Have you ever been so into something that you look up and somehow half the day is gone? That kind of focus can be exciting. You get completely pulled in, ideas keep coming, and stopping almost feels harder than continuing. But it can also make you forget the basics: food,…
Sometimes the thing that hurt you the most ends up touching parts of your life you never could have predicted. Maybe it pushes you to change direction. Maybe it makes you more generous, more intentional, or more aware of what you want to do with the time you have. And…
Most of us have had a moment that changed the way we saw our life. Sometimes it was a breakup, losing a job, a health scare, a big failure, or simply reaching a point where we knew we could not keep doing things the same way. Those moments can feel…
Some people take up so much space in your life that when they are gone, you feel their absence everywhere. It can be in the quiet moments, in a song, in a joke you suddenly remember, or in the little things that used to feel completely ordinary. That is the…
Some experiences stay with us because they hit something deeper than what actually happened. Feeling abandoned. Feeling betrayed. Wondering if you were enough. Carrying regret over something you wish you had done differently. Those feelings are incredibly human, and most of us have had at least one moment in life…
We all have parts of our story that are harder to look back on. Some memories still carry weight, even years later. You can move forward, build a good life, and still feel something when you return to those moments. Facing them takes honesty. It can also help you understand…
When someone you love is spending weeks or months in the hospital, you learn to take the good moments wherever you can find them. A hospital room can still hold laughter, inside jokes, long conversations, and memories you never expected to treasure. There are difficult days, of course, but there…
At first, Who Is Max Lewis? sounds like it might be a straightforward personal development book. Then you start reading and realize there is so much more going on. There is betrayal, loss, family drama, difficult choices, and moments that honestly feel like they belong in a novela. The kind…
When you spend a lot of time in hospitals, life does not pause until you get home. Birthdays happen, friendships grow, jokes are shared, and the nurses and doctors become familiar faces you genuinely look forward to seeing. You start finding comfort wherever you can. A favorite nurse, a conversation…
Some books begin with a lifelong dream. Who Is Max Lewis? began with friends and family repeatedly saying, “You need to write this down.” Max never seriously thought he would do it, until COVID gave him the time to sit down and see what might happen. What started as a…
Every parent knows how exhausting it can be when school turns into a daily battle. You remind them. They say they will do it later. You check again. Everyone gets frustrated, and suddenly the whole house feels tense over one assignment. It is hard to step back when you know…
Success can look very impressive from the outside. The business grows. The money comes in. The properties are bought. The goals that once felt impossible start becoming real. And still, somewhere underneath all of that, a person can be carrying questions they have never fully answered. Who am I without…
What if the hardest chapter of your life was also the one that pushed you into who you were meant to become? In this episode of Leaders With a Mission , we sit with Angel Fernandez, author of Who Is Max Lewis?, for a raw and powerful conversation about betrayal,…
What if the hardest chapter of your life was also the one that pushed you into who you were meant to become? In this episode of Leaders With a Mission , we sit with Angel Fernandez, author of Who Is Max Lewis?, for a raw and powerful conversation about betrayal,…
Success can look very impressive from the outside. The business grows. The money comes in. The properties are bought. The goals that once felt impossible start becoming real. And still, somewhere underneath all of that, a person can be carrying questions they have never fully answered. Who am I without…
Ellie knew cystic fibrosis was part of her reality, and instead of running from that truth, she embraced it. She understood that life might look different for her, and that made her want to experience as much as she could while she could. What her mom learned from watching her…
Life can be hard, and Ellie knew that in a way most people never have to. But what she taught her mom was that hardship does not have to take away joy. Ellie had a great sense of humor. She wanted to be happy. She did not want to spend…
Talking to a child about cystic fibrosis takes so much honesty and love. Ellie’s family chose to raise her with the truth from the beginning, helping her understand her diagnosis in a way that made her feel comfortable, educated, and capable. What stands out is the mindset they gave her.…
Some stories stay with you because of the person at the center of them. In this conversation, we get to know Ellie through the eyes of someone who loved her, learned from her, and saw the way she moved through life with strength, presence, and purpose. Ellie was born with…
Some people teach us about life through their words. Others teach us through the way they choose to live. In this episode of Leaders With a Mission, we sit down with Stacy Levy to talk about her daughter Ellie, a young woman born with cystic fibrosis who somehow carried a…
Some conversations remind us that the world is still full of people building, serving, healing, creating, and believing in something bigger. That is the heart behind Leaders With a Mission. Eight years ago, this show began with a simple question: what would happen if we sat with people who are…
Energy is everything. ✨ What you give to the world has a way of finding its way back — multiplied, expanded, and often in the most unexpected ways. In this conversation with Jamie Blomquist, we dove into the kind of leadership that starts from within… the one rooted in energy,…
There’s something so beautiful about turning your own journey into a source of support for others 🌱. Listening to Katie Gutiérrez @katiemg15 reminded me how powerful it is when leaders choose to share their lessons—not from a place of perfection, but from purpose and generosity. ✨ Her story is an…
You don’t need to hustle for every next client to make an impact. 🤍 Many change makers start out offering single sessions or small packages—without realizing there’s a better way to serve and sustain. As Arianne Traverso shares, it is about the value you bring and the clarity in your…
