"In The Arena: Becoming a Person of Action"In this episode, I share my thoughts on being a person of action and the importance of stepping into the arena of life. Using Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote as a starting point, I discuss the challenges and rewards of pursuing our dreams and making a difference in the world. Whether you are looking to make a big impact or simply positively impact one person's life, this episode will motivate and encourage you to be your best self. Let's get after it! I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.Connect

"The Power to Create: Stop Waiting for the Perfect Moment"In this episode, I strive to inspire you to tap into your own inner strength and power. I want to remind you that you already have everything you need to progress and that it's embedded within you. Instead of waiting for perfection, I encourage you to focus on improving your present moment and taking action toward your aspirations. I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.Connect

"The Morning Wake-Up: The First Test of Discipline"In this episode, I delve into the power of discipline and determination in achieving our goals. I share how seizing the day and owning the morning can set the pace for the rest of our day, and emphasize the importance of discipline, particularly in the morning wake-up routine as the first test of discipline. I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.Connect

"The Warrior Within: The Moment I Decided to Take Action and Change My Life"In this podcast episode, I discuss the transformative power of inspiration and how to break free from feeling trapped in a suboptimal life. I share my personal story of overcoming a difficult job and poor health to discover the importance of finding inspiration to strive for greatness and create an extraordinary life. I emphasize the need to feed our minds with various forms of inspiration and take full responsibility for our progress. I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.Connect

"Choosing Your Own Path: Embracing Individuality and Overcoming Fear"In this podcast, I talk about the value of hard work and determination, and the risks of feeling entitled. I share my personal experience of pursuing a path that felt true to me, even though it was difficult and different from my original plans. I believe that embracing our unique selves and pursuing our passions helps us achieve our full potential and become the heroes of our own lives.I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.Connect

"Embrace The Dream: The Importance of Grit and Determination"In this episode, I cover the importance of dreaming and taking action in order to keep your dream alive. I emphasize the importance of being kind to ourselves, believing in ourselves, and having grit in order to achieve our goals. I encourage you to embrace failure as a learning opportunity and to stay on the path. I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.Connect

It’s your job to keep continually growing and re-defining yourself.We must become something more and often, different. Because the old you will lend you to the same results, a new you must emerge time and time again, to change the pattern for new and better results. You must be willing to trust your process but also abandon the old you for something new. Abandon - not quit. Abandon the old for the new. Abandon old patterns, and old processes if necessary. Abandon the ego so you can be... yourself.I hope you enjoy the episode, AG.@thearnoldgatesConnect

In this episode, I discuss the need to know what makes the journey worthwhile, what inessentials you can remove so you can focus on the essential work of your life, and what discomfort should be prescribed into your schedule to continue to grow.I hope you enjoy it, AG.@thearnoldgatesConnect

Most individuals fail at achieving their ambitions because of a lack of attentiveness and effort. This blues-inspired episode challenges you to be less casual with your pursuits and to be focused by removing the distractions that plague your genius. I hope you enjoy it, AG.@thearnoldgatesConnect

This episode is all about the enemy within. There's a famous quote, "If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm". I tell a short parable about a wolf crossing the desert, a poetic attempt at illustrating our innate ambitions, the need to face unfamiliar territory in pursuit of more, and how negative thinking can prevent progress.  I hope you enjoy it, AG.@thearnoldgatesConnect

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The greatness you are seeking belongs only to the individual that has mastered their inner world. We are all tested and pestered by doubt. Yet, we must have faith and continue to press on, preparing and waiting for our moments of courageousness. This episode focuses on two notes:1. Don’t value others' opinions over your own.2. Watch What You Say To Yourself.I hope you enjoy it, AG.@thearnoldgates

This episode is about taking time to detach and reflect on your pursuits. We can get so caught up in our ambitions that time away can benefit our performance overall.  We can take time to calibrate ourselves on what we are building or pursuing and how we've grown and changed. Then we can re-engage with our pursuits with renewed energy and focus.AG.@thearnoldgates

"Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly" - Franz KafkaIt can be difficult at times to stay true to what you want and who you want to become. Especially when you are on the cusp of big change or when the endeavor gets complex.This is when mindset and passion have high utility.Trust your deeper self - AG.  @thearnoldgates

This episode is about the power of meaning and asking ourselves what responsibility should we take on in that meaning. This quote says it all:“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.” - Viktor FranklI hope you enjoy the episode - AG.@thearnoldgates

Marcus Aurelius wrote, “At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself. I have to go to work – as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for – the things I was brought into the world to do?”This episode is about starting before we have it all figured out. Starting so we can learn as we do, that nothing gets done or manifested without first getting started. Lastly, I speak to the importance of developing and achieving with values as guiding principles. Because who we are becoming is more important than simply achieving.I hope you enjoy the episode - AG.@thearnoldgates

Pushing yourself and being outside your comfort zone, what I refer to in the episode as "the edge", can wear on you. But we cannot allow our minds to take hold of the negativity and have it overshadow the positive. We must remind ourselves that we are the architects. We have decided to step out onto the edge. Sometimes disconnecting and recalibrating is necessary, so we can return to the intensity of our pursuits with clarity as we progressively grow our endurance and stay true to our ambitions.I hope you enjoy the episode - AG.@thearnoldgates

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man”-George Bernard ShawOn some level believing that things could be different for you can appear a bit unreasonable at times. We often have hidden genius and creativity that we’ve compiled away in the basements of our minds, yet long to bring into the light.Many of us are natural creators, playfully dreaming and imagining what we could bring into the world, the identity we could manifest, the life we could mold and design. Is it unreasonable for us to hold so tightly, to not allow the dream to fade for a more reasonable ambition?I hope you enjoy the episode - AG.@thearnoldgates

When was the last time you thought about who you are becoming?"Sow a thought and you reap and action. Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny" - Emerson.This episode is all about thinking about the "why" behind our change and the power of being emotionally connected to that "why". This emotional charge gives us the catalytic energy to take action and ultimately reap the character we desire.I hope you enjoy the episode - AG.@thearnoldgates

We go deep in this episode,  diving into questions like:How ambitious are you? Do you understand what it'll take to achieve your ambitions? Is it balanced and in line with what you value most? Get calibrated on what you want out of this year. This life. Get focused and serious about it and live it with intensity and love. Give what you can to your family and friends, laughing and celebrating, and doing as much of what you love to do. Get on course sooner rather than later and avoid the endeavors that are distractions. Be an outlier - AG@thearnoldgates