The Jim Fortin Podcast

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim continues his Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series with Part 5, focusing on one of Don Javier’s most powerful teachings: the illusion that keeps you powerless. Building on previous episodes, Jim breaks down how we unknowingly give away our power—bit by bit—to the noise, expectations, and opinions of the world around us.  Jim explains how most people want change but refuse to change themselves, and how true transformation begins when you “stop your world.” Through personal stories, real-life examples, and profound Toltec wisdom, he reveals how fear, external validation, and inherited beliefs create a collage of other people’s expectations—leaving many feeling empty, stuck, or disconnected from their true desires.  If you’re ready to reclaim your intentions, stop living by illusions, and return to your inner power, this episode offers a clear, practical path forward.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Stopping your world to transform your life (02:10) Jim unpacks Don Javier’s core teaching that all meaningful change begins by pausing long enough to see how you’re giving away your personal power.  Why fear keeps you stuck (05:01) Learn why most people cling to the familiar—even when it’s painful—and how fear of the unknown prevents true evolution.  How you unknowingly give others your power (09:32) Discover the subtle ways you hand over your desires, choices, and direction to the “tribe,” social expectations, and cultural conditioning.  The illusion that shapes your reality (17:28) Jim explains how illusions are nothing more than thoughts—and how invisible, inherited beliefs quietly control your life.  Choice: your greatest spiritual tool (22:44) Explore why choice, not circumstance, determines your freedom, and how remembering this immediately shifts you from victim to creator.  A five-minute practice to reclaim your power (27:40) Jim shares a simple daily exercise for stillness that reconnects you with divine mind, clarity, and your true inner guidance.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  To change your world, you must first stop your world. When you pause long enough to see the illusions running your life—old identities, labels, fears, and external expectations—you awaken the power to choose differently. Every moment of silence brings you back to your true self, and from that place, transformation becomes not only possible, but inevitable.  Let’s Connect:  Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn  LIKED THE EPISODE?  If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now When you think of spending and investing, what do you think of? Most of us think of investing as a good and smart thing, and spending, especially excessively, as a bad thing. Right? How about we put this into a new perspective? How about your thoughts, thinking, and emotions? What if we put the old-fashioned “swear jar” on the counter, as a metaphor? With the “swear jar,” each time you said a bad word you have to put a dollar into it. And, of course, this means there is a cost to using bad words. Actually, there is a loss of that dollar from your pocket. Now, what about your thoughts? What if all disempowering, fearful, and negative thoughts cost you? And, the reverse, all positive thoughts were an investment in a better quality of life? What if every time you had a negative thought and got into fear you spent your life and when you were positive in your thinking you were investing in your life? In this episode, I talk about a few strategies to interrupt your negative thoughts. These steps are: AwarenessConscious choice to move your attention Where to move your attention and moving it GratitudeAnd, Repetition When you practice what you’re going to learn in this episode it can make a huge difference in your life. Listen, apply, and enjoy! Transformational Takeaway You want to be investing more in your life than you are spending. Let’s Connect:Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn LIKED THE EPISODE?If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude,Jim

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim continues his Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series with Part 4, diving even deeper into Don Javier’s teachings about silence, power, and divine connection. Building on previous insights, Jim unpacks how the endless “noise” in our inner and outer world separates us from hearing divine guidance—and how true transformation begins when that noise stops.  Drawing from a 2024 conversation with Don Javier, Jim explains how constant internal dialogue, emotional reactions, and pity masquerading as compassion drain our energy and block our awareness. He reveals why meditation isn’t an escape, but a return to truth—and how stillness is the warrior’s gateway to the infinite. Through these profound lessons, Jim invites listeners to step out of the illusions of mind chatter and into luminous presence.  If you’re ready to reclaim your awareness, quiet the inner noise, and reconnect with your higher consciousness, this episode will show you how silence itself can become your most powerful spiritual practice.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Escaping the prison of noise (03:24): Jim shares Don Javier’s wisdom on how every thought, judgment, and reaction pulls you out of divine awareness—and how silence restores peace.  The truth about empathy (12:59): Learn how true empathy is unity, not emotion, and why ordinary compassion often hides self-importance and ego.  Pity vs. Love (15:50): Discover why pity is not love but disguised ego—and how real compassion is silent, radiant presence.  Becoming love itself (18:41): Jim reflects on Don Javier’s reminder that awakened beings don’t send love—they are love, and that vibration transforms everything effortlessly.  Meditation and stillness as the path of power (21:32): Find out why meditation isn’t an escape but the art of “stopping the world,” allowing reality to become fluid, luminous, and alive.  Living fully in the present (24:26): Explore why the past is smoke, the future a mirage, and how only the present moment holds true power and connection with the divine.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Noise is the great thief of power. Every moment you silence your mind, you strengthen your link with the infinite. The path of mastery begins with stillness—because silence is not emptiness; it’s the space where divine mind speaks. Guard your awareness like sacred fire, and enter 2026 grounded in peace, clarity, and luminous presence.  Let’s Connect:  Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn  LIKED THE EPISODE?  If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now In this episode of the Transform Your Life podcast, I talk about the importance of living your own purpose in life rather than conforming to the expectations and ideals of others. I talk about how we can get stuck in careers, relationships, and situations that don't align with our true desires because we seek the approval of our parents, partners, and society. I ask you to explore whether you are truly living a purposeful, fulfilling life on your own terms or living your life for others. As I ask the last question, I think back to the 1991 movie, The Dead Poet's Society, and I think about the movie character named Neil. He wanted to pursue acting and loved it, but his stern father wanted him to go to Harvard Medical School. Neil hated the idea of medical school and found it soul-crushing, but he agreed. You'll have to watch the movie for the story's conclusion, but it's not uncommon for people to deny their own hopes, wishes, wants, and dreams and instead live their lives to please their parents. Often times cultural and familial pressures guide people down a path that doesn't fulfill them, and they live decades misaligned from their own purpose while trying to please others. So, it's important to ask whether you are living your own purpose or someone else's. Another purpose-robbing action that people often get into is seeking validation from others. This is a surefire way to live an unfulfilled life. For example, a friend of mine was constantly motivated by a desire for his father's approval, and that led him down an obsessive path of constantly trying to prove himself. This behavior disconnects you from your higher self and obscures your true purpose. You can't create an authentic life while dependent on external validation. I have found that the key to living your purpose is surrendering to your destiny and innate talents. This involves getting quiet, listening to your intuition, and taking aligned action. We must focus on the importance of being grateful and on contribution rather than achievement. Here are four key points you may want to keep in mind: Surrender to your innate talents and destiny.Listen to your intuition and take aligned action.Express gratitude and focus on contributing.Achievements will naturally follow purposeful contributions. You must examine whether you are living someone else's purpose or your own. If you are not thrilled by how you spend your days, you are likely conforming to others' expectations. I challenge you to get creative, listen within, and take steps each day to live your own purpose. Listen, apply, and enjoy! Transformational Takeaway When you are living your purpose, you are contributing your talents to activities that light you up, and you will experience true joy and fulfillment. Your key is being brave enough to live life on your own terms. Just do it. Mentioned Resources: EPISODE 280: History, Humanity, and Spiritual Ego. EPISODE 236: Living Life on Your Own Terms Let’s Connect:Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn LIKED THE EPISODE?If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude,Jim

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim continues his transformative “Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026” series with Part 3, diving into four more timeless lessons from Don Javier and Don Juan. Through their teachings, Jim reveals how much of what we call “reality” is merely a web of illusions—identities, fears, and appearances we’ve unconsciously created—and how to transcend them.  He explores the illusion of identity, the toxicity of overthinking, and why reason and rationality can trap us in limitation. Jim also shares how to shift out of appearances and reclaim your awareness as the creator of your experience. And, in true Don Juan fashion, he closes with a blunt reminder: we don’t get what we want in life because we’re being ridiculous—stuck in self-doubt and fear.  If you’re ready to stop being ruled by fear, logic, or other people’s expectations, this episode is your invitation to rise above the illusions that keep you small and embrace the truth of who you really are—pure, creative consciousness.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Replacing one illusion with another (02:52) Jim explains why most people simply trade one illusionary identity for another—and how to connect instead to the most empowering truth: that you are infinite intelligence.  The toxicity of reason and rationality (12:01) Discover how overthinking, analysis, and constant reasoning can block intuition and spiritual flow—and why true awareness comes from sensing, not thinking.  We are slaves to appearances (21:19) Jim reveals how focusing on appearances—money, health, or status—traps you in limitation, and why awareness of your creative power is the only true freedom.  You don’t get what you want because you’re ridiculous (31:20) Learn Don Juan’s hard-hitting lesson about “ridiculousness”—the self-talk and beliefs that make you doubt your worth, potential, and power.  Reclaiming your divine identity (37:03) Jim summarizes how recognizing yourself as consciousness—the ultimate power in the universe—dissolves fear and transforms how you live, act, and create.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Your reality is built from your attention. When you stop overthinking, stop reacting to appearances, and remember you are infinite intelligence, everything changes. You are not your illusions. You are the creator behind them. Drop the ridiculous stories, trust your higher awareness, and step boldly into 2026 as the conscious, limitless being you truly are.    Let’s Connect:  Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn  LIKED THE EPISODE?  If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now As you read the headline you probably thought, “What…what the heck is intrinsic ratitude?” Right? Totally understandable and “ratitude” is my word for ‘radical gratitude’ and intrinsic is what’s deep inside of you and inherent to your BEing. When I say intrinsic to your being, I mean things like your ability to see, smell, taste, feel, and even your ability for your heart to beat and for you to breathe. Oprah has said, “Gratitude is the attitude” and many of us have heard that before but how many of us truly live that? How many of us embody it? How many of us understand that to the core of our being? When we do, it changes everything in us and around us, and when we live it in our daily lives they radically transform. In this episode, I talk about my journey to finding “intrinsic ratitude” in my life. And, I assure you, it has been a journey and all of us can do it if we commit just 5 minutes per day to having intrinsic ratitude. The great thing about ratitude is that it’s literally an avenue to all that you want in life. It’s free and yet most of us overlook it in our lives or we’re tepidly and mildly grateful but we’re not really embodying it. Let me ask you, do you take time during your days being immensely grateful for all that you have? I mean genuinely grateful, not perfunctory gratitude. I mean instead of just saying you’re grateful because you’re “supposed to” can you feel it in your bones, do you embody it. Do you savor your gratitude?You’re not fully aware and alive until you can reach this place in yourself and all else is just being externally influenced. All else is not being fully present in life and not being fully immersed in life. When we start immersing in life we start infusing with life. And, when we infuse it, it’s as if we are co habituating and living in communion with all of life…and that is power. In this episode I discuss:[7:04] How having gratitude will change your life[13:57] How once you are living in gratitude the Universe will start reflecting that back[18:55] Having gratitude for your breath, your heartbeat[23:15] An exercise in being grateful for your hands Listen, apply, and enjoy! Transformational Takeaway What if you woke up today with everything you were genuinely and intrinsically grateful yesterday? Ponder that…. Let’s Connect:Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude,Jim

Start Your Transformation Now In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim continues his powerful conversation on timeless spiritual wisdom, sharing five transformative teachings from his mentor, Don Xavier, and Don Juan. As the podcast evolves toward applied spirituality, Jim unpacks how these guiding principles can radically shift your focus, peace, and personal power as you move into 2026.  Building on last week’s insights, Jim dives deeper into what it means to live with awareness, manage your attention, and step beyond fear and self-talk. Through personal stories, including his own health challenges and lessons learned from the Toltec path, Jim shows how ancient truths can be applied to modern struggles—helping you release anxiety, redirect your energy, and reclaim inner calm.  If you’re ready to stop overthinking, step out of fear, and align with higher consciousness, this episode gives you a clear and practical roadmap to start living as the warrior you were meant to be.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  You are where your attention is (04:15) Jim explains how the quality of your life is determined by where you place your attention—and how shifting focus from fear and judgment to appreciation instantly changes your reality.  Everything always has been, is now, and will always be fine (09:30) Learn how to trust life’s continuity through challenges, losses, and uncertainty, and why—even in chaos—things are always unfolding perfectly.  When the warrior stops talking, even the craziest of tasks become possible (17:45) Discover the immense power of silencing your inner dialogue and how mastering your self-talk makes anything achievable.  A warrior does not preoccupy himself with his fear (25:40) Jim shows how fear is created entirely in the mind and how to stop letting imagined dangers control your emotions and decisions.  Fear is the idleness of will (30:50) Understand why fear thrives in inaction—and how simply moving forward, even imperfectly, brings clarity, courage, and freedom.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Fear dissolves in motion. When you stop arguing with yourself, stop feeding fear with your thoughts, and simply take the next step, you reclaim your power. Remember—your attention creates your world. Keep it on appreciation, truth, and growth, and you’ll step into 2026 grounded, fearless, and free.  Mentioned Resources: https://www.jimfortin.com/eliminate-fear-and-negativity/ https://jimfortin.com/insiders Let’s Connect:Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn LIKED THE EPISODE?If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude,Jim

Most people work backward, they “work” from where they are to where they want to be. It makes sense but it’s a strategy that keeps people trapped where they are in life. In today’s episode, the first thing that Kathy needs to identify specifically what “Point B” is for her. You’ve heard the old phrase, “If you don’t know where you are going in life, how will you know when you get there?” The clarity of the path is vital. Without clarity about where you want to go, you’ll most likely flounder throughout life. Next, in this episode, I talk about “Working FROM Point B instead of working TO Point B.” This one simple distinction is what causes people to spin their wheels for years. When you “work from” where you are you just keep repeating where you are in life. In this episode I talk about:[2:44] Other aspects of Kathy’s question which keep her trapped[4:54] The fear that exists between Point A and Point B[6:50] Speaking your existence from positives instead of negatives[8:22] Why you have to give up what you have to get what you want[16:31] The difference between thinking from possibility and resignation And finally, why it’s so vital that you work “From Point B instead of to Point B.” It’s a subtle but huge distinction.

Start Your Transformation Now In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim shares powerful lessons from his shaman and mentor, Don Javier (and Don Juan), offering four timeless spiritual principles to help you create a truly extraordinary 2026. As Jim prepares to evolve the show into a new era of “applied spirituality,” he explores how merging ancient wisdom with modern psychology can transform how we live, work, and relate to others. From authenticity and truth to fear, choice, and personal freedom, Jim dives deep into the energetic roots of human behavior. You’ll discover why being anyone other than your true self drains your power, how fear hides behind every lie, and how defending your beliefs or feeling “stuck” are just choices waiting to be reclaimed. If you’re ready to release self-deception, step out of fear, and start living in full alignment with your soul, this episode gives you practical, shamanic guidance to make 2026 your most liberated year yet. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: Being who you are not is work (03:15) Jim reveals how pretending to be someone you’re not drains energy—and why authenticity is the only sustainable power source.  Every lie comes from fear (11:30) Explore how fear drives dishonesty, from small white lies to lifelong self-betrayal, and learn to replace it with radical honesty.  Defending yourself defines you as someone who needs to defend (17:50) Jim explains why letting go of the need to justify your choices is the path to true agency and autonomy.  Being stuck is a choice (24:30) A deep dive into personal responsibility—how we unconsciously choose stagnation and how to reclaim our freedom through conscious choice.  Applied spirituality for everyday life (32:45) Jim shares how he’s transforming the podcast to blend spiritual wisdom with practical application, helping you live your truth daily.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Every moment of your life is a choice—and the courage to choose truth over fear is the foundation of freedom. When you stop pretending, stop lying, stop defending, and start choosing consciously, you reclaim your energy and power. Authenticity isn’t a risk; it’s liberation. As you walk into 2026, ask yourself: Where am I still pretending? The moment you answer honestly, transformation begins.    Let’s Connect:⁠ Instagram⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠LinkedIn⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠Spotify⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

⁠Start Your Transformation Now How often have you set goals or wanted something badly only to find that you fail over and over in achieving it? If you can say yes to the line above, you’re not alone, this is the pattern for most people and the cause is simple, people are setting goals for things that are not in their self-image. People are trying to perform at levels that are outside their self-image and subconscious identity. Many years ago I remember hearing the motivational speaker Les Brown said, “You cannot operate outside of the context of the vision you have for yourself.” Which basically means, you cannot be, do or have what you are not. In this episode I talk about:[1:24] What your self-image is and how it was created[2:21] The cycle of self-identity reinforcement[5:57] The illusion of self-image[15:53] Why you’ll never live up to your full potential[27:22] How to reverse engineer your life from the inside out[31:01] And, How nothing in your life will change until you change There’s an old Tibetan saying, “What you are on the inside is what you are on the outside.” If you want more in your life you must BE more in life. There is absolutely no escape from this concept. You must first be it in your mind before you can have it in your life. Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  You can’t achieve what’s outside your self-image. Discover how your subconscious identity limits your performance and learn how to reverse-engineer your life for success. Remember, you must first be it in your mind before you can have it in your life.   Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now When do you know it’s time to let go of something that’s no longer working—your job, your relationship, your habits? In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim breaks down the emotional and energetic signs that it’s time to release what’s draining you so you can step into something new. He explores how to identify the thresholds and criteria that signal true change is needed—and why courage, not comfort, is the key to evolution.  Drawing on personal experiences and stories from clients, Jim explains how to create clear decision criteria, tune into your intuition, and stop letting fear or guilt keep you stuck in unfulfilling situations. Whether you’re facing burnout, a stagnant relationship, or misaligned work, this episode helps you find clarity and confidence in taking the leap toward what’s next.  If you’ve been feeling the nudge to make a big life shift but haven’t known when or how—this conversation gives you the framework and courage to finally do it.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Knowing when to quit (02:00) Jim shares how the absence of clear criteria keeps people stuck in jobs and relationships long past their expiration date.  The power of defining your criteria (06:20) Why setting emotional and time-based boundaries helps you make confident, guilt-free decisions about what to release.  Family, guilt, and emotional freedom (09:15) How to handle toxic relationships—even with family—and protect your mental and emotional health.  Fulfillment versus burnout (12:30) Jim’s personal story of leaving a high-paying corporate job and discovering how alignment matters more than money.  Growth, alignment, and values (17:50) How to assess whether your current situation supports your evolution—or keeps you small.  Your emotional litmus test (34:30) The simple gut-check question that instantly tells you if it’s time to walk away.  Moving forward with courage (38:00) Jim explains how fear keeps people stuck and why courage is the bridge between endings and new beginnings.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Life constantly invites you to evolve—but evolution requires letting go. When you cling to what’s no longer aligned, you block what’s waiting to unfold. Ask yourself: If this situation were gone, how would I feel? If the answer is “relieved,” that’s your truth. Trust it. Change takes courage, but freedom always rewards those who listen to their inner knowing and act on it.   Mentioned Resources. jimfortin.com/insiders Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

⁠Start Your Transformation Now Q&A: Why do I keep struggling with commitment and quitting on myself? If you have a pulse, I’m sure at some point in your life you’ve asked yourself this very same question, right? “Why do I stop working out?” “How come I can never stick to my new diet? “Why do I start new things and quit?” Why am I always broke?” And, the list goes on. What commitments do you have a hard time keeping? Answer that now then listen to this week’s episode. And it will be obvious why you don’t keep your commitments. In this episode I discuss:Why you easily fall off track from doing somethingWorking on brain-based autopilotHabit Battle: Thinking Brain vs Reptilian BrainEasy way to make a changeHow to successfully go to a higher emotional state Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Everything in your life is a habit. Mentioned resources. https://www.jimfortin.com/braintraining Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim invites listeners to look beyond the noise of global division and fear to discover what it truly means to be the solution instead of adding to the chaos. He explores how humanity’s turmoil stems from low-frequency emotions like fear, control, and ego—and how conscious awareness and self-mastery can elevate both the individual and collective vibration.  Jim shares how old societal structures are collapsing, why that’s not a crisis but a sign of evolution, and how each of us has a role to play in guiding humanity into higher consciousness. Through stories from his mentors, like Don Javier and Akio Matsumura, he illustrates that self-awareness, empathy, and frequency management are not spiritual luxuries—they are responsibilities for those who came here to lead and heal.  If you’re ready to stop reacting to fear and start leading with awareness, this episode will show you how to become a stabilizing force in a chaotic world—and a light for others who have forgotten who they are.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Why chaos dominates our world (02:10) Jim explains how fear and division feed off each other and why humanity’s turmoil is an invitation to evolve, not a punishment.  Becoming the stabilizer (06:22) You are here to bring calm to confusion—Jim shares why leadership begins with mastering your own emotions and frequency.  Seeing through another’s eyes (12:45) The powerful lesson from diplomat Akio Matsumura that transformed how Jim views empathy, politics, and healing global divisions.  The physics of frequency (18:30) How thought creates emotion, emotion creates vibration, and vibration determines your frequency—and the free resource that helps you shift it.  Why you chose to be here now (24:11) Jim reveals why you incarnated in this turbulent time and how to fulfill your role as a light worker and healer on the planet.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  You came to this planet not to drown in chaos, but to calm it. Every moment you choose peace over fear, awareness over reaction, and love over division, you raise the collective frequency of humanity. Being the solution begins with self-awareness—knowing that your vibration shapes the world around you. When you master your inner world, you automatically become the lighthouse others seek in the storm.  Mentioned the resources. jimfortin.com/insiders jimfortin.com/MTF   Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now⁠  What is the story of your life? In this episode you learn that your stories control every single aspect of your life. Basically, your life is one big story. Everything in your life is a story and if you’re not getting what you want in life, what is your story about that? About money? Health? Relationships? If you want something in life and don’t yet have it, that means your current story doesn’t support the having of it. Listen to the full episode to learn how to create stories that support your dreams! In this episode I discuss:How I changed my story from hurting me to serving meHow life reflects your storiesWhat did your parents say to you when you were younger? Do you still carry this?Let’s examine your stories!Debilitating stories versus driving storiesMy brother-in-law the Shaman Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  What experience of life do I want? What story will create that for me? Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of the Transform Your Life From the Inside Out podcast, Jim Fortin explores what it really means to emotionally thrive in 2025 and beyond. With political, economic, and social chaos all around us, Jim reveals why fear dominates our lives—and how to rise above it through higher awareness and practical mental tools.  Instead of being swept up in global anxiety or stuck in polarities of denial and panic, Jim offers both spiritual wisdom and grounded, 3D strategies for managing your mind. From understanding the reptilian brain to practicing attention control, he shows how you can maintain peace of mind even when the world feels unstable.  If you’ve been feeling the weight of uncertainty, this episode will help you step into resilience, align with your higher self, and discover how to truly thrive no matter what happens externally.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Why fear drives today’s chaos (02:53) How the reptilian brain hijacks clear thinking and keeps us stuck in survival mode.  Thriving through emotional balance (05:47) Why managing your thoughts and emotions is the foundation of resilience in uncertain times.  Becoming immune to chaos (09:05) Don Javier’s wisdom on energetic immunity and why inner frequency matters more than physical location.  Attention as the new currency (12:02) How media manipulates fear for profit—and how to reclaim control over where you focus.  Shamanic drumming as a tool (14:51) The ancient practice that calms the mind, raises vibration, and creates inner peace.  The danger of attachment (21:05) Why clinging to religion, nationality, or ideology fuels division, and how letting go creates freedom.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  You are here, in this exact moment of humanity’s chaos, for a reason. You agreed to incarnate now not to shrink in fear, but to expand in light. Thriving in 2025 and beyond requires emotional mastery—choosing awareness over attachment, peace over panic, and higher consciousness over fear. When you transcend fear, you step into your true purpose as a light worker, ready to grow, evolve, and contribute to the whole.  Mentioned resources. jimfortin.com/insiders jimfortin.com/MTF Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now⁠  Most people think success in life is mental, and it’s not just that …it's biological or rather, neurological. Honestly, I’ve already created an episode on habits (neurological), however, I wanted to put a spin on it in this episode. Being 100% upfront, I’m passing through a nasty cold and hosting a house full of people for family vacation – 8 adults, 2 toddlers and 4 dogs, so my attention span is shot. However, I do talk a bit about habits in this episode and I make a recommendation about how to reprogram your habits. You don’t get what you want in life, you get your habits and it’s VITAL that you learn to reprogram your subconscious mind and your habits. I direct you in this episode on how you can do that. Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  True transformation isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about remembering who you already are. As Emma shares, Human Design gives you permission to step out of conditioning, stop running other people’s strategies, and embody your authentic energy. When you align with your design, you gain sovereignty, clarity, and the freedom to live your potential.  Mentioned Resources: Instant Self Hypnosis on Hypnosis Downloads The Power of your Subconscious Mind-Joseph Murphy Episode 5: Why Your Bad Habits Are So Hard To Break Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now  In this thought-provoking episode, Jim sits down with Emma Dunwoody, a world-renowned Human Design expert, behavioral coach, and author of Human Design Made Simple. Emma shares how Human Design goes beyond traditional personality tests like Myers-Briggs and Enneagram, offering an energetic blueprint that reveals your authenticity, purpose, and how you’re designed to thrive in relationships, business, and life.  Emma breaks down the origins of Human Design, why so many people struggle with strategies that don’t work for them, and how understanding your design helps you release conditioning, honor your energy, and step into sovereignty. Through personal stories and insights, she shows how Human Design can transform everything—from relationships to decision-making—by shifting from the head to the body and uncovering your unique strategy and authority.  If you’ve ever felt stuck trying to “fix yourself,” exhausted by running other people’s strategies, or searching for clarity in relationships and purpose, this episode will give you a roadmap to your authentic self.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  What Human Design Really Is (01:19) Emma explains how Human Design differs from traditional personality tests and why it’s the energetic roadmap to authenticity.  The Five Human Design Types (07:32) Discover the roles of Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Reflectors—and what they mean for your energy and life path.  How Conditioning Shapes (and Limits) Us (12:50) Why we take on other people’s energy and conditioning, and how Human Design helps you separate what’s truly yours from what isn’t.  Relationships and Human Design (16:27) How knowing your design—and your partner’s—can transform conflict, connection, and compatibility in relationships.  The Power of Undefined Centers (22:57) How “open spaces” in your chart reveal conditioning, trauma bonding, and why we repeat painful patterns until we decondition them.  Applying Human Design to Everyday Life (30:01) From relationships to decision-making, how Human Design provides sovereignty and clarity in navigating life.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  True transformation isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about remembering who you already are. As Emma shares, Human Design gives you permission to step out of conditioning, stop running other people’s strategies, and embody your authentic energy. When you align with your design, you gain sovereignty, clarity, and the freedom to live your potential.  Mentioned Resources: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_human_design_coach/ https://www.emmadunwoody.com/maggie Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now⁠  Have you ever been tired of being sick and tired of the circumstances in your life? If so, this episode is for you. Ever wondered why you’re not happier, more successful or impactful?Those questions get answered in this episode.In this episode I discuss:Unconscious IdentityBrain based habitsConfidence is an illusionRe wiring the brainThe “secondary benefit” of negative patterns Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  You have been programmed to be who you are. We all work from brain based habits. Our two biggest fears are abandonment and inadequacy and life is a choice. Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of the Transform Your Life from the Inside Out podcast, Jim Fortin challenges one of the most widely accepted self-help mantras: that belief is the foundation for manifestation. Drawing from ancient wisdom, his own personal breakthroughs, and universal energy principles, Jim explains why belief isn't the source of your power—it’s intention. He shares the key reasons why trying to "believe harder" can block your desires and how real manifestation begins with something deeper: clarity, surrender, and trust.  For anyone who’s exhausted by vision boards, affirmations, and the endless effort of “trying to believe,” this episode offers a radical and liberating truth: you are not the manifestor—the universe is. Jim breaks down how to stop interfering with your desires and start co-creating with universal energy by doing less and trusting more.  If you've been asking, “Why isn’t this working for me?”, this episode will flip your perspective and give you the clarity you need to finally allow your manifestations to unfold—without all the struggle.  What You’ll Discover in This Episode:  Why Belief Is Overrated in Manifestation (00:30) Jim dismantles the "you must believe" myth and explains why belief is a product—not a requirement—of manifestation.  The Simple 3-Step Manifestation Formula (09:45) Set the intention. Release it. Let the universe do its job. That’s it.  How Trying Too Hard Blocks You (13:30) Jim reveals how effort, force, and "working on it" create resistance—and how ease accelerates manifestation.  You're Not the Manifestor—You're the Medium (17:50) Learn how manifestation really works: you project, the universe manifests.  Why Attachment Destroys Creation (26:30) Jim shares how digging up the seed of intention every day keeps it from growing—and what to do instead.  The FedEx Analogy That Changes Everything (33:00) Trust that the universe will deliver, just like you trust a package will arrive after you send it.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  You are not here to manifest through effort—you’re here to manifest through clarity and trust. Your only job is to set a crystal-clear intention and know that it's already done. Let the universe take care of the rest. Just like you don't worry after dropping off a FedEx package, you must trust your desires are already on the way. The more you force, the more you delay. So stop trying, start trusting, and remember: manifestation is the universe’s job—not yours.  Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Start Your Transformation Now⁠  Nic was a recent student of mine and we visit about his transformational path and how much he has changed in the last six months and how you can too. This episode is near impossible to title as we talked about so much. The primary things we talked about are: subconscious values, self-talk, subconscious habits and choice. And, a whole lot more but this gives you an idea of the treasures in this episode. As you’ll hear, Nic thought he had life “dialed in” and thought he had it all together until we worked together and he quickly discovered that he was working at a small percentage of his ability. An amazing story he shared and this applies to many, many people is that even though he had his life “all together” he was struggling with why he could never get to the next level in life. He reveals his huge “ah-ha” moments with me and I’m certain this will apply to many people. As stated in the headline, we dive deep into his realization of how his subconscious values were driving him, and yet he did not know it. This will be a huge and eye-opening segment for you listening. Another key takeaway is the importance of “inner-outer alignment” and how he’s used this to better align his entire life. Candidly, there is a ton in this episode and there will be pretty much something for everyone so give it a listen and enjoy! Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Let’s Connect:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim