Guest: Joey Klein — author of The Inner Matrix and Relationship Alchemy; founder of Inner Matrix Systems. Topic: Rewiring your “inner matrix,” emotional mastery, and the fundamentals of thriving relationships.   Summary Paul and Joey dig into how unconscious emotional conditioning drives our thoughts, choices, and results—and how to retrain it. Joey outlines a practical path: awareness → nervous-system regulation → conditioning future-aligned emotions and beliefs. In the back half, they shift to Relationship Alchemy: taking responsibility for your feelings, managing attention, and creating a 20-year vision for your relationship. Key Takeaways Your “inner matrix” = emotional patterns + thought strategies + nervous system conditioning that run (mostly) outside awareness. Start with awareness & ownership: “How am I feeling right now?” (no story, no blame). Train the nervous system (e.g., gentle box breathing) to move from sympathetic to parasympathetic; then install new patterns. Emotions drive thoughts (not the other way around). Access and train future-aligned emotions first. Transformation can be fast; mastery takes repetition (immersion + daily reps). In relationships: 1) You’re responsible for your feelings. 2) Manage attention toward a shared future vision. Chapter Markers 00:00 – Intro & Paul’s context on The Inner Matrix 01:20 – Joey’s story: pain → mentors → 22 years of practice 05:28 – What is the Inner Matrix? Conditioning: emotion → mind → nervous system 10:18 – Awareness & ownership vs. blaming circumstances 14:30 – The simple daily check-in practice (3–4x/day) 16:14 – State setting before performance (breathing, intent) 18:10 – Mindfulness vs. emotional body; using stillness as a tool 19:00 – Train the mind to think for you (not quiet forever) 21:37 – Three pillars: intensity (immersion), consistency (daily), cadence (in-day) 24:48 – Parasympathetic access; conditioning while suggestible 26:29 – 60k thoughts/day, <3% conscious; why emotions come first 28:24 – Build emotions of your future self; align actions 31:38 – Natural emotions vs. trained reactions 39:07 – Transformation vs. mastery; immersion matters 41:18 – Ski-slope/neuronal-rut analogy 44:17 – Comfort = familiar; awkward = often correct (golf vs. baseball swing) 46:00 – Difficulty is a signal you’re changing the pattern 48:07 – Relationship Alchemy: why self-training still comes first 51:26 – Two big keys: responsibility for feelings; manage attention/vision 55:00 – Joey’s program structure (weekends + weekly + app) 58:30 – Links, contact, close   Guest information: https://joeyklein.com/ https://innermatrixsystems.com/   About the host: Paul Ryan is an entrepreneur, 8 figure business owner, mentor, podcaster and creator of the 1-Hour CEO and Life Code Program. As a CEO, Paul has a depth of 'real life' experience of what it takes to be successful in business and life.   Connect with the host:   https://www.theonehourceo.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-ryan-9a98774/