The Choose Yourself Channel

What happens when strength isn’t enough and survival demands something deeper? In this episode of the Choose Yourself Channel , I sit down with Cordero Stewart - personal trainer, entrepreneur, and living proof that resilience isn’t built in comfort. After facing a serious health crisis that forced him to slow down, strip back identity, and rebuild from the inside out, Cordero shares what most peo...

In this preview, we introduce Cordero’s story at a high level multiple surgeries back-to-back, not feeling like himself, and moments where the body was weak but faith, family, and mindset carried the weight. This isn’t the full breakdown yet. It’s a window into what happens when everything familiar is stripped away and the only thing left is who’s standing with you and what you’ve built internally...

Money exposes mindset faster than motivation. In this episode on the Choose Yourself Channel , I sit down with Mrs. Cashflow to talk about what really happens when expectations collapse, plans fall apart, and life forces you to grow up : financially, emotionally, and spiritually. This isn’t a “get rich quick” conversation. It’s a get honest quick one. We talk about: Why money problems are rarely j...

Everybody wants the bag… until it’s time to build the discipline to keep it. In this 10-minute preview, I sit down with Mrs. Cash Flows to crack open the real conversation most people avoid: Why money problems aren’t just financial.. they’re emotional, habitual, and environmental. We touch on: Growing up around money but never learning how to respect it Retail therapy, saving your way to nowhere,...

In this episode, Big Dream Hakeem sits down with Kasia - clinic owner, keynote speaker, breathwork specialist, heart-coherence Jedi, and living proof that your nervous system can glow up too . We dive straight into the wisdom of the heart, the honesty of the breath, and the beautiful chaos of becoming the person your past self was scared to meet. Kasia doesn’t just talk healing.. she lived through...

🎧 PREVIEW — Kasia on Heart Coherence & Healing the Reactive Self This 10-minute previews set the stage for one of the deepest, funniest, and most emotionally intelligent conversations we’ve had all year. Hakeem breaks down what’s coming in the full episode with Kasia : a woman who built two businesses before 25, survived dark nights of the soul, healed her nervous system, and now teaches hear...

On today’s episode of the Choose Yourself Channel , we sit down with the ageless OG himself - Greg Peck - the man who went from partying with the stars to training them, coaching them, and staying shredded longer than most people keep a New Year’s resolution. First time I met Greg, he asked me to spot him on 100-pound dumbbells and I had to check his birth certificate because the boy looks my age....

Abs don’t expire, they just change careers. 😂 In this preview, I sit down with my guy Greg Pec- Bronx-bred, record-label VP, celebrity trainer, and transformation coach - to prove that discipline doesn’t have a retirement age and purpose doesn’t have an expiration date. We talk about surviving the streets, navigating racism in the music industry, getting fired and “propelled” into your calling, a...

On this episode of the Choose Yourself Channel , Hakeem sits down with Clarq : (artist, producer, writer, creator) and walking proof that your lowest chapter can become the foundation of your rise. She was raised by a 16-year-old mother , grew up in chaos, and faced the type of trauma most people never talk about: instability, financial struggle, physical and sexual abuse, fear, anxiety, depressio...

This 10–15 minute preview is your warm-up lap before the full conversation with Clarq drops and trust me, it’s a mix of comedy, chaos, raw truth, and those “damn… he’s talking about me” moments. Hakeem opens the episode in full Choose Yourself Channel fashion - loud, laughing, and roasting everything from your bad angles to your bad habits. He cracks jokes about rock bottom, skin care, fake dopami...

Hakeem and Ashley dive deep into modern relationships through the lens of the TEFIC Process ( Triggers, Environment, Foundation, Investment & Contribution ) and how your internal world shapes every connection you enter. This episode is raw, funny, and uncomfortably honest. You’ll laugh, rethink your patterns, and question every “situation” you ever justified. Ashley specializes in helping peop...

This quick 10-minute solo episode sets the stage for the full conversation with Ashley Maland. Hakeem breaks down the real relationship work: loving yourself before you expect anyone else to survive you. Topics include: Why the relationship you have with yourself shapes every relationship you enter Loving from overflow, not emotional overdraft Friends, boundaries, opposite-sex dynamics How your co...

🔖 This episode is the final evolution. The moment where you stop performing for the world and start creating from the person you actually are not the persona you’ve been programmed to play. Most people are building a character for society but real contribution comes when you build a character for your soul . That’s the whole point of this pillar: Create & Contribute From an Overflow. 💥 If yo...

In this episode, Big Dream Hakeem breaks down Pillar 4 of the Choose Yourself Process (TEFIC) Pillar 4 : Invest in Yourself Intentionally a.k.a. the art of putting your time, energy, and money where your future mouth is. We get into the uncomfortable truth: Most people don’t have a financial problem , they have a focus problem . They’re broke in discipline long before they’re broke in dollars. Hak...

In this episode, Big Dream Hakeem breaks down the unsexy secret to success ... your foundation! Everybody wants breakthrough but nobody wants bedtimes. You can’t pray for peace if your schedule looks like chaos. This is the realest construction zone on the internet - where we rebuild consistency, identity, and accountability brick by brick. 💥 The Six Pillars of the Foundation: Curfew / Kick-Out T...

Summary In this episode, Big Dream Hakeem gets real about the environments we marinate in : the foods, the feeds, the frequencies, and the fools. Most people don’t need a juice cleanse, they need a people cleanse. We’re talking about mindful consumption (from your gut to your group chat) and why detoxing from dysfunction is the real flex. Hakeem breaks down how your gut isn’t just digesting food,...

If you don’t face your triggers, you’ll just keep reenrolling in the same emotional class with a new teacher and a better outfit. In this episode, I break down Pillar 1 of the Choose Yourself Process: Recognize Your Trigger Points - the foundation of every glow-up that actually lasts. I use pieces of my own story to show how unhealed triggers turn into repeated breaking points… until you finally l...

You can’t turn your pain into power if you keep sprinting from the source. Life keeps replaying the same lessons until you pass the test and this episode is your study guide. In this 10-minute talk, I open up about my story, the dark days, the losses, the lessons and how facing what broke you is the only way to rebuild what’s real. We’ll also touch on The Choose Yourself Process and list the five...

Every glow-up starts with a breakdown you didn’t schedule. This 6-minute intro isn’t polishe.. it’s personal. Raw, real, and slightly unhinged (like all good beginnings). Welcome to The Choose Yourself Channel : where self-accountability meets stand-up comedy, and personal growth finally stops pretending to be perfect. 🐬 In this 6-minute kickoff, Hakeem Bourne McFarlane keeps it honest, hilarious...