Caffeine for the Soul with Michael Neill

Ever feel like you're stuck in somebody else's movie of life? Join Michael to explore how not taking part in other people's dramas frees you up to truly care about them!

*Adult Language* Is it ever truly helpful to face the world with fear in your heart? This week, Michael shares a simple ever-present alternative to fear that lets you bring your genius to life!

Carl Jung's favorite quote translates from the Latin as "Invoked, or not invoked, God is present." Listen in as Michael offers some "pointing out instructions" for invoking and presencing the spiritual dimension of life!

*Adult Language* What if you could teach yourself a new skill with the same ease, curiosity, and playfulness that you had as a child? In this week's episode, Michael shares some keys to using your natural learning ability to acquire any skill you want to develop and/or master!

Ever wonder why some of the things you want to do or create come easily and others feel like slogging through the rain, snow, sleet, and hail? Join Michael for a simple shift in understanding that makes the life you want to live closer than you think!

*Adult Language* How would you live if it was really (no, really!) up to you? This week, Michael shares some insights into what's on offer when you take ownership of your one and only precious life!

In Supercoach, Michael wrote "The world is what you think it is, but there's a world beyond your thinking". This week, listen in for an invitation to participate in a thought experiment with profound implications for how you live and experience your life, relationships, and work!

In this week's episode, Michael shares his experience of living in higher states of consciousness and a simple shift in understanding that allows us to access and spend more time in those states than we may have thought possible!

Which would be more helpful - reading every book about life ever written or knowing where to look for exactly the information you need at the exact moment you need it? Listen in as Michael shows you where to look to have all your questions answered!

Self-realization is often talked about in spiritual circles as something that is only available to a few very special human beings every century or so. In this week's episode, Michael shares a whole new way of thinking about self-realization that allows anyone to experience higher states of consciousness, including you!

Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to truly love your life even when your circumstances and relationships feel like they belong in a soap opera? Join Michael for a quick and fun exploration of the difference between your life and your "life story"!

What if there was a way to change the world for the better without having to change careers, abandon your dreams, or leave your family and friends to fend for themselves? This week, Michael shares how a simple story about the Scottish mystic Syd Banks points to a simply effective way of changing the world for the better.

Want to be really happy and love your life? In this week's episode, you'll learn about why happiness is often an unreasonable yet completely natural and healthy way of being in the world.

Most of the questions people bring to coaching begin with the words "How do I…?" In this week's episode, Michael points out how much easier things get when we answer "Who am I?" before we get on to the "how" questions!

What if there was an app you could completely trust to tell you what to do in real time, regardless of the number of variables involved. Listen in as Michael shares how our inner wisdom works and how to make more use of it in your life!

What if feeling afraid didn't have to be a factor in the way you live your life? Listen in as Michael shares an understanding that can guide you from terror to courage to a very ordinary kind of fearlessness.    

Is psychological trauma the same as physical trauma, or is it a metaphor to help people cope with experiences and emotions they find difficult to be with? Join Michael for an exploration of the difference between the two and how we can learn to thrive in spite of anything that's happened to us in our lives.

The spiritual teacher Byron Katie wrote "When I argue with reality I lose - but only always." If you're ready to stop arguing with life and begin enjoying what is, let Michael guide you towards a deeper embrace of life and all that that entails.

There is a deeper Truth beyond, as Rumi wrote, "all ideas of right and wrong". Listen in as Michael explores the difference between personal truth, universal truth, and the Truth that cannot be spoken in words.  

*contains strong language* Whether we show it to the world or not, there are times where we know we're being petty and self-centered and other times where we surprise ourselves with what we're capable of. This week, Michael highlights the difference between the two and how paying more attention to the genius than the a**hole makes a huge difference to our effectiveness in the world.  

If losing weight is on your list of new year's resolutions, today's episode will give you a surprisingly simple way to lose weight by transforming your relationship with food for good!

In this week's episode, Michael shares a simple metaphor that takes the journey out of "the spiritual journey". Listen in to discover how close you already are to living in a more beautiful reality.

In this week's episode I look at a piece of advice from Syd Banks' wife. 

In this week's episode I explore "isness".

Most of us have heard about "loving what is", but what are we meant to do about "what isn't"? Listen in to find out why ignoring it might just be the most responsible thing you can do!

Winston Churchill once said "most men stumble across the truth from time to time, and then get up, brush themselves off, and carry on as if nothing happened". This week, Michael shares the surprising power of taking the time to truly basking in the truths and good feelings that overtake us from time to time in the midst of the apparent urgency of our daily life.

This week, Michael shares a bit of his own journey from "enforced gratitude" to finding a genuine love and appreciation for life and pretty much everything it brings to the table.

Would you like to feel more hopeful about addiction or addictive behavior, whether it's something you're dealing with directly or in the life of a partner or friend? This week, Michael introduces a radically different way of thinking about addiction that might just open up a whole new way of addressing it that's even simpler than you think.

When life gives you lemons, do you a) complain about how much you hate lemons, b) make lemonade, or c) leave them in the kitchen to deal with them later? Join Michael this week to find out why "c" might be the best answer of them all.

If the title of this week's episode sounds hopeful, untrue, or even a little bit crazy, listen in as Michael shares the unexpected source of fear and an unexpected key to living fearlessly.  

In part two of a two part series, Michael talks about wisdom - what it is and how we can make use of it to create a completely different experience of life and pretty much everything in it.

In part one of a two part series, Michael shares the difference between thoughts and thinking and why one of them inevitably works better and is of more use than the other.

Do you think you need to change the world to change your experience? Or are you a fan of ideas like "change your thinking, change your life"? This week, Michael shares a surprising alternative explanation for what changes the game and how to put it to work in your own life.

Listen in as Michael shares some hints to the simple secret for success in the newest book from Caffeine for the Soul press called, appropriately enough, A Rich Man's Secret.

Have you ever noticed yourself putting something off for days, weeks, or even months that in reality would take less than an hour to get done? Join Michael this week as he shares the only obstacle to getting things done and how to overcome it.

Drawing on both Christian and Buddhist tradition, this week Michael shares a secular interpretation of some fundamental spiritual truths about heaven, hell, and how life works here on earth!

If you've ever driven yourself crazy trying to make a decision, changing your mind on a daily basis, listen in as Michael points out a simpler way to navigate your life that bypasses your inner "arguments" and takes advantage of the elegance of our natural design!

Would you like to be able to move on from unhelpful habits without needing a 30, 60, or 90 day re-programming plan? In this week's episode, Michael shares a simple way to work with our own common sense to change pretty much anything with presence and ease!

In the fifth and final part of the Effortless Everything series, join Michael to take a fresh look at why the best years of our life are not always the ones where the "best" things happen. In addition, you'll get the chance to consider how to up the odds that the year ahead will be your best one yet!

Would you rather try harder or do better? In part four of the Effortless Everything series, Michael explores why it's so hard to let it be easy and a simple way to find more flow in everything you do!

If you've ever wondered if you're living the life you were born to live, part three of the Effortless Everything series introduces a simple way of connecting (or reconnecting) to the wisdom of your deepest self!

In part two of the Effortless Everything series, you'll come to see now only why your relationship with money matters, but how falling in love with money is an incredibly powerful step to take on your personal, professional, and even spiritual path through life!  

In part one of the Effortless Everything series, Michael shares how embracing the fullness of life not only expands our capacity for love, creativity, and joy, it overflows into everyone and everything around us!

This week, Michael shares what he's seeing about the power of love and being yourself as the simplest path to creating a life worth living!

Want to get more out of your life? Join Michael for a quick exploration of how our rules get made and how we can live life with a greater sense of freedom and possibility!

If you've ever wondered why your best laid plans so rarely lead to success, this simple distinction will show you a different way of thinking about getting what you want in the world!

Listen in as Michael shares one of his newest insights into the nature of thought and the fast track to knowing your own mind!