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Ep 457: Throwback To Ep196: Get Unstuck In Life Jan 01, 2026

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In the past, I have often said, “Being stuck” in life, no such thing. Cars can get stuck, things can get stuck but people cannot get stuck. Why, because they have the ability to change things and do different things.

So, in this episode I talk about – “Something” leads to something and what does that mean?

It’s so simple that most of us miss the power of this simple phrase.

Oftentimes in life, we are stuck or directionless when in fact the answers are in front of us all the time, yet we are too busy being stuck to see the obvious answer.

I myself, years back, have found myself “stuck.” In particular, I remember 2014 when I was burned out, tired, and in limbo as to what I wanted to do with the rest of my professional life.

I remember one day when I was pacing the den the answer came to me. The answer of how to get “unstuck” and to change my life came to me in a flash and had this answer not hit me I seriously doubt I’d even be doing this podcast today.

This epiphany I came to, it’s available to everyone and it’s pretty much free, we just have to act upon it and when we do, I promise, something will lead to something. And, when new things come into our awareness then so do possible new opportunities.

Be sure to listen to this episode, after all, before you listen to it you have no idea what it’s going to lead to, right?

Well, after you listen you’ll perhaps have a new way to “get yourself” unstuck in life.

As I said before, we’re never stuck. It’s just often that we have run out of creativity and action. And, when we add creativity and couple that with action, magic can happen.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

You’re Never Stuck In Life. Something Leads To Something.

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Ep 456: Shaman's Tips for an Amazing 2026, part 10. Dec 30, 2025

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Start Your Transformation Now

In this powerful continuation of the Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series, Jim shares three timeless lessons drawn from decades of teachings from Don Juan and Don Javier. These insights—distraction, dedication to spiritual work, and preparing for economic shifts—are delivered with clarity and urgency, helping listeners understand how their attention, discipline, and frequency shape the reality they experience. Through personal stories, hard-won wisdom, and real examples from his own life, Jim demonstrates how spiritual alignment becomes the stabilizing force in a chaotic world.

He goes deeper into how modern distractions steal our ability to live present, centered, and aware. Jim explains why most people unintentionally invest their energy into meaningless noise rather than spiritual evolution—and how this keeps them out of alignment with their purpose. He also introduces a lesson from 2002 that feels more relevant than ever: economic disruption is coming, and spiritual independence, not fear, is what will carry us through.

If you’re ready to step into 2026 with more clarity, presence, and personal power, this episode invites you to slow down, pay attention, and reclaim the energy that creates your future.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

(02:58) The hidden cost of distractions
Don Juan’s teaching reveals how much of life we miss because our attention is consumed by modern noise rather than presence.

(08:46) How distraction drains your power and purpose
Jim shares real examples—from doom scrolling to social media addiction—showing how easily we give away the energy needed for growth.

(17:58) Why most people never give 50% to their spiritual work
A candid teaching from Don Juan that exposes the gap between “wanting transformation” and actually committing to it.

(24:08) Pain as the catalyst for profound spiritual change
Jim shares how the challenges of 2024 became the foundation for massive evolution, illustrating why discomfort is often the doorway to growth.

(28:26) The energetic price of living in the 3D world
Learn how attention, discipline, and alignment—not circumstances—determine how grounded and empowered you feel.

(32:15) Preparing spiritually for global economic shifts
Jim introduces a decades-old prophecy from Don Juan and explains why frequency—not fear—is the key to navigating future instability.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Your attention is your life. When you give it to distractions, fear, or the external world, you weaken your power, your frequency, and your ability to create. But when you reclaim it—through presence, spiritual discipline, and self-awareness—you begin to rise above circumstances rather than collapse under them. The world may shift, but your inner world can remain steady, clear, and strong. Start giving more of your energy to the evolution of your spirit, and you’ll experience a 2026 shaped not by chance, but by consciousness.

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Ep 455: Throwback To Ep160: Go Beyond Your Limits Dec 25, 2025

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I take a couple of different angles in this episode. Specifically, I talk about the socially learned human limitations we are taught, the handicap of qualifying life and that “living up to your potential” is not about potential, it’s about your subconscious identity.

It’s hard for most of us to grasp but 99% of our limitations are learned. This takes me back to a story I want to share. If I asked you if you think a 56-year-old man, two weeks out of the hospital with a heart attack and zero training and preparation could run 75 consecutive marathons, what would you say? Would you say, “No way” he could do that? Or, do you think that he could? I answer that question in this episode.

It dawned on me a few years back that I lived my life through “quantification.” I “counted” things to determine what was good and bad in life. What was acceptable and not. What was a good measure of success and achievement, etc. A while back I learned this is a failed strategy as it keeps us on the merry-go-round of life quantification. Meaning, we’re good enough when we achieve certain things and to certain degrees and we’re falling short when we’re not achieving those numbered quantifications.

It’s my attempt in this episode to get you to start letting go of that universally ingrained thinking that keeps us trapped.

Has there ever been a time you did something and you initially thought that there was no way you could do it? Most people can say yes to this. Well, it’s not that you can’t do something, it’s that you have “perceived” that you can’t do that and we explore that in this episode.

As well, we look at a few real-life scenarios from my own life where either I or someone I knew thought we could not do things, and we actually did them when we stopped “quantifying them.”

To add a different perspective on quantification, the Navy Seals have what they call the Rule of 40% and what that means is when you think you’re tired, worn out, exhausted and you have nothing left in you, you still have 40% more energy in you to use and to keep going. We explore that a bit in this episode.

And, we wrap up with the fact that you achieving in life has nothing to do with your potential but with the perceptions of your potential. You’re unlimited with unlimited ability, it’s your perceptions about what you cannot and can do that determines that ability.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

You’ll never know what you can do until you go beyond your limits because they are not your limits they are your perceived limits!

Mentioned Resources:

Episode 1: Transforming Your Life From The Inside Out

Episode 2: Who Are You And What Is Your Identity?

Episode 3: What Is The Story Of Your Life?

Episode 4: The Biology of Fear

Episode 5: Why Your Bad Habits Are So Hard To Break

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Ep 454: Shaman's Tips for an Amazing 2026, part 9. Dec 23, 2025

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Start Your Transformation Now

In this intimate continuation of the Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series, Jim opens up a collection of personal notes from his 2019 conversations with Don Javier. These notes—raw, spontaneous, and deeply insightful—offer a rare look into the lessons that have shaped Jim’s own path of spiritual evolution. Unlike previous episodes that centered on a single teaching, this installment weaves together multiple wisdom threads: reciprocity, sacred geometry, authenticity, energetic protection, and the lifelong journey of coming into union with the divine.

As Jim breaks down each teaching, he highlights how our struggles often stem from being out of balance with life itself—whether through taking more than we give, disconnecting from our spiritual essence, or living behind masks that keep us out of alignment. Through vivid stories, including powerful examples involving sacred geometry, energetic boundaries, and lessons learned in his own home, he shows how these shamanic principles apply directly to abundance, well-being, and personal power today.

If you’re ready for deeper self-honesty, renewed alignment, and a different way of walking through the world, this episode will encourage you to pause, reflect, and follow the inner nudges that are already guiding you toward a more empowered 2026.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

(02:23) Why being “out of well-being” means being out of reciprocity

Jim explains how Ayni—the ancient principle of sacred reciprocity—reveals whether we're giving and receiving in balance in money, health, and relationships.

(04:41) What broken “geometry” really means

You’ll learn why Don Javier teaches that everything is geometry—and how being misaligned internally keeps your outer world from working.

(06:41) How real-world examples reveal energetic alignment

Jim shares a powerful story about a child completing a torn image, illustrating why inner alignment always creates outer alignment.

(10:31) Why so many people live out of union with the divine

Hear how modern life drags us into 3D consciousness and how reconnecting with the divine opens the door to abundance and clarity.

(17:33) The energetic risks of sharing your life publicly

Jim reveals shamanic teachings on personal power, influence, energetic exchange, and why not everyone should have access to your private world.

(21:20) The importance of authenticity in a world of masks

Discover why people hide behind personas—and why true peace and power come from dropping the mask and living transparently.

(25:13) How your home—and its energy—shapes your spiritual path

Jim discusses sacred geometry, feng shui, and energetic hygiene, using real examples of spaces holding powerful residue from past events.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

This episode invites you to slow down and truly listen to what your inner world is telling you. Whether it's a call toward sacred geometry, a pull to clean up your energetic environment, or an urge to live more authentically, these nudges aren’t random—they’re your soul leading the way. Instead of dismissing them, follow them. When you honor the quiet invitations of your inner self, you begin restoring reciprocity, alignment, and union with the divine. And when that happens, life shifts—internally first, then externally in ways you could never force through effort alone.

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Ep 453: Throwback To Ep7: How To Overcome The Fear Of Judgement Dec 18, 2025

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I’m sure you’ve already made dozens of judgments today about yourself and other people and people have already judged you about what you’re wearing or how you’re acting or what music you’re playing. Heck, you’ve probably judged this podcast! That’s because that’s what humans do. We judge. We are meaning-making machines! In this episode, you’ll discover that judging people and being judged is a part of the human experience and the most effective way to eliminate the fear of being judged is to accept it. I provide some key questions to ask yourself surrounding fears of abandonment and rejection that you won’t want to miss if you want to start living a fuller and more freedom-filled life.

In this episode I discuss:
Abandonment and Rejection—the two biggest fears we have
How to get over people judging you for good
Are you judging yourself on externals? If so you’ll never be happy. Do this instead!

Questions to ask yourself to finally eliminate the fear of judgment and rejection

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

When people are judging you, how do you know to the exact degree that you’re being judged? 10%? 100%? The truth is you don’t know. If you’re not putting yourself out there yet, at what degree of judgment can you take action anyway, despite the judgment? When you’re only in a 100% judgment-free zone? Can you take action when you have 20% judgment? How will you know when to stop being in the fear of judgment? Hint: Now is a good time to let go of that fear. No matter what you do you’ll be judged. What would your life look like 3 months from now if you took action even if you knew you would be judged?

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Ep 452: Shaman's Tips for an Amazing 2026, pt. 8 Dec 16, 2025

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Start Your Transformation Now

In this profound continuation of the Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series, Jim dives into the core teaching behind spiritual seniority—our true source of power, clarity, and creation. He explains why most people unknowingly give their seniority away by living entirely from their 3D identity and absorbing noise from the external world. Through stories, shamanic teachings, and real-life examples, Jim shows how forgetting who we are at the soul-level disconnects us from guidance, peace, and our ability to create an extraordinary life.

Jim goes deeper into how the modern world has pulled us out of our center: social media, the 24/7 news cycle, hyperstimulation, and constant mental activity hijack attention and weaken our spiritual awareness. He shows how reclaiming seniority begins by stopping “the world”—reducing external input, grounding, getting quiet, and reconnecting to the silent intelligence within. This is the foundation for aligning with your spiritual essence and shaping 2026 from a place of inner authority.

If you're ready to step out of mental chaos, reclaim your power, and access deeper guidance, this episode will help you return to your true nature. Seniority isn't something you earn—it’s something you remember. And when you remember it, everything in your external life begins to change.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

Why most people can’t access their spiritual seniority (02:49)
Jim explains how identifying with the ego and 3D identity blinds us from experiencing our soul and its higher guidance.

The two identities you’re living from—only one of them is real (09:01)
You’ll learn the difference between your human container and your spiritual essence, and why confusing the two keeps you stuck.

How modern life erodes your spiritual awareness (14:48)
Jim breaks down how news, social media, overstimulation, and constant noise disconnect you from the inner silence needed for seniority.

The shamanic mandate to “stop your world” (18:06)
Discover Don Javier’s teaching on stopping the external world so you can change your internal world—and why this is the gateway to spiritual power.

A 30-day practice to reclaim your seniority (20:59)
Jim outlines a practical reset—removing social media, limiting news, grounding, and practicing silence—to help you reconnect with your soul.

How silence reconnects you with divine intelligence (27:08)
Hear why even five minutes of genuine stillness activates healing, clarity, and access to higher awareness.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Your seniority isn’t lost—it's simply buried under noise, distraction, and over-identification with your 3D identity. When you stop the external world long enough to sit in silence, you open the door to guidance, healing, and deeper truth. Reclaim your power by turning inward. Remove the noise for 30 days, reconnect with the stillness within you, and you’ll rediscover the spiritual authority you’ve carried across lifetimes. From that place, 2026 becomes a year you create—not a year that happens to you.

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Ep 451: Throwback To Ep118: Getting Over Being Liked And Seeking Approval Dec 11, 2025

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Nothing sucks your life away like spending your days trying to be liked by everyone you meet, everyone in the office and people all around you.

Without even recognizing it, many people will not engage in many things, like speaking up…because they want to be liked by others and they think if they speak up they will not be liked.

The need to be liked plagues the planet at epic proportions and it’s one of the biggest things that debilitates lives.

In this episode I talk about:
[1:25] Why it’s so important to be liked
[3:02] Why people hang onto it so dearly
[9:37] Why people liking you is not about you
[10:44] The illusion of being liked
[20:50] No matter who you are, you’re not going to be liked by all
[36:58] What it’s costing you to seek everyone’s liking
And, much, much more…

As you’re going to hear in this episode, no matter what you do, at least 30% of people you meet just aren’t going to like you. No matter what you do, there are some people who aren’t going to like what you do, so as you can see, trying to be liked by everyone is an illusion!

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Just be you. Those who like you will, and those who will not, will not.

Mentioned Resources:

The Need to be Liked by Dr. Roger Covin

How does the Rorschach inkblot test work?

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.

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Ep 450: Shaman's Tips For An Amazing 2026, pt.7 Dec 09, 2025

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Start Your Transformation Now

In this powerful continuation of the Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series, Jim reveals why suffering is never random—and never caused by the world outside of us. Drawing from shamanic teachings, personal stories, and decades of transformational coaching, he explains that suffering always comes from one place: non-acceptance of the present moment. When we resist “what is,” attach to old identities, or expect life to match our internal model of how it should be, we create our own pain.

Jim goes deeper into the role of attachment, identity, brain-based patterns, emotional habits, and inherited beliefs. He shows how these unconscious attachments keep people stuck in struggle—while believing the struggle is happening tothem. Through personal anecdotes, reflections on Don Javier’s teachings, and real-life examples, Jim helps listeners see how suffering dissolves the moment they stop resisting what’s here now.

If you’re ready for a more peaceful, grounded, and empowered 2026, this episode will help you release the weight you’ve been carrying. When you understand how to accept your now—and consciously create from it—you step into true freedom.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

Why suffering is a choice—even when it doesn’t feel like one (02:52) Jim explains how all suffering comes from attachment and non-acceptance of the present, not from external circumstances.

How identity keeps you stuck in old patterns (09:14) You’ll hear why your brain clings to familiar identities—even painful ones—and how this neurological wiring prevents change.

Why you keep reliving the stories you grew up with (09:50) Jim breaks down how childhood conditioning around money, struggle, and self-worth becomes an unconscious template you repeat for decades.

The real reason people resist change (12:13) Learn why the brain prioritizes predictability over happiness, and how this survival mechanism keeps you attached to what you say you don’t want.

Why living in the past or future creates suffering (15:09) Jim shows how perceptions—not events—create emotional pain, especially when we compare the present to a different imagined reality.

The freedom of living fully in the now (18:04) Discover shamanic perspectives on presence, including why Don Javier never takes photos—and how presence dissolves suffering instantly.

Why “it is what it is” is a spiritual power tool (20:56) Jim explains how acceptance opens the door to creativity, peace, and personal freedom.

How to stop fighting life and start creating from the present moment (23:16) You’ll learn how acceptance empowers you to change anything you don’t like—without attachment or emotional resistance.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Suffering doesn’t come from your job, your past, your circumstances, or the world—it comes from resisting the present moment. When you accept your life exactly as it is, without judgment or attachment, you reclaim your power. From that place, you can create anything. Acceptance is not resignation; it is the gateway to transformation. When you stop fighting “what is,” you stop suffering—and you open the door to a wiser, freer, and more authentic version of yourself.

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Ep 449: Throwback To Ep73: Are You A Cosmic Being? Dec 04, 2025

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You’ve probably heard people say, “We’re not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

My challenge with this statement is that many people get trapped in the dogma of being “spiritual.” (Which is an episode in itself.)

The way I experience life is that we are infinite cosmic beings who incarnate into bodies and in those bodies we learn to embrace dogma that keeps us blind and trapped for a lifetime.

In this episode I talk about:
[1:57] Why you’re not a spiritual being
[3:42] Where you were before you got here
[5:02] How you are not your body
[7:29] The fact that we forget who we are after we’re born
[8:40] How we become “domesticated” to life on the planet
[12:04] How we get trapped in our 3D illusions of life
[17:04] And, how the littlest part of us controls the totality of us.

The majority of us are consumed with life experiences and situations that are driven by the smallest part of our being and we relinquish all our power to the smallest part of ourselves.

Until we start working from the larger part of our cosmic and infinite selves we’re working against the nature of who we are and life can be very challenging.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

You are a cosmic being and all the daily stuff you get trapped in IS inconsequential and a waste of your life force and energy.

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Ep 448: Shaman's Tips For An Amazing 2026, pt.6 Dec 02, 2025

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Start Your Transformation Now

In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim continues his Shaman’s Tips for an Amazing 2026 series with Part 6, and this time he dives into one of Don Javier’s most direct teachings: you only get the results in life when you pay the price. Drawing from decades of spiritual apprenticeship, personal stories, and ancient energetic principles, Jim unpacks what “paying the price” truly means—not just mechanically, but energetically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Jim explains why most people never get what they want: not because they lack ability, but because they refuse to exchange the energy required for the outcome. He reveals how convenience, inconsistency, unfocused attention, emotional waste, and old identity patterns keep people stuck—despite their intentions. Whether talking about money, health, relationships, or spiritual evolution, Jim shows that reciprocity governs everything in the universe.

If you’re ready to understand why effort alone is not enough—and how to align your energy, attention, and intention to truly receive what you seek—this episode offers profound clarity and practical direction. Listen in to discover why nothing changes until you change your energetic exchange.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

Why nothing works without energetic reciprocity (01:18)
Jim explains that every outcome—material or spiritual—requires an exchange of energy, and why people fail when they try to bypass this universal law.

The real reason most people don’t pay the price (04:32)
You’ll learn how convenience, emotional resistance, and fear of discomfort sabotage progress long before physical effort even begins.

The difference between mechanical effort and energetic effort (09:50)
Jim breaks down how intention, attention, emotions, and identity play a bigger role than “grinding,” and why results depend on the energy behind your actions.

Why consistency is the true spiritual price (13:45)
Discover why starting strong but quitting early is a neurological pattern—not a personal flaw—and how consistency becomes the key spiritual currency.

How younger spiritual seekers get stuck (16:58)
Jim shares Don Javier’s observations about “the new kids on the block”—highly gifted but unwilling to do the internal work required for advancement.

Managing your energy like a shaman (22:30)
Learn how energy leaks—news, social media, emotions, addictions—drain your spiritual power and block your ability to create. Jim reveals how shamans conserve energy to expand their influence.

Listen, apply, and enjoy!

Transformational Takeaway

Everything in life requires an exchange—materially, emotionally, and spiritually. You cannot receive without giving, and the universe never bypasses reciprocity. When you learn to master your attention, your intention, your emotions, and your energy, you begin paying the real price for the outcomes you say you want. The moment you stop looking for convenience and start managing your energy wisely, you unlock the path to the spiritual expansion, abundance, and freedom you’ve been seeking.

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