Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP080: Overcoming Dream Blocking Habits
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Release Date: 08/26/2025
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!
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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_outlineThe other day I heard something that stopped me in my tracks: "You may not rise to the level of your intentions, but you will certainly fall to the level of your habits."
Here's the truth: success isn't built in giant leaps. It's built in tiny, often boring, daily choices ( yes, I said boring) also known as, your habits.
Your habits are like an autopilot system for your life and your business. They just run.
Here's the kicker- everything you doin a day comes down to your habits. You're either in the habit of doing something… Or the habit of not doing it.
it's no different in your life.
You're either in the habit of taking the right action that moves the needle forward every day to make your dreams come true, on the habit of talking yourself out of it with excuses and distractions ( yes, you can have a habit of making excuses too).
Instead, think of your habits is your silent business partner. They are working 24/7 either for you or against you.
So on today's episode I'll be exploring 15 dream blocking habits and how to overcome them.
Quote of the week: "every day you're either building your dream or building your distraction. Habits decide which one wins" Unknown
Here is the list of the dream blocking habits that can come up and in this episode I go over how to overcome them:
- Vague, fuzzy goals
- All or nothing perfectionism
- Procrasti-Planning
- Shiny object syndrome
- Hidden loyalty to an old identity
- Inconsistent routines
- Decision fatigue
- Digital distraction
- Not measuring anything
- No feedback loop
- Self talk sabotage
- People pleasing and overcommitment
- Cluttered environment
- Waiting for motivation
- Endless consumption, the creation
- And a bonus point at the end
I go into great detail into each one of these and offer solutions for every one of them as well.
I want help you make your dreams come true as you reach your goals and desires. If you want to take your my offer, then reach out to me for a complementary Next Level Dream Chat. It only takes about 30 minutes to get through. That way we can start diving into what your dreams are and what's holding you back. Simply send an email to edwin@edwinsoler.com and let me know how we can connect.
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