Ep 84: A 2021 Retrospective - Take the Leap

Episode 84: Show Notes

No one is going to give you permission to take a leap of faith. If anything, they'll tell you all the reasons why you shouldn't make the leap, why you should play it safe instead.

Today, you’ll hear some short clips from Lunch on Me Founder, LaRayia Gaston; transformational teacher, Kute Blackson; bestselling author of Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Bronnie Ware; DEUCE Gym Founder, Logan Gelbrich; Sounds True Founder, Tami Simon; the singing doctor, Dr. Steven Eisenberg; spoken word artist, Saul Williams; and Los Loosers Founder, Mariana Blanco.

As you’ll discover from these special guests (who have all previously been featured on the podcast), it takes constant reframing of our experiences to learn to trust our inner guidance, especially when times are tough!

Hearing stories like these can help you see that, at the end of the day, if we want to maintain our sanity, if we want to keep the light turned on inside, then taking that leap of faith is our only option.

Oftentimes, the sooner we take it, the better things turn out. That's the intention behind sharing not just this compilation but every story on At the End of the Tunnel; to inspire you to trust your intuition, to follow your heart, and to take those leaps of faith!

Tune in today to learn more about the power of resilience, commitment, rejection, and perseverance, and so much more!

Key Points From This Episode:

Hear from LaRayia Gaston about her first-ever Lunch on Me event.
The power of being detached from money and becoming attached to giving.
Kute Blackson shares his story of visualizing his path and making it a reality.
How knowing there was no way back forced Kute to dig into his inner resilience.
How Bronnie Ware didn’t let money stand in the way of pursuing her passion.
The value of getting out of the way sometimes and letting life happen for you.
Logan Gelbrich shares the leap of faith he had to take to start DEUCE Gym.
Learn about the hiding hand principle; a mental experiment to help you get started.
The “communal celebration of vulnerable effort” that jumpstarted his business.
How Tami Simon got the idea for Sounds True, which started with a prayer.
The surreal sequence of events following the death of her father that led to Sounds True.
Hear the story of when Kute Blackson pitched his talk show idea to Steven Spielberg.
Why Kute believes it’s important to push yourself beyond your comfort zone.
Find out how Dr. Steven Eisenberg first started writing songs for his cancer patients.
How Saul Williams’ poem, ‘Amethyst Rocks’, opened a world of opportunity for him.
Saul reflects on his calling to become a writer and fuse literature with hip hop.
One last story from Kute Blackson about the power of rejection and perseverance.
Why Kute believes that many coaches are in it for the wrong reasons; it’s about service.
Discover how a part-time job at a coffee shop led Mariana Blanco to her purpose.
The simple act of “being seen” and how it changed Mariana’s life for the better.

Tweetables:

“When you hand out, God will fill up your cup before you even have a chance to grab it.” — LaRayia Gaston [0:07:42]

“I knew there was no way back. It made me dig into parts of myself, into parts of my resilience that I think I didn't even know were there. That began my journey.” — @kuteblackson [0:13:34]

“We only think we need the money a month before, or a week before, or whatever, because it's for our own security. Life just knows that it'll come if you get out of the way. I’m trying to give it to you, but get out of the way!” — Bronnie Ware [0:18:41]

“Knowing that adversity is coming and that you’ve got to just get through it and bear down and this is what makes the story great in the end; knowing doesn't change the fact that it is actually difficult and it actually hurts and it's actually challenging you.” — @FunctionalCoach [0:24:20]

“I heard some voice and I don't know what it was. Internal voice, external voice. I have no idea. The words I heard were, ‘Disseminate spiritual wisdom.’ Period.” — Tami Simon [0:39:44]

“We have to push ourselves outside of our comfort zone. This is something I’ve consistently done in my life. I haven't been the smartest person, the most intelligent person, the richest person, the ‘fill in the blank’, but one thing I [do] is I consistently trust my intuition.” — @kuteblackson [0:45:34]

“I had one poem. March 16th, 1995. The friends I made that night are still my friends and the doors that opened are the doors that I walked through.” — @SaulWilliams [1:03:47]

“Sometimes, things not working out is great. Sometimes things not working out how we [want] is a blessing.” — @kuteblackson [1:12:15]

“That day, my life changed, because I had [a moment] in my life when I was finally seen by someone. Someone cared. Someone saw something in me.” — Mariana Blanco [1:24:27]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

LaRayia Gaston

Lunch on Me

Ep 09: Lunch on Me with LaRayia Gaston

Kute Blackson

Kute Blackson on Twitter

Ep 75: The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson

Bronnie Ware

Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Ep 24: The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying with Bronnie Ware

Logan Gelbrich on Twitter

DEUCE Gym