The Jim Fortin Podcast

Start Your Transformation NowHave you ever asked yourself why you’re on this planet? I don’t mean “what is your purpose while you’re on the planet, but the bigger question is…why on this planet?I attempt in this episode to get you to start thinking from a much higher perspective about the nature of your existence here on Earth.Most people search for a lifetime looking for their “purpose,” and they spend their life like a dog chasing his tail looking for this answer.When people think about their purpose, they are mostly thinking about how that gives their life meaning relative to others, but have you ever thought about the bigger cosmic purpose of you coming to this planet?In this episode I talk about: [4:12] How most people see life only in the context of time on the planet [5:39] How do you grow and evolve beyond your perceived time here? [7:09] How we are all born into a world that traps us in a small reality [11:53] Where is your predominant focus on your life right now? [17:27] And, the two biggest reasons you are on this planet. The point of this whole episode is this. Are you living fully into the duality of self and have you evolved into someone who lives from the higher value, meaning and purpose of your cosmic self or have you lived for the sustenance and convenience of your 3D ego?Transformational Takeaway: Do you live to serve and make the world a better place and do you live to serve and EVOLVE your higher self as much as you can?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 held on to something too long? A relationship, job, or something you were working on that you ”hoped would work out?” If so, you’re not alone.In this episode I obviously talk about the difference between being attached to an outcome and committed to an outcome.Many times people hang on too long to something that they don’t have the skills, abilities, passions or talents to see to fruition, especially related to income-producing opportunities.In this episode I talk about: [5:55] Why hoping and wishing is not a commitment, it’s an attachment [7:01] Why being strategic in commitments is vital to the success [8:45] The reason many people won’t start commitments [9:37] How attachment often creates disappointment and repeated failure [11:04] Why attaching to a perfect outcome stops most people And, much more.As you may have heard me say before, commitment is the bridge between where you are and where you want to be, it’s vital to your success. And, attachment is literally that, attaching to an outcome, which 99% of the time you can’t control which most times leads to disappointment.Transformational Takeaway: Be strategic in your commitments and do not attach to outcomes.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 NowIf you’re like most people into personal development, you’ve probably heard someone along the way say, “You get paid according to the value you create in the world.”I heard that many years ago and used to believe that if I wanted to become rich I needed to create more value in the world. You know, the old Zig Ziglar quote, “Help enough people get what they want and they’ll help you get what you want.”Over the years I’ve discovered that is only half of the equation.In this episode I talk about: [2:42] Why many people who create a lot of value in the world are broke [4:40] The reason the “social worker” mentality does not create business wealth [6:54] Why you have to couple prosperity consciousness with the value you create [12:25] Why contribution is more important than achievement [15:19] And, specifically, how you must first value the value you create If you don’t value your own value, then it’s going to be hard to attract prosperity because you don’t value the very thing which is supposed to attract money to you.Value what you do and the world will respond to that value.Transformational Takeaway: You have to value what you do. If you don’t value your own offering, no one else will.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 NowHow often have you felt like you’re not good enough or that people are going to reject or judge you?Welcome to the two biggest fears that most people have: abandonment and inadequacy. People are going to reject you, and you’re not good enough.Both of these are huge energy suckers for most people and they relegate most people to the sidelines of life.The only way you can not be good enough is when you compare yourself to others and most people compare the worst of themselves to the best in others. A completely skewed and unfair comparison.In this episode I discuss: [1:34] Why comparison is useless [3:04] Why comparisons lead to a lifetime of unhappiness [9:44] Accepting there is always someone ahead of you and someone behind you [22:33] When will you be good enough? [23:57] How good do you have to be? [25:03] Who are you comparing yourself to? And much more.If you’re comparing yourself to others, you’re wasting your life.Transformational Takeaway: No two people have the same karma so the comparison is a waste of your time and 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!Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

Start Your Transformation NowI wonder if you’ve noticed how much of your peace you give up and give away?Seemingly not a big deal but what you’re really giving up is your peace-of-mind, which is something you’ve been chasing most of your life.Pretty much everything you want in life you want it because you think it’s going to bring you peace-of-mind.The best example is money. Most likely you don’t want it just to want it, you want it because it’s going to “give” you something: security, social status, freedom and such.In this episode I discuss: [3:29] Why the things that you want most steal most of your peace-of-mind. [3:49] How chasing peace is living from the outside in, backwards. [6:55] What steals your internal peace [20:22] Why peace-of-mind is so vital to your performance and well being. And much more.When you quiet your mind you become the highest version of your BEing. A quiet mind is your unlimited potential expressing itself.Though this is a simple episode, the message is one of the most powerful ones you’ll ever hear.Transformational Takeaway: You can’t do anything well without peace-of-mind.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 NowThis is not at all an uncommon question. Actually, I’m quite surprised at the number of relationships that fall into this category. One person wants to be happy, and the other grows as fast as a tortoise.I see it all the time, one person is growing, and the other is not.What usually happens is that one will stop growing and fall back into old patterns so as not to disturb the relationship, that’s most revalent, or both will decide to grow. What I know is that the more misaligned the identities become the wider the gap in connection and relationship.In this episode I talk about: [1:43] A simple way to know if a person if good for you or not [5:16] Working from the inside out in relationships [32:23] Why you have no power if you’re afraid to leave the relationship [33:19] Why you must be 100% responsible for your own happiness [34:02] How you’re not responsible for your partner’s feelings As well, if you’ve been listening to my podcast for a while, you know I go a lot deeper than what is mentioned here.Transformational Takeaway: You can be happy anywhere when you’re 100% responsible for yourself.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 NowHow many times have you started something: working out, a new work regimen or wanting to do something new and you found yourself falling off track in just a few short weeks?It’s not your fault.You can thank the reptilian part of your brain for pulling you off track. However, that part of your brain is pulling you off track to keep you on track with your old habits, whether they serve you or not.Most people think they need the motivation to get things done, but that’s not necessarily true. Wanting motivation is wanting to do what you’re not already subconsciously and “brain” programmed to do.In this episode I talk about: [2:14] What has to precede motivation if you want to stay on track [3:13] How you’re probably starting in the wrong place “psychologically” with motivation [3:34] What sustains motivation [6:08] Why commitment most often needs to precede motivation [6:40] How self-integrity comes can keep you on track [22:11] Why motivation is driven by unconscious habits And much more…Stop working from motivation and start working from commitments and unconscious brain-based habits and see how quickly your life transforms!Transformational Takeaway: Motivation is sustained from your commitments, and your commitments are driven by your brain based habits.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 NowI answer this question in two parts because it can be answered two ways.First, one of the biggest causes of unhappiness is that people refuse to accept life as it is at the moment. Most people are living in the past or the future and complaining about where they are not. The “space” between where you are and your story about where you think you should be is what I call the “unhappiness gap for many people.We have to accept “what is” so that we can change and transform what is.Secondly, about seeing things as we want them to be.Einstein said, “Your imagination is your preview of coming attractions” in your life.Whatever you imagine, consistently, is what you program your unconscious mind with.Research demonstrates that poor people imagine staying poor and rich people imagine and daydream staying rich, hence, programming that manifest as behavior.Transformational Takeaway: Accept life as it is in the moment and be grateful for all your blessings in life and next, focus on what you want, not on what you do not have.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 NowFear, a dreadful disease of the mind. The one thing that keeps most people trapped in old ways, old relationships and old circumstances.Fear robs you of possibility and opportunity and it eats away at life like a parasite.One of the most powerful things we can do in this lifetime is to learn to transcend fear. When we do, what’s unknown becomes possible and what was once impossible becomes possible.In this episode I talk about fear from a higher perspective, from beyond simple irrational brain based fear.In this episode I discuss: [3:16] How most fear is related to survival but fearful thoughts are most times simply thinking of the past or future [5:57] Why fear is the cause of all suffering [6:34] Why when you focus on fear in grows in your awareness [8:30] How embracing our own death sets us free from ours fears [10:36] There are brain based fears which are addressed in another episodes, however, most fears are an illusion of the mind [19:21] And, the one paradigm that you can work from that sets you free from fear at the highest level of your being Listen to this episode and shift your perspective on the illusion of fear.Transformational Takeaway: Everything always has been, is now and will always be fine.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 Now“Can I fully overcome my negative thoughts even if I've been believing them for 40 years?” This is Jennifer’s question on this week’s Q&A episode. If you’re like Jennifer who has been battling over negative thoughts, then you’re going to love this episode.Negative thoughts are simply thinking. And a large portion of your thinking comes from your past experiences, which makes beliefs subjective interpretations.But how exactly do you define negative thinking? And to what degree are you negative? How will you know if you have overcome your negative thoughts? And what’s in it for you if you have overcome them?In this episode I discuss: [5:52] How beliefs could be subjective [7:24] How beliefs could be “archaic” [9:28] The 3 types of beliefs and how it creates a ripple effect in your life [15:05] How looking for contrary evidence of your negative beliefs could help you overcome it [22:56] How you move your attention from negative thoughts by using sub-modalities I expound on moving the attention to positive thoughts in the most simple and understandable manner through a brain-based dialogue.And a lot more…Transformational Takeaway: Your negative thinking was learned through events that happened many years ago. You made interpretations, created stories, then you created the belief. Then the belief is completely unconscious.Your negative thinking is nothing more than habitual.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