Ron Alford

And I welcome that. I want to be in areas where I feel pressure. I want to be in areas where I feel stress. I think that's a healthy thing if I don't let it get to me too much. And that's where the running really helps me calm. I come home from a run. I'm a better listener to my kids. I'm more calm, more loving to my wife. I'm more patient with prospects or clients, you name it.

And I welcome that. I want to be in areas where I feel pressure. I want to be in areas where I feel stress. I think that's a healthy thing if I don't let it get to me too much. And that's where the running really helps me calm. I come home from a run. I'm a better listener to my kids. I'm more calm, more loving to my wife. I'm more patient with prospects or clients, you name it.

Absolutely. And yeah, Schwarzenegger's story. So, you know, he talks about how that fitness aspect helped him in the world of acting and becoming, you know, arguably the top actor of his time, and then in the world of politics. And so I can't agree more. It just it blends into every part of life.

Absolutely. And yeah, Schwarzenegger's story. So, you know, he talks about how that fitness aspect helped him in the world of acting and becoming, you know, arguably the top actor of his time, and then in the world of politics. And so I can't agree more. It just it blends into every part of life.

And it doesn't matter if it's extreme weightlifting, like Arnold or running or whatever, whatever the person's thing is, but it's finding that.

And it doesn't matter if it's extreme weightlifting, like Arnold or running or whatever, whatever the person's thing is, but it's finding that.

Yeah, man, I love the question. I think for every listener, for each of us, I really am more and more convicted on the seasons of life. It's crazy how I could have spoken with you six months ago on some of these concepts and today be in a totally different frame of mind. For listeners that are familiar with the book, the overriding theme is impact. And you cannot grow older.

Yeah, man, I love the question. I think for every listener, for each of us, I really am more and more convicted on the seasons of life. It's crazy how I could have spoken with you six months ago on some of these concepts and today be in a totally different frame of mind. For listeners that are familiar with the book, the overriding theme is impact. And you cannot grow older.

You can't go through things and not think about what is my legacy? What does significance really mean? We all know the dollars don't equal the joy. And yet it's still so easy to fall into that trap of whether it's more money, a new title at work, a better race time in my running or whatever the carrot is, is going to bring that joy.

You can't go through things and not think about what is my legacy? What does significance really mean? We all know the dollars don't equal the joy. And yet it's still so easy to fall into that trap of whether it's more money, a new title at work, a better race time in my running or whatever the carrot is, is going to bring that joy.

Yet you and I both know, man, it just the thing that's really going to fill that cup is the difference I believe I'm making in the lives of others. I think I could have known that maybe a few years ago, but I feel like I'm in a season now where it's like that is it. That is the metal. That is the thing that we're going after. And so if I believe that, then what am I doing in my life?

Yet you and I both know, man, it just the thing that's really going to fill that cup is the difference I believe I'm making in the lives of others. I think I could have known that maybe a few years ago, but I feel like I'm in a season now where it's like that is it. That is the metal. That is the thing that we're going after. And so if I believe that, then what am I doing in my life?

What are my morning routines? What are my habits? Who's holding me accountable to where I can get the best out of what I've been given?

What are my morning routines? What are my habits? Who's holding me accountable to where I can get the best out of what I've been given?

Really, it's just more top of mind. And I wasn't planning to go here, but they have a recurring event every other Monday afternoon, Ron's Call with Mark Stacey. And Mark was a mentor for thousands of people and an impactor as joyful of a person I've ever worked with and done life with. And I got to work closely with him.

Really, it's just more top of mind. And I wasn't planning to go here, but they have a recurring event every other Monday afternoon, Ron's Call with Mark Stacey. And Mark was a mentor for thousands of people and an impactor as joyful of a person I've ever worked with and done life with. And I got to work closely with him.

And for years, he and I had our recurring calls and I got to go to Austin, Texas to travel with them and be with them and Mark passed away, gosh, a little over a year ago now, incredibly unexpectedly. You can't go through things like that. Every listener that's had a loved one go through a terminal condition or lost a loved one unexpectedly. And so for me, I actually keep that recurring event.

And for years, he and I had our recurring calls and I got to go to Austin, Texas to travel with them and be with them and Mark passed away, gosh, a little over a year ago now, incredibly unexpectedly. You can't go through things like that. Every listener that's had a loved one go through a terminal condition or lost a loved one unexpectedly. And so for me, I actually keep that recurring event.

It's still on my calendar. And I don't want to remove that because it's as much as it can kind of make me sad for a moment.

It's still on my calendar. And I don't want to remove that because it's as much as it can kind of make me sad for a moment.