Alchemy For Life

Archy Jay Archy Jay is better known as The Snake Charmer Bagpiper . You may have caught one of her covers or originals on youtube. If not, then you are missing out. She’s a very skilled bagpiper who produces delightful music. We talk about her music, her beginnings and you’ll be surprised at just when she actually picked up the bagpipes. As you know I am always thrilled to discuss crea...

Hope you are well, staying safe and healthy and above all sane. This is the second in a series to keep you that way. The last thing you might want to hear about is being accountable right now. But there is an upside to being accountable—it will help you to stay sane, focused and keep your mind where it belongs. And it has the added benefit of keeping you connected. In this podcast i will go over t...

Welcome to my world! I’d like to welcome the potential millions of people who are being forced to join my world . Now you’re working at home which means you have to figure out how to apply yourself without anybody looking over your shoulder. You have to be self-directed and you have to not give in to the fact that there’s a refrigerator 12 feet away from wherever you are. If you...

You will react very differently to what I am about to say based on your age. If you are in school or college you’re going to roll your eyes because you’re inundated with it. If you’re older than that or in business then you won’t quite understand. If you’re somebody that is searching for self-improvement then you’ll be very open minded to this. Regardless of which when you are hear me out. High Sc...

I want to do amazing things! People who are motivational speakers never miss a chance to tell you about an amazing thing that they have done. It’s sort of part of their job description right? They are there typically to tell you about an amazing thing they did or something they overcame. The end result is that you feel that you also can overcome things in your life too. If they really did their jo...

Zuby Zuby gained notoriety with a single tweet – He talks about the absurdity of it, and the fame it gained him. An Oxford graduate with a degree in computer science, he has quite a bit of creativity—making yet another “dual-brained” individual I have a chat with. Said creativity has been channeled into a number of rap albums and other endeavors. One of the first things you will...

Do you have self-control? Have you ever been told that you should exercise self-control or have more self-control? Have you ever examined a problem that you have and thought if you only had more self-control you would not have the problem. Do you have kids? Because then you know all about self-control, don’t you? This is one of those troops that are thrown around all the time. In fact it’s again u...

Denis Murphy is an author, podcaster and computer programmer. He’s passionate about combining my knowledge in linguistics, psychology and computer programming to create a positive impact in the world. He does this both through his podcast as well as his new book His Happy Mindset podcast focuses on talking about psychology, happiness and creative writing. Language hacking Denis learned Frenc...

Right now You’ve made resolutions. You committed to them. But real life is already seeping in. That “I will do it no matter what this time” attitude was all energy / anger / desperation but no planning, or time / energy / resources management. So what happened? The same thing that happens every time you try this. It didn’t work, and it made you “unhappy” to say...

John McAfee talks phones that spy on you, running for president, being played by Michael Keaton in the upcoming movie, bitcoin reaching $1,000,000 and what he actually did to the reporter in Belize. McAfee is a household name, since John McAfee essentially invented antivirus software . He has worked for NASA, Univac, Xerox and Lockheed. In 2004 his net worth was $100 million. He is currently runni...

The key to all this is time . And in saying this I’ve already lost you because you’re already sick of hearing about time, making time, wasting time, my constant “time energy and resources” as well as my “everyone makes time for what’s most important to them.” Stay with me, because this is different. It’s not about making time, it’s not even abo...

Past Present and Future Past We wrap up 2019 by summarizing some stuff, revisiting homework that helps you and. So what were your random thoughts ? Check out the episode and write them down using the method I taught you. What was your passion ? Did you feel left out, or did you figure out the thing behind the thing? Did you figure out the framework of your life ? Not the support group, but those t...

Passion Do you have passion? Do you have passion in your life? Are you a passionate person? People use that word quite often… and it’s kind of annoying. Everyone has heard the phrase “follow your passion.” For those that don’t seem to have a passion they can feel left out and rightly so. I addressed some of this in my Job career or calling podcast in which I talked about how you...

Stream of consciousness – not The good news is that this podcast is not about my “random thoughts.” If you’ve listened to my two podcasts on writing that book you know that I’m not a fan of streams of consciousness as your first book , or your second, or your fifth. So I will never burden you with a podcast that does the same thing. Instead we are going to talk about...

Scott Adams is often introduced as “the creator of Dilbert.” Indeed he is, however he has done so much more. His latest creation is the best-selling book, LoserThink: How Untrained Brains are Ruining America . Like his other books, it focuses on persuasion, success and strategies about success. Join us for a great, cordial, in-depth discussion on elements in the book as well as his dai...

The holidays can be a wonderfully unbalanced time of year.  According to Pew Research Center 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas , with about the same celebrating Thanksgiving.  Don’t forget New Years too.   If you’re not in that group you can still learn from what I’m about to say, as it applies to any gatherings of a seasonal nature. The aforementioned holidays...

What’s the framework of your life? It sounds like a big question and it sounds like something that one would design. But instead it’s something we end up with isn’t it?. What do I mean by framework. I mean the metaphorical things that support your life When things fall apart what’s left to hold it together? You may think it’s your job or your family or your friends or even your hobby and in...

Do you want motivation or information ? Do you want inspiration or a dissertation? This is a very basic question and yet it’s one I am only asking you after podcasting for a year. It’s a very basic question and one that you should ask yourself. If you seek out self-help materials then you definitely need to know the answer to this question. Because some material fits under the category of motivati...

Commitment Whatever you commit to happens. You’ve heard that before, right? There really only are three things you need to know about getting something done: Whatever you commit to happens You may already be committed to things you’re not aware of The results of commitment vary You may already be committed to things and probably are. You were committed to these things because of obligation o...

I have much reverence for Tesla – not the car company or the car (although I appreciate them) but instead the man they are named after – Nikola Tesla. In fact I have a picture of him (along with three other people) in my office. Tesla is responsible for creating alternating current, the AC motor, a one way valve with no moving parts, the tesla coil, radio, and many many others. Why do...

In a previous podcast I talked about stolen validation . So let’s back up and talk about the V word first. Validation As I affirm in The Status Game II I believe that the most important and powerful feeling we can experience as humans is validation . It comes in all forms from all sources – including ourselves. Sometimes we even imagine it. And sometimes we steal it from the future. So as I...

I was recently watching a young man entertain a small group of people with his cello. This set up was simple in that he just had the cello footpedal and some additional music he played through Bluetooth speaker. After every song and applause he would comment about the music and his process. He was a bit self-defacing. More often than not he would explain that he wasn’t as good as he wanted to be-t...

My interview with Tieg – the cellist mentioned in the previous podcast. Sort of a two-parter for you. We cover what music means to him, creativity, his special brand of music and travelling to Spain. The background music is by Tieg and ranges from classic to modern pop.

Does this suck? If you’re a creative or anyone that produces a project or a work product of some kind that you can take a step back and look at, at some point you may have asked “Does this suck?” Let’s get this out of the way – I’m not talking about not having the confidence in what you do, nor am I talking about being a bit neurotic about things or second-guessing yourself...

I took an early walk, and thought about my day. Being a fairly decisive person I wondered why I was having so much trouble deciding if I was going to hang out by the lake and write something? It seemed like a simple decision – either I am going to do it or not? Is there something more pressing – something more important that I needed to do instead? That’s it, right? Yet I went ba...