Practical Steps to Achieving Your Goals

It’s a new year and with a new year many of us will be setting new goals. We all want to make 2024 our best year yet and many of us wonder if this will actually be the year we are able to do it.  Coach Molly Claire is here to talk you through five very practical steps to make sure your goals come to fruition and that you can do it in a way that is uniquely yours. Far too often when setting goals we try to do it the way someone else has and we end up failing.  Molly’s steps to achieving goals are focused around doing it the way that works for you. It’s almost a sure proof way to make sure you accomplish anything you set your mind to.

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Understanding Political News Bias

Our “Stick With It” series on the Top of Mind podcast continues with journalist Isaac Saul, founder of the daily political newsletter Tangle. He talks about why it’s so hard to find unbiased political news and what news consumers can do about it. He also shares a “Stick With It” story about moderating a conversation between two guests with opposing views on the Israel/Hamas conflict that got so heated one of the guests demanded Tangle not release the interview. What happened next strengthened Saul’s belief in the power of tough conversations.

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1 Nephi 11–15

In this episode we'll talk about 1 Nephi chapters eleven through fifteen. We’ll review how Nephi was confused about some of the elements of his father’s dream, and then sought divine help, receiving great knowledge as a result. We’ll contrast his approach with that of Laman and Lemuel, who sought no help, and therefore remained frustrated. We’ll discuss how these examples highlight the principle of emotional resilience known as personal competence. We’ll talk about how we are all capable of improving our mental health situations, but this has to begin with a belief that we can do something about it. 

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His 10-Year Prodigal Journey and Search For Meaning

This is the incredible true story of Randall Jensen, and his 10-year quest for truth and meaning as a young man growing up amidst the uncertainty and chaos of the Vietnam war. Randall's story is a testament to the fact that God is aware of each of us, and has a purpose and a plan for our lives.

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Trauma and Healing

This week on In Good Faith, host Steve is joined by Melissa Inouye and David Peters. Both guests discuss the idea of Sacred Struggles: trying times with a higher emphasis and draw to God. They also both draw parallels between the Christian Crucifixion and their own lives. Inouye and Peters are both published authors on the topic and we loved speaking to and learning from them.

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