80+ Years of Wisdom on Love, Purpose, Addiction & Faith | Senator Frank Kelly

Nov 20, 2025

Senator Frank Kelly, founder of Kelly Benefits and a former Maryland state senator, shares his remarkable journey of faith and resilience. He discusses achieving over 55 years of sobriety, highlighting how surrendering to faith transformed his life. Frank offers invaluable advice for younger generations on success, emphasizing the importance of putting God first and living day by day. He reflects on the intersection of business and spirituality, the significance of family, and the lessons from his political career, all underscored by a commitment to service and love.

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INSIGHT

Surrender As Transformational Turning Point

Senator Frank Kelly credits surrendering to God and the AA 12-step surrender as the turning point that restored his life and sanity.
He says surrendering gave him strength and shifted him from self-reliance to spiritual guidance.

ADVICE

Day‑By‑Day With God First

Put God first and take life one day at a time as core practices for lasting success and sobriety.
Avoid dwelling on past mistakes and stop over-focusing on distant future outcomes.

ANECDOTE

Turning Down $100K After Feeling God’s Guidance

Frank declined a $100,000 investor mid-breakfast after feeling God told him not to take the money due to being unequally yoked.
Within an hour, alternative funding arrived and the company launched from his basement with family support.

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Senator Frank Kelly is the founder of Kelly Benefits, a former Maryland state senator, and someone I’ve been fortunate to know personally. His influence spans business, politics, faith, and family and I’m confident in saying he’s been one of the most impactful leaders in the development of the state of Maryland. I’m grateful to call him a friend.

Today on the show we discuss: how Frank surrendered his life and stayed sober for over 55 years, why putting God first became the foundation for his marriage and purpose, the real truth about success that young people never hear, the mindset shifts that helped him build a 50-year business and a thriving three-generation family, how he navigated ego and power in politics, the spiritual practices that kept him grounded for decades, the life lessons he wishes every 20, 30 and 40-year-old understood before it’s too late, and much more.

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