The Jim Fortin Podcast

Ep 483: Throwback To Ep61: Take Ownership Of Your Life

Start Your Transformation Now⁠ [https://www.jimfortin.com/transform]  If you don’t have what you want in life and you’re not where you want to be it’s because you’re not taking ownership of your life. What is “ownership”? It’s the act, state, or right of possessing something. YOU OWN YOUR LIFE! You own the power to heal, the power to create, the power to manifest, the power to attract, the power to reflectively think and the power to create anything you want and most of us touch none of that power. [7:09] The difference between life ownership and responsibility [10:41] The power of ownership and co-creating [13:49] How you own your life and what you create [21:39] The power of commanding your mind And as you already know, a lot more. Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway It’s such a huge thought for most people to get their minds around, but in truth you are the “soul owner” of your body and your life. As such, you have 100% dominion over your mind and body. You Are The Creator Of Your Life, OWN THAT. Let’s Connect:  ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iamjimfortin/] | ⁠Facebook⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/iamjimfortin] | ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@IamJimFortin] | ⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfortin/]  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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-fortin-podcast/id1454409315] so we can reach more people.  Listening on ⁠Spotify⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/5nYaWcJCX05XkJ1TaPik8f]? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude, Jim

Ep 482: Do Spiritual People Worry?

Start Your Transformation Now [https://www.jimfortin.com/transform]  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim Fortin tackles a question that cuts to the heart of modern spiritual life: can you truly call yourself spiritual if you're consumed by worry? Jim draws a sharp line between identifying with spirituality and actually living from it — and reveals why so many self-described spiritual people are still trapped in cycles of fear, anxiety, and control. He challenges listeners to look honestly at their own behavior and ask whether their inner life matches the spiritual identity they claim.  Jim unpacks the fundamental incompatibility between worry and true spirituality, making the case that worry is, at its core, an act of distrust — a signal to the universe that you don't believe in its power to deliver. Rather than offering another technique or mindset hack, Jim redirects listeners toward the only real solution: getting still, merging with universal mind, and releasing the ego's compulsive need to control outcomes.  If you've ever wondered why your spiritual practice hasn't quieted your anxious mind, this episode will show you exactly why — and what to do instead.  What You'll Discover in This Episode:  (00:00) Why identifying as spiritual doesn't make you spiritual — Jim makes the critical distinction between spiritual interest and spiritual being, and why so many people have unknowingly turned their spirituality into just another form of dogma.  (06:33) Spirituality isn't about talk — it's about how you live — Using vivid real-world examples, Jim illustrates how people can walk the spiritual walk on the surface while being completely untethered from it in their moment-to-moment behavior.  (13:49) Worry is an attempt to control — and control is the opposite of trust — Jim introduces a game-changing reframe: if you're worrying, you're trying to control something — and true spirituality requires surrendering that control to the power of universal mind.  (21:08) You are not a being that has consciousness — consciousness has you — Jim shares the wave-and-ocean metaphor to explain why you are already inseparable from the ultimate power in the universe, and why that realization makes worry not just unnecessary, but illogical.  (25:40) When you worry, you're telling the universe it isn't enough — Jim reveals the hidden message behind every worried thought: a declaration to universal mind that it is not sufficient to create what you need — and why that belief keeps you stuck.  (30:34) How to stay in inspired action without the fear — Jim outlines the practical alternative to worried doing: staying in movement while simultaneously remaining connected to divine mind through presence, silence, and surrender.    Listen, apply, and enjoy!    Transformational Takeaway  Worry is not a personality quirk or a harmless habit — it is a declaration of disconnection. Every time you worry, you are telling the universe that you don't trust it, that you believe you have to force your reality into existence through sheer physical effort. But here's the truth Jim wants you to sit with: you are not a separate little being trying to connect to something greater. Like a wave that is already the ocean, you are already one with consciousness — with the ultimate power in the universe. The moment you recognize that, worry loses its grip. Get still. Five minutes. No phone, no agenda, no affirmations. Just silence. That silence is where you merge with divine mind, and divine mind — which already knows your desires through your frequency — can finally do its work. Stop micromanaging the universe. Let go. And watch how quickly things begin to move when you get out of the way.  Let’s Connect:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/iamjimfortin/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/iamjimfortin] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@IamJimFortin] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfortin/]  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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-fortin-podcast/id1454409315] so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5nYaWcJCX05XkJ1TaPik8f]? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude,  Jim

Ep 481: Throwback To Ep55: I Am Not Who You Think I Am, You Are Who You Think I Am. Let Go Of The Fear Of Judgement

Start Your Transformation Now [https://www.jimfortin.com/transform] Every time you judge someone, you are not judging them, they are reflecting you back to yourself. This episode is about how we’re mirrors for each other and how when people judge you, they are not judging you, they are just reacting to who they think you are, based upon who they are. You’ve heard me say before, most people’s two biggest fears are the fear of being abandoned and the fear of inadequacy. These fears keep most people trapped for a lifetime, it’s time to release them. In this episode I talk about: [3:50] How many times your fear is rooted in personal insecurity [5:32] How people judge out of personal insecurity [9:36] How many times you judge people for judging you [12:05] How you judge yourself when others judge you [12:52] Why people judge [16:36] Why drives the fear of rejection And, like I say in every episode recap, much, much more… In this episode I talk about a few different ways to start BEing so the fear of judgement by others no longer bothers you. When you change how you interpret judgment, the fear of judgement goes Away. Listen, apply, and enjoy! Transformational Takeaway People are not judging YOU, they are telling you who they are. And, you are going to be judged, no matter what so do, so do what you love. Mentioned Resources: Let’s Connect:⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iamjimfortin/] | ⁠Facebook⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/iamjimfortin] | ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@IamJimFortin] | ⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfortin/] 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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-fortin-podcast/id1455174630] so we can reach more people. Listening on ⁠Spotify⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/38PkqCOnEUlx3YwNniVi1L]? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim

Ep 480: Why Your Affirmations Are Keeping You Stuck, Unhealthy, Lonely, and Broke

Start Your Transformation Now [https://www.jimfortin.com/transform]  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim Fortin dismantles one of the most widely practiced habits in personal development: affirmations. Jim makes the case that affirmations — far from attracting what you want — are actually a confession of lack. Every time you affirm a truth, you're telegraphing to the universe that you don't yet believe it's real. And the universe keeps delivering exactly that: the absence of what you want.  The real power lies not in projecting lack through affirmation, but in cultivating a quiet, receptive consciousness — one rooted in faith and knowing, not hoping and asking. Divine intelligence already knows your deepest desires. It doesn't need your reminders or morning rituals. It needs you to get out of the way.  If you've spent years working hard at manifestation only to feel like you're running in place, this one's for you.  What You'll Discover in This Episode:  (00:00) Why affirmations are actually confessing what you don't have — Every time you affirm something, you're broadcasting to the universe that it isn't already true — and the universe mirrors that energy right back to you.  (05:48) Your affirmations are ego insurance policies, not acts of faith — Most people affirm out of insecurity, not conviction. Repeating affirmations is the ego's way of feeling like it's doing something — and divine mind doesn't need your input.  (09:06) The apartment story: what happens when you get out of the way — Jim shares a vivid personal story illustrating how surrendering to the consciousness of knowing — without effort or affirmation — delivered exactly what he desired.  (17:46) The shift from projecting to receiving — Jim introduces quiet receptivity as the alternative to affirmations, and explains why it carries a fundamentally different energetic charge than projecting lack.  (21:10) The question that replaces affirmations — Instead of affirming, ask: "What is God expressing right now about ___?" Then sit in silence and let supply do the heavy lifting.  (25:58) Three-step noise audit to identify your hidden confessions of lack — List your top affirmations, ask whether you'd still do them if your desire were already 100% true, then take the silence test — five minutes without an agenda — to hear how loudly the ego is interfering.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Every affirmation you've ever done was a well-meaning confession — a signal to the universe that you do not have what you want. The shift Jim offers isn't a new technique or a better script. Stop screaming at the universe through the megaphone of your ego and start sitting in the quiet knowing that universal intelligence already has it handled. You don't need to remind divine mind of what's in your heart. Every time you feel the urge to fix, force, or affirm — label it as noise. Get still. Get receptive. And let the universe do what it has always been doing: taking care of everything.  Mentioned Resources: Dying To Be Me [https://www.jimfortin.com/dying-to-be-me] 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 [https://www.instagram.com/iamjimfortin/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/iamjimfortin] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@IamJimFortin] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfortin/]  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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-fortin-podcast/id1454409315] so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5nYaWcJCX05XkJ1TaPik8f]? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude,  Jim

Ep 479: Throwback To Ep39: Do You Have It In You?

Start Your Transformation Now [https://www.jimfortin.com/transform] When people say, “Do you have it IN you,” they're usually talking about resolve and grit and the fortitude to accomplish something. I’m going a different direction with this episode. The Dalai Lama said, “If there is no anger in you, you cannot be angry.” The same applies to every area of your life. What’s in you is what you create. Poverty, wealth, health, poor health… it’s all created by what’s “in you” mentally! In this episode I talk about: [9:25] Identity [10:57] Identity [24:17] Identity Yes, I intended to state the word “IDENTITY” three times. What’s in your unconscious identity is what’s in your life. Sun Tzu said, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” Anything you want in life you must first be in your internal world. Even if you think you understand the concept of “identity,” give this episode a listen, as I think you might hear some things you’ve not heard before. Listen, apply, and enjoy! Transformational Takeaway If you don't have it on the outside, it's because you're not yet that on the inside Mentioned Resources: Let’s Connect: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/iamjimfortin/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/iamjimfortin] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@IamJimFortin] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfortin/] 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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-fortin-podcast/id1455174630] so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/38PkqCOnEUlx3YwNniVi1L]? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! With gratitude, Jim