Sat, 21 December 2013
On this week’s episode, I address the difference between being decisive and impulsive. More people fail at what they attempt because of an undecided heart than any other reason.
The question you need to ask yourself before making a decision is…Is this a wise thing to do?
Andy Stanley states that direction determines destination—not intention.
The difference between being impulsive and decisive is wisdom.
What is wisdom?
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Sat, 14 December 2013
On this week’s episode, I give the inside scoop on my short story Socks for Christmas and also do a live reading of the entire book. In this reading of Socks for Christmas, you will hear a childhood story about how the gift of socks is one of the greatest reminders I have for being grateful. I love talking about the inside scoop on some of these books, and to see the way that people use these stories to help others. In the picture below, Jan Burch in Key West, FL, organized a Sock Drive with her ladies club. On the cover of Socks for Christmas, that is my sister Christie and me on Christmas of ’68. • I was nine years old • Christie was four On page nine, that is a picture of me at May May and Granddaddy’s house on Christmas morning. On page 12, for Christmas Eve we would have a birthday cake and sing happy birthday to Jesus and it was always great. My family still does that. On page 21, that is a picture of Christie in Dothan, AL. This was the same year that she was “Little Miss Sunbeam” on the Sunbeam float in the Peanut Festival Parade. I also love the pictures of the different popular presents at the time • Matchbox Cars • Operation • Candy Land • Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots If you order Socks for Christmas from AndyAndrews.com, they all come with a CD of Andy reading the story. All copies ordered before Tuesday, Dec. 17 2013 will be autographed. Questions for Listeners Do you have a question? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! • Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY • E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com • Facebook.com/AndyAndrews • Twitter.com/AndyAndrews
Direct download: ITL112_A_Christmas_Tale_for_the_Whole_Family.mp3
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Sat, 7 December 2013
On this week’s episode, I explain what a personal board of directors is, and how you can create one for your life and/or business without spending a dime. I realized that most major companies and great speakers had a group of people that keeps them on track. I thought to myself, why can’t I have a board of directors? • My first answer was because I didn’t have any money • However, you don’t have to pay someone to be on your board of directors…if they don’t know they’re on it! I want to find people who are…. • Better • Smarter • Wiser • More productive What’s important? • My children • My writing • Speaking • Finances • Health Mentally, I went though the people I loved and knew. I wrote down the people with long marriages or who were financially successful. I then started going through people who were in newspapers and were easy to follow. I called this group my board of directors. This is a life application of the decision, I will seek wisdom. I have 30 or 40 people on my board of directors. First thing: Make a list of important things in your life. Attach names to those things. Questions for Listeners
Direct download: ITL111_Your_Own_Personal_Board_of_Directors.mp3
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Sat, 15 June 2013
On this week's episode, Andy announces a new host for In The Loop, and the events leading to the publishing of The Butterfly Effect. Be sure to visit check out Andy Traub's latest eBook The Early to Rise Experience and visit AndyTraub.com for more information. In the middle of the night during a hurricane, Andy received a phone call from General Foglesong in Afghanistan.
Andy's interest in the Butterfly Effect, also known as the sensitive dependance upon initial conditions, led him to reverse engineer the life of Norman Borlaug, who is credited with saving the lives of over 2 billion people.
After hearing Andy tell the Butterfly Effect story live, Zig Ziglar told him that he should make part of his speech into a book.
Never look at the "No's" as a final answer. There is always a "yes."
Questions for Listeners
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Direct download: ITL089_The_Crazy_Story_Behind_The_Butterfly_Effect.mp3
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Fri, 7 June 2013
On this week's episode, Andy discusses his passion for cooking and the steps to make his most famous dish. When did Andy start cooking?
Was Polly skeptical about Andy being a good cook?
Why does Andy like cooking so much?
Andy's blue ribbon recipe for his famous chicken and dumplings.
Young men need to learn how to cook! Questions for Listeners
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Sat, 1 June 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy answers a listener question about the best way to communicate with teenagers. Listener question: • When my daughter was 12, her three best friends moved away. Around that same time, another friend decided to tell her everything people didn’t like about her. We’ve been trying for the past three years to empower her again. She is now at a new school, but can’t seem to break out of the “new girl” frame of mind. What do we do as parents to break her out of this rut? The most important thing you could do at this time is to be friends and talk to her. Really talk to her. • Sometimes you will have to talk about why you are talking to her. • A lot of times, kids this age tend to go to their room and put up a do-not-disturb sign. • In spite of this, you still must talk to them. It is important that you don’t teach your kids what to think, but how to think. • We see this problem in our schools, but we tend to ignore it at home. • Many parents sadly miss the opportunity to have long conversations with their kids about why they believe what they believe. Kids will have conversations with you if they don’t think the answer will be a lecture. • Giving kids the reasons and thought process behind the things you believe will create much more productive conversations. • You need to be vulnerable sometimes and reveal that you recognize that you don’t know everything. This is not to say that you should stop being an authority figure. • You don’t need to be on “equal footing” with your child. • But these conversations will allow you to teach your child how you arrived at these positions. • Like it or not, at some point, your children will decide what they will believe, and you will have no control over it. Questions for Listeners • Do you have a question for Andy? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! • Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY • E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com • Facebook.com/AndyAndrews • Twitter.com/AndyAndrews |
Sat, 25 May 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy answers listener questions on transitioning out of a corporate job, gaining wisdom, and overcoming fears about things you can’t control. Listener Question #1: Which stories and biographies have had the greatest impact on you, and how do you read these stories in a way that allows you to gather wisdom from them?
Listener Question #2: Is there one book in particular that would be the most helpful to someone who is trying to go from a corporate job to something different? What do you prescribe to someone who is stuck and wants to move?
Listener Question #3: How do you control the fear of losing a valued relationship, such as a marriage?
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Sat, 11 May 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy explains why you must change your beliefs about yourself (and how to do so) if you want to achieve better results in your life. Opportunities are drawn to people in motion.
When seeking counsel, it’s important not to ask everyone.
If you’re ever going to move beyond where you are, you must force yourself to think beyond what you already know.
Questions for Listeners
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Sat, 4 May 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy discusses why he feels that he has finally “arrived” in the field of professional coaching. Andy is now the official Mental Coach of…the Orange Beach Sharks. • This is his son’s 13-14-year-old baseball team. • He talks to the team before every practice and game. At the beginning of the season, he talked about umpires with the team. • The first thing they needed to know about umpires is that they’re kind of like TSA at the airport. You will not win an argument with them. • You can, however, tick them off. • Umpires are like brothers. If you tick them off, they won’t give you the benefit of the doubt on close calls. Here’s the plan he gave the team: • Other teams are going to go out on the field and say nothing to the umpires, unless they decide to complain. • Andy told them to never, ever argue a call or roll their eyes. • He told the team to talk to the umpires. Say hi and ask them how they’re doing. Ask them where they’re from. This lesson with the team is a lesson that applies to life as well. • If you treat people with kindness, things will generally work out better for you. • You never know who knows the people who may in the position to give you a job or an opportunity one day. Questions for Listeners · Do you have a question for Andy? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com |
Sat, 27 April 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy tackles the listener question…is college necessary? Casey wants to become a speaker and asked if it’s possible to do so without going to college.
There is a huge resistance in corporate America to motivational speakers.
There was a time when if you did not have a degree, you would not be getting a job in certain fields.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with going to college. It can be a great thing.
Questions for Listeners · Do you have a question for Andy? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com |
Sat, 20 April 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy answers two listener questions about preparing for life transitions. Donna celebrated her 70th birthday shortly after hearing Andy speak about how to prepare for the next crisis in our lives. The next day, she went zip lining and got caught in the middle of one of the zip lines. Now in a crisis, she did not panic and calmly waited for the crew to come get her.
The same was true for Donna.
Another bit of listener feedback from a woman named Susanne: She fulfilled her dream of becoming a doctor. Now, she believes God wants her to change direction, but she’s not sure what that direction is. What do you do when you feel restless like this?
We have to be very open to shifts in direction.
Questions for Listeners · Do you have a question for Andy? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com |
Sat, 13 April 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy talks about how to make your family your number one priority…and keep it that way. If you want to maintain a good balance between work and your life that enables you to spend more time with your family, you must start with priorities.
One thing that can mess your family up is if you don’t set expectations for how you will spend your time.
When you’re with your family, you have to make the decision to intentionally engage with them.
Questions for Listeners · Give us a call and tell us know how you have shifted your priorities and found ways to spend more time with your family. o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com |
Sat, 6 April 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy talks about his family’s favorite show on TV, and why it could be a great thing for YOUR family to watch. Duck Dynasty has become the Andrews family’s new favorite TV show.
It’s a great show about family and business values.
It’s not just another “reality” show.
Questions for Listeners · What would you like to hear Andy discuss on future episodes? o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com o Facebook.com/AndyAndrews o Twitter.com/AndyAndrews |
Sat, 30 March 2013
On this week’s episode, Andy answers a listener question: What are some different, tangible ways that we can help others take action?
One of the most important things we can do to help others take action is to tell the truth that is the truth. · The truth stands alone, and the truth is the truth. · Yet someone can tell the truth while not telling the truth. · You must tell the truth that IS the truth.
You only know what you know, so you only do what you know to do. · To know something different requires an outside source: a person, a book, etc. · Most people think they are already taking action when they actually are not.
You lose perspective when you stop actively seeking growth. · You can’t go to the gym for three months and stay fit for the rest of your life. · If you read a book that changes your life, you can’t just stop after reading the book. · It’s hard and inconvenient to keep pushing yourself, but it’s essential to growth.
The ultimate answer is that nothing will encourage someone to take action more than actually taking action. · If you want someone to take action and read a book, start by reading the book yourself and showing them how much value it can offer them.
A great example of the value that comes with taking action is AT’s book, Early to Rise. · To get your copy, click here. Post Details
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Andy uses a listener question to illustrate how to move your life to the next level by changing the way you think.
John, a listener who grew up with an alcoholic father and rough childhood but has turned things around and created a great life for his family, wrote in with a question. · He feels as though he could inspire people to reach their potential and succeed, but he doesn’t want his ability to provide for his family to suffer in order to chase after his dream of helping others. · How can he help others while also continuing to provide for his family?
John is ready to move to the next level. · You can look at people at different levels of life and deconstruct what steps they have taken to get there.
For John to be successful in moving to the next level, he needs to do these things: · He needs to get to the point where he’s duplicating his efforts and understands that he can teach other people how to do what he has done. · There is a type of thinking that has yielded choices that have created actions that have yielded results that have made John what he is. · John, what were you thinking that has led to the results you are currently enjoying? · How can you teach that way of thinking to others?
There is no such thing as a neutral choice. · Everything you do is the result of a choice you have made. · You are either choosing to do nothing or choosing to do something. · The way we think determines who we are. However, you are allowed to choose the way you think.
Questions for Listeners
· What would you like to hear Andy discuss on future episodes? o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com o Facebook.com/AndyAndrews o Twitter.com/AndyAndrews |
Sat, 23 March 2013
Andy uses a listener question to illustrate how to move your life to the next level by changing the way you think.
John, a listener who grew up with an alcoholic father and rough childhood but has turned things around and created a great life for his family, wrote in with a question. · He feels as though he could inspire people to reach their potential and succeed, but he doesn’t want his ability to provide for his family to suffer in order to chase after his dream of helping others. · How can he help others while also continuing to provide for his family?
John is ready to move to the next level. · You can look at people at different levels of life and deconstruct what steps they have taken to get there.
For John to be successful in moving to the next level, he needs to do these things: · He needs to get to the point where he’s duplicating his efforts and understands that he can teach other people how to do what he has done. · There is a type of thinking that has yielded choices that have created actions that have yielded results that have made John what he is. · John, what were you thinking that has led to the results you are currently enjoying? · How can you teach that way of thinking to others?
There is no such thing as a neutral choice. · Everything you do is the result of a choice you have made. · You are either choosing to do nothing or choosing to do something. · The way we think determines who we are. However, you are allowed to choose the way you think.
Questions for Listeners
· What would you like to hear Andy discuss on future episodes? o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com o Facebook.com/AndyAndrews o Twitter.com/AndyAndrews |
Sat, 16 March 2013
On this episode, Andy tackles the question—how do you find and keep truly great friends?
There are three things you need to do in order to have great friendships: · You have to make an increasing effort to be a great friend. · God’s grace—they have to be able to forgive you when you mess up, and you have to be able to forgive them. · The biggest factor of all is the ability to narrow your focus and become intentional about what a friend actually is. That will enable you to seek and nurture that relationship. You have to know what a friend is in order to recognize a great one.
The people around you affect the person you become. · Would you rather be around someone who is constantly negative? · Or would you rather be around someone who is positive and keeps you moving forward with your life?
You have to be intentional with the way you budget the 24 hours you are given each day. · Are your friendships creating value in your life, and enabling you to create value for others? · Are they pushing you forward…or dragging you down?
Questions for Listeners
· What would you like to hear Andy discuss on future episodes? o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com o Facebook.com/AndyAndrews o Twitter.com/AndyAndrews |
Fri, 8 March 2013
Andy and AT bring special guest Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Norman Borlaug (whom The Butterfly Effect and The Boy Who Changed the World is about), on the podcast to discuss the legacy of her grandfather’s life-changing work.
Norman Borlaug hybridized corn and wheat for arid climates, which ultimately saved the lives of over 2 billion people across the world from famine. · Andy reverse engineered Norman Borlaug’s life in multiple books to show that everything we do matters. · He absolutely changed the world. · Julie now works for the Borlaug Institute at Texas A&M, which continues the work Norman Borlaug started.
Andy came up with The Butterfly Effect story when the military contacted him about the problem of suicide among soldiers. · How do you prove to people that their life matters? · He was researching George Washington Carver when he discovered Norman Borlaug.
Julie had the opportunity to work directly with Norman during the last six years of his life. · Norman was adamant that we must believe in the young and inspire them and give them the resources to show them they can change the world. · He made his breakthrough with wheat in his 30s after everyone told him what he was doing was not going to work. He was even fired and he quit a few times. · He was working on a technique called shuttle breeding, and his stubbornness eventually paid off. · Norman truly believed that it will be the young who will come up with the solutions to our greatest problems.
If you’re doing what everyone else is doing, you’re probably doing something wrong. · Most people aren’t getting extraordinary results. So if you’re doing what everyone else is doing, you’re only contributing to the average. · If you want extraordinary results for your life, your marriage, your children, your profession, you have to stop doing what everyone else is doing. · Norman Borlaug’s least favorite word was “mediocrity.”
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Sat, 2 March 2013
Andy and AT share a message from a listener about an amazing moment the listener created in a restaurant by honoring a friendly waiter.
When you honor people and give them a “standing ovation,” amazing things happen. · Everyone involved will end up paying it forward. · It will change the way they interact with everyone for at least the rest of the way. · It will create an immeasurable ripple effect.
We’re very quick to tell someone when things aren’t done properly. · Why don’t we point out when things are done right? · We can change our culture by beginning to do things differently, and honoring those who get it right…instead of always complaining when something is wrong.
We’re either doing something or nothing. · Which one are you doing? · If you’re doing something, Andy wants to hear about it. · We’ve all got the guts to tell everyone how bad someone did, but who has the guts to tell someone what a different they made?
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· Have you given a “standing ovation” recently? Andy wants to hear about it! Call, email, or contact us on Facebook or Twitter. o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com o Facebook.com/AndyAndrews o Twitter.com/AndyAndrews |
Sat, 23 February 2013
Andy and AT discuss what we need to do to make days like Valentine’s Day special. Andy shares a funny story of what he recently did to make just an average night with his family a special occasion.
Is it important to make Valentine’s Day special, or is it just a dumb holiday? · Yes, it is a dumb holiday…and yes, we DO need to make it special. · At one point, Andy was just having his assistant order flowers to send his wife, Polly, for him. · Eventually, Polly told him that flowers he had his assistant order didn’t mean all that much.
So he started putting more intention into doing something that showed Polly he actually cared. · You don’t have to wait for Valentine’s Day or any kind of special day to surprise your spouse or your kids or anyone with something special. · Andy did this the other day by cooking a surprise dinner with an extremely unique menu for his family. · Look for ways to make ordinary days special days, no matter whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not.
If you do a surprise dinner for your family, find Andy on Facebook or Twitter and send him your menu!
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Sat, 9 February 2013
A few weeks ago, Andy had the opportunity to speak in front of a large number of members of the U.S. Congress and their spouses. Before he spoke to them, he and A.T. discussed what the talk would be about.
What king of message should someone share when speaking to leaders, influencers, and decision-makers?
All leaders face criticism, so you have to take that into account.
You have to remind them of the things they already know to be true.
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Sat, 2 February 2013
On today’s podcast, professional drummer Jeff Jones, formerly of the band Big Daddy Weave, joins Andy and A.T. to talk about transitioning your life and career. After reading The Traveler’s Gift and listening to the podcast, Jeff decided it was time to transition from being a drummer to becoming a speaker.
Jeff came up with the acronym WISE, which has become the crux of his message.
Andy’s Storms of Perfection series also inspired Jeff to create a custom pair of drumsticks for camouflage company Mossy Oak.
To get a FREE eBook from Jeff, go to JeffDrummer.com, enter your email address, and he’ll send it to you!
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Sat, 26 January 2013
On today’s podcast, Andy and A.T. discuss how to teach children to persevere through difficulties and struggles.
Listener question: How do you influence your boys in a positive way in regard to what they want to be when they grow up?
Whatever your children are trying to do or learn, you have to encourage them to stay in the hard places.
We need to change the culture surrounding childhood education in our country.
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Sat, 19 January 2013
On today’s podcast, Andy and A.T. discuss the techniques that are necessary to mastering goal setting.
Andy’s tip for goal-setting is to be honest with yourself
Reward yourself when you accomplish small milestones
Be able to measure your goal
Instead of always focusing on the ultimate goal, focus on the process
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Sat, 12 January 2013
On today’s podcast, Andy discusses how the ability to work through confusion is what separates the great from the average. God has created you with a will that is stronger than your emotions
If what you are currently doing is not getting the results you want, you need to:
Confusion always guards the answer
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