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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...

Our past conditioning heavily influences our discernment. Constantly, our filters operate subconsciously and are often misaligned with who we are as divine beings. Only when we begin to question our own filters do we open ourselves to true alignment. The foundational filter is fear or love. Without actively choosing to see the world through the lens of love, our default filter becomes fear. The wo...

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...

Based on generational conditioning, FOMO appears to be an unavoidable trap. Our natural tendency to compare ourselves with others facilitates more disempowerment than empowerment. In these cases, fear is the root motivator. And as long as fear drives our thoughts, feelings, and actions, we will continue to deplete and shrink ourselves. We will continue to limit our potential. But what would be pos...

Pride is an interesting quality. It can be fueled by love, fear, or both. We are often unaware of how pride impacts our daily behaviors because the line between self-acceptance and insecurity can be so well disguised subconsciously. Pride can be defined negatively or positively. Either way is fine. But it is important to be intentional about our behavior and aware of how effectively we convey our...

Communication is truly a complex art. Authentic communication is an even more complex art. Louder doesn’t mean more right or effective. And silence doesn’t mean a weaker position or lack of perspective. What’s important is to notice how we receive information and how we express it. Are we trying to be right and prove a point? What is the energy driving our speaking? How much do we care about under...

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...

Children are powerful teachers for us on our journey of self-realization. They can be catalysts of unconditional love, the worst fear imaginable, frustration to the extent of questioning our sanity, and brilliant inspiration all in one day! Through our experience with children, we are reminded of dualities, such as order and chaos or security and insecurity. We also experience the dynamic relation...

The concept of sowing and reaping is employed as both a fear tactic and a motivational tool. While both are valid in their uses, we tend to overemphasize the reaping portion of the concept. Since we want some result or outcome, we will sow. However, what is most important is how we consistently show up when we sow, regardless of the result. This exposes our true purpose for sowing and whether our...

Goal setting, planning, vision boarding, and other results-oriented methods often fail to emphasize the internal transformation that occurs in each of us on the journey to the finish line. Instead, we are led to believe that the material results will bring us the joy, fulfillment, peace of mind, love, and other intangibles that we actually want. The intangibles of internal transformation are far l...