#89 - 99.8% Of People’s Minds Work Backwards - Do This Instead
Real talk… Jim Fortin changed my life as a young 17 year old. It is very full circle being able to sit down at his house for over 2 hours and have him on the show.
Most people are living life backwards. They’re chasing more money, more success, more things… all while stuck in the same identity that keeps pulling them back.
In this episode, Jim Fortin breaks down why 99.8% of people are working from the wrong place - behavior over identity, and how to flip it so transformation actually sticks. We unpack subconscious programming, the stories we tell ourselves, habits that shape our entire reality, and how to finally step into the identity of the person you want to become.
Key Discussion Points
• Why most people “work backwards” in life
• How your subconscious identity sabotages change
• The hidden role of habits and stories
• Breaking free from scarcity and limitation
• The real path to lasting transformation
Thank you all for the support. This one is special. Very special for me.
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Timestamps:
00:03:00 – Why 99.8% of people work backwards
00:07:00 – Growing up poor and breaking free from it
00:12:00 – The truth about identity vs behavior
00:16:30 – Oprah, habits, and why change doesn’t stick
00:21:00 – The power of stories we tell ourselves
00:26:00 – Reprogramming subconscious beliefs
00:31:00 – My own resistance to coaching
00:35:00 – Doubt as the doorway to transformation
00:39:30 – How people’s energy shapes your life
00:45:00 – Relationships, attachment, and emotional maturity
00:51:00 – Financial abuse and subconscious control
00:56:30 – Why providing isn’t enough in relationships
01:02:00 – Doing vs being: where real change happens
01:08:00 – How identity creates self-fulfilling prophecies
01:15:00 – Final lessons on stepping into who you truly are
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#88: 12 Weeks To Live: How I Risked It All & Won
This was raw and real. Straight from the heart filled with passion.
Hopefully this can give you the nudge you need to take the leap.
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#87: The Most Polarizing 20-Year-Old in America (Savanna Stone)
Today’s guest is Savanna Faith Stone and she has absolutely blown up this year all over social media. At just 20 years old, she’s gone viral for saying things most people are too scared to even whisper.
In this episode, she opens up about why she believes feminism was a CIA operation, why she’d gladly give up her right to vote for a more conservative country, and how her faith and marriage shape the way she sees the world.
We dive into her transformation from a liberal high schooler and model to leaning into her feminine and becoming what people consider a “trad wife”, her battles with online hate, and why she refuses to tone down her message no matter how much backlash it brings.
We also bring her husband on the show to get his perspective on the whole situation.
This is raw, controversial, and guaranteed to make you think.
Key Discussion Points:
• Why Savanna says women shouldn’t vote
• Her belief that feminism was designed as a psyop
• The role of faith and trust in her marriage
• The backlash she’s faced and how she handles hate
• Why she calls corporate jobs “modern slavery”
• The importance of speaking boldly in a cancel culture world
ANDDDD so much more
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There will be no sponsorships in this episode, I doubt the controversy is something the lovely sponsors want to be apart of. I loved this conversation so much. If you enjoy it as much as I do share it on your socials and leave us a 5 start review and subscribe. Love you all.
Timestamps:
00:03:00 – “Women shouldn’t vote”
00:08:40 – Facing hate online
00:14:50 – No separate bank accounts
00:19:20 – Fertility reality check
00:25:40 – Two paths for women
00:31:15 – Cancel culture & soul selling
00:36:50 – Christ at the center
00:42:30 – Corporate slavery
00:48:10 – Losing sponsors, gaining freedom
00:53:55 – Husband enters the chat
00:59:40 – Pain, stoicism, manhood
01:05:00 – Married young, no turning back
01:09:20 – Fame and isolation
01:11:00 – Too young to advise?
01:12:20 – Final verse to live by
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#86: DELETE Your Ego and Become Dangerously Confident (Higher Up Wellness)
For Michael's sake, drop your #stepcheck in the comments!
Today’s guest is Michael Smoak and this conversation was one like no other he has ever been on. This year has been tough for Michael. Losing his father to sickness at the beginning of the year created a newfound drive to make the most out of life.
While this conversation surfaced his story and loss of father, it was probably the most value packed episode I have done all year. In fact I would go to say that it was my favourite episode I’ve recorded this year.
Michael opens up about recording final conversations with his father, learning to laugh through chaos, and why surrendering to truth and God reframed everything. We also get into the reps behind real communication, the trap of routine-as-cage, and how curiosity hardens into conviction.
We break down confidence vs ego, the table and plates mindset, and why ownership beats victimhood when life is loud. This was a good one!
Key Discussion Points:
• Count it all joy. Perspective is the lever
• Curiosity into conviction into competence
• Confidence is evidence. Ego needs applause
• Be the table. Everything else is plates
• Communication reps that actually work
• Ownership over victimhood, always
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Timestamps:
03:00–09:20 Laugh through chaos. Count it joy
09:20–15:40 Childhood wounds and early filters
15:40–22:00 Mortality as a compass
22:00–28:20 Parents, character, lines that stick
28:20–34:40 Cyber to creator. The jump
34:40–41:00 Sales school. Empathy and voice
41:00–47:20 Curiosity into conviction
47:20–53:40 Confidence vs ego
53:40–1:00:00 Routine or freedom
1:00:00–1:06:20 Be the table, not the leg
1:06:20–1:12:40 Mirrors in relationships
1:12:40–1:19:00 Triggers show where you aren’t free
1:19:00–1:25:20 Communication reps that work
1:25:20–1:31:40 Faith, discipline, adaptable routine
1:31:40–1:37:00 Final takeaways and thanks
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#85: Why Christian Guzman Never Walked Away - Even When He Should Have
Christian Guzman has built an empire in fitness but the road to Alphaland nearly broke him.
In this episode Christian opens up about burning through $110k a month just to keep the lights on, taking a $1M loan that barely scratched the surface, and the relentless two-year grind that pushed him to his limits.
We get into the chaos of building something permanent, the mistakes that cost millions, how ego can tank a healthy business, and why he is finally shifting his focus to balance, family, and the things that actually matter.
This was a good one!
Key Discussion Points:
• The reality of running out of money mid dream
• When ego makes business decisions for you
• Building calm in the middle of absolute chaos
• Why Christian refused to quit even when he should have
• The role of family and relationships in building an empire
• Knowing when to slow down after years of full speed grind
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Timestamps:
03:00–07:30 The property that made Alphaland possible
07:30–12:00 $110k a month to stay alive
12:00–16:30 The moment he thought he was done
16:30–21:00 Lessons from the wild twenties
21:00–25:30 Managing people without losing yourself
25:30–30:00 When ego wrecks a business
30:00–34:30 Choosing family over the grind
34:30–39:00 Making time before it runs out
39:00–43:30 Building a place people belong
43:30–48:00 What sacrifice really looks like
48:00–52:30 The loneliness of mastery
52:30–57:00 Why he never quits
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