The Motivated Mind

What happens when we let guilt get in the way of our happiness? The most important relationship we have is with ourselves; happy people make better decisions. In this episode, I discuss different forms of guilt, how these play such a big role in our life, and how you can correct course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I don't know what my passion is”. One of the most common statements and roadblocks experienced by most; uncovering your passion. Maybe, it’s much more obvious than you think. In this episode, I discuss unlocking your passion and being honest with yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are presented with two options in life, the path of seeking immediate gratification or the path of delaying pleasure for a bigger purpose. Self regulating allows us to control the outcome of our future goals. In this episode, I discuss the irony behind avoiding short term pain and how it affects your long term success and happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dream written down with a date becomes a goal, a goal broken down into steps becomes a plan, and a plan backed by action becomes reality. So how do you take action, consistently? In this episode, I discuss nine tactics to execute your plan and create your reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2020 is the year for change. To be a human, to listen, to be empathetic, to love, to see pain, to help change that pain, to support. In this episode, I share where you can donate your resources to support social justice, to help community organizers in their fight against racial inequality, and to offer solidarity to the Black community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking pride in your work and what you do is a combination of humility and self-confidence. If you don’t love what you do and where you spend 70% of your waking hours 5 days a week, then your long-term success is questionable. In this episode, I cover controlling this process and how it affects your long term success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Struggling with confidence? Most people tend to think that confidence comes after being widely successful. How you think about yourself, who you are, and your capabilities will greatly influence your success. In this episode I discuss four ways to shift your thinking around confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many times do you find yourself wondering what your life would be like in someone else's shoes? Many struggles in the mind involve turning away from reality by being preoccupied with the search for another life. In this episode, I dive deep into correcting this mindset and appreciating the now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spend a fair amount of time making decisions. Whether it be in our careers, taking on larger responsibilities or jumping ship for new opportunities, we are constantly faced with decisions. Ultimately, how we go about that decision-making is what dictates our success. In this episode, I discuss four different perspectives to analyze your decision-making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Struggling with consistency? Being consistent is essential if you want to make any significant change in your life. Building self-reliance and a benchmark for consistency is not as complex as it seems. In this episode, I discuss four tactics to create consistency for your long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Limitations are fabricated in the very thought factory that we own. Most people spend so much time debating with themselves where they should or shouldn't be by a certain age. A person can be successful at any point in their life. In this episode, I discuss four different ways to think about age and how to get around limiting thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all are adjusting to a new normal amid COVID. This has created a moment of stillness allowing an opportunity to reflect. While this is a stressful time, there are a few things you can do to tend to your mental needs. In this episode, I discuss three tactics to give yourself some self-care during isolation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world is a different place right now with a different reality. This might mean making some adjustments in your life to cope with that transition. In this episode, I jump on an interview with Kaleaf from “The Konversation With Kaleaf”. We discuss everything from staying accountable, to controlling your social media feed throughout this COVID transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID has dramatically altered the structure of our everyday lives. But that doesn't mean 2020 is over or that your opportunity to grow has evaporated. Our safety nets have been removed and isolation is creating an opportunity like no other. In this episode, I discuss investing in the development of yourself and recalibrating the way you operate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone has been affected by COVID-19. Lives have shifted 180 degrees in the matter of a few weeks. So how do you deal with these uncertain times? In this episode, I discuss four key factors to accept the unknown and get back behind the wheel of your own happiness and destiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dealing with a toxic person in your life? Your responsibility is to take care of you, to create an environment where you can grow and flourish. In this episode, I discuss four ways and reasons as to why cutting these people out of your life is for the better in creating a path for your happiness and success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all wish we could be a little braver, but how do we do that? In order to explore, to break out of the safety net you've built, you need to address some of your less braver features. In this episode, I discuss five ways to rearrange your algorithm and face your shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you understand your worth? You can’t put a value on yourself unless you believe in yourself first. That value is directly linked to your belief. In this episode, I discuss three ways to understand your worth and create positive thinking around your value. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Work smarter, not harder. It sounds good. But how do you actually do that? Extreme dedication to your priorities will create extraordinary results. It’s about utilizing your time when you're awake. In this episode, I discuss four ways to create efficiency within your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The more time and energy you spend worrying about things you can't control, means less time and energy you're spending on the ways in which you can make a difference. We can control our input, but we can't control the outcome. In this episode, I discuss four ways to evaluate your efforts and invest into the controllable components of your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wondered why some people seem to get so much done? We all set goals for ourselves, and at some point within that journey of accomplishing those goals, things might not always go as planned. It’s that discouragement that sets in and starts to pull you away from trying. In this episode, I discuss four key tactics that lead to setting good habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Afraid of risks? We've all taken some form of risk at some point in our lives. We tend to put a massive weight on our shoulders surrounding decisions. Harnessing that risk taking is what sets us up for growth. In this episode, I discuss how to be bolder, hunting for confirmation and the true meaning behind risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you can't find motivation or you can't stay motivated? Our greatest resource is our own motivation. Something you can tap into and harness. In this episode, I discuss four fundamental tactics to create motivation and ways to sustain that motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being the underdog might be considered a position of weakness. However, the disadvantage is fuel. It’s your advantage. In this episode, I discuss five ways to leverage this mindset and position to create your formula for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Naturally, as humans, we bury things that have hurt us, that have traumatized us. By accepting failure and turning them into lessons, we create growth. In this episode, I discuss four ways to leverage failures and move on from the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you start realizing the importance of giving? Most are confused by the make up of this equation. Some of the most successful individuals in the world have built empires while helping others to build their skyscrapers. In this episode, I discuss creating a ripple effect from giving and leading with more give than take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most like immediate results, because it solves temporary pain or provides temporary solutions. We forget to focus on the quality of our engagements as it pertains to our long term growth and success. In this episode, I discuss aligning your short term and long term goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having difficulty getting responses from recruiters or employers? Lack of response means opportunity to adjust for success. In this episode, I discuss the emotional side behind professional and personal ghosting and tactics to increase your response rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our purpose in life is not to mold ourselves into someone we think we should be, but to find who we truly are and lean into that. In this episode, I discuss how insecurities are planted and ways to break out of that toxic environment to excel towards growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life is not fair, but it’s not unfair either. You shift the situation at the snap of your finger. We can accept reality and adapt to it or we can live in denial. We control the character we play. In this episode, I discuss three ways to remove the thinking that you are the victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of people think happiness is a place, when in reality it's a direction. You learn more from your journey to success than from the gold medal you receive as a reward. In this episode, I discuss five key components to enjoying your process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your life would be better if you took action on things you’ve been avoiding and motivation usually follows that action. You can read about meditation or healthy eating, but actually meditating or eating healthy is much more useful. In this episode, I discuss navigating life and controlling your future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you're stuck in the granulars of each day it becomes really difficult to see clearly for your long term. Catering to the small things in your life starts to push your life in that direction. In this episode, I discuss striving for a place of elevation and focusing on the attributes that will truly drive you towards the proper direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The greatness is in the journey, not trying to do it all at once. You can't accomplish it all tomorrow. A big factor in success, in the macro, is realizing its not going to happen over night. In this episode, I discuss creating your MVP and proving out your model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we lack patience we are unable to delay gratification for more than the moment, which fills us with frustration. That frustration is what is smothering the opportunity to drive forward. In this episode, I discuss the three biggest reasons why leaning into patience is the key to happiness and your future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone has failed at one point or another, but it's your attitude toward success that determines the outcome after those failures. The ability to get up, brush-off and continue to push forward no matter the cost. In this episode, I discuss perseverance and the ability to be resilient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-judgment has a tendency to hold you back from living a fulfilling life. By releasing self-judgement you become more willing to take risks. In this episode, I discuss how self-judgement is holding you back from happiness and writing your future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happiness arises spontaneously when you love the process. During that process, it’s crucial to ensure you take care of yourself. In this episode, I discuss analyzing what happiness means to you and not compromising your mental health along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many individuals become deaf to their inner voice. Running on your current life treadmill will only get you so far. Just sitting idle and wishing for success will never bring change in your life. In this episode, I discuss practicing higher levels of consciousness and really diving deep to understand what you want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have the ability to do something, but you don’t believe you can, you won’t. Not believing in yourself has to be the most self imposed poison to growth and success. If you don’t have the ability to do something today, but you believe you can, you eventually will. In this episode, I discuss four ways to start believing in yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life can get busy and life can get hectic, but that shouldn't be an excuse as to why you haven't started in on your goals. When you realize your destiny is 100% in your control, you will win. In this episode, I discuss four ways to create that prioritization and how to keep on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you start to believe in yourself? Being able to identify and stomp out negative thoughts, doubt and self-judgment will allow you to grow like a weed. In this episode, I discuss four ways to reprogram yourself and steer in the direction of growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An unsupportive partner can derail your success. It’s important to have a partner who supports you in all of your endeavors. A healthy relationship is one that enhances your life and your success. In this episode, I discuss six signs that your relationship may be holding you back in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feel like you know what you want out of life? Big question right? Many are satisfying short term happiness, but compromising the long term picture. The never-ending band-aid fix to feel good in the moment. In this episode, I discuss that never-ending​ cycle and what you can do to change it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have them, a past and insecurities. We all have our ‘failures’ and missed shots on goal. The most amazing thing about life, each day we have another opportunity to take a shot. In this episode, I dive deep into my past and my past insecurities to expose myself and show how I've​ embraced it to build my mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a child,​ we would question everything, but as we grow older we stop asking why. Life moves fast, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take the opportunity to analyze what we are doing or not doing. In this episode, I discuss analyzing and questioning your actions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feel like you've had difficulties sticking to your path? The missing ingredient most overlooked when thinking about growth and success, self-discipline. In this episode, I discuss the importance of self-discipline​ and focusing on the long game and not allowing the short game to interrupt​ your macro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you ever feel like you’re sleepwalking through life with no real idea of what you want? Maybe you know exactly what you want to achieve, but have no idea how to reach it. In this episode, I discuss five techniques involved in setting achievable goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feel like you're at a standstill with growth? We have 24 hours each day to refine our actions of yesterday. Life is extremely simple, but it’s been over complicated by breezing through days and rushing towards our Fridays. In this episode, I breakdown six key metrics to strive for growth and success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feel like days fly by and you've wasted them? We've got one shot each day to take advantage of our time on this planet. Life is a simple equation, you get out what you put in. In this episode,​ I discuss compounded effort and really evaluating how you spend your days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices