000 Welcome to Beginning Within
Welcome to our premier podcast where I’d like to introduce both the podcast and myself.
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.
001 Our Most Fundamental Need
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What is the one thing that we are most constantly reliant on to survive?
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.
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?
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?”
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.
007 Glass Doors
No one should be beyond accountability and everyone should have to explain their actions.
008 Forgiveness
When you learn to forgive you become a much more powerful person than you were before.
009 Getting Offended
Just because someone decides to act offensively does not mean that I need to be offended.
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.
011 Out-of-Body Living
It’s possible to do things for ourselves without it being about ourselves.
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.
013 Abundance Mentality
How do you lead your life, with a scarcity mentality or with an abundance mentality?
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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!
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
031 Addicted to Drama
Drama is actually a distraction from reality. It’s one of the worst ways to deal with anything.
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.
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?”
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?
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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.”
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.
038 AYQ – Is Worrying Always Bad?
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?
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?
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.
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.