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Where is hope hiding? When you're navigating chronic pain, Grief, overwhelming Stress, Caregiving responsibilities, or life's unexpected challenges, hope can feel distant—or even absent. In this s…

Where is hope hiding…

Where is hope hiding? When you're navigating chronic pain, grief, overwhelming stress, caregiving responsibilities, or life's unexpected challenges, hope can feel distant—or even absent. In this solo PTBYB Live, I invite you to explore a different perspective. Rather than asking, "How do I create hope?" we ask: "Where might hope already be present?" Together we explore: • What you're carrying that most people cannot see • Why recognizing reality is the first step toward encouragement • How hope can be found in unexpected places • The relationship between …

What are you carrying right now that most people cannot see? In this solo PTBYB Live, I explore a simple but powerful question that has become increasingly important throughout my own journey of navi…

What are you carryin…

What are you carrying right now that most people cannot see? In this solo PTBYB Live, I explore a simple but powerful question that has become increasingly important throughout my own journey of navigating more than 50 years of chronic pain and resilience. Together we explore: • Why acknowledging what we're carrying can be deeply encouraging • How putting words to our experience helps us reconnect with ourselves • Why understanding is often the first form of encouragement • The hidden loneliness that can accompany pain, grief, stress, pressure, and adversity • How recognizing …

What if resilience isn't only about helping ourselves? What if one of the greatest expressions of resilience is the way it strengthens the people around us? In this short excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOU…

What if resilience i…

What if resilience isn't only about helping ourselves? What if one of the greatest expressions of resilience is the way it strengthens the people around us? In this short excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, I share one of the core ideas within PTBYB: Your resilience is at its best when it multiplies. Whether you're navigating pain, pressure, uncertainty, grief, or a difficult season of life, the work you do to strengthen your resilience rarely stops with you. It influences your Family. Your friends. Your team. Your community. And sometimes, simply choosing to look at a difficult…

This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I'll be joined by storyteller, producer, entrepreneur, and podcast host Portia Booker. Portia is the creator and host of Groove with Portia, a globally recognized podcas…

This Friday at 12:00…

This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I'll be joined by storyteller, producer, entrepreneur, and podcast host Portia Booker. Portia is the creator and host of Groove with Portia, a globally recognized podcast built around a simple but powerful question: How did you find your groove through adversity? It's a question that feels deeply aligned with the heart of PTBYB. Throughout her life, Portia has navigated experiences that tested and transformed her resilience—including the end of a television career, a suicide attempt, becoming an entrepreneur while caring for her mother during the final year …

During my recent PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live conversation, Jennifer Rogers noticed something many people might have missed. She noticed pain. Instead of looking away or moving past it, she offered e…

During my recent PLA…

During my recent PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live conversation, Jennifer Rogers noticed something many people might have missed. She noticed pain. Instead of looking away or moving past it, she offered encouragement. Not the kind of encouragement that ignores reality. The kind that acknowledges what is difficult and reminds us who we are anyway. This is a reminder that resilience is not pretending everything is fine. Sometimes resilience looks like continuing. Sometimes it looks like honoring boundaries. Sometimes it looks like being yourself. And sometimes it begins when someone else noti…

"Where did you find hope?" Jennifer Rogers' answer surprised me. "I found hope in the mirror." In this powerful excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Jennifer shares a simpl…

"Where did you …

"Where did you find hope?" Jennifer Rogers' answer surprised me. "I found hope in the mirror." In this powerful excerpt from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Jennifer shares a simple but profound reflection about hope, self-worth, and what happens when we truly stop and look at the person staring back at us. Many of us look into a mirror every day. We brush our teeth. We fix our hair. We prepare for the day ahead. But how often do we truly see ourselves? How often do we stop long enough to notice what remains true? This conversation is an invitation to pause, become q…

PTBYB Live Preview This Friday, June 5 at 12:00 PM (ET) One of the questions I've been thinking about lately is this: How do we encourage ourselves when life becomes difficult? Not when everything…

PTBYB Live Preview …

PTBYB Live Preview This Friday, June 5 at 12:00 PM (ET) One of the questions I've been thinking about lately is this: How do we encourage ourselves when life becomes difficult? Not when everything is going well. Not when we feel confident and energized. But when we're carrying pain, disappointment, uncertainty, exhaustion, grief, or adversity. This Friday on PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, I'll be joined by Jennifer Rogers. Jennifer is a two-time international best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, Reiki Master, energy worker, and empowerment coach whose life story reflects resilienc…

What happens when you can't do something the way you once could? In this reflection, I share something a friend reminded me about resilience: sometimes we need to lift our eyes from what's directly i…

What happens when yo…

What happens when you can't do something the way you once could? In this reflection, I share something a friend reminded me about resilience: sometimes we need to lift our eyes from what's directly in front of us and look toward the horizon. This is for you...and a friend whose walking videos have become an unexpected source of encouragement and a reminder that sometimes resilience begins by simply looking up. A small shift in perspective can change far more than we realize. Sometimes resilience means practicing Meaningful Adaptation: adjusting without giving up, adapting without losing ho…

What does a hard day feel like? Not what happened. Not the diagnosis. Not the circumstances. But what does it actually feel like? In this deeply personal episode of PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Ric…

What does a hard day…

What does a hard day feel like? Not what happened. Not the diagnosis. Not the circumstances. But what does it actually feel like? In this deeply personal episode of PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Rick Cram explores a question he was recently challenged to answer: “What does a hard day feel like?” The answer becomes a conversation about: – Chronic pain – Emotional overwhelm – Grief – Pressure – Resilience – Self-encouragement – Hope – Healing ...and finding a way forward when life feels especially heavy. This episode introduces an important idea: – Honest resilience …

What if change became an ally instead of something to fear? In this short clip from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Rick Cram reflects on how resilience grows not merely by “embracing change,” but b…

What if change becam…

What if change became an ally instead of something to fear? In this short clip from PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Rick Cram reflects on how resilience grows not merely by “embracing change,” but by intentionally creating positive change through: – new thoughts – new perspectives – new emotional responses – meaningful action This is not about dramatic transformation. It’s about: – movement – momentum – intentionality – resilience in motion Even small changes can create meaningful forward movement when life feels heavy, uncertain, or overwhelming. And sometimes: – …

This short tribute honors the life, courage, faith, resilience, and encouragement of Diana Fritz. Diana was the very first guest on PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live. After a long and courageous battle wi…

This short tribute h…

This short tribute honors the life, courage, faith, resilience, and encouragement of Diana Fritz. Diana was the very first guest on PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live. After a long and courageous battle with Cancer—including losing her left eye to the disease—Diana continued to encourage others with extraordinary grace, strength, Wisdom, humor, faith, and compassion. In our conversation together, Diana shared these unforgettable words: “One can create a ripple effect that otherwise we would have missed out on.” Her life created exactly that kind of ripple effect. Through her leadership,…

What if this moment—even this difficult moment—is an invitation? An invitation to ask a new question. To create a small change. To regain momentum. To strengthen your resilience. In this episode…

What if this moment�…

What if this moment—even this difficult moment—is an invitation? An invitation to ask a new question. To create a small change. To regain momentum. To strengthen your resilience. In this episode of PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live, Rick Cram explores an important realization emerging from his journey navigating chronic pain, Stroke recovery, exhaustion, changed capacities, and resilience: Change can become an ally. This conversation is not about dramatic transformation or “pushing through.” Instead, it explores how: – small intentional changes – thoughtful questions – new perspe…