*1-1 Mentorship Information: Price & Structure (Maximum Capacity = 20 Clients Per Year)* It's an absolute pleasure to film these TH-cam videos, and I feel fortunate to receive an abundance of meaningful messages every week, but I am unfortunately faced with the disappointing reality of turning away the vast majority of people who want to work together. I have significantly limited availability and can only support twenty people per year because I do not offer one-off calls or drop-in consulting sessions. Twenty individuals might not sound like maximum capacity, but the last few years of teaching have taught me the importance of maintaining tight energetic boundaries if I want to keep uploading these free videos in addition to serving my current clients to the best of my ability in 2024. To minimise confusion and enhance transparency, I've spent several hours writing this ridiculously long comment to help you decide if my Inner Work Mentorship is the right choice for your development & what you could reasonably expect from working closely together. Please take the time to read this service description before contacting me on Instagram… or feel free to stop reading right now if you’re not interested in my fees, session structure, client expectations, etc. ... *READ BEFORE SCROLLING FURTHER:* I'm interested in long-term change and structural transformation, which is why I've never offered one-off sessions. Complex issues cannot be resolved in a few hours, but we likewise need to define an upper limit for containment and collaboration. I've learned that deep and enduring self-integration requires at least four months of immersive effort. Why four months? It's enough weekly contact for us to work through multiple complex issues and developmental possibilities, but short enough to mitigate against unconscious co-dependency and motivational stagnation. I'm currently accepting a maximum of two new clients per month - message me after reading the following section to check my availability. ... *HOW I WORK & WHO I WORK WITH* Unlike other coaches and teachers who take an understandably more relaxed approach to healing and integration, my mentorships are characteristically intense. This is a highly-demanding, high-investment process which requires our consistent combined effort over a period of four months. If we were to start working together, I would reasonably expect you to be excited to show up for a minimum of 10+ hours of self-motivated transformative practice per week (daily reading, fitness routine, creative exercises, spiritual reflection, etc.) while also maintaining full-sobriety (no drink, no drugs, no cigarettes, no vapes). These strict standards of discipline and sobriety are plainly unsuitable for most people in most situations - even genuinely motivated individuals who resonate with my TH-cam videos may not be the right match for four months of structured mentorship. If you want to get deeper, I've noticed that there's a certain type of ‘temperament' & 'timing’ to get the most out of me. I'm interested in alert, creative and purpose-driven individuals who aspire to exceptional standards of self-maturation and would enjoy the feeling of going through week-on-week of progressively stacked transformative experiences for a third of a year: my ideal client is somebody who is willing to bring forward their internal complexity with a sense of courage and transparency with the intention of nothing less than full-spectrum transformation & rapid acceleration on their personal path. I am yet to discover another supportive figure who offers something comparable to this mentorship: a four-month, structured yet flexible 1-1 container which is simultaneously therapeutic, academic and action-oriented; with primary focus placed on tangible improvements in your felt sense of self-knowledge and self-integration; in addition to making consistent and meaningful progress towards your unique goals and mentorship aspirations. I prioritise contact, compassion and accountability, which means that your work never really 'ends' at the end of your session. You can reasonably expect to be fed dozens of customised reading suggestions and follow-on perspectives outside of the formal sessions via friendly and informal messenger contact, where I am active and available four days per week to cultivate an intimate personal connection while likewise enhancing your positive momentum via accountability check-ins and additional support as required. By way of conclusion for what feels like an extraordinarily long comment and service description, I feel compelled to once more emphasise that working directly with me is unrealistic for most people in most situations. I often support people who are accustomed to wrestling with the emotional challenges associated with working through complex wounds in previous therapeutic relationships before we begin our coaching work together. Even individuals without 'hard trauma' can expect moments of pressurised darkness and heaviness during periods of shadow contact as you begin to restructure your personal unconscious. We will be exploring your psyche and soma at scale and depth, and it will be your responsibility to keep me informed about the emotional texture of your internal reality, especially if you encounter negatively charged experiences, and I will of course do everything in my power to support you through the hard times as we integrate the darkness and move forwards together. TH-cam is a wonderful place for me to share free research resources and offer accessible inner work invitations; my private mentorships, however, are the place for collaborative partnership and emotional security as we identify, navigate and restructure oftentimes confronting and challenging conscious and unconscious physical, emotional and mental material. Ultimately, this is a highly-demanding but highly-rewarding process which requires the best of our shared intentions. ... *SESSION STRUCTURE & FEES:* The total fee for an Inner Work Mentorship (including 12 x 2 hr sessions) is £7,400 GBP or approximately $9,400 USD. This is my only coaching programme, and my mentorship pricing is liable to adjustment over time.
Each private session lasts two hours, and is facilitated via Telegram video call at an ideal time for both of us. Your mentorship extends over a linear four-month period, with a total of twenty-four hours of structured session time, in addition to four days per week of unlimited messenger availability for accountability updates, voice note exchanges and informal calls upon occasion. I do not work on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays, but I am fully-available across all timezones for regular calls and messenger contact on Thursday - Sunday. If you’ve scrolled this far, and resonate with what I’m offering, I invite you to message me on Instagram. It would be my pleasure to start exploring your goals and intentions in real-time. IMPORTANT: I am an intentionally independent coach, and not a licensed therapist or associated with any professional bodies or coaching institutions, and therefore enjoy the freedom to collaborate with my clients across all areas of life in an intimate, direct and highly involved coaching style. I work with no more than twenty people per year, and am currently accepting a maximum of two new clients per month. I also manage my own inbox and do not use automated systems or employ people to pretend to be me on Instagram, which means that it usually takes four to six weeks for me to respond to new messages and begin the interview process. Although my approach takes time, I hope you ultimately appreciate my personal emphasis on authentic and confidential communication from the very beginning of our relationship. I once again encourage you to message me immediately if you want to start working together within the next two months - bump yourself to the top of my inbox, and I’ll send you some voice notes to get our conversation started.
Short form content is useful as a 30 second distraction but I mostly avoid it. What you are doing here is freeing captives. Shifting from role to soul!! Now that's a purpose worth my while to explore and invest time in. I had better get to work as time is not on my side. 😅
Omgggg omgggg... U have no idea i was thinking about this for months..... And literally ur video helps ne a lotttttttttttttttttt❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤... Thanku so much dearrrrrrrrrrrr❤❤❤
It’s videos like this that affirm my belief of collective consciousness. Very timely. I’ve recently felt like I’ve been in a slump like this, questioning my direction. I will receive my Master’s degree in mental health counseling in one month, and I feel life transition happening. I feel this ‘sink or swim’ feeling. It’s time for me to truly embrace my path and passion of existential and transpersonal psych, working with individuals one-on-one. It’s fantastic listening to you, who has similar purpose. Cheers, man.
You got this brother, I recommend going all in on TH-cam as the best platform for longevity if you’re aiming for something to invest years into. Will really hone your teaching skills - well done on completing your qualification 🔥
That last part of “you shouldn’t be too harsh on yourself” is pretty much the reflection of me, wanting to encourage you to give yourself the time you need to regain your energy back. I’m in the same mood now as you are here, so I can feel how much of that “don’t be too harsh on yourself” is a message to you from your own self, as the “give yourself the time you need” is very much a message to me from myself. Or it’s just my projection, that can also be the case. Anyway, hope that the both of us and everyone else who feels the same way will soon return to ourselves, rejuvenated and reenergized.☀️
Thankfully it's my birthday week next week, so I'm taking my yearly vacation time from client work and creation - so it's all in good timing. We need those moments for ourselves, and I appreciate your nuanced words here.
I'm so glad you said this. "Life Purpose" has become this sort of unicorn in our culture...not unlike the idea of a soul mate or reaching Nirvana. I'm not sure why we're always looking for that ideal thing. I finally just this past month gave up looking for this mythical creature and am just happy to be choosing a career that suits me. Not magical or perfect, but suitable, practical, AND exciting. P.S. F@#$ the 30 second videos. 😊 We follow you because you're deep, involved, and respect our intelligence. Reels are not soulfully fulfilling for any one involved!
Not that this should be soothing but I feel less anxious knowing that this is a matter that others experience as well. Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy and want to just give up but that’s because I’m so close to awakening my true purpose I believe.
Really feel this vid. It’s inspiring to watch a video that’s so good, in terms of quality and rawness, getting to the point. I feel lost in life, I know I’m here for a reason yet I can’t say what that is. And it’s killing me. My only feeling is to write on my online blog, which I have to push myself to do. And to travel a little bit. Other than this I don’t know what it is I want. Which makes me feel worse when I see other people who at least can stick to a form of work. (Then factor in that i know I shouldn’t compare myself to others, yet do it anyway 😪)
Welcome to the channel, and likewise thank you for sharing some of your story here. Stay with your writing, and keep going forwards with the authentic steps you know you need to make deep down. You got this.
That was beautiful. It is helpful for me to see that someone who tries to act on purpose affirms action that lies in the radius of 'has to be done', though it doesn't feel too soulful. felt really real, thank you
Firstly, I hope you're doing ok. Your work is so valuable and appreciated but I don’t think anyone would judge you for taking a break, planned or otherwise! Secondly, I think the idea of purpose has shifted massively, but if you take away modern society as a construct, we're all still just trying to connect, build and grow. It's all we've ever been doing we've just moved from the simplest way of doing it (and surviving), to contending with an overwhelming amount of social pressures, distance (between us and our natural instincts) and then added a bunch of external stimuli... it's all just thoughts I'm putting down but I like the healthy conversation your comment section always brings! 😊
In one video, you had talked about how one way to find your purpose is to find out something you like to do and stick to it for a while and see what comes out of it. (I'm paraphrasing) while that does make sense, it's been a difficult structure to take on personally because I still want to do more than one thing. This could also contribute to the problem of believing that (my) life has no purpose. But also... I've realized that, for me, it also comes from a place of perfectionism. If I'm not trying my hardest at something to get it right or done well, then i don't care.
The advice that I've given and seen work before with multiple interests (no more than 3) is to focus 80% on one at a time and plan potentially for a few years doing each one as priority. For example, I'm right now focusing on videos and client work, but I truly intend to shift into pure writing and author lifestyle within the next five years. It's planning the path and the lanes across decades, or at least that helps for me!
That last part “you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself” hit me, got tears in my eyes to be honest. I guess I can be hard on myself lately with walking my path, living up to my life’s purpose. Struggling with things necessary for a good life like buying a house, my girlfriend, friends, work. Things that I most of the times like but are not always soul fulfilling. Balancing it with my inner work and working on my project that i feel is most in line with my life’s purpose right now. I’m getting better with being milder on myself though and that’s gold for me. Thank you for this video, for my it is timed very well.
There is much for us to be thankful for when it comes to ourselves… I’m happy to be here for this kind of moment and wish you the best with your self care and self expression this month.
Hi Jordan...I. actually responding to a post you had about saving 3 friends vs a large group of people. I don't know how to get back to it. The question is working in me. Revealing a painful awareness...know matter what choice I make...save 3 friends, the group or freeze and do nothing I imagine I would feel like I did it wrong. That living with any choice would be torturous on some level in my body. I'm currently feeling frozen in my life...kinda living the hypothetical problem with the hard past decisions I've made. A bunch of double binds that won't let go.
I kind of know that feeling. Happens to me everytime when I need to adjust something in my life. Sometimes it‘s subtle changes (going climbing twice or three times a week, since riding my bike isn’t as fulfilling in winter as in summer and my body needs the workout). Sometimes it‘s bigger changes like moving. I loved living here because it‘s a 5 minute walk to the lake. And to me, being there is like my form of meditation. Then they started to build a haven and I thought ‚ah well, it‘s only 10 minutes more with my bike to the nearest quiet place at the lake, that’s ok.‘ until I noticed, that I hadn’t been to the lake for months, because life was busy. So now I‘m moving somewhere where nature is closer, so It‘s easier for me to take my timeouts in nature. I hope you find what serves you in your situation and don’t be too hard on yourself.
Well those are the things I do appreciate. Still struggling in other areas of my life though (resolving a trauma bond -still got a lot of work to do on myself there.) But one step at a time.
Slightly unrelated but I think of finding your purpose as self-awareness and self-assertion. If the brain is a pain avoiding machine. It won't tell you your purpose unless it believes you have the self-assertion and commitment to bring it to reality. Because it would be more painful to know what it is and not believe you can do it. It has to know you're willing to give your time, relationships and maybe your current work. So this is why it makes sense to say - you have to show up 50% to the universe, with your statement of intention that you're willing to listen and abide, and the universe meets you with the other 50%.
Your purpose for the next 50 or 60 years? I am thinking the next 6 to 60 days... I think we feel the doldrums of difficult obstacles when we focus too seriously outwards of more than one day ahead. When we feel a bit confused the best thing may be to stop focusing on our plans and ask ourselves what we should do in this moment if I was loving myself unconditionally. Ask this many times throughout the day. Focusing on the bigger picture too often generates doubt and anxiety so keep it small. Reviewing goals like monthly but not often is a way to eliminate doubting oneself. Adjustments will be made along the way. Opportunities and new ideas will present as we move forward and letting things take a little time is just nature's way. The best things in life are not rushed or hurried; nature does not hurry and neither must we.
There is beauty in the present-oriented approach you describe here, and I know what you're saying in regards to avoiding over-fixation on goals or future-anxiety. I think the sweet spot would be having long-range vision for many decades ahead while likewise having the grace you describe to flow easily with a month-by-month approach (which is nonetheless based on an overall desired trajectory) - what do you think?
I've been lost my whole damn life.......never felt like I have been living my purpose at all, quite the opposite in fact.....🙁 More like I am just a slave to the giant corporate machines and billionaires that run our world
Hi Jordan, thanks for the great content. This pattern happens sometimes, after working through early childhood emotional neglect and grieving out the pain and reparenting myself, a feeling of being wide open happens, leading to a feeling of what is my purpose. Did you happen to encounter this in your own work? I remind myself the purpose right now is to reconnect my neglected emotionally hurt parts and give them the space to let go. Asking a 71 yr old mentor of mine about purpose, he said your purpose is to learn to be here now, everything else is fulfilling then, good or bad. It sounds cliche to say be here now, as it is a common saying for everything, but I guess in the present beyond our likes and dislikes everything is ok. Lastly, have you read the “Fantasy Bond”by Firestone? What are your thoughts?
Present moment awareness is part of this purpose path, although I wouldn't say it's the full story. There is more balancing required! Haven't read that books I'm afraid.
Jordan, do you have any thoughts on religion as psychology of death? The imagery, doctrines, and rituals all seem to be designed to guide the mind in a certain manner against something very particular - possibly malevolent - as the brain is shutting down and separating the mind / soul from the body. Is the original purpose of religion to program a dissociation from all things malevelont in the mind's separating from the brain?
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*1-1 Mentorship Information: Price & Structure (Maximum Capacity = 20 Clients Per Year)*
It's an absolute pleasure to film these TH-cam videos, and I feel fortunate to receive an abundance of meaningful messages every week, but I am unfortunately faced with the disappointing reality of turning away the vast majority of people who want to work together.
I have significantly limited availability and can only support twenty people per year because I do not offer one-off calls or drop-in consulting sessions.
Twenty individuals might not sound like maximum capacity, but the last few years of teaching have taught me the importance of maintaining tight energetic boundaries if I want to keep uploading these free videos in addition to serving my current clients to the best of my ability in 2024.
To minimise confusion and enhance transparency, I've spent several hours writing this ridiculously long comment to help you decide if my Inner Work Mentorship is the right choice for your development & what you could reasonably expect from working closely together.
Please take the time to read this service description before contacting me on Instagram… or feel free to stop reading right now if you’re not interested in my fees, session structure, client expectations, etc.
...
*READ BEFORE SCROLLING FURTHER:*
I'm interested in long-term change and structural transformation, which is why I've never offered one-off sessions.
Complex issues cannot be resolved in a few hours, but we likewise need to define an upper limit for containment and collaboration.
I've learned that deep and enduring self-integration requires at least four months of immersive effort. Why four months? It's enough weekly contact for us to work through multiple complex issues and developmental possibilities, but short enough to mitigate against unconscious co-dependency and motivational stagnation.
I'm currently accepting a maximum of two new clients per month - message me after reading the following section to check my availability.
...
*HOW I WORK & WHO I WORK WITH*
Unlike other coaches and teachers who take an understandably more relaxed approach to healing and integration, my mentorships are characteristically intense.
This is a highly-demanding, high-investment process which requires our consistent combined effort over a period of four months.
If we were to start working together, I would reasonably expect you to be excited to show up for a minimum of 10+ hours of self-motivated transformative practice per week (daily reading, fitness routine, creative exercises, spiritual reflection, etc.) while also maintaining full-sobriety (no drink, no drugs, no cigarettes, no vapes).
These strict standards of discipline and sobriety are plainly unsuitable for most people in most situations - even genuinely motivated individuals who resonate with my TH-cam videos may not be the right match for four months of structured mentorship.
If you want to get deeper, I've noticed that there's a certain type of ‘temperament' & 'timing’ to get the most out of me.
I'm interested in alert, creative and purpose-driven individuals who aspire to exceptional standards of self-maturation and would enjoy the feeling of going through week-on-week of progressively stacked transformative experiences for a third of a year: my ideal client is somebody who is willing to bring forward their internal complexity with a sense of courage and transparency with the intention of nothing less than full-spectrum transformation & rapid acceleration on their personal path.
I am yet to discover another supportive figure who offers something comparable to this mentorship: a four-month, structured yet flexible 1-1 container which is simultaneously therapeutic, academic and action-oriented; with primary focus placed on tangible improvements in your felt sense of self-knowledge and self-integration; in addition to making consistent and meaningful progress towards your unique goals and mentorship aspirations.
I prioritise contact, compassion and accountability, which means that your work never really 'ends' at the end of your session. You can reasonably expect to be fed dozens of customised reading suggestions and follow-on perspectives outside of the formal sessions via friendly and informal messenger contact, where I am active and available four days per week to cultivate an intimate personal connection while likewise enhancing your positive momentum via accountability check-ins and additional support as required.
By way of conclusion for what feels like an extraordinarily long comment and service description, I feel compelled to once more emphasise that working directly with me is unrealistic for most people in most situations.
I often support people who are accustomed to wrestling with the emotional challenges associated with working through complex wounds in previous therapeutic relationships before we begin our coaching work together. Even individuals without 'hard trauma' can expect moments of pressurised darkness and heaviness during periods of shadow contact as you begin to restructure your personal unconscious. We will be exploring your psyche and soma at scale and depth, and it will be your responsibility to keep me informed about the emotional texture of your internal reality, especially if you encounter negatively charged experiences, and I will of course do everything in my power to support you through the hard times as we integrate the darkness and move forwards together.
TH-cam is a wonderful place for me to share free research resources and offer accessible inner work invitations; my private mentorships, however, are the place for collaborative partnership and emotional security as we identify, navigate and restructure oftentimes confronting and challenging conscious and unconscious physical, emotional and mental material.
Ultimately, this is a highly-demanding but highly-rewarding process which requires the best of our shared intentions.
...
*SESSION STRUCTURE & FEES:*
The total fee for an Inner Work Mentorship (including 12 x 2 hr sessions) is £7,400 GBP or approximately $9,400 USD. This is my only coaching programme, and my mentorship pricing is liable to adjustment over time.
Each private session lasts two hours, and is facilitated via Telegram video call at an ideal time for both of us. Your mentorship extends over a linear four-month period, with a total of twenty-four hours of structured session time, in addition to four days per week of unlimited messenger availability for accountability updates, voice note exchanges and informal calls upon occasion. I do not work on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays, but I am fully-available across all timezones for regular calls and messenger contact on Thursday - Sunday.
If you’ve scrolled this far, and resonate with what I’m offering, I invite you to message me on Instagram. It would be my pleasure to start exploring your goals and intentions in real-time.
IMPORTANT: I am an intentionally independent coach, and not a licensed therapist or associated with any professional bodies or coaching institutions, and therefore enjoy the freedom to collaborate with my clients across all areas of life in an intimate, direct and highly involved coaching style. I work with no more than twenty people per year, and am currently accepting a maximum of two new clients per month. I also manage my own inbox and do not use automated systems or employ people to pretend to be me on Instagram, which means that it usually takes four to six weeks for me to respond to new messages and begin the interview process. Although my approach takes time, I hope you ultimately appreciate my personal emphasis on authentic and confidential communication from the very beginning of our relationship. I once again encourage you to message me immediately if you want to start working together within the next two months - bump yourself to the top of my inbox, and I’ll send you some voice notes to get our conversation started.
Life purpose? Solved. Love yourself and love others. That’s our purpose. ❤
Short form content is useful as a 30 second distraction but I mostly avoid it. What you are doing here is freeing captives. Shifting from role to soul!! Now that's a purpose worth my while to explore and invest time in. I had better get to work as time is not on my side. 😅
Omgggg omgggg... U have no idea i was thinking about this for months..... And literally ur video helps ne a lotttttttttttttttttt❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤... Thanku so much dearrrrrrrrrrrr❤❤❤
Appreciate your enthusiasm and happy to be here!
It’s videos like this that affirm my belief of collective consciousness. Very timely.
I’ve recently felt like I’ve been in a slump like this, questioning my direction. I will receive my Master’s degree in mental health counseling in one month, and I feel life transition happening.
I feel this ‘sink or swim’ feeling. It’s time for me to truly embrace my path and passion of existential and transpersonal psych, working with individuals one-on-one.
It’s fantastic listening to you, who has similar purpose.
Cheers, man.
You got this brother, I recommend going all in on TH-cam as the best platform for longevity if you’re aiming for something to invest years into. Will really hone your teaching skills - well done on completing your qualification 🔥
@@jordanthornton Truly appreciate the feedback and encouragement, man!
That last part of “you shouldn’t be too harsh on yourself” is pretty much the reflection of me, wanting to encourage you to give yourself the time you need to regain your energy back. I’m in the same mood now as you are here, so I can feel how much of that “don’t be too harsh on yourself” is a message to you from your own self, as the “give yourself the time you need” is very much a message to me from myself. Or it’s just my projection, that can also be the case. Anyway, hope that the both of us and everyone else who feels the same way will soon return to ourselves, rejuvenated and reenergized.☀️
Thankfully it's my birthday week next week, so I'm taking my yearly vacation time from client work and creation - so it's all in good timing. We need those moments for ourselves, and I appreciate your nuanced words here.
@@jordanthornton that’s great, hope you’ll enjoy yourself and wish you a very happy birthday next week ✨
I'm so glad you said this. "Life Purpose" has become this sort of unicorn in our culture...not unlike the idea of a soul mate or reaching Nirvana. I'm not sure why we're always looking for that ideal thing. I finally just this past month gave up looking for this mythical creature and am just happy to be choosing a career that suits me. Not magical or perfect, but suitable, practical, AND exciting.
P.S. F@#$ the 30 second videos. 😊 We follow you because you're deep, involved, and respect our intelligence. Reels are not soulfully fulfilling for any one involved!
Message like this today was confirming, thanks for sharing some of your story and likewise the affirmation about staying true with the long form!
Not that this should be soothing but I feel less anxious knowing that this is a matter that others experience as well. Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy and want to just give up but that’s because I’m so close to awakening my true purpose I believe.
We miss this connectivity, but many of us feel the same things I've found - especially on questions like this.
Really feel this vid. It’s inspiring to watch a video that’s so good, in terms of quality and rawness, getting to the point.
I feel lost in life, I know I’m here for a reason yet I can’t say what that is. And it’s killing me.
My only feeling is to write on my online blog, which I have to push myself to do. And to travel a little bit. Other than this I don’t know what it is I want. Which makes me feel worse when I see other people who at least can stick to a form of work. (Then factor in that i know I shouldn’t compare myself to others, yet do it anyway 😪)
Welcome to the channel, and likewise thank you for sharing some of your story here. Stay with your writing, and keep going forwards with the authentic steps you know you need to make deep down. You got this.
Your exuberance is contagious! Thank you for sharing this incredibly helpful and insightful information with us all!
Good contagion, I hope!
@@jordanthornton lol 100%!
Thank you for your authenticity, Jordan! I appreciate your modeling what you teach.
My pleasure!
Omgg... I must say... U r so sorted snd clear in your life❤❤ ... Love your personality❤❤thanku so much❤
That was beautiful. It is helpful for me to see that someone who tries to act on purpose affirms action that lies in the radius of 'has to be done', though it doesn't feel too soulful. felt really real, thank you
There’s many necessities even within the so-called soulful path, absolutely. Thanks for being here.
Firstly, I hope you're doing ok. Your work is so valuable and appreciated but I don’t think anyone would judge you for taking a break, planned or otherwise!
Secondly, I think the idea of purpose has shifted massively, but if you take away modern society as a construct, we're all still just trying to connect, build and grow. It's all we've ever been doing we've just moved from the simplest way of doing it (and surviving), to contending with an overwhelming amount of social pressures, distance (between us and our natural instincts) and then added a bunch of external stimuli... it's all just thoughts I'm putting down but I like the healthy conversation your comment section always brings! 😊
Kind words, thank you - and yes, the comments on videos like this are always especially refreshing.
In one video, you had talked about how one way to find your purpose is to find out something you like to do and stick to it for a while and see what comes out of it. (I'm paraphrasing) while that does make sense, it's been a difficult structure to take on personally because I still want to do more than one thing. This could also contribute to the problem of believing that (my) life has no purpose. But also... I've realized that, for me, it also comes from a place of perfectionism. If I'm not trying my hardest at something to get it right or done well, then i don't care.
The advice that I've given and seen work before with multiple interests (no more than 3) is to focus 80% on one at a time and plan potentially for a few years doing each one as priority. For example, I'm right now focusing on videos and client work, but I truly intend to shift into pure writing and author lifestyle within the next five years. It's planning the path and the lanes across decades, or at least that helps for me!
That last part “you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself” hit me, got tears in my eyes to be honest. I guess I can be hard on myself lately with walking my path, living up to my life’s purpose. Struggling with things necessary for a good life like buying a house, my girlfriend, friends, work. Things that I most of the times like but are not always soul fulfilling. Balancing it with my inner work and working on my project that i feel is most in line with my life’s purpose right now. I’m getting better with being milder on myself though and that’s gold for me. Thank you for this video, for my it is timed very well.
There is much for us to be thankful for when it comes to ourselves… I’m happy to be here for this kind of moment and wish you the best with your self care and self expression this month.
Hi Jordan...I. actually responding to a post you had about saving 3 friends vs a large group of people. I don't know how to get back to it. The question is working in me. Revealing a painful awareness...know matter what choice I make...save 3 friends, the group or freeze and do nothing I imagine I would feel like I did it wrong. That living with any choice would be torturous on some level in my body. I'm currently feeling frozen in my life...kinda living the hypothetical problem with the hard past decisions I've made. A bunch of double binds that won't let go.
Great reflections, thank you (for community posts you need to go to the channel and then scroll right on the homepage and click the ‘community’ tab!)
Again, I love your videos.. thank you ❤
Appreciate you being here! Thank you.
Purpose is who you be, not what you do.
That's a key element too, for sure!
liking this honest video where you share a bit of your own path, it's grounding and relatable
Will try to do more when appropriate, appreciate the feedback!
Your voice is absolutely precious, God bless the algorithms of TH-cam❤
Welcome and thank you, be well 🌲
Amazing insights.
Cheers, brother. Thanks for being here and stay steady in the new month 🌲
I kind of know that feeling. Happens to me everytime when I need to adjust something in my life. Sometimes it‘s subtle changes (going climbing twice or three times a week, since riding my bike isn’t as fulfilling in winter as in summer and my body needs the workout). Sometimes it‘s bigger changes like moving. I loved living here because it‘s a 5 minute walk to the lake. And to me, being there is like my form of meditation. Then they started to build a haven and I thought ‚ah well, it‘s only 10 minutes more with my bike to the nearest quiet place at the lake, that’s ok.‘ until I noticed, that I hadn’t been to the lake for months, because life was busy. So now I‘m moving somewhere where nature is closer, so It‘s easier for me to take my timeouts in nature.
I hope you find what serves you in your situation and don’t be too hard on yourself.
Sounds like you've got a beautiful life right now, appreciated this.
Well those are the things I do appreciate. Still struggling in other areas of my life though (resolving a trauma bond -still got a lot of work to do on myself there.) But one step at a time.
Thank you Jordan!
No worries, good luck on your path of purpose 🌲
Slightly unrelated but I think of finding your purpose as self-awareness and self-assertion. If the brain is a pain avoiding machine. It won't tell you your purpose unless it believes you have the self-assertion and commitment to bring it to reality. Because it would be more painful to know what it is and not believe you can do it. It has to know you're willing to give your time, relationships and maybe your current work. So this is why it makes sense to say - you have to show up 50% to the universe, with your statement of intention that you're willing to listen and abide, and the universe meets you with the other 50%.
Expertly said, I appreciate this idea of not being shown until you've become ready and willing and capable. Nice.
Your purpose for the next 50 or 60 years? I am thinking the next 6 to 60 days... I think we feel the doldrums of difficult obstacles when we focus too seriously outwards of more than one day ahead. When we feel a bit confused the best thing may be to stop focusing on our plans and ask ourselves what we should do in this moment if I was loving myself unconditionally. Ask this many times throughout the day. Focusing on the bigger picture too often generates doubt and anxiety so keep it small. Reviewing goals like monthly but not often is a way to eliminate doubting oneself. Adjustments will be made along the way. Opportunities and new ideas will present as we move forward and letting things take a little time is just nature's way. The best things in life are not rushed or hurried; nature does not hurry and neither must we.
There is beauty in the present-oriented approach you describe here, and I know what you're saying in regards to avoiding over-fixation on goals or future-anxiety. I think the sweet spot would be having long-range vision for many decades ahead while likewise having the grace you describe to flow easily with a month-by-month approach (which is nonetheless based on an overall desired trajectory) - what do you think?
I believe that our only purpose in life is to be true to ourselfs💝beYOUtiful
I've been lost my whole damn life.......never felt like I have been living my purpose at all, quite the opposite in fact.....🙁
More like I am just a slave to the giant corporate machines and billionaires that run our world
You got time to turn this around, I believe in you 🌲
Hi Jordan, thanks for the great content. This pattern happens sometimes, after working through early childhood emotional neglect and grieving out the pain and reparenting myself, a feeling of being wide open happens, leading to a feeling of what is my purpose. Did you happen to encounter this in your own work? I remind myself the purpose right now is to reconnect my neglected emotionally hurt parts and give them the space to let go. Asking a 71 yr old mentor of mine about purpose, he said your purpose is to learn to be here now, everything else is fulfilling then, good or bad. It sounds cliche to say be here now, as it is a common saying for everything, but I guess in the present beyond our likes and dislikes everything is ok.
Lastly, have you read the “Fantasy Bond”by Firestone? What are your thoughts?
Present moment awareness is part of this purpose path, although I wouldn't say it's the full story. There is more balancing required! Haven't read that books I'm afraid.
Do you have a podcast 😀
Just the channel here ✌🏻
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Sir How to Read a Book and Remember Please Make Video On It
Check out episode 80/500 - got your answers there!
Jordan, do you have any thoughts on religion as psychology of death?
The imagery, doctrines, and rituals all seem to be designed to guide the mind in a certain manner against something very particular - possibly malevolent - as the brain is shutting down and separating the mind / soul from the body.
Is the original purpose of religion to program a dissociation from all things malevelont in the mind's separating from the brain?
Screenshotted, will try to make a video on this one. Great question.