I've got some exciting news for you! My book, "Engineered to Love" is Now Available! It's the book for breaking free from fear, obligation, and guilt, to live a life of joy, ease, and love.
I’d like to personally invite you to my Global Online Book Launch Event on Friday May 5th at 5pm PST where I hope you’ll join me as I share the book with the world. Join it live or recorded on LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube!
I’m making the book available for just $0.99 until Midnight on Sunday May 7th.
After that it will go up to the regular price of $4.99. The paperback also has special pricing.
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I’m super excited to reveal the launch date for my first ever solo book “Engineered to Love: Going Beyond Success to Fulfillment Using Practical Tools to Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect,” is launching Friday May 5th @ 5PM. That makes this a 555 Timer event to be remembered for the ages.
It will be an International Best Seller!
I'm currently planning the launch party, online event, and bonuses. And if you want be part of the excitement I just join my VIP Book List https://www.justinwenck.com/vip.
I recently sent off the latest revision of the book to be formatted to PDF. Then there is one more final review before I get a chance to hold printed copies in my hands! There are some amazing stories, sayings, and techniques in this book, and I’m super happy to have you here to help me get out into the world.
Since this is such a big event the Podcast will be going on hiatus until the launch is complete. I know you'll miss me, I'll miss you, but if you're one of my VIPs you'll get to stay in touch. You can always check out one of the previous 130 episodes until the show returns. Which one is your favorite?
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What is Love? In an increasingly virtual and digital world, how do we make heart felt and fun connections IRL (In Real Life)? We discuss this and more with the amazing and talented Allison Goldberg in this episode.
Allison is a creator whose work has been covered by Good Morning America, NPR, The LA Times, and more. She is a graduate of Yale University. Most recently, Allison worked with Scooter Braun Projects and together they sold an audio version of one of her shows about break up texts - and she's working on a live comedy dating show called Love Isn't Blind, where I recently had a chance to be one of the bachelors when she came to San Francisco to do the show.
You can learn more about Allison and her upcoming shows on social media @alli_goldi and her website allisongoldberg.com. If you want to be on her dating show when it comes to your city go to https://www.loveisntblind.co/
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Can gratitude and grief go together? I recently celebrated my birthday and was so grateful for all the people that helped me celebrate and the great experiences I treated myself to.
I also experienced the grief of celebrating my first birthday since my mom passed away. One of the things she used to always do on my birthday was to always sing me happy birthday, even if it was just as part of a voicemail. She was always the only one to do that.
This year, I still got a birthday song recording. Actually I got two, from two different friends. This sparked both grief and gratitude. I realized that grief indicates that there was always something to be grateful for and that even though my mom is gone, what I was grateful for, the feeling of celebration from someone who cares about me, I still have. In fact, it's actually grown in ways.
Winter is giving way to spring. Whatever has happened has happened and something new is on the way. What do you want this new season and new year to have? What will you be grateful for a year from now and allow yourself to feel that now.
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Are you concerned about layoffs or the economy? My company just announced that they're planning layoffs. This is not the time to worry, this is the time to be prepared. It's time to go beyond the standard resume refresh and take it to the next level.
It's time to have your Ultimate Life Resume.
Often we think we're starting with so little that we fear losing what little we have in life. When we look at our entire life we see we have so many skills, talents, connections, and personal traits that shows us how much security and opportunity we have available already.
In this podcast I talk a bit about the Ultimate Life Resume, which is something I offer in my upcoming book. It can be used for more than just your resume, it can be used for a profile, bio, and, most importantly, to just feel ducking awesome!
Also, my birthday is coming up and I want to celebrate by offering a workshop where I'll help you unlock your Ultimate Life Resume live in just 1 hour for practically free.
Date: Wednesday March 8th 2023
Time: 5:30PM PST / 8:30PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
For more information and to enroll go to
https://www.justinwenck.com/birthday
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The effort to avoid being a disappointment is what sets you up for becoming a disappointment. Either to yourself or someone you care about. On this episode I'll be talking about the antidote to creating disappointment: vulnerability.
When you accept yourself fully, your strengths, weaknesses, desires, fears, all of your wonderful you and then express that openly then the path to disappointment disappears. Just about anything that could be seen as a fault can also be seen as a strength and vice versa.
Does that mean that your weaknesses and fears should be left as is? No, but that doesn't mean that they need to be hidden or fixed immediately. When they known and shared then that allows everyone in your life to work with them without false expectation.
I've seen this in my own life and with my clients, where trying to be everything to everyone results in exhaustion at best and can result in destructive and harmful behaviors at worst. When you realize you're just a human and let other humans know that softens and eases and delights instead of disappoints.
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Even though time is something we all get the exact same amount of each and every day, how come some people seem to have time to have so much impact and enjoy themselves while maybe it feels like your continuously short on time?
What kind of Lumberjack do you want to be?
Now this may seem like an odd question, because maybe you don't even want to be a lumberjack, but I used to love watching lumberjack competitions on TV. If you HAD to be a lumberjack would you rather be one that cuts down a few trees or the most in the shortest amount of time? (Assuming a sustainable and well tended forest of course)
If you want to be the kind of lumberjack who is the most efficient and gets the most done in the least time then this story about a lumberjack I once heard will resonate.
There once was a young lumberjack, who was so excited to be outside and working in the forest chopping down trees. He was so excited that after an 8 hour day of hard work, he managed to cut down 50 trees using an old school axe the first day (no chain saws in this story!). The most any lumberjack that day.
The next day he woke up earlier and intended to cut down even more trees! At the end of the day, even with putting in more time, he chopped down 37 trees the 2nd day. What? Surely must have been something with those trees, must have been a harder wood or thicker trunks. Certainly a fluke.
The third day our lumberjack was determined to do better, so woke up early, barely took a break for lunch, and worked till the sun went down. The result: 26 Trees cut the 3rd day. WTF? He put in more time and more effort and was getting LESS Results!
Feeling demoralized, he slept in and got to work late. One of the other lumberjacks, an old-timer, asked our friend what happened. After listening carefully, the old-timer asked, "When's the last time you sharpened your axe?"
"Sharpened my axe? Well, I haven't had time, been busy chopping down trees."
When was the last time you Sharpened your axe?
Now, I'm guessing you aren't a lumberjack, so you probably don't use an axe, but I'm guessing there is one thing you do use every day, no matter what you do, and that's use your mind. If you take the time to sharpen your mind, you'll be able to cut through the bullshit of life so you can spend your time wisely on what really matters and accomplish it efficiently.
How do I sharpen my mind?
Sharpening the mind is even simpler than sharpening an axe. To sharpen an axe you need an external tool, but the mind is self sharpening. All it needs is time without being used. This is simple once you've been instructed and practiced it a bit. That's a big part of my upcoming book and what I teach for free in my monthly Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect sessions. Here are some ways sharpen your mind by giving your brain a break and effectively have more time in your life:
Tropical Meditations: Surfing in Play Jaco
Guided I love Myself Meditation
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Do you or someone you know often feel exhausted either emotionally, mentally, or even physically? Then this could be a case of burnout, which, according to Psychology Today, is more than just work too much or too long. It's also associated with not having control with how a job is carried out or having to complete tasks that conflict with a sense of self.
How to overcome burnout? That's what we discuss in this episode with Andrei Mikitiuk. Andrei is a seasoned technology professional currently working as a technical product manager for an international bank. Alongside his professional life, he guides people in their personal and career growth through mentorship and coaching. Andrei has also achieved a score in the 99th percentile on the GMAT test and is now a GMAT instructor at the Princeton Review. With an MS in Finance, an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master of Liberal Arts in Psychology from Harvard Extension School (in progress), Andrei has a diverse educational background that helps him to approach challenges from multiple angles. He lives in North Carolina with his two Australian Shepherd dogs.
Contact Andrei:
https://www.facebook.com/andreimikitiuk/
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You were 100% right…there's nothing you could have done differently, it's all on them….right! Right?
Did you check the game tape? That means review what happened with someone on your team and see all the moves that happened from different angles, different speeds, maybe even going frame by frame to see your part fully.
I just did this with my therapist to break down a text exchange with my father that ended with us (again) deciding to not talk to each other anymore. Before we did the game tape, I was sure that I had done everything I could and that only my dad is that one who had room to change (he hates that I talk about this by the way, but I've learned that shame = stress, and stress leads to death, and I want to live).
After we broke down what I said, what he said, how I felt, how I believe he felt, I can see that neither of us was wrong from our perspectives. Yet, I now see where I could have been a bit more relaxed and a bit more skilled. So there is still room for me to change, and we know from math that when one part of the equation changes, you get an entirely new result.
What's a recent thing that happened in your life that you could run Game Tape on? Do you know who you'd watch it with?
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I'm Publishing a Book!
I'm not thinking about it, it's been thought about.
I'm not writing it, it's been written.
It's coming THIS YEAR and it's called:
Engineered to Love: Going Beyond Success to Fulfillment Using Practical Tools to Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect
My dream is that this book can help more people actually enjoy and love their life instead of feeling burned out, overwhelmed, disconnected, or disappointed with life.
On this show I'm talking about where I'm at in the publication process, and how you can be part of the fun and excitement of getting this book out into the world by joining my exclusive Book VIP list.
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You can absolutely ignore your body! I did it for decades and got the benefits of pain, tightness, excess body fat, depression, anxiety…and these are just the benefits I experienced. Other people get even more benefit.
I have been playing around with paying attention to my body and it's definitely been strange in comparison….
This past weekend it was storming like crazy. With the wind and rain going outside was not an option. My body wanted to move and my house was a mess. So listening to my body I organized my house, made extra space, found things to put into storage, and identified a bunch of stuff to throw away.
The benefits? Although, I had some e-waste I had to figure out what to do with, but otherwise it was great to have an uplifted living environment and satisfaction of a job well done and free exercise. I even found some lanterns that were hidden away. Just in time as the power went out that night, so I had these lanterns handy to light my home.
Two days later, there was a break in the rain and I was feeling some stress and emotions coming up. My body was sore and wanted to move and be in nature. So I took my body for a walk to the post office to mail some items.
On my way back I ran into one of the property managers. I told him about my e-waste challenge and he said that they could take it for me. Wow! Problem solved.
I've noticed my bodies aches and pains more, and I've seen as an ask for more movement, stretch, and myofascial release (massage or foal roller). So even though I'm noticing more "pain" it's not lasting and my body is feeling stronger, more flexible, and more energetic.
So even though you can ignore your body, after this experiment, I wouldn't recommend it. I've found listening to my body has actually made my life so much easier. It does take getting out of habit, but to me habit just isn't worth it.
Have you tried paying attention to your body? What have you learned? Or what has been the result of ignoring your body?
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I’M PUBLISHING A BOOK!
I’m thrilled to announce that my long anticipated first book will be published and launched this year! The title is...
Engineered to Love: Going Beyond Success to Fulfillment Using Practical Tools to Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect
My dream is that this book can help more people actually enjoy and love their life and I want to make it the best book possible.
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Do you ever struggle to eat in a healthy way on a consistent basis?
Have you ever considered it's just the best strategy you have to handle what's happened in your life so far?
If you're ready to go beyond the what and how of eating, to the "Why" and how to work with it, then this latest episode is a must listen. My guest Jared Levenson and myself talk about eating in the context of trauma and how the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and his 3-step process can help heal and go beyond to living a content and enjoyable life.
Jared Levenson is a former binge eating wrestler turned Zen Buddhist Monk, Internal Family Systems counselor and nutrition wellness coach. He's helped hundreds of people through universal meal principles and internal family systems to make peace with food, stop binge eating, and find true health and wholeness. You can connect with Jared on his website or Youtube Channel.
https://eatingenlightenment.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgA-SvqXELO6PBoP8bKuaew
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What are the new things you want accomplish or change with this new year?
Do you actually want to achieve them? Or just dream them?
If you truly want to make your dream a reality then there's an important first step:
Take your foot off the brakes!
Just like having your foot on the brake of your car will make it really hard to get to wherever you want to go, there are verbal "brakes" that are making it much much harder for you to get to where you want to go in life. Here are some simple ways to take the brakes off just…
Tweak How You Speak:
- "I am" is past, present, future, use it with attributes you want in all 3 places: "I am confident"
- Put something you no longer want where it belongs: In the past. "I used to make bad drinking choices." "Before today, I wasn't good at setting boundaries"
- Don't use "Don't". Put things how you want them, for some things we want to avoid them in our life, so phrase it so: I avoid alcohol, I avoid sugar, etc.
- Remind yourself of what you move towards: I drink water, I eat organic items, etc.
- Allow for possibility in your future: I haven't made a million dollar….yet! I don't have 6 pack abs, yet!
- Give yourself choice: I don't play guitar because it hasn't been important so far. I'm still in this challenging relationship because I haven't decided to leave.
Does taking the brakes off magically get you to where you want to go? Nope, but it makes it easier, faster, and funner!
What are some common phrases that you could tweak to make them more empowering to live the life you want?
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If I had to sum up 2022 with one word it would be "Loss"
In addition to my mom who passed suddenly in August, I lost the relationship with my father. There's numerous friendships that have ended in either friction filled fights or just by disconnect. I've lost in romance with the finalization of my divorce, the breakup with a girlfriend at the beginning of the year, and the recent ending to a dating relationship. I've experienced financial losses with retirement accounts down 15%, non-retirement investments down over 45%, and this doesn't even include the loses due to the bankruptcy of Celsius. On the health front I've continued to work with anxiety, back, neck, and shoulder pains, and I had two gum tissue grafts to keep me from losing my lower front teeth.
Despite all of this, I'm the most hopeful in my life that I've ever been. Even though there's still some more letting go that I have to work with, I've gotten to see the amazingness that's come into my life. The new friends, the new romances, the new income opportunities, the new understanding and appreciation of my body, and most importantly the more calm I have in my life as I've let go of the fear of letting go more and more. I'm also super grateful for Joey who's been a big part of improving the quality and the consistency of this podcast.
As I look back, it's also part of looking forward to what I want to create in 2023. What we visualize can materialize. Although I won't share everything that I see coming in the new year, there will definitely be more love, more fun, more friendships, more abundance, more joy in the body, and more serving. There will definitely be even more opportunities for people to transform their lives to be more fulfilling in joyful, easy, and loving ways with me in the new year. So keep following, listening, and checking in. Whenever you're ready, I will be too.
To summarize what 2023 will be for me in one word: Abundant
What sums up 2022 for you in 1 word?
Also in 1 word, what will your 2023 be?
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What are the parts of yourself that you avoid, judge, or even downright hate? These can be considered our shadows, and when we avoid them they seem large and overwhelming. In the latest episode we shine a light on this topic which makes it all more workable.
My guest to explore this topic is Mariana Eguiarte. She's a bonding Counselor who works with water, emotions, the inner child, Chi Nei Tsang, sacred sexuality, and shadow work.
She's been in the emotional healing path since 14 Years old, with experience using different tools for herself, for 20 years, and others for over 8 years. She's an expert at finding the deepest lies that we as humans can say to ourselves and working to heal those defenses. She's passionate to share the best tools with others, which are often both the simplest and the most effective. You can find her on both Instagram and Facebook to connect with her.
https://www.instagram.com/marianapeks/
https://www.facebook.com/MarianaPeksHolistic
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Would you enjoy getting gum tissue surgery? Even in Cancun, Mexico? Probably not. This might not be something you'll ever have to go through, but we all have things in life that we'd rather avoid, but I'm going to share some tips on how these types of experiences can be as enjoyable as possible using the Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect lens.
Relax - I knew I had to have this surgery done and so decided I'll have done the way I want it done. I found a world class doctor in a place I was excited to visit and I'd enjoy recovering in. I also asked lots of questions so that I could feel like I was in good hands. I also realized that I could choose when I did the procedure and also during the procedure I can make requests to take a break, have more numbing, whatever I need. All this allowed me to relax into getting this surgery done.
Recharge - Often if we're sick or recovering we just want to sit around and have time pass. I've found that the time passes faster and the healing is better if I do activities that nourish me instead of just pass the time. I create a daily checklist of things that nourish my body and my spirit. For me, Qi Gong, Journaling, walking, silent meditation, and stretching do the trick. What activities would be appropriate for you when sick or recovering from something?
Reconnect - Before a procedure or while sick, it's a great time to reach out to supportive friends and family to let them know what's happening and ask for a simple "Could you send me some good thought/energy/prayers/whatever?" Just to know that people are rooting for you can feel so good, and feeling good helps us to feel even better. There have been studies done that show that we have better health outcomes when others are thinking of us.
Although I'm not wanting another surgery any time soon, I know that if I had to, I'd be able to relax, recharge, and reconnect and enjoy it as much as possible and feel even better afterwards. Do you have anything coming up? How can you find a way to enjoy it?
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How are you with going into the unknown parts of your life?
What if that unknown was a literal bat cave?
At a recent retreat the center I stayed at had a cenote, which is a freshwater underground pool connected by caves and below ground rivers. This cave had a part that was completely open to the air, but then towards the back was an area that you had to go below the water and come up into an enclosed area to explore further.
When I was first invited back by a fellow participant as I popped my head up into the darkness it was completely overwhelming. He told me that my eyes would adjust and it was completely okay, but I was not okay. I couldn't even understand the point of going further, so I ducked out and went to the sunny pool instead.
The next day, I returned to the cenote alone and decided to poke my head into the hidden cavern. I remembered some of the tips from the previous time, and I went at my own pace. Every few inches I would pause, look back to see the light, then feel around with my hands and feet to know where I was. Then I would slowly, slowly, move forward. I made it about 5 feet into the cave, and the fear was coming again, so I turned around, saw that where I had been was illuminated and easy to navigate back to where I came from, and left.
A couple days later, I was at the cenote with a group of people and I saw one participant heading to the back about to duck his head under to go to the back. I followed and he hadn't been every. I told him that I'd gone in before and would go with. He went first, and I told him all the tricks I knew from my 5 feet of exploring.
Having confidently navigated those 5 feet with my support behind him, he had the momentum to keep going, and I kept following. After 10 more feet we got to a part where the bottom turned muddy, and our feet release sulfurous bubbles. We heard bats and when looking back could see their form hanging from the ceiling. We were both scared, yet he continued another 10 feet and followed till he felt what seemed like an end or small beginning to another passage. We decided to stop.
Together we had made it further than either would have wanted to go it alone. On the return the path was illuminated and much much easier to traverse. Such is much of our life when we go into the unknown. We can go it alone, but we don't have to. We can also pause whenever we want and return to where we came. The journey expands what we know and allows our future exploration into the unknown to be that much easier, especially if we go with someone.
What's an area of your life where you want to go into the unknown? Let me know. Are you going to go it alone? Or do you want to go with someone?
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Thanks for Giving to Yourself (From Mexico)
This Thanksgiving, did you have a chance to give thanks? Whether you did or not, I'm guessing you likely forgot to give thanks to one very special person: Yourself.
Without "You", you wouldn't be here today. There are so many things to you can thank yourself for:
Your Body for keeping you alive with pumping your heart, breathing your lungs, digesting your food.
Your Mind for analyzing information and keeping you safe
Your Heart for bringing you desire
Your Self for gifts you give to yourself like nutritious food, good company, and fun.
I'm currently in Mexico about to do a retreat in Tulum to treat myself to more time with myself and other humans and less time with devices. I'll have more information about how it went in the next podcast.
What's something you've done to take care of and treat yourself?
Let me know and then add "Thank you, you!"
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Loving Change with Abe Sharma
How do you feel about "change"? That time in life when you start living in a ways that's different than your normal. Do you love change?
Whether you love change or hate it, you'll get a lot of insights and great stories on how to roll with and enjoy change with today's guest, Abe Sharma.
Abe is the author of "Shake The Cosmos Vision Accelerator: A step by step toolkit to transform your goals into reality," Kundalini Yoga teacher, world traveler, and coach of clients of Fortune 500 companies in real estate, life sciences, and medical devices.
We talk about all kinds of change going from paycheck to entrepreneur, home owner to house less (but not homeless), and much much more.
To learn more about Abe and connect go to https://www.shakethecosmos.com/
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Appreciating AND Asking for More
Do you want more out of life because you don't like where you are? Or do you not dare to ask for more out of life because you appreciate what you have?
What if you appreciated where you came from, what you have, AND asked for even more?
I recently had a chance to go back to Folsom, CA where I lived for over a decade before moving to the coast in the bay area. I'm so grateful I no longer liver there. It just doesn't feel like the place for me. I'm very appreciative for my time and connection from my time there.
When I returned home, I appreciated the sun, the ocean, my cozy spot where I'm able to teach and record and write from, yet I still want more.
I want more because I want to grow more and serve more and experience even more joy. And it's okay if you want that too. It doesn't have to be one or the other. It can be all the above.
I also experience appreciation recently when I checked my Apple Podcast reviews. I currently have four 5-star reviews. Thanks to all those who have reviewed my podcast, and I'm asking for even more. So, if you've gotten value from my podcast, please rate it 5 stars and leave a quick review.
Thank you so much and let's have even more greatness to come!
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Stop Hiding, Show Up, and Love Yourself
How easily do you express yourself? Would dress up however you like? Even on Halloween? Halloween is a time of year when we're invited to dress up in ways we wouldn't the other 364 days of the year.
In the past, even on Halloween, I'd usually be holding back. Worried about how others would perceive me.
This year was different: I went full out with how I wanted to dress. I wanted to go as a sun god. I found an amazing mask on Etsy, then I just needed to find some Gold shiny clothes to go with it. The shop didn't have any well-fitting gold body suits so I wandered around and then I saw it: The most amazing gold sequin dress. Could I? Would I? I could at least try it on.
A perfect fit! I bought it. What about shoes? Gold shoes that light up?!?! Yes please!
I knew I had an amazing costume, yet I was still worried I might get criticized, but I got so many compliments, and more importantly…I felt amazing. I went with the full expression of my creativity for my sun deity concept.
It really was an expression of loving myself by loving my creativity and the expression of it. When we fully show up, others can see us, and appreciate us too.
If you want to know how to better figure out what you want to create in the world and how to create it quickly and easily send me a note.
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Talking Body Image BEFORE the holidays!!!??? It's crazy! This is supposed to be a January 1st topic. I don't do things like everyone else, and I'm guessing you don't want to either. Let's talk game plan so that you can have fun AND feel great through the holidays. Today I talk with Jacqui Grant , Owner and Founder at Break Free Consultancy. We talk about how your thoughts, emotions and beliefs impact the results you will achieve as you work with your body. We go into habits, food, and (my favorite) Fun.
You can learn more about Jacqui by going to www.breakfreeconsultancy.com or check out her podcast "Break Free with Jacqui" on Spotify.
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My father will hate this episode. I'm releasing it anyway and I do not apologize. I did not sign a lifetime contract of obedience to do what he says, when he wants it, and how he wants. And neither did you. We came here to live a unique life, different than any other who had come before or who will come after. That means that we will be different than our parents, and different than the society and community that raised us. Although they may have forgotten or were told the bull sh!t like we were that we're supposed to conform and be grateful for our existence, that is a life of should. That is a life of shame. That is a life of the past.
There is the life that you could lead. Where you could be your unique and beautiful self. Where you could speak your voice. Where you could dance your dance, sing your song, play your game. Where you could cast of that which came before that no longer serves such as fear, obligation, and guilt. Where you could live a life of Joy, Ease, and Love. F#ck the life I should lead, I'm going to lead the I could lead.
In the episode I share what I said at my mother's funeral. Where I did my best to honor her life which was challenging in so many way, yet ended up being that much more triumphant for truly making it her own life, and for encouraging me to live my life the way I wanted and continuing to love me for it even when it differed from her conditioned expectations. It was carefully thought about for weeks to honor her and inspire others and to allow me to make sense of her loss.
All my father heard was criticism and talk about my vasectomy, which he said no one cared about. The reason I brought it up was it was the subject of the last voice mail my mother ever left me before she passed. He's criticized me for monetizing my "f#cked up family". He clearly doesn't know me or listen to me or understand me. If all I wanted to do was make money, there are so many easier ways. I do what I do because I feel it's a necessary service to the world that comes from deep self-alignment.
I don't blame some people of his generation for having lost the ability to listen or empathize. They were told so many lies that cut them off from who they are that disconnection seemed like the best option. Although it might have seemed like the best option, there's always more options. I'm always open to a friendly relationship built on trust, support, growth, love, and communication. I will no longer accept insults, shaming, or abusive verbal or emotional outbursts. I wish love to my father and anyone like him, and I hope they can find support to let go of the old shameful ways of a life they should leave and embrace all the possibility and magic of the life they could be leading.
I just know I'll be leading the life I could.
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How to Share Your Voice (Via Podcast)
Do you have information, a skill, or insights that could change the world for the better? Even if it just helps one person, it completely impacts that person's world, which impacts all of us. We all have unique gifts to give, are you currently sharing yours?
If not, what's been holding you back? Sometimes it's that we don't know what to share, or we don't believe we're ready to share, or that the world won't be accepting of our message. As daunting as these challenges might be, you might have overcome them all for one of you gifts. You know it, you're ready to share, and you KNOW the world is ready to listen, yet there still might be one more big obstacle in your way:
How do you ACTUALLY share your voice?
There's so many ways from blogs and books to videos and your socials. Then when you choose an arena, where do you even begin?
If you've chosen podcasting as your medium to share your voice then you've come to the right place. I'll be giving a quick and easy overview of HOW to share your voice via podcast in the quickest and easiest way possible so that you can spend more time creating your content and less time agonizing over how many LUFS to normalize your audio to (WTF?!? - Don't worry about!, I got you). I'll review the following:
- Identifying your audience
- Choosing a title, format, and length
- Podcast Art and Music
- Selecting you Podcast Host and Distributor
- Selecting recording equipment
- Recording and editing your podcast
- Mastering your episode
- Publishing and Promoting You podcast
- Promoting and marketing your podcast
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***The Passing of My Mom - The Power of The Moment***
Her hand was cold, not quiet like ice, but like stainless steel in chilly room. As I touched the hand of my deceased mother it was clear that her life force was gone, and it also really hit me that I would never, ever in my lifetime experience a moment like this ever again. Because in a couple day's my mother's body would be cremated and there would no longer be a physical hand to hold ever again. Even though this experience made it clear, that fact is that every single moment we ever live is just as unique and just as precious. How we choose to use this moment determines the totality of our life. Not the moment that just happened, but this moment right now. Now this one. Now this one.
A message that my dad has repeated since he let me know about my mother passing away is how many regrets he has about his life. How he wishes he had done things different. I'm sure if my mom had the time to reflect and express it, she would probably have similar regrets.
I have no regrets. Not because I haven't made mistakes, or wish I had done something different in situations in the past, but because I see that there is nothing to be done about the past in THIS moment. What I can do in THIS moment is change my relationship to what happened and my part in it. What did I know, or not know at the time? Did I learn something because of that mistake? If so, can I change what I do in this moment or future moments when the become this moment?
When I apply this to myself, it's way easier to apply to others. Others it's often easier to give them the benefit of the doubt. My mom was fantastic at this. She was very loving and very forgiving, but to an extreme: She was a doormat.
I probably could have slapped her in the face and burned down her house and she would have still let loved me and related to me. I never would have done that because for most of my life I was just as passive as she way, but I saw how that didn't serve her or me. So at times when I wish she had been able to stand up for herself and for me when I was younger, she was still teaching the valuable lesson to not be a door mat.
That's the lesson I've taken in this moment. In the past I used to blame her for not loving me enough to take care of me. In this moment I see that she loved me very much, she just didn't have the knowledge or the capability to set strong boundaries herself, but I was still able to get the lesson, just not in the way I wanted it to.
We don't always get the lessons we need in the way we want them, but if we're paying attention sometimes we see they come in even better ways.
I'm very grateful for my mom. The good and the bad. It all led to this moment. She'll be missed, but not forgotten.
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My Book - Engineered to Love - Now Available!
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My Book Launches May 5th
7:14
Love Isn't Blind With Allison Goldberg
1:06:49
Gratitude And Grief
16:15
Your Ultimate Life Resume
16:45
Why You're A Disappointment
18:07
How To Have More Time (And Book Update)
18:22
Overcoming Burnout with Andrei Mikitiuk
47:29
What The F#ck Did I just Do - Game Tape
19:27
Book Announcement - Engineered To Love
17:04
You Can Absolutely Ignore Your Body
16:20
The Root of How we Eat with Jared Levenson
51:25
Take The Brakes Off Your Life - Tweak How You Speak
19:41
2022 Year in Review and what will '23 Be
19:46
What are our Shadows with Mariana Eguiarte
38:21
Enjoying Surgery in Cancun
16:20
Going Into The Unknown (Bat Cave In Tulum)
16:41
Thanks For Giving To Yourself (From Mexico)
13:05
Loving Change With Abe Sharma
51:32
Appreciating AND Asking For More
17:16
Stop Hiding, Show Up, And Love Yourself
16:50
Body Image with Jacqui Grant
44:09
Overcoming Shame of Should vs The Life You Could
24:02
How To Share your Voice (Via Podcast)
20:48
The Passing Of My Mom - The Power Of The Moment
19:05