Moments that Matter with Jon Giswold

In this significant moment of the CoronaVirus, what will the future be?  Who will I be?  How will I be?  This is the defining time... right now.

I have been blessed to have many women and men mentor me.  There have been 2 that helped shape the professional man that I am and in their promotion of me as an instructor and trainer, they shaped me as a Man.

Not fully prepared for dining with friends from my life before Divorce, I came into contact with unrelated and uncovered feelings of Shame and Isolation that needed immediate attention.  This was that dinner.

Embarking on the new Decade ahead, this conversation (ongoing) asks the question of the impact social media platforms are having on me.. and those I care about.  As Miranda from DEVIL WEARS PRADA would say... groundbreaking. Truly though, the impact from the engagement is both positive and negative and that is what I am asking of myself.  Maybe you will identify.

Upon celebrating a pivotal birthday that ends with the number 0... I was given a sacred gift from someone I had never met.  This person will always remain in my transition into this Chapter of my life... and that's enough.

My personal journey of service is ongoing and one that I take seriously.  If I say I will do something... I do it.  This story is close to my aching heart, but resulted in something that I could have never seen - and was then made available to the world.

Steve Boedt is an International Fitness Personality and a Master Trainer with ZUMBA.  He is also a dear friend of 25+ years.  He and I have deeply felt conversations every time we meet.  This is one of those conversations .... I hope you enjoy.

This conversation is about a "field of dreams" moment that brought me back to the Northwest of Wisconsin and gave me a profound lesson that was needed to move forward.  Build is and the answer will be revealed. 

Taking away all the exaggerations that build up a story and getting to the basic truth of the event.  This is hard for me to practice and therefore admitting it will help me stay the course.

This conversation is one that is ongoing with me.  Using a skill that I learned in recovery... when I am at a crossroads where an answer seems like it lingers on the other side of a mountain - too far to reach and I’m caught spinning wheels.. I ask myself am I hungry, angry, lonely or tired?  Then I can take steps to the resolve. 

I was given words of wisdom from a respected source who reminded me of the importance of planting my two feet on the soil of my youth, in order to remind me of where I learned most of my personal settings... which are always reliable for me.

I try to notice moments that are both positive and negative.  Knowing that I have a choice in front of me can overwhelm - but also invigorate.  This episode is devoted to the 10 year anniversary of BLOWING UP MY LIFE and putting a new one together. This is a longer story, but in the conversation of noticing it and moving forward is here... Things don't happen to me anymore.  They happen for me.

A moment like no other.. and for it I changed.  My Grandfather took the time to give me a gift, only he could pass along.... and it was for me alone.

Connections are created on your own... versus having connections.  Creating them is what I learned first hand.

An epic moment from my childhood that shaped who I am to this day.

This is the first show to introduce the ongoing conversation around moments that matter in our lives.  Being aware and awake enough to see how our choices have guided us into the life we are living.