Ep 288: INTERVIEW: Transforming Your Identity To Create The Life That You Desire.

The Jim Fortin Podcast

Jim Fortin

Education, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Start Your Transformation Now Feeling weighed down by expectations and identities that don't fit? If so, listen closely because this is the podcast for you! Even if you don’t know where to start, this episode should get you going on the right track. In this podcast (EP288), I interview a former TCP (Transformational Coaching Program) student, Jason, about the evolution of self and finding peace by letting go of limiting identities. He shares his personal journey of transformation, including moving from LA to Sedona and going through two divorces. Along the way, he learned to separate his sense of self from his roles and circumstantial outcomes. He reveals that though his work provided well financially, he felt a lot of pressure and stress due to having his identity tied to being a good provider. He stayed in an unfulfilling marriage longer than he wanted because he feared the financial loss of divorce. Can you relate to feeling trapped by the identities and expectations imposed on you? Unfortunately, a lot of us do. So, what did Jason decide to change? A pivotal change happened for Jason when he began focusing on “ways of being” rather than chasing circumstantial outcomes. He describes the transformative power of living from a place of inner peace, love, and gratitude rather than seeking validation through money, relationships and possessions. He emphasizes being in the present moment rather than needing a particular future. True spirituality cultivates a sense of connection to all, Jason shares. He gives examples like feeling gratitude washing dishes or seeing mosquitoes as bringing medicine rather than annoyance. By honoring all of life rather than just your own desires, you experience the abundance of needing nothing. Transformational Takeaway: Real transformation comes from shifting your inner identity and way of being rather than chasing circumstantial changes. When you live with authentic connection, you discover that needing nothing is having everything. Mentioned Resources: jasonmefford.com jimfortin.com/tcp 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! Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Transform Your Life from the Inside Out podcast.
0:04.6	This episode is an interview episode. We've done several, as you know. This is with another one
0:10.2	of my students. His name is Jason. And the title of this episode is Transforming Your Identity
0:17.2	to Create the Life that you desire.
0:21.6	Jason and I have a really actually easygoing, chilled out conversation about personal growth
0:28.5	and identity transformation.
0:31.2	And we talk about how his identity growth and transformation have enabled him to make some significant and very positive
0:39.7	changes in his life. Now, I know Jason personally, obviously, because I've coached him and
0:46.0	known him now for a couple of years. Jason, I'm just going to share, comes across as a little
0:52.1	bit detached on our time together. But what I want to share is he's
0:56.2	not detached to me. He's actually more connected to himself. And that's why he's so peaceful and calm
1:04.3	and focused because he knows what he's wanting to create in life. And more than anything, he's really learned to know himself and focus on his higher states
1:20.4	of being and his higher self.
1:22.9	So some of the things we talk about, we talk about the struggle of living externally.
1:29.8	You know, career finances and all that mumbo-jumbo that many people place their entire value
1:35.4	upon. We talk about the feelings of needing to financially provide. And we also talk about
1:43.7	something you've heard other people talk about,
1:46.6	staying in an unfulfilling marriage. As you'll hear Jason say, and you've heard other people say
1:54.9	this, his divorce left him in a place where he had to completely start over again. And then that created a lot of
2:03.9	fear in him because he had to completely rebuild his finances and create stability in his life again.
2:11.5	One of the things I like about our talk is that Jason talks about separating his external identity from his true self. And that is a powerful
2:23.0	message. And that's what I talk about a lot, even if I don't say it in that way. And that's
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