Money can be a very tricky, emotional subject. Many of us have all kinds of projections and misconceptions around it. In this episode of a two-part series, we are going to talk about a common misconception that people have, which is that money is our savior and if we just had more of it, it would solve all of our problems. What if we learned how to effectively use money and accept its constraints in a way that would allow us to be even more creative than we would be without it? "As long as money...
Apr 23, 2021•27 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast We are taught how to defend ourselves from a very young age. But few of us are taught the pragmatic power of love. We build a series of walls we can put up whenever someone makes us uncomfortable. What if those very walls create a drag-on life that slows down our dreams? What if love is an easy-to-use tool that turns all that friction into forward momentum? "Love can't really exist without empowerment. You can be fond of. You can be scared of losing, but to actually love in a way that is beyond ...
Apr 09, 2021•48 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast The accumulation of power seems like a good idea at first. Then we see how deeply insecure some billionaires and leaders of countries can be. What if no amount of power could ever make you feel safe? What if it was just another thing that could be taken away from you? What if being empowered is the key to the only security that truly sets you free? "Power is control over other people and empowered means that you are not looking for control of others. You are just being you despite the consequenc...
Mar 26, 2021•48 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast When we consider how we want life to be in the future we often create a list of things that we have to improve about ourselves. Yet we rarely consider that we could succeed in “improving” every aspect of our lives, and by doing so, completely lose touch with who we are and what we want. What if learning who we are creates a future far better than what we think we want? What if it creates a future better than we could imagine? "I will watch people and if they are just following their intuition, t...
Mar 19, 2021•50 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast If you look at all the bad habits that you’ve been trying to stop for a decade they all have one thing in common: They are all things you’re telling yourself you SHOULD stop doing. What if thinking you “should” is what keeps you stuck? And what if getting in touch with your wants, in a deep way, is the quickest way to get you unstuck? "The want is that very simple impulse that is moving us, that moves us to have a closer relationship with our loved ones. It is a constant pull that leads us all t...
Mar 15, 2021•41 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast We often try to figure out solutions to our problems intellectually. But modern neuroscience tells us that, if you removed the emotional centers of your brain, you would be unable to make even the simplest decision regardless of how much intellect you had. What if there were emotional practices you could do to clarify every decision? What if emotions were the key to finding whole new kinds of solutions? "The reason that somebody gets angry at somebody else is because they haven't gotten angry by...
Mar 05, 2021•46 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast The problem with getting good at managing your life is that you end up with a life that has to be managed. What would happen if you found out that focusing on enjoying your life could make you more productive and happier than managing your life? We know most of the greats enjoyed what they did. What if enjoyment is an essential part of what makes us great? "Imagine that you are on a boat and you are going down a river. Management is when you are fighting against the river, but when you are in th...
Feb 13, 2021•46 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast We are taught from a very young age that doing things perfectly will get us where we want to go in life. But what if doing things in connection is far more effective? What if being in connection with your customers gets better results than trying to make a perfect product? Or being in connection with your spouse makes a better marriage than trying to make it perfect? "If you close your ideas and you think of the things that you feel are most perfect in the world, those are also things that are d...
Feb 13, 2021•51 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast When we are ready to embark on the journey of self-transformation we want to make the most of our time in an effective and progressive way. For this, as with all journeys, it helps to have a compass and a clear map. A clear map tells us four things about the journey: the necessary conditions, the best approach, what to expect along the way, and impediments where we might get lost. The compass that keeps us on track—our constant reference along the path—is enjoyment. "There is no way of getting i...
Feb 13, 2021•48 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast The premise of The Art of Accomplishment is simple: it is our heart’s capacity that determines our success and happiness in life. Emotional intelligence is the bottleneck to the change we want to see in ourselves and the world. Tapping into our heart’s potential opens up the possibility of fulfilling our greatest ambitions without sacrificing our sense of joy and authenticity. We are taught early on that if we accomplish enough stuff we will have the life of our dreams, only to find it is a life...
Feb 13, 2021•47 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In self-discovery practices, there’s this idea that the path to deeper freedom is to go through our resistance. This often sets us up with an adversarial relationship to our resistance, as if all it does is needlessly hold us back. In this episode, we discuss resistance as we might reconnect with an old friend -- exploring how it shows up in all its forms, the path to developing a healthy relationship with resistance, and all the fun and foibles we can expect along the way. "My kind of rule of t...
Jan 20, 2021•49 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast If you do much Art of Accomplishment work, chances are good that you will have a transformational experience. When you return to your life after a profound breakthrough, you may experience feelings of confusion, being lost, or even being unmoored from everything that once grounded you. That’s why integration is so important when doing this work. "As you're moving forward, it isn't a straight line, so what you think to be moving backwards might just be the way humans learn. Kids go from walking t...
Dec 11, 2020•42 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Many of us have learned to associate vulnerability with weakness. We fear that being deeply vulnerable will open the door to being dominated or taken advantage of by others. What’s the difference between vulnerability and timidness, and how can unprotected vulnerability be a sign of strength and courage? Vulnerability is the V in VIEW; and the topic of today’s episode. "In every moment, you can feel where your fear and your truth are together. And that's the vulnerable action." **Full transcript...
Nov 10, 2020•48 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast How does empathy affect our decision making? We often think we are making decisions based on intellect but in reality we make many, if not all, decisions based on trying to feel or trying not to feel certain emotions. If you look forward to all of your emotions what will that do to your decision making? "When you have empathy with someone, they are more likely to be open because they feel that you are with them, and you can't do anything to show it to them. You are just empathetic, and it just o...
Nov 06, 2020•52 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s society, we have an archetype of the successful leader as a commander; someone who knows what they want and bends the world to their will in order to get it. But so many of us end up elbowing our way into loneliness or controlling our lives into a place we later realize we don’t want to be. How can we have clear goals and desires while staying in flow with reality? What if accepting the outcomes we’re avoiding makes our desired outcomes more likely? On today’s episode, we’ll be discus...
Nov 05, 2020•51 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Being in wonder helps you understand the value of the right question and If you’re in wonder, it’s a constant exploration. Questioning the assumptions that are in your mind is one of the quickest ways to get to wonder, where curiosity and awe are being experienced together. "It's really a point of view of looking at the world. Follow your wonder. It's a trail. Just follow it in the conversation about the other person, about yourself. In the conversation, just follow it." **Full transcript can be...
Nov 04, 2020•53 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast VIEW is a state of mind that, through a series of experiments and exercises, you can learn to drop into with ease. When we approach conversations from VIEW we are able to understand others and ourselves in any situation and in a way where even conflict can bring joy and connection. "Think about it this way. If you have a conversation with a person and at the end of that conversation, they feel like they understand themselves and their business better, they want to continue to have conversations ...
Oct 26, 2020•49 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
