Welcome to Stepping Up To Your Potential – a podcast dedicated to personal growth and development through self-awareness and emotional intelligence! I am SO happy you’re here. See, I believe that humans are loaded with nearly limitless potential — but too often we settle for average. YOU ARE NOT AVERAGE! After all, you’re here and you got here because the idea of actually expressing even a small amount more of the vast potential that is you is one that appeals. So live boldly and step up with me! I’ll admit I haven’t figured everything out quite yet, after all life is a journey rather than a destination, but constantly finding ways to express and expand the potential that I was born with is one of the most profoundly spiritual things I can imagine. Whether your goal is to earn more on the job, create greater success for your business, or embrace all those things you’ve wanted to do but were hesitant to, I welcome you! There are several ways you can keep updated with new insights, challenges and encouragements:
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Book Review: Alexandr Dugin’s Fourth Political Theory
The world is in crisis. Political systems are failing, cultural identities are fracturing, and the ideological structures that once provided meaning no longer hold. Aleksandr Dugin, a Russian philosopher and geopolitical strategist, has emerged as one of the most radical critics of modernity. His book Fourth Political Theory challenges the dominance of liberalism and attempts to carve out a new ideological framework beyond the failures of fascism and communism. There’s much to appreciate in his diagnosis—but I think that his prescription...
read moreCollapsing Paradigm; Rising Consciousness
I remember listening to one of the many candidates as they stumped during the primary season this last year. I listened with a growing sense of dis-ease as they spoke about how obvious were the various solutions for fixing the many ills being discussed. “Just do that … like last time!” I paused and sat with the feeling, asking it what message it had for me that my conscious mind was overlooking. Finally, I understood. Every “solution” had been tried before. And yet, here we were, still debating the same problems. It hit...
read moreThe Global Identity Crisis: A Great Unmaking
Right now, I see the world as experiencing a massive identity crisis—one that is not just social or political, but spiritual. It mirrors the Dark Night of the Ego on a global scale, where long-held assumptions about who we are—as individuals, cultures, and nations—are being torn apart. The insistence on Identity as absolute and unchanging is not just a symptom of this crisis—it is one of its core barriers to transformation. Many believe they fully “know who they are” from an early age, denying any possibility that growth,...
read moreUnity: Not What We Think
We are shifting from a world built on control and submission (power-over) into an era of sovereignty and conscious connection (power-with). With power reclaimed and boundaries set, the final step is learning how to build together. The False Promises of Unity Unity is one of the most seductive ideals of the Piscean Age. It calls to something deep within us, the longing to dissolve division, to find peace, to merge into something greater than ourselves. Pisces seeks unity through transcendence. It teaches that suffering, conflict, and...
read moreBoundaries are the Rules of Engagement
In the last episode, I explored my journey through a growing understanding of power. That post actually started as a review of my journey through understanding boundaries, but I realized that without owning my own power, the ability to recognize and enforce my boundaries was pretty much moot. So, the topics were broken into two pieces, though I now think they are integral to each other. Interconnected, such that without owning my power, the ability to maintain a boundary is impossible, and without a boundary, there is no reason that I could...
read moreRedefining Power: From Control to Collaboration
We are shifting from a world built on control and submission into an era of sovereignty and conscious connection. But how do we evolve without falling into chaos? Here, I explore the foundation of that evolution — my relationship with power. If I were to ask you what the definition of Power is, what would you say? Is it control? Influence? The ability to shape outcomes? I used to think power was something external — something only certain people had: the loudest voices; the biggest personalities; the ones who made the rules while the rest of...
read moreAI and Ego Constraining Potentials
There’s a buzz around something new and game-changing: AI — artificial intelligence, or as some have called it, algorithmic insight. Over the past few months, I’ve found myself reflecting deeply on why AI has come into the mainstream now, of all times. After decades of gradual development, it has seemingly suddenly exploded into general use and I had to wonder why now? Why at this exact moment in human history? When I ask these kinds of questions, I pause and open my heart and see what emerges. This time, the answer came quickly: AI has...
read moreMy Ayahuasca Journey
In February 2024, I finally embarked on an ayahuasca journey. I had spent months researching to find a safe, experienced facilitator and a supportive group environment. My intention was clear: to heal ancestral trauma I might have overlooked. In preparation, I adhered to the traditional diet and practices, ensuring my intentions were clear and focused. To familiarize myself with altered states, I also underwent a medicalized ketamine treatment beforehand. This helped me understand how my body and mind might respond to such experiences. Yet, I...
read moreStepping Up Means…
My journey into the spirituality space began at the intersection of self-help and spiritual discovery, driven by a lifelong pursuit of self-realization. It began in 4th grade when my grandmother gifted me a diary, sparking my habit of journaling that continues to this day. By 6th grade, I was recording dreams, and in 10th grade, I began exploring astrology—both practices I’ve carried forward. These pursuits, like this podcast, have followed a rhythm of activity and reflection. I liken this rhythm to breathing: periods of activity as the...
read moreSelf-Awareness requires Courage
True emotional awareness takes courage. I mean, real courage. There is a huge movement out there aimed at becoming conscious, and I was a part of it for many years. Unfortunately, I never really got anywhere with it. I am going to go out on major limb here by confessing that I was frustrated by platitudes and positive affirmations. They just didn’t help me get to where I wanted to go. They didn’t move me forward, and they didn’t encourage me to step up. For years, I remained ineffective, unproductive, and unchallenged. The...
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Welcome to Stepping Up To Your Potential! Thank you for joining me as I work to do exactly that. I feel that we are the Divine exploring ourselves, and my job is to express as much of the potential that was granted to me as I'm capable of. This is a soul journey rooted in emotional intelligence and I'd love to share it with you. I am far from a master at this, but growing is exactly the point here. The World needs our light, all of us, in whatever form we are able to bring our best selves forward. I hope you'll join me on this journey of self-discovery. Shine on!