AlignedLife with Justin Castelli

Sometimes an episode from the past is relevant today and that is exactly why we are revisiting a conversation with Dr. Phil Pearlman on All About Your Benjamins. There is a lot of noise about the economy and stock market that while very real also become a distraction for us while we are on our Pursuit and Phil provides some great perspective after years of being an investor and experiencing all of...

Are you a passenger or the pilot in your life?

The Relationships in your life are going to be very important on your Pursuit and there may be people in your life that will help you on your Pursuit once they know what you're pursuing. There are many reasons to share what you are excited about, pursuing, or thinking about when it comes to your Pursuit.

Marcus Aurelius said in Meditations, "Remember how long you've been putting this off, how many extensions the gods gave you, and you didn't use them. At some point you have to recognize what the world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don't use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never...

In honor of the Warriors winning the NBA Championship, we take a look at Steph Curry's Pursuit and see what we can learn from his days at Davidson to now being the greatest shooter the NBA has ever seen and a 4-time NBA Champion.

There is an image I created years ago for RLS Wealth that has followed to PRST--it's a box that become broken, rearranged, and ends with a bright orange circle. In this episode I share the meaning and evolution of the illustration called breaking out.

In a crossover episode with All About Your Benjamins, I talk with Ramona Maior about her path to becoming a financial advisor and how her passion (and purpose) extend to more than financial planning.

It's normal to want to wait until everything is "perfect" to make that change or take that risk. The thing is, everything will never be perfect and the definition you hold as perfect today most likely will not be the final destination of where you end up going. Plan, get a MVP of whatever it is you are doing, and then start forging forward.

Don't be afraid to share what you are doing or what you would like to do in public. Mini manifestations happen all of the time because people like to help other people and if your network or audience knows where you're heading or would like to head the will be able to help when they can.

There will never be the "right" time to start making the changes or taking the risk your Pursuit will require. Today it might be inflation, a recession, or the stock and crypto markets selling off. Next year it could be anything. Don't let events outside of your control keep you from making progress toward the life you truly want. 

As we cross 60 episode of PRST podcasts and start to see the downloads slowly tick up, it is time for a quick reminder of why we start each week off with a motivational story of someone's Pursuit.

There will be moments on your Pursuit where you question the path you are on or why you aren't seeing the results you think you should see. This is normal.  You can either let those thoughts and questions knock you off your path and away from your passion or you can process them and get past them quickly. I had one of these moments earlier this week and I share to discuss how you might process and...

I'm currently taking a filmmaking course presented by Casey Neistat--it's the perfect way to force me to spend more time behind the camera and to expand my knowledge. There are easy ways to introduce your passion or interest to your life to see if it can grow to be more--you don't have to go all in at once.

A passage from Eckard Tolle's Oneness With All Life encourages us to recognize the voice in our head is not us and that it is our ego. The ability to separate yourself from the voice in your head is going to be a vaulable skillset on your Pursuit.

Reid Hoffman shared in a commencement speech how cultivating friendships would be one of the most important aspects to the graduating class' careers. Check in with The Weekly PRST this weekend for the link to the entire podcast where Reid shares the speech.

Rick Rubin is one of the most successful music producers in history, yet he is also one of the most mysterious.  This weekend I went down the Rick Rubin rabbithole and left incredibly inspired by his ability to follow his passion for music, do it his own way, and get the most out of the artist he works with.

Your Pursuit is going to require you to explore and experiment, which means you will inevitably need to pivot from the path you are on. The sunk cost fallacy keeps individuals on a path that should have ended longer than they should be--the in ability to accept that the time, money, and energy invested in the past is gone and should not prevent them from changing course is tough to overcome. Be aw...

Yesterday we talked about the importance of framing and the words we use. As impactful as they can be, words are not enough... Our actions must back up our confidence and what we say we are going to do--you have to speak your Pursuit into existence and then go do the work.

How you choose to talk about yourself, your goals, and your Pursuit has a direct impact on what comes to you.  Start to pay close attention to the words you use and see if there isn't a more positive way to frame what you're trying to say and don't worry about your confidence coming across as arrogance. Be a good person and help others and your confidence will never be a problem--it will be a posi...

After a day off for the long weekend, we're back to discuss why it was ok to skip this week's volume of The Weekly PRST and yesterday's episode of The Daily PRST. At some point on your Pursuit you will choose your family (or something else) over a task you're supposed to be working on. It's ok--in fact perfection is not the goal, it's staying true to yourself.

Another throw back to the beginning of The PRST from the All About Your Benjamins Days. Joes Brown has been a mentor and friend of mine for years--he is the reason I started creating content as a financial advisor, which has ultimately led me to here.  Int his episosde, Josh and I talk less about financial planning and more about life. I'll be back Monday, assuming I have my voice back ,but for no...

"The true or primary purpose of your life cannot be found on the outer level. It does not concern what you do but what you are..." How well do you know your true self?

We shouldn't wait but we always do--we wait for life to give us a wake up call to inspire us to make a change. Well, here is your wake-up call to stop living a life that does not make you happy and to start finding the one that will.

From an aspiring actress to everyone's favorite yogi, Adriene Mishler has allowed her passion to lead her to an entrepreneur bringing yoga to millions of her fans.