SoulTalk with Kute Blackson

“Jealousy is often driven by that feeling of low self-esteem and poor self-image”. Episode Summary: Today’s episode of SoulTalk,  is about something we've all experienced: jealousy. It is an emotion that can cause us much suffering, pain, and profoundly effect how we show up in life and relationships. Of course jealousy shows up most commonly in relationships, but it can appear in every area of life. In this episode, I break down the source of one's jealousy and what the feeling of jealousy signals to you about yourself. And I share practical keys to develop your self-worth, cultivate self-love, and help you move into abundance. Timestamps:(01:27) - Introduction to processing jealousy. (03:33) - Is jealousy good or bad?  (05:17) - Improving one’s self to compact jealousy. (8:46) - Creating the intention to forgive (9:11) - The necessity of applying loving and treating ourselves gently. (11:21) - The harm of comparison. (15:36) - Practicing the attitude of gratitude (16:59) - The importance of celebrating other people's win. In This Episode You Will Learn: 3 Keys to Overcoming Jealousy Understanding the source of your jealousy. What the feeling of jealousy mirrors back to you and what you can learn. How to celebrate your uniqueness and develop self-confidence How to cultivate self-worth Some Questions I Ask: What is jealousy? How does jealousy affect us? What does that show you about yourself? would you need to believe in order to act that way? How do we stay open and available to our blessings? "The comparison is a killer. The grass often looks greener on the other side, but the truth is my friends, the grass isn't greener.  On the other side, the grass is greener where you water it are you watering your side. Are you watering and acknowledging your gifts? Are you watering and, and acknowledging what is, what is beautiful about you?" Get in Touch: Email me at kute@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December! Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com Missed the Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and more here: www.thesurrendersummit.com.

“The fact that you are here is nothing short of a miracle.” Episode Summary: On this episode of SoulTalk, we are joined by the inspiring, John O’Leary. John shares with us his story, the accident that left him with a 1% chance of survival, that has lead him on a journey of courage, strength, and positivity. Drawing from his personal experience, John offers us inspiring insights on the importance of not attaching ourselves to bad incidences in our lives and release any identification to victimhood. John advocates the importance of constantly practicing the act of courage and gratitude to urge us to take conscious steps to enhance a positive spiritual and physical well-being. Timestamps: (03:25) - John’s background in the self-help industry. (08:15) - The accident that totally changed John’s life.(16:11) - The miraculous recovery process.(19:00) - How not to feel like a victim in bad situations.(23:50) - Wisdom for every struggling individual.(37:49) - How to stay courageous and positive.(53:01) - John’s most cherished life lesson.   In This Episode You Will Learn:  How to move past certain limitations in life. How to own your strength and release victimhood mentality. How navigate anger and resentment. How to live authentically and its benefits. The importance of cultivating the act of gratitude. The power of connection and knowing you are not alone. Some Questions I Ask: How did your journey begin? Tell me about your recovery process? How long did it take to heal? What advice could you give to that person who just feel like giving up? How do we develop courage? “I know God sees the value in your life. You're not here by chance. You're not. And when we recognize that we also recognize, well, if we're not here by chance, then it probably means we're here for a purpose. And so how cool to think we can use a difficult season to discern what that purpose is.” Get in Touch: Connect with John O'Leary: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Check out John O'Leary’s website  Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: Missed the historic Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and receive the amazing benefits of living surrender, click here: www.thesurrendersummit.com. Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali, the next on is in December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"...Maybe the first thing to recognize is that holding on to pain, resentment, and anger, doesn't change the situation. Doesn't change. The other person doesn't set you free. All you end up doing is keeping yourself stuck in suffering and miserable. " Episode Summary: On this episode of SoulTalk, you will learn 6 practical steps to forgiveness that will change your life. Forgiveness is an act of power and freedom that sets you free. As human beings living this human experience, we have all been hurt, as well as hurt others.  By holding ourselves accountable and learning to forgive ourselves, we unlock the ability to extend the act of forgiveness and empathy to people around us. Listen and learn how forgiveness helps you reclaim your personal power and allows you to live a life of freedom and happiness.   Timestamps: (1:59) - Topic of Forgiveness (3:58) - Forgiveness for who? (6:15) - First Step to Forgiveness (7:00) - Second Step to Forgiveness (10:30) - Third Step to Forgiveness (12:53) - Fourth Step to Forgiveness (14:41) - Fifth Step to Forgiveness (18:55) - Sixth Step to Forgiveness   In This Episode You Will Learn: 6 Steps to Forgiveness How to let go of pain and resentment. Why revenge is not important. How to unlock self love with forgiveness. How to stay committed to your forgiveness. The importance of fully immersing yourself in your feelings. Some Questions I Ask: What is forgiveness? At what point does forgiveness meet spirituality? What would you need to believe in order to act that way? How do we deal with unresolved feelings ? What are you still judging yourself for? What do you need to forgive within yourself? "All you end up doing is giving the other person power and energy over you and nothing. Let me repeat nothing. And no one is worth your freedom, your happiness, your joy..."   Get in Touch: Email me at kute@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com Missed the Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and more here: www.thesurrendersummit.com.

"The ego is nothing but the inner consciousness, the inner soul that is conditioned and structured by our experience. So as it becomes conditioned and patterned, by our experience, it loses touch with its true authenticity."  Episode Summary: On today’s episode of SoulTalk, we are joined by the co-founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization, The Ridhwan School and a speaker of the recent Surrender Summit, the ever-wise A. H. Almaas.  In this episode, A.H. Almaas speaks to us on the importance of exploring beyond the immediate reality. He breaks down the stages of spiritual awakening to help us navigate the most important part of spiritual awakening, the first stage: addressing our Ego. He explains the key importance in being truthful to yourself as you embark on a spiritual journey and how to use external events and circumstances as opportunities for self-evolution. Timestamps: (3:34) - How A.H. Almaas began his spiritual work (6:31) - How A.H. Almaas experienced "Ego Death" on his spiritual path. (8:38) - What is enlightenment? (13:00) - The hindrances you encounter on the path of spiritual awakening. (15:40) - Who are we? What are we? (18:45) - How to get from your sense of separate self to knowing who you are. (22:05) - Is spiritual awakening a destiny or a choice? (22:44) - The stages of Spiritual Awakening (30:58) - Addressing your attachment to enlightenment (38:38) - How do we navigate the ego? (42:35) - What is incarnation and reincarnation? (49:21) - A.H. Almaas's spiritual perspective of the global events of the recent years In This Episode You Will Learn: A step-by-step approach on how to embark on a successful spiritual journey. The stages of spiritual awakening. How to navigate the ego. How to navigate the hinderances of awakening. Why it is important to stay true to yourself. Some Questions I Ask: What led to the path of spirituality? What is enlightenment? How does someone get to that point awakening? Is there a stage where one loses interest in spirituality? How do you confront your attachment to your enlightenment? "... first of all, ego is natural. That's the first stage of development. Every human being grows up as an ego...the first stage of awakening is to awaken [to the knowledge] that you are ego. You are not yet your true self." Get in Touch: Connect with A.H. Almaas: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Check out A.H. Almaas’s website  Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: Missed A.H. Almaas at the historic Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and receive the amazing benefits of living surrender, click here: www.thesurrendersummit.com. Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali, there are a few spots left this summer. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"You begin to realize the inherent interconnectedness of all things, because you're no longer stuck in your sense of separate self." Episode Summary: On this episode of SoulTalk, I give clear insights about the signs and changes to look out for to know you are growing spiritually. In an age where the term "spirituality" is loaded with misconceptions and bypassing, I dive deep in this episode to define modern spirituality and give a clearer overview of what it means to live a spiritual life today. In this episode, I offer you four practical indications that spiritual growth is happening in your life and I teach you how changing your overall perspective of life helps you to gain full access to freedom and happiness. Timestamps: (1:13) - A Special Invitation to Boundless Bliss: A Bali Breakthrough Experience (4:03) - What does it mean to be spiritual today? (6:05) - First sign of spiritual growth (8:26) - Second sign of spiritual growth (12:41) - Third sign of spiritual growth (15:05) - Fourth sign of spiritual growth (16:58) - Love as the fruit of Spiritual Growth In This Episode You Will Learn: Four Keys to knowing you're growing spiritually The real meaning of spirituality. How to free yourself from the prison of your identity. How to say hopeful in the phase of uncertainty. How to do we understand the cycle of life. Practical ways to harness your integrity,. Some Questions I Ask: What is spirituality? How do you know if you're growing spiritually? How do we change our perspective about life in general? How do we stay non-judgmental? How do we move beyond living from the ego?   "Moving beyond the limitation of dualistic perception, [you] start seeing life from a higher perspective, because you're not just seeing life from ego..."   Get in Touch: Email me at kute@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: Missed the Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and more here: www.thesurrendersummit.com. Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

“To realize that [my home is within me.] And it goes with me everywhere...[I am the space] I had been looking for where I could validate myself and where I could fully and authentically be myself, [it] was within me within my own body. ” Episode Summary: On today’s episode of SoulTalk, we have the pleasure of listening to the wisdom and life-lessons of Lebanese-Canadian activist, author, poet, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian. Najwa developed a passion for language at a young age, immersing herself in Arabic poetry and novels. Since self-publishing her first collection of poetry and prose in 2016, Najwa has become an inspiration to millions of people worldwide as a trailblazing voice for women everywhere. Drawing from her experience of being torn from her home country because of war, she shares with us how to overcome the feelings of displacement to cultivate the idea that home is within ourselves not without. She offers her powerful tools on how to change your mindset of traumatic past experiences, how to harness self-love and to do things you love without seeking validation. This episode will help you transmute your life experiences to serve as a guide to build a home for your soul brick-by-brick. Timestamps: (2:07) - How Najwa Zebian started writing (9:57) - How to cultivate a sense of home (16:24) - The process of unlearning and relearning from past experiences to uncover your Authentic Self (22:58) - The process of forgiveness to set you free (28:10) - How to navigate the unknown and times of uncertainty (33:10) - Why it is so hard to accept the truth (36:28) - How Najwa Zebian taps into her creativity and process of writing (42:34) - How to put your creations out into the world and the freedom of authentic expression (47:25) - Creative success and lessons learned from a writing career   "...You pave the road metaphorically to your home by breaking down those beliefs [that force you to abandon yourself] from road blocks into road bricks." In This Episode You Will Learn: Practical guide to cultivate a sense of home within yourself  What it means to be your own home How to seek and accept your authentic self fully How to stop seeking validation from others and outside of yourself How to break off from the shackles of previous bad experiences How to wholeheartedly forgive yourself and others Some Questions I Ask: What inspired you to move into the field of writing, speaking and teaching? How you learn to cultivate that sense of feeling at home? What advice can you offer to people who lack motivation to make a move? What are some of the misconceptions people tend to think about success? What are your three most cherished life lessons?   Get in Touch: Connect with Najwa Zebian: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Check Najwa’s website  Email me at kute@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: Missed the Surrender Summit last week? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and more at a discounted price here: www.thesurrendersummit.com. July 25-August 5: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali, there are a few spots left this summer. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

“No matter what you are going through, you are not alone.” Episode Summary: On this episode of SoulTalk, I share exclusive tips on how to deal with feelings of loneliness.  Regardless of who you are or where you are in life, we've all felt loneliness. In this episode, I share simple ways to ease the feelings of loneliness through practicing daily gratitude and appreciation for what you have and what the Earth has given you. Listen and learn how to expand your sense of feeling interconnected with all of life and existence, thus deepening your feeling of Oneness with all life on this planet.  With these take aways, you will feel love for yourself and for those around you.   In This Episode You Will Learn: How to navigate your loneliness. How to deal with depression and suicidal thoughts. How to practice gratitude and its important. How to love and be loved. How to make the world a better place. Some Questions I Ask: Are you really lonely? How do I come out of the feeling of loneliness in my subconscious? How do we navigate past unpleasant experiences? What can I get from life? Does anyone really care about us? Does my life matter? "I think part of that sense of loneliness gets reinforced when we fixate and we focus on our differences rather than what makes us similar." Show Links: www.kuteblackson.com Join Kute on a life-changing journey in Bali - the next journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com The Surrender Summit has started! There is still tim to register here: www.thesurrendersummit.com 

“Life never stops teaching us. We stop listening.” In today’s episode of SoulTalk Podcast, we dive into a glistering and insightful talk about entrepreneurship and success. I am joined by Navian Jain, one of the world’s biggest entrepreneurs, leading innovators, and philanthropists. Naveen  is the founder and CEO at Viome. Viome Life Sciences was founded in 2016 with the sole aim of predicting, reversing, and preventing chronic illness in order to make illness optional. He persistently advocates for living humbly and attributing success to the amount of impact we have on others. Naveen reveals how to achieve greater things by focusing mainly on the world’s problems and asking relevant questions.  Find out how billionaire Naveen Jain learns to overcome self-doubt and fear in order to take a bold step to success.   Timestamps: (2:16) - How to cultivate the entrepreneurial drive (6:37) - A practical guide on how to become an entrepreneur (10:10) - 3-key questions to ask yourself to jumpstart your entrepreneurial journey (25:51) - How to sell your entrepreneurial ideas to attract good prospects (29:08) - How to deal with self-doubt and fear (35:03) - The true definition of success (39:55) -The biggest problem in the world now and how to solve it (45:08) - Naveen’s 3 best life lessons   Get in Touch: Connect with Naveen Jain: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn Check Naveen’s website or viome.com Email me at kute@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Download the full interview transcript HERE.   Events with Kute Blackson: July 12-16: Learn how to surrender to your dreams! Join me for a 5-day free online event at www.thesurrendersummit.com. July 25-August 5: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali, there are a few spots left this summer. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com  

“The people that challenge you the most are, in fact, your greatest teachers.”   Episode Summary: On today’s episode of SoulTalk, I share with you practical insights on how to deal with challenging people. Oftentimes we tend to feel that challenging people you meet are the source of our suffering, when, in fact, they mirror parts of yourself. They give you the opportunity to learn, to grow, and to heal. Listen to this episode and learn the practical keys to being in a state of freedom no matter who you are dealing with.   In This Episode You Will Learn: The hidden truth about people that challenge you the most. How challenging people can help you embrace your deeper inner most self. 2 Keys to help you take responsibility of your healing. How to understand the lessons presented by the challenging person. How to deal with insecurities. How to navigate your own anger.   Some Questions I Ask: What does this person mirror to me about myself? How is this feeling that is being triggered ? How is this feeling familiar? How do I have the capacity to be like them? Who am I truly? “Nobody is the source of your suffering.”   Show Links: www.kuteblackson.com Join Kute on a life-changing journey in Bali - the next journey is coming up on July 25th-August 5th, 2022: www.boundlessblissbali.com Surrender to your dreams! Learn how for free on July 12-16, 2022, sign up here: www.thesurrendersummit.com 

“Love is not necessarily a feeling, love is a recognition of interconnection."   Episode Summary:  On today’s episode of SoulTalk, joining us again on the show, Matt Kahn, a spiritual teacher, highly attuned empathic healer, and best-selling author of many heart-centered transformative books, including his new book All for Love: The Transformative Power of Holding Space. Today, Matt Kahn sheds light on the healing power of holding space for yourself and others. He simplifies how healing and loving yourself deeply can open you up to a freedom that is available when you live in service. This episode will help you redefine love and awaken your heart in the most authentic way.   In This Episode You Will Learn: A total and in-depth understanding of love. How to create a new positive relationship with yourself. How to differentiate between love and arousal. What to look for in a partner. How to love yourself authentically. How to navigate a dark night of the soul and rebuild yourself. Some Questions I Ask: When you say love, what do you mean? What does it mean to “hold space?” How does one recognize interconnection? How do we know who we should open up to? How do you know when to shift the relationship if it's not working? Can you provide some perspective into the current happenings around the world? What excites you about where you see us going as a humanity?   "The more openly we give to other people, the more we're receiving, what we're giving.”     GUEST LINKS: https://mattkahn.org/love