Redemption with James Arthur Ray

We're ALL in prison. Mental incarceration is the worst prison you can inhabit. And the jailer is you... The problem is that most in the prison, don't even know they're in it. You don't even see it. But this prison can be escaped...

Loneliness is the price of leadership.   If you're a leader, a leader in process (we all are), or an entrepreneur, I KNOW at some level you can relate to this feeling of loneliness. There will be days when no one REALLY understands what you're dealing with and the amount of pressure you feel.   Am I right? And let me promise you, the more genuine leadership qualities you possess, and the more orig...

If you're living your life for the weekend...   If you're living your life for your next vacation...   If you're wanting to get "more time off'...   Your life is not very fulfilling and you're probably rarely happy!   The monster of the mass mentality has you by the throat and it's NEVER going to let you go.   You're going to have to BREAK free; and it's going to be hard...

How deliberate is your life?   What does that mean?   How many things are you doing in your life that are done consciously and intentionally?   You may THINK that all the things you're doing are deliberate; and with all due respect I must disagree.   Most are just running their conditioning.   A socialized consumption program...

Is your lifestyle making you weak? Is technology making you weak. Yes, there are benefits. But as with everything in life it's both a blessing and a curse. Roll back the clock not that very long ago, and our ancestors had it pretty rough. There were predators to avoid and outwit, famines to endure, cataclysmic weather to power through, and a never-ending list of threats coming one day upon the oth...

My apology in advance… But the world doesn't owe you anything. Neither does God. In fact, just the opposite. Now I know this might come as a shocker to you. Particularly if you're young....

Less is more. Contrary to popular belief. In my book "Practical Spirituality" written in 2002, I wrote a chapter titled Less is More, which is entirely devoted to this concept. I think it's every bit as applicable, in fact if not more so, today...

Leaders see things clearly. Too many teachings, memes, and positive thinking propaganda advocate not seeing clearly. In other words, acting as if something is great when it's not so great. While I'm an advocate of taking the hand life deals you and playing it to your advantage, I'm NOT an advocate of suppression and denial...

True Leadership is not about lowering the bar; it's about raising the bar. We live in a world that has by and large lowered the bar in so many ways. We give our kids "participation trophies" versus "production trophies." Oh, we don't want to harm their little psyche now do we? Please...

Indecision is a monster that steals dreams. I've been blessed to work with elite performers around the globe for nearly 30 years; with over 1 million people; and one of the things I can promise is that true Leaders and Ultimate Performers make decisions. In fact, making decisions is one of the most, if not THE most important roles of a leader... For Magic Mind please go here:   https://www.magicmi...

Leaders care enough to do more than just get by. Leaders just truly care. Period. Leaders are constantly raising the bar. That is if they're a TRUE leader...

Leadership is the most difficult position you can take in both life and business. To step into leadership fully you must win the inner war. Both the triumphs and tragedies of being in the arena true leadership ossifies and crystalizes into practical applications for real life versus hypothetical life. It might be natural to assume that since we're discussing leadership I consider myself an expert...

Knowledge is NOT power. I know you've heard that it is, but you hear things all the time that are just flat out wrong! Whoever coined this didn't think it through. How many times do you, like me, know someone who knows a lot of things, but they do absolutely nothing with it? In fact, most all of us know a lot more than we do...

One piece of advice I give to everyone I'm privileged to work with... Stop being someone that you're not! More positively stated: Be exactly who you are and do what YOU'RE here to do. This brilliant tool we have called the internet, like everything in life, is both a blessing and a curse...

Kings and Queens are ONLY born through the Dark Night. Batman ONLY becomes The Dark Knight once he has harnessed his own demons. Obviously, these are metaphors. In fact, metaphors and mythology as old as time. We've lost our mythology for the most part. Yet mythology is NOT a literal history book. It's the history book of the soul. Listen up for this is not just for curious and "spiritual seekers"...

The higher up the mountain you climb, the more treacherous the path. Several years back I climbed one of the (if not the), highest peaks in Peru with one of my mentor/coaches/teachers. Salkantay. Translated from Quichua it means "Savage Mountain." The name is perfect...

Are you interested or committed? Big difference. I can't tell you how many countless people have told me over the years, "I want to do what you do." or "I want to know what you know." Every time I hear this, I quietly think to myself: "You have no idea the work it takes." With all due respect I can honestly say they don't. Michelangelo stated: "If you knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery...

Greed comes easy for most humans. It doesn't mean we're bad, we're not. We're just unaware, and asleep.   Leonardo da Vinci stated, "I awoke, only to find the rest of the world is still asleep."  Even though we were born to greatness. We've been conditioned into mediocrity. You see, there's a pull working inside of you right now. Let's call that your "Future Pull." It's the spiritual (non-physical...

How much does it cost? I can't tell you how often I hear this question. This question keeps you focused on limitation and lack. A lesson I learned from Buffett many years ago: "Always focus on the VALUE versus the cost." Good council. The Leader ALWAYS focuses on value versus cost...

"How" is not your job; and it's the worst question you can ever ask in beginning of the creative process. Leaders understand this principle at the cellular level. Beginners and amateurs don't; and consequently, they get caught in the paralysis of analysis, waste their potential, and lose their dreams. Look, the fact is that NO ONE knew how to do ANYTHING until it was done. Elon Musk didn't know "h...

Do you have time? Or does time, have you? When most are challenged to do something that they KNOW they need to do... Proactive and productive things like read, clarify their life and business goals and outcomes, workout, eat high energy foods, study and attend events for their own growth and development, build their business and future, you get the drift. One of the most frequent excuses I hear: "...

If you're going to climb Mount Everest, you better have a guide. You better check his credentials... He better have climbed successfully many times... He better have helped many others do the same...

The purpose of your life is NOT to be happy. Maybe a shocker, right? Hedonism is rampant in today's world Your purpose in this lifetime is to be useful. To make a difference. To provide service. Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of life...

Most of us need to grow up and wake up! Hopefully that got your attention. Growing up and waking up are two distinctly different things; and they affect every area of your life and business. Now, growing up happens automatically to a point. There's a certain amount of physical evolution that just happens. For most, there's a certain amount of cognitive capacity that just happens. This is the proce...

Great trials and great tragedies are what create great heroes. Leaders are forged in fire, not when admiring roses and smelling sweet perfume. Let's get real for a moment. Heroes and Leaders are only considered Heroes and Leaders because of the battles that they've fought and overcome. If you're not fighting great battles you'll NEVER be a hero. If you can't Lead your own life through the worst st...