The Jim Fortin Podcast

Start Your Transformation Now This is a GREAT Monday question. Self-worth is something that billions of people struggle with and I say billions because nearly everyone I meet struggles with it in some way or another. Many compare themselves to others in several areas of life and often they then come up “not good enough.” People compare appearances, financial worth, social circles, careers, and achievements and then often they don’t measure up in comparison. And, this is a self-sabotaging trap because in many ways comparable in a huge cause of unhappiness. In this episode I talk about: [1:18] The concept of self-worth [2:57] Feeling worthy [10:39] The self-fulfilling cycle of low self-worth [16:29] Why you treat yourself like you perceive yourself [18:00] How we learn low self-worth [27:38] How so start changing your low self-worth [30:15] And, why self-worth is really about self-acceptance I do my best to create episodes that will resonate with most people and I’m sure that if you really get honest with yourself, there is at least one area of your life areas where you struggle with self-acceptance. When you accept yourself for who and what you are, life begins to transform. Transformational Takeaway: Just BE Mentioned Resources: Master Thought Formula The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles Guided Meditation Hypnosis for Self Love & Self Esteem: Loving You Disclosure: 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

23 Dec 201935min

Start Your Transformation Now Trying to control your life? Control others? Getting into control in general? HINT: You have NO control, even if you think you do. Like it or not, your brain does all the “controlling” for you and that’s not a matter of opinion, it’s scientifically proven. Stop fighting life and stop trying to control life, it’s a waste of time and energy. In this episode I talk about: [2:02] How science proves that you have zero control over your life [6:27] How your “habits” actually control you [7:39] Why your habits are what they are [9:15] How parts of your brain work against each other [13:48] Why your emotions are stronger than your thinking [20:46] Why your habits are more important than your beliefs And, like I say over and over…much more. If you want the next 12 months to be your happiest and best ever then stop thinking about what you want and start focusing on your habits. You don’t get what you want in life, you get your habits and for the most part, CONTROL is a habit. Transformational Takeaway: You’re not in charge and you have no control, your brain is in control, not “you.” Mentioned Resources: Master Thought Formula Episode 5: Why Your Bad Habits Are So Hard To Break 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

18 Dec 201927min

Start Your Transformation Now I’m sure that a lot of people can relate to this Monday’s episode. Shame from the past! It’s something that many people hang onto for far too long. It’s debilitating. In this episode I talk about: [2:02] The four ancient principles of “impeccability” [4:36] A past episode where I say that there is no such thing as time [8:18] How we can even let go of “huge” mistakes [12:17] Victim mentality [16:45] The perceived “benefits” of hanging onto shame from the past [22:43] And, I briefly talk about forgiveness When I say “let go of huge mistakes,” you’ll find an interesting story in this episode where I talk about a man who brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency. I’ll share with you what he told me about “huge mistakes.” I picked this question this week because so many people hold onto their past and they try to manage their lives from their past and there is no past, there is only now! Transformational Takeaway: You are not your past, the past does not exist Mentioned Resources: Master Thought Formula Episode 11: The Real Reason You Never Have Enough Time To Do All That You Want To Episode 57: Life is Choice 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

16 Dec 201927min

Start Your Transformation Now Are you a control freak? Try to control everything and everyone? If so and you want to start letting that go you’re going to love this episode. As I mention in this episode, I think everyone has some degree of “control” in them, even if it’s just a little bit it’s still a survival mechanism. However, in this episode I am more specifically talking about people who are trying to control everything around them. In this episode I talk about: [2:15] Subtle degrees of control [4:13] The impossibility of controlling others [5:07] Controlling self and others [7:37] The paradox of trying to control external turmoil causes internal turmoil [12:42] Micromanagers and control And, how control is not always a control issue, it’s a whole different issue I wrap up this episode with a simple formula for letting go of control and I call it STD. No, not that kind of STD! The opposite of control is: Surrender, Trust and No Doubt (STD). As you may start noticing after this episode, when you STD, life becomes easier and you’re going to be so much happier and specifically, at peace. Transformational Takeaway: Control is an illusion, you can’t even control your thinking. When you get into control you are controlled by the illusion of control. Mentioned Resources: Master Thought Formula 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

11 Dec 201925min

Start Your Transformation Now I personally don’t get it, seriously, what is the negative relationship between spirituality and wealth? It’s interesting that so many people think that spirituality and wealth are incompatible. So, in this episode, I talk about this archaic belief and also about self-worth as it relates to money and wealth. Unlike the person who asked this question I hold the opposite belief, and that is, money and spirituality are absolutely compatible and you can easily have both. In this episode I talk about: [1:26] Why spirituality and money are not diametrically opposed [3:38] Why to be spiritual MEANS we can have and attract money [5:27] How all of life, which is “spiritual,” is about expansion and not contraction [10:32] How your self-worth determines your wealth [11:50] Why money is not a measure of self-value [21:43] How you can help more people become wealthy And, like I say in just about every episode synopsis, I’ll talk about a lot more. The world you live in will give you ANY amount of money you want, but only based on the value you hold for yourself. Transformational Takeaway: How can you be rich and spiritual at the same time? Easy, be rich and spiritual at the same time. Mentioned Resources: Master Thought Formula Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot OFFICIAL Episode 9: How The Law Of Attraction Repels The Money And Abundance You Want “The Science of Getting Rich.”- Wallace Wattles Disclosure: 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

9 Dec 201934min

Start Your Transformation Now If you’re like just about every person on the planet you’ve wanted something different in your life and you’ve tried to “change your mindset” to create new things in life, right? And, if you’re like most of the planet, a few days later you’ve found yourself right back in your old patterns and ways. Why does this happen? Easy, “changing your mindset” does not work. It’s a left-brain process and behavior and habits come from a different part of the brain, the reptilian brain…so, when trying to think our way to change we have two parts of our brain at odds and the reptilian brain will dominate and always win! In this episode I talk about why changing your mindset never works and I give you a path to what works and what to do instead. In this episode I talk about: [8:43] How changing mindset is a broken and ineffective strategy for change [9:44] How mindset is mental but behavior and habits and neurological [12:28] How different parts of your brain play different roles in change [16:12] Why self-deception and mindset are a trap [19:13] Why we must think from “higher levels” than mindset [21:03] And the roles of subconscious identity and brain-based habits As I say in this episode, the masses have been taught that if you want to get the change you just need to change your mindset and that is just not so…and your own life probably proves that! To create the lasting and permanent change you must understand how your brain works in the process of change and then work with your brain to facilitate the change. Transformational Takeaway: Changing mindset does not work – changing identity and habits does Mentioned Resources: “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” – Joseph Murphy & “It Works!” book Master Thought Formula Disclosure: 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

4 Dec 201931min

Start Your Transformation Now Do you find yourself constantly thinking you want to get things done but never actually doing them? Are you the classic procrastinator? If so, you’re going to like this episode. If you’re like the person who asked this week’s question, you may often procrastinate and then feel bad about it. In this episode I talk about the probable causes of why people procrastinate and some possible solutions if you’re a procrastinator. In this episode I talk about: [1:22] Six possible reasons people procrastinate [3:30] Procrastination and fear [4:38] Procrastination and “avoidance behavior” [7:32] Procrastination and “delayism” [9:16] Stress and procrastination [10:50] The “Procrastination Accumulation Effect.” [15:26] Emotional management And, like in every episode, I talk about possible solutions that you can use to change your behaviors and stop procrastinating. As well, I will talk about the personal “strategy” that I use to beat procrastination. Transformational Takeaway: Move your attention from what starts your procrastination cycle. Mentioned Resources: Eisenhower Matrix Episode 6: Here’s The Only Place To Find Your Highest Potential Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Master Thought Formula Disclosure: 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

2 Dec 201929min

Start Your Transformation Now You’ve probably heard people say, “We’re not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” My challenge with this statement is that many people get trapped in the dogma of being “spiritual.” (Which is an episode in itself.) The way I experience life is that we are infinite cosmic beings who incarnate into bodies and in those bodies we learn to embrace dogma that keeps us blind and trapped for a lifetime.  In this episode I talk about: [1:57] Why you’re not a spiritual being [3:42] Where you were before you got here [5:02] How you are not your body [7:29] The fact that we forget who we are after we’re born [8:40] How we become “domesticated” to life on the planet [12:04] How we get trapped in our 3D illusions of life [17:04] And, how the littlest part of us controls the totality of us. The majority of us are consumed with life experiences and situations that are driven by the smallest part of our being and we relinquish all our power to the smallest part of ourselves. Until we start working from the larger part of our cosmic and infinite selves we’re working against the nature of who we are and life can be very challenging. Transformational Takeaway: You are a cosmic being and all the daily stuff you get trapped in IS inconsequential and a waste of your life force and energy. 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

27 Nov 201928min