Conscious Rebel With Talen Barney

Welcome to Storytelling Friday. Today we do an in-depth dive into my experience living with the monks. Listen and weep.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

At the end of the day, living life fully comes down to experiences. The question we ought to be asking ourselves is, "What experiences do I want to have?" We are the creators of our future, but we can't create what we don't know. The best way to predict your future is to create it. You do that through deciding what experiences you want to have, because the end product of an experience is an emotion, and ALL of us set goals for emotional outputs. So stop setting goals that are simply a means to an end, and just start setting END GOALS.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Have you ever heard of Ikigai? No? Well, I don't want to spoil it. I'm not even gonna give a summary here. Just freakin listen.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Values are filters. They guide and show us what is highest priority in our lives, and therefore where we should direct the majority of our time and energy. If we are constantly growing, progressing, adapting and evolving, wouldn't it make sense then that our values would change and evolve as well? In This episode we go over the importance of reevaluating our values and making sure that they still align to who we are. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Have you ever wondered why you can do so much good in the world and serve and help so many people around you, and yet you are still empty and unfulfilled? Isn't service supposed to be like the key to happiness? Well, it is only half the equation. Once again, anytime you neglect YOURSELF, you will always wind up unfulfilled and unhappy. Listen to discover the secret formula to ultimate fulfillment!  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

This episode is going to provide A LOT OF VALUE. We deal with emotions all day, every day. But how many of us actually understand the purpose of emotions and how to process them? For most people, they are emotionally reactive and are at the mercy of whatever fleeting and reckless emotion comes their way. It is time to take back control, reclaim your power, and start understanding how to use emotions to your advantage.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

I am the type of person that is never satisfied. Although at times that has been a great gift and motivator to achieve lofty and ambitious endeavors, I have come to see it as more of a lack of self-awareness. I love this episode because it is self-therapy for myself. I dive into understanding how dopamine works, how to avoid that very finite cycle, and how to hack the 'anticipation chemical' in order to overcome boredom during this unprecedented pandemic and quarantine.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

"Expectations lead to disappointment" has become a very popular catch phrase and principle to live by. It's also a great way to live a below average life and never ever reach your full potential. Fact: It is not the expectation that leads to disappointment, but rather the attachment to the outcome of the expectation. Listen and learn baby.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

You've heard the saying, become comfortable with the uncomfortable. Well, there is a reason why it is a common cliche. Growth = Discomfort. The only possible way that you can progress and become a "new you" is to do things that you have never done before. That would mean new territory. That would mean things you are UNFAMILIAR with. That would mean discomfort. All people who have a high sense of self-worth and confidence have this one trait in common: They are able to adapt to unfamiliar environments and embrace the beauty of uncertainty! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Did you know that your subconscious mind is almost a million times more powerful than your conscious mind? Oh... and did I mention that your subconscious mind runs about 95-97% of your life automatically? It is a tape recorder that plays programs it has absorbed throughout its life. And if these programs don't serve you, you are going to live a life blindly running on these negative programs and always wondering why you can never achieve the life you wanted. Think all the positive thoughts you want, but they won't do much if your subconscious mind isn't wired with positive programs.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

During this quarantine there are some things you can be doing to get ahead of the game. This is the perfect time to really get square with who you are and what problems you want to solve in the world. Although COVID-19 is a tragedy, we are seeing many healthy and beautiful blessings as a byproduct. The earth has never been healthier, the ozone layer and waters are clear, pollution is down, children are healthier from not being around other sick kids at school, families are spending more time together, etc. There is a silver lining here. So listen up on four things you need in order to deliver true value to humanity.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

The process of creation never stops. Every single second, minute and hour we are designing and creating who we are and who we want to be. The problem is that most of us aren't aware of this process. We are on auto pilot, just going through the motions. This episode will help you to realize what the real purpose of life is and how we can use all circumstances and experiences to our advantage.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talen40/support

This is my special BIRTHDAY EPISODE. I have failed a lot and made a lot of mistakes in my 28 years. I have also had some beautiful and sweet victories. Listen as I share a few lessons, nuggets of wisdom and pivotal beliefs that I have acquired and formed over the last 28 years of my life.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Have you ever heard of the Roadmap of Consciousness Evolution? Well today we will go through the four stages of consciousness evolution and what that entails. When we learn how to surrender and give up control in life, we start to have different experiences. We start to become and transform into someone better and we begin to live life how it was designed to be lived. Trust me, surrender is sexy.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Almost everything that we know about addiction is wrong. Why are some people addicts, and others are not? Why can some people stop cold turkey with whatever they are addicted to, while others seem to never recover and will continue to relapse over and over again? In fact, why are there so many different types of addictions in the world now? Not only has the number of addicts increased, but the number of things to get addicted to has increased. Drugs, sex, pornography, food, social media, validation, alcohol, even paint. There has to be a deeper reason to this rising epidemic... and there has to be a deeper solution. I will tell you right now, the drug itself (or whatever you are addicted to) is not the problem. In fact, that is why people are addicted; they actually view the drug as the solution. Listen to this episode to discover the real cure to addiction.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

Life is not about balance, it is about alignment. To truly achieve alignment in your life within all aspects, you have to know what your Soul really wants and how to work towards that. These three questions will force you to think introspectively about what it is that you deeply desire, and how to ultimately align your body, mind and soul.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talenbarney/support

This is the third episode of the Mindset series. This is all about taking immediate action and living live with a constant growth mindset. Listen and learn! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talen40/support

In this episode we dive into how to actually BUILD your growth mindset by applying some effective strategies. Remember, beliefs are choices. You get to choose what you believe, and you get to choose how you see the world and how you create your reality. It all begins with mindset.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talen40/support

This is going to be another three-part series, and this time we are diving deep into MINDSET. This is probably the number one thing that holds people back because they don't even realize how disempowering their beliefs are. You adopt beliefs from early childhood which become automated programs that run your life, and then you believe that life is against you. Well, it is time to fix that.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talen40/support