Introduction to Lessons From Life

Lessons from Life podcast - Episode 1

 

The podcast that gleams profound life lessons from everyday life stories.

 

Host: Brandon Hill and Dustin Fenton

Episode: Introduction

In this inaugural episode we discuss why you should subscribe to our podcast. We talk about lessons you learn can learn from life as you live it and begin the conversation about how you can lead a more fulfilling life. We believe that everyone has a story worth sharing and worth hearing and begin with a story about the blanket game and what key take away from the activity.

 

[00:00:46] - Why you should subscribe and listen to us

[00:01:36] - Some background on Brandon and Dustin

[00:03:05] - What is our vision for this podcast?

[00:04:30] - Can we learn a lesson from someone that has a different faith or religious background or journey than we do and still apply that lesson to our own spiritual journey?

[00:05:38] - The Blanket Game

[00:08:13] - What were the lessons from the blanket game?

[00:09:38] - Hard skills vs Soft skills

[00:11:13] - Transformation is a power entity

 

Quotes from the Episode:

“We believe that everyone has a story worth sharing and worth hearing and that  those stories can teach us lessons for better living.” [00:03:05]

“You don’t always need the thing you think you need just to play the game in life.” [00:07:29]

“It’s always fun and games until you learn something, then it’s a teachable moment.” [00:07:54]

“Transformation is such a powerful entity in our lives and when we can capture that transformation and repeat it down the line then we’ve got something but it’s really about trying to figure out how to pause and reflect before that transformation process can even take place.” [00:11:16]

 

Links:

LessonsFromLife4U.com

 

Host Bios:

Brandon Hill, PhD

Brandon loves collecting stories, whether those are his own experiences, or the experiences of others. He loves to have adventures and take trips to create new memories.

Brandon has one adult son, Levi, and three exchange students (Jonathan, Luca, and Henry) who he also considers to be part of the family. Brandon is passionate about adoption, higher education, and developing people. Brandon has an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Information Science, a Master's in Education, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration. Brandon current serves as Chief Student Affairs Officer at a 4-year private institution. One of his favorite jobs has been serving as a Resident Director for 7 years where he developed friendships with many people, and experienced a lot of life lessons. Brandon is a StrengthsQuest Educator Trainer, and loves helping people achieve their maximum potential through discovering and developing their strengths. Brandon's hobbies include gardening and creating scrapbooks for the family adventures, as they are a great way to capture the stories and life lessons from these experiences.

 

Dustin Fenton

Dustin’s mission is to help people achieve more than they thought possible, by helping them stretch out of their comfort zones. He loves to provide value to those he engages with by connecting them to new ideas or people so they can see success in their lives professionally and personally. With a background in organizational leadership and nineteen years of working with young professionals he has experience in coaching people to new and greater heights and helping them find the purpose God has for them.

He has had the privilege of facilitating many life-transforming events from mission trips to multiple week-long backcountry trips to advising Christian music festivals. He most recently served at SpringHill as the General Manager of Indiana Overnight Experiences and served both staff and guests in ways that gave them to the opportunity to achieve more than they thought possible. His life motto is “There is more in you than you think” which is taken from Kurt Hahn, a patriarch of the experiential education movement.

Dustin has been married to Jan for 18 years and they have two children. He is a graduate of Greenville University (BS Youth Ministry/Mass Communication) and Azusa Pacific University (MA Organizational Leadership). He enjoys time with family, reading great books, exploring outdoors, and learning all he can about the intersection of leadership development and transformational experiences.