You can’t control the world—but you can control your world. It starts by taking back the pilot seat.

Show Notes: In this reflective episode of Shark Theory, Baylor Barbee shares a chance encounter with a man whose secret to happiness is simple: don’t stress over what you can’t control. That single conversation becomes a powerful lesson on emotional control, perspective, and self-awareness.

Baylor challenges listeners to examine who’s really flying their life—are you steering, or is life steering you? He breaks down how to identify your personal “ingredients” for success, find the gaps that cause reactivity, and choose the right mental filter for the world around you.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How to recognize when you’re reacting instead of piloting your life

• Why stress thrives in the areas you don’t control

• The power of defining what you’re “made of” in each area of life

• How to identify the missing ingredients that limit your growth

• Why your mindset filter determines how beautiful—or chaotic—life feels

Featured Quote: "You can’t control the world, but you can control your world. The day you take the pilot seat back is the day your life starts flying straight again."