EP348: Dr. Dawson Church - Spiritual Intelligence For Tough Times
Release Date: 12/26/2025
EP364: Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson - One Move at a Time
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“If you do good, good will follow you.” Success is rarely about making the perfect move—it’s about thinking before you act, staying patient under pressure, and focusing on what remains instead of what’s lost. The idea is simple but powerful: your first instinct is often wrong, and the best outcomes come from slowing down and thinking things through. Life, like chess, rewards those who plan ahead, adapt, and refuse to give up when things don’t go their way. Even after setbacks, progress is still possible if you stay focused on the long game. Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson shares how...
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EP363: Dr. Agi Keramidas - 88 Actionable Insights For Life
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“What I did the first part, let's say, of my life doesn't mean that I have to do it in the second part of my life, especially when I have found something that really I'm drawn to, which is what I do.” Real change doesn’t begin with a plan—it begins with a feeling that something is missing. Many people reach a point where external success no longer satisfies them, and that discomfort becomes the signal for transformation. The process is rarely clean or predictable. It involves uncertainty, identity shifts, and periods of fear. But growth comes from learning to trust internal signals,...
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EP362: Julie Condliffe - Unbreakable
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“Once I sat down with myself and became quiet enough to be able to hear… the answer then comes from within which was then my internal guide, my internal compass.” Resilience is not built when life is easy—it’s forged in the moments when everything falls apart. True transformation begins with acceptance, followed by a conscious decision to reinterpret adversity as direction rather than defeat. Growth requires turning inward, quieting external noise, and trusting an internal compass. From there, a new vision forms—one rooted in perspective, purpose, and the willingness to keep moving...
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EP361: Corbie Mitleid - Communicate with the Dead
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“All I know is that I get my ego out of the way and I’m the tool that spirit uses.” There’s a deeper question beneath curiosity about the unknown: how much of life is truly visible, and how much operates beyond what we can explain? This conversation explores the idea that intuition, purpose, and connection may not be as rare as we think—but rather skills that are developed, refined, and expressed differently in each person. It challenges the belief that answers must come from outside, suggesting instead that clarity often comes from learning how to listen—whether to your instincts,...
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EP360: Larry Easto – Experiential Learning
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“Experience is the best teacher but nobody really tells us how to learn from experience.” Real growth doesn’t come from information—it comes from reflection. The real advantage is learning how to extract value from everyday experiences instead of letting them pass unnoticed. By pausing, analyzing what happened, and asking how it applies elsewhere, ordinary moments become powerful tools for progress. This process turns setbacks into insight, removes emotional bias, and builds a repeatable system for better decisions in both business and life. Larry Easto explains that experiential...
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EP359: Dr. Matt Kutz - EPIC Mindset
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“Perfection is not possible, but excellence is.” Mindset is easy to talk about when life is smooth. The real test comes when disruption hits. Pressure, chaos, and uncertainty can either shrink a person—or refine them. The difference often comes down to the internal rules we live by. Excellence instead of perfection. Awareness instead of reaction. Inspiration instead of burnout. Compassion instead of avoidance. When those principles guide your thinking, adversity stops looking like the end of the road and starts looking like part of the training. Dr. Matt Kutz joins Raymond Aaron to...
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EP358: Joan Johnston - The Customer Whisperer
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“Listening isn’t just about hearing words. It’s about understanding the emotions behind the words.” Great service rarely comes from scripts or policies. It comes from simple human moments. When people feel seen, heard, and valued, something powerful happens—trust grows, relationships deepen, and even small interactions become memorable. The real opportunity often hides inside frustration. Complaints aren’t just problems to solve; they’re signals pointing to where connection and service can improve. The difference between an ordinary interaction and an extraordinary one is usually...
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EP357: Deevo Tindall - Creating Your True Brand
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"No matter who you think you are… if the person you are supposed to be serving doesn’t feel the same way then there’s a disconnect.” Creating a true brand begins with self-awareness. Your brand isn’t your logo, your website, or your social feed—it’s how people experience you. Every touchpoint shapes perception, and perception shapes opportunity. When identity and messaging are aligned, business becomes magnetic instead of manufactured. True branding requires deep discovery, clarity of values, and intentional communication that connects across different audience...
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EP356: Nkrumah Mensah - Anne Of Survivor
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“There are so many good stories that don’t get out there because the industry is difficult and people give up.” Freedom always sounds heroic—until you realize it costs something. Some people accept the life handed to them. Others feel the tension between loyalty and identity. This episode explores the story of what happens when a young woman refuses an arranged future that would elevate her family—but imprison her spirit. The story unfolds in a historical setting where walking away isn’t symbolic rebellion—it’s dangerous. Growth here isn’t fantasy...
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EP355: Albert Bramante - From Brain Deficient To PhD
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“One of the premises of my book is that we are all our own worst enemy staring ourselves in the mirror a lot of times. It’s not other people. It’s ourselves.” Self-doubt is often mistaken for weakness, but it is frequently a byproduct of growth. High achievers, performers, executives, and entrepreneurs alike can struggle with imposter syndrome—even at the height of success. The key is not eliminating the feeling entirely, but reframing it. By examining past achievements, challenging distorted internal narratives, and replacing generalizations with evidence, individuals...
info_outline“Happiness radiates out of people… your change is the most potent contribution you can make to global change.”
Hard times have a way of exposing what actually holds us together. When prices rise, headlines darken, and uncertainty becomes constant, willpower and positive thinking stop working. What matters then is whether you have an inner foundation that stays steady regardless of external pressure. This episode points to a different kind of strength—one that doesn’t numb you to reality, but keeps you calm, clear, and grounded while everything else feels unstable.
The conversation explores how inner states like peace, resilience, and clarity are not personality traits or spiritual gifts—they’re trainable. There is a neurological threshold where fleeting moments of calm begin to lock in, where stress stops running the system, and where reactions soften into perspective. What’s most compelling is how quickly this shift can begin, and how it changes the way people relate to money, conflict, fear, and even ambition during difficult seasons.
Dr. Dawson is a researcher, author, and speaker known for bridging neuroscience with spiritual practice. He has written multiple bestselling books and founded an organization that has helped tens of thousands of veterans recover from PTSD. His work focuses on turning elevated inner states into something stable, practical, and usable—especially when life feels anything but easy.
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Other books:
The Genie in Your Genes – Dr. Dawson Church
Mind to Matter – Dr. Dawson Church
Bliss Brain – Dr. Dawson Church
Happy for No Reason – Marci Shimoff
Raymond Aaron has shared his vision and wisdom on radio and television programs for over 40 years. He is the author of over 100 books, including Branding Small Business For Dummies, Double Your Income Doing What You Love, Canadian best-seller Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul, and he co-authored the New York Times best-seller Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul. Raymond’s latest, co-authored book is The AI Millionaire’s Path: Discover How ChatGPT‐Written Books Become Bestsellers and How They Can Make You a Millionaire Author!.