, navigate debilitating illnes

The Miracles All Around Us (Monday Moment ep. 919)

"Do you still believe in miracles?" A smattering of hands went up when I asked that question at a leadership conference last week. Surprised by how few, I tried a dif

Ron Johnson: Lessons from Steve Jobs, Apple and Starting Over (ep. 918)

Ron Johnson helped transform the way the world shops. As the creator of the Apple Store, he worked alongside Steve Jobs to build a welcoming retail experience centered on

The Wisdom of The Serenity Prayer (Monday Moment ep. 917)

Reading the headlines, there are plenty of reasons to lose hope for tomorrow and slip into anxiety today. Warring nations. Rising prices. Teetering financial markets. Pol

Longevity Expert Lynda Gratton on Living the 100-Year Life (ep. 916)

Lynda Gratton is a renowned professor at London Business School, a global authority on the future of work and longevity, and the author of 11 books, including her latest,

Say Yes. Show Up. Come Back. Bring Friends. (Monday Moment ep. 915)

Years ago, I sat in the back of church and heard a simple challenge:  Say 'yes' to opportunities where your life can be used for good. At the time, I had no idea where

Neil Taylor: 107 Questions to Preserve Your Family History (ep. 914)

Neil Taylor is the founder of Me and My Old Man, a project that helps families preserve the voices and life stories of their aging parents. After losing his dad, Patrick,

The Measure of Your Value (Monday Moment ep. 913)

The final day of filming SOUL ON FIRE began before 5 a.m. on Friday. It ended 19 hours later, getting home after midnight. It was a beautiful, exhausting, unforgettable

Ben Kjar: The Defining Choice to Stand Out (ep. 912)

Ben Kjar was born with Crouzon syndrome, a rare craniofacial condition, and has endured painful surgeries, relentless bullying and the weight of being underestimated. And

Jump In (Monday Moment ep. 911)

Eleven years ago, I stood in a swimming pool with my arms stretched toward my three-year-old daughter. Grace was learning to swim. She stood on the edge of the pool, blon

Elizabeth Svoboda: The Art of Pacing (ep. 910)

Elizabeth Svoboda is an award-winning science journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Scientific American. In her latest book, T

What If Perfect Isn't the Point? (Monday Moment ep. 909)

With summer winding down and our two oldest boys preparing to leave for college, I could feel the familiar pull of time. The family dinners, random conversations and beau

Danny Bader: What Six Minutes of Death Taught Him About Living (ep. 908)

Danny Bader is a near-death survivor and bestselling author who inspires others to live with greater joy and purpose. In 1992, a workplace accident sent 8,000 volts throu

The Real Gift of Awe (Monday Moment ep. 907)

The first time I saw the Rocky Mountains, my dad looked over at me and asked, "What do you think?" We were standing along the Continental Divide in Colorado, watching t

Sandi E. Smith: How Opening Her Home Healed Her Heart (ep. 906)

Sandi E. Smith is remarkable proof that our past may shape us, but it does not have to define us. After enduring a nomadic childhood marked by poverty, abuse and unimagin

You Are Not Alone (Monday Moment ep. 905)

As a child, I spent months in the hospital. The pain was constant and hopelessness sometimes crept in. But one of the things that broke through my fear and isolation was