
Rickshaw Journey
Rickshaw Journey is a podcast about discovering your authentic voice, living with purpose, and making a meaningful impact. Hosted by leadership coach, nonprofit leader, and author Bob McGurty, it explores leadership, faith, purpose, and life's defining seasons. Episodes combine practical insights, real stories, and engaging conversations. Whether you feel stuck, are facing change, or are asking what's next, the show offers encouragement and tools to move forward with clarity and confidence.
Episodes

My "Why" Is Expressed Through Calcutta Mercy—Where Is Yours?
My "Why" Is Expressed Through Calcutta Mercy—Where Is Yours?Every one of us needs something bigger than ourselves—a purpose that gives meaning to our work, relationships, and everyday lives.In this episode of The Rickshaw Journey, Bob McGurty shares why his own "why" is expressed through Calcutta Mercy. Through powerful stories of transformed lives in India, he explains the thr

Are You Really Stuck? Five Seasons That Can Look the Same
Are You Really Stuck? Five Seasons That Can Look the SameHave you ever felt like life has come to a standstill?Maybe your career has stalled. Maybe a relationship isn't moving forward. Maybe you've lost sight of your next step. But what if what you're experiencing isn't actually being stuck?In this episode of The Rickshaw Journey, Bob McGurty explores five seasons that often look t

Work-Life Balance: Have We Been Looking at It All Wrong?
Is work-life balance really the goal... or have we been chasing the wrong idea all along?In this episode of The Rickshaw Journey, Bob McGurty challenges one of the most common phrases in personal development and leadership: work-life balance.What if the problem isn't that your life is out of balance?What if you're simply living through a season?Whether you're navigating a demanding car

Why Calcutta Mercy Exists: The Story That Changed Everything
Why does Calcutta Mercy exist? The answer begins with a single question asked on a crowded street in Calcutta (Kolkata), India—a question that transformed the life and ministry of Mark and Hulda Buntain and continues to shape thousands of lives today.In this episode of The Rickshaw Journey, Bob McGurty shares the remarkable origin story behind Calcutta Mercy and explores what it means to find your

Finding Your Voice: The Key to Living with Purpose
Finding Your Voice: The Key to Living with PurposeWhat does it really mean to find your voice?In this episode of Rickshaw Journey, Bob McGurty explores one of the most important questions you'll ever ask: Who am I, and why am I here? While success is valuable, true significance comes from discovering your authentic voice and living with purpose.Drawing from his upcoming book Rickshaw Journey: Find

From Memoir to Coaching: The Evolution of Rickshaw Journey
What happens when writing a book changes the author before it's ever published?In this personal update, I share the unexpected journey behind Rickshaw Journey: Finding Your Voice, Leading with Purpose. What began as an autobiography evolved into something much bigger—a coaching framework designed to help people discover their authentic voice, live with purpose, and lead with greater intention.I ex

update from Bob McGurty
Hey Guys - just checking in to share an update as it has been awhile since we last connected here.

When God shows up - the rest of the Iran story
Join me as I share about God showing up in a trip to Iran - responding to an earthquake in Bam, Iran on December 26, 2003

When God shows up - a 'random' encounter and a trip to Iran Part 1
Join with me as I share a story at a time when we were in transition of our ministry role, a 'random' connection with a friend and my dad and the introduction to a trip to Iran.

Bengali Bob The Chicken Man
Join me as I tell a story about being the Chicken Man on Bangladesh TV and the opportunities that this TV program opened including a phone call with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and meeting people all around the world including Dunkin Donuts in New Jersey, Tony Romas in Malaysia, a train in Sweden and many other places. It opened many doors and connections.

Finding your voice
Join me as we spend 18 minutes discussing how to find your voice, be your voice and influence through your voice. We will discuss how your voice matures and how important and unique your voice is - you have something to say - so know your voice and say it!

Bengali Bob is Back! Intro to Livestreaming podcasts
Thank you friends for catching the livestream on Facebook & Youtube - This podcast is less than 8 minutes and introduces my journey back to podcasting. I am a networker, mentor and story teller and use this great opportunity to network, mentor and tell stories. My wife Twyla and I have been married for 42 years and have 2 sons - Bobby and Josiah. Bobby tragically died in 2017 and it is a journ

Hell's Angels, Harley Davidson, Bo Diddley, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Garcia and my cousin Collette in New York City in the 70's!
Bob McGurty here - welcome to the Guided Life Plan podcast. In this podcast, I share about two summers I spent in the 1970's in New York City with my cousin Collette. At that time, Collette was married to Sandy Alexander, then the President of the New York Chapter of the Hell's Angels. In those two summers, I 'learned how to ride' a Harley, went to a speakeasy and met Bo Diddley, took a phone mess

Sharing about depression from an experience perspective with some Don'ts and some Do's (in that order!) to help you and those around you who struggle with depression.
Bob McGurty here - welcome to the Guided Life Plan podcast. In this podcast, I share about depression from a personal, non-medical perspective. Depression can get the best of us or those around us and it is important to know what to do or how to help those that struggle. In the podcast I share 2 things to not do and 4 things to do.Why pick the topic of depression, what does it mean for me or for y

An Adoption story: Bob McGurty becomes Bob Kent for 10 years
Bob McGurty here - welcome to the Guided Life Plan podcast. In this podcast, I share my story of how I was adopted at age 16 by my stepfather Tom Kent and took the last name Kent for 10 years of my life. It is the story of a mom who struggled with depression, an absent father, an an overzealous step dad who wanted my brother and I to take his last name. The story also includes a lawyer who never l

Intro to the Guided Life Plan Podcast: Welcome.
Hi - I am Bob McGurty and welcome to the Guided Life Plan podcast. In this podcast I introduce myself and the purpose of this podcast. I have been a life coach for nearly 7 years and see myself as a guide to help you with the many plans of your life. My goal as a coach is to help you get unstuck, clear the clutter and develop a plan for your life. I am a guide, nothing more, nothing less, and noth
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