Always Start With Your WHY!

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Maurice Jones: 0:00

Today I kick off my first Podcast of this series called mo or less thank you guys for all your support and encouraging me to get back on the swing of things So I think the best way to open up the podcast is talking about my why did I finally decide to do a podcast? First and foremost give glory to my lord and savior. Jesus christ. He is the reason why I started this podcast and the reason I feel led to do it is because You In my life's journey, there's been so many things that has gotten me to where I am today. Dealt with trauma, heartbreak, loss. Grief a lot of things that would break most people but i'm unbroken that could be a cool name for a podcast but you know more or less fits, you know me the best in my As far as i'm concerned but my why is also what i'll be talking about for the majority of the podcast is my is mindset being a testament to living You A certain way to doing things a certain way really speaks to who you are as a person when you build a certain reputation for yourself When you have a certain characteristic people know you to be a certain type of way People know that they can count on you people know that they can trust In you people know that when they look to you, they know that you are going to come through for them and it takes practice. It takes a lot of work to get to that point. And so I wanted to share my journey with you and then try to figure out the difference. Between, people that can go through similar things, but yet they can overcome in different ways. So I have a background in communications and psychology. I studied that in college, graduated with a degree in those areas. I've read over 200 books involving personal development, mindset and leadership development, things of that nature. I always try to dwell in the realm of cognitive development mindset, things that would figure out how the brain works. Very passionate about figuring out how the brain works. One thing that always drove me is like how I can, Kids can be raised in the same household, right? And turn out differently. Parents can be raised in the same kids, under the same rules, and the kids turn out differently. Or, people can be raised in the same environment, same street, same city. And turn out differently. So there's all these different components that dictate a person's life And i'm saying all of these things to expand on my passion for what I talk about. I previously Last year was talking about fatherhood and the impact of father. We're going to be talking about that Right now I'm in the real estate space. I'm building a network in that area. So we're going to be talking about that financial peace, financial freedom. We're going to be talking about that. And what I love going back to fatherhood is parenting, loving all my kids. We're going to talk about that. I recently lost my wife. We're going to be talking about that. I'm doing homeschooling. We're going to be talking about that. I'm on this fitness journey, this health journey, just to change my life around. We're going to be talking about that. How all these things really stimulate from mindset. And so I want you guys to buckle in. I want you guys to strap in for this journey. Cause I feel that if someone hears the right words, you might've read a book that changed your life forever. You might've heard the song. You might've went to an inspirational speech, a concert, a seminar, webinar, whatever it was, something sparked a change in you. You might've went to church and the minister says something that, that Encourage you to give your life over to Christ at some point in everybody's life There is a turning point and in that turning point they go up or they go down they succeed or they fail They triumph or they succumb to whatever it is That's facing them and as you as I unpack my journey, you're gonna discover That there are so many things that I've been through And I want to give first honor to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ who through him through my faith I'm able to walk this walk the way I walk also my beautiful late wife who, you Through this entire time, being married to her, I could not have asked for a better wife, a better rib, a better spouse, being married for nine, almost ten years, raising three beautiful children, and we've been through some things together, but God has got us through it all, and her, I still hear her voice in my ear, which is another reason why I'm here and to my parents who have set the groundwork for me, The playing field, the level I noticed at a very young age, the difference having present parents, having active parents, having involved parents impacted my life to this day. They are still heavily involved in my life. We have really close relationship and I see as some of my friends would call it the fatherless generation. I'm here standing here today, being able. To share these stories, being able to be transparent, being able to be vulnerable with the things I've experienced in life, all because of how I was raised. And my prayer, my hope is that, the seeds that my wife planted in the hearts and minds of our children, and me nurturing those things now, hereafter, will do the same thing. And my kids are amazing. All of them. I have a daughter going to college right now. Both my kids, my two youngest are at our homeschool. And they, in spite of everything, are strongly, passionately encouraging me because we're going through this journey together. And so I want to encourage you guys as you continue to lock in, as you continue to listen in to my journey, welcome to Mo or Less. And before I close here. With more or less the theme behind that name is, are you going to give more or less out of life? When life throws things at you, are you going to give it your all or are you going to give up? Are you going to do Moe and the concept of the boat? Cause you're taking my concepts and applying it to your life. Or are you going to do less? Are you going to do the bare minimum? And sometimes the bare minimum is not that bad. We'll get into that on another episode. However, What I want you to get out of this podcast from here for me Possibly we'll have guests more than likely. We'll have guests sharing their stories that no matter what you're going through As long as you will it in your mind You can overcome anything thank you guys Please hit that like button that subscribe button Follow for more i'm excited to go on this journey with you, and I hope you give more and not less