Podcast Blog: S5, E20 - Randy Bishop, A Journey of Becoming

At some point in our life, I think each of us wakes up and says, "I'm not very happy with my life." Sometimes, this moment leads to a journey of self-discovery.

Randy Bishop went through that process last year. What emerged was a person who likes himself better and takes a simpler, lighter touch to make sure he is who he wants to be, and not what someone else wants him to be.

Bishop has captured his change process in a new book, "The RE Method: A Framework to Becoming.”  In this episode, Bishop suggests simple, straightforward methods to re-evaluate your life, to re-discover your purpose, and to put your faith into practice. His approach is full of humor, good will, and grace.

I feel Bishop can take difficult questions and concepts and boil them down to simple answers that still carry a lot of weight. For example, when I asked him his best tip for putting faith into practice, he said, "Be kind to another human being."

Highlights of the podcast:

2:46 What seven-day practical faith means to Bishop

3:47 The focus of his writing

5:28 What has been the biggest transformation he has made into the man he is now

8:46 What a change journey of reflect, reframe, restore looks like

11:38 On reshooting the movie you tell yourself about your life

13:15 How God factors into a transformation journey

14:13 The people he coaches think they’re alone in their experience

17:02 Why he teaches “becoming” rather than “self-improvement” and “fixing yourself”

21:09 A gentle first question for people feeling disconnected from their sense of purpose

22:33 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

25:54  Bishop’s best tip for putting faith into practice

29:41 How to find Bishop’s books and coaching.

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