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Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

362: Being There for Those He Loves Most

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5618 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Chris McCluskey had built the largest Christian psychotherapy practice in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, but when he arrived at home one day and found his pregnant wife and kids—“the five people I loved the most”— snuggled together and sleeping in the living room, all he could feel was how much of their lives he was missing. He knew he had to make a change.

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0:00.0

Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 362. I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison. Every day I interview someone from around the world who's discovered

0:22.3

his talents to do work he loves to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

0:28.6

He had built the largest Christian psychotherapy practice in Tampa Bay, Florida. But when Chris arrived

0:34.4

at home one day and found his wife and kids, the five people he loved most,

0:38.9

snuggled together and sleeping in the living room, all he could feel was how much of their lives he was missing.

0:44.7

He knew he had to make a change.

0:47.1

Today, I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Christopher McCluskey.

0:51.4

Welcome, Chris.

0:52.5

Good to be here, Don. Thanks.

0:53.9

Thank you. Chris, are you using your

0:55.8

talents doing work that you love? I am. That's what attracted me immediately to your podcast. I just said

1:02.0

this guy's been reading my mayor. I love that. Well, we want to hear the whole story.

1:07.6

Christopher McCluskey is frequently cited as the father of Christian coaching, a visionary thought leader.

1:13.7

He transitioned out of ownership of the largest Christian psychotherapy practice in Tampa Bay,

1:18.8

1998, and founded what is now the largest distinctly Christian coaching training school in the world,

1:24.9

professional Christian coaching institute.

1:27.1

A popular keynote,

1:28.9

bestselling author, and top-rated podcast host, he lives with his family of nine on their ranch

1:34.7

near St. Louis. Chris, that's a summary of your career. Tell our listeners what you're up to now

1:39.3

that has you engaged and excited, if you would please. Oh, it's a long list, but I'll try to keep it brief. Yeah, I'm talking to you right now from my podcast studio, which is in my office on the third floor of the home that my wife and I designed and built out here on our ranch in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. We're about two hours or so from St. Louis, Missouri. And this is the family farm that my mother grew up on when

2:01.7

she was a child. It was sold out of the family for nearly 50 years, bought back. And it's quite a joy to be

2:07.0

able to live and work on a place that has so much family history. This is where I have worked full-time

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