Are You Tolerant? – Todd Stocker.com

I’m a word guy.  I like to dig down to their original meanings, references and applications within history. With the battle and ensuing confusion of clashing belief systems in politics, religion and general life choices, enter the ’T’ word — ‘Tolerance’.   I hear this word tossed around like a water balloon at a kids summer

008: 3 Ways To Overcome Fear – Podcast – Todd Stocker.com

Show Notes: (Audio attached at the end of the post) Listener Question: “Todd, sometimes, I seemed to be paralyzed by fear.  I have things in life that I want to do but I’m always thinking that it might not work out or I’m afraid to even take a first step.  I want to believe that

When Evil Goes On Live TV – Todd Stocker.com

Just a normal live broadcast for reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.  They loved what they did and this past week, they died doing it.  A former employee and co-worker raised slinked onto the shot and murdered the two of them and injured a third. I couldn’t believe the evil.  It was meticulous and

007: One Secret To Breaking Procrastination – Todd Stocker.com

Show Notes: (Audio attached at the end of the post) Procrastination means to put something off that you simply don’t want to do. All of us procrastinate but there is one simple secret to breaking procrastination — Cracking The Egg. Why we procrastinate: Twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. Procrastinators are made not

Abortion That Pays – Todd Stocker.com

I’ve not commented on the video’s that have come out recently about Planned Parenthood and their abortion goals.  Mostly because there are plenty who already have and I’d be echoing the same voice.  Yet the most recent video released by the Center for Medical Progress is so horrifying that I can’t let it go.  The

006: Getting Kids Ready For Back To School Part 2 – Todd Stocker.com

This is part 2 of an interview with Tracey Steivang, life coach and consultant from Winn Coaching.School begins in a few weeks.  In my interview with life coach, Tracey Steivang, give awesome tips to make this the best “back to school” you’ve had ever!  This is part two of the interview. Tracey says that setting goals is vitally

How To Know Your Future – Todd Stocker.com

I’ve always been a future thinker.  Some would say too much so.  Now, I don’t dwell on the past and I enjoying living the experiences of the present.   The future, however, fascinates me.  It is ‘coming up’ which in and of itself tempts me with mysteries yet to be experienced.   Some have said you

005: Getting Kids Ready For Back To School Part 1 – Todd Stocker.com

School begins in a few weeks.  In my interview with life coach, Tracey Steivang, give awesome tips to make this the best “back to school” you’ve had ever!  This is part one of a two part interview. Links: Audible.com Tracey Steivang – Winn Coaching and Consulting Back To School Prayer Guide For Parents – A guide

I Crossed A Line – Handling Change – Todd Stocker.com

Kellie and I crossed a line. It’s one that eventually, every parent crosses in one form or another.  We happened to breach it this week.   With an overpacked car stuffed of DIY Ikea knickknacks, we found ourselves driving across the great plains of the midwest to drop off my baby girl at college.  She’s our

004: A Life Changing Formula – Todd Stocker.com

Most people feel they have no control over their lives. That’s not true! You have an incredible power called ‘response’ — life changing response.  In this episode, I help you take back your life by giving you a formula for life change. Links: Audible.com Prudential commercial E+R=O – The Events happen.  My Response determines the

Why I’m Sick Of The Church Bashing And You Should Be Too – Todd Stocker.com

I heard another rant recently.  This one on the lack of relevance that the church has in today’s society.  The ‘rager’ relentlessly blabbed on about the large percentage of young people leaving the church and the impending ‘death of Christianity’ in the United States.   I get it.  Church attendance has been declining over the

003: How To Silence The Naysayers – Todd Stocker.com

We all encounter difficult people in life, especially when we are seeking to take a step forward.  They are the naysayers who come up with reasons why your dream won’t work.  Today, I tell two stories about people giving up on their dreams and how you can silence the naysayers in your life.   Links:

002: 5 Ways To Balance Your Life – Todd Stocker.com

We let our lives get out of balance. From school-aged on, responsibilities add up and expectations creep in. In this episode, I share 5 ways to get your life back in balance. Show Notes: The problem that all of us face at certain points of our life is we get out of balance. From school-aged

001: The Power Of Positive Talk – Todd Stocker.com

How you talk affects everything.  If you are constantly complaining and talking about all the negative aspects of life, your attitude and even your health can be affected.  What if you simply chose to speak about the positive and not always the negative?  It can change your life. The reason I’ve become so sensitive to

Guess What ‘Mending Fences’ Means? – Todd Stocker.com

Just 3 blocks from my home are fields — acres of them.  They stretch the expanse of my vision.  Corn, beans, hay — they are all there.  As I biked through the road that bordered them, I noticed one old farmer re-twisting wire on a fence that, for sure, pre-dates the turn of the century,