Ep 464: Your Belief and the Problem Is The Problem

The Jim Fortin Podcast

Jim Fortin

Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Start Your Transformation Now In this episode, Your Belief and the Problem Is The Problem, Jim Fortin challenges one of the most deeply ingrained assumptions in personal growth—that problems are something to be fixed. Drawing from shamanic wisdom, neuroscience, and lived experience, Jim reveals that what we call “problems” are often creations of the ego, sustained by the belief that something is wrong in the first place. When identity is rooted in the ego, struggle feels real and persistent—but when awareness shifts, problems lose their power. Jim goes deeper into how focusing on healing, money, love, or solutions can actually reinforce the very conditions people want to escape. He explains why techniques, hustling, and even prayer can unintentionally affirm lack, separation, and struggle when they come from ego-based identity. Instead, Jim invites listeners to recognize themselves as consciousness first—and to allow universal intelligence to work through them rather than forcing outcomes through effort. If you’ve been working hard to “solve” your life but still feel stuck, this episode offers a powerful reframing that can change how you experience challenges altogether. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (02:01) Why believing you have a problem is often the real problem Jim explains how problems exist primarily because the ego believes they do. (06:45) How focusing on healing, money, or love can reinforce lack Learn why trying to fix conditions from ego-based identity keeps them alive. (11:58) Why prayer, visualization, and techniques can backfire Discover how effort-based approaches affirm separation from Source. (17:01) The identity shift from ego to consciousness Jim breaks down the difference between having consciousness and being consciousness. (23:45) Why stopping the struggle allows life to realign Understand how silence, presence, and service open the door to effortless change. (32:55) A simple sentence that dissolves ego-based problems Jim shares a practical way to separate who you are from what you’re experiencing. Listen, apply, and enjoy! Transformational Takeaway The moment you stop identifying as the condition and recognize yourself as the one experiencing it, everything changes. Problems don’t disappear because you fix them—they dissolve when you stop feeding them with belief, fear, and effort. When you shift from ego to consciousness, life no longer pushes against you. It moves with you. Let go of the struggle, return to awareness, and allow transformation to unfold naturally. Mentioned resources: Dying to Be Me by Anita Moorjani 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? 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

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Transform Your Life from the Inside Out podcast.
0:04.2	This episode is titled, Your Belief and the Problem is the Problem.
0:11.3	You know, I think back many years ago, and this situation is what inspired this episode.
0:16.5	I was wrestling with a life problem, and I talked to Don Juan Matus, a shaman.
0:25.1	And he said to me, he goes, you can't solve the problem because you put too much self-importance on yourself.
0:34.1	And he went on to explain that I had the problem,
0:38.3	and the problem wasn't the problem of my soul or divinity.
0:43.1	The problem was an ego problem from my human-based ego,
0:48.9	which is why he said you put too much importance on yourself.
0:52.2	What he meant was you put too much importance on your
0:54.4	ego. And what he meant was is when you see through the ego to the divinity in you, to the
1:00.5	soulfulness in you, the problems go away. Therefore, the only problem you have is that you believe
1:07.5	you have a problem. So if you'd like to actually start resolving the problems in your
1:12.4	life, keep listening. Hi, I'm Jim Fortin, and you're about to start transforming your life from the
1:19.6	inside out with this podcast. I'm widely considered the leader in subconscious transformation,
1:25.1	and I've coached super achievers all around the world
1:27.6	for over 25 years. Here you're going to find no raw, raw motivation and no hype because
1:33.6	this podcast is a combination of brain science, transformational psychology, and ancient wisdom
1:39.5	all rolled into one to take your life to levels you've never thought possible.
1:50.4	If you're wanting a lot more in life to feel better, to heal, to have peace of mind,
1:54.9	to feel powerful and alive, and to bring more abundance and prosperity into your life,
2:00.0	then this podcast is for you because you're going to start learning how to master your mind and evolve your consciousness.
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