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The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Steward Your Life To Win with Don Cousins—NFL Dad & Brian’s Mentor

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9756 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

You likely don't know his name, but Don Cousins is the man behind so many others. As a founding pastor of one of the nation's most influential churches, Willow Creek, he changed countless lives. As a mentor to Brian, his practical insights continue to ripple outward. And as a dad to NFL superstar Kirk Cousins, Don's lessons and encouragement are pushing the Minnesota Vikings into the postseason. Don is a man who has stewarded his life to win, and he'll inspire you to do the same. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

And I really am proud of you. Well done, man. Stay the course. I just at a distance, I hear so many good things about what you're doing.

0:07.1

Well, thank you, Don. Again, your encouragement, it does mean a lot, not just because your father figure role, because you're in a similar job and you get it, you know.

0:16.5

And listen, if you screw up, man, I'm going to fly to Cincinnati, and I'm going to kick your behind, okay?

0:22.5

You can't even say ass, can you?

0:23.9

You can't say that?

0:25.0

Come on, let me hear you say kick your ass.

0:27.5

Come on, done.

0:28.3

It's just not in my vocabulary. Welcome to the aggressive life.

0:48.8

Dirt, you know, sometimes I feel like this podcast is all about me.

0:52.6

I just feel that sometimes.

0:53.7

I don't know why you feel that.

0:55.3

I tell you why I feel that because I looked at my calendar last night before I went to bed

1:00.1

and I saw this piece on the calendar and I thought, oh, that's going to be good.

1:07.0

Oh, that's going to be really, really good.

1:10.6

Dude, do you have any idea how important this guy has to me?

1:12.9

I don't.

1:13.3

I would like for you to tell me how important he is to you.

1:15.3

Well, you actually probably have a little bit because book five marks the man that you've helped me out with.

1:20.5

He's included in there early in the days of Crosswood, which is my day job, church I started and still lead to this day.

1:30.0

We were taken off. We were grown like a weed in the early days, and weeds aren't necessarily healthy. You know, weeds aren't

1:36.9

necessarily something that's beautiful. And we had a lot of, a lot of stuff that was just out of

1:42.6

control. And we brought this guy in every month,

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