Episode 04: Major Life Events

During episode 04 of The Jerry & Jacobe Podcast, hosts Jerry Weaver and Jacobe Kendrick discuss major life events that shaped who they are today. They share about the decision they each made to follow Christ, as well as other key moments, good and bad. This episode will help you start thinking about what the big events in your life mean to you today. 

Episode Highlights: 

• When Jacobe was thinking back, the earliest life event he recalled was a sweet memory with his dad around age six or seven.
• Jerry experienced a lot of upheaval in his childhood. At eighteen, he wasn't planning on college but with the help of a youth pastor, he was able to go to a small Christian college that got him away from drinking.
• Two of the questions we have to ask ourselves when big events occur are what the event means and how we're going to respond to those events.
• Jerry recalls a time he put his fist through a door. This was a moment in time when he decided he had to get his life right with Christ.
• Sharing stories when you've made a mistake resonates with people.
• One of Jacobe's major life events was making the decision to follow Jesus.
• Jacobe recalls falling asleep in a dorm hallway and not remembering that someone helped him back to his room.
• Jacobe started thinking about what it means to have fun and to have joy.
• Jerry discusses his bankruptcy and foreclosure and how his wife stuck with him and allowed him to rebuild trust.
• Life is going to happen no matter what.
• Jacobe talks about the contrast between the beginning and end of relationships. It is key for him to think about the hope that exists at the beginning of a relationship and the benefit of the doubt that's there.
• Reading the Bible and praying is a big part of getting through tough life events for Jerry.
• It really does take work to seek out the truth and to seek out good people.
• When you think about major events, think about who you had in your foxhole before, and if you would still have them with you after those events happened.
• Getting married and having kids were huge life events for Jacobe, as well as buying his first rental property and graduating from the Air Force Academy.
• Kids magnify who you are as a person.
• Pick good coaches for where you are in your life.
• If you're wondering how to start investing, it's very simple. Just do it.
• Before you start investing you need resources and education.
• You can use your own money to acquire properties or you can use someone else's money. You don't need all the cash yourself.
• You can have the education yourself, or you can partner up with someone who has an education.
• Just get started investing!

3 Key Points:

1.   Negative or difficult life events can still have positive consequences.
2.   We decide how to respond to major life events.
3.   The key to getting started investing is to have resources and education.

Resources Mentioned:

• Jacobe Kendrick Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Jerry Weaver Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Jerry and Jacobe Podcast Facebook page
• Wild at Heart (book)
• Love That Lasts (book)
• Tony Robbins website