Lindsey Schwartz is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and the founder of Powerhouse Women! Lindsey has two huge messages that I believe are super important for everyone; we’re not meant to do this alone (life) and we are way more powerful than we think when we’re motivated by serving others!

I’m sitting down with Dennis Gable, a graphic designer, podcast host, and Father. Dennis is the host of “Self To Society.” He was one of the inspirations for this podcast with his core belief that one our greatest human desires is to know that we are not alone. Show Notes: 0:00 - Disclaimer; If you don’t want to hear about religion, feel free to skip this one. 2:36 - Start of Podcast 4:10 - Who is Dennis Gable? 6:00 - How did I meet Dennis? 7:30 - How did traditional religion shape Dennis’ upbringing? 9:15 - Does the journey of personal growth ever end? 10:15 - How do you treat your servers at restaurants? 11:20 - Where am I, Danny Hoefelmann, at in my current spirituality? 12:50 - Telling my wife I wasn’t sure if I wanted to stay a part of my religion. 14:55 - Why you NEED to take your time with religious decisions 15:50 - What was Dennis’ role in his church and where did he think it would take him? 17:00 - What was the biggest mistake from Dennis the way his marriage ended? 18:05 - Do you have to lose everything when deconstruction your beliefs? 19:40 - What did his kids think of his beliefs changing? How early was he open with his kids? 21:45 - How did I (Danny) start to look at faith in other ways? 23:30 - Why communication with my wife is the most important part of my journey so far! 25:05 - Why I still participate in my religion even when I don’t fully believe in it? 27:15 - Dennis, the typical patriarchy role of the man in the home 30:30 - Can you have spiritual experiences outside of religion? 32:20 - Do you believe in the ”Ultimate Sin?” 33:00 - What I wish more religious people celebrated! 33:30 - What is the opposite of faith? 36:00 - Is it possible to just take the best of things you like in all religions? 39:00 - Why it’s okay to just say, “I don’t know.” 41:00 - What was the positive role of faith in Dennis’ life? 43:38 - What does he currently believe? 45:30 - What to be aware of with “I don’t know” 47:10 - “Desire is the most honest human experience.” 48:30 - How do you balance selfish personal desires and the need for self-care? 51:10 - What do affirmations look like and what does he do for self-care? 55:00 - Why do you have to lose part of yourself to grow? 58:30 - Start of Danny’s religious journey 59:45 - The two mindsets of my beliefs 1:00:56 - Can someone hold the same values and standards once they leave a religion? 1:02:10 - How to hold onto some beliefs while no longer believing in the foundation 1:03:05 - Why I feel obligated to help people who are going through hard times 1:04:55 - What makes Dennis want to run his podcast, “Self To Society” 1:06:15 - How to make sure you’re showing up in the world with Empathy 1:07:44 - What qualities do we admire most about Jesus? 1:09:40 - What I love about religion and spirituality! 1:11:30 - Why I don’t believe it’s my place to impact the testimony of others 1:12:20 - Why do humans doubt? 1:13:00 - Where does shame come from? 1:14:30 - What is the power in acknowledging guilt? 1:15:40 - Why it’s important not to demonize religion after you’ve left it! 1:18:05 - Where can you connect with Dennis Gable? 1:18:20 - What does he do everyday to make himself happy? Don’t forget to “Like” and subscribe to get notified each time a new episode is released! Connect with Dennis Gable: Instagram: @DennisGable https://www.instagram.com/dennisgable/ Or on his Website: https://www.dennisgable.com/ Connect with Danny Hoefelmann on Instagram: @TheGoodHoff https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhoff/ Join “The Good In Today” Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegoodintoday/

We're all familiar with the "Golden Rule," treat others how you want to be treated. But do we treat ourselves like that? Do you treat yourself the way you wish others would treat you or the way you wish others would treat someone you love? Sometimes we can be really hard on ourselves. On this episode, I'm talking about a lesson I learned from my wife on how to talk to yourself in a way that actually builds you up!

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Nicole Myden, the founder of The PR Concierge! Nicole is an entrepreneur who built her “perfect life” in LA over a 10-year career in PR only to have it fall apart after a 6-month marriage at 35. Today we’re talking about why you need to stop worrying about everything you “should have” accomplished by this point in your life and start focusing on what you can do today!

Today I’m diving into how to change the story you tell yourself and why that’s so important. I brought on Mitchell Hancock; a husband, father, entrepreneur, and all around good guy. Mitch has not only lived a lot of the experiences that we talk about but he also helps coach people through their problems with the companies that he’s a part of. We dove into: 1:57 - Who is Mitchell Hancock? 2:45 - When did he first realize that he had depressive habits? 4:54 - What are habits to avoid that brought on negative feelings? 7:10 - What I learned from attending an event for the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention 9:05 - When did Mitch learn about personal development and coaching? 10:05 - What happens when you identify as a “depressed” person? 12:19 - Do you believe in affirmations? 14:00 - Can affirmations help you rewire your brain? 15:00 - What questions do you ask yourself daily? Are they quality questions? 18:00 - How much did faith and spirituality play a role in Mitch’s turn around? 22:48 - When should you tell your partner about your hard times in your past? Or should you? 25:30 - Why there’s power in helping others when you’re at your lowest points! 27:11 - Why people who have been through hard things are uniquely qualified to help other people through the same situations 29:27 - What drove Mitch to a career change? 31:13 - How do you communicate your goals with your spouse? 35:05 - Are in person events necessary for personal growth? 37:24 - What can people expect if they attend, “Master Your Power Within?” 39:44 - How to integrate new skills and habits 44:10 - What is the difference between a ritual and a habit? 46:26 - What happens when you change the story that you tell yourself? Thank you so much for listening! Don’t forget to “like” and subscribe if you got any value out of this conversation! Make sure to follow Mitchell Hancock on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=mitchell%20hancock&epa=SEARCH_BOX Instagram: @mitchhancock https://www.instagram.com/mitchhancock/ Mentioned in this episode: Companies Mitch Works For: https://www.masteryourpowerwithin.com/ https://healthsyncglobal.com/ “The Ultimate Sales Machine” - Chet Holmes https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Sales-Machine-Turbocharge-Relentless/dp/1591842158/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+ultimate+sales+machine&qid=1555196874&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Mitch’s Questions that He Asks himself: http://healthsyncglobal.com/zona/ Mitch’s Daily Audio Questions: http://healthsyncglobal.com/greatness2/?fbclid=IwAR2-0CSZJpCW1BOY97qUyxFHxxKEHP2Ush082t23Qq0qj4v1g2RrIbaMQ9M

Today I'm talking about why I believe we'd all be better off if we would acknowledge that we aren't in control. There are things that we can control but we never know what life is going to throw at us. I go into what life was like when I got laid off and the lessons that it taught me: - We are capable of more than we think if we don't fight it and embrace being out of our comfort zones. - What we tie our identities to can make us or break us.

I sat down with Ashley Law, the founder of Speak Up Buttercup! Ashley is a public speaker and mental health advocate specializing in encouraging women to have self confidence through learning to love themselves the way they are RIGHT NOW! We dive into her story of competing at the highest level and being an NFL Cheerleader and then having to give it all up to handle her eating disorder that almost took her life.

There are a lot of things out there in the world today that claim they'll bring you happiness. Most of them are complete B.S.  Today I want to talk about what happiness even is and how we all try to get it. I have a personal belief that happiness is a skill. There are certain things that we can each do every single day that are proven to increase your level of happiness. Most of them are so simple that a lot of us overlook them.

No matter how bad a person's day is, I believe there is always some good in it. This is my place to highlight positive stories happening in the world today and to talk about taboo conversations that I wish more people were willing to open up about. Having struggled with mental health, this is the next step in my journey to help better understand how to overcome my struggles. I'm going to be bringing on guest who can give their expertise and use their own stories to help other people through the process.