Podcasts about Ego

Kelsey Kitsch was Canada's number one female entrepreneur two years in a row. She was on the cover of magazines, speaking at global economic forums, and building multimillion-dollar companies. She was also sitting on the floor of her locked office, in the darkest period of her life, wondering why none of it felt like anything. In Part 1 of this conversation, she and Dwayne explore what happens when the life you built no longer fits — and what it takes to build a new one from the inside out.In this episode:The three-factor brain state that produces your best ideas — novelty, motion, and high emotion — drawn from Mary Helen Imordino-Yang's research, and why Kelsey's most creative moments happen driving fast with the windows down in a place she doesn't knowWhy most people set goals wrong: Kelsey's case for short-term weekly goals anchored to a long-term direction, and why the deeper question isn't "what do I want to achieve?" but "who do I want to be when I get there?"Kelsey's experience with guided psychedelic therapy — the four-hour ego vs. soul battle she audio-taped during her first journey, and what it felt like to experience sufficiency for the first time: just being, without striving or driving or winningWhy woo-woo is a category problem, not an evidence problem — and how Kelsey frames breathwork and psychedelics the same way: repeatable patterns that produce consistent results, regardless of whether the mechanism is fully explained yetThe Othership breathwork app and Dr. Joe Dispenza's Marco Island program as non-invasive entry points for anyone curious about expanded states but not ready for psychedelicsThe single most important insight Kelsey has learned about love and being human: we can only feel loved in proportion to how much we're seen, and we can only be seen in proportion to how much we show of ourselves.Content Warning: This episode discusses psychedelics from personal experience. Dwayne and Kelsey explicitly state they are not promoting psychedelics. If you choose to explore this topic, please do thorough research, consult a medical professional, and ensure proper facilitation and integration support.This content is for informational purposes only.This episode also touches on mental health and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 — the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — available 24/7 in both the US and Canada.Episode Highlights (audio):00:00 - Psychedelic Safety Disclaimer00:42 - Podcast Intro01:13 - Meet Kelsey Kitsch03:28 - Reinvention in a Changing World05:13 - Staying Curious to Pivot08:23 - Creativity Formula - Three Factors16:34 - Pattern Interrupts and Choice19:48 - Expectations Goals and the Golf Metaphor25:16 - Identity Driven Targets and Daily Intentions30:23 - Mortality Mindset and Showing Up Fully33:43 - Opening the Psychedelics Conversation34:32 - Driven to Deliver36:31 - Success Yet In Crisis37:54 - First Guided Journey38:52 - Quiet Mind Breakthrough41:15 - Safety and Legality42:22 - Psychedelic Levels 10144:44 - Set Setting Integration48:29 - Breathwork Alternative51:20 - Debunking Woo Woo57:15 - Curiosity Beyond Protocols and Unknowns01:04:58 - Ego vs Soul Battle01:10:04 - Seen Known Loved01:13:01 - Closing and DisclaimersResources mentioned: Success Hangover — Kelsey Kitsch's bookTED Talk: Play Is the New PhD — Kelsey KitschMINDCURE — psychedelic drug research company Kelsey co-foundedOvercoming Adversity: A Journey to Self-Alignment and Impactful Entrepreneurship with Sophia PlankPart 2: Finding Balance: The Intersection of Self-Reflection and Business Growth with Sophia PlankAbout Kelsey Kitsch:Kelsey Kitsch is a Canadian entrepreneur, author, and founder who was twice named Canada's top female entrepreneur by PROFIT and Chatelaine. She built and led multiple multimillion-dollar companies including Belvedere Place Development, co-founded MINDCURE (a psychedelic drug research company), and is now the founder of Paramount Love (https://paramountlove.com/), focused on intimacy intelligence. She is the author of Success Hangover (published as Kelsey Ramsden) and has given a TED Talk titled Play Is the New PhD.Connect with Kelsey Kitsch: https://www.kelseykitsch.com/Linked InConnect with Dwayne KerriganFacebookInstagramLinked InWebsiteDisclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.

A new leader can arrive looking and sounding like the organisation's long-awaited saviour. They are articulate, confident, well presented and comfortable in the media. They say all the right things, reflect the mood of the moment and promise a brighter future. Then a crisis arrives. That is when employees discover whether the leader's values are genuine principles or merely attractive public relations material. Leadership integrity is not established by speeches, slogans or podcast appearances. It is revealed when revenues fall, difficult decisions must be made and the leader has something personal to lose. How does a crisis reveal a leader's true character? A crisis exposes the distance between what a leader says and what they are genuinely prepared to do. During stable periods, almost anyone can sound positive, caring and principled. The organisation is performing, customers are buying and the leader can talk confidently about people, purpose and long-term growth. The COVID-19 pandemic changed that environment almost overnight. Workforces were disrupted, markets moved rapidly and revenue disappeared across industries. Similar pressures emerge during recessions, restructures, acquisitions and technological disruption. A leader facing these conditions has difficult choices to make. Cost reductions may be unavoidable. Roles may disappear. Services may need to change. The integrity test is not whether the leader can prevent every painful decision. It is whether they explain those decisions honestly, accept responsibility and treat people with dignity. Do now: Judge leadership character by behaviour under pressure, not by appearances during comfortable times. Why do unrealistic promises destroy leadership credibility? Employees stop trusting leaders when operational reality clearly contradicts executive promises. A familiar example is the leader who announces substantial staffing reductions while promising that service quality, response times and output levels will remain exactly the same. This may reassure customers or investors temporarily, but it insults the intelligence of the people doing the work. I witnessed this while working for the Australian Government. A Minister announced a major departmental budget reduction while assuring voters that services would continue normally. Staff immediately recognised the contradiction. His credibility collapsed and motivation inside the organisation dropped. The same dynamic applies in private companies, government departments, startups and multinational corporations. Most organisations already operate with limited spare capacity. When experienced people leave, something changes: workloads increase, delivery slows, quality suffers or priorities must be reduced. Leaders do not lose credibility because conditions become difficult. They lose it when they pretend that obvious consequences do not exist. Do now: Explain what will change, what will be protected and what the organisation can no longer realistically deliver. What happens when leadership rhetoric and reality diverge? When words and actions repeatedly conflict, employees begin treating every leadership message with scepticism. A leader may initially build trust through visibility, confident communication and appealing statements about organisational values. Under financial pressure, however, they may become highly legalistic, using contracts, policies and technical rules to justify behaviour that violates the spirit of earlier commitments. Compliance with a contract does not automatically equal ethical leadership. Something can be legally defensible and still feel misleading, unfair or inconsistent with the trust previously established. The problem becomes worse when leaders insist that nothing has changed. Employees compare announcements with their daily experience. They see colleagues disappearing, resources shrinking and expectations remaining untouched. When management attempts to disguise this reality, people feel both unhappy and insulted. This gap between rhetoric and reality creates cynicism. Employees begin interpreting every new announcement as spin, even when later messages are accurate. Do now: Before communicating, ask whether employees can see clear evidence that your actions match your stated principles. Can a leader control damaging information by speaking to people individually? Isolating employees and controlling conversations rarely contains a credibility crisis because people compare experiences. A leader may attempt to minimise organisational damage by dealing with affected employees separately. Each person receives a slightly different explanation, and management hopes no one will assemble the complete picture. That approach almost never works. People talk to colleagues, former employees, customers, suppliers and professional contacts. In Japan, Australia, the United States or Europe, informal communication networks often move faster than official corporate communication. Bad news travels rapidly, particularly when employees believe information is being deliberately withheld. Once inconsistencies emerge, every executive announcement is examined for hidden meaning. The leader may continue appearing in the media, issuing press releases and offering wise commentary about business or society. Inside the company, however, those words ring hollow. The external brand and the internal leadership reputation have separated. No amount of polished communication can permanently conceal that gap. Do now: Assume employees will compare information and communicate one consistent, honest account from the beginning. Why is lost leadership trust so difficult to rebuild? Once employees conclude that a leader lacks integrity, even truthful statements may no longer be believed. Trust develops through repeated evidence that a leader's words, decisions and values are aligned. It can take years to build and only a handful of contradictory actions to destroy. When credibility disappears, rumours fill the vacuum. Genuine facts mix with fear, exaggeration, fantasy and speculation. Previously overlooked behaviour is re-examined and minor concerns acquire greater significance. Employees begin to wonder what else is being concealed. This is why public relations cannot repair a fundamentally internal leadership failure. Press releases, media interviews, town halls and corporate slogans may influence external perceptions temporarily, but employees evaluate what leaders actually do. Even if the economy improves and revenue returns, the damage can remain. The organisation may recover financially while continuing to suffer from low engagement, unwanted turnover, weak collaboration and an urgent desire for leadership change. Do now: Protect trust before it is lost; repairing credibility is far harder than preserving it through honest conduct. How can leaders preserve integrity while making painful decisions? Leaders preserve integrity by taking a long-term view, communicating transparently and sharing the burden of difficult decisions. The central issue is often the leader's time horizon. Leaders focused only on immediate survival may burn, pillage and plunder the organisation to protect their own position. Like a drowning swimmer pushing down a rescuer, they sacrifice everyone around them to remain above water. Transparency is usually the next victim. Ego encourages the leader to pretend everything is under control. Yet when reliable information disappears, rumours and supposition take over the narrative. Honesty creates a different response. Employees may accept sacrifice when they understand the situation, believe the burden is fairly distributed and see leaders accepting personal responsibility. They can work together to protect customers, preserve critical capabilities and help the organisation survive. A crisis can therefore strengthen rather than destroy leadership credibility. Humanity, humility and integrity become visible when they matter most. Do now: Tell people what you know, acknowledge what you do not know and demonstrate that leaders will share the consequences. Conclusion Leadership integrity is not a branding exercise. It is the alignment of words, decisions and conduct, particularly when the organisation is under severe pressure. A leader does not need to promise that nothing will change. That promise may be impossible to keep. The leader needs to describe reality honestly, make necessary decisions fairly and respect employees enough to tell them the truth. Crisis can expose arrogance, short-term thinking and hypocrisy. It can also reveal courage, humility and humanity. The choice lies in how the leader responds. Integrity can be thrown into the rubbish bin with all the goodwill accumulated over many years, or it can be burnished in the fire. The leader who protects it may emerge like a Phoenix: stronger, wiser and supported by people who now know exactly what that leader stands for. Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" in 2018 and 2021 and received the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2012. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver leadership, communication, sales and presentation programmes globally, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including the best-sellers Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery and Japan Presentations Mastery, as well as Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His Japanese-language works include Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう) and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā(現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook and X and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery and Japan's Top Business Interviews for executives and professionals seeking practical strategies for succeeding in Japan.

場裡有些鬼故事，其實都跟 Ego 有關。當別人用情緒性字眼攻擊你、挑戰你，你會選擇怎麼回應？ 有時候，我們很想證明「我是對的」、「我很重要」，或想保護好「這是我的」。但當 Ego 越大，我們就越容易計較，也越容易把一些小事放大。這次我們會從《士師記》的兩個事件，一起看看：當別人的 Ego 來敲門，我們要讓自己的 Ego 應門，還是讓基督的溫和來應門？一句粗暴的言語，只會帶出失控的傷害，溫和的言語卻可以平息彼此的衝突。 透過這次講道，讓我們一起溫和地面對，也把自己的情緒帶到「對」的地方，在神面前處理好我們的情緒。因為神常與我們同在，祂懂得我們在面對的委屈，也會為我們伸冤！ -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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."

Gost epizode je dr. Vladimir Milošević, priznani psihiater, psihodramski terapevt, supervizor in edukator. V epizodi: Trst, delo v Postojni, psihodrama in film Samopoškodovanje, avtodestruktivnost in potreba, da nekaj začutimo Depresija, ustvarjalnost in stanje flowa Umetnost, smrt in potreba, da za sabo pustimo sled Mistična izkušnja, psihoza in meja med doživljanjem in realnostjo Ego, samopodoba in nevarnost boja proti sebi Narcizem, moč in izguba notranje konsistentnosti Maske, vloge in življenje "kot da" Travma, trendi v psihologiji in pomen samoopazovanja AI terapija, odnos in meje umetne inteligence

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How to Start Making an Impact (Beyond Money) | Stop Doing Nothing Live On the August 26 episode of Stop Doing Nothing Live Patrick Allmong reflects on the recent loss of Dolly Parton and uses it to introduce a multi-part discussion on why making an impact matters more than simply making money. He shares his background running Stop Doing Nothing Media and describes his own shift from pursuing higher income to focusing on using money and business to benefit others. Patrick argues impact starts with helping just one person, getting past ego, and prioritizing ideas and legacy over name recognition, noting people are quickly forgotten after death. He offers guiding questions for creating impact: provide long-term benefits, enrich lives, relieve stress, enable others to help their families, entertain and make people laugh, unlock human potential, help people focus, and increase certainty through reduced risk and diversified income.  00:00 Welcome to the Show 00:21 Remembering Dolly Parton  01:20 Why Impact Matters 04:23 Patrick's Business Journey  07:21 Legacy Over Likes 08:52 Humans Must Evolve  12:47 Ideas Outlive Your Name 16:07 Get Past the Ego  17:33 Long Term Benefits  20:53 Entertainment and Laughter  23:30 Unlock Human Potential  24:58 Focus and Predictability 31:22 Recap and Next Steps 34:31 Subscribe and Closing

Send us Fan MailIt's not often, that you can get a behind the scenes look at an author's thoughts, and their inspiration for writing.  However, in this podcast of the Untherapeutic Podcast episode, I had the privilege to meet with New York Times Bestselling author Sherry Argov. Why Men Love Bitches has sold over a million copies and has been a true game changer for understanding the unwritten rules of dating, attraction, and self-worth.  If you are someone who has struggled to find connection, battles with setting healthy boundaries, attract toxic partners, or questions yourself in today's dating world, this book and podcast episode is for you. Sherry discusses a number of interesting and impactful dating topics in this podcast episode. For example,·      Should you “push” your spouse to move the relationship forward.·      The importance of standing on your own two feet financially ·      The importance of appreciation and how unhealthy expectations can morph into entitlement ·      Men and Ego's and the value of admiration ·      How you should respond when you feel taken for granted Whether you are dating or single, man or woman, her groundbreaking book has timeless principles that everyone can benefit from.  Don't forget to purchase a copy of her book and invest in your relationship today.  Also, subscribe to the Untherapeutic Podcast for more episodes on relationships and mental health and don't forget to follow us on Instagram, or your favorite streaming platform. 

This week we're talking about the things couples don't always want to hear.Ego. Mentorship. Loyalty. Money. Accountability. Compromise. Growth. Intimacy. And whether your spouse should simply accept you—or challenge you to become better.We get into whether your spouse should always take your side, why telling the truth can sometimes hurt more than protecting someone's feelings, when loyalty becomes enabling, and why money arguments can quickly become arguments about everything.We also get real about keeping affection alive after years together, changing vs. growing with your spouse, and the difference between wanting someone and needing someone.Because after 20+ years of marriage, one thing we've learned is this:Your partner should be your safe place—but they should also be willing to challenge you.And sometimes the person who loves you the most is the person who is willing to tell you what you DON'T want to hear.This is MTMJ Podcast w/the Wife.Real marriage. Real conversations. No filter.Question for you: Would you rather have a partner who agrees with you or makes you better?Follow MTMJ Production everywhere and join the conversation.

https://www.voltairesghost.comInstagramBioVoltaire's GhostVoltaire's Ghost is a gothic rock trio from Western Colorado with a penchant for love, death, and the sounds in between. Comprised of Ruby Juhl on vocals, Joshua Eggstaff on drums, and Magnus on guitars and production, the band has been creating music together since 2023, touring throughout California, Texas, and Colorado and bringing their distinctive sound to the stages of renowned venues across the region.Following the success of their 2025 record Death Becomes You, Voltaire's Ghost earned a Semi Finalist placement in America's Next Top Hitmaker, sponsored by Rolling Stone, competing against more than 70,000 contestants. The recognition helped propel a run of singles that ultimately led to the band's 13 track album Black Petals Fallen.Recorded in Colorado and mixed in Los Angeles, Black Petals Fallen was engineered by Grammy nominated Joe Ayoub. The album captures the band's evolving sound while exploring its recurring themes of love, loss, darkness, and mortality. Its fourth single, “‘Till The Break of Day,” takes a softer and more romantic turn, offering a bittersweet slow dance that steps outside the album's predominantly gothic atmosphere.The song tells the story of two people destined to share only one night together, capturing the beauty and sadness of a love that cannot last. “‘Till The Break of Day” continues Voltaire's Ghost's fascination with the intersection of love and death, but approaches those themes with warmth and vulnerability.The song began years ago as a rough demo written by Magnus. When Ruby and Josh discovered the original recording, they immediately connected with its emotional potential. What started as a simple sketch gradually became a fully realized collaboration, with Ruby's expressive vocals and Josh's instinctive drumming transforming the original idea into something much more expansive.Magnus describes the evolution simply: “It went from a rough sketch to a beautiful painting.”Ruby preserved the original lyrics while bringing her own phrasing and emotional interpretation to the song. Josh found an immediate connection with the arrangement, recognizing an opening for drums that allowed him to shape the track naturally. “This one was easy to jump into and start playing,” he says. “It captured me right away. It's my favorite song on the album, even though it's a softer song.”The band describes “‘Till The Break of Day” as a song that has gradually become “more sweet than bitter.” At its heart, the track is about recognizing the rare people who feel like home from the moment we meet them and holding on to those connections, even when circumstances make them impossible to keep. It explores the timeless question of whether it is better to experience love and lose it or never experience it at all.“‘Till The Break of Day” is scheduled for release on August 14, while Black Petals Fallen is available for digital purchase on Bandcamp. A vinyl pre order is also available through the band's website.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creator-to-creators-with-meosha-bean--4460322/support.

Rony Meisler construiu a Reserva do zero até atingir R$ 2 bilhões de faturamento, vendeu a operação por R$ 715 milhões e voltou a sentar na cadeira de executivo. No papel, o ápice do sucesso. Na prática, a conta chegou onde nenhuma planilha prevê: ganhou 20 quilos, alterou a qualidade do sono e se distanciou da sua prioridade inegociável — a família.Patrocinador:Médico Empresário - Construindo Carreiras Médicas de Sucesso. Mencione o Excepcionais para ter uma condição especial. https://forms.gle/C3MRUJrT2928gd9b800:00:00 - As 5 prioridades de vida: A família em primeiro lugar 00:00:14 - Do zero aos R$ 2 bilhões: O bastidor da venda por R$ 715 milhões 00:00:35 - O custo da saúde: 20 kg a mais e a vida na corporação 00:00:50 - Decisões de crise: A cadeia de suprimentos na pandemia 00:01:10 - O valor da marca: Escalando de R$ 10M para R$ 130M no B2B 00:01:30 - Ego, dinheiro e o comportamento das pessoas após a liquidezSiga o Rony no Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/rony/Nos Siga:Marcelo Toledo: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marcelotoledoInstagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/excepcionaispodcastTikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@excepcionaispodcast

"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.

IF BURNHAM WAS CHOCOLATE, HE'D EAT HIMSELF! EGO, PR & EMPTY PROMISES #Burnham #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #UKPolitics #IllegalImmigration #SmallBoats #StopTheBoats #Immigration #BorderCrisis #Crime #PrisonCrisis #Deportations IS ANDY BURNHAM RUNNING THE COUNTRY — OR AUDITIONING FOR THE ROLE OF ANDY BURNHAM? Jon Gaunt has had enough of the TikToks, the photo opportunities, the carefully chosen outfits and the endless PR. Andy Burnham seems increasingly obsessed with projecting the image of a statesman. Polo shirt here, smart suit there, football directors' box, another TikTok and another announcement. But where is the action on the issues that really matter? The small boats haven't stopped. Britain's immigration system remains under enormous pressure. The prison system is in crisis. Serious crimes against women and children continue to horrify the country. And the public still deserves far greater transparency about immigration, crime and who is committing offences. Instead of another slick video, Britain needs results. Where is the serious plan to stop illegal Channel crossings? Where is the detention capacity? Where are the deportations? Where is the zero-tolerance approach to violent and sexual crime? Burnham talks. Burnham poses. Burnham promises. But is he actually delivering — or simply tinkering at the edges while polishing Brand Burnham? Jon Gaunt tears into the politics of presentation and asks whether Burnham's biggest priority is Britain — or Andy Burnham. Join the debate and tell Jon what YOU think. #AndyBurnham #Burnham #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #UKPolitics #BritishPolitics #IllegalImmigration #SmallBoats #StopTheBoats #Immigration #BorderCrisis #Crime #LawAndOrder #PrisonCrisis #Deportations #Westminster #PoliticalPR #BurnhamTikTok #ReformUK #NigelFarage #Britain #UKNews #LiveDebate #FreeSpeech Andy Burnham, Burnham, Jon Gaunt, Jon Gaunt TV, UK politics, British politics, illegal immigration, small boats, Stop the Boats, immigration, border crisis, crime, law and order, prison crisis, deportations, Westminster, political PR, Burnham TikTok, Reform UK, Nigel Farage, Britain, UK news, live debate, free speech This is political blogging and hard-hitting social commentary from Triple Sony Gold Award-winning talk radio legend, Jon Gaunt — former host on BBC, Talk Radio, and Sky News. On Jon Gaunt TV, we cut through the noise and say what others won't. No political correctness. No censorship. Just real conversations that matter.

Have you ever felt like an argument with your spouse turned into a high-stakes court case where both of you were fighting to win rather than connect? When communication breaks down, it's rarely a lack of love—it's usually the ego taking the driver's seat.In this episode of Married and Connected, host Kameran Alareqi takes a deep dive into the psychological and evolutionary purpose of the ego. Drawing from psychoanalytic theory, Dr. Andrea Vitz's work on Emotional Sobriety, Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy, and Dr. John Gottman's marriage research, Kameran breaks down why the ego acts as a survival mechanism that actively sabotages relational intimacy.Discover what ego looks like, sounds like, and feels like in real-time—both for the person defending themselves and the partner receiving it. Learn how ego induces negative sentiment override, tricks you into thinking you've "fallen out of love," and leaves you holding the trophy of being "right" in an empty room. Plus, get 4 practical, research-backed tools to dismantle your ego defense system and restore emotional safety in your home.Key Timestamps & Topics:**** Introduction: Why the ego is the subtle architect of marital breakdown**** What the Ego Really Is: Freud, Dr. Andrea Vitz, and Ryan Holiday on survival vs. intimacy**** Somatic & Behavioral Markers: What ego feels, sounds, and looks like in real-time**** The Receiver's Experience: Eggshells, loneliness, and checked-out partners**** The 4 Ego Defense Mechanisms: Gottman's research on defensiveness, splitting, superiority, and stonewalling**** How Ego Tricks You Into Believing You "Fell Out of Love" (Negative Sentiment Override & Ego-Induced Anhedonia)**** Ego in Everyday Scripting: What it sounds like in marriage and parenting**** Ego-Led vs. Self-Led Responses: How to tell who is driving (Body cues, flexibility, & boundaries)**** The Drone Perspective: A visualization tool from Dr. Andrea Vitz**** 4 Steps to Shift from Ego to Emotional Sobriety: Radical Humility, Beginner's Mind, Inner Scorecard, and Separating Worth from FeedbackResources & Books Mentioned in This Episode:Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan HolidayDr. Andrea Vitz & The Emotional Sobriety MovementDr. John Gottman's Research on Marital Stability & The Four HorsemenConnect with Kam: Email: coaching@recognizingpotential.comWebsiteJoin the Skool Community for resources, coaching videos, etc! Support the show

What if the biggest limitation on your coaching potential is not the number of models you know, but the parts of yourself you have yet to explore? In this episode, we talk about what it really means to unlock your potential as a coach, leader or manager. Developing coaching skills certainly involves learning and experience, but we explore why deeper growth often starts with an internal commitment to remain curious, continually develop and understand ourselves more fully. We discuss the idea that our coaching ceiling can become our own psychological ceiling. When a client brings something that activates discomfort in us, perhaps emotions, confidence, imposter syndrome, difficult feedback or conflict, we may unconsciously steer the conversation towards territory that feels safer. Developing ourselves therefore expands the range and depth of conversations we are able to hold. Understanding ourselves becomes an important part of being more fully available to somebody else. We also explore attention, presence and courage. Coaching potential does not necessarily come from finding increasingly clever questions. The quality of our attention, our silence, body language, breathing and presence can influence what becomes possible in the coaching space. Growth also asks us to move towards discomfort, whether that means seeking supervision, working with our own coach, exploring something that has activated us or stretching ourselves beyond our existing comfort zone. Perhaps most importantly, we reflect on ego and the coaching relationship. Our clients do not need to leave impressed by us. We would rather see them become impressed by themselves and what they discover they are capable of. Coaching excellence exists within the relationship between coach and client, and our potential expands when we become less concerned with proving our value and more interested in what becomes possible when we are genuinely present, reflective and curious together. Timestamps 00:07 What does it mean to unlock your coaching potential? 01:02 Commitment to continual development 02:23 Your psychological coaching ceiling 04:15 Recognising the conversations you avoid 06:48 Developing the quality of your attention 08:54 Coaching mastery as mastery of attention 09:17 Courage and personal development 11:37 The client does not need to be impressed by you 13:38 What meaningful client feedback can sound like 14:21 Ego and coach development 17:06 Coaching potential exists within the relationship 19:00 Reframing the idea of a difficult client 20:30 Skills, reflection and our humanity as coaches Key Lessons Learned Coaching potential is not unlocked through models and techniques alone. The depth we can hold for clients is influenced by the depth of our own personal development. Avoiding certain topics or conversations can reveal valuable areas for reflection and growth. Self-awareness helps coaches bring less of their own material into the client's space. Attention, silence, body language and presence can be as influential as the questions we ask. Courage is required to move towards the areas of coaching and personal development that make us uncomfortable. Clients do not need to be impressed by their coach. Powerful coaching can help them become impressed by themselves. Reflecting honestly on ego can reveal where further professional development is needed. The relationship between coach and client is itself a valuable source of information. What we experience as a "difficult client" may reveal a limit or developmental edge in our own practice. SEO Keywords unlock coaching potential, coaching potential, coach development, coaching skills, coaching presence, reflective practice, coaching supervision, professional coaching, coaching mastery, self-awareness in coaching, leadership coaching, coach training Links & Resources In Good Company: www.igcompany.com  Nancy Kline is referenced during the discussion in relation to listening and attention.

Death of the Ego

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Is functional training BS? In episode 56 of Pursuit of Balance, Corey breaks down why the answer depends entirely on your outcome, why the fitness internet loves to dunk on the word, and the five universal layers that belong in every single person's program regardless of their goal. Covered in this episode: Why function is defined by outcome, not by a movement style Corey's own path through sports, bodybuilding, CrossFit, physique, and corrective exercise Where the criticism of functional training is actually fair The five universal layers: breathing mechanics, gait, multi-directional movement, unilateral training, and aerobic base The seven movement patterns behind smart programming Why the goal is to stop depending on your chiropractor, PT, and massage therapist Ego versus true alignment in how you choose to train Functional Lifestyles is a semi-private training gym in Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA, built on a movement-first approach with ten members per class and two coaches on the floor. #PursuitOfBalance #FunctionalTraining #StrengthAndConditioning #MovementFirst #Hyrox #CorrectiveExercise

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.

Lorna Byrne, Irish mystic and lifelong angelic seer who speaks with an unshakable knowing rather than mere faith, delivers a stark yet radically hopeful message from the spiritual realms: humanity is not just flesh and blood, but a soul—a spark of God—intertwined with a human body, and we are standing at a crossroads where we must choose love over control, and spiritual awakening over material obsession.Lorna speaks of a coming "intertwining" where our spiritual and human selves become one, leading to a future without bridges, planes, or pollution, where the planet's light grows bright again—just as God has shown her. She challenges us to stop chasing ego-driven purpose and instead embrace the simple, profound knowing already within us, because the light of hope we hold for others is the very force that will heal the Earth and bring a glimpse of heaven to reality.Lorna says we all have that inner "knowing"—that quiet guidance we often dismiss as crazy or insignificant. When have you felt that undeniable inner nudge, followed it, and seen something extraordinary unfold? And if you've ignored it, what might change if you started trusting it today? ___

Is your ego affecting your mental health, emotional well-being, or the way you experience life? In this episode of Matters of the Heart & Soul, Janie sits down with integrative mental health expert Cristine Hull, PhD to explore the connection between the ego, mental health, brain chemistry, and emotional health.Dr. Cristine Hull explores how the ego can influence negative thought patterns, anxiety, emotional suffering, and trauma responses. She also shares perspectives on holistic mental health, quantum science, and ways to become more aware of the patterns that may be controlling your life.If you're interested in understanding your ego, improving your emotional well-being, and exploring a more holistic approach to mental health, this conversation offers plenty to think about.In this episode:- How the ego affects your mental health- Understanding emotional well-being and emotional health- Ego, anxiety, and negative thought patterns- Trauma responses and the ego- Brain chemistry and holistic mental health- Quantum science and the mind- Learning to master your egoWORK WITH DR. CRISTINE HULL:https://cristinehull.comConnect with Janie Charlot:https://linktr.ee/janiecharlotSchedule a Transformational Life Coaching Discovery Call:https://nphired.com/transformational-coaching/Learn About Our Mind, Body & Spirit Health Services:https://nphired.com/Learn About Our Master Classes:https://nphired.com/masterclasses-2/Newest Book Release — Think to Heal: Shifting From Human Fear to Divine Sovereignty:https://payhip.com/b/bvlTJ7 Steps To Mastering Emotions:https://amzn.to/3RKQFjyCapacity To Love: An Awakening To Unconditional Love:https://amzn.to/4gPVYs5Exploring The Self: 7 Steps To Unveiling Your True Potential:https://amzn.to/4b0y75s#MentalHealth #Ego #EmotionalWellBeing #HolisticMentalHealth #BrainChemistry

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

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Soul Powered Channel with Rebekah Kiger | Season PremiereIn This EpisodeI'm opening up about the season that broke me open and then rebuilt me: why I stepped away, what my daughter's health scare surfaced about a fear I'd been carrying since childhood, and the spiritual awakening that changed how I make literally every decision now.We get into what soul-led living actually looks like in real life, not the aesthetic version, the actual one. I talk about why trying to think my way into a new life kept plateauing for me, and what shifted when I finally started working with my nervous system instead of just my mindset. I share what Dr. Joe Dispenza's work has taught me, why hustle culture stopped working for me entirely, and how I'm building wealth from alignment now instead of survival mode.And I introduce what's next: the Soul Powered Society, plus the three-stage path I'm walking my community through, Awaken, Amplify, Ascend.Key TakeawaysUncertainty isn't a detour. It's the doorway. Before a new version of you can show up, there's almost always a season of letting go. That season isn't a sign you failed. That's the metamorphosis."Falling apart" is often just falling into place. The structures that collapse are usually the ones you already outgrew.Mindset alone will not get you there. If your body is still running old survival programming, it's gonna override your intentions every single time.Intuition builds a different kind of life than fear does. Once I started making decisions from intuition instead of fear, everything changed, not because life got easier, but because I trusted myself.Knowledge doesn't change your life. Application does. The shift comes from what you actually practice.Chapters00:00 Rising from the Ashes: A Journey of Transformation04:34 The Void: Embracing Metamorphosis11:08 Channeling Authenticity: The New Podcast Format17:59 Living a Soul-Powered Life: The Shift from Ego to Soul23:34 Where I've Been: A Deep Dive into Personal Growth30:49 Navigating Personal Boundaries and Relationships32:45 Facing Fear and Shame in Parenthood36:12 The Power of Visualization and Manifestation39:33 Emotional Release and Healing43:44 Creating a Soul-Powered Community47:34 Building a New Societal Structure52:55 Empowering Women Through the Soul-Powered Society59:27 Introduction to Soul Power and New Earth Transition59:56 The Importance of Sharing and Community in TransformationResources MentionedBooks & TeachersDr. Joe DispenzaConcepts We ExploredHuman DesignQuantum manifestationMy WorkRise to Riches Workshop: https://www.risewithrebekah.com/pl/2148704936utm_campaign=podcastSoul Powered Society: https://www.risewithrebekah.com/new-the-soul-powered-society?utm_campaign=podcastReady to Go Deeper?If this episode landed somewhere tender, you're probably not meant to do this next part alone. Soul Powered Society is the community I built for women done forcing, done hustling, and ready to build a life from alignment.

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

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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.

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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.  

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.

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.

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

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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

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