Redemption with James Arthur Ray
305 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★ - 45 ratingsYour daily triple shot to Powerfully Lead your Life and Business.
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Choose Your Community Carefully
June 16, 2022 20:22 - 5 minutes - 5.91 MBYour environment is more important than your heredity. Environmental factors are a reflection of you. In fact, they are YOU! There are 7 Environmental Factors of Ultimate Performance. We won't invest the time to get into all of them here today for obvious reasons. But one we'll discuss briefly is your community. There are mounds of research in this topic by Christakis and Fowler from Harvard. Research that proves your community influences not only your impact in the world but also yo...
You Came this Far
June 15, 2022 21:02 - 4 minutes - 5.18 MBYou didn't come this far just to come this far. That's a promise. I was conducting a coaching session with a multi-six-figure income earner who was distraught; and emotionally drained. In case you think money changes the human experience, think again. She has been dealing with tremendous physical challenges for the last 3 years and was telling me that she often felt as if "she just couldn't go on." I get it. I know those feelings well. There were several times during my own perso...
How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
June 10, 2022 21:38 - 3 minutes - 4.46 MBI take ice-cold showers… Turned all the way full-blast cold. Every single day. No matter whether I’m on the East Coast, West Coast, Europe or anywhere else. No matter if there’s 10 feet of snow outside. Irrespective of the weather. I’ve done this for years. Why? Because there are so many benefits. Here are just a few: It toughens and strengthens the will (maybe the greatest benefit of all; it shocks the body and releases neuro-cocktails and endorphins; it helps you burn calor...
There is an Answer
June 06, 2022 18:06 - 6 minutes - 7.91 MBThere's no magic bullet, secret sauce, or simple success... But there IS an answer. It would seem that if you want to make money in today’s market, you play to the magic minded romantics who want "3 Easy Steps to Success" or a "Turnkey system." Are you still downloading that "turnkey system" or "blueprint for success in 7 steps"? God bless you and Good Luck (you're going to need it). NO ONE has a better turnkey system than McDonalds; and they’re closing franchises in record numbers...
The Border of Chaos and Order
May 30, 2022 18:34 - 4 minutes - 5.62 MBYou grow the most on the border of chaos and order. Disheartening, maybe. But true nonetheless. This is NOT just my idea. Science proves this to be true. In fact, Nobel Prize winning science by Illya Prigogine. Please understand, that your body/mind system is designed to grow. The entirety of the Universe is about fuller Expansion, Experience and Expression. Contraction, suppression and stagnation or not in the cosmic way of things…
The Key to Success or Failure
May 23, 2022 17:55 - 4 minutes - 5.48 MBSuccess and failure are both the result of habit. If you want to change your life, change your habits. Most people run their life and business by the seat of their pants. If I ask you specifically what you're doing at 12PM this Saturday can you tell me instantly? Those who are masterful have routines and habits and they can answer this question with very few exceptions. And not only this week. They can do this every day of every week...
Mastery and Balance
May 20, 2022 19:34 - 3 minutes - 4.32 MBMastery and balance cannot coexist in the same space. Sorry to potentially burst your bubble. But then again, very few are committed to mastery anyway; so maybe it doesn't matter. Balance is still nonsense, nonetheless. All these people running around talking, teaching and preaching about balance are not even balanced...
Good Leader or Bad Leader?
May 19, 2022 21:20 - 4 minutes - 4.74 MBThere are no bad circumstances or situations in life. There are no bad teams. There are ONLY bad leaders. Look, if you have a remote chance of leading your own business in this age of the entrepreneur, you must first and foremost lead your own life. I'm sure that makes sense to you. Please don't get me wrong in the statement above. Sometimes life will deal you severe blows. I’ve had my share and maybe more.
Always Ask for More
May 16, 2022 17:46 - 4 minutes - 4.85 MBHave the courage and wisdom to ask for more. Look, you're not even close to your capacity and capability. How do I know this? Because I know what the human spirit is capable of. When things get difficult and challenging ask for more. It's the difficulties and challenges that reveal you to yourself. Don’t wish for easy—that’s illusion. What you truly want, and need, is greater capacity and capability to get through the challenges life brings...
Appreciating or Depreciating?
May 12, 2022 18:18 - 4 minutes - 4.69 MBWhatever is not appreciated is depreciated and eventually lost. This is a fundamental principle in both life and business. If you don't appreciate your team members, you’ll lose them. Studies prove that money (or a paycheck) alone won't motivate long term; and it certainly won’t inspire. If you don't appreciate your health, you’ll lose it. Then Life will give you NO OPTION but to make it job #1. If you don't appreciate your relationship, you’ll lose it. Every human being has a deep n...
Be at Your Best
May 09, 2022 19:12 - 4 minutes - 4.96 MBThe Leader, a true pro, is always at his best. Even when he's not. The Leader shows up consistently, even when he doesn't feel like it. When he says he's going to do something, he does it. Even when he doesn't feel like it... When he lacks inspiration, he gets to work. For he knows that waiting for inspiration is amateurish, and he refuses to be an amateur; and his inspiration comes THROUGH the work. When he feels sad and sorry for himself, which we all do, he lets it wash over h...
When All Odds Seem Stacked Against You
May 06, 2022 20:08 - 6 minutes - 7.43 MBWhen all the odds seem stacked against you, get excited. That makes the victory all the sweeter.Look, I can tell you with certainty, I KNOW a LOT about having odds stacked against me. Check out my life and experience and you’ll realize this is true. There may be some that know as much about stacked odds as me. But I dare say, no one knows about it more than me. I’m the champion of the Underdogs. I’m the Dark Knight who transmutes pain into power. How about you? If you’ve ever felt th...
The Secret to Making More Money
May 05, 2022 17:23 - 4 minutes - 5.17 MBAre you ready for the secret? Forget about making money! I've said this for years; and the message continues to mostly fall upon deaf ears. Focus instead on providing value and service to the world. It's a fundamental fact that you'll be remunerated in direct proportion to the value and service you provide in the world. Period! Properly understood, this puts you TOTALLY in charge of the income you earn…
Becoming a Leader
April 29, 2022 19:53 - 5 minutes - 5.82 MBAre you a leader? Leaders must first and foremost successfully and productively lead their own life. Leadership is the hardest job there is or ever will be. And let me promise you this: if you can't lead your own life, your own finances, your own fitness and health, your own mental and emotional mastery, you'll never be granted leadership on a grander scale. You might say to me, "But James, look at the leaders of our country, look at the leaders of congress and politics, look at indu...
Learn to Follow to Lead
April 28, 2022 17:32 - 6 minutes - 7.37 MBIf you can’t follow, you’ll never lead. In an age of quick-fixes, push button success, and microwave mentality, many if not most have lost what it takes to become a true leader in whatever their chosen field. But first, what is leadership? The management consultant Tom Peters states, “Leadership is confusing as hell.” Is it just someone with followers? No, that can’t be true. That would mean that everyone who has a large social media following is a leader. Hardly. Is it just some...
Happiness and Fulfillment
April 25, 2022 18:35 - 5 minutes - 6.29 MBAre you really happy and fulfilled? Really? Do you deserve to be? Gallup tells us that 8 out 10 people are unhappy and unfulfilled in both their life and work. Staggering. While there are several reasons for this, in my experience three of the biggest are: 1. Chasing money and external things versus living your purpose. 2. Unrealistic expectations. 3. Unfulfilling and unmeaningful work There's nothing wrong at all with money and things, those are easy to come by; and might I a...
Simplicity is power...
April 22, 2022 19:50 - 4 minutes - 5.59 MBThe true Leader travels focused and light. Many create their own chaos because they’re attempting to do too many things. Jack/Jane of all trades. Master of none...
Are you substantial?
April 14, 2022 19:42 - 4 minutes - 5.77 MBOr are you transitory? One of my heroes and teachers (although I obviously never met him) is Socrates. Socrates, as well as his student Plato, taught substance. A student of language and ontology (which I am both), realizes that substance is the fundamental state of being. While the materialist or transitory person builds his life upon things seen, the person of substance relies and builds upon, the unseen. While the amateur makes decisions based upon what appears (in the bank account...
Lazy minds ruin lives
April 01, 2022 18:36 - 5 minutes - 5.81 MBIf you know me, you know I'm fascinated with ALL studies of the universe as well as human behavior. And by the way, I believe ALL leaders should be. How can you lead in a disruptive and rapidly changing world unless you have a firm grip on WHY it's changing and HOW things work? That being said, the study of Epigenetics tells us a LOT about WHY you are who and what you are; and WHY you do and don't do. The mass of Epigenetic research tells us basically that who and what you are today is ...
Success on your first attempt
March 18, 2022 18:43 - 4 minutes - 5.43 MBSucceeding on your first attempt is a curse. Trust me, you don't want life to be easy. Regardless of what you've been conditioned to believe. You want life to challenge you, to push you, to knock you down – more than once, to try to stop you. It’s next to impossible to stop the leader who just keeps coming. The Warrior Leader Spirit that just wont give up. Succeeding on your first iteration is a curse. Because it's only from the triumphs and tragedies of being in the arena that true...
Who Owes You?
March 15, 2022 19:04 - 3 minutes - 3.95 MBNo one and nothing owes you anything. Your country doesn't owe you anything... Your family doesn't owe you anything... Your job or your company don't owe you anything... Your mate or your ex don't owe you a damn thing... Maybe even most importantly Life or God don't owe you anything. In fact, you've been GIVEN the greatest gift. Life itself, and your unlimited potential...
Who are you really
March 08, 2022 20:52 - 3 minutes - 3.92 MBYOU are GOD in human form. Look, every great tradition has reminded us that we are created in the image and likeness of the Creative Power. That means that YOU ARE a Creative Force to be reckoned with. What are you creating? Look at your results: Financially, Relationally, Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually. Take ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY for your creation...
The Secret of Power
February 08, 2022 18:20 - 4 minutes - 5.61 MBKnowledge is NOT Power. Knowledge creates possibility. One of which is POTENTIAL power. Awareness is power, and awareness comes from a state of BEING. I am not suggesting that knowledge is not important, it is. Yet knowledge without a state of Awareness will NOT be put into ACTION. Most in today's world have a tremendous amount of knowledge, but little to no Awareness (a.k.a. Being). I know this is a deep topic and we're not even going to scratch the surface in a quick TE...
Which brain are you using?
February 02, 2022 22:03 - 5 minutes - 5.84 MBI would love to read your answers in the comment section about "Which brain are you usually using?" What? Let me discuss BRIEFLY what modern science is now proving. You have 3 brains. And like it or not, the one in your head is the most confused and most often the major cause of all your pain and suffering. It's not your fault. You've been conditioned this way through ignorance. But it IS your responsibility. You also have a "brain" in your gut, and MOST importantly in your heart. ...
What's Truly Valuable?
January 26, 2022 20:34 - 4 minutes - 4.92 MBWhat are the things you value in life? Nothing is solid... Nothing stands still... Nothing remains the same... Nothing is lasting... Nothing has any value... Except for one thing. The ONLY Truth, Value, and Power are that which NEVER changes. The ONLY thing which cannot be taken away is that which cannot be touched or taken. AND THAT my friend is not your house, car, business, or bank account...
Cause or effect?
January 11, 2022 23:06 - 3 minutes - 4.46 MBLook, as spiritual as it might seem to say that you must see it inside before you'll hold it outside, it's about as practical as it comes. Leadership and Entrepreneurship are spiritual games. Bringing the intangible into the tangible. When EPCOT was finished in Orlando, a reporter said to Walt Disney's nephew, "It's too bad your uncle Walt couldn't be here to see this."...
What do you think?
January 07, 2022 20:50 - 4 minutes - 4.66 MBMost people only THINK they think. One of my very bright clients asked me why I always state, "Your head will mess you up every single time"? It's because of this very issue. What happens in your head that attempts to pass for thinking is NOTHING more than a re-running of an old operating system that was programmed and conditioned into you LONG ago. Think about this one: EVERYTHING you THINK you KNOW is from the PAST. It's NOT from the present or future...
Knowledge, like wealth, energy and power, is meant for use
January 03, 2022 20:02 - 3 minutes - 4.45 MBKnowledge, like wealth, energy and power, is meant for use. Whoever coined the phrase, "Knowledge is power" was severely incorrect and completely missing the point. How many times do you supposedly "know" something but you don't DO it. Knowledge is NOT power. It's nothing more than organized information and POTENTIAL power, until it's USED. And the GREATEST time to find out if you TRULY KNOW something is if you'll use it and do it when you don't FEEL like it. That's when you REALLY KN...
Try to Master everything, master nothing
December 03, 2021 21:04 - 6 minutes - 7.34 MBIs leadership, mastery, and genius born or made? I submit the answer is BOTH. An individual may be born with a high IQ for instance, or the gift of being able to hear perfect pitch, or strong athletic talent. Research by Lewis Terman, the pioneer in educational psychology from Stanford, proves that most individuals he tracked with a very high level of gift did little to nothing with it. Because it came easy to them, they didn't work very hard. So leadership and genius in any f...
Your Purpose defines your Success
November 05, 2021 19:39 - 2 minutes - 3.43 MBYour purpose will determine how you define success. Here's the rub. If you don't clearly know what your purpose is (most don't by the way), you'll end up living and chasing society's version of success. This road goes straight down the boulevard of broken dreams and loss of meaning. All the money and material goods in the world will NEVER give you meaning. Life, real life, is about meaning. You're here to contribute, to provide value, and to do something significant...
Feeling trumps Thought
October 22, 2021 21:59 - 3 minutes - 4.08 MBFeeling trumps Thought. Everyone wants to talk about, and focus on, how "your thinking creates your results." This is PARTIALLY true. Thought in-and-of-itself is weak; and does NOTHING on its own to create results. Consider: how many times have you "thought" about doing something, becoming something, building something, and DONE absolutely NOTHING? Since the early 2,000's (if not earlier), I've encouraged that you must go "3 for 3"...
Butter or margarine?
October 15, 2021 20:59 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MBIn a world in which most are judging themselves daily by how many "followers" they have, how many "likes" they have, or "who won the popular vote." Please. Life, and certainly not leadership, cannot be defined by followers, likes or the popular vote...
Bad days and Good days
October 08, 2021 20:05 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MBGood days bring happiness. Bad days bring growth. Both combined correctly create fulfillment. How do you find happiness in difficult times? How do you find happiness when all things seem to be going sideways?
Missing your objective is NOT failing
October 07, 2021 20:47 - 3 minutes - 4.4 MBMissing your objective is NOT failing. So-called failure is only feedback. Quitting is NOT failing. In fact, whoever stated that "Quitters never win" really didn't think it through. But that's another topic entirely. The ONLY time you fail is when you GIVE UP...
What questions are you asking
October 05, 2021 21:26 - 4 minutes - 5.05 MBOnly when the questions become more important than the answers will the true answers emerge. So, here's one: How do you define success? Seriously. Think about it. Really think. Be specific. The fact is that most have never truly defined it for THEMSELVES. Now you may think you have. Think again. If you're honest with yourself, what you have defined as success is what someone else or society has told you are successful. Most I coach want to tell me what they THINK they want, and yet ...
Less is more
October 01, 2021 21:25 - 3 minutes - 4.06 MBLess is more. Contrary to popular belief. In my book "Practical Spirituality" written in 2002, I had an entire chapter both titled and devoted to this concept. I think it's every bit as applicable, in fact, if not more so, today...
Energy Vibrates
September 30, 2021 21:48 - 4 minutes - 4.61 MBEnergy vibrates. Everything moves, nothing stays the same. Change is the only constant. The things you've currently built are crumbling before your very eyes. You just don't have the visual acuity to see it happening...
Static and Dynamic
September 29, 2021 19:17 - 4 minutes - 5.35 MBParticles and Waves. Static and Dynamic. Today's TE is not for the faint of heart. If you're ready to put your thinking cap on, and truly Lead your life and business, then buckle your seatbelt Dorothy because Kansas is going bye-bye. Yet, obviously... this can ONLY be the tip of the iceberg in a quick TE. Here goes: These are the two ways in which science tells us Energy or Mind manifests. Because there is only ONE Mind in the entire Universe that is omnipresent and infinite. It's sta...
Are you truly free?
September 21, 2021 22:18 - 3 minutes - 4.45 MBAre you truly free? I can probably guess your first response. Not so fast. True freedom has NOTHING to do with finances (so-called financial freedom is nonsense)... It has nothing to do with being able to come and go and do as you please (that's liberty)... Let me ask you to ponder these questions: 1. Can you choose to be happy and fulfilled even when in the midst of mental, emotional, and financial chaos? ...
Superhuman
September 17, 2021 20:59 - 3 minutes - 4 MBYou have the God-given right to be Superhuman. Sound far-fetched? Believe me, it's not. You have far more abilities than you're even scratching the surface of utilizing... You are NOT separate from this universe you're a part of it. It is a part of you. You and it are the same. Do you realize that you have TRILLIONS of cells in your body each with BILLIONS of atoms; and EACH of those BILLIONS of atoms in TRILLIONS of cells (can you imagine what a staggering number that is?) each has a...
Hesitation steals your dreams
September 15, 2021 20:00 - 3 minutes - 4.42 MBTime will wipe you off the board before you know it. Hesitation steals dreams. I know this is an uncomfortable subject, But, it's one that needs to be acknowledged and given attention. The Toltec tradition has a concept called, "The Awareness of Impending Death." We attempt to ignore and deny this in the Western world. The Toltec state that the Angel of Death is over your left shoulder with its finger poised 24/7. Just waiting to tap you out. This is NOT to focus on dying. Instead, it...
Your Thoughts Are Thunder
September 13, 2021 21:49 - 4 minutes - 4.82 MBYour thoughts bring thunder and your word is law. This is your potential. Unfortunately, most are ignorant and/or incongruent with this fundamental power. I can't tell you, as a former C Suite consultant for AT&T, how many sales professionals, managers, and leaders alike I interacted with and coached that were saying all the "right words" but were thinking the "wrong" thoughts...
Nothing is Random
September 10, 2021 18:06 - 5 minutes - 5.97 MBThe universe is NOT random. YOU most likely are random, but the universe is NOT. We live in an orderly universe. Run by distinct and definite laws. ANY time you succeed in life, you've aligned with and utilized these Laws. Whether consciously aware of it or not. ANY time you have NOT succeeded in life, you've been OUT OF ALIGNMENT with these Laws. Period...
Move up your life and business
September 08, 2021 19:29 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBYou can't move up in life until you bring another up to take your place. Many individuals are so "me-focused" that they completely miss the point in both life and business. The ONLY way you move your Life, Awareness, Business, and Results "UP" is by bringing others up. This is how expansion works. I've taught for decades that if you're not making the money, and getting the results you choose to make, it's because you're not providing enough value to others and the world...
Wishing or preparing
September 01, 2021 23:09 - 3 minutes - 4.39 MB"There's a big difference between wishing for something and being prepared to receive it." ~ Napoleon Hill This is one of my most favorite quotes from Hill. I've used it with my clients more times than I can count. More importantly, I've experienced it in my own life and business. We all THINK we want a multi-million dollar business. But THE FACT, is that if you don't have it, you're not yet prepared to receive it. Stop wishing and start working! You see, if you don't know how to get ...
A World of Noise
August 26, 2021 21:19 - 3 minutes - 4.45 MBIn a world where you're inundated with noise and nonsense, clarity and focus are power. Where are you going? What do you believe in? What do you value? What's your purpose in this life?
Triune Being
August 20, 2021 22:31 - 3 minutes - 4.36 MBThat means you have 3 distinct yet synergistic parts of who you are. Body, Mind and Soul. ALL equally as important to life, business and leadership. To neglect any one of them is to not bring your full game to the table; and you will not live a fulfilling life nor even scratch the surface of your potential. Many want to build an entrepreneurial empire but they neglect their body in the process. Not a smart move. Body neglected in diet, exercise, flexibility and strength eventu...
Mental Alchemy
August 18, 2021 21:41 - 4 minutes - 4.91 MBI know this might seem a bit far-fetched to you; and I get it. But if it does, then what you don't get is what quantum physics is telling us today: "Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real." ~ Niels Bohr "Mind is the Matrix of all matter." ~ Max Planck "Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves." ~ Werner Heisenberg I could go on but hopefully you get the point. If you accep...
Disempowering emotions
August 13, 2021 20:13 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MBFirst, I no longer use the term "negative emotions." If you understand the Law of Polarity (one of the 7 Major Laws of the Universe), you'll quickly realize what we often term "negative" is ACTUALLY the generative power in this Universe. That's a topic for another day and time...
Practice None Doing
August 09, 2021 21:51 - 5 minutes - 5.74 MBThis is a complex topic that I'll cover briefly here. First a couple of premises and principles: 1. Most people think they are "acting" but they're really primarily reacting. 2. Most think they have their own preferences but "their preferences" have been handed to them by their conditioning. 3. Psychology tells us that fully 95% of what we "do" daily is driven by our unconscious mind. It's PRE-THOUGHT. 4. To truly think takes breaking the chains of the reactive mind. 5. Breaking ...