The Jim Fortin Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ep 537: Throwback to Ep184: Living Outside All The Fear And Chaos In The World Oct 08, 2026

Show notes

This episode was inspired by a current student of mine. Essentially, he wrote me a note and was sharing how he’s feeling hopeless about the state of the world, the future of humanity, and the planet. I can definitely understand his fears; however, from my perspective, I’m not hopeless at all. Actually, I’m quite optimistic about the future.

There are a couple of places mentally that I “work from” in life, and for this reason, the state of the world is not creating fear or reaction in me. With so much chaos in the world, millions if not more, are in fear about what the future holds. I am not one of those people. In this episode, I share the paradigm that I have worked from for years. It applies both to the state of the world and as well the relationships in my life, and even to passersby in life.

I choose how I want to participate in the world, to some degree physically and to a huge degree, mentally. Perhaps when you ponder what I share in this episode, you too may find more peace and comfort in your life.

Transformational Takeaway In all areas of life ask yourself, “What pertains to me?”

Let's Connect:

⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

LIKED THE EPISODE?

If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ so we can reach more people.

Listening on⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude, Jim.

Ep 536: The Alchemy Of Absolute Surrender Oct 06, 2026

Show notes

Most people spend their lives playing defense against the world. Whether it’s health, wealth, or happiness, they’re constantly fighting to survive. That kind of battle isn’t pretty and only leads to exhaustion and hopelessness. In this episode of the Transform Your Life from the Inside Out podcast, Jim gets to the root of this behavior. He explores the spiritual concept of power and how cultural brainwashing keeps people tied to false ideas of trust, leading them to believe that they must make everything happen themselves.

Drawing on his years of financial struggle and wisdom from his shaman, Jim explains that most problems stem from external circumstances and the sheer belief that they hold power over us. But what happens when we attempt to let go? As Jim notes, ending the battle isn’t easy, but continuing to fight only fuels the problem. Here, he explains why leaning into consciousness, not effort, can lead to better results.

If you’re ready to stop fighting against life, this episode can be the road to reclaiming your spiritual power and peace of mind.

What You'll Discover in This Episode:

(04:21) Your job is not your source: Why the belief that income comes from clients, business, or a paycheck keeps people trapped in fear and lack.

(07:21) Channel vs. source: How recognizing consciousness as the true source of supply ends panic when one door closes.

(13:09) Fighting feeds the problem: What Mother Teresa's refusal to march against war reveals about resistance and lost power.

(18:08) The power of non-resistance: How withdrawing fear and attention cuts off the energy sustaining a problem, like removing oxygen from a flame.

(22:29) The brainwashed "doer": Why the personal ego can calculate and worry but can never create harmony or prosperity.

(26:19) The lesson of the cut finger: A simple kitchen moment that proves infinite intelligence is already working through you without effort.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

When you cut your finger, you don't sit up all night, willing it to heal. You put on a bandage and forget about it, and by morning the healing has already begun. Life works the same way. Your problems don't need forcing to be fixed; they need less of your energy. Notice where you're gripping, gently pry your fingers loose, and let consciousness do what it has always done. Surrender isn't giving up. It's finally getting out of the way.

Let's Connect:

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn

LIKED THE EPISODE?

If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.

Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude, Jim.

Ep 535: Throwback to Ep120: What Pertains To You In Life? Oct 01, 2026

Show notes

Do you finish your days mentally and emotionally exhausted? Does life wear you out? Do you feel like you have nothing left to give? If so, you’re probably expending way too much energy in life and expanding it on things that do not matter. Let me ask you this: what if you turned on every single light and electrical appliance in your house and you left it on for a month; what would your bill be? It would be outrageous, right?

Well, metaphorically, that’s what many people do with both their mental energy….they expend all their energy, akin to leaving every light in the house on, and they wear themselves out.

And, how do they do this, easy…they “entangle” in the energy of others, and they make a great deal of what “does not pertain to them, pertain to them,” and it’s taxing.

In this episode, I talk about being selective in what you make pertain to you, and I talk about choosing to conserve your energy, your peace of mind, and your mental sanity.

Listen, apply, & enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway What pertains to you is what you make pertain to you.

Mentioned Resources:

Episode 9: How The Law Of Attraction Repels The Money And Abundance You Want

Let's Connect:

⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

LIKED THE EPISODE?

Listening on⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude,

Jim

Ep 534: The $11 Billion Self-Help Lie That Keeps You Trapped Sep 29, 2026

Show notes

In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim makes a bold statement about the self-help industry: It’s built to keep you coming back, not to set you free. While personal development should be the goal, Jim explains that sometimes other things take precedence. One thing in particular is boosting the ego. He explains that instead of helping you work through your issues, some programmes focus on short-lived joy.

To illustrate this, Jim draws on Plato's allegory of the cave, in which people chained to the wall began to believe their shadows were real. He explains that constantly trying to fix yourself has a similar effect. However, in this case, the idea that you’re broken becomes the reality. To help listeners break free, he offers a simple mantra stating that true freedom comes from understanding that you’re not trapped and recognising the power of your own consciousness.

What You'll Discover in This Episode:

(00:36) The self-help trap — Jim explains why an industry built on feeling good rarely leads to deep, lasting healing.

(05:49) Jim shares how a friend's response revealed that the industry thrives on repeat customers, and why his own measure of success is clients who never need to come back.

(14:11) Jim uses Plato's allegory to show how most personal development simply rearranges chairs on the Titanic of the human ego.

(16:20) The self-improvement paradox — Jim reveals how wanting to fix yourself telegraphs lack, prompting the universe to keep reflecting it back.

(22:38) Jim explains that recognizing yourself as the awareness observing the human identity is where true power begins.

(27:53) Jim invites listeners to stop fixing a story that was never theirs and simply learn to be.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

You are not your past, your trauma, your bank account, or even your name. Those are labels you learned, and every one of them keeps you searching for the next fix. The moment you stop trying to repair a story that isn't truly you, it loses its grip. There is nothing left to fix because nothing was ever broken. Today, pause and ask yourself what would change if nothing were wrong with you right now, and let that question open the door out of the cave.

Let's Connect:

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn

LIKED THE EPISODE?

Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude, Jim

Ep 533: Throwback to Ep103: How To Stop Fear And Worry Sep 24, 2026

Show notes

This episode today is really relevant to what's going on in the world right now. And it's relevant to many of you listening. This episode is about how to stop fear and worry. So if you've gotten into any fear and worry in the past week, make sure that you've listened to this episode, and you share it with your friends and family.

In this episode I talk about:

[7:36] How fear is the idleness of will
[14:47] Why most people are terrified of Death
[15:48] How everything happening in this world is temporary
[20:40] What is fear?
[21:58] What is worry?

And, of course, a lot more, and you know that.

So the way to stop fear and worry is to recognize that you're not fear and worry, and move your attention.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway You are a human being who has worrisome thoughts. You are the thinker of fear and worry.

Mentioned Resources Master Thought Formula

Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase.

Let's Connect:

⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

Liked The Episode?

Listening on⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude,

Jim

Ep 532: Do You Truly Want Freedom In Your Life? Sep 22, 2026

Show notes

In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim examines the quest for freedom and what it means to embark on that journey. He opens the discussion with a familiar story about a bishop in the deli. It was at this moment when Jim first realized how deeply people can become attached to a role or narrative. It showed him how human experiences are often confused with cosmic truth, causing people to adopt roles instead of stepping into their autonomy.

Jim explains that real freedom cannot exist inside the container of the 3D ego, adding that doing so only forces you to inherit all the 3D ego’s limitations. Instead, he suggests two simple steps to determine your attachments. The first requires you to identify your fears by naming your three greatest obstacles. The second is to determine what you’re fighting to defend. The exercise reveals how attached you can be to your human identity. Its purpose is to help listeners step into their authenticity as a spiritual being. Along the way, Jim recounts his studies with the being Kyron and shares the daily practice he uses to shift his mindset from being a body trying to fix its circumstances to seeing himself as divine consciousness.

For anyone ready to move beyond fixing their life and into truly knowing who they are, this episode offers a clear and challenging place to begin.

What You'll Discover in This Episode:

(00:11) The bishop story — Jim recalls a moment in 2017 that revealed how deeply people identify with inherited roles.

(04:31) The container concept — Drawing on material from the channeled being Kyron, Jim explains that every person lives boxed in by assumptions, fears, and routines.

(10:43) Religion, control, and the allegory of the cave — Jim connects Plato's allegory of the cave to organized religion and dogma.

(19:49) Two questions worth asking yourself — Jim leads listeners through a short exercise naming their biggest fears and what they fight to defend.

(25:40) A daily practice for transcending the container — Jim shares the exact thought he holds each morning to shift from managing his life to witnessing it as divine consciousness.

(28:15) A listener's transformation — Jim reads an email from a listener whose life shifted after applying these teachings, and reflects on how many people will recognize themselves in her story.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

You are not the container you live in, and you are not the story you were taught. Every fear you carry and everything you fight to defend is simply evidence of how attached you are to a role that was never your truth. Real freedom comes from stepping back from the role and remembering that you are the consciousness witnessing it. The moment you stop trying to fix the container and begin to understand yourself as a soul, the very limitations you believed were permanent will start to fall away.

Let’s Connect:

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn

LIKED THE EPISODE?

Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude, Jim

Ep 531: Throwback To Ep94: How Are You Managing Your Mind And Life? Sep 17, 2026

Show notes

What I talk about in this episode I’ve mentioned before but I talk about it here with a metaphor that hits home for everyone.

Honestly, many years ago I used to read tons of books, think positively and thought that I was a good manager of my thinking, but that was far from the truth – despite my belief that it was so.

In this episode I talk about:

[3:16] The metaphor for the mind and thought management
[4:13] The correlation between thinking and outcomes in life
[5:09] Why it’s important to be careful with your thoughts
[7:08] Why just “thinking positive” is not the answer
[9:54] How the universe shows no mercy upon our thoughts
[20:11] And, why it’s essential that you become aware of your skill to manage your thoughts.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

You’re the “foreman” of your mind, and your life is a reflection of how good of a foreman you are.

Mentioned Resources

Master Thought Formula

Episode 9: How The Law Of Attraction Repels The Money And Abundance You Want

Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase.

Let's Connect:

⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

Liked The Episode?

Listening on⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude, Jim

Ep 530: Who Says It Has To Be This Way? Sep 15, 2026

Show notes

In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim challenges listeners to stop fighting their circumstances and instead question complacency. “Look at your life and pick something that you would like to change.” It’s a simple but heavy statement. Jim explains that it’s also the sole reason why we resist change. His argument hinges on the fact that most people’s thoughts and actions are misaligned, causing them to constantly “do more” to fix their problems. However, what it boils down to is a lack of awareness of consciousness.

Life doesn’t have to look a certain way, and Jim uses the metaphor of two parallel train tracks to illustrate. One track represents all the work you have to do to reach your goal, while the other represents the person you have to be to do the work. The analysis reveals that being and doing are not the same thing. More importantly, it shows how our consciousness can quietly sabotage our efforts even when we're taking all the right actions. To drive the point home, Jim refers to the classic self-help book by James Allen and a personal story from his own mentor. He uses both to explain that there is power in learning to manage your mind over your behavior.

Listen in to discover why your results depend less on what you do and more on who you're being while you do it.

What You'll Discover in This Episode:

(00:10) The opening question — Jim asks listeners to look at something they want to change.

(04:10) Fighting our circumstances — Jim breaks down why fighting without understanding life's mechanisms and a lack of conscious awareness makes change difficult.

(06:28) Be, do, have — Jim revisits this foundational framework, explaining why most people skip straight to doing without ever addressing the being.

(08:24) The two train tracks — Jim introduces a metaphor of two parallel tracks, one for doing and one for being, that both lead to the same desired outcome.

(13:41) When being sabotages doing — Jim explains how frustration, impatience, and resentment on the "being" track can quietly undo all the progress made on the "doing" track.

(17:37) Mind is the master power — Jim references James Allen's As a Man Thinketh to make the case that consciousness, not activity, is what truly shapes results.

(24:31) The mentor's wisdom — Jim shares a lesson from his mentor Barry: your doing is only ever as effective as the being doing the doing.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Most of us have learned to be excellent doers while ignoring who we are being while we do it. But activity alone cannot outrun a consciousness that is impatient or convinced something is always wrong. The moment you stop collapsing “being” and “doing” into one track, you can start managing your mind and your emotions with the same intention you bring to your to-do list. Your outer results have always been a reflection of your inner state, not the other way around. So the next time you catch yourself pushing harder without progress, pause and ask who says it has to be this way, then check which track you're actually running on.

Mentioned Resources

As a Man Thinketh

The Kybalion

Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase.

Let's Connect:

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn

Liked The Episode?

Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude, Jim

Ep 529: Throwback to Ep25: Peace: The Single Biggest Thing You Want In Life Sep 10, 2026

Show notes

I wonder if you’ve noticed how much of your peace you give up and give away? Seemingly not a big deal but what you’re really giving up is your peace-of-mind, which is something you’ve been chasing most of your life. Pretty much everything you want in life you want it because you think it’s going to bring you peace-of-mind. The best example is money. Most likely you don’t want it just to want it, you want it because it’s going to “give” you something: security, social status, freedom and such.When you quiet your mind you become the highest version of your BEing.

A quiet mind is your unlimited potential expressing itself.

Transformational Takeaway You can’t do anything well without peace-of-mind. Let's Connect:

⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

LIKED THE EPISODE?

Listening on⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude,

Jim

Ep 528: The Illusion of Control: Why Managing Your Life Is Exhausting You Sep 08, 2026

Show notes

Start Your Transformation Now

In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim explores the limitations people experience, focusing on the belief that life must be constantly managed, monitored, and controlled to keep it from falling apart. He explains that control is rarely the answer, and that forcing it only brings the kind of exhaustion most people are trying to escape.

Jim describes the idea of the "invisible contract,” and how it controls most entrepreneurs and professionals. He draws on his own experience, running a company with a full staff, to break down how constant control leads to catastrophic collapse. Instead, he offers listeners a different approach, dismantling the illusion piece by piece. He asks listeners what they actually control and reveals that the universe and every living thing in it has always existed without their permission.

If pedaling the bike of life has left you worn out, this episode offers a way off the bike entirely.

What You'll Discover in This Episode:

(03:29) The invisible contract — Jim names the unconscious agreement most high achievers live by. It explains that everything will fall apart if they stop managing everything.

(11:42) The hustle culture trap — Jim explains why the belief that success requires constant struggle is backwards and how it violates the “be, do, have” model.

(12:44) The cause of exhaustion — Jim explains why the effort to control life is the root of the very exhaustion people are trying to escape.

(16:19) What you actually control — Jim walks listeners through the realization that they control neither the economy, the weather, their bodily processes, nor even their own thoughts.

(22:31) The failure of mind management — Jim reveals how trying to fix "bad weather" in life validates the illusion of things being broken, and why spirituality is just ego in disguise.

(26:08) The unmanaged life experiment — Jim offers listeners a 24-hour assignment and urges them to adopt the phrase, "I am not the manager of this moment."

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Exhaustion doesn't come from life being heavy. The real cause is the constant, low-grade effort to govern a life that was never yours to direct. Set down the role of middle manager for a day and see what happens. Use the day to observe your thoughts instead of reframing them. Observe the sensation instead of solving it, and let the universe do what it has always done. You are not the manager of this moment. Just be.

Let's Connect:

Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn

LIKED THE EPISODE?

Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!

With gratitude,

Jim