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O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu share their thought processes and struggles when triggered...

Fear is a foundational driver of shutting down curiosity. It is natural for our human minds to inquire about the unknown. Why am I feeling this way? Why are they reacting that way? Such basic questions often lead to some form of action, such as asking the person one more deep question. We tend to stop engaging when things get uncomfortable. Others also attempt to stop our engagement because they a...

The money game is built on a foundational belief in scarcity, a zero-sum game. Disempowerment is a natural byproduct of this game, whether the player has a lot of money or a little, because a scarcity mindset leaks into all areas of life. The money game is compelling and unavoidable, fortunately or unfortunately. How much control does money have over you? What does it feel like? What’s your relati...

Most of us have multiple examples in our lives of when we “talked the talk” but did not “walk the walk”. This exhibits hypocrisy, lack of integrity, and a deep internal conflict. For those who value modeling and leading by example, closing the gap of our internal conflict is a confronting and beautiful journey. How do you want to be witnessed in this life? What are the core values that drive you t...

O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu share their thought processes and struggles when triggered...

There are many positives and negatives to following the status quo. To some extent, we all rock the boat. However, are we rocking the boat too much or not enough? Most of us probably don’t rock the boat enough. This is a deeply personal journey that requires listening to our intuition and having the courage to act. Without the curiosity to question everything and seek alignment in all areas of our...

The purity of curiosity leads us into the realm of possibility and connection. With curiosity comes an inherent humility and a willingness to change our perspectives. Unfortunately, much of our curiosity is stifled at a young age by pressure to get it right rather than being encouraged to make mistakes. This plays right into the hands of the fearful ego by making assumptions and creating labels fo...

Suffering generally has a disempowering tone. In the middle of disappointment or displeasure, doubt and other disempowering thoughts tend to appear more often. It does not feel good when we are in the middle of suffering and pain. So, we try to avoid it with a myriad of coping mechanisms. Obviously, we are just perpetuating the suffering and the coping mechanisms. However, we can shift our relatio...

O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu illustrate their thought processes when triggered by people...

When was the last time you reinvented yourself? And what drove that reinvention? What area(s) in your life did you reinvent? Reinvention is far more than a change. It is a transformation. We often consider a reinvention only when our usual strategies and tactics stop working. It is a reactionary, almost desperate, attempt to salvage something. Our decision to reinvent is usually a delayed choice,...

Many of us want clarity before making a choice that will require time, energy, money, and other resources. We want the straightest, most efficient path to a goal. But what is clarity? Evidence to support a logical or practical conclusion? Assurance that we are making the right choice? An intuitive sense of alignment? An attempt to avoid wasting resources? It is a combination of things. But how do...

Expectations are natural and unavoidable. They also often lead to disappointment because outcomes are not 100% controllable. Our expectations reveal a lot about ourselves. It is beneficial to understand what drives our expectations and to communicate them clearly and vulnerably. Otherwise, unmet expectations can create much resentment within, and resentment powerfully impacts our behavior. A lot o...

There will never be two people who share the same perspective. It is impossible. They may share similar perspectives, but never the same. With this understanding, truth is subjective as well. We perpetuate conflict when we do not understand the distinction between “my truth” and “the truth”. Clinging to “my truth” and expressing it as “the truth” is a common issue today, especially online. Truth i...

O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu illustrate their thought processes when triggered by people...

We learned to see the world through the lens of competition at an early age. Our parents and most other adults around us reinforced this perspective. Competition is a story created by our fear-driven ego to ensure its survival. Ego says, “We must compete because resources are scarce. If we don’t compete, we’ll ultimately die.” This story is a trap that most of us have bought into, which is ok. But...

The more intentional we become, the more we enhance our lives. The key to intention is self-awareness and being honest about the tricks our egos play on us. We must be sensitive to our feelings as indicators to pay more attention. We all have aspects of our lives that we’d like to improve, yet we engage in avoidance or denial instead. What are our autopilot behaviors? How are they working for us?...

What’s your definition of freedom? What’s your relationship to it? How do you show up when your freedom is hindered by your own perspective or by other people? We have a constant innate desire for more freedom in all areas of our lives. And this desire is seemingly infinite. We also don’t know what infinite freedom looks like or how we’d show up to the required demands. However, we can practice re...

Feelings and emotions can be quite confusing. There are physiological and cognitive aspects that are often difficult to understand or be aware of. Additionally, we may carry a foundational belief that it is wrong to express feelings and emotions fully. Many of us with this belief will have formed it during childhood from a projection of our parents’ discomfort with their own feelings and emotions....

O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu illustrate their thought processes when triggered by people...

How important are unity and harmony to you? To what extent do you want them? Unity and harmony start within each of us, and the potential expands to a global scale. Without awareness and intentional practice towards creating unity within, our efforts to create it externally will be met with great frustration and suffering. This is observable with the current state of affairs locally, regionally, n...

Vulnerability has become a buzzword. Although vulnerability may still be uncomfortable for some people, others are “doing” vulnerability as a tactic rather than actually being vulnerable. Humans have an innate sense for identifying inauthenticity. Yet, the ego finds ways to justify masking agendas under the guise of vulnerability. How intentional are you about what to share, who to share it with,...

We all experience heartache multiple times throughout our lives. However, we don’t always see and apply the valuable lessons from those experiences. Rather, heartache often distracts us with confusion about our identity post-loss. Who am I now that the relationship is over? Who am I after my loved one passed away? What do I regret? Change is inevitable, and therefore, so is heartache. But with thi...

O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu illustrate their thought processes when triggered by people...

We all have areas of our lives that are organized or unorganized. Some of this is intentional, and some is unintentional. Organization is about ownership, and organization looks different for each of us. It is important to be aware of where we need and want more organization because clutter in one area of our lives may impact other areas. More importantly, awareness of how we show up when organizi...

How do you define wealth? If you imagined that wealth looked like a pie chart, how would your chart look? What categories are included? What percentage of the pie does each category occupy? What is the relationship between your wealth pie chart and personal growth? The traditional definition of wealth as a measure of material possession is outdated, limited, and unsustainable. A broader, holistic...