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When You’re Down, Get Up: Finding Purpose, Courage, and Service with Chip Webster
When life knocks you down, get up. In this inspiring Plan To Be Your Best Live podcast conversation, author and business leader Chip Webster shares lessons in resilience, courage, and purpose through small acts of service and intentional action.
Men, Grief, and Resilience: Real Talk with Dan Griffin
In this conversation, author and men’s recovery leader Dan Griffin opens up about grief, miscarriage, marriage, and the real work of resilience. We talk about healthy masculinity, why “all is well” became a lifeline, and how no one gets resilient alone. If you’ve been told to “man up,” this is your permission to do something better: get honest, get support, and heal.
Men, Emotions and Real Resilience with Marchem Pfeiffer
Marchem Pfeiffer talks about men, emotions and real resilience with Rick Cram on the Plan To Be Your Best …Live podcast.
Deb Krier on Real Resilience: Energy, Advocacy, Hope
Three-time cancer survivor Deb Krier shares real-world resilience: preserving energy, saying “not today,” moving beyond “I’m fine,” advocating with doctors, and leading your tribe. Practical steps, honest stories, and hope for anyone navigating pain, illness, or high-pressure seasons—at work and in life.
From Pain to Purpose: Diana Fritz on Shifting from Self to Serve
Author Diana Fritz shares how to “rise to the opportunity,” shift from self to serve, and build real-world resilience—moment by moment.
How Telling Your Story Builds Resilience
In this short clip from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST …Live, I share how telling your personal story opens the door to a powerful question that comes from within: “When will you realize just how strong you are?”
Why Intentionality Matters When You’re in Pain: A Turning Point Worth Sharing
After seven knee surgeries and decades of intense daily pain, I learned something that changed everything: The level of pain needs to be matched by the level of intentionality.
Freedom from Comparison: The Bridge To Your Own Unique Resilience
Comparison is one of the most common obstacles to building resilience. It keeps us focused on what others have instead of what we need, what we’re learning, and who we’re becoming.
Encouragement: The Unsung Power of Resilience
In this video from “PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST …Live,” I talk about how encouragement is a vital part of building resilience.
What Do You Do When the Pain Hits—Hard?
In this video, I let the camera keep rolling during three unexpected bursts of pain. Why? Because resilience doesn’t wait for perfect conditions—it shows up in real time. This is what that looks like.
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