Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast. For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform, YouTube. Our channel is called Coffee and Bible Time where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word.

We also have a website and storefront with Bible studies, prayer journals, courses, and more.

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I'm Mentor Mama, and today we're going to be talking about overcoming distractions to live a life of purpose and fulfillment.

You know, we've said it here before and I'm sure we'll say it here again.

We are distracted.

So distracted that it often affects our lives in very unhealthy and sometimes downright

harmful ways. And distraction certainly takes our focus off of the things that truly matter in life.

Well, our guest today, Joshua Becker, author of the book, Things That Matter,

Overcoming Distractions to Pursue a More Meaningful Life, is here to help redirect our attention

back to some of the things that do matter, such as a meaningful life, living with few regrets, and making a positive difference

in the world. Joshua will help us identify obstacles that may be keeping us from living

intentionally and provide ideas to let go of some of those distractions.

Joshua Becker is the author of Things That Matter.

He is also the best-selling author of The More of Less, the Minimalist Home and founder of becoming minimalist, a website dedicated to inspiring others

to find more life by owning less.

The website welcomes over 1.5 million readers each month

and his inspired millions around the world

to consider the practical benefits of owning fewer possessions.

He is also the creator of Simplify Magazine and founder of the Hope Effect,

a nonprofit organization changing how the world cares for orphans.

Joshua is a contributing writer to Forbes, and he has appeared in dozens of media outlets,

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