Finding Traction
The Break Free Newsletter - Edition #60
This week’s newsletter is dedicated to my coach, mentor, spiritual leader, and friend—Vern Tompke, Host of the Finding Traction and Pastors on Porn podcasts. I’ve known Vern for a couple of years now and I’ve worked with him personally, in group settings (currently in his alumni group), and completed his 52 Week Finding Traction Course.
Vern published his 200th episode today (writing this on a Sunday) and I wanted to share it with you and tell you why you should listen to it and listen to Vern’s podcast.
Contained in this episode are men from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including myself, that have came in contact through either his podcasts or his coaching programs. As you listen you will hear a diverse set of impacts that Vern has made in our lives—through his words and actions.
Common themes being: Vern’s timeliness stopwatch analogy, eating frogs (doing the hard things), and sharing big wins physically, relationationally, emotionally, and spiritually.
We also share our favorite podcasts, so get a pen and paper out!
Vern’s work and our relationship that started years ago were a big reason I decided to start up this publication and podcast back in 2023. I really wanted to give back like Vern has given back to me in countless ways throughout our time together.
To add, Vern and I met each other in person last summer in Reno. Me flying in from Denver and Vern flying in from Chilliwack. We toured mines together, devoured some mean ribeyes, shared stories—the good, the bad, and the ugly, gulped down purple pancakes, sipped cowboy coffee from kintsugi mugs, forged lead bullets in the refining fire, bunked together, and prayed together.
For more on our retreat, check out my article/poem/podcast (including a discussion with the two men that hosted the retreat, Jim and Eric)!
Vern is a great man. A man that leads by example and humility. A man that I respect deeply and have the honor of speaking to every week in group as well. He’s counseled me through some of my hardest times and has been a light in my life. He’s the favorable wind when there are doldrums on the sea and he’s an anchor when the sea awakens with rage.
I look up to Vern, his work inspires me.
200 episodes is a feat and something to be proud of. 200 episodes that have sown seeds in thousands of men and women. 200 episodes that have changed lives for the better. 200 episodes helping those who are slipping and falling, find traction.
Cheers Vern, here’s to 200 more!
To see Vern’s appearances on PFM, see below:
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Much love,
Mac
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