Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Welcome to today's episode of Making Sense of Domestic Abuse. In the United States alone, over 10 million people experience domestic violence each year. These are not just statistics—they are real stories of pain, resilience, and, ultimately, hope. Today, we're joined by someone who has lived through the darkness and emerged with a mission to shine a light for others. Lindsay Abernathy is a mother of four, an accomplished actress, and the host of the podcast Bitch Is A Bad Word: A Domestic Abuse Survivors Guide. Through candid conversations and expert insights, Lindsay empowers survivors to recognize abuse, reclaim their voices, and rebuild their lives.  Lindsay Abernathy's journey is one of transformation. Known for her roles in productions like Fast Five, The Walking Dead, and Avengers Assemble! Lindsay's on-screen presence was a mask for her battle off-screen. As a survivor of domestic violence and abuse, she turned her mess into her message. As an advocate she has created a platform where survivors can find solidarity and strength. Her podcast, Bitch Is A Bad Word, is a testament to her commitment to breaking the silence and stigma surrounding domestic violence.    ►Follow Lindsay Abernathy and Bitch is a Bad Word: Instagram: / nitchisabadwordpod   Youtube: / @BitchIsABadWord Podcast:  / https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bitch-is-a-bad-word-a-domestic-violence-podcast/id1780948251  Resources: 331-248-2437 (BITCHES) Domestic Abuse Hotline: 24 hour/day - 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.    ►Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges of living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast—You will find a "Follow" button at the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon     OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change how you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Relax, reestablish, and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Highlights   3:25 - How did you get on The Walking Dead? 5:37 - What type of woman does the narcissist target? 9:15 - What can I teach my daughter to prevent this? 13:36 - It starts out non-violent, and then it happens 15:45 - Is it getting worse every year? 17:11 - Abuse is a slow burn. “They don't hit you in the face on the first date.” 19:06 - This is a two-way addiction to dopamine hits. 23:47 - Is Abuse commonly connected with substance abuse and cheating? 24:44 - The planning of your exit strategy 29:07 - You need to take a long time away with no contact. 31:29 - 50% of a healthy life for your kids is better than zero 33:24 -  How do you know you are being abused and must get out? 39:13 - The Night that I decided to leave. 41:34 - The Average Woman leaves 7 times before she leaves for good. 45:09 - Does the abuser actually kow how bad whatv they are doing is? 48:16 - One Safe Place Foundation 50:12 - What is the Mission of Bitch is a Bad Word?  

This is One From The Vault of the previous Rise Up With Dragon show where Dragon was building his 15 Days to Discipline and made the powerful distinction that life as we know it is a fantasy created by ourselves. This is profound as it brings to light that we are all right. We are all right in that what we see is what we get, yet what we see is not necessarily what is. Just what we see. Learn to control this, and the world is your oyster.   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.  ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button on the top right. This will enable the podcast software to notify you when a new episode is released each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at nearly 4 times the speed with 10 times the retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS:  - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe-haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher, magical level. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast, where confusion dies and progress thrives. Today, we're diving into the dark tunnel many find themselves in around midlife.  But before you turn away, let me tell you—this tunnel might just be the birthplace of your most powerful self. Explore how our breakdowns often lead to our most significant breakthroughs. We're talking about what author and Jungian analyst James Hollis calls The Middle Passage. It's that confusing, destabilizing, often painful stretch of life where the identity you've built begins to crack under its weight. And here's the thing: that's not failure. That's your invitation. That's your soul, banging on the walls of your ego, begging to be heard.   Episode 93 Resources: The Middle Passage by James Hollis  - https://amzn.to/3F4NvAP Andrew Huberman Interview - https://amzn.to/4kcMdmd   ►Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read nearly 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon  OUR SPONSORS:  Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychologically safe environment full of the Mindset and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Relax, reestablish, and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com 0:00 - Intro 2:22 - The Middle Passage 4:08 - What is the Middle Passage? The dark stretch of life? 5:39 - How to navigate trying times by changing your perspective. 10:21 - The Crisis of Meaning 12:19 - The Invitation to Shadow Work 13:39 - The Journey towards Authenticity 15:57 - The Role of Suffering 16:49 - Plugged into the IRS (Interface Response System) 21:17 - Some practical tools and strategies

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast. In this episode, we have the opportunity to interview a special friend and human I have had the privilege of seeing grow from messed-up to blessed-up. Jamil Frazier is a bestselling author, transformational speaker, private equity investor, and Think Life Is Different, Inc founder. Join us as we Make Sense of Generational Wealth and learn about his breakthrough book, The Freedman and the Oak Tree.  Connect with Jamil Frazier - Website:  https://thinklifeisdifferent.com  - IG: @therealjamilfrazier    -  Freedman and the Oaktree: https://amzn.to/4cseJxB   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.  ►Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges of living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast—At the top right, you will find a "Follow" button. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon  OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com    Highlghts 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Welcome Jamil Frazier 7:07 - Who is allowed to be wealthy? 11:42 - What inspired you to write The Freedman and the Oaktree? 14:13 - The 5 Laws of Leverage 17:11 - Why did you pick Isaac Marshall's story? 18:51 - Make the Minority the Majority 22:26 - F-It! 26:48 - Successful people are the minority 28:26 - Using the tools and levers available to you. 31:34 - The 5 Laws 25:01 - Law 4 - Get money working for you vs you slaving over it  

This is One From The Vault of the previous Rise Up With Dragon show at a time when we were still living in an apartment and navigating the pending move to South Africa to adopt our daughter. Life was as complicated and challenging as it was, but that doesn't mean the universe won't still throw you a curveball.   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.  ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button on the top right. This will enable the podcast software to notify you when a new episode is released each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at nearly 4 times the speed with 10 times the retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS:  - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe-haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher, magical level. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check it out. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

There's a moment when everything clicks. Time dissolves, distractions vanish, and you become one with whatever you're doing—whether it's writing, coding, competing, or creating. It feels effortless, but it's far from accidental. Flow State is the pinnacle of human performance where focus, creativity, and productivity align in perfect harmony. We've all tasted it. Few know how to find it again. Even fewer understand how to control it. For decades, scientists and peak performers have sought to demystify the concept of Flow, turning what was once seen as a rare gift into a repeatable process. But hidden beneath all the talk of peak performance lies a truth most people never hear: The name of the game is struggle. Flow begins in Struggle. In other words, the task at hand must be challenging. If you are a skilled painter, writer, or public speaker and don't test your skills with uncomfortable challenges, you diminish the odds of entering the flow state.  If you avoid or don't know how to handle that struggle, you'll never reach the state where your best work and self come alive.  Today, we will explore what legends like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Steven Kotler revealed about Flow. But more importantly, we'll uncover how Dr. JC Doornick's Interface Response System (IRS) could be the X-Factor. This conscious tool helps you navigate adversity, shift your perspective, and hack into Flow on demand. Because once you understand how to change the way you look at struggle, the struggle becomes your gateway, and life starts to Make Sense.   Episode 90 Resources: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi  - https://amzn.to/3F4NvAP Rise of Superman - https://amzn.to/4kcMdmd The Power of Full Engagement - https://amzn.to/437GUxs   ►Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read nearly 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychologically safe environment full of the Mindset and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Relax, reestablish, and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com    0:00 - Intro  3:14 - The birth of Flow with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 4:40 - Modern Day Flow by Steven Kotler 5:35 - The 4 Stages of the Flow Cycle 8:57 - Hacking Flow 12:37 - The IRS (Interface Response System) as a Flow Hacking Tool 17:00 - 5 Core truths from the masters

Validation is a groundbreaking yet often misunderstood communication tool that we often run on autopilot. Once armed with its awareness, it redefines how we interact with ourselves and others by highlighting one of human connection's most overlooked yet vital elements: the need to feel seen, heard, and understood. Author and PhD, Caroline Fleck, a psychologist and expert in emotional intelligence, walks readers through the science, psychology, and practical application of validation, not as a tool for agreement, but as a strategy for connection and emotional regulation. At its core, Validation teaches us that people don't need to be right; they need to be real. And for that, they need a space safe enough to let their truth breathe. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.  ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. Follow the New Podcast - You'll find a "Follow" button at the top right. This will enable the podcast software to notify you when a new episode is released each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics over the past 18 years. I have learned to read at nearly 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychologically safe environment full of the Mindset and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher, magical level. Relax, reestablis,h and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com      Highlights:   0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Validation 2:14 - About the Author: Caroline Fleck 2:54 - Quick Book Summary 8:56 - Three Levels of Validation 13:41 - Dragon Thoughts  

DAILY FOCUS: OBTAINMENT: There's an automatic process going on in our brains directed by our egoic construct. It's the ongoing desire to obtain. Obtainment by definition is the act of obtaining or acquiring something with voluntary action. Let's unpack and become aware of the fact that we are in full control of creating our current reality.   Resources for today's Rise Up: The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz: https://a.co/d/9IqyFfD   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button on the top right. This will enable the podcast software to notify you when a new episode is released each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at nearly 4 times the speed with 10 times the retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS:  - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe-haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another, yet wants to take their love to that higher, magical level. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check it out. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

Making Sense of Change – A Book Summary of Who Moved My Cheese? If you're someone who's been feeling like life is moving faster than you're ready for, or maybe you're facing a change that feels overwhelming, uncertain, or even unwanted, today's episode is for you. Today, we'll be making sense of one of the most universal and challenging experiences in the human journey: Change. To help guide the conversation, I'll be unpacking some delicious takeaways from one of the most well-loved and deceptively simple books on this topic: Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson. So stick around because I'm also going to show you how this powerful little story aligns perfectly with the IRS. The Interface Response System, and I'll show you how it can help you do more than just survive and navigate change, but move through it with more awareness, agency, and peace. Sound good to you? Let's dive in. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change.     ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast-moving egocentric world.    MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   

Today, we have a guest who has spent decades helping people transcend their limitations, break free from self-imposed ceilings, and step into their full potential—Dr. Gay Hendricks. Gay is a bestselling author, a visionary psychologist, and the mind behind transformative books like The Big Leap (which sits in my all-time top 5 most impactful books), The Genius Zone, and Conscious Loving. His work explores how we can shift from fear to creativity, from self-doubt to limitless possibility, and from ordinary to extraordinary. His teachings have helped millions step into their Zone of Genius and embrace a life of conscious luck and lasting fulfillment. In this conversation, we'll be making sense of the principles that have defined his work—how to recognize and dismantle our Upper Limit Problem, how to cultivate conscious luck, and how to step fully into a life of purpose and expansion. So, if you're ready to shift your perspective, unlock your genius, and take the big leap into a more extraordinary life, stick around—because this is some good shift.   Connect with Gay Hendricks - Website:  https://hendricks.com  - IG: @hendricks.gay  - The Big Leap: https://amzn.to/4cseJxB    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.  ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com    Highlights: 0:00 - About Gay Hendricks 1:28 - Welcome to the show 4:36 - Oprah's Magic Wand Story 7:24 - Inspiration for the Big Leap 13:40 - What is an upper Limit Problem? 17:27 - Life is a series of recommitments (Autopilot Analogy) 19:40 - How did you identify the four limiting beliefs? 25:25 - What is Dragon's Upper Limit Problem? 27:27 - Give Yourself a Raise! 32:13 - How long can people put up with suffering? 36:21 - Conscious Luck 38:53 - Everything we know in relationships is wrong 41:22 - What are the Daily Practices you use to stay in your Zone of Genius?

This is One From the Vault of the Rise Up With Dragon Podcast and one of the very first podcast Episodes the Dragon ever did. You will hear the voice difference. :) Enjoy this unique Rise Up and Go Down the Rabbit hole of how humans spend more time unconsciously living vs. consciously. Butt Power refers to our challenge of sitting in one place and focusing on one thing at a time. By learning how to hack this we can create a new normal today and make the unconscious mind work for us rather than against us.   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button on the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS:  - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

Let's Make Sense of Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius. Written nearly 2,000 years ago, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius remains one of the most profound and practical guides for self-mastery, emotional resilience, and personal growth. Originally penned as private journal entries, this timeless work invites us into the inner thoughts of a Roman Emperor who faced war, betrayal, illness, and loss—yet continuously returned to clarity, humility, and duty. At the heart of Meditations lies the Stoic philosophy, a school of thought born in ancient Greece and adopted by the Romans. Stoicism teaches that while we can't control external events, we can control our reactions. In today's chaotic world of uncertainty, distraction, and overstimulation, Marcus's calm and centered voice feels more relevant than ever. Whether you're integrating deep spiritual insights, navigating post-breakthrough emotional storms, or simply looking to become more grounded, Stoicism offers a toolkit for aligning with your highest self, even in the face of suffering. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast-moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon  OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   

Every once in a while, a story comes along that fundamentally shifts how we understand the human mind. Imagine losing all sense of past and future, stripped of language, logic, and identity. Imagine drifting into a state where the endless mental chatter disappears, and all that remains is the raw, undeniable presence of the present moment." Hmmm? Sounds nice no This is exactly what happened to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, best-selling author, and one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. At just 37 years old, a catastrophic stroke shut down the left hemisphere of her brain, forcing her into an extraordinary journey of survival, recovery, and insight. As a scientist, she had the rare opportunity to study her brain from the inside out, providing an unparalleled perspective on consciousness itself." This perspective is Dr. Jill's gift to the world.  But Dr. Taylor's story isn't just about survival, it's about transformation. Over the course of eight years, she not only regained her cognitive abilities but emerged with a new understanding of the brain and how we engage with it. Her book, My Stroke of Insight, became a global phenomenon, and her famous TED Talk remains one of the most viewed of all time, forever changing how we think about left-brain and right-brain dynamics. Today, she continues to push the boundaries of neuroscience with her book Whole Brain Living, where she introduces the revolutionary concept of the Four Characters, distinct neural networks within our left and right hemispheres that influence the way we think, feel, and behave. Pertinent to our show and my work with the IRS (Interface Response System), she presents the Brain Huddle, a practice designed to help us understand, embrace and integrate all four characters in real-time, allowing us to consciously choose our preferred response to life's challenges rather than being ruled by programmed and conditioned reactions. Beyond her research, Dr. Taylor is also a passionate advocate for mental health, an artist, and an educator who helps people understand how to live more intentionally through the power of neuroplasticity. She shares her time between scientific research, speaking engagements, and her creative work, which is living proof that a balanced brain leads to a balanced life. In today's conversation, we're diving deep into her groundbreaking insights and exploring how her work aligns with the conscious decision-making framework of the Interface Response System (IRS). Can we learn to choose which hemisphere we engage with in the moment? Can we override our pre-programmed emotional responses and instead step into awareness, peace, and clarity? And if we can, how do we practice this in daily life for a more optimal experience? Let's find out. Join me as I sit down with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for a conversation that will challenge and change the way you think about thinking itself. Let's get into it. Connect with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor - Website:  https://www.drjilltaylor.com - IG: @drjillboltetaylor - Whole Brain Living: https://amzn.to/3XOhPWw      Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com 

BARGAINED FOR: What does it mean when we get more than we bargained for? When we bargain, do we bargain for less, or do we not see what's possible?   RESOURCES: Idistractable Book by Nir Ayal https://amzn.to/41S9iTC   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

Every single day, there is a force working against you. You wake up with an idea, a vision, a calling, but somehow, something always gets in the way. You put it off. You tell yourself you'll start tomorrow. Fear creeps in. Distractions take over. And just like that, another day passes without progress. Steven Pressfield calls this force Resistance. It's invisible, but it's real. It's universal. And if you've ever felt blocked, unmotivated, or sabotaged by your thoughts, you've met it firsthand." But what if Resistance wasn't the enemy? What if it was proof that you're on the right path? What if every time you felt fear, self-doubt, or hesitation, it was a signal to push forward instead of pull back? Our guest today is Steven Pressfield and we're diving into one of my all-time favorite books, The War of Art, exploring its powerful insights on overcoming Resistance, showing up like a pro, and doing the work that matters. We'll also explore how this fits into the Interface Response System, how we can use steps one through three, perception, pause, and process to break free from the mental traps that keep us from creating. If you've ever struggled to start, stay consistent, or break through the invisible walls keeping you from your true potential, this episode is for you. Let's go to war with Resistance!   Resources:  Alan Watts: For When You Need To Stop Thinking FYI: My Plant Medicine Retreat of Choice is https://www.arkanainternational.com    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick   Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast-moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   

"What if the key to clarity, peace, and true integration wasn't in thinking more, but in thinking less? What if the struggle to bring profound experiences back into our daily lives isn't about making sense of them, but about learning how to stop making sense of everything? Today, we dive into a concept that challenges the very way we engage with reality—the art of not thinking." "Inspired by the teachings of Alan Watts and the transformational nature of plant medicine, this episode explores why integration after a deep, present-moment experience feels so impossible. We return home to a world that demands us to live in time—wrapped in memories, future anxieties, and rigid structures that seem to swallow the magic of now. But what if the challenge isn't about fitting that experience into ‘normal life,' but instead, bringing normal life into the present moment? What if the real work isn't thinking about how to integrate, but allowing ourselves to simply be?" "We'll unpack why our thoughts create an endless loop of chatter, why we mistake our inner dialogue for truth, and how practicing moments of stillness can unlock something deeper. We'll also connect this to the Interface Response System—how pausing, perceiving, and processing can help us transcend automatic thought and step into the richness of direct experience." "So, let's explore the power of not thinking. Let's step outside the constant stream-of-mind chatter and into something more expansive. Because when we stop analyzing everything, we might just start experiencing life as it truly is." "Let's dive in." For a more in-depth exploration of this topic, you can watch a cool narration of Alan Watts' lecture here: Movie Credit - T&H Inspiration and Motivation Resources:  Alan Watts: For When You Need To Stop Thinking FYI: My Plant Medicine Retreat of Choice is https://www.arkanainternational.com    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com 

DAILY FOCUS: IMPOSSIBILITY: The concept of what is "impossible" is relative and can change over time.   RESOURCES: Lost Ancient Humans Video from After Skool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBF0hP2_nGw   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

"Why do some people rise above suffering while others stay stuck? What if I told you that how you interpret life's events determines whether you remain trapped in pain or break free? In today's episode, we're diving into Viktor Frankl's legendary book Man's Search for Meaning and uncovering how finding meaning in suffering can change your life forever. Plus, I'll share how Frankl's revolutionary method, Logotherapy, including a unique technique called Paradoxical Intention, can help you claim control of your responses and find purpose in any situation. Let's dive in! Resources: A Man's Search for Meaning - https://amzn.to/4k5OL6D  Good Youtibe interview with Frankle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL8DyVusLeE Paradoxical Intention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tmHzg6OirM   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.  MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   

"Why do some people seem to effortlessly connect, persuade, and close more business, while others struggle to get a simple 'maybe'? Is it confidence? Charisma? Or is there something deeper at play? The truth is, that most people approach communication, networking, and sales backward. They focus on what they want to say and what they want people to know, rather than understanding what drives people to say yes. Today, I'm breaking down Robert Cialdini's best-seller, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, one of the most powerful books ever written on the science of persuasion. And here's the kicker: we're diving into the new insights and applications from the book's latest edition, including Cialdini's newest, 7th principle of persuasion, which changes the game for how we influence and build trust. If you want to increase sales, communicate more effectively, or simply understand what moves people, then stick around. This episode is about to change the way you see influence forever." Important: I encourage you all to read these books or listen to them on Audible. My hope is that these short-form synopsis's will awaken you to some great books to put on your list.   Contact Robert Cialdini: https://www.influenceatwork.com/  Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion: https://amzn.to/4jMx3od    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook: / makessensepodcast   YouTube: / drjcdoornick   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years. I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304   Highlights 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Topic of Discussion - INFLUENCE - The Psychology of Persuasion) 3:32 - Welcome to the Makes Sense Podcast and Thanks to Sponsors 5:53 - Book Summary - Dragon's Sense of it? 6:18 - The Science of Influence is not about Manipulation 9:31 - About the Author - Robert Cialdini 11:54 - The Seven Principles 19:19 - Seventh NEW Principle - UNITY 22:33 - Deeper insights and Takeaways from New Edition  

Here's One From the Vault - One of my favorite discussions from the old Rise Up With Dragon Podcast.    This is OBTAINMENT:   There's an automatic process running in our brains directed by our egoic construct. It's the ongoing desire to obtain. Obtainment, by definition, is The act of obtaining or acquiring something with voluntary action. Let's unpack and become conscious of the fact that we are in full control of the obtainment of our current reality.   Resources for today's Rise Up: The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz: https://amzn.to/4hlaWnu    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

What if reality as we know it only exists because we observe it? What if the world we perceive is not an objective truth but a constructed experience shaped by our senses, conditioning, and cognitive limitations? Beyond the Veil challenges the notion that our perception of reality is complete, arguing that what we see is only a fraction of what truly exists. From birth, we are programmed by our Mother, Father, Teacher, Preacher, and Society (MFTPSE)—our perception is shaped by culture, upbringing, and biological limitations. Our senses, though powerful, filter out vast portions of reality, leaving us with a narrow sliver of what is possible. Science, neuroscience, and even ancient wisdom suggest that a Trans-Empirical Reality—a realm beyond our direct perception—exists, yet remains elusive. But what if we could tap into it? Through tools like meditation, breathwork, and plant medicines, seekers have reported accessing altered states of consciousness, breaking free from conditioned perception, and glimpsing realities beyond our conventional framework. Psychedelics such as ayahuasca, psilocybin, and 5-MeO-DMT serve as profound teachers, offering insights from this realm of potentiality—a space beyond what we typically define as "real." This exploration is not merely philosophical; it has practical implications. By understanding how our brains construct reality, we can reclaim control over our programmed responses and develop an Interface Response System—a method for consciously shifting our perception. By changing how we look at reality, we change what we see. In a world that often insists on absolutes, Beyond the Veil invites you to question, expand, and embrace the limitless potential of the unseen. Are you willing to take the red pill? Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook:  / makessensepodcast   YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.    MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com

  About the Author: Pema Chödrön, born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in New York City in 1936, is one of the most influential spiritual teachers in the West. A former teacher and wife, her life transformed after a series of personal challenges, including a painful divorce, which led her to explore Tibetan Buddhism. She became a student of Lama Chime Rinpoche in the French Alps and was later ordained as a Buddhist nun in London by the Sixteenth Karmapa. Under the guidance of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, she deepened her practice and teaching. Pema is the director emeritus of Gampo Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Westerners, in Nova Scotia, Canada. She is a prolific author, known for works like When Things Fall Apart and The Places That Scare You, which explore mindfulness, compassion, and resilience. Her teachings emphasize finding liberation through vulnerability and embracing life's challenges as opportunities for growth. About the Book: In How We Live Is How We Die, Pema Chödrön invites readers to explore the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the bardo, the transitional state between death and rebirth. As a side note, Buddhism embraces the concept of reincarnation. These teachings highlight how the impermanent nature of life mirrors the bardo experience and how the way we live daily reflects how we will face life's ultimate transition—death. In essence, she's saying that the gap between birth and death is what we call life. She contends that by cultivating mindfulness, compassion, and acceptance of birth, life and death, we can navigate the uncertainties of life and death with a calm state of grace and wisdom. My personal take on this topic? I think it's important in some way to acknowledge and accept the reality of death in order to live your life fully in preparation for it. Make Sense?   Important: I encourage you all to read these books or listen to them on Audible. My hope is that these short form synopsis's will awaken you to some great books to put on your list.   Contact Pema Chodron: https://pemachodronfoundation.org How We Live Is How We Die Book: https://amzn.to/4fOPllH   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304     Highlights: 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - How we live is how we die 2:12 - About the author? Pema Chodron 4:21 - The Bardo 6:50 - Lessons and Takeaways 9:12 - Living Mindfully 13:40 - The power of letting go? 14:54 - Making Transitions Sacred 16:10 - Sacred Moments 17:46 - Integrating daily practices for resilience 19:18 - Closing Reflections

AM I AI (Articicial Intelligence) is a short gem from the Rise Up With Dragon podcast where Dragon entertains the great potential that human beings think they are the baseline reality that is creting AI when in fact there is a high probability that they to are AI. Am i AI? One from the vault is a special blessing once a week where we look through the vast library of episodes from the previous Rise Up With Dragon Podcast and select episodes that deserve a replay.  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook: / makessensepodcast   YouTube: / drjcdoornick     These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

The idea of becoming "limitless" captures the imagination of many, fueled by science, popular culture, and the allure of human potential. This episode explores whether being limitless is something to strive for externally or whether it's an intrinsic state waiting to be uncovered and set free, by removing self-imposed limitations. Drawing on Jim Kwik's best selling book Limitless, the movie Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, and the transformative realm of plant medicine experiences found at places like the Arkana Spiritual Center, we delve into how the pruning of acquired beliefs, perceptions, and programed concepts, can unlock our limitless potential. We also explore the critical role of integration, using the 7 P's of Integration from the Arkana Spiritual Center as a practical framework for living a limitless life. By acknowledging that we are already limitless and committing to the inner work of integration, we can become unfuckwithable and navigate life with clarity, purpose, and empowerment.   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sesne Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick   Facebook: / makessensepodcast   YouTube: / drjcdoornick     Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.    MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS:  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com  

Let's Make Sense of the Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. Come read a book a week with me. This is a new format by Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon" where we take one book a week from the vault, and give you a sub 30 minute synopisis witb its primary lessons and major takeaways.  In The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks, its basic premise uncovers how individuals can navigate and break through their internal barriers to achieve greater levels of success, love, and fulfillment. He introduces concepts of the “Upper Limit Problem”, which is a self-imposed limit that holds people back from living from their "Zone of Genius" or state of maximum creativity and fulfillment. The key distinction there is the reference to the self imposed nature of the upper limit problem. Hendricks argues that by identifying and overcoming these limits, anyone can make the "big leap" to lasting happiness and success. So there it is, its title “The Big Leap” refers to that breakthrough and shift from ordinary to extraordinary. On a personal note, i like his methodology and strategy as it lends well to that of my own IRS (Interface Response System) which is a four step process that begins with identifying our self imposed limitations by way of how our brain has been persuaded and programmed by our MFTPSE (Mother, Father, Teacher, Preacher, Society and Evolution) - I reference the Big Leap in my upcoming book “Makes Sense” in the same way i reference the science of the Flow State and created the IRS after identifying a few missing pieces in these models that would still get people hung up.    Important: I encourage you all to read these books or listen to them on Audible. My hope is that these short form synopsis's will awaken you to some great books to put on your list.   Contact Gay Hendrick: https://wwwwww.hendricks.com The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: https://amzn.to/3PDvc7r   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304     Highlights:   0:00 - Intro 1:24 - The Big Leap Intro - One from the Vault 4:06 - Let's make sense of The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks 5:18 - About the Author - Gay Hendricks 7:16 - Basic Premise 7:41 - Upper Limit Problems and Zone of Genius 10:08 - 4 Upper Limit Problems 12:11 - One - Feeling Fundamentally Flawed 13:04 - Two - Disloyalty and Abandonment 14:33 - Three - Success Comes at the Expense of Being a Burdon 15:45 - Four - Outshining Others 18:50 - Takeaways - Identify the Upper Limit Problem itself (Self Sabotage) 20:45 - Takeaways - Replacing Fear with Curiosity 23:00 - Takeaways - Commit to allowing yourself to experience success 23:48 - Takeaways - Harness the power of commitment 24:39 - Takeaways - The Importance of Integrity 25:25 - Practical Applications

Enjoy this amazing episode from the old Rise Up With Dragon show  where Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon" sheds light on the difference and relationship between the world inside your mind and the one on the outside. Can you see how they shape eachother? One from the vault is a special blessing once a week where we look through the vast library of episodes from the previous Rise Up With Dragon Podcast and select episodes that deserve a replay.  Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

The Stoic Diet: How Ancient Philosophy Can Help You Achieve Lasting Health in 2025. Master self-discipline, overcome emotional eating, and reclaim your health using Stoic principles. Discover how Stoic philosophy can revolutionize your approach to dieting and health. Learn self-discipline, voluntary discomfort, and practical steps to achieve your goals in 2025. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and an acquired taste. If it's true that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Consider this podcast your daily dose of a new perspective around some of the things you had already made up your mind about.  Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast The Makes Sense Podcast is sponsored and supported by the Makes Sense Academy and Makes Sense Business Academy. A private, psychological safe haven where you can stop GOING through life and start GROWING through life. MSA uses a unique low cost, group coaching model, where you gain access to the coaching, mentorship and tools for your growth while participating as a key element of what has become an incubator for growth. Check out the Makes Sense Academy, risk free with a money back guarantee, for $48 / month before it goes up to $97 a month in January.  This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMES Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/JCDoornick   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense   Show Highlights 0:00 - Intro 2:28 - The Stoic Diet 6:53 - Anyone can learn to follow through 7:23 - It's not your fault 8:37 - Nobody is special in that can't win 9:31 - Society has taught us we can't get healthy on our own 11:15 - Where do the statistics of disease come from? 13:42 - Top Ten Steps to build Self Discipline 31:17 - Practical Action Steps  

Making Sense of Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner. A new twist on Makes Sense Mondays where we will pick the book of the week and Make Sense of it. Thanks to my good friend Jim Kwik, for years now i have been consuming on average 50 plus books a year. In fact, much of the information, topics and discussions you hear on the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast, comes from these books. I thought it would be fun to take one book a week and give you a unique synopsis of it with my own personal style of Making Sense of it. This way, you can choose to read the book or just get a 20-30 minute synopsis each week with the major points and take aways.   Important: I encourage you all to read these books or listen to them on Audible. My hope is that these short form synopsis's will awaken you to some great books to put on your list.   Contact Howard Gardner: https://www.howardgardner.com/contact Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner: https://amzn.to/3P8gu87   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

DAILY FOCUS: PRACTION- It's an old joke. A fellow goes to New York to attend a concert, but gets lost. He spots another fellow who's carrying a violin case. “Sir, can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” The musician smiles and says, “Practice, practice, practice.” Where Action meets Consistent Practice. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   These episodes get edited and cleaned up for the MAKES SENSE with Dr. JC Doornick PODCAST for your listening pleasure.   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.   FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=09e1725487d6484e    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   I have been using Streamyard for years now and it is simply the easiest and most efficient platform ever for live streaming and recording video content. Check itout. You will be happy you did. https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6657951207522304

Enjoy this incredibly relevant conversation that supports the whole idea behind "who you are,  determines how well what you do works." It's my hope that this conversation, with this very special guest, will simply end with you pointing in the right direction

Absolutely in love with Thanksgiving for so many reasons. Especially because it has the words THANKS and GIVING in it. In this unique episode, Dr. JC Doornick brings to light a concept and life practice called UNTAMED GRATITUDE where we will place our focus and energy where it needs to be. In present time gratitude. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and an acquired taste. If it's true that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Consider this podcast your daily dose of a new perspective around some of the things you had already made up your mind about.  Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast The Makes Sense Podcast is sponsored and supported by the Makes Sense Academy and Makes Sense Business Academy. A private, psychological safe haven where you can stop GOING through life and start GROWING through life. MSA uses a unique low cost, group coaching model, where you gain access to the coaching, mentorship and tools for your growth while participating as a key element of what has become an incubator for growth. Check out the Makes Sense Academy, risk free with a money back guarantee, for $48 / month before it goes up to $97 a month in January.  This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify   LIVE STREAMED Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/JCDoornick   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168    Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense

DAILY FOCUS: NOT THIS NOT THAT: In some of the Buddhist teachings, there's a term called NETI NETI which translates to Not this, not that. This reminds us of another concept we have discussed where Buddhists take the “middle way” through life. Let's look at this and the idea of achieving the highest form of the Collective CALM for a more enjoyable life experience.   Resource for this episode: - SUMADHI VIDEO SERIES: https://awakentheworld.com/series/samadhi-film-series   Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and an acquired taste. If it's true that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Consider this podcast your daily dose of a new perspective around some of the things you had already made up your mind about.  Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast The Makes Sense Podcast is sponsored and supported by the Makes Sense Academy and Makes Sense Business Academy. A private, psychological safe haven where you can stop GOING through life and start GROWING through life. MSA uses a unique low cost, group coaching model, where you gain access to the coaching, mentorship and tools for your growth while participating as a key element of what has become an incubator for growth. Check out the Makes Sense Academy, risk free with a money back guarantee, for $48 / month before it goes up to $97 a month in January.  This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/JCDoornick   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense

How does Jim Kwik remember numbers and names? How does Jim Kwik read so fast? What is Jim Kwik's IQ? Can i learn to read faster and retain more information? Can i learn to remember numbers and names too? The answer is yes and Jim Kwik himself shares all his secrets and much more in this episode.  My good friend friend Jim Kwik has agreed to spend one hour with us and i have asked him to share his top tips, strategies and secrets to level up your brain power and step into greatness in 2025. This was a very special event and Jim has extended a very special Discount on his most powerful courses. Take Advantage of his generosisty before it disapears here: Lowest Rate Anywhere for Jim Kwk's Memory Recall and Speed Reading Courses. www.jimkwik.com/dragon Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and an acquired taste. If it's true that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Consider this podcast your daily dose of a new perspective around some of the things you had already made up your mind about.  Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast The Makes Sense Podcast is sponsored and supported by the Makes Sense Academy and Makes Sense Business Academy. A private, psychological safe haven where you can stop GOING through life and start GROWING through life. MSA uses a unique low cost, group coaching model, where you gain access to the coaching, mentorship and tools for your growth while participating as a key element of what has become an incubator for growth. Check out the Makes Sense Academy, risk free with a money back guarantee, for $48 / month before it goes up to $97 a month in January.  This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/JCDoornick   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168     Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense   0:00 - Intro 5:26 - Whole Brain Note Taking? 7:08 - Brain Injury Accident at 5 yrs old. 8:59 - If you fight for your limitations you get to keep them 11:47 - It's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart? 13:38 - How does one's IQ play into their ability to learn? 15:04 - Life is the letter C between the letters B and D. 15:41 - You are a thermostat not a thermometer. 18:26 - Special Offer from Jim Kwik 21:25 - Can you get addicted to learning? 24:52 - Women have higher risk of Alzheimers than men? 26:14 - ⅓ of brain functionality is predetermined, ⅔ in your control? 29:04 - MEDS RX (Meditations, Exercise, Diet, Relationships, Extras) 33:02 - The value in remembering your dreams? 36:52 - WATCH? Words, Actions, Thoughts, Character, Habits 38:48 - 3 Keys to a better memory. M.O.M. 44:12 - SUAVE: SAY IT, USE IT, ASK ABOUT IT, VISUALIZE IT, End with their name.  

Today's episode unpacks the Science, Art and Philosophy around miracles. What are they, and to what degree do we have control in their manifestation? Can we “expect a miracle” today? Let's see. I think you will be both surprised and intrigued by what i have found. This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and an acquired taste. If it's true that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Consider this podcast your daily dose of a new perspective around some of the things you had already made up your mind about.  Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast The Makes Sense Podcast is sponsored and supported by the Makes Sense Academy and Makes Sense Business Academy. A private, psychological safe haven where you can stop GOING through life and start GROWING through life. MSA uses a unique low cost, group coaching model, where you gain access to the coaching, mentorship and tools for your growth while participating as a key element of what has become an incubator for growth. Check out the Makes Sense Academy, risk free with a money back guarantee, for $48 / month before it goes up to $97 a month in January.  This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/JCDoornick   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168     Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j      OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense

AM I AI (Artificial Intelligence) - Interesting look at the idea that we as humans think that AI is a goal of ours as if we were some sort of baseline level of intelligence. Join the Dragin and entertain the idea that we might be AI creating AI that will do what one day? Yes, create AI. This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense

Conformity?  This episode is some good shift. Dragon draws an analogy correlated to human behavior and conformity where we can all find ourselves on a Line. Which line? The one you thik is the right one to be on. Get off that line and you are "Out of Line " - This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify     MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168     Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j      OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense

Empathy? Its one thing to understand and aknowledge what it means but an entirely different things ot apply and practice it in relationships. Just back from an extraordinary immersive couples retreat where we uncovered the secret to true love via learning the world's most difficult language to learn. Empathy. Lets Make Sense of Empathy together and equip ourselves with this life changing language and skillset. This podcast is available on both Apple and Spotify Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube     MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168     Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j      OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Contact Dr. JC https://zez.am/makessense   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 - INTRO 2:23 - Empathy, the hardest most valuable language to learn 3:27 - Sati Experience - Relationship/Couples Retreats 6:19 - What is Empathy? What would life look like if you were not empathetic? 10:55 - Whats challenging about practicing empathy? 11:55 - Empathy in Business and Finances? 13:38 - The primary skillset for empathy is awareness. 15:53 - Learning the IRS (Interface Response System) 18:10 - Limitless potential for Love  

DAILY FOCUS: DIS-SATISFACTION An interesting observation of human behavior that displays how we are perpetually dissatisfied with everything. Whether resting or active, happy or sad, winning or losing at life? We eventually express dissatisfaction with it and everything. Available now on both Spotify and Apple Platforms   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.  Watch On Youtube: https://studio.youtube.com/video/A0zU4IjU13Y/edit  Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here:  https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j OUR SPONSORS:  - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   Connect with Dr. JC "The Dragon" https://zez.am/makessense

There once was a powerful Chinese Buddhist Master who had one of his disciples ask him "what is the Tao" which translates to "What is the ultimate way of life? Without hesitation, the master answered with those two powerful words. WALK ON. Let's unpack and Make Sense of this simple yet profound strategy for growth and fulfillment. To simply keep it moving. Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning. This episode available on both Apple and Spotify Platforms   Watch Live uncut Episode on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV1WKLEGeGM    MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW/FOLLOW - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about   The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   Connect With Dr. JC "The Dragon" https://zez.am/makessense

THINK INSIDE THE BOX? An new perspective on seeking growth outside the box. Lets take a look inside that box you keep thinking outside of. If you agree that growth takes place outside the comfort zone, then wait til you hear this. This episode available on both Apple and Spotify   Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Alligments and Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   Highlights: 0:00 - Intro 8:20 - What is Integration? 15:02 - When your whole house of cards falls. 19:14 - Where does growth take place? 24:14 - Thinking Inside the Box Resources:  ARKANA SPIRITUAL CENTER: www.arkanainternational.com   #Arkanaspiritualcenter #ayahuasca #plantmedicine

This is one from the vault from the previous Rise Up With Dragon podcast that unpacks and Makes Sense of the inherent Value in Mortality? Dragon provides us with a shift in perspective here where we look at mortality as a blessing and great gift that gives is the very reason we have to get up and go. This episode is available on both Spotify and Apple platforms. MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Alligments and Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com

Hmmm? What if i told you that there is a reality where being accident prone is a good thing and advantageous in leveraging your goals and dreams? That's right, another opportunity to change the way you look at things so that the things you look at can change. Come take a walk on the dark side of the moon and uncover something shocking about the value of being Accident Prone. This episode is available on Apple and Spotify Platforms   Subscribe to my NEW SUBSTACK BLOG and NEWSLETTER for all things that Make Sense   LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Alligments and Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   CONNECT WITH Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense 

THE TROUBLE WITH WANTING MORE? An interesting focus on the observation of where our drive and desire for more takes place? Not in the past, not in the present. But n the future. Although goal setting and goal getting has its merit, this live episode will unveil how it can also be the very reason most humans are unhappy and confused.   Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   RESOURCES: #RickRubin Interview with #jayshetti Video: https://youtu.be/60pHJXUjaJY?feature=shared    LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Alligments and Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921?via=m835j    OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com

What is your current reality, stance, and past experience with Pornography? No matter what it is, Pornography is here and is having a massive impact on humanity. Dragon is stepping into this controversial and sensitive realm with special guest and author of FIGHT THE BEAST, Heather Nielsen. Heather works passionately in Porn Addiction Recovery and has a powerful and solution-focused message to share with us. This episode is now available on both Apple and Spotify    Watch Interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/T9PXlvHf4MQ   This episode os from 2022 and considered to be ONE FROM THE VAULT of the previous RISE UP WITH DRAGON Podcast.   Follow Healther Nielsen: IG: @fightthebeastorg  Book On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3XARtHX  Website: https://fightthebeast.org/our-mission  Connect WIth Dr. JC Doornick “The Dragon”: https://zez.am/makessense 

THE TROUBLE WITH UNDERSTANDING: Fascinating look at the arduous task at trying to understand another human and the way they are thinking, feeling and reacting, without knowing what it is like to think, feel and act like them? Available on both Apple and Spotify   MAKES SENSE PODCAST   SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.    FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168 Affiliates:   Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921...   OUR SPONSORS:  - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about    - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com CONNECT WITH DR. JC   BLOG AND PODCAST: https://www.makessensepodcast.com  INSTAGRAM:   @drjcdoornick FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/jeanclaudedoornick/

Making Sense of the human FEAR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. Funny twist on the challenging game of ANGER MANAGEMENT that of my observation and own experience with FEAR MANAGEMENT. You are either managing fear or leting it manage you.   Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921...   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com   BLOG AND PODCAST: https://www.makessensepodcast.com TWITTER: @drjcdoornick INSTAGRAM: @drjcdoornick FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast Show Notes: FEAR MANAGEMENT:  GREAT MORNING: Today I am grateful for fear and grateful for my openness to allow myself to partner with fear and elevate my impact and service to humanity. Stepping outside the box with star studded July and the uncertainty and potential for criticism is scary but necessary as we know where growth takes place  Mentioned the idea of selfless and bigger mission supported service. Made me think about serving humanity and the kind of people I am looking for in my business. KELLY? FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY? Why would you want to do that? What a nice Brand to be in service. The only person that doesn't appreciate that brand is the one that is angry at themselves for not carrying it themselves. Hate you cause they ain't you.  You're either the kind of person that sees garbage discarded on the street and picks it up or the one that expects and assumes someone else will because you don't feel it is your fault and insist that you are not a garbage man. I'm looking for 5 garbage men/women. To mentor, and partner with in my coaching business to change the world one person at a time.  Isn't it interesting how God and the Universe have mysteriously placed everything we desire the most, inconveniently on the other side of a big smelly pile of shit? Notice this? We come up with anecdotes to acknowledge this as normal like the obstacle is the way. No mud, no lotus. Referencing the fact that the marvelous lotus flower ironically grows only in smelly mud. Heck, the amazing work done with the science of the FLOW STATE shows us that in order to get into your proverbial FLOW STATE you must first successfully navigate some sort of fear, challenge or struggle. If you really become aware of this phenomenon and learn to embrace the suck, you'll begin to remodel your perspective, perception and relationship with struggle. Almost get excited when challenges arise, knowing that they are the precursor to your success. However, when you add the emotional component of FEAR to the equation, this acknowledgement becomes easier said than done. Our MFTPSE (Mother, Father, Teacher, Preacher, Society and Evolution have taught us how to navigate fear our whole lives. So if you are in a current reality where fear has a grip on you? And you are using that grip as an excuse to excuse you from your responsibility for your own success? It's not your fault. However, if you woke up this morning with the FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW to go out there and claim control of your life as its dominant force. To become the shotcaller of your days and start leveraging your success? It will require that you rewire your brain and develop a more efficient FEAR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. Business owners and entrepreneurs may face a range of fears, including fears of failure, finances, and losing control. Allow yourself to acknowledge the double edged sword of your perspectives and perceptions of the following common fears being both barriers and motivators and know that the side you focus on is a choice you make based on your urgency to win.:  Financial fears: Concerns about financial instability, not having enough money, or losing what they have.  Fear of failure: A common fear that can also be a source of inspiration.  Fear of losing control: Difficulty letting others take over, or becoming vulnerable to outside factors. MY STORY OF PUBLIC SPEAKING Fear of making mistakes: Fear of making a major mistake, or failing to scale.  Fear of the unknown: Fear of uncertainty or being behind the market.  Fear of missing out: Missing business opportunities or not enjoying the job anymore.  Fear of letting people down: Fear of letting down the team or employees.  Fear of inadequacy: Feeling less than or not being skilled enough.  Fear of commitment: The commitment required to start a new business.   Fear of success: Success can seem overwhelming.  Some say that fear can be a motivator, but it can also be a barrier that prevents business leaders from taking risks. What does it mean to face your fears and overcome them? Does this mean they go away, or does it mean you have reprogrammed your brain and perception of fear and learned how it is perhaps happening for you rather than to you? I have found that every entrepreneur that has reached the top of the mountain and claimed their seat at the table  of success and fulfillment have strong FEAR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS that involve making fear their friend. Funny twist ran through my mind when looking at the astoundingly challenging game of ANGER MANAGEMENT and all that comes with that. And that of my observation and own participation in FEAR MANAGEMENT. Although they are closely correlated, they have some fascinating differences. First of all I find it interesting how one seems to be more widely accepted then the other? Think about it. If someone says they are angry, in some way shape or form, don't you recognize that as something that must be dealt with swiftly? You must either get the hell away from them or help them turn it down or off before something bad happens? But fear? When someone says they are afraid, there seems to be much more empathy and understanding around it. As well as the sharing of how normal it is to be afraid and perhaps share commonality with one another with some me too examples. So right off the bat, Fear Management poses a great challenge in that it is accepted. When something is accepted and somewhat normalized, the brain and body have less urgency to take an aggressive approach in addressing it no?  So society pays forward and sells us some great Fear Management strategies that are also socially acceptable and normalized and I find it funny that these strategies can often fly low under the radar of our being conscious of them being fear management strategies. Rather seeing them as just normal things that people do. A few interesting examples are seen in people taking cover. We learn to retreat under our desks, curl up and place our hands over our heads in a bomb drill or airplane crash scenario. Or the typical run and hide strategy. Then we see humans at times reacting to fear by impulsively buying more stuff for fear there will be no more stuff? We saw this during covid and we even saw it during Black Friday Sales etc. This type of fear has spawned multi billion dollar strategies of fortune 500 companies and sales trainers teach scarcity and urgency strategies to exploit it. In fact, when the FEAR of Death creeps in. When you wake up and see the unpredictable and limited nature of your mortality, this fear prompts people to either seize the day and make their time count, yet more often prompt people to say “fuck it” and allow themselves to experience as much pleasure and indulgence as they can before they die. This plays a large role in the Obesity Crisis no? Then there is the most popular Fear Management strategy that is so powerful that most wouldn't allow themselves to admit this as a fear management strategy. That being the idea that aligning yourself with forces of goodness, will eliminate or alleviate your exposure to the things you fear. The notion carries this idea based on the Good vs. Evil theory teaches us that by being one of the good guys, you will somehow be protected by the bad guys. Obviously showing up in various religions or even in the notion of being a good human. Serve God and humanity and the forces of the universe will protect you. Interesting to experience this moment as I write the word God, forgetting to make the G capitalized, my computer underscored it and reminded me he gets the capital G. Yes sir, I'm sorry to forget that. What's interesting about this fear management strategy is to notice that in order for us to feel we are in the right, we must convince ourselves that others are in the wrong. This goes far past creating the vast incongruence of religions and their unique beliefs. It is often the cause of large scale tragedies of dictatorships and cults. Where people are prompted to follow a leader or movement, motivated by being convinced that the others are evil or abnormal and you must either be in or out.  Can you see there cannot be a right without a wrong? When you are justifying and standing for your right. Can you be aware at the same time that there must be something wrong? Can you also take note that the only person in that instance that sees the wrong as wrong, is you? The person you perceive is wrong perceives themselves as right. In fact making them right, no? Well, as right as you think you are. It's fun to converse with people and make a pact with them. I will let you think you are right, if you allow me to do the same. Deal?  Also a fun observation to look at all the great saints and gurus that we perceive have reached some sort of sainthood or enlightenment? They share the same types and amounts of fear and neurosis as we do. What makes them saints and gurus is how they have just stopped identifying themselves with them. They look at their fears and neurosis as ripples in a vast ocean. Also being aware that behind each ripple of fear and neurosis, is a n equal amount of ripples and waves of confidence, clarity and peaceful joy. Perhaps this is the way? Now, it is a hard pill for someone to swallow, reading this, if their version of this is the following of and serving their God. But also consider that this pill is as difficult to swallow to a young German boy that had brought into a dictator's vision for the world. Guess what their strategy of handling or managing that fear and sense of adversity? ANGER and often extrication and violence. No worry, they can start going to ANGER MANAGEMENT classes for that. :)  So it's only the open, curious and conscious individual that can identify their own Fear Management on this level. Which is difficult so I empathize. Makes me wonder about the soul of the human sometimes. Not the human. Humans can get caught up in good and evil. But I believe the soul is neither good nor evil. I believe the soul just is. Which means the human, if allowed, can coexist as both and be ok with that. But it takes the will and desire to do so and work. When looking at the work we do with our IRS (Interface Response System), this poses a worthy challenge in the assessment phase. Where we determine how to label someone as good or evil in determining who we allow in and out of our nightclub (Life). According to Ram Das, the challenge and art is to be able to see actions as evil, not the beings. This is the space that allows us to love everyone and forgive those that do evil things, knowing they know not what they do. But their being is inherently good. Big challenges there that we get to accept or reject. So what about you? Can you step away and untether yourself from the program you are comfortably running and identify your fear management strategies? If so, you are a highly open, curious and conscious being. From that vantage point you will be able to see all the other channels that offer other ideas that you needed to be wrong so you could be right. Perhaps you can take the huge step of allowing yourself to consider which ones actually suit you best. As options? Kind of like moving from a TV that only has one station to getting cable. Surf the channels and see what show you like the best? Perhaps you can also see that without the perception of fear, you'd have nothing to manage? Heck, without it, you might not even get out of bed today. Make Sense?

This being one of my all time favorite episodes from the Rise Up with Dragon Podcast.  DO YOU SUFFER FROM ANXIETY? Folks you are in for a treat. As someone that has suffered, come to terms with Terrible Anxiety, and moved on to live my best life, this topic and guest are very exciting for me. This episode can be watched and hear on muliple platforms including Youtube, Spotify and Apple. Join me and my special guest Russel Kennedy, MD, "The Anxiety MD" and author of the 2020 book THE ANXIETY RX as we remove the blindfolds from your mind and create clarity on what Anxiety really is, and as Dr. Russel says "Show you the Way Out". Dr. Russel will share his own battle with anxiety and how he turned his trauma into his triumph, now helping many unlock the shackles that hold them back from living their best life. This episode can be watched and hear on muliple platforms including Youtube, Spotify and Apple. Watch Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uRs-aVzv7v0   Follow Dr. Russel Kennedy: IG: @theanxietymd Book On Amazon: https://amzn.to/47cD3kq Website: https://www.theanxietymd.com Connect WIth Dr. JC Doornick “The Dragon”: https://zez.am/makessense Show Highlights:  0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Welcome Dr. Kenedy (The Anxiety Prescription) - https://amzn.to/47cD3kq 2:43 - The true source of Anxiety? The Back Story 4:41 - Uncovering the source of Anxiety with LSD? 10:36 - Where anxiety lives? Not what you thought. 12:25 - How do you leave the practice of medicine? 15:35 - Anxiety is not a mind thing, its an alarm in your body. 1843 - The Brain is a Meaning Making Makes Sense Machine 24:20 - Break for Sponsor - Makes Sense Academy 26:41 - How does someone become conscious they are having a panic attack? 33:44 - The Alarm Anxiety Cycle

Are you IN or OUT of LOVE at this time? Is love a magical force that conditionally requires two entities to come into your reality? Or is it unconditional and something that already exists? Perhaps makes you, you?   Resources:  Polishing the Mirror - Ram Das - https://amzn.to/3yZrQXJ   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://thelimitlesslearner.com/reading-promo62327921...   OUR SPONSORS: - Makes Sense Academy: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com         Highlights: 0:00 - Intro 3:31 - I AM LOVE - Set yourself Free to just BE 6:14 - Do I need another person to be in love? 8:59 - Polishing the mirror by Ram Das 11:45 - Conditional vs. Unconditional Love? 13:06 - The hard problem of love? Where does it come from? 19:16 - It's gonna take some PRACTION (Practicing Action) SHOW NOTES:  I AM LOVE: The minute you can shift from I would be fine if i were this way to I AM you will set yourself free to simply BE. Be who? You, that's who. And if you allow yourself to bask in it with no distractions? Being you is pretty cool isn't it? No one else is like you. You are one of a kind aren't you? Let's take this day and focus on recognizing that I AM that makes you, and learn to see it in others. I AM LOVE. I AM ENERGY. I AM AWARENESS. Fascinated with the feeling and act of being IN love. I was curious if humans require another person to be IN LOVE or is it that person we have found or seek that allows you to express that which you already are? There is something called AGAPE LOVE? In the Bible, agape is a Greek word that describes a selfless, universal, and unconditional love that is characterized by self-sacrifice and loving others. It appears frequently in the New Testament, but rarely in other ancient Greek literature. The word comes from the verb agapan, which means "to greet with affection". However, it starts with loving yourself. I was exposed to a cool theory the other day that said that when two people are in love, that is just their souls hanging out with one another. Experiencing life freely with each other.  In reading the book, Polishing the Mirror by Ram Das and diving deep into his work elsewhere, he speaks about the fact that if we strip away everything that we are seeking in life. I call it the “ER”. HappiER, HealthiER, WealthiER. We are all seekers of the er no? Strip all that desire away, what are you left with? You are left with that which you are. The, I AM. What can you recognize about yourself after taking everything away in your life that is not you? That's your I AM. When it comes to that love you seek or crave, isn't that something already inside you that you want to let out? To be IN LOVE? I just find it fascinating because there is often an illusion that's been created by a world that offers for the most part conditional love. From what we've learned, love has rules and circumstances doesn't it. We have our brushes through parents and the right spouse that offer unconditional love. But even that has conditions, no? But like the hard problem of consciousness, ie; us not understanding what exactly it is or where it is created. Where does love come from? Does it require two entities? Does it come from an outside force? Like a magnet, does it require a positive and negative force? Your love for your spouse, your children, your pet, your job, your best friend, or perhaps your life at this time? Are these things required for you to be in love? Or is love who and what you are? Already inside you. You're I AM. Can you see that we are all hungry to be in a state of love? Most commonly interpersonal romantic love. But this has a shelf life which concerns us. It's gonna inevitably end one day, no? What I love about meditation is that it allows me to strip away the dependency from all external things and unveil that I am in fact already in love. This state often makes me want to share this love with others and external forces. Can you see that in thinking love requires an outside force or another person, we are often prompted to take possession of those you love as your own? Through forming friendships, marriage and parenting or even owning a pet. All the while unconscious to the fact that there resides an unlimited supply of love in the awakening that it is the primal source and main ingredient in what makes you, you. Get a grasp on this concept and awakening and it will help you gain clarity in many aspects of your life's desires which is where we struggle the most. If you can start to affirm and embrace each start of your day in recognition of this by stating I AM LOVE. It will help put many things in perspective and allow you to slow down your love hunger drive and allow yourself to be grateful in the present moment. When it comes to the things you possess that allow you to express more of what you already are? Your spouse etc.. Perhaps you can do so with a simple state of gratitude for them as they have come into your life to remind you of who you are? How cool is that. Look at the person next to you that you are in love with. Consider what that means in this context? You are already in love, as are they. Yet for whatever reasons unique to your energy and life experiences, the two of you offer one another a safe and effective space to feel and express love. This form of gratitude comes from appreciating them for allowing you to express your true self. Sometimes we are fortunate to find our way into a group of others that create a safe space to express and bask in the love of one another. In Buddhism there is something called Satsang or Sangha, that translates to "community of seekers after the truth" and is also known as sangha. It's a spiritual community where people gather with like-minded individuals, especially those on a spiritual path, to work on themselves and others, and to share food, stories, and kirtan. Satsang can also refer to a group of people engaged in a spiritual dialogue. For those frustrated that they are not in love and think that feeling is conditional to you finding the right person? Now you understand that you are needlessly suffering due to you thinking love is conditional. No. Love is unconditional because you are love. When you find someone to share that space with, yes, it will be nice and you too will be grateful for it and them. Just like you are grateful when the sun rises and creates what you call a nice day. But a nice day can exist like love, anytime you choose. Make Sense?  

MAKING SENSE OF GRIEF: THE MINDS ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF EXPECTATION. Grief is one of those things that is either happening to you or for you? In order to reclaim control during those times where you experience loss, it is of high value to take a conscious look at and better understand the science, art, and philosophy of Grief. Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   OUR SPONSOR: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about

The basic premise of Minimizing or being Minimalistic is the practice of shedding or getting rid of the things that are of no use to you and do not apply when looking at your goals and dreams. This episode can be found on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Connect with Dr. JC "The Dragon" https://zez.am/makessense OUR SPONSOR: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about this episode.

EGO DEATH and the God Complex - THis episode unveils the Mysterious city of Eleusis where it was said humans experienced the magic of mortality and Rebirth by drinking some sort of magic transformational potion. If true, this takes the modern day structures of religion and god and shakes them up into manifestations of something else. Enjoy this thing that makes you go hmmm.  Connect With Dr. JC: https://zez.am/makessense  LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168    OUR SPONSOR: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about   Highlights:  0:00 - Intro - What is it that I actually do? 1:36 - A word from our sponsor (Makes Sense Academy) 2:34 - What is the true meaning and purpose of life? 3:42 - NDE's (Near Death Experiences) 4:09 - The ancient Eleusinian Mysteries 6:49 - The emergence of Jesus 7:36 - Plant medicine and ego death 8:34 - Why do humans struggle so much?