The Ascent is the new 8-week online meaningful work mastermind brought to you by HighExistence. The experience is designed for those who have already some understanding of self-improvement and spirituality, and now want to turn their passion into an opportunity to do what they love, get paid for it, and make a dent in the universe. We are bringing together a team of online entrepreneurs and facilitators to walk you through every stage of your own project so you can have the freedom to work from anywhere in the world, doing what makes you feel most alive. It doesn't matter if you want to do online coaching, run a successful blog, start a podcast, or become an artist... This will be your chance to take bold action and radically change your situation with support from the HighExistence team and a small tribe of individuals who will help hold you accountable. Learn more about The Ascent here. In today's Dialogues, I chat with Mike Slavin and Eric Brown about the reason we set out to create The Ascent. We noticed that when we asked people who attended our Apotheosis retreats what they really wanted to do with their lives, almost nobody was actually pursuing their biggest ambitions. Instead, many were settling for local, small self-improvement changes. This approach is definitely useful for some things, like building small habits, but for lifestyle changes and following your bliss, a more nuclear option must be taken.  In this episode, we look at some of the traps of thinking small in life, as well as... Why people struggle to do what they love for work The WHY that must come before the HOW Classic self-sabotaging strategies The value of changing your container, not it's contents Downsides of incremental changes How we can live our own Hero's journey What The Ascent involves Way more hidden gems... ;) Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.