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Welcome to the High Existence podcast, where we ponder, explore and expand this wondrous experience called life. Visit HighExistence.com for a daily boost to your consciousness!

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Tim Corcoran - Purpose, Prayer and The Vision Quest

3/14/2023
Tim Corcoran is a Nature Based Purpose Guide and the founder of Purpose Mountain. He is a certified Purpose Whisperer. For a long time, I cringed whenever I saw people use this word. I thought it was an oversimplistic and biased interpretation of a random series of events. The first time I heard Tim speak was when that started to change for me. I felt something deep inside, ringing with energy and bursting with potential, held in a sense of knowingness that felt more solid than the chair I'm sitting on. Your Purpose is that thing, that calling, that direction that your entire life is constantly reorienting and pointing you towards. It's what happens when you surrender to Life. The instinctual gravitational force that never stops pulling you, no matter how far you feel you have 'strayed from the path.' If know what I'm speaking about, and want to turn up the volume on this Inner Guidance, or you don't and feel a curiosity tingling in your toes, this episode is going to be medicine for your soul. In this episode: Links Tims Work: Purpose MountainThe Vision QuestOther: Tim's Interview with Erick GodseyHEx Ascent Podcast: How to Make a Living Doing What You LoveAPOTHEOSIS - The Ultimate Plant Medicine Retreat

Duration:01:18:33

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The Hero100 Challenge: Our Recipe For Identity-Level Transformation

2/27/2023
Identity is at the core of all of our personal transformation. It is absolutely central to the process of change, for better or for worse. After decades of my own work, and the insights gained from guiding thousands through their own transformational experiences, we’ve pulled apart the fundamental mechanics of personal transformation. This episode is a solocast with Eric Brown, taking you deep down the rabbit hole of personal change, touching on the tips, tricks, mechanisms, and fundamentals of what it takes to change who you are, and who you’re becoming. This wisdom and insight has been pulled together in a 100-day transformational initiation, the Hero100. We’re inviting a group of courageous individuals to take this adventure with us, one that will be sure to ripple out for a lifetime. In This Episode: - The 4 requirements for identity-level transformation - Key pitfalls and obstacles along the path - How to maintain transcendent experiences - A deep humbling 5 days into a medicine retreat - Unique mechanics to survive and thrive through the change process - An invitation to join a movement to make heroes LINKS Hero100Overview Video

Duration:00:36:47

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Hamilton Souther - The Path to Plant Medicine Facilitation

2/20/2023
Do you feel the call to serve plant medicine? Or to become a coach, healer, or helper of human flourishing in any way? Navigating this path can be tricky terrain. For myself, it brings many questions up: Do I have what it takes? I could think of no better person than Maestro Hamilton Souther to help me answer them. Hamilton is a Master Shaman currently working out of Peru, working primarily with Ayahuasca. He founded BlueMorpho Tours, one of the most reputable Ayahuasca centres in the world, and was one of the first westerners to be initiated into an indigenous lineage in the Amazon over 20 years ago. In This Episode: Links: Hamilton's Projects Blue Morpho RetreatsHamilton's InstagramHighExistence Presents: Apotheosis - The Ultimate Spiritual-Psychedelic Retreat InformationTrailer

Duration:01:11:30

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Rashad Evans - Becoming a Warrior, 5-MeO-DMT, Finding Your Passion and Letting Go To Find Your Way Through

1/18/2023
What does it take to become the best fighter on the planet? And then how do you go from there, to building a Bufo Alvarius (5-MeO-DMT) based NFT collection designed to bring attention to mental health awareness? This is the incredible journey that we cover in this episode. Rashad Evans is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion of The World, Hall of Famer, and current-day desk analyst. He recently co-founded Umbo, a company that supplies the world with high-quality functional mushrooms, and created MetaToads, a collection of 10,000 NFTs based on the psychedelic Sonoran Desert Toad. In this episode:

Duration:01:02:51

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Eric Jorgenson - How To Do More of What You Want to Do, And Less of What You Don't

11/24/2022
“What if this life were the paradise we were promised, and we’re just squandering it?” -Naval Ravikant Being happy and rich are learnable skills, and our guest today, Eric Jorgenson, has learned from the very best. His compilation of wisdom and winning business strategies from legendary tech innovator Naval Ravikant took the internet by storm, and his unbelievably popular book, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, holds a prominent place on the bookshelves of rich and happy people all over the world. Even more impressively, though, he’s brought these ideas and timeless insights back into the real world again to create the foundations of a legendary career for himself as well. Eric Jorgenson consistently proves the truth and value of this wisdom via his own work and positive example. During our conversation, he holds nothing back and lets us inside two fascinating minds, both his and Naval’s. In this episode, we cover: - What it’s like working with Naval Ravikant - How to decide which book to read next - Why it’s more effective to focus on your trajectory than your current results - Why everything is getting better all the time - Using leverage to get to the point where you're only doing what you want to do - The importance of honing in on your specific knowledge - Allowing your path to unfold organically as the fast track to genuine expertise One of the greatest lessons you'll learn in this episode, though, is that where you start off doesn't have to be where you end up. If there's a skill you lack, you can learn it; if there's a big scary problem looming over you, you can overcome it; if you want more out of life, you can have it. About Our Guest: Eric Jorgenson is an entrepreneur, writer, and investor. He is on the founding team of Zaarly, and has been publishing online since 2014. His blog has educated and entertained over a million readers. Naval Ravikant (not present) is an Indian-American entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder, chairman, and former CEO of AngelList. He has invested early-stage in over 200 companies including Uber, FourSquare, Twitter, Wish.com, Poshmark, Postmates, Thumbtack, Notion, SnapLogic, Opendoor, Clubhouse, Stack Overflow, Bolt, OpenDNS, Yammer, and Clearview AI, with over 70 total exits and more than 10 Unicorn companies. He is also a podcaster who shares advice on pursuing health, wealth, and happiness. Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. You’ve gone Down The Rabbit Hole. Now it’s time to walk up The Stairway to Wisdom. Introducing a brand new weekly newsletter from the minds at HighExistence. Over the past year, we’ve been publishing the wonder-inducing weekly email known as “Down The Rabbit Hole,” and now we’re taking it a step further. We want our readers not only to feel a deep sense of enchantment towards the world around them but also to apply deep teachings to their daily life so they can experience the life-transforming benefits of wisdom-in-action. The Stairway to Wisdom is a premium weekly newsletter for those who are ready to dive deeper. We’ve partnered with independent researcher and knowledge connoisseur, Matt Karamazov, who has taken sharp, meticulous notes on over 1000 books so that he could share the most inspiring pearls of wisdom with the world. Learn more here

Duration:01:11:46

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Psychedelic Integration 101 (#63)

9/12/2022
It is integration that unlocks the next step, or the next stage, in that process, and if you’re not integrating, you’ll often find yourself looping- Eric Brown, HEx Podcast #63 If there’s anyone worth listening to on the topic of integration, it’s Eric Brown. Eric is the director of Apotheosis, our spiritual-psychedelic plant medicine retreat, as well as a content writer and program creator at Mindbloom, the largest provider of psychedelic medicine therapy in the world. He has designed, developed, and run thousands of people through the psychedelic integration process, in both therapeutic and shamanic settings. I have heard and read much on the topic of integration, but never before has it been presented to me so clearly and usefully as here, as if it were a chapter out of an ancient shamanic textbook, translated for modern times. “Making this new way of being so normalized that you don’t even have to think about the thing, it just happens. With this, over time, second nature becomes a way of being, and this is what I would consider a complete and thorough integration of whatever the lesson, experience, insight, or feeling is. It becomes effortless and natural, and it becomes a hallmark of who you are.” - Eric Brown, HEx Podcast #63 If you have a psychedelic experience coming up, or you feel you may have some not-yet-fully resolved material from a previous one, this is the episode for you. In this episode: · Eric’s experience in the psychedelic field · What is integration? · Why is it necessary? · The shamanic stages of relationship with the plants · The 7 step process of integration · The PEMS energetics model · The 3-day initiation model · Integration timelines, and what usually occurs in each phase · Can you integrate with another psychedelic experience? · Why you might not be getting any new messages/insights · How to know when you’re done integrating · Where to find support for this process Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. Interested in working with psychedelics in a safe, reliable setting? Check out Apotheosis, our one-of-a-kind plant medicine retreat.

Duration:00:45:00

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Anxiety Rewired is Live: Bonuses Expire Soon

8/24/2022
⇨Anxiety Rewired is HERE ⇦ I have tried many different approaches to overcoming my own anxiety. But never before have I tried them all at once. Anxiety Rewired is the first course that, rather than prizing one particular method, introduces and interweaves them all into one anxiety-blasting supernova that aims to rewire your relationship with anxiety, so that it no longer holds you back, but rather propels you towards your dreams and your purpose. 🔆

Duration:00:13:01

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Jon's System For Healing Anxiety

8/17/2022
Anxiety Rewired goes live on Sunday, August 21st. Get a text the moment it becomes available here: https://rewired.ju.mp "The aim of Anxiety Rewired is to reframe the pursuit of working on our anxiety as a path to mastery. As something that is epic and challenging and fun, and extremely fulfilling and rewarding. That's what it's been for me and that's what I would really like it to be for you too." In this final chapter of our 3 part series on overcoming anxiety, Jon and Mike dissect the remaining parts of Jon's history with anxiety, extracting massive amounts of wisdom, tools and techniques that allowed Jon to go from being crippled with multiple forms of anxiety, to hosting workshops for thousands of people on how to overcome them all. We also flesh out our course, Anxiety Rewired, in a way that leaves no stones unturned. By the end of this video, you will have a clear idea of what the next best step is for you on your journey to overcome whatever specific strain of anxiety you're struggling with at the moment. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Who is Anxiety Rewired Designed for? 00:30 Welcome 01:50 Jon shares his deepest experience of being stuck in an anxiety rut 08:40 Other manifestations of anxiety in Jon’s life 11:10 How to heal from panic attacks 18:20 What doors opened up for Jon as he started to overcome his anxiety 22:25 The story of how this course came to be 25:55 What makes Anxiety Rewired unique? 27:26 The 4 maps that we’ll use to overcome anxiety 33:06 The magic that happens when you combine practices with insights from the leading research 36:00 What’s included in the course? 43:39 A word from Jon for those sitting on the fence Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.

Duration:00:46:45

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The Path of Anxiety Mastery

8/15/2022
This episode is part 2 of a 3 part series, hosted by Mike Slavin and Jon Brooks Sign up here for the full 3-part training 💥 -------------------------------------------------- Overcoming anxiety is the adventure of a lifetime. On this adventure, you will become someone your previous self would never have been able to recognise. And perhaps it is this journey, and the one you become, rather than the endpoint, that matters most. That being said, what does this journey look like? Where do we even take the first step? What techniques have the highest hit rate for your particular type of anxiety? In this episode, Jon and Mike answer all of these questions and explain how to gamify the battle with your inner demons. In this episode: 01:12 Welcome 02:45 How most people deal with anxiety 04:30 The one size fits all STRATEGY to overcome anxiety 06:00 The problem with the magic bullet approach 08:26 Recap on the 3 traps that keep you stuck in anxiety 13:15 Overcoming anxiety is the most epic adventure of your life 17:16 The many beneficial side-effects that arise on the path to overcoming anxiety 20:55 Anxiety is a dream killer 25:42 How going through this journey has made Jon the parent he is today 27:27 How healing our anxiety affects those around us and the space that we hold 29:59 Why should you watch this next video? Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.

Duration:00:30:58

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3 Traps Keeping You Stuck in Anxious Loops

8/9/2022
The Anxiety Masterclass is HERE! 🎊 In this episode, we present to you part 1 of the 3-part series hosted by Mike Slavin and Jon Brooks. Sign up here for the full 3-part training 💥 These videos are for you if... - Anxiety paralyzes you, robbing you of your joy, curiosity, and vitality. - You’re losing your future by missing out on opportunities because of anxiety... - You struggle to be truly authentic with people and it stops you from building meaningful relationships - It prevents you from making more money and getting the freedom you want. - You’re fed up with the chokehold anxiety has on your life and emotions… - It blocks you from fully supporting your family & friends, and giving your love. - The fear of failure shuts off your productivity and creative expression. Here's what's included in this episode: 00:00 Welcome 02:11 What we are going to cover in this Masterclass 02:38 What is anxiety? 11:02 What is possible on the other side of anxiety? 14:23 The pressure to say the "right" things 16:30 The Personal Failing Trap: "Something's wrong with me." 21:47 The Avoidance Trap: "Stay away from triggering situations." 28:29 The Elimination Trap: "I just need to get my anxiety to stop." 33:31 Can you really heal your anxiety? 36:25 Overcome mind blank for effortless conversations 44:16 What's coming in the next video Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.

Duration:00:46:46

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Donald Robertson On The Making of Verissimus, a Stoic Graphic Novel About Marcus Aurelius

7/11/2022
Order a copy of Verissimus here In our 3rd interview with Stoic author, philosopher and cognitive behavioural therapist, Donald Robertson, we discuss his brand new graphic novel, VERISSIMUS. This is the most epic philosophical project that I am aware of to date. If Ridley Scott's Gladiator had a baby with Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, you’d get Verissimus. As you’ll hear in this interview, this project was a massive undertaking, taking nearly 3 years to complete. Detailing the life, times, and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, the book acts as a historically accurate, action-packed entry point into the Stoic landscape. In this episode, we cover: Links to Donald's Work: Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, by Donald Robertson How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, by Donald Robertson Donald’s website Modern Stoicism

Duration:00:58:50

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Cris Beasley – A Grounded Guide to Channelling, Psychedelic Facilitation and Figuring Out What You Are Here to Do (#62)

7/6/2022
Cris Beasley has become a profoundly influential force in my life. Her ability to go directly to the places where we are hiding, playing it small, and not owning the raw realities of our human experience is remarkable. Her path from the tech world to being CEO of an AI company, to psychedelic facilitator, medicine woman, and oracle creator is as vibrant and rich as her personality. Cris has several amazing achievements under her belt: Cris is as emotionally attuned as she is wise. As witty as she is serious. It’s been an incredible process to watch her grow, evolve, and continue to execute with a combination of quality, speed, vigour, and grace. Bridging the shamanic and the scientific, the emotional and the intellectual, Cris is a deeply strong, powerful, and loving voice in the space of emotional intelligence, personal healing, and experience design. You can find her at: Becoming DragonSubstackMicrodosing ExperienceEnjoy this episode of the HighExistence podcast with Cris Beasley! Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. DIVE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and get 5+ mind-blowing ideas, tools, or quotes sent to you every Wednesday.

Duration:01:41:44

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Procrastination Is The Conversation You're Unwilling To Have With Yourself (#61)

6/1/2022
“You can move past these obstacles. You probably relate to them as obstacles right now, but they’re actually a part of the path, right?” -Mike Slavin (HEx Podcast #61) In today’s solo cast, Mike leads us down a rabbit hole of discombobulate selves, where we find the true source of our procrastinative tendencies. He reminds us that we procrastinate, not because we are cursed, but because a part of ourselves doesn’t want us to go where we are trying to go. Resistance is not an external force, but rather a part of YOU that is not yet on board with the mission yet. Instead of slaying the procrastodragon, have you tried communicating with it? Listening to it, and harmonizing with it until it shrinks, or joins forces with you, so you can ride it into the ever-expanding horizon of your dreams 🌅 If you feel like you are being pulled in two directions at the same time, not quite able to actually move in any of them, this one is for you. Enjoy 🙇🏻‍♂️ Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. For more where this came from, take a dive Down The Rabbit Hole, where you'll find Mike and his magic being dispensed in the form of a weekly newsletter, filled with bite-sized chunks of wisdom and wonder, just like this episode. 🧙🏼‍♂️

Duration:00:23:48

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Steve Sims – Be You, Be Clear and They Will Come: Straight-Up Marketing Advice From The Real Life Wizard of Oz (#60)

5/15/2022
Steve Sims Our guest on the podcast today should never have been able to succeed in business or in life. Growing up as a bricklayer in London, England, all the odds were against him achieving the kind of outlandish success he’s been able to claim so far, but it’s clear that the universe didn’t expect someone with Steve Sims’ heart, ingenuity, and initiative to appear and to turn traditional forms of networking on their heads. I first came across Steve Sims in his absurdly motivating book, Bluefishing, which tells the story of his company that makes seemingly unreasonable requests come true. The company is called Bluefish, and they’re who you call if you want to sing on stage with Journey, eat dinner in front of Michelangelo’s David, or visit the undersea wreckage of the Titanic. He’s orchestrated all of these experiences for his clients and many more besides. Steve is just an absolute magician when it comes to making the impossible possible, so listen to today’s episode if you’re open to receiving a ton of inspiration to get out there and make big things happen. He teaches that there is a password for every door, a weak spot in every wall, and if we would only stop selling ourselves short and start taking massive action, we might just be able to make that wall come down. Especially important to understand, moreover, is that in today’s business environment, mean guys finish last. A new, longer-term, more generous form of networking is making the old, manipulative kind of networking obsolete, and Steve Sims is helping to lead the way. I hope that you finish this episode just brimming with inspiration and courage, and leave with the understanding that you can get pretty much anything you want in life, so long as you help enough other people get what they want. What We Cover: Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. You’ve gone Down The Rabbit Hole. Now it’s time to walk up The Stairway to Wisdom. Introducing a brand new weekly newsletter from the minds at HighExistence. Over the past year, we’ve been publishing the wonder-inducing weekly email known as “Down The Rabbit Hole,” and now we’re taking it a step further. We want our readers not only to feel a deep sense of enchantment towards the world around them but also to apply deep teachings to their daily life so they can experience the life-transforming benefits of wisdom-in-action. The Stairway to Wisdom is a premium weekly newsletter for those who are ready to dive deeper. We’ve partnered with independent researcher and knowledge connoisseur, Matt Karamazov, who has taken sharp, meticulous notes on over 1000 books so that he could share the most inspiring pearls of wisdom with the world. Learn more here

Duration:00:48:22

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Jake Kobrin – A Beginner's Masterclass in Magick: How to Manifest Your True Will (#59)

4/15/2022
Jake Kobrin (HEx Podcast #59) Magick has always been a concept that I've brushed aside as another overly esoteric, new-age fad that I assumed would reveal itself to be built on faulty foundations if I ever actually decided to dig into it. After listening to this episode, I realize that those assumptions couldn't be further from the truth. Magick is thousands of years older than western psychology. Its' roots run deep and its implications far and wide. The most controversial magician of the 20th century, Aleister Crowley, defined it as “the science and art of causing change in conformity with our Will”. In other words, this is a long-standing tradition that has mastered the art of manifesting the life that is the fullest and most accurate expression of your innermost being (aka the True Will). As you’ll hear in this episode, there is an endless list of techniques that can aid and accelerate this process. Eric Brown (HEx Podcast #59) And that's only one portion of this conversation... What We Cover: DIVE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and get 5+ mind-blowing ideas, tools, or quotes sent to you every Wednesday. Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.

Duration:01:29:16

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Ed Prideaux - HPPD, Psychedelic Narcissism and the Pitfalls of Pathologizing (#58)

3/26/2022
Psychedelics can cause harm. Don’t get me wrong, I love psychedelics. But I also acknowledge their potential to bring about profoundly unwanted changes in the psyche. Yet, with the ever-more abundant influx of news focussing on the life-changing benefits of these substances, the very real risks that pose are getting drowned out, leaving us with only one-half of the full picture. The way that our information channels are structured these days, if we don’t want to hear about something, we usually don’t. We also tend to be over-eager to find The Solution to all our problems. Psychedelics, for many, are taking on this projection. It’s not uncommon to hear people talking about the psychedelic renaissance as though it were the second coming. Ed Prideaux is on a mission to stop some of this psychedelic naivety in its tracks, by speaking up about his experience with hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD). Remember those LSD horror stories that your mum told you, about that guy who took LSD and never stopped tripping? Well, this is sort of like that (although HPPD is not the same as ‘permatripping’, as you’ll hear Ed clarify) except this is no horror story. The week after Ed’s fourth LSD trip, he noticed that the carpets were sparkling and the walls were melting. These effects, along with a handful of others, have not totally left him, 6 years on. This phenomenon is far more common than you might think. A recent study of 2455 psychedelic users reported that a quarter of participants said that they experienced lingering perceptual changes days and weeks after a psychedelic experience and that 1 in 25 found these changes to be so distressing that they considered seeking clinical help. The conversation that Ed brings to the table goes far beyond just HPPD. It extends into an axiom-altering exploration of the narratives around ‘really bad trips’, the fundamental flaws of the current mental health framework, and the fluid nature of reality itself. What We Cover: Psychedelic narcissism DIVE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and get 5+ mind-blowing ideas, tools, or quotes sent to you every Wednesday. Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.

Duration:01:26:23

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MJ DeMarco - Escaping Financial Slavery, Finding High-Velocity Business Ideas and the Problem With Following Your Passion (#57)

3/14/2022
“Whenever you say ‘I can’t find ideas,’ what you’re really saying is, ‘the world is perfect and it needs nothing.’” -MJ DeMarco, HEx Podcast #57 — There’s a lot of terrible advice out there. Maybe you’ve noticed this the last time you were outside. People will say things like, “Just follow your passion!” or, “Money doesn’t matter!” or, perhaps even worse, “Only 40 more years until retirement, and then you’ll be a millionaire!” Some of the people that proffer this advice actually do want the best for you, and they’re honestly trying to help. The problem is that they’ve never learned how money actually works, how wealth is actually created, and how entrepreneurs can solve the problems that are pervasive in society and reap a financial windfall by doing so. Our guest on the podcast today, author MJ DeMarco, has taken aim at all the bad advice out there and has consistently proven the truth of his principles in the process of building out his own businesses and helping tens of thousands of entrepreneurs achieve their financial goals - including me. He reveals the fallacy behind the idea that following your passion will pay your bills; he shows how, in some contexts, money can buy happiness, and how it can also remove some of the sources of unhappiness; and this whole thing about retirement? What people don’t tell you is that in 40 years, you’ll be 40 years older, and unable to enjoy your money to the degree that you would have been able to while you’re young. As he says, wheelchairs, don’t fit inside the trunks of Lamborghinis. But his wisdom goes deeper than that. Much deeper. Business can be an incredible source of personal fulfillment, and if you’re willing to put your heart and soul (and brain and hands) into something for 10 years, you can win the financial game. You can have it when you’re relatively young, and you’ll never have to wonder, “What would have happened if I really went for it?” — What We Cover: How the level of access to knowledge is unprecedented right now, and how tapping into it can change the trajectory of your lifeMJ’s “C-E-N-T-S” framework for coming up with high-velocity business ideas (featuring the Commandments of Control, Entry, Need, Time, and Scale)How to increase the magnitude of your contribution and accelerate your profitsThe timelessness of great books and podcastsNassim Taleb’s concept of “antifragility” and how it can help prepare you for any external event that could threaten your safety and securityThe Great Rat Race Escape, MJ’s newest book, a business book/novel hybrid that follows one couple’s personal journey from financial slavery to financial freedom”Value skews” and how you can develop them in order to walk over your competition”Superior Unexpected Customer Service” (SUCS) and why it’s so much easier today for your business to stand out”Expected Value” and why you should always aim for “Excellent” instead of just “Good”The latest redefinition of “financial freedom” and why it’s just financial slavery in a different formWhy investing in your health will improve your life in every other areaWhen you should begin your child’s financial education and how to avoid the mediocrity narrativePlease leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast.

Duration:01:14:17

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Stoicism is a Martial Art for the Mind (#56)

3/1/2022
Stoicism is often thought of as a collection of theoretical concepts and ideas that one learns by reading books and consuming Stoic content. In this solocast, Jon Brooks proposes that a true Stoic is more like a Martial Artist. To become undefeatable, we need to practice and refine our skills so that we are ready for the real battles when they come. If you’re ready to put down the book and step into the arena, sign up for Askesis: our 10 week Online Stoic Bootcamp.

Duration:00:11:51

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The Hidden Virtues of Community and the Lost Art of Feedback (Dialogues #10)

2/11/2022
In the 10th installment of the High Existence dialogues, we welcome a 4th member onto the stage, discuss the life-changing opportunities that come with finding a community of like-hearted individuals, and pull back the curtains on two soul-quenching events coming up on the HEx horizon. Register for Metamorphosis - A FREE 3-Day online transformational gathering focused on designing sacred rituals: https://highexistence.com/metamorphos... IN THIS EPISODE: • Harnessing feedback for hyper-growth • The value of being around people who actually want to hear about what’s going on in your life • How finding true community changed the lives of the team members • Ritual as a portal into the sacred • What is Metamorphosis 2.0? 🦋 • Arriving in each moment with a sense of completeness rather than needing the world to make you whole • A special invitation for the High Existence Soul Family (You!) • Apotheosis 6.0 Announcement 😆 • The glimpse into the future of High Existence

Duration:01:26:28

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Henry Shukman - Healing vs Awakening, Zen Koans and the Antidote to Aloneness (#55)

1/29/2022
Henry Shukman, HEx Podcast #55 We embark on our healing journeys with intentions to remove the thorns in our sides because these thorns are problematic. Initially, it seems that the way to go about this is to grab the tweezers and squeeze them out, one by one, until we are rid of them all. This is generally the attitude that the Western mental health paradigm takes towards trauma and mental illness. Looking to the East, we see a different approach taken towards suffering. One in which those thorns become enveloped in unconditional love and acceptance, thereby draining them of their problem-ness altogether. "Awakening" and "healing" are often used synonymously even though they mean two different things. Healing is the process by which we become whole again. The word implies a fixing of that which is broken. A bettering of that which needs improvement. An integration of that which has been separated. Awakening refers to the realization of the non-dual nature of reality. The recognition that, on the deepest level, there is nothing to fix because nothing can be broken. There is nothing to improve because it is all already perfect. There is nothing to be integrated because it is, always has been, and always will be, whole. So does this mean then that all attempts at healing are a waste of time and that we should just drop everything and head straight for awakening? According to Henry Shukman, the answer is no… There is a middle way. And he has walked it. Henry is a meditation teacher who has used a combination of various meditative practices alongside psychotherapy, plant medicine, and other healing practices to synergise these two processes in his own life for maximum effect. From overwhelming eczema to profound awakening, and then into deep despair and back, Henry eventually forged a path that has led to a long-lasting sense of wholeness and peace that radiates throughout this interview. He has found a sweet spot between the paths of healing and awakening and in this episode, he sprinkles the breadcrumbs behind him so that you and me can do the same. What We Cover: Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. JOIN HENRY AT METAMORPHOSIS, A FREE 3-Day online transformational event, to learn a powerful set of transformative practices for peace, passion, and meaning

Duration:01:01:59