Podcasts about Know thyself

Anil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex and one of the world's leading researchers on consciousness. His central claim is both unsettling and liberating: we do not passively receive reality, we actively generate it. The world that appears when you open your eyes is not a transparent window onto what is actually out there. It is the brain's best guess, a controlled hallucination, built from the inside out.What We Dive Into:1. Your brain is not reading out the world like a camera. It is making constant predictions about what is out there and updating them with sensory signals. What you perceive is much more a product of those internal predictions than of the raw sensory data coming in. In that sense, all perception is a form of hallucination, just one that happens to be grounded in reality.2. Just as the brain generates a model of the external world, it generates a model of the self. The feeling of being a continuous, stable "I" is another best guess, not a fixed essence waiting to be discovered. This is both humbling and freeing, because a constructed self can be examined and updated in ways a fixed one cannot.3. As AI systems grow more sophisticated, they will increasingly appear to have inner lives. Anil draws a sharp line between intelligence and consciousness, arguing that current AI lacks the biological, embodied, self-regulating properties that we believe underlie genuine experience. Confusing performance for presence is not just a philosophical error. It shapes regulation, design, and how we treat these systems.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.im8health.com/knowthyselfcode KNOWTHYSELF for an exclusive offerhttps://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyselfcode KNOWTHYSELF for up to 43% off sitewide___________00:00 Intro01:47 We Don't Perceive the World — We Generate It04:29 The Brain as a Prediction Machine07:22 Controlled Hallucination: What That Term Really Means09:37 Reality Is Real, But We Never Perceive It Directly13:25 Optical Illusions as Windows Into Perception16:42 Perceptual Humility and Echo Chambers19:34 The Perception Census: Mapping Our Inner Diversity25:24 Perception, Priors, and Personal Suffering29:17 Memory, Identity, and What We Expect to See33:19 The Minimum of Consciousness: Bare Awareness38:15 Pure Consciousness and the Feeling of Being Alive41:51 Can the Contents of Experience Tell Us About Consciousness?45:46 Out of Body Experiences and the First-Person Perspective50:31 Psychedelics, Reality, and the Sense of Realness57:12 Anil's LSD Experience and Mary's Room1:03:47 Defining Consciousness: Nagel's "What Is It Like"1:07:25 The Distribution of Consciousness: Animals, Trees, and AI1:17:27 Steel-Manning Panpsychism1:21:09 Pragmatic Materialism1:34:23 Intelligence vs. Consciousness: Why AI Is Different1:38:17 Why Current AI Is Probably Not Conscious1:43:53 The Danger of Believing AI Is Conscious1:49:24 What Happens When We Take the Self Too Seriously1:52:01 Reflections on Death and What Dies1:57:34 The Self as Process, Not Essence2:02:00 Free Will as a Useful Perception2:05:43 Closing Message: Celebrate the Everyday Miracle of Consciousness___________✨MORE FROM ANIL SETH↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profanilseth/↳Books: https://www.anilseth.com/read/books/↳https://www.anilseth.com

Dr. William Li is a Harvard-trained physician, co-founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and New York Times bestselling author whose work centers on one quietly radical premise: the power to stay healthy lives inside you. In this conversation, we explore the five hardwired defense systems the body runs continuously, angiogenesis, stem cells, the gut microbiome, immunity, and DNA protection, and what it looks like to actually support them through food, sleep, and daily choices.What We Dive Into:1. You are not just one organism. You carry 39 trillion bacteria inside you, many of which send signals up through the vagus nerve directly to the brain, shaping mood, social behavior, and stress levels.2. Your body was born with 70 million extra stem cells stored in bone marrow, ready to mobilize and repair damage whenever called. Sleep, food, and metabolic health directly influence how effectively they do their job.3. The environment is full of things we cannot fully control, microplastics, toxins, pollution. What we can control is whether our internal defense systems are strong enough to handle the load. Chronic stress degrades those systems faster than most environmental exposures.Know Thyself, but not by yourself. A guided space to return home to yourself.https://www.knowthyselfcollective.com✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfTry LMNT & get a free sample pack https://oneskin.co/KNOWTHYSELFCode KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off___________00:00 Intro01:42 Health Is Not the Absence of Disease05:24 The Five Health Defense Systems07:14 Defense 1: Angiogenesis and Blood Vessel Health09:07 Defense 2: Stem Cells and the Body's Repair System14:01 Defense 3: The Gut Microbiome and the Holobiont21:38 Defense 4: The Immune System as Inner Army31:44 Defense 5: DNA Repair and the Iron Dome Within36:48 Cancer Is Growing in All of Us Right Now43:07 The Rising Cancer Rates and Why They're Skewing Younger47:40 Microplastics: Where They Come From and Why They Matter55:37 The Case for Keeping Your Shields Up59:15 Practical Steps: Air, Water, and Food Quality1:07:46 Sleep, Movement, and Stress as Health Defenses1:11:04 The Danger of Chronic Overeating1:19:09 The History of Abundance and the Clean Plate Myth1:23:43 Bruce Lee and the Philosophy of Personalized Health1:29:00 What Modern Medicine Got Right and What It Lost1:32:42 The Interstitium, Acupuncture, and Converging Worlds1:35:34 The Future of Cancer Treatment and Health Span1:44:42 Dr. Li's Favorite Foods and Why He Loves Them1:55:53 The Science of Dark Chocolate1:59:00 Closing Message: Optimize Your Gut___________✨MORE FROM DR. WILLIAM LI↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwilliamli/↳Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwilliamli/↳YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrWilliamLi↳Eat to Beat Your Diet Book: https://drwilliamli.com/etb-diet-book/↳Eat to Beat Disease Book: https://drwilliamli.com/book-li/↳https://drwilliamli.com

Shima Moore has been in the consciousness space since 1994 — before the internet, before it was cool, before anyone knew what to call it. In this conversation, she reflects on 30 years of watching humanity wake up, shares the spontaneous download that cracked her open in college, and breaks down why right now is one of the most cosmically significant moments in recorded history. Saturn and Neptune are meeting at zero degrees Aries — a conjunction that hasn't happened in 6,000 years — and what that means for manifestation, collective potential, and the changing of the ages. If you've ever wondered why everything feels so accelerated right now, this is your answer. About the Guest Shima Moore is a longtime astrologer, educator, and consciousness event pioneer who has been a driving force in the conscious expo world since the early 1990s. A former program director and editorial director for multiple conscious living expos, Shima has dedicated her life to bringing esoteric wisdom, astrology, and self-knowledge to the public. She lives in Mount Shasta, California, and continues to teach astrology, lead panels, and curate transformational events that bridge cosmic awareness with everyday life. Connect with Shima Moore Instagram: / shimamoore2020 YouTube: ‪@iamshimamoore‬

This is not about finding yourself. It is about remembering who you are.In this episode of The Constance Messmer Podcast, I close out our 12-week Soul Yoga journey through the 12 chakras with a soulful, spirit-led reflection on what the chakra system really reveals.The chakras are not just spinning energy centers. They hold your life experiences, soul memories, spiritual gifts, vows, promises, wisdom, patterns, and potential. I revisit the full chakra journey — Earth, Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Brow, Crown, Higher Self, Karmic, Cosmic, and Divine — and invite you to ask once again: What is my true self? What is stored in my energy? What am I here to reclaim?

Dr. Justin Sledge is a scholar of philosophy and Western esotericism, and the voice behind the YouTube channel Esoterica, which has grown to over a million subscribers. He has spent his career studying the traditions that history tried to erase: Gnosticism, Kabbalah, Hermeticism, witchcraft, and alchemy.What We Dive Into:1. Classical skepticism is not about debunking or disbelief. It is about bracketing your personal investment long enough to let the material speak for itself. 2. Newton wrote more on alchemy and the occult than on calculus. Descartes arrived at his famous method through a mystical dream. Stripping these facts from the story of modernity has cost us access to some of the most important spiritual technologies ever developed.3. Every other starting point, certainty, comfort, doctrine, conclusions, has a gutter waiting at the end of it. Awe keeps the garden of curiosity alive.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.im8health.com/knowthyselfcode KNOWTHYSELF for an exclusive offerhttps://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyselfcode KNOWTHYSELF for up to 43% off___________00:00 Intro01:57 What Skepticism Actually Means06:21 How to Enter Mystical Inquiry Without Collapsing Into Belief08:03 Religion, Mysticism, and the Margins11:24 Gnosticism: The World as Prison, Christ as Liberator14:21 The Nag Hammadi Discovery and the Many Christianities17:00 William James and the Four Qualities of Mystical Experience21:50 Perennial Wisdom vs. High-Resolution Differences26:44 The Limits of Propositional Truth31:32 Irrational vs. Non-Rational: Why the Distinction Matters37:10 The Danger of Universalizing Mystical Experience44:34 The World Is Stranger Than We Assume51:01 How the Myth of Rational Modernity Was Curated59:35 Recovering the Suppressed Voices of Western History1:00:45 Mary Magdalene: Not a Prostitute1:14:22 The Suppression of the Feminine and the Road to the Witch Trials1:18:55 The Malleus Maleficarum and the Anatomy of a Moral Panic1:24:01 Poverty, Not Practice: Who Was Actually Accused1:26:27 The Books Justin Brought: Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy1:32:08 Agrippa and the Possibility of Induced Illumination1:41:32 The Kabbalah and the Sefer Yetzirah1:46:04 The Hermetic Tradition and Hermes Trismegistus1:54:22 What Studying These Texts Has Done to Justin1:59:51 Agrippa's Trilemma and the Limits of Reason2:04:22 Hermeticism vs. Gnosticism: The World as Divine, Not Prison2:13:11 Making the Best Case for the Transcendent Realm2:19:54 Whatever Matter Is, It's Indistinguishable from Spirit2:26:34 Justin's Personal Satanic Panic: The School Shooting2:38:03 Generational Trauma and the Suppression of the Feminine2:44:57 Truth as a Verb: Dialogue Across Difference2:47:14 Are We on the Threshold of a New Renaissance?2:58:39 Community Questions: The Most Meaningful Experience of Magic2:59:15 When Justin Realized the Books Were Real3:03:51 Finding the Clerical Necromantic Underground3:04:26 Recreating Alchemy in the Modern Lab3:07:11 Why We Want Magic: The Very Human Desire for Hidden Power3:13:00 Modern Mythology and the Meaning Famine3:20:10 Closing Message: Flourishing Begins in Awe___________✨MORE FROM DR. JUSTIN SLEDGE↳YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/esotericachannel↳Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannel↳https://www.justinsledge.com

What if the peace you've been searching for isn't something you need to create, but something you've simply forgotten is already within you?In a world that constantly encourages us to seek happiness through achievement, self-improvement, and external success, it's easy to overlook the one place where lasting peace has always existed. In this conversation, Agi welcomes back inner journey guide Chess Edwards to explore why true peace isn't a fleeting mental state, but the very essence of who we are. Together, they uncover practical insights for recognising your true nature, navigating the restless mind, and living from a place of inner stillness, no matter what life brings.By listening to this episode, you'll discover:Why lasting inner peace is not something you achieve, but something you awaken to beyond the thinking mind.Practical ways to work with meditation, awareness, and self-inquiry without getting discouraged by a busy mind.How to recognise common ego traps and deepen your spiritual practice.Press play now to discover how reconnecting with your true nature can transform the way you experience every moment of your life.˚KEY POINTS AND TIMESTAMPS:03:05 - Inner Peace as the Essence of Being06:02 - Why We Seek Peace Outside Ourselves09:16 - What Meditation Really Is14:23 - Why Meditation Without Study Falls Short21:08 - The Movie Screen Analogy25:02 - The Role of a Guide on the Inner Path29:04 - How the Ego Defends Itself35:49 - Staying Devoted to One Path38:46 - The Acorn Analogy and Chess's Work41:47 - Closing Reflections and Final Invitation˚MEMORABLE QUOTE:"Inner peace is not a state of mind. It is the essence of our being."˚VALUABLE RESOURCES:Chess' website: https://www.chessedwards.com/˚Coaching with Agi: https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/mentor˚

After my last episode, where I shared my experience of returning to a 10-day Vipassana retreat for the second time, I felt drawn to share something different. This comes from episode #267, when I first discovered Vipassana meditation. I shared the teaching behind it: why we react the way we do to life's difficulties, why the usual ways we try to find relief don't fully work, and what really does.This explanation is based on the teachings of S.N. Goenka, the teacher who established these non-commercial Vipassana meditation centres around the world. I felt this piece deserved to stand on its own, so here it is, exactly as I shared it back then.If you want the fuller story, my own personal experience of that first retreat, you will find it in episode #267:https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/267Send us a textSupport the showSubscribe to our weekly email: https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/email---A personal development podcast for midlife professionals, offering mindset tips and practical tools for personal growth, self mastery, personal mastery, and purposeful living. Discover psychology tips for emotional intelligence and growth mindset, including overcoming impostor syndrome and building self mastery.Personal Development Mastery features personal development interviews and solo episodes empowering professionals, entrepreneurs, and seekers to cultivate self mastery and create a meaningful, fulfilling life aligned with who they truly are.To support the show, click here.

Donald Robertson is a cognitive behavioral psychotherapist, author of over nine books, and one of the founding voices in the modern Stoicism movement. He has spent over 30 years studying how ancient Greek and Roman philosophy intersects with contemporary psychology, and in this conversation we start where it all begins: the maxim carved into the temple of Apollo at Delphi. Know thyself. We explore what it actually meant, who said it, and why it still matters more than most self-help advice written in the last century.What We Dive Into:1. The Stoics drew a sharp line between what actually happens and the value judgments we add on top of it. To say something "is awful" treats our emotional reaction as a fact about the world.2. Of all the emotions that derail a life, anger gets the least attention in therapy, self-help, and honest self-reflection.3. In the ancient world, wisdom was not something you consumed or memorized. It was something you practiced daily. Collecting insights without changing your behavior is closer to what the Sophists sold than to what Socrates taught.Know Thyself, but not by yourself. A guided space to return home to yourself.https://www.knowthyselfcollective.com✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfTry LMNT & get a free sample pack https://www.timeline.com/KNOWTHYSELF Save 20% off your Mitopure® Gummies___________00:00 Intro01:53 Know Thyself: The Three Sayings at Delphi07:44 What Philosophy Actually Means11:17 Socrates vs. the Sophists: Wisdom vs. Appearance18:05 The Stoic U-Turn: Reorienting What We Value23:59 Self-Knowledge as a Mirror for the Soul26:59 Values Clarification and the Eulogy Exercise35:02 Ad: LMNT36:03 Eudaimonia: Flourishing, Not Just Happiness39:40 Hardship as Opportunity for Character45:31 A Brief History of Stoicism53:22 Ad: Timeline Mitopure54:33 The Stoics Were Way Ahead of Their Time59:30 Stoicism, India, and Alexander the Great1:06:31 Early Christianity and Greek Philosophy1:14:03 Marcus Aurelius: The Man Behind the Meditations1:19:17 Philosophy Born from Injury: Marcus and Donald1:32:52 Uppercase vs. Lowercase Stoicism1:38:28 The Two Phases of Emotion1:45:47 Prosoché: The Practice of Paying Attention1:50:40 Appearance vs. Reality: The Stoic Core1:56:34 Turning the Chinese Proverb into a Practice2:02:44 The View from Above and the Acropolis2:11:28 Premeditatio Malorum: Rehearsing Adversity2:17:27 Anger as Temporary Madness2:23:26 De-Romanticizing Desire2:36:58 Sophists, Rhetoric, and Modern Influencers2:44:47 Why Self-Help Isn't More Helpful2:56:17 The Socratic Method as Cure for Conceit3:13:19 The King Who Rules Himself3:17:50 The Oracle of Delphi and Socrates' Mission3:33:44 Injustice Harms the Perpetrator More3:36:51 Donald's Own Life: Philosophy as a Path3:38:46 The Eleusinian Mysteries and Marcus's Initiation3:48:21 Learning to Die as Liberation3:55:29 Marcus's Naked Soul: Transparency as Practice3:58:07 What the Stoics Taught About Love4:02:05 Rapid Fire: The Great Philosophers4:16:00 Closing Message: You Underestimate Your Resilience___________✨MORE FROM DONALD ROBERTSON↳Substack: https://donaldrobertson.substack.com/↳Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1732050.Donald_J_Robertson↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donaldjrobertson/↳YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DonaldJRobertsonAuthor/featured↳https://donaldrobertson.name

Dandapani is a Hindu priest who spent over ten years as a celibate monk before devoting his life to teaching the world how to master focus. His central claim is simple but unsettling: most of us are not distracted by accident, we have spent years actively practicing distraction, often more hours a day than most people practice anything else they care about. In this conversation, we unpack what it actually costs to live a physically present, mentally absent life, and why that cost compounds with every passing year.What We Dive Into:1. Whatever you do for hours a day, every day, you get good at. Most people have unintentionally practiced distraction more than they have practiced anything else, which is why concentration feels so foreign and difficult by comparison.2. You cannot practice being present directly. Presence is simply the outcome of keeping your awareness fixed on one thing without it wandering. Trying to "be present" without training focus is chasing an effect while ignoring its cause.3. When your attention bounces between unfinished tasks, each unresolved jump adds a small charge of anxiety that accumulates over the day. Learning to hold awareness in one place, even briefly, interrupts that buildup before it becomes stress.Know Thyself, but not by yourself. A guided space to return home to yourself.https://www.knowthyselfcollective.com✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://oneskin.co/KNOWTHYSELFCode KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off___________00:00 Intro01:29 What Distraction Costs Us07:29 The Law of Practice13:19 Life Is Finite, Not Short24:08 Money, Purpose, and the Path of the Householder28:08 Tasting the Super Conscious32:21 Awareness, Anxiety, and the Roots of Stress39:42 How to Train Focus: The Ball of Light50:11 Eliminating Fear by Controlling Awareness55:43 The Greatest Gift: Undivided Attention1:01:36 Becoming a Monk: The Search for a Real Teacher1:11:20 Choosing a Philosophy Before the Practice1:23:26 Signs of a Maturing Soul1:30:21 A Day in the Monastery: Practicing All Day Long1:36:38 Intuition, Psychic Sensitivity, and Its Dangers1:43:28 Going Narrow and Deep on One Path1:50:14 Filtering the Mind Like a Kitchen Strainer1:58:44 Building Willpower: Finish What You Begin2:03:04 Reincarnation, Compassion, and Unresolved Baggage2:13:29 How to Spot a Fake Guru2:17:42 Ambition, Peace, and the Final Message___________✨MORE FROM DANDAPANI↳https://dandapani.org/know-thyself-podcast↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandapanillc↳YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dandapanillc

Ido Portal is one of the most original movement thinkers alive. He has spent decades studying the body across martial arts, acrobatics, yoga, dance, and ancient movement traditions, not to master any one of them, but to ask a deeper question: what does it actually mean to move well, and what does the body reveal when you finally start listening to it? In this conversation, we go long, covering ground that most movement conversations never reach.What We Dive Into:1.Most of us treat the body like a car to maintain, something we service occasionally for performance or appearance. Ido's entire framework starts from the opposite premise: the body is not a tool you use, it is what you are. That shift alone changes what practice means.2.What we attend to grows. What we neglect crumbles. Ido applies this principle everywhere, from babies in hospitals to athletes on the field. Bringing undivided attention to even one part of your body for one minute, with no music, no phone, no audience, begins a transformation most people have never experienced.3.The most important moment in Ido's own journey was admitting he didn't have what he was looking for. Not as defeat, but as a beginning. The person who thinks they already have a connection to their body is the one most closed off to finding it. Not knowing, and staying there, is the actual practice.Know Thyself, but not by yourself. A guided space to return home to yourself.https://www.knowthyselfcollective.com✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfTry LMNT & get a free sample pack https://www.functionhealth.com/KNOWTHYSELFCode KNOWTHYSELF25 for $25 off membership___________00:00 Intro01:44 How Most People Relate to Their Body09:22 Movement vs. Practice vs. Exercise10:27 Life Is for Practicing, Not Just Living20:13 Attention as the Primary Tool23:49 Stop Practicing for Exposure28:12 How to Begin: Removing Leakage35:22 Diagnostic Play and the Art of Seeing37:30 The Ancient Schools of Practice43:33 Tensegrity and the Body's Inner Models49:28 Proprioception, Sensing, and the Pain of Feeling1:02:05 Tension, Connection, and What the Body Actually Needs1:08:00 Ido's Journey: Searching for a Real Teacher1:13:15 Why Real Teachers Refuse to Give Clean Answers1:23:49 What Am I Before Who Am I1:29:23 The Chariot Analogy: Body, Emotion, and Intellect1:36:42 Feeding the Emotional Body1:40:14 The Weber-Fechner Law and Reducing Inner Noise1:52:29 How the Body Reveals What We Hide2:02:15 Pursuing Weakness Over Strength2:05:46 Discipline, Motivation, and Real Will2:16:02 The Practice of Sitting and Choiceless Awareness2:37:22 What Inner Work Without the Body Misses2:41:31 The Heart as the Missing Path2:45:55 Community Questions: Practical Tools for the Body2:57:18 On Animals, Archetypes, and the Spirit of Movement3:03:02 Closing Message: Become a Practice___________✨MORE FROM IDO↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portal.ido/↳https://www.idoportal.com

Lisa Rusczyk explains what inner child healing is, what it can help, and give examples of ways to heal your inner child.This is a video podcast on Spotify and YouTube.Support the podcast! Subscribe, Listen, Watch, Comment, Be Happier, Know Thyself, Say Hi!Thank you for watching and listening.

Khái niệm về 'hiểu bản thân' đã được nhắc đến rất nhiều trong những năm gần đây. Bản thân mình cũng đã từng nói về nó rất nhiều, và nhấn mạnh về tầm quan trọng của nó trong việc vượt qua sự mông lung. Ai đã theo dõi mình từ lâu chắc không còn lạ gì về điều này nữa.Nhưng "hiểu bản thân" ở đây cụ thể là hiểu về những gì? Là hiểu về những nét tính cách của riêng bạn? Là hiểu về những cảm xúc gợn lên? Hay là hiểu về cách thức tâm trí bạn vận hành? Câu trả lời cho vấn đề này đôi khi lại không hề rõ ràng, đôi khi khiến bạn chỉ cảm thấy mông lung hơn.Nhưng mình muốn nói: sự mông lung đó là hoàn toàn dễ hiểu. Vì con người là những sinh thể phức tạp, khó hiểu bậc nhất trong vũ trụ, với rất nhiều mâu thuẫn và những sự phi lý khó giải thích. Con người chúng ta luôn đa chiều, nhiều góc cạnh, và có những phân mảnh thật khó để gọi tên. Đối với mình, sau nhiều năm tìm hiểu về tâm lý con người ở nhiều góc độ: tâm lý nhận thức, tâm lý hành vi, tâm lý tính cách... thì mình thấy có 6 khía cạnh rất cơ bản về con người mình mà chúng ta nên tìm hiểu. Và nếu hiểu được về 6 khía cạnh này, thì bạn sẽ cảm thấy sáng rõ hơn với những suy nghĩ, cảm xúc, hành động của mình, hay thậm chí có được định hướng lâu dài trong cuộc sống.6 khía cạnh đó là gì? Và nó có ý nghĩa như thế nào trên hành trình hiểu bản thân? Hãy cùng mình khám phá trong video này nhé.Soi Mình package (combo sản phẩm từ Flowable mình có nhắc tới trong video), mang đến cho bạn bộ công cụ giúp bạn thấu hiểu bản thân toàn diện, một cách rõ ràng, trung thực và khoa học. Soi Mình bao gồm khoá học Know Thyself: viết để hiểu bản thân (từ mình), 10 credits làm test trên Flowable Lab, sổ biết ơn Yêu journal, và e-book "Thương Thân" từ Flowable.vn. Mọi người có thể nhập code 'COSMIC' khi mua hàng để được nhận ưu đãi lên tới 50% (chỉ còn 798,000vnd). Số lượng code có giới hạn nên sẽ chỉ dành cho một số bạn nhanh tay nhất mua hàng thôi mọi người nha!Tìm hiểu thông tin và đặt hàng tại đây: https://www.flowable.vn/soi-minh

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist and bestselling author who has spent over 40 years studying the relationship between the mind and the brain. At a time when neuroplasticity was still emerging as a field, she was already building clinical tools to help patients recover from brain injuries, trauma, and conditions that conventional medicine had written off as permanent. In this conversation, we go deep into a distinction that changes everything: the mind is not the brain, and once you understand that, you stop being a victim of your own biology.What We Dive Into:1. The brain does not generate thoughts. It responds to the mind. Everything you think, feel, and choose originates in the mind and then gets coded into the brain and body. 2. Depression, anxiety, and other mental health labels are not diseases you have. They are signals pointing to an underlying thought that needs to be found and restructured. 3. You cannot change what happened, but you can change the impact it has on your present and future. Through a process of deconstructing and reconstructing toxic thought networks, the grip of the past loosens. 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.bioptimizers.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF to save 15% at checkout___________00:00 Intro03:11 The Difference Between Mind and Brain07:17 Why the Brain-Is-Boss Model Gets It Wrong12:25 Consciousness Beyond the Physical Body14:25 Quantum Physics, Microtubules, and the Mind21:24 Science and Spirituality Converging23:41 Early Research: Neuroplasticity and Traumatic Brain Injury28:50 Mind-Driven Change: Telomeres and Cellular Health31:56 Working in South Africa: Healing Through Mental Frameworks34:31 The Origin of the Neurocycle40:13 The Non-Conscious, Subconscious, and Conscious Mind49:35 How Thoughts and Memories Build Into the Brain and Body51:59 The Five Steps of the Neurocycle57:01 Step One: Gather Awareness01:00:24 Step Two: Reflect01:02:10 Steps Three to Five: Mindstorm, Recheck, Active Reach01:09:28 Community Questions: Fear of Losing Your Identity01:14:32 Working Through Shame, Grief, and Emotional Signals01:15:46 Retroactive Causation: Changing the Past Through the Present01:19:28 Intelligent Design, Choice, and the Source Behind Life01:22:45 Mindsets, Patterns, and Teaching Children01:25:58 Stress as Intelligence: The New Book___________✨MORE FROM DR. LEAF↳Website (for books, courses, 1:1 coaching): https://drleaf.com/↳Neurocycle app: https://drleaf.com/neurocycle-app↳Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dr-leaf-show/id1334767397↳Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrCarolineLeaf↳Neurocycle Certification: https://drleaf.com/certified-strategist

Join our online community ↓https://www.knowthyselfcollective.comTodd Rose is a Harvard-trained social scientist, former high school dropout with a 0.9 GPA, and co-founder of the think tank Populace. His research centers on the gap between what people privately believe and what they publicly say, and the profound consequences of that gap for individuals and for society. This is one of those conversations that reframes something you thought you understood and doesn't let you go back.What We Dive Into:1. Your brain estimates group consensus using a simple shortcut: the loudest voices repeated most often. On social media, that is 10% of users creating 80% of content.2. Belonging means being accepted for who you actually are. Fitting in means changing who you are to be accepted. 3. Authenticity is not about being perfectly accurate about who you are. It is about making choices you genuinely believe align with who you are right now.✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for up to 43% off sitewidehttps://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfTry LMNT & get a free sample pack ___________00:00 Intro01:27 What Are Collective Illusions?02:05 The Cost of Self-Silencing05:06 How We're Hardwired to Conform07:40 Why the Brain Is Easily Fooled About Group Consensus09:13 Social Media and the Amplification of Fringe Views13:20 What Americans Actually Want in Private21:01 Who Profits from Keeping Us Divided23:52 Foreign Manipulation and AI Bot Farms29:37 The Most Consequential Collective Illusions36:38 What Authenticity Actually Means41:15 The Coming Age of Courage42:14 Belonging vs. Fitting In49:44 René Girard and Mimetic Desire59:43 How Collective Illusions Can Shatter Overnight1:05:58 The Velvet Revolution and the Power of Authenticity1:12:09 How to Build the Muscle of Living in Truth1:20:25 Todd's Personal Collective Illusion: Faith and Identity1:24:34 Spiritual Exploration and Holding Beliefs Lightly1:32:23 Certainty and Knowledge Are Inversely Correlated1:41:42 Fulfillment Over Achievement1:50:31 Small Actions That Raise Collective Consciousness___________✨MORE FROM TODD↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ltoddrose/↳Populace: https://populace.org↳https://www.toddrose.com/

What if the most rigorous scientific training in the world didn't make you less spiritual. it made you more? That's exactly what happened to Dr. Theresa Bullard-Whyke. She earned her PhD in physics, spent years immersed in quantum mechanics and astrophysics, and came out the other side more convinced than ever that science and metaphysics aren't opposites. They're describing the same thing from different angles.This is one of our all-time favorite conversations, and we're bringing it back because it hits different every time.In this classic episode, Dr. Theresa walks us through her extraordinary journey from burned-out grad student to internationally recognized teacher at the intersection of quantum physics, Kabbalah, alchemy, and the Modern Mystery School. She's also the host of Mystery Teachings on Gaia TV, and she has a gift for making the most esoteric ideas feel grounded, practical, and deeply relevant to your everyday life. We get into some genuinely big territory here.What you'll hear in this episode:Why a world-class physicist ended up depressed mid-PhD. and what pulled her out of itWhat Kabbalah actually is (hint: it predates the religion it's most associated with), and why she sees it as a map for everythingHer definition of God. and why it has nothing to do with a judgmental figure on a cloudThe ancient hermetic teaching that explains why we're here as physical and spiritual beings simultaneouslyWhy the Mystery School tradition doesn't believe in reincarnation. and the surprisingly compelling alternative modelThe danger of "chasing the dragon" in New Age spirituality. and what to pursue insteadHow thin-slicing (a proven neuroscience concept) is actually just your intuition operating at 85% accuracyWhat clairsentience is and why it may be the highest form of psychic abilityThe one simple daily practice Dr. Theresa recommends if you're just starting outWill also gets called out. hard. for his obsession with astral projection as a proof mechanism, and Dr. Theresa's response genuinely changed how he thinks about the whole pursuit. That exchange alone is worth the listen. If you've ever felt like you need hard evidence before you can trust what you're sensing, this episode is for you.Connect with Dr. Theresa Bullard:mysteryteachings.comtheresabullard.comConnect with The Skeptic Metaphysicians:

This is a compilation episode, and it draws from some of the most honest and clarifying moments across recent conversations on the show. Nine different voices, each approaching the same territory from a different angle: what it means to stop being ruled by the outside world, to understand the patterns we inherited, and to come back to something more real inside ourselves.What We Dive Into:1. Thoughts arise whether you choose them or not. The shift is learning to observe them rather than be pulled by them.2. The nervous system learns what safety feels like early, and it keeps returning to that baseline even when it no longer serves.3. Your body, your beliefs, your identity, all of it was accumulated over time. Setting it aside, even briefly, creates the space to touch something underneath that is more stable. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://www.bioptimizers.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF to save 15% at checkouthttps://www.basedbodyworks.comCode KNOWTHYSELF25 for 20% off + free toiletry bag!___________00:00 Intro02:12 Shi Heng Yi: Master Yourself, Not the World11:10 Dr. Sue Morter: The Hidden Truth Behind Your Triggers19:04 Emily McDonald: Living from Feeling States, Not Outcomes24:58 Joe Hudson: This is Your Sign To Be More Vulnerable31:53 Sadhguru: How To Make True Impact48:20 Henry Shukman: Tasting Awakening for Yourself1:00:29 Nicole LePera: Your Childhood Beliefs Might Be Holding You Back1:13:19 Lucy Hale: Remember To Accept Your Own Timeline1:17:23 Wim Hof: It's Time for Love___________MORE FROM OUR SPEAKERS✨Shi Heng Yi: https://youtu.be/Yg_vu7MelmU✨Dr. Sue Morter: https://youtu.be/NAdU39m1Oxo✨Emily McDonald: https://youtu.be/BS80CB3fgS8✨Joe Hudson: https://youtu.be/vF4R9uDje0E✨Sadhguru: https://youtu.be/FMoXXb-wKE8✨Henry Shukman: https://youtu.be/ZMk3ztb66mc✨Nicole LePera: https://youtu.be/BlpyzG5vV_o✨Lucy Hale: https://youtu.be/MkNjs5vbG9M✨Wim Hof: https://youtu.be/yjKoAXOFNqwMORE FROM KNOW THYSELF

What if the key to your biggest dreams was simply knowing yourself? In this enlightening episode of the Meditation Podcast, we welcome back Emily Atlantis Wolf, a best-selling author, medical massage therapist, shamanic minister, and intuition teacher. Emily shares her profound insights into the connection between our physical bodies and our spiritual intuition. From a detailed breakdown of how our vertebrae heal to the "biology of belief" that allows us to imprint health onto our very cells, Emily provides a roadmap for anyone seeking to overcome chronic pain or emotional blocks. We explore the "Know Thyself" philosophy of the Temple of Apollo, the power of imagination as a muscle, and how to maintain a high vibration in a world filled with "doom and gloom." Whether you're an entrepreneur over 50 or someone on a journey of self-discovery, Emily's wisdom will inspire you to dream bigger and believe in your own infinite power.     Timestamp Topic Description 0:00 Welcome & Introduction to Emily Atlantis Wolf 0:47 Know Thyself: The philosophy of the Temple of Apollo 1:34 The Intuition Academy: Helping people dream bigger dreams 2:02 Roy's Accident: Fractured L1 vertebrae and the reality of medical care 2:46 The Linebackers of the Body: Understanding the lumbar vertebrae 4:03 Blood Prioritization: Why connective tissue takes longer to heal 6:12 The 4-6 Month Window: Normalizing the healing process for spinal injuries 8:06 Imprinting Health: How your cells listen to your thoughts 9:53 The Subconscious Garden: Why we must be careful with what we plant 11:13 Infinite Power: Building your "white castle" vs. "black castle" 12:19 "What Else is True?": Finding balance during challenging times 14:28 Rejecting Ideas: You don't have to accept outside validation 15:52 Cancer Prevention & Longevity: The power of turkey tail mushrooms 17:30 The Skip Analogy: Why we should value experiences over things 35:41 Spiritual Animals: Seeing the "crocodile" on the shoulder 37:08 The Two Brains: Lower faculties vs. higher celestial senses 39:20 Imagination as a Muscle: Practicing the art of dreaming 40:23 85 Pounds Down: Emily's personal weight loss and comfort journey 43:08 Shame vs. Harmony: Why you can't shame a body into health 45:56 Raising Your Vibration: Stepping away from the "doom and gloom" 48:22 "It's Okay to Glance, Just Don't Stare": Navigating the news 71:31 Upcoming Events: Breathwork in Cleveland, Dayton, and NYC 72:40 Women's Retreat to the UK & October Conference 73:42 Outro: RoyCoughlan.com and the Meditation Podcast    

Dr. Vasant Lad is the founder of the Ayurvedic Institute and the man most responsible for bringing Ayurveda to the West. He has spent over 40 years teaching this 5,000-year-old science of life to practitioners across the world, and in this conversation, we sat down together at SoHum Mountain Healing Center in Asheville, North Carolina, where I had just completed a week-long Panchakarma. What unfolded was one of the most quietly profound conversations I have had on this show.What We Dive Into:1. Why unprocessed emotions don't simply pass — and how grief settles in the heart, anger in the liver, and fear in the kidneys until they're physically released.2. How your tongue, pulse, and face reveal what's happening inside your body, often before any symptom appears.3. Why your original constitution (prakruti) shapes everything from your digestion to your temperament — and how modern life pulls you away from it.4. The gap between two breaths, and why Dr. Lad calls it an ocean of awareness available to anyone willing to sit in it.THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:SoHum Mountain Healing Center — Code AndrePK2026 for $500 off from your Panchakarma bookinghttps://www.sohumhealing.comFunction Health — Code KNOWTHYSELF25 for $25 credit towards membershiphttps://www.functionhealth.com/KNOWTHYSELF___________00:00 Intro01:58 What Ayurveda Actually Means02:40 The Five Elements, Three Doshas, and the Body06:18 Prakruti, Vikruti, and the Root of Disease08:00 The Sankhya Philosophy Behind Ayurveda13:33 The Goal of Ayurveda15:26 Dr. Lad's Path: Guru, Calling, and Coming West18:06 Where Western Medicine Falls Short22:05 Ama, Agni, and the Ayurvedic View of Disease25:56 Pulse, Tongue, and Face: The Art of Diagnosis34:29 Reading Psychological Nature Through the Pulse39:00 The Gap Between Breaths: Awareness and Mysticism44:37 How Repressed Emotions Crystallize in the Body47:39 Panchakarma: Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Cleansing51:52 Ojas, Tejas, and Prana: The Vital Essences56:18 Sexual Energy, Celibacy, and the Cultivation of Ojas1:00:07 Life as Meditation: The Unified Field1:06:00 The Ayurvedic View of Death and Dying1:14:56 Dinacharya: The Daily Routine as Spiritual Practice1:18:48 The Doshic Clock and the Yugas1:25:22 Relationship, Self-Knowledge, and the Closing Message___________MORE FROM DR. VASANT✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvasantlad

Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor, social scientist, and three-time New York Times bestselling author whose life's work centers on a single, urgent question: what actually makes a human life feel meaningful? In this conversation, we explore why depression and anxiety have surged since 2008, how technology has hijacked the part of the brain responsible for wonder and meaning, and what it looks like to live, as Arthur puts it, like his great-grandfather Leroy, present, bored at times, and genuinely alive.What moved me most in this conversation is how Arthur bridges the ancient and the scientific without losing either. We get into the three components of meaning, coherence, purpose, and significance, as well as the dangers of extrinsic reward, the psychology of calling, and why the formula most of us are running on is just slightly off. His answer to the meaning crisis is not complicated. Use things, love people, worship the divine. But getting there requires honest self-examination, and this conversation is a strong beginning.MUDWTR - Up to 43% off sitewide (and a free frother!)https://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyself[Code: KNOWTHYSELF]Try LMNT & get a free sample pack https://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfBiOptimizers - Best magnesium to enhance your sleephttps://www.bioptimizers.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off at checkoutAndré's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Introduction: Arthur Brooks01:54 The Modern Meaning Crisis02:47 Coherence, Purpose, and Significance06:17 Why Meaning Collapsed After 200814:19 The Doom Loop of Technology20:22 The Death of Boredom25:13 Ad: Mudwtr26:34 Living Like Leroy: The Case for Real Life30:05 Six Practices for the Right Hemisphere36:22 The Morning Routine and Brahma Mahurta43:35 Ad: LMNT44:39 Ad: BiOptimizers45:47 Breaking Free from Your Phone49:07 Romantic Love and the Paradox of Choice54:59 Finding Your Calling1:01:29 Progress, Arrival Fallacy, and Living Now1:17:22 Enjoyment, Satisfaction, and Meaning1:19:36 The External Scoreboard and Love Is Not Earned1:25:10 The Four Idols1:29:49 Self-Transcendence and the Divine1:37:40 Marriage, Adoption, and Walking to Heaven1:45:03 Suffering, Beauty, and Meaning1:53:59 Use Things, Love People, Worship the Divine___________Episode Resources: https://www.arthurbrooks.com/https://www.instagram.com/arthurcbrooks/https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

If you enjoy this episode, we're sure you will enjoy more content like this on The Occult Rejects.  In fact, we have curated playlists on occult topics like grimoires, esoteric concepts and phenomena, occult history, analyzing true crime and cults with an occult lens, Para politics, and occultism in music. Whether you enjoy consuming your content visually or via audio, we've got you covered - and it will always be provided free of charge.  So, if you enjoy what we do and want to support our work of providing accessible, free content on various platforms, please consider making a donation to the links provided below.  Thank you and enjoy the episode!Links For The Occult Rejectshttps://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Cash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsAlso want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. Now let me introduce the rest of the panel and guests.

Dr. Paul Conti is a psychiatrist, trauma specialist, and author whose work centers on one deceptively simple idea: that understanding yourself is the most powerful thing you can do for your mental health. In this conversation, we explore how the unconscious mind quietly sets the boundaries for how we think, feel, and move through life, and how much of what we assume is just "who we are" was actually formed long before we had the words for it.What struck me most in this conversation is Paul's insistence that looking inward doesn't have to be frightening. He introduces the concept of the generative drive, the part of us that moves toward creativity, altruism, and genuine contribution, and makes a compelling case that this is what separates a life that feels full from one that simply accumulates. We also get into the myths we build from isolated facts, why the traditional psychiatric model falls short, and what it actually means to bring compassionate curiosity to yourself.BiOptimizers - Best magnesium to enhance your sleephttps://www.bioptimizers.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off at checkoutTry LMNT & get a free sample pack https://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfAndré's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Intro02:05 Assessing Mental Health Like Physical Health03:04 The Unconscious Mind and Its Hidden Influence06:30 How Identity Forms in Early Childhood08:23 Compassionate Curiosity as a Practice11:02 Empowerment, Agency, and the Healthy Self15:34 The Assertion, Pleasure, and Generative Drives24:26 What Humility Actually Means27:09 Ad: BiOptimizers28:18 Shame, Feelings, and the Lessons We Carry35:10 How Memories Build the Myth of Self42:32 Ad: LMNT43:41 Waking Up vs. Growing Up48:10 The Limits of Diagnosis-Driven Psychiatry51:07 What We're Really Striving For58:18 Self-Worth and External Achievement1:02:12 Anxiety as Adaptive and Maladaptive1:09:52 Defense Mechanisms and How They Shape Us1:16:51 Tools for Self-Inquiry and Lasting Change1:25:52 Repeated Patterns and Relational Wounds1:29:45 Hard-Won Growth and Gratitude1:32:12 Paul's Personal Story: Loss and the Path to Medicine1:37:17 Presence, Suffering, and the Art of Helping1:41:35 Closing Message: Your Mind Is Your Friend___________Episode Resources: https://www.drpaulconti.com/https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Going-Right-Powerful-Optimizing/dp/1538776049https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

Emily McDonald holds two degrees in neuroscience and has become one of the fastest-growing science communicators on social media. In this conversation, we explore how the brain constructs reality from the inside out — not as a passive receiver of the world, but as a constant prediction machine shaped by memory, belief, emotion, and past experience. From color vision to the kitten experiment, Emily brings the science to life in a way that makes you ask: where am I the kitten in my own life?What I love about this conversation is that it doesn't stop at the intellectual. Emily shares how understanding neuroplasticity moved her from skeptic to someone who radically rewired her relationship with identity, money, and what it means to pursue something with passion. We get into the difference between harmonious and obsessive passion, how identity sets a ceiling on what we're willing to receive, and why processing time — the unstructured silence we've largely lost — may be one of the most important things we can reclaim.Oneskin - Use code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% offhttp://oneskin.co/KNOWTHYSELFLimited time only!BiOptimizers - Best magnesium to enhance your sleephttps://www.bioptimizers.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off at checkoutAndré's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Intro02:14 How the Brain Constructs Reality13:50 Rewiring Beliefs Around Abundance20:12 The Brain as a Prediction Machine21:35 The Default Mode Network and Self-Concept24:15 Science and Spirituality as Complementary Lenses27:09 Ad: One Skin30:19 Identity Beyond the Thinking Mind41:44 Ad: BiOptimizers42:52 Identity as the Set Point of Your Life45:39 The Neuroscience of Habit Change47:39 Desire, Fear, and the Energy Behind Goals1:07:03 Living from Feeling States, Not Outcomes1:13:58 Purpose Beyond the Self1:24:21 Nervous System Regulation as a Foundation1:27:52 Discipline as Self-Trust1:33:51 The Three M's Morning Routine1:39:05 Environment, Association, and Chemo Signals1:42:20 The Necessity of Processing Time___________Episode Resources: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain/https://www.instagram.com/planetempodcast/https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

The number one mantra to help you get from where you are to where you want to be - Know Thyself.  Be honest with who you are.  What are your strengths? What are your limitations? What do you need to be doing to close that gap?

Dr. Roman Yampolskiy joins me to explore one of the most urgent and uncomfortable questions of our time: what happens when we create intelligence that surpasses our own? We unpack the difference between the AI tools we use today and the emergence of artificial general intelligence, and why the transition from narrow systems to self-improving intelligence may mark a point where human control is no longer possible. Roman shares why even the people building these systems do not fully understand how they work, and why that gap in understanding becomes exponentially more dangerous as capabilities increase.In this conversation, we explore the limits of control, prediction, and safety in a world where intelligence can recursively improve itself beyond human comprehension. Roman lays out why the problem of AI alignment may be fundamentally unsolvable, what timelines experts are realistically considering, and why even a single mistake at that level could have irreversible consequences. This episode invites a deeper reflection on what we are creating, what we assume we can control, and whether humanity is prepared for the intelligence it is bringing into existence.BiOptimizers - Best magnesium to enhance your sleephttp://bioptimizers.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off at checkoutBASED Body WorksUse code KNOWTHYSELF for a free toiletry bag when buying a set!https://www.basedbodyworks.comAndrés Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Intro01:25 What Is AGI and Why Should We Be Scared?05:17 Roman's Journey: From Optimism to Impossibility09:07 The High Risk, Zero Reward Equation13:01 Why Superintelligence Is Uncontrollable, Unexplainable, and Unverifiable18:00 How Long Do We Have? The AGI Timeline21:24 How Superintelligence Could Actually Kill Us23:28 Are We Living in a Simulation?28:21 Can AI Become Conscious?31:28 Ad: BiOptimizers32:41 The Possible Timelines: Terminator, the Matrix, or the Zoo42:24 I-Risk, X-Risk, and S-Risk: Three Ways It Goes Wrong46:31 The Human Meaning Crisis: Jobs, Purpose, and What's Left49:02 Ad: Based Bodyworks50:20 What Empowers Us as Individuals Right Now59:37 The Race to Doom: Who's Building It and Why They Won't Stop1:07:41 Can AI Be Conscious — and Does It Already Have Internal Experiences?1:12:41 Hacking the Simulation: Quantum, DMT, and Escaping the Code1:18:30 Simulation Theory, Religion, and the Same Ancient Map1:29:34 The Deal Roman Would Offer Altman, Dario, and Elon1:39:44 What Is Humor? A Computer Scientist's Theory1:43:03 What Comes After: Singularity, Death, and Knowing Thyself___________Episode Resources: https://www.romanyampolskiy.com/https://www.amazon.com/Unexplainable-Unpredictable-Uncontrollable-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/103257626Xhttps://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.comListen to the show:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4bZMq9lApple: https://apple.co/4iATICX

Here's a powerful truth: there is a realll reason why ancient civilizations carved “Know Thyself” into temple walls. Not “achieve more”Not “manifest faster”Not “find your soulmate”But ‘know yourself' – because *everything* begins with exactly that. If you don't truly know who you are beneath people-pleasing, perfectionism, and the masks you wear, it's easy to live on autopilot—following others and building a life that doesn't feel like your own.In this episode, we explore the deep, sometimes uncomfortable inner work that brings you back to yourself—covering trauma, nervous system patterns, unconscious beliefs, masculine and feminine balance, and self-awareness that goes far beyond journaling.This is your invitation to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with YOU. Grab your journal, pour yourself a cacao or matcha, and settle in — this episode is designed to be followed as a blueprint for thriving in every single area of your life. —--Intrigued by this episode and committed to diving wayyy deeper this year?This is the work we do inside my brand new 4-month mastermind experience, THE MAGNETIC WOMAN.Lemme break the curriculum down for you:Identity & Mindset Recalibration— aka not “thinking differently”, but being different, and leading yourself differently in everyday life situations. Feminine Embodiment + Nervous System Safety— Think – attraction without anxious attachment. Connection without neediness. Inner wholeness. Somatic Healing Work— That's when old patterns dissolve, and your standards for yourself and others naturally rise. Aligned Wealth + Career Expansion— Strategy + resource management to make your life and career effortless and successful.Love + Relationship Calibration— Embody secure, healthy feminine energy in your love life to finally have that yummy, healthy, polarized romance you desire and deserve.And if you felt your body expand just by reading this…this first-ever round may just be meant for you, bby.Ready to become The Magnetic Woman who attracts effortlessly in 2026 & become THAT WOMAN? CLAIM YOUR SPOT IN MY NEW, INTIMATE MASTERMIND BEFORE DOORS CLOSE FOR GOOD! —---Journal Prompts: What did love symbolize in my childhood?What did success symbolize in my family?What did rest symbolize?What did men symbolize?Feminine:What do I feel?What do I desire?What would feel nourishing?Masculine:What is today's mission?What boundary needs reinforcement?What one action moves me forward?—--In this episode, I discuss: 02:00 - Intro to the episode - the blueprint to thriving in your life, career and $$$14:40 - The hidden code that's running your life behind the scenes at all times21:35 - Separating from old patterns requires this one key element26:25 - What healing work actually looks like 30:10 - Mindset hack — update your ‘script' and change your whole reality33:05 - The #1 tool for ultimate inner polarity integration that people rarely consider38:45 - Playing with your potential aka how you unlock your true power Similar Episodes: EP 055 - Finding your sweet spot between embodying your masculine & feminine energyEP 111 - The power of reclaiming your feminine energy in your daily life, career and romance—---Connect with Laura: Laura's Website: https://www.lauraherde.com/Laura's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura.herde/Laura's 1-1 Coaching: https://www.lauraherde.com/application-1-1Laura's Coaching Certification Course: https://www.instagram.com/embodiedcoachacademy/>> EMAIL ME TO CONNECT/ FOR QUESTIONS: hello@lauraherde.com>> FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM FOR MORE CONTENT: @laura.herde Feel free to share this episode with your bestie, and tag us on IG when you listen so we can repost you.If you're a loyal listener and would like to support the show, leave us a rating/ review, it means the world!Make sure to be subscribed to UNFUCK YOUR LIFE, we publish episodes for you every single Tuesday.Thank you so much for tuning in, love xx

In this heartfelt and powerful conversation, I sit down with Sandra Bargman to explore what it truly means to live with ferocious compassion—a practice of honoring our truth without abandoning kindness. Together, we dive into the lifelong journey of recognizing where we've been hiding behind masks, how suppressed anger can actually guide us back to ourselves, and why people-pleasing often disconnects us from our inner truth. Sandra shares her own deeply personal stories and insights, inviting us to embrace both our softness and our strength, and to stand firmly in who we are—even when it feels uncomfortable. This episode is a beautiful reminder that coming home to yourself begins with awareness, courage, and the willingness to choose authenticity over approval.About Sandra BergmanSANDRA BARGMAN has been described as a walking Venn Diagram. She is a 35+ year professional actor, singer, voice artist, (AEA/SAG/AFTRA), Broadway Nationals, Off-B-way, Regional, Summer Stock), a seminary trained and ordained Inter-spiritual minister, award winning ritual designer and spiritual counselor, and a Voice, Storytelling and Presence Teacher - the overlapping center of these concurrent paths being the ancient Greek maxim “Know Thyself”.She is a contributing author to the #1 best-selling book, On the Shoulders of Mighty Women by Lesley Michaels, with her chapter, Anger and the Reluctant Leader. She is a contributing author to LOVE NOTES to the Soul 2.0: Stories of Compassion and Healing with her chapter, FEROCIOUS COMPASSION.Her solo show, The Edge of Everyday, performed in the renowned cabaret rooms of NYC, received rave reviews + garnered a Broadway World award nomination. The live CD recording can be found on Amazon and CD Baby.She is the host of the podcast, The Edge of Everyday, based on her solo show of the same name, streaming on all your favorite podcast platforms. Connect with Sandra BergmanEmail: revsandrabargman@gmail.comhttp://www.TheBIGApproach.comhttp://www.ThePlumTH2.comhttps://www.facebook.com/sandra.bargman/https://www.instagram.com/sandrabargman/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabargman/About Anita AdamsI'm Anita Adams, your host and the founder of Joyful Journey, an organization devoted to teaching The Wisdom Way—a practice that helps individuals reconnect with their authentic selves and create lives filled with meaning, well-being, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I lead transformative retreats and workshops, and offer both group and one-on-one coaching. I'm also the bestselling author of Whispers of the Soul: A Guide to Clarity, Confidence, and Joy.If you have any questions, please reach. My contact information and ways to connect with me are below. And please subscribe for updates and consider leaving a review to help others discover this podcast. Thank you!Offerings by Anita: Coaching Services: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/coaching Retreats: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/retreats 30-Day Nature Challenge: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/nature-challenge Whispers of the Soul: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul Weekly newsletter: https://joyfulinspiredliving.myflodesk.com/joinConnect with Anita: Email - anita@joyfuljourney.caWebsite - https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joyful_journey_with_anita/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.adams.904/Book a Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/anitaadams

Emad Mostaque joins me to explore one of the most confronting questions of our time: what happens when human intelligence is no longer economically valuable? We unpack how rapidly advancing AI is moving toward a world where cognitive labor becomes obsolete, and why this shift may happen much sooner than most people expect. Emad shares how we've already built systems that can replicate human thinking, decision-making, and creativity, and how the next phase is not about new breakthroughs but simply scaling what already exists.In this conversation, we explore what this means for identity, purpose, and the future of society. If so much of our sense of self is tied to what we do, what happens when that disappears? Emad lays out the possible paths forward, from centralized control of intelligence to more open and collaborative systems, and why the stories we choose to believe in now may determine whether we move toward collapse or abundance. This episode is an invitation to rethink work, meaning, and what it truly means to be human in a world where intelligence is no longer scarce.BASED Body WorksUse code KNOWTHYSELF for a free toiletry bag when buying a set!https://www.basedbodyworks.comTry Boncharge & 15% off their red light deviceshttps://www.boncharge.com/knowthyselfAndré's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________0:00 Intro01:17 The Last Economy02:03 The Race Toward AGI and Human Obsolescence07:50 Why AI Will Reshape Work Within 800 Days14:36 The Collapse of Work as Identity18:22 How Far Ahead Private AI Really Is21:24 The Three Futures of AI32:52 When the Economic Loop Breaks37:38 Ad: Based Body Works38:07 What AI Changes About Intelligence40:50 When AI Replaces Human Worth48:44 Ad: BON CHARGE48:46 Industrializing Self-Deception55:55 When AI Knows You Better Than You Do1:08:23 What Utopia Could Still Look Like1:20:20 How to Use AI Without Losing Yourself1:30:59 Can AI Become Conscious?1:46:29 What Makes Us Human?1:57:08 Longevity, Transhumanism, and the Future of the Body2:03:51 The Practical AI Tools to Start Using Now2:14:43 The End of Human-Only Discovery2:17:22 What Parents Should Teach Their Kids Now2:23:39 Happiness, Agency, and the Final Message___________Episode Resources: https://x.com/EMostaquehttps://www.instagram.com/stability.ai/https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.comListen to the show:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4bZMq9lApple: https://apple.co/4iATICX

Hour 1 - "Know Thyself" full 2812 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:01:11 +0000 NunhBHZKdP8iWeVLXkjcFobEnrG3BkdU mlb,kansas city royals,society & culture Cody & Gold mlb,kansas city royals,society & culture Hour 1 - "Know Thyself" Hosts Cody Tapp & Alex Gold team up for 96.5 The Fan Radio's newest mid-day show "Cody & Gold."  Two born & raised Kansas Citians, Cody & Gold have been through all the highs and lows as a KC sports fan and they know the passion Kansas City has for their sports teams."Cody & Gold" will be a show focused on smart, sports conversation with the best voices from KC and around the country. It will also feature our listeners with your calls, texts & tweets as we want you to be a part of the show, not just a listener.  Cody & Gold, weekdays 10a-2p on 610 Sports Radio.  2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.am

Shi Heng Yi joins me to explore the path of self-mastery through the lens of the Shaolin tradition, and why, despite having more comfort and convenience than ever before, so many people still feel a deep sense of inner lack. We unpack the idea that external success, wealth, and achievement cannot replace a missing sense of inner stability, and how the constant search outside of ourselves often leads us further away from what we are truly looking for.In this conversation, we explore the relationship between mind, body, and energy, and why true mastery begins with learning how to regulate and understand oneself rather than trying to control the external world. Shi Heng Yi shares how thoughts shape reality, why discipline and consistency are essential for growth, and what it means to become “transparent” by letting go of identity and the need to be someone. This episode is an invitation to shift from reacting to life toward consciously creating it from within.Oneskin - Use code KNOW THYSELF for 15% offhttp://oneskin.co/KNOWTHYSELFLimited time only!MUDWTR - Up to 43% off sitewide (and a free frother!)https://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyself[Code: KNOWTHYSELF]André's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________0:00 Intro1:11 The Root of Suffering: Becoming Someone1:50 Why Comfort Doesn't Create Peace4:56 The Inner Void Beneath External Success9:16 The Path of Self-Mastery16:04 Mastering the Mind, Not the World21:07 Where Attention Goes, Energy Flows27:21 Ad: OneSkin28:43 The Essence of the Shaolin Spirit36:29 Living with Intention and Integrity44:14 Service Beyond the Self46:34 The Freedom of Being No One57:14 Ad: Mud/Wtr58:56 Trust, Discipline, and the Inner Path1:05:24 Strength Without Suppression1:10:20 The Middle Way of Emotion1:13:11 Structure as the Gateway to Freedom1:19:00 Returning to the Body1:35:36 The Body as a Tool for Awareness1:42:32 Breath as the Bridge to Presence1:46:38 Seeing Clearly: The End of Suffering1:54:31 From Endless Seeking to Direct Experience1:59:27 The Mind's Five Obstacles2:08:07 Turning Awareness Inward2:11:20 Beyond the Illusion of Separation2:14:25 Nothing to Gain, Nothing to Lose2:15:30 Closing Thoughts___________Episode Resources: https://www.shihengyi.online/https://www.instagram.com/shihengyi.onlinehttps://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

What is happiness? How do you define it? Maybe it's feeling good, having a sunny disposition or being fulfilled, even if you don't feel pleasant all the time. Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast and author of The Happiness Project, says happiness is less about attaining joy than it is about growing in the right direction. In this episode, she explains how to make small changes that can move you toward happiness, and why knowing yourself helps contribute to this emotion. This episode was originally published on March 6, 2025.Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekitSign up for our newsletter here.Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at lifekit@npr.orgSupport the show and listen to it sponsor-free by signing up for Life Kit+ at plus.npr.org/lifekitTo manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The 12th and final house of astrology is often given a bad wrap. It's considered the house of hidden enemies and of our own undoing. It rules over places we'd rather not be such as prisons, hospitals and asylums.And yet, deep in this oceanic place in our charts we may meet the gods themselves. Figures from the collective unconscious who shape shift and morph, reveal and conceal themselves into and out of our minds. It's a place that has associations with Neptune, Jupiter and Pisces; the deepest places of the ocean where our surface world probes can't reach. A place where Saturn, brooding and moody as he is, is in his Joy. Yes, that's right, Saturn has a joyful place. In order to enter this house we need to leave our conscious tools at the door. We need to journey away from the known world on a wonderful sea journey with fantastic companions. Hercules' 12th labour, Ariadne abandoned on Naxos and Hephaestus, the wounded goldsmith whose workshop is in a cave under the sea, will help us get a better feel for this place. Help us take a good look around and see what it is that we might be missing about this much maligned house, and what secret treasures it might be already, right now, shaping and re-shaping in the forge. Podcast Cover: "Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of Nysa" by François Boucher.Sources & References Mentioned in This EpisodeCarl Jung – Modern Man in Search of a SoulJames Hillman – The Myth of AnalysisArnold Mindell – Process-Oriented PsychologyMircea Eliade – The Forge and the CrucibleWalt Whitman – Song of Myself, from Leaves of GrassRoberto Calasso – The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony The Delphic Maxims (including “Know Thyself”) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphic_maximsMythological Figures & Stories ExploredHeracles and Cerberus • The Labours of Heracles Theseus and the Minotaur Ariadne and Dionysus on Naxos Hephaestus and the forge beneath the sea The Golden Net of Ares and Aphrodite Cronus and the Golden AgeAdditional Astrological ThemesThe Twelfth House • Neptune and the Oceanic Realm Saturn's Joy in the Twelfth House The Water Houses: 4th, 8th and 12th The Ascendant as Threshold (the “door-slab” of the chart)Join the Newsletter! Podcast Musician: Marlia CoeurPlease consider becoming a Patron to support the show!Go to OnTheSoulsTerms.com for more.

Zen teacher and author Henry Shukman offers a clear and grounded introduction to the heart of Zen practice. We explore how awakening is not an escape from life, but a deeper participation in it — a realization that dissolves the illusion of separation and reveals a boundless field of awareness and love.Henry shares his own spontaneous awakening experience at 19, the profound insight that life is not divided between self and world, and the difficult healing journey that followed. From mindfulness and meditation to flow states, jhanas, koans, and the role of trauma in spiritual growth, this conversation maps out a path that integrates awakening with emotional healing.Download SAILY in your app store and use our code KNOWTHYSELF at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/knowthyself Go to https://thewayapp.com/knowthyself to begin your journey with 30 free meditation sessionsAndré's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Intro01:26 An Introduction to Zen13:10 The Premise of Original Love17:14 Training the Mind Like the Body20:54 Freedom From Identification With Thought27:50 What Are the Jhanas?32:50 Ad: Saily33:54 Tasting Awakening for Yourself45:17 Awakening vs Psychological Healing50:17 Awakening as an Ongoing Path54:54 The Distinct Path of Zen59:13 Koans as a Path to Insight1:13:53 The Enlightenment of the Mundane1:20:07 The Freedom of Emptiness1:26:16 The Necessity of Meditation Practice1:34:32 Sweeping the Yard (A Zen Poem)1:43:33 Beauty, Ethics, and Interconnection1:47:33 The Journey to a Whole Heart (A Poem on Heartbreak)2:02:58 Original Love in a Fragmented World___________Episode Resources: https://www.instagram.com/henryshukman/https://www.instagram.com/theway_app/https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

Today I talk about how to discover the Divine Self and how to unlock the spiritual forces that often lie dormant within us.

Today I talk about how to discover the Divine Self and how to unlock the spiritual forces that often lie dormant within us.

 In this episode, Steve discusses why understanding your investor personality matters. He explores key questions around risk tolerance, financial goals, and reactions to market volatility, highlighting how greater self-awareness can support more disciplined and rational investment decisions. Read the accompanying report https://www.sc.com/en/uploads/sites/66/content/docs/wm-thematic-report-know-thyself-what-type-of-investor-are-you-12-january-2026.pdf to find out moreSpeaker:- Steve Brice, Global Chief Investment Officer, Standard Chartered Bank  For more of our latest market insights, visit Market views on-the-go or subscribe to Standard Chartered Wealth Insights on YouTube.

I am fascinated by those timeless thoughts that every generations ponders: Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? What is the meaning of life?For tens of thousands of years, humans have looked to the skies and wondered about these questions. And yet, after all that time, we're no closer to an answer. However, one key phrase keeps getting passed down: Know thyself.But what does it mean to know ourselves? Isn't who we are obvious? And how can we get to know ourselves?In this podcast, available as a video on YouTube, I share what it means to be human, why we got disconnected from our true selves, how to find our way back, and how to tap into the answers and powers within ourselves so we can stop wondering and start knowing.Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date.*****If my words have ever touched your heart or helped you through a hard moment, I'd be deeply grateful for your support in keeping this podcast alive. Support the Podcast And if you'd like to explore these ideas in greater depth, you can find all of my books here.

In this Morning Light Meditation, we move into “Know Thyself” through the presence of your Holy Christ Buddha Self the living expression of your Beloved I AM Presence in the here and now. This gentle practice supports intimacy with your own divinity, clarity of your Divine Plan, and the ongoing union of your human self with your Highest Self. Based on Lesson 18 from Create Abundance with Mother Mary. Get the book: Create Abundance with Mother Mary  https://a.co/d/aqlZGgA

Beauty is a realm you inhabit.In this episode of The Vibrant Flow Podcast, we explore beauty as a feminine leadership frequency and a spiritual practice rooted in embodiment, devotion, and nervous system safety. This is a conversation for the woman who knows that beauty goes far beyond skincare routines, into rhythm, presence, faith, and the courage to receive.You'll discover how effortless allure naturally emerges when the body softens out of urgency and into safety, pleasure, and grounded receptivity. Drawing from faith-based wisdom, embodied feminine practices, and sacred beauty rituals, this episode invites you to treat your life — and your body — as an altar.Inside this episode, you'll learn:Why beauty is a lifestyle and realm, not an outcomeHow allure is a form of receptive feminine powerThe connection between beauty, nervous system regulation, and magnetismHow faith, prayer, and devotion can be woven into everyday beauty ritualsWhy radiance cannot be rushed, and what happens when you tend it insteadThis episode is especially for faith-led women, Christian feminine leaders, coaches, creatives, and Beauty Bringers who desire more softness, vitality, confidence, and embodied presence in their lives.

About two and a half thousand years ago, one of those old Stoic types said that "to know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." Who knows... he might have been high, or he might have been onto something. Either way, Bobby and I wandered into the self-awareness/self-knowledge space, and I'm pretty sure we figured it all out. Not.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proverbs has a lot to say about paying attention to our hearts. About noticing what's really going on beneath the surface. About learning who we are, and just as importantly, who we aren't. That kind of self-knowledge can be challenging, but it's also a gift.

In this conversation, Jesse Michels joins me to explore a question that's becoming harder to dismiss: what if the phenomenon we call UFOs points to something real—and we don't yet know what it is? Rather than arguing for belief or disbelief, this episode is an invitation to curiosity, careful inquiry, and intellectual honesty about the limits of our current understanding.We examine historical UFO encounters near nuclear sites, government secrecy, and the growing body of anomalies that don't sit comfortably within a purely materialist worldview. This is a conversation about staying grounded while remaining open. About asking better questions. And about whether phenomena like UFOs, non-human intelligence, or something we haven't yet named might be nudging us to expand how we think about reality, consciousness, and our place in the universe.Momentous: Best Creatine in the gamehttps://livemomentous.com[Use code KNOWTHYSELF for up to 35% off]BONCHARGE - 15% off red light therapy products I personally usehttps://www.boncharge.com/knowthyself[Code: KNOWTHYSELF]André's Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Intro06:36 Questioning the Nature of Reality09:18 A Timeline of Non-Human Intelligence Evidence23:37 Why Nuclear Sites Attract Attention31:55 Extraordinary Claims, Extraordinary Evidence40:29 Ad: Momentous41:51 Letting Go of Human-Centric Thinking47:49 Studying Claims Without Dismissing People58:58 Non-Human Biologics and Physical Evidence1:06:10 Ad: Boncharge1:07:25 What May Have Been Quietly Explored1:18:55 The Hidden Branch of Physics1:26:38 Reframing Aliens Through Consciousness1:33:33 Grays, Nordics, and Reptilians Explained1:40:10 Why We Don't See Reality Directly1:53:58 Glimpses Outside Linear Time1:58:44 Why Aliens Look Strangely Human2:07:32 Shared Phenomena in Altered States2:15:32 Jesse's Personal UFO Experiences2:23:35 The Monolith as a Metaphor2:29:07 The Problem With Visual Proof2:35:24 What Is Actually Happening?2:46:47 Voices Worth Listening To2:51:22 What Would You Ask an Alien?2:53:19 Closing Thoughts___________Episode Resources: https://www.youtube.com/Jessemichelshttps://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial/https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

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Season 14, Episode 382 reviews chapters 4–7 of Think and Grow Rich for Sales, showing how autosuggestion, specialized knowledge, imagination, and organized planning transform inner belief into consistent sales results. This episode explains practical steps to program confidence, build authority, paint future outcomes for buyers, and design repeatable sales systems that create certainty and close deals more naturally. Today EP 382 PART 2 of our Think and Grow Rich for Sales Series, we will cover: ✔ Chapter 4: Autosuggestion: How Your Inner Script Becomes Your Outer Results  Sales Application (Practical Use) Pre-call priming: Speak your outcome out loud before every call (“I bring clarity and certainty to this conversation.”) Language audit: Eliminate soft phrases (“I think,” “hopefully,” “maybe”) from your sales vocabulary. Repetition builds belief: Read your sales goals twice daily as if already achieved. Emotion matters: Read goals with feeling—belief is emotional, not intellectual. Interrupt negative mindsets: Replace “They won't buy” with “I help people make confident decisions.” Consistency over intensity: Daily repetition beats occasional motivation. Key Insight: Belief is built deliberately, not accidentally. ✔ Chapter 5: Specialized Knowledge: From Information to Authority  5 Sales Application Tips Organize your expertise into simple frameworks buyers can easily follow. Know their world better than they do—pain points, language, pressures, timing. Stop overloading: Say less, but say it with authority. Borrow brilliance: Use mentors, subject experts, and masterminds to extend your knowledge. Teach while you sell: Authority grows when you help buyers understand, not when you impress them. Key Insight: You are not selling information. You are selling guidance. ✔ Chapter 6: Imagination: Where Sales Innovation Is Born 7 Sales Application Tips Paint the “after” picture: Describe life, work, or outcomes post-solution. Use sensory language: Help them see, feel, and experience the result. Rehearse success aloud: Walk the buyer through implementation as if it's already happening. Normalize the decision: Familiarity reduces fear and resistance. Tell transformation stories: Stories activate imagination faster than facts. Slow the moment down: Imagination needs space—don't rush the close. Anchor certainty visually: “Imagine six months from now…” becomes a mental commitment. Key Insight: People don't buy solutions. They buy who they become after the solution. ✔ Chapter 7: Organized Planning: Putting Desire Into Action 6 Sales Application Tips Create a repeatable sales process you trust and follow consistently. Plan the work—then work the plan, even when results lag. Refine the plan, not the goal when setbacks occur. Prepare for objections before they arise—confidence comes from readiness. Track behaviors, not just outcomes (calls, follow-ups, conversations). Use structure to eliminate emotion-based decisions during the sales cycle. Key Insight: A plan creates certainty. Certainty creates momentum. Welcome back to our final series of SEASON 14 of The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, where we connect the science-based evidence behind social and emotional learning and emotional intelligence training for improved well-being, achievement, productivity and results—using what I saw as the missing link (since we weren't taught this when we were growing up in school), the application of practical neuroscience. I'm Andrea Samadi, and seven years ago, launched this podcast with a question I had never truly asked myself before: (and that is) If productivity and results matter to us—and they do now more than ever—how exactly are we using our brain to make them happen? Most of us were never taught how to apply neuroscience to improve productivity, results, or well-being. About a decade ago, I became fascinated by the mind-brain-results connection—and how science can be applied to our everyday lives. That's why I've made it my mission to bring you the world's top experts—so together, we can explore the intersection of science and social-emotional learning. We'll break down complex ideas and turn them into practical strategies we can use every day for predictable, science-backed results. Connecting Back to Our 6-Part Think and Grow Rich Series (2022) For today's EP 382, we continue with PART 2 of our Review of Think and Grow Rich for Sales, connecting back to our 6-PART Series from 2022[i]. Back in 2022, we didn't just read Think and Grow Rich—we lived inside it as we launched our year. Over a 6-part series that began the beginning of January 2022, we walked through this book chapter by chapter, not as theory, but as a personal operating system for growth, performance, and results. At the time, the focus of our 6 PART Series was broad. We covered: Personal development Mindset mastery Vision, purpose, and belief We covered the BASICS of this book that my mentor, Bob Proctor studied for his entire lifetime (over 50 years) that can be applied to whatever it is that you want to create with our life. Today, we are going to look at this timeless piece of knowledge, through a new lens. What we're covering today—PART 2 of our Study of Think and Grow Rich for Sales—is not new material. It's the application of this series, towards a specific discipline. You could apply this book to any discipline, but this one, I have wanted to cover for a very long time. How the 6-Part Series Maps DIRECTLY to Sales Mastery Here's the reframe that matters: Every principle we covered in 2022 becomes a sales advantage when applied correctly. Each of the 10 chapters explains how to further improve our inner state, and then we walk through how to make this change occur in our outer world, connecting each principal for the salesperson. And just a reminder that you don't need to be in sales for these principles to work for us. Think and Grow Rich for Sales How Inner Mastery Becomes Sales Results Inspired by Think and Grow Rich Through a modern neuroscience + sales lens   Chapter IV: Autosuggestion The Inner Script Behind Every Sales Call Core Idea: Your subconscious mind is always selling—either for you or against you. Sales Application: Language patterns that leak doubt Why we program confidence before the call Why tone matters more than technique Listener Takeaway: The buyer responds to your energy, not your words. Chapter IV — Autosuggestion How Your Inner Script Becomes Your Outer Results Autosuggestion is the bridge between what you think and what you experience. I first learned this concept while working with Bob Proctor in the seminar industry, and it fundamentally changed the way I understand my own personal results—both in life and in sales. At its core, autosuggestion is about creating order in the mind, (first) so your inner script consistently produces your outer results. The visual model that explains this in one simple view is the stickperson diagram, originally developed by Dr. Thurman Fleet in 1934. You'll see this image in the show notes, labeled A, B, and C. Here is what this diagram means. The Three Parts of the Mind IMAGE IDEA: From Dr. Thurman Fleet 1937 with his idea of Concept Therapy. A — Conscious Mind (Thinking Mind) This is the part of your mind you use when you are actively thinking: reading studying learning solving problems consciously making decisions This is where logic lives. B — Non-Conscious Mind (Emotional Mind) This is the most powerful part of the mind—and the most misunderstood. The non-conscious mind: accepts whatever enters it does not judge truth from falsehood operates primarily through repetition and emotion This is why: who you surround yourself with matters what you listen to matters what you repeatedly tell yourself matters Your non-conscious mind becomes the program that runs your behavior. C — Body The body is the instrument of the mind. Your body inherits what your mind expresses: thoughts affect emotions emotions affect physiology physiology affects behavior and results This is why mindset impacts: health energy confidence performance And why our thoughts, feelings and actions ultimately determine our results. They create our conditions, our circumstances and our environment. Why Autosuggestion Matters (Real Life Example) Because I learned this before I had children, I became extremely intentional about what was playing in the background of our home. News, negativity, and fear-based messaging go straight into the non-conscious mind—especially when the mind is in a submissive state, such as: early childhood (when your mind is wide open) right before sleep also while eating when relaxed or emotionally open This state of mind doesn't just affect children. It affects adults too. What we repeatedly hear becomes how we feel—and eventually how we act. This is why autosuggestion is not wishful thinking. It is mental conditioning. Autosuggestion and Alignment (Praxis) When your thoughts, feelings and emotions are aligned, you enter a state called praxis—the point where belief and behavior match. How do we enter this state? By: writing your goals reading them aloud repeating them twice daily you gradually impress belief onto the non-conscious mind. Over time: belief strengthens faith develops behavior shifts automatically Eventually, you don't have to force confidence. It becomes natural. Beyond the Five Senses: The Higher Faculties Before moving into Chapter V — Specialized Knowledge, it's important to introduce one of the most overlooked ideas Napoleon Hill emphasized: It's the 6 higher faculties of the mind. If you revisit Episode #67[ii], I explain how living only through our five senses can limit results. Our five senses are connected to the conscious mind. But beyond them lie six higher faculties, including: imagination intuition perception will reason memory Hill believed intuition and imagination were so powerful that he devoted entire chapters to them. These faculties allow us to: access deeper insight perceive what others miss gain a competitive advantage Intuition: A Sales Superpower If I had to choose three higher faculties most useful in sales for us to develop, they would be: intuition perception will Let's focus on intuition. Intuition is the mental tool that allows you to feel truth: a gut sense an inner knowing a subtle emotional signal It develops with practice—and trust. Putting Intuition Into Action (Sales) When you're presenting to someone, intuition answers questions like: Are they engaged, but holding a question? Do they need more information—or less? Is it time to continue… or time to ask for the decision? Highly intuitive sales professionals can sense: certainty hesitation trust resistance —even without being in the same room with this person. Sales at Its Highest Level This brings us back to Paul Martinelli's reminder: “Sales at its highest level is the transference of emotion. And the primary emotion is certainty.” When intuition is developed, you know: when certainty has been transferred when the buyer is ready when the close is natural Eventually, as your higher faculties become conditioned through autosuggestion, you access them automatically—without effort or overthinking. Closing Thought — Chapter IV: Autosuggestion Autosuggestion is not about forcing belief. It's about training alignment. When your thoughts, emotions, and actions match: confidence becomes automatic intuition sharpens results follow naturally Your inner script always becomes your outer results. And that's why autosuggestion is not optional. It's foundational. Chapter V: Specialized Knowledge Why Authority Always Outsells Enthusiasm Core Idea: Knowledge only becomes power when it's organized and applied. Sales Application: Moving from “presenter” to trusted expert Leading the conversation instead of reacting Why winging it destroys certainty Listener Takeaway: Mastery creates calm authority. Chapter V — Specialized Knowledge Why Expertise—Not Information—Creates Sales Success To further refine what we want to achieve, Chapter 5 of Think and Grow Rich introduces a critical distinction: not all knowledge is created equally. Napoleon Hill explains that it is specialized knowledge—not general knowledge—that separates you from everyone else and makes you valuable. Knowledge alone, Hill reminds us, is only potential power. “Knowledge (general or specialized) must be organized and intelligently directed, and is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action and directed to a definite end.” (Chapter V, p. 79, TAGR) In other words: Information does nothing on its own. Application is everything. Why This Matters (Education vs. Application) This becomes clear when we think about formal education. Much of what we learn in school is general knowledge—useful only if we apply it in a specific way. Hill calls this the missing link in education: “The failure of educational institutions is that it fails to teach students HOW TO ORGANIZE AND USE KNOWLEDGE after they acquire it.” (Chapter V, p. 80, TAGR) This insight alone explains why so many intelligent people struggle to produce results—especially in sales. They know a lot, but they haven't organized that knowledge into a repeatable system of action. Henry Ford and the Myth of ‘Not Being Educated' Henry Ford is Hill's perfect example. Ford famously said he had a row of buttons on his desk—buttons he could press to access any knowledge he needed. He didn't need to personally possess all information. He needed to know: where to get it who to ask how to apply it Hill wrote: “Any person is educated who knows where to get knowledge when needed, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action.” (Chapter V, p. 81, TAGR) Through his Master Mind, Ford had access to all the specialized knowledge required to become one of the wealthiest men in America. This is a critical lesson for sales professionals: You do not need to know everything. You need to know what matters most, and how to apply it. Why Some Ideas Succeed and Others Don't This principle explains why some books—and businesses—succeed at extraordinary levels while others, though insightful, fall short. Take Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Its impact wasn't just the ideas—it was the framework. Covey gave readers clear steps for how to apply each habit in real life. Contrast that with Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now. An incredible book, (I love this book- I own it-and it's on my bookshelf). It's rich in insight—but for many readers, it's difficult to apply without additional guidance or structure. The difference is not wisdom. It's organized, specialized knowledge. “Knowledge is not power until it is organized into definite plans of action.” (Chapter V, p. 80, TAGR) What ‘Educated' Really Means Hill reminds us that education does not mean memorization or credentials. The word educate comes from the Latin educo, meaning: to draw out to develop from within An educated person is not someone with the most information—but someone who has developed the faculties of their mind to acquire, apply, and direct knowledge effectively. This is where Specialized Knowledge intersects with: imagination intuition perception will —faculties we explored earlier in the series. Chapter V Specialized Knowledge Applied to Sales In sales, Specialized Knowledge looks like this: Knowing your customer's world, not just your product Understanding patterns in their world that match with yours, not scripts that lack meaning Being able to simplify complexity for the buyer Organizing your knowledge into a repeatable sales process This is what creates authority. When something comes naturally to you—but amazes others—you are operating in specialized knowledge. That's where confidence comes from. That's where trust is built. That's where sales success compounds. How to Use Specialized Knowledge to Reach New Heights (Sales Tips) 1. Identify What You Do Naturally Well Ask yourself: What do people come to me for? What feels obvious to me but confusing to others? That's your starting point for specialization. 2. Organize Your Knowledge into a Framework Turn what you know into: a process a checklist a conversation flow Frameworks build confidence—for you and the buyer where you can point to them clearly where they are in the process, showing them how to move to where they want to go. 3. Learn Continuously—but Selectively Don't collect information. Acquire purposeful knowledge aligned to your goal. Ask: Does this help me serve better? Does this help my buyer decide? 4. Use a Master Mind No top performer succeeds alone. Surround yourself with: mentors peers coaches Borrow knowledge, insight, and certainty with every action that you take. 5. Apply, Review, Refine Specialized knowledge compounds only when used. Apply what you learn. Review results. Refine your approach. This is how expertise is built. Final Insight — Chapter V: Specialized Knowledge Sales success does not come from knowing more. It comes from knowing what matters, organizing it into action, and applying it consistently. When Specialized Knowledge is combined with Imagination, it creates something powerful: A unique and successful business. And this brings us naturally to the next chapters—where imagination, planning, and decision transform knowledge into results. Chapter VI: Imagination Selling the Future Before the Close                  Core Idea: People buy future identity, not features. Sales Application: Painting the “after” state Emotional buy-in before logical justification Don't quit when you are at “3 Feet from Gold” (Chapter 1, TAGR, Page 5). Listener Takeaway People don't buy solutions. They buy who they become after the solution. And it is the salesperson's role to activate the buyer's imagination—to help them see themselves on the other side of the decision. This brings us back to Paul Martinelli's reminder: “Sales at its highest level is the transference of emotion. And the primary emotion is certainty.” Imagination is what creates that certainty. Before a buyer can feel certain, they must first imagine the outcome: life after their problem is solved success after the decision is made themselves operating at a higher level When imagination is engaged, certainty follows. And when certainty is present, the decision becomes natural. Can you see how all of these success principles tie into each other? Like the colors of the rainbow. Chapter VI: Imagination Review of Chapter VI — Our Imagination “Imagination is everything,” according to American author and radio speaker Earl Nightingale, who devoted much of his work to human character development, motivation, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. Every great invention is created in two places: first in the mind of the inventor, and then in the physical world when the idea is brought into form. Our lives reflect how effectively we use our imagination. When we reach a plateau of success, it is not effort alone that takes us to the next level—it is imagination. Imagination allows us to see beyond our current circumstances and envision what is possible next. This is why creating a crystal-clear vision is so important. When we write and read our vision twice a day, we intentionally activate our imagination. Writing and reading that vision in detail stimulates recognition centers in the brain. What may initially feel unrealistic or even like a “pipe dream” begins to feel familiar. Over time, the brain accepts it as something possible—something achievable. Eventually, what once felt distant becomes something you can see yourself doing. And then, one day, what you imagined becomes your reality. When you look at the world through this lens, it's remarkable to consider how much has changed in just the last 50 years—and how quickly that pace is accelerating. These new innovations began in someone's mind first. The most recent leap forward is with artificial intelligence, but it follows the same pattern as every major breakthrough before it. Someone first imagined a world where: Amazon would dominate retail while owning almost no physical stores Uber would transform transportation while owning almost no cars Facebook would scale globally while creating no content Airbnb would become a hospitality giant while owning no real estate Netflix would redefine entertainment without being a TV channel Bitcoin would create value without physical coins Each of these began as an idea before evidence—a vision before execution. The same principle applies to our goals, our careers, and our success. Everything we create begins with imagination. When imagination is paired with belief, intention, and action, it becomes a powerful force that shapes not only individual outcomes, but the direction of the world itself.   Closing Thought — Chapter VI Imagination is not fantasy. It is the starting point of all progress. What you are able to imagine clearly today is what you are capable of creating tomorrow. How to Use Imagination for Sales Success Turning Possibility into Certainty 1. Understand the Role of Imagination in Sales Imagination is not fantasy. In sales, imagination is pre-decision certainty. Before a buyer can decide, they must first: see a different future feel themselves in it believe it is attainable Your job as the salesperson is to guide that mental rehearsal. People don't buy products. They buy the future version of themselves (with the certainty that you paint for them). 2. Imagine the Outcome Before the Buyer Does Top sales professionals do not start with features. They start with vision. Before the call, ask yourself: Who does my buyer become after the purchase? What changes in their day-to-day life? What problem is no longer taking up mental space? How you can support and guide them in this process. If you cannot imagine the outcome clearly, your buyer won't either.

In this conversation on the Know Thyself podcast with André Duqum, Matthew explores why we so often mistake familiar patterns for healthy ones—and how our “normal” can quietly keep us stuck. From gravitating toward emotionally unavailable people to operating from scarcity and self-protection, he breaks down how our past shapes what we tolerate, even when it hurts.This episode is a reminder that your past doesn't get to dictate your future . . . and that real change begins when you stop staring at the wall you've mistaken for the world.---►► Try Matthew AI for 24/7 coaching and advice anytime at AskMH.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This final episode of the year is a special compilation reflecting on the lessons, reminders, and moments that shaped 2025. It's a curated journey through insights from across the year—designed to help you slow down, take stock, and step into 2026 with greater clarity, presence, and intention.This episode is less about doing more and more about listening—reflecting on the growth, challenges, relationships, and inner shifts that defined the past year. It's an invitation to notice what wants to be released, what wants to be integrated, and what seeds you're ready to water moving forward. Sometimes all it takes is a one-degree change in direction to alter the entire path ahead.Momentous: Best Creatine in the gamehttps://livemomentous.com[Use code KNOWTHYSELF for up to 35% off]2025/2026 Reflections and Intentions: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/yearinreviewAndrés Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00:00 Intro00:02:30 E166 – Tim Ferriss00:05:27 E152 – Mark Manson00:10:11 E128 – Mindy Pelz00:12:26 E143 – Michael Beckwith00:17:59 E119 – Marianne Williamson00:25:15 E145 – Dr. Theresa Bullard00:31:00 E160 – Aaron Abke00:35:16 E140 – Lewis Howes00:41:57 Ad – Momentous00:43:11 E149 – Dr. Thema Bryant00:48:13 E154 – Sadhguru00:53:22 E155 – Dr. K01:01:07 E164 – Dr. John Demartini01:07:49 E118 – Aaron Doughty01:13:24 E135 – Yung Pueblo01:16:18 E146 – Cory Muscara01:20:37 E158 – Tom Campbell01:24:29 E165 – Dr. Iain McGilchrist01:29:00 E134 – Peter Crone___________Watch the Full EpisodesTim Ferriss: https://youtu.be/NxmUCGuapNwMark Manson: https://youtu.be/to-APJvffFQMindy Pelz: https://youtu.be/pgWnbRg5-cgMichael Beckwith: https://youtu.be/r3wrUmE1L3wMarianne Williamson: https://youtu.be/AQzKagUJGvIDr. Theresa Bullard: https://youtu.be/mrKiH4J0_5UAaron Abke: https://youtu.be/zXMKj8fNnYQLewis Howes: https://youtu.be/PTPjCtF9es4Dr. Thema Bryant: https://youtu.be/ItRCT_L2kpASadhguru: https://youtu.be/FMoXXb-wKE8Dr. K: https://youtu.be/zj40FT631P4Dr. John DeMartini: https://youtu.be/dVR01alAe8oAaron Doughty: https://youtu.be/79INohJ7KTwYung Pueblo: https://youtu.be/bwom9Y6ybcgCory Muscara: https://youtu.be/IrxFMkYUBFgTom Campbell: https://youtu.be/IoGSWLuH2JsDr. Iain McGilchrist: https://youtu.be/LZ5C11mlTH4Peter Crone: https://youtu.be/VCi93m9lloMEpisode Resources: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

In this solo Q&A episode, I'm answering the questions so many of you have asked me over the past few days—about ego, identity, relationships, breakups, shadow work, discipline, grounding, and what the spiritual path actually looks like in real life.I share honestly about the subtle ego patterns I still face, how I navigate heartbreak with grace, what it means to “perform” spirituality versus actually live it, and the practices that keep me connected when I fall off center. I also speak about dating, celibacy, intimacy, and how I think about love at this stage of my life.Get 15% off Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizershttps://www.bioptimizers.com/knowthyself Use code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off!Andrés Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:25 How do you feel about people using spirituality as an identity?04:34 What is a subtle form of ego that you still catch yourself falling into?06:22 Relationships ending08:30 I would like to hear about your struggles10:19 How do you stay & grow in a relationship when your partner doesn't meet you in that growth?13:50 What are your top spiritual books?14:39 What's the simplistic way you ground yourself when you feel an imbalance?15:50 Who is André underneath all the labels?17:35 Do you ever fall off your practices with meditation or music?19:26 Are you single?22:23 - Ad - BiOptimizers23:47 What do you use to know yourself deeply?25:27 What makes you most optimistic about the future of humanity?27:38 Which meditations do you practice?28:37 How did you believe so much in yourself to create something at this scale?30:31 What's your vision for KT for the coming year?32:57 When did you start playing piano?33:40 What practices keep spiritual insight grounded and accountable?34:36 What illusion do you see most are still caught in without realizing it?37:55 What was your earliest experience that awakened you to God within?40:35 How do you know it's your calling when it comes?44:25 Do you think the more one knows themselves, the harder it is to fall in love?48:03 Do you believe in free will?51:26 How are you approaching dating and relationships?52:54 What is the most overlooked doorway in consciousness?53:54 What's the deepest question you can ever imagine asking yourself?55:21 What you feel is most important for calling in sacred union, your person?57:06 What are some of the biggest patterns you've unraveled in yourself?59:22 How were you raised spiritually/religiously?1:00:55 What kind of diet do you follow & why?1:02:04 What was the book that launched you into seeking?1:03:20 What's the deepest truth you've met this year?1:03:58 Do you as André think that God is consciousness?1:05:49 Do you still go through episodes of depression?___________Episode Resources: https://www.substack.com/@andreduqumhttps://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

In this special compilation episode, we explore the deeper dimensions of human consciousness. Featuring insights from Deepak Chopra, Tim Ferriss, Sadghuru, Dr. Lisa Miller, and others, this episode is a journey inward — from sensing what cannot be seen, to feeling what we've long avoided, to awakening to what we truly are beyond all stories. Through wisdom, science, and lived experience, we discover that the next evolution of humanity isn't about becoming more — it's about remembering the awareness that's already here.20% off Pique Life Tea:https://www.piquelife.com/knowthyselfGet 15% off Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizershttps://www.bioptimizers.com/knowthyself Use code KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off!Andrés Book Recs: https://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com/book-list___________00:00 Intro01:12 Dr. Tara Swart - Beyond the 5 Senses: 34 Hidden Abilities09:36 Dr. K - Reality of Intuition and Cultivating It13:12 Deepak Chopra - Awakening to Your True Nature15:13 Dr. Iain McGilchrist - Paying Attention To Access The Realm Beyond21:25 Ad - Pique Life23:05 Dr. Sue Morter - Transcending and Integrating the 5 Senses26:13 Zach Bush - Remembering Our Innate Intelligence30:08 Dr. Lisa Miller - Becoming a Spiritual Parent39:29 Michael Beckwith - Divine Intelligence + The Power of Being Alone41:55 Ad - BiOptimizers43:17 Dr. Sue Morter - Healing the Emotional Body (And Feeling it Fully)48:10 Tim Ferriss - Shutting Down Sensitivity Because of Trauma56:03 Rainn Wilson - Purpose of Pain and Suffering on Our Path1:02:04 Dr. K - The Difference Between Safety and Comfort1:04:37 John Vervaeke - Self-Deception, Cultivating Wisdom and Find Meaning1:17:05 Pete Holmes - Balancing Being Spiritual and Being Human1:19:24 Dr. John Demartini - Setbacks Are Not in the Way… They're ON the Way1:24:24 Yung Pueblo - Learning to Love Better: From Arguments to Allowing1:29:10 Joe Hudson - Best Way to Gain Emotional Awareness1:32:00 Peter Crone - Freedom is Available Here and Now1:38:44 Sadghuru - Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously___________Episode Resources: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/https://www.youtube.com/@knowthyselfpodcasthttps://www.knowthyselfpodcast.com

Do you think a board game can change how people connect? In this episode of Crowdfunding Demystified, I sit down with Phil Parkinson, the entrepreneur who raised over $115,000 for his game Know Thyself, a social tool disguised as a board game. He turned his non-game background into a strength. He built a meaningful idea. He built an audience. He built assets. You'll discover: Why launching a board game today means more than fantasy and meeples How a $1 pre-launch splash page can create a wave of backers at launch Why is customer service after the pledge part of your marketing engine This episode is packed with insight for anyone launching a crowdfunding campaign, especially if you're navigating a saturated category. Ready to build a real human connection through your project? Then dive in now. Resources and Tools Mentioned: Book a coaching call Subscribe for Weekly Crowdfunding Tips Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist FREE Kickstarter Course Kickstarter Launch Formula Audiobook Know Thyself Kickstarter Campaign Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 

Eckhart quotes ancient Greek philosopher, Pythagorus who said, “Know thyself.” Eckhart says unfortunately our educational system is geared toward only one kind of knowledge: the intellectual. He explains how there is another knowledge based on wisdom and intuition. It's that kind of inner-knowing he says we must embrace, not as a replacement for intellectual knowledge but as a much-needed addition. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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