38 - Faith, Filters, & Focus | Protect Your Mind, Change Your Outcomes

Foundations beat tactics. In this powerful episode, Eddie Wilson unpacks Proverbs 4:23, “Guard your heart” and shows why your inputs (media, music, conversations, relationships, beliefs) inevitably become your outputs (words, decisions, results). From defining the “heart” as your thoughts, desires, and will, to a practical, 5-step Daily Heart Check, Eddie equips leaders to replace negativity with truth, protect emotions without going numb, and set boundaries that lift everyone around them. He also shares moving stories about forgiveness, perspective, and gratitude that demonstrate how guarding your heart transforms your life, leadership, and legacy. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Foundations vs tactics: why anchors matter 00:39 – Worldview & order: the architect behind creation 03:39 – Scripture as foundation: timeless truths for everyone 04:23 – Proverbs 4:23 explained: “Guard your heart” 05:16 – What “heart” means: thoughts, desires, will 06:34 – Reverse engineering your results: fix inputs, not just actions 07:35 – Scripture cross-check (Luke): overflow of the heart → life 09:23 – Leadership ripple: your input → their outcome 10:46 – Guarding ≠ walls: the heart as a garden 12:27 – “Hurt people hurt people”: why inputs drive reactions 14:07 – Step 1: Guard your inputs (think on true/honest/just) 17:12 – Step 2: Anchor in capital-T Truth (Scripture/constitution) 19:41 – Step 3: Monitor thoughts; replace lies with truth 21:28 – Step 4: Set relational boundaries (influence ≠ access) 23:07 – Step 5: Protect emotions—be a person of action, not reaction 24:25 – Stay spiritually alert: battle the right enemy 25:07 – Daily Heart Check: the 5-part routine 26:29 – Gratitude reset story: perspective that heals 29:23 – Relational filter & prayer/meditation release 30:22 – Closing: guard inputs → experience abundant life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.