The 3 Mantras Podcast

Ever wonder why perfectly normal adults suddenly start acting like six-year-olds?  Welcome to the wonderful world of the inner child! This week on  The Three Mantras Podcast, we're talking about why people act weird, why we lose our minds over the smallest things, and why putting your inner child in charge of adult situations is almost always a terrible idea. From relationships and business t...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, I'm sharing a hilarious and surprisingly profound conversation with my brother during a recent trip to Houston. I told him about a revelation I had at 40 years old,  Stop waiting for permission, approval, or some magical moment when everyone finally notices you. Nobody's paying nearly as much attention as you think, and that's actually GREAT n...

Who says you have to follow the conventional path to become successful? This week on The Three Mantras Podcast , we're laughing at the idea that success has to look a certain way. Sometimes the people who take the road less traveled are the ones having the most fun! We also dive into connection, staying calm, not taking ourselves too seriously, and remembering that what we think we're se...

Everybody needs to CHILL OUT! Seriously, when did we all become so easily offended, upset, and obsessed with what everybody else is saying and doing? This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, we're talking about the art of calming down, taking life a little less seriously, and not allowing other people's behavior to steal our peace of mind. From everyday annoyances to people who drive us a...

What if the secret to getting everything you want is letting go of how you think it should happen? This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, we explore the power of the Third Mantra: “This situation will work out better than I can imagine.”We dive into The Secret, abundance, manifestation, and the incredible possibilities that open up when we stop trying to control every outcome. Can we really attra...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, I’m talking about one of the hardest spiritual lessons to practice: What if I’m absolutely convinced I’m right… and I’m wrong? We love our version of the story. We defend it, argue for it, and sometimes damage relationships trying to prove it. But real growth begins when we leave just enough room for the possibility that there’s something we don’t know. I ge...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, it’s a mailbag episode—and we’re covering a little bit of everything. I answer your questions about navigating adversity, getting healthier and stronger as we get older, staying committed when motivation disappears, and what it really means to keep moving forward when life doesn’t go according to plan. We also get into a more serious conversation about recen...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, the question is simple: Now what? Fresh off attending the premiere of Dane Cook’s Funny Money documentary and hearing his story of perseverance through adversity, I started thinking about the moments in all of our lives when things don’t go according to plan. We get hurt, disappointed, rejected, scared—or life simply takes us somewhere we never expected to b...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, we’re talking about something most of us would rather avoid: confrontation. But what if confrontation didn’t have to mean anger, criticism, or proving someone wrong? There’s a way to confront someone from a place of love—with the intention of helping rather than hurting—and dramatically increase the chances that they’ll actually hear you. I talk about the di...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, I’m back East spending time with family, swimming every day, laughing a lot, and being reminded how much of life is about simply being present for what’s right in front of us.  This week became an unexpected lesson in gratitude—not the kind where we pretend everything is perfect, but the kind where we recognize that grief, laughter, family, friendship and ev...

Sometimes we think we know exactly what’s happening—until we realize we never had the whole story.  This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, I return to the pool for another hilarious showdown with Grandma. I thought I had her this time… only to discover, once again, that my assumptions weren't telling me the whole truth. But that funny moment led me to something much bigger: How often do we w...

What do we do with our lives while we’re waiting for the things we want to happen? In this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, I explore Mantra #2—“There is nothing for me to get”—and the idea that we can still have huge goals and go after the things we want, but the secret is learning how to enjoy the ordinary Tuesday while those dreams are still unfolding.  Because if we constantly tell oursel...

Have you ever had a life that looked full on the outside—work, travel, relationships, activities, everything moving—and yet still felt like something was missing?  In this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, I talk about something I’ve been experiencing myself: the power of human connection and what can happen when we become a little too busy, regimented, or wrapped up in our own lives to really...

What happens after you put your dream out into the universe… and nothing seems to be happening yet? This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, I talk about the timeline of manifesting, why we get so obsessed with when and how something is going to happen, and what we can actually do while we’re waiting. Maybe our job isn’t to figure out the entire plan. Maybe it’s to take the next right action, live...

 In this week’s episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, I explore the simple shift that can change the way you experience your entire life: stop making your happiness dependent on what happens next.  I talk about how happiness begins when we become present, help others, and remember that there is nothing we need to get in order to be okay.  This episode is about letting go of the constant search, tr...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, I share what happened when I stepped back onto the stand-up comedy stage after years away. I expected to be nervous, but what surprised me was the old feeling that I was somehow about to do something wrong.  From getting back on stage to something as simple as going on a hike, I realized how easily old stories can sneak into everyday life.  In this episode,...

In this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, I explore one of the most freeing lessons I’ve learned in life: you don’t have to know where everything is leading—you only have to take the next right step.  So many of us stay stuck because we’re waiting for certainty before we act, whether it’s starting a new job, asking someone out, pursuing a dream, or making a difficult life change.   If you’ve b...

Whether you're afraid to start a new job, ask someone on a date, return to the gym, speak in public, or simply take the next step toward the life you want,  This episode is for you. We'll talk about: • Why anxiety isn't your enemy • The surprising secret that weakens fear • Why waiting to "feel ready" keeps us stuck • How the Three Mantras can help you move forward with pe...

What if the life you want is waiting on the other side of one comfortable first step that everyone misses?     In this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast , I share the mindset that’s helped me create new opportunities—from returning to stand-up comedy to pursuing bigger dreams. Whether you want a new relationship, a better job, improved health, or a more fulfilling life, I’ll show you the simple...

You don’t escape your life.  You learn to see it from above while you’re in it.  This week’s episode of The Three Mantras Podcast is about dealing with people, places, things, and situations that annoy us — without letting them take us out of our peace.  Through meditation, awareness, and The Three Mantras, we look at how to stay in the moment without getting lost in it.   When we stop trying to c...

This week on The Three Mantras Podcast, Paul explores one of the most powerful ideas in personal growth and spirituality: The Lawns of Heaven. What if the key to peace isn't changing your life—but changing where you're viewing it from? Imagine being able to rise above the drama, stress, uncertainty, and emotional reactions of everyday life and look down on your experiences from a higher...

Imagine rising 10,000 feet above your worries, relationships, successes, failures, fears, and ambitions. From that perspective, the drama begins to shrink and a deeper wisdom emerges. You start to see that every experience, every relationship, every setback, and every victory is part of a much larger unfolding. On this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, Paul explores the idea of becoming the ob...

In this week's episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, I sat down with a young guy who wanted to know the secret to getting the beautiful woman he's been dreaming about. Like most people in modern dating, he was focused on what he could do to get her, impress her, or convince her. But what if that's exactly the wrong approach? If you're frustrated with dating, relationships, or l...

What if the fastest way to get what you want is to help someone else get what they want first? In this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, I explore one of the most powerful lessons I've learned in life: if you're looking for a boyfriend, girlfriend, relationship, opportunity, friendship, success, or even peace of mind, stop focusing on getting it for yourself and start helping someone...

Most people don’t actually trust life. They trust fear. In this episode of The Three Mantras Podcast, Joe and Younger Paul break down why we constantly assume the worst… and how one simple mantra can completely change the way we experience life. “This situation will work out better than I can imagine.” The problem isn’t reality. The problem is the story we tell ourselves before reality even unfold...