The Madness Method Podcast

I used to think that the world was the problem. That if they just opened their eyes, they would see what they could do to make it better. Turns out, I was the one who had to make the change.  In today's lesson, we learn a few things on how we get to the point of realization that we have more to do with how the world works thatn we think we do. 

I remember the first dream I ever had. I also remember the first time that I realized I wouldn't accomplish that dream. It took me a long time to realize that it was only one and that there were only more to come. But for the longest time, i thought I was not normal for thinking this way.  This is the lesson that took me years to understand and that I'm not the only one that this happens to. If yo...

Often times, people think that the physical is the only thing that exists.  We know this not to be true when we think of emotins like love and anger. The nonphysical exists just as much and it is just as real.  But what if I told you that when something ceases to exist in the physical, that it transitions to the nonphysical?  That's esactly what a Spirit is. The thing that is intangible, naked to...

Movies tell the stories of our lives. Often, we relate to the characters and the situations as if they were our own. But rarely do they tell us how the world works. This movie is no different.  Star Wars is a cult classic and franchise that has swept the world over. Some would even say the galaxy. It's stories helped so many grow up and find their place through one of its characters. Whether you r...

Everyone knows what it means to hit the pause button. To take a break, breathe, chill out. Hitting pause is important expecially if you're like me, jsut go go go. This is not that kind of episode.  This episode focuses on what it's like to hit the pause button again. The one that gets you back into the game and what it takes to make that happen. Hitting pause to get back in is much harder than you...

There are so many things that life's activities teaches us. The coach teaches life from playing sports, the teacher teaches life from chemistry or math, the musician teaches life from playing one single note.  for me, life was similar to the games I played, the movies I watched, the way I see my dogs play with each other.  There is so much we can learn from life.  To count it would be endless. But...

The Multiverse is a concept that has been around for centuries. Most recently brought back by the Marvel Universe with Dr. Strange and Spider Man. With the DC universe in The Flash. The concept is quite simple. There are multiple realities all happening at the same time. Within those realities there are different versions of you.  Now whether you believe this to be true or not, take a moment and t...

When a reporter once asked me what the world needs, I quickly answered LOVE. The world needs more love. I know now that it was probably the cheesiest thing that I could have said, but I believe it's true. The World needs LOVE. I think this might be one thing we can all agree on that. That and the fact that we could use more common sense.  I think people can agree on that too. But, what does that m...

Everybody says that chivalry is dead. If you look at the world, social media, the interactions we have everyday, you would think the same. It seems sociatey has lost its manners and is having a hard time finding its way back.  Wherever I look, I can't help but feel that the chivalry that made us kind is lost. But, I'm one person that believes it is not. Just as quick as we are to find the bad, the...

Everyone of us has that one friend that desn't believe us. They are the skeptic.  The kryptonite to our Superman, the paper to our rock.  In their own sweet way, they simply have the other side of thought that usually is negative to us. This episode is for them. To the skeptic that doesn't believe, this is for you.  The realist in you sees one way of looking at the world and that typically is a po...

I believe that we can find lessons from the most uncommon places. Case in point. I heard a quote the other day that talked about weeds.  After a deep dive, i learned so much about this little plant that relates so much to life.  Learning to be jsut as determined as this guy and to say yes when everything else in it's world says no. That's pretty amazing. If you're looking for your bit of inspirati...

For as long as we could remember, we have had expectations.  Expectations we set ourselves and expectations that are set on us. And for just as long we have had a certain set of stressors as a result of those expectations. A certain set of identities that we have attached to the results of the expectations.  As if to say this is what you are. No more, no less. But what if those expectations weren'...

The word perfect often has the concept of something that is very difficult to attain.  Like finding a four leaf clover. But the bigger question is who created that concept? By who's definition are we basing the standard on? and What if I changed my idea of what perfect is? If I told you that you were perfect already, then you would be searching for something that is already with you. Like a pair o...

Have you ever had a friend go through a struggle? Ever want to help them out of it? I'm sure many of us have had that happen to us in one time or another. The natural inclination to help that friend is so ingrained. But what if I told you that your friend didn't need any help?   That they didn't need you to get them out of that struggle but rather allow them the opportunity to go through their stu...

Arguably one of the biggest topics of 2022 aare the words we use. How we use and what they mean.  But what happens when one word means something to one persona and then completely something different to another? How do we manage the conundrum that is speech? In this episode, we focus on the first and only part that we can actually control. What we think and the response that we give when we hear a...

Ever think of the 2020 phrase separate but together? It focused on the idea that we are separate physically but all in this thing together.   To a degree, it pertains to all of life.  As separate and individual as every life is, there is only one planet that we call home and we all live in it together.  Based on that theory, we can also say that there is not many, but only one.  That we are all on...

Keeping up with the Jonses, with the Kardashians, with society, with the world.  So many things we have to keep up with and for what?  For the stress and worry of being compared to that of another. What if you no longer had that worry or stress?  What if you didn't compare and only appreciated? One of the hardest and longest lessons I learned was the lesson to let go of comparing myself to others....

If I were to ask what do you want, chacnes are you wouldn't be able to give me an answer right away.  On the other hand, you would be able to tell me what you don't want in a heartbeat. That's typically because we center our focus around those things.  But what if I told you that by knowing what you don't want, you really know what you do want. That you could turn one into the other.  The focus of...

Did you know that everything that happens is an event in our lives? Then that event is something we get to experience and that experience is shaped by the thoughts that we carry.  What kind of experience are you going to have today? It's completely up to you and you get to make whatever you desire.  So what's it gonna be?

Where in the line of feelings did someone say, it's not OK for us to feel a certain way? Well, here's one person saying that it is OK tothat we have a bad feeling towards another. And to ensure that we don't be affected by it when it hapens to us. A lesson that animals actually teach quite well.  Tune in!

If I were to tell you that you have a bias towards everything you like and pass judgement towards everything you don't, what would you say? "Juan, you crazy!  I'm not bias. I don't judge!" Well, I'm not crazy, it's just a part of life.  But what happens afterwards.  How do we stop ourselves from playing that game of getting upset and then beating ouraelves up for doing so? Let's get into it in tod...

I think it was Forrest Gump that coined the phrase "Shit Happens". He was right. But what do we do with it when it hits the fan, gets everywhere in our life leaving a mess? Hopefully today's episode can give some tools to help when that happens.

Do you ever get together with your family and just talk about your feelings? Like a round table chat to check in how are you today? If so, then this episode may not be for you. Often times many of us dont know how to share those feelings and better yet, how to deal with them.  Today's lesson focuses on what exactly we do when we meet a feeling we don't like.

Have you ever made a change and the result didn't come out the way you wanted? Maybe you changed careers, changed relationships, or changed homes. The reason often times is in our heads.  Not what we think that change was, but how we got to that change in the first place. Check out today's episode to understand why.

If you've ever been on a plane, then you know that there will most likely be some turbulence ahead.   But what does that turbulence teachh you about life? What lessons can you learn from that? Who knows.  But what we do know is that turbulence is gonna come. Will you be rady for it? Let's talk about that on today's episode.