In this podcast episode I share, for the first time ever, the entire overview of my daily habit system - The Truly Amazing Life Habits™. I’ve taught many of the principles and habits in depth, but never have I taught the entire system in one sitting. As a heads up, this is longer than my normal podcasts, nearly 2 hours long. Feel free to break up your listening into multiple sittings. But I decided to leave this recording in tact in one place as a reference for you going forward. Before you listen to this Podcast I highly encourage you to download and print these free tools and resources (no opt-in needed): 1 - The Truly Amazing Life Habits checklist 2 - The Truly Amazing Life Daily Priorities Worksheet 3 - The 12 Pillars of a Truly Amazing Life Poster 4 - The Make Today Amazing Poster - the 12 Habits More helpful links: The TAL Family Facebook Group online Subscribe on iTunes I will be referencing these tools throughout the episode, and these are the essential resources for establishing this powerful set of habits in your own life. With the daily habit system I teach in this episode you have the power to radically improve your experience in life. This is the system I personally rely on every single day to keep me connected to my higher self and my inner source of joy. This is literally the crash course in “How to Live a Truly Amazing Life.” I hope it serves you! Please forgive the live broadcast aspects of this recording. It’s not the most polished or refined speaking I’ve ever done by any means…lots of ‘Ums’ and ‘You know’s’. But as you look past that and just focus on the message, and implement the system I share with you, it will transform your life in positive ways. To get on the notification list for all my live broadcasts and podcasts going forward, just enter your email in the form go to http://Trulyamazinglife.com and click the ‘join’ button at the top. What to expect for the future of Truly Amazing Life show and podcast Going forward, I will be podcasting a lot more, but the format will be different than before. Instead of only interviewing others, it will probably look like a mixture of this. I will: - Personally teach about each of the 12 pillars of a Truly Amazing Life regularly. - Answer any of your questions that come up. - Hold regular live “office hours” where you can call in (first-come-first-served) and ask me your questions in person. I will do my best to support you and answer them…and then everyone will be able to benefit from those conversations. - Periodically interview other inspiring people to get fresh perspectives and examples of people living the 12 pillars of a Truly Amazing Life. - Broadcast more frequent, shorter messages to you as opposed to only longer-format interviews. Looking forward to serving you and interacting with you a lot more going forward.
Here's a powerful discussion on habits with one of the best selling authors in all of Amazon on the topic. I was really interested to hear what made him tick, why he was so interested in writing about habits, and specifically what habits he most attributes to propelling his success and happiness in life. What followed was a conversation that one early listener said this about: "I awoke this morning listening to this with a happy feeling accompanied with hope. Good way to wake up. Thanks! - Nathan" I like how Steve is so simple and real with his example. He demonstrates how taking control of the small things in life and just getting into the habit of showing up each day consistently produces huge results in life. Hope you enjoy the conversation...I'm sure there's something helpful here for you. Connect with Steve Here Steve writes a blog here on developing good habits. He also has an amazing free daily podcast where he answers questions on self publishing books...extremely helpful and valuable resource if you want to be a writer: Self Publishing Questions Podcast
One line pretty well sums up the truth that transformed Jay Forte from someone depressed, trudging along, and at the brink of death... ...To a person thriving, thrilled with life, and serving others in a major way. He came across this thought after years and years of trying unsuccessfully to be the person he thought everyone else wanted him to be: "Someone greater than you thought you should be you, so you should be you." It opened him to peace, happiness, direction and fulfillment. It opened him up to a Truly Amazing Life. All because of what?? He remembered who he was. He stopped trying to be who he was not. We're now in the midst of a month of focus on this topic for all TAL Members, sorry if you missed the opportunity this month... ...This call with Jay will really help if you missed out on joining. "I used to think... Life is a chore, I can't wait for it to be over. I came close to dying. Then I realized. Hey wait a minute...it is a gift, but you just didn't see it because you were so focused on what was missing instead of all that you had." He goes on to discuss an extremely close brush with death from an attempted suicide - he was in the depths of depression because he had tried so long to be someone he was not... ...And that attempt will only lead anyone to a depressed state. But his life was spared, and he had this realization: "By tuning into what was right with me instead of what's wrong with me, a world that had been obscured before showed up!" For those of us who have experienced the intense pain of depression - you know well how hard it is to see anything good through the obscuring darkness of depression. But the good is always there. Just because the blinds are pulled tight and it's pitch black inside, doesn't mean the sun has stopped shining outside. And when we discover how to open the blinds and let the light back in, everything changes. ...It's well worth your time to listen.
Does financial stress make it difficult for you to stay peaceful, optimistic, or joyful in life? Money can be one of the biggest hurdles to living a truly amazing life. It's essential for living, yet our thoughts and beliefs about it can either be empowering or disempowering. It's easy to think "if I just had more money, that would solve everything." And while that's definitely not true - having sufficient money does solve a LOT of issues and contribute to peace of mind. The important thing to remember is 'sufficient money' is not as hard to come by as it may seem in those times when we are consumed with the weight of crushing debt, a steady stream of bills, and what feels like limited funds and time to handle them. Bob Lotich was broke and discouraged, and discovered that just taking simple actions to get his financial life in order led to massive peace. And now he helps others find peace through simple improvements in their financial life also. Bob's goal is to help people live debt free and be able to give more and live more generously... ...And he's doing a lot of amazing things to help people for free on that regard. Listen to the discussion and get to know Bob... ...I think you'll be really glad you did. Then check out the free email courses he gives away to help you take control of your financial life and find peace and fulfillment in giving. Connect with Bob Go to Bob's website and check out his free email courses
I’m really pumped to be able to share with you an interview I just did with my friend and mentor Preston Ely. He doesn’t do a lot of interviews - so this is a rare privilege to hear from someone with an awesome perspective on life. For anyone getting knocked down, beat up, or feeling abused by life - this is a must listen to call. Preston and I had a candid discussion about how to live a truly amazing life despite pain and setbacks - which Preston is definitely no stranger to at all… …He happens to be going through one of the most challenging 5 year periods of his life with some physical pain and challenges. It has been relentless. From the outside nobody would really be able to tell how much pain he’s going through. I think hearing directly from someone so successful (multi-millionaire self-made entrepreneur) who is in the thick of so much challenge will GREATLY help every single person who listens. The fact is - life is painful! Everyone faces pain. But that doesn’t mean that life is not amazing. Listen in on this our candid discussion of how to live a Truly Amazing Life despite whatever cards you have been dealt. Connect With Preston See What Preston’s Up To At His Website Here Get Preston’s amazing life development training called Wake Up Wealthy Here
In his 89th year, Sal Valdovinos is still ambitiously working to do good with the time he is given. Currently he hopes yet that he is able to publish a book he calls ‘Life Solutions’, strategies he has learned through his lifetime of work and service to others He is passionate about contributing to the world in big ways every single day… …And it’s very clear that his approach to life - making his life purpose to serve others - has had a profoundly positive effect on his health and happiness. From the outside perspective, considering his accomplishments one might easily look at this amazing man and say he has never NOT worked a day in his life. It’s a matter of perspective. Sal discovered very early the secret to living a life of joy instead of drudgery and ‘just getting through’. Anyone who spends time listening to Sal will walk away inspired to take life by the reigns and love it. This glimpse into Sal’s life will show you what it means to live the Truly Amazing Life principles throughout life. “It’s amazing what you can do when you accept responsibility for your life,” Sal says. I couldn’t agree more. Listen to this interview with the inspiring Sal Valdovinos now - you will be glad you spent the time.
Luminita is the author of the blog purposefairy.com and she wrote one of the most viral personal growth blog post in history. 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy - Over 1.2 MILLION people shared it on Facebook. I met Luminita last year and first heard her touching story. Rough is a total understatement of what here childhood was like, and she has just about every reason to be bitter and unhappy about the cards she was dealt…yet she is deeply in love with life and now inspires millions of others with her words and attitude. Sample of some of wisdom taken from her wounds "Life will give you whatever experience is most beneficial to the evolution of your consciousness." "We need to experience darkness to appreciate light." "Instead of judging your experiences, think "what if my soul chose this to help me?"" "When you’re having a hard time, day or month, surrender, and keep in mind where you want to go." "Picture yourself on an airplane flying through the clouds, as the plane continues to go up, you realize the sun is up there and it is more beautiful than ever." "Im actually grateful I had those experiences. " "Trust, that everything is happening for a reason " Listen to Luminita's touching story here, and be inspired with the words of wisdom she shares about how to live a truly amazing life.
This episode is a discussion with Brandon Epstein from EntrepreneurFitness.com on his view of what it means to live a truly amazing life. We get into Flow, Growth, Comfort Zones, and Contribution. He's a fitness and health expert, but that's just the foundation for living a truly amazing life according to Brandon. Listen in now for a great discussion.
You are in for a treat today! My good friend Yuri has knocked it out of the park with his new book that is just released officialy TODAY (the day of this posting)... Yuri is a man on a mission to help millions of people live healthier, more energized lives...and he is doing an amazing job. I've been through a ton of personal pain and spent thousands of dollars on my personal journey in health and wellness, and Yuri's new book condenses the most important points of everything I have learned on this topic into one simple, easy to read, and MORE IMPORTANTLY, easy to implement book on the topic! The ideas and concepts he presents are accessible for everyone, whether you are carnivore, omnivore, vegetarian, vegan, paleo...heck...even if you're just a REGULAR HUMAN BEING! :) His concepts are approachable for everyone, and very valuable. They match better than any one book I have read with the things that have helped me most. I think you're going to enjoy this opportunity to hear directly from the author Yuri, because I asked him a bunch of specifics about what is in his book and why. For many of us it's even faster to learn with just a quick explanation, and he does a great job of laying out many of the books principles in our phone conversation. Enjoy! Then when you're done listening, I HIGHLY recommend buying Yuri's book. I have read the entire thing and it is awesome...EXTREMELY VALUABLE information. Because quite frankly, I see many people struggling to live the truly amazing life they deserve because they are unaware of the principles of health in this book. Without health, vibrance, and energy, it becomes a LOT more challenging to live the 12 pillars of a truly amazing life. Not that it can't be done...but why give ourselves the challenge? Your health is so important...don't neglect it. I encourage you to listen to Yuri and follow his advice because it will absolutely increase your ability to experience joy on a daily basis in your life. Order The Book Here To get Hundreds of dollars worth of bonuses! In conjunction with his book release, he's giving some really cool bonuses if you buy the book through that special link, rather than just buying it from a book store only.
A little while back I had a good friend of mine Brent Clayton over at my house and we recorded a conversation where he shared miracle after miracle that he has witnessed in his life as a direct result of the shift that my 5 Minute mental mastery program made in his life. I've lost count of how many times he has thanked me, and what probably know by now is that means the world to me. That is why I live. I feel deeply called to help you live a truly amazing life, and when I hear of your stories and your successes, and how Brent and many others are feeling so joyful and on fire with life all the time, it fills me with joy. So I'm excited to share this conversation with you today from Brent...he shares openly about his experience and his transformation as he went through the process of re-programming his mind to believe at a subconscious level these key transformative beliefs: 'This is a truly amazing life' and 'Everything is conspiring for your benefit' See...it's one thing to hear those things, agree, and know them intellectually. It's quite another DRAMATICALLY different thing to have those beliefs embedded in your subconscious at an experiential level.... ...that is when miracles happen and life takes on a whole new dimension of beauty. Hard to explain, but it's my goal to help everyone I can experience the joy of living a truly amazing life. Here's a brief quote from Brent on his transformative experience....the conversation we had goes into much greater detail on his specific story and experience... === I honestly can’t thank you enough for so many, many reasons. You have blessed my life considerably and my heart is very full. This dramatically changed the way I feel, made me feel like a success – I absolutely know I am doing the right things. The peace of mind in knowing I am becoming my ideal self. This has had a HUGE impact on my life. I deeply appreciate your incredible work. I’m near the end of my second round of 5 Minute Mental Mastery. I recommend it to those who might benefit – it’s been a complete game changer for me. I was going through a particularly hard break up and boy oh boy, the joy really began to flow and I "breezed" past it and have had numerous blessings abound in my life. -Brent Clayton === listen in to the call with Brent now! His experience will inspire you to take action and Make Today Amazing! -Aaron categories: self-help, transformation, personal development, positive thinking, affirmations.
I'm excited to share with you this inspiring call I had with Patrina Wisdom. I was intrigued in this truly inspiring conversation Patrina, as she described how she took her name and created a framework for living that she now teaches to others with great success. It's very much in line with the TAL framework and principles: W - Who am I? I - Identify your why S - Sacred self-care D - Declare O - Organize M - MOVE! Go do it! She goes into detail on each of these in our call, and there were some amazing takeaways and inspiration to be had. Listen in now and leave a comment below with your #1 takeaway, insight, or "A-HA" from listening to the wise words of Patrina Wisdom. Also, you can subscribe on iTunes right here Then if you want to learn more about Patrina and how she can help you her contact info is right here.
Daphne’s life is about empowering other people to greatness. Her attitude, her words, her experiences, and her presence all do that. She tells her story and lessons learned growing up in rural Jamaica. And then she fills the airwaves with dozens of nuggets of wisdom. Here’s just a taste of what we discuss on the call today: Why it will transform your life to learn to "walk in your purpose”. Discovering the problem ONLY YOU were created to solve. What is your ONE and ONLY true competition? What happens to your competition when you live in your own authenticity? Why your ‘personal development’ budget should SURPASS all your other budgets The importance of surrounding yourself with people who IGNITE YOUR PASSION, and how this will change everything in your life. Listen to the end for Daphne’s greatest piece of advice…what is the ONE source of information that is 100% reliable and will never lead you astray. Enjoy this interview with the empowering Daphne Clarke-Hudson Leave a comment below with your number one takeaway - what ONE change will you make in your life today as a result of being empowered by Daphne? Share the love, we all benefit to hear each others experiences.
I can't wait for you to hear this conversation! Or read the transcript below. Either way I think it is VERY worth your time on your commute, or on your morning walk or run, or whenever you have 30 minutes to tune into this podcast interview. Whatever you do, hearing from Jon is worth your time, I assure you. JON MORROW IS AN ABSOLUTE INSPIRATION. He can’t move his hands, yet he started a highly profitable multi-million dollar business from scratch just a few years ago! He uses a mouse that he controls with his lips! Wow! Do you think you’ve got challenges in your life? Well, I’m sure you do. We all do. But if you’ve been giving yourself any excuses in life up to this point, you won’t be after listening to this interview. This will empower you to take a stand for yourself and let go of any remaining feelings of ‘victimhood’ that may be lingering. It is a privilege and honor just to be in Jon’s presence for 30 minutes - I was so inspired and moved to make live more fully and make more out of each moment I'm blessed with. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS THAT I LOVED: "I’ve put my life on the line, quite a few times. And I’ll continue to put my life on the line.I’m willing to go further, because to me, I would rather die doing something I love and trying to build a great life than live out a miserable existence in front of the TV." "Being aware of your mortality is maybe the most scary thing there is. For me, one of the reasons why I’ve always moved so fast in my life, is because in the back of my mind, just knowing that I have a disease that’s so dangerous, I do everything I can to protect myself, but there’s still a clock ticking in the back of my mind, and it drives me to do everything I can. There’s a clock ticking for you too. And you don’t know when it’s going to stop. How do you want to use your time?”
I can relate with the statement: "I've always valued my life, however I have never really known how to be truly happy within myself." After reading Kamal Ravikant's book: 'love yourself like your life depends on it' I started a journey of learning to be happy within myself But combining that with 'The positive thinking secret' I'm constantly glowing not only physically but also emotionally.... This is indeed an amazing life.....I only witness bad days from other people. I'm in control ..he he he !!! The first week I started saying ; there is no bad day...I ended up with a lot of questions in my mind but now I do not have to say it.....I live it ...and all these are reflecting on my 2 kids. This is truly an amazing life!!!" I loved hearing how Kamal's book and my book had 'randomly' worked together for such positive change in Carolyne's life without our awareness or intention, because Kamal is a friend of mine. And so I'm stoked today to share a conversation Kamal and I recorded recently on this topic. On the call Kamal share's the details of his transformative experience with learning to love himself. It's perfectly for this week as we're getting ready to start the 'Remember' module in 5 Minute Mental Mastery next week - because when you truly remember who you are - you gain a deep forgiveness and love for yourself that fills your heart with a deep sense of peace and joy. We didn't intend our books to combine forces, but now its clear how powerful the two messages work together - so I'm intentionally sharing Kamal's work with you today.
Today’s guest is a TAL Family member who experienced a radical transformation in life and happiness through involvement in the Truly Amazing Life Family. Her experience is extremely moving and very open as she describes in great detail how her thoughts shifted from total self-loathing and inner critiques, to daily basking in love and light and feeling the warmth of joy surround her life. Here are some quotes from Mea as a snapshot of the impact the TAL principles have had on her: "I discovered I needed to take control of my thinking. But I encountered a lot of inner resistance to positive affirmations. My inner truth was: You’re not worthy of success, you will never succeed. You’re not good enough. I carried these limiting beliefs for over 30 years. Now I spend time every day in self-love. Part of that is me spending time by myself before everyone else is up, and I spend time receiving love. Before I didn’t feel worthy. And now I spend time allowing love and light to come inside my body. And also looking at the skills and abilities I have and allowing myself to reach into the larger opportunities out there. I used to be working so hard to actually prove it, to cover up how unworthy I feel. Now I just feel worthy. My intention of being on this call is to let people know there is hope. The absolute worst things that happened in my life have been the biggest blessings. I am truly grateful for those darkest moments."
Katie is a coach and helps people get connected to their unique purpose and design a life that fulfills that. She also hosts a podcast where she interviews entrepreneurs and focusing the conversation the human aspect of entrepreneurship This call with Katie was such a gift of honesty and vulnerability to the world. Katie is an inspiration and example of the value of being vulnerable and willing to express the truth that is inside of us instead of hiding from it. She went through some business challenges, and the open way she shares about it gives us all so many insights into one key pillar of living a truly amazing life: Remembering Who You Are Here are some quotes from Katie toward the end of the call that are simply powerful testaments to how important it is for us to constantly remember who we are: "It took a lot for me to trust that I was the kind of person that could just make things happen. The message that I want to get out to the world is: We are not our circumstances. There aren’t 2 different kinds of people, people who are born to succeed and those who are not. Some people just put their limiting beliefs to the side long enough to take action inside of a bigger possibility. And those people do extraordinary things. That’s what it takes.” "When I was able to reconnect to who I am and the divinity of who we all are, I became aware of all these amazing things and people around me. And all of a sudden everything in my life was reframed in a positive way. Everything instantly went from bleak and I’m not good enough, to my LIFE IS AMAZING! Now I don’t ever want to go to sleep anymore. I’ve always been the kind of person who seeks to learn a lot of things but the place I always resisted looking to learn was inside. Now I’ve started to ask my body what it wants. I'm asking myself questions, instead of asking other people for their opinion and guidance. And you know what? I’ve been answering. And that has been so profound. To know that the love that I was seeking outside of me, I have an infinite well spring of that inside, and all I needed to do was look in the right direction."
Leslie Stein is a wonderful story teller, a leader, and a coach. She’s also an author, speaker, and her website says she’s a 'Life Enthusiast’ I can totally vouch for that…Leslie is a person that is bursting at the seams with positive energy and enthusiasm for life. It’s infectious to be around her, so I felt privileged to be able to spend some time on the phone with her. On this call Leslie shares a moving experience about her time in the Army when she was told some pretty harsh things by her commanding officer which sent her life into multi-year roller coaster that brings out many lessons we can all now learn from. She has learned since that "Happiness is a choice that I make every single day." She also told a cool analogy from her life about baggage. "Sometimes you have to be willing to put down the baggage you’re carrying to get the things you really want.” Listen to the call and be inspired by the enthusiastic storyteller Leslie Stein.
This is a conversation with Jake Nawrocki from Operation Self Reset. Jake is committed to motivating and inspire others to live a full life...we we get along pretty great, and had a fun conversation where he tells some inspirational personal stories. At one point in the call he shares how his choice to follow his heart led to the end of some life-long relationships with friends. It wasn’t easy, and it is a powerful example to us. Listen in now for some great inspiration and example on taking control of your life.
Matt is a lifestyle design coach and event producer. He loves life deeply and helps people see new and different perspectives, and eliminate fear and doubt. On the call Matt describes a profound life changing experience he had visiting a country where the people had almost nothing, and yet were way happier than he was. He had the personal discovery then that happiness is created within. Here's what he said: "I felt like my whole life was false up to that time. I finally saw the connection that I didn’t things to be happy. Before that I felt that if I didn’t achieve certain things that I wouldn’t be happy. That’s not how happiness has to work. Once I switched it, the most profound happiness came from when I helped other people. That made me more happy than anything else that I had done previously. When I realized that it was like a drug for me. 2 main habits that led me to this breakthrough, prior to the epiphany experience with seeing those happy people. 1 - Meditation practice 2 - Daily gratitude practice. I can attest that those things definitely rewire your brain. Those are the two things I attribute most to my being happy." Listen to the call as we discuss in great detail Matt's morning process of Meditation, gratitude, and visualization.
Michael Mataluni is on passion driven mission to help parents improve themselves so they can lead happier more fulfilled lives. He believes deeply in having a big Why to live by. The big why of his business is to create community "One of the things I used to feel was if I could ‘just stop drinking or smoking’ THEN i could be happy. Now, one of my affirmations is: ‘I am happy, healthy, wealthy and wise’ When I think that, I focus on that, and the other things I don’t want fall by the way side.’ He discusses the importance of choosing to focus your mind on what you want, rather than what you don’t want. And doing that, you become what you want, and those less desirable things just fall away over time, rather than having to fight against them and lose and get discouraged. Michael also gets int a LOT of detail, raw, frank details of a highly mentally traumatic youth filled with drugs and alcohol. And one of the most important things I think he shares is his gratitude for his upbringing and all of his experiences. He shows us such a powerful example of how simply choosing to be grateful for your past, can unlock it, free you from it, and open boundless opportunities and freedom in your life. Too many are stuck hating their past, and feeling like victims today because of things that happened before. Switching that victim mindset to one of gratitude changes your whole life, just by changing your perspective. Listen to the call to hear all the details and many impactful statements that Michael made in the course of the conversation.