Calmer in 5

Many times we blame others for our challenges; well the less evolved anyway.  The economy, your boss and maybe even your significant other.  As you become wiser you will come to learn that you alone are the biggest impediment to your growth.  But it doesn't need to be that way.  Ditch this one word from your vocabulary and see your future unfold.  

A conservative estimate says we have at least 40,000 thoughts in a day.  Some may contend that it feels more like 400,000.  Regardless of number, some of those thoughts are taking up valuable real estate in your head.  And while the brain is powerful, it is like a computer. The more programs you have running at one time the slower your machine will run.  Your mind is the same, and its not just abo...

Happy Fourth of July for my American listeners!  Since I have listeners all over the world I wanted to rebroadcast an episode that makes a great deal of sense.  We can't be wasteful.  This planet is a gift, so never throw out anything when it can still be used, if not by you then someone else.

127 5 MM The Spaces Between the Habits Hello my friends and welcome to Five Minute Mojo.  If you have been listening to ZEN commuter and Five Minute Mojo for a while you know that orchestrating your life is on some level what we are doing here.  We are learning new ways to look at life in an effort to become calmer and more purposeful.  Some other great podcasters are doing the same thing.  Lewis...

5 MM 126 The Trailblazer Hello my friends and welcome to Five Minute Mojo.  Today I recorded an episode of Zen commuter that focused on ways to leave the comfort zone.  Specifically, it was a primer on escaping the comfort zone by taking baby steps.  On the show I read a great article.  Definitely tune in tomorrow to check it out.  One of the points of the blog post made note to say that not every...

5 MM 125 Sitting with Sadness Hello my friends and welcome to Five Minute Mojo.  It isn't possible to be happy all the time, not should you ever want to be.  We grow in all situations.  In fact, most times we grow the most during challenging times.  Of course that doesn't mean we should be looking to experience hardships at every turn, but the point is we shouldn't run from them either.   Again, w...

There is a perception that shower a less than perfect version of ourselves is weakness.  In this rebroadcast I will help you understand that it is just the opposite.

There are far more downfalls to I want it now thinking than you may realize.  Check them out today on Five Minute Mojo.

We all want to be there for our friends.   These three ways will help you do just that.

I love reading.  It is the clearest way to become better.  Despite pessimistic literary fortune tellers, the book is not going away, nor will it ever.  If it did, so would our civilization.  Come listen why

Wealth, power and a multitude of big ticket items is not the only definition of success.  In fact, it may not be accurate at all. Yet many cling to that belief only to find it a hollow pursuit once you get there.

Why we are here on the planet is a question that often goes unanswered.  But there are ways to make such a huge question not only less overwhelming and actually beneficial.  As a species, as a culture and even on a personal level the question of why we are here must be asked.  Not only must it be asked, as formidable a question as it is, it needs to be answered.  Doing so will assure that you know...

If you had a dime for every podcast, book or blog post that talked about fear, you would be a millionaire.  It is a powerful force.  Sometimes this force keeps us at bay,  and sometimes it triggers something more internal, something that pushes us out of comfort.

How often do you tell yourself that you love you?

Our sense of worth usually enters into our beliefs about asking for anything, whether that is help, love or something physical.  Know your value and ask.

Unsettling dreams in abundance is your body and soul's way of telling you something is out of whack

Society tries to create divides by class, wealth and celebrity.  The truth is, we are all equal. Community is created when we all realize this

There is a balance between happiness and goals: if either is more prevalent, you will not experience a fuller life.

He's been gone for over 150 years and yet his wisdom still serves us.  Come listen to the sage words of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Your beliefs are not really yours, and yet you act on them every day.  See how that might not be in your best interest.

The ultimate decision about your worthiness lies with you.  Don't sabotage your life believing others.

We all want to be calm yet we all rush around thinking our to do list validates who we are, our importance.  Stop moving and start being calm

Hello My friends and welcome to Five Minute Mojo.  The process of making significant changes in your life isn't always easy.  In fact, it goes against the mindset that is, on some level, engrained in our being.  Have you ever thought about that?  I am not a big fan of creating divisions but it is important to point out that people who seek to grow each day are the minority.  I was speaking with Jo...

The words we use have a duality in most cases.  However, these three seem to exist only to move you forward.

We grow up believing what we are told, sometimes never evaluating those beliefs.  When was the last time you looked at those ideals?