007 – Calibrating our Physical Fitness: Managing Stress and Anxiety Through Exercise

007 – Calibrating our Physical Fitness: Managing Stress and Anxiety Through Exercise

In this episode, David and Donna consider the calibration of our physical lives, the importance of exercise in managing stress and anxiety, and how it is important to maintaining energy levels necessary to fulfill long-range vision. Modeling physical fitness is an important part of spiritual leadership, and this episode will give you practical pointers for both lifting your level and that of those you love and lead.

Exercise continues to be an important component of David and Donna’s life journey toward wholeness and living the joyful life.

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006 – Cultivating Right Thinking and Leading Out of a Positive Mindset

006 – Cultivating Right Thinking and Leading Out of a Positive Mindset

We have to have right and positive thinking before we can live, lead, and love the way God intended. In this episode of the Calibrate Life Podcast, David and Donna talk about calibrating our thinking to lift ourselves and to coach and mentor those we love and lead. If you think negatively, you will get negative results, but if you cultivate right thinking, you will realize God-possibilities.

Neither of us subscribe to a “positive thinking” theology, but neither do we anchor in a negative theology. Our thinking has to be positively calibrated before we can pursue a life of joy and live, lead, and love the way God intended. When we embrace reality from a positive perspective, it calibrates us for a powerful life and ministry.

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005 – Building a Joyful Life: How to Structure Your Life to Fulfill Your Passions

005 – Building a Joyful Life: How to Structure Your Life to Fulfill Your Passions

Living a joyful life requires the passionate pursuit of the things most important to us. In this podcast, David and Donna talk about structuring your life to fulfill your passions. We can’t get caught up in strategy, because strategies should simply serve our passions; rather, we should joyfully pursue building into our lives the things necessary to fulfill what is in our hearts.

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Our Journey, Our Transitions, and Our Transformation

Our Journey, Our Transitions, and Our Transformation

I am going to stop looking for the finish line; rather, I’m going to live life as though it never ends. I will be mindful of seasons and transitions and will observe and honor them. Death is merely one of the certain transitions, but life is forever.

One of my core values is keeping my focus on eternity, the things that go on forever. It brings perspective to the true importance of things. Yes, some temporary things are very important, for instance, the condition of our physical bodies, taking care of our environment, and the joys we experience on this journey; but, keeping an eternal perspective is important to living a joyful life. (more…)

004 – Five Essential Elements for Living a Joyful Life and Living Life to the Fullest

004 – Five Essential Elements for Living a Joyful Life and Living Life to the Fullest

What are five essential elements for living a joyful life and living life to the fullest. In this episode of the Calibrate Life Podcast David and Donna discuss how living with passion, pursuing healthy relationships, adequately resourcing our vision, staying healthy and energetic, and being productive really does lift us in our commitment to living a joyful life.

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