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Jesse Elder
Need nothing. Appreciate everything. Have it all. Welcome to the podcast that helps you architect your most self-authorized, productive and fulfilled life. Join action philosopher Jesse Elder on a journey to greater joy, freedom and wealth of every kind as he shares insights gained from the leading-edge of liberated living. Between his popular Mind Vitamin videos that have touched the hearts and minds of millions, his global speaking engagements, online courses, and private coaching, Jesse has worked with people worldwide to upgrade their lives with his teachings of self-mastery, radical self-acceptance, and inspired action. Whether you’re looking to grow your business (or start one), strengthen your relationships, experience inner peace, or simply get better at life, this podcast will help you release years of painful experiences and negative habits to achieve your dreams in less time and with far less struggle than you might think possible.
Hey there, I know things have been a bit quiet around here recently. I've been deep in teacher mode the last few months. In this episode, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you so much for listening, share some cool stats & highlights from "Season 1" of the podcast, and a give a sneak peak of the expanded vision, new content and collaboration we've got in the works for season 2, which will be launching very soon.
For years I struggled with the idea that success was always something you had to chase.
There's always another horizon, another project, another win that you had to rush for.
Yet even when you got it, when you achieved that victory, you went right back to the chase.
I just knew there had to be a better way...and I found it. And once you discover it for yourself, everything changes.
There are so many different beliefs around death. For some, the death of a loved one is truly devastating, while others experience it as an opening and an invitation to pay more attention to life. And the eventuality of our own death is so often met with deep fear.
In this Micro Dose, I share my own beliefs surrounding this thing we call death, which has evolved over the decades as I've explored the nature of who (and what) I truly am.
Of all the drivers of human experience, all the reasons we do things, perhaps the single most powerful is for the expression of our purpose.
And not knowing your purpose, or not feeling like you have a purpose, is a huge problem that many of us face at one time or another.
Yet, if you really dig into this, when you really do unlock it, life takes on a whole different shine.
This is the 5th and final episode in our 5 Freedoms Activator series. To explore the first four Freedoms, check out Ep 3 (Freedom of Time), Ep 8 (Freedom of Money) , Ep 11 (Freedom of Location), and Ep 23 (Freedom in Relationships).
The past is only as real as the story you're telling yourself about it. Unless you change how you're perceiving your past, your future will continue to look very much the same. And how do you get a better past? By taking different actions, and creating new evidence...now.
You ever found yourself really looking forward to the future because that's where things are going to get better? Or perhaps you find yourself worried about the future?
The reality is if you want to have a better future, you have to master your present. You need to become more powerful now, gain more clarity now, develop more confidence now, in order to solve whatever puzzle you're facing right now... not waiting for some far-off time when things are suddenly going to be different.
Every person that I’ve observed who has experienced some powerful transformation - whether in relationships, physical vitality, wealth frequency, or otherwise - has done so by first making this foundational shift in their mindset and behavior.
And so in this special edition of the podcast, we’re going to dive into specific tools and philosophies that will help you master your present.
This presentation was initially recorded at an entrepreneur event in Bucharest, Hungry. These were people who were doers, who were hungry and willing to do what it takes to advance their business and advance their lives.
And yet, many of them were shocked at just how simply this message is, at just how easy it can be to begin bringing to you more of what you desire by focusing on mastering your present reality.
You’ll also here the story of how the worst beating of my life, in a no-holds-barred fight club, actually became the foundation for the most powerful transformation that I’ve experienced.
The feeling we call love is something that is both expressed and received. In order to maximize the amount of love in our lives, we must both foster the ability to generate our own love, and allow ourselves to receive love from another.
In this third episode in the Ultimate Mind Series, we explore Ultimate Money.
By applying some of these philosophies, you will both begin to see more money naturally flowing into your life, as well as improve your relationship with money, so that the money that is already in your life comes with feelings of peace and fulfillment and confidence in its use.
This 3-part Ultimate Mind Series (Ultimate Energy, Ultimate Love, and Ultimate Money) was initially published as live video trainings for our private Ultimate Mind community. This is very fresh information, and the first time we’re releasing it publicly.
We’re all striving for that feeling of confidence, of certainty, that vibrant energy where you walk through life knowing “I got this.”
This confidence booster will help you connect with and amplify that powerful feeling inside of you.
By the end of this Micro Dose, you may find yourself in an entirely different state.
Is there any single word that creates more desire and/or confusion...then love?
It's so interesting that we take this word and everyone assumes we're talking about the same thing. But love, in my experience and my observation, is not a word; it's an experience, and a very unique, evolving one.
In this episode, we're going to explore Ultimate Love from an inside-out perspective - how to have more of this feeling, more of this frequency, in your life, regardless of what your current relationship or relationship status might be.
This includes both how to feel more love (how to have more, gain more strength because of it, and exude more power and confidence as a result) as well as how you will find yourself creating external conditions in your life that match your elevated frequency, shared experiences that are very beautiful and create a really powerful sense of connection and deeper fulfillment in your life.
This episode is the second in our 3-part Ultimate Mind Series (Ultimate Energy, Ultimate Love and Ultimate Money) initially published as live video trainings for our private Ultimate Mind community. This is very fresh information, and the first time we’re releasing it publicly.
You have been conditioned to believe that the Past, Present, and Future are all separate, sequential experiences. Yet this is simply a useful illusion. Linear time (as we know it) does not exist.
In this week’s episode, we’re exploring Ultimate Energy - your physical energy, your vital force, and your body - and how to tap into that innate power so you feel more connected to yourself and can live in that state of natural expansion.
You’ll discover the essence of how your energy is generated as well as tools and techniques for cultivating your inner power at any time.
This episode is the first in the Ultimate Mind series (Ultimate Energy, Ultimate Love and Ultimate Money) initially published as live video trainings for our Ultimate Mind program. This is very fresh information, and the first time we’re releasing it publicly.
There are a lot of good, kind, hard-working people in this world who still struggle with money. And it’s not because of how good these people are, how hard they’re working…it’s because of failure to see reality as it is.
In this Micro Dose, we're going to inject a little bit of sobriety so that you can be empowered, help empower others, and get out of this sloppy thinking around money that so many of us find ourselves in.
In this episode, we're exploring how you can actually experience more of yourself in a relationship.
I’m going to share with you a few stories, a few experiences, and hopefully give you a useful framework for crafting your own unique adventures and experiences within relationships.
Whether you’re “in a relationship,” or whether you’re dating, or single, or “it’s complicated” - wherever you’re at on the relationship spectrum, I think you’ll find some real value in this.
If you're listening to this podcast, we probably have something in common - we're both committed to growth.
You may call it personal development, or spiritual growth, or optimization, or continually "becoming a better version of you."
However, have you ever noticed in this process that you find yourself learning and absorbing and growing and yet you sometimes wonder "where's the proof?"
You're having these epiphanies and breakthroughs, but...your life doesn't seem to be changing very much.
Well, in order to fully experience transformation in your life, to fully express your purpose in the world, we need to begin by looking at ALL aspects of growth, and how to complete that process of expansion.
In previous Wisdom Quadrants episodes, we’ve explored how to "sharpen your axe", so to speak - how to deepen your capacity and become a more powerful version of who you are, so that when you are producing, it is the best work that you're capable of.
And today's episode is about The Production Zone - taking that energy and those insights and building powerful results in your life, both personally and professionally. Because living a life of freedom involves not just meditating, not just feeling good, not just learning a whole bunch of things that you never actually apply. It involves taking consistent inspired action.
I’ve found that there are 5 components of The Production Zone to cultivating your own personal property, and if all 5 of these components are continually being focused on and growing, then the inevitable result is a life that is visibly expanding in all areas - physical health, relationships, creativity, contribution.
And professionally, whether you run a business or have a job, you soon become known as the “to go” person because of the value that you’re creating and instilling in others.
I'd like to congratulate you...not just on your successes, or on your accomplishments, or on your worthiness as a human being. I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your problems.
For anyone who truly wants to help another person, there are all these myths, these misconceptions in your head that can keep you stuck.
It keeps you thinking 'you need to be better at what you do,' or 'you need to be certified,' or 'you need to have been doing it for many years to really help someone,' and these beliefs are just not useful. They may be nice, but they are NOT necessary if you truly wish to be a teacher of freedom.
In this episode, we're going to confront four of these myths and present some alternative paradigms that will empower you to embody your own wisdom and accelerate the results you achieve for those you serve, faster than you might think possible.
And if this message resonates with you, I invite you to join our Freedom Teachers Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreedomteachers/
You know that dream you've got? That big vision that's calling you forward and just won't leave you alone? That vision exists right now in the future, and all it's waiting for is the right vehicle to get you there. And that vehicle is your Upgraded Avatar.
The failure to invest time consistently in the cultivation of your own imagination, the failure to take your own insights and allow them to blossom, guarantees mediocrity. You enter a whirlpool of creation where your life looks pretty much the same day to day.
If you want to exit those orbits, the only way to do this is through the sanctuary and solitude of your own thoughts.
In this episode, we're going to explore how to break free from your old patterns, to move from “good” to amazing, how we can suspend our addiction to linear growth and tap into our deepest imagination.
In my opinion, there is nothing more important as a conscious creator than allowing your practice of this cultivation to grow.
I’ve seen in my own experience and in conversations with others, the more you do this, the more you allow yourself to take these seemingly random thoughts and begin to piece them together, you’ll start to get clearer and clearer ideas.
And you can make this intuition tactical. It can become an almost on-demand access to cosmic google, where you literally know the exact next step to take with complete confidence, because it’s like you’ve been there before...and perhaps, in some sort of way, you have.
It’s no fun to go to sleep, not sleep, wake up tired, and repeat the cycle all over again.
While you can use external things like pills or stimulants to make you fall asleep, I’ve found a much more elegant way that you can actually say goodbye to your day, release stress and perhaps get the deepest rest of your life.
In this episode I describe this evening ritual. I discovered it quite by accident, because I was having this issue myself, and for years now I’ve used it almost every night to sleep deeply, have amazing dreams and wake up feeling energized.
In this special episode, recorded live during a recent 2-day training in Austin TX, we’re exploring a powerful journaling exercise that will help you design your ideal day.
I’ve used this process to continually expand my sense of what’s possible and connect with a future version of me that already has the life I desire.
There was a very fresh energy in the room while recording, and people reported “downloading” all types of insights - images and sensations that gave tremendous clarity around issues they were facing.
The best part is because it’s all you, you can’t get it wrong. It’s not someone else’s idea for success, it’s YOUR idea for a perfect day.
While you’ll definitely get benefit by just listening, I’d encourage you to carve out a little time to sit with your journal or computer and fully activate your imagination during this exercise.
There's nothing "wrong" with feeling bad. Moving up the human scale of emotions is not about getting rid of negative energy, it's about understanding how those emotions play within the full spectrum, and then allowing your natural frequency to be felt.
This episode we’re going to do something a little different. Over the past few years I’ve shared a lot of content on social media that’s more on the artistic, poetic side, and there are deeper philosophies that run through many of these posts.
So today I’ve decided to share some of them that have gained the most traction, that seemed to really resonate with people, and do so in this more intimate audio format, as well as give some context around their creation.
Perhaps you will find them value in them, and if nothing else, that you feel inspired to process your own thoughts and feelings, not just in your own mind, but externally through writing, art, music, conversation, or another form of artistic expression.
When you connect with people who understand you, when you find that special group who accepts you just as you are, life takes on a whole new richness, a different shine, an entirely new power.
Whether you’re coming from a religious, spiritual or purely scientific background, we humans understand there is something deeper out there behind this universe, something we can know about yet never truly know.
And the space to access that deeper intelligence is through The Zero Point - stillness, silence, and solitude. Within that place you connect with something bigger than you.
In this episode, I’m sharing some practices that I’ve not only found rejuvenating and recharging, but also very easy to do. We’re quite literally talking about putting the world on pause.
True creation occurs in the “backstage,” in the stillness of your own mind. From entering this space of presence, you’ll find yourself tapping into this incredible creative power, fostering increasing opportunities for self-mastery, and channeling that deeper wisdom inside of you.
All of that manifestation is just on the other side of a few minutes of The Zero Point.
This one is for the freedom seekers, the freedom lovers, the freedom generators
For the liberated livers of life who have opted out of the societal game of the controllers and the controlled.
For the self-authorized men and women who filter all attempts at persuasion through the question “are you qualified to tell me how to live my life?”
For the sovereign individuals who have relinquished the power that authority has over them and instead embrace their own ability to generate authority for themselves.
This one is for you.
The natural state of life is one of flow and expansion. And yet so many people live their lives in frustration, overwhelm, or fear. Why?
There are five clarities that are worth exploring, and finding answers to each of these will help you tap into that natural flow. These insights have had a significant impact on my own life, helping me grow from a place of fear and loneliness to one of authenticity, power and clarity.
After listening to this episode, you’re going to be armed with a complete new set of philosophies that will give you a deeper sense of your own power and purpose and how to channel that into whatever you’re creating.
In your life, you don’t get what you want, you don’t get what you’re committed to, you get what you tolerate.
How bad are you willing to let things get before you do something about it? That’s your level of tolerance.
You want a fast way to change your life, anything in your life, and do it fast? Lower your tolerance, and your standards will rise.
For those people in the world that pride themselves on helping others to change - whether it’s coaching or teaching, as an entrepreneur towards your clients or customers, or simply desiring to be a good friend that uplifts those around you - there is often such a scarcity of results. You’re left wondering: how I can help someone to actually make real change in their lives? And this can lead to fear-based energy, thinking “I’m not good enough, I need to learn more and then I can help my clients, students, etc.”
It doesn’t have to be that way. And in this episode, I’m going to share with you a formula of what I’ve observed over the past few decades, of creating unforgettable influence, that magnetic attraction to what it is that you’re doing. From this place, when the client, the marketplace, the audience has a problem, you are the first person they think of. In fact, there’s nobody else that even pops into their minds. And once you unlock this unforgettable influence, you live in a state of expanded abundance, with the ability to give, to grow, and to gain.
Is it possible to move fast through life and not be fulfilled? Of course. Is it also possible to be deeply fulfilled and at peace and not make progress towards your vision? Absolutely. And yet, there’s no need to choose. You can actually have both, and have both now. You just need to understand the fundamental difference between talents and skills, and how to best combine them.
What you’re about to hear has become a foundation for how I’ve chosen to live, make decisions and observe the world around me. And in a very real sense, connect with possibilities in a way that feels very familiar and very much like home. It removes fear and completely eliminates uncertainty. I hope what you find in this episode useful as we explore this concept called TimePiercing.
I'm sure you've heard all sorts of tips on dealing with procrastination - how to motivate yourself, how to pump yourself up, how to "optimize yourself for maximum productivity." But if you're not feeling inspired to do something you're about to do, then perhaps forcing yourself to do it isn't always the right answer. Here's the truth about procrastination.
I deeply believe that the only way to truly defend your life, to remain relevant, to stay growing and succeeding, is to cultivate your own wisdom. There are ways to shift and expand your own genius, and it’s a very fun lifestyle. Living by your own merit, continuing to expand your value, so that you are immune to any type of societal or technology disruption.
In episode 10, we explored the first of The Wisdom Quadrants - Radical Authentic Self-Care - that is critical to growing your capacity. In this episode, we dive into living Direct, Leading Edge Experiences. If you want to develop wisdom, you must embrace experience in order to deepen the content of your life. When you're on the leading edge, wisdom becomes a natural byproduct. You gain increasingly valuable and unique insights and foster a deeper presence in all of your professional and personal relationships.
Have you ever been told that there is a certain set of behaviors that you have to do in order to get life right? Ever been encouraged by someone to live a certain way so that you can fulfill some previously ascribed values? Or maybe you’ve even been told that you have a purpose that you don’t know about - but someone else does - and if you just do what they’re telling you to do, then the fulfillment of your purpose will be assured? Does any of this resonate with you? This is the greatest lie that’s ever been sold.
So many of us go through our lives feeling like we’re not enough. We fear failure, hide from the judgement of others, or struggle to prove to the world that we're worthy. It doesn't have to be this way. If you take all that energy you expend resisting your natural expansion, and instead allow yourself to express the fullest and most evolved version of you, you will begin to live your life with complete freedom and achieve true emotional sovereignty - with nothing to hide and nothing to prove.
Confidence is a peaceful, powerful state of being. A state where everything just flows for you, where the right ideas and the right actions come naturally. In that place, you have nothing to hide and nothing to prove. Let's see if we can create absolute confidence in just a few minutes.
Many of us are taught and conditioning into very tight orbits in our lives (physically, emotionally, mentally). In addition to our thoughts and feelings, our environment - the place we live, the places we go, the objects we surround ourselves with - plays a large role in the sometimes limiting orbits we habitually follow.
In this third 5 Freedoms Activator episode, we’re going to explore how to step away from those orbits and expand your horizons by embracing true freedom of location. By the end of the podcast, you’ll be thinking about yourself in a whole new way - the way you move yourself around, how you inhabit and interact with your space, and perhaps even how you move about the planet.
The ideal freedom of location is unique to each person, and there are so many things you can experience in this world that are a reflection of your own vision.
For more on the 5 Freedoms, check out Ep 2 (Exploring the 5 Freedoms), Ep 4 (Creating Time Abundance) and Ep 8 (Ultimate Money Freedom).
Have you ever had an idea pop into your mind that seemed so powerful and then you couldn’t forget about it? It kept coming back and revisiting you no matter what, and there was so much creative energy that you had no choice but to follow it. There’s a way to increasingly tap into that force, so you have real-time access to the best ideas of your life AND the energy to effortlessly act on them.
When it comes to having the things in our lives that we truly desire, many of us get caught up in the “content,” in making ideas and plans to figure out “how to do it.” But chasing content without improving your capacity for peak performance - your resilience, your confidence, your creativity, the inner parts of you - that’s like having access to the most incredible internet data plan...expect you’re operating on old-school dial up. In this episode we discuss the innate and powerful wisdom that you have inside of you, and how you can enhance and express that wisdom by experientially applying the knowledge & skills you've already acquired.
While the masses seek to improve by accumulating more and more information, there are those who are willing to practice what it truly takes to turn the impossible into their reality.
Many people subscribe to the notion that you have to struggle your way to success, that you need to suffer now in order to get the things you want (the car, the body, the relationship, the money) so that you can finally be happy. Yet from my experience, I’ve found the opposite to be true. In this episode, we’ll explore how to begin tapping into the natural flow of success that makes receiving the things you desire as natural as breathing. Rather than chasing the future, learn to focus on those feelings you desire right now,and partner with that effortless energy to achieve greater success in any area of your life.
SHOW NOTES
0:36 - Welcome to the Podcast.
1:25 - You’re joining me during a road trip from San Antonio to Austin.
1:55 - Introducing the concept of natural flow and natural receiving. Breaking free from the “struggle” mindset. My own story of forcing myself to take action at my martial arts school.
5:15 - It’s so easy to just get stuck in the moments of doing what we’ve always done. It doesn’t have to be that way.
5:57 - The difference in my results when I forced myself vs. when I tapped into natural, effortless flow
7:44 - When I began to understand this phenomenon was something I could trigger at will, and use to guide my entire way of life.
9:35 - How to begin getting more out of life by examining what areas you’d like to improve and tapping into those inspired feelings.
11:33 - Coming from a place of greater power by switching from an “if/then” mindset to instead putting those positive feelings first.
14:23 - Reversing the script on selfishness - why it’s the most important thing to help other yourself and others.
16:55 - How I stopped allowing the environment to be responsible for how I felt and the impact that had on my life and business.
19:14 - Introducing the concept of byproducts vs. outcomes - shifting how we see goals and results in our lives.
22:35 - How sustaining your focused state of flow/presence naturally leads to incredible “byproducts” of success, without the struggle or focus on the outcomes.
25:35 - Taking responsibility for living from an “energy first” perspective.
27:44 - Story of the time I almost died from a fight and what I learned from the experience.
30:57 - Living live in a state of constant expanded preparation - both enjoyment and planning for something else.
32:28 - Cultivating that sense of eager anticipation and measuring the byproducts of your own flow.
36:04 - Blisscipline - make bliss your boss.
38:48 - Episode conclusion.
When you find yourself in those moments of chaos, when everything is swirling around you seemingly beyond your control, find that quiet space in between your thoughts, in between your efforts. This is where your choice lives - the choice go deeper into the silence and experience yourself as the eye of the storm.
In this second 5 Freedom Activators episode, we’ll be exploring the Freedom of Money. You may be holding onto beliefs around money that give it too much power over your life. Learn what money truly is and how to shift your relationship with this resource to allow more of it to flow freely into your reality.
For previous 5 Freedom episodes, check out Ep #2 (Exploring the 5 Freedoms) and Ep #3 (Creating Time Abundance).
In this episode, I’m bringing you a special guided audio of the Prime Light 4-Phase Meditation, a mindfulness practice that has helped facilitate powerful insights & results in my own life and the lives of thousands around the world. Whether you’re an experienced mediator or this is your first time, I invite you to test out with unique framework for yourself and see what unfolds. The guided meditation begins at 10:21, and to download the meditation for ongoing sessions, visit jesseelder.com/ep7.
In the personal development world, the term “limiting beliefs” gets used quite a bit. This episode is dedicated to putting beliefs under the microscope. We'll explore what beliefs truly are and how you can simply put down what’s no longer working for you without demonizing it. It all starts with a practical, yet radical, self-acceptance that is at the heart of living a free life.
SHOW NOTES
1:02 - Welcome to the show. This episode is all about examining belief and belief systems. We’re going to be approaching things a little differently.
1:33 - Defining what a “belief” truly is.
3:10 - There’s no such thing as a limiting belief.
3:56 - There’s a more peaceful way of dealing with beliefs that you feel are holding you back.
5:27 - Choosing and strengthening the thoughts that you desire.
6:33 - Why we develop beliefs, why they are useful.
8:22 - What if every belief you have currently has perfectly served you up to this point in your life?
12:00 - The source of the majority of our suffering.
14:42 - The truth about what we think of as “the past” and why it’s actually quite easy to change it. How to start reshaping your past experiences to create new beliefs.
19:05 - Extracting lessons from your experiences and letting them go.
20:05 - How to maintain presence while others are sharing painful experiences and not get enveloped in the story (in fact, beginning to shift and elevate their own perception of the story).
23:08 - The real power of this new perspective of taking back control over what you’re thinking.
25:00 - The compounding results of shifting your moment by moment attention to more positive aspects. This is how you truly evolve beliefs.
26:47 - The drama of “belief hunting” and why this mass market approach to personal development doesn’t actually serve you.
31:40 - Shifting your feelings and thoughts one degree at a time and learning to accept just how easy the process truly can be
33:05 - The real “work” of this process.
34:20 - Taking full responsibility for how you feel moment by moment.
35:10 - Where you will eventually arrive at mentally and emotionally by following this practice.
38:20 - Playing “what if…” and becoming the master coder of your reality.
42:11 - Conclusion.
For the next few moments, let's put the world on pause. Relax into how good it feels to allow yourself to own this moment, knowing that you are free to be yourself, free to think your thoughts, free to experience the fullness and the freshness of your own desires.
When most of us think of the word “currency,” we immediately think money. Yet there are many currencies in this world - social, physical, creative.
In my experience, I’ve discovered a new currency, whose three elements are critical to not just surviving, but thriving, in our complex, swiftly evolving world.
By mastering this new mental OS, you’ll find yourself tapping into your own intuitive clarity, sensing the ever expanding opportunities around you, and effortlessly taking action on your inspired ideas.
1:22 - There are many forms of currency in this world - money is just one.
3:50 - Accessing all these currencies (social, physical, creative, etc) is a wonderful skill of human consciousness.
4:35 - Technological advances (AI, robotics, nanotechnology, etc) are increasingly going to make humans obsolete in all mechanical/technical tasks. We need a new paradigm
6:30 - The mysterious currency that great men and women have been tapping into throughout human history.
8:49 - As world becomes more complex, we need an upgraded mental OS to flourish
9:48 - There’s a new currency that’s evolving in human consciousness that we are increasingly gaining access to - new modes of thinking and living. There are three levels of this currency.
10:48 - Sensing your own intuition (the first element of the new currency).
14:32 - Sharpening your intuition into inspiration (the second element of the new currency).
20:52 - Setting your inspiration free in the world with adaptability (the third element of the new currency).
23:42 - When I began tapping into my own intuition.
27:02 - When I started acting on the inspiration of my new desires and created radical changes in my life
29:15 - How you can begin channeling the new currency and what you might discover along this path.
35:00 - Leveraging the new currency to continually expand your opportunities and impact in the world.
36:23 - Conclusion
What is there about yourself that you may have forgotten to appreciate? What can you love about yourself just a little bit more? Let’s take a moment to explore your many positive qualities, and notice how quickly your thoughts and feelings begin to shift towards greater energy and clarity.
We all have big dreams that we feel will take years of time to achieve. Yet time is actually a far less important factor than a desire and willingness to commit to the positive feelings of what we want.
In this episode, I share the story of how my desire to rent my dream home went from impossibility to reality in under 90 days, and more importantly, how you can take some of the same philosophies to start getting results in your own life...faster than you might think possible.
CAUTION - If you’re a very logical, rational person, this may not be the episode for you. However, if you’re the rare individual who trusts their own intuition, who is willing to entertain unique possibilities, you may find these insights highly useful.
1:00 - Welcome to the episode. We’re going to talk about how to take the impossible and turn it into reality.
1:47 - Warning: This episode is not for everyone - here's who it is for.
3:25 - The story of how my desire to rent my dream home went from impossibility to reality in under 90 days.
6:05 - Logic initially came in to kill the dream, yet the idea persisted.
8:19 - The anxiety of dreaming big + focusing on the feeling rather than the “how.”
11:52 - The shift from “impossible” to “possible.”
12:35 - Finding the dream home.
14:31 - The MOST important step in actively achieving whatever you desire.
22:45 - Taking inspired action to make my imagination reality.
25:57 - How my goal leveled up how I approached my work and life.
28:45 - Feeding desire and not entertaining fear.
30:15 - What was once scary becomes the new normal. The “probable” becomes inevitable.
32:15 - How our resources always show up in proportion to the clarity we have.
33:55 - From “inevitable” to current reality.
35:40 - Why desire and willingness to commit is more important than time in achieving your desires.
39:20 - Using logic as a tool under the guidance of your creativity & imagination.
41:43 - Allow yourself to entertain exactly what you want.
42:40 - Episode conclusion.
Expand your sense of appreciation beyond simple gratitude to embrace your active role in the full-spectrum creation of every moment. There’s always something to appreciate, and as you focus your attention to these positive qualities, watch as they show up more frequently in your life. What you appreciate, appreciates in value.
How often have you felt that golden moment when you wake up and life feels perfect, then all of a sudden, it hits you - “uh, I have that meeting, that event, that [insert dreaded, seemingly inescapable commitment here]."
I used to feel that way all the time, but I kept telling myself that "things will get better later." Truth is, I was a black belt in Taekwondo, and a 9th degree black belt in self-deception.
Where IS your time going? When you take a look at your calendar or to-do list, how many activities are you truly excited about experiencing? How much of your time is truly your own?
In this episode, we’ll explore the freedom of time. You'll learn how to consciously shift towards more activities and relationships that energize you, leverage your innate powers of choice and imagination to create new possibilities, and meet each new day with greater energy, curiosity and creativity.
When you design your time to maximize your own freedom and fulfillment, you start to feel, think, and behave differently. You become fearless.
This episode is the first in our 5 Freedoms Activator series. If you missed it, visit Ep #2 for a conceptual overview of the 5 Freedoms, and check back in over the coming months for episodes on expanding your freedoms of money, location, purpose & relationships.
1:36 - Welcome to the episode + invitation to check out EP #2 for a conceptual overview of the 5 Freedoms.
2:36 - The typical, stressful relationship that most of us have with time.
4:06 - Where is your time going throughout the day?
4:46 - What happens when we force ourselves to do things in our lives that do not motivate us.
6:11 - Feeling trapped by time when first running the martial arts schools
9:41 - The power of choice and saying no to things that don’t matter.
10:26 - The foundation of time freedom. Discerning activities & relationships that are energy producing (batteries) vs. energy draining (black holes).
15:21 - Accepting you always have a choice. How to begin breaking free from commitments that you feel you have to do.
17:41 - Really think about how you’ve created your current reality. Consider that the life you have now was once a dream that you imagined.
22:56 - Connecting with your imaginative powers. The power of daydreaming & imagining your perfect day.
29:56 - Breaking free from my old psychological patterns as my time freedom began to expand.
34:56 - Entertaining new ideas and creative possibilities. Playing “what if” and focusing on what you’d like to experience now.
37:57 - How changing your relationship with time transforms how you think, think and behave throughout your life.
42:06 - Previewing the other 5 Freedom Activator episodes.
When you stop resisting your own power, anything is possible. It feels good to be yourself. It feels good to just live your life. Nothing touches you when you’re in the zone. And you can access this state of effortless action anywhere, anytime.
How do you take ownership over your own time? How do you ensure that all your relationships energize you? How do you begin to rethink where and how you work and live? How do you shift your feelings around money? How can you connect with your purpose (and stay that way)?
Through my own experience, I’ve discovered five core freedoms - the freedom of time, money, location, purpose, and relationships - that form the foundation of living a life that’s by YOUR design.
In this episode we’ll be exploring these 5 freedoms and what makes them so powerful. Each of these freedoms is a potent catalyst in it’s own right, yet when you begin to combine them, the positive results can be staggering. They allow you to flow through life with greater authenticity, power and clarity.
In future “5 Freedom Activator” episodes, we’ll be exploring each freedom in greater depth, and giving you tactical steps on how to integrate them into your life.
0:52 - Welcome to this episode.
2:01 - Introducing the 5 Freedoms - Time, Money, Location, Purpose, Relationships.
11:07 - The Freedom of Time.
15:35 - The Freedom of Money.
19:57 - The Freedom of Location.
24:22 - The Freedom of Purpose.
29:02 - The Freedom of Relationships.
32:07 - How embracing the 5 Freedoms empowers you to live with more authenticity, power and clarity.
Pause for a moment, take a deep breath, and realize that everything is actually OK. Whatever is happening in your life, what matters most is that right here, right now, you have everything you need.
This podcast is focused on helping you improve the skill of getting what you want out of your imagination and into your life... from the vision of a someday future into today’s voice, values and lifestyle of your best choosing.
I’ll be sharing useful strategies, philosophies and tactical steps that I’ve observed in my own life as well as working with people all around the world.
In this first episode, I talk about key experiences from my own journey - moments of pain, adventure, self-doubt, insight, and growth - that have shaped my mindset and paradigms by which I lead my life today.
The truth is, I never set out to become a coach, a teacher, or a messenger.
I was always just curious about life, often driven by how to overcome my own personal struggles.
My approach to life, focusing on usefulness rather than seeking “the truth”, has lead to some very unique (often painful) experiences, and significant growth. And I’ve recognized that often the hardest part of success is accepting just how easy it can be.
As these episodes unfold my intention is to co-create this podcast with you, designing this dialogue to best serve your own growth, as we continue to bring you lessons & stories from the front lines of liberated living.
0:33 - Show intro & the purpose of this podcast.
3:13 - How I got started on this path of exploration.
4:19 - Experiences from my early childhood.
7:17 - Beginning my passion for martial arts.
9:33 - Discovering my love for teaching & helping others.
10:43 - Lessons learned from my father running a halfway house for refugees and being put on trial for his beliefs.
16:33 - Living in alignment with your goals and desires.
18:53 - Beginning to teach martial arts as a teenager.
20:17 - Growing up lonely and socially awkward.
23:13 - My years in depression and feeling like an impostor.
25:53 - Hitting emotional bottom & my choice to live life differently. Connecting with my purpose and expansive energy.
28:33 - Growing the martial arts schools & falling in love.
30:13 - In 2013, getting divorced and selling the schools. Taking the leap into a whole new life.
32:47 - Starting to coach on business & mindset + creating the first “Mind Vitamin” video blog that catalysted my ongoing exploration and impact.
36:13 - What comes next.