{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dialog","title":"1.43 / 39 lessons in 39 years (Season 1 finale)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4744,"description":"The day before I recorded this, I found out I wasn't getting a book deal. After about a year of talks with a major publisher, they weren't confident I had an audience that would buy books. Honestly, they were right.\nThat's a battle. It isn't the whole story. Blessings and battles don't happen in different seasons. They happen together.\nI turned 39 at the end of July, so for the Season 1 finale I'm giving you the 39 greatest lessons I've learned in 39 years. Socrates said the point of a dialog was to get you into a conversation with yourself. That's what I want this one to do. Season 1 has been a series of dialogs with my friend Nick Surface. For the finale, it's just me.\nWhat's the key to success?\nFaithfulness, even when it feels like it isn't working. At 23 I had my resignation letter written. That night I read Proverbs 3:3-4: \"Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you... So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.\" Faithfulness means you keep showing up tomorrow.\nWhat is anxiety telling you?\nI've trained myself to treat anxiety as a sign I'm focusing on what I can't control. What I can control comes down to my thoughts, my attitudes and my actions. And for those who love God, all things work together for good (Romans 8:28).\nWhat does God care about most?\nPeople are into talent. God is into character. In my reading of Scripture, He's less concerned with what you're doing than with who you're becoming.\nScriptures\nProverbs 3:3-6 · Matthew 5:33-37 · 1 Corinthians 3:6 · Romans 8:28 · John 1:1, 14 · Proverbs 29:18 · Colossians 3:23 · Proverbs 12:1 · Ecclesiastes 9:11 (quote: ESV)\nThinkers and books\nSocrates · Seneca · Heraclitus and the Stoics · Marcus Aurelius, Meditations · Epictetus · Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way · Andy Stanley, Deep and Wide · Napoleon Hill\nChapters\n0:00 Cold open and show intro\n0:51 Back from an accidental hiatus\n2:57 The book deal I didn't get\n6:34 39 lessons in 39 years\n8:55 The proof of application...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7YsfA4gq5VzjhvmKvDET1pQqT0OM6yxv1laklKclR7g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZWZh/MTRmZDEzOWRjZGQz/Y2M2NThkNzYwOTJj/ODA4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}