The kids are back in school this week after a nice long break. What's the best way to jumpstart academic motivation? It feels like we're starting a campfire by rubbing two sticks together with my kids. It's the second semester. Sports and afterschool clubs start back up. Our week will be filled with basketball practice, choir performances, youth group and AWANA. Game on! The family schedule is about to get busy again!
We need to reset our regular family dinners for a lot of reasons, one simply so we can reintroduce vegetables to offset all the carbs we ate for the past 3 weeks! Who wants to be my workout buddy? (Can we quit after we each lose 12 pounds?)
Valentine's Day is 6 weeks away. Flowers are always in style, but if you want to have a creative gift this year, start planning now. Think romance! Don't be the guy in the grocery store picking out a Valentine card, February 13th at 9:30pm. She knows those Russell Stover chocolates came from CVS!
Superbowl Sunday is February 2nd. It's one of the rare years the Patriots won't be there. (Superbowl Sunday is only 4 weeks away) Tom Brady will be watching the big game from the same place I am. The couch! -Scott Herrold & Jayar Reeves
Here's a FREE sample of Creative Cardio Showprep. We send out email like this every week to our paid members, but wanted to send you a copy of this today! We post a lot of dry audio you can use for your show as discussion starters & interview content. We have a private "Members Only" Facebook group where we post TONS of content everyday too. Check out www.CreativeCardio.com for more!
For example, here's new audio from YouVersion Bible App founder Bobby Gruenewald. 1. How did you determine the most popular scripture of 2019? 2. What have you learned about some of the stats from 2019? 3. Do you still use a hard copy of the Bible? 4. How did you originally create the YouVersion Bible app? Audio here!
The kids are back to school this week, but looking back over vacation, what what would you change next Christmas based on what went wrong this year? Listener audio here!
With school starting back up after vacation, our kid’s sports get busy again. How do you protect your family time from all the demands the coaches put on us? (Youth sports is a 15 billion dollar industry) Audio from listeners here!
The Superbowl is Sunday, February 2nd in Miami. Which CCM artist do you think would WOW America if given the opportunity to perform in the halftime show? Audio here from listeners!
Some phoner ideas for this week:
I vow this coming year____!
This past year I survied_____! What did you finish strong this year?
The verse from the Bible that helped me through 2019 was____!
This is going to be the year of _____!
I have hope this year because_____!
What’s the word you heard more than any this year?
What’s the most overused word of the year in your world? (What word would you love to delete from your child's vocabulary?
If you could re-live any moment in 2019 what would it be?
The first few days of January some people get this massive itch to do some sort of life change. Move, tattoo, new baby, quit a job, add a job, change vehicles, start a new hobby. Whats the biggest shocker you pulled recently?
Ok… who listening just finished a resolution??? (What made it into more of a revolution than a resolution?) Who listening has never finshed an actual resolution?
Making friends is hard when everyone you know is married! Everyone seems to have a family and you don’t want to feel like the 3rd wheel. I can imagine its hard to make new friends after a divorce or the loss of a spouse. I love this story about a 75 year old guy who recently lost his wife. He simply asked for a fishing buddy. His post went viral and he’s received over a hundred offers to fish with him! Full story here!
Angle: Maybe you can use that story to talk about what it takes to make new friends. How are you planning to be intentional so you can make some new friends this year? Psychology Today says, in order to make new friends you have to spend intentional time with people. That's how deep friendships form. It's all about time. Full study here!
What have you learned about making friends as an adult? Do you have a rule against hanging out socially with people you work with? Some people do. Explain! INC Magazine has some thoughts to consider if you are a boss about hanging out socially with people from the office.
Calling in sick is often more trouble than it’s worth! You have to cover all these different duties and send 20 emails to cancel meetings & cover for your clients or co-workers. How does calling in sick affect you? Share your stories. Do you have to call your boss directly? Can you text them or email them or do you have to jump through some sort of HR hoop to stay home sick? Should you get roll over sick days if you dont use them?
As a boss, how do you fill in for people when they are out? What drives you crazy as a boss when people try to call in sick?
As an employee, do you ever get nervous that being out sick could potentially show your employer that you are replaceable? Should you get paid for not being at work?
Worst excuses you’ve heard from people trying to take a sick day? GO!
Ever busted a co-worker who called in sick but wasn’t?
What did you collect when you were a kid that's carried on into your adulthood? Man's collection of 2.7 million baseball cards earns Guinness record. Story here.
It’s that time of the year when we plan out our tax refunds. You should receive your tax receipts by January 31st. Make your appointment with your tax professional now. Most unusual things you’ve claimed as work related deductions?
Dear IRS, can I claim Beats Headphones as a legit radio business expense?
When Christmas ends each year I make a note about things I want to do next christmas…. but sadly I always forget the next christmas. Vicious cycle. Here’s a few examples: Put more effort into exterior lights, do a wacky family Christmas card, buy gifts months before Christmas shopping season, do a sweater party. How do you remedy the forgetfulness?
My kid watches hours of a dude just opening pokemon cards on Youtube. I give him grief about it. Then I think about the hours I spent a day as a kid playing make believe baseball games. Stats and everything. What did you do for hours a day as a kid?
The worst place you have dropped your ear buds or phone?!
Has your child asked you to stop posting on social media? Ever embarassed your child?
If your 12 year old claims she is stressed… how would you reply? Do you think kids are more stressed today than when we were kids?
Does anyone really believe in their method of fighting off a cold or flu? DRY CALLS on this topic HERE - I didn’t until someone got me on the otc lozenges “Cold Eeze.”
Each January, new state laws go into effect. Here's some examples from California. If you could create a new law, what would you submit to the local government? What is the law that drives you insane that it was actually passes by your state?
Describe 2019 for you with only a SOUND.
Give me your family’s top 5 accomplishments of the year? Go!
For your show’s socials perhaps: Reply in the comments: Which one of these deaths in 2019 hits you the hardest? Stars we lost in 2019.
WILD NEWS of the week!
Believe it or not, 2019’s Top 5 films were ALL Disney movies. The Daily Chronicle says, “Disney banked about $13 billion in worldwide box office in 2019, including a record number of $1 billion releases. Also, it’s the third year in a row that the year’s top 10 movies were all sequels, remakes and superhero films. Full story here.
Have a family member who is afraid to fly? Maybe you wonder what actually are the safest airlines to fly? 1: Qantas 2: Air New Zealand 3: EVA Air 4: Etihad Airways
5: Qatar airways. Full list here.
Ethan Guzman was driving with his dad when he noticed a boy playing basketball without shoes. Ethan's father, Eman, pulled up to their apartment building when his son suddenly yelled "Stop!" He talked to the boy for a min and learned he didn't own any shoes, so Ethan gave him his. Right off his feet! Full story here.
A Texas church opened a pie & coffee shop run by people with special needs to help train them for future employment. Full story here.
Modest Seattle woman named Eva Gordon passed away and donated her entire $10 million fortune that she earned from trading stocks to 17 State Schools. Full story here.
Hundreds of Americans become foster families to ailing senior veterans. They are opening up their Hearts & homes. Full story here.
Happy 2020. This server had a rough year. In 2018 she was living in a homeless shelter, but she's overcome addiction through 2019. An anonymous customer left her a $2020 tip to start this new year strong! Look for someone you can bless in our city this week! Give a hand up instead of a hand out. Full story here.
Children with autism can easily be freaked out by loud noises or heavy crowds so taking them to see Santa at Christmastime was especially tough, but all season long, malls over the country were opening early to allow autistic children to come see Santa in a calmer environment. Autism Speaks and Cherry Hills Program – partnered with 582 shopping areas all over America. Full story here.
Candice has always had a heart for others and when she was a teen, she worked as a waitress in Nashville and was heartbroken when people would come in to eat alone especially at Christmastime & New Year's. Candice now owns her own restaurant just outside of Nashville and every year since 2013, she’s been opening her doors and feeding everyone and anyone who walks in her doors for free, no questions asked. Not only that, but her and a team of volunteers helps prepare enough meals to be delivered to over 300 people who otherwise couldn’t afford a Christmas dinner. Full story here.
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-Jayar Reeves & Scott Herrold
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