FORGED AND RISEN PODCAST

The thoughts you repeat can influence what you attempt, what you avoid, and how you respond when life gets difficult. In Episode 27 of Forged & Risen GOLD, “Train Your Mind to Create Reality,” we explore how to challenge limiting beliefs and replace them with thoughts that support meaningful action.

This episode moves beyond positive thinking to focus on the daily choices that build confidence: starting before you feel ready, learning from setbacks, and keeping small promises to yourself. If you’ve been caught up in regret, questioning your potential, or waiting for the perfect moment, this conversation offers a practical place to begin.

You cannot control every circumstance, but you can practice responding with greater purpose. Choose one useful step today and give tomorrow something better to build on.

Forged & Risen Gold | Episode 26: The Life You Want Is Hidden Inside the Work You Avoid

The life you want may be sitting directly behind the responsibility you keep avoiding. In Episode 26 of Forged & Risen Gold, Damion explores how procrastination provides temporary relief while quietly delaying growth, confidence, financial freedom, and opportunity. Stop waiting for the work to become comfortable. Face it, complete it, and discover what has been waiting on the other side.

Forged & Risen Gold | Episode 25: Your Excuses Are

Keeping You Warm At Night

Excuses can feel like a warm blanket, protecting you from discomfort, fear, and responsibility—but they may also be keeping you trapped. In Episode 25 of Forged & Risen GOLD, Damion challenges you to stop waiting for perfect conditions, face the cold, and take the uncomfortable action your future requires.

Forged & Risen Gold | Episode 24: Your Comfort Zone Is Charging You Rent

Comfort may feel safe, but it’s never free. Every time you avoid discomfort, delay action, or remain somewhere you’ve outgrown, you pay with your potential. In Episode 24 of Forged & Risen GOLD, Damion Cox challenges you to stop renewing your lease inside your comfort zone, embrace temporary discomfort, and start building the life you keep saying you want.

In this special edition of Forged & Risen GOLD, dedicated to my brother from another, John Barker, we explore Caleb Plant’s powerful journey through poverty, devastating loss, championship glory, and defeat. His story reminds us that resilience is not about avoiding pain—it’s about refusing to let pain make the final decision.

FORGED & RISEN GOLD | Episode 23: Become Someone You Can Depend On

Every promise you keep builds trust in yourself. Episode 23 explores how discipline, consistent action, and following through can help you become someone you can truly depend on.

Forged & Risen Gold | Episode 22: You Want Change Without Changing

You can’t create a different life while holding onto the same habits, mindset, and choices. Real change starts when you’re willing to change yourself. Stop waiting. Start becoming. Forged & Risen.

Forged & Risen GOLD | Episode 21: Putting Yourself in the Way of Opportunity

Opportunity doesn't always find you—you have to put yourself where opportunity can find you. In Episode 21, we explore how movement, preparation, courage, and action can create the opportunities you've been waiting for. Stop standing still. Put yourself in the way.

In this Forged & Risen Special Edition, we explore Claim a Square—a simple idea built around a one-million-pixel digital canvas where creators, founders, businesses, and makers can claim a space and connect people to what they're building. At just $1 for a 10-by-10 pixel space, Claim a Square offers a unique way to be discovered, support independent ideas, and become part of something bigger.

Visit ClaimASquare.com and discover what could happen when you claim your square.

Forged & Risen Gold Special Episode | Spokane on Fire: A Community That Fought Back

After taking some time away from the podcast, Damion Cox returns with a special episode about the 2026 Spokane fires. This short but powerful episode explores the devastation, the people affected, the firefighters who ran toward the flames, the questions surrounding how the fires started, and the incredible way the Spokane community came together. A story of loss, courage, compassion, and resilience — and a reminder that even in the darkest moments, we still have each other.