Podcasts about Ego

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn't your circumstances, your past, or your limitations, but the identity you've been programmed to believe is you? In this powerful conversation, Darin sits down with health entrepreneur, coach, and author Jim Curtis to explore what it really takes to release the past, reclaim personal responsibility, and consciously become a new version of yourself. After developing a spinal cord lesion at just 19 that eventually left him unable to walk, Jim spent years searching everywhere from major medical institutions to shamans, healers, hypnosis, and spiritual teachers for someone who could fix him. Eventually, his search brought him back to himself. Jim shares the framework behind his new book, The Book of Possibility: Release, Align, Become. Together, he and Darin unpack how childhood programming becomes adult identity, why awareness is the first step toward freedom, how resentment keeps us attached to old versions of ourselves, and why changing your life often requires having the courage to become someone your current identity doesn't yet recognize. They also explore the dangers of outsourcing your spiritual growth, psychedelics as tools rather than destinations, radical responsibility, forgiveness, purpose, human connection, and why the coming age of AI and automation may make genuine face-to-face connection more important than ever. Ultimately, this is a conversation about possibility: not waiting for someone to save you, but realizing that you are the possibility you've been searching for. What You'll Learn Why Jim believes you need to become your own guru instead of constantly searching for someone to fix you How a spinal cord lesion at 19 completely changed the trajectory of Jim's life Why pain and suffering can become gateways to transformation How childhood experiences and subconscious programming shape adult identity Jim's Release, Align, Become framework for creating lasting change Why forgiveness can free you without requiring reconciliation How radical responsibility breaks the victim-villain dynamic Why changing your identity can feel terrifying even when your current life is making you miserable The difference between using psychedelics as transformational tools and using them to escape Why human connection, purpose, curiosity, and presence may become increasingly valuable in an automated world Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: MycoDog 00:02:01 – Meet Jim Curtis and The Book of Possibility 00:04:00 – What if you are the possibility? 00:05:17 – Why people stop themselves from dreaming 00:05:50 – Stop outsourcing your spiritual growth 00:07:05 – No one is coming to save you 00:08:28 – Ego, shadow work, and creating space to choose 00:09:10 – Why you should question the guru 00:10:11 – Ram Dass and the reality of being human 00:11:15 – Darin's first experience with ayahuasca 00:12:17 – Psychedelics can open the door, but then what? 00:13:02 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:14:57 – Psychedelics, ibogaine, and bringing the lessons back to life 00:16:48 – Powerful tools aren't meant to become an escape 00:17:13 – Hypno-meditation and changing yourself from within 00:18:23 – Why Jim wouldn't take away your pain 00:19:09 – Jim's beliefs about trauma, illness, and healing 00:20:05 – The spinal cord lesion that changed Jim's life 00:20:55 – Losing his ability to walk and searching the world for healing 00:21:44 – Discovering hypnosis, meditation, and altered states 00:22:39 – Meeting Dr. Brian Weiss and experiencing past-life regression 00:23:11 – Wall Street, WebMD, and walking away from the wrong identity 00:24:10 – Jim's health collapses again 00:25:25 – The wake-up call that completely changed his future 00:26:02 – How radically changing your identity changes your life 00:27:31 – The Release, Align, Become method 00:28:12 – How childhood programming becomes adult identity 00:29:01 – You have to see the cage before you can escape it 00:29:24 – Forgiveness as a tool for releasing the past 00:30:02 – Escaping the cage of resentment 00:30:57 – Are adults still reacting from their eight-year-old selves? 00:31:25 – You are not your thoughts, emotions, or identity 00:32:05 – Why becoming someone new feels terrifying 00:33:24 – On the other side of pain is possibility 00:35:10 – Darin takes responsibility for the end of his marriage 00:37:14 – Breaking the villain-victim dynamic 00:38:01 – The small conversations that create enormous change 00:39:12 – Releasing the old self 00:39:44 – Aligning with what you actually want 00:40:30 – Who must you become to create that life? 00:41:15 – Creating and embodying a new identity 00:41:54 – Why healthy choices become acts of self-honor 00:42:37 – Building health into your identity instead of obsessing over it 00:44:07 – Expanding your consciousness and seeing new possibilities 00:45:26 – Reprogramming the brain through Jim's book and hypno-meditations 00:46:10 – What happens when possibilities start opening 00:46:51 – The possibility isn't outside you. It's you. 00:47:52 – Breaking your personal Matrix 00:48:39 – Your mind finds what you're looking for 00:49:23 – Why giving more can create greater fulfillment 00:49:51 – AI, social media, and the return to human connection 00:51:26 – Loneliness and our need to reconnect 00:52:17 – How one interaction with a stranger can change your day 00:53:26 – The simple human connection challenge 00:55:38 – What automation takes away from everyday life 00:56:04 – Alec Baldwin, celebrity, trauma, and humanity 00:58:00 – The hilarious Jim Curtis mistaken-identity story 00:59:15 – Staying kind when notoriety arrives 01:00:14 – Purpose is the only thing that lasts 01:00:34 – Darin on losing his first docuseries and part of his identity 01:01:25 – Turning loss into a new mission 01:03:08 – The Book of Possibility and taking control of your life 01:03:38 – Creating something from love instead of outcomes 01:04:06 – Final thoughts Thank You to Our Sponsors: MycoDog: Go to mycodog.com/ and use code SUPERLIFE for 15% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns — beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Jim Curtis: Website: jimcurtiscoaching.com Instagram: @jimcurtis1 Buy His New Book: The Book of Possibility Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "There are unlimited possibilities, but the possibility is you. You don't have to spend your entire life searching for the next guru, healer, relationship, achievement, or external thing that will finally make you whole. Become aware of the programming you absorbed, release the identity that no longer serves you, align with what you actually want, and start becoming the person capable of living it. The moment you stop waiting to be saved and recognize that you are the source, possibility stops being something somewhere in the future. It becomes who you are."

"When it comes to racing top bulb and bottom bulb (same day or not), why do you think some racers elect to switch between box and no box even when they are clearly better with no box? I watch a few racers channels on YouTube and I will notice they are hitting the tree better with no box better than the box runs. Why not just run top bulb with no box at that point? Ego? I have the box why not use it? Maybe just a bad day on the box?"If you've got a topic you want us to tackle, submit it at thisisbracketracing.com/ask. With insights from the TIBR and ELITE brain trust, this episode starts a series of Q&A discussions built around the questions racers are asking right now.

Death of the Ego

Send us Fan MailThank you, Shannon Steadman, for making today's episode possible!!!Your kids won't remember your job title, but they'll remember whether you were there. That's the heartbeat of this conversation with Josh Iadarola, a dad who has lived the hard parts of fatherhood and kept showing up anyway.We start with gratitude and get honest about mental health, anxiety, and the quiet pressure so many dads carry. Josh shares what he's most grateful for as a father, why mental well-being deserves as much attention as physical health, and how vulnerability can become a strength instead of a liability. We also talk about the values he learned growing up in a tight family routine: consistency, discipline, respect, and a work ethic modeled through sacrifice.Then we go deeper into divorce, co-parenting, and the grit required to stay present when life gets complicated. Josh opens up about the commitment he made to his son, the emotional reality of Sunday drop-offs, and what it means to create a positive home even when you're hurting. From there, we shift into blended family life and “bonus kids,” what helped him build trust quickly, and why he sees a bigger family as more love, not more problems. Along the way, we hit practical leadership lessons for the home: respond instead of react, apologize when you miss, and parent each child as an individual with their own needs.We also spotlight Josh's professional world at CoWorx Staffing Services and how they think about staffing, retention, safety, and employee engagement through a service-first model. If you're a working dad trying to lead with humility, curiosity, and steadiness, you'll get plenty to take back to your own household. Subscribe, share this with another dad who needs it, and please leave a review so more families can find these conversations.Support the showPlease don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts!  Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes! 

In this episode of Acta Non Verba, Marcus Aurelius Anderson talks with Stefanos Sifandos, an author and transformational advisor. They discuss closing the gap between outer success and inner freedom. Stefanos shares his own journey through childhood bullying, addiction, and self-worth struggles. He explains how self-forgiveness, radical honesty, and genuine relational connection create lasting transformation. The conversation also covers fatherhood, marriage, control, resilience, and living in one's truth. Episode Highlights: 0:55 Marcus introduces Stefanos Sifandos and his 25 years working with Olympians, CEOs, and top performers. 10:06 Stefanos explains that self-forgiveness comes from being met with compassion and non-judgment. 22:12 They discuss truth-telling as a remedy for disconnection in relationships. 38:06 Stefanos opens up about the profound love he feels as a father. Stefanos Sifandos is an author and transformational advisor. He has spent 25 years working with Olympians, world champions, CEOs, and leaders at the top of their fields. His work focuses on closing the gap between outer success and inner freedom. He uses behavioral science, trauma resolution, and spiritual truth to guide his clients. His new book, Tuned In and Turned On, is available now at tunedinandturnedonbook.com. Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You did everything they told you. You rested it. You waited. And it still hurts. Here's the part no one explains: rest is often the reason it isn't getting better. Dr. Tom Walters is an orthopedic physical therapist, kinesiology professor, and founder of Rehab Science. Tom has spent over a decade teaching people that their bodies are adaptable, not fragile, and this conversation is a masterclass in what that actually means when something starts to hurt. They nerd out (a lot), but everything here is built to help you move through midlife with less fear and more agency. This one is for every Bettie who was told her aching hip or frozen shoulder is "just aging." You're not broken, and you're not behind. Your capacity changed; your plan just needs to change with it.

What if your greatest regrets aren't meant to haunt you—but to heal you?The month of Virgo opens a rare spiritual window to revisit the past—not to relive it, but to reclaim the Light hidden within it. In this deeply personal episode, we explore why the moments you wish had gone differently may hold the very wisdom, healing, and transformation you've been searching for.Discover how to turn missed opportunities into spiritual breakthroughs, why your greatest challenges were never punishments, and how to remove the layers that have been keeping you from your soul's full brilliance. If you've ever wondered whether it's possible to change the energetic impact of your past, this conversation may change the way you see your entire year—and your future.Join us for the next episode of Weekly Energy Boost with @ElishevaBalas.  Watch LIVE Sundays at 10 am PT / 1pm ET on The Kabbalah Centre YouTube or catch the latest episode wherever you listen to podcasts.Find out more about our work, dig into our archives, and send us a message at: www.weeklyenergyboost.com.You can also help make Weekly Energy Boost possible by making a tax-deductible contribution at www.weeklyenergyboost.com/donate-today.

He moved to Hollywood with $43 and a dream. Watched his dad pour brilliant ideas into businesses that made other people rich. Decided the only thing scarier than risking everything was never finding out what he was capable of. Twenty-five years and 51 countries later, Caleb Gilbert protects the world's most elite. And everything he's learned doing it maps directly into how you're building your business right now. Caleb Gilbert is the founder of White Glove Protection Group and a global expert in executive protection. In this conversation, he and George translate the frameworks used to protect A-list celebrities and Fortune 200 companies into a masterclass on entrepreneurship, covering risk, trust, vision, proactive vs. reactive posture, and what it really means to be all in. What You'll Learn In This Episode: How executive protection frameworks apply directly to building a business Why your relevance is entirely based on the perceived value of your consumer The difference between being energetically all in vs. financially all in Why Caleb turned down $1.5M in business to protect his vision and how it led to 4,000% growth How to build a proactive business posture instead of a reactive one The one question that revealed imposter syndrome was costing him clients Why grit, not tactics, is the most transferable skill from protection to entrepreneurship Key Takeaways: ✔️Your relevance is based on the perceived value of your consumer, not what you think they need. Flip the script. ✔️Being energetically all in and being financially all in are not the same thing. The people around you will tell you when you're truly all in, they'll tell you you're overdoing it. ✔️Zero revenue for two years. Turned down $1.5M. Then 4,000% growth. Knowing your vision and protecting it is a competitive strategy. ✔️Proactive posture beats reactive posture every time, in protection and in business. Stop waiting for the threat. Get ahead of it. ✔️The biggest threat your business faces is distraction. Not competition. Not market conditions. Distraction. ✔️Nobody else has your brain, your context, your background. The moment Caleb stopped trying to be a Navy SEAL and started leading with his actual edge, everything changed. ✔️Don't let money be your north star. If vision, strategy, and execution align with what the market needs, the money follows. ✔️Reinvest like you're still building. A $1.50 lawn mower became a business, because every dollar went back in. Timestamps & Highlights: [00:00] — $43, a dream, and the mindset that made it work [01:26] — Welcome: 25 years, 51 countries, and the White Glove difference [03:16] — Montana grit: why hard things inspire instead of dissuade [06:28] — Environment that demands vs. inspires and what that means for your team [07:33] — Starting at age 11: Nike socks, lawn mowers, and learning risk vs. reward early [11:03] — How to mitigate risk without impeding what makes your business great [13:07] — "Your relevance is based on the perceived value of your consumer" [18:00] — The onboarding parallel: walking clients through what they've never experienced [21:00] — Client number one, staying in vision, and zero revenue for two years [24:17] — Energetically all in vs. financially all in, how to tell the difference [28:34] — The 2020 gut check: when a CEO told Caleb not to chase money [35:00] — Ego in the protection industry and how Caleb navigated it [43:00] — Imposter syndrome, 86% prior military, and the moment he found his edge [50:00] — Proactive vs. reactive posture in business and protection [55:00] — Reinvesting like you're still building: the $1.50 lawn mower origin story [59:43] — Caleb's closing wisdom: be proactive, know your strengths, hit refresh Connect with Caleb Gilbert:  Founder and President of White Glove Protection Group, with 25 years of executive protection experience across 51 countries. He holds a Master's in Global Security Studies from Johns Hopkins and has trained at Stanford and ESI. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the ASIS Executive Protection Community and Treasurer of the IPSB Board. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/epcaleb Instagram: instagram.com/w.g.p.group.inc YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCepN8VJqAXFahvbtfHxdcoQ Website: whitegloveprotection.com Your Challenge This Week: What's the one thing from this episode you can apply tomorrow: grit, proactive posture, protecting your vision, or leaning into your actual edge? Let George know. And if you have a security question for Caleb, he genuinely welcomes the conversation. Follow George: @itsgeorgebryant Work with George: The Alliance — Community for entrepreneurs building with vision, grit, and integrity. 1:1 Coaching — Limited spots. Apply at mindofgeorge.com/coaching-consulting/ Live Retreats — In-person experiences for entrepreneurs ready to stop reacting and start leading.

In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Peter Goldstein, entrepreneur, investor, CEO, and founder of Integrated CEO, shares lessons from nearly four decades of building, exiting, and advising companies. He explains why transferability matters more than short-term performance, how founders can prepare early for an exit without committing to sell, and what buyers actually evaluate when pricing risk. The conversation also explores SPACs, M&A integration, company culture, founder dependency, leadership bottlenecks, and the personal consequences of selling a business. For founders, CEOs, investors, and executives building companies for sustainable growth, this episode offers a practical framework for creating enterprise value without sacrificing purpose, health, or freedom.What You'll Learn• Why profitable businesses can still lose value when they depend too heavily on the founder.• How founders can build transferability, stronger leadership, and optionality years before an exit.• What buyers and investors evaluate when determining company valuation and acquisition risk.• When a SPAC or public-market strategy may make sense compared with other exit options.• The leadership habits that help founders reduce bottlenecks while building sustainable companies.Chapters00:00 Building a Transferable Business03:30 When to Prepare for Exit07:56 What Makes Companies Valuable13:53 Understanding SPACs20:38 Valuation and Market Reality22:12 Why M&A Deals Fail29:12 Life After Selling35:57 Rebuilding Through Adversity42:35 Founder Bottlenecks and Scaling48:50 Ego, Curiosity, and LeadershipFollow Avetis AntaplyanInstagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan⁠Spotify:⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0rOkUXDSQb6SVFE6LttWDe⁠Apple Podcasts:⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tech-leaders-playbook/id1690263628⁠Follow Peter GoldsteinLinkedIn:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/petergoldstein-exitandcapitalmarketstrategist/⁠Website:⁠https://petergoldstein.co/⁠HIRECLOUT:⁠https://www.hireclout.com⁠The Tech Leader's Playbook:⁠https://www.podcast.hireclout.com⁠LinkedIn:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirefasthireright⁠business exit strategy, company valuation, business valuation, founder leadership, business succession planning, selling a business, exit planning, enterprise value, founder dependency, business transferability, mergers and acquisitions, M&A strategy, SPAC, special purpose acquisition company, IPO alternative, public markets, private equity, acquisition strategy, company culture, leadership development, scaling a business, founder bottleneck, CEO leadership, institutional capital, corporate governance, Peter Goldstein, Integrated CEO#BusinessExit #ExitStrategy #BusinessValuation #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #CEO #MergersAndAcquisitions #SPAC #ScalingBusiness #FounderLeadership #PrivateEquity #IntegratedCEO

SUMMARY In this episode of Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, Jeremy and Andrew explore why many martial artists stop growing after a certain point. They discuss the importance of continuous training, overcoming plateaus, and how instructors can facilitate ongoing development for students at all levels. TAKEAWAYS Martial artists stop growing after reaching a certain level. Ego and autopilot can result in training stagnation. Instructors need to facilitate student growth. Discomfort and challenge in progress is important. One should use problem-solving and challenges to enhance skills. There is always more to learn. Role models and peer training can be a significant part of the process. It is important to keep motivation and avoid complacency. Join our EXCLUSIVE newsletter to get notified of each episode as it comes out! Subscribe — whistlekick Martial Arts Radio

ACIM Quote:"The Kingdom is perfectly united and perfectly protected, and the ego will not prevail against it. ¹³Amen." (ACIM, T-4.III.1:12-13)Notable Quote From Today's Guest:"So when we decide not to fight and we're going to a truce, that's not peace, because we're just saying that I'm gonna prepare, I'm gonna hold on to these things so that I can use these weapons at a later time, against my husband, against my friends, against my family.So true peace is to let go of all those imaginary weapons.” - CarlosToday's Guest:Tam and Matt are joined by Today's guest, Carlos. Carlos shares two forgiveness stories that involve confrontation. One with a dog owner and the second involving a mugging.Books Mentioned:"The Disappearance of The Universe " By Gary R. Renard https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Universe-Straight-Illusions-Forgiveness/dp/1401905668/From Plagues to Miracles: The Transformational Journey of Exodus, From the Slavery of Ego to the Promised Land of Spirit By: Dr. Robert Rosenthal https://www.amazon.com/Plagues-Miracles-Transformational-Journey-Promised/dp/1732049106/Want to Support Miracle Voices with a Donation?Visit: https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateThink your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others?Submit your forgiveness story here: https://www.miraclevoices.org/formClosing ACIM Quote:"When you want only love you will see nothing else." (ACIM, T-12.VII.8:1)

“It's not always about how are we going to do it, but who.” Connect With Our SponsorsSolventum - https://go.solventum.com/clarityGreyFinch - https://greyfinch.com/jillallen/A-Dec - https://www.a-dec.com/orthodonticsSmileSuite - https://getsmilesuite.com/ Summary In this episode of Hey Docs!, Jill Allen presents on the “Who Not How” mindset, urging orthodontic practice owners and managers to stop centering themselves in goal achievement and instead identify the right “whos” (team members, third-party partners, coaches, and tools) to execute. She critiques arbitrary, repetitive goal-setting without plans or resources, and warns against Superman/Superwoman syndrome driven by ego, control, or reluctance to spend. Jill explains the multiplier effect of working with capable people and outlines a hierarchy of business needs—from solid daily operations and systems, to financial stability, market presence and patient experience, innovation and growth, and ultimately freedom. She highlights practical AI “whos,” demonstrating how ChatGPT can rapidly create social media strategy, messaging, and calendars, and how Canva can produce branded templates, bulk posts, and AI avatar videos for tasks like patient instructions. Connect With Our Guest Jill Allen & Associates - https://www.practiceresults.com/ Takeaways Stop asking how and start asking who. The right people get you to your goals faster than any plan.Every successful person has a coach or a "who" helping them level up.Make sure your goals are achievable and backed by a real plan.Superman/Superwoman syndrome is real. Ego and control can keep you stuck.Delegation isn't a weakness. Trust your team to help you get things done.Building your practice on a solid foundation is essential: daily operations, systems, and the right team members.Give your team members a career path.Your market presence matters. Patients are researching you before they ever walk in the door.ChatGPT can handle social media strategy, SOPs, job ads, blogs, and more in minutes.Canva makes professional, on-brand content creation fast and affordable for any team member.Chapters 00:00 Introduction05:18 Goal Setting Fallacy08:07 Superhero Syndrome Mindset15:44 Multiplier Effect and Picking Whos20:59 Business Needs Pyramid26:49 Whos for Ops Finance and Marketing31:31 Freedom Through Growth34:55 AI as Your Who36:45 ChatGPT for Social Media46:08 Canva Templates and Avatars52:29 Final Takeaways and Next Steps Episode Credits:  Hosted by Jill AllenProduced by Jordann KillionAudio Engineering by Garrett LuceroAre you ready to start a practice of your own? Do you need a fresh set of eyes or some advice in your existing practice?Reach out to me- www.practiceresults.com.    If you like what we are doing here on Hey Docs! and want to hear more of this awesome content, give us a 5-star Rating on your preferred listening platform and subscribe to our show so you never miss an episode.    New episodes drop every Thursday!   

John Maytham speaks to Kimon de Greef, author of The Ego Trip, about the extraordinary investigation behind the book and the questions it raises about psychedelics, spirituality, power and our enduring search for something beyond ourselves. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Darius Mirshahzadeh sits down with philosopher, author, and cultural thinker Dr. Marc Gafni for a wide-ranging conversation that is equal parts philosophical deep-dive and urgent call to action. Dr. Gafni, whose work spans Oxford-trained philosophy, mystical traditions, evolutionary theory, and cutting-edge science, makes the case that humanity is at a critical inflection point, facing what he calls the "metacrisis": a convergence of existential threats that cannot be solved by fixing infrastructure or social structures alone. The only real solution, he argues, is changing the story of value from which we generate reality itself. Drawing on his landmark book “First Principles and First Values,” Dr. Gafni unpacks why value is not a human invention but a fundamental property of the cosmos, and why reclaiming that understanding is the most important rebellion of our time. In this episode, Darius and Dr. Marc will discuss: (00:00) Introduction to Dr. Marc Gafni (12:14) Exploring First Values and Their Importance (23:57) The Role of Ego in Human Experience (47:58) Vision for a Humane Future (01:02:04) Closing Thoughts and Call to Action Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary philosopher, social activist, and author whose work explores consciousness, human development, and evolutionary thought. He is the creator of influential frameworks such as Unique Self theory, the Five Selves, and CosmoErotic Humanism, and the author of more than 25 books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment. His recent work includes Whole Mate, Evolution of Love from Quarks to Culture, and the First Principles and First Values series, co-authored under the pseudonym David J. Temple with Zak Stein and Ken Wilber, advancing a new philosophy for addressing the global meta-crisis and the future of humanity. Connect with Dr. Marc Global community: www.whowemustbecome.com    Download Chapter 1-5 of First Principles & First Values: https://worldphilosophyandreligion.org/free-download-chapter-1-5-of-first-principles-and-first-values  First Principles and First Values (book): https://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Values-Propositions-CosmoErotic/dp/B0DZP633BB  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness. 

Every hunter who's spent enough time in a stand knows this moment: the wind switches, the deer aren't moving right, something's off, but you've already invested the time. You climbed the tree, you sat through the cold, you've got two hours in already. So you stay. Not because staying is the right call, but because leaving feels like admitting you wasted the sit. That's the sunk cost fallacy showing up in real time, in a tree, with a bow or a rifle in your hands. And it's not the only bias working against you out there. Ego does the same thing from a different angle. You don't want to be the guy who moved and missed the shot, or the guy who backed out right before the buck showed up. So you push when you should reset, or you sit tight when you should be moving. I built a framework this season to cut through that noise, and it's simple. Before I commit to sitting tight, pushing forward, or backing out, I run through it. What does the wind and the animal's behavior actually tell me right now, not what I hoped they'd tell me an hour ago? What would I do if I hadn't already invested this much time? And am I making this call because it's right, or because I don't want to feel like I failed? That third question is the one that gets me. Ego doesn't announce itself. It just quietly convinces you that pushing is confidence when it's actually stubbornness. None of this replaces scouting or being prepared before you ever climb into the stand. Preparation is what gives you a filter to trust in the first place. But even with the best prep, you're going to hit moments where the hunt is on the line and your gut and your ego are pulling in different directions. Having a filter you trust, built before the pressure hits, is what separates a good decision from a costly one. This episode is about that filter, the biases working against it, and how to build one that actually holds up when it matters. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS: —Truth From The Stand Merch —Check out Tactacam Reveal cell cameras — Save 15% on Hawke Optics code TFTS15  —Save 20% on ASIO GEAR code TRUTH20 —Check out Spartan Forge to map your hunt  —Save on Lathrop And Sons non-typical insoles code TRUTH10 —Check out Faceoff E-Bikes —Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ego, really bad writing advice, and what I think Jeff Bezos has in common with creators who believe they're successful because they are just that special. Also, an interesting story about "AI" tags and Bramble - another reason to love them!Preorder ~Among The ThornsIndie Booksellers! You can buy my indie books direct from me at discount!! Submit a Request for an order hereNew Releases ~Blades, Books, and the BanditLove, Lies, and Ley LinesMAGIC REBORNNever The RosesThe posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found hereThank you for listening! You all take care. Support the show

Thomas Edwards Jr. is a transformational coach, author, and speaker who helps high-achiever—especially parents and entrepreneurs—stop performing and start living authentically. Formerly known as The Professional Wingman, Thomas built a widely recognized brand featured in The New York Times, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, The Steve Harvey Show, and hundreds of major outlets. But behind the public success, he wrestled with addiction and impostor syndrome until he rebuilt his life through faith, family, and an unwavering commitment to purpose. Today, Thomas coaches high-performing individuals to integrate business success with personal fulfillment by making mentoring high school kids, or building his legacy with his wife of 12 years and 9-year-old daughter, Thomas's mission is simple: Create ICONIC leaders in business, family, and life.

Joel Holtby believes creativity should be the most exciting part of any business — not something optimized into submission.As Founder & Global Co-CCO of Courage, one of Canada's most awarded creative agencies, Joel has helped build work for brands including KFC, KitKat, CIBC, Nescafé and more.In this conversation, Joel & Jeff get into why creativity and efficiency often sit at opposite ends of the spectrum, why people don't actually hate advertising, how Courage finds human truths that travel beyond borders, and why craft still matters in an AI-powered world.We also talk about the agency's philosophy of courage, turning down the wrong clients, the story behind KitKat's security convoy, Joel's experience creating IKEA's Lamp 2, working with people like Seth Rogen and Connor McDavid, and why AI should remain a tool - not become the creative.In this episode: Why creativity is a powerful business driver  The difference between courage and risk  Why efficiency can work against creativity  How simple ideas become memorable through craft  Why people don't hate ads - they hate bad ones  Creating work that enters culture instead of interrupting it  How Courage chooses clients  Why brand DNA can be a creative “cheat code”  The enduring power of human insight  Joel's concern with using AI to replace creative problem-solving  Why the next generation of creatives should become sponges, not trend-chasers Chapters00:00 — People Don't Hate Advertising. They Hate Bad Ads.00:35 — Meet Joel Holtby & Courage01:43 — Creativity as a Business Driver04:02 — Finding the Feeling of a Great Idea06:05 — Awards, Ego & Finding Joy in the Work09:25 — Building Courageous Brands11:02 — Courage's First Big Creative Bet14:52 — The Secret Sauce of Storytelling17:50 — Why Creativity Isn't Efficient20:22 — What Makes Advertising Memorable23:07 — People Don't Hate Ads - They Hate Bad Ads25:14 — The KitKat Security Convoy27:40 — Courage as a Client Filter30:12 — Rich and Miserable vs. Great Work32:21 — The Ad That Changed Joel's Creative Philosophy36:13 — IKEA's Lamp & The Art of the Rug Pull38:15 — The Pressure of Creating Lamp 240:01 — Finding the DNA of a Brand42:57 — Seth Rogen, Connor McDavid & Celebrity46:01 — AI vs. Lived Human Experience49:39 — Advice for the Next Generation of CreativesConnect with Jeff Abracen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffabracen/]If you are or know a disruptive influencer who would make a great guest, we'd love to hear from you. Every Like, Share, Subscription and Review means a lot.Cover art by Daniel DevoyMusic by Stephen Voyce©2024-2026 The Disruptive Influence Podcast - Jeff Abracen

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Episode Summary What if patience isn't something you're born with—but something you can train? In this episode of Marriage Fit, Chris and Annie explore one of the most overlooked skills in fitness, marriage, parenting, business, and life: patience. Inspired by a conversation with a client who admitted, "It's hard for me to be patient," they unpack a powerful truth: Patience isn't waiting. Patience is what you do while you wait. In a world built on instant gratification, we expect immediate results—from our workouts, relationships, careers, and even our faith. But the greatest transformations rarely happen overnight. They happen quietly, through consistent actions that compound over time. This episode challenges listeners to redefine patience—not as passive waiting, but as actively showing up, trusting the process, and continuing to do the right things long before the rewards become visible. In This Episode, We Discuss: What Patience Really Is Patience isn't sitting back and hoping things get better. It's continuing to put in the work: Showing up. Repeating the reps. Trusting the process. Staying committed when nothing seems to be changing. Real patience is active, intentional, and disciplined. The Power of Invisible Progress The biggest breakthroughs often begin long before anyone can see them. Whether it's improving your health, strengthening your marriage, growing a business, or deepening your faith, meaningful progress usually happens beneath the surface before it becomes visible. The small choices you make today become the life you experience tomorrow. Why Patience Is So Difficult We live in a culture that celebrates immediate gratification. Food arrives in minutes. Packages arrive tomorrow. Entertainment is available instantly. But the most meaningful things in life don't operate on that timeline. Fitness takes time. Strong marriages take time. Trust takes time. Character takes time. The greatest rewards are built through consistent effort, not quick fixes. Ego vs. Patience One of the biggest obstacles to patience is ego. Ego demands immediate validation: "I've been working hard… why don't I have results yet?" Patience responds differently: "I'm still becoming." Chris and Annie discuss how learning to let go of unrealistic expectations allows us to focus on growth instead of immediate outcomes. How to Train Patience Like strength, patience is a skill that can be developed. Some practical ways to strengthen it include: Keeping promises to yourself. Celebrating consistency instead of perfection. Measuring behaviors rather than outcomes. Playing the long game. Trusting the power of compounding habits. The Marriage Fit Perspective Healthy marriages aren't built through grand gestures. They're built through thousands of ordinary moments. Date nights. Meaningful conversations. Acts of kindness. Forgiveness. Encouragement. Trust, friendship, intimacy, and connection all compound over time when couples consistently invest in each other. Listener Challenge This week, ask yourself: Where am I chasing immediate gratification? Where do I need to trust the process? What's one healthy habit, relationship investment, or personal commitment I'll continue—even if I don't see results right away? Then commit to showing up anyway. Final Takeaway Most people don't quit because the plan doesn't work. They quit because the reward doesn't come fast enough. Visible results are simply invisible habits that have been practiced long enough. You don't become healthier, stronger, wiser, or closer overnight. You become those things one patient decision at a time. Because patience isn't waiting. Patience is what you choose to do while you're waiting.

Are you truly devoted to intimacy, or are you just devoted to being right? In this fiery and deeply personal episode of Sex, Love and Everything In Between, Jacob and Meg get incredibly real about the uncomfortable, ego-obliterating reality of long-term partnership.Spoiler alert: true intimacy isn't about finding a "perfect" partner who never triggers you. It is built in the micro-moments of tension—when every bone in your body wants to withhold love, keep score, and wait for them to apologize first. Meg shares a raw story about projecting her own lack of self-care onto Jacob, and the internal work it took to drop her defenses and walk back into the room with an open heart.They also tackle the concept of "emotional foreplay" for men, explaining why forcing a partner with a shut-down nervous system to process emotions at your pace isn't connection. It's self-serving. If you are tired of playing the right/wrong game and want to step into a new paradigm of sacred reciprocity and true devotion, this episode will change the way you relate.Episode HighlightsThe Illusion of the Perfect Partner: Why waiting for your partner to do everything right so you can finally relax is a recipe for deep control, not deep love.Devotion to Ego vs. Devotion to Intimacy: How to catch yourself in the micro-moments when you are withholding love, and the practice of opening your heart even when you want to be right.Meg's Moment of Tension: Unpacking a recent argument over a camping trip to reveal the deeper truth of self-abandonment and unexpressed desires.The Power of Self-Inquiry: Why surrendering your "story" of the argument is required to drop into the deeper truth of your relationship.Emotional Foreplay for Men: Understanding how to attune to your partner's nervous system. Why men often need non-verbal emotional foreplay (like physical touch) the same way women often need sexual foreplay.The Danger of Forced Vulnerability: Why demanding your partner to "just open up" when their nervous system is in shutdown mode is a violation of their safety.Unconditional Ownership: The absolute power of taking deep accountability for your projections without expecting a single thing in return.

You know that voice in your head—the one narrating your life, criticizing your choices, and keeping you up at night? Dr. Chris Niebauer caught his red-handed after a colonoscopy when his "unremarkable" colon actually offended his inner voice. He started laughing because he finally saw it for what it is: a thought, not the truth. With a PhD in cognitive psychology and over two decades of research, Chris has arrived at the same place Buddhist teachers discovered centuries ago—the self isn't a real thing. It's a mirage. In this conversation, we get playful with the left and right brain, explore why our culture is addicted to thinking our way out of problems, and discover simple, immediate ways to rebalance our minds. This is about finding peace without needing to figure everything out.00:00 Introd 04:09 Welcoming Dr. Niebauer 05:16 Chris's Personal Journey into Neuroscience 07:37 The Inner Voice and the Ego 08:50 Who Is Me? Deconstructing the Self 13:18 The Character Chris as a Left-Brain Invention 18:48 The Left Brain's Old Programming 21:23 Left vs. Right Brain: Literal vs. Playful 23:52 Ego Dissolution and the "Bad Trip" 28:44 Practical Ways to Activate the Right Brain 34:45 Finding Balance in a Left-Brain Culture 38:28 Intuition vs. Thinking Mind 42:34 Consciousness Beyond the Illusion of Separation 52:47 Love, Loss, and the Right-Brain Experience LEARN MORE ABOUT GUESTwww.chrisniebauerphd.com Subscribe to my Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/dramyrobbins JOIN MY COMMUNITY In The Space Between membership, you'll get access to LIVE quarterly Ask Amy Anything meetings (not offered anywhere else!), discounts on courses, special giveaways, and a place to connect with Amy and other like-minded people. You'll also get exclusive access to other behind-the-scenes goodness when you join! Click here https://shorturl.at/vVrwR - Instagram - https://tinyurl.com/ysvafdwc- Facebook - https://tinyurl.com/yc3z48v9- YouTube - https://tinyurl.com/ywdsc9vt- Website - https://tinyurl.com/ydj949kt Life, Death & the Space Between Dr. Amy RobbinsExploring life, death, consciousness and what it all means. Put your preconceived notions aside as we explore life, death, consciousness and what it all means on Life, Death & the Space Between.**Brought to you by:Dr. Amy Robbins | Host, Executive ProducerPodcastize.net | Audio & Video Production | Life, Death, and the Space Between (the "Podcast") is produced and hosted by Dr. Amy Robbins and is made available for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Nothing stated on the Podcast by Dr. Robbins or any guest constitutes psychotherapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and listening to the Podcast does not create a psychologist-patient or therapist-client relationship with Dr. Robbins. The views, opinions, statements, and experiences expressed by guests are solely those of the guests. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. Robbins or Spiritually Integrated Living, LLC, and their inclusion on the Podcast does not constitute an endorsement, a professional recommendation, or a verification of accuracy. Topics discussed on the Podcast may include grief, death, loss, and other sensitive subjects; listener discretion is advised. The Podcast may from time to time include sponsor messages, advertisements, or affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service through an affiliate link, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. We only accept sponsorships and affiliations we believe are relevant to our audience, but we are not responsible for third-party products or services, and any transaction is solely between you and the third party. All Podcast episodes, including audio, video, artwork, and show notes, are the intellectual property of Spiritually Integrated Living, LLC. You may share links to episodes, but you may not reproduce, redistribute, or use episode content for commercial purposes without our prior written permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a client does not achieve the results they expected from coaching, and how much responsibility should the coach carry? Clients invest time, money, trust and emotional energy into coaching because they want something to change. Yet there is an important contradiction at the heart of coaching: clients seek results, but coaches cannot guarantee them. In this episode, we explore where responsibility for coaching outcomes really sits. As coaches, we are responsible for the quality of the coaching process, the relationship we create and the skills we bring. The client remains responsible for their choices, actions and engagement with that process. We discuss why client readiness, willingness and capacity matter, and how chemistry conversations can help us establish whether a coaching relationship is the right match. We also explore the importance of defining a realistic coaching goal, particularly when the outcome depends on decisions made by other people, such as receiving a promotion or securing a new role. During our conversation, we reflect on what can happen when a coach becomes overly attached to the client's progress. We may begin working harder than the client, offering advice, trying to rescue them or steering the conversation towards the outcome we want for them. This can diminish our curiosity, weaken the coaching relationship and contribute to coach burnout. Client results are not always immediate or easy to measure. Sometimes the most meaningful outcomes are internal: trusting yourself again, stepping away from people pleasing or recognising that a role no longer aligns with your values. These changes may not have been part of the original goal, but they can still represent significant progress. Ultimately, effective coaching is a partnership. We cannot control the client's results, but we can create the conditions in which meaningful change becomes possible. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to coaching and client results 00:41 The contradiction between selling and guaranteeing results 02:47 Time, money, trust and emotional investment 05:02 Preparing clients to engage fully in coaching 06:06 Choosing clients who are the right match 08:08 Clarifying realistic coaching goals 10:23 Recognising unexpected and less visible results 11:27 Reframing outcomes outside the client's control 13:25 The risks of carrying responsibility for client progress 15:49 Ego, pride and the fear of not being good enough 17:09 Sharing client results ethically through stories and testimonials 17:42 Helping clients maximise the value of coaching 20:50 How high-quality coach training supports better outcomes Key Lessons Learned: Coaches are responsible for facilitating a high-quality coaching process, while clients retain ownership of their choices and actions. Readiness, willingness and capacity are important indicators of whether a client is positioned to benefit from coaching. Clear contracting helps clients understand what coaching requires and where responsibility sits. Coaching goals should focus on elements the client can influence, rather than outcomes controlled by other people. Regular progress reviews are more effective than waiting until the final session to evaluate results. Meaningful coaching outcomes may be internal, gradual or different from the client's original goal. Becoming overly attached to results can lead coaches to rescue, advise or work harder than their clients. Coach supervision provides a valuable space to explore pressure, fear, ego and concerns about client progress. Testimonials and client stories can communicate the possibilities of coaching without claiming ownership of the client's achievements. High-quality coach training enables practitioners to challenge patterns, explore obstacles and create stronger conditions for change. Keywords: Coaching and client results, coaching outcomes, Client progress in coaching, Coaching goals, Coaching relationship, Coach responsibility, Client responsibility, Coaching supervision, Ethical coaching practice, Coach burnout, Effective coaching, Coach training, Client readiness, Coaching accountability, Professional coaching skills, Links and Resources: Coaching course information: mycoachingcourse.com

Jennifer Wren Tolo, a health and wellness educator, stress and resilience coach, former critical care nurse, and best-selling author, helps high-achieving women move from overwhelm and survival mode into calm, clarity, and personal power. Jennifer explains how survival mode shows up as constant doing, disconnection, and stress-related symptoms, then outlines her PAUSE method—Pump the brakes/Present, Awareness/Assess, Understand hidden stressors, Self-regulate the nervous system, and Empowered choices—plus practical tools like breathwork, reflective questions, journaling, guided meditation, and walking. They connect pausing to leadership and branding from the inside out, including Jennifer's decision to keep a dream-inspired tree logo despite expert pressure, as a lesson in intuition, authenticity, and reclaiming power from “shoulds.” Jennifer contrasts ego's loud urgency with the soul's quiet guidance and shares that she wants audiences to feel safe, seen, and supported.00:36 Meet Jennifer Wren Tolo02:40 Why High Achievers Burn Out05:03 PAUSE Method Explained10:48 From Fight or Flight to Choice12:16 Building Your Pause Toolbox19:45 Switching Gears to Branding20:51 Pivoting the Brand21:54 Dream Logo Vision23:44 Branding Expert Pushback25:02 Reclaiming Intuition27:30 Shoulds Versus Want Tos33:03 Ego and Soul Language37:05 Trust the Process38:15 Brand Feeling and Legacy38:51 Rapid Fire RoundGet in touch with Jennifer Wren Tolo:Website: https://jenniferwrentolo.comPillar.io/  https://pillar.io/jenwrentolo (Programs, Podcast, FREE Quiz, Call and eBook) Instagram@Jenwrentolo Linkedin @Jennifer-tolo-RN-MA Facebook @jenwrentolo Get in touch with Brigitte Bojkowszky:Website BridgetBrands: https://www.bridgetbrands.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojkowszkyb/ Website Retreat “I AM BECOMING”: https://event.i-am-escape.com/i-am-becomingAmazon booksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetbrandsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetbrandsBook a call: https://calendly.com/bridgetbrands/20-min-discoverycall 

"How do we continue doing this work when the socio-political realities are unimaginable? I've been living in Paris the last few years, and I continue to have a full caseload in Tehran and other cities. There was a time that the internet was cut off for our Iranian patients, so there is reality, and then there is a reality that actually affects the frame -  they couldn't contact their analyst. But in the middle of all of these things, something very interesting came up, which is, some patients, as soon as there was the possibility of contacting me, they would find a way. There were other things that came up in the supervisions I was doing, particularly if the analysts were outside of Iran and the patients were in Iran. For example, one thing that came up in the supervision was that the analyst would write to the patient all the time, saying, "Are you safe? Are you okay?"  That's not something I chose to do. When we discussed this and reflected upon this in the supervisions I felt like the analysts were feeling quite guilty for feeling that they are in a safe place and the patients weren't, or they were at times terrified of the aggression that could be awaiting them in the session. It was in a sense like a little bit of an acting out on the part of the analyst."  Episode Description: We begin by acknowledging the ongoing war and Gohar's safety in Paris while many of her patients remain in Iran. We explore what this gradient  in danger between analyst and analysand means and evokes for both parties. Gohar notes that many supervisees contact their patients to ask, "Are you OK?" and she invites them to reconsider this response. She also describes working with Russian colleagues, many of whom were abandoned by their Western supervisors after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This leads to a discussion of analytic work with patients whose political views sharply differ from those of their analysts. Gohar reflects on Jonathan Lear's concept of "radical hope" and shares her perspective on the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. She closes by reminding us that, even with those we regard as 'other,' "our emancipation is inherently intertwined, whether we like it or not." Linked Episodes: https://ipaoffthecouch.org/2022/10/15/episode-120-foreignness-the-blues-and-psychoanalysis-in-iran-with-gohar-homayounpour-psyd-tehran/ https://ipaoffthecouch.org/2025/09/21/episode-189-when-we-feel-provoked-by-the-politics-of-our-patients-with-heribert-blass-dr-med-md-dusseldorf-germany/ Our Guest: Gohar Homayounpour PsyD is a psychoanalyst and author. She is a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the Italian Psychoanalytical Society, and the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP). She is a Training and Supervising Analyst of the Freudian Group of Tehran, of which she is  the founder and past president. She is a member of the scientific board of the Freud Museum in Vienna and of the IPA group Geographies of Psychoanalysis. She serves on the editorial board of The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, Vestigia and Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. She is also the editor-in-chief of the series Psychoanalytic Notebooks, published in Iran by Ghatreh Publishing House. Her first book, Doing Psychoanalysis in Tehran won the Gradiva Award and has been translated into many languages. Her latest book is Persian Blues: Psychoanalysis and Mourning.    Recommended Readings:  Homayounpour, G. (2012). Doing Psychoanalysis in Tehran. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.   Homayounpour, G. (2022). Persian Blues: Psychoanalysis and Mourning. London: Routledge.   Lear, J. (2006). Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.   Busch, F., & Delgado, N. (Eds.). (2024). The Ego and the Id: 100 Years Later. London: Routledge.   Lorena Preta (2024). Geographies of Psychoanalysis - Encounters in Tehran. London: Routledge.   Bolognini, S., & Nicoli, L. (2024). Freud and the Changing World: Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Its Troubles. Bicester, UK: Phoenix Publishing House.  

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. An audiobook summary and review by StoryShots. What if our search for meaning and purpose is fundamentally misguided? This book summary reveals how identifying with the ego prevents true fulfillment.

Justin catches up with Ethan Page about representing Canada, dream licensed theme song, Schneider's Pepperett's, Canadain favourite's and more! Ethan Page is a Canadian professional wrestler known for his charisma, confidence, and ability to back it up in the ring. From his success across the independent scene and AEW to becoming a champion in WWE NXT, “All Ego” has established himself as one of wrestling's most entertaining personalities.My Official Website + Demo Reel - https://www.justindhillon.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thewrestlingclassic/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thewrestlingclassic X - https://x.com/twcworldwide Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheWrestlingClassic/ Limited Edition TWC Tee https://headquartersclothing.com/products/headquarters-x-the-wrestling-classic-logo-tee?_pos=1&_psq=wrestlinhg&_ss=e&_v=1.0 WWE Shop Affiliate wwe-shop.sjv.io/RGRxQv 500 Level https://www.500level.com/ Join the Discord Community https://linktr.ee/thewrestlingclassic All Episodes are on "The Wrestling Classic" Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOQOYraeFlX-xd8f3adQtTw#EthanPage #AllEgo #WWE #SummerslamBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/twc-show--4417554/support.

Adelaida Harrison es experta en neurociencia cognitiva y eneagrama con 25 años de experiencia formando líderes y transformando relaciones. Es autora del libro "Anatomía del Ego" y ha trabajado con directivos, parejas y equipos en toda Latinoamérica.En este episodio, Adelaida explica por qué actuamos en piloto automático sin darnos cuenta: desde los 20 millones de bits de información que percibe tu cerebro cada segundo (de los cuales solo procesas consciente 50), hasta por qué la diferencia entre una reacción impulsiva y una respuesta consciente son solo 200 milisegundos. Shownotes00:00 - El piloto automático del ego: Sobrevivir vs. Vivir plenamente01:36 - Por qué nos cuesta mirar hacia adentro y el miedo a la sombra02:34 - Qué es realmente el Eneagrama y cómo te enseña a conocerte04:16 - La verdad sobre el ego y su función biológica de supervivencia06:35 - Cómo saber si estás viviendo en el ego o en modo consciente07:47 - La neurociencia del ego: Procesamiento de información en el cerebro09:45 - Cómo se programa la personalidad durante los primeros 7 años de vida12:14 - Las 9 máscaras del Eneagrama y por qué la motivación básica nunca cambia15:00 - Por qué los tests de Eneagrama fallan y cómo descubrir tu tipo real17:35 - Los 3 Centros de Inteligencia: Visceral, Emocional y Mental18:00 - Personalidades Viscerales: Tipo 8 (El Jefe), Tipo 9 (El Mediador) y Tipo 1 (El Perfeccionista)21:26 - Personalidades Emocionales: Tipo 2 (El Colaborador), Tipo 3 (El Ejecutor) y Tipo 4 (El Romántico)24:21 - Personalidades Mentales: Tipo 5 (El Observador), Tipo 6 (El Cuestionador) y Tipo 7 (El Entusiasta)27:23 - Cómo identificar tu Eneatipo si te sientes reflejado en varios30:26 - Qué hacer cuando eres un "Control Freak" y te cuesta delegar33:02 - Cómo soltar el control y transformar tus defectos en fortalezas35:05 - Por qué juzgar tu personalidad arruina tus relaciones de pareja37:09 - La diferencia entre personas reactivas y racionales (Vía corta vs. Vía larga)39:43 - 3 Pasos y hábitos prácticos para domar a tu ego y evitar reaccionar43:00 - La metáfora del edificio: Cómo el estrés reduce tu visión de la realidad47:48 - La guía definitiva para integrar y sanar cada una de las 9 personalidades53:48 - Qué son las alas y las flechas en el Eneagrama y cómo usarlas a tu favor58:04 - Los 9 niveles de integración: El termómetro de tu personalidad1:02:08 - El origen de la personalidad: ¿Nacemos con ella o se crea en la infancia?1:07:41 - Compatibilidad en parejas: Cómo salvar tu relación usando el Eneagrama1:12:31 - Cómo aplicar el Eneagrama en empresas, liderazgo y selección de equipos1:15:02 - La historia de Adelaida Harrison y la decisión que cambió su vidaSi te gustó este episodio, te recomendamos ver:- https://youtu.be/ZegyFWxc5e0- https://youtu.be/oEMagTA_ds0- https://youtu.be/je-rgzn3bvk- Recibe 5% de descuento en tu suscripción de los mejores suplementos utilizando el código CREADORES en https://belevels.com/- Recibe acceso gratuito a mi lista de los 100 libros que transformarán tu vida aquí: https://www.creadores.co/newsletter- Únete a la lista de espera para nuestro proximo evento presencial en CDMX: https://creadores.co/eventos/- Invierte en bienes raíces en EE. UU. con nosotros en Creadores Capital y genera retornos promedio del 20% anuales. Aplica aquí: https://www.creadorescapital.com/Redes de Adelaida:- https://www.instagram.com/adelaidaharrison.coach/- https://www.instagram.com/eneagramaconocete/Creadores- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creadorespodcast- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creadorespodcast- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelozegarra- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcelozegarrac- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chelozegarrac- Email: https://www.creadores.co/contacto#Eneagrama #AdelaidaHarrison #CreadoresPodcast #DesarrolloPersonal #Neurociencia #Autoconocimiento #InteligenciaEmocional #Psicología

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Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USOne on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meetingAustin Rampt: Addiction, Free Will & the Hijacking of the SelfWhat happens when addiction takes control of identity, agency, and the stories we tell ourselves? Austin Rampt joins TrueLife to explore addiction neuroscience, trauma, consciousness, free will, recovery, identity, transformation, and the psychology of survival. From eight rehabs and a heart attack at 21 to jail and 18 months living as a fugitive alongside the Sinaloa Cartel, Austin's extraordinary journey opens a deeper question: how do we lose ourselves—and how do we find our way back?Check out Austin Here:https://shop.onelasthitbook.com/ One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meetingSupport the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US

Hey friends, Chase here. Every summer, I revisit conversations from the archive that have stood the test of time. Not because I'm nostalgic, but because the best ideas don't expire. They deepen. This is another installment of Summer School—episodes I personally went back to this year when I was stuck. This one with Mel Robbins is near the top of that list. At 41, Mel was unemployed, drowning in debt, and so overwhelmed she could barely get out of bed. Then she discovered something that sounds almost too simple to take seriously: the 5-Second Rule. Count backwards—5-4-3-2-1—and move before your brain talks you out of it. This conversation was recorded roughly eight years ago, well before Mel hit the stratospheric pace the world knows her for now. A mutual friend introduced us. We sat down in the CreativeLive studios. She taught a barnstormer of a class. And the episode stuck with me—because when doubt, delay, and inertia show up, this is the kind of hardcore, no-B.S. toolkit that actually helps you move. Mel calls herself the fucked-up friend who figured some things out and got wise. She doesn't want you to make the same mistakes. She's done the hard work on habit, confidence, self-doubt, and how anxiety becomes a habit that robs you of joy, money, connection, and power. You're one decision away from a totally different life. Summer School: Mel Robbins on Anxiety, Action, and the 5-Second Rule Mel's path wasn't linear. Temp job. Law school by inertia. Public defender in Manhattan. A law firm she hated. Postpartum depression. A decision at her own baby shower that she would never again answer "What do you do?" with "I'm a lawyer." Then radio, media, CNN, speaking—and a TED Talk that accidentally let the 5-Second Rule slip out as an afterthought. She didn't invent the rule as a brand strategy. She invented it in 2008 to beat the snooze button when her life was falling apart: failing restaurant business, financial strain, marriage on the ropes, kids missing the bus, no confidence left in the tank. What makes this episode Summer School material is how practical it is. Mel doesn't just diagnose stuckness. She hands you a tool for the five-second windows where hesitation usually wins—and then she zooms out to the deeper question: action only matters if you know what you want. Passion, she says, is another word for energy. Follow what energizes and expands you. Master the little stuff first, or you'll never answer the big stuff. If you've ever known exactly what to do and still couldn't make yourself do it, this conversation is for you. What You'll Hear in This Episode Why Mel's whole life felt like "one gigantic mistake" she then scrambled—using anxiety—to fix How high tolerance for "suckiness" keeps us trapped until a shock finally forces change An unflinching conversation about anxiety and panic, self-monitoring, and getting help when you need it Why "you don't have to think the way you think"—and how worry becomes a habit that costs you money, health, and relationships The 5-Second Rule explained: how counting backwards interrupts habit loops and kicks the prefrontal cortex online How one decision (just getting out of bed) can change how you see yourself—and start momentum that rebuilds a life Why knowledge can be a trap if you never acquire the tools to make yourself act Listening to your gut—including Mel's decision to keep audio rights when she self-published How to define what you want by tracking what energizes vs. depletes you Why mastering the little stuff is the only path to the big stuff—and why there's enough success for everybody The 5-Second Rule (and Why It Works) Mel is blunt: the rule sounds profoundly stupid. That's why it took people a while to take it seriously. Here's the move. The moment you catch yourself hesitating, doubting, worrying, chickening out, shrinking, or shutting up—count backwards: 5-4-3-2-1. Then move. Counting backwards interrupts habit loops encoded in the more automatic parts of the brain and lights up the prefrontal cortex—the part involved in focus, courage, strategic thinking, and learning new behavior. Counting up doesn't work the same way; you can keep going forever. After one, your mind is socialized to go. She discovered it by accident trying to stop hitting snooze. Eight years later (at the time of this recording), she still used it every morning to get out of bed—and for exercise, tough conversations, client scope creep, drinking urges, tone of voice, middle-of-the-night bathroom trips, negotiations, everything. The deeper point: your life happens in five-second windows. In five seconds you can control what you think, decide what you'll do, and change something that then changes everything. And you're often one decision away from a different life—not because that one decision is magic, but because action changes how you see yourself. Get up three mornings in a row when you usually don't, and you're no longer only the person who sleeps in. You're someone who can keep a promise to yourself. That identity shift compounds. Mel's clearest line on the real problem: most people aren't missing strategy. They're missing the action push. You know how to lose the weight, grow the business, save the marriage, make the call. You can't make yourself do it. The 5-Second Rule is a starting ritual for becoming that person for yourself—your own pushy best friend. What Do You Actually Want? Tools without direction become busywork. Mel keeps returning to this: using 5-4-3-2-1 for its own sake isn't enough if you don't know what you're aligning toward. The common mistake: we fixate on some huge person, place, or thing—a unicorn future that's supposed to rescue us from our current misery. The gap between here and there makes us feel more lost. Her emerging tool (she was still researching it then): treat passion as energy. In any situation, notice within five seconds—does this person, project, or choice energize me or deplete me? Expand me or shrink me? That body wisdom is the map. Hard things can still energize you. Easy things can deplete you. Money comes second. The question is: if it depletes you, how do you move it or say no? If it energizes you, how do you do more of it? Mel noticed even her exploding speaking career started depleting her on travel mornings—while meeting people and answering emails energized her. So she recalibrated toward what expanded her. One five-second alignment at a time, working with your wiring instead of against it. Her hard truth: if you can't master the little stuff—getting up, exercising, curbing the habit, making the scary call—you will never answer the big stuff of who you are and how to listen to yourself. Achievement without fulfillment is just checking boxes forever. And once you're in your lane—energized, expanded—you have capacity to be generous. There's enough success and happiness for everybody. Cheer for other people. Stay calibrated against your own energy map when the internet keeps showing you everyone else's game. Timecodes So You Can Jump Around 00:00 – Welcome and why this episode is part of Summer School 03:27 – Mel joins; early career, inertia, and a high tolerance for suckiness 13:54 – Postpartum depression, quitting law, and making a hard decision 18:00+ – Anxiety, panic, self-monitoring, and getting help when you need it 31:37 – Introducing the 5-Second Rule 38:38 – Where Mel's life was when she invented it—and how one decision changes everything 44:15 – Ego vs. values: self-publishing, bestseller lists, and keeping audio rights 51:16 – How to define what you want (and the trap of the unicorn goal) 53:47 – Passion as energy: the deplete-vs-energize decision tool 58:35 – Master the little stuff or you'll never get the big stuff 01:00:55 – Generosity, staying in your lane, and enough success for everyone 01:04:11 – Diversity in personal development, getting attacked, and pushing through fear Why This Conversation Still Matters We are drowning in information about what to do. Strategy is everywhere. Inspiration is infinite. The bottleneck is still the same: the five seconds between knowing and doing. Anxiety culture hasn't gotten quieter since this episode aired. Comparison hasn't gotten kinder. The gap between the life you want and the inertia you're in still grows when you wait to feel ready. Mel's toolkit remains useful because it's not about becoming fearless. It's about interrupting hesitation long enough to act—and then aiming that action at what actually expands you. Feel the fear. Count backwards. Move. Check your energy. Repeat. That's why I keep returning to this one when I'm stuck. Not for a pep talk. For a push. Keep Going Deeper If this conversation resonates: The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins Mel online: melrobbins.com Follow Mel: Instagram | X/Twitter | Facebook | Website Questions to Reflect On Where do I already know what to do—but keep failing at the action push? What five-second hesitation keeps showing up in my work, health, or relationships? Am I waiting to feel ready before I move? Where has "acquiring knowledge" become a substitute for doing the thing? On my client list, calendar, and inner circle: what energizes me vs. depletes me? What little stuff am I avoiding that is blocking the bigger answers about who I am? Where could generosity replace scarcity—cheering for others while staying in my lane? The Core Idea You don't need a new identity overnight. You need one decision, then another, in the five-second windows where your brain tries to shrink you. Mel's invitation is brutally simple: stop waiting for motivation to arrive fully formed. Interrupt the habit. Count backwards. Move. Align with what energizes you. Build confidence from evidence, not affirmations. And remember—there's enough room for everybody. If there's one lesson worth carrying forward from this Summer School session, it's this: You're one decision away from a totally different life—and that decision can start in the next five seconds.

A snowstorm, a few shovels, and a willingness to do the work became the foundation of a multimillion-dollar enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with brothers Wayne and Cornell Mills of RNS Facility Services to hear how a seasonal side hustle grew into a full-service facilities management company.We explore the moment they stopped trying to perform every job themselves, built a trusted subcontractor network, and shifted their attention toward sales, systems, recruiting, communication, and relationships. They also share how acquiring a cleaning company shortly before COVID-19 positioned them to meet a sudden surge in demand and scale their workforce.At the heart of their story is cooperative economics. By partnering with local tradespeople and supporting entrepreneurs through the Blue Collar Academy, Wayne and Cornell are building opportunities alongside revenue. We also discuss working with family, using AI in a blue-collar business, investing for the next generation, and what it means to be the CEO of our last name.We Talk About:[00:00] The CEO of Your Last Name[05:22] From Snowstorm to Startup[08:35] Turning a Side Hustle Into a Business[12:20] Dropping the Ego[16:35] Letting Client Needs Drive Growth[20:50] The Power of Cooperative Economics[31:38] Stop Being the Bottleneck[43:23] Building a Legacy That LastsResources:Learn more at The Color of MoneyRNS Facility ServicesBecome a real estate agent HEREConnect with Our HostsEmerick Peace:Instagram: @theemerickpeaceFacebook: facebook.com/emerickpeaceDaniel Dixon:Instagram: @dixonsolditFacebook: facebook.com/realdanieldixonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dixonsolditYouTube: @dixongroupcompaniesJulia Lashay:Instagram: @iamjulialashayFacebook: facebook.com/growwithjuliaLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julialashay/YouTube: @JuliaLashayBo MenkitiInstagram: @bomenkitiFacebook: facebook.com/obiora.menkitiLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bomenkiti/Produced by NOVAThis podcast is for general informational purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions of the guest represent those of the guest and not  Keller Williams Realty, LLC and its affiliates, and should not be construed as financial, economic, legal, tax, or other advice. This podcast is provided without any warranty, or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or results from using the information.

Sober.Coffee Podcast Episode SummaryEpisode Title: Healing Together Hosts: Mike & GlennEpisode OverviewIf you think you can figure out alcoholism on your own, hosts Mike and Glenn have a blunt truth for you: in all their years of recovery, they have never seen that work successfully. Not once. In this powerful episode, Mike and Glenn break down the dangerous myth of the "Do-It-Yourself" recovery plan. As two natural DIY guys, they spent years trying to tackle their drinking problems alone, experiencing failed attempt after failed attempt. They share the hard-learned lesson that while you have to learn recovery individually, you simply cannot achieve lasting transformation by yourself. It truly takes a village.From the life-threatening dangers of medical detox to the emotional minefield that remains after you put the bottle down, the hosts discuss why community is the ultimate key to breaking through life's toughest challenges and finding a peaceful, purposeful way to live.Key Takeaways & MantrasThe Brain Trap: “It's hard to fix a problem with the same brain that created it,” and “It's hard to read the label on your own jar.” Ego tells us we can handle it, but self-reliance fails miserably when it comes to alcoholism.More Than Abstinence: Putting down the alcohol is just the first step. True recovery isn't just about not drinking; it's about learning a better way to live. Without the tools of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), removing alcohol leaves a person completely exposed to their fears, resentments, shame, remorse, and self-hate.The Paradox of Service: Mike shares his shift from using people to get what he needed, to realizing that focusing on serving others brings back more than he could ever ask for. In recovery, you have to give it away to keep it. Living in a bubble does not support a life of service.Why AA Works: For those who claim AA doesn't work, Mike and Glenn offer their own lives as living proof that it does. In a room of 10 or 12 people sharing, alcohol is just the admission ticket and the common thread—the real focus is on learning how to live a better life. When you live better, you naturally distance yourself from the need to drink.The 9 Practices of a Healing CommunityFor anyone looking for true transformation, the hosts emphasize surrendering to a community of like-minded individuals. They share 9 vital inputs and practices that provide the necessary outside influence to heal:Therapist – Professional guidance to unpack the past.Church – Spiritual anchoring and fellowship.Men's / Spiritual Group – A safe space for deep, focused connection.Sponsor – A guide who has walked the path before you.Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – The core program of action.Readings – Daily literature to keep the mind centered.Meditations – Grounding practices for emotional sobriety.Sponsorship – Giving back by sponsoring and helping others.Sober Community Involvement – Actively engaging with a sober network.⚠️ An Urgent Note on Detoxing: The challenge of recovery starts with detoxing. Attempting to detox on your own without medical support can be strictly life-threatening. Always seek medical advice before abruptly abstaining from alcohol.A Message to the Sober-CuriousIf you are standing on the edge looking in, know that you do not have to live life alone. Find a sober program, find a therapist, plug into a church, and actively seek outside influence. Look for a community to be your lighthouse. When we work together, we heal together.

Kenneth R. Lakritz, Ph.D., author of Remembering Self: Seasons of the Soul Rediscovered Through Mystical Experience and Depth Psychology is a licensed clinical psychologist with four decades of experience. Dr. Lakritz's career has taken a winding path from clinical neuropsychology through his current dedication to long-term depth psychotherapy with an alchemical, Jungian orientation. He has devoted his clinical and academic life to adult developmental challenges, both with mid- and late-life populations, and has spent many years writing on the subjects of eldering, inter-generational dialogue, and late-life development. A unique exploration of the human psyche and the journey toward psychospiritual unity, Remembering Self covers the mind-body-spirit realm as well as personal development, psychology, spirituality, midlife, eldering, and death, uniquely weaving together the mystery of mystical spirituality, the depth of Jungian Psychoanalysis, and the complexity of attachment theory. Broken into sections that follow the “four seasons of life” through which the soul evolves, this book details the tasks, responsibilities, and development necessary to integrate and move through each stage. Each season represents both a universal, transcendent perspective and an immanent, personal reflection through the voice of Shemah, a character recounting his life as he nears death under the guidance of Cornelius, a wise figure representing the essence of Self. Although Shemah is a fictional character, his story is an amalgam of Lakritz's clinical patients over decades of practice. In whatever season of re-membering readers find themselves, this book will help light their way toward a fuller awareness and expression of the Self.

Draußenaufnahme, Hitze, zwei ausgefallene Kameras, diese Folge hat nicht die gewohnte Tonqualität, aber dafür umso mehr Inhalt. Wir melden uns aus dem Trainingslager in Grassau, wo der VfB am Montag Quartier bezogen hat. Ich freue mich sehr, Dennis Bayer von Sky Sport News an meiner Seite begrüßen zu dürfen. Für die meisten ist Dennis ohnehin ein bekanntes Gesicht, für alle anderen: Er begleitet den VfB seit Jahren, prägt das Transfer Update und kennt die Mechanik hinter Gerüchten wie kaum ein Zweiter. Vor knapp zwei Jahren war Dennis zuletzt bei STR zu Gast. Seitdem hat sich die Welt des Transferjournalismus einmal komplett gedreht: neue Akteure, neue Dynamiken, mehr Tempo, mehr Druck, mehr Öffentlichkeit. Wir sprechen über die Entstehung von Gerüchten, über Verantwortung, über bewusst gestreute Falschinfos, über den VfB als Transferverein und über die Zukunft dieses Berufs. Wie viel ist Journalismus, wie viel ist Entertainment? Wie groß ist der Druck, Erster zu sein? Und wie oft weiß man Dinge, die man nicht veröffentlichen darf? Natürlich schauen wir auch auf das Tagesgeschehen in Grassau: die ersten Eindrücke aus dem Trainingslager, die Themen der ersten Stunden, die WM‑Fahrer, die NLZ‑Talente, die Situation um Bilal El Khannouss, Grischa Prömel und die Frage, wie groß der VfB‑Kader nach dem 1. September wirklich sein wird. Wir sprechen über die Vorbereitungsspiele, über Olivier, Ulrich, Milosevic und Jovanovic und darüber, wer von ihnen die besten Chancen auf Einsatzzeit hat. Dazu die Torhüter‑Frage nach der Seimen‑Verletzung, die Lage auf der linken Seite, die Traum‑Viererkette, die Transfers von Leo Sauer und Dzenan Pejcinovic sowie die großen Personalfragen rund um Leweling, Stiller, Chabot und Jeltsch. Zum Abschluss wird's persönlicher: Welche Rolle spielt Ego im Transferjournalismus? Wie schützt man sich davor? Und was ist eigentlich der Kern dieser Arbeit? Eine Folge mit viel Tiefe, viel VfB, viel Einblick und trotz Hitze, Rasenmäher und Technik‑Chaos ein Gespräch, das man nicht verpassen sollte. ···················································································· 00:00:00 Begrüßung 00:02:51 Trainingslager in Grassau 00:15:29 Die neue Transferjournalismus-Welt 00:32:22 Geschwindigkeit, Druck & Verantwortung 00:45:17 Zukunft des Transferjournalismus 00:51:32 Wo steht der VfB nach den Test gegen Offenbach und Paris? 01:16:44 Transfer Update mit Dennis Bayer ···················································································· Schon abonniert? YouTube: http://go.vfb.de/youtubeabo STR auf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/strvfbstuttgartpodcast STR Discord Server: https://discord.gg/zY4ydHssUc STR auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vfbxstr Photo by Pressefoto Baumann

Jahnavi Harrison is a Grammy-nominated artist, musician, and practitioner of Bhakti Yoga who has spent her life exploring sound as a path to the divine. Raised at Bhaktivedanta Manor in England, she grew up inside one of the world's most dedicated devotional communities, and in this conversation we trace how that formation shaped her relationship with voice, identity, approval, and what it means to offer your life as a prayer.What We Dive Into:1. Most of us were told at some point to be quiet, to sound better, or to wait until we were good enough. That conditioning runs deep. Reclaiming the voice, whether through kirtan, song, or simply speaking truthfully, is one of the most direct paths back to a self that stopped performing and started expressing.2. Bhakti is not a feeling you arrive at and maintain. It is a daily offering, something you return to moment by moment, especially when you have drifted. Jahnavi's framing is simple: make space for prayer in whatever form feels alive to you, and that space will become a source of nourishment that compounds over time.3. The desire to be accepted can masquerade as discernment, as wisdom, even as calling. Jahnavi traces how much of her own journey involved slowly distinguishing the voice of genuine inner knowing from the much louder voice that simply wanted to be liked. That distinction is not resolved once. It is worked on for life.Know Thyself, but not by yourself. A guided space to return home to yourself.https://www.knowthyselfcollective.com✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://www.timeline.com/KNOWTHYSELF Save 20% off your Mitopure® Gummieshttps://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for up to 43% off sitewide___________00:00 Intro01:36 What Devotional Music Actually Is03:12 Sound as a Direct Path to the Divine06:42 Sound as the First and Last Sense09:15 The Sensitivity of Sound and Its Transformative Power12:28 Why We Lose Our Voices: Fear, Shame, and the Voice Unsung16:22 Finding Your Voice and Speaking Your Truth20:17 Discerning Your Own Voice from the Noise of Others23:46 The Missed Flight: Choosing Calling Over Convention29:00 Life as an Offering: Dharma and Letting Go of Outcomes31:54 The Intelligence of the Heart in Bhakti36:22 Nature, Silence, and the Inner Life42:39 Prayer vs. Meditation: Are They the Same?48:32 Prayer as Relationship, Not Request57:54 Kirtan, Mantra, and the Dissolution of Self1:03:25 Kirtan at a Funeral: Sound as Communal Holding1:06:15 Losing and Reclaiming Faith: The Reckoning with Tradition1:13:33 The Role of Trusted Counsel Through Doubt1:15:28 The Grammys and the Tension of Devotional Art in Industry1:21:37 Fame, Ego, and Staying on the Right Track1:25:40 Expanding Beyond Tradition: The Rise Album with Willow1:35:36 Art as Revolution and Service1:38:31 The Coldplay Concert and the Power of Mass Gathering1:43:17 Current Projects and Dreaming Bigger1:51:37 Closing Message: Make Space for Prayer Every Day___________✨MORE FROM JAHNAVI↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahnavi_harrison↳YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JahnaviHarrisonMusic↳https://www.jahnavimusic.com

Presenting part 1 of a 2-part set of episodes on life, death, and grief. We'll look at how Satanism particularly views the phenomenon of death, from views on the afterlife, to Satanic funerals, to dealing with the death of those around us. About the show: https://satansplain.com Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support  0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Overview                    3:56 - Life After Death Through Fulfillment of the Ego 9:08 - Labels are good. Buddhism sucks. 18:12 - I-Theism vs. Pretentiousness 22:15 - Aside: ECI, afterlife 26:46 - Fearing death, spiritual pipedreams 30:52 - About grief (continued in part 2)  

Send us a message.We open by talking about the show: why we want to own our own platform instead of relying on YouTube, and what we'd want out of having guests on. Neither of us wants to do the standard interview where someone walks through their résumé. We're more interested in how a person thinks over the course of a long conversation than in the story they've prepared to tell about themselves.That leads into a conversation about friendship and how hard it is to stay in touch as an adult, especially when the work you do doesn't have set hours. We both notice that our closest friendships are the ones with a shared project attached. Matt brings up an idea he came across recently: in any conversation, people are either listening or waiting to talk. We use that to get into conversational narcissism, the reasons we ask each other questions, and whether it's possible to get rid of your ego or if the better goal is learning to work with it.The second half gets into restaurants. Servers who interrupt at the wrong moment, servers who never come by, and reservation systems that try to manage how long a table stays. It's the same question in a different setting: figuring out what someone actually wants from you. We also talk about how texting has changed the way we communicate in person, and finish with an update on the photo walks and our gallery idea. -AiSupport the show If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving us a rating and/or a review. We appreciate and try to read all of them. Thanks for listening, and we'll see you in the next episode. Links To Everything: Video Version of The Podcast: https://geni.us/StudioSessionsYT Matt's YouTube Channel: https://geni.us/MatthewOBrienYT Matt's 2nd Channel: https://geni.us/PhotoVideosYT Alex's YouTube Channel: https://geni.us/AlexCarterYT Matt's Instagram: https://geni.us/MatthewIG Alex's Instagram: https://geni.us/AlexIG 

Send us Fan MailNobody hands boys a blueprint for fatherhood. In this episode, we unpack why the father role is one of the most under examined forces in psychology, and how it quietly sets a child's self-worth, nervous system and sense of what is safe to allow into their life. We look at the patriarchal scripts fathers inherited and passed down, the myth that dad exists to balance out mom's emotion, and why so many men arrive in their thirties having never once pictured themselves as a parent.This is not a man bashing session. It is a call to the dads, the future dads, the uncles and the men who never had a father figure of their own. We break down the words that actually define the role: encouragement, play, leadership, attunement, reliability and safety. We share stories from the therapy room about direct and indirect harm, the gymnastics dad who got it right, and one gamified daily practice that costs nothing and changes the trajectory of a family.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #459 | What Your Family System Role Says About You - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000740185898Bianca mentions this episode early in the conversation:#507 | Breaking Down Patriarchy, Matriarchy, And Our Role Within It - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000769445396Learn more about:

Are you a great actor with years of professional training, but still aren't booking co-star, guest star, or commercial roles in TV and film? In this episode of the Actors! You Are Enough!! Podcast, Celebrity Master Acting Coach Amy Lyndon and Talent Agent Ofelia Habelt reveal why many highly trained actors struggle to book on-camera roles despite years of experience.Learn why theatrical performances can hurt TV and commercial auditions, why the product is always the star in commercials, how to adjust your acting for co-star, guest star, and feature film roles.

In an environment when everyone in US commercial real estate is basically making the same pitch, why are some firms more successful than others at raising capital? Why are some firms more successful than others at getting the deal? In this episode, AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson discusses these questions with the founder, chairman and CEO of Institutional Real Estate Inc., Geoffrey Dohrmann. Branson and Dohrmann decide the key involves relationships and trust, and discuss ways to meet the challenge of building trust across international borders and between investors. Also on the agenda: Wisdom from commencement speeches! Marathon Man star Laurence Olivier's advice to Dustin Hoffman! And what a catchphrase from one of Geoffrey Dohrmann's old girlfriends has to do with relationship building in CRE. LINKS Geoffrey Dohrmann LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-dohrmann-cre-9b2b5a2/ Institutional Real Estate Inc. website https://irei.com/ Dustin Hoffman on Laurence Olivier's advice in Marathon Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fodPlCp-28c IREI podcast with Bob Sessa on how LPs evaluate leadership https://irei.com/video-and-podcast/nextgen-capital-conversations-episode-4-talent-and-retention/ Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc Blackstone president Jon Gray's 2023 commencement speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fKDtOqZOY To hear the globe's top experts discuss opportunities in US property markets, register for future AFIRE conferences: https://www.afire.org/events/ KEY MOMENTS 00:00 Marketing vs success 01:40 Guest introduction 04:08 Winning through trust 06:10 Inclusion and actions 10:39 Best practices 14:34 Ego and leadership 17:36 Ownership and accountability 21:24 Asset liability managers 31:49 Obi-Wan Kenobi comparison 34:26 Fiduciary financial objectives 38:26 Brand building asset 39:38 Commencement speeches 43:13 Success and relationships

Get your free training from First In Nutrition: https://www.firstinnutrition.com/jppod More from JP Dinnell: https://www.jpdinnell.com/ Therapeutic Recreation Group: https://www.therapeuticrg.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic_rec_group/ Echelon Front Leadership Assessment: https://tinyurl.com/y3v22car Join the conversation on instagram JP Dinnell: http://instagram.com/jpdinnell/ Lucas Pinckard: https://www.instagram.com/lucaspinckard Bruiser Arms: https://www.instagram.com/bruiserarms Echelon Front: https://echelonfront.com/ Little Cattle Co: http://littlecattle.co On The Path Printing: https://www.instagram.com/onthepathprinting What do you do when no one is watching? That's the question at the heart of this episode of the JP Dinnell Podcast. In this Q&A episode, JP Dinnell and Lucas answer listener questions that range from fitness and career growth to leadership, recognition, workplace relationships, and intellectual property. While the questions seem unrelated at first, they all point to one central principle: character is revealed by the decisions you make when taking the shortcut would be easier. JP explains why chasing recognition can quietly become an ego problem, why comparing yourself to others steals both joy and progress, and why the strongest leaders focus on serving others instead of seeking credit. Whether you're leading a business, managing a team, raising a family, or pursuing personal growth, this episode offers practical wisdom for making decisions rooted in integrity rather than convenience. One of the most compelling conversations centers around a listener who created valuable intellectual property while employed by a company. Instead of asking, "What can I legally take?" JP reframes the question: "What is the right thing to do?" His answer highlights the difference between legal rights and ethical leadership, encouraging listeners to think beyond short-term gain and consider reputation, trust, and long-term relationships. JP also discusses: Why recognition shouldn't be your motivation. How to avoid the comparison trap. The importance of building relationships with everyone—not just people who can advance your career. Taking care of your physical health with consistency rather than chasing trends. Choosing integrity even when nobody would know otherwise. This episode is a reminder that leadership begins long before someone gives you a title. It begins with everyday choices, humility, and the willingness to do what is right even when it's difficult. Whether you're a business owner, manager, entrepreneur, military veteran, coach, or someone striving to become a better husband, father, teammate, or leader, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about success, reputation, and character. In this episode: Leadership through integrity Why ego holds people back Building lasting relationships Fitness and longevity Career growth and humility Intellectual property and ethics Making decisions with long-term perspective Character under pressure If this episode encouraged you, consider subscribing to the JP Dinnell Podcast and sharing it with someone who values leadership, ownership, and living with integrity. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates 02:47 The Importance of Community Support 06:07 Preparing for Physical Challenges 09:01 Injury Prevention and Recovery Strategies 14:57 The Role of Nutrition and Rest 22:02 Overcoming Comparison and Celebrating Others 25:01 Navigating Personal Growth and Adversity 25:52 Navigating Workplace Recognition and Ego 29:48 The Importance of Building Relationships 30:33 Performance vs. Relationship in the Workplace 34:10 Ethics in Intellectual Property 42:11 Choosing Integrity Over Temptation

In this episode of Perfect Prey, I'm joined by Richard Grannon, author of A Cult of One, psychology educator, and internationally recognized voice on narcissistic abuse recovery.Together, we explore one of the most misunderstood questions surrounding coercive control: Why do victims stay? Richard offers a thought-provoking perspective on trauma, attachment, power, and the psychological mechanisms that keep people trapped in abusive relationships. We also discuss how these same dynamics impact children growing up in coercively controlling family systems and why healing requires far more than simply "walking away."This conversation challenges traditional ideas about codependency, explores the concept of the "cult of one," and examines how coercive control creates an environment where victims gradually lose trust in themselves while becoming increasingly dependent on the abuser.What we cover•The psychology behind coercive control•Why victims stay in abusive relationships•The "Cult of One" concept•Trauma bonding and attachment•Codependency versus subjugation•Why children align with abusive parents•Power dynamics in coercively controlling families•Ego resilience and recovery•Betrayal by family court and legal systems•Why understanding abuse is essential for healingWhy listenWhether you're a survivor, protective parent, therapist, attorney, or advocate, this episode offers a deeper understanding of why coercive control is so difficult to recognize—and even harder to escape. Richard Grannon provides a fresh perspective on recovery while challenging long-held assumptions about abuse, trauma, and victimization.Guest BioRichard Grannon is the author of A Cult of One, a psychology educator, speaker, and internationally recognized expert on narcissistic abuse recovery and complex trauma. With a background in behavioral psychology and over a decade of educating survivors worldwide, Richard helps people understand coercive control, establish healthy boundaries, and rebuild their lives after psychological abuse.Connect with Richard GrannonWebsitehttps://richardgrannon.com/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@RichardGrannonInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/richard.grannon/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/RICHARDGRANNON/X (Twitter)https://x.com/RichardGrannonConnect with Dr. Christine

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Hey friends, Chase here. Every summer, I revisit conversations from the archive that have stood the test of time. Not because I'm nostalgic, but because the best ideas don't expire. They deepen. This is another installment of Summer School—the set of episodes I personally return to the most when I'm stuck and need something true to lean on. This one with Ryan Holiday is high on that list. I've gone back to it multiple times this year alone. Ryan is a legend—author, media strategist, New York Times bestselling writer, and the person who brought Stoic philosophy into popular culture for a generation of creatives and entrepreneurs. This conversation is from 2017, before he'd fully hit the stride we know him for now. He'd already published something like six books in five years. He was already a force. And yet you can hear, in this episode, exactly where his work was headed. What stands out isn't just marketing tactics. It's framing. Good marketing isn't only writing good copy or taking a nice product photo. It's making work that starts a discussion. It's asking better questions before you begin. And it's using your own mindset—perception, action, will—to keep going when the creative path gets hard. Those tools were spot on then. They're truer now. Nobody cares what you're thinking about doing. Talk about your ideas after you've started them and then show people what you've done. Summer School: Ryan Holiday on Stoicism, Marketing, and Creating Work That Lasts Ryan dropped out of college at 19 to work with Robert Greene, became director of marketing at American Apparel, and later built Brass Check, advising clients like Google, Tim Ferriss, and Tony Robbins. Then he did something that looked, on paper, like career suicide: he wrote Trust Me, I'm Lying—a book about how marketers, companies, and politicians manufacture and manipulate attention online. Instead of burning his marketing career down, it opened writing as a profession. He began identifying as a writer first—keeping a hand in marketing so he wouldn't only comment from the sidelines. That tension runs through the whole episode: how information spreads, what it means to compete for attention, and how to build work that doesn't disappear after the launch week. At the center is Perennial Seller—the art of making and marketing work that lasts. Not the fidget-spinner hit. Not the trend piece. The Original Pantry Cafe that never closes. The book that sells more copies year after year because it solves a real problem. The boot that gets better the longer you wear it. If you're a creator, entrepreneur, or leader trying to make something that matters—and survive the noise long enough for it to land—this episode is still one of the sharpest in the archive. What You'll Hear in This Episode Why Ryan left New York for a cattle ranch outside Austin—and how distance, physical work, and humility made him better at the cerebral work How Trust Me, I'm Lying mapped the attention economy years before "fake news" became a daily phrase Why modern marketing is less about perfect product shots and more about starting conversations A practical crash course in Stoicism: perception, action, and will Ego vs. confidence—and how to market without marketing to yourself Austin Kleon's line: you can't be the noun without doing the verb What makes a perennial seller—and why industries obsess over "new" while most of their money comes from what lasts The "other 50%": craft gets you in the door; packaging, positioning, relationships, and community finish the race Two questions before every project: Who is this for? What does this do for them? Three Stoic Disciplines for Creatives Ryan's version of Stoicism is deliberately practical. Not academic debate—the art of living. Philosophy for the role you're already in: photographer, founder, writer, leader. He walks through three disciplines: 1. Perception How do you look at the situation? Someone is rude. Your company is in trouble. Your work isn't getting seen. Do you decide it's unfair, impossible, purely negative—or do you look for what you can actually use? The Stoics' move: there's no inherent good or bad—there's how we look at things. We don't control most of what happens to us. We do control the last crucial part: what we tell ourselves it means. Marcus Aurelius did that work through writing—Meditations as a private practice of catching your own mind in the act. 2. Action Seeing differently isn't enough. What do you do with the information? Ryan's favorite cut: Casey Neistat telling someone pitching a business idea, essentially—don't tell me the idea. Tell me when you've started it, then show me what you've made. Thinking about running a marathon doesn't count. Starting does. This is the discipline that kills the fantasy. Ideas are cheap. Execution is the only proof. 3. Will How do you handle the moments when life kicks your ass and you can't reverse them? Ryan tells the Edison story: factory on fire, son shell-shocked, Edison telling him to get his mother—she'll never see a fire like this again. Even what you can't control can still transform you. Hardship is often the filter that keeps everyone who doesn't want it as badly as you do from finishing. If it were easy, there'd be more amateurs—and less value. Perennial Seller (and the Other 50%) The face-palm insight behind Perennial Seller: the New York Times bestseller list doesn't track perennial sellers—yet a huge share of publishing income comes from books that came out years or decades ago. Industry attention chases "new." Durable value often lives elsewhere. Ryan's frame for durable work is almost annoyingly clear: This is a blank that does blank for blank. Who is it for—really? Not "everyone" or "smart people." Actual humans. Where they live. What they do. What does it do for them? His editor's line: it's not what a book is—it's what a book does. Then comes Chase's "other 50%," which Ryan amplifies: making the thing is a marathon. Finishing it doesn't mean you've won. There's a second marathon waiting—marketing, packaging, relationships, platform, the bridge from your desk into someone else's life. "If you build it, they will come" has killed a lot of great work. You're not just competing with peers who launched this week. You're competing with time-tested work that already lives on Netflix, in bookstores, in cultural memory. Title, cover, logo, copy, collaborators—these aren't afterthoughts. They're part of the creative expression. Books have covers because people judge them. Your work does too. And if you're already hunting for shortcuts before you've started? That's a signal. Principles over formulas. The shortcuts get exploited the moment they work for everyone. Timecodes So You Can Jump Around 00:00 – Welcome and why this episode is part of Summer School 04:52 – Ryan Holiday joins; life on a ranch outside Austin 09:14 – From renegade marketer to writer: Trust Me, I'm Lying and how attention spreads 15:05 – Why marketing today means starting a discussion 16:58 – Stoicism as a practical art of living 21:54 – Discipline one: perception 25:34 – Discipline two: action (start it, then show it) 28:47 – Discipline three: will (Edison's fire and transforming hardship) 31:36 – Ego vs. confidence; marketing without marketing to yourself 37:01 – Fall in love with the verb, not the noun 40:14 – Perennial Seller: the art of making work that lasts 47:08 – "This is a blank that does blank for blank" 51:07 – Habits of people who make great work (editors, collaborators, objectivity) 54:47 – The other 50%: craft plus packaging, relationships, and community 01:04:35 – Frameworks: Who is this for? What does this do? 01:19:05 – Daily Stoic, memento mori, and closing thoughts Why This Conversation Still Matters In 2017, Ryan was already describing an attention landscape where your best work competes with cats, outrage, porn, fake news, and infinite other options in the feed. That landscape didn't calm down. It accelerated. What still cuts through is the opposite of trend-chasing: work built on timeless problems, principles that survive platform changes, and the humility to keep doing the verb while everyone else celebrates the noun. When I'm stuck—when the world feels noisy and my own next project feels either too precious or too thin—I come back to this episode for the same reminders: Control how you see it. Take action. Let the hard parts transform you. Ask who it's for and what it does. Don't confuse finishing the making with finishing the work. Fall in love with the craft more than the identity. And don't wait until you feel safe to do the honest version of the thing. That's why it's Summer School material. The platforms changed. The books multiplied. The stakes got louder. The questions held. Keep Going Deeper If this conversation resonates: Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work That Lasts The Obstacle Is the Way Ego Is the Enemy Trust Me, I'm Lying Daily Stoic: dailystoic.com Ryan online: ryanholiday.net Follow Ryan: Website | X/Twitter | Facebook Questions to Reflect On Am I still stuck in "thinking about" the project—or have I started something I can show? Where am I treating a hard situation as a verdict, instead of as information I can act on? Am I marketing to an audience—or marketing to myself? Have I fallen in love with the noun (author, founder, photographer) more than the verb? If I had to fill in "This is a ___ that does ___ for ___," could I do it clearly—today? Where have I finished the making and abandoned the second marathon: positioning, packaging, relationships, community? Am I building on timeless problems—or on platforms and tactics that may not survive the next cycle? The Core Idea Work that lasts isn't the work that wins the news cycle. It's the work that keeps solving something real for someone specific—long after the launch adrenaline fades. Ryan's invitation in this conversation is both simple and demanding: sharpen your perception, take action before you announce, let difficulty refine you, kill the ego that wants applause without evidence, and build for durability instead of novelty. If there's one lesson worth carrying forward from this Summer School session, it's this: Make something that starts a conversation—and lasts long enough to deserve one.

Jon Gustin is the founder of Tired Dad, a community of more than 2 million followers built on one honest premise: parenting is only hard for good parents. A former personal trainer of 14 years who started making short videos during the sleepless newborn stretch of 2020, he became one of the first men online talking openly about the mental load of fatherhood. He co-hosts the Tired Dad and Tired Mom podcasts with his wife Jessica and released his book The Tired Dad: 100 Reflections on Showing Up for What Matters Most in May. Larry and Jon get into the exhaustion that comes from doing the work right, both of their fathers coming home from Vietnam unable to talk about it, the rebellion and loss that followed Jon's parents' divorce, and the ego death that pulled his marriage out of the roommate phase. If you're tired in the best way possible and still wondering whether you're doing a good job, this conversation is for you.   Timeline Summary [1:02] – Parenting is only hard for good parents, and why tired means invested [3:19] – Tired from parenting, not tired of parenting [6:23] – How the newborn stretch of 2020 accidentally birthed Tired Dad [8:10] – Nobody was talking about the mental load of fatherhood, so Jon did [12:16] – The Justin Gustin problem and Larry's own Hagman mixup [13:29] – Full introduction: 2 million followers, two podcasts, and the book [16:54] – Growing up the baby of the family with siblings seven and eight years older [20:18] – A Vietnam veteran father, a World War Two grandfather, and night terrors that never left [21:55] – Watching your dad go from Superman to human during the divorce [26:38] – Running from it: partying, drugs, theft, and total chaos at 14 [28:26] – Losing friends to overdoses and deciding to get out [29:48] – Moving to Tennessee, meeting Jessica, and marrying 11 months later [34:08] – The Gottman research and why only 12% of marriages truly thrive [36:27] – Marry the right person for the right reasons, because marriage fixes nothing [37:59] – Postpartum, the roommate phase, and the darkest stretch of their marriage [40:56] – Killing the ego and why keeping score breeds resentment [43:48] – Getting sober three and a half years ago and what changed [46:42] – Ego death without becoming a doormat or a nice guy [48:55] – Eliminate the guessing and learn what your wife actually needs [52:42] – Inside the book: the weight fathers carry and the mantra to keep showing up [54:47] – Wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor versus being the healed version of you [57:18] – Legacy, being a home worth coming back to, and the 3am call   5 Key Takeaways Tired Means You're Doing It Right — If parenting feels hard and exhausting, that's evidence you care enough to invest in it. You're tired from the work, not of it. Marriage Fixes Nothing — Your partner isn't responsible for healing your wounds and you aren't responsible for healing theirs. Two people can both do their own work and build something great, but expecting rescue guarantees misery. The Ego Is a Heavy Backpack — Keeping score is the breeding ground for resentment. Dropping the ego means asking how you can help the situation, not tallying what you're not getting. Ego Death Is Not Becoming a Doormat — Killing the ego doesn't mean happy wife, happy life, or becoming a yes man. It means eliminating the guessing, expressing your own needs clearly, and understanding hers. Be the Healed Version, Not the Broken One — Carrying exhaustion proudly while running on empty leaves you injured at the end of the road. The goal is showing up tired but well, in shape for the job.   Links & Resources Episode page and all links: https://thedadedge.com/1508 Join the Dad Edge Alliance (July promo: signed book, two courses, 50 conversation starters): https://thedadedge.com/join Dad Edge Boardroom Goal Setting Intensive (July 31, 8am central): https://thedadedge.com/goals The Tired Dad: 100 Reflections on Showing Up for What Matters Most by Jon Gustin: available wherever books are sold Tired Dad website: https://tireddad.com   Enjoyed This Episode? If Jon's line about being tired from parenting rather than tired of it reframed something for you, pass it along. Send this episode to a dad who's running on empty and quietly wondering if he's cut out for this, and ask yourself whether you're carrying the weight well or just carrying it. If the show keeps delivering, follow, rate, and leave a review so more fathers can find these conversations.

ESPN fired Ryan Clark. Fired Jemele Hill. Sent Maria Taylor to NBC. They called it housecleaning. I call it the Emancipation Proclamation. For years, ESPN conscripted talent into the service of wokeism and DEI — and called it journalism. Today, the Worldwide Leader is conceding the culture war it started. And I'm here to read the verdict. This is my Gettysburg Address. The civil war for the soul of sports media is over. Common sense won. Jason Whitlock breaks down ESPN's retreat from woke ideology, the exits of Ryan Clark and Cam Newton, and what it means for the future of honest sports commentary. ➢​​Today's Sponsors PreBorn has helped rescue more than 400,000 babies, and every single day, they continue that work by offering mothers something powerful and life-changing: an ultrasound. Will you help us? Just dial #250 and say the keyword “BABY” or donate securely at https://Preborn.com/FEARLESS ➢ Show Outline 00:00 - The Great Civil War at ESPN 02:35 - Blaming Jason Whitlock for ESPN Firings 03:59 - The History of ESPN's Civil War 10:10 - Cam Newton as Collateral Damage 12:23 - ESPN's Business Decisions and Audience 19:19 - Stephen A. Smith Reacts to Ryan Clark's Firing 30:57 - Cam Newton's Naivete and Stephen A. Smith's Influence 38:02 - Stephen A. Smith's Ego and Pat McAfee's Impact 43:17 - Barstool vs. ESPN's Business Philosophy 47:02 - ESPN's Shift from Sports to Personalities 53:50 - Sophie Cunningham vs. Caitlin Clark in the WNBA 1:07:59 - Caitlin Clark's Behavior and Parental Responsibility ➢ Follow Our GUESTS https://www.youtube.com/@DreAllDay https://www.youtube.com/@KTVwatch  https://x.com/SteveKim323 https://x.com/TJMoe28  ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel https://www.youtube.com/JasonWhitlock?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG?sub_confirmation=1 ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media:  https://x.com/JasonWhitlock  https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit https://TheBlaze.com. Explore the all-new ad-free experience and see for yourself how we're standing up against suppression and prioritizing independent journalism. Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://www.fearlessmission.com and get $20 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Holiday is a bestselling author and one of the most influential modern voices on Stoicism. His 12 books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, and Stillness Is the Key, have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He's also the founder of Daily Stoic, a media company that reaches millions through books, podcasts, newsletters, and YouTube. In 2025, Ryan completed his four-book Stoic Virtues series and followed it with a sold-out international speaking tour. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Sheath. The underwear of legends. Go to ⁠https://www.sheath.com/SRS⁠ and use code SRS for 20% off. Visit ⁠https://drinkag1.com/SRS⁠ to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1 Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplies last. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off with promo code SRS at ⁠https://shopmando.com⁠! #mandopod For problems worth solving — get started with Claude at — ⁠https://Claude.ai/srs⁠ Ready to upgrade your eyewear? Check them out at ⁠https://roka.com⁠ and use code SRS for 20% off sitewide. Ryan Holiday Links: Website - ⁠https://ryanholiday.net⁠ Daily Stoic - ⁠https://dailystoic.com⁠ Ryan Holiday IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday⁠ Daily Stoic IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic⁠ Painted Porch Bookshop IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/paintedporchbookshop⁠ X - ⁠https://x.com/dailystoic⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices