The #5 Key is about Inner Vows.

 A Vow is a promise. It’s a belief. It goes into our core, our subconscious, much like the #4 Key when we talked about Identity… our Vows go deep, and we will see them played out in our lives eventually. 

There are healthy and destructive Inner Vows.

Negative Inner Vows are made in order to protect us from getting hurt. They’re usually the product of some life-shattering event in our lives. Negative Inner Vows are life-draining, both to us and our relationships.

Positive Inner Vows are made when we are valued, loved, and accepted. They are usually the product of a healthy relationship with God, family, and others. They give us a true understanding of our worth as human beings. Positive Inner Vows are life-giving, both to us and our relationships.

Join James as he shares how he first learned this Key in Counseling. (Straight Outta Prison Podcast -Season 2 episode 11 “Falling Apart”) He discovered that most of his issues stemmed from promises he made to himself growing up. These vows were made to protect him, but they were causing him huge problems. Learn how he got rid of the negative ones and replaced them with life-giving truths. He uses stories from Joseph Stalin, Ronald Reagan, an unnamed Jewish Woman, and more to teach this Key…
 
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The #4 Key is all about Self-Image.

Our self-image is simply the way we see ourselves and that defines who we are. But self-image is more than just an idea or a picture we have of ourselves. It goes way deeper than that and involves not only our minds, but also our hearts and emotions. My self-image, at its core, tells me who I am. It’s my identity. The reason it’s so important is because it fuels my motives, my motivations, and my behaviors.

When I have a healthy view of myself and who I am, I don’t have anything to prove and I don’t have anything to hide. That is true freedom. When I have a skewed view of who I am, I spend most of my energies on trying to prove something to myself or to someone else. Or on keeping secrets, hoping that no one will ever discover the truth about the real me. This is why being hyper aware of how we see ourselves is so important.

Join James as he shares how he first learned this Key (Straight Outta Prison Podcast -Season 2 episode 12 “The Final Days”) along with other stories about Elizabeth Smart, Jeremiah Castille, Billy Hornsby, and more...

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The #3 Key is Embracing the Process. Everything is a Process. We are either going forward or going backwards. Recognizing the Process, and taking the next step, is the way to enjoy the journey from where you are, to where you want to be. Simple disciplines can narrow the gap.

When we recognize and embrace the Process, we will continue to see results. Like seeds in the dirt, we develop daily, not in a day. When we try to skip the Process and embrace the results, we are fooling ourselves. We will never change ourselves or our situations (permanently) until something changes in us.

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The #2 Key is all about Acceptance. We all have to make the fundamental choice to take responsibility for every area of our lives. It simply means giving up all the excuses we have, and all the justifications we have for our behaviors. We may even have good reasons, but they are still holding us back. Blaming others makes us feel better, but it’s only a temporary fix, it’s a deceitful good feeling. It doesn’t bring us peace. It doesn’t teach us anything good. It doesn’t change our situation. It doesn’t help us to be free. It actually keeps us trapped and makes us continually angry. Join James to learn the art of applying this Key, and experiencing a new level of freedom in your journey.

"What I am aware of I can control. What I am unaware of controls me." –Grant Hobart

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The #1 Key is the starting point for seeing different results in your life.  James shares how his  journey began and how it has evolved over the years. 

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He is giving you the tools to get you from where you are to where you want to be. His story started out as hopeless, but over time he learned a set of keys that helped him unlock every door that was stopping his life from going forward. Those same keys will work for you no matter what you’re facing. The keys are not magic, they’re just simple truths that are easy to understand and apply. Join James for a journey into the unknown… out of what is and into what could be…

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