Seemingly Ordinary Podcast
On the surface, the guests of this podcast are seemingly ordinary. And yet, they have great stories and ideas, and they’ve done great things. New episodes every Tuesday.
186. Stacie Brown Homeschools Seven Extraordinary Kids, Part i
Stacie Brown's seven kids perform above grade level, start their own businesses, do workworking, leatherworking, and can make knives. Why are her kids so diversely skilled and active? Why do they love to be outside and read? What makes them get along so well with...
185. Difficult People and Money, and Financial Crisis: Marriage Therapist Adam Clement Discusses Personal Finance, Part II
Adam Clement is a successful entrepreneur who leads a team. He is also a licensed marriage therapist who helps couples--although, he helps many others with many things. In this episode, we discuss dealing with: people who are too tight with money, people who are too...
184. Can Money Buy Happiness? Adam Clement, Marriage Therapist, on Personal Finance, Part I
Marriage therapist Adam Clement also is a successful entrepreneur who leads a team and helps others get profitable. We discuss two things: Can money buy happiness, and what is most useful about Dave Ramsey's way of living life? (This episode was recorded on Feb....
183. Caroline Burkard Starts Over
After achieving her life's dream of becoming a TV reporter, Caroline Burkard lived through a hurricane and found herself devastated by it. What do you after you achieve your wildest dream--only to have it ripped from you? With grace and tenacity, you start over....
182. Caroline Burkard and the Hurricane
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181. Mike Coy–Athlete, Coach, Author, Public Speaker–Battles Cancer, and Wins
Before Mike Coy’s father passed, he said, “Make a Difference, Son.” That credo has led Mike, a lifelong athlete and a former baseball coach with 3 Texas State Championships and 1 National Championship, to now urging men to take care better care of their health. Never...
180. Sammy Kopecky on Leadership, Faith, and Taking Your Life in a New Direction
179. Sam Dierberger, Part IV of IV: We Both Want a Deeper Connection with God
In this concluding episode, Sam and I discuss religion, and he continues to mesmerize me with great stories. Don't miss this excellent conversation, in which Sam puts my brain in high gear. Sam's podcast, "Those Film Nerds," is available on YouTube and...
178. Sam Dierberger, Part III of IV: Sam’s Album, Religion, and Some Great Stories
The well-read Sam Dierberger joins me to discuss his album, tell me some great stories, and he begins to explain what he really thinks about God. (This episode was recorded on Jan. 20, 2024.)
177. Sam Dierberger, Part II of IV: His 700-page Novel about Life, the World, and Everything
In this wide-ranging conversation with Sam Dierberger, a brilliant senior from Rockhurst University, we discuss his 700 page novel, the crazy real-life stories that inspired it, religion, how Sam’s had his worldview severely challenged, and much, much more. Sam is a...