G-A Podcast

GHOUL ISSUE #1 WHAT COULD GO RIGHT — WHAT COULD GO WRONG A NEW SITUATION CAN SHOW UP, AND BEFORE IT EVEN HAS TIME TO BECOME ANYTHING, THE MIND CAN ALREADY BE THREE STEPS AHEAD. THIS EPISODE LOOKS AT WHERE THAT FIRST REACTION COMES FROM, HOW OLD EXPERIENCES CAN SHAPE NEW ONES, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE POSSIBLE OUTCOME STARTS GETTING MORE ATTENTION THAN THE OTHER. SOMETIMES THE FIRST THOUGHT ISN’T...

NO DOUBT/EXECUTE ! THIS EPISODE LOOKS AT WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE THE RESULT IS VISIBLE — WHEN THE WORK IS STILL QUIET, THE OUTCOME HASN’T ANSWERED YET, AND DOUBT STARTS FILLING IN THE BLANKS. IT TOUCHES ON OUTSIDE OPINIONS, PREMATURE JUDGMENT, SECOND-GUESSING, AND THE PRESSURE THAT CAN BUILD AROUND SOMETHING THAT ISN’T EVEN FINISHED YET. DOUBT CAN EXIST WITHOUT BECOMING DIRECTION.THE WORK CAN STILL BE...

NO CHECKING OUT, PLEASE THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. A REFLECTION ON THE SILENCE, ISOLATION, AND INTERNAL WEIGHT THAT CAN GO UNNOTICED. SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE SURROUNDED BY OTHERS AND STILL FEEL COMPLETELY ALONE. THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT NOT PRETENDING, LETTING THE TRUTH OUT, AND RECOGNIZING WHEN SOMEONE MAY NEED TO BE HEARD. SOMETIMES, ALL IT TAKES IS ONE MOMENT OF CONNECTION...

AWARENESS BEHIND YOUR BACK A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEEING SOMETHING IN TIME AND ONLY SEEING IT AFTER THE FACT. SOMETIMES AWARENESS SAVES SO MUCH TIME. OTHER TIMES, YOU’RE LEFT THINKING, “DAMN, IF YOU HAD ONLY SAW IT.” DON’T FORGET IT. BE AWARE.

OPEN TO——HONESTY HONESTY ISN’T ALWAYS ABOUT SAYING EVERYTHING THE MOMENT YOU THINK IT. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES ENOUGH SELF-AWARENESS TO KNOW WHEN TO SPEAK, WHEN TO HOLD SOMETHING, AND WHETHER WHAT YOU’RE SAYING IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM A PLACE YOU CAN STAND BEHIND. THIS EPISODE EXPLORES THE SPACE BETWEEN BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND BEING HONEST WITH OTHERS—AND HOW EASILY THE TWO CAN BECOME CONNECT...

SOMEDAYS HIGH, SOMEDAYS LOW SOME DAYS, EVERYTHING MOVES NATURALLY. OTHER DAYS, THE FLOW CHANGES WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT ONCE CAME EASILY CAN BEGIN TO REQUIRE MORE, AND QUESTIONS THAT WERE ONCE QUIET CAN START DEMANDING YOUR ATTENTION. THIS EPISODE SITS IN THE CONTRAST BETWEEN BEING HIGH AND BEING LOW—THE MOMENTUM, THE OVERTHINKING, THE QUESTIONS, THE PRESSURE, AND EVERYTHING WE ATTACH TO WHERE WE AR...

THE PHASE(S) THE START. THE CENTER. THE NEVER-ENDING FINISH LINE. EVERYTHING BEGINS SOMEWHERE. FROM ENTERING INTO SOMETHING NEW TO SPENDING TIME IN THE CENTER OF IT, EACH PART CARRIES ITS OWN EXPERIENCE. THE CENTER CAN BECOME A PLACE WHERE DISCIPLINE DEVELOPS AND PERSEVERANCE IS FOUND. THROUGH EACH PHASE, SOMETHING CAN BE TAKEN FROM THE EXPERIENCE. AND EVENTUALLY, WHAT FEELS LIKE A FINISH LINE MAY...

SEEN IT BEFORE, SAW IT AGAIN A SETTING CAN FEEL SO FAMILIAR THAT IT MAKES YOU STOP AND WONDER IF YOU’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. IN THIS EPISODE, THE EXPERIENCE OF DÉJÀ VU TAKES CENTER STAGE THROUGH A MOMENT WHERE THE SURROUNDINGS FEEL STRANGELY KNOWN, EVEN WHEN YOU CAN’T QUITE PLACE WHY. FROM THE INITIAL FEELING TO THE QUESTION, “DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL THIS THE WAY I DO?”, THIS EPISODE MOVES THROUGH THE...

ON-TRACK SOMETIMES STAYING ON TRACK DOESN’T MEAN HAVING EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT. IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE WHAT REMAINS TRUE WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE BREAKS DOWN, THE MEANING BEHIND ANOTHER DAY AND ANOTHER ATTEMPT, AND HOW EFFORT CAN LEAD TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RECEIVED THROUGH THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. WE ALSO REFLECT ON KNOWING WHAT’S WITHIN YOU, RECOGNIZING WHEN IT’S TIME TO SLOW DOW...

FIND - YOUR - BALANCE BALANCE DOESN’T MEAN GIVING EVERYTHING THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, ENERGY, OR EFFORT. IT’S ABOUT KNOWING WHAT EACH AREA OF YOUR LIFE REQUIRES AND LEARNING HOW TO MAKE ROOM FOR IT. IN THIS EPISODE, WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PLACES LIFE CAN HAVE YOU—SCHOOL, WORK, YOUR CRAFT, FAMILY, PERSONAL GOALS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN SYSTEM, THEIR OWN RHYTHM, AND THEI...

STILLNESS* IT’S HARDER TO STAND STILL THAN TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN MOTION. THIS EPISODE EXPLORES THE CONSTANT NEED TO KEEP THINGS MOVING, WHAT THAT PACE CAN COST, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN STILLNESS FINALLY BECOMES NECESSARY. FROM THE THINGS THAT BUILD UP WHEN NOTHING EVER GETS A CHANCE TO SETTLE, TO THE MOMENTS THAT FORCE A PAUSE, STILLNESS BECOMES A QUESTION OF TIMING. WHEN IS IT TIME TO KEEP GOING? W...

SEASON FOR LOSS SOME SEASONS FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS SLOWLY SLIPPING AWAY. THIS EPISODE REFLECTS ON WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO KEEP TRYING, KEEP GETTING BACK UP, AND STILL EXPERIENCE LOSS ALONG THE WAY. WHEN CERTAIN AREAS OF LIFE BEGIN TO FEEL EMPTY, IT CAN BE EASY TO POUR MORE TIME, ENERGY, AND EFFORT INTO THEM, HOPING SOMETHING WILL FINALLY FLOW BACK OUT. BUT SOMETIMES, TRYING HARDER DOESN’T CHANGE T...

OUTCOMES FINALIZED WE STRESS, WE HUSTLE, WE STRIVE. WE PUT OUR TIME, EFFORT, DECISIONS, AND ENERGY INTO THE THINGS IN FRONT OF US, BUT THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN KNOW ABOUT WHAT THOSE THINGS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME. THE ONLY CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IS IN THE EVIDENCE OF THE WORK — WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID, WHAT WE ACTUALLY GAVE, AND WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY POINT TO. EVERYTHING BEYOND THAT HAS TO REVEAL ITSELF...

3 WORDS THIS EPISODE EXPLORES WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE YOUR OWN BIGGEST CRITIC — THE PRESSURE YOU PLACE ON YOURSELF, THE ATTENTION GIVEN TO THINGS THAT DON’T ALWAYS DESERVE IT, AND THE QUESTIONS THAT COME WITH WONDERING WHERE THAT INNER CRITICISM CAME FROM. IT’S A DEEPER LOOK AT THE WAY SELF-CRITICISM CAN SHAPE HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF, WHY THAT PRESSURE CAN BECOME SO FAMILIAR, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN Y...

wisdom session SOMETIMES YOU WALK INTO A ROOM WITH QUESTIONS, BUT THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS SIT DOWN AND HEAR WHAT’S ALREADY BEING SAID. WISDOM HAS A WAY OF SHOWING UP THROUGH STORIES, MISTAKES, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND THINGS PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY. IT MAY COME FROM SOMEONE OLDER. IT MAY COME FROM SOMEONE YOUNGER. IT MAY COME FROM SOMEONE WHO SIMPLY SEES SOMETHING YOU COULDN’T SE...

BLANK - CANVAS SOMETIMES YOU DON’T HAVE AN IDEA. SOMETIMES THE INSPIRATION DOESN’T COME. SOMETIMES YOU’RE LEFT STARING AT SOMETHING THAT HAS NO CLEAR ANSWER, NO DEFINITION, AND NO DIRECTION. IN THIS EPISODE, WE SIT WITH THAT FEELING INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FORCE SOMETHING INTO IT. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE NO IDEA? CAN SOMETHING EXIST WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY NEEDING A NAME? AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE STOP...

think. sacrifice . SACRIFICE CAN CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE COMFORT, TIME, SOLITUDE, AND THE THINGS YOU’RE WILLING TO LEAVE BEHIND. IN THE SEASON 7 FINALE, THE THOUGHT UNFOLDS THROUGH THE REALITY OF GIVING SOMETHING UP, FEELING THE WEIGHT OF WHAT’S GONE, AND RECOGNIZING WHAT CAN COME FROM IT. TWENTY EPISODES LATER, SEASON 7 COMES TO A CLOSE WITH A REFLECTION ON SACRIFICE, WHAT IT COSTS, AND WHAT IT CA...

PASSION COMPARISON, PT. 2 MONTHS AFTER PART 1, THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES. PASSION HAS A WAY OF CHANGING MORE THAN THE WORK—IT BEGINS CHANGING THE PERSON BEHIND IT. IN THIS EPISODE, WE REFLECT ON GROWTH, ADJUSTMENT, AND THE PARTS OF OURSELVES THAT QUIETLY DISAPPEAR AS WE CONTINUE PURSUING WHAT WE’RE CALLED TO DO. THE COMPARISON ISN’T ONLY ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE ANYMORE. IT’S ABOUT RECOGNIZING WHO YOU...

TWO SPEEDS - ONE DESTINATION SOME GO FAST. SOME GO SLOW. EVERYONE HAS A PACE, BUT NOT EVERYONE’S PACE IS MEANT TO BECOME YOUR OWN. AS OUR VISION BEGINS TO CHANGE, SO DOES WHAT WE NOTICE. DISTRACTIONS BECOME DIRECTIONS, COMPARISON QUIETLY ENTERS THE RACE, AND THE FINISH LINE BEGINS TO FEEL FURTHER AWAY. IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE HOW FOCUS CAN BE LOST WITHOUT EVER STOPPING, HOW PASSION CAN FADE WI...

OVERTHINKING, I DO OVERTHINKING IS EASY TO NOTICE. UNDERSTANDING WHY IT HAPPENS ISN’T. WE QUESTION WHY THE MIND KEEPS GOING, WHY SOME THOUGHTS OUTLAST THE MOMENT THEY CAME FROM, AND WHETHER EVERY QUESTION IS ACTUALLY MEANT TO BE ANSWERED. SOMETIMES THE SEARCH CONTINUES. SOMETIMES THE QUESTION REMAINS. AND SOMETIMES… THAT’S ALL THERE IS. This marks episode 100.

PLAYFUL THOUGHTS, DANGEROUS THOUGHTS EVERY WORD HAS A BEGINNING. BEFORE IT’S SPOKEN, IT FIRST EXISTS AS A THOUGHT. THIS EPISODE EXPLORES THE MOMENTS THAT OFTEN GO UNNOTICED, WHERE IDEAS ARE ENTERTAINED, DISMISSED, QUESTIONED, OR LEFT ALONE. THROUGH A SERIES OF REFLECTIONS, IT EXAMINES HOW THE MIND NAVIGATES THE THINGS THAT PASS THROUGH IT, AND WHY SOME REFUSE TO STAY SILENT. NOT EVERY THOUGHT LEAD...

“YOUR THRESHOLD IS THE BEGINNING” THERE COMES A MOMENT WHERE WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT YOURSELF IS PUT TO THE TEST. NOT THROUGH COMFORT… BUT THROUGH PRESSURE. AS EACH MOMENT UNFOLDS, THE QUESTIONS GROW DEEPER. WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF? HOW DO YOU RESPOND? HOW DO YOU SEE WHAT STANDS BEFORE YOU? THE EPISODE MOVES FROM REVELATION… TO RESPONSE… TO PERSPECTIVE… BEFORE ENDING IN AN INTIMATE DIALOGUE THAT EXPLO...

SCARED OF CHANGE? CHANGE HAS A WAY OF BRINGING MORE THAN JUST A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. IT CAN BRING FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, HESITATION, AND QUESTIONS THAT DON’T ALWAYS HAVE ANSWERS. IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO STAND IN FRONT OF CHANGE, THE RESPONSES IT ASKS OF US, AND THE REALITY THAT MOVEMENT CAN STILL HAPPEN EVEN WHEN OUR HANDS SHAKE, OUR THOUGHTS SCATTER, AND OUR HEARTS BEAT A LI...

TEARS WITHOUT DEFINITION THE SUN GOES DOWN… AND THE TEARS FALL. SOME ARRIVE WITH A STORY. OTHERS ARRIVE WITHOUT ONE. WHEN THERE’S NO CLEAR REASON, THE MIND BEGINS SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS THAT MAY NEVER COME. IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE THE QUIET MYSTERY OF TEARS THAT REFUSE TO BE DEFINED, THE QUESTIONS THEY LEAVE BEHIND, AND WHY NOT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO US COMES WITH AN EXPLANATION.

CONFIDE? WHO DO YOU TURN TO WHEN THE WEIGHT OF YOUR THOUGHTS BECOMES TOO HEAVY TO CARRY ALONE? IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE THE DIFFICULTY OF OPENING UP, THE FEAR OF BEING JUDGED, AND THE QUESTIONS WE ASK OURSELVES BEFORE CHOOSING TO TRUST SOMEONE WITH WHAT’S BEEN ON OUR HEARTS. THROUGH REFLECTION AND AN INTIMATE DIALOGUE, “CONFIDE?” DIVES INTO VULNERABILITY, TRUST, LISTENING, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF...