In this episode Mark interviewed Zach and Darcy Spafford. They formed a program called “Thriving Beyond Pornography.” 

They had to face the problem of porn in their own marriage. They found a pathway to overcome and thrive. Now they help other couples walk that same path. 

You can find out more about their work here: 
https://www.zachspafford.com/?fbclid=IwAR1n5XE2J6Ss3xSohivJEehGrMI0u6Nc5YbRqkJJ7-8UJff-sK6axx24Ujc

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Does life feel exhausting? Do you wonder if it's going to work out? 
In this episode Mark lays out a way of thinking about life to help us be more joyful in the journey. 

If you would like to join Mark for an episode and ask questions, reach out at mark@markdelaney.me 

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Parenting is going to be hard. You can work hard to a great place. Or you can work hard and end up in a place you don’t want to be. 

In this episode, Mark talks about the one lesson that you must teach your child. 

When your child realizes “Life is not about me” they will be transformed. We can help our child grow in these mindsets by doing the following things. 

1. Have them do chores that serve the family
2. Say no to them. 
3. Volunteer as a family
4. Use all of life activities to teach this
   • Christmas is a time for them to give to others. 
   • Vacation time is also about being a blessing to people.
   • School is a great place to practice being nice to people. 

Here are the video courses Mark mentioned:
https://courses.markdelaney.com/the-confident-father
https://courses.markdelaney.com/disciplining-your-children-with-confidence

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Many people are living in fear when it comes to mental health problems. We are afraid of members of our family falling into depression or anxiety. In this episode mark offers a way for us to be proactive in this battle. Instead of being powerless in regards to mental health issues, we can do common things to become mentally strong. 

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In this episode Mark and his son, Matthew, have a conversation about lessons from The Walking Dead tv show. This show demonstrates an intense battle that people are facing during apocalyptic times. In modern society we have many conveniences and comforts that cause us to not realize the intense battle that we are in. 

We are in a battle for our freedom, our joy, our love, etc. 

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In this episode Mark shares a story about a little boy who goes to volunteer to help other people, but at the same time has to wrestle with his own instincts to take care of himself. 

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For this episode Mark invited a friend from San Antonio to join him for a conversation. Mark asked Vik to prepare three questions of his choosing.

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Many people live with the presence of negative relationships and the absence of positive relationships. 

The inability to be authentic holds us back from living with the power that can be experienced in relationships. 

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Here are Mark's notes for this episode: 

1.  People often say that, your spouse is forever, but parenting is just for a few years. That is more true than you can know. 
2. Your marriage is the parenting machine. The two of you together form the leadership and culture of your child’s lives.
3. Marriage works on you as a person. The better you become as a person, the better you become as a parent. 
4. The best thing you can do for your kids is love their mom well. Love their dad well. 

How to prioritize

1. Prioritizing begins in the heart. Keep feeding that relationship.
2. Maintain date nights, or date experiences, that keep you connected.
3. Tell your kids that your spouse comes first. 
4. Never disrespect your spouse in front of your kids. Our kids can be confused about their life already. If they feel like you are on separate teams, you will lead them to confusion. 

Signs that you are not prioritizing.

1. When you come home, you are excited to see your kids, but you’re not excited to see your spouse.
2. You gladly sacrifice time and money to serve your kids. But you hate doing it for your spouse. 
3. You no longer make love to each other consistently.

Your marriage is at the foundation of your entire life. If you build your marriage. It will support everything to do with your life. If you do not build your marriage, it will threaten everything you do with your life.

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The price of calling. 

1. Rejection
2. Loneliness
3. Failure

If you want to live with a sense of calling, do these three things:

*know your purpose in one sentence!
*find the people that see your gift and encourage you toward it.
*take a step. Small, awkward steps.

If you would like to join our next live online group mastermind simply text the word purpose to 918-401-9608.
Here is a video about this experience that you can share with others.
https://youtu.be/YSjfxuzzN5g?si=qek4xBS6kvzhTw_h

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