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The No Cry Zone
Welcome to The No Cry Zone - where growth gets real, and excuses go to die. This isn’t a place for whining, wallowing, or waiting around. It’s for people ready to outgrow their excuses, face hard truths, and level up their lives - even when it’s uncomfortable.
Each episode brings sharp clarity, tough love, and a growth mindset that doesn’t flinch. We don’t suppress emotion - we respect it. But we don’t let it run the show. Because this is The No Cry Zone. No excuses. No self-pity. Just growth.
Expect punchy insights, practical mindset shifts, and honest conversations about what it really takes to evolve.
Ready to get out of excuse mode? Hit play.
Episodes
23 episodes
Holiday Momentum
The holidays don’t ruin momentum.The story we tell ourselves about the holidays does.In this episode of The No Cry Zone, Jim Best offers a calm, practical reframe for anyone who wants to enjoy the season without wakin...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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17:39
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Your Own Damn Heart
MY OWN DAMN HEARTHow We Quietly Break the One Thing That’s Always Been on Our SideMost heartbreak doesn’t come from other people.It comes from us.In this episode of TheNoCryZone, Jim Best explo...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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16:41
Stop Being Small
“Positive Change that Is Doable and Durable.” Most people don’t fail because they lack potential - they fail because they keep shrinking themselves to match expectations, comfort zones, or old identities.In today’s The...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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14:20
What’s Holding You Back?
What Are You Holding Onto… That’s Holding You Back?Welcome back to The No Cry Zone, the place where we set down shame and blame and finally give progress a fair chance.In this episode, Jim Best invites you into an honest ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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19:12
The Other Half of the Gratitude Story
A Prosperity-Based Thanksgiving MessageMost Thanksgiving messages stop at gratitude - “be thankful,” “count your blessings,” “appreciate the little things.”But gratitude is only half the story.The other half - the pa...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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15:48
Who’s In Your Cabinet? — The Voices That Are Running (and Ruining) Your Life
Your mind has a cabinet — a full-blown inner government — and whether you realize it or not, it’s been running your life. Some of its members are outdated. Some are unqualified. Some are downright destructive. And very few of them were ever int...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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19:25
Surge Forward
Coming to you from Egypt with an important message… Jim Best invites you into The No Cry Zone—a space where personal growth meets grit, humor, and real human truth.Each episode explores the mechanics behind motivation, momentum, and mast...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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19:02
The Most Empowering Way to Live - Fully Human
This week on NoCryZone, host Jim Best broadcasts from Cairo before setting off to explore the legendary Nile River - and dives into one of the most vital conversations of all: what it truly means to be human.We’ve all said it - “I’m only...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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13:22
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Are You Shrinking?
In this NoCryZone episode, Jim Best tackles one of the most overlooked habits holding people back from their potential - the quiet, polite, socially approved act of shrinking yourself.We don’t disappear overnight; we disappear in millime...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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17:21
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Intentional Enthusiasm
Where vitality meets purpose - and enthusiasm becomes your most powerful advantage.Most people treat enthusiasm like weather - something that comes and goes. But what if you could create it on demand? What if enthusiasm wasn’t a m...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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19:11
The Tape Loop
What if the voice in your head isn’t telling the truth - it’s just telling you what’s familiar?In this episode of The NoCryZone, Jim Best explores the quiet habit that shapes all others: your self-talk.You’ll discover how...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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18:30
The Mega Advancers Episode - “What Are You Working On?”
Welcome back to The No Cry Zone, where happiness, success, and personal growth are not just ideas - they’re commitments.In this episode, Jim Best asks one deceptively simple question: “What are you working on?”It’s the ques...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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17:24
Maximum Momentum Day
Welcome to the No Cry Zone - where you are always welcome, but regret has no place. I’m your host, Jim Best, coming to you from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on a very special day: the First Annual Maximum Momentum Day!This episode is more than...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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19:42
Maximum Momentum, Forever
This is the capstone conversation that ties everything together before September 30, 2025 - Max Momentum Day.Jim revisits the four steps we’ve built this month - Mindset, Focus, Action, and Habits - and shows you how to lock them into a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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17:59
Action: The Trigger for Momentum
Welcome back to TheNoCryZone - where all are welcome, but crying, complaining, and excuses stay outside. I’m Jim Best, coming to you from the beautiful French Riviera in Nice, France.In this episode, we unlock the third element of the Pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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17:53
Action: The Litmus Test of Momentum
Action is the true measure of commitment. In this episode of TheNoCryZone, Jim Best explains why action is the litmus test that proves whether your mindset and focus are strong enough to hold - and why momentum can’t exist without it.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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14:40
The Power of Mindset & Focus
In this episode of The No Cry Zone, Jim Best unpacks the power of mindset and why it serves as the foundation for all personal momentum.Building from www.upwardsbest.com, he recaps the w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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13:15
Perpetual Momentum
Welcome back to TheNoCryZone — where excuses go to retire, and self-accountability gets its day, day after day.In this episode, Jim Best takes you inside the superpower of self-accountability and connects it to something ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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16:24
Self-Authority, Your Master Skill
Welcome to The NoCryZone — where excuses get no sympathy and complacency gets no applause. In this episode, Jim Best unpacks the master skill that unlocks responsibility, accountability, and authenticity: self-authority.If self-so...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:30
Owning Your Narrative: From Responsibility to Self-Authority
In this episode of The No Cry Zone, Jim Best explores what it truly means to own your personal narrative — to be the author of your life story using your own words, on your own terms. You’ll discover how an authentic, empowering story ...
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12:50
Energizing Your Narrative: The Story You’re Proud to Tell
Welcome back to the NoCryZone - where your power returns, your voice rises, and your next version is not just welcome… we can hardly wait for it.In this episode host Jim Best invites you to reclaim the pen and rewrite your story - in you...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:37
Be Your Own Hero – The Sovereign Self in Action
In this episode of The NoCryZone, host Jim Best explores how Autonomy of Thought lays the foundation for becoming your own hero - not through drama or spectacle, but through clarity, courage, and quiet conviction.Drawing from personal r...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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8:38
Enter the No Cry Zone… If You Dare
Welcome to Episode 1 — your official entry into the No Cry Zone. This isn’t another personal growth podcast that tiptoes around truth. We don’t coddle. We don’t sugarcoat. And we definitely don’t do pity parties.In this bold first episod...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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8:53