EvolutionFM

Andrew Nugent is the founder and president of the Association for Traditional Studies which is dedicated to bringing the wisdom of eastern traditions of medicine and mindfulness to the modern world. He spent 28 years in China Daoism, Chinese medicine, and martial arts before coming back to the states to translate and share this largely lost wisdom.  In this conversation, we discuss the essence of the original teachings of the Dao and how to apply them to our life.   Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/ (00:00) The Journey Begins: Early Influences and Interests (06:45) Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Personal Experience (12:35) The Role of Daoism: Understanding Naturalism and Its Evolution (20:28) The Essence of the Dao: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life (27:44) Reflections on Ancient Wisdom: Parallels with Modern Times (34:09) Naturalism: Patterns and Harmony in Life (49:04) Gong Fu: Mastery Through Dedication and Time (52:32) The Transformative Power of Understanding the Dao (01:00:08) Simplicity and Clarity: The True Nature of Wisdom

4 Okt 20241h 10min

Paul Millerd is the author of the Pathless Path, and new book called Good Work. In this conversation, we explore how you can find a way to actually pull off doing the thing you love as your profession and exploring a new definition for ambition. Paul shares how his life shifted once he started to focus on doing the work that brought him inner joy. What if the traditional path to success was wrong. What if your best work and life was as easy as doing the things you love right now? Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/ (00:00) The Aha Moment: Discovering Good Work (02:52) Embracing Risk: The Journey to Fulfillment (06:13) Navigating the Balance: Good Enough Work vs. Bad Work (09:09) The Evolution of Ambition: Redefining Success (12:03) Finding Your Path: The Importance of Personal Growth (14:49) Living Authentically: The Role of Inner Work (18:02) Cultural Scripts: Rewriting Your Life's Narrative (21:12) The Hidden Costs of Comfort: Choosing the Hard Path (24:08) Creating a Life of Meaning: The Pursuit of Good Work

19 Sep 202451min

Charlie Morley is a lucid dreaming teacher and author who helps people wake up in their dreams & harness the power of sleep for psychological growth. Lucid dreaming is something I’ve done by accident a handful of times. I wanted to have Charlie on the show to understand how lucid dreams work and can be used to improve your everyday life and support spiritual development. I was also interested learning about dream yoga and other dream oriented spiritual practices.   Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/ 00:00) Introduction and Interest in Lucid Dreaming (07:02) Early Experiences and Teenage Interest in Lucid Dreaming (13:20) Lucid Dreaming as a Natural Capacity and the Science Behind It (15:58) Lucid Dreaming in Tibetan Buddhism: Dream Yoga (22:13) The Relationship Between Lucid Dreaming and Chi Energy (25:37) Remaining Conscious Throughout Sleep (30:45) The Clear Light of Sleep and Lucidity in Deep Sleep (33:37) The Relationship Between Lucid Dreaming and Feeling Refreshed (36:48) The Relationship Between Contemplative Practice and Lucid Dreaming (38:42) The Impact of Coherent Breathing on Lucid Dreaming (44:01) The Role of Cerebral Spinal Fluid in Sleep and Dreams (51:29) Exploring Pure Realms in Lucid Dreams (55:08) Where to Find More Resources on Lucid Dreaming

6 Sep 202457min

Boyd Varty is a lion tracker,  author, coach, and storyteller who brings forth ancient wisdom to help others find deep meaning and purpose in their life. His books A Lion Trackers Guide to Life and Cathedral of the Wild are awesome.  I was excited to have him on the show because I love the message of his books and just think he’s an awesome human.  In our conversation, Boyd shares how you can apply many of the same principles of tracking animals in the wild to discovering a path that’s uniquely you.  Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/ (00:00) Connecting the Tracker Experience with the Consciousness Journey (02:56) The Power of Surrendering into Not Knowing (09:29) Developing Track Awareness: Paying Attention to Energizing Tracks (17:39) Questioning Limiting Beliefs and Finding Freedom in Acceptance (21:12) Following Inspiration and Expressing Creative Essence (28:40) Balancing Practicalities with Following Your Bliss (30:34) Questioning Scarcity and Cultural Norms (31:32) The Aliveness and Wealth of Unique Expression (38:51) Characteristics of Authenticity and Service (46:49) The Transformative Power of a 40-Day Experience in Nature

5 Sep 20241h 1min

I love experiencing magic and pushing the boundaries for what’s possible. It makes life more fun and interesting. One of the ways this shows up is noticing extraordinary phenomena. These can be everything from unexplained synchronicities to directly experiencing extra sensory perceptions (ESP). Most people write these off, chalking them up to random coincidence or flukes. But some people get curious.  They wonder if they can recreate that experience in some way. So they start experimenting and exploring new things. This gradually refines their understanding of what’s possible and results in new approaches to creating positive results in their life. Today’s guest Cyan Banister brings this type of curiosity and experimentation to exploring consciousness and human potential.  Cyan is one of the most prolific early stage investors of our time having invested in SpaceX, Uber, Postmates amongst many others. She was the first female partner at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and now is a partner at Long Journey Ventures.  I was interested in Cyan on the show to understand how her consciousness journey has shaped her approach to her career and life. Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/ (00:00) Introduction and Background (03:03) Exploring Consciousness: A Journey of Questions and Answers (06:03) The Power of Being Present: Finding Contentment in the Present Moment (08:59) The Ripple Effect: Investing in Others' Success (11:52) The Connection Between Individuals and the Collective Subconscious (32:24) Visualization and Synchronicity (36:07) Suppression of Knowledge and Control (39:19) The Power of Consciousness (45:43) The Dark Side and the Light Side (49:03) Consciousness and Entrepreneurship (52:29) Expanding Awareness and Creating Easier (56:21) Leadership and Self-Reflection (58:57) Being a Better Version of Yourself

29 Aug 20241h 1min

Abundance is a word that gets thrown around a lot, but it seems like everyone has a different idea of what it means. For a lot of people, it means money. Money is seen as a proxy for other things like time, freedom, and contribution. I once held this view and now believe it’s a very incomplete perspective. I was excited to have my friend Sean Clayton to talk about abundance because he has one of the more unique perspectives I’ve come across. Sean is a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of Myosin and Myosin XYZ, as well the Science of Abundance which teaches people how to integrate ancient wisdom and spirituality to create an abundant life.  Instead of money, Sean views abundance as the energy that creates all things. To live an abundant life, you can become aware of how this energy works and its fundamental laws. Through working with and aligning to these laws, you can create an abundant life. When you go  against them, you simply cycle through repeated patterns that don’t represent the natural way of things which makes life more difficult. A big influence on Sean’s perspective is the 7 Hermetic principles. These principles attempt to explain the nature of reality, consciousness, and the universe. Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/ (00:00) Introduction and Background (00:49) The Evolution of Abundance (02:26) From Taking to Receiving (03:26) Knowing Oneself (09:40) Healing as an Instant State of Worthiness (13:09) The Power of Self-Awareness (34:32) Self-Awareness and Holding Space for Healing (35:25) Embracing Karma and Taking Responsibility (36:32) Moving Out of Linearity and Shaping Reality (41:24) Finding Balance and Stillness Within (45:18) Being Intentional About Energy and Abundance

22 Aug 20241h 10min

A lot of people think consciousness work is just a way to feel better.  With this perspective, the connection between inner work and external results is tenuous. Maybe having a better temperament will make you a better leader or manager and more easily able to avoid burnout, but that’s about it.  This is an incredibly limited perspective that misses the big picture. Until you work on your consciousness, you’re mostly just operating life through a set of inherited patterns you didn’t choose. This would be fine if they were all helpful, but most people’s unconscious patterns are oriented around avoiding harm and using the external world to get love. So they perceive the world through the narrow lens of their patterns which direct all their activities.  This is why entrepreneurs raise money before they should, stay in businesses they don’t care about, and pursue opportunities that aren’t actually aligned with the needs of the business. I was thrilled to meet another entrepreneur who sees this clearly and recognizes the challenges this can create in our current version of capitalism.   Dave Hersh is serial entrepreneur, founding CEO of Jive (NASD: JIVE), partner at Metamorph Partners, and author of the new book Reignition.  In this conversation, we discuss how inner transformation can change the trajectory of your career and company. Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/

15 Aug 202457min

Many of the guests I’ve had on the podcast have spoken about the benefits of going deep once you’ve found a spiritual path or tradition that resonates. The argument is that depth results in more profound transformation than breadth or spiritual window shopping. In my own experience, I have found this to be true. However, I know there are other people out there that have a different perspective and received a tremendous amount of benefit from a more broad exploration. Today’s guest is Kyle Kowalski, the founder of Sloww. Sloww is creating the web’s deepest guide to the world’s wisdom through an interdisciplinary study across diverse yet interconnected disciplines.  Kyle describes himself as a synthesizer. He has spent the last few years studying a tremendous amount of spiritual teachers and teachings with the goal of getting to the core essence of what they all point to. Full episode notes and links https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast 🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/

8 Aug 20241h 10min