To be actively compassionate and kind to your friends, loved ones, and even strangers may sound attainable. What if we are naturally not wired that way? We all want to be good people and both Duarte and I believe we are. Yet we still pursue to be more compassionate. In this episode we both discuss and define what compassion means to us and how we view our everyday actions towards compassion. We tap a bit into Human Design and a future guest of the show, Allison Roedell, and how Human Design helped us learn more of our authentic selfs. 

Learn More about Allison Roedell and her work at https://www.facebook.com/BeingAuthenticNow1/

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Duarte Monteiro is the the Owner/Head Coach at ZenSport in Mantua, NJ and Nick Goblirsch is the Owner/Painter at I Heart Painting LLC in Hammonton, NJ and former host of The Dependent Independent Podcast.

The mind and the ego have a way of conjuring up what could be or regretting what was. We have mentioned how meditation practices have helped us quell those fears conjured up by that lizard brain of ours. In this episode we share our daily practices in meditation, easy enough for anyone to follow. Meditation is a practice necessary to be present, involving breathing and patiernce. We hope this episode introduces you into its benefits and accessible educational resources that are out there for all of us to use.

Resources You Can Discover on your Own:

Dan Harris's 10% Happier Revised Edition: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Storyhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0062917609/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q7N30KVVW9FJR2FRNQJ1

Various Guided Meditations on YouTube like: 

Money Scarcity with Mary Kate https://youtu.be/cHFETWOTZxI

Anger/Resentment Issues with The Honest Guys https://youtu.be/pk0Jeqcv5Q8

Tackling Judgement with Gabby Bernstein https://youtu.be/Kh7DxmiylQU

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Duarte Monteiro is the the Owner/Head Coach at ZenSport in Mantua, NJ and Nick Goblirsch is the Owner/Painter at I Heart Painting LLC in Hammonton, NJ and former host of The Dependent Independent Podcast.

To serve or not to serve? Selflessness or selfishness? We find in each day an opportunity to serve others. Especially as entrepreneurs, our businesses are based on the focussed service we provide to our customers. It's our livelihood. In this episode we look at service through a different, more present, lens. There are so many distractions that take us away from the moment we should authentically connect with those we serve. We share our recent experiences when the universe tested us with those distractions, being in the moment to serve,  AND our first email from one of our listeners, Dan B., Enjoy the show, and thank you for listening. 

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Duarte Monteiro is the the Owner/Head Coach at ZenSport in Mantua, NJ and Nick Goblirsch is the Owner/Painter at I Heart Painting LLC in Hammonton, NJ and former host of The Dependent Independent Podcast.

Six episodes in and Duarte and Nick both felt it was time to let you all know what's up with all this "passion" talk. We are blessed to have both found a way to make a living pursuing a path that empowers us to express our passions. The road to right now was not the smoothest. Many obstacles arose with one sole purpose. To suppress that very thing that makes us happy to wake up in the morning. Is this episode, we both share what that looks like, where our passions manifested, and how we expressed those passions on the way to entrepreneurship. Cheers and thank you so much for listening. 

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Duarte Monteiro is the the Owner/Head Coach at ZenSport in Mantua, NJ and Nick Goblirsch is the Owner/Painter at I Heart Painting LLC in Hammonton, NJ and former host of The Dependent Independent Podcast.

We are all pretty flawed when it comes to the temptation of judgement. Whether it be the judgement of others or the judgement of ourselves, it's a vicious cycle unless we do something purposeful to break it. In this episode we share how judgement entered our lives in childhood and found it's way to latch on into our mid-life today. We talk about we are doing our best to conquer judgement and the consequences it brings when not kept in check. Don't judge us. We are all doing our best. 

Grab Gabrielle Berstein's Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living a Better Lifehttps://smile.amazon.com/dp/B076M5GR9J/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_ZYFDCWF210MRHBD4KJBY 

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Duarte Monteiro is the the Owner/Head Coach at ZenSport in Mantua, NJ and Nick Goblirsch is the Owner/Painter at I Heart Painting LLC in Hammonton, NJ.

Have you even known someone that just goes with the "flow" and good things seem to always go their way? And when you try too hard to make something happen, you hit obstacle after obstacle? In this episode we break down the telltale signs that the universe throws both of us when we we've forced things to happen.

When we force things to happen things just don't go as planned. Whether it be pride, ego, fear, or just arrogance, we have a lot of work to do to achieve that perfect synergy and just go with the flow. 

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A nearly two-decade old film called The Matrix (1999) can tell us all a lot about what is a simulation and what is truth. In this episode we go down the rabbit whole and share the moment in our lives where we made a choice to look at the world in the way we wanted to see it. Between our past conditioning and the expectations set by the system we live in, is there a way, just like Neo, we have the option to take the red pill? That red pill, no matter what it reveals about our new path in life, are we ready for the path or just too damn scared to choose? Listen and find out. 

And if you haven'e realized it, this episode is full of spoilers. Watch The Matrix on HBOMax or wherever you stream your movies. Seriously, one of the greats.

Links to books mentioned on the show are below. You can listen on Audible or buy physical copies on Amazon:

Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch https://smile.amazon.com/Conversations-Neale-Donald-Walsch-Collection/dp/9123797223/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=conversations+with+god&qid=1616669941&sr=8-2

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz https://smile.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=276CU0XTBN5CQ&dchild=1&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1616670026&sprefix=four+agreements%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1

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Money and what it represents is shaped by childhood conditioning.  It creates money philosophies and fears that can become lifelong burdens if they're not addressed. In this secondary episode, we discussed what we both have been challenged with throughout our careers and into entrepreneurship, especially present triggers that cause that unusual fear of money. 

Here are some guided meditations on YouTube to fill your mind with abundance and gratitude:

https://youtu.be/GKD-_egvToA

https://youtu.be/sC6TiA2A2_U

And find the book Duarte mentioned the 'Art of Fear' by Kristen Ulmer on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Fear-Conquering-Wont-Instead/dp/B07YF3RC7Z/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=art+of+fear&qid=1615202737&sr=8-2

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In their launch episode, both Nick and Duarte provide their introduction on what's to come in this podcast series and their own journeys to find happiness through mid-life, entrepreneurship and self-discovery. 

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Duarte Monteiro is the the Owner/Head Coach at ZenSport in Mantua, NJ and Nick Goblirsch is the Owner/Painter at I Heart Painting LLC in Hammonton, NJ. 

FOLLOW on Instagram: Nick @iheartpaintingnj & Duarte @zensportspeed