Path of the Jedi: Star Wars meets Personal Development

Send us Fan Mail After a nearly two year hiatus, Path of the Jedi is BACK!!! This episode answers the most obvious and pressing question: where the heck have we been??? Well, if your last two years have been anything like mine, you’re gonna want to listen up Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Send us Fan Mail The children ARE our future.  And if nothing else, Omega should be a reminder that we can and should always do better. The uncertainty and instability (and sheer danger) of the Bad Batch’s circumstances and lifestyle are starting to take their toll on Omega’s well being. The volatility of their lives will most certainly imprint in her unconscious mind as patterns that will play ou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss Season 2 Episode 2 of the Bad Batch - Ruins of War.  We find Omega really having taken to heart that she is the cause of why the crew is in the situation they’re in.  As a result, she takes it upon herself, at great risk, to acquire enough loot to change their situation. Themes we talk about in this week’s episode: - Be careful what you say especially ar...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for being patient with me.  I know this episode is coming super late but I promise it has some very practical and important advice on TAKING A BREAK.  In a fast paced world, we can lose ourselves in getting ahead, working and grinding, heck even in just keeping up.  That’s why it’s always important to pause and referrer yourself, on the micro scale and on the macro scale. D...

Send us Fan Mail Among Palpatine’s many talents, manipulation is unequivocally his greatest power. He manipulated his way to becoming the politically powerful beings in the Galaxy.  He was so successful at this in fact that even after his defeat, groups of people still continued his work. Why?  What made him so adept at manipulation? Because he knew how to take advantage of one of the strongest an...

Send us Fan Mail There is a reason they Finn is one of the most beloved characters from the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.  And for good reason.  His innocence and naïveté on full display as he tried to navigate a life outside the First order, immediately endeared him to audience worldwide. In this episode we discuss Finn’s compassion and selflessness as being his main driving qualities.  On the surfac...

Send us Fan Mail Kino Loy is most definitely a major stand out character for me from the show Andor.  With such little screen time, Kino left an indelible mark on audiences across the board.  For me, it’s Kino’s character arc that really hits home.  In his example, there is no better illustration of the most basic human instinct to resist change.  In his character arc, we see exactly the process t...

Send us Fan Mail Had to do it.  I mean, they do say repetition is the mother of… something or other🤷🏽‍♂️😆 Anywho, having a reminder that we actually have more control over our experience of life, especially at a time like now when we typically might be facing challenges staying on track with our new years goals.  Raising your awareness and being mindful of what you’re focusing on will allow you...

Send us Fan Mail I wanted to take this first episode of the new year and reintroduce myself to you my faithful listeners.  I’ve often been asked how I “got into” personal development and why I’m so drawn to exploring all the facets of human psychology and behavior, capability and capacity, and all the wondrous mysteries to explore and discover about how the universe and life work.  Let's conn...

Send us Fan Mail It’s our 60th episode and we’re closing out the year with a very reflective episode about an amazing little droid called B2-EMO Andor was an incredible show to experience, and eleven though we’ve wrapped our episode by episode exploration of it, I feel there’s still so much we could discuss.  So that’s what I’m doing in todays show. We discuss what B2 symbolizes in the larger cont...

Send us Fan Mail This is where all roads lead. The literal terminus where the citizens will celebrate and memorialize the life of one of their own — Marva Andor. Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Send us Fan Mail All right! Things are revving up in this second to last episode of Andor titled Daughter of Ferrix.  Such a great episode where everything is really coming to a head and all our characters are converging at one singular point.  In this episode we talk about how beliefs aren’t static and can in fact be changed if they no longer serve us.  Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky...

Send us Fan Mail In Andor Ep 10: No Way Out, it’s all about prisons.  Prisons of circumstance. Prisons of our own creation.  This is what our characters in this episode face.  All are caught in very difficult situations that leave them with few if any options.  In this week’s Path of the Jedi, we discuss the many kinds of prisons the characters in Andor face and how it can parallel life here on ea...

Send us Fan Mail Think of a time when you felt not listened to.  How did it make you feel?  It’s probably not dissimilar to Cassian’s experience the past few episodes.  We really get a sense of his growing frustration resulting largely from not being listened to.  Taking more time to mindfully listen to one another can, I believe, solve many of the world’s ills.  Listen to this episode and hear ho...

Send us Fan Mail Things are really heating up.  The tension increases with each episode and the stakes have gotten higher than some of our characters may be able to handle.  In this week’s show, we discuss how all of their actions have far reaching consequences beyond their scope and control. Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Send us Fan Mail FRUSTRATION That’s the the only word I can think of to describe my experience watching this episode of Andor — not at the episode itself but at all the situations the characters are going through.   Behind these frustrating circumstances is a simple yet powerful lesson that can make a huge shift in our daily experiences.  Listen and find out what that lesson is Let's connect...

Send us Fan Mail Here’s the very first episode of JEDI ACADEMY!!! — a new segment here on Path of the Jedi that’s focused more heavily on self development. In this inaugural episode of Jedi Academy, learn about the Information Ecosystem and its importance and potential impact on the results you’re creating in your life.  Want to be more intentional with the outcomes you have in life?  This episode...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve seen the light. Or at least A light.  This show Andor has definitely turned on some new lightbulbs for me making it one of the most fun pieces of Star Wars to analyze yet.  In this week’s episode, I share with you one of the latest lightbulbs that’s turned on for me.  My perspective on Star Wars and on fiction in general has expanded as a result of examining and discussing An...

Send us Fan Mail Information is king.  He who holds it rules the land.  So, what information are you telling yourself you need?  What things are you fighting to need to know? And when you have the answers ask yourself, does it really matter if I know it? Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Send us Fan Mail That’s what it’s all about. Manipulation abounds in this episode of Andor and in today’s show we discuss exactly why that happens.  Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Send us Fan Mail Reckoning indeed.  So much meaning in this title in the context of all that happens in the episode. In todays show, we discuss that very reckoning and how your actions can come back to haunt you.  There are so many examples in this episode of Andor of this happen that we would be fools not to heed the lesson. Learn how to launch your own podcast in 4 simple steps!  Listen to Path...

Send us Fan Mail This was a fun episode! I’m so excited to share my discoveries with you, all that I’ve learned after just two episodes of Andor. In todays show we discuss LIES and the world(s) Cassian has had to navigate throughout his life.  Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Send us Fan Mail On the surface it’s easy to look at Star Wars from a black and white perspective — good vs evil, light vs dark.  But as we have discussed throughout the life of this show, there is so much more depth to the universe if we’re willing to take a closer look. With just this first episode of Andor, I believe we’re going to see even more than any other Star Wars movie or show the very c...

Send us Fan Mail In terms of relationships, Rey and Kylo Ren put the “fun” in dysfunctional.  In fact, if you take an honest stock of their interactions over the course of the three movies in the Sequel Trilogy, it’s no stretch to conclude that the relationship is downright toxic.  The thing is, how they behave towards one another, towards anyone for that matter, are conditioned responses resultin...

Send us Fan Mail It’s always so fun dissecting Rogue One. On this go around, it was Cassian’s journey that was really speaking to me.  And good thing coz it ends up being perfect timing leading to the premier of Andor in just  two weeks! Let's connect on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social