The Journey So Far – A Year in Review

The Journey So Far – A Year in Review

Rob Dale [00:00:00]:
Maybe one day we can turn the tie.

Eric Deschamps [00:00:02]:
If we can create a space, and I believe that’s what we’re doing with the show, a space for people to say, wait a second. Is that true? Is that what I want for my life? And what to even be asking the question, what does the best version of my life look like? I think there’s a lot of folks that never asked that question.

Rob Dale [00:00:19]:
We really do believe that this is something that should shift or change The way other people communicate with each other.

Eric Deschamps [00:00:33]:
Welcome to another episode of the Living Richly podcast. Hard to believe we’re celebrating a year in the books. This is episode 53, which means we’ve got a full year worth of shows, already behind us. Crazy to think how fast it is.

Rob Dale [00:00:47]:
Incredible when you think about the journey of Everything that we have experienced from some of the guests, the learning that we’ve had, the input from so many of our of our listeners, it’s What a journey it’s been, buddy.

Eric Deschamps [00:00:59]:
Yeah. It’s, like the evolution over a short period of time. I mean, just over 1 year has been amazing. But, You know, the question that, perhaps people are wondering about is why do we keep doing this every week? We know of a lot of shows that, start off strong, and Perhaps after a dozen shows, they kinda Peter off, and here we are, 52 episodes behind us, many more ahead of us. Why do we do this every week?

Rob Dale [00:01:19]:
Well, this It’s gonna sound corny, but I it’s because of the listeners. And when we started, Living Richly, it was about us. And I think it was just being able to, express, communicate this change that was happening in our lives, and we were just so fired up by it. And, of course, you created that initial model that we All began to embrace and take in, and it was really powerful to see that. But it really is about the the the vulnerability of the listeners, the Comments, the the way they’ve been communicating with us about the the changes in their lives and the way that this has impacted, their their stories. One of the most significant of those and really was absolutely, just got me. I I remember the 1st time I read the comment, I I I just had all the feels. Right? Was was a was a a listener who was commenting on, actually, on Steve Warren’s episode, episode 22.

Rob Dale [00:02:13]:
Steve’s here,

Eric Deschamps [00:02:14]:
by the

Rob Dale [00:02:15]:
way. Hey. And and in Steve’s episode where he talked about the locker room and guys and not really being able to you know, their feelings and And that whole locker room culture, and this listener can was sharing with us about, an experience their son had, in a locker room recently. Right.

Eric Deschamps [00:02:31]:
I remember that.

Rob Dale [00:02:32]:
And how it was still happening today, and they made a statement. It was the last sentence of their comment to us. Maybe one day we can turn the tide. Oh, I remember that. Oh, and the 2 of us just got so fired up over the idea that what we are doing with this Living Rich podcast is, we believe is this is a movement that we have begun to experience As more and more listeners get on board, we really do believe that this is something that should shift or change The way other people communicate with each other.

Eric Deschamps [00:03:04]:
100%. I mean, when we think about why do we keep doing this. Right? I mean, we invest a significant amount of time, Yep. Every single week, lots of love, lots of labor goes into producing the show. And it is truly about, I loved how you summed that up. At the beginning, It was an expression of what was happening in our lives and a desire to share it. And yet now, this has really taken on a life of its own. I don’t know if we I don’t know if we could stop doing it.

Eric Deschamps [00:03:29]:
I think this thing is, is alive now. It’s a there’s there’s a community that’s gathering around it. I just think of the significant evolutions in 12 months. You know? We started with what it was it was 2 ex preachers and a farmer. Yep. And then we were half, And and that was some fantastic conversations, during those early episodes. And then we were, I think, around episode 25. Trevor, who was a founding member of the show and and contributed so much to its, to its launch and and its early days, who made a decision to pursue some other things that were really important to him, and it was a tough decision for him.

Eric Deschamps [00:04:05]:
And I still remember being a little bit like, oh, no. You know, here we are. We’re only 20 episodes in, and and we’ve been kinda going in this direction. And now this significant change happens, and yet it’s amazing to me how When you have a vision or a dream for something, sometimes we can get so caught up in the how. And and we had no idea what would happen. But ever since, now the addition of Kate and Wendy to the show and bringing that that much needed, that crucial, female perspective to these conversations, and and the growth of the, the movement and the and the the listenership and the audience, I mean, it’s just been amazing to watch.

Rob Dale [00:04:42]:
It it’s a journey. And and, again, it’s, I’m gonna I feel like I’m gonna be the master of cliches today. Right? I’ve already said it. You kind of It’s all about the listeners. You kind of are on most stage. Yeah. Yeah. Wow.

Rob Dale [00:04:54]:
Thank you. That’s not a a compliment. But no. But this is a journey. And like most journeys in life, you can’t we we’d like to be able to predict where it’s Going. Yeah. But we can’t even see beyond the next corner. We can’t even see beyond the next hill.

Rob Dale [00:05:10]:
And what we create what we thought we were creating when we started this, and where we are, there are absolutely still all kinds of elements from those early days that are still true today. The foundation of what living richly is hasn’t changed.

Eric Deschamps [00:05:26]:
Right. Right. But if anything, it’s matured

Rob Dale [00:05:28]:
It’s matured. And it’s so

Eric Deschamps [00:05:30]:
long as

Rob Dale [00:05:30]:
it’s changed. But it’s but it’s and I was gonna say it’s the expression of that foundation, which has really, you know, grown and matured. And we’ve seen it from whether it’s the quality of our guests To having Kate and Wendy join all of these elements that have brought that have come, to be part of what the show is. We’ve really just been amazing to look back. And and and like you, I, you know, I remember that 1st episode. I remember the episode where we did it, where Trevor was the last episode he was on, where he did his goodbyes. Right? And and kinda like and and we joke, but we were intentional about even the vulnerability around The oh, shit moment Yeah. That that caused Yeah.

Rob Dale [00:06:08]:
And how we navigated through it. And and, you know, fortunately, and I think as we look at it, the the show’s done Quite well. Thank you very much. And I I I’ve I’ve, you know, I really am pleased with what we’ve been able to see, evolve from the show. The universe Conspires with us.

Eric Deschamps [00:06:25]:
When you make the commitment, absolutely. The we’re we’re so familiar with the phrase, the universe conspiring against me. Yeah. I believe when you follow your heart, when you make the commitment, you’re gonna have oh shit moments. You’re gonna have, oh, no. Now what do I do? But truly behind the scenes, the universe is is is orchestrating things in a way that sometimes is hard to understand. We’re gonna get to some listener feedback. You you guys have been, giving us amazing feedback over the course of the last 12 months, and we wanna share some of that feedback, today and invite you to participate even more in, where the podcast is going.

Eric Deschamps [00:06:56]:
But, Rob, what was what’s been your favorite when you look back over the last 12 months, your favorite Living Richley moment, in what are this is episode 50 So 52 shows that we’ve done, what’s your favorite living richly moment?

Rob Dale [00:07:09]:
Wow. I I I know what mine is. Oh, wow. Okay. Good for you.

Eric Deschamps [00:07:13]:
I do.

Rob Dale [00:07:14]:
I don’t know.

Eric Deschamps [00:07:15]:
It’s when it’s when Stu, stuntman Stu was on the show.

Rob Dale [00:07:18]:
Oh, I know.

Eric Deschamps [00:07:19]:
He’s on. He looked across. You he was Sitting beside you over there

Rob Dale [00:07:23]:
and Blah blah blah.

Eric Deschamps [00:07:24]:
Blah blah. And he looked over, and he says, there what I was once as fit as him, And he passed you over, looked at me, and said I was once as fit as Eric His and you felt a little bit deep.

Rob Dale [00:07:34]:
His hand bounced off my belly as he pointed it towards you. And, Stu, if you’re listening, fuck you. No. That was that was a pretty funny moment. We had a good laugh about, about that both on the air and after. And, I do note that, Make the fine I made the final edit of the full episode. Yeah. It didn’t make one of the shorts,

Eric Deschamps [00:07:57]:
and I highly appreciate

Rob Dale [00:07:59]:
that it didn’t make what We’re gonna Where did you write that? It was because I was editing the highlight reels that week.

Eric Deschamps [00:08:05]:
Also, you took you took some you made

Rob Dale [00:08:06]:
a creative direct I I made I made some decisions there. You know, there there there have been a lot of moments, and I think maybe I could highlight 2, That have been favorites for me. Well, there again, there’s been so many. One would be that that episode, the first episode that we did After the farewell to Trevor. Yeah. Yep. That episode where we kinda sat there and went, okay. It’s, 2 x preachers Doesn’t have as compelling a ring to it.

Rob Dale [00:08:34]:
But, you know, I knew. I mean, we’ve we go way back, for those of you that are listening

Eric Deschamps [00:08:39]:
to you.

Rob Dale [00:08:39]:
Yeah. We We’ve known each other for for, way too long, and I think maybe a time for a break. No. We’ve known each other for a very long time.

Eric Deschamps [00:08:48]:
Folks, you heard

Rob Dale [00:08:49]:
it first Here

Eric Deschamps [00:08:50]:
on the show, Rob and I are taking a break.

Rob Dale [00:08:53]:
The band is breaking up. And, No. No. No. No. It’s not. The, You know, we’ve we’ve we’ve seen a lot together. And I knew that we would be able to the interaction, the banter would be there absolutely.

Rob Dale [00:09:05]:
Yeah. But was just gonna be like, what will look would the the show looked like as we make that shift. And, again, as I say, it it really happened well. The other one I I think for me on a just completely personal level was Was that 1st episode where Kate and Wendy were, here with us? And, of course, that 1st episode was they were they were coming in by Zoom. They weren’t in in studio with us. But just the you know, this was something right from almost the the the moment that Wendy and I began dating, As we were communicating, we went through the values deck that we’ve used. We did those values together, and we began to Explore early on. What is living richly as a couple? Right.

Rob Dale [00:09:43]:
And part of that was how amazing it would be to be able to do this stuff together. Right. And it you know, and as you know, I was many times, hey, guys. What about living richly as a cup? We weren’t ready then. Right. That not. Yeah. But the show became that.

Rob Dale [00:09:57]:
But that was a special moment for sure is to to finally have that moment where we were here with these 2 women who have So impacted our lives and and really have helped shaped, how we live richly.

Eric Deschamps [00:10:10]:
Yeah. I would, I would echo that. I and it’s not that

Rob Dale [00:10:13]:
I’m better. Right.

Eric Deschamps [00:10:16]:
Kate, if you’re listening, I echo that. No. No. But I I thought of those same 2 moments, actually. And for me, I I think that Show where it was the 1st time the 2 of us together, and we’re kinda wondering what where’s the future of the show going, and, how’s it gonna are we gonna be able to negotiate this turn? And and I remember being set up in the corner of my little office at home, and we’re shooting the show in this, like, very cramped Space and then it would move to the bedroom next door and eventually, down, here here in this, great studio, that will continue to evolve over time. And, again, the addition of the ladies to the show, I’ve heard so much feedback from listeners, about how the rich That has been and so speaking of what we’ve heard about from listeners, we’ve picked some, some highlights here. And why don’t you kick us off, Rob, with, some of the feedback that that we’ve received from our audience.

Rob Dale [00:11:08]:
Yeah. And I and I I do wanna say thank you to all of you that listen. We so appreciate, every one of you. For those of you that take the time to, you know, certainly like or share, the episodes, those are always special for us. But many of you that have, given us your comments. And some you do that through email, you do through comments on the channel, on a particular episode, wherever that might be, thank you so much. It’s so deeply appreciated by both of us, and it does fire us up. And we wanna encourage you to continue to do that.

Rob Dale [00:11:40]:
If you’re listening even on this episode, we’d love to hear what was your if you’ve been a follower of the, of the show for a while, What’s been some of your most, profound moments, special moments? We’d love to have you share those in the comments and and eat whether, again, whether email or comment to us. We we’ve we’ve got a number of raving fans Yeah. Who have shared lots of comments, and Matthew is one of those. And and Matthew is Somebody who’s a psychologist who has shared many comments. He’s the one that, you know, you know, certainly has shared some profound emotional times.

Eric Deschamps [00:12:12]:
Regular feedback. Right? He’ll email us back. Say, hey. About this episode, so appreciative for how you’re approaching that subject.

Rob Dale [00:12:18]:
Yeah.

Eric Deschamps [00:12:18]:
He’s been such a great

Rob Dale [00:12:19]:
support.

Eric Deschamps [00:12:20]:
Just just

Rob Dale [00:12:20]:
so much of it. He one of his very first, emails to us. The 1st feedback that he gave us and I’m gonna read this from my screen because I wanna get it right, but this was something that Matthew said when he said, I think the thing that Sticks out to me most about the whole thing is that it’s nice to see regular everyday men of our relative vintage. I love how he works. Vintage. Who are talking about feelings, yes, plural. That made me laugh when one of you pointed out that there’s more than just rage available to us as as fellas. In a non cringey way, I would like to mandate and this was Powerful.

Rob Dale [00:12:54]:
I would like to mandate that young men who grow up in relatively individualistic, This is, culture. Listen to you guys.

Eric Deschamps [00:13:01]:
That is so powerful. He I mean, for him to say, I would like to mandate. I’d like to make this sorta like, table stakes that that young men growing up. I think part of what really fires me up, and we know that this show is not A male only show. Even from the get go, we’ve had a very strong female audience, and that’ll only continue to grow, with Kate and Wendy participating. But I part of what fires me up is that we are providing a safe, place for men, to to shed some of that toxic masculinity that we are all raised on, where it’s not okay to talk about your feelings. It’s not okay to talk about what’s going on? It’s not okay to show weakness. And so we end up building this false bravado, this false front.

Eric Deschamps [00:13:46]:
And I think there’s a ton of men out there, and and you may be listening right now, and you’re dying on the inside as a result. You may be successful. You may, be achieving your goals, but there’s something deep down that’s really missing. It’s because you can’t access it. You you haven’t been trained on how to access, right, the the the the realms of your heart and your emotional life and Your passions and desires in a way, that that is freeing. And I think we provide that context.

Rob Dale [00:14:13]:
And and it’s and it’s not an either or. And that’s what I love, and I love what And and Matthew points this out about breaking the stereotype. You know, we love off roading. We love cigars and whiskey, and and, We love, you know, manly things. Right? Like, I

Eric Deschamps [00:14:29]:
don’t know.

Rob Dale [00:14:29]:
Whatever that means. Right? Like yeah. Our women. Yeah. Exactly. We love our women. We’re we’re into sports, Send we’re into all of these things that are the stereotype. We also love being vulnerable.

Eric Deschamps [00:14:41]:
Yeah.

Rob Dale [00:14:41]:
And we embrace the notion that you can connect with other men, That you can cry together. You can cheer together. You can you can grow together, and that it doesn’t separate. 1 is not Separate from the other that you can be both. Yeah. And that’s, I think, one of the most powerful things that we’ve been, communicating over this time.

Eric Deschamps [00:15:01]:
I think this whole notion, this whole falsehood of the strong and silent type that we’ve all been raised, that that’s what a good boy does. That’s what a a good man does, a strong and silent Type. And I think it’s, Elizabeth Lesser in her book Cassandra Speaks. She says it’s time to start advocating for a brave and open type of masculinity as opposed to strong and silent. And I, you know, I I I think of how far we’ve come. I think of how far I’ve come to watch your per your growth in all of this. I can’t possibly imagine going backwards and to that place where you feel limited, you feel capped, you feel like you’re you have to be somebody that you’re not, to experience the freedom that the Living Richly message brings, and that it embodies has been has been absolutely amazing.

Rob Dale [00:15:47]:
And and that that’s So true. I I love that you said that, Eric, because it is, we are on this journey. We we didn’t start out at the at episode 1 saying, Hi. We figured it all out, so now let’s teach you. No. We we recognize we’re on this journey. And over the last year, a man, the amount of growth that I’ve experienced in my own life And you’ve experienced in your life, and as we’ve we’ve now put into practice some of these things that were were were kind of principles that we are learning and reading, but now We’re putting it into practice. And you’re right.

Rob Dale [00:16:17]:
I sometimes there are days where I’m sitting back and I’m going through whatever that emotional where in the past would Cripple me. Yeah. And now it’s just kind of that energy flows through me, and I’m able to look at it. And I’m like, wow. Like, to be at this place, talk about freedom. And and what an incredible experience.

Eric Deschamps [00:16:34]:
Yeah. I just got the, image in my mind of, Mel Gibson in, Braveheart, where he yells freedom at the end.

Rob Dale [00:16:41]:
Right. I mean, kind of a glory. He is dying. In that moment, but yeah. You know?

Eric Deschamps [00:16:45]:
We we could separate that part

Rob Dale [00:16:47]:
out, but this is freedom but not die. We just not die.

Eric Deschamps [00:16:50]:
But, yeah, I think it truly is about that, the the liberty and the freedom that comes from it. You know, we had, Tannis Vine, who’s been in our networks for a a long time, and she’s just a a fantastic Fan of the show, and and, she wrote us early on, I think you’re sharing an important message and helping others dust off their thinking caps to think more seriously about their own lives and how to live their best one. So thank you for all of that. And, again, I think This notion of creating a safe space where we can challenge, traditional thinking, conventional thinking. We can challenge the Supposed life mentality of doing things according to what they tell us to do. I I’m always curious. Who the hell are the they’s that set these standards That we all feel then chained to. They sure have a lot of power.

Eric Deschamps [00:17:39]:
They sure do. Absolutely. Right? These these societal expectations, these Family expectations, these, male, female expectations. There’s so many different lenses we could apply. But If we can create a space, and I believe that’s what we’re doing with the show, a space for people say, wait a second. Is that true? Is that what I want for my life? And what To even be asking the question, what does the best version of my life look like? I think there’s a lot of folks that never ask that question.

Rob Dale [00:18:07]:
The the word and words matter. Right? And the word out of her, quote, out of out of her, feedback to us, the the notion of, to think more seriously

Eric Deschamps [00:18:18]:
Right.

Rob Dale [00:18:18]:
To to to see this as one of the most important things that you can do, not just for yourself, but for the people in your life, for your community, for, you know, dare I say, just the world At large, the most one of the most significant important things you can do is take more seriously How you show up, your life, and living your best life. And and I think that that’s Love that. It just inspires me for sure.

Eric Deschamps [00:18:47]:
Absolutely. I mean, I think Jim Harrington, who’s been on the show, A big influence. We were just with him earlier this week via Zoom as he does regular training with our team. And, if you haven’t watched those episodes, you wanna go back and watch them. He’s been Big, big influence on us and a huge influence on me, for for what has been many years now. But I remember him saying to me, Rob, years ago, that the biggest reason, that people do not reach their don’t reach their full potential. The main inhibition, the main limiting factor is that we don’t stop often enough to think deeply about what we’re doing and where our life is going. We just go with We just roll with the punches, so to speak.

Eric Deschamps [00:19:26]:
We just let life kinda happen, and and as a result, we miss out on on our full potential. And speaking to Jim, He sent us a great piece after our episode on spirituality.

Rob Dale [00:19:36]:
1 fired us up.

Eric Deschamps [00:19:37]:
This was the wind episode. I remember this one was an episode we were all struggling with because of our Past. I’m not sure how to express what we believe. But, he said, yesterday morning, I listened to your spectacular podcast on spirituality. He said, wow. Amazing. You asked questions, expressed doubts, shared some of how you’re finding your pathway forward. You affirmed how messy the process is and made space for a wide variety of ways to take the journey you’re taking.

Eric Deschamps [00:20:04]:
I laughed and cried and was inspired. Thank you. This is coming from my mentor. So I remember when he sent us this, that just blew me away. But this whole notion, again, you hear safe space. You made space for it. You acknowledged how messy this whole journey of of living your best life and reaching your full potential, that it’s not just a straight shot to success, that it’s filled with detours and unexpected, scenarios like when the show took a shift earlier this year into what it’s evolved now. But that that it’s okay.

Eric Deschamps [00:20:34]:
We I think as many as as often as we try to bring some of the answers that we’re discovering, to your point, I think we’re on a journey just like everyone else. I know we are, and we’re on that journey in many ways with our audience, with our listeners. And we’re learning so much from from their questions and their feedback. But I think it’s more about creating a safe place to ask questions. Like, to really just hold things that we perhaps have just accepted wholeheartedly, but now to hold them a little more loosey and say, is there a better way?

Rob Dale [00:21:02]:
And and it’s not easy. And and one of the things that, you know, probably one of the most profound lessons that I’ve learned along this journey even is that it isn’t easy. It it is it is difficult for even for us to continue to show up with the vulnerability with the vulnerabilities, with To create that safe space, to have these conversations, we recognize. We all have our scripts. And, you know, we just recently I think just probably a couple of weeks ago, we had an episode, on forgiveness, and and we really looked into the the forgiveness of self. Right? And and the idea of regret.

Eric Deschamps [00:21:36]:
Such an easy thing to

Rob Dale [00:21:37]:
do. And we talk about regrets. And one of the comments that you made on that episode was, You know, the the the person who says they have no regrets, that’s bullshit. We all have regrets. I have regrets. And and we know that when we’re vulnerable on an episode, That there may be those they’re probably not listening, but if they were watching or listening or point and going, I know Rob from this and that, Then he’s full of shit. He’s not that way, and I, you know, I had a different experience with that person. Yep.

Rob Dale [00:22:05]:
And that’s part of the vulnerability is to recognize that I we didn’t Show up with in this way in the past with pay with individuals and with other. So the idea that we’re the vulnerability takes, Darius, courage? Yeah. It takes a willingness. It’s deliberate, but it’s fucking hard.

Eric Deschamps [00:22:22]:
Yeah. Absolutely. I mean, it it it’s risky to put yourself out there. And to your point, sometimes there is the fear that people who knew a past version of you may look at you and say, but, hey. That’s not what I remember. That’s not the person I remember. And, actually, I’ve learned to embrace that as a badge of honor. Actually, when someone tells me, like, you’ve really changed.

Eric Deschamps [00:22:43]:
We were actually, on a photo shoot this week, right with our team, we had our team off-site. This is for Rhapsody and our the coaches that, comprise our team. And And, we were using the same photographer we’ve used many times in the past, Robin of Unposed. There’s a free plug for you, Robin. Such an amazing, amazing lady. And she’s made the comment to me 2 or 3 times during the day. She says, you looks you you you photograph very differently today. And I said, well, what do you mean by that? She’s you seem so free.

Eric Deschamps [00:23:12]:
You seem so happy, she’s Wow. In the past, there was always a hesitation. There was always I could sense this this anxiety because there There was an awful lot of anxiety. So isn’t it interesting that even just someone who knows us more casually, right, just photographing us can pick up on the subtle changes or the growth that happens. And I think that’s the point. If if you’re watching the show and you’re going, that’s not the Rob I remember. That’s not the Eric I remember. I’d be like, good.

Eric Deschamps [00:23:39]:
Because we’re evolving and we’re changing, and that’s ultimately

Rob Dale [00:23:42]:
the goal. It’s been so rewarding to have the feedback from those who have said, you know, boy, we needed the Space, and this is so amazing. It’s been even more rewarding when we get feedback from people that talk about how it’s impacted their own life Yeah. And how it’s changed them. And I, you know, I wrote 1 down here that I, that it was somebody that had sent it to me, and then I shared it with with, With you, and it’s this, you know, let me just read a little bit of their their comments. You know, I’ve been on a healing journey for a long time. And for me, it’s been baby steps At best, I have been carrying around so much shame my entire life Wow. And trying to get better, trying to accomplish more in my career, And I’ve never felt good enough.

Rob Dale [00:24:21]:
I give my inner critic too much credit. I was so lost. I felt so worthless. It’s been over a year, and I think I’m finally back on my journey of healing again.

Eric Deschamps [00:24:33]:
Wow. So Powerful. You you think Incredible comment. To think that we play even a small role, like, a small role, in that epic story that’s unfolding, with this individual. Let’s face it. Like, the I’m not good enough is universal. Yeah. You know, if you’re sitting here watching this or listening on your favorite podcast platform, You’re not alone in that struggle.

Eric Deschamps [00:24:56]:
Every human being struggles with being enough, the sense of worthiness. Right? We talk about radical Self acceptance. Right? Like Yeah. That that you are enough. And and if we can just help people, even just move them down that that journey and nudge them along a little bit more. I think here, our job is done. I think of a young leader that I’ve been working with for for several years now. And he’s been going through a very significant, difficult time in his personal life, and, and he’s courageous as hell.

Eric Deschamps [00:25:29]:
Like, it’s been hard. He’s he’s pretty broken, but I I I’m watching him emerge as he’s doing the work, and he’s facing his demons, and he’s Right? But that that that inner critic, right, is so so strong. But he’s told me time and time again, just told me again yesterday that, so many times When he’s feeling low, he’ll put one of the episodes on, and they’re and and oftentimes, it’ll make him tear up just because it’s the right message at the right time in his journey. And again, I I I the I’m so, excited or or I feel so, privileged to be able to say, like, there are Stories we will never hear

Rob Dale [00:26:03]:
Right.

Eric Deschamps [00:26:03]:
Of folks who live and listen to the show. But to see it in the lives of people that we’re touching, that are in our community, and to watch the transformation is is absolute transformation.

Rob Dale [00:26:12]:
It’s funny how, and you you say that there’s gonna be so many lives that we’re not even aware of that, you know, that, You know, shared from shared and shared, you know, a listener shares it with someone else, and they’re impacted, and they they we never hear about it. I I always laugh because sometimes it’s when I’m I’m not thinking about the show. I I you know, one of my favorite things and it’s happened now, I gotta say, at least a dozen times, in the last year, Where I’m at the gym. I’m getting ready. We’re about to a class is gonna start in a few minutes, and somebody comes into the studio to get that that’s gonna be in the in the class, and they bring it up. They make a comment. Oh, I’m listening to the the podcast, and that episode just got me all fired up. I’m ready to go.

Rob Dale [00:26:51]:
And There’s 1 guy in particular. He’s been a long time listener of the show, another guy by the name of Rob. And and and Rob will walk into the studio, and he does it, you know, from time to time. He walks in, and as he walks in, he’s If he sees me and I happen to be in the class with him, he lifts up his phone, and there’s the podcast. He’s list as he walks over to the gym, he’s listening to it.

Eric Deschamps [00:27:08]:
Yeah.

Rob Dale [00:27:08]:
Just those little things that we’re we’re not even in the moment, we’re not even thinking about it. It’s like, wow. This is this is beyond us, and that’s pretty special to see.

Eric Deschamps [00:27:18]:
It’s a it’s a it’s bigger than we all are. I I think of another leader who just recently told us that, she’s a big fan of the show, and, during a very difficult time where she was grieving the loss of her husband of 17 years

Rob Dale [00:27:31]:
Right.

Eric Deschamps [00:27:31]:
That the show was a source of great comfort, of great, encouragement and and through her grieving process. So, again, for those of you that have been tuning in, whether you’ve been tuning in, a little or a lot, or whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or you’re a more recent fan of the show, this really is about you. It’s about helping you reach your full potential and live your best life, and it is just an honor and a privilege for Rob and I and Kate and Wendy to be part of that journey.

Rob Dale [00:27:59]:
Yeah. It really is.

Eric Deschamps [00:28:00]:
I think you need to share 1 more piece of listener feedback, and that’s the p another piece from Matthew Yeah. About his sons.

Rob Dale [00:28:07]:
Yeah. And I think that it was it was I I’m again, we’re saw how fired up we were, and it was in a in a feedback that he provided us. And he gave us permission to To to share this where he was talking about how an experience that he had just had, where he was walking down the street and was was Name you know, a a name was thrown at him that I don’t wanna I’m not even gonna repeat on the show, but but the and then the struggles again of that locker room and all of that stuff and how incredibly, emotional those moments were for him. And, and again, as we’ve mentioned already, he he brings up the notion of What if we could change the tie? What if we could just if we could find and I remember I came out on that next episode after we read that, and we were like, Let’s talk about this. And I had my proud dad shirt on, and I was ready to go to bat with anybody that is just like Like, when can we stop, tearing other people down? And that’s when the whole notion of living rich Lee, the the living rich nation was really birthed out of that, that this is a movement. This is a cause. This is This is something more radical than just, oh, hope you feel good about your life. Right? Where the hell did that

Eric Deschamps [00:29:21]:
voice come from? It’s Can you

Rob Dale [00:29:23]:
do that again? Nope. Yeah. I know. It’s a what off.

Eric Deschamps [00:29:26]:
I’ve never heard you do that.

Rob Dale [00:29:27]:
No. Well, Steve Loop it. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, he will. Oh, I don’t. Yeah. Yeah.

Rob Dale [00:29:32]:
But, you know, but there but it was just this this rawness to his words, and the emotion of that in that moment. And we felt like we have a platform, and we’re gonna use this platform To speak life Yeah. Into the communities that hear it.

Eric Deschamps [00:29:49]:
I love that. It’s it’s so powerful to to be, a different kind of voice Yeah. To to to spread a different kind of message. And and and speaking of the message, right, when when you look back Over the last 12 months, Rob, I mean, there’s been so many guests, so many great conversations. But what has been for you some of the most pivotal lessons that have been shared or or or or or or transforming truths, if I could put it that way, that have most impacted you.

Rob Dale [00:30:17]:
Without a doubt, At the top of that list, and and probably, like, with a huge gap. And it was when you introduced the the language. We all understand the notion of self ex you need to accept yourself. Right? We need to we need but when you used when you added the word radical to that, radical self acceptance. And I remember the 1st time, you used I don’t even know. It might have been on a show. It might have been just in a conversation separately. It might have been in something you wrote.

Rob Dale [00:30:45]:
I don’t remember that, but I just remember how that just went. And it was like this all hinges On radical self acceptance.

Eric Deschamps [00:30:54]:
100%. 100%.

Rob Dale [00:30:56]:
Without radical self acceptance, without that absolutely not just, Yeah. I’m okay. No. No. You’re not o it’s not about you being okay. It’s about you are loved. You are you are All that you need to be. There is no more that you need to Right.

Rob Dale [00:31:12]:
Achieve. Right? You are more than enough. That radical self acceptance right at Without a doubt, the top lesson and and something that wasn’t there even on day 1 of living richly for me, it has been the probably the piece that I’ve embraced the most over this year.

Eric Deschamps [00:31:26]:
Yeah. And and, I I really like that you zeroed in on that. What was the phrase we used back then, that, I I will never be I’m as worthy no. I’m as worthy as I’ll ever be, but I’m still becoming the best version of you. Right? And I think It was this whole I remember for me, that was so transformational, radical self acceptance. Right? That’s where it starts. From there, we can go to radical self care. When we believe we’re worthy, then we’ll make sure that we’re good.

Eric Deschamps [00:31:53]:
Right? We’ll invest in ourselves and and and understand that that is the least selfish thing we can do, which ultimately then leads to radical self expression, showing up as the best version of you in every role, in every relationship. And for me, the story before that, Well, instead of radical self acceptance, it was deep self love.

Rob Dale [00:32:11]:
Right.

Eric Deschamps [00:32:11]:
Yeah. Yeah. Instead of radical self care, it was running on fumes. And instead of radical self expression, At best, it was partial activation. And and and and so that’s been transformational for me as well.

Rob Dale [00:32:23]:
And we’ve got a number. And, again, I encourage you. If you’re new to the, to the podcast, Really wanna encourage you to take a look at some of those, older episodes. There’s a number of them on, radical self acceptance. We’ll include a couple of them in the show notes. If you go to the website, living richly dot me, you’ll find the show notes for each of the episodes. We’ll make sure that those are included there as well, but it’s such a powerful notion, I I think, for sure. Another one for me was was was recently with a guest.

Rob Dale [00:32:47]:
And I when we talk about even some of the most special moments, I remember our very first, you know, having Kelly Flanagan on. Right. We were like, oh my god. Like, were, like, you know, kind of freaked out. Lovable. Author of the book Lovable, which was so impactful for for all of us. And so all of a sudden, Kelly’s on the show, and we’re like We like, legally, I Yeah. We’re like, oh.

Eric Deschamps [00:33:05]:
The first

Rob Dale [00:33:06]:
few minutes, we’re like, oh. Yeah. Exactly. And and then to have Ben Berger on. Oh, yeah. And to have this guy that I had, His book was one of the top 2 most impactful books for me of of, from a couple years ago. Continues to be. I still talk about just yesterday with a client.

Rob Dale [00:33:21]:
I brought up his book, Chasing Excellence, and how the impact that that’s had on on me as well. But when he talked about the 5 mindsets and that piece around the notion of that most people aim for the 3rd mindset. Right? So the lowest mindset being victim, then you got the pessimist, and he says most people, They see optimists as, oh, I’ve made it. I’m an optimist. That’s that’s what life is supposed to be. And he says, no. No. No.

Rob Dale [00:33:43]:
No. That’s that’s not where you wanna be. You wanna be the realist. Yeah. Because the realist doesn’t allow external circumstances to affect them because external circumstances are just that. Well, That is what it is. Right? And and now it’s what do I make of it? As you taught me to say, right, it’s it’s not it is what it is. It’s It it is what I make it

Eric Deschamps [00:34:01]:
to. Exactly.

Rob Dale [00:34:02]:
And and that’s what the realist says. The realist just says, this is what it is. Now what am I gonna do? Right. And how am I gonna respond? And then this notion of the warrior. And what I loved about the warrior mindset, which is bring it on.

Eric Deschamps [00:34:14]:
Because this is how I grow. Right? Like, the warrior goes, Hardship is coming. I’m not I’m not a sucker I’m not a sucker for punishment. I’m not out there looking for hardship. But when hardship comes, I understand This is not happening to me. This is happening for me. Yeah. Right? I get to experience this.

Eric Deschamps [00:34:30]:
And through this hardship, I’m going to grow, so bring it.

Rob Dale [00:34:34]:
Yeah. And what I loved about that as well was So far. Wasn’t saying you live in the warrior mindset. You you live in the you ideally, you live in the realist mindset. And every once in a while, when needed, you go to the warrior.

Eric Deschamps [00:34:46]:
Yeah. So good. Right?

Rob Dale [00:34:47]:
You pull out your sword.

Eric Deschamps [00:34:48]:
So And

Rob Dale [00:34:49]:
then you go back to the realist. And so that was one of the lessons. What about for you? What were some of the big lessons?

Eric Deschamps [00:34:53]:
I I think for me, what has been the most when I think about again, there’s so many great moments. It’s hard to to, to reduce it down to even just a a handful. For me personally, how how the journey and the evolution of the show has impacted my own Understanding of the world and how it works. You know, we we we introduce the the quadrant model early on. Right? The Figuring out your values. Figure out what makes you happy. Develop a vision for your life using the 4 natural elements as a starting point, and then define or or refine or or or put into practice the spiritual practices or the the rituals that will help support kind of life that you want. And I thought that was the model run.

Rob Dale [00:35:33]:
Right. Right.

Eric Deschamps [00:35:33]:
And it is at what and we’re gonna be unpacking this in shows to come. That’s actually just one of 4 Layers to the

Rob Dale [00:35:40]:
It’s a quadrant within a quadrant?

Eric Deschamps [00:35:42]:
Quadrant within a quadrant. It’s a wheel within a wheel. Oh. But to me, it’s again this notion of when you set Your heart position your heart, your spirit, your mind to understand, to ask the question, to lean in. It’s often going to lead to things that you never ever imagined. And, so I I’m excited about, being able to unpack sort of, Again, what we’re learning, there there’s so many others that are sharing great stuff, out there, and we’re we’re we’re happy that we’re able to throw our hat in the ring and be part of that. But I’m excited about sharing what’s

Rob Dale [00:36:17]:
You know, it’s just as we already look back on the 1st couple of months or the first, you know, let’s say, 10 episodes, And we go, we’re just scratching the surface.

Eric Deschamps [00:36:27]:
A 100%.

Rob Dale [00:36:28]:
You know, who knows? This time next year, as we look back here and go, man, we’re We’re still like, there’s so much to lean in on. Yeah. Absolutely exciting.

Eric Deschamps [00:36:37]:
So so let me ask a a little bit of an out of the box type of question. If if the podcast Cast was a person. Alright? So if the Living Richly podcast was a person and they were sitting right here beside me because they would like me more, they’d be sitting right because you know that to be true. Hey. I got radical do like me better.

Rob Dale [00:36:54]:
I get radical self acceptance. You don’t need That’s right.

Eric Deschamps [00:36:56]:
You’re good. Okay. But if the podcast was a person that was sitting here beside us right now in studio.

Rob Dale [00:37:01]:
Yeah.

Eric Deschamps [00:37:02]:
What advice do you think the podcast would give a person, one of our listeners, who’s currently at Crossroads in their life.

Rob Dale [00:37:10]:
What a weird question. No. I’m just I’m just kidding, Eric. It’s a good question. It’s an out of the box question. I think that the, if the podcast was a person, it would be saying to our listeners and to us, that this is for you. Mhmm. That this isn’t just for someone else.

Rob Dale [00:37:29]:
That this isn’t just, oh, this is really need for someone else, but But this is for you, that there is a life waiting for you Yeah. That begins with that radical self acceptance. But this is achievable. This is doable. You don’t need a whole bunch of things to fall into place in order for it to happen, But this can be you as much as it is anyone else.

Eric Deschamps [00:37:53]:
Oh, so good. So good. I, I would answer that question by saying, like, I think the podcast would say that person standing at a crossroads, like, wake up and rise up. Right? Like, there’s there’s so much more to life than just existing, then just taking up, you know, space and energy. You’re meant to live a great life. You’re meant to live a rich life, and the time is now. Start taking life by the reins. Stop waiting, and start creating your best.

Rob Dale [00:38:21]:
There are so, many voices and so much bullshit that just Weighs us down. And when we break free from that, then all of a sudden, this we We start to see it everywhere

Eric Deschamps [00:38:35]:
Yeah.

Rob Dale [00:38:35]:
Living in purpose, living fully, all of this stuff. You begin to see it just it just Shows up as we are deliberate, by hearing the voice that we need to hear and and shutting out the voices that have not been supportive to us.

Eric Deschamps [00:38:50]:
And speaking of voices that have not been supportive to us or of us, we we talk and, again, another leader yesterday talking about the the strength of the inner critic and how that inner voice, right, where we beat ourselves up and we hold ourselves back and we we we talk ourselves out of greatness on a regular basis, that that if there’s a voice we need to stop listening to, it’s the voice of criticism. It’s the voice of self judgment. And and by that, I don’t mean losing sight of self awareness or or being present to areas that we may want to transform and lean into in our lives. But What if we awoke instead of listening to that inner critic, which a lot of folks say, but that inner critic has served me well. And I’m like, perhaps. But it’s For a season. For a season, but even, like, think of the damage that inner critic has done. Even if it’s helped you achieve goals, even if it’s helped you Do things that perhaps you wouldn’t have done otherwise.

Eric Deschamps [00:39:46]:
It has left pro it’s left you marked. It’s left you with a damaged self esteem, a damaged View of yourself, you’re you’re probably looking at yourself in in that I’m not enough. Right? It it not only do we need to silence that inner critic on our journey to living our best life. But it’s about learning to awaken our inner champion where we talk to ourselves, Rob, all the time. Yep. Right? Like, can I say that not because we’re losing our minds, but the self talk, like, is happening all the time? Why not Make it more life giving. Why not make it more positive? Why not make it more empowering? And as a result, begin to achieve things you never thought were possible.

Rob Dale [00:40:24]:
Okay. You asked an out of the box question. Let me ask an out of the box question. 10 years from now.

Eric Deschamps [00:40:29]:
Yeah.

Rob Dale [00:40:29]:
Now I recognize that, you know, we can’t even Predict again, I already said this, the journey. We don’t even know what’s around the next corner. 10 years from now, the podcast is still talking to us. It’s still a person that’s talking to us. But what would you hope to see? What would be the thought? What would be the message? What would be, how would you be Seeing this whole living your best life movement, 10 years from now, what would you wanna see? What would you want people to be saying has been the impact? All of that.

Eric Deschamps [00:40:56]:
Yeah. Well, I I would hope, and dare I say, it might sound a little bit grandiose, but that that this podcast changed people’s lives. That it altered the trajectory of people’s experience and their journey, that it was a source of both inspiration that lit a fire in them or perhaps Relidifier that had been extinguished through life’s hardships, and not just inspired them, but inform them with practical tips and strategies about How to actually go about doing that? So that it spoke I I would hope that it would that people would say it spoke to my my heart. It spoke to my spirit. It’s it it spoke to my mind, and it it, it encouraged me and and literally gave me the tools to abandon a life of mediocrity, pretty, to abandon a life of ho 9 to 5 grind and actually pursue a a life that at the time I didn’t even think was possible.

Rob Dale [00:41:46]:
That would be that

Eric Deschamps [00:41:47]:
would be my hope.

Rob Dale [00:41:48]:
Yeah. And I I think of it as you know, sometimes I reflect back and, you know, 30 years ago, we sometimes you watch an old movie And, not an old movie. A movie from 30 years ago, which is what we would be like, wow. That’s 30 years old. But we sometimes watch some of these movies. We think, wow. People used Say that. People used to do that.

Rob Dale [00:42:06]:
People used to think that way and you know, or just some of the things that you look at. I hope that in 10 years, people will be looking at a lot of what The message was it will be like, wow. People used to think that. People used to people used to be anti vulnerable, or you used to not Really believe that you could live your best life? That that this becomes such a the message we have today, which seems to be an outlier message for many, Becomes the absolute normal. People go, duh. Of course, I can live my best life.

Eric Deschamps [00:42:37]:
Of

Rob Dale [00:42:37]:
course, I can do this, that, and the other thing. I hope that’s really what happens.

Eric Deschamps [00:42:41]:
Yeah. 100%. Listen. As we begin to wrap up today, Rob, who is a guest, that you would love to have on the show? Whether they’re a historical figure or a current thought leader. Who is someone you would really love to have on the show? And if you have them on the show, what would you ask them?

Rob Dale [00:42:57]:
So I I I’ve got 2 that I come come to mind right out of the gate. One of them is gonna be people who’d be like, what? Jesus. Really?

Eric Deschamps [00:43:08]:
Are you are you cursing right now?

Rob Dale [00:43:09]:
Or is it I I so, you know, here here was yeah. Jesus. No. And, you know, when I I thought about I thought, oh, that’s such Siliente, no. Actually, the more I thought about it, it’s we have had, you know, again, whether you believe that Jesus was a real person or, you know, Mythology, whatever the case might be. However but the idea of the words of Jesus have been interpreted by so many. And oftentimes, if dare I say, maybe all the time, those words are interpreted in such a way that it supports their ideology.

Eric Deschamps [00:43:41]:
Right.

Rob Dale [00:43:42]:
And I would love to hear, from the master’s mouth himself. I’m saying, you know, this is really the message that I and I the message I was trying to deliver. My sense is but I’m also interpreting his words. My sense is is that, his message is very similar to what the messages of the living richly movement.

Eric Deschamps [00:44:01]:
Well, you know, whether you believe that Jesus was a historical figure or whether he represented something Right. Even greater, as a story. Again, at the end of the day, he’s still quoted as saying, I have come to give you life and life more abundantly, and I don’t think anything could summarize the Art of living

Rob Dale [00:44:20]:
risk even more. And and as old scholars of Greek and Hebrew and Aramaic Are we scholars? So I am. I I certainly did. I did do I I I have no ability to use that language now, but I did study it.

Eric Deschamps [00:44:33]:
There’s so many words I would use to describe you, Robin. Scholar is not one of them, and I Hold you in high. No. I hold you in such high esteem, but it’s not something that

Rob Dale [00:44:41]:
I would put on you. But Well, young. Let me explain to you. The The the, the the word that we often even, transcribe as as abundantly, I’ve come to give you life more abundant, Is actually the the better interpretation of that word is I’ve come to give you life to the fullest. Yeah. And and I think that’s that’s why I I just I would be so fascinated to hear him give the interpretation of his words himself. Yeah. Again, if he’s if, you know, that was.

Rob Dale [00:45:11]:
Another one for me would be Jay Shetty, more recent one. Jay

Eric Deschamps [00:45:14]:
Shetty. Great.

Rob Dale [00:45:14]:
Yeah. And absolutely, I I’m just such a pass I love his his, his, Instagram. Wendy was the one that introduced me to him, but I’m fascinated. Some of the guests that he has on his show, I just I would love to sit down with him and just hear from a guy who you know, one of his books, you know, living a life as a monk, just what it was like for him to go from that world to now where he is literally on a stage, and and impacting so many people. I would be just it would be a fascinating conversation for sure. What about you?

Eric Deschamps [00:45:44]:
Well, I I mean, there’s Several, but, I’ll keep it quick here because we’re gonna start running out of time. But Elizabeth Lesser would be one that I’d love to have on the show. So, Elizabeth, if you’re listening Yeah. If this gets out to you, for 2 books. 1 called Broken Open, where she talks about the twice born. And, what she’s talking about is all of us are born once, right, as we’re born into the world. But not everyone is twice born. And the twice born is folks that wake up to this notion of there is a A higher existence, a better life available to me than just the 9 to 5 grind.

Eric Deschamps [00:46:16]:
Would love to dive into that with her and highly recommend that book. And, also, we’ll put all this in the show notes. Her, more recent book that I read of hers has just blown my mind called Cassandra Speaks. What if women wrote more of the history that we know and how different life would be? Anne Lamott is another one. Great, great author that I really respect. She wrote a a book on prayer. Wow. No.

Eric Deschamps [00:46:38]:
Help. Thanks. Wow. Basically, 3 types of prayer. I need help, guidance, gratitude, and just awe. And, she summarized spirituality for me so nice, so powerfully in that book. And then the the last one being a more recent influence, which is Rainn Wilson Yeah. Of the office Days.

Eric Deschamps [00:46:57]:
Like, you guys remember his character. What was his character’s name again, on the show? I’m gonna forget right now in this Thank you, Steve. Steve. Steve saves the day. But Rainn Wilson, a most a very unlikely source for me anyway of changing my view or expanding my view, of the world. And, actually, I credit him with triggering, what I referred to earlier was was the expansion of how I see the quadrant model. He he was a big influencer. His book Soulboom, highly, highly recommend.

Eric Deschamps [00:47:26]:
Would love to have all of the aforementioned people on the show if you’re watching. Jesus, we understand you may be unavailable.

Rob Dale [00:47:37]:
I don’t know where to go with that.

Eric Deschamps [00:47:40]:
Alright. As as we prepare to lay lay in the plane, let let’s talk, let’s talk about some things Our listeners can expect to see, this coming year. This is officially now the start of season 2. Jesus We’ll not be showing up, but a lot of exciting things will be happening on the show. Sorry. That was good. That was it.

Rob Dale [00:48:02]:
No worries. Let’s compose our songs. So yes. So what you won’t, Yeah. Don’t expect Don’t expect Jesus.

Eric Deschamps [00:48:10]:
Jesus, but we’ve got some other really great guests lined up, that we’re really excited about. And what I’m also excited about is with now, really, this being a show of 4 cohosts, that you’re gonna see us mixing it up, a lot. Right? So there’ll be shows where all 4 of us are together discussing an issue. Sometimes it’ll be just the 2 of us. Other times, it’ll be Kate and Wendy, approaching issues from a more female perspective. And then there’s gonna be times where it’s like Rob and Wendy interviewing a guest or Kate and I interviewing a guest. You’re you’re expect to see a lot of, kinda leveraging Yeah. The different personalities

Rob Dale [00:48:44]:
that make up In fact, The next show that we’re going to you’re gonna be able to see if you’re subscribed to the podcast, you, of course, get notification. The next show is gonna Show where Wendy and I get to interview somebody that Wendy has known for many years. Yeah. Jadeve Sherrah, who is just absolutely gonna be a powerful story and so for that one. So, yeah, there’s gonna be lots of great guests. We’re continuing to work on guests. Having people on the show, we wanna hear the stories of others. We certainly you know, we invite those of you that are listening.

Rob Dale [00:49:13]:
If you’ve got a a story that you would love to share, we’d love to get That feedback and you know, we can’t promise that people will be on the show, but we are always open to hearing what others, the journey of what other people are doing. This isn’t just about us. That’s right. Right. I think that’s something we can absolutely is gonna be a part of what we see in

Eric Deschamps [00:49:31]:
the in the next year. I’m also really excited about, the resources that are currently Under development coming your way soon, designed to help you build your best life, including what I’m really excited

Rob Dale [00:49:41]:
about good.

Eric Deschamps [00:49:42]:
Which is a 15 day, life vision challenge. This will be a guide with daily resources made available to help you Actually, map out what your best life looks like. Taking some of the best lessons that have been shared over the last year and what we’re learning and what our guests have, I have brought to the table and making that available as a guide for you to literally map out your rich life. What is living richly literally mean to you? And, although it’s not available just yet, it’s currently under development. If you wanna be among the 1st in line to hear about it when it does become available, We’re gonna ask you to email us right now at info at livingrichly.me, and just put the words 15 day challenge In the subject or in the body of that email, and we’ll make sure that you’re first to hear about it.

Rob Dale [00:50:26]:
Yeah. So make sure you continue to to send us your comments. Continue to share out the, episodes and the podcast. Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. Let everyone know that this is Something that is here that can absolutely impact their life, share how it’s impacted your life. We really do appreciate everyone who has decided to be part Of the Living Rich Lee nation.

Eric Deschamps [00:50:50]:
Yeah. Absolutely. How you can help us continue to get the word out. It as Rob says, share, like On all of our social media platforms, we’re so easy to find. Just search the, hashtags living richly or the hashtag living richly nation, and we’ll pop right up. We invite you to join our our our, YouTube community that has just been exploding as of late. We went from hundreds of, couple 100 subscribers to 1,000, and, we invite you to be part of that as well. And certainly liking the content makes a big difference, but we’re gonna ask you.

Eric Deschamps [00:51:21]:
Those of you that Our big fans of the show share it out. Let’s get the message out there. Let’s make sure that we’re letting people know that this is available to them as a resource, to live their best life. Rob, closing thoughts. If, as we wrap up for today and, again, we’re so, grateful to, the Living Richly nation for your support. But if you were to sum up in in encapsulate in 1 sentence or 2 the essence of the Living Richly message for you, for our listeners, what would that be?

Rob Dale [00:51:51]:
I think I could sum it up in one word. The The the word is hope. That it’s not over. It’s not done for you. It’s not Something, again, as I said earlier, that is good for someone else, but not for you. Your best days are not behind you. They are ahead, that there is a life that you can live, that you can experience. The the fullness of all of it Is there ready for you? It’s around the next corner.

Rob Dale [00:52:20]:
It’s the next moment. It’s the next sunrise, whatever that might be, but allow that that notion of hope To permeate everything that you are, feeling right now in this moment to know that there is that opportunity to live your best life.

Eric Deschamps [00:52:35]:
That’s powerful. Powerful. Hope is the currency we all long for. Yeah. I would echo the same thing. Your best days truly are ahead of you. The life you’ve always dreamed of is just there waiting to be discovered. Stop waiting.

Eric Deschamps [00:52:48]:
Start creating. The time is now. Life is short. Go for it. You’re going to experience things you’ve never experienced before if you lean in. Folks, thank you so much for joining us again on the Living Richland podcast. Keep listening, keep sharing, and we’ll see you next week.