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Dive deep into the third dilemma from my book "God, Money, and Sex" - SEX.

🔍 What's Inside? The sacred meaning of SEX: Sacred Energy Exchange. How society has lost sight of this sacredness, from Old Testament times to today's billion-dollar industries like porn and human trafficking.

💡 Key Points: SEX was meant for two primary purposes: Communion with God - A form of worship, connecting the spiritual with the physical. Procreation - Not just about creating children but tapping into the creative power of the universe.

📊 Staggering Stats: Porn industry revenue exceeds $100 billion annually. 40 million Americans visit porn sites regularly. Child trafficking, a grim misuse, generates $150 billion.

📚 Why You Should Read the Book: To understand how to reclaim the sacredness of sex. To explore how sex can be a creative force beyond physical reproduction.

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✨ Listen to the full episode now and join the conversation! Share your thoughts, feedback, and let’s discuss how we can restore the sacred in our lives.

Understand the 3 Human Dilemmas: God, Money and Sex - MONEY (Part 2)

Dive deeper into the money dilemma with us!

Money isn't the solution to money problems; it's just an idea we've been taught to chase.
Understand this: what you hold isn't money, it's debt. Since 1913, with the Federal Reserve's third re-establishment, we've lost the real value of our currency, turning it into fiat money - backed by nothing tangible but an agreement of value.
In 1971, Nixon's decision to disconnect currency from gold worsened this - making our dollars mere "Federal Reserve Notes" - essentially property of the Fed, on loan to us.

The U.S. national debt has soared past $35 trillion, with your taxes paying for the interest alone. Every dollar printed adds to this debt. It's a game where you're set to lose, while the Federal Reserve profits.

Remember, you're playing with Monopoly money that carries real-life interest. Don't get caught up in the worry; understand the game.

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Catch up on our last episode to get the full picture!

Episode #138 of our podcast dives deep into the human dilemma of MONEY from my book "God, Money, and Sex"! Here's a mind-blowing insight: Money is just an idea! Every single thing in your life, from your house to your bank account, started as an idea.

If money is your problem, more money won't solve it.
Understand that your true wealth lies in your capacity for ideas. There's no limit to how many you can have!
Your net worth isn't in your stocks or crypto; it's in your creativity and action on those ideas.

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Your financial abundance starts within YOU!

Understand the 3 Human Dilemma’s: God, Money and Sex: GOD

Last episode we began a discussion of the 3 human dilemma’s: God, Money and Sex. As we discussed I cover these in depth and detail in my latest book by the same title: God,

Money and Sex. We really encourage you to grab a copy as it covers many issues that must be understood in today’s turbulent times.

In fact, not only do we suggest that these are the dilemmas that have caused us to be where we currently are. We also cover in specific detail how we can escape from the chaos into a new realm of order.

Obviously, we won’t be able to cover this topic in depth here like we do in the book but let’s discuss one important principle in relation to God...

Join us for an insightful discussion with expert Jeremy Ryan Slate on the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

From Glory to Dust. Once the beacon of civilization with unmatched military might, engineering marvels, and cultural richness, its rise symbolized human achievement. Yet, internal decay, corruption, and external pressures led to its inevitable fall, reminding us that even the mightiest can crumble. Sound familiar?

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Our world is quite chaotic right now. That’s inarguable. But what has gotten us to this point?

I’ve been on this planet for 66 years and there has never been a time like this. If you’ve been here the same or a smaller number of years I know the same can be said by you.

It appears that we are at war. Not just globally, but internally. But the real war we are fighting is not with planes, drones, bombs, bioweapons and guns. The true war we are fighting is a spiritual war—and every great tradition has talked about it and predicted it.

We submit these are the times of which we’ve all been told for thousands of years; and have been predicted by all great spiritual traditions and prophets.

On the surface it appears to be nation against nation. Democrat versus Republican. Liberal versus Conservative. Capitalism and Democracy against Marxism and Communism. But these are all the effects of something bigger, wider and deeper…

We’ve been discussing the various aspects of your community: who you want them to be, who you must be for them to want you as a community member, and today, Where must you be to meet these people?

Here’s a fact: people with same values, principles and virtues tend to frequent the same places:

Gyms (patriots)

Churches

Synagogues

Restaurants

Grocery stores

Social events

Clubs—not nightclubs but speaking clubs, rotary clubs, etc.

Networking events

There are probably more but that gives you a good start. Once you have come up with these places, the next step is to devise an action plan, based upon the most leveraged ideas you’ve come up with, to schedule yourself time to get out to these places…

Define the Qualities You Must Possess to have the people you want in your community be attracted to you when you meet them.

We’ve been discussing the empowering or disempowering capabilities of your community. We’re pretty sure this is not news to you. Most have heard all the memes, and it just makes common sense—unfortunately it’s just not commonly used.

If you haven’t seen our previous episodes on this topic, we strongly recommend you catch up on them—they lay a lot of ground work for this one.

We discussed in the last episode specific strategies for choosing your community. This cannot be haphazard, and it will not automatically include your family and friends.

In fact, if you’re building your community correctly, choosing family and friends could be incredibly disempowering.

Define the Qualities and Characteristics of Your Ideal Community

We discussed in the last episode that your community is not as simple and straightforward as it initially appears. Just as a reminder: It’s not as simple as family and friends.

Community is not automatically defined as: family (either nuclear or extended), childhood friends, business associates, or college alumni.

As the Christ stated and was quoted: (He) said unto them, my mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God and do it.

You’re here to make a difference.

Complex, powerful, and true things most often disrupt the controlling narrative and social norm.

Here is something that is antithetical to conventional wisdom.

You are not sent here to make friends; you are sent here to make a difference.

Nowhere has the friendly, loving, all we need is unity message been more propagated than in personal development and most all spiritual arenas.

But if you really study your Bible the Christian prophet stated “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. ~ Matthew 10:34

Join us in this episode with our special guest Alex!

Alex's mission is to translate profound insights from Greco-Roman leaders and philosophers into actionable wisdom for contemporary achievers, fostering a deeper appreciation for historical greatness among today's innovators.

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Join us in this episode with our special guest Tony!

Tony Arterburn, a former U.S. Army Paratrooper and World Champion Powerlifter, infuses his passion for history and his personal life experience into captivating narratives.

As the founder and CEO of Wise Wolf Gold & Silver Exchange, along with the innovative monthly precious metals membership program, Tony is dedicated to empowering individuals with financial knowledge and opportunities.

Splitting his time between Texas and Missouri, Tony, accompanied by his loyal companion Beans, continues to inspire and educate audiences on the timeless value of precious metals.

Connect with Tony:Website: https://www.wolfpack.gold Book your consultation: www.wolfpack.gold/consultation

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Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad. ~ Rumi

When Rumi speaks about being mad, he’s not talking about being angry. He’s talking about being “insane” by the standard measure of the world.

What the world considers sanity is actually in many, if not most, cases, not that sane. So, to be considered “insane” by the worlds standards may just be the most sane thing you can do…

What do you believe in so strongly that you’re literally willing to give your life for it?

In my new book God, Money and Sex I discuss the problems we experience when we lose our connection to Fundamental Principles. The only way to have Truth is to come from Truth. And God’s Truth is the only truth. Irrespective of what we’ve been conditioned to believe in today’s secular world.

When there is no Fundamental Truth and connectivity to God the only way we have to determine behavior is by observing those around us…

Many clients come to us and tell us that they “want to create this or that” But the harsh reality is there is no way you can tell me what you truly want unless and until you know who you truly are.

When you don’t know who you are there is no way you can really know what you want.

And if you don’t know who you are and what you want then how can you even begin to take a stand for what you believe in?

The hard reality is that you can’t.

The journey to full self-awareness is actually the most important journey, process and work you can undertake...

The majority doesn't follow the Truth. Don't follow the majority, follow the Truth.

Those who follow the crowd most often get absolutely lost in it.

Those who tell the truth in today’s world are most often persecuted, sometimes prosecuted...

We very infrequently have guests—we’re very selective about who we speak with AND that being said, we have never had a guest on twice. But today is an exception.

Andre Pennington is an Inc. 5000 awarded CEO, recognized as one of the top attorneys in the world, and the principle of a relatively new adventure he’s on called Universal Wealth.

If you’ve read my latest book, GMS, Understanding and mastering the three human dilemmas I suggest, these three dilemmas are the primary cause of the incredible chaos we’re experiencing in the world right now. Well, Andre being quite a Renaissance man is not only a master in law and business, but also in the field of money.

Contact Andre here: https://www.universalwealth.com/en/

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Truth is not relative, it's absolute... Truth is not beholden to any man, it's timeless and universal... Truth transcends man, but can be learned and embraced... Not believing or liking Truth does not make it not Truth... Truth is most often uncomfortable, yet it will set you free...

Believe it or not, this is our final episode in this series on Transmuting Your Body into a Powerhouse. It’s been a long journey. Hopefully it’s been as valuable for you as it has for us reviewing these principles...

If you’re going to climb Mount Everest, you better have a guide.

We spoke with a marketing person some months ago who stated, “If someone is going to hire you to coach them, they have to downgrade their status.” This is indicative of the vast amount of ego that most people have in the world today.

It takes a certain amount of confidence and awareness to realize that you need some help—we all need help at some point in our lives. Again, when you’re moving into unchartered territory it’s wise to have someone there to mentor you that has been there before. To think that you don’t need any outside input is extreme ignorance and arrogance. Even the best of mentors needs mentors and coaches. To think you don’t is an illusion...

If you want to have a lot of energy you must eat a lot of meat, fruit and vegetables. Produce is live food, filled with tremendous amounts of energy. We’ve talked about meat previously, today let’s speak about produce.

Non-organic produce is filled with harmful chemicals: pesticides, which can literally kill you, and definitely kill the nutrients in the produce...

Plastics and Falates are detrimental, we’re sure you know what plastics are, but if you don’t know what Falates are they basically: Are any of a group of esters of phthalic acid that are widely used in the manufacture of plastics and also as synthetic additives in perfumes and cosmetics. These chemicals have been linked to reproductive and hormonal abnormalities in humans.

Falates can be found in most products that have contact with plastics during production, packaging, or delivery. Chronic exposure to Falates will adversely influence the endocrine system and functioning of multiple organs, which has negative long-term impacts on the success of pregnancy, child growth and development, and the reproductive systems in both young children and adolescents.

Some dairy products, fish, seafood, and oils are found to have a high level of Falates.

The mass majority have become totally sedentary. Sitting at their computers all day long and then coming home and sitting on the couch in front of the plug-in drug is taking its toll.

43% of American adults are obese—the highest percentage in history.

Even more frightening are the numbers of children. According to the current CDC findings: 12.7% among 2- to 5-year-olds, 20.7% among 6- to 11-year-olds, and 22.2% among 12- to 19-year-olds. The unfortunate fact is that there’s a great likelihood that these kids have already carved out their future and will most probably be obese their entire life.

While a lot of current styles and fads tend to make “plus size” normal—even attractive—it’s not. It’s incredibly unhealthy and leads to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, breathing problems such as asthma and sleep apnea, and joint problems. Not to mention a shortened lifespan…

Stress appears to be a major problem in today’s world, yet stress is not really the enemy, the enemy is lack of recovery.

Dr. Hans Selye conducted extensive research on the concept of stress and found there are two types of stress: there’s distress—what we typically think of when we think of stress; and yet there’s another type of stress called eustress. Eustress is not exhausting, it’s invigorating.

Eustress is the “creative tension” between where you currently reside, and the gap that exists between the point where you are, and the point of where we choose to go...

This week’s topic is going to be tough for many given that most of us spend an inordinate amount of time on the computer each day—and many must do this for their job.

But difficult or not, limiting screen time will give you big benefits in the long run. On the flip side, there are many detrimental effects of blue light on your body and your sleep.

According to research conducted at Harvard, blue light not only negatively affects your sleep, but can also cause disease.

Our ancestors utilized the sun for illumination, and when the sun went down, we lived in relative darkness. Obviously, there are benefits to extending our illuminated hours, but we must do this judiciously.

What we’re toying with is our circadian rhythms. When our circadian rhythms are thrown off, we are out of alignment with earth’s energy. Which obviously is not nearly as healthy as being in alignment with earth's energy...

Have you ever considered why during 2@2@ liquor stores, strip clubs, and pot dispensaries were allowed to remain open during the lockdown, but churches were not?

It seems kind of odd, doesn’t it?

While we are not going to address the strip club issue in this episode, we encourage you to draw your own conclusions.

What we will briefly discuss is the issue of Alcohol, drugs and all types of stimulants.

We realize this may not be popular with some, it is powerful if you’ll hang with us and really listen with an open mind. Let’s address alcohol first.

Alcohol has been legal for quite some time and has become part of our social construct. While Bersabeh and I have not drunk for 3 years now, we used to.

But the question is “why”?

The controlling narrative around “climate control” is attempting to dramatically change our diets stating that many things that are healthy to eat are “negatively impacting the environment”.

It’s fascinating because the foods they recommend are incredibly unhealthy and they’re nearly all processed. This presents many problems.

Processed foods most often contain unhealthy fats, sugars or artificial sweeteners, chemicals, and additives. It just makes sense that if you’re ingesting large amounts of sugars, additives, coloring, and chemicals they weren’t meant to be in your body. And they’re very hard—sometimes impossible—to digest...

The entire universe is comprised of repeating patterns. This is the Hermetic Law of Correspondence. Most commonly stated “As above, so below.”

Basically, this Law teaches us that if we want to know how our body works, we need to look at how the universe works.

Our entire planet’s surface is comprised of approximately 70-71% water.

Likewise, your body is comprised of approximately 70% water (if you’re healthy) and interestingly, a baby’s body is about 78% water; and it tends to decrease with age.

Needless to say, drinking enough pure, clean water is essential for maintaining health and body functions.

This does not include polluted or flavored waters—rather clean, pure water.

You cannot get this from the tap.

In 2023 as published a study conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency found that tap water is full of PFAS (a family of synthetic chemicals that linger in the environment as well as the environment of your body. Exposure to PFAS is linked to cancer, obesity, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, decreased fertility, liver damage and hormone suppression.

We’ve been discussing over the last few episodes how to transmute your body into a powerhouse. Obviously, this includes the mind as well because mind and body are tightly interdependent and interwoven.

Will power is off and on… environment is 24/7.

Basically, where you live and the environment you surround yourself with is either incredibly empowering or incredibly disempowering.

Choose wisely.

No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. ~ Socrates

We’ve been discussing the ways in which to turn your body into a powerhouse and we’ve discussed many psychological, physical as well as dietary habits and today we’d like to advocate daily exercise.

While this may seem self-evident, even simplistic, it’s just simply not applied by many—maybe most—in today’s world.

People have often asked me: “Do you work out every single day?” My reply is “Do you eat every day?”

How many times have we all heard, “You are what you eat”?

This is very true and obviously there is a lot of controversy around this from the Globalist as well as the animal rights activists.

Your body needs essential nutrients, and the proven fact is that vegetable protein is not as complete nor as nutrient dense as animal protein.

Bersabeh and I did not come to this personal experience without much trial and error.

We both were card carrying vegetarians for 5 years. Not just vegetarians, but vegan which means you eat nothing with a face OR anything that comes from something with a face...

Today’s topic is a challenging one for most of us in the modern world. Including me and Bersabeh.

Getting an adequate amount of sunlight.

Most of us spend the majority of our lives in artificial lighting. While artificial light provides some benefits, like increased hours of productivity, even that can be a detriment.

According to Medical Life Sciences: The use of artificial light at night-time has been linked to increased risk of sleep disorders, obesity, depression, metabolic disorders, and even breast cancer.

The human species has evolved to develop a circadian rhythm of being awake during the day and asleep at night. For our ancestors, which the sun went down they went to sleep—with few exceptions...

We’ve been discussing how to transmute your body into a powerhouse.

Today’s episode may come as a surprise to you. But there’s plentiful research and plenty of experts studying and discussing this topic. So here we go:

Stay away from porn. Porn impacts you negatively physically, mentally, and emotionally—not to mention spiritually.

Modern science tells us that everything is energy; and the energy you allow into your mind and body is either empowering or disempowering—there is no neutrality.

Pornography is a $14B per year industry in the US alone…

Episode 108: Transmute Your Body into a Powerhouse: The Enemy is Lack of Recovery

Stress is not the enemy. The enemy is lack of recovery

There are two types of stress—distress and eustress (Hans Selye). Distress is what we typically call stress. It ages us, wears us out, and affects both our stamina and endurance.

Eustress is the creative tension between where you are and where you choose to be. This type of stress is really healthy and drives us to close the gap.

So, stress can be a good thing. In fact, anyone who works out knows that your body grows under stress—but it’s vitally important that you get plenty of recovery...

No one would intentionally drink Strychnine and think they’re going to be healthy and live a long life. Yet how many of us poison our bodies a little bit at a time and think nothing of it?

We’ve talked a lot in previous episodes about poisons like alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and other recreational drugs so we won’t repeat them again now, but let’s discuss some of the poisons that are less obvious.

Would like to credit and thank Dr. Simon Goddek for some of this information.

First: vegetable oil. Now this may come as a surprise to you as many have touted them to be healthy, but they’re not.

All Seed oils are oils are extracted from various seeds. The most common include rapeseed (canola oil), soybean, corn, sunflower, safflower, peanut, etc. Unlike coconut oil or olive oil which can be extracted by pressing, these new-fangled oils must be extracted in very unnatural ways...

A very important part of all alchemical training—in fact, a very important part of life—is developing true and complete health.

It’s very difficult to be mentally and spiritually attuned when your body is worn out, toxic, and tired.

Having a healthy body is a somewhat complex topic and for this very reason, obesity is one of the major causes of death in the United States.

According to Clinical Medicine, excess weight was responsible for more than 1300 excess deaths per day (nearly 500,000 per year) and a loss in life expectancy of nearly 2·4 years in 2016, contributing to higher excess mortality than smoking. This is crazy.

If this was all there was, then this would certainly be more than enough but it’s even more complex than that.

Remember true alchemy is the art and science of transmutation. To take something of low value and transmute it into something of high value. So, in this episode we’re going to discuss how to transmute a toxic unhealthy body into a healthy one.

We’ll cover a large range of topics from diet to exercise, to toxins and substances, even good sleep.

We truly hope this is valuable for you and our prayer is that it lengthens your life in long and prosperous ways.

Let me just state: there is so much talk in today’s world about “making a difference”. If you’re someone who wants to have an impact and make a difference in the world then please know, you have to be around a long time to do this—because frankly—it takes a long time to truly make a difference in the world. There is no quick fix...

As we’ve been discussing the concept of “The Great Work” is to become the greatest reflection possible of God in human form. To literally become more than human.

The Great Work is the foundation of all alchemy and mystery teachings.

It doesn’t take much time when you observe the world today to realize that our world is in major disruption. Much more so than it’s ever been previously in my lifetime.

We believe one of the main reasons we are at this point is that we have left the sacred by the wayside and plunged full force into secularism. Money has become our God, work has become our religion, and politics have become our philosophy.

We’ve largely, with few exceptions, lost what we’ll call our Vertical Principal relationship (aka. Relationship with God) and when this was disconnected all we have was a horizontal viewpoint of the world (I cover this in detail in my latest book GMS). The only measure we have for what is right and true is to look around us and see what others are doing.

This is problematic.

To accomplish The Great Work, you must live a life in alignment with Universal Principles and Truth...

In the last episodes we’ve been discussing first what the prime objective of all alchemical traditions is: entitled The Great Work. In other words, to become God in human form or more specifically to reflect God in your body and mind through your human form and into the world.

While very few individuals we meet even think much less contemplate these high ideals, the fact is that for this reason and this reason only are you here.

In the traditions they maintain that prior to coming into this lifetime you meet with your own higher council, and you decide what you need to learn, what you need to heal, and what you need to accomplish in this current incarnation.

Upon exit you meet with them once again and check in to see how well you’ve done.

If you fail, your mission you’re recycled and sent back in once again to go through another entirely different life and to play the same game over again.

I don’t know about you, but this is incentive enough for me to do everything possible in this life to ensure that I accomplish and become all I can accomplish and become.

If you pass and did a great job then you are rewarded with a new life with new challenges or possibly if you have truly evolved to a very high level of awareness. You move on toward greater adventures.

Now who really knows for sure if this is true… but again for us we’d rather be safe than sorry. How about you?

Are you adding value to the world or just seeking it for yourself?

This is a fundamental question in all alchemical and Hermetic traditions.

We’re told that we’ve been created in the image and likeness of God. We know that God is a creative being, and therefore so too are you.

But think about this: God is the life force; and God therefore must create more comprehensive life. You cannot create anything other than its own nature.

Compassion cannot create hatred. Gratitude cannot create jealousy. Expansion cannot create contraction. And life cannot create death.

Life always seeks more life. And that life is comprehensive. Not specific but general. Meaning good for self, good for others, and good for the entire world.

That’s the measure of anything you choose to do. Ask yourself: is this good for self, good for others, and good for the entire world?

In This episode wwe talk about "The Rules of Money" with David Henning

We just met David Henning a couple of weeks ago at a large conference in Atlanta for Vantage Financial. Bersabeh and I had a presentation on day 2 of the conference and on day one the MC brought some high performers on stage and David spoke for a short moment about current events—he was the only one who shared that kind of information, and it was impressive. Bersabeh leaned over and said, “I really like that guy.”

Tune in and learn the rules of money that apply to you. David will help you understand them so that it works for you instead of against you!

Connect with David here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/davidhenningmindset/⁠

Crypto currency is a controversial topic.

Do you have questions like most do?

Do you understand how our current monetary system works? (most don’t).

Join Bersabeh and I and our special Spotlight guest Tyler Reed. Tyler has been in the industry for years and can answer these questions and many more! This is not something any of us can afford to ignore.

Connect with Tyler:

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Gareth Icke is an activist, a singer/songwriter, an author, a former international beach soccer player, and the host and creator of ‘Gareth Icke Tonight’, an uncensored current affair show on Ickonic Network.

Gareth also presents “The Walk” a Youtube channel where he travels across the UK walking historical routes, and explores the UKs vast history, as well as the WTAF podcast where Gareth and Richard Willett take a comical look at world events.

Gareth has just recently started a new show on Ickonic titled “The Power of People” where he interviews individuals who have gone through great challenges and overcome.

Gareth is a husband and a father to two children, and lives in Derbyshire, England.

Join us for an in-depth discussion with activist, host, and creator Gareth Icke where we discuss the current state of our world; and many of the issues confronting us worldwide in these disruptive times. Gareth brings a very lucid insights into many of the major issues that some are resistant to see.

Connect with Gareth here: https://www.ickonic.com/

Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Let’s face it: That’s a tall order but that’s exactly the tall order objective of doing the Great Work. The Magnum Opus.

How do you “become god in human form?” Well like most things in alchemy it is not to be taken literally. But if you continually and consistently do God’s will then you are a reflection of God. The more you do this, and the more perfectly you do this, the greater the reflection you become.

When you live a moral life, when you live a just life, a fair and principled life then you are living a godly life.

You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High. ~ Psalms 82:6

What very few understand is the objective of true alchemy.

Alchemy is a spiritual process. Turning the “lead” of low consciousness and awareness, into the “gold” of awakening.

We can’t repeat this too frequently—repetition is the second law of learning…

The number one resource you have at your disposal is time. How are you utilizing it?

We’ve been discussing this over the last 5 episodes now so we’ve invested a lot of time in the concept of time. That’s how important we find it to be...

Habit is a tool that either makes you or breaks you. It’s up to you...

Things that get scheduled get done.

We previously discussed the Critical 6 in a prior episode. The six most important things you must do today to move you in the direction of your intentions and dreams.

There are so many conversations we’ve had about knowing what you value, making sure your intentions are yours versus someone else’s, hopefully you’ve been a part of those conversations...

Most individuals are great starters but very poor finishers. Unfortunately, many personal development approaches as well as business workshops focus more on stamina than endurance.

Just to recap: stamina is the energy to start. A lot of people get hyped up or excited to start something but very few have what it takes to finish.

There was a popular meme going around about “the most important step is the first step” and the most important quality to success is just “showing up.” While there may be some grain of truth in these statements, they’re grossly oversimplified.

The reality is that the most important quality to success is showing up AGAIN; and AGAIN; AGAIN, and for the same objective not for all different objectives.

The true test of character is not persistence when you see a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s persistence when you don’t see the light.
We’ve been discussing Time Alchemy. Transmuting low leverage time into highly productive time.
Now this is a bit deceiving because ultimately. Low leverage activities are basically that—low leverage. Utilizing your time in a low leverage way is what needs to be transmuted.
Let’s talk about the science behind this: modern science tells us that everything is energy…
When it comes to productivity, with your time and energy there are two factors you must consider. Stamina and Endurance.
Simply put, stamina is the energy and ability to start. Endurance is the energy to continue.
Most have some degree of stamina but very few have endurance.
Many start, very few finish.
Here’s the harsh reality, whatever you’re going after is most probably going to take at least 2X longer than you predict; and it’s going to cost 2X as much.
We’ll share with you the secret to stamina in a minute but it’s important to understand that “the difference between a master and a beginner is that the master can stand in the face of no results for longer.”
We’ll talk about endurance of time in our next session but here are a few of the fundamentals to creating the stamina to start:
Decide what you choose to create. Make is specific. Vague and ambiguous intentions create vague and ambiguous results.
Decide what you’re willing to sacrifice to achieve it. There will always be a sacrifice.
Get started with the work. Do what you know right now and allow what comes next to emerge as you move forward. No one knew “how” until it was done.
We talked about the C6. This your daily plan once you have clarity on your vision and intention. You don’t need a 10 year or even a one-year plan in this fast world. You need a one-day plan, broken down into one-hour plans.
Now get on with the work… next time we’ll discuss how to endure.

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If you don’t schedule your day, other people and things will.
When I work one-on-one in intensive coaching with individuals, I invariably ask them to send me a detailed example of their daily schedule.
Most don’t have one—even those who do, don’t have a very specific one.
Some want to tell me that they’re too much of a free spirit to schedule their day. Let me promise you, when you schedule your day, you’ll definitely get more accomplished. AND you’ll also find that you have more free time than you can imagine.
Countless people I’ve interacted with, all the way back to my management days at ATT, spend an inordinate amount of time in the morning getting ready to get ready. Not having a plan is planning to fail.
If you don’t schedule your day, other people and things will.
98% of the workforce say they are interrupted at least 3 or 4 times a day.
The average individual checks his/her phone 58 times per day.
Distractions can lead to committing twice as many errors as usual.
It takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to fully recover focus after a distraction.
Here’s a couple of quick and easy to implement tools to address the lack of schedule.
Know where you’re going and what you choose to accomplish.
C6. Before sleep. Hit the ground running.
Put everything on the calendar. Even personal issues
There are more strategies we’ll talk about later, but for now, these 3 things will help you begin to transmute a chaotic day into an orderly and productive day.
And productivity equals fulfillment.

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“Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” ~ Steve Jobs
So many live their life according to the opinion of others. In fact, very few actually live—they merely exist.
Unfortunately, many make excuses for what they do or don’t do—and one of the greatest excuses we hear is “I don’t have time.”
Actually, this is somewhat correct… you don’t have time—time has you. And time won’t compensate for hesitation or procrastination.
In the Toltec tradition it maintains, that “most never do what’s necessary to change until they’re backed into a corner with a dagger hanging over their head.” While this is graphic, it’s profoundly true.
When do most find the time to work out and change their diet? After their doctor tells them that they’re going to have a heart attack.
When do most work on their relationship? When one partner says I’ve had enough and I’m leaving.
When do most develop a relationship with God, their Creator? When their life turns upside down and they feel they need someone to save them.
You see, the reality is you always find the time to do what you value the most. No exception.
If you “can’t find the time” to do something, the truth is you don’t value what you’re considering doing. It has nothing to do with time.
Most will cruise along business as usual until they need to avoid pain. It’s a fact that we do more to avoid pain than to seek pleasure.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
You can always tell what someone truly values by two indicators: 1. Where they spend their time and 2. Where they spend their money.
If someone’s calendar and bank statement is not full of something, you can bet they don’t value that something.
It’s not about time management—you have the time. It’s about values clarity and self-management.
So, the first question you must answer is: what do you truly value? All else flows from there.

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We’ve been discussing the most important keys to Alchemy and Transmutation.
Counting the cost before beginning the journey
Knowing what you stand for
Being willing to sacrifice for what you stand for.
These are all important and another key that’s equally important is telling the truth.
This may seem simple, but we live in a world where truth doesn’t often appear to be highly valued. In fact, those who tell lies are often rewarded while those who tell the truth are often persecuted, even prosecuted.
Think about how many have been censored or canceled for stating something against the controlling narrative.
Consider how many truths have been suppressed and swept under the rug because they didn’t serve the powers in charge.
While again, telling the truth may seem simple—it’s just simply not applied.
Bersabeh and I were discussing over coffee a few mornings back how almost without exception, those who are remembered as heroes in our world are those who went against the controlling narrative.
Socrates
Buddha
The Christ
JFK
Ghandi… the list is endless.
The authors of the US Constitution
As you think about it now, it would be difficult—maybe impossible to find someone who we believe to be heroic that didn’t buck the common way of thinking.
No one who was normal ever made history.
Truth starts with being honest with yourself. This takes self-awareness and self-confidence.
When you live a lie you must remember and protect the lie.
Unfortunately, many if not most have little of either—self-awareness or self-confidence.
You can’t be honest with others if you can’t even be honest with yourself.
example: God, making a difference, being a good person…
Ask yourself:
Who am I really?
What’s most valuable to me?
For what purpose do I do the things I do?
Do my actions align with what I’ve answered?
Take an inventory: it’s not what you say that defines you, it’s what you do.

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Are you happy with the state of your world and THE world in general right now?

Are you truly willing to do what it takes to change your world first and then possibly change the world?

Count the cost before you begin the journey because there’s always a price for the prize.

Are you willing to make transmuting your own world the primary thing? Or are you just curious?

Let’s face it, we live in turbulent times. As we’ve discussed previously, many are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the state of the world right now.

There has never been a time more so than now where investing in your own growth, mental toughness, and emotional strength was as important as it is right now.

We live in a time in which division is being propagated in the name of inclusion, control in the name of climate change, Woke ideology in the name of acceptance. Fear in the name of prosperity. Any thinking individual finds it difficult to not draw corollaries to the last days prior to the Fall of Past Great Empires.

While we used to be grounded in God, family, country, and virtue… we’re now grounded in secular viewpoints that have in many respects made money more important than morality.

Money has become our God. Politics has replaced philosophy. And work has become our religion.

Bersabeh what is our faith?

With this understanding we all must choose how we’re going to play going forward. We all must choose which side of history we’re doing to stand upon.

What do you stand for?

Until you are forced to take a stand, you’ll never really know what you stand for.

What are you willing to sacrifice for what you believe in.

Make sacred. Always will sacrifice.

How do you want future generations to live?

What do you want future generations to remember about you?

These are a few of the questions to ferret out your true values and beliefs; and from an existential perspective, your beliefs are not what you say… they are what you do.

It’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you. ~ Batman Begins.

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“Many are called but few are chosen” ~ Matthew 22:14

It’s vitally important to count the cost before you begin the journey.

Many are “called” to higher principles, morals, and values. But what soon becomes apparent is that while they may be curious, but they’re not committed.

The inarguable fact is that it’s difficult to escape the Matrix, or what we call socialized mind and programing.

Some even like to speak about “escaping the Matrix” but then they turn around and talk about how they have 43 sports cars. This is not escaping the Matrix. From where we sit this is being fully under the spell of the Matrix.

The beasts of money, food, sex, and power are extremely strong; and they’re very difficult to overcome.

Unless you’re totally asleep it’s very easy to notice where these primary values have driven this secular society. It’s very difficult for those who pay attention and are aware to not draw corollaries to the rise and fall of past nations.

So, the first step to becoming a true alchemist. We’ve talked extensively about this being the art and science of transmutation. Not literal base metal into gold rather what appears to be chaotic and low value into something orderly and highly valued, possibly transmuting the secular back into the sacred, is to really decide a few things:

Are you happy with the state of your world and THE world right now?

Are you truly willing to do what it takes to change your world first and then possibly change theworld?

Are you willing to make transmuting your own world the primary thing? Or are you just curious?

Once you’ve answered these questions thoroughly and honestly, you can begin the process:

Decide what you want

Decide what you’re willing to give up to get it

Get on with the work.

More to come.

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This is our final episode discussing the processes of turning base metal into gold. If you’ve been following hopefully, you recall that this is an analogy for internal alchemy versus external alchemy.

The gold we are creating is the awakened consciousness of who you and what you are. The awakened consciousness of your full God-given potential.

You’ll also recall it’s a comprehensive process: of cleaning up, growing up, and waking up. It’s not a quick fix or easy… nor is it supposed to be.

If it were easy, then everyone would be fully awake and fully actualizing their potential.

It’s not supposed to be easy. But it is meaningful.

Once your body, mind and emotions are clean, then you can truly step into adulthood. Leaving old childhood baggage behind. We discussed this in our last session if you missed it.

If you’re not able to let go of old friendships, relationships, and habits then you still have some cleaning work to do.

Relationships that grow together stay together. Relationships that don’t grow together invariably grow apart. Or one person has to choose to stay frozen in time.

The ultimate objective of awakening is threefold:

The realization of oneness with God and all things.
The experience of oneness with God and all things.
The experience of Nothingness. While this is hard to describe, the alchemical and mystery teaching tell us that all things came from No-thing.

Likewise, physics tells us that all material objects ultimately come from the Quantum Vacuum. And this experience—not intellectually but experientially—is the ultimate waking up to the reality of what is as well as the reality of what isn’t.

When experiencing these 3 stages you are turning your mundane base metal into gold.

In the meantime. Keep your commitment and focus on cleaning up and growing up.

Keep doing the work. It states in the mysteries: Perseverance in the Great Work will be rewarded.

And it will. And it’s worth it.

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If you’ve been following this series, you must realize by now that alchemy—turning base metal into gold—is a long and complex process.

You might recall this process is a 3-step process: clean up, grow up, wake up.

We’ve discussed the clean-up process pretty thoroughly. Cleaning your body of toxins: substances, poor nutrients, dietary habits, thoughts, emotions, feelings, contrary to most personal development, it’s difficult if not impossible to “clean up your thoughts” much less your feelings when your body and brain are toxic.

In this episode we’ll move into the Grow up stage of the process.

While this seems like something that happens naturally, it’s not. How many times do you know someone who is possibly in their 50-60s who claims that chronology, but they are very immature in their thought processes, habits, and emotionally?

I know people in their 40s who are still living the life they were living in high school, college, or in their 20’s. Still partying every weekend, still playing video games every night, still hanging out with the same friends they had in high school.

The fact is that you grow up automatically, possibly to your early 20’s but once there, you’re on your own.

There are plenty GenX adults who still blame their parents for their life; and they’re in their mid to late 40s; and a lot of them are very angry about their early years.

Now, we’re not suggesting that possibly some horrible things happened to you in your formative years. We can relate to that. But to place blame upon those things is a childish thing to do.

There are so many things we could speak about here. Still using the same slang and lingo (dude, cursing, “my bad”, rapper/gangster talk) that you used in your adolescence. Getting angry when you’re asked to work on a weekend. Planning your life around long holiday weekends so you can party. Hanging out with people half your age. I could go on but hopefully you get the point.

Hanging out with friends from high school or college when you’re long past this time in your life; and the only thing you have in common is old memories.

IF (big if) these people are growing at the same rate as you are and moving in the same direction, that’s one thing. But if they’re not… what do you really have in common with them? Chances are great you have a part of yourself, an arrested part of your personality from your past, that’s frozen in time.

These are all childish things.

Here’s a good one: building your identity and self-worth upon others’ attention or opinions. This is an epidemic driven by social media, and it affects people of all ages.

I know adults who are still posing half naked on social media, or putting forward an identity that they know is not true.

I had one client tell me: “Who I am on social media is not who I really am” Seriously? I replied, “Who I am on social media is exactly who I am in life.” What would have to happen for you to just be yourself? He replied, “that might not get as many likes and follows”.

Unbelievable; and this guy was 33 years old.

There’s a particular singer who is in her 60s… 65 to be exact… and she’s shooting videos of her dancing seductively on social media like she did back in her 20s. It’s not attractive—it’s sad.

How mature and grown up are you in your consistent language, habits, and behavior? There is no value in lying to yourself.

This is why the cleanup portion must happen first. A lot of these parts of yourself are arrested due to unresolved emotional issues.

The Christ told us, “Unless you become as little children you will never enter the kingdom.” Please remember there’s a vast difference between being “childlike” and being “childish.” Children have faith, they are open and inquisitive, they are joyful and playful. Children don’t have years of socialization and programming.

But being childish is being self-absorbed, throwing tantrums, thinking of no one other than yourself.

It’s time to grow up. It’s time to take your power back. It’s time to rise.

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If you’ve been following for the last several episodes, it should be obvious that to “turn base metal into gold” is a lengthy and complicated process.

You may recall we discussed some time ago that the first stage of alchemy is “melanosis” which is the blackening or destroying phase.

For anything new to live something first must die.

As we “put to death old dietary habits, old thinking processes, and now emotional processes we “clean the slate” so to speak to bring in the new.

This is why it’s imperative to go through the clean-up process first before you can grow up and ultimately wake up.

As difficult as cleaning up the physical and mental body may be, we suggest that cleaning up the emotional body is vastly more difficult. And it’s much more time-consuming.

One of the best processes we’ve experienced and utilized for cleaning up emotional issues is a process called “recapitulation.”

In some mystical traditions they call this process a soul retrieval.

In the Toltec traditions they state that you must recapitulate every single experience in your life. That’s a lot!

Our experience is that while this may be empowering and powerful, you get a tremendous amount of energy regain as well as freedom from recapitulating your traumatic experiences.

While you can do this for yourself it’s very difficult to take a 2nd person perspective or neutral position on your own emotional issues.

Recapitulation is very different than traditional psychological therapy where you basically just recount past experiences to a therapist. In recapitulation you come from a new perspective and bring new resources from life experience that you didn’t have at an earlier age.

Psychology does however prove that when you revisit a new memory with new resources you can never think of it, and feel about it, in the same way again.

I attempted to recapitulate my past relationships every morning for a year and while I was somewhat successful, I was not entirely successful.

So, by all means, do something or you’ll continue to live from past programming over and over again.

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Continuing with the cleanup theme, we’ve discussed toxins and diet, now let’s move up to your mind and thoughts.

Please remember that it’s very difficult, if not impossible, to clean up your thinking when your mind is clouded with toxins and poor nutrition. Once you’ve made some headway in the body clean up you can start to clean your thinking.

Let me ask you to consider: if you had a friend that was constantly lying to you, constantly telling you you’re not good enough, constantly making you feel like the worst is going to happen, constantly causing you worry and stress... would you spend a lot of time with this so-called friend?

When was the last time your own self-talk told you absolute truth regardless of appearances, told you the best is going to happen, constantly reassuring you that there’s no need to worry or stress about life situations?

When was the last time this happened?

Then why do you listen? Why do you believe this self-talk? Maybe it’s time for a new friend.

We’re certainly not advocating a Polyana approach to life—not at all. What we’re advocating is a realistic approach to life.

How many times have you worried about something that never happened?

“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened” ~ Mark Twain

You can’t worry enough to fix anything.

You see what the alchemist calls “an adept” is not someone who has extraordinary powers. An adept is someone with an extraordinary point of view.

In the Course in Miracles there’s an exercise it encourages you to practice for a full day. To look at everything that comes into your experience and to tell yourself, “I have no idea what that means.”

Nothing has any meaning whatsoever in life besides the meaning we give to it.

Everything is meaningless until we attach meaning to it. How many times have you been wrong?

Again, we’re not advocating looking at the world through rose-colored glasses—not at all. The Adept, if we can continue with that term, sees things clearly. Not worse than they are, not better than they are... just exactly as they are.

We challenge you to change your perception and point of view this week. Maybe you should commit to the exercise from CIM. Just tell yourself no matter what comes your way for a full day: “I have no idea what that means.”

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Jeff’s journey started from humble beginnings in Chicago, Illinois. He came from a middle class working family that struggled financially, as most families in America do today. Driven by the motivation to avoid pain caused by finances, Jeff set out to make his own way and pursue his dreams. But, Jeff hit a point where he had a negative net worth. He built up debt to a level that made him feel as though he had no way out.

Well, that was what Jeff thought until he ran into two concepts that would change his way of thinking forever. These two concepts were self-improvement and self-development.They focused on two keys to developing your life: your associations and the books you read.

At that point Jeff accessed his associations and started asking himself, "Who am I really hanging out with? Are they where I want to be in life?" If they weren't, Jeff realized that could be detrimental to him getting the success he wanted to achieve. Jeff also started reading books written by people who were once in similar situations, improved upon them, and then wrote about it. Jeff realized you can borrow someone else's wisdom as a shortcut to achieving your dreams.

Now, more than three decades later, Jeff has transformed his life and the lives of others personally and financially through his Living Life on Purpose Goal Setting Program. Attributing his success to his commitment to his goals, Jeff is now the owner of a multi-million-dollar corporation and an active investor in more than a dozen companies.

As the author of several books on leadership and self-development, Jeff continues to inspire individuals to become more successful versions of themselves. He is committed to helping others live life on purpose and to the fullest.

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We’ve discussed the literal meaning of turning base metal into gold, beyond the metaphors and blinds of alchemical teachings.

Ultimately, it’s about evolving the low-level consciousness of unconscious incompetence into the high level of conscious competence of the Higher Self. Also known as Christ Consciousness or Supreme Buddha Mind.

Obviously, there is no quick fix or magic pill to accomplish this outcome. It takes time and work—lots of it. That’s why so few people ever accomplish it.

We suggested 3 steps in the process: Clean up, grow up, wake up; and also suggested that they must happen in that exact order.

So let’s begin a discussion of what specifically cleaning up consists of.

In the mysteries it states that you must clean up starting with your physical body, then your mental body, then your emotional body and finally your spiritual body.

So, let’s at least begin to address your physical body here today... we may not get finished for cleaning up consists of many things.

The first thing you need to clean up physically are toxins. A toxic body will never have fully functional thoughts and feelings. There are a lot of different toxins that get put into your body. Some are more avoidable than others.

First you should remove all tobacco products, alcohol, marijuana, and any and all other recreational drugs.

Cigarettes are filled with chemicals and vaping is even worse. Cigarettes numb you out to life and suppress unresolved emotional issues—in addition to causing cancer.

Alcohol kills brain cells and studies in brain morphology prove that it atrophies the executive centers of the brain. Furthermore, it kills the microbiome in your gut giving you a greater chance for dementia and Alzheimer’s.

While pot is in vogue right now, it’s detrimental. I know there are those that like to argue its benefits, but the reality is that it is highly addicting, it also, like alcohol atrophies the executive center of the brain as well. Brain imaging conducted by Daniel Amen has proven that every quadrant of the brain functions at lower levels for those who smoke—and not just while they’re smoking.

Finally, new research from Stanford University has found that those who smoke pot have a greater likelihood of heart attack as it constricts the arteries.

These toxins are all within your control. We realize it may be difficult if you have an addiction but unless and until you beat these it will be next to impossible to fully clean up and turn base metal into gold.

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Andre grew up in Southern California, graduating from California State University, Fullerton, and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. He then started his legal career in 2006, as a trial attorney within the Colorado state courts. In 2007, he joined the U.S. Air Force. Over a four-year period, Andre engaged in estate planning and trial work. During that time, he was recognized by leadership as being within the top 5 percent of trial attorneys in the Air Force.

With a desire to have a more stable home life, Andre left active duty and transferred to the Air Force Reserves, where he held the rank of Major. He served as a trial advocacy instructor, government appellate counsel, and estate planning attorney. Andre practiced as a federal trial attorney for the District of Arizona, handling the highest level of federal cases. In 2014, he decided to go into private practice as a full-time Arizona estate planning, wills, trusts, and probate attorney.

Andre cites the Air Force’s core values — Integrity, Service, Excellence — as the guiding principles behind Pennington Law, PLLC as well as for his work in the community. He explains them as, “Integrity — when no one’s looking you do the right thing; service before self; and excellence in all we do.”

As Andre explains, it starts with asking, “‘How much good can I give to the community?’ I tell my kids every day, ‘Have a great day and do great things.’ And that’s the way I think about it; every day is another day to do a great thing, to change someone’s life.”

With a yearning to give Arizona children the chance to succeed, he founded residential homes dedicated to the well-being of foster children. In addition, he was appointed and served as a part-time judge for the Maricopa County Justice Courts (2015-2017). Andre holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a coach and lifetime member at ⁠De Boa Jiu-Jitsu Academy⁠ in Surprise, Arizona.

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Unfortunately, most have very little self-awareness.

ASK: Who are you?

Beyond what you do

Beyond what you have or own

If everything was taken away from you: friends, family, colleagues, business, finances… who would you be?

Most people have little to no understanding of who they are.

I’m an entrepreneur, parent, man/woman, engineer, architect…

Those are all things you do, or a role you play. They don’t qualify for who you are.

Why do you do what you do?

Why do you like certain things and not others?

Why do you have certain habits and traits?

Do you ever promise yourself you’re going to change and then you don’t? Why is that?

Do you ever do things and then wonder why?

Ever do things that are disempowering, maybe harmful even though you know it’s not good for you?

Why is that?

Unless you can answer these questions, you’ll have little to no ability to influence yourself—much less be able to discipline yourself—to do something different.

You’re flying on UC autopilot.

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It’s not about just changing your thinking.

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Transmutation not denial is the tool of mastery ~ Esoteric Axiom

Possibly we’ve all heard about this crazy concept of alchemy where ancient scientists attempted to turn base metal into gold. That’s a metaphor and a front for the Catholic church during the Inquisition (sought out and destroyed “heresy”)

What transmutation really means is taking something of low value (lead) and turning it into something of high value (gold).

Ultimately the gold that the alchemist seeks is an awakened and enlightened consciousness. What many ancient teachings call a Christ Consciousness.

Christ it a title meaning: “the chosen one” “the anointed one” “an ideal human being.”

So, the ultimate objective of true alchemy is to become an ideal human being—actually to become more than human. To literally become superhuman.

Superhuman is not dodging bullets and jumping tall buildings, it’s to become a higher order of humanity.

Let’s face it: look around you and you’ll quickly realize that a large portion of so-called humanity is operating at an animal level. Driven by money, food, sex, power. This is not even human... this is sub-human.

Becoming human means having higher morals, principles, and virtues. To literally transmute the lower animal drives into higher drives of meaning and purpose.

From there, the journey continues step by step, stage by stage to superhuman but please understand that you must become fully human first.

That means you must be driven by much more than sensual pleasures and power.

This journey is the true objective of all Alchemy. What the alchemists call “The Great Work.” To bring God into the world of form.

And this journey is turning metaphoric lead into gold.

Three simple reasons you’re here:

Clean up
Grow up
Wake up

And they must happen in that order.

Matt Osborne has been fighting the crime of human trafficking in some form since 2006. He currently serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer at Operation Underground Railroad. Previously, Osborne served a 12-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency and US Department of State, where he worked issues related to terrorism against the homeland, illegal narcotics, organized crime, and human trafficking. He regularly provided secrets and analysis to US Presidents, senior cabinet officials, and the National Security Council. Osborne served overseas tours in Madrid, Spain; Caracas, Venezuela; and Mexico City, Mexico.

With Operation Underground Railroad, Matt has led a total of 27 undercover rescue operations that resulted in the liberation of 211 human trafficking victims and in the arrest of 72 suspected traffickers.

Matt holds a B.A. in International Studies from Miami University in Oxford, OH, and a M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. He has been married for 25 years and has two college-aged daughters who give him the drive to fight child exploitation and human trafficking.

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Jeremy Ryan Slate is the host of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, which studies the highest performers in the world. He studied literature at Oxford University, as well as holding a Master’s in Early Roman Empire Propaganda from Seton Hall University. His podcast was named the #1 Podcast to Listen To by INC Magazine in 2019, as well as Top 40 Under 40 by Podcast Magazine in 2022.

Jeremy and his wife, Brielle, co-founded Command Your Brand—a new media public relations agency designed to help entrepreneurs share their message by appearing as guests on podcasts. He resides in Stillwater, NJ where he raises chickens and is a former competitive powerlifter.

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Until you take absolute responsibility for everything in your life, you’ll never be empowered to change.

Take control!

Think about “absolute responsibility” in terms of your country and world today. What do you think the overall attitude is?

Is there a culture of accepting responsibility for our choices, our various situations, our health and even our own happiness?

I think you'll have to agree there’s little to no absolute responsibility but rather blame, complaint, and entitlement...

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Your greatest opportunity resides just beyond your greatest fear.

It's a fact. EVERYONE is afraid; and the more you say you don't experience fear, the more you really do.

In ancient Greece the god of war was named Phobos. Phobos was the god of fear.

In ancient Egypt the goddess of fear was named Sekhmet. It was believed that her fierce and fiery breath created the desert itself. Her wrath and destruction were legendary...

There’s ONLY one way to grow your life and business.

Are you ready?

Obstacles

There’s no such thing as compulsory growth and evolution.

It takes constant struggle, resilience, sacrifice, and resolve.

Let's face it, change and growth are hard...

That which appears to be your difficulty is actually the doorway to your freedom and desire.

We often fool and frustrate ourselves into thinking that life should be easy.

Have you ever thought: "There just has to be an easier way?"

Boy, I know I have.

But when we develop experience and wisdom we realize that what appears to stand in the way IS the way...

Leadership and Mastery are a great thing; and loneliness is most often the price.

Look, let's face it. Those who have the most number of friends in life, those who most frequently have the most followers, are most often not those who are harbingers of greatness.

There are exceptions but that tends to be the rule...

People who obsess over their own history very rarely make history.

Look, what you've done in the past is just that, it’s past.

The only value it has for your life today, is the learning; either good or bad. By the way, it's ALL good...

For the first time in history more people die from eating too much than from starvation.

According to the World Health Organization 3 MILLION people die every single year from obesity versus 1 M who die from starvation.

Staggering...

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It's not what you say, it's what you do.

It's not what you espouse, it's what you tolerate.

Unfortunately talk is cheap.

You've heard it many times; and it's still as true this time as it was the first time.

Maybe even more so.

How close and congruent are the things you SAY compared to the things you DO?

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It's never too late to build your dream...

As long as you begin today!

Time.

It's the most valuable resource you've been given.

How are you using it? Or is it using you...

A mindset without action is a waste of space.

Action without mindset is a waste of time.

I'll boldly state that in the two sentences above, resides one of the greatest secrets to success, wealth, and fulfillment.

Therein also reside the greatest reasons for misery, disease, and failure...

Mental toughness and emotional strength are the two most important qualities you can develop.

Let's face it, life throws curve balls.

But curve balls can be hit.

But it most likely will take LOTS of practice; and PLENTY of swings to hit them...

We're ALL in prison.

Mental incarceration is the worst prison you can inhabit.

And the jailer is you...

The problem is that most in the prison, don't even know they’re in it.

You don't even see it.

But this prison can be escaped...

Loneliness is the price of leadership.

If you're a leader, a leader in process (we all are), or an entrepreneur, I KNOW at some level you can relate to this feeling of loneliness.

There will be days when no one REALLY understands what you're dealing with and the amount of pressure you feel.

Am I right?

And let me promise you, the more genuine leadership qualities you possess, and the more original thinking and ideas you have, and the more committed to mastery of your life and craft you are, the more this is the case; and the more frequently you'll feel this way...

If you're living your life for the weekend...

If you're living your life for your next vacation...

If you're wanting to get "more time off'...

Your life is not very fulfilling and you’re probably rarely happy!

The monster of the mass mentality has you by the throat and it's NEVER going to let you go.

You're going to have to BREAK free; and it's going to be hard...

How deliberate is your life?

What does that mean?

How many things are you doing in your life that are done consciously and intentionally?

You may THINK that all the things you’re doing are deliberate; and with all due respect I must disagree.

Most are just running their conditioning.

A socialized consumption program...

Is your lifestyle making you weak?

Is technology making you weak.

Yes, there are benefits.

But as with everything in life it's both a blessing and a curse.

Roll back the clock not that very long ago, and our ancestors had it pretty rough. There were predators to avoid and outwit, famines to endure, cataclysmic weather to power through, and a never-ending list of threats coming one day upon the other.

Adaptability is potentially one of your greatest strengths...

My apology in advance…

But the world doesn’t owe you anything.

Neither does God.

In fact, just the opposite.

Now I know this might come as a shocker to you. Particularly if you’re young....

Less is more.

Contrary to popular belief.

In my book "Practical Spirituality" written in 2002, I wrote a chapter titled Less is More, which is entirely devoted to this concept.

I think it's every bit as applicable, in fact if not more so, today...

Leaders see things clearly.

Too many teachings, memes, and positive thinking propaganda advocate not seeing clearly.

In other words, acting as if something is great when it’s not so great.

While I'm an advocate of taking the hand life deals you and playing it to your advantage, I'm NOT an advocate of suppression and denial...

True Leadership is not about lowering the bar; it's about raising the bar.

We live in a world that has by and large lowered the bar in so many ways.

We give our kids "participation trophies" versus "production trophies."

Oh, we don't want to harm their little psyche now do we?

Please...

Indecision is a monster that steals dreams.

I've been blessed to work with elite performers around the globe for nearly 30 years; with over 1 million people; and one of the things I can promise is that true Leaders and Ultimate Performers make decisions.

In fact, making decisions is one of the most, if not THE most important roles of a leader...

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Leaders care enough to do more than just get by.

Leaders just truly care.

Period.

Leaders are constantly raising the bar.

That is if they're a TRUE leader...

Leadership is the most difficult position you can take in both life and business.

To step into leadership fully you must win the inner war.

Both the triumphs and tragedies of being in the arena true leadership ossifies and crystalizes into practical applications for real life versus hypothetical life.

It might be natural to assume that since we’re discussing leadership I consider myself an expert on the topic.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

My fallibilities are quite apparent to both me and maybe you as well.

I’m learning and growing and hopefully improving every single day.

I’m just fortunate enough to have been through enough difficult battles and leadership tight spots to learn what works in some areas and what doesn’t work in others...

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Knowledge is NOT power.

I know you've heard that it is, but you hear things all the time that are just flat out wrong!

Whoever coined this didn't think it through.

How many times do you, like me, know someone who knows a lot of things, but they do absolutely nothing with it?

In fact, most all of us know a lot more than we do...

One piece of advice I give to everyone I'm privileged to work with...

Stop being someone that you're not!

More positively stated: Be exactly who you are and do what YOU'RE here to do.

This brilliant tool we have called the internet, like everything in life, is both a blessing and a curse...

Kings and Queens are ONLY born through the Dark Night.

Batman ONLY becomes The Dark Knight once he has harnessed his own demons.

Obviously, these are metaphors.

In fact, metaphors and mythology as old as time.

We've lost our mythology for the most part. Yet mythology is NOT a literal history book. It's the history book of the soul.

Listen up for this is not just for curious and "spiritual seekers"...

The higher up the mountain you climb, the more treacherous the path.

Several years back I climbed one of the (if not the), highest peaks in Peru with one of my mentor/coaches/teachers.

Salkantay. Translated from Quichua it means "Savage Mountain."

The name is perfect...

The higher up the mountain you climb, the more treacherous the path.

Several years back I climbed one of the (if not the), highest peaks in Peru with one of my mentor/coaches/teachers.

Salkantay. Translated from Quichua it means "Savage Mountain."

The name is perfect...

Are you interested or committed?

Big difference.

I can't tell you how many countless people have told me over the years, "I want to do what you do." or "I want to know what you know."

Every time I hear this, I quietly think to myself: "You have no idea the work it takes."

With all due respect I can honestly say they don't.

Michelangelo stated: "If you knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem wonderful at all."...

Are you interested or committed?

Big difference.

I can't tell you how many countless people have told me over the years, "I want to do what you do." or "I want to know what you know."

Every time I hear this, I quietly think to myself: "You have no idea the work it takes."

With all due respect I can honestly say they don't.

Michelangelo stated: "If you knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem wonderful at all."...

Greed comes easy for most humans.

It doesn't mean we're bad, we're not. We're just unaware, and asleep.

Leonardo da Vinci stated, “I awoke, only to find the rest of the world is still asleep.”

Even though we were born to greatness. We've been conditioned into mediocrity.

You see, there's a pull working inside of you right now. Let's call that your "Future Pull."

It's the spiritual (non-physical) aspect of your being (not religious), rather the animating force of the universe and Life itself.

This Life Force has one objective: fuller expansion, experience and expression...

Greed comes easy for most humans.

It doesn't mean we're bad, we're not. We're just unaware, and asleep.

Leonardo da Vinci stated, “I awoke, only to find the rest of the world is still asleep.”

Even though we were born to greatness. We've been conditioned into mediocrity.

You see, there's a pull working inside of you right now. Let's call that your "Future Pull."

It's the spiritual (non-physical) aspect of your being (not religious), rather the animating force of the universe and Life itself.

This Life Force has one objective: fuller expansion, experience and expression...

How much does it cost?

I can't tell you how often I hear this question.

This question keeps you focused on limitation and lack.

A lesson I learned from Buffett many years ago: "Always focus on the VALUE versus the cost."

Good council.

The Leader ALWAYS focuses on value versus cost...

How much does it cost?

I can't tell you how often I hear this question.

This question keeps you focused on limitation and lack.

A lesson I learned from Buffett many years ago: "Always focus on the VALUE versus the cost."

Good council.

The Leader ALWAYS focuses on value versus cost...

"How" is not your job; and it's the worst question you can ever ask in beginning of the creative process.

Leaders understand this principle at the cellular level.

Beginners and amateurs don't; and consequently, they get caught in the paralysis of analysis, waste their potential, and lose their dreams.

Look, the fact is that NO ONE knew how to do ANYTHING until it was done.

Elon Musk didn't know "how" to build Tesla until it was built...

"How" is not your job; and it's the worst question you can ever ask in beginning of the creative process.

Leaders understand this principle at the cellular level.

Beginners and amateurs don't; and consequently, they get caught in the paralysis of analysis, waste their potential, and lose their dreams.

Look, the fact is that NO ONE knew how to do ANYTHING until it was done.

Elon Musk didn't know "how" to build Tesla until it was built...

Do you have time?

Or does time, have you?

When most are challenged to do something that they KNOW they need to do...

Proactive and productive things like read, clarify their life and business goals and outcomes, workout, eat high energy foods, study and attend events for their own growth and development, build their business and future, you get the drift.

One of the most frequent excuses I hear:

"I don't have time"...

Do you have time?

Or does time, have you?

When most are challenged to do something that they KNOW they need to do...

Proactive and productive things like read, clarify their life and business goals and outcomes, workout, eat high energy foods, study and attend events for their own growth and development, build their business and future, you get the drift.

One of the most frequent excuses I hear:

"I don't have time"...

If you're going to climb Mount Everest, you better have a guide.

You better check his credentials...

He better have climbed successfully many times...

He better have helped many others do the same...

The purpose of your life is NOT to be happy.

Maybe a shocker, right?

Hedonism is rampant in today's world

Your purpose in this lifetime is to be useful.

To make a difference.

To provide service.

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of life...

Most of us need to grow up and wake up!

Hopefully that got your attention.

Growing up and waking up are two distinctly different things; and they affect every area of your life and business.

Now, growing up happens automatically to a point. There's a certain amount of physical evolution that just happens. For most, there's a certain amount of cognitive capacity that just happens. This is the process of growing up.

Emotional growing up on the other hand is a different issue. I'm continually astounded at how many individuals are cognitive giants and an emotional child.

Daniel Goleman’s' research proves that emotional intelligence is 5 times more likely to predict your success in business than cognitive intelligence. Ponder that one…

Great trials and great tragedies are what create great heroes.

Leaders are forged in fire, not when admiring roses and smelling sweet perfume.

Let's get real for a moment. Heroes and Leaders are only considered Heroes and Leaders because of the battles that they've fought and overcome.

If you're not fighting great battles you'll NEVER be a hero.

If you can't Lead your own life through the worst storm, you'll never be able to Lead others…

You're wealthy the minute that you're grateful.

I know this may seem "soft." But I guarantee you that many times, if not most, the things which have been labeled soft skills are actually the hard skills.

Hard hitting.

Even harder to practice.

First, psychology proves that we all have what's called a "negativity bias"…

You're wealthy the minute that you're grateful.

I know this may seem "soft." But I guarantee you that many times, if not most, the things which have been labeled soft skills are actually the hard skills.

Hard hitting.

Even harder to practice.

First, psychology proves that we all have what's called a "negativity bias"…

God doesn’t want your comfort.

God wants your growth.

And truth told, you grow the most when you’re extremely uncomfortable.

I have to laugh when I hear some of the so-called “spiritual” people saying things like “the universe has your back.”

Yes, I agree that the Universal Intelligence has your back; and often it has your back by backing you into what appears to be a dead-end corner!

I’ve certainly had that experience…

Always expect the best.

Yet realize that what you often perceive to be the worst, is actually the best, for your development, advancement and growth.

You don't like that idea, right?

But if you'll be really honest with yourself, you'll recognize that the times you've grown the most, learned the most, developed and advanced the most are the times that you've gotten what you "didn't want."

How many times have you, like me, gotten what you "think" you want and it turns out to be a complete nightmare…

Life has a flavor for those who fight; that a life of comfort and shelter will never taste.

Listen please.

The life of true power and fulfillment is a Warrior's path; and it will never be crowded.

Let's face it, change is hard.

That's why so very few ever do it.

Pulling from the demon of mediocrity is hard.

That's why so many die in regret.

The demon states, "Thou shalt not!"

God's gladiator yells, "Yes I will!"…

Fear steals your power…

Actually, fear doesn’t steal your power for your power cannot be stolen.

But it causes you to give it away.

Fear causes you to give over your freedom.

In the name of “security” you do this.

But it doesn’t bring security; for your true security resides within versus without…

Fear steals your power…

Actually, fear doesn’t steal your power for your power cannot be stolen.

But it causes you to give it away.

Fear causes you to give over your freedom.

In the name of “security” you do this.

But it doesn’t bring security; for your true security resides within versus without…

Fear.

It can either debilitate you or it can become your fuel.

Look, EVERYONE has fear.

No exception.

Those who talk of such things as "fearless living" are either in denial or just not being honest; and experience shows they are often the most fearful individuals of all…

When you “fail” you win.

I encourage you to fail fast.

I coach and consult so many entrepreneurs and could be leaders who are stalled in their life and business because they're afraid of "failure."

What if this happens? Or what if that happens? (of course assuming the worst)

I ask, “What if it doesn’t”? And even if it does, what will you learn in the process?

Leaders LOVE "failure."I've long been a workout enthusiast (since my early 20's).

In weightlifting there's a concept called "training to failure"…

I encourage you to fail fast!

Seriously!

Look, failure is just a word that we made up some time back for things not working out the way we planned.

The fact, is that sometimes (maybe most the time?) your plans are built upon faulty expectations, illusions, or just plain lack of Self-Awareness.

By the way, faulty expectations, illusions and a whole host of other maladies and angst are grounded in lack of Self-Awareness.

I'll submit that when you develop true Self-Awareness your plans will get to a point where they work every single time…

I encourage you to fail fast!

Seriously!

Look, failure is just a word that we made up some time back for things not working out the way we planned.

The fact, is that sometimes (maybe most the time?) your plans are built upon faulty expectations, illusions, or just plain lack of Self-Awareness.

By the way, faulty expectations, illusions and a whole host of other maladies and angst are grounded in lack of Self-Awareness.

I'll submit that when you develop true Self-Awareness your plans will get to a point where they work every single time…

And realize that sometimes what you perceive to be the worst IS OFTEN THE BEST.

Look, you don't KNOW what's best for you. Sorry to burst your romantic bubble but let's be completely honest.

How many times have you gotten your supposed "dreammate" that quickly turns out to be your worst nightmare?

You say you want to grow a $10M business but let me assure you from experience that if you have a $10M business it's going to come with $10M worth of challenges and problems.

Some days you'll want to curse the day you ever asked for that one…

And realize that sometimes what you perceive to be the worst IS OFTEN THE BEST.

Look, you don't KNOW what's best for you. Sorry to burst your romantic bubble but let's be completely honest.

How many times have you gotten your supposed "dreammate" that quickly turns out to be your worst nightmare?

You say you want to grow a $10M business but let me assure you from experience that if you have a $10M business it's going to come with $10M worth of challenges and problems.

Some days you'll want to curse the day you ever asked for that one…

Equal rights are equal. No exceptions.

There's an epidemic in our world; and many are too blind to see it.

Equal rights means equal. Whether I agree with your opinion or not.

Freedom of speech means freedom of speech. Whether I agree with what you're saying or not.

As long as you don't encroach on the rights of others, you have a constitutional right in this country to voice your opinion…

True entrepreneurship and leadership are a marriage.

It’s a 24/7/365 partnership.

Many entrepreneurs and so-called leaders in today’s world need redemption.

Let's lose the romantic idealism that: "you control your own schedule."

While this is true at some level, and it always is, it's no easy street. We ALL are trading our life for something.

Some trade their life for a “lifestyle” of vacation and car and boat and plane.

But they do nothing great and leave this life most often filled with regret…

No one and nothing owes you anything.

Your country doesn't owe you anything...

Your family doesn't owe you anything...

Your job or your company don't owe you anything...

Your mate or your ex don't owe you anything...

Maybe even most importantly Life or God don't owe you anything.

Now I realize this may sound harsh… but the fact is that you've been GIVEN the greatest gift…

No one and nothing owes you anything.

Your country doesn't owe you anything...

Your family doesn't owe you anything...

Your job or your company don't owe you anything...

Your mate or your ex don't owe you anything...

Maybe even most importantly Life or God don't owe you anything.

Now I realize this may sound harsh… but the fact is that you've been GIVEN the greatest gift…

Energy is the only currency.

Look, I know that sounds a little out there but stick with me because I promise it's very grounded.

It's even grounded in physics.

Even if you're the most practical entrepreneur (which I consider myself to be as well), this is NOT just some soft thinking from the spiritual marketplace.

Ben Horowitz, the Silicon Valley Billionaire, stated, "The most difficult business decisions I ever made were not financial or strategic, they were mental."

Thought is energy; and true thinking takes a lot of it…

Energy flows where attention goes.

Yes, I've taught this for years (even prior to The hit movie The Secret).

So, you've probably heard it before; and you may think "you know."

I submit chances are great that you don't know it, you may "know about it." But KNOWING it is a big difference.

Huge difference.

You see, most have very poor attention muscles. Attention is a product of the Will.

And the Will must be developed…

Science tells us that everything is energy.

Your house, your car, your money, body, relationships, business, bank account.

Energy flows where attention goes. You may have heard me say this for many years.

So, let's talk business and money for a quick minute.

I've yet to talk to ANYONE who doesn't want to grow his/her business and make more of the energy called money.

Money is also called currency; and energy is the greatest currency...

Science tells us that everything is energy.

Your house, your car, your money, body, relationships, business, and bank account.

Energy flows where attention goes. You may have heard me say this for many years.

So, let's talk business and money for a quick minute.

I've yet to talk to ANYONE who doesn't want to grow his/her business and make more of the energy called money.

Money is also called currency; and energy is the greatest currency…

It’s often easier to act your way into a new way of thinking and feeling than it is to think your way into a new way of feeling and acting.

Let’s face it, thinking is often the biggest problem you have.

Your head will mess you up every single time.

Your neocortex, like everything in life, is both a blessing and a curse.

Our ancestors didn’t think, they just acted!

I doubt very seriously if our ancient ancestors EVER got caught in the paralysis of analysis...

If you want to do great work, you have to do a lot of work.

To do a lot of work you must be around long enough to do a lot of work.

Let me tell you something. Probably remind you of something which you already know. Even though it’s not popular…

If you’re going to even come close to actualizing your potential at least two things are certain:

You must have a tremendous amount of energy, and;
You have to be around a long time because it just takes a lot of time.

Regardless of what anyone is trying to sell you…

Are leadership, mastery, and genius born or made?

This has been an age-old debate.

I submit the answer is BOTH.

An individual may be born with a high IQ for instance, or the gift of being able to hear perfect pitch, or strong athletic talent.

But that's just the beginning point.

Research by Lewis Terman, the pioneer in educational psychology from Stanford, proves that most individuals he tracked with a very high level of gift did little to nothing with it…

The most difficult, and most important, work you’ll ever do is your EMOTIONAL work.

Intellectual work is important; and yet the Neocortex more often than not gets you stuck in the paralysis of analysis.

Information is NOT Transformation; and not even close to transmutation.

Your thinking mind is both a blessing and a curse.

Because your head will mess you up every single time…

Do less and achieve more.

Now, if you've been following me for a while, you may think I've jumped over to the romantic fantasy side of life.

No way.

You'll NEVER see me advocating quick, easy, simple or fast.

One of the most frequent good stories (excuses) I hear is that "I don't have enough time."

Yes. You. Do!

We all have the same 24 hours in every single day.

The truth, is that you ALWAYS make time for the things you value most.

All else is just a story.

The only way to have time is to properly utilize the time there is…

Discipline always precedes dominion.

This is true whether you're building a business, a body, a mind or a spiritual practice.

Synonyms for discipline are: control, training, teaching, instruction, regulation, direction, order, authority, rule, strictness, a firm hand.

Most have little to no discipline in their life.

Check history and you'll quickly find that all great masters were disciplined in an apprenticeship with a mentor. Take Leonardo da Vinci for instance…

How are you going to play your business and your life?

Now I know that most would SAY deep, but their behavior makes it quickly apparent that they much prefer to play in the kiddie pool.

Deep makes waves. If you're not making waves and pushing buttons, you’re playing in the shallow end of the pool...

Deep takes time ALONE; shallow takes a lot of social activity and a lot of company...

Deep takes much study, wrestling with your own Resistance and Demons, and deep contemplation. Shallow is endlessly busy running here and there, doing this and that, and feebly attempting to escape the person you don't even know and really don't like...

Darkness fuels growth for the willing and the wise.

Look, it's a fact that a LOT (if not most), creativity comes from dark and difficult times.

Talk with any artist (by the way we're ALL artists, most of us have just forgotten), and they will tell you this is true.

That doesn't mean you're going to enjoy the darkness. NONE of us do. Believe me.

But all birth comes from the void…

Cross-training is the only way.

Now you might immediately think I'm speaking ONLY of physical activity.

I'm not.

Regardless of what you're pursuing in life, if you choose to become your best, if you choose to be great, if you have a prayer of ever approaching mastery in life, business, finances, mindset, emotions, relationships, physically and spiritually...

You MUST cross-train…

The day before a huge breakthrough occurs, it's still a crazy idea.

How many crazy ideas are you having?

What the world sees as insanity the Leader sees as possibility.

No one who was normal ever made history…

Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is feeling the fear and moving forward anyway.

Look, we all face challenges.

None of us is immunized in life.

Life is a hard task-master.

Business is often even harder.

Yet the defining factor between those who never become great leaders in both life and business is not the amount of hits they take…

The only competition you’ll ever have, is the competition between your disciplined and your undisciplined mind.

I always have a problem when marketers, publishers, or anyone else for that matter, ask me "Who's your competition?"I just don’t think in those terms.

I understand what they're getting at, but a better question would be "Who's your target market?"

If you don’t clearly know what your target is, the chance of hitting the bullseye is zero.

You see when you're your own unique self, doing things in your own way, you really don't have any competition. Not really.

True winner and leaders don’t compete, they create!

Big difference…

Your environment is more important than your heredity.

Environmental factors are a reflection of you. In fact, they are YOU!

There are 7 Environmental Factors of Ultimate Performance. We won't invest the time to get into all of them here today for obvious reasons.

But one we'll discuss briefly is your community.

There are mounds of research in this topic by Christakis and Fowler from Harvard. Research that proves your community influences not only your impact in the world but also your income...

You didn't come this far just to come this far.

That's a promise.

I was conducting a coaching session with a multi-six-figure income earner who was distraught; and emotionally drained.

In case you think money changes the human experience, think again.

She has been dealing with tremendous physical challenges for the last 3 years and was telling me that she often felt as if "she just couldn't go on."

I get it. I know those feelings well.

There were several times during my own personal, business and life meltdown in 2010 that I woke up in the fetal position not feeling like I could get out of that position. Much less get out of bed.

A man who knows pain and doesn't stuff it or lie about it; rather transmutes it into a force for good, is rare…

I take ice-cold showers…

Turned all the way full-blast cold.

Every single day.

No matter whether I’m on the East Coast, West Coast, Europe or anywhere else.

No matter if there’s 10 feet of snow outside. Irrespective of the weather.

I’ve done this for years.

Why?

Because there are so many benefits. Here are just a few:

It toughens and strengthens the will (maybe the greatest benefit of all; it shocks the body and releases neuro-cocktails and endorphins; it helps you burn calories and lose weight…

There's no magic bullet, secret sauce, or simple success...

But there IS an answer.

It would seem that if you want to make money in today’s market, you play to the magic minded romantics who want "3 Easy Steps to Success" or a "Turnkey system."

Are you still downloading that "turnkey system" or "blueprint for success in 7 steps"?

God bless you and Good Luck (you're going to need it).

NO ONE has a better turnkey system than McDonalds; and they’re closing franchises in record numbers. 200 locations closed in 2021 alone. With another 350 poor performing stores moved to Japan.

"So, James, you said there is an answer. What is it?"…

You grow the most on the border of chaos and order.

Disheartening, maybe. But true nonetheless.

This is NOT just my idea. Science proves this to be true. In fact, Nobel Prize winning science by Illya Prigogine.

Please understand, that your body/mind system is designed to grow.

The entirety of the Universe is about fuller Expansion, Experience and Expression.

Contraction, suppression and stagnation or not in the cosmic way of things…

Success and failure are both the result of habit.

If you want to change your life, change your habits.

Most people run their life and business by the seat of their pants.

If I ask you specifically what you're doing at 12PM this Saturday can you tell me instantly?

Those who are masterful have routines and habits and they can answer this question with very few exceptions.

And not only this week. They can do this every day of every week...

Mastery and balance cannot coexist in the same space.

Sorry to potentially burst your bubble.

But then again, very few are committed to mastery anyway; so maybe it doesn't matter.

Balance is still nonsense, nonetheless.

All these people running around talking, teaching and preaching about balance are not even balanced...

There are no bad circumstances or situations in life.

There are no bad teams.

There are ONLY bad leaders.

Look, if you have a remote chance of leading your own business in this age of the entrepreneur, you must first and foremost lead your own life.

I'm sure that makes sense to you.

Please don't get me wrong in the statement above. Sometimes life will deal you severe blows.

I’ve had my share and maybe more.

Have the courage and wisdom to ask for more.

Look, you're not even close to your capacity and capability.

How do I know this?

Because I know what the human spirit is capable of.

When things get difficult and challenging ask for more.

It's the difficulties and challenges that reveal you to yourself.

Don’t wish for easy—that’s illusion. What you truly want, and need, is greater capacity and capability to get through the challenges life brings...

Whatever is not appreciated is depreciated and eventually lost.

This is a fundamental principle in both life and business.

If you don't appreciate your team members, you’ll lose them. Studies prove that money (or a paycheck) alone won't motivate long term; and it certainly won’t inspire.

If you don't appreciate your health, you’ll lose it. Then Life will give you NO OPTION but to make it job #1.

If you don't appreciate your relationship, you’ll lose it. Every human being has a deep need to feel appreciated; and they’ll do and go where they must and find that appreciation.

Your finances, investments and saving are either appreciating or depreciating.

The Leader, a true pro, is always at his best.

Even when he's not.

The Leader shows up consistently, even when he doesn't feel like it.

When he says he's going to do something, he does it. Even when he doesn't feel like it...

When he lacks inspiration, he gets to work.

For he knows that waiting for inspiration is amateurish, and he refuses to be an amateur; and his inspiration comes THROUGH the work.

When he feels sad and sorry for himself, which we all do, he lets it wash over him and through him and then QUICKLY counts his blessings,

And then he gets to work…

When all the odds seem stacked against you, get excited.

That makes the victory all the sweeter.Look, I can tell you with certainty, I KNOW a LOT about having odds stacked against me. Check out my life and experience and you’ll realize this is true.

There may be some that know as much about stacked odds as me. But I dare say, no one knows about it more than me.

I’m the champion of the Underdogs. I’m the Dark Knight who transmutes pain into power. How about you?

If you’ve ever felt this way yourself you’re in the right place...

Are you ready for the secret?

Forget about making money!

I've said this for years; and the message continues to mostly fall upon deaf ears.

Focus instead on providing value and service to the world.

It's a fundamental fact that you'll be remunerated in direct proportion to the value and service you provide in the world. Period!

Properly understood, this puts you TOTALLY in charge of the income you earn…

Are you a leader?

Leaders must first and foremost successfully and productively lead their own life.

Leadership is the hardest job there is or ever will be.

And let me promise you this: if you can't lead your own life, your own finances, your own fitness and health, your own mental and emotional mastery, you'll never be granted leadership on a grander scale.

You might say to me, "But James, look at the leaders of our country, look at the leaders of congress and politics, look at industry leaders, are you telling me that THEY have these qualities you mention?

No.

Many of them are the antithesis of these qualities; AND they're not leaders as I speak of them.

These are the "leaders" in vast need of Redemption…

If you can’t follow, you’ll never lead.

In an age of quick-fixes, push button success, and microwave mentality, many if not most have lost what it takes to become a true leader in whatever their chosen field.

But first, what is leadership? The management consultant Tom Peters states, “Leadership is confusing as hell.”

Is it just someone with followers? No, that can’t be true.

That would mean that everyone who has a large social media following is a leader.

Hardly.

Is it just someone with a certain title or position? No that’s just positional power; and positional power only works to the degree there’s fear. Once fear is gone, so is the ability to lead.

How about a good speaker or communicator? No, not just that either. Would you hire a great orator to perform heart surgery on you? Or to run your company?

Are you really happy and fulfilled? Really?

Do you deserve to be?
Gallup tells us that 8 out 10 people are unhappy and unfulfilled in both their life and work.

Staggering.

While there are several reasons for this, in my experience three of the biggest are:

Chasing money and external things versus living your purpose.
Unrealistic expectations.
Unfulfilling and unmeaningful work

There's nothing wrong at all with money and things, those are easy to come by; and might I add, just as easily lost...

The true Leader travels focused and light.

Many create their own chaos because they’re attempting to do too many things.

Jack/Jane of all trades.

Master of none...

Or are you transitory? One of my heroes and teachers (although I obviously never met him) is Socrates. Socrates, as well as his student Plato, taught substance. A student of language and ontology (which I am both), realizes that substance is the fundamental state of being. While the materialist or transitory person builds his life upon things seen, the person of substance relies and builds upon, the unseen. While the amateur makes decisions based upon what appears (in the bank account, in business, or body), the Leader builds upon and makes decisions, based upon that which has not YET appeared. When the vision on the inside is more powerful and compelling than what you observe on the outside, the universe is at your command...

If you know me, you know I'm fascinated with ALL studies of the universe as well as human behavior. And by the way, I believe ALL leaders should be. How can you lead in a disruptive and rapidly changing world unless you have a firm grip on WHY it's changing and HOW things work? That being said, the study of Epigenetics tells us a LOT about WHY you are who and what you are; and WHY you do and don't do. The mass of Epigenetic research tells us basically that who and what you are today is a by-product of where you came from. I had an interesting conversation a couple of years ago with a scientist who argued that Epigenetics PROVES we have no free will; and NO control over who we are. I see it VASTLY differently. Although I DO RECOGNIZE the challenge we're ALL up against...

Succeeding on your first attempt is a curse. Trust me, you don't want life to be easy. Regardless of what you've been conditioned to believe. You want life to challenge you, to push you, to knock you down – more than once, to try to stop you. It’s next to impossible to stop the leader who just keeps coming. The Warrior Leader Spirit that just wont give up. Succeeding on your first iteration is a curse. Because it's only from the triumphs and tragedies of being in the arena that true leadership crystalizes into practical applications for real life. Versus mere hypothetical life...

No one and nothing owes you anything. Your country doesn't owe you anything... Your family doesn't owe you anything... Your job or your company don't owe you anything... Your mate or your ex don't owe you a damn thing... Maybe even most importantly Life or God don't owe you anything. In fact, you've been GIVEN the greatest gift. Life itself, and your unlimited potential...

YOU are GOD in human form. Look, every great tradition has reminded us that we are created in the image and likeness of the Creative Power. That means that YOU ARE a Creative Force to be reckoned with. What are you creating? Look at your results: Financially, Relationally, Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually. Take ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY for your creation...

Knowledge is NOT Power. Knowledge creates possibility. One of which is POTENTIAL power. Awareness is power, and awareness comes from a state of BEING. I am not suggesting that knowledge is not important, it is. Yet knowledge without a state of Awareness will NOT be put into ACTION. Most in today's world have a tremendous amount of knowledge, but little to no Awareness (a.k.a. Being). I know this is a deep topic and we're not even going to scratch the surface in a quick TE...

I would love to read your answers in the comment section about "Which brain are you usually using?" What? Let me discuss BRIEFLY what modern science is now proving. You have 3 brains. And like it or not, the one in your head is the most confused and most often the major cause of all your pain and suffering. It's not your fault. You've been conditioned this way through ignorance. But it IS your responsibility. You also have a "brain" in your gut, and MOST importantly in your heart. This is a fact!

What are the things you value in life? Nothing is solid... Nothing stands still... Nothing remains the same... Nothing is lasting... Nothing has any value... Except for one thing. The ONLY Truth, Value, and Power are that which NEVER changes. The ONLY thing which cannot be taken away is that which cannot be touched or taken. AND THAT my friend is not your house, car, business, or bank account...

Look, as spiritual as it might seem to say that you must see it inside before you'll hold it outside, it's about as practical as it comes.

Leadership and Entrepreneurship are spiritual games.

Bringing the intangible into the tangible.

When EPCOT was finished in Orlando, a reporter said to Walt Disney's nephew, "It's too bad your uncle Walt couldn't be here to see this."...

Most people only THINK they think. One of my very bright clients asked me why I always state, "Your head will mess you up every single time"? It's because of this very issue. What happens in your head that attempts to pass for thinking is NOTHING more than a re-running of an old operating system that was programmed and conditioned into you LONG ago. Think about this one: EVERYTHING you THINK you KNOW is from the PAST. It's NOT from the present or future...

Knowledge, like wealth, energy and power, is meant for use. Whoever coined the phrase, "Knowledge is power" was severely incorrect and completely missing the point. How many times do you supposedly "know" something but you don't DO it. Knowledge is NOT power. It's nothing more than organized information and POTENTIAL power, until it's USED. And the GREATEST time to find out if you TRULY KNOW something is if you'll use it and do it when you don't FEEL like it. That's when you REALLY KNOW it...

Is leadership, mastery, and genius born or made?

I submit the answer is BOTH.

An individual may be born with a high IQ for instance, or the gift of being able to hear perfect pitch, or strong athletic talent.

Research by Lewis Terman, the pioneer in educational psychology from Stanford, proves that most individuals he tracked with a very high level of gift did little to nothing with it.

Because it came easy to them, they didn't work very hard.

So leadership and genius in any field cannot just be born, It must be made, right?

Not so fast...

Your purpose will determine how you define success.

Here's the rub.

If you don't clearly know what your purpose is (most don't by the way), you'll end up living and chasing society's version of success.

This road goes straight down the boulevard of broken dreams and loss of meaning.

All the money and material goods in the world will NEVER give you meaning.

Life, real life, is about meaning.

You're here to contribute, to provide value, and to do something significant...

Feeling trumps Thought. Everyone wants to talk about, and focus on, how "your thinking creates your results." This is PARTIALLY true. Thought in-and-of-itself is weak; and does NOTHING on its own to create results. Consider: how many times have you "thought" about doing something, becoming something, building something, and DONE absolutely NOTHING? Since the early 2,000's (if not earlier), I've encouraged that you must go "3 for 3"...

In a world in which most are judging themselves daily by how many "followers" they have, how many "likes" they have, or "who won the popular vote."

Please.

Life, and certainly not leadership, cannot be defined by followers, likes or the popular vote...

Good days bring happiness.

Bad days bring growth.

Both combined correctly create fulfillment.

How do you find happiness in difficult times?

How do you find happiness when all things seem to be going sideways?

Missing your objective is NOT failing. So-called failure is only feedback. Quitting is NOT failing. In fact, whoever stated that "Quitters never win" really didn't think it through. But that's another topic entirely. The ONLY time you fail is when you GIVE UP...

Only when the questions become more important than the answers will the true answers emerge. So, here's one: How do you define success? Seriously. Think about it. Really think. Be specific. The fact is that most have never truly defined it for THEMSELVES. Now you may think you have. Think again. If you're honest with yourself, what you have defined as success is what someone else or society has told you are successful. Most I coach want to tell me what they THINK they want, and yet they don't even know who they are...

Less is more. Contrary to popular belief. In my book "Practical Spirituality" written in 2002, I had an entire chapter both titled and devoted to this concept. I think it's every bit as applicable, in fact, if not more so, today...

Energy vibrates.

Everything moves, nothing stays the same.

Change is the only constant.

The things you've currently built are crumbling before your very eyes. You just don't have the visual acuity to see it happening...

Particles and Waves. Static and Dynamic. Today's TE is not for the faint of heart. If you're ready to put your thinking cap on, and truly Lead your life and business, then buckle your seatbelt Dorothy because Kansas is going bye-bye. Yet, obviously... this can ONLY be the tip of the iceberg in a quick TE. Here goes: These are the two ways in which science tells us Energy or Mind manifests. Because there is only ONE Mind in the entire Universe that is omnipresent and infinite. It's static...

Are you truly free?
I can probably guess your first response.
Not so fast.
True freedom has NOTHING to do with finances (so-called financial freedom is nonsense)...
It has nothing to do with being able to come and go and do as you please (that's liberty)...
Let me ask you to ponder these questions:
1. Can you choose to be happy and fulfilled even when in the midst of mental, emotional, and financial chaos?
...

You have the God-given right to be Superhuman. Sound far-fetched? Believe me, it's not. You have far more abilities than you're even scratching the surface of utilizing... You are NOT separate from this universe you're a part of it. It is a part of you. You and it are the same. Do you realize that you have TRILLIONS of cells in your body each with BILLIONS of atoms; and EACH of those BILLIONS of atoms in TRILLIONS of cells (can you imagine what a staggering number that is?) each has a proton in the middle of the atom...

Time will wipe you off the board before you know it. Hesitation steals dreams. I know this is an uncomfortable subject, But, it's one that needs to be acknowledged and given attention. The Toltec tradition has a concept called, "The Awareness of Impending Death." We attempt to ignore and deny this in the Western world. The Toltec state that the Angel of Death is over your left shoulder with its finger poised 24/7. Just waiting to tap you out. This is NOT to focus on dying. Instead, it's a constant reminder to fully LIVE!

Your thoughts bring thunder and your word is law. This is your potential. Unfortunately, most are ignorant and/or incongruent with this fundamental power. I can't tell you, as a former C Suite consultant for AT&T, how many sales professionals, managers, and leaders alike I interacted with and coached that were saying all the "right words" but were thinking the "wrong" thoughts...

The universe is NOT random. YOU most likely are random, but the universe is NOT. We live in an orderly universe. Run by distinct and definite laws. ANY time you succeed in life, you've aligned with and utilized these Laws. Whether consciously aware of it or not. ANY time you have NOT succeeded in life, you've been OUT OF ALIGNMENT with these Laws. Period...

You can't move up in life until you bring another up to take your place. Many individuals are so "me-focused" that they completely miss the point in both life and business. The ONLY way you move your Life, Awareness, Business, and Results "UP" is by bringing others up. This is how expansion works. I've taught for decades that if you're not making the money, and getting the results you choose to make, it's because you're not providing enough value to others and the world...

"There's a big difference between wishing for something and being prepared to receive it." ~ Napoleon Hill This is one of my most favorite quotes from Hill. I've used it with my clients more times than I can count. More importantly, I've experienced it in my own life and business. We all THINK we want a multi-million dollar business. But THE FACT, is that if you don't have it, you're not yet prepared to receive it. Stop wishing and start working! You see, if you don't know how to get it, you certainly won't know how to keep it. Those with the lottery mentality are really showing their serious ignorance...

In a world where you're inundated with noise and nonsense, clarity and focus are power.

Where are you going?

What do you believe in?

What do you value?

What's your purpose in this life?

That means you have 3 distinct yet synergistic parts of who you are.

Body, Mind and Soul.

ALL equally as important to life, business and leadership.

To neglect any one of them is to not bring your full game to the table; and you will not live a fulfilling life nor even scratch the surface of your potential.

Many want to build an entrepreneurial empire but they neglect their body in the process. Not a smart move.

Body neglected in diet, exercise, flexibility and strength eventually gets sick and breaks...

I know this might seem a bit far-fetched to you; and I get it. But if it does, then what you don't get is what quantum physics is telling us today: "Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real." ~ Niels Bohr "Mind is the Matrix of all matter." ~ Max Planck "Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves." ~ Werner Heisenberg I could go on but hopefully you get the point. If you accept what the most seminal thinkers of our century have told us; AND CONTINUE to tell us, then you must accept this fact...

First, I no longer use the term "negative emotions."

If you understand the Law of Polarity (one of the 7 Major Laws of the Universe), you'll quickly realize what we often term "negative" is ACTUALLY the generative power in this Universe.

That's a topic for another day and time...

This is a complex topic that I'll cover briefly here. First a couple of premises and principles: 1. Most people think they are "acting" but they're really primarily reacting. 2. Most think they have their own preferences but "their preferences" have been handed to them by their conditioning. 3. Psychology tells us that fully 95% of what we "do" daily is driven by our unconscious mind. It's PRE-THOUGHT. 4. To truly think takes breaking the chains of the reactive mind. 5. Breaking the chains of the reactive mind is NOT learning about something or hearing or studying something, it takes true Self-Awareness...

Stop chasing shadows. Take Your Power Back! So many people are dealing with effects versus causes. Look, the ONLY thing that's "real' is that which cannot be changed. All else is temporal and transitory. There is no illness for illness is ONLY the absence of health. Therefore "illness" is a condition not a cause nor a principle. There is no "evil" for evil is ONLY the word "LIVE" spelled backwards. Therefore evil is ONLY to LIVE in a backward way. It's a condition, not a cause or principle. Not a truth. There is no lack ONLY abundance. For lack is only a state of limited creativity and thinking. Most often an attachment to past conditioning...

The greatest cause of suffering in your life is what I collectively call The Resistance. The Resistance is a comprised of a collection of beliefs, values, assumptions, perceptions, and identifiers that you call "ME" or your "SELF". But when you look closely and clearly, you begin to recognize that NONE of what you call "me" or "self" is real. NONE of it. When you realize this, you become free...

The Leader, a true pro, is always at his best. Even when he's not. The Leader shows up consistently, even when he doesn't feel like it. When he says he's going to do something, he does it. Even when he doesn't feel like it... When he lacks inspiration, he gets to work. For he knows that waiting for inspiration is amateurish, and he refuses to be an amateur; and his inspiration comes THROUGH the work... When he feels sad and sorry for himself, which we all do, he let's it wash over him and through him and then QUICKLY counts his blessings. And then he gets to work...

You can measure the quality of your life... By the quality of your relationships. Relationships are EVERYTHING! First and foremost, you MUST have a relationship with YOURSELF. You have a relationship between your Conscious Mind, your Unconscious Mind and you Higher Conscious Mind. This is critical to your happiness, fulfillment, purpose and performance. Then and ONLY THEN can you have a great relationship with OTHERS. Think about it: How can you ever expect to have a great relationship with others when you don't even have a relationship with yourself?

You want financial freedom? You will NEVER be financially free. No matter how many millions or billions you have in assets or in the bank. Never! That is unless and until YOU are free. You see, no amount of money will give you something that you AREN'T. And the FACT, is that the only people who worry more about money than the money poor... Are the money RICH! Financial freedom is not something you achieve or acquire (nor ANY freedom for that matter), financial freedom is something you must BECOME...

Your Personality wants to Express. Your SOUL longs to Experience and Expand. Now I know this is not your typical Leadership and Business topic, yet it should be. For what IS Leadership after all except effectively and powerfully leading your own LIFE? The fact, is that you have Multiple Personality Disorder. And this MPD is both your greatest nemesis as well as your greatest opportunity. You are NOT your personality. The term "personality" from "persona" originates in Latin meaning: "mask or character" played by an actor...

Gold in the mind, and gold in the heart, brings gold in the hands. This is the key to Alchemy. Alchemy is a somewhat mystical and often esoteric term. Let me briefly demystify and bring it into the realm of practical application for the leader and entrepreneur. For some of the greatest alchemist of all times were da Vinci, Tesla, Jobs, Branson, Musk and Gates. In fact, Bill Gates purchased Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex Leicester" in 1994 for $31M dollars! It's the most expensive book ever sold in history. It's written in code and metaphor; and it's a book on Alchemy. So if you think this has no practicality or application to leadership and business, just scroll on by. But tell that to Bill Gates. Gold in alchemy represents the highest level of development and conscious awareness. It's an awareness of who and what you are at the ABSOLUTE level of existence. FAR beyond the often petty and mundane affairs of socialized mind...

The true Leader travels focused and light. Many create their own chaos because they’re attempting to do too many things. Jack of all trades. Master of none. How many horses can you ride masterfully at one time? If you’re a circus act then then maybe two. I doubt if you’re a circus act. If you’re NOT then the answer is one. Even a circus performer can’t ride 3 horses masterfully. Follow the metaphor? Pick your horse...

The purpose of your life is NOT to be happy. Are you going to continue to read? Maybe a shocker, right? Hedonism is rampant in today's world (look the word up if you need to). Your purpose in this lifetime is to be useful. To make a difference. To leave an impact when YOU leave. To be honorable. Meaning that you do what you're here to do; and you do what you say you're going to do. Even when it's hard and hurts....

No one and nothing owes you anything. Your country doesn't owe you anything... Your family doesn't owe you anything... Your job or your company don't owe you anything... Your mate or your ex don't owe you a damn thing... Maybe even most importantly Life or God don't owe you anything. In fact, you've been GIVEN the greatest gift. Life itself, and your unlimited potential...

Mastery and Leadership always begins at the center. Many approach their life and businesses as a series of tactics: marketing, sales, to-do lists, and activities designed to get them a certain result. Yet the ONLY result we ever seek is the feeling. We seek merit. To know our own worth. Think about it, you don't buy a car or watch or house because of the material components which constitute its form. You buy ALL of them (and do ANYTHING for that matter) for how you believe it will make you FEEL...

It’s often easier to act your way into a new way of thinking and feeling than it is to think your way into a new way of feeling and acting. Let’s face it, thinking is often the biggest problem you have. Your head will mess you up every single time. Your neocortex, like everything in life, is both a blessing and a curse. Our ancestors didn’t think, they just acted! I doubt very seriously if our ancient ancestors EVER got caught in the paralysis of analysis. Your “more-intelligent” ass will anal-lyze something to death while life passes you by! (pun intended) You suffer from what the Samurai Warrior called “too much mind.”

Are you a leaf or a stone? Most people are like leaves blown this way and that by their own emotional roller coaster. Most have very little to NO self-control. Most IDENTIFY with their disempowering emotions and allow them to rule their life and experience. Most are like leaves blowing in the winds of their emotions. Going this way and that. Feeling focused and good one moment, and then being triggered INSTANTLY to lose it, feel bad, and spiral into chaos...

Have you ever driven across the desert on a dark night like I have? No street lights. No landmarks. Just about a 25-foot narrow headlit path in front of you. It can be frightening as you think about it now, right? Is there a metaphor here? About your business and relationships and health, well, just about everything in your life? Yes, I think there is! So why is it with so little sight, with so little information, you continue to drive forward across a barren desert?

Purpose and pleasure are NOT the same thing. Contrary to popular thinking, you're not always going to be happy when living your true purpose. Happiness and pleasure are transitory human emotions; and like all emotions, whether pleasurable or painful, they're fleeting. Living your purpose CAN be pleasurable and happy; and it will also be painful and frustrating at times. Many are espousing "Follow your passion", and "Do what you love." Let's please be reminded that passion is the Latin word for suffering. Remember the movie "The Passion of the Christ"? It was ALL about one mans willingness to suffer for something bigger than his own ego needs...

This is one of the 7 primary laws of this Universe and, like all of them, it's VITAL to understand. There are many complex implications of this law. Far too many to discuss briefly here today. But one quick implication on both your Life, Leadership and Business is that "You get what you give, What you put out comes back." Far too many in today's world are wanting to GET without GIVING. To TAKE without INVESTING. The world and the Universe does NOT work that way. There is NO FREE ride. If you want to grow your results, and get a MASSIVE return, you must grow, give, and INVEST MASSIVELY...

We're ALL in prison. Mental incarceration is the worst prison you can inhabit. And the jailer is you... The problem is that you don't even know it. You don't even see it. You can escape the prison. Anyone can. But the first step is to recognize (re-cognize; re-think), the fact that you're actually in one. Recognition (re-cognition; re-thinking) is the first law of learning and transformation. You can't change or transform anything until you first recognize that it must be changed and transformed. That's why it's the first law...

You live in a MENTAL universe. ALL is MIND. Open YOUR mind and check this out. THINK. REALLY think: "All matter and MIND are a tangled hierarchy. The tree observed creates the brain of the observer. Who then is the true observer?" ~ Amit Gaswami (quantum theorist) Whoa hot damn! Just saying....

Don't be a drifter. Most drift from this to that. This strategy to that strategy. This business to that business. This teacher to that one. Chasing the brass ring. Looking for the secret sauce, the magic pill, the fast fame and simple success. I did a coaching session with a QUANTUM PHYSICIST some time back who told me that he envisioned making a "million-dollars the year prior and he didn't make it." "How did I use Law of Attraction incorrectly?" He asked. (He had been studying with another so-called "Law of Attraction Expert") I responded, "What exactly did you do?" He replied, "I just held the vision." I said my friend WHO the HELL have you been listening to? Aren't you a physicist?! You KNOW there's more to it than that! Silence. Drifter...

The world around you is YOU giving you the opportunity to see and experience yourself. Sometimes I wonder, "Why am I experiencing this in my life? What is this here in my life to teach me?" Do you ever ask yourself these questions? Why am I experiencing this in life is NOT a poor me or victim slant on experiences. Even though it could be that way. From a more awakened perspective it's a purposeful consideration of what LIFE has brought to you...

I know you've heard that it is, but you hear things all the time that are just flat out wrong! Whoever said that didn't think it through; or was totally clueless. How many times do you, like me, know someone who knows a helluva lot, but they don't do a damn thing with it? In fact, most all of us know a lot more than we do. We know that eating fast food and starchy carbs makes us feel lethargic, but we do it anyway...

How do you know when you're on the right path? When you don't feel prepared to take it. This was a question I asked of one of my great mentors years ago; as well as his answer. Profound. You see God/The Universe/Cosmic Consciousness whatever label you choose has only one objective for you. Just one. it doesn't give two shakes about your new house, car, bank account, vacation or plane. Please...

Life is never thrilling and "up" every single day... That's childish and unrealistic; and not your objective. Your objective is to find your purpose and become obsessed with mastering and fulfilling it. Come what may. High and low. Pleasure and pain. Victory and defeat. To engage the spirit within of a Warrior Leader; fully committed to a cause much greater than himself...

You see, socialized mind encourages you to assimilate and homogenize. But that just keeps you stuck and constantly having to "compete" with all those who are touting the party line. Bob Marley was different from the masses... His reggae beats were pretty much non-existent and vastly different when he arrived on the scene. Now when you say reggae, what's the FIRST name that pops into your mind? I bet it's Marley. Queen was different. Their complicated rock, sometimes crossed with opera and classical stringed orchestra, was extremely unusual and extremely long for traditional radio play...

You DON'T need more information. You need more certainty. You need more confidence. You need more clarity, commitment, and focus. And the ONLY way to get this is to: 1. Understand how this Universe works 2. Take MASSIVE ACTION in alignment with Universal Laws. There's a science to success...

Popular is just what the mass mind is resonating with.⁠ ⁠ Think.⁠ ⁠ Really think.⁠ ⁠ The fact, is that to be the "most popular" and to have the most "friends" or followers, the creative individual must leave out the difficult parts.⁠ ⁠ It must be dumbed down into something to be consumed in 6 seconds or less.⁠ ⁠ Glance through your feed.⁠ ⁠ How many people are there posting "motivational memes" right now?⁠ ⁠ Everybody's an expert now, right?⁠ ⁠ Chances are REALLY good that the person with the most followers or "likes" is not really disruptive or even that creative.⁠ ⁠ We tend to give standing ovations to things that we agree with. Not to things that rattle our cage, push up against our resistance, and truly make us think.⁠ ⁠

How much does it cost?⁠ ⁠ I can't tell you how often I hear this question.⁠ ⁠ This question keeps you focused on limitations and lack.⁠ ⁠ The Leader ALWAYS focuses on value versus cost.⁠ ⁠ The better question is: What is the cost of NOT doing it?⁠ ⁠ What will it cost me in time, income potential, potential growth, and impact over my lifetime if I DON'T do this?⁠ ⁠ How much does it cost compared to what?⁠ ⁠ Compared to a tremendous amount of regret?⁠

Surround yourself with people who demand you level-up.⁠ ⁠ Get connected.⁠ ⁠ Make it a priority.⁠ ⁠ Who's in your Inner Circle?⁠ ⁠ There is no value in lying to yourself.⁠ ⁠ If you're the smartest person and the most successful person in the room... you're in the wrong room.⁠..

"There's a big difference between wishing for something and being prepared to receive it." ~ Napoleon Hill ⁠ ⁠ This is one of my most favorite quotes from Hill. I've used it with my clients more times than I can count. ⁠ ⁠ More importantly, I've experienced it in my own life and business.⁠ ⁠ We all THINK we want a multi-million dollar business. But THE FACT, is that if you don't have it, you're not yet prepared to receive it.⁠ ⁠ Stop wishing and start working!⁠ ⁠ You see, if you don't know how to get it, you certainly won't know how to keep it.⁠ ⁠ Those with the lottery mentality are really showing their serious ignorance.⁠..

Friction creates energy. Most people want to reach a place of "smooth sailing.' Good luck with that one. This is diametrically opposed to the principles of science. Energy is amplified through friction. A light bulb creates output by electricity pushing against the resistor inside the bulb. No resistance. No output. In this case the greatest friction and resistance you have are INSIDE YOURSELF!

Your mistakes don't limit you. Your FEARS limit you. There are two types of fear: instinctive and intellectual. Instinctive fear is what moves you out of the way when a truck is barreling down on you. This type of fear is productive, and you WANT IT to be operable. When your ancestors were on the Serengeti, instinctive fear kept them from getting eaten by a saber tooth tiger. There aren't many saber-tooth tigers in your world today. There are crazy cab drivers in Manhattan to dodge, but not too many tigers...

What are you redeeming your very life for? Think about this: we're ALL trading our very life for something. The Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the average worker works between 9-10 hours per day. Entrepreneurs obviously work more. That's close to 50% of the entire day. Which means that you're investing close to 50% of your entire life earning your living. Now jump to Gallup which tells us that 72% of the people surveyed are unhappy and unfulfilled in their work. Consider the implications here. In my new book Redemption, The Price of Leadership in Both Life and Business, I use the example of redeeming a certificate or coupon for something in a store...

Physics tells us: 1, Everything is energy 2. Energy is consciousness 3. Consciousness/Energy only manifests in two ways 4. Particles or Waves 5. Energy must be either/or. It can't be both at the same time...

Things are not always as the seem... In this selfie culture we tend to "think" that "everyone's life is better than mine." Look at my house, look at my car, look at my watch, look at my vacation. What they don't say is "Look at my bills, look at my overhead, look at the days I wish I could offload a lot of this junk, pay my bills and find peace." What they don't say is "Watch me and my wife fight over finances. My kid is addicted to pot, and my wife is addicted to pain killers...

You don't have an economic crisis... You have an existential crisis! Period. You must walk your own path and follow your own purpose. You must know and live your own highest values and virtues. There is NO happiness if the things you believe in are different from the things you do. Now here's the rub...

Lose weight without dieting... Get everything you want in 3 easy steps... Get totally buff without ever working out... Build a business working 3 days a week for only 4 hours... Become an instant billionaire in 3 months with my brand-new hack... Do I have your attention?

Your thoughts will bring thunder when your word is Law! Simply put: Do what you say you're going to do! Period! There was a time, when things were done on a handshake. When you said you were going to do something, you just did it. Now we live in a world that lawyers love in which we have to have elaborate, well written and lengthy contracts with every if and or but covered. But that doesn't matter either.

Only hurt people hurt people. Has anyone ever hurt you? Silly question I know. Has any client made financial promises they don't keep? Have they ever gotten angry WITH YOU when you ask them to pay and keep the commitment THAT THEY made? Have they ever thought about the fact that YOU have expenses (both personally and professionally) that you have committed to, based upon THEIR commitment to you? Probably not. If you're in business I'm sure you KNOW what I mean.

You can predict the future. In fact, you can see the future. All you must do is look at the present as well as your past. Most people RELIVE THE LIFE of THEIR PARENTS with one maybe two improvements at best. Let that not be you. Fractal geometry proves that all of life is repeating patterns. Your life is a FRACTAL A repeating pattern. Same job, different product... Same struggles, different year...

We don't need more noise. What we need is more quality, service and value. We're hammered every single day by noise and distraction from every angle. Business is for Warriors and Gladiators. And the war is a war of attention. If you're in business today, the single most important factor you're chasing is the potential attention of the marketplace...

Let's talk about Mental Alchemy, finances, and business. Now I know you might think that these things don't mix; and I'm going to suggest that you think again. First, let me promise you that business, entrepreneurship, and leadership are at least 95% psychology and only 5% strategy. On the physical level, neurosciences, brain plasticity, and exercise physiology/biology now PROVE that exercise and practices of gratitude, contemplation, and focusing your willpower, literally change the shape, connections, and chemistry of the brain.

EVERYTHING you think you want...
You ALREADY HAVE! And when you start noticing it and become grateful for it, you'll have more of it. The FACT is that you're missing NOTHING. Most people think they have a shortage of something. But there is no shortage. I coached a man recently who told me he wanted to create more wealth.

You know you're on the right path when you don't feel prepared to take it. This was the answer one of my greatest teachers and mentors gave to my question. Don Jose Luis was a shaman in the Andes Mountains of Peru. I was privileged to study with him for several years. Now wait a minute James! I thought you were all about business and entrepreneurship... what's this shamanistic crap? I am about entrepreneurship AND I consider myself a "Spiritual Entrepreneur."

Life is a game.

Period.

Have you ever played Monopoly or Clue or a similar board game with someone who is SO DAMN SERIOUS about the game?

ANY game for that matter.

Have you ever played with someone who gets COMPLETELY twisted, frustrated, even pissed if they don't "win" according to the rules of that particular game?

It’s in our darkest hours that we can potentially find and create the greatest light.

It's a fact that we live in a dualistic universe. The Law of Polarity states that everything has an equal and opposite.
Every down has an up...

Every outside has an inside...

And every bad has a corresponding good...

One of the key indicators of awareness and authentic Redemptive Leadership is that we are givers not takers.

Now don't get me wrong. I take REALLY GOOD CARE of myself.

I get up at 3AM every single day and make sure I take care of ME so that I have the rest of the day to GIVE to YOU.

You can't give what you don't have...

Always expect the best...

And realize that sometimes what you perceive to be the worst IS OFTEN THE BEST.

Look, you don't KNOW what's best for you. Sorry to burst your romantic bubble but let's be completely honest...

The Mental Laws of this Universe are as exact and precise as the Laws of Nature. There are 7 primary Laws of this universe and several subsidiary Laws. I've discussed these in many forms and forums for decades now. Mental Laws are not some fantasy or romanticized idea of some "new age" movement (whatever the hell that is), they're principles founded in hard cold science. Quantum Physics to be exact...

There are 4 fundamental forces of the Universe and electromagnetism is one of these 4 fundamentals. YOU are an electromagnetic being. And to the degree, you understand and harmonize these two opposing, and yet unified aspects of your being, you'll WIN. To the degree you don't, you'll LOSE. It's just that simple.

Some have little to no power or ability in any of these areas. Some have a lopsided focus on one area. Unless you're operating and functioning in ALL 3, you're incomplete. You're selling yourself short. EVERYTHING I Live, Breath, and Teach falls into one of these 3 areas; and again, true mastery and power reside in the development of all 3...

The more you become Self-Aware, the more you FEEL. The more you FEEL, the more you LIVE! And you'll live longer as well. REALLY live. We live in a world that's obsessed with their heads. The vast majority of people are so stuck in their heads that their hearts have atrophied. Is it ANY wonder that HEART DISEASE is the number one killer in the world? One out of every 4 deaths is the result of this killer. And the highest rate is among men. Go figure.

Not only is it weak, it’s ignorant. Look, we ALL need help. And we’re ALL ignorant of something. It’s always amusing (and also sad), when I post something or teach...

You want to make a greater return on your investment of time, energy and money?

Do you want to MAKE MORE MONEY?

Of course, you do. We ALL do.

I recently lost a dear friend. He was VERY successful by world measures. Nice big home in LA. Tennis court and pool. Owned his own company. Known as an expert in his field. Made multiple millions of dollars...

Even if we make it to 120 years of age. It still goes quickly. Yet, how many people are truly living? You see, working day to day to pay the bank, to make your mortgage, pay for your car, save for your kids’ college, is that really living?

For while it’s noble to leave something positive behind, you won’t be there to experience it or see it. Bersabeh and I recently watched a docuseries called “Genius”, the story of Albert Einstein’s life. I highly recommend it.

I firmly believe that everything happens according to a grander plan, whether we’re consciously aware of this or not.

I suggest that if you’ll recapitulate your life, you’ll find this true for you as well.

Even the things that seemed the most difficult and challenging ended up, in the long run, working out for the better...

We learn the most in the crucible of challenge. Not drinking the fine wine and smelling the roses.

Obstacles are our greatest teachers. They cause us to get creative, innovative, resilient, and resourceful.

There has never been a hero without tremendous battles to fight. These battles are where we get to see what we’re really made of and what we truly stand for...

Three realities we live in are the objective, the subjective, and the world of story.

Objective reality are things you can see, touch, taste, etc: Trees, dogs, cars, cash, cats.

Subjective reality is emotions, meaning, and how we think individually about objective things.

Stories are the collective thoughts, feelings, meanings that have been created regarding the objective and subjective realities. Why the hell does this matter to the leadership of your life and business?

Pain is the mother of all growth.

I know you don't like this.

I really don't like it either.

But it's true nonetheless.

You see the harsh reality is that you and I both grow the most in the crucible of challenge.

Whether the pain is physical like in the gym...

When you're grateful for what you have, you'll get more to be grateful for. Gratitude is one of the most powerful strategies for wealth and success. Period. Here's a fact I want you to really think about: You're successful the MINUTE you're grateful... You're wealthy RIGHT NOW, you just have to realize it... Success without fulfillment is NOT success at all...

Most have very little control of their lives. I know you want to think you're the exception, but you MIGHT need to think again. As always, there's no value whatsoever in lying to yourself. Most live their lives driven by their emotions. Like a wild boar on steroids, they go this way and that. Up and down with every little life and business hiccup, new bill, new challenge, disappointment, frustration and so-called "failure."

Whatever is not appreciated is depreciated and eventually lost. This is a fundamental principle in both life and business. If you don't appreciate your team members, you will lose them. Studies prove that money (or a paycheck) alone won't motivate long term; and it certainly won’t inspire. If you don't appreciate your health you will lose it. Then Life will give you the necessity to make it job #1. If you don't appreciate your relationship you will lose it. Every human being has a deep need to feel appreciated; and they will do and go where they must to find that appreciation...

You're most probably all messed up in the head... Shocked? Did you STOP scrolling? Look, we live in a world that places all its emphasis on IQ and cognitive ability. Yet, how many people do you know that are INTELLECTUAL GIANTS; and yet COMPLETELY ARRESTED in their development of adaptability (AQ) and emotional strength (EQ)?

When everything seems to be falling apart... It's ACTUALLY coming together on a grander scale of order. Now if ANYONE knows about this... If ANYONE KNOWS how HARD this is to realize... If ANYONE KNOWS how difficult this is to get through... Then with all humility and respect it's me...

This is the lamest story I ever hear. You don't need to get more time, you need to discipline you time. You don't need to manage your time, you need to manage yourself. The fact is that we all have the same amount of time. 168 hours in a week...

Purpose and pleasure are NOT the same thing. Contrary to popular thinking, you're not always going to be happy when living your true purpose. Happiness and pleasure are transitory human emotions; and like all emotions, whether pleasurable or painful, they're fleeting. Living your purpose CAN be pleasurable and happy; and it will also be painful and frustrating at times...

It's ENTIRELY up to you. For most, it's the latter. Most fool themselves into thinking they "have time." They don't. YOU don't! Time sets across the board from you and is going to sweep you OFF the board MUCH quicker than you think; and CERTAINLY before you're ready...

Your SOUL longs to Experience and Expand. Now I know this is not your typical Leadership and Business topic, yet it should be. For what IS Leadership after all except effectively and powerfully leading your own LIFE?

I've asked audiences all over the world this question: "If I could offer you all the money in the world, OR you could have endless peace of mind no matter what the circumstances, BUT you CAN'T have both. Which would you choose?" Invariably, the overwhelming answer by show of hands is, "Peace of Mind."

Pain is NOT a signal to suffer. It's a signal to GROW! If you've been exposed to Zen at any level, or it's teachings as I have (I've studied it for years). You may have heard that "Pain is inevitable. But suffering is a choice." Pain is a natural part of physical life. It's NOT a signal to suffer, it's a signal to GROW...

Your universe is NOT solid. Science proves that it pulsates. Now I know this is a bit heady for most; and in a world of information overload the LAST thing you or I need is more information...

The amount of resistance you feel is in direct proportion to the potential greatness of your outcome. The Resistance. Your greatest enemy. Those doubts, fears, insecurities, uncertainties, limiting beliefs, small self-image and confidence...

You've been conditioned in The Great Lie. Did that give you a Triple Espresso Jolt? I don't care who you are, what country you live in, or how old you are. You've been conditioned in this GREATEST of Lies. The Lie?

You can only grow and build as high as your roots are in the ground. Look, there are Natural Laws in this Universe. Physics as well as Alchemical Traditions tells us there are at least 7 fundamental laws, each with subsidiary laws, and others that are just as important but not foundation...