Special Episode! Why? Because this episodes topic came from a listener's question to Kevin on Instagram.  The question came as this:  "I feel like I listen to or read so many inspirational resources that sometimes I feel like I jump from one resource to another and that I am not able to retain even the 'AHA!' moments I get. What is the best way to balance learning and living it out?" This is something that both Kevin and Chris have struggled with and so you will get an honest, down to earth answer to this question and much more!  If you have a question you would like us to answer, reach out to Kevin @kevinfcarton or Chris at @chrisjcarton on instagram. 

I believe we all have a purpose in life - we're here for a reason. We're not born to just go through the motions, make money, have some fun and then die. I believe we're here to make a positive impact on the world and our fellow brothers and sisters that live in it. In this episode, you'll learn what your purpose is at the very core and then how to begin living it right now! Hint: It's much simpler than you think 😉  When you're ready to make a change and act on your inspiration to live your purpose, then download the Soul Purpose Blueprint for free! 👉 www.thesoulpurposeblueprint.com Remember... "don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~ Howard Thurman Here's the podcast episode I mentioned on facing your fears: Fear - Why We Experience It and What to do About It Finally, Soul Builder LIVE is right around the corner! If you'd love to join me for this 2 day training in person in Denver, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get your ticket here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soulbuilderlive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket for being a listener here.

On this episode we are joined by Julie Householder, a life coach and Biofield Immersion Healing Practitioner, to discuss the topic of forgiveness. Most of us believe that forgiveness is an outward act that requires you to be okay with what the other person did to you. We argue that this is just not the case. Forgiveness is an internal shift in awareness and energy within yourself. It’s the ability to shift the story you tell yourself about the other person, and your relationship to the event. In this episode we discuss: How forgiveness work is a constant process, not something you do once. Victim mindset, and how it keeps a lot of us stuck in resentment and an unwillingness to forgive. How an unwillingness to forgive and hold grudges is actually harming YOU, not the other person. How taking responsibility for your forgiveness work will increase your sense of agency over your life. Two life coaches expert tips on how you can begin to forgive even those who have hurt you the most, and why this is so important to your overall health and well-being. To connect more with Julie on instagram: @julhouseholder

Whether, we realize it or not, all of us are telling stories in our heads.  Stories about ourselves, who we think we are, what we believe we are capable of, Stories about events, situations, or conditions, Stories about other people, what we think of them, and what they think about us. All of these stories we tell have the tendency to be warped by our perceptions of reality. Why? Because we are the ones telling them! In this episode we discuss the importance of stories and how, oftentimes, regardless of if they are ACTUALLY TRUE or not, can harden into facts in our minds and run our life.  We also provide some of our best tips and tricks to first notice the stories we tell, and then change them to be empowering.  Finally, Soul Builder LIVE is right around the corner! If you'd love to join Kevin for this 2 day training in person in Denver, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get your ticket here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soulbuilderlive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket for being a listener here.

How much do you really know about your own energy and "core essence"? Most people know they're more masculine or more feminine, but only have a vague idea about how these energies coexist within themselves at the same time. In this episode, I (Kevin) had the opportunity to talk with a good friend of mine whose an emerging expert in this realm. His name, Lorin Krenn.  Lorin is a writer and an awakened masculinity coach. The early death of his father and a chronic illness lead him to a spiritual awakening, in which he started to put his pain on paper. Now after several years of meditation, breath-work and vulnerability, Lorin healed himself and began sharing his profound insights. His coaching is designed for men who are done with suffering and want to embody the divine masculine, which includes a life free from attachments, worry and fear. If you want to learn more about Lorin's work, check out his website at www.lorinkrenn.com 

New Year! New Decade! We know what that means, New Year's Resolutions! In this episode we talk about the energy around the new year and new beginnings and how you can leverage this energy to get a great start to 2020. We also discuss the pitfalls of new years resolutions, why most people don't stick to them past the first few weeks and how you can guard yourself against these. 

Gratitude is something we hear thrown around a lot these days, especially around the holiday season but, what does it mean exactly? In this episode we discuss how gratitude is the frequency that is harmonious with abundance and how it's the starting point for attracting more into your life. We discuss the two different types of gratitude: Reactive and Generative, why one is more powerful but used less. We also talk about to use it. Towards the end of the episode, we provide practical tips that you can implement today to make gratitude a daily habit in your life. Thanks for listening! Finally, Soul Builder LIVE is right around the corner! If you'd love to join Kevin for this 2 day training in person in Denver, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get your ticket here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soulbuilderlive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket for being a listener here.

The only place we can ever change is in the present moment. So when negative thoughts or limiting beliefs come up, it's actually the PERFECT time to change it! This is contrary to popular belief, so in this episode we dive into why this happens and what to do when these old patterns rise up. Remember, your negative thinking is not here to stop you... it's showing up in order to be released and re-patterned. Negative thinking doesn't mean that you're doing something wrong. It means you're on your growing edge. Look at negative thinking as a call for awareness of the patterns you need to change in your life. If you ignore your negative thoughts or try to suppress them, then you won't take advantage of the opportunity right in front of you to create a radical change in your life.  Finally, Soul Builder LIVE is right around the corner! If you'd love to join Kevin for this 2 day training in person in Denver, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get your ticket here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soulbuilderlive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket for being a listener here.

Who are you really? Put simply, you are spirit, energy, consciousness that inhabits a human form. You are not your name, you are not your habits, you are not your patterns, you are not your behaviors, you are the energy that gives those things life and animates them in this human existence. What this means is that you are just a few behavior changes, a few habit changes, a few pattern changes away from being a completely different person. You are not broken, you are not flawed at the level of source. The only thing that is flawed is the mold you are providing this source to flow through. We talk about this idea on this episode and shed some light on how this fundamental idea can help you through times of anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. Finally, Soul Builder LIVE is right around the corner! If you'd love to join Kevin for this 2 day training in person in Denver, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get your ticket here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soulbuilderlive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket for being a listener here.

In this episode we discuss one of the most important topics to understand in today's world: Knowing what you can control and what you can't control and the wisdom the know the difference. Without the wisdom to know the difference, we have a tendency to waste our time, energy, and thought power on things that are out of our control. The common thread of this episode is this: No matter what situation you find yourself in, you ALWAYS have a CHOICE about what to THINK about the situation. No one can take that from you. It is not often situations and circumstances that create problems in our lives, it's often our thinking and perception about them. This can come as a shock to a lot of people who believe situations and circumstances happen TO THEM and that they have no part in them. Situations and circumstances happen WITH YOU and THROUGH YOU and you have 100% dominion in how you choose to think about and perceive them.  We hope to spread some wisdom about this topic in this episode. You don't want to miss it! Finally, Soul Builder LIVE is right around the corner! If you'd love to join Kevin for this 2 day training in person in Denver, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get your ticket here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soulbuilderlive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code PODCAST to get 50% off your ticket for being a listener here.