SoulTalk with Kute Blackson

" When you surround yourself with people who have great excuses for not having the things they want to be having it gives you permission to not work hard ." Episode Summary: Born with a rare condition that stunted his growth and made his bones extremely fragile, Sean Stephenson was not expected to survive after his birth. Since then he has become the best-selling author of Get Off your "But" and a...

"If we can be honest about the little things that bring us some degree of aliveness, then we build a pipeline to the place inside of us that is already passionate." Episode Summary:  Alan Cohen, best-selling author of The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Any More and A Deep Breath of Life , talks about the circumstances that led him to start writing. He also shares some advice for aspiring authors. In thi...

" We are always facing the consequences of our own actions. It's the actions that you take now that will go forward to sculpt your future." Episode Summary: We have all experienced periods of great turmoil in life. Times when we feel powerless and nothing seems to go right. During these challenging times, it is easy to give into victimhood. Listen to this episode to learn how to take responsibilit...

"Fear is your friend. Your greatest joy, success and happiness are on the other side of the things that scare you most. "   In this compelling episode, Steven Kotler, best-selling author of Stealing Fire, as well as one of the world's leading experts on high performance, shares the secret habit that all individuals who achieve 'the impossible' have in common. He talks about the neurological reacti...

"The way you look at life will often determine the way life looks back at you. If you want to change your life, you can begin by changing how you look at life." Episode Summary:  You aren't born with a limiting story. You are born free. You are NOT your story. The story that you tell yourself isn't who you really are. It is simply the story that you made up at some point. As young children, we all...

"When we are born we don't bring anything that is physical into the world but when we leave the body we also don't bring anything with us. The only thing that is brought is our consciousness and the way in which it has evolved." Episode Summary: Most of us were brought up under the theory that consciousness is created by our brains. Under this premise, all consciousness ceases to exist upon death....

"Health is being in harmony in body, mind and spirit. It's having good physical, mental and spiritual health."   Episode Summary: Health is a very popular topic these days. Everyone has a different opinion on what you need to do or eat to be healthy. In this episode, Dr Josh Axe author of   Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It  and...

"Your relationship with yourself is the real foundation for your relationship with others. "   Episode Summary:  The partner you attract in a relationship is a mirror manifestation of yourself. When you don't have a good relationship with yourself, you look to your partner to give you a sense of validation. This leads to feelings of insecurity and suffering. Listen to this episode to learn 7 simpl...

" Everyone has a spark of creativity within them, some people were just lucky enough to have it nurtured as they were growing up ." Episode Summary: There is a widespread belief that creativity is a gift bestowed upon just a select few. That you are either born being creative or not. Listen to this episode as Julia Cameron, award-winning poet and writer of the best-selling book, "The Artist's Way"...

" You don't get to control much of what happens to you in life. But you get to choose how you respond. The most powerful response is always how much you love." Episode Summary:  The only certainty we have from the day we are born is that we are all going to die. Life is frail, we know it, and yet we often choose to ignore it and waste precious time in meaningless quarrels or pursuits that don't ma...

" I will dream my life as if I will live to be one hundred. I will live my life as if this day—the day I wake up in—is the only one I get."  Episode Summary:   Sheri Salata, author of her new memoir, "The Beautiful No", an evolution of her 20-year career at The Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios and OWN, where she said goodbye to her dream career and hello to her dream life. In this honest, heart-w...

" The more you handle the small steps impeccably, the more the Universe will entrust you with the big rewards." Episode Summary:  Putting things off for later is something we have all done. We often postpone unpleasant or challenging tasks until we have no choice, or worse yet, we never start. Procrastination can cost us years of our lives and endless regrets down the line. Listen to this episode...

" You don't have to be courageous to start doing what you love. Just begin. " Episode Summary: Money is a constant worry in most of our minds. Whether we have it or we don't have it, it occupies a big portion of our energy. Listen to this episode as Ken Honda, best-selling author who has sold over 7 million books in Japan, explains the difference between happy and unhappy money. Learn how a simple...

"Self-compassion is a courageous gift that you choose to give yourself regardless of what you achieved." Episode Summary: Judging stems from the idea that our persona should be perfect. This idea of perfection, however, is vague and ever-changing. In order to achieve this so-called perfection , we sometimes judge ourselves very harshly for our perceived faults and mistakes. This only leads to more...

"Resilience in its deepest, truest form begins with self-compassion ." Episode Summary:   Grief is an unavoidable part of life. Whether we mourn the loss of a loved one or the passing of time, that loss leaves a void inside. In this episode, Dr. Ken Druck, best-selling author and visionary leader, talks about resilience. Listen to this touching conversation on how to get through the brokenness tha...

"The more you can celebrate and bless the success of those around you, the more you open yourself to receive blessings in your life." Episode Summary:  Jealousy is that tight feeling that arises when you focus on what you aren't rather that who you are. As human beings, we have all felt jealous at some point in our lives. It makes your energy contract and only leads to suffering. Listen to this ep...

Episode Summary:  Imagine for a moment that you were truly free from your past conditioning, stories or limitations.... Discover powerful keys to stop sabotaging your success and step into your greatness so that you can create the life of your dreams and share your gifts with the world! Some Questions I Ask: If you were truly free from your past conditioning and stories, what would you create? Wha...

" The universe does not do do-overs, make mistakes or repeat itself, and it does not do meaningless acts. So who we are has meaning, value and is one-of-a-kind." Episode Summary:  Success is an elusive concept. It is easy to feel unworthy or unsuccessful when comparing yourself to the rich and famous. However, celebrity and success are not necessarily synonymous. Listen to this insightful intervie...

" You don't get to control the circumstances in life, but you do get to control how you respond to them." Episode Summary:  Life doesn't always go the way you want it to. During those dark moments and challenging times, it can be easy to lose faith and give up on your dreams, to feel alone, panic and give into fear. Listen to my latest episode to learn what to do during those difficult moments. So...

" Perfection gives you the sensibility that there is an end point. Mastery is the deep understanding that there is no end point." Episode Summary:   Children learn very fast, but adulthood seems to steal humanity's ability to think as creatively and learn quickly. As adults, it is easy to get caught up in endless mental loops that ultimately lead to paralysis. Listen to this insightful episode as...

"Real love gives freedom, and in freedom there is always choice. The choice to do or not to do." Episode Summary: A relationship can be a blessing. But relationships are often challenging because they bring out our unresolved issues like fears and insecurities. Matters of the heart are seldom logical, and they can leave you feeling vulnerable and raw. In this insightful episode, we explore the rea...

"If you really want to optimize yourself as a complete human, you must focus on the body, the mind, and the spirit, not just one of those variables. " Episode Summary:   Taking care of yourself is not easy, particularly if you do not have healthy habits. In this episode, Ben Greenfield, one of the world's top 100 most influential people in health and fitness, shares some of the first steps anyone...

"It's not what happens to you but how you interpret and what you make things mean that causes you suffering."   Episode Summary: In life we all go through challenging moments and difficult situations that cause pain; the death of a loved one or the end of a relationship can be painful and unavoidable. Suffering, however, is an optional experience. Listen to this episode to learn about 5 causes of...

"Nobody is worth putting on a pedestal or in a pit, but everyone is worth putting in your heart." Episode Summary:   A school dropout at age 13, Dr. John Demartini was homeless and living under a bridge in Hawaii at 17. Since then, he has studied over 30,000 academic disciplines and become one of the most renowned specialists in human behavior. In this insightful episode, he talks about the meanin...

"Holding yourself a prisoner to your past only robs you of your present and limits your ability to create your future." Episode Summary:   Making mistakes is a part of life. Sometimes past mistakes haunt us in the present. However, wallowing in judgment is a waste of time that only robs us of the joy of the moment. Listen to this episode and learn 5 keys to letting the past go and forgiving yourse...