Jesse

What is there about yourself that you may have forgotten to appreciate? What can you love about yourself just a little bit more? Let’s take a moment to explore your many positive qualities, and notice how quickly your thoughts and feelings begin to shift towards greater energy and clarity. 

We all have big dreams that we feel will take years of time to achieve. Yet time is actually a far less important factor than a desire and willingness to commit to the positive feelings of what we want.

In this episode, I share the story of how my desire to rent my dream home went from impossibility to reality in under 90 days, and more importantly, how you can take some of the same philosophies to start getting results in your own life...faster than you might think possible.

CAUTION - If you’re a very logical, rational person, this may not be the episode for you. However, if you’re the rare individual who trusts their own intuition, who is willing to entertain unique possibilities, you may find these insights highly useful. 

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1:00 - Welcome to the episode. We’re going to talk about how to take the impossible and turn it into reality. 

1:47 - Warning: This episode is not for everyone - here's who it is for. 

3:25 - The story of how my desire to rent my dream home went from impossibility to reality in under 90 days.

6:05 - Logic initially came in to kill the dream, yet the idea persisted. 

8:19 - The anxiety of dreaming big + focusing on the feeling rather than the “how.” 

11:52 - The shift from “impossible” to “possible.” 

12:35 - Finding the dream home. 

14:31 - The MOST important step in actively achieving whatever you desire.

22:45 - Taking inspired action to make my imagination reality.

25:57 - How my goal leveled up how I approached my work and life. 

28:45 - Feeding desire and not entertaining fear. 

30:15 - What was once scary becomes the new normal. The “probable” becomes inevitable. 

32:15 - How our resources always show up in proportion to the clarity we have.

33:55 - From “inevitable” to current reality.

35:40 - Why desire and willingness to commit is more important than time in achieving your desires. 

39:20 - Using logic as a tool under the guidance of your creativity & imagination. 

41:43 - Allow yourself to entertain exactly what you want.

42:40 - Episode conclusion.

Expand your sense of appreciation beyond simple gratitude to embrace your active role in the full-spectrum creation of every moment. There’s always something to appreciate, and as you focus your attention to these positive qualities, watch as they show up more frequently in your life. What you appreciate, appreciates in value. 

How often have you felt that golden moment when you wake up and life feels perfect, then all of a sudden, it hits you - “uh, I have that meeting, that event, that [insert dreaded, seemingly inescapable commitment here]."

I used to feel that way all the time, but I kept telling myself that "things will get better later." Truth is, I was a black belt in Taekwondo, and a 9th degree black belt in self-deception.

Where IS your time going? When you take a look at your calendar or to-do list, how many activities are you truly excited about experiencing? How much of your time is truly your own? 

In this episode, we’ll explore the freedom of time. You'll learn how to consciously shift towards more activities and relationships that energize you, leverage your innate powers of choice and imagination to create new possibilities, and meet each new day with greater energy, curiosity and creativity. 

When you design your time to maximize your own freedom and fulfillment, you start to feel, think, and behave differently. You become fearless. 

This episode is the first in our 5 Freedoms Activator series. If you missed it, visit Ep #2 for a conceptual overview of the 5 Freedoms, and check back in over the coming months for episodes on expanding your freedoms of money, location, purpose & relationships. 

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1:36 - Welcome to the episode + invitation to check out EP #2 for a conceptual overview of the 5 Freedoms. 

2:36 - The typical, stressful relationship that most of us have with time.

4:06 - Where is your time going throughout the day? 

4:46 - What happens when we force ourselves to do things in our lives that do not motivate us. 

6:11 - Feeling trapped by time when first running the martial arts schools

9:41 - The power of choice and saying no to things that don’t matter.

10:26 - The foundation of time freedom. Discerning activities & relationships that are energy producing (batteries) vs. energy draining (black holes). 

15:21 - Accepting you always have a choice. How to begin breaking free from commitments that you feel you have to do. 

17:41 - Really think about how you’ve created your current reality. Consider that the life you have now was once a dream that you imagined. 

22:56 - Connecting with your imaginative powers. The power of daydreaming & imagining your perfect day. 

29:56 - Breaking free from my old psychological patterns as my time freedom began to expand.

34:56 - Entertaining new ideas and creative possibilities. Playing “what if” and focusing on what you’d like to experience now. 

37:57 - How changing your relationship with time transforms how you think, think and behave throughout your life. 

42:06 - Previewing the other 5 Freedom Activator episodes. 

When you stop resisting your own power, anything is possible. It feels good to be yourself. It feels good to just live your life. Nothing touches you when you’re in the zone. And you can access this state of effortless action anywhere, anytime.

How do you take ownership over your own time? How do you ensure that all your relationships energize you? How do you begin to rethink where and how you work and live? How do you shift your feelings around money? How can you connect with your purpose (and stay that way)?

Through my own experience, I’ve discovered five core freedoms - the freedom of time, money, location, purpose, and relationships - that form the foundation of living a life that’s by YOUR design.

In this episode we’ll be exploring these 5 freedoms and what makes them so powerful. Each of these freedoms is a potent catalyst in it’s own right, yet when you begin to combine them, the positive results can be staggering. They allow you to flow through life with greater authenticity, power and clarity. 

In future “5 Freedom Activator” episodes, we’ll be exploring each freedom in greater depth, and giving you tactical steps on how to integrate them into your life. 

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0:52 - Welcome to this episode. 

2:01 - Introducing the 5 Freedoms - Time, Money, Location, Purpose, Relationships. 

11:07 - The Freedom of Time. 

15:35 - The Freedom of Money. 

19:57 - The Freedom of Location. 

24:22 - The Freedom of Purpose. 

29:02 - The Freedom of Relationships. 

32:07 - How embracing the 5 Freedoms empowers you to live with more authenticity, power and clarity. 

Pause for a moment, take a deep breath, and realize that everything is actually OK. Whatever is happening in your life, what matters most is that right here, right now, you have everything you need. 

This podcast is focused on helping you improve the skill of getting what you want out of your imagination and into your life... from the vision of a someday future into today’s voice, values and lifestyle of your best choosing.

I’ll be sharing useful strategies, philosophies and tactical steps that I’ve observed in my own life as well as working with people all around the world. 

In this first episode, I talk about key experiences from my own journey - moments of pain, adventure, self-doubt, insight, and growth - that have shaped my mindset and paradigms by which I lead my life today. 

The truth is, I never set out to become a coach, a teacher, or a messenger. 

I was always just curious about life, often driven by how to overcome my own personal struggles. 

My approach to life, focusing on usefulness rather than seeking “the truth”, has lead to some very unique (often painful) experiences, and significant growth. And I’ve recognized that often the hardest part of success is accepting just how easy it can be.

As these episodes unfold my intention is to co-create this podcast with you, designing this dialogue to best serve your own growth, as we continue to bring you lessons & stories from the front lines of liberated living. 

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0:33 - Show intro & the purpose of this podcast.

3:13 - How I got started on this path of exploration.

4:19 - Experiences from my early childhood.

7:17 - Beginning my passion for martial arts. 

9:33 - Discovering my love for teaching & helping others.

10:43 - Lessons learned from my father running a halfway house for refugees and being put on trial for his beliefs. 

16:33 - Living in alignment with your goals and desires.

18:53 - Beginning to teach martial arts as a teenager. 

20:17 - Growing up lonely and socially awkward. 

23:13 - My years in depression and feeling like an impostor.

25:53 - Hitting emotional bottom & my choice to live life differently. Connecting with my purpose and expansive energy. 

28:33 - Growing the martial arts schools & falling in love. 

30:13 - In 2013, getting divorced and selling the schools. Taking the leap into a whole new life.

32:47 - Starting to coach on business & mindset + creating the first “Mind Vitamin” video blog that catalysted my ongoing exploration and impact.

36:13 - What comes next.