The Assent Podcast
Welcome to The Assent Podcast! A podcast about assenting to the right principles. In particular, principles associated with living purposefully, working to develop skills, valuing people and building relationships, positioning where value can be added, and being disciplined with resources. The podcast is hosted by Christopher Clay, author of Five Principles, long time CFO, consultant and family man. Topics and discussion range from religion to politics, family and business, and even some outdoor fun! Let us know how we can improve this podcast. Thank you.
Episodes

Thursday Jul 06, 2023
The Assent Podcast - Resources, Episode 9
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Every person, old or young, minority, male or female, poor or rich, and everyone in between has the same number of hours, minutes, seconds in a day. No one, including the most powerful people in the world, can save time. All are equal in that all spend time—second by second. No one controls how many seconds, minutes, hours, or days he or she gets. The wealthiest person with the greatest access to health care and safety can trip and fall, a car can malfunction, nature can have its way, and tragedy can strike. One day at a time is all you have, which is experienced one moment at a time. You are in time—it is inescapable.
Spend your resources – especially time in very PURPSEFUL, DISCIPLINED, and FOCUSED ways.

Thursday Feb 02, 2023
The Assent Podcast - Environment, Episode 8
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
If you can recognize some of your own biases, you have a better ability to mute these biases out of your analysis of the world in which you live and recognize the world for what it is and is not. This leaves you with your first key to dealing with your environment: Your ability to see the world as it is will never be perfect; to realize this, you must let go of ego. This is the only way to truly understand the threats and opportunities of the competitive landscape and the world is a competitive place!

Thursday Jan 26, 2023
The Assent Podcast - Relationships Revisited, Episode 7
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.
—Augustine

Thursday Jan 19, 2023
The Assent Podcast - Skills, Episode 6
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
You are unique and that is wonderful! Don't stop there. Uniqueness is just a state of being. Those unique things do not matter on their own, but what you do with that uniqueness does. What skills you develop in balancing the state between ability and inability matters! Develop skills.

Thursday Jan 12, 2023
The Assent Podcast - Community, Episode 5
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
You can change the world. Take things slow, make small changes, track results, analyze outcomes, and repeat as needed. Be careful taking away suffering caused by error that is how people learn. How can you add value? Help others? Serve in some quiet way?

Thursday Jan 05, 2023
The Assent Podcast - Relationships, Episode 4
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Being there for others is wisdom! We must cultivate relationships to live meaningful lives. How? Be a student; value others; observe people; make eye contact; be conscientious of body language, tone, and tempo; and smile!
“Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs‚ It always protects.” I Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV
JBP on Lobsters - https://youtu.be/5ZOkxuNbsXU
Hook by Blues Travelers - https://youtu.be/pdz5kCaCRFM
Additional Resources Available Here:
https://assentservices.co/my-book/five-principles-resources/

Thursday Dec 29, 2022
The Assent Podcast - Self, Episode 3
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
It is important that we encourage our communities and those with whom we have relationships to do what is meaningful, develop their skills, value each other, make the world a better place, and to be disciplined with their resources. However, if we aren’t living this way, we are being hypocritical.
Where to start? The Self.

Thursday Dec 22, 2022
The Assent Podcast - Five Principles, Episode 2
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Episode 2 of The Assent Podcast is an introduction to five principles for living a meaningful life conceptually summarized as purpose, skills, people, environment, and resources. This episode focuses on purpose as a foundational first principle.

Hi, I am Christopher Clay, host of The Assent Podcast. Let me tell you a little bit about myself!
First off, I am a Christian. I take my faith seriously; I love God and all of his creation, especially people! God has blessed me with wonderful friends and family.
Professionally, I am an experienced chief financial officer with a history of success in healthcare. I love to build businesses, hire people, and make the world a better place. I am skilled at finance, planning, operations, management, accounting, and team building. I like to help communities grow and enjoy bringing about healthy changes.
For fun, I like to read- scripture, the church fathers, philosophy, psychology, business, finance, and a little pulp fiction too. I am always looking for an excuse to get outside too! Backpacking, snowboarding, and mountain biking are my favorite things to do. I am trying to learn how to bow hunt and fly fish with the help of some dear friends. For health, I practice Brazilian jiu-jistu, kettlebell, and running.
Thanks for supporting regular guys like me!