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Welcome to Unlock Your Leadership, the podcast where we explore transformational vitality through the power of physical fitness and its impact on every aspect of life. This week, I’m thrilled to host Colton Briner, a dynamic innovator known for his purpose-driven strategies andcreative physical fitness. While Colton’s career has focused on unlockingpotential in businesses, he brings a fresh perspective to fitness by connecting the principles of motivation, resilience, and purpose to personal health and wellness.In this episode, Colton shares insights on how physicalfitness can fuel mental clarity, enhance productivity, and empower individuals to overcome challenges. Whether you’re looking to build healthier habits or find inspiration to push through setbacks, Colton’s unique blend of experiencesand practical advice will leave you motivated to take your fitness journey to the next level. Tune in for an engaging conversation that bridges the worlds of inner leadership and personal transformation through fitness!

One area within inner leadership development that is not always addressed or discussed is the importance and path to emotional recovery. Today’s guest is Cecilia Martinez. She is passionate about spreading awareness of healing, storytelling, and the power of vulnerability and transparency. Cecilia believes these qualities are superpowers that help us connect, grow, and transform our lives. She is a certified life coach, a full-time stay-at-home mom, and a wife, and is the host of her podcast, Healing with Cecilia, where she creates content that encourages self-reflection, healing, and faith-based growth. Her goal isto help women find healing through truth—through my memoir, devotional book, or the messages she shares on social media. Let’s get it!

In today’s episode, 41, we're discussing a topic that affects millions of people across all walks of life, including myself: Imposter Syndrome. We'll explore what it is, why it happens, and most importantly, how to overcome it with actionable steps. Let's get into it!

Today, in Episode #39, we’re diving into a topic often overlooked in our fast-paced world: the discipline of stillness. What is Stillness? What exactly do I mean by the discipline of "stillness"? At its core, stillness is a state of being calm and quiet, both externally and internally. It’s that moment when you pause, breathe, and allow yourself to simply be. Stillness isn’t just about physical quiet but also mental clarity. Finding stillness can feel like a challenge in a world filled with distractions—social media notifications, endless to-do lists, and the constant buzz of life. But it’s crucial for our well-being.

Today's episode explores the fascinating world of mental well-being and personal growth. Today, we're diving into the often-confused concepts of meditation and mindfulness, how to learn these practices, and simple ways to incorporate mindfulness in your daily life.

Thoughts. We have many of them in a day. The latest research tells us that the average person has 60,000 thoughts per day, which averages around 48 thoughts per minute. We are busy people! If we think about this many thoughts per minute and in a day, what are we filling our minds with? If you are listening to this podcast and are like most people, several of those 60,000 thoughts within your day are filled with good thoughts, bad thoughts, dangerous thoughts, lies, lust, hypothetical thoughts, fantasies, dreams, and reality. What I’m most interested in is what we are doing with these thoughts once they are in our minds. I want to pose a challenging step for you to process. In our inner being, we are not our thoughts. We are not our thoughts.

When we hear the word "Yoga" there usually seems to be a carnival of ideas flooding our minds. Stretches, spandex, mindfulness, and more. What I was to explain to you, this is not what yoga is. In this episode Jason begins the breakdown of what yoga is, its main intention, and how stretching is just one facet of an entire philosophy.

After returning from a much-needed break, we're diving into a powerful yet often overlooked practice: solitude. We'll explore what solitude is, why it's crucial for leadership development, and how you can incorporate it into your life. So, let's get started! Solitude is the state of being alone without feeling lonely. It's a deliberate practice of spending time by yourself, free from the distractions and influences of others. This isn't about isolation or loneliness; it's about creating space for self-reflection, deep thinking, and personal growth. In our hyperconnected world, true solitude has become increasingly rare. We're constantly bombarded with notifications, messages, and the pressure to be available 24/7. The practice of solitude is about intentionally stepping away from these distractions to connect with yourself.

Most of the time when we start to experience the outward symptoms, we expend a lot of our energy and time attending to physical ailments, instead of focusing on the path of inner healing for our bodies. What if we invested most of our time into proper exercise for our physical bodies, mental health for our minds, emotional boundaries to preserve our emotions, and spiritual habits to cultivate a healthy spiritual life?

What in the world is agni and ama? As we continue our discussion on Ayurveda, we must have a basic understanding of Agni and ama. Think of it this way. The quality of our bodily tissues depends on the quality of our, which is conducted by the transformational fire element within us called Agni. From another perspective, if we have food that is not properly digested, it will remain in the stomach and intestines to eventually rot away (Very gross, I know). As the food begins the process of rotting, a toxin is formed called ama. The ama begins its process of incorporating itself into the deep tissues of our bodies such as fat, bones, and nerve cells. Ultimately when our agni is strong, the food we consume is properly digested and the opposite of this is when agni becomes weak, ama poisons our bodies and creates havoc within our digestion. We do not want the second half of this.

When we look at disease through an Ayurvedic lens, we would say disease results from imbalances in the doshas and their respective humours over a prolonged period. We have talked about these past podcast episodes. Ayurveda believes that all diseases begin from the suppression of the mind and emotions, causing unconscious exhaustion and tension. As time passes and all that is suppressed accumulates, it will surface as symptoms in the physical body. There is a decent amount of facts associated with this type of cause and effect.

For well over 20 years now, I have been professionally studying the massive leadership landscape. Like the Grand Canyon, the topic of leadership continues to expand to deeper levels as every year passes. The concept of leadership still carries the attractiveness to young and aspiring men and women and regardless of its highs and lows, something about it still sounds sexy to us. Aside from the concepts of titles, positions, and authority, leadership is rich in developing our inner being when we fully submit to it. One of the hardest tests anyone looking to, desiring, or called to lead will face, is inner development. I found it exhilarating, vast, and enjoyable when I started studying leadership. The thrill of learning how to lead others, build teams, develop speeches, tell stories and guide organizations came with a fresh twist and turn.