In this episode, James introduces the concept of 'Walk Through Open Doors' and explains how it has transformed his life. He shares his background as a social worker, therapist, and now a coach, and describes how a media company helped him define his unique approach and how he recognized the importance of recognizing opportunities in every situation. He emphasizes the need to overcome limiting beliefs and take small steps towards growth and improvement. James outlines the criteria for an open door and previews the upcoming episodes that will explore each criterion in depth. Takeaways • Recognizing opportunities in every situation is crucial for personal growth and improvement. • Overcoming limiting beliefs and taking small steps can lead to significant positive changes. • An open door must meet the criteria of being immediate, affordable, aligned, exciting, and sustainable. • Opportunities are all around us, and it's important to assess and pursue the ones that are right for us. • The Walk Through Open Doors podcast will provide practical examples and stories to help listeners recognize and seize opportunities in their own lives.

It's been a minute.

After a year and a half I wanted to tell you where I've been and talk about where I'm going. There were some difficult times, but I'm excited about what's coming.

Thanks for listening.

Okay, time to wrap up the series on being the main character by talking about three ways we can chip away at the idea of our own importance:

1. Learn to meditate

2. Invest in other people

3. Understand that you will die

I know that a lot of this might seem disempowering or morbid, but there is freedom in recognizing that nothing revolves around you. I promise.

This is an audio version of an old video that I created specifically for an issue of my newsletter.

It’s about 4 things we can always be grateful for:

1) There is something instead of nothing.

2) This something is stable.

3) We have a consciousness with which to experience this stable something.

4) We have a say in how this consciousness relates to the stable something.

I was sick when I recorded it, please excuse the difficulty breathing you hear from time to time.

If we pay attention, we can see that life is constantly giving us feedback about our behavior. We cannot hear this feedback if we are too busy being the main character, and this will bring us constant trouble.

Simple ways to tell if you are the main character.

Quick spoiler: you're not.

I used to think I was the main character. Now I know I’m not.

There’s freedom in ordinariness.

Having a morning routine is one of the simplest ways we can improve our lives. I really found that how I start the morning is how my day goes. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I’m doing a class called Surviving Social Media for ClassRT on Tuesday, June 28th at 7pm CST. You can check it out here.

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