Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP073: Why? Part II
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Release Date: 07/08/2025
EP103: Find out today how time works for you!
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
If there is a question that is impossible to answer. A question that many ask but no one ever answers. The question? How long? How long until: My dream comes true How long until: I can get out of this job How long until: I’ll see my breakthrough How long until fill in the blank. Time is something we treat as something negative as an enemy. We live in a culture where a lot of pressure is put on fast results. A culture where timing is everything. A time where everything is based on being at your best, your prime, fastest, youngest etc. But in today’s episode I want to show...
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EP 102: The Crucible of Unfulfilled Dreams
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
What is a crucible? It’s a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. But for purposes of this episode it's a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. Let me start with a truth most people never hear: Just because no one sees your potential… does not mean it’s not inside you. Some of the most dangerous potential in the world is the kind that’s still the kind that is tending sheep—shepherds that are quiet, faithful, unseen. Today, we’re...
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EP101: Breaking Old Thinking Patterns
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Three weeks into the new year already. Does it feel heavy already? Are you like many others already losing steam and momentum? Is this year starting to already feel like the last one? Are you seeing a pattern develop? I can assure you that you are not alone. Many, many people feel this way. The difference between you and them is that you are listening to a podcast that will help you navigate out of this problem. They try to fit themselves in a mold outside of their own, the patterns that this develops is something that makes it hard to break out of. If you want to close your...
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EP 100: Celebrating Episode 100!
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Today’s episode is a long-awaited episode that I have been dreaming about since the first time I started podcast. For every podcaster the 100th episode is a really big deal. Statistically speaking, the majority of podcast stop being produced when they hit only seven episodes. When I first started I wanted to have at least eight to be able to overcome that statistic right out of the gate. But I only had five started and I launch those five. I was able to continue past the dreaded seventh episode in number eight was a big deal at the time. My biggest fear was being able to be consistent. So...
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EP099: Do This in 2026!
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
First and foremost I want to wish you a happy new year and hope that this year is by far your best year ever yet. I’m looking forward to continuing to walk alongside his journey to encourage you, speak to you everywhere I can, speak into your life, revive those dreams, and anything else I can help you with. Don’t let this should be like last. Make it even better one. I am so excited with the new year, I’ll have my first coaching meeting with my coach tomorrow. Will be able to start hashing out what we were tying up from last year and focus on growing and going deeper than ever and this...
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EP098: All Beliefs Have Consequences- Part 2
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Today I continue with a review funny story about how I answered a belief in Santa from a bully from a neighborhood I was in while in one of my many foster homes. It ties into todays topic about what we still believe and the consequences that follow. But I want to speak to you today about a belief you also need to outgrow and no longer give it anymore attention. It’s the belief that you “should be further along” often has nothing to do with reality and everything to do with comparison. When you release the pressure to prove yourself, clarity returns. Progress built from self-trust is...
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EP: 097 Merry Christmas!
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Wishing all a Merry Christmas.! I will pick up the podcast next week where I will continue part two of All Beleifs Have Consequences.
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Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP096: All Beliefs Have Consequences!
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Today I start with a funny story about how I answered a belief in Santa from a bully from a neighborhood I was in while in one of my many foster homes. It ties into todays topic about what we still believe and the consequences that follow. But I want to speak to you today about a belief you also need to outgrow and no longer give it anymore attention. It’s the belief that you “should be further along” often has nothing to do with reality and everything to do with comparison. When you release the pressure to prove yourself, clarity returns. Progress built from self-trust is always...
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Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP095: Stop Chasing Rabbits!
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Most people don’t know this, but a story is told that once at a greyhound race, the whole pack once took off sprinting… and the mechanical rabbit exploded. Gone. Vanished. The dogs froze. One sat down. One crashed through the fence, hurting itself. Some barked at the crowd. BUT Not a single one finished the race. They had speed. They had strength. They had stamina. They had training. They just didn’t have anything left to chase. That feels like real life for a lot of people. When you lose sight of purpose, you stall. You chase distractions, numb yourself with noise,...
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Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP094: Do You Have What It Takes For An Amazing 2026?
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
This started with the three planners I have this year plus the two print outs as well as a wheel of life This is what I’m striving for as well and today, a better year in 2026. I will be covering three main points that you will need as we approach the new year in less than 30 days: Traits, strengths and habits. Here is a short list, much more covered in this episode- Traits Traits are enduring qualities that shape an individual's patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior. They are relatively stable over time and across different situations, though they...
info_outlineLast week I was so into the episode that I lost track of time. So today I’m bringing you the last 14 points. I mistakenly thought I had brought 12 points but actually only brought 11.
The word I am exploring is such a simple but powerful one: Why?
Like I said last week. It’s such a simple word. One syllable. Three letters. But inside that word now that we’re all grown up… lives a storm.
Today, I’m not here to give you steps, or tips, or strategies. I’m here to ask you questions. Because that’s what good coaches do. They ask real questions. The kind that doesn’t just live in your head—they echo in your soul.
I’m your Dream Realization Partner. And if you’ve ever felt like your dream is locked in a box… hidden behind excuses… or just buried under life… then this episode is for you.
Today, we release locked-up dreams—not with motivation, but with truth. Let’s begin with one question... asked another 14 different ways.
Each one designed to shake loose the lies. Each one with a small move you can make today.
Quote of the week: “If we want to feel an undying passion for our work, if we want to feel we are contributing to something bigger than ourselves, we all need to know our WHY.”
― Simon Sinek
Points covered:
12. Why do you keep waiting for the perfect moment?
13. Why haven’t you told anyone what you really want?
14. Why do you sabotage your progress?
15. Why do you call it “just a hobby”?
16. Why do you fear your own potential?
17. Why do you believe your story is boring?
18. Why are you afraid to be seen?
19. Why are you still calling it impossible?
20. Why do you play small in big rooms?
21. Why haven’t you defined success your way yet?
22. Why do you dismiss compliments?
23. Why do you keep asking for signs when you’ve already been called?
24. Why do you think your dream has an expiration date?
25. Why do you believe transformation is for other people?
14 more questions.
A hundred lies we tell ourselves.
But only one truth matters:
You were born to realize your dream.
And sometimes the only way to get there… is to start by asking, Why am I still holding it back?
This episode wasn’t just about reflection. It was about release.
The question is no longer Why?
It’s Why not now?
I’m your Dream Realization Partner. And I believe your dream is not dead—it’s just waiting on you.
If this stirred something in you… don’t keep it locked up. Share this episode. Send it to someone whose dream you believe in. And if you haven’t yet, get on my email list—because I send weekly tools to help you move from stuck to unstoppable.
Until next time—your dream is calling. Pick it up.
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