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The idea of surrender is often portrayed in a disempowering light. Whether it infers weakness or insufficiency, there is some form of fear that drives the disempowerment. But what if we related to surrender in an empowering way? What if surrender actually expands opportunities for deeper fulfillment, joy, peace, and love? We already know intuitively where we are forcing misalignment in our lives....

Walter P. Henry started his digital marketing agency in 2010 through a chance encounter at a job interview for an accounting position. Since then, he has also pursued his passions for content creation as a Youtuber and educating others on AI. He has a deep curiosity in areas where technology and humans meet and dedicates his life to sharing this knowledge with others. In his free time, he enjoys p...

To embody hope is to embody faith, trust, commitment, and responsibility. Hope is very important in one’s journey towards their highest potential. However, be wary of the things you are hopeful for. What’s the biggest vision you are hopeful for in your personal and professional life? What are you doing or not doing to get there? Hope is tied to action and faith Hope comes from self-love Practicing...

How important is resilience to you? What are you resilient for? Avoiding personal difficulties and life’s challenges often hinder personal growth. Bringing awareness to our overall resilience and commitment level toward any aspect of our life can reveal whether or not we are living as purposefully as we want. In this episode, we explore our perspectives and definitions of resilience. Is there resi...

There is so much separation and conflict in the world causing increased judgment. It runs rampant. Race, religion, politics, economic status, culture, and sexual orientation are intense topics infested by deep judgment. Separation and conflict are learned and passed down. Judgment is learned and passed down. Why is there so much separation and conflict in the world? Perhaps separation and conflict...

Injury and sickness are powerfully distracting aspects of our human experience. The physical, mental, and emotional impact is undeniable. Uncomfortability comes with the territory. Therefore, we often jump to fixing the problem as soon as possible. We become fixated on the outcome of “back to health” for various reasons. However, what if we fully embraced the recovery process with curiosity? What...

Dr. Nina Tilka is a licensed psychotherapist who earned her undergrad and master's degree in psychological research at California State University, Long Beach. She went on to earn her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Biola University. She currently runs her own practice called Belong Therapy. She supports clients through mental disorders and life stressors, and especially loves working with clients t...

When’s the last time you were in a state of flow? How would you describe it? How did it feel? When we get a taste of that divine sense of ease, we tend to try to re-create it and reverse engineer our actions leading up to the flow. Interestingly enough, attempts at controlling and overanalyzing work against flow, like trying to swim against the current. In this episode, we discuss nuances of the f...

Change can be challenging and exciting. Regardless, change will continue to happen and much of it is out of our control. Rather than resist change, we can choose to embrace it. Easier said than done of course. Understanding our fears, listening to our intuition, and practicing the courage to show up in alignment with our true selves are critical to embracing change. In this episode, we discuss our...

The comfort zone is dynamic and constantly changing. Our awareness of the edge and intention to push the edge outward is critical for growth. Pushing the edge creates stress on our minds and bodies. Therefore, doing so with a big purpose and deep meaning would be valuable to transmute the stress into further inspiration. The compounding of stress for little purpose is unsustainable and unfavorable...

Forgiveness may sound simple, but it’s not easy. And it requires a tremendous range of self-awareness and deep connection to the heart. Self-forgiveness may be the access point to the peace, joy, fulfillment, creativity, and purpose we are all searching for. Therefore, it may be one of the most powerful practices for humans. Said this way, it doesn’t sound so simple anymore. Forgive and forget? Di...

We typically have a strong aversion to identifying as a failure. Many of us learned to fear failure at an early age because it meant an ocean of disempowering beliefs about ourselves. The word fail is laced with judgment and shame. And this has been passed down for generations. But what if we recreated our relationship to failure? How would our way of being shift? How much more could we grow? In t...

Distractions can help and hurt us. How aware are we of the distractions all around us? Are we making excuses for distractions to validate them? Are we using distractions to avoid commitments? It is important to periodically assess whether our activity and inactivity are in alignment with our commitments and goals. Distractions from what? Intention with choice Habits and distractions Commitments an...

How practiced are you at asking for support? How clear are you about the support you actually need? Many of us are conditioned to be good at giving help and offering it but not at receiving help or asking for it. Offering to give help and asking to receive help are doorways to deeper connection and intimacy. However, an overall imbalance in giving and receiving support can create depletion and sta...

What do you want to create and leave for the world? We all make an impact in the world simply by being alive. But is your impact fulfilling to you adequately? What legacy do you want to leave while you’re alive? Exploring this can expand the level of purpose and fulfillment you create in your life. Why care about legacy? Living through personal core values What’s your agenda? Transparency with you...

It is important to be aware of what drives our work ethic. Is it fear, inspiration, or commitment? Maybe a combination of those or something else? Without awareness, we may be on a path to depletion, resentment, and disempowerment. Are we taking the appropriate aligned actions toward our desires and goals? In this episode, we discuss various nuances around work ethic. Just working hard is depletin...

Desire is a powerful driver that gets us moving in a certain direction. And we often attach an end goal to it to pursue. Therefore, it is understandable that desire can lead us to frustration, disappointment, or disempowerment if the goal was not reached or was anti-climactic. Desire is often misunderstood as true love and can point us to coping mechanisms that attempt to fill unmet needs. It can...

When we think about purpose, we typically think about what we are doing and an outcome or goal. It is typically externally focused. For example, raising kids, career choice, buying a house, exercising for good health, etc. But when we reach the goal, we often find ourselves asking “What’s next?” And the external chase continues. So, what is at the core of what we want in life? In other words, what...

We are aware that consistency of action creates habits and can improve the probability of achieving goals. However, consistency can also block you from achieving goals. It is important to be aware of the things with which we are currently consistent. If we want to continue evolving and reinventing ourselves, we need to continue expanding self-awareness of the habits we repeat. Consistency can help...

The roller coaster ride of happiness and sadness can be emotionally draining when we try to control what we cannot. We are less swayed by the highs and lows of daily life as we cultivate a deeper sense of joy. In this episode, we discuss the importance of cultivating more joy and approaching it with a long-term mindset. Differentiating joy and happiness Happiness is externally driven Bringing joy...

Positive self-talk is a critical factor in creating a life full of deep joy, fulfillment, and peace. Yet, this is not commonly taught in schools nor is this highly emphasized in many homes across the world. If we are not aware of our self-talk and actively editing it to serve our highest potential, chances are that negative self-talk is monopolizing our minds. Misaligned relationships, career, fin...

How do you listen? What are you listening for? Do the people around you feel understood by you? As with other aspects of communication, listening is multifaceted and dynamic. With so many distractions in the world, we often do not even listen to ourselves. In this episode, we discuss insights into the complexity of listening and its correlation to fear and scarcity. Different types of listening Ta...

Technology has been both a blessing and a curse to the human race. It has generally improved our lifestyles with efficiency and comfort. However, it has also distracted us away from our humanity. Based on history and the current world we live in, we seem to be headed towards a very rude awakening because of our extreme clinging to the physical world. Our inner work towards self-realization will he...

How honest are we to ourselves and others moment by moment? How honest do we want to be? Honesty is often a challenge because we may not be clear about our truth or we may be afraid to tell the truth. We individually have a relative truth based on our actual experiences and chosen beliefs. Every single person’s relative truth is distinct. So there is no surprise that an automatic gap in “truth” ex...

Why are we so resistant to deeper intimacy whether emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual? Many standards that are set, for example socially, culturally, and gender-wise, add layers to how we relate to ourselves and each other. More separation leads to less intimacy. Less intimacy is often expressed as misunderstandings, misalignment, and generally less connection. Jeff and Tatsu discuss some n...