Are you too comfortable?  Do you do anything that feels hard?  Some of us just want to avoid all things that cause us to feel uncomfortable and there is no growth in staying in comfort all the time.  Listen to this episode to be encouraged to be ok in the uncomfortable.

Follow along with me as I process what it means to fit into “industry standards” as I fail at doing a new thing.  I think the failure made me think more deeply into what I was made to be by God in a world that doesn’t make His standard a priority.  

Join me and my special guest, Joy Seay, as we talk about the importance of friendships throughout all phases of life.  We also talk about resolving conflicts in our friendships.

Joy is a life coach and public speaker.  She and Billy Joe Hollis will be hosting a Conflict Resolution Workshop in the Richmond, VA area on April 10th.

Have you thought about how you look at the world around you?  Do you see Winners and Losers?  Are you a Winner or Loser?  Do you need an internal Revolution?  Let’s answer these questions as we delve into this week’s episode.

Ready to do the hard things?  Let’s go!

Today I am talking about all the hard things I have been learning thru my faith and raising my daughters and son.

Check it out.

Are you a settler?  are you a pioneer?  Curious where I am going with this?  Well, Tune in!  Farm update, Tiktok and more all in this new episode.

Do you ever want to control something that just won’t budge no matter how hard you try?  This is my issue this week.  I hope you can relate.

Are you ready for Christmas?  Are you overwhelmed or underwhelmed with Christmas this year?  Stay tuned and let’s talk about presents!

Angie

How are you at the game Connect 4?  Let’s explore this on my podcast this week.

Tune in while you hustle toward the Christmas Season!

Do you listen to those around you?  I mean really listen?  Odds are you don’t and you need to hear these hard things on this week’s podcast.

Do you have something you believe in and are uncomfortable making your voice heard?  Well that is what happened to me ….Stay tuned to hear how I faced my fears to be heard.

Do you have little tidbits of wisdom imparted by your parents?  I do and I am sharing some that my dad often told me and ones that I have learned along the way.

Tune in!

Do you have a story?  Of course you do….  Do you share it?  Listen to today’s episode where I challenge you to tell your story.

Let’s do the hard thing this week! 

Are you getting back what you are putting in?  We are doing a hard thing this week and it’s a hard one for me too!

What are you inputting and what’s the output.

Tune in plus a surprise reading from Harper at the end!

Finally got to sit down with Harper for a one on one podcast.

She is an entertainer for sure.  Lots of Friend Farm updates and answering How is homeschooling going?

Hang on cuz its fun around this episode.

Have you taken any time to assess your health and make it a priority.  Most Americans don’t but this week’s hard thing is looking into the American Health Crisis and challenging ourselves to make small changes for the health of ourselves and families.

Let’s dig into this hard thing!

Do you know what a proverb is?   If you do you are ahead of the game, if not I will let you know!  Let’s discover some modern day proverbs.  I have one and I found it in a song.  I can’t wait to see if you guess the song before I tell you.

Tune in for this week’s hard things.  There are 3 of them!  Fun episode for sure!

If you were missing and an investigator came to your home and work what clues would they gather about your life?  Would they have an accurate picture of who you are by what the evidence of your life portrays?

Let’s dive into this together? 

What defines you?  Do your circumstances or what you believe?

Let’s figure this hard one out!

Listen in! 

We are all human and we should be working to find the common bonds we have and leading with a heart of generosity toward others.  You can find common ground way easier than battlegrounds with others in your circle and those you encounter in your life.


Let’s do the hard thing this week! 

How are you relationships?  How do you treat your spouse or partner?

Tune in to find out this week’s hard thing!

I hope this episode gives you what you need to do the hard thing you have been avoiding! 

I am calling you out!  Calling you up and Encouraging you!

Have you ever been embarrassed because you had no idea you put your shirt on “inside out”.  I think all of us have at some point.  Our hard thing deals with what we have on the inside and if we would be embarrassed if it were on the outside.

We are gonna talk about it! 

Tune in!

Do certain things really get under your skin?  Do other people irritate you?

We are gonna dig into what irritates us and what it really says about ourselves.

Tune in and let’s figure this out together.

So, do you talk to yourself?  It is normal but what do you say?  That is what we are diving into today.

Self Talk!

Here we go!

Do you remember those books…..chose your own adventure?  I do and let’s talk about how this could be your hard thing for this week.

Tune in with me and “Chose your own Adventure”

Do you think you can do good even if something really bad happens?  or even if something amazing happens. Does you circumstances dictate who you are?

Tune in to find out if you will do good no matter what!

Are you yoked to the right people in your life?  What is that?  

Tune in to find out!

Should you be married?  or Not?  This question is our hard thing this week.

This might not be what you are thinking….that is the point!

Tune in and let’s do this together.

Hey!  What are you in Hot Pursuit of??

We are in Hot Pursuit of this week’s hard thing!  Let’s do it together!

Tune IN!!!!!  

Tune in to find out our hard thing this week.   This might be a hard one to do and also to hear.  But here we go!

Are you Special?  Let’s find out!  :)

Do you. tend to be a little on the tough side?  Or maybe you are a very tender person naturally….

You may not know but I have a fun little quiz that will help us get ready for our hard thing this week

You may be too tough if…….

You may be too tender if……

Tune in and let’s find out.

I will warn you…..this was one of the hardest episodes but I needed to record this.  There is something that happens when we decide to wave the “white flag” and surrender!  Here is my surrender.

Tune in for this HARD THING!

A Little Update of all the Spring Things on my farm.  Lots of new babies and things to come!!!

New hard things next week!

Hey Guys!  I am taking a couple of weeks off to spend some time with my family BUT I will be back with Season 2 of the Optimistic Dreamcrusher!

See you then!

This week we are exploring who we are while we are waiting.  When something is out of our control and we have to wait…..how are you durint this time of waiting?  Who are you during this time of waiting?

Let’s explore this together. 

Hey Y’all!  This week’s episode is super SPICY!  I am a little hot around the collar so tune in to see if you are ready for it!

Are you a Leader or a letter?  Let’s find out!

Words have power! We are all aware of this but are you aware of the power of your words in the heat of a discussion?  

Do you land your words like a hammer?  or do yours land as a feather?

Tune in today’s hard thing...

Hey Yall

Tune in this week for a Friend Farm Update and also find out about your Train Of Life.

Hard things ahead!  All Aboard!!!

This week’s hard thing is a 3 step 

One builds upon the others

What could it be?  Tune in and let’s do this hard thing together.

Let’s GO! 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

This episode is dedicated to Wives and Husbands but feel free to listen if you want to become a wife or a husband in your future.

The first 20 minutes are for the wives so if you are a husband you can fast forward to the last 13 minutes for your portion.  Or listen to the whole thing to get insight into how men and women differ in a marriage.

Love is in the AIR!

Do you have natural rhythm?  It may seem like a weird question but this is the subject of this episode so tune in to find out this week’s hard thing!

Angie

Do you have a problem with the “F” word?   Do you know what “F” word I am speaking of? 

Tune in and see if you have difficulties with this hard thing.

Angie

Have you thought about the differences between cats and dogs?  So many people love one or the other but I am talking today about what worldview is better a cat’s or a dog’s.

Tune in for this weeks episode to explore cats and dogs with me.

Do you know how to let go?  Are you struggling with your relationship with your adult child or teenager?  Get some insight from my daughter, Reagan as we sit down together for this episode.

Tune in!

Do you keep a report card of your past?  Do you give yourself good grades?  Do you think you failed at parts of your life?

Well, tune in to today’s episode to find out what’s on my report card and the major “Danger Zone” we should not enter when looking back at our report card grades!

Let’s do this hard thing and its a hard thing for sure for this girl.

  

Do you care about what others think of you?  You give them power when you do….Our hard thing is to build a circle of trust and only allow those people’s opinion matter not the people on social media.

We are building circles today!

Let’s dig in together! 

Do you think of recalibrating your life?  Do you think you need to do a little reset in your mindset?  Come on in and listen to some of the things I want to change going into the new year.   Maybe some of these things you will want to do with me.

Our hard thing for this week and the last one for the year 2023 is to think of a New Year and New Mindset….

Let’s do this together.  

Pressure Cookers are good tools in the Kitchen but are they what you want to be?  No, of course not.... Let's compare and contrast the good old Crockpot and your Instapot in this weeks episode.

How are you feeling right about now?  If you are listening to these podcasts near time of release you are in a high pressure time.....The Holidays!  Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years!  Yep it's that time of the year!  The Super Bowl of Pressure....so are you walking around about to blow...are you finding a way to let out that steam gently?  

Are you a Pressure Cooker or a Crockpot?

Tune in and find out! 

Hey did you get good grades?  Were you the teachers' pet?  Tune in to see if you are still that teachable A+ student from high school or are you that bristly kid that winds up in the hallway.

This weeks' hard thing .....are you teachable?

Let's Go!

Have you ever thought of a hustling seaside harbor?... All those ships anchored there?

Let's imagine you are a harbor....What ships are you allowing to safely anchor in you?

Come with me and let's set sail together on this week's hard thing.

What are you harboring?

Let's go!

I love to learn but sometimes I have learned in unexpected ways one of those ways is on my farm!  

Your hard thing for this week is learning and applying some of the lessons from my little farm to your life.  

Sit back and listen to some fun facts and little tidbits from my critters.

What do you believe?  What are you rooted in?  Are you rooted at all or are you blown about by the wind and have no control over where you go and what you think?

Let's dive into this week's hard thing and answer the question.... Are we to be TREES or Tumbleweeds?

Come on with me and find out!

How should we approach decisions?  Are you a tin man?  Do you tend to only use your brain?  or are you a Scarecrow and always using your heart to lead the way?

Well there is a good way to find your brain and heart and lets do this hard thing together this week.

Tune in!

The question is an interesting one.... Host? or Ghost?  Well, once we have your answer then we will learn our hard thing this week.  It is an easy one for you hosts!  BUT my ghost friends listen up because the rewards are great if you can get to the finish line!

Tune in and let's be better today than we were yesterday

Angie

Have you ever wondered why a Rooster Crows?  Well, I may have the answer.  

I also have a new hard thing for this week and it doesn't involve crowing about things.  It does, however involve Gold!  So tune in to find out so we can be better today than yesterday!

Angie

Hey Y'all I have decided to upload new episodes every Wednesday Morning.  Tell your friends and let's get this moving in a great direction!

Don't forget to check out my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/optimisticdreamcrusher


Thanks for all your help and see ya later!

Hey have you ever thought if you are a Yes, person or a No, person?  well we are gonna dive into just this discussion.  What's are hard thing this week?  Well, it all depends on Yes and No!

Come on in and let's do hard things each week.  Cuz you were made to do hard things.  This will allow us to be a little better today than we were yesterday.

Tune in and be challenged!

Hey Y'all!  I am Angie Friend and this is my very first episode of Optimistic Dream Crusher Podcast.

I will introduce myself and let you know what to expect in episodes to come.  I hope you will want to subscribe and be inspired to come along with me on this brand new adventure!  

Angie Friend

A quick sneak into all that is coming up from this brand new podcast. Stay tuned.  More to come when the Podcast Officially Launches!