September 26, 2025 • 21 mins
The difference between merely existing and truly living lies in how we approach five core dimensions of life that are deeply interconnected and essential for wholeness.
• Oscar Wilde's quote "Most people exist, few truly live" challenges us to examine whether we're just checking boxes or fully engaged with life
• Living in a culture that celebrates hustle and busy-ness often leads us to believe surviving equals succeeding
• Success and productivity don't guarantee fulfillment – you can achieve much yet still feel empty inside
• Your inner anchor (spiritual health) provides grounding and clarity amid chaos
• Stillness and gratitude practices help strengthen your connection to what truly matters
• Your power source (physical health) includes quality sleep, movement, and nutrition that energizes
• Consistent habits matter more than perfection in maintaining physical wellness
• Your emotional climate follows you everywhere – it's about feeling deeply without being controlled by emotions
• Journaling thoughts and setting boundaries are simple ways to improve emotional health
• Your circle of mirrors (relationships) either reflect your truth or distort it
• Quality connections matter more than quantity – seek relationships where you can be authentic
• Your freedom metric (financial health) is about having control rather than just having wealth
• These five dimensions work as interconnected systems – when one thrives or suffers, all are affected
• Start by focusing on just one area that needs attention this week
• The quality of your life is shaped by the quality of your habits in these five areas
This is your one life – live like it matters, love like it's rare, and lead yourself with courage.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:25):
Hey friend, I hope that you are doing well wherever
this finds you.
I want to start this episodewith a quote that I heard many
years ago that then stopped mein my tracks, but today is
really a lot more applicable, Ithink, to the season that I'm
(00:47):
in.
And that's a quote by OscarWilde, and he said, most people
exist, few truly live.
Most people exist, few trulylive.
And I don't know about you, butthat line really hits me.
(01:08):
Hits me in my gut.
It makes me pause.
When I hear that quote, I askmyself, am I just checking off
boxes?
Or am I actually living?
And even what does it mean tolive?
(01:31):
And the answer to that questionis gonna be different for
everybody.
I realize that.
But I want to pass that questionon to you, honestly.
No pressure.
Just sit with it for a second.
Which one are you?
Are you the one who's existing?
(01:53):
Or are you the one who's living?
We live in a culture thatcelebrates the hustle, the busy,
the performance, right?
We're told to keep going, tokeep striving, to keep doing.
unknown (02:12):
Right?
SPEAKER_00 (02:12):
We forget we're like human beings, not human doings.
And somewhere along the way, wereally start to believe that
surviving equals succeeding.
But the truth is that you can bea high-functioning individual.
You can have a level of successand still feel hollow inside.
(02:37):
You can be productive and stillfeel lost.
You can look like you have itall together and still feel like
something is missing.
That's why today I want to havea real conversation, not just
about self-care, but about whatit actually means to live fully.
(02:59):
Not someday in the future, notone day, but now.
And to do that, I want to takeyou through five core dimensions
of life.
Not in the typical sort ofwellness checklist, you know,
that sort of thinking.
But I want to sort of reframethem, if you will, because when
(03:22):
these five areas are neglected,we drift.
We make mistakes, we mess up, webreak down.
But when they're tended to,these core areas, when they're
tended to, we we actually wakeup.
(03:44):
We come alive.
So here's what we're gonnaexplore.
We're gonna explore five keyareas: your inner anchor, your
power source, your emotionalclimate, your circle of mirrors,
and your freedom metric.
(04:04):
Let's break them down.
Let's start with your inneranchor.
This is what most people mightcall spiritual health.
But let's take it deeper thanthat.
I'm not here to tell you what tobelieve, whether you practice a
religion or not.
(04:27):
What I care about is this.
What grounds you?
What gives you clarity?
What gives you meaning wheneverything else around you feels
chaotic?
What gives your life weight andcenters you.
(05:02):
The part of you that knows whatmatters most.
Even when life gets loud andcrazy and busy.
If you're feeling untethered,directionless, numb, well, this
is where you begin.
(05:23):
One simple way I think that wecan continue to cultivate our
spirituality, our spiritualhealth, our inner anchor, is to
just practice stillness.
Being still.
One of my favorite verses is bestill and know that I am God.
That's something that I thinkabout often, and something that
(05:46):
I'm learning to practice moreand more.
Even if it's just five minutes aday, ask yourself: are you
living in alignment with yourvalues or just talking about
them?
So in my times of being still,maybe being silent, times of
meditation, I really employgratitude.
(06:14):
Gratitude can really help us.
Not in this cheesy, toxicpositivity way, but thinking of
gratitude maybe as a muscle thattrains your mind to look at
what's real and good, even inthe struggle, even in the grind,
in the day-to-day.
(06:34):
When your life is anchored inmeaning, it stops being about
motion and starts becoming moreabout momentum.
So in your stillness, in thetimes when you can be still,
like I said, even just fiveminutes a day, reflecting on the
(06:56):
things that you're grateful for,the people, the blessings in
your life, as you take inventoryabout that.
That's where we can really startanchoring to a more divine
purpose, a more divineconnection.
And again, what is an anchor?
It's something that that holdsyou fast to maybe a truth, a
(07:19):
higher power, uh to God, to histo his truths about you.
And so in that you can begrateful and thankful.
And in doing so, where you thinkof as an anchor, maybe just
keeping you and holding youback, it's actually a protective
(07:40):
function.
But it also helps you to knowwhen the time is right to move,
and that's where momentum comesinto play.
Now, this is gonna lead into thenext um area or dimension that
we're talking about, and that isyour power source.
(08:04):
What is power source?
What do I mean by that?
Well, this is what I would referto as your physical health.
Now, I don't want to reduce whatI'm about to talk to you about,
just the typical gym culture orbody goals.
What I want to frame this isthat we would talk about your
(08:24):
energy source, your powersource.
Where do you derive that?
So it's about stamina, it'sabout presence.
If your body's breaking down, ifyou're chronically ill, it's
really hard to show up foranything else in your life.
Relationships, purpose,creativity, you name it.
(08:50):
So I want to ask you, how areyour energy levels, right?
How is your fuel tank?
Are you running on fumes?
Or do you have enough reserve?
And let me ask you, are youprioritizing all your pillars of
physical health?
(09:10):
Are you, for one, are yougetting enough sleep?
Is sleep a priority?
I like to start with sleepbecause most people don't think
about that, but that is a hugefactor in your overall wellness
and your physical health.
Studies show, research showsthat if we get at least eight
hours of sleep a night, thatthat's optimal for health and
(09:31):
wellness, seven to eight hours.
I have been very diligent aboutthat over the last couple of
years and really guarding mysleep, probably getting a little
annoying to my wife and kids,but it's something that's
important to me.
The other thing, another pillarof your physical health is what
are you doing to move your body?
(09:53):
All right, moving, movement.
Not in a sense that when youthink of working out as
punishment, or oh, I gotta workout, or the dread of working
out, but maybe reframingphysical activity in terms of
making it an exercise ingratitude.
Being thankful that you can dothese things, being thankful
(10:14):
that you can can move.
And I'm a big fan of combiningresistance training, weight
training, as well ascardiovascular aerobic training.
I think both are very important.
You get into the different campsand different things where even
when you talk about things likethis, it can be almost like
talking about religion andpolitics.
And the same adds to the nextdimension or the next thing
(10:38):
within physical health, and thatis your nutrition, right?
You want to eat food that givesyou life, not just comfort,
right?
You want to drink more waterthan you think you need.
Again, you don't need to beextreme with it, you just need
to be consistent.
So having a good, healthybalance of your macronutrients,
your proteins, your carbs, yourfats.
(10:59):
But I'm really big on proteinbeing a very, very important.
So you want to have a highprotein diet, whichever is your
favorite diet.
Again, diet, nutrition,lifestyle, a lot of debates on
which diet is better, whichnutritional plan is better for
you.
But you want to find somethingthat aligns with your
(11:19):
constitution, what really makessense for your body.
But again, protein is crucial.
So I really push high protein inmy practice and with my patients
and friends.
Again, you don't need to beextreme, you just need to be
consistent.
Okay.
So looking at all those things,supplementation, proper
(11:39):
supplementation, looking atthings about how you navigate
stress.
Everyone has stress, everyonehas stressors, things that cause
stress, but how are wenavigating those things?
How are you controlling thethings that you can control?
And that's that's an importantfactor as well, in terms of how
that affects our cortisollevels, our stress hormones, and
(12:00):
what that does physically to us.
And we'll talk a little bit moreuh in in the next dimension.
Okay, we again we're talkingabout in from physical health
now into emotional health, whatwe call the emotional climate or
your emotional climate.
Again, we want to build ourbodies and our minds and our
(12:22):
hearts to feel strong enough tolive this life we're building.
So, why does emotional healthmatter?
Because your emotional health isyour inner atmosphere that
follows you everywhere, evenwhen you're smiling on the
outside.
Emotional health isn't alwaysabout being happy.
(12:47):
It's about being able to feeldeeply without being taken out
by your feelings.
It's the ability to pause beforereacting, to hold space for
yourself, to know what you'refeeling and why.
You can start small on this sideof things.
I encourage you to considermaybe just journaling your
(13:08):
thoughts, taking a few minutes aday to just write your thoughts
out, to speak your truth withoutneeding to fix it, right?
To be able to maybe even setboundaries with people.
Maybe you need to ask for help.
Now, if you've been taught tohide your emotions or feel
ashamed for being too much, Iwant you to hear this.
(13:31):
Your feelings are data, notweakness.
Emotional maturity is strength,period.
This next dimension, we havewhat I call your circle of
mirrors, your relationships.
Because no matter how self-madeor independent you are, you're
(13:56):
really shaped by the people youkeep close, your inner circle,
if you will.
The people around you are gonnaeither reflect your truth or
they're gonna maybe even distortit.
So take a second to check in.
Who makes you feel more likeyourself?
Who supports your growth?
And maybe who subtly asks you toshrink?
(14:18):
Are you performing in yourrelationships or are you
actually being seen?
Relationships thrive on honestyand boundaries and shared
values.
It's not about how many peopleyou have around you.
It's about whether they're safeplaces for you, right?
(14:39):
Safe places for your soul toland.
Because at the end of the day,the deepest kind of success is
connection.
And this is an area that reallya lot of us struggle in.
Maybe we don't talk enoughabout.
And again, we have all beenthrough things in life, and
(15:03):
we've all experienced thingsperhaps from our families of
origin that we bring into ourcurrent relationships and our
current families and our currentinteractions.
And there's times in my ownjourney where I know that I have
taken relationships for granted.
I've taken people for granted.
Sure, I've been hurt by people,but as I've been hurt, again,
(15:27):
that old adage that says hurtpeople, hurt people.
I mean, I've done my share ofhurting.
I've hurt people.
And I think that that'ssomething that that I've that
I'm learning from, that I'velearned from.
By the same token, when I'vebegun to really value and
(15:49):
cherish the people in my life,again, imperfect people.
We're all imperfect, but cherishthe relationship, cherish the
the bonds that we have.
Man, nothing on this life, inthis life to me has been more
fulfilling personally.
(16:10):
Um I've learned in in marriageand family the ups and the downs
that come with that.
Um I've learned a great deal.
And I think that relationships,people in our lives are probably
some of our greatest teachers.
And we have the greatestopportunities to learn and grow
(16:31):
and expand with people who arealso willing to grow and expand
for themselves, but also withus.
It's very important.
Let's pivot now to what we callyour freedom metric, okay?
Your financial health.
Let's be honest, money affectsalmost everything.
(16:57):
Uh, even when we wish it didn't.
When our finances are unstable,stress multiplies.
But let's be clear, financialhealth doesn't necessarily mean
being rich.
(17:17):
It means having freedom.
It means being in control, itmeans being able to make
decisions that align with yourvalues, not just your survival.
So I've learned and learning,and I encourage you to create a
(17:38):
system that works for you.
Track what you spend.
Yes, build your savings, pay offdebt, invest in your future
self.
You don't need to be obsessedwith money, is what I'm trying
to say, though.
You don't need to be obsessedwith it.
You just need to respect itenough to manage it well.
Begin to cultivate maybe ahealthier relationship with
(18:01):
money.
Because peace of mind is worthfar more than status.
Far more than what's sitting inyour driveway.
Far more than the square footageof your house.
Money's a tool.
(18:21):
It's okay to have money, it'sokay to be blessed, it's okay to
have things.
Just make sure that those thingsdon't have you.
Here's the thing (18:32):
these five areas aren't silos, they're
systems.
When one area of our livessuffers, the rest feel it.
They're interconnected.
We're interconnected beings.
When one area of our lifethrives, the others rise with
(18:56):
it.
You can't have emotional peaceif your body's exhausted, and
you can't feel spirituallyanchored when your relationships
are crumbling.
It's all connected.
It's all about wholeness, right?
And wholeness isn't about beingperfect in all five of these
(19:17):
areas.
It's about paying attention towhat's out of alignment and
doing something about it.
I found this to be true in mypersonal life.
That I might be doing well whatI think in one area, but at the
expense of something else.
(19:38):
Again, it's about integration,it's about alignment, it's about
realizing that all of theseareas work together to help us
live a blessed and productiveand fruitful and meaningful
life.
So here's what I want you to dothis week.
(20:02):
Something simple.
Just pick one area.
One, not five, not ten goals,just one area that's calling for
your attention.
And I'm sure you know what thatis.
Something's been on your heart,or you're there's an area that's
that you're maybe struggling in.
You know what that is.
One area.
(20:23):
And it may be glaring, but therealso could be just something
that's just softly, like a softvoice just whispering to you
about another area of your life.
Start there.
Be curious, be honest.
And remember, you don't have tobe perfect.
It's not about perfection.
You just have to be present.
(20:44):
It's not about perfection, it'sabout progress.
So let me leave you with this.
The quality of your life isshaped by the quality of your
habits.
The quality of your life isshaped by the quality of your
habits.
Especially in these five areasthat we just talked about.
(21:06):
So live like it matters.
Love like it's rare.
And lead yourself with courage.
This is your one life.
You only get one shot at it.
So make it count.
Okay?
Thanks for listening.
Talk soon.
Hey friend, I hope that you are doing well wherever
this finds you.
I want to start this episodewith a quote that I heard many
years ago that then stopped mein my tracks, but today is
really a lot more applicable, Ithink, to the season that I'm
(00:47):
in.
And that's a quote by OscarWilde, and he said, most people
exist, few truly live.
Most people exist, few trulylive.
And I don't know about you, butthat line really hits me.
(01:08):
Hits me in my gut.
It makes me pause.
When I hear that quote, I askmyself, am I just checking off
boxes?
Or am I actually living?
And even what does it mean tolive?
(01:31):
And the answer to that questionis gonna be different for
everybody.
I realize that.
But I want to pass that questionon to you, honestly.
No pressure.
Just sit with it for a second.
Which one are you?
Are you the one who's existing?
(01:53):
Or are you the one who's living?
We live in a culture thatcelebrates the hustle, the busy,
the performance, right?
We're told to keep going, tokeep striving, to keep doing.
unknown (02:12):
Right?
SPEAKER_00 (02:12):
We forget we're like human beings, not human doings.
And somewhere along the way, wereally start to believe that
surviving equals succeeding.
But the truth is that you can bea high-functioning individual.
You can have a level of successand still feel hollow inside.
(02:37):
You can be productive and stillfeel lost.
You can look like you have itall together and still feel like
something is missing.
That's why today I want to havea real conversation, not just
about self-care, but about whatit actually means to live fully.
(02:59):
Not someday in the future, notone day, but now.
And to do that, I want to takeyou through five core dimensions
of life.
Not in the typical sort ofwellness checklist, you know,
that sort of thinking.
But I want to sort of reframethem, if you will, because when
(03:22):
these five areas are neglected,we drift.
We make mistakes, we mess up, webreak down.
But when they're tended to,these core areas, when they're
tended to, we we actually wakeup.
(03:44):
We come alive.
So here's what we're gonnaexplore.
We're gonna explore five keyareas: your inner anchor, your
power source, your emotionalclimate, your circle of mirrors,
and your freedom metric.
(04:04):
Let's break them down.
Let's start with your inneranchor.
This is what most people mightcall spiritual health.
But let's take it deeper thanthat.
I'm not here to tell you what tobelieve, whether you practice a
religion or not.
(04:27):
What I care about is this.
What grounds you?
What gives you clarity?
What gives you meaning wheneverything else around you feels
chaotic?
What gives your life weight andcenters you.
(05:02):
The part of you that knows whatmatters most.
Even when life gets loud andcrazy and busy.
If you're feeling untethered,directionless, numb, well, this
is where you begin.
(05:23):
One simple way I think that wecan continue to cultivate our
spirituality, our spiritualhealth, our inner anchor, is to
just practice stillness.
Being still.
One of my favorite verses is bestill and know that I am God.
That's something that I thinkabout often, and something that
(05:46):
I'm learning to practice moreand more.
Even if it's just five minutes aday, ask yourself: are you
living in alignment with yourvalues or just talking about
them?
So in my times of being still,maybe being silent, times of
meditation, I really employgratitude.
(06:14):
Gratitude can really help us.
Not in this cheesy, toxicpositivity way, but thinking of
gratitude maybe as a muscle thattrains your mind to look at
what's real and good, even inthe struggle, even in the grind,
in the day-to-day.
(06:34):
When your life is anchored inmeaning, it stops being about
motion and starts becoming moreabout momentum.
So in your stillness, in thetimes when you can be still,
like I said, even just fiveminutes a day, reflecting on the
(06:56):
things that you're grateful for,the people, the blessings in
your life, as you take inventoryabout that.
That's where we can really startanchoring to a more divine
purpose, a more divineconnection.
And again, what is an anchor?
It's something that that holdsyou fast to maybe a truth, a
(07:19):
higher power, uh to God, to histo his truths about you.
And so in that you can begrateful and thankful.
And in doing so, where you thinkof as an anchor, maybe just
keeping you and holding youback, it's actually a protective
(07:40):
function.
But it also helps you to knowwhen the time is right to move,
and that's where momentum comesinto play.
Now, this is gonna lead into thenext um area or dimension that
we're talking about, and that isyour power source.
(08:04):
What is power source?
What do I mean by that?
Well, this is what I would referto as your physical health.
Now, I don't want to reduce whatI'm about to talk to you about,
just the typical gym culture orbody goals.
What I want to frame this isthat we would talk about your
(08:24):
energy source, your powersource.
Where do you derive that?
So it's about stamina, it'sabout presence.
If your body's breaking down, ifyou're chronically ill, it's
really hard to show up foranything else in your life.
Relationships, purpose,creativity, you name it.
(08:50):
So I want to ask you, how areyour energy levels, right?
How is your fuel tank?
Are you running on fumes?
Or do you have enough reserve?
And let me ask you, are youprioritizing all your pillars of
physical health?
(09:10):
Are you, for one, are yougetting enough sleep?
Is sleep a priority?
I like to start with sleepbecause most people don't think
about that, but that is a hugefactor in your overall wellness
and your physical health.
Studies show, research showsthat if we get at least eight
hours of sleep a night, thatthat's optimal for health and
(09:31):
wellness, seven to eight hours.
I have been very diligent aboutthat over the last couple of
years and really guarding mysleep, probably getting a little
annoying to my wife and kids,but it's something that's
important to me.
The other thing, another pillarof your physical health is what
are you doing to move your body?
(09:53):
All right, moving, movement.
Not in a sense that when youthink of working out as
punishment, or oh, I gotta workout, or the dread of working
out, but maybe reframingphysical activity in terms of
making it an exercise ingratitude.
Being thankful that you can dothese things, being thankful
(10:14):
that you can can move.
And I'm a big fan of combiningresistance training, weight
training, as well ascardiovascular aerobic training.
I think both are very important.
You get into the different campsand different things where even
when you talk about things likethis, it can be almost like
talking about religion andpolitics.
And the same adds to the nextdimension or the next thing
(10:38):
within physical health, and thatis your nutrition, right?
You want to eat food that givesyou life, not just comfort,
right?
You want to drink more waterthan you think you need.
Again, you don't need to beextreme with it, you just need
to be consistent.
So having a good, healthybalance of your macronutrients,
your proteins, your carbs, yourfats.
(10:59):
But I'm really big on proteinbeing a very, very important.
So you want to have a highprotein diet, whichever is your
favorite diet.
Again, diet, nutrition,lifestyle, a lot of debates on
which diet is better, whichnutritional plan is better for
you.
But you want to find somethingthat aligns with your
(11:19):
constitution, what really makessense for your body.
But again, protein is crucial.
So I really push high protein inmy practice and with my patients
and friends.
Again, you don't need to beextreme, you just need to be
consistent.
Okay.
So looking at all those things,supplementation, proper
(11:39):
supplementation, looking atthings about how you navigate
stress.
Everyone has stress, everyonehas stressors, things that cause
stress, but how are wenavigating those things?
How are you controlling thethings that you can control?
And that's that's an importantfactor as well, in terms of how
that affects our cortisollevels, our stress hormones, and
(12:00):
what that does physically to us.
And we'll talk a little bit moreuh in in the next dimension.
Okay, we again we're talkingabout in from physical health
now into emotional health, whatwe call the emotional climate or
your emotional climate.
Again, we want to build ourbodies and our minds and our
(12:22):
hearts to feel strong enough tolive this life we're building.
So, why does emotional healthmatter?
Because your emotional health isyour inner atmosphere that
follows you everywhere, evenwhen you're smiling on the
outside.
Emotional health isn't alwaysabout being happy.
(12:47):
It's about being able to feeldeeply without being taken out
by your feelings.
It's the ability to pause beforereacting, to hold space for
yourself, to know what you'refeeling and why.
You can start small on this sideof things.
I encourage you to considermaybe just journaling your
(13:08):
thoughts, taking a few minutes aday to just write your thoughts
out, to speak your truth withoutneeding to fix it, right?
To be able to maybe even setboundaries with people.
Maybe you need to ask for help.
Now, if you've been taught tohide your emotions or feel
ashamed for being too much, Iwant you to hear this.
(13:31):
Your feelings are data, notweakness.
Emotional maturity is strength,period.
This next dimension, we havewhat I call your circle of
mirrors, your relationships.
Because no matter how self-madeor independent you are, you're
(13:56):
really shaped by the people youkeep close, your inner circle,
if you will.
The people around you are gonnaeither reflect your truth or
they're gonna maybe even distortit.
So take a second to check in.
Who makes you feel more likeyourself?
Who supports your growth?
And maybe who subtly asks you toshrink?
(14:18):
Are you performing in yourrelationships or are you
actually being seen?
Relationships thrive on honestyand boundaries and shared
values.
It's not about how many peopleyou have around you.
It's about whether they're safeplaces for you, right?
(14:39):
Safe places for your soul toland.
Because at the end of the day,the deepest kind of success is
connection.
And this is an area that reallya lot of us struggle in.
Maybe we don't talk enoughabout.
And again, we have all beenthrough things in life, and
(15:03):
we've all experienced thingsperhaps from our families of
origin that we bring into ourcurrent relationships and our
current families and our currentinteractions.
And there's times in my ownjourney where I know that I have
taken relationships for granted.
I've taken people for granted.
Sure, I've been hurt by people,but as I've been hurt, again,
(15:27):
that old adage that says hurtpeople, hurt people.
I mean, I've done my share ofhurting.
I've hurt people.
And I think that that'ssomething that that I've that
I'm learning from, that I'velearned from.
By the same token, when I'vebegun to really value and
(15:49):
cherish the people in my life,again, imperfect people.
We're all imperfect, but cherishthe relationship, cherish the
the bonds that we have.
Man, nothing on this life, inthis life to me has been more
fulfilling personally.
(16:10):
Um I've learned in in marriageand family the ups and the downs
that come with that.
Um I've learned a great deal.
And I think that relationships,people in our lives are probably
some of our greatest teachers.
And we have the greatestopportunities to learn and grow
(16:31):
and expand with people who arealso willing to grow and expand
for themselves, but also withus.
It's very important.
Let's pivot now to what we callyour freedom metric, okay?
Your financial health.
Let's be honest, money affectsalmost everything.
(16:57):
Uh, even when we wish it didn't.
When our finances are unstable,stress multiplies.
But let's be clear, financialhealth doesn't necessarily mean
being rich.
(17:17):
It means having freedom.
It means being in control, itmeans being able to make
decisions that align with yourvalues, not just your survival.
So I've learned and learning,and I encourage you to create a
(17:38):
system that works for you.
Track what you spend.
Yes, build your savings, pay offdebt, invest in your future
self.
You don't need to be obsessedwith money, is what I'm trying
to say, though.
You don't need to be obsessedwith it.
You just need to respect itenough to manage it well.
Begin to cultivate maybe ahealthier relationship with
(18:01):
money.
Because peace of mind is worthfar more than status.
Far more than what's sitting inyour driveway.
Far more than the square footageof your house.
Money's a tool.
(18:21):
It's okay to have money, it'sokay to be blessed, it's okay to
have things.
Just make sure that those thingsdon't have you.
Here's the thing (18:32):
these five areas aren't silos, they're
systems.
When one area of our livessuffers, the rest feel it.
They're interconnected.
We're interconnected beings.
When one area of our lifethrives, the others rise with
(18:56):
it.
You can't have emotional peaceif your body's exhausted, and
you can't feel spirituallyanchored when your relationships
are crumbling.
It's all connected.
It's all about wholeness, right?
And wholeness isn't about beingperfect in all five of these
(19:17):
areas.
It's about paying attention towhat's out of alignment and
doing something about it.
I found this to be true in mypersonal life.
That I might be doing well whatI think in one area, but at the
expense of something else.
(19:38):
Again, it's about integration,it's about alignment, it's about
realizing that all of theseareas work together to help us
live a blessed and productiveand fruitful and meaningful
life.
So here's what I want you to dothis week.
(20:02):
Something simple.
Just pick one area.
One, not five, not ten goals,just one area that's calling for
your attention.
And I'm sure you know what thatis.
Something's been on your heart,or you're there's an area that's
that you're maybe struggling in.
You know what that is.
One area.
(20:23):
And it may be glaring, but therealso could be just something
that's just softly, like a softvoice just whispering to you
about another area of your life.
Start there.
Be curious, be honest.
And remember, you don't have tobe perfect.
It's not about perfection.
You just have to be present.
(20:44):
It's not about perfection, it'sabout progress.
So let me leave you with this.
The quality of your life isshaped by the quality of your
habits.
The quality of your life isshaped by the quality of your
habits.
Especially in these five areasthat we just talked about.
(21:06):
So live like it matters.
Love like it's rare.
And lead yourself with courage.
This is your one life.
You only get one shot at it.
So make it count.
Okay?
Thanks for listening.
Talk soon.
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