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The Unshakable Life
Do you feel called to make a huge impact—to lead, create, and build what God has put on your heart—but find yourself feeling stuck, scattered, or spiritually off track? You are not alone. Welcome to The Unshakeable Life, the podcast for Christian leaders, entrepreneurs, and content creators who are ready to stop overthinking and start walking in their God-given calling. Hosted by Jim Burgoon, a 20+ year leader and transformational coach, this show is for the forgotten but called. It's for the…
Episodes
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When Being the Strong One Almost Destroys Your Life With Mark Osborne
What You'll Learn in This Episode How the pursuit of validation can quietly damage your relationships. Why attending church and developing a relationship with…
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If You Can't Take a Day Off, Something Needs to Change With Joe Casabona
What You'll Learn in This Episode Why doing everything yourself eventually becomes a problem. How fatherhood changed Joe's approach to business and success…
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What Happens When You're No Longer Needed? with Chip Scholz
What You'll Learn in This Episode Why your identity can become dangerously tied to your career. How to recognize the hidden cost of chasing importance. What…
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What If You've Been Praying About the Wrong Thing? with Heather O'Brien
What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why shame and fear can keep Christians isolated. The difference between emotional maturity and emotional suppression. How to…
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When AI Has All the Answers, Are You Still Seeking God? With Christopher Benek
What You'll Learn in This Episode How AI is already shaping our everyday lives and decisions. Why Christians should participate in conversations about emerging…
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Your Business Might Not Be Stuck. You Might Just Be Maxed Out with David Forster
What You’ll Learn In This Episode Why entrepreneurs often hit a ceiling of complexity How overwhelm affects leadership and decision-making Why over-systemizing…
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You Keep Saying You’ll Call them Later. What If Later Never Comes? with Mick Naples
What You’ll Learn In This Episode Why important relationships can quietly slip onto autopilot How grief can reveal lessons we missed while someone was alive…
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What If Your Success Is Costing You What Matters Most? with Albert Butler
What You’ll Learn In This Episode How stewardship affects far more than your finances Why your money reveals the decisions shaping your life How to separate…
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Can You Make Money Online Without Compromising Your Faith? with Jeff Ross
What You’ll Learn In This Episode What affiliate marketing actually is How affiliate marketing differs from MLM Why influence requires maturity How money…
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The Clutter Around You Might Be Draining More Than Your Space with Kerry Thomas
What You’ll Learn In This Episode What being organized really means How clutter affects decision-making Why executive function matters The connection between…
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How to Stop Disappearing Under Everyone Else’s Needs with Marie Smith
What You’ll Learn In This Episode Why adults struggle to find real community How service can slowly become self-abandonment Why knowing your values matters The…
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What If You’re Helping Too Much? with Brian Miller
What You’ll Learn In This Episode The difference between coaching, counseling, mentoring, and giving advice Why helping people too quickly can keep them from…
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Stop Carrying Everything Yourself with Eric Dingler
Most entrepreneurs know they need help, but many still end up carrying everything themselves. They keep telling themselves it is faster, safer, or more…
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Why Successful Leaders Still Feel Empty Inside with Kurt Bush
Many leaders do not look burned out from the outside. They are still showing up, still producing, still carrying responsibility, and still doing what everyone…
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How to Say No With Love and Confidence with Tennera Lindvall
Most believers know they are called to love people well, but many quietly confuse love with overextending, overexplaining, and carrying responsibility for…
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The Me Complex: How Self-Focus Is Costing Your Business with Joe Graham
Many creators and business owners do not struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because they are stuck in their own head, trying to be perfect, trying…
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When Your Life Looks Fine But Feels Off with Beth Robins
Many people wake up feeling like something is off. Their life may look fine on the outside, but inside they feel disconnected, tired, and unsure where their…
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Are You Building a Brand or Just Posting Content? with Alka Sharma
Many entrepreneurs think their biggest branding problem is visibility. They want more attention, more followers, more reach, and more recognition. But in this…
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What If the Real Problem Is Not Time or Money? with Scott Maderer
In This Episode, You Will Learn What biblical stewardship really means Why stewardship is about more than money How control and pride keep people stuck The…
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When You Try to Control God with Phill Tague
In This Episode, You Will Learn How people create “Jesus in their own image,” and why it collapses in hard seasons Why control is often the hidden engine…
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You Built the Routine… So Why Are You Still Tired? with Michael Klassen
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why productivity without alignment leads to exhaustion The hidden reason high performers still feel empty How morning routines…
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He Didn’t Feel Ready. God Called Him Anyway with Dan Parr
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why Dan calls himself a reluctant Bible publisher and narrator How God used loss, disruption, and uncertainty to redirect his…
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Busy Isn’t the Same as Productive with Mister Productivity™
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why overwhelm is often bigger than a time management problem How Mister Productivity™ defines productivity in real life, not…
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If You Never Heal It, It Will Show Up in How You Lead with with Greg Woodard
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why self-awareness is one of the foundations of healthy leadership How personality, wiring, and past experiences affect the way…
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I Thought Hating Myself Would Change Me with Jonathan McLernon
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why emotional eating is often about pain, not food How shame can keep self-sabotage alive for years What Jonathan means by…
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How to Fight for Your Teen When They’re Falling Apart with Jenn Robb
In This Episode, You Will Learn How to recognize when a teen’s struggle is more than “just a phase” Why moms often lose themselves while trying to save their…
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When Your Whole Life Changes Overnight: Rebuilding After Loss with Michelle Bader Ebersole
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why grief is not only about death, but any major loss or life change What to say, and what not to say, to someone who is…
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Survival Mode Made This Feel Normal with Mark Dolfini
In This Episode, You Will Learn Why “smart + hardworking” can become a trap without discernment The difference between work-life balance and work-life harmony…
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You Can Forgive Someone and Still Not Trust Them with Donna Tashjian
In This Episode, You Will Learn What Donna means by a “hidden leader” How to handle being minimized without becoming resentful Why forgiveness is not trust…
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Why Success Can Hide Spiritual Burnout with Jason Heinritz
In This Episode, You Will Learn: What it looks like when God interrupts worldly success How to recognize when achievement becomes identity Why surrender brings…
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When God Asks You to Lay It Down (And Gives You Nothing Next) with Anna McLaughlin
In This Episode, You Will Learn: First-Generation Faith & Breaking Cycles When God Asks You to Lay It Down The Hidden Grief of Obedience Identity: Who You Are…
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From Dream Career to Chronic Suffering (And Back to Joy): How to Deepen Your Trust in God When Life Hurts with Lara Silverman
In This Episode, You Will Learn: The Inciting Incident: How Lara lost her dream job as a federal prosecutor just two weeks in due to a mysterious illness, and…
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The Perfectionist’s Prison: How Your Mindset Is Sabotaging Your Success
In This Episode, You Will Learn: Excellence vs. Perfectionism: The critical difference between value-based standards that promote growth and rigid expectations…
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Stop Avoiding Conflict. Start Handling It With Confidence
In This Episode, You Will Learn: The Myth of "Peace": Why true peace isn't the absence of conflict, but walking through the problem with the right tools and…
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The Comparison Trap: Why Borrowing Blueprints Builds the Wrong Life
In This Episode, You Will Learn: The Messed-Up Scoreboard: How superimposing someone else's definition of winning onto your life leaves you constantly confused…
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Did I Miss My Calling Because of My Mistakes?
In This Episode, You Will Learn: The God Positioning System (GPS): How God responds to our wrong turns with grace instead of panic, and gently recalculates our…
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Stop Letting Shame Write Your Story
In This Episode, You Will Learn: Guilt vs. Shame: Why guilt can actually be healthy (it drives repair), while shame is always destructive (it drives hiding)…
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The Curse of Competence: Why "I Can" Doesn't Mean "I Should"
In This Episode, You Will Learn: The "I Got This" Reflex: Why hyper-independence is often a sign of unhealed trust issues rather than leadership strength…
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Why Your Friends and Family Are Killing Your Vision
Key Takeaways: The Anatomy of a Doubter: Most doubters aren't villains; they are just people projecting their own unhealed hurts and fears onto you . They are…
The Unshakable LifeIs AI Stealing Your Voice? (A Reality Check for 2026)
Key Takeaways: The Real Threat: AI didn't steal the truck driving jobs; it stole the writing, the thinking, and the mission statements. We have handed over our…
The Unshakable Life5 Subtle Mistakes That Keep You Stuck (and What to Do Instead)
Key Takeaways: Clarity vs. Certainty: You say you are waiting for clarity, but you are actually waiting for certainty. God rarely gives blueprints; He gives…
The Unshakable LifeFrom "Weird Kid" to Agency Owner: Finding Success in a Niche with Jamie Samples
Key Takeaways: The Power of the Niche: You don't need to serve everyone. Jamie built a thriving agency by focusing on what she knew and loved: Horses. ADHD &…
The Unshakable LifeWhy Resolutions Fail (And the 90-Day Plan That Works)
Key Takeaways: Fewer Goals, More Clarity: Your brain cannot handle 12 priorities at once. Pick 3–4 specific goals for the next 90 days. "Get fit" is a wish…
The Unshakable LifeBreaking the Cycle: 5 Lessons From 2025 to Leave Behind
Key Takeaways: Hustle is a Wound: If you can't rest without guilt, you aren't a high performer—you're a high-functioning captive. Jim admits how his "work…
The Unshakable LifeWhy Christmas Isn't a Hallmark Movie: The Untold Truths
Key Takeaways: God Delights in the Overlooked: The casting call for the incarnation included a teenage girl from a nowhere town and shepherds working the…
The Unshakable LifeGod Did Not Hire You: Breaking the Cycle of Spiritual Burnout.
Key Takeaways: For vs. With: "Working for God" is an employer/employee dynamic that leads to burnout. "Working with God" is a father-child dynamic that leads…
The Unshakable LifeStop Feeling Guilty for Doing Less: The "Minimum Viable" Strategy
Key Takeaways: Intensity ≠ Consistency: We often believe that if we can't hit a home run, we shouldn't step up to the plate. True consistency isn't about…
The Unshakable LifeWhy Your Feelings Might Mislead You: A New Perspective
Key Takeaways: Gauges vs. Guides: Think of your emotions like the dashboard of a car. The check engine light (your feelings) gives you important information…
The Unshakable LifeGratitude Breaks Anxiety: How Christian Leaders Leverage Thankfulness for Breakthrough
Key Takeaways: Velcro for Negativity, Teflon for Positivity: Our brains naturally hold onto negative experiences and let positive ones slip away. Gratitude…
The Unshakable LifeLeading on Empty: Showing Up on Low-Energy Days
Key Takeaways Your Body Is Not the Enemy Rest Is Not a Reward Trauma Shapes Our Relationship With Rest Leadership Happens in the Middle, Not the Mountaintop…
The Unshakable LifeIt's Okay Not to Be Okay: Embracing Radical Acceptance and Building Your Life with Richard Kaufman
Key Takeaways: Lead From Your Scars: A true "Comeback Coach" is someone who has been through the fire and can guide others through it, not someone who has only…
The Unshakable LifeWhy We Self-Sabotage and How to Break Free!
Key Takeaways: The Illusion of Control: Self-sabotage isn't about wanting to fail; it's about controlling the outcome to avoid the pain of public failure or…
The Unshakable LifeFrom Burnout to Bliss: Reclaiming Your Life One Step at a Time
Key Takeaways: The Reality of Functional Burnout: Most of us are operating in a state of exhaustion, where we can "show up and smile" but feel empty on the…
The Unshakable LifeFinding Your Rhythm: The Biblical Alternative to Work-Life Balance
🧭 Key Takeaways Balance is a myth; rhythm is reality. Life happens in seasons, and trying to give equal weight to everything at all times leads to failure…
The Unshakable LifeWhen God Says “Go”: How to Lead with Wholeness and Faith with Shylla Webb
🧭 Key Topics Hearing and obeying God’s call, even when it doesn’t make sense Transitioning from security to surrender What holistic leadership really means…
The Unshakable LifeStop Running from Your Pain: The Truth About Healing and Legacy
In This Episode: Why running from pain only multiplies it over time The difference between being healed and being healing How grief, trauma, and faith…
The Unshakable LifeThroat-Punched by Life? Here's How to Get Up Again!
In This Episode, You’ll Learn Why failure and falling don’t remove you from God’s plan. The danger of “I’m fine” platitudes and how to be real before God. How…
The Unshakable LifeThe Unshakable Life: Why This Podcast Exists and Who It’s For
Episode Description: Everything isn’t falling apart—it’s falling into place. In this manifesto episode, Jim Burgoon unpacks the journey behind The Unshakable…
The Unshakable LifeFaith-Driven Resilience: Bouncing Back from Setbacks
In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why setbacks often feel like a physical gut-punch—and the psychology behind it. How masking, perfectionism, and imposter…
The Unshakable LifeStaying Committed in a Distracted World
In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why distraction spirals so quickly for creators. The spiritual component: distraction as a weapon of the enemy. The hidden costs…