Real Life Mentoring

Today is the continuing conversation with Katie Kain.Katie has been singing her whole life. She has a passion for teaching kids the joy of music. Katie grew up taking voice lessons, doing musical theatre, and dance. She has been teaching for 12 years and has a gift for bringing out the best in her students. Katie graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Master’s Degree in Human Relations. Katie is wife to Nathan, and mom to Jazmine, Alonso, and Andres. She loves coffee, fall, and quiet mornings before her kids wake up.Her children's theatre company is called Center Stage. At Center Stage, their primary goal is to build confidence in our students! They accomplish this goal through several avenues including music, drama, and performance. Their vision is that each student will leave their class more confident, more proud of who they are, and having had an amazing experience. Their mission is to give every student the chance to shine, be in the spotlight, and get out of their comfort zone!Katie's story is not only compelling, but a primary example of what it means to have another person give of themselves in a mentoring relationship. In today's episode, Katie openly discusses her struggles with OCD and Tourette's and how the arts helped her discover freedom and helped her pursue her life's calling.Contact Katie:https://www.shineatcenterstage.com/Find out more about her foundation:https://www.centerstagefoundation.org/

In today's episode, Chris and Christina interview Katie Kain. Katie has been singing her whole life. She has a passion for teaching kids the joy of music. Katie grew up taking voice lessons, doing musical theatre, and dance. She has been teaching for 12 years and has a gift for bringing out the best in her students. Katie graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Master’s Degree in Human Relations. Katie is wife to Nathan, and mom to Jazmine, Alonso, and Andres. She loves coffee, fall, and quiet mornings before her kids wake up.Her children's theatre company is called Center Stage. At Center Stage, their primary goal is to build confidence in our students! They accomplish this goal through several avenues including music, drama, and performance. Their vision is that each student will leave their class more confident, more proud of who they are, and having had an amazing experience. Their mission is to give every student the chance to shine, be in the spotlight, and get out of their comfort zone! Katie's story is not only compelling, but a primary example of what it means to have another person give of themselves in a mentoring relationship. This is part one of two you won't want to miss!!Contact Katie:https://www.shineatcenterstage.com/Find out more about her foundation:https://www.centerstagefoundation.org/

Todd Vinson is no stranger to the Real Life Mentoring podcast. He and his wife Jeannie shared their story with us and Todd comes back from time to time to share his thoughts on effective leadership. Today, he joins Chris as they tackle the book, 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never Enough Time by Jeremy KubicekThe 5 Gears principle is a tool Todd teaches, helping you to shift into the right gear at the right time so that you can grow in your relational intelligence. Using these gears consistently allows you to bring a new level of relational intelligence to your life that offers a competitive advantage in our task-driven world.You won't want to miss today's discussion and hear from Todd.Todd Vinson is the founder of Overlander Consulting.Overlander's Goal is to be:Rooted in insight.‍Driven by purpose.‍Focused on people, over performance.To find out more about Overlander Consulting, schedule a 30 minute session or subscribe to Todd's blog click on: https://www.overlanderconsulting.com/contact

We live in a world that idolizes hustle. But what if rest was actually the secret weapon?Todd Vinson with Overlander Consulting, is back talking about rest. Not just taking a nap or getting into some good sleep habits. The kind of rest he talks about with Chris is much more.Physical Rest restores the body. When we sleep, we heal. Muscles rebuild. Hormones balance. Clarity returns.Emotional Rest allows us to breathe. It gives space to name what we’re feeling instead of stuffing it down or numbing it out.Mental Rest silences the noise. It's the margin we create when we step away from screens, plans, and the need to solve every problem.Todd Vinson is the founder of Overlander Consulting.Overlander's Goal is to be:Rooted in insight.‍Driven by purpose.‍Focused on people, over performance.To find out more about Overlander Consulting, schedule a 30 minute session or subscribe to Todd's blog click on: https://www.overlanderconsulting.com/contact

Have you ever sat across from a mentee who’s carrying the weight of worry—and you wish you had the right words or tools to help them find peace?That’s what today’s episode is all about. At Fahrenheit: Real Life Mentoring, we love sharing practical tools that help bring real transformation. You’ve probably heard us talk about The Six Areas or My Life/My Story—and today, we’re adding another favorite to that list.Chris and Christina are diving into A Tool for Peace, inspired by Philippians 4:6–7. It’s a simple but powerful way to help mentees recognize what’s causing anxiety in their lives—and then learn how to replace that worry with specific, peace-bringing prayer.And if you’d like to follow along with the worksheet Christina mentions, she’d love to send you a copy! Just reach out to christina@fahrenheitmentoring.org

Jonathan Williams, founder of Be Transformed Fitness, joins Chris and Christina today as they dive into the topic of physical health. Since Chris and Christina take a holistic approach to mentoring, Jonathan's holistic approach to physical health is a great fit and topic for discussion.Jonathan has a vision for those he works with to feel comfortable with exercise by educating them and providing them with tools that will allow them to make exercise an active part of their lifestyle. He wants people to know that sustainable transformation takes place when the formation of your mind, body and soul is intertwined.Be Transformed Fitness has a goal to help people walk through simple ways of exercising and learning how their body can move and in return they feel and look good and even get stronger moving towards living a healthier and better quality of life.To find our more about how you can partner with Jonathan to help meet your physical health goals:Be Transformed Fitness

I met Hans Georg over 19 years ago. He was an international exchange student from Austria, and our family had the privilege of hosting him while he attended university for a semester. What started as a simple hosting relationship grew into something far deeper—a bond so strong that I came to call him my son. This is the power of mentoring.In this episode, Chris and Christina share personal stories—and the stories of others—that will inspire, encourage, and hopefully spark your imagination. What would it look like for you to intentionally invest in a mentee’s life?Listen as Chris and Christina unfold these powerful experiences. And if you’re curious about how you can be trained to mentor and make a lasting impact, visit fahrenheitmentoring.org.

Rob Schrader joins Chris and Christina talking about the Kingdom of God. Sound like loads of fun? It is!Rob describes from a theological stand point what the Kingdom of God is and how it fits into mentoring. Rob takes what can be a difficult and lofty topic and presents it in simple and practical ways.Knowing the Kingdom of God helps you see the bigger picture for mentoring.help you see your role in a better way as a mentor.Sponsor: Commercial Brick @ commercialbrick.com

Once again, Rob Schrader joins Chris and Christina with his insights on prayer.As a pastor, Rob has many people asking him many questions about prayer:what is it?how can it develop?how should you pray?In today's discussion, Rob actually leads our hosts into a careful conversation about prayer touching on topics like how has prayer impacted your mentoring and what role does prayer play in mentoring.Show sponsor: Commercial Brick @ commercialbrick.com

It’s the core of who we are.It connects us with other people.Switch on Your Brain p. 94, It is very interesting that every cell in the body is connected to the heart and the brain controls the heart and the mind controls the brain. So, whatever we are thinking about affects every cell in our body.Our minds, wills, and emotions (hearts) are meant to support one another. Inner conflict is evidence something is not right.Madeline Movie exampleWe speak to one another through our souls. Relationships are developed here.Our souls have to be restored at times. Psalm 19:7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."Psalm 23:2-3 "He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Our personalities are experienced here.The enemy throws a thought my way to impact my mind. If I allow it to settle on my mind, that thought impacts my emotions. If I allow it to settle on my emotions, it impacts my will/desire. When my will/desire is impacted, it becomes an action.If we are not able to express what is inside of our souls we will not be able to be understood and known as we desire.How Do We Take Care of the SoulWhen the soul is given attention and cared for, we discover the things which are in our hearts. A mentor can help another person discover the things in his or her heart. `Simple Comfort is a wonderful thing to receive, experience, and to enjoy. Soul and Mentoring:Mentoring: Strengthening the Soul of another person.What are simple comforts?Don’t make this complicated. What makes you tick, brings you joy, fills your cup? The things that will be simple comforts are unique to who you are.Caring for Chris’ soul examples:A genuine conversationA good meal prepared and shared with the desires to bless othersSitting next to a fireplace being warmed or outside by a campfireA good slow rain while taking a nap or watching a good movieSharing memories with loved ones around a kitchen tableSitting by a lake or ocean and enjoying natureMusicCaring for my soul examples (Christina):Sitting in the backyardDrinking Coffee and readingSitting in a coffee shopThinking about the future with ZionImagining what I want to do to improve the backyardBeing quietHaving a day to myselfWritingCaring for our souls is not a one time thing. Challenge:Take a self assessment of the condition of your soul.What’s one thing you can do to care for your soul this week?Caring for your soul builds resilience.Caring for your soul is not dependent on someone else.

We believe people are comprised of The Six Areas: physical, mental, emotional, relational, professional and/or educational and spiritual. Today, we will focus on the spiritual component talking about the soul.Our souls are meant to be cared for but get overlooked many times. Some people are never taught about their souls and what you don’t know or understand, cannot be cared for.Direction of the Podcast:What is the Soul?Why is the Soul important?How do we take care of it?You'll want to continue listening and watch for part two as they continue their discussion of how to care for the soul!

John, a senator in the Indiana state legislature for two full terms, chose to end his career in politics. John takes a thoughtful and insightful look into the reasons why he chose to step out of politics and redirect his career.Out of his passion for leadership development, John began pursuing places of influence that would make a positive impact on society by seeking “upstream” change. One question he began to ask himself was what was the best use of his giftedness to affect real change. Transitioning with the loss of his father and his turning 50, he began to realize most of his life was now in the rearview mirror. Legacy leadership became his focus. He began asking leaders if they could attend their own funeral, what would they want others to say? The point he was and still seeks to make in developing engaging leaders is that what are you doing today matters. You are building a brand that will affect others around you.To find out more about his insightful look at effective leadership, listen to the entire podcast. And to find out how you can connect with John, you can find him at craneleadership.org. Hit the contact tab and let him know you heard him on the Real Life Mentoring podcast.Shelter Insurance, the Aaron Ruiz Agency is today’s sponsor. His agency offers auto, home, life and business insurance and they strive to build real life relationships with all of their customers. Aruiz@shelterinsurance.com

You've heard Chris and Christina speak about The Six Areas that comprise a person:PhysicalRelationalEmotionalMentalSpiritualProfessional/EducationalToday they jump into the topic of what it looks like to talk to a mentee about their spiritual life. Using a tool they have developed called My Life/My Story, they use the same principles of this tool to begin authentic conversations about a persons spiritual life.What sort of memory, experience or encounter have you had in the past with God. Allow time for a mentee to sit and reflect with that question.Then, move onto the present and ask what is their spiritual life like right now. Help, if needed, the mentee discuss what they are currently experiencing in their spiritual life.Finally, move on towards questions that inquire about hopes and dreams a mentee may have for their future in regards to their spiritual life.As always, great conversations take intentionality. A good question about your mentee's spiritual life may open up deeper wells than you expected - and that's a good thing!Real Life Mentoring podcast is brought to you by Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency. His agency offers auto, home, life and business insurance and they strive to build real life relationships with all of their customers!ARuiz@shelterinsurance.com

Your name denotes who you are. Certain names, when said out loud, elicit a certain reaction: Elvis, Queen Elizabeth, Mother Teresa. A name identifies a person.Knowing God's character helps us to know our identity. Why is it important we know God's character and our identity? Simply put, it impacts how we see ourselves, others and the world. It also impacts our thoughts, words and actions. Finally, it impacts our relationships!Chris and Christina go into deep discussions about the importance of knowing God's character, trusting His character and how that helps us know our true identity.Real Life Mentoring podcast is brought to you by Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency. His agency offers auto, home, life and business insurance and they strive to build real life relationships with all of their customers.ARuiz@shelterinsurance.com

Recently, Chris and Christina experienced the loss of a man they did not know well however, their daughter was especially close to. As they watched their daughter and her friends navigate grief, they share some practical ways in which you can support others as they go through grief.There are all kinds of grief, but today Chris and Christina will focus on the grief of losing a loved one to death.The Real Life Mentoring podcast is brought to you by Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency! His agency offers auto, home, life and business insurance and they strive to build real life relationships with all of their customers!ARuiz@shelterinsurance.com

Why is mentoring so important? Chris goes solo today as he talks about why it's so important for a trusted mentor to open up conversations to discover what people are really dealing with!So the question begs to be asked, what are people really dealing with:depression, sexual identity, anxiety, insecurity, fear of the future, shame from the past, stress in the presentunhealthy expectations in work, church, education or family can play a part as well.Most of us deal with things in our own way. However, many of us don't have a trusted mentor to discuss those things that we are dealing with that we may never open up about.Chris gives some practical tips and suggestions on how to approach people to get them to open up about what they are really dealing with.Today's sponsor of the Real Life Mentoring podcast is brought to you by Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency. His agency offers auto,, home, life and business insurance and they strive to build real life relationships with all of their customers!ARuiz@shelterinsurance.com

Most people work or volunteer on some sort of team and as a team, we want to work well together and have success. In today's episode, Chris talks with Nate Brewer. He helps TEAMS in Businesses that are unproductive and feeling drained find out what kind of work brings them the most joy and energy so they can work better together.In this episode Nate will talk about the importance of understanding tensions in teams and how to discover balance and unity so teams are healthy and strong.He will discuss what is called the Five Fold Training and how each role is necessary and significant: Teacher, Shepherd, Evangelist, Prophet, Apostle.Today's Sponsor: Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency, https://www.shelterinsurance.com/CA/agent/ARUIZNate's Contact Info:Nate helps TEAMS in Businesses and churches that are unproductive and feeling drained find out what kind of work brings them the most joy and energy so they can work better together.If you are in ministry or in the church world --> Subscribe to the Fivefold Training Newsletter: discover your gifts, Collaborate Healthier as a Team, Flourish as a Church when you're EquippedIf you are in business or non-profit sector --> Subscribe to the Working Genius Newsletter - The simplest way to maximize your team’s productivity and joy at work.

Chris and Christina originally aired a podcast called The Three Levels of Motivation (Season 3 Episode 25 on Feb. 7 airdate). While it was helpful we did receive some feedback that made us think there may be more to the story. That’s the reason for today’s podcast with Rob Schrader.Here's a review of The Three Levels of Motivation:Reference: Beyond Weight Loss Documentary by Keith Klein, Certified Clinical NutritionistMotivation TypesLevel One: Fear Based Motivation. It gets your attention but it’s not lasting. Example: Spouse says you have to stop drinking or they will leave.Level Two: Feedback Based Motivation. Example: Someone compliments you on weight lossLevel Three: Intrinsic Based MotivationDefinition of intrinsic: innate, inborn, comes from withinChange from having to do something to wanting to do it.Example: Want to get healthy to be around for future grandchildren.While all these are good this is where Rob steps in with The Fourth Motivation: Love-based motivation. Every other type previously mentioned is inherently selfish and self-serving. Biblically, the highest form of motivation is other-serving, it's motivated by love for another. Our sin nature is self-serving and our culture is centered around the individual and the self.Today's Sponsor: Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency, https://www.shelterinsurance.com/CA/agent/ARUIZ

Today Chris and Christina tackle the complex topic of compassion fatigue.What is it?What are the signs you have it?Who gets it?What leads to it?How do you cope with it?How can you keep from falling into it?This two part series will answer all those questions and more!References from today's episode:Canadian Medical Association ArticleBoys and Girls Clubs of America ArticleToday's sponsor: Lori E Kenney, CPAProfessional CPA advice for individuals or small businesses. If you're looking for a blend of personalized attention and professional experience, you've come to the right place. Working with them is the best thing you can do for your small business!Loriekenneycpa.com

Today Chris and Christina tackle the complex topic of compassion fatigue. What is it? What are the signs you have it? Who gets it? What leads to it? How do you cope with it? How can you keep from falling into it? This two part series will answer all those questions and more!References from today's episode:Canadian Medical Association ArticleBoys and Girls Clubs of America ArticleToday's sponsor: Lori E Kenney, CPAProfessional CPA advice for individuals or small businesses. If you're looking for a blend of personalized attention and professional experience, you've come to the right place. Working with them is the best thing you can do for your small business!Loriekenneycpa.com