Answering the Call to Climb with James Robbins
Uncover Your Magic
Ashley Gonor
5.0 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
What if the part of you that feels restless, uncertain, or ready for more isn’t a problem to fix - but a calling from your soul inviting you higher?
In this week’s episode, Ashley sits down with James Robbins, leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of The Call to Climb. Raised on a small cattle ranch in the foothills of the Rockies, James grew up quiet, observant, and deeply connected to the natural world - but it wasn’t until adulthood, after seasons of burnout, spiritual restlessness, and profound inner questioning, that he began to understand the deeper call tugging at his soul.
James spent years serving in ministry, helping people while secretly wrestling with the growing sense that something in his own life was misaligned. That quiet inner discomfort became the beginning of his awakening - what he now calls “the summons of the soul,” the moment when life begins nudging you toward the path you were actually meant to walk.
In this conversation, James shares how saying yes to the climb, both spiritually and physically, transformed his understanding of purpose, intuition, courage, and the fears that hold so many of us back.
This inspiring dialogue offers a fresh lens on how to listen for the signs that your soul is speaking, how to honor the life you’re meant for, and why every mountain, internal or external, exists to help you rise.
Tune in to Episode 295 of Uncover Your Magic to explore the deeper journey of becoming who you were always meant to be. You’ll hear about the moment James recognized he was living someone else’s version of his life, what it really means to “slay your dragons,” and how to discern the difference between ego’s voice and the quiet truth of intuition.
Plus, James reveals why you must learn to create your own inner weather, and how this simple shift makes every climb possible.
May this episode remind you that your soul is always guiding you, and that every nudge, whisper, and spark is an invitation to rise into your highest, most aligned self.
Episode Takeaways (timestamps)
00:00 – When James realized his life no longer fit his soul
10:30 – Saying yes to the mountain
23:00 – Intuition vs ego
38:00 – Slaying fear and old identity
55:00 – Creating your inner weather
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Uncover Your Magic. |
| 0:06.0 | Today's magic we are going to uncover. |
| 0:08.7 | His name is James Robbins. |
| 0:11.5 | And he wrote a book, he wrote two books. |
| 0:14.2 | The book we're going to talk about today is the call to climb. |
| 0:18.3 | And, you know, each episode, each week, it's so important for me that it resonates |
| 0:24.6 | with me. And I, if it doesn't, and I always say this, but if it's not a full body, yes, |
| 0:30.0 | I will not share it. And so James reached out to me and I started kind of reading thinking, |
| 0:37.3 | you know, his first book is |
| 0:39.2 | called nine minutes on Monday and it, that didn't really, I didn't think that was going to resonate |
| 0:44.7 | with you all, um, or more looking for the call to climb. So I started listening and reading that book and I learning about James. |
| 0:56.7 | And then after meeting him, it was one of those these else. I don't know how to explain it, |
| 1:03.9 | but we just, I feel like he will bring you to a level of understanding how powerful you are. And you know how |
| 1:16.5 | I talk about picking up the breadcrumbs and, you know, climbing and keep going. And I talk about this |
| 1:22.2 | all the time with the girls. But I just, I think there's something with James that you'll really enjoy and I've already |
| 1:29.6 | had people comment text me after they listened to it on YouTube and said it was so what |
| 1:38.7 | their comments were was reminding us of how simple our life can be and not to complicate it. And that will probably |
| 1:47.6 | make more sense once you listen to James. But before I bring him on, let me read a little bit about |
| 1:53.3 | him on his website, James Robbins.com. James Robbins is a leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author dedicated to helping people and organizations reach new heights. |
| 2:06.3 | Over the past two decades, James has trained more than 50,000 managers across the globe through his practical people-centered leadership frameworks, including the renowned nine minutes on Monday. His latest book, |
| 2:20.2 | The Call to Climb, explores the intersection of purpose, courage, and personal growth through a powerful |
| 2:26.9 | narrative that challenges readers to live a more aligned and meaningful life. James combines deep |
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