Self Control

Are you starting to feel like you'll never have enough time or money? Do you worry that you'll never find anything better in your life? Is someone else's success bothering you? These are all common signs of a Scarcity mindset, the belief that you are not enough and will never be fulfilled. This way of thinking holds us back. It keeps us locked in relationships, habits, jobs and lives we don't trul...

Have you been trying to quit watching porn? Is it becoming a disgusting, shameful habit? One that is holding you back in life? Perhaps you know someone in your life who would benefit from quitting. Porn is one of the most common behavioural addictions in society, and there is no surprise that anyone can fall victim to it. Pornography of any 'flavour' is available, in private, with the click of a b...

When a bad habit or vice gets out of control, all we want to do is stop. And yet we can't. The desire to change and to run away from our crutch is the same instinct that trapped us in addiction in the first place. So what do we do? In this episode, Patrick lays out the thought process he used to overcome a number of bad habits that were ruining his quality of life. If you're looking for some relie...

When you look in the mirror, do you see someone who could be taking better care of themselves? How about your energy levels and emotional control? Are you all over the place? Quite often, the things we do everyday become mindless, and we end up letting ourselves down. We take for granted our basic needs and we become someone we hardly recognize. This includes eating. Not just what we eat, and when...

We all could use a little more energy. But what is energy and where does it come from? This episode WILL NOT answer those big questions, but instead will give you the 3 major areas of your life to work on when looking for more energy. The first two might be pretty obvious, but the third one is out of left field! If you're looking to get more done and feel better consistently... If you want to cut...

Whether you like it or not, conversation is a part of everyday life. Becoming skilled at conversation with others can lead to new opportunities, new romantic partners, and surrounds you with people you love and trust. But if you're an introvert, or you fail to have interesting conversations for whatever reason, are you doomed to a life of loneliness and boredom? Are you doomed to never be understo...

When bad habits, vices and addiction begin to take over our life, we want nothing more than to quit. To be free. But consider this: that desire to run from the addiction is the same reason you are addicted in the first place. So what should you do then? In this episode, Patrick will give you a simple perspective shift that he used to break multiple addictions. He will also point you to some other...

The future is not real. The future is a place in your mind and not a place in the real world. So why do you insist on creating a future that scares you? There are a few reasons that we choose to give up hope or lose trust in our future and we don't need to beat ourselves up for that. Past negative experiences, fear of the unknown, stress... But there is a better way. In this episode, Patrick break...

Boredom can be very, very dangerous. When we're always bored, we risk letting life pass us by We risk never knowing our self or realizing our potential. It isn't all bad, though. It's all in how you look at it. If you are willing to make a few adjustments to how you think about boredom, your life can do a 180! How do I know? Because it did for me. In this episode I want to share with you 4 steps I...

Life is too short for procrastination. The things that help us grow, keep us safe, and make us happy must be done! So why do we have all these excuses for not doing them? Everybody procrastinates for different reasons. Is the path unclear? Are the steps too big? Is it gonna hurt? Will we have to ask for help? Because procrastination is a problem unique to each of us, this episode will give you a c...

Writing down or speaking out your "gratitudes," the things that you are thankful for, is a great way to improve mental health and create optimism. Focussing on those things that we cherish, and that make a difference in our life, can help us live a better life. But what if we want to show the world that we are grateful? How do we do it? Do we even need to? In this episode, Patrick has a couple que...

We live in a wonderful time where all the information we could ever need is available to us on the internet. But could that be part of the problem? If you find that you are desperately searching for advice and answers to your problems from books, social media, online courses or podcasts ;)... Then you truly aren't getting PERSONALIZED answers are you? You might even risk becoming someone you're no...

Long before I was a podcaster and entrepreneur, I was a lowly grocery store worker with a marijuana habit and a case of depression. Today I have the benefit of looking back on that time in my life and seeing clearly what I needed to do to become healthier, fitter and happier. So these are the 5 things I'd tell my younger self. Perhaps if you are struggling with poor mental health, or procrastinati...

Are you starting to feel like you're spinning your wheels? Is your lack of progress getting you down? Issues like weight gain, poor finances, failing relationships and loneliness affect all of us, but you do have the power to build a better life for yourself. Could it be that the way you talk about your goals, your life, yourself could be slowing you down? Think about it. Are you setting goals bas...

Scrolling social media is just too easy, right? You can do it pretty much anytime anywhere. But when that mindless scrolling begins to affect us emotionally, physically and spiritually, it can feel nearly impossible to quit. In today's episode Patrick discusses this problem and gives you the tools to confront this bad habit head-on. Of course, this process won't be easy, but if you experience pain...

Has modern convenience tricked us into thinking life should be easy? Do you believe that you're doing enough to really make an impact? Or are you doing enough to feel like you're making an impact? Of course, these are not easy questions to answer, but today I want to share a crazy thought I had about just how much effort it takes to really make personal improvement or to affect the lives of others...

We can all fall into the trap of taking the easy way out. After all, it is easy... But if we're not giving it our best shot, Or if we're looking for excuses, Or if we're procrastinating, We can't also be frustrated with the lack of results. Today, I want to share with you a piece of advice that helps me when I'm questioning just how hard I should work or if I should just take the day off. Give it...

We can all fall into the trap of laziness and procrastination. Sometimes we don't have a clear path forward. Or the work itself is going to hurt. Maybe we're just plain, old tired. Here's a quick piece of advice that really helps get me back on my feet again. So if you are feeling unsure of how to go forward in some area of your life, or if you just don't feel like doing the work, take just 7 minu...

Sleep is the foundation for a better life. We cannot get to where we want to be without consistent high-quality sleep. But for many of us, there are things we do that greatly reduce the quality of our sleep, sometimes without even knowing it! When our sleep suffers, everything we do gets worse Appetite control, emotions and stress, memory, decision-making, physical health and recovery... In today'...

Losing weight is a stupid goal. It's poorly-defined and it can lead us on to the rollercoaster of failed diets. Too often, we rush to change, or we wish we could be like someone else. But habits formed in that mindset do not stick. Dieting and exercise will feel like punishment. In this episode, Patrick lays out the fundamental mindset shift he had to make, before he could begin his new fat-burnin...

Humans love to fit in and feel accepted. It's part of how we've survived for so long. We band together and we judge others. But sometimes our need to be liked, and accepted, and feel special can take over our life! If you are struggling with low self-confidence, or your mental health is suffering, consider this: Are you obsessing over how others see you? Are you addicted to being liked and admired...

Be honest. Could you be getting more out of life? Is your real self going out into the world everyday or are you hiding? There is an often-overlooked part of our mind that can be the cause of these problems. We want to live authentically, we want to achieve our goals, we want to be accepted by others, and yet we don't always work our hardest at these things. Why not? Because it's hard frankly. And...

Do you work a hard job? Does life demand a lot from your body? Do you often wake up sore and stiff? Did you know that this physical tension we feel can also be the cause of poor mental health, bad moods and negative emotions? It's worth thinking about: does your job or your personal life require you to work hard, have poor posture, contort your body or experience stress? And, do you often feel gru...

How much time do you spend listening to the opinions of others versus your own inner voice? How much stress and uncertainty do you feel around what you eat? While these may not seem related, it turns out they are deeply similar. In this episode, Patrick explains his basic approach to staying mentally healthy. And it has to do with how much goes into our mind and body and how much goes out. So if y...

In life, so much is out of our control. There is so much we can never know. And the opinions of others will always come and go. So, why don't we truly accept this? Why do we constantly try to change things and end up not being ourselves in the process? The answer to this is: the Ego. Behind the scenes, our Ego is writing the story of our life. It watches and judges all that we do and all that happ...