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Button Downs And Basketball Shorts
By Jeff Miller & Tatsu FushimiSociety & CultureReligion & SpiritualityEducationSelf-ImprovementSpiritualityRelationships
Button Downs And Basketball Shorts episodes
- Ep 193: O.F.G. October
O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu share their thought processes and struggles when triggered by people and events in their lives.
Being inconvenienced and assuming my daughter knows time management by now
Overreacting prematurely
Automatic layers of disempowerment and judgment
Noticing my anger and frustration with mom’s prediabetic condition
Regulating my nervous system in the moment
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
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Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
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Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
19 min - Ep 192: Synchronicities
What’s your relationship to synchronicities? How often do you notice them? What wisdom are you extracting from each one? If synchronicities are part of your belief system, it is up to you to notice and apply personal meaning to them. This requires an open and curious mind. Synchronicities may be guiding you to grow in ways that your logical mind cannot fully understand in the moment.
Synchronicity defined
Becoming aware of synchronicities
Choosing a foundational belief
Obvious signs and a sense of flow
Synchronicity and deja vu
Shutting down awareness and curiosity
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
26 min - Ep 191: Motivation vs. Contentment
What’s the driving force for your motivation? What’s your relationship to contentment? And what’s the relationship between motivation and contentment for you? Without deep and honest reflection, we will default to our automatic ways of being, which are generally driven by fear. As we know, a life generally driven by fear impacts health and relationships in an unsustainable way.
What’s the driving force of motivation?
I want to be motivated by love and inspiration
Being intentional with motivational tactics
Can I be at peace while striving, growing, and wanting different things?
Where is the line between truly being content and wanting to grow?
If we just focus on results, we’ll never be content
Going deeper with contentment of life purpose
Battle between desire and realistic expectations
Going deeper within vs. tactically looking outward for motivation
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
29 min - Ep 190: Self-Worth Is A Journey Into The Heart
Self-worth and self-esteem are not interchangeable. Many people are unaware of the distinction, which causes a lot of confusion and misunderstanding internally and with others. Much of Western society fosters an attachment to self-esteem rather than cultivates a strong foundation of self-worth. With constant advertising, marketing, and propaganda everywhere, we are at a major disadvantage in cultivating true self-worth. Cultivating self-worth is a lifelong journey for those willing and courageous enough to explore the depths of the heart.
Self-worth vs. self-esteem
What’s actually driving your chase for more?
Advertising and marketing target insecurities and lack
Western culture teaches your self-worth is your bank account
The ego’s constant adaptation
Shifting towards deeper self-worth
Self-worth is a journey deep into your heart
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
28 min - Ep 189: O.F.G. September
O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu share their thought processes and struggles when triggered by people and events in their lives.
Noticing a familiar energetic pull back towards consistent reading
Self-judgment from “falling off” a good habit
Moving with the flow of life strengthened faith in self
Watching my 8-year-old son get blind sided for the first time in football
Responding vs. reacting
Initial thought and feeling when son got blind sided
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
23 min - Ep 188: Chasing Security Is Counterintuitive
Why do we chase the idea of security? Where does the belief in a lack of security come from? Are we addressing the root consciously or the symptoms unconsciously? In our need for security, we dance the fine line between control and responsibility. Oftentimes, we try to over-control and mask it as responsibility. Whether the security we want is financial, health-related, or in relationships, ultimately, we want peace of mind. And peace of mind begins and ends with full acceptance of who we are.
Is security a facade we are chasing?
We’re all chasing peace of mind
Reinforcing the belief that I’m not secure
People are so used to using fear as the fuel
We think that control creates security
Being secure with who you are and how you operate
The fear of not being financially secure is easily exploited
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
29 min - Ep 187: Nostalgia Is A Gateway To Transformation
What are you nostalgic about? Is nostalgia simply a remembrance of the past? Maybe it is pointing to something missing in your current life. Are you living in a way that your future self will deem nostalgic? Are you feeling deeply every day? Deep emotions make memories nostalgic. Your nostalgic memories can be an access point to life transformation. Identifying the emotional value you received apart from the nostalgic events themselves can be life-changing.
Nostalgia is a bittersweet emotional state
Is nostalgia a clue to glean something from the past?
Can we purposely create nostalgia for the future?
Spontaneous and ego-created nostalgia
Curiosity around seemingly random memories
Maybe there are feelings I want to create now for future nostalgia
Cynicism stunts energy that fosters nostalgic experiences
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
28 min - Ep 186: Alignment Part 2
Reflecting on alignment in any area of our lives is a complex practice. First, it requires self-alignment, being grounded in our intuition while exploring ideas in our minds (the ego’s playground). Then, we can reflect on our alignment with the people and objects in the external world. Furthermore, we can reflect on divine alignment, the acknowledgement and acceptance of our current circumstances. At the same time, the more we reflect, the more time and energy we spend in our minds. This can lead us into the ego’s trap because our attention is typically pulled away from our intuitive feelings. So, although we may convince ourselves that we are aligned, we may actually be misaligned. Alignment is an ongoing practice of listening to intuition and heart first and more often than logic.
I can feel misalignment before I see it
The ego’s mask of alignment
The misalignment conundrum
Seeing the divine alignment in your circumstances
Choosing your North Star from a centered place
Deciding on your core values
Your upbringing isn’t necessarily aligned with who you really are
Noticing micro misalignments
Conflict and limitation with a core value
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
28 min - Ep 185: O.F.G. August
O.F.G. means opportunities for growth. Every situation we experience presents a seemingly infinite number of growth opportunities towards becoming the highest version of ourselves. However, it is up to us to train our minds to identify the opportunities and to integrate our hearts in the process. In this series of episodes, Jeff and Tatsu share their thought processes and struggles when triggered by people and events in their lives.
Supporting spouse and family with a sudden emergency surgery
Prioritizing family duties over self-care eventually lead to depletion
Awareness of my need to surrender and accept what is - 4:15 Jeff
Listening to my intuition more
3 days before my flight to Japan, realizing my passport expired a year ago
Noticing the old familiar root fears flood into my mind
Grasping a tiny opening of possibility
Riding the survival mechanism roller coaster consciously
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
25 min - Ep 184: Alignment Part 1
In what ways are you misaligned internally? In what areas of your life do you notice misalignments? Misalignments start internally and project outward to impact all areas of life. What conditioning do you need to break free from? What else in your life needs to shift? The longer your misalignments continue, the more difficult life will appear to become. Get real with yourself and have the necessary conversations sooner rather than later. It takes courage and clarity to create alignment.
It’s not about the thing, but how I’m relating to the thing.
Alignment and misalignment start within us first
A lot of people stay stuck with a bad option
How much do you have to like something to generate something great?
Creativity to see beyond what you’re seeing is huge
Living from your truest self consistently is refreshing
The tricky part of alignment and misalignment is the ego
Have the conversations sooner rather than later
Creating alignment with self-care routines
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CONNECT WITH JEFF:
Website: https://jeffmillercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmillercoaching/
IG: @jeffmillercoaching
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.miller.7965
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffmillercoaching
CONNECT WITH TATSU:
Website: https://tatsuyafushimi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuyafushimi/
IG: @tatsuyafushimi
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tatsuya.fushimi.9/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/author/tatsuyafushimi
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About Button Downs And Basketball Shorts
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Bucking the fear based narrative, Jeff and Tatsu explore topics in a fun and unique way in service of personal growth.