BEGINNING WITHIN PODCAST

The Beginning Within Podcast is all about repeatedly asking ourselves the one question that always matters, “What can I do about this situation?” Beginning within is about changing the one person we can change. Beginning within is about learning that by transforming ourselves we transform the world.

000 Welcome to Beginning Within

Welcome to our premier podcast where I’d like to introduce both the podcast and myself. Read More

001 Our Most Fundamental Need

] What is the one thing that we are most constantly reliant on to survive? Read More

002 One Transforming Question

What is one thing I can do to make your day better? This is one question that I believe, if we asked far more, can save many relationships. Read More

003 Circle of Influence

The saying is, “You can’t be everything to everyone.” We all know that this is true. Read More

004 My Machine

Is the real me my body or is the real me my spirit? Read More

005 One Question to Clarity

There is a very simple question that we should ask ourselves whenever we have a dilemma. That question is “What is it that I would like to see happen?” Read More

006 The Lie

Take on the challenge of becoming an individual who is committed to speaking truthfully and to realizing that the one who gains most from this is none other than yourself. Read More

007 Glass Doors

No one should be beyond accountability and everyone should have to explain their actions. Read More

008 Forgiveness

When you learn to forgive you become a much more powerful person than you were before. Read More

009 Getting Offended

Just because someone decides to act offensively does not mean that I need to be offended. Read More

010 Happy Children

If we can accept five basic life principles we can be way ahead of the curve when it comes to bringing happiness to our kids. Read More

011 Out-of-Body Living

It’s possible to do things for ourselves without it being about ourselves. Read More

012 Give Me Liberty!

When Patrick Henry said, “Give me liberty, or give me death,” he understood that when we take away one’s liberty we have given them a sort of death. Read More

013 Abundance Mentality

How do you lead your life, with a scarcity mentality or with an abundance mentality? Read More

014 Respond To the Person, Not the Problem

The key to remember is two things: Respond to the person, not the problem. Labeling positives reinforce them, labeling negatives diminish them. Read More

015 Herd Mentality

The primary reason we don’t stand out from the herd is because of a fear. A fear that we might fail, a fear that we might not be accepted, a fear that we will be criticized. It is true that it’s always much safer not to stand out than it is standing apart. The number one regret that people have on their death bed is, “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

016 Behind Every Challenge

Even if there was a way to protect ourselves or our children from challenges, it wouldn't serve us or them well. Why? For the very reason, we all know intuitively. Without challenges, we don't develop and grow. Read More

017 Respect Please!

We live in a polarized universe. This is why everything needs balance. Our psyche is the exact same way. Our psyche is polarized. A proper balance between love and respect keeps us and our relationship well-balanced and stable. Read More

018 The Longer Shorter Way

We must develop a long sighted vision for our lives and realize that the price we pay when we choose the shorter longer way is enormous. I would say that the price is crushing. Read More

019 Let It Shine!

What we must learn to develop more than anything else is the truest expression of who we are, our SQ, our soul quotient. Yes, we need to let it shine! Read More

020 Guilt Is Destructive

I’m here to tell you in no uncertain terms that guilt is destructive. Period. You should do everything possible not to feel guilt and you should not be using it to motivate people to do what you feel they should do. Read More

021 I Just Can’t Understand You

When we don’t understand another person’s perspective, we can either see it as their issue or as our issue. Remember the saying, “Judging another person doesn’t define who they are, it defines who you are.” Read More

022 Discriminate Effectively

When I accept and celebrate my uniqueness, I celebrate the uniqueness I see in others. When I don’t accept and celebrate my uniqueness, this leads to me discriminating against others. Read More

023 So You’re Not In the Mood

That’s what we should say it. You’re not in the mood to make your bed? So what? You’re not in the mood to smile, come out of your room when you’re prepared to smile. Read More

024 Real Love

If you truly loved the fish, you wouldn’t be eating it. You’d let it swim in the river. You probably mean that you love yourself. Read More

025 Unconditional Love

What we need to remember is that in the accident and mistake our loved one makes lies our greatest opportunity to strengthen our relationship. It is there that we show our true colors. If we can embrace then, they feel a love they’ve most likely been looking for all their life. Read More

026 Quality of Life Is Valuable

The main reason most people go to work is to make money. The main reason we make money is to provide our family with a quality life where they can thrive and be productive. If we’re too busy living with a scarcity mentality of saving, saving, saving, is it really worth all the work? Read More

027 Don’t Numb Your Sensitivity

Sensitivity is a great virtue. Being sensitive to others is most important for our relationships. As social beings, we cannot afford to compromise on our sensitivity without compromising our relationships. Read More

028 Please Trust Me!

The way to build trust lies in the hands and is the responsibility of the one trusting. I must trust even before someone has proven to be trustworthy. By doing so, we are assisting them in rising up to the level of trustworthiness. Read More

029 Worry Less, Do More

We must never assess ourselves by the results, we must always assess ourselves by our efforts. There are no guarantees in life when it comes to results. Read More

030 Your Upside Down World

If you want to live a meaningful life that is more in touch with reality, begin developing your spiritual self. There is far more reality in our spiritual space than we may realize.

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031 Addicted to Drama

Drama is actually a distraction from reality. It’s one of the worst ways to deal with anything. Read More

032 Free To Be Me

Freedom is most pronounced when we can impose our own limitations on our own selves not due to inhibitions but due to our own choosing. Read More

033 Make It Relevant

Many people complain. What’s wrong with them? Don’t they realize? Why can’t they relate and on and on? Some actually take responsibility. They ask, “How can I make this relevant to them?” Read More

034 A Flat Out Powerful Person

How do you think people feel after encountering you? Do you think they leave feeling uplifted and encouraged or dejected and discouraged? Read More

035 It’s Time to Sing Your Song

Redemption means they were free from constraints. When all of our fears and concerns are go, our song flows freely from within.

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036 You Can’t Afford to Miss This One Moment

There is only one moment you need to transform. By transforming this moment your entire life improves dramatically. It is this moment that Dr. Viktor Frankl refers to when he says, “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

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037 AYQ – Caring For My Family

I have tried to live by example and inspire others, inclusive of immediate family members. They might have gotten somewhat inspired, at times, but the flip side is that they absolutely drain me. I am running on a very low fuel. I can no longer continue to worry about them. I need to save myself from falling. Yet, if I stop "worrying" about them, they will most like stop with religious observance and that will bring me down, for I am outnumbered with absolutely no support. so I am in a lose-lose situation.

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My nature is to worry about things. My husband is the opposite: He always says, "Everything is going to be fine. It's all going to work out in the end. God's in control." While I appreciate that outlook on life, and perhaps even envy it, I feel it can breed complacency and lead someone to be less proactive in changing a negative situation. He tells me "worrying won't solve the problem," but I feel that in many cases it can be a powerful motivator toward action. Is worrying always bad? Is there a way to reach a feeling of calm about the future without falling complacent?

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039 Right Thing Wrong Motivation

While worry may not be healthy, what’s wrong with using it to get you to do the right thing? Very often we use anger to motivate us to do things we otherwise might not do? Is there an issue with using the wrong motivation to do the right thing?

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040 It’s Deeper Than Communication

Asking in place of accusing is always the better approach. Instead of defensiveness, you get facts. It also can be the gateway to deep trust in a relationship.

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041 Why We Struggle To Give

What makes giving difficult is that it’s giving of myself. Giving of myself to another is always difficult. This is why justifications abound around giving.

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042 How Thirsty Are You?

Only if we're thirsty for a resolution or an answer will we find one. This is why, before going into meetings I ask myself, "What is my objective? What outcome am I seeing?"

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043 Do You Even Care?

There are a few basics steps we can follow that will help us truly care for other people. It’s a very powerful thing to do for another.

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044 They Never Listen

The reason why we only listen to certain people is largely because of the way they speak to us. This explains why people don’t listen to us. It’s not only because they don’t listen, it’s because of the way we speak.

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045 Rules of Engagement

True mastery is being insulted by someone in front of a group of friends while maintaining the clarity of mind that what he’s saying is all a reflection of him and not a reflection of you.

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046 Success Requires Boundaries

The greatest act of love can be creating boundaries and definition. The most loving relationships can fall apart without exercising boundaries and definition. We cannot succeed at anything in life without exercising self-control, boundaries, limitations, and definition.

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047 Dabbling With Spirituality

Spirituality is very important because it enriches and deepens our experiences in life. When you get to the soul of the matter you begin experiencing the very essence of the person or the thing.

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048 Lead Your Life

Our life is entirely different when we are leading it. It demonstrates that we are taking our life seriously by doing our best to live up to who G-d made us to be.

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049 Feeling Self Isn’t a Good Feeling

When you wake up with an ache you know somethings wrong. We don't embrace pain and are thankful for it indicating there's a problem. Feeling self is much the same. Feeling self is an indicator that their's a problem. We're too self-oriented. We are much happier when we don't feel our self.

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