Welcome back to another inspiring and captivating episode of the Be Insanely Great podcast as, today, Joe begins by taking you on a journey through the remarkable stories of trailblazers who have demonstrated self-belief and intentionality in pursuing what they want in life andn finding the common thread throughout.. As Joe notes, many of these iconic figures started from humble beginnings and achieved extraordinary success by embracing these noble traits while also making deliberate choices to continuously move themselves forward in their personal and professional lives.
Joe then goes on to explain the concept of starting with a baseline of perfection in life, uncovering the beauty in appreciating the small things,and trusting the process. He also endorses finding perfection in every moment, as well as the benefits of meditation and being in nature. Today’s exhilarating episode will leave you with a profound understanding that perfection is something to acknowledge in the present moment - sage advice that will empower you to begin to create a fearless and fulfilling life.
Episode Highlights:
Models of self-belief and intentionality: Oprah, J.Lo, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Steve Jobs, Elton John, making choices toward what we want in life, not accepting what contradicts what we want for ourselves, getting excited about doing little things, “We have to be it before it actually becomes”, different for everybody, focusing on thoughts and feelings that we want (0:13)
Dealing with challenges: standing guard, “I’m not accepting this”, knowing what you’ve accepted as truth, things happening ‘for’ us instead of ‘to’ us, Walt Disney, learning from the challenge, appreciating the moment (4:01)
Meditation: “to become familiar with”, we’re doing it all the time, connecting with our intuition, being authentic with one another, having awareness, we can build and leverage the energy of life,an instrument that we’re learning how to play, a whole other level of engagement, relativity, “imagination takes you everywhere” (8:02)
The common thread: having awareness, “What am I doing and why am I doing it?”, we’re all in our own world, less focus on what’s around us and more focus on us, selfless choices out of love not fear, all potentials exist, being ready for the awareness, having command of our thoughts, the energy inside us that guides us, trusting ourselves, daggers of doubt and spears of fears, trusting the universe to own the process, gratitude (14:38)
Being in nature: changes something within us, perfection built into it, Muir Woods, awe-inspiring, sauntering (21:22)
Starting with a baseline of perfection: meditating: stillness, silence, and focusing inward; discipline, ‘Abundance Meditation’, appreciating small things now, removes cloudiness from our souls, connecting with energy; the wonder of how our bodies work, the universe, and the electron; “What’s the lesson in this?”, Steve Jobs, trust the universe, connect the dots, Giannis Antetokounmpo, adding perspective, failures as opportunities to learn, peace through understanding (24:24)
“Being present should be the priority always”: not thinking about time and its constraints, appreciating the small things, taking opportunities that the universe offers, saying ‘Yes’ and going with the flow, the uncomfortable becoming comfortable, moving from ‘reacting’ to ‘creating’, perfect present moments, removing the stress from ourselves, just be (38:49)
