I think that there has to be enough maturation in somebody's life to get to the point where we're sick and tired of living that way another day.

The pursuit of happiness is not going so well for me because I've done everything that I've been asked.

I went to college. I got married. I got the house. I got the pick a fence at 2.2 kids and the dog and mortgage and two car loans and what the

man? Like I am miserable and I shouldn't be because I did everything right. What do I do?

That's how I say, I think we got some work we can do. There's an awakening in people right now.

What does it mean to live a spiritual life? There's a thousand books I could read out there, not interested. Like, where's the solid gold I can go to? I'm like, you know what? I have all of these elders and mentors that I used to have. I want to look and see what can I get out of really taking an examination of their lives and seeing what model do they have to show.

And it just hit me like a freight train, Josh.

Mark, brother, welcome to the podcast.

Thank you, Josh.

Thank you.

It's been so cool to get to know you.

Two years plus that we've spent time together and that I've been guided by you, man.

So it's super close to my heart that you're here.

You came all the way from Santa Barbara.

You're staying in the

Austin studio. What does it feel like to come from Cali and be here in Austin, you know, as a mentor,

someone who's a spiritual guide for many people, someone who's helped me so much understand,

like, who's Josh Trent without all the mirrors and the fabrications of the ego

with what you do in the world, like seeing the energy and the vibe in California, which I have

my own opinions on. What's it feel like being here in Austin compared to Santa Barbara?

That's a great question. It's funny. I would just listen to a little joke the other day where it said, you know, West Coast people are really friendly, but they're not very helpful. And, you know, guess the farther east you get, the more helpful people are, but the less friendly they are. Like, they'll change your tire for you in New Jersey, but they'll swear at you for being an asshole the whole time. In California, like, that said, oh, that's so really sad.

You got a flat tire, but they don't bother to help at all. So kind of what I noticed when I got to Austin is like, like, you know, I'm standing out in front of this LA fitness place and this guy walks out and he's like, hey, nice jacket. And we just end up having this like great 20 minute conversation, you know, and he's talking about going up to Canada,

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