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SF #269 – Talk Love to Me, Baby

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sf-269-talk-love-to-me-baby-album-art-ar“Falling in love is easy.  Staying in love—that’s the challenge!  How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life?”

If you’ve ever wondered what to do when the romance wanes and all that remains are two people in a relationship, then this is the Success Freaks episode for you.  Why is it such a struggle to share love with one another once the feelings begin to ebb just a bit?  And, now we learn we might not be speaking the right Love Language when we do try!  Listen in as Mordant & Kirsten wade through this lingual lagoon and discuss Dr. Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages.  It’s Episode 269 – what better reason could there be to… Talk Love to Me, Baby!? [Read more…]

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SF #268 – The Life Questions Game

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sf-268-the-life-questions-game-album-art-arLife is full of questions.  Today we bounce some of these questions off of each other.  Check out this fun and thought provoking game and play along!

Join in on our Life Questions Game, as we delve into many different topics during this show.  Today we ask each other many questions about life that are both thought provoking and interesting.  You will learn from us, cry with us and start to ask questions of yourself that will cause you to stretch your comfort zone and level up your life.  Stay tuned till the end to get a special “British Accent” version of the show with Mordant & Kirsten. [Read more…]

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SF #236 – Learning Curves Ahead

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SF #236 - Warning! Learning Curves Ahead - ALBUM ART-ARMordant & McFall discuss how members of our inner circle are the ones who take the brunt of our learning curves. They see what seems like hypocrisy, get the religious anger of our failings as we learn, and hopefully stay strong to the other side.  Learning is the most dangerous game of all – even for those watching from the sidelines.

Mordant adopts a country twang while Charles asks if “you have seen a whole new world?” after listening to the prior two episodes.  The gang reminds us how they are battling in the trenches with us.  We all have to adapt to the learning curve of life and realize our inner circle is going to take the brunt of it while we struggle for air.  To counter this, we all need to work on communicating and “adulting” effectively.  You will get some relationship advice along the way as well as being reminded that time is precious.  It’s time to cut yourself some slack and create space for riding out the learning curve. [Read more…]

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SF #192 – Why Me? Spiritual Evolution!

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Ever wonder why bad things always happen to you?  You’re doing everything basically right, but still things go consistently wrong.  Are you unlucky…or is God actually out to get you?  It’s enough to make you lift your head to the heavens and scream “Why Me?”  And then that still, small voice (whether from up above or those earbuds connected to your mp3 player) whispers “Spiritual Evolution!”  Is that it?  Is that really why you keep high steppin’ it into life’s fertilizer more commonly known as “your problems”?  Why, yes.  Yes it is.

This episode, Mordant & McFall tackle the pitfalls that occur on the road to success.  Why do hard challenges happen in life?  Often because you asked for them.  Whether to shed some light on things you could do better or to help you Level Up Your Life, remember – Dark Days Bring Bright Opportunities.  Life’s challenges are the best path your Spiritual Evolution.  Tune in to hear the details of how your Level Up Guys deal with the hard times in their lives and what they have learned from them. [Read more…]

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SF #189 – I Love Me, I Love Me Not

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In the season of love we find ourselves focused on what other people think – about us, our relationship status, our place in life, and many other things that don’t truly matter.  But, what about that all-important love that all too often get’s missed – self love?  Is it selfish or narcissistic to nurture and love yourself?  Can you even love others if you can’t love yourself first?

Hot off the St. Valentine’s Day holiday, Mordant & McFall discuss what it means to love as well as some of the pitfalls that come along with being in love.  Join in for an episode all about what should matter most – what you think about, and how you show love to…yourself. [Read more…]

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SF #181 – Happy Holidaze 2014

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‘Tis the season to be…grumpy?  During this holiday season, do you find yourself spouting Bah Humbug more often than Merry Christmas?  Do thoughts of family dinners this Christmas Holiday stir up more feelings of dread than visions of sugarplums dancing in your…well, you know.  If you find yourself in a quandary about Kwanzaa, a huff about Hanukkah, or exasperated about X-mas, then this is the show for you.

With a birthday just past and Christmas around the corner (when this episode was recorded), Mordant & McFall tackle the slippery slope of the Holiday Spirit and the meaning(s) of Christmas.  Is Santa Claus truly for everyone… or only the less-enlightened, more materially-minded masses looking to horn in on a religious holiday?  Your Level Up Guys go back and forth on this one, chucking Christmas cheer and tongue-in-cheek tinsel all over the Holiday Season.  Give a listen and decide for yourself whether they are being Naughty or Nice.

Happy Holidaze & God Bless Us, Every One!!! [Read more…]

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SF #180 – Would you Rather be Brilliant or Inspired?

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This week on Facebook.com/SuccessFreaks, Charles asked the question Would you Rather be Brilliant or Inspired?  First off, what’s the difference if any between the two?  Are we just arguing semantics here or is it anything like Would you Rather be Lucky or Good?  While one aspect taps into personal abilities and the other divine gifts, how does one choose?  Is there a constant right or wrong for each individual or does each work best situationally?

Confused?  Give a listen to this episode and let Mordant & McFall help you sort this out.  Both have strong ideas about whether being Brilliant or Inspired is better case by case.  With more written listener interaction than you can shake a metaphor at, this episode promises to both edify and entertain you.  By the end you will have a much clearer understand on the what, when, and how of whether You Would Rather be Brilliant or Inspired. [Read more…]

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SF #178 – No Time Like the Present

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With so many things happening in your life, you often lose sight of what’s most important.  Remaining present will bring clarity in the midst of chaos giving you the tools you need to not only survive, but to thrive.  Remember, it’s called a present because it’s a gift you give yourself.  Staying present not only allows you laser-beam focus on whatever task may be at hand, but also gifts you with the ability to enjoy the richness of life happening around you.

In this episode, Mordant & McFall discuss remaining present as a salve to any emotional pain you might be experiencing.  Rather than dwelling on your most recent loss, often it is best to concentrate on what remains immediately front of you.  Staying present helps keep you balanced and grounded – no matter the storm of chaos raging around you.

Also discussed in this episode are your Level Up Guys joining BlogTalkRadio and the recent Star Wars teaser trailer.  All this and more on Success Freaks. [Read more…]

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SF #175 – When In Doubt, Give First

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Want more Communication, Quality Time, Love in your Relationship?  Not getting what you think you deserve, but you don’t want to be the one to make the first move?  Perhaps it’s time to put that way of thinking behind you and be the changes you want to see.  It’s easy to give love when you’re already receiving it in abundance.  But, what about in the face of indifference?  Or, worse, hostility?  Can you Give love even in the face of that?  Would you be willing to make the first move, to Give First, if that is what it takes to get things rolling?  What if it’s up to you to make the first move?  Trick question…because it is.

In this special Veterans Day episode of Success Freaks, Mordant & McFall share some of what they’re learning about waking a sleepy relationship from it’s apathy nap.  In a relationship, learn to focus on giving more than what you may or may not be receiving.  It’s up to you to make a difference in your own life, so:

Be the Change.

Make a Difference.

Give First. [Read more…]

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SF #174 – Do Your Due Diligence and Excel

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Working to excel in this life, do you do your due diligence?  Are you willing to put in the effort required now in order to make sure your business, goal, and/or relationship smoothly sails forward later?  If you are wanting things to grow/expand/explode and in a good way in your life, you might find you are going to have to put in some sweat equity early on to set things up to go that way.  And, that’s what this episode is about: doing your due diligence, those things you need to do, to excel in life.

Mordant discovers that by putting a day’s worth of effort into setting up several Excel spreadsheets, he can streamline calculations that would normally take him hours on his own.  In this episode of Success Freaks, both he and McFall discuss what it takes to set yourself up to succeed – both the struggles and pay off of.

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