Truly Significant honors Alexander Kopelman, Children's Arts Guild, author of For Real: Helping Children Remain Their Authentic Self

Cara Truitt's story is worth listening to and embracing. According to Cara-"The only thing you can count on is that everyone is going through something."Thus, the power of community is increasingly important .Imagine, losing your sister, marriage and your business within one week. Cara redefines resiliency and how a network, best known as net-weaving, becomes an intentional life-line.What stands out in the conversation is Cara's superpower to make your ideas impossible to ignore. Inside that, pay attention to micro moments that matter. Hear about rituals as "sacred play" bringing real meaning that could lead to community. Community building is Cara's tapestry. It's inescable. That includes creating a TedX talk for and with you.To learn more, email [email protected]. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

What an honor to celebrate the significant work of Nancy Griffin. We shared P&G as a training ground and then Nancy became a wealth advisor in Canada. She spent decades helping women understand both health and wealth, but importantly WORTHINESS. Consider Nancy a pioneer, along with luminaries like Melinda French Gates and Dr. Cindy Gordan (The AI Precipice) She talks of generosity as a currency and "a whole new level of kindness." She has a particular message to women who have spent their entire lives taking care of everyone else but themselves. Enjoy Nancy Griffin, one "misbehaving, outspoken character." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

We are in our essence, imperfect. On this show, we explore perfectionism and the dis-ease that follows. Be grateful for a perfect kiss, perfect goodbye or even a perfect cookie.  Recognize that no single person is perfect...but maybe a chocolate chip cookie.Aim high and start tapping into your next Side Quests- your purposeful pursuit through a meaningful activity that awakens part of you that your career alone never could. Who are you becoming? Once again, thanks for signing up for our Substack newsletter where you will get exclusive stories and receive a customized Side Quest flywheel.  https://sidequesttosignificance.substack.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Enjoy this Ted Talk from Rick Tocquigny, the Sherpa of Side Quests. Yes, Rick is BECOMING more through Side Quests. What is life whispering to you to bring you closer to deep joy? Name a Side Quest and email to [email protected] with your ideas. Join our Substack newsletter and get exclusive stories, podcasts and a personal, customized Side Quest flywheel that notes your passion and what brings you joy.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Roger Edgington is one of the most gifted steel guitarists in Texas. Thanks to his daughter Julie Fredlund (leader at ABC Home Services), we were brought together to celebrate Roger's unique talents and hear his legendary stories. Roger's roots run deep in the steel guitar forum. His Mom was a steel guitar teacher. He learned Hawaiian steel music from Mom and built a love for the genre. Texas Western Swing is Roger's favorite. He played for over 20 years each with Darren McCall and Billy Mata. He performs regularly at the Steel Guitar Convention in Dallas/Ft. Worth each year including Hawaiian classics and All of Me. (check out https://youtu.be/Kcae4GIoKX4?si=cZuUJ8fxoFxXQZwPRoger also supports the steel guitar community by teaching others how to play, as well as building and repairing steels at his hangar in Zuehl. He built a lap steel from scratch, painting it white, and has been collecting signatures on it from all of his favorite steel players, with him Mom's signature front and center.   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Dolly Parton: The Side Quest That Became a Library of DreamsSome people become famous. Some people become successful. And then there are those rare human beings who become truly significant. Dolly Parton was all three—but significance was never really about the records, the awards, the rhinestones, the movies, Dollywood, or the fame. It was about what she did with all of it. Dolly understood something at the heart of Truly Significant: our greatest significance often lives on the other side of our success.She could have spent her life simply being Dolly Parton—the songwriter, singer, actress and entertainer who gave the world songs such as “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You.” Instead, she discovered another calling. A side quest. And that side quest became a movement. It began with something deeply personal. Dolly grew up in the hills of East Tennessee in a large, poor family. Her father, Robert Lee Parton, was hardworking and intelligent, but he never learned to read or write. That fact stayed with Dolly. In 1995, she launched what would become Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, initially providing free books to children in her home county. The idea was beautifully simple: Give children books. But significance is rarely measured by the simplicity of the first step. It is measured by how far the ripple travels. Today, the Imagination Library reaches children across five countries, providing millions of free, carefully selected books every month to children from birth through age five—regardless of their family's income. And that is where Dolly's story becomes bigger than philanthropy. It becomes a lesson in significance. She turned a wound into a gift. Dolly didn't simply write a check because she was wealthy. She remembered. She remembered her father. She remembered what it meant to grow up without much. She remembered what a book could represent to a child. And rather than allowing that memory to remain simply a part of her personal history, she transformed it into an opportunity for millions of children. That is one of the great principles of Truly Significant: Your story is not just about what happened to you. It may be about what you are uniquely equipped to do for someone else because it happened to you. Dolly's father's inability to read became part of the reason another generation would have the opportunity to discover the world through books. Then came the Side Quest. This is what makes Dolly Parton's story especially powerful through the lens of Side Quests to Significance. A Side Quest isn't an escape plan. It isn't something you do because you're bored with your career. It isn't necessarily something you postpone until retirement. A Side Quest is that persistent calling that reconnects you with a part of yourself that wants to contribute. Dolly's primary quest was music. Her Side Quest was literacy. And remarkably, the Side Quest didn't compete with her career. It amplified her significance.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com honors Colonel David Bacot '90 (US Air Force retired), Senior Director of Development for the Veteran Resource and Support Center at Texas A&M Foundation. David has lived a remarkable intersection of service, Military officer, husband and Dad. Hear about his journey as an officer, meterologist, and "Day Duck" at Aggieland. Enjoy listening to stories about his mentors Major General Tom Darling '57, Lt. Colonel Buck Henderson '62, and Colonel Chuck Wilson. Learn about the Texas A&M Foundation and how they facilitate Aggies supporting veteran and military-affiliated scholarships and  Veteran program initiatives.  Whether modest support or a major gift endowment, your investment can support extraordinary human return.. You can get involved to help Veterans by contacting www.txamfoundation.com and www. aggieveterans.tamu.edu. And a special thanks to Cody Williams, President of the Capital City Aggies Club for this valued introduction. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Enjoy this conversation with Gary Henderson and his movement known as Gary.Club. Raised by a single Mom in West Virginia, Gary's headquarters is in Austin. His mission is to help people trading time for money. Learn about the particular moment in his life where the light bulb went on. Gary says "build with machines." Hear Gary's perspective on AI. If you start to solve the problem, what can you do better?   Gary taught an AI bot, Luna to do the work. Hear about Gary's Side Quests that include physical fitness and mentoring within his own family. Consider TR...time  remaining. Listen to the depth of conversation about TIME.  Gary ponders the life of a friend who died suddenly of a brain hemmorage. Change the world without exchanging your time. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com honors writer, advocate, and co-founder of Children's Arts Guild Alexander Kopelman.  His profound book is For Real: Helping Children Remain Their Authentic Selves in a Limiting World. Alexander has guided programs that help young people challenge limiting cultural messages and express who they truly are through creativity, reflection, and self discovery. His philosophy is simple yet powerful: when adults show up authentically, childnen gain the courage to do the same. Before founding the Gulld, Alexander served as Director of Marketing at Girls Inc, the leading girls empowerment organization in the United States. Key message: Childhood is NOT a waiting room for humanity. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

 Enjoy the inside story on The Molly McGuire Band with legendary keyboardist Larry Telford. You have heard Larry on previous podcasts and on Texas Country Reporter. We love hearing the insider story on bands, how they think about opening songs, the order of the program and the disciplines required to do a show. Piece of Yourself, one of The Molly McGuire's fine originals is played at the end of the podcast.Come hear The Molly McGuire Band at The Regal Room in Austin on Friday, August 21st at 7:00 pm. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.