The Jim Fortin Podcast

Start Your Transformation NowYour assumptions control every aspect of your life. Assumptions are powerful because you live from them to build your life or destroy your life. Your life is a series of assumptions and in this episode, we take a look at your biggest assumptions and then talk about how to eliminate the most negative ones. An assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. How many negative assumptions do you make about yourself and you learned them from others or single experiences? As this question runs through your mind the truth is that pretty much the only thing that holds you back in life is your false assumptions about yourself….both your learned ones and your self-created ones. Look at your life circumstances right now. Wake-up call. The circumstances of your life are pretty much made from your self-limiting assumptions. In this episode, we explore five questions that will help you start thinking about the lifetime cost of your negative assumptions. Your assumptions both build your life and destroy your life. It’s vital that you make assumptions that create the quality of life you desire. If there are things you want in life and do not have that is because of your assumptions about yourself, your abilities, the world, and what’s possible for you.Transformational Takeaway: The quality of your life will be determined by the assumptions you make and chose to hold for yourself.Mentioned Resources:EPISODE 200: Up Close And Personal With JimEPISODE 243: Understanding One Of Your Super PowersLet'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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowPeople often ask me, “Hey Jim, what are your favorite quotes?” Like a lot of people. I have tons of quotes that inspire me in some way but I have a handful that I live my life by and ones that have helped transform the way I show up in life. In particular, they have brought so much, joy, peace of mind and solitude into my life, and I wanted to share these with you. Candidly, you have probably heard me speak of these at some time in a prior episode, but I put them together for you here. I’m not exaggerating when I say that there is a good probability that these four quotes, or we’ll call them principles, have saved my life. Here they are.  You are where your attention is.  Everything always has been, is now and will always been fine.  Fear is the illness of will.  Every single thing that happens to me in life is a blessing.  You may have heard me say one or all of these before and you may understand them but when you come to know them, you then live them, and when you live them your life becomes a great deal easier and happier. It’s obvious, they are quite simple yet I caution you not to trivialize them. There is great power in these life phrases. Well, there is great power when you integrate them and live your life from them. Mentioned Resources:EPISODE 159: Fear Is The Idleness Of WillLet'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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowLots of people have been asking for this episode. This episode is about one of the most powerful things you can do in your life and that is to understand, manage and use your subconscious mind. I can’t tackle all of this in this single episode, but I can help you to better understand the power of your subconscious mind. I briefly cover the definitions of hypnosis, and then I talk in great depth about the applications of hypnosis and how you can use it to transform your life. For many years people have thought that self-hypnosis and hypnosis, which are the same thing, are nothing more than wishful thinking, a parlor trick of a bunch of nonsense. And that’s just not true. Self-hypnosis can be used for just about any application where a person wants to experience more “power of the mind.” What can it be used for? The list is endless. Addiction management, fears, phobias, smoking, weight loss, confidence, public speaking, sports performance, habit management, pain management or elimination and healing – mentally, physically, and emotionally and a lot more. Think it’s too good to be true? Decades of research and validation have come from the AMA, The American Psychological Association, The American Psychiatric Association, The American Dental Association, The British Medical Association, The NIH, The Mayo Clinic, Research at Harvard, Stanford, Columbia universities, and many other credible organizations from around the world. It’s real. It’s powerful. It can change your life, and it’s one of your superpowers! Transformational Takeaway: Your subconscious mind determines 95% of your life circumstances. Want a better life? Change your subconscious programming.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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowHave you ever noticed that when you cut your finger, you probably put a band-aid on it, and then you don’t think twice about it? Have you noticed that you don’t focus on healing your finger? You’re not doing self hypnosis healing, acupuncture, yoga, etc. to heal your finger. Even if it’s a bad cut that does not require stitches, you simply wrap it up, go about your tasks and forget about it. The whole point of this episode is shockingly simple and powerful, and honestly, it’s the key to all manifestation. Yes, health, a cut finger, overall wellness, money, relationships…everything. The reason you don’t focus or worry about your finger healing is because, are you ready? It’s because you already know it’s going to heal. And that is the key…the concept of ALREADY. I stumbled onto this realization by accidental observation in 2020. I had a stroke and heart failure in 2020 and today I am completely healthy and well. In this episode I talk about how a few things. I talk about where we keep our attention, what we create when we work from “need” and the power of already knowing that we can create whatever we want in life. That is a tremendous power we all have, no matter what the circumstances of your life are at the moment. When we work from needing and creating and in particular, when we place high value on what we want, even great health, we often create resistance to getting it. Why do we create resistance? Because the bigger it is the harder it seems and that is challenging for a lot of people. In this episode I take this apart and talk about ways to manifest and create whatever you want using the power of the concept of working from “it’s already done.” Transformational Takeaway: How would you think, how would you feel, what would you do if you ALREADY had _____?Mentioned Resources:Episode 9: How The Law Of Attraction Repels The Money And Abundance You WantDying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing by Anita MoorjaniEPISODE 104: Using Your Intention And Will To Create And ManifestDisclosure: 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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowWhen 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: Awareness Conscious choice to move your attention  Where to move your attention and moving it  Gratitude And, Repetition When you practice what you’re going to learn in this episode it can make a huge difference in your life.Transformational Takeaway: You want to be investing more in your life than you are spending.Mentioned Resources:Episode 9: How The Law Of Attraction Repels The Money And Abundance You WantLet'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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowThat’s an odd question, right? I mean, who actually stops and says, “Am I leaking power today?” In this episode, I talk a tad about shamanism, and in shamanism, one of the most powerful things you can do is “conserve your energy.” Why? Because the weaker your energy and the less energy you have, the less power you have. It’s basic physics. You are electrons, neutrons and protons. You are an “energy being.” And, when you leak your energy, akin to having a nail in your time, you weaken yourself. Let’s compare this to the 3D regular world. Think about the electricity in your house. If you leave all the lights on for a month, what is your energy bill at the end of the month? By leaving all your lights on, you have used a ton of energy, but being an energy being, when you “leave all the lights on” instead of the energy bill, you get a depleted and weaker you. So, how do you waste and deplete your energy? Easy, through your emotions, specifically, your negative emotions. To prove that. Think about a particular day when you worried a lot. At the end of the day, what was your energy level? Did you want to go out that night and go dancing, or did you want to crash, veg out, and relax? If you’re like most of us, you want to relax. Why? No energy and most people do not attribute it to a day of worry. They just think, “I’m tired.” But they are tired because they have depleted their energy. In this episode, I talk about the #1 way that people weaken themselves and as a result, they have little power to heal, manifest and create more in life.Transformational Takeaway: When you leak your energy, you have no power.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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowCrazy podcast title, right? I mean who thinks they can actually restrict the universe? To be more specific, it’s not that we restrict the universe, it’s that we restrict the flow of consciousness through us and that in itself is restricting the universe. So, why does it happen this way? We restrict consciousness because we are like a filter for consciousness and what gets filtered “through us” is what what we are able to allow to filter through us. And, what we allow to flow through us is a reflection of our subconscious identity. What you can “see for yourself” is what the universe will deliver to you. Why? Because the universe reflects you. In this episode I share a shamanic parable of men looking for cattle, and they are both sent the same direction but told they’d find different amounts of cattle. Why were they sent in the same direction but told they would find a different number of cattle? Easy, the shaman who directed them said they would only find what they could “ see” for themselves. And, what you can see for yourself is your “identity filter.” Your identity filter filters cosmic consciousness through you. Transformational Takeaway: If you’re living from your circumstances you’re then denying and ignoring your birth right. You are restricting the infiniteness of the universe with the limits of who you think you are, and that even applies to who you think you are spiritually. Expand your vision for yourself.Mentioned Resources:Episode 1: Transforming Your Life From The Inside OutEpisode 2: Who Are You And What Is Your Identity?Episode 3: What Is The Story Of Your Life?Episode 4: The Biology of FearEpisode 5: Why Your Bad Habits Are So Hard To BreakLet'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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowI’m sure you have heard the phrase, “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results,” Right? Have you ever wondered why you totally get that phrase, and it makes sense to you, but you still keep doing the same things over and over that you don’t like? And, have you ever really thought about the consequences of doing the same actions over and over? The consequences are that when you keep doing the same actions over and over and you keep getting the same reactions over and over. Wow, it’s so simple and we get it, but why don’t we change? Keep reading…. Take a look at the three primary areas of your life: Health, wealth and relationships. They are three areas where we do “actions.” However, what reactions are you getting to your actions? Do you like those reactions or, stated a different way, do you like the outcomes you are getting in your life? Are you thrilled with your health, money and relationships? If not, own it because you are the one creating the results you do not want and then on the flip side you’re wanting to be happy at the very same time. You create a life you don’t enjoy or an unfulfilled life, and then you’re unhappy about it. Does that make any sense? In fairness to you, it’s not your fault that you keep living in the cycle of what Einstein called INSANITY: Doing the same things and expecting different results. You do it because it’s who you are and who you are is your subconscious identity. In this episode, let’s take a fresh look at the concept of self identity and let’s talk about a fresh approach. Transformational Takeaway: The way out of the life you don’t want is the way inside yourself.Mentioned Resources:Episode 6: Here’s The Only Place To Find Your Highest PotentialLet'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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowYes, I do mean “soul” power, and, no, I don’t mean “sole” power. When you think of your soul, what do you think of? Maybe infinity, divine mind, cosmic consciousness, eternal life? I’m not sure, but one thing this is for sure, none of us can answer with 100% certainly of what what specially our soul is.And, one thing we can agree on is that no matter what it is, it’s assumed and believed that it’s the infinite part of us and it’s powerful. The huge question I have and take a stab at in this episode is: How powerful is your soul? You have probably thought a bit about your soul but have you thought about its incomprehensible power? Further, have you thought about what that power can do for your life? What it can create for you? How living a soulful life greatly enhances your life? And reminder, when I say soulful I don’t mean religious. I mean, that cosmic beingness of you. The point of this episode is to point out all the petty and non sensical things you consume yourself with, and none of them are soulful, per se, they come from your human identity. They come from your past and from your indoctrination. From their past and indoctrination most people live and wrap themselves up in things they fear from their external world like finances, jobs, economies, the news, mass thought and all things we identify with a “humans.” Your human form is the absolutely smallest part of who you are as a soulful being, yet it keeps the masses trapped. In this episode I lightly delve into the trapping of the ego and circumstances and what’s available to us when we live from soul energy.Transformational Takeaway: You are the SOUL power in your life because that power comes though you and not from you!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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowWonder how mega achievers think in a “real world” kind of way?I’m not talking about coaching, sound bites, media interview snippets, etc. I mean, what goes on in their mind when it comes to success, life, and business? How do they approach their own life?In this episode, I interview a long-time friend, Shama Hyder.Shama is a very successful woman. One who is powerful in her own presence and a woman who has made a mark in the world of PR and digital media marketing.Over the years she has been recognized by The White House and UnitedNations as one of the Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs in the United States. Not only that she has been recognized by Forbes, INC, Fast Company, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications as a marketing leader. Even today, LinkedIn calls her one of the top 10 marketing experts on LinkedIn.In this interview, we just have a friendly talk that’s between friends and discuss life, business, and family and you’ll hear how she approaches her own life.In my opinion, this is a great listen for anyone and especially professional women/mothers and entrepreneurs.Shama is REAL. She’s heart-centered. She’s humble and an amazing leader who has created a digital marketing company that has global influence.She’s definitely one to listen to and follow. And, on a personal note, something I have known about her for many years…she an amazing visionary.I cannot say enough good things about her. Listen and hear why I say what I do.Enjoy!To connect directly with Shama Hyder, you can do so in the following places:IGLinkedINTwitterZen Media WebsiteLet'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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin