Life Next Level

Ethan joins me again and we discuss the importance of affirmations to confidence and success. We discuss why our brains constantly beat us up, talk down to us, and cause us to fail - and how grace and affirmations can negate that and breed confidence and success. And as per usual, we go off topic a lot - I wouldn't say off the rails, because it's still important topics in the same realm. And of course, we have fun doing it! I hope you enjoy the new episode! As always let us know if you have any questions, what else you'd like to hear, or anything, really in the comments or email me direct at jay@lifenextlevel.com

If you want personal growth in your life, you're going to need confidence. We all think about confidence wrong, especially within ourselves. You have the confidence, let's discuss. Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel...

One of my favorite quotes and how it's impacted my life

We all say yes far too often, especially when it no longer serves us. It's time we stood our ground and said "no" - saying yes all the time isn't always the best move for you personally.

We all have imposter syndrome and self-doubt whenever we're trying to get out of our comfort zone. One great way to alleviate that (especially if you're helping others) is to imagine having a conversation with yourself...

Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel... Another podcast mini! Why you should stay away from social media if you're having a bad day. Everyone has bad days and has their own struggles. They only show you their highlights.

Another Mini-Episode to start your day off right - We've all heard people who like to grow and succeed talk about - you are the 5 people you surround yourself with the most. Let's talk about that briefly... Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel...

Podcast Mini! Why focus is such a key to success. Why Nascar drivers have to focus on the track and not the wall while in a spinout. Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube where it cuts off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel...

Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel... Fear is the number one reason we don't do something - from following our dreams to going for that promotion, to changing careers. It's always fear that stops us from even trying or keeps one foot out the door. So whenever you want a change, ask yourself this one question: What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?

Podcast MIni - We all love learning, and we love dreaming of things we want to do, but we almost always fail at the ONE thing we need to get us there - even if you don't know everything yet or are very uncomfortable - TAKE ACTION. Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel...

Another podcast mini - In order to live the happy life you've always wanted, to grow personally and professionally, to be the person you've always wanted, you have to be willing to do it scared. Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel...

Another mini podcast episode! This time I discuss what happens when people don't believe in your purpose or goal, and especially when they are those closest to you. It's a scary enough thing getting out of line and pursuing something different, so it makes it even harder when those close to you don't share your vision - what should you do? Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube cutting off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel...

Note: I've been having trouble with my software for YouTube where it cuts off the beginning, so don't mind my nonsensical trembling at the beginning of each episode :). Yeah, these MINI's are coming from my YouTube channel... Another mini! If you want to be a winner - your goal should be to lose more than everyone else!

Whether you're chasing a dream, starting a business, thinking about asking someone out, or want to learn how to start a YouTube Channel it's important to think about inaction. In other words, what's the Cost of Inaction? What will you think if you look back and never took action on something you really wanted?

We talk about focus and how it's a super-power, or is it? We talk about stories of Nascar and white water rafting as they relate to focus. We talk about negative focus vs. positive focus, beliefs, awareness. What our subconscious does and how it can be detrimental. Why you should focus on the WHY and not the HOW. Ethan and I discuss his new plan to revamp and travel with their camper and do their personal training from the road and what we have going on. NOTE: There's a couple of minutes of technical issues around minute 22:00, but we come back! Sorry for the inconvenience!

Ethan and I discuss personal growth in relation to other people. How to serve others within your personal development journey. We discuss our journey a little and bettering ourselves. And how we are trying to help people who are running from pain or towards pleasure. Everyone is going through their own personal hell in some fashion. We also talk about helping others start a business they're passionate about, potentially doing a live show, shaved heads, and more.

Ethan joins me and we catch up on things, cause it's been a while! Failures are necessary on the path to success. We discuss our past failures and how they've helped us grow. We talk about the courses and classes that you can get online for cheap, so you can learn anything!

Fear takes over our lives and causes us to miss out on so many opportunities and cause regrets when we look back over our lives. Ethan and discuss this in-depth and how it has impacted us. So the question is - what would you do if you weren't afraid - but also, what COULD you do if you weren't afraid? We are all capable of so much more than we think, but we don't even give ourselves the opportunity to succeed at things we really need or want in life.

Ethan joins again to discuss distractions, cell phones, listening. How to gain wisdom in your life. How to get back on the horse and keep going forward even if you miss a day or two. Why empathy is so important and how much it's missing lately.

Why we avoid the news and avoid thinking negatively or projecting negative feelings into the future. Why even small seemingly inconsequential negative things like the news and people's comments can snowball and have a larger overall effect on your self-confidence and hurt your focus. I again bring up Maxwell Maltz because apparently, I'm obsessed.

What weird thing(s) do you do to make yourself feel better? Listen as I misunderstand Ethan and go in-depth about how we all buy with emotion, justify with logic, talk about cook sitting, discuss experiences, meditation, and the small things we do to feel better. 35-minute workouts keep me sane and why you don't need 90 minutes at the gym. We go a little in-depth about having great workouts in 20 minutes, High intensity interval training.

(sorry for the confusion part one of this was released a few weeks ago, but there's no connection other than similar topics) Ethan and I talk about growth zones living your perfect life, said principle. Living within our comfort zones, contentment, and why we have to get outside of it. There are always a million reasons not to do something. Moving to Thailand by myself and how hard it was, yet how it was one of the best things I ever did. We talk about looking back at your life from your deathbed, and how everyone has regrets - except a certain group of people, who realized how to live life without regrets. Public speaking and poetry reading for the first time. Why we fear public speaking and how it's never as bad as you think.

I go in-depth about my article '10 Ways to Live a Better Life by Living in the Moment'. If you want to read the article, the link is in the show notes. Give it a listen, I think you'll dig it.

Ethan joins me for another episode. We talk 'distraction action', lists lists everywhere, how to focus with the ever-present distractions every day (notifications on your phone, anyone?), and even more with everyone working from home. Why the answer is breaking up large items into smaller chunks, and some software that can help you. And a little of what we were up to during Easter weekend. Missing rainy days.

Brodie's in the house today! He gives an introduction, talks a little about the new addition to his family, why we've both escaped the Midwest (but he's back!). Why we always gravitate to the worst-case scenario in our heads, never give up who you are - your values and goals - for anyone, people doing things they love and bucking the trend, death and taxes, facing scary things and why not to run away. We also talk about relationships and friendships and how it can influence you. And honesty in your relationships.

What we're excited about, continuing education and why everyone should always keep learning. How to do something even when you don't know what you're doing. A little about getting the podcast launched. How much we want to help people and we hope this podcast does that. Traveling around in a travel trailer now that things are normalizing. Adapting and just doing. Getting good at travel, not having a home base, and some of the complications with it.

Brodie's in the house with me today! We just dive right into it in this episode. We talk about what advice we would give ourselves three years ago, and what we would tell ourselves three years from now. We talk about fear and self-doubt, why you should go after what you want unapologetically. Why you should listen to your gut more often and not listen to the worry as much - even if you don't know exactly what you're doing. And why sometimes bad days are okay.

Sometimes I have things to say, and just want to say them rather than write them. So this is just a shortie episode, and it's just me and a mic. I talk about why you shouldn't be ashamed of your struggles, what everyone else is hiding, and why to have empathy for the rude person you run into. Enjoy!

We talk a little about what we have going on that we're excited about. Why to not let inspiration fade, why it's so easy to give up and why not to, seize the opportunities in front of you, why to keep learning, why to keep going after your dreams, Why Ethan can't go to sleep without having his head shaved. How we keep going forward even when we're overwhelmed and want to quit. Why to continue learning, always. AI revolution, agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, and why they should teach us to constantly learn new skills.

Ethan joins again to discuss quotes that mean something to us. Getting out of your growth zone, why who you hang out with also dictates who you are, why you must reassess constantly. Why you should always do it scared. We discuss Jeff Bridges and The Dude - and Ethan's quote comes from Jeff himself. And Ethan associates with teaching his class and learning not to care what others think, to be yourself, and learn to be goofy and not care. Cinefile? Or "seen-a-file"? The debate that kicks off the episode.

Ethan joins me today to talk about failure. Why it's tough, but why it's also part of the learning and growth process, and part of the success process! And we discuss the WORST kind of failure. Why mistakes hurt and continue to hurt, and why we HAVE to learn from them. Oh, and of course Ethan compares failure and learning to personal training!

Ethan and I discuss achieving a goal, what do to when you fail, why failure isn't that bad and can actually be good, making mistakes, achieving goals, and success. How you learn even when you fail, and you should TRY to fail. How to set goals. Living in comfort and fear vs. growing. Using failures and regrets to grow. We link personal growth and personal training yet again when it comes to these topics. What the only true failure is - and is giving up alright? Why you should just take action and you'll probably never be as prepared as you want to be. I bring up Sara Blakely (owner of Spanx) yet again. I'm a bit obsessed with her story.

A bit of a longer episode - Today Ethan and I discuss how to remain grateful even in times like these. It's been a hard year for everyone, so gratitude is essential to curb stress and anxiety and to convey happiness. We talk about the positives of therapy, gratitude journal, meditation, being stuck at home. Join us for our brief discussion and enjoy.

Ethan and I talk about visualization, active listening, why we forget names and directions and some ways to remember. Ethan confuses us again. The books Moonwalking with Einstein and the memory palace to help you remember. Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. Why you don't have to be scared of garlic dracula. Visualizing to help you to succeed. Why visualizing failure can actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy, but so can the opposite, and how to do it. Comfort zones vs. growth zones. Already sick of our regrets, are you? We once again compare personal growth to physical growth - we'll be doing a lot of that. Visualizing your perfect morning with your perfect tattoo.

Ethan talks to you about what drives him, what he wants to accomplish, how to do what you want and not give up, why you should chase your dreams like we are, gives insights into how he wants to help you, and what he thinks we can do with this podcast.

Suf and Brodie join me for a Life Next Level happy hour. We ask each other a few questions related to personal growth, we talk about the best advice we have for you, journaling, reframing, giving yourself advice, gratitude, why to keep a notebook by your bed, and naked parties (what???). naked parties,

Ethan and I discuss progressing in life, SMART goals, making huge accomplishments. Can you write the next great American novel? We talk about personal training, how it can relate to personal growth and development, blogging, social media, writing, your comfort zone and why you need to get out of it. And a lot more. Enjoy!

Ethan joins as we discuss blogging, YouTube channels, things we regret and how to NOT regret things, how to follow your passions, get beyond fear, deal with self-doubt. We also touch on to-do lists, why we suck at them and how to get better, self-doubt, regrets, meditation, and being better to yourself.

Q&A Episode! Ethan and I answer a few fun questions so you can get to know us better. But don't think we don't hit personal growth and mindset throughout, and give you all great information. Play along and answer in the comments! We talk about Kahn Academy, Udemy, traveling the world, books you need on your bookshelf, what we'd love to learn, what we want in life (and maybe what you want, too) and a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy the episode.

I wanted to talk a little about what the Life Next Level podcast is about. But don't think it's all fluff, I discuss a lot about being authentic, how to overcome fear and just do the thing you want to do, and taking action to do what you want. Taking action to get things done. Getting confident. Why what we're doing with this podcast can help you set your goals and achieve your dreams. I ramble a little - it's what I do. Enjoy friends!