This is the first of my 3-part interview with Joseph James, a former U.S. Marine and Law Enforcement veteran, business owner of Professional K9 Solutions dog training, father, motivational speaker, life coach, and podcaster. Joseph has spoken in many venues across the nation and has helped thousands of people understand their purpose in life.

After his wife’s battle of cancer, and the journey of pain his family went through, Joseph is now coaching people that have gone through life’s struggles, pain, and trauma to help them not just find their purpose through pain but teach them to take their pain and launch them into their destiny!

Listen to Joseph and learn ways to turn your pain into purpose! 

[00:01 – 03:34] Growing Up With High Expectations 

• Growing up as a scrawny and skinny adolescent 
• When even A- wasn’t good enough for Joseph’s father 

[03:35 – 08:53] Speaking Life or Death Into Existence

• Why Joseph “liked” being bullied in school
• Joseph tells us the story of how he decided to be a marine corps 
• Why people stay in abusive relationships 
• The power of your words according to Joseph

[08:54 – 18:54] Changing The World One Mindset at a Time

• Joseph didn’t want to be like his dad 
• What did he do? 
• Our mindset can change our world
• Here’s how according to Joseph 
• Joseph talks about his realizations about education
• Is education for everyone? 
• He walks us through the process of turning his passion into a business 

[18:55 – 20:55] Closing Segment

• Connect with Joseph online! 
• See the links below.
• Final words from me.

 Tweetable Quotes:

“This is the sad thing about trauma...when you’re at that place, you don’t know that you’re really in it.”- Joseph James

“Our words have so much power. We have the ability to be able to speak life over ourselves or even death...”- Joseph James

“Change your mindset. Change your world.”- Joseph James

Reach out to Joseph by emailing joseph@meetjosephjames.com or following him on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Check out Professional K-9 Solutions to learn more about his work. 

• Listen to his podcast, Purpose Through Pain to hear more “personal stories that offer life lessons on topics like rejection, grief, anxiety, and trauma.”
• Join his Facebook community and navigate your way through pain with people who’ve gone through the same experiences. You are not alone. 

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