Don't Bench Yourself with Kent Evans

Don't Bench Yourself with Kent Evans

From Wider Lens with Dr. Kim Kimberling by Dr. Kim Kimberling

September 19, 2025 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Kent Evans discusses his book 'Don't Bench Yourself' and encourages listeners to take action in their lives.

Today we're diving into Kent's brand-new book, Don't Bench Yourself. In it, Kent challenges readers to take an honest look at their lives, at the opportunities they might be missing, the risks they're avoiding, and the goals left sitting on the table. His message is clear: it's time to get off the bench and stay in the game. Whether it's in your career, your marriage, or your parenting journey, you can't afford to sit on the sidelines. This book will inspire you to move past fear, let go of shame, and trust God's perfect timing as you keep pressing forward. Episode Highlights: What is slow quitting? Fear paralyzes us from stepping into deeper connections. Shame kicks in when we try and fail and then we believe the lie that it'll never get better than this. Criticism can inhibit someone's desire to continue pressing forward. Motivation can decrease when we don't see quick results. Quotes from Today's Episode: For some of us, what we need to see with our eyes of faith, is a life lived and ended in faith. You pull yourself out of the game because you think you no longer qualify to play. We get impatient with God so we quit. We draw ourselves out of the game. Fear is causing you to…

People in this episode

Host: Kim

Guest: Kent Evans

Topics covered

  • personal development
  • faith
  • parenting
  • overcoming fear
  • motivation

Keywords

  • opportunities
  • risks
  • goals
  • shame
  • criticism

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