The AJNashville Podcast

Sometimes a podcast episode is recorded with the intention of helping to inspire others to think or act a certain way through motivation. Other times it seems to end up being a part of the internal process of helping guide myself through thought processes and decision making in my own reality. Sometimes we find ourselves needing to say or hear it out loud in order to process it on a deeper level, building like blocks upon one anoth...

So many people look at success relative to their own level of desire and commitment, choosing to only see the peak of the mountain that was their goal, choosing to overlook the effort it took to climb the mountain day by day. We don't just arrive to the top without trying, we have to train ourselves to acclimate to our new surroundings and overcome any trees that may fall in our path during our journey forward. We must learn l...

Thank you for all your support and confidence in me. I will forever remain grateful and humbled by the community that surrounds me. As long as we pour trust and faith into each other, we will succeed. All things are possible with hard work, motivation, and dedication. Our wildest dreams today could be old news yesterday if we continue to dream farther and push ourselves to make the impossible possible daily.

Winning an election take...

Sometimes we just have to go through the storm so that we can arrive on the other side of it that much faster. We can poke around about it and keep ourselves in a miserable situation longer than we need to, and often tend to do, if we're being completely honest here. Or sometimes we really just want to hunker down and refuse to move at all, leaving our future and fate in the winds of the storm. 

But why surrender control over y...

Talking in depth about particular subjects can open up insight to other possibilities within your own mind, while also shedding light on other people's positions of where they stand. Most times, other people have issues because of their own individual past experiences. Rarely does it really have anything to do with you at that very moment when a heated debate may occur. 

Reality is only a perception that each of us are all expe...

Too often we are our own worst critics, denying ourselves a good sense of pride over our biggest accomplishments. We can tend to overlook our growth because it doesn't happen drastically overnight. That is why daily action and accomplishment in the small things adds up with consistency over time to reveal habits we build for ourselves that can either help serve us or hurt us. Allowing ourselves to feel grace and mercy along th...

Your mindset is yours to sculpt and mold like clay into whatever shape you want it to be. Sometimes you will find a shape to take longer to create than another. Though as long as you continue to create, you will undoubtedly improve with time dedicated to your craft. Don't you still want to create your own art though in order for you to leave your imprint and feel authenticity in the masterpieces of your mind? Know that the cre...

They say that ignorance is bliss, but have you ever realized how much power comes with awareness instead? And power doesn't have to be some big bad thing, it simply exists because you exist. You are your own person and you have power within you, though it is up to you how you choose to step into it and ultimately use it. You have to be the one to stand up for your beliefs and let people know your opinions and boundaries, not b...

Every day comes and it goes, there's no question about that. But maybe you should be asking yourself if how you spend your time is most fruitful to your happiness. Do you set goals that will bring you true joy if you achieve them? How about on the way? Do you find yourself giving up on your own future just because it becomes challenging to obtain at times? Are you really ready to sink back into what you know and remain average...

You ever find yourself giving off bad vibes you never meant to? Eliminate that shit by going to the source and cutting out the negativity at the roots. You have to protect your mind and space for yourself by getting rid of the things that suck away your energy. Remove yourself from the position that is causing problems and direct your mindset to be solution oriented for your own success. 

You are capable of choosing your path for yo...

How many of you allow yourself to have cheat days? And how many of you let your cheat day evolve into an excuse to break your habits every time it rolls around? Are you rigid in your discipline and steadfast to the time blocking you claim you strictly adhere to? Do you end up letting distractions come between you and the success you find yourself chasing day in and out, feeling like your efforts are exhausted even though if you wer...

When we start creating things, we have to start building out systems to help us perform tasks and improve our efficiency in workflow. The only "perfect" system is the living one that constantly gets modified and fed back into. If we instead constantly let things slide though, we find ourselves with yet another system that "didn't work" and another excuse for why we can't achieve our successes. 

You ever have those supercharged days where you feel really proactive about your time and tasks? You know, those days that seem to leave a profound imprint on the way you do things in the future because you decided to kick ass TODAY. The mornings you feel ready to tackle the day ahead without grumpily dragging your feet through some imaginary mud you made in your own mind. Is this the day you'll allow this podcast to shift you...

There's snow day like the present, am I right? You are granted the opportunity to spend quality time with the people you love when you are snowed in. You get the chance to build the moments that will later become the memories you all will look back on. Are you going to store it in your mind as an inconvenience or a lucky break for you and your family? 

Today is the only day you are this exact age. The same goes for yo...

As we sink and settle in to 2025, I hope you are still striving to take note of the goals you wish to accomplish in the future and the actions you are making in order to arrive there, each and every day, one at a time. I hope you are remembering to inventory the ups as well as the downs along the way, as both are equally important to be aware of the parts they play in making your dreams into your realities. 

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How many of your goals for the new year have you already committed to quitting on? Have you delivered on making it happen for yourself so far, starting on day 1 like you said you would? Did you decide to wait just 1 more day to start taking action to accomplish the goals you decided to set for yourself? 

If you are committed to making your goal happen, do you remember why it is that you set the goal in the first place, or ...

You ever find yourself needing a therapy session with your own mind? Sometimes you have to process some things out loud in order to gain clarity over your own life and situations. Especially as a new year approaches with a whole new set of goals for you to hash out and overcome with specificity. 

Just like life, this podcast has no edits or do overs, so that it can maintain the raw nature of the content that is presented t...

We have found ourselves time warping to the end of the year again as we approach Christmas week. Where does it go and how have you spent your time over the past year? Do you feel accomplished and satisfied with how you have utilized your precious days? Would you consider your life full of life, wonderful people, fantastic memories to reminisce on later? How do you receive your gifts at Christmastime and it is really even about the ...

Why can vision boards be an outdated and flawed method of achieving your goals? When was the last time you actually updated your vision board to reflect the progress you have already made and accommodate any shifts within your goals you may have decided to change along the way? Tracking your progress is just as important as tracking your desires. You have to be mindful of the pathways and signs that tell you whether your goals are ...