We sit down and speak with our friend Janessa Laureano in our new mini-series called 'The Uncomfortable Community'. Janessa is a world traveller, small business owner, athlete, and the list goes on. Simply put - she is truly an inspirational individual who consistently pushes herself out of her Comfort Zone to achieve high and consistent levels of Self-Growth.

Dan and I take a minute to reflect on the first 10 episodes of the podcast - How it started, how far we've come and how much the podcast has exceeded any of our expectations.

Probably one of the most difficult, yet most important factor to Self-Growth - Accountability. Do you have the ability to be brutally honest with yourself in order to improve? Should you extend that honesty to others or can it be harmful and hinder their ability to grow.

A mini-series within our Podcast which stemmed from when a simple question asked by Dan 'When does Faith become Conviction?' was answered by Dan in the form of devil's advocate with 'When you decide to stop Self-Growth'.

In this series we'll explore different topics with the intent to foster friendly debate and the exploration of new subject matter.

We talk about another one of our quintessential Pillars of CCZ - Inspiration & Implementation. Where does inspiration come from - Does it come from the influence of others or can it be conjured in one's own mind. However, without Implementation - does Inspiration hold such importance?

In this episode, we only scrape the surface on one of our Pillars of CCZ, that being Community. What they are, what they mean, and what they do. Also, our we touch on the idea and hopes of creating/developing our own 'Uncomfortable Community'.

Expectations. Do they inspire? Do they lead to disappointment? We explore the idea of perception to expectations and the way they can shape our reactions, emotions and ultimately ourselves.

This episode is all about the concept of the personal perception. We explore the idea of finding the 'good' in the 'bad' and how your approach and outlook can either encourage or hinder your self growth. Dan touches upon the positives that has come from his accident, a situation most find hard to even imagine.

We reflect on the third Lockdown orders issued in Ontario. How it effects us being small business owners, our daily lives and our perspective on the current state of what seems to be frustration towards to the Canadian Government’s handling of the situation.

A look at the relationship between venturing outside of your self-created Comfort Zone and entering the optimal 'Growth Zone' where self-growth intensifies