I had a visceral reaction when a friend posted, "Lately I've been replacing my 'why is this happening to me?' with 'what is this trying to teach me?' and everything around me has changed."

There's is an inherent flaw in this way of thinking that centers the individual and imbues him/her with an almost magical sense of that "this" isn't suppose to happen to them. But it does because "this" befalls us all and we're not special in that regard. It's that sense of being special that prevents us from seeing reality as it actually is and, ultimately, holds us back.

Are you friends steering your wrong? Did your parents steer you wrong? How can you be sure?
Most of us are pointed in the wrong direction because we don't have an adequate filter for knowing what works and what doesn't. Proper discernment is the cornerstone of getting properly oriented so that we no longer have to waste our time by guessing and re-inventing the wheel. There are UNIVERSAL principles that we can follow to achieve the life that we want. In this episode we talk about right Discernment.

This year has been amazing. This episode kicks off the reboot of a podcast idea that wobbled along the Law of Attraction and entrepreneurship axes. Now, the thinking will be a little bit more expansive in scope and will include any idea relevant to the thing that we all want: to live our best lives.

Let's get it!

Living our best lives means becoming our best "selves". And that doesn't happen automatically--we have to work at it. The work, the labor is what is transformative. It's labor that gives birth to our new life. The Law of Attraction is no about hoping and waiting, it's about becoming a co-creator in your own destiny.

Science is hard, but you don't need to rely on Abraham, Ramtha, or any other interdimensional spirit to explain how the Law of Attraction works because it's in accordance to how nature already works. The authority that comes from these "beings" subverts the primary question that we should be asking, "Who should I trust?" Once we've figured that out (cf. Episode 10), it's clear that these beings are simply not necessary and are a distraction.

Can listening to the wrong people kill your chances of success? How do you know whom to trust? Most people don't have a systematic way of thinking about whose advice to trust. Listening to the people closest to you will usually keep you stuck where you are. So... how do you know who to listen to?

Check out the episode!

Plenty of Law of Attraction folks replace their old notion of God with "The Universe".  If you want to believe in God, then believe in God. But New Age  replacement of God with "The Universe" still won't get you any closer to  your dreams if you're expecting the miracles to come from some outside  force. You don't have to "affirm" some magical notion of getting rich by  midnight. Stay in that mentality and you *always* be broke.

You can do vision boards until the cows come home, but if you're doing any one of these things, you'll never get what you want.

The path of Spiritual pursuit and the path of wealth and worldly  pursuits are the same. The alchemists understood this. Here's a brief  explanation of why you should ABSOLUTELY pursue wealth, even if your  desire isn't necessarily to get rich. There's another reason to get  rich--I talk about that, here.

Spirituality and Spiritual tend to be over-used terms. You don't even  need to believe in anything mystical. But using the Law of Abundance is  about personal growth (which is the core of spirituality, anyway), not  magic. Getting the results is about putting in the work. As you sow...

It's a refrain in self-help circles that you can have/be/do anything that you want. This absolutely true! But there is always a price to pay and you must pay in advance. So many people are manifesting the things that they want in their lives because they think that meditation and vision boards alone will get them there. It won't! The Universe requires some work on your part. Be willing to pay the price and the world is yours!

As our craziest year comes to a close, I take some time to think about what 2020 has meant and what I learned during the course of the year (so far!). Looking toward 2021, what are the strategies that we need to have in place to seize the momentum (or create momentum) so that we can account for the ensuing craziness AND achieve our goals?

Of all years, 2020 has been a year of great uncertainty. Our families, our neighborhoods, and even our country has been ravaged by the hydra-headed Covid-19 pandemic that lead to a devastating loss of life, unparalleled civil unrest, and the highest rates of unemployment and food insecurity since the great depression. Uncertainty almost seems like an understatement in this context. But are lessons that we, as entrepreneurs, can take from one area of our lives and apply them overall? Can we use those insights to help those around us? Let's explore!

Being a good steward is hard. It usually requires more work that most of us are willing to give. This is true with our personal and professional relationships, as well. Maintenance and stewardship of our valued relationships can yield tremendous opportunities and deep, fulfilling connections. Imagine journeying through life with the right people by your side. You can't buy that! But you can cultivate it.

Let's explorer the tremendous Power of Relationships. 

There are several key touchstones on the road to full adulthood. Learning the relationship between inputs and outputs, or sowing and reaping, changes you forever once you see how it works. This is especially true when still so many others don't see how it works and continue to be driven by scarcity and fear.

This is my story of how I escaped life in the housing projects and wandered into a life of wealth, purpose, and fulfillment.