When you are with friends, mind your tongue.  An easy guideline to say, but how do we live it?  This episode delves behind the process to be able to mind out tongues when we’re around friends.  Why is it even important?  How does it affect them, and how does it effect us?  Listen to this episode of The Pursuit of Positivity on how to mind your tongue and how powerful it can be for all of us! *Outro Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up” Support the show

MIND YOUR THOUGHTS: Day 1 of our 6 day journey into a positivity guide: What does it mean to mind your thoughts?  How effective can this be?  In this episode explore the bedrock of your mood, attitude and perspective by exploring this simple task.  Want to change your life today?  Change your thinking. How do you change your thinking? Listen to this episode of minding your thoughts. *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up* Support the show

How do you live in the light when everything seems dark?  How do you remain positive in the moments of challenge and adversity?  This episode explores transforming academic into practice and idea into reality.  Through this practice you can transform your challenges into victories and "live in the light" This episode is dedicated to Michael Williams AKA The Memphis Mauler *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up* Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

"A  jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”  is the full phrase many of have misunderstood for years.  See what having a few more lines and a full quote can do to perspective?  For all of those listeners who have wondered whether they "spread themselves too thin" or find themselves excelling in a variety of areas, explore this full phrase.  Are we "pigeon holing" ourselves?  Are we living up to someone else's expectations and stifling our own?  In...

  The power of words are the next logical step from the power of the mind.    Since we live in a world of vast personalities and perspectives, we encounter negativity, apathy and some individuals who mean well but sometimes wind up stifling our dreams by accident.   This Will Smith quote impacted me so much I have told this to my son as a guard against myself.  YouTubeClip-Will Smith, Jayden Smith  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPEdwaLQLag *Intro and Outro by Wataboi-Song-Wake...

Can we present both of our sides evenly and still remain the people we want to project?  We all have 2 sides, can we calm the aggressive side in the moments of conflict?  This podcast subject was planned over the weekend as a result of a conversation I had.  It just so happened that the "slap heard around the world" fits right into this subject.  Can you condition yourself to process emotions instantly?  Is it a reality that can be achieved?  Can we use the Will Smith Chris Rock slap to...

Remember while we choose to pursue positivity for ourselves, spreading it to others is the true joy.  We can't imagine what someone who is suicidal may be feeling.  Having what seems like too frequent an encounter with the sudden death of others, this podcast attempts to address how we may be able to contribute in helping someone's outlook. YouTube clip sample from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdRNQLi5Mqw starting at 2:24, Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Good Will Huntin Support the show...

Explore this quote and the relationship to it's author to understand how we can live a full positive life. Some of the easiest shifts in our outlook can be monumental for our perspective. Listen to how this simple line can conquer all the tragedy obstacles and roadblocks in your life! *Outro by Wataboi-song-Wake Up* Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

This episode is for people like me who found they were STILL  getting stuck after getting "unstuck" :).  What causes the relapse?  How do we fight it?  How do we prevent it from happening again?  Explore these concepts and more in this episode Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

Unlocking the secrets to pushing past the emotion that stunts our growth-fear!  How do we push past it, how do we stop finding ourselves in the same "rut" that we can't get out of?  Listen to this episode to join me in defeating one of the most debilitating obstacles to our own successes....the paralysis of fear.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

This episode explores the PURPOSE of love.  Why do we love, how is the connecting to that purpose an enhancement to our relationship?  What does the understanding of purpose do for us?  Tune in for my beliefs about loves purpose and what it can mean for you! *clip from Forest Gump, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-47cwN0w_c  *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up*’  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

Exploring the part of love that is Enduring Love-this episode delves into what makes love last.  How do we define love?  What do you think it is?  How do we make it last?  For this and more, tune into this episode, I hope you like! Quoted from Keith White:  Love is a choice. Love is not conditional, it is not earned or rewarded. Companionship and showing affection are earned and rewarded, but love is unconditional. When I did not deserve companionship or affection, she loved herself enough to...

Sex, why is it such a taboo subject when it's integrated within love?  This episode examines how we view sex, why does it seem so hard to talk about, where our ideas about if comes from.  Listen to how we can make it a constructive part of our love conversations, how can we push past our hesitancy to talk about it? *This episode contains some explicit language in the initial clip* Clip taken from Love Jones-Lorenz Tate  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byicVL_dZK0  *Music by...

This episode explores the question, can we handle the COMPLETE truth in our relationships?  Do we want complete truth from our partners? Where is the line between what we want and what we need?  These questions and more are answered in this episode..you can't handle the truth! *Please forgive the audio quality in this episode*  = *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up*’    -You can’t handle the truth-Clip from “A Few Good Men”  Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise Support the show...

This episode explores the emotion and concept of love. How does it start?  How does it endure.  Episode 1 of the Love Series starts at the beginning, how do we experience the inception of our most powerful emotion?  Why does it exist?  A kick off to one of the most exciting series yet, tune in and enjoy! *Clip from Love and Basketball, Sanaa Lathan/Omar Epps*  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw6JwF6kvOM    *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up*’  Support the show...

Explore one of the fascinating elements of love.  From lovers to spouses, we all share one thing in common, balance.  Where does that balance begin and end?  Where do we find the line between pushing too hard and inspiring our partners?  This episode of The Deep Dive explores these elements and takes on the challenge of balance in relationships. -Clip from The Lord of The Rings, (author J.R.R. Tolkien), Liv Tyler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_0YWi7z_g   *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake...

Explore the beast that lives inside of us.  How do we tame the emotions that seem so strong and so real to live the life we want?  How do we balance the control of ourselves and yet release control to BE ourselves?  In this episode,  can we unleash the kraken and put him on a diet? -Clip from Clash of The Titans (2010)-Zeus played by Liam Neeson   *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up*  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

In this episode we explore happiness at it's core.  The fitting episode for The Pursuit of Happiness, let's examine what makes us happy and why?  What would happen if we were eternally "happy".  How can we find happiness in our darkest moments? Exactly what IS advice?  Continuing our journey on the pursuit of happiness, let this episode fit into one of the core sessions.   -Clip from "The Blacklist" on Netflix, Season 6 *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up* Support the show...

This episode shares the challenges most of us face as parents, the concern of inter generational communication and how we remain circumspect in our attempts to raise our children. For parents and children alike this episode explores what parenthood actually means for us.   -Clip from TheGilbertParrisPodcast-MarcMinor's Life Philosophy *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up* Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GilbertParris)

Your day goes by, you completed a good 20 thing, but not one of them makes you feel accomplished.  Do you know how to cure that?  How can you line up your day strategically to live that level 10 life?  This episode explores our mind control and how we choose the order of our thoughts and how to filter out unnecessary tasks. Clip taken from: The Best Ever Put-Downs From House Speaker John Bercow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAM-YW-6vdU *Music by Wataboi-song-Wake Up* -Book...

The idea of having to fail is nothing novel, however let's look at it a little closer in this episode. How "failing" contributes to our success, how moving forward despite past obstacles creates a desire within us, forges a level of fortitude to achieve hard goals.  Utilize this episode during those times when you're scared to start a project thinking about past challenges and lost opportunities.  Beginning Clip-The Gilbert Parris Podcast-The road to success with Bernard Parris, Temple...

As a podcaster who is turning 52, the method we can try to communicate with our younger generation is puzzling and many times downright frustrating.  Tune into this episode to see how the example of Simon Biles can teach us how to be effective in our communication with our younger generation, how to be effective in unification and temper our views about the strength or weakness of the generation we have or are still raising.   2 news clips are taken from:  CBS  evening news with Norah...

The First Agreement in the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is to be impeccable with your word.  Why do we find it so incredibly challenging to...tell the truth at all times?  To live up to our promises, to be impeccable with our word? This episode of The Deep Dive explores this topic and what is required to live a life where we are truly...impeccable with our word and what that would feel like.   *warning* the initial clip, although not explicit may be offensive to certain...

I think too many of us have departed from the value of building up "our good name".  This episode begins with the words of  Erikan Obotetukudo, let's examine what is in the power of our name, what do we value, and how do we use connecting to our name to enhance our lives and become the person we want to create? Utilize this episode to become a reflection the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night as you work on your level 10 life! -Ted X Talk,  Erikan Obotetukudo....