Tony Wheeler dot Net
By Tony Wheeler dot Net
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Podcast Description
One guy's thoughts about life, discipleship, and other mysteries
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CleanToil Radio Episode #2 — Setting Goals | Toil Radio Episode #2 -- Setting Goals In this, the very second episode of Toil Radio, I talk a bit about what I learned from Three Time WCW World Television Champion Marc Mero. Setting goals in life is important. Goals in your work life are even more important. Take a few minutes to write down your work/life goals. Where do you want to go? What do you want to accomplish? Plaster those goals where you can see them! Love to hear your goals. Chime in and share! | 8/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanToil Radio: Creating Meaningful Work Episode #1 | Toil Radio: Creating Meaningful Work Episode #1! So glad you have joined me for this inaugural podcast of Toil Radio: Creating Meaningful Work! I hope we can explore what that means together, learning from each other, and then doing the things we love to make the world a better place to live! | 8/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanToil: The Search for Meaning | âThat everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil-this is the gift of God.â Ecclesiates 3:13 Toil is a word that isn't used much anymore. For those of you (as I did) who think that toil is another four letter word for work, take a second to think about how the word used to be used. You see, in the good old days (think before electricity and English with thees and thous) toil meant something deeper. Toil was used, according to Miriam-Webster, to describe a battle or struggle. I find it very interesting that these words would be used to describe what we would now translate as 'work'. Quite fitting, if you ask me! Moreover, toil can also be described in it's verb form as, "to proceed laboriously; advance or move with painful effort or difficulty". I don't know about you, but just the thought of toiling makes me tired! Seriously, though, how often do we (I) want the easy road when it comes to work? For me, I want a 40 hour work week with 8 hour days or to be self employed with the freedom to use my time as I see fit. I want to say that I would be happy then, but truth-be-told, I'd still find something to whine about. Toiling isn't easy. It is often painful. It is work and takes work. If we are supposed to find satisfaction in our toiling, as the wise author of Ecclesiastes suggests, then how is that accomplished in light of what toiling actually is? In all honesty, there have been very few times in my life where I have found satisfaction/meaning in my daily toil. I can vividly picture the places and people that I toiled alongside and served that brought that satisfaction. I believe, friends, that is called the sweet spot. If you're anything like me, you remember a time where you hit your sweet spot. You remember the sights, sounds, and smells of those moments. You remember the feeling of true satisfaction of a 'job well done'. You remember truly feeling alive.In that moment, you found your meaning. Can you go back there? Can you work in that sweet spot? Why or why not? That, my friends, is the meaning of toil. Now go find your sweet spot! I'd love to hear your story. Please feel free to chime in! Â | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOrganic Cube Farming With Dwight Schrute | I've been consuming SO MUCH stuff lately regarding entrepreneurship, career, and all that surrounds those areas. It is kind of funny because a few years ago I was diving into this whole arena, but from a different angle with some different business opportunities (which I still pay for every month...Dave Ramsey calls this 'Stupid Tax'), and I really had no idea what I was doing. One of the guys that I have been learning a ton from is Kevin Miller, who runs a community called Free Agent Underground. In one of his latest blog posts/podcasts he talks about the dichotomy that exists between the painful laughter caused by shows like The Office and comics like Dilbert and the valiance of the epic stories that portray the 'above the law' guy and 'heroes'. We are drawn to epic stories, filled with adventure, intrigue, and danger, but then on Monday morning we head back to the cube farm to live out our Dilbert fantasy. Yesterday, as my wife and I were discussing life, love, and other mysteries, she kept going back to one point. She has a difficult time understanding if it is a man thing to have at least a portion of your identity tied to what you do to earn your living. When she worked outside the home, she said she was content to go to her job, earn her paycheck, then go home and do things that she wanted to do. My issue with that is that I can't get back those 8 hours I just spent doing something that I don't love. As long as she has known me, and frankly for as long as I've known myself, I've struggled with this very issue. Currently, I'm a card carrying member of the Organic Cube Farming Association of America. Personality wise, I'm probably somewhere between a Jim Halpert and David Brent from The Office UK. But, I am not what I do for money. Far from it. Am I good at what I do? I'd say I'm good, but there is always room for improvement. I'm not sure it is an identity issue. I'm a lot of things, but Organic Cube Farmer is far from what I'd identify myself as. For me, it is a values issue. I value my time, energy, and talents so much more than to simply give them away for a few silver coins. I want to do something with my time that adds value to the world, something that helps others in their 0wn journey. What about you? What is holding you back from living the epic adventure that you dream of? Are you content, like my wife, to simply get money for your time so then later you can do whatever you want? I'd love to hear your thoughts..chime in! Until next time... | 8/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMen are From Mars | Men are from Mars. There, I said it. To the ladies out there, this may seem like an obvious statement. Fact, even. The dudes aren't so sure. You see, here is the issue. The dudes have no clue! After our gourmet feast this afternoon, my wife and I were discussing some really serious things. Big things. Dreams, visions, goals. Life threatening things. I was attempting to convey all of the dreams, visions, and goals that I have inside me. She was attempting to understand and then draw more information out. I didn't have it. In that moment, I sincerely felt like I was from Mars, attempting to win the fair maiden's affection. Here is the issue: We're speaking a different language. I'm pretty cerebral. I visualize ideas, plans, goals. I have a very broad idea of which direction I'm headed and a general idea of how to get there. Map? I don't need no stinkin' map! My wife, while she is very creative and right brained, she is also very literal. She needs the actual picture or action plan before her so that she can understand what is going on. At this stage in the game, I don't have the total picture. I'm okay with that. I'm okay with the 30,000 foot view, whereas she needs/wants the minutiae. She wants to know how she can help and I literally have no idea other than to keep feeding me. When mapping out the next stage of life, I'm finding that it is important to take some language lessons. Learning to speak in such a way that paints the picture for the fair maiden is important. If she can't understand where I am headed, how can anyone else? What language do you need to learn today? Whom do you need to communicate with to help YOU understand where YOU are going? As always, I'm here for you. I'd be glad to chat, text, tweet, whatever...Just reach out! | 8/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Episodes |
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