Fear | steadily skipping stones

May 15

Recovering People Pleaser, Rob Shepherd

moving the podcast – interview from July 31, 2013

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Rob Shepherd is one of those names I’ve seen around almost since the moment I started blogging. I’d read many of his posts over those years, but didn’t know very much about him. Then guest Ricky Anderson suggested I talk to Rob, saying what a great guy he was and how he wasn’t afraid of anything.

I found out Rob actually is afraid of some things, after all. We talk about that, the balancing act between husband, father and pastor, and his first book, about fighting his people-pleasing addiction.

“So when you start to understand how God created you and really start plugging in
to the areas that you are gifted, it really starts to give you some confidence
to do some of those things that used to be scary to you.”

0:00 ~ a sorta southern former military brat
6:25 ~ writing random things
10:45 ~ the pastor balancing act
17:25 ~ fear and people pleasing
22:55 ~ facing fear (baby steps & diving in)
28:35 ~ Rob Shepherd, author

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Connect with Rob
on his blog RobShep.com
on Twitter @RobShep
on Facebook

Buy the book!

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References
Tyler Tarver
Mark Batterson
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
Bryan Allain
31 Days to Finding Your Blogging Mojo
Ricky Anderson
tobyMac, Get This Party Started
No Fear
I Don’t Like Flamboyantly Gay People (a post about loving all people)

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Apr 29

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Magic Man Ricky Anderson

moving the podcast – interview from May 29, 2013

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I loved this chat. I was so unprepared, my first question was “Ricky is nice”. But the magical Ricky kept the conversation flowing! We talked about fatherhood, being a blogger vs a writer, his work-in-progress and our fear of failure. And then he did a magic trick.

I’m still trying to figure it out.

0:00 ~ Who is this?
6:30 ~ fatherhood
9:50 ~ “I’m a blogger, not a writer”
14:45 ~ the fear of failure
18:30 ~ Changeup (which I keep calling “The” Changeup)
25:10 ~ computer stuff
28:10 ~ Ricky does magic

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Connect with Ricky
on his blog RickyAnderson.net
on Twitter @Arthur2Sheds

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References

Clay Morgan ~ claywrites.com
Chad Jones ~ RandomlyChad.com
Sherideth Smith ~ sherideth.com
Leanne Shirtliffe ~ ironicmom.com
The Gift (Ricky’s letter to his son)
Changeup (Chapter 1)
Guest Post Swapping, Agent Smith edition (sherideth’s guest post)
What the Dell?

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Aug 17

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the Infinite Monkey speaks: little by little

Random brilliance from across the internet…

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The sun doesn’t rise instantaneously; it comes up little by little by little.
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I think the key for us is to learn to trust the little by little.

– Matt Ham

Bowtie Friday with Matt Ham (video)

Becoming An Ironman

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Jul 13

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the Infinite Monkey speaks: on body shame

Random brilliance from across the internet…

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If you’re not the weight that you want to be – if you’re fat or if you’re thin, whatever – it doesn’t matter. If you’re embarrassed or ashamed about your body, you don’t have to be. You’ve got to start living now in the body that you have today. And from that, you will gain confidence.