Remember to be kind to yourself as you listen to this one, its going to hurt.I recorded this one months ago and mad did I punch myself in the face with this content lol.It can be hard to acknowledge that our choices yesterday got us to where we are today, but once we do we can start making choices that lead to a better tomorrow. Good luck this week my friends.Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

Have you ever actually considered what the thing you fear is? So often we make the potential outcome so much bigger in our heads.Its natural to avoid scary outcomes, but are they real?Have you ever taken the time to write down your fears and actually analyze them as realities?You guys are powerful. You can overcome.Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

Are you so worried about making mistakes that you end up doing nothing?You aren't alone.Here's the thing. Most of them don't matter. The trick is to focus on making the right kind of mistakes, and avoiding the "intersections" where HUGE mistakes can happen. Kind of like looking both ways before stepping out into the street.Sure you CAN do it, but eventually it will go badly. Don't look backwards, look forward. Keep your eye on the problem, but don't steer into it. This week on reprogramming yourself to see obstacles in front of you as things to climb over, and not things to stop at it. Good luck my friendsSpecial thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

The life of a "free bird" is a myth. Possibly even a lie.Animals in nature live a life of terror, constantly trying to find food or avoid predation in conflict.If you don't plan your week, and your life ahead of time, your life will function in very much the same way. We can either take steps to create the life we want, or we can live a life of what if and if when.You ever put off cleaning up your place all week, and then your friends want to come hang out on the weekend and you have to cancel last minute because your place is a mess? This episode is for you.As always my friends good luck this week.Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

Did you know if humans cant see the sun or the moon that they will wander in circles?A study in the early 2000s proved this to be scientific fact.Much like the sun and moon, not having concrete goals will cause you to wander in the wilderness. Without clearly defining them your efforts could potentially move you farther away from your desired outcomes.Setting the course, sticking to it, and using the correct tools to navigate will win over "doing what feels right" every time.Good luck this week my friends.Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

What gives you more anxiety, thinking about the inevitability of aging, or the thought of forgetting your phone password?  I bet it’s the phone password.  We are heavily conditioned to desire interaction with our phone, and with the apps on our “smart phones”.  Take for example the research that went into determining which colors to use for the icons in the standard iOS suite. The green in Messages and Phone, the Blues in Mail and Safari, the purple in the Podcasts icon. All of the pastels used in the interface are shown to cause a release of dopamine.  Looking at an iOS device literally causes your brain to release chemicals that make you feel happy.  Wild right?  All of the social media apps you use are the same.   Its slightly ironic that the notification button for Facebook is a bell (Pavlov anyone?)  So what can you do to fight back against the machine and reclaim your freedom and your mind?  I discuss in today’s episodes some tactics I use to unplug and keep yourself from getting too sucked in to the doomscroll, and start using your phone as a tool to accomplish your goals.  Remember to be kind to yourself this week and stay the course!  Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

Do you use “I’m just not talented” as an excuse to procrastinate and put off learning a new proficiency?   I get this one a lot as a dog trainer; “oh my dog just isn’t like those other dogs. My dog cant be trained.  Sometimes this will even happen right after the human sees me working with a client and says “I bet you cant get my dog to be so well behaved!” to which I reply “what’s your number, ill contact you and give you a free consult.”. Typically, that person will shy away, run inside even. Its hilarious.  Many of us use or current lack of skill as a reason to not become better at things.   The truth of the matter though is that ANY “talented” person you see was at one point themselves a “noob” and they sucked at what they do. It is RARE that someone is a prodigy and comes right out of the womb being a master at their craft.   So what is the secret? What’s the difference between the trained and untrained dog? What’s the difference between the novice and the master? Is it a magical process? Is it some wisdom bestowed by the universe on God’s chosen?  (its consistency of action and repetition)  Something that leads to that inaction as well, is the fakeness you see on social and traditional media.   You never see the blooper reals.  These holier than thou influencers who seem to have just woken up one day as a success story, don’t like you to see them falling on their ass.  Shit, neither do I.  Todays episode is dedicated to the procrastinators, the people watching from the sideline, and those scared to get into the pool. The water is only cold for a minute at most.   You can do this my friends, I believe in you.   Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love!  https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

Are you living on purpose, making life happen for you, or are you watching life happen to you? What does it mean to stop waiting? Do you need to set your whole life on fire and abandon all responsibility? Not at all. It can mean becoming the “observer” and the protagonist in the smallest areas of your life. At home, at work, in a new hobby or proficiency. What are you waiting for? For many we want to analyze and prepare until the end of time. Were “waiting to be ready” to begin. Why is this? In truth, well never be completely ready. The boat project has become a perfect analogy for todays episode. The thing will not fix itself. It doesn’t matter how much I read, analyze, and prepare nothing will happen unless I act. It also seems that every time one problem is solved another arises. This is exactly how life works, its exactly how mastery of any subject works. At each level of excellence, the goal post will move. Unfortunately you are either growing or you are dying. So how do you get past analysis paralysis? As JJ Jones would say: “Clarity is in the doing” You’ve just got to start and understand and KNOW that EVERYONE began somewhere.  You don’t see the blooper real on social media, people hide their mistakes and the quick sand. I do this as well. This project, however, will hopefully show you that everyone stumbles and falls. Everyone fails. The difference is what your do after that. “Failure is the best teacher” Get on out there this week and start doing, just try, start small, and before you know it you’ll   be on your way.  I believe in you! Special thanks to Volkor X for letting me use his epic space sci fi music for the intro and outro of this show. Go show him some love! https://www.facebook.com/volkorx

What does communication mean? Is it simply conveying a point that you want to make? Is it getting people to come to the same conclusions that we do?  Do you say things like “if they would just trust me” or “If they would just give me a chance, things would be better.” Well, your lack of communication skills may be leading to your misery.  For many communicating is small talk, saying things that are safe to get those around us to like us, and to avoid conflict with them. Unfortunately, this will make you miserable in the long run.   Do your friends really like YOU or do they like the version of you that you pretend to be?  Do you wonder what people really think about you? What they really think about your ideas? It could be because you aren’t really telling them what you really think.  It’s scary to think that you may lose people around you if you start speaking your truth. But what is the real cost?  We go father down the rabbit hole in this episode…  If you are constantly conflicted about “not knowing who you are” then this one’s for you.  Its okay to want things. Its okay to be direct.   

Are you waiting for things to be perfect? Are you passively observing life as it happens to you?  You aren’t alone. Many of us view life as a story that we are observing but not participating in. The reason why is not always the same, but we do seem to be in lifes waiting room together.  So whats the first steps to take to become the protagonist in your own story?  On this episode I discuss my why, why im doing this project and what gets me motivated to create this content for you.  Ill also go over what I call “setting the GPS” and getting up off the couch and making life happen FOR YOU. You are a powerful creature, you have the ability to shape the world around you, but saying, think, and hoping that it happens is not enough. You have to ACT in order to create your future.  If you aren’t aligning your intentions with your actions, are you truly being an honest person? Is being passive “kind”? Are you avoiding conflict so that people will like you, but it just seems to not be working? Well, if you aren’t speaking your mind and acting in line with your intentions, are you not being dishonest and disingenuous? Do you think that those around you subconsciously are aware of this?  You don’t have to turn your life upside down to start living.   Toward the end of the show I go over how to dump all of the looping anxieties out of your head and begin the process of focusing on “first things first”.  I believe in you, you can do this.  Credit to Volkor X for allowing me to use his music in the intro, its so fitting.  If you like the epic sci-fi electronic genre definitely go show him some love: https://www.facebook.com/volkorxhttps://volkorx.bandcamp.com/album/this-means-war?t=4