The Andy Pho Podcast

So many ideas, things to do, responsibilities & distractions--let's cut through all the noise and live with purpose and intention towards your goals.

00:00 Time & Energy Management: How to get to the best version of yourself
03:37 Where did this start?
05:24 How to change from where you are to where you want to be
07:11 Time Blocking: "When do I have time?"
10:12 Honesty & Accountability: What works for you?
12:06 Higher Self Creation: Is what you're doing aligned?
14:04 Daily Baseline to Build Momentum
17:14 Create Systems for a Clear Vision
18:29 Life Happens: Are your "sails" up and working properly?

Recorded Sunday, January 12, 2025 7:07AM

We either repeat the mistakes of the past, or learn the lessons and prepare better. These two paths appear often throughout life so we'll unpack how to reframe and utilize the past rather than glorify it, to absorb the lessons and create a better path from where we are to where we want to be.

At the end of my 14 mile run this weekend, totaling 35 miles for the week, this puts me at the nearly the same training progress for this year's Austin Marathon as last year's (which I under trained and under performed).

The thought was "I've ran 50Ks before, with my longest run being 35 miles--I've got this", relying on my past experience to carry me through the present challenge. The reality is that previous accomplishments do not fully carry over into the future, but the lessons and experiences do.

00:00 Austin Marathon training & past marathon experiences
05:24 Don't be a "has been" or live in the "glory days"
07:29 Utilizing and reflecting on the pasts to change your path
13:45 The feeling and impact of quitting, failing, and giving up
14:47 New challenges & feeling like a beginner
16:17 Our problem with people, events and things are a reflection of us
19:04 What happened to us in the past is not fatalistic
20:00 The creation of your Higher Self, the best version of you
22:05 Journaling for clarity, bridging the gap between Present Self & Higher Self

I know your time is valuable and there's so many podcasts, videos, and books that you could be watching, listening, and reading to. Thank you for sharing your time and energy with me. If you found this helpful, share your thoughts in the comments, like this video, and subscribe for more.

Waiting for the perfect time, spending time overthinking and overplanning, over refining and editing.. and then sometimes we run out of steam and never get started. That's what happened when I wanted to start a podcast, so I just made it less complicated, made it as simple as possible, and just started.

December 30, 2024, I was getting setup to record the 4th tattoo course for Charles' Nostalgia leg sleeve. I have a lot on my mind going on: from the course itself, to all the conventions and trips we just planned for 2025, the marathons I've been training for, plus I'm at the finish line with the book I'm working on and I've been talking (and have already started earlier this year) about doing a podcast.

With all of my camera equipment out during setup, I decided to just set a camera up that I could talk to and just start recording.

That's it, that's all it takes sometimes for us: is to get all of the complications and challenges out of the way, make it as simple as possible, and get started on whatever the task or idea is. It won't be perfect right away, you may not have all of the information or equipment, but the best momentum you can generate is right here, right now, with what you have.

So we're here to set the intention:

00:55 BTS for the tattoo courses
06:29 2 Years at Upside Tattoo
08:45 Time and energy management, discipline, and work/life balance
22:00 Visualizing your progress, Tracking & measuring your actions
25:15 the French concept of "mise en place" and why it's important for every item to have a "home"
32:30 2025 Conventions & Guest Spots
42:35 Current training schedule for the upcoming 2025 Austin Marathon
45:20 Look within and prioritize what makes you thrive

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And whatever it is you've been planning, delaying, and hoping to begin, just start.