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Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guest: Psalmist Chad This week's show is titled "With a Little Help from My Friends - Significance Revealed," featuring guest Psalmist Chad. Tune in and hear Steve hand over the microphone to his beloved friend and spiritual companion, Psalmist Chad. In June of 2024, the Lord blessed Steve immensely when their mutual close friend, Lefford Fate, introduced them, knowing that it would be a divine connection. Psalmist Chad has honored Steve by requesting to guest on today’s show, which immediately follows the 500th milestone show, and to reveal the significance of Right Thinking with Steve Coplon for Steve and you, the listeners. This show will not only inspire you but also transform you. Steve Coplon and Psalmist Chad mark the podcast’s 501st episode by reflecting on the series' significance and the relationships that have shaped Steve’s life. Chad says life is guided not only by personal choices but also by God’s direction, and he emphasizes that people should recognize God’s love, even in seasons when they feel trapped, damaged, or overlooked. The conversation focuses on the importance of not being alone, with Chad describing how God places the right people into each person’s life and how the many guests on the show have contributed different kinds of wisdom. He also revisits Steve’s earlier story about driving under the influence as a warning about repentance and change, and he discusses abiding in Christ, remaining in love, and trusting God with the future. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guest: Jim Stovall This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends - Jim Stovall". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show, graced by Jim Stovall, the most extraordinary person Steve has ever had the honor and privilege of calling his friend. Jim is a man who possesses the wisdom of the ages. He is an incredible champion of the human spirit who has changed the world. Steve cannot be more thankful to have Jim with him to celebrate this momentous milestone in his life. Join Jim and Steve for a powerful conversation on Transitions. You will be inspired!   The episode marks Steve Copeland’s 500th show and features a conversation with Jim Stovall about gratitude, long-running friendship, and the role of mentors and listeners in his work. Stovall discusses how losing his sight led him to become a daily audio reader and eventually a writer, including the origins of books such as "Keeper of the Flame" and "Travels with Steinbeck". They also talk about the value of books, the importance of acting on knowledge, and how reading and meeting the right people shape a life. Stovall describes his weekly column process, reads and discusses his poem “Cornerstones,” and reflects on his article “Transitions,” which focuses on change, discomfort, and personal growth. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guest: Donna Coplon This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends - Donna Coplon". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show by honoring his wife, Donna Coplon, who, more than any other person in his life, is the reason that he is here today. They have been through so much together. Proverbs 12:4 says that “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband." Donna is the greatest blessing in Steve’s life. You will be inspired by Donna’s strength and love for the Lord.   In this episode, we honor Donna and reflect on her role in Steve’s life, his health journey, and the work of the Right Thinking Foundation. We discuss marriage, caregiving, the foundation’s beginnings in business consulting and prison ministry, and family support in that work. We also talk about Donna’s faith, her daily habits of Bible reading and prayer, and the verses that guide her through hardship. The episode includes a conversation about downsizing our home and adjusting to a new season, as well as care for family, church, and community. In the second half, we focus on listening and healthy communication. We share ideas about understanding, respect, and being present in marriage, parenting, grandparenting, and mentoring, and we close with the reminder that listening is part of love and strong relationships. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guest: Dave Richards This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends - Dave Richards". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show by honoring Dave Richards, the man whom Steve thanks for taking him under his wing and doing all of the heavy lifting to get Right Thinking Foundation off the ground. Dave has stayed with Steve since the beginning, over 14 years ago, to help Steve reach thousands of people who need a helping hand to move their lives forward. It is one of the greatest blessings and good fortunes in Steve’s life to be Dave’s friend. It is a pleasure for Steve to share Dave, a great humanitarian, with you today. In this episode, we continue our countdown to our 500th show by looking back at our long collaboration with Dave Richards and his early support in helping us start the Right Thinking Foundation. We talk about our shared prison visits and the work of preparing people for reentry through job training, interview skills, mentoring, and practical support. We also hear Dave reflect on his upbringing, the values shaped by his parents, and the influence of quotes like “The Man in the Arena” and “Desiderata.” He explains his view of success as a step-by-step process built on planning, consistency, humility, and willingness to take honest work. Finally, we discuss his work with Concursive and the Connect platform, which helps people build communities, action plans, and accountability around issues such as reentry, food insecurity, autism support, and working with Gold Star families. He closes with advice to prepare, stay humble, avoid workplace drama, and keep going with help from others. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Steve Forbes This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends - Steve Forbes". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show by bringing on Steve Forbes to deliver a powerful message of hope to all those who need a second chance in life. Steve is an incredibly remarkable man who turned his life around nearly thirty years ago and is the inspiration behind Right Thinking Foundation. Steve (Forbes) changed the life of Steve (Coplon), and hearing his powerful testimony will change your life too! In this episode, we reflect on how our friendship began and how it led to prison visits, mentoring, and the work of the Right Thinking Foundation. We discuss the meaning of “You Gotta Stay Between the Lines Every Day” in terms of discipline, responsibility, and staying on a steady path. We also share Steve Forbes’ story, including his early involvement with drugs and crime, his prison sentence at 19, and the structure he found through Bible study and prison ministry. After returning home, he built his life around church, family, and daily discipline, and we talk about how his barbershop and barber school are meant to support and mentor returning citizens. We close with testimony from people connected to the shop and with Steve’s encouragement to people who are still incarcerated to stay hopeful and ask for help. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests:  Don Green This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends - Don Green". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show by honoring Don Green, who served as Executive Director and CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation for over 26 years. Don is a man who has helped millions make the world a better place and has also helped each of them be thankful for having the opportunity to help make a difference in someone else’s life. Hear Steve share how Don made a difference in his life as Don helped him launch a new career in the nonprofit sector when Steve founded Right Thinking Foundation. Don's stories and wisdom will make a difference in your life as well. In this episode, we honor Don Green, former executive director and CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, and reflect on his long support for our foundation and radio work. We discuss how he introduced us to people, books, interviews, and projects that helped shape our work, and we read tributes from his 80th birthday that highlight his generosity and his habit of looking for ways to help others. We also share our own tribute, including our first call to the Napoleon Hill Foundation, his encouragement, our visits to Wise, Virginia, and his support for our prison and financial literacy work. We close by noting that we will next replay an early 2017 interview with Don about stories related to Napoleon Hill. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests:  Marty Einhorn (Posthumously). This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends - Marty Einhorn". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show by paying a heartfelt tribute to his dear friend, Marty Einhorn. Marty was a person who lived every day to make the world a better place. He was to all who knew him a living Saint. In February 2021, the world lost an exceptionally beautiful person to COVID after a courageous fight with cancer. Hear Steve, expressed through the words of family and friends, share the life of Marty, whose life is the blueprint of how a truly good life should be lived. In this episode, we continue our countdown to our 500th show with a tribute to our longtime friend Marty Einhorn. We reflect on his life, his family, his career, and the many ways he tried to make the world better. We also talk about his role in building his accounting firm and his commitment to clients, associates, and the community. We discuss his support for nonprofit work, education, the arts, medical research, and social justice, along with the recognitions he received. Much of the episode focuses on his personal life, including his marriage to Susan, his sons Will and Jay, his granddaughter Charlotte, and his extended family. We also remember his love of music, jazz, and UVA basketball; his optimism during illness; and the kindness and mentoring he showed to others. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Chuck Christie This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends –  Chuck Christie." Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Chuck Christie. Chuck is the founder/president of New Dominion Media Group, helping to spread the Word of the Lord across the globe. Chuck is the producer of Right Thinking with Steve Coplon and the publisher of "From the Lip to the Hip", Steve’s powerful book on Character and Integrity. Chuck has been a source of strength and encouragement, helping Steve live his life’s purpose. This show will inspire you to stop wasting precious time and start to live a life with purpose. We continue the countdown toward Steve’s 500th show by speaking with Chuck Christie about how our work together began, his role in producing the program, and his background in media, publishing, and podcasting. We also discuss how his recording setup led to the launch of the radio show and how it later expanded to other platforms. We talk about producing Reflection on the Word with Richard Kay, War and Victory, and the importance of sharing scripture and messages that encourage faith and spiritual readiness. We also discuss Chuck’s newer work, the Heritage Briefs from Morningstar Ministries, which covers the history from the Great Awakening through the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution, and up to the challenges our country faces in modern times. We also reflect on purpose, service, encouragement, and the support of family and friends. Chuck shares his view that the kingdom’s currency is love, and we close with a discussion of friendship, faith, and helping carry one another’s burdens.   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Robin Casarjian This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – Robin Casarjian." Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Robin Casarjian. Robin is a Humanitarian of the highest order, a Selfless Altruist, a Champion of Human Welfare and Dignity. She is deeply devoted to helping those in distress. Robin believes in the enormous potential within all people. Robin “adopted” Steve and was there for him, as a friend and a mentor, when his burning desire was to dedicate himself, as she has her entire life, to helping underserved people who had fallen through the cracks of society. Robin agreed to be a guest on this show - "If we get to the important points that are important for your listeners." After listening to this show, you will agree with Steve when he says that "Robin is the most beautiful person that he knows." In this episode, we speak with Robin Kassarjian, founder and executive director of the Lionheart Foundation and author of *Forgiveness, A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart*, about forgiveness, emotional literacy, and healing. We discuss how her work developed through stress training and private practice, and how anger, resentment, guilt, and shame can add to stress and make healing harder. We also talk about the Lionheart Foundation’s prison programs, including the National Emotional Literacy Project for Prisoners and *Houses of Healing*, and how they are designed to help people understand themselves, manage emotions, and take responsibility for change. Robin explains what forgiveness is and is not, and we also cover self-forgiveness, meditation, and practices that support emotional and spiritual growth.   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Robin Casarjian This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – Robin Casarjian | Forgiveness." Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Robin Casarjian. Robin is the  Founder & Executive Director of the Lionheart Foundation and author of the critically acclaimed book "Forgiveness: A Bold Choice For A Peaceful Heart".  Robin is one of the foremost experts in the world on Forgiveness. Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of "Love, Medicine & Miracles" and "Peace, Love & Healing," says this of Robin, "Robin Casarjian's book "Forgiveness" can help us find our path out of guilt, fault, blame, resentment and rage ...". You don't want to miss this chance to meet one of the most exceptional, caring, compassionate human beings in the world.  In this episode we speak with Robin Kassarjian, founder and executive director of the Lionheart Foundation and author of *Forgiveness, A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart*, about forgiveness, emotional literacy, and healing. We discuss how her work developed through stress training and private practice, and how anger, resentment, guilt, and shame can add to stress and make healing harder. We also talk about the Lionheart Foundation’s prison programs, including the National Emotional Literacy Project for Prisoners and *Houses of Healing*, and how they are designed to help people understand themselves, manage emotions, and take responsibility for change. Robin explains what forgiveness is and is not, and we also cover self-forgiveness, meditation, and practices that support emotional and spiritual growth.   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Dr. Thomas Alberico This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – Dr. Thomas Alberico." Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Dr. Thomas Alberico. Steve is incredibly honored to have Dr. Alberico, the doctor who has guided him through his 25-year journey with Multiple Myeloma blood cancer, offer a message of Love, Hope, and Encouragement on the topic “the Cure is Coming”. With over 40 years with Virginia Oncology Associates advancing cancer care, Dr. Alberico is far more than just a dedicated, devoted doctor. To Steve and thousands of other patients who have been blessed by this compassionate, caring, exceptional doctor, he is a Saint. Steve Copeland speaks with his longtime oncologist, Dr. Thomas Alberico, about 25 years of treatment for multiple myeloma and the progress made in cancer care. Alberico explains how he came to specialize in hematology and oncology, and he describes how newer targeted therapies and immunotherapies have changed the outlook for multiple myeloma compared with older treatments. They also discuss practical steps to support health during treatment, including getting enough sleep, exercising, avoiding smoking, and limiting alcohol and excessive food. Alberico explains the difference between chemotherapy and immunotherapy and says that cancer vaccines are being studied as part of broader treatment strategies rather than as stand-alone cures.   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: "The Grace of God" This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – "The Grace of God". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show by declaring that if not for "The Grace of God," he would not be here today. Steve shares brutally honest parts of his personal testimony and offers full assurance that Jesus is the friend who will never leave you nor forsake you. This show will change your life! Grace, responsibility, and leaving harmful habits behind are discussed, along with living with multiple myeloma, stem cell harvesting, and relying on faith, prayer, and scripture through hardship. In this episode, we focus on grace, personal responsibility, and the challenge of changing destructive behavior. We reflect on our early life choices, the consequences of drugs, alcohol, and reckless decisions, and the importance of accepting help and leaving harmful influences behind. We also discuss living with cancer and the current status of multiple myeloma, including the move toward stem cell harvesting and the treatment experiences over the past year. Throughout, we emphasize faith, prayer, and scripture as the means of getting through hardship, and we close with the poem “Footprints in the Sand.”   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

With a Little Help from My Friends – Don Price This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – Don Price". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Don Price. This show should really be called “With a Lot of Help from My Friends – Don Price”. Quoting from the lyrics of the famous 1855 Christian hymn What A Friend We Have in Jesus, “We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share?” Don, for over 45 years, is the friend that Steve has found. This show defines true friendship. There isn’t anything else. Steve Copeland and Don Price discuss their 45-year friendship, including shared work in banking and community service, as well as times when Don helped Steve financially. Steve Copeland and Don Price reflect on their long friendship, their banking careers, their mutual support, Steve’s cancer treatment, and a Norfolk program that helps children with meals, tutoring, transportation, and job training. https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Johnnie Lloyd This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – Johnnie Lloyd". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Johnnie Lloyd. Johnnie is such a special friend to Steve. She is a beautiful senior-level professional woman with the qualities of a Godly woman. Johnnie is a gifted teacher and communicator. She has helped thousands with her extraordinary teachings on transformational living. Steve and his wife, Donna, have been truly blessed by their close friendship with Johnnie. You will love her enthusiasm and also be blessed by Johnnie after hearing this motivational show. We continue our countdown to our 500th show with Johnny Lloyd and reflect on our friendship, shared work, and the role of faith, consistency, and encouragement in our conversations. We discuss integrity, the RACE acronym, and how responsibility, respect, accountability, communication, and character shape daily choices and habits. We also revisit transformational living, including how to support others without enabling them, and the idea that change must come from a person’s own choice. We talk about the financial literacy series we created together, covering goals, budgeting, spending, cash flow, credit, debt, insurance, investing, legacy, and victory. In the final part, I share an update on my cancer treatment and the next round of therapy, and Johnny responds with prayer, scripture, and encouragement. We close by emphasizing hope, faith, and support from others.   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking

Right Thinking with Steve Coplon | Guests: Antonio Sadler This week's show is called "With a Little Help from My Friends – Antonio Sadler". Tune in and hear Steve continue the countdown to his 500th show with guest Antonio Sadler. When Steve got the call from Nina Staley asking if he would mentor Antonio now that he was out of prison, it marked the start of one of the most beautiful relationships of his life. Antonio has gone the full circle of incarceration to transformation. He has turned his life around and gives full credit to the Lord and to his family. Antonio’s life gives Steve’s life purpose. This show will touch your heart in a way that few things ever will. In this episode, we continue the countdown toward our 500th show with Antonio Sadler, looking back on the mentoring relationship that began after his release from prison and grew into friendship, faith, and Bible study. We discuss his transition to work and family life, including financial literacy, home responsibilities, and the use of prison workshop materials to help others. We also reflect on the strain incarceration placed on his wife and children and how the family worked to stay connected and parent together despite separation. Antonio shares how community support, second-chance opportunities, prayer, and encouragement helped him rebuild his life, and he discusses his current work and service, as well as a serious car accident that reinforced the value of family and time.   https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/right-thinking