Sep 21, 2026 · 36 min · 11 segments
In Episode 57 of Joy Hour, Tom Lyman sits down with Ben Barichivich for a focused conversation about joy, happiness, service, purpose, and how to stay grounded in what really lasts. Tom and Ben talk…
Ben BarichivichGuestI think in those volunteer service work opportunities, um, is where I have also found a lot of joy.
It'd be nice to think that we could do that every day of the week, but we also have our own bills.
So as we were talking just the other day, how fun it would be to go and, you know, help the old lady that can't afford to do her landscaping or help the guy that's going through a job loss right now, fix his roofing or, you know, to take the talents God's given us in construction and be able to repair, improve something on somebody's home is a great example in our industry.
Very seldom will you ever get materials donated, although there are some companies that will do that for a good cause.
But, you know, how nice it would be to almost think, you know, full time I'm able to just fix and help repair things for other people in need, not just people that say they're in need and just want free services, but to be able to do that.
But there's so much joy that really happens when you're able to step in, you choose to spend some of your time, maybe even some of your own money, to help somebody in need that didn't ask for it, Didn't expect it.
That's a lot of what unlocks this joy thing that we talk about so much and, you know, coming out of rehab and all the different rooms I'd go into, I started to see that, you know, even at the meetings, you know, they'd say, Hey, set up the chairs, help out, you know, make the coffee.
Well, they're trying to, the guys that have been there a while, they're trying to find out, well, are you ready to give? And so if you're struggling with constantly pursuing happiness and finding it's kind of empty, This is what we're talking about today.
I think in those volunteer service work opportunities, um, is where I have also found a lot of joy.
It'd be nice to think that we could do that every day of the week, but we also have our own bills.
So as we were talking just the other day, how fun it would be to go and, you know, help the old lady that can't afford to do her landscaping or help the guy that's going through a job loss right now, fix his roofing or, you know, to take the talents God's given us in construction and be able to repair, improve something on somebody's home is a great example in our industry.
Very seldom will you ever get materials donated, although there are some companies that will do that for a good cause.
But, you know, how nice it would be to almost think, you know, full time I'm able to just fix and help repair things for other people in need, not just people that say they're in need and just want free services, but to be able to do that.
But there's so much joy that really happens when you're able to step in, you choose to spend some of your time, maybe even some of your own money, to help somebody in need that didn't ask for it, Didn't expect it.
That's a lot of what unlocks this joy thing that we talk about so much and, you know, coming out of rehab and all the different rooms I'd go into, I started to see that, you know, even at the meetings, you know, they'd say, Hey, set up the chairs, help out, you know, make the coffee.
Well, they're trying to, the guys that have been there a while, they're trying to find out, well, are you ready to give? And so if you're struggling with constantly pursuing happiness and finding it's kind of empty, This is what we're talking about today.
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