EP35 Going On Hiatus/Season 3 About to End Hey everyone, just a quick update about my absence the past couple of weeks. Basically things have gotten kinda crazy and I've been feeling like it's time for another hiatus, AKA, another season-ending to welcome in a new season in a few months. At least one more episode to come next week, and maybe 2. AKA Season 3 finale inbound! Podcast Facebook group and...

3.34 Video Games and Self-Actualization w/ Guest Mason Maxfield I asked Mason to be on the podcast to talk about the journey that he took when he essentially swore off video games and decided to get his life back as he puts it. So we dive into that to start this episode out, and then we go on to talk about the effects that have happened in his life and how anyone else can do similar cost-benefit analyses to determine what it is that you may want to remove from your life. What is keeping you...

3.33 From Trauma to Peace and Abundance w/ Guest Airiel Abel *TRIGGER WARNING, BRIEF BIT ABOUT RAPE* Airiel starts out this episode by sharing a little bit about her childhood and how that affected her beliefs that led to some trauma in her teenage years, including losing a dear friend, getting raped, and having her boyfriend of many years dump her. She then goes on to talk about the darker paths that took her towards, including dropping out of college, doing drugs, and shoplifting. She...

3.32.7 Episode 100.7 What a Journey So Far! w/ Guest Benjamin Fincher Benjamin and I (Rick) talk about his journey with hosting his podcast "How to Rewrite Your Stars" and how he's grown throughout the years he's been doing it. We cover a brief bit about his journey into being a freelancer from having worked many different jobs. In large part, this episode is a recap of the podcast as a whole. I ask him what some of the key episodes have been and we talk about some of the themes and topics...

3.32.6 Episode 100.6 Strengths I talk about a couple of my strengths, then share how context matters when it comes to strengths and how because of that, some things you think are weaknesses might be strengths in a different context. What strengths do you have that you previously thought were weaknesses? Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you learned or answer questions I asked: https://forms.gle/XywHwTvHts2D63ZR8 Want to be...

3.32.5 Episode 100.5 Doing Simply Achieve The Thing! Stop drowning in information and make use of your knowledge, go do your next step! #ShortestEpisode Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you learned or answer questions I asked: https://forms.gle/XywHwTvHts2D63ZR8 Want to be a guest? https://forms.gle/koXPMkgHqaotNs7e7

3.32.4 Episode 100.4 Integrity I share a story about a friend and I and how integrity, grace, and forgiveness play into our lives constantly. Then I talk about how to have those three in our lives and share some applicable examples. Then I deep dive into how I've been working recently to apply integrity to my belief systems, specifically regarding religion. Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you learned or answer questions I...

3.32.3 Episode 100.3 Gratitude I begin this segment talking about instant gratification, then lead into gratitude by first talking about quantum mechanics and quantum physics. How alternate realities, future time stamps, and possible futures all affect us now and how gratitude can help us to choose into the results that we want in life now and in the future. Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you learned or answer questions I...

3.32.2 Episode 100.2 Pioneering I just go for it today and pioneer this episode like a true pioneer who has not seen the path ahead. I talk about what being a pioneer means, how I have been a pioneer in my life, and how you can be a pioneer in your life. Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you learned or answer questions I asked: https://forms.gle/XywHwTvHts2D63ZR8 Want to be a guest? https://forms.gle/koXPMkgHqaotNs7e7

3.32.1 Episode 100.1 Responsibility How does a video game relate to personal responsibility? I describe the similarities that I see as this segment begins and then relate them to our lives. Then I mention a little bit about Viktor Frankl's experience in a Nazi concentration camp and talk more about personal responsibility. More tomorrow! Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you learned or answer questions I asked:...

3.31 Episode 99 Upgrade your Life! Today I give a little bit of an update on how things have been going for me recently. As well as some snippets of what episode 100 is going to look like. I talk about some upgrades I've done and reflect on some stuff as well. I try to interview myself, and that doesn't go great, but not terrible either. And I just share some thoughts on things. Enjoy! Today's Sponsor: Fincher Enterprises, https://www.benjaminfincherenterprises.com/ Please share what you...

3.30 Therapy and Radiology w/ Guest McKenna Pineda McKenna starts us out in this episode by sharing a story that ultimately made her decide to start going to therapy, it ended up with a happy ending, but it was very intense and emotional in the middle of it. After she finishes that story we talk about therapy and why it's important in our lives nowadays and how it helps people. We also talk a little bit about radiology and some interesting facts about X-Rays. Have you ever gone to therapy?...

3.29 Don't Take a Shrimp Coupon to JCPenny's w/ Guest Alison Fabricius Alison and I begin by talking about her book that came out recently, "Unapologetically Alison" and how we can live our lives without having to feel guilty or judged about everything we do. We wander over from that topic onto the meaning of some words, including "redeemed" and I bring up coupons, and we talk about how we can turn our potential into permanence and how you shouldn't take a shrimp coupon to JCPenny's. When...

3.28 Positive Headlines in Your Mind w/ Guest Simon Rinne Disclaimer: We do mention a little bit about suicide in this episode. Simon and I talk about how being creative can help us to process our emotions and relate more to the people around us. How we can create positivity in our minds by reframing our thoughts and the things happening in our lives into positive headlines instead of the negativity so prevalent. What things have happened in your life recently that you can turn into...

3.27 Who Are You to Not Be Great? w/ Guest Andrew Anderson I actually met Andrew a couple of years ago at Genshai, (think Jason Hewlett and the Ogdens) and I'm super happy to have had him on the podcast! Andrew and I talk all about life missions, daring and living greatly, and being the greatest that we can be. Who are you to not be great? Andrew shares his story and how he discovered what his life mission is, he also shared how anyone can discover what their life mission is. What is your...

3.26 Money Catalysts w/ Guest Alejandra Rojas Alejandra and I talk about some of the differences in the mindset that rich people have compared to those who stay stuck in money problems. We also talk about some ideas that lead to a breakthrough for me when it comes to money and we point out how you can have similar breakthroughs! What would you do differently if money wasn't tight? Would you eat questionable food if you weren't worried about how much it cost as you decide to throw it away or...

3.25 What is Our Culture Stack? w/ Guest Gary Arnell I have known Gary for a number of years, and when I heard him on Greg Denning's podcast (who was in episode 14 this season) I knew that I had to have Gary on the show. Because Gary shares something that I haven't heard anyone else ever talk about, not as he did at least. In that episode on Greg's show and in this episode right here Gary talks about the foundations of our culture, of our group psychology, of our attitudes and morals. He...

3.24 Human Design, A Map for Your Life w/ Guest Carolina Wikstrom Carolina starts us out this week detailing out what exactly Human Design is, I ask her a LOT of questions about it and she goes right along with it. We then get into how studying Human Design helped her in her life and how it can help you in yours, with it acting like a map to understanding yourself. What would you do if you had a map that explained your strengths and growth points? What have you found to help guide your...

3.23 Financially Free at Thirty Three w/ Guest Andrew Logan Andrew and I talk about choices, about habits, about financial and life maths, and so much more in today's episode! Andrew shares his story of going from a very "successful" (by most people's standard) career, to choosing into things that weren't easy, but that would pay off in the long run. What have you done that you are glad you did years later? Will what you're doing now pay you in 10 years? Or will you be paying for it in 10...

3.22 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome  w/ Guest Victor Mosconi Victor jumps right in with me talking about what imposter syndrome is and how it affects people. We talk about some examples, from what I've experienced myself, to what he's experienced himself, to what others have, and how it's affected each of us. We also talk about how to work through it! Because there are solutions. Have you ever dealt with imposter syndrome? How have you been able to work through those feelings and know that...

3.21 Being Seen and Poetry w/ Guest Shelby Leigh Shelby shares her story of how she was a shy person in college who decided to write a poem a day for a year and share them anonymously, to deciding to step into the identity she wanted to embody as an author and claim ownership of her talents. She went from being anonymous to having over 500,000 followers on social media within the past 7 years! What are you shy about sharing with others that they might love? How can you become more visible in...

3.20 How to Get into Nature, and Homeschooling w/ Guest Linda Bear Linda shares her experience of how she and her family stopped trying to live up to other people's expectations and instead started charting their own path. How they decided to get unstuck in the routines of life, stop worrying about what they didn't know, and start following their dreams. They have since been living in the wilderness as most people would consider it, but they've been enjoying life a ton more! How can you stop...

3.19 Pain, Movement, and Your Body w/ Guest Molly Jaeger Molly and I being this episode talking about pain, how it is very subjective to our perception of it, and how we can influence that. I share some examples and she shares from some studies. She also talks about how we can become so accustomed to pain or tension that we don't realize it's there until we relax or ease up. When have you noticed that you're in tension and released it from your body? How can you change your perception so...

3.18 Emotions, Spirituality and Ayahuasca w/ Guest Yolanda Boyarin Yolanda and I begin this episode talking about her shift from being a hustle, hustle, hustle realtor to slowing down, taking more time with her family, and from there how she got into the coaching space. We then start talking a little bit about human design, and spirituality, we then talk in-depth about Ayahuasca as well as other spiritual ideas and things. How can you go from being in the hustle to slowing down and...