I am a clinically trained psychologist and a somatic therapist. I literally lead trauma trainings on following your gut. His type of training of ignoring your gut, and using the head, is perhaps effective in the field, but disembodies the self, separates the mind and body process. It creates the process loop in the cycle where the brain is always used to control emotions. What happens when the brain is taxed (multiple layers of stress - children, business, or physical injury or illness) beyond it's ability to control is that they cannot disembody their own painful emotions anymore, and all the pain he's repressed FLOODS back to the system and creates severe depression. This kind of training is exactly why soldiers have high alcoholism and suicide rates. I would HIGHLY NOT recommend this.
As far as I'm concerned, this guy still works for the CIA if he is teaching you not to trust your gut. If he's telling you to trust your mind and only your mind, then he is an operative. The reason I say that is because the mind can be controlled by entities outside of yourself. Your instincts, your intuition, cannot. Your thoughts can lie to you. Your gut never will.
You have a heart and mind laying around, you might as well use both. Governments don't need secrets, they need transparency especially when we go out to vote. It seems that everyone ignores this for some strange reason and just puts their votes into machines as if that is transparent or something.
Every single frikken time. You’d think you’d learn a thing or two but nooOooo. Within a matter of days you forget about all About it and do it all over again
As a retired military, 28 years active army, 14 of those in Special Forces, I can truly say, my gut instinct was what kept me alive in many occasions, far to many.
By far my fav channel. I love how Steven does not interrupt the interviewee while speaking. I am sayin this because there are other channels and the interviewer interrupts all the time, which makes me not wanna listen/watch the video. Thank you Steven, and congrats on the baby :)
So here's the thing: By his own admission, he was trained to lie. He also explains that they recruited him because he was ALREADY a liar *by nature*, and the CIA made him even better at lying. Which, honestly, makes me wonder how much of what he says is even true...
I m surprised I had to scroll this far down to find the hair comments. I thought he was undercover and had borrowed a wig from an 90's RnB backing singer.
Follow your considered intuition (not knee jerk impulses or triggered emotions). If you’re meditating when an idea comes - that is different from a fear or ego driven reaction.
🤔 Seems that there is kind of a misconception: “Don’t trust your gut” if it’s all about “emotions”, yes! - but TRUST YOUR GUT if it’s about “intuition”! Emotions vs. Intuition as they’re definitely not the same 🤷♀️
DOAC, you are a phenomenal person, you bring valuable information to us for free, but I think that when it comes to channels that talk about celebrities, we already have too many, and you always say that you can interview whoever the audience suggests. I know a gentleman. His name is Joao Macongo, he was a political activist and TV commentator in Angola, Africa. He fled his country to seek safety in Canada. He is very intelligent. According to him, he has the formula to lift Africa out of poverty. If you meet him, you will not regret it. I hope you read my suggestion.
As a military contractor I know a lie but from a person who has been indoctrinated it's difficult to see. Signs of mania can stress the comprehension as well so it's overall a very difficult trait to read in those types. The way that I work is what do your lips say before you speak or act? That's one of my ways and also the fall and rise of the vocal train. Are you confident or are you not so sure... Things like that. Mental dysfunction throws all that out the window again. I dislike it when people use their hands alot because it's a method of brainwashing. I do this a lot because of training but I often feel like I'm an oppressive person when I notice people feel confident in me. In actuality I'm not in the know of the lobbyists interests though I was a tool of their interests. All Americans are.
@@jimmcfarland9318 I love when people lie, because it makes me dive in to listen to their words, see their behaviors, and if they don’t line up then I call them out on their SHYT. If it wasn’t for lies and deception, I would’ve never gotten good at following people and paying attention. For the record, you don’t have a photo and only one subscriber. You probably subscribe to yourself 😂
I think some people are misunderstanding what Andrew said about his gut. From the profile he mentioned of the people recruited by the CIA, he himself probably exhibits sociopathic traits and suffers from anxiety (many people with ASPD have anxiety or paranoid disorders). So, he probably thinks "the gut" refers to all those intrusive and sudden negative thoughts that come to mind (like "this person is going to hurt me," "something is going to happen," or "this person is going to attack me"). These thoughts are usually a protective mechanism of the brain in response to trauma or subconscious "learnings" from past experiences through negative reinforcement. These thoughts can be right, or they can be wrong; it’s subjective. They are not always correct, even though some people believe they are. This is something really important to learn specially for people with Anxiety. I think this is what Andrew meant when he talked about the gut. However, it's important to validate the feelings and physical sensations of the body in response to a situation, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. Usually, the answer lies within our history and past experiences rather than in external factors.
There is a big difference in listening to your "gut" and having an emotional reaction to a situation. My gut has never led me wrong, but I did have to learn the difference between the two and how NOT to respond emotionally to any situation I was in. And that does require you train yourself NOT to re-act but to stop and quickly assess the situation BEFORE you respond, rather than allowing yourself to have an emotion driven "knee jerk" reaction.
@@lekcje_rysunku curious on that too... seems like the emotional reactions are defined as wrong and the gut is defined as right and that is it. It'd be interesting to hear if there is more depth beyond that though.
It was my father's job, in WW2, to work behind enemy lines and bring out downed allied pilots. I asked him how he survived. He said you go by your gut, ignore intelligence. If it feels bad, get out. I have been in this situation twice now, I got out, and I survived a bombing and a coup.
Ya when I don't trust my intuition, that's when things went bad. Our instincts pick up on these little subtle things, like body language and what not. It's almost like studying stuff so much has caused him to start overthinking things. No longer being able to just instinctually know and having to over analyze to know.
Everything feels bad to me so now I trust my gut and I don't go anywhere, do anything, or talk to anyone because my instinct is that nothing is safe and everyone is an immediate danger to my survival.
BELIEVE THIS OR NOT, this is the fourth time i watch this video. it's utterly beneficial and fruitful in terms of high quality information that cant be just found easily and that isn't meant for everyone to understand. I wish you all the best. i think this guest should come again for the second time. who's with me????
I'm with you! I 1000% agree. This is incredible information and beneficial for deeper thinkers that truly try to absorb and decode the message. It's definitely not for everyone to understand. Most people won't understand due to their wiring. Most people probably shouldn't understand. I'm sure I've not fully absorbed all of it, but I've got to be a little bit smarter just for listening. It's a great interview, a gift to humans if they use it for good. We're getting this information basically for free. That, too, is a gift. This man is doing his duty to humanity by sharing his hard earned knowledge and perspective.
@@arosemom820Hay, he gives the heads up how Cia and other intelligente work, we can use it our advantage. In our live in general. So who is stupid here, LOL.
@@Potato-fv9nsHay, I think, it is from out what conner you look from. Naive is a word White a feeling a tached to. This clip was a AH moment for me. A conformation of so tiks the system in the world, nothing more and less. Greetings.
Listening to my gut as a child helped me outmanoeuvre my abuser. And I’ve run out of count of the times it has helped me since then. I teach both my daughter and granddaughter about listening to their gut. They can rationalise when they are safe, but never ignore your gut in the first instance.
Animal instinct. It's how we survive in the jungle. What he's calling 'perspective' is just a fancy word for what we usually call 'over thinking'. Thinking over your natural instincts leads to things going from bad to worse.
This wasn’t a presentation on safety. You completely misunderstood the context in which this discussion occurred. ALL statements were within the context of business, and how to make good decisions to amplify profitability: The message was to expand your perspective beyond your own perception in order to maximize opportunity and financial gain. Re: the advisory that trusting one’s gut isn’t a reliable way to make decisions: That statement was NOT meant to suggest that one replace those instincts which help us to survive. Rather, the point was that people should avoid relying on emotion in decision making, because it obscures objectivity. An example was even given of the over-zealous salesman who failed to prioritize clients whose had the potential to provide greater rewards - either through higher volume of purchases, notoriety which increased the profile of one’s company, or referral of new customers. You related your personal experience to support your perception that failure to trust one’s gut is bad advice. You’ve proven the very point made here: People who react emotionally lack the ability to assess events objectivity, to acquire facts, and to learn from the information available to them - because they’re locked into their perceptions of the world.
It's actually listening to your fight or flight response. And apply cognitive behavioral techniques. He is actually calling it differently. I do the exact same thing in trauma therapy to get rid of the trauma response in my body.
I think this is an issue of semantics. As a person trying more and more to listen to my "gut", I think his version of "gut" is more emotions, as he kept using them interchangeably. I think if you used the word "soul" or "inner being" or something of the sort instead of gut he might agree. I definitely agree that my first rate emotions are something I have to filter, and truly tap into my deeper self to get the true answer I'm looking for
As a dr who worked in the ICU for babies and children for over a decade, i cant remember how many times a life was saved or a major catastrophic event was avoided by listening to my gut. Of course the brain is there to help with the analysis of the situation at hand, but the gut helps you decide which way to go. I will never stop listening to my gut feelings
This is intuition. I've avoided terrible things in my life because of intuition. Intuition is God telling us something we would not otherwise know. But this guy seems not to know about intuition, only an emotional reaction. Perhaps he just doesn't trust his intuition.
He said, “people are stuck in their perception” which is true - though the “gut” is processed perception converted to intelligence - a God-given instrument to anticipate, discern and make the right decision.
I grew up in an extremely dangerous neighborhood. My gut saved my life so many times. I literally learned the hard way to trust my gut. Life was better after.
my daughter had told e m yes mo we going on out yearly vaca... hmm okay I went every year for 5 years... but something did not feel right... well I got picture of where we'd stay.. my guts say yeah they really don't want me to go this time.... I said well I am gonna just start training I hope you guys have fun .. she sensed I felt something she say no the kids are expecting you... you gonna disappoint them..well okay but my gut said something was not right... then the day they left I got the address after they;left! I said you know what I am not going this year she said you gonna make the kids cry I told them you were coming... I said you know I just got the address...mom how could you do this..they are expecting you... I then jump on the highway to get there not feeling right regardless of her words my gut said no you should not go... well I been there a day I told my granddaughter to stop being disrespectful... she started screaming mom and Dad said you should not even be here you did give them 200 dollars for the ABand B ... I was heartbroken... I was just in tears... ( well I wanted to stay to start training for my new job, I had mostly taken care of them and only worked part-time! I thave excellent credit 40,000 worth of credit I was going pay for all tickets and food to make up for it) ... well I have not been the same... I do not talk to my daughter and her husband and things have not been the same with me and my granddaughter, now here is a good gut story... I applied for 8 jobs they all said I was hired great hmmm which one should I chose... well I accepted All of them why I do not know it just felt like I should! but guess what ! only one of them actually called me to train even thought I had offer letter and a statement saying we will be in touch to give you training dates and times and congratulatory letters FROM ALL 8 OF THEM! !! had I chosen the ONLY one that paid $2 more and hour and not accepted all of them ... I WOULD HAVE noT MADE ALMOST $90,000 a sales rep with the only job that actually gave me training and kept good on their offer letter!! I never sold before and made $15,000 the previous year IN CUSTOMER SERVICE !!!! SO trust your gut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you show respect in a AKA Dangerous neighborhood and dont show weakness, or be a trouble maker? you are fine in any neighborhood. Go to other countries in europe, asia, or africa, middle east those have real dangerous neighborhoods, but you still need show respect and youl earn it.
Your "gut" is your subconscious coalescing all the information your sensory system inputs in real-time. It's a super computer that takes all the input you aren't consciously aware of and spits out a flag after instantly comparing all the input data to previous case-studies stored in your long term memory. It's an incredible system if it was trained correctly like machine learning. It's your best friend, because it's always invested in your immediate survival. What this guy should have said, is you should identify your gut feeling, than ask yourself questions that either concur that thesis, or disproves it, not ignore it entirely. The real lesson here is don't listen to guys that look like Krusty the Clown because they'll try to convince you it's "The, Bart The", instead of "Die, Bart, Die".
IS TRUST YOUR GUT? A PREMONITION / HUNCH / FEELING / SPIDEY SENSE ? SUCH A MYSTERY NEBULOUS TERM ? CAN MEAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ? MAYBE IT WAS THE STILL SMALL VOICE OF GOD OR YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL [ HOLY SPIRIT ] GUIDING YOU?
yes too bad lots of people especially us ladies..might not follow it. Also this dude only stayed there 7yrs and so i was always under the impression they are sworn to secrecy and so maybe after a certain amt of time they can disclose info. But it does seem unlikely the CIA would allow this type of secret info to be exposed and perhaps without federally prosecuting someone. I dont know. It all makes sense they want someone whocomes from a dysfunctional background but they have to show a need for moral and ethical career so they have to be a very specific person with a toxic childhood.
His idea about why he wanted to join the Peace Corps makes sense. I once spoke to a guy who had worked as a guard in a prison. He later became an elementary teacher. He said he was tired of seeing the end product of people who made many bad choices. He said he wanted to do something in which he could hopefully reach children in their early age and help guide them towards better choices and avoid the point of possibly landing in jail.
It's why I ended up doing the Peace Corps. Lucky for me I'm not a broken human being or pathological liar so I got no calls from the CIA when I was applying for the Peace Corps. I just wanted to help people and that's what I did in Africa for almost 3 years. Not CIA material.
If you want to be a great dad 1. Learn to become the best listener you've ever known 2. Learn how to control your anger and your words 3. Be intentional with spending time with your children 4. Never stop reading/or listening to people that have great parenting advice 5. Learn what hills aren't important to die on, and stop dying on them
learn to heal and cleanse everything else will come back to balance, but he knows that he just doesn't want YOU knowing it, he wants you to glorify your mental health issues, not heal them.
NO! 1. SERVE GOD AND HIS SON JESUS 2. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT GOD AND JESUS 3. READ YOUR BIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHERE IT SAID, " Ephesians 6:4: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” 4. SPEND TIME in nature with your children, teach them about animal husbandry and natural resources, go camping, hiking, to the park 5. NEVER LISTEN TO LIBERALS ABOUT ANYTHING ESPECIALLY PARENTING 95% OF ALL PRISONERS COME FROM LIBERAL HOMES! 6. LISTENING is good but WISDOM COMES FROM GOD
This is one of those moments where I remind people that anyone can say absolutely ANYTHING on the internet and some will take it as fact and best advice with no real research. Not following your gut and becoming a master manipulator is what he’s teaching. This is every top salesmen we know.
What he's teaching is that you're being manipulated every day all around you and how to identify it while also utilizing the tools already being used against you. Not by everyone but it IS all around you. You can't unsee it once you do.
@@sharpshotmarty8209 That is exactly it in a nutshell. It's like when Neo was able to see the lines of code in the matrix. You can't unsee it. Once you know, you know.
i think the whole reason the cia trained him to not listen to gut feelings is bc they want officers to "submit" to commands regardless of the situation. gut feelings would make you question the command.
Exactly first thing he said was they teach u your in ur own perception trapped or ur perception is wrong. You have to take every direct order the same wonder who is above him when he was in
Exactly!! Listening to your gut makes you stop, hesitate, or be non-responsive. This can be good in some instances and a hindrance in other instances. This is why he said that at times, we may need to ignore your guy instincts. I understand what he's trying to say. It's reconditioning yourself.
Clueless boobs pretending to understand what they have no knowledge of. Like he said, 90% of you feel and don’t know or understand. Basically, you’re just a bunch of NPCs.
Andrew's advice about selling was pretty much right on. As someone who sold for 25 years, my success came from asking the right questions in the right way, listening, and then helping clients solve problems. Clients want to be heard and helped -- NOT SOLD. thank you
@jodyglaser1 What type of products were you selling? There are a lot of products that that advice doesn't seem applicable to -- like what kind of problems could be solved for a customer looking to buy a car, tv, cellphone, etc
@@MicroMycowhat kind of problem does a car, tv, etc did you ask? Think utilitarian Think status Think meet a need. I’m sure your question is rhetorical.
My father too died when I was very young, didnt know him, I had a step dad by 89 or 90 I think. He was a navy seal. I too was born in 80. I didn't get to serve which broke my heart. No woman has ever broke my heart though.
What really struck out to me is how the lack of emotional support in your childhood and the emphasis on learning and success impacted you. The way you were wired can be used as a strength. For me, I don’t think I could ever do what you do because of the way I am wired.
When he mentioned that people growing up around love and trust have a hard time learning how to properly distinguish when and who not to trust, this rang to be so true for me. Growing up with a single mother of three our house was abundant with love and acceptance. As I aged I slowly realized that the first thing out of peoples mouths could be lies and that everyone does not have your best interest at heart. this was a hard lesson for me to learn and accept. I am soo grateful for the love and affection I was shown and I pity those who were less fortunate to receive it. I wish those people nothing but the opportunity to one day receive the love that they deserve.
Did yall see how he scoffed at those who are highly trusting people. I agree with you, having a family you can trust and love is one that is healthier. It does come at a cost when people prove that they dont have your best interest. But living in a world where you constantly not trust sounds like a painful life. Learning to trust others is much harder than trusting and then letting them show who their true colors. Just sounds exhausting fighting all the time to all ways be Highly Nurotic, High in closed minded, and Low conciouncicus. Just clear is in the psychopathy spectrum.... Yall ill be careful taking advice from him... but yall make your judgments on your own...
@@tink5337 Absolutely! This can't be said enough. Loving a man who is an overthinker and has been deeply hurt and waiting for him to heal and trust and believe has been an ongoing issue and its LDR now and has been for the longest time. Curious and unwwilling to drop him only for this because he is so much more, but it is tough as heck at times. People need to forget trauma and trust. Forget not having love and seek it, and accept it and revel in it. Oh we need so much healing, not more falsification and tomfoolery, justifying war tactics for normal life!
@tink5377 i beg to differ. I grew up as an imported member supply to a narcissistic parents premade family. There was no love. There was nothing but contempt and sick twisted manipulations. I did not destroy my life. It was destroyed for me.
I was always very gullible and taken advantage of but never really realized it for 55 years….i had alot of love shown to me as well….but when I realized most people were not kind hearted like muself it was so sad to me…..i thought everybody had everyones best interest at heart like I did…..i,still havent recovered from the shock!
Every time i didn't trust my gut i came to regret it. This world has us trapped in our ego but ego is always based in fears and is the worst liar, we need to get out of our egos and live from the heart.
Pretty sure ex see eye eh aren't supposed to say they were see eye eh because wherever they were working they had contacts and friends etc. etc. and they were spying. Outing yourself (like this guy is.. supposedly...) outs the people he used, and the country which used him... This thing is fishy
@@To23lL789ghDid u have a choice, this video was recommended to you or you accidentally clicked on it. And by the way somebody i came across TH-cam 4yrs ago was telling people to move from western country because us China and Russia conflict 2013, 2024, 2025 times
That's scary, that there is a systemic institution, which hauls out sociopaths and psychopaths from the society and empowers them in skills, which make them powerful. How might that end up? Also kudos to Andrew for honesty.
Human nature is what it is! So how are we suppose to defend ourselves ? Fight evil with artificial evil. You have to be able to beat the bad ppl at their own game or else they take over....like now in 2024.
There were already psychopaths who are put in their positions by manipulating the ignorant to gain their power and it's obvious they succeed. You haven't wandered how they can fool so many ppl ? Well, how else to know these things unless you find someone who can be trained to be on their level. How else you gonna figure it out? That's the problem....and ignorant way of looking at this podcast. You just heard him more or less claim he's a liar and there you choose to stay ignorant and a small thinker cuz you can't handle the rest of the information ....so you stay amongst the weak and the EASILY controlled. Smh....sad.
You end up with the deep state. Warmongers who control your access to information and who go around the world starting shit with other countries. Exactly what’s been happening for the past half century. Exactly what Eisenhower warned against.
Basically with the world we have now - totally fucked up! These sociopaths and psychopaths have been trained in all areas of government & public life - politicians, corporations, banking, big industries. This is why we have psychopaths that rule the world. All they do is manipulate people to get what they want.
It feels like his gut feelings would let him down but that is exactly why he was hired by an organisation who could control even his own needs and desires. Thanks fully we are not all like that and many of us have the guts to follow our own feeling states. however I do think he had some good advice about not trusting our own prejudices and assumptions. This for me is different from our gut.
But sometimes listening to our gut does not necessarily mean following it, right? But rather, collecting useful information from it about the other person’s emotions and potential motives?
I think a lot of people in the comments pushing back on "don't trust your gut" are missing the context or nuance of what he was getting at... My interpretation of him saying 'allow yourself to have those gut emotions but then use your rational objective perspective to make an informed decision' is more about not letting your emotions run away from you and take control. Emotions are important for sending our brain signals, but they can also deceive our reality. So train yourself to use that gut feeling in a positive manner instead of negative, not to suppress or ignore it all together.
I’m totally with you. My wife has a really strong fear of abandonment. She can go into a panic/rage, with the slightest trigger. Then be fine for days. It’s about understanding the signals, and the internal processing.
@@billpetersen298 I agree as well. I have ocd so my gut feeling usually leads me to dark places. I’ve learned to trust in logic, reasoning, and perspective as a result and let my emotions have their own place under that umbrella.
Love, affection, and attention is nothing a child should ever have to live without. I was so blessed to have loving parents and who loved and respected each other.
I do not believe I lost this podcast. for 8 month ago. It has been amazing to watch until now. I have 1:00 hour left, and I do not want it to end! It is adorable to hear Andrew. I,ve already learned a lot from him. Thank you Steven.
Right, because following emotions and trusting your gut are two different things. One comes from the trauma, other comes from the intuition (animal instinct kinda). This guy twists it sadly..
@@PandiNova Paranoia is the solution. It keeps the fears validated and makes us look like total losers with zero trust!!!!!!!!! Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@PandiNovaAnd this is why he’s of great value to them. Not necessarily lying doesn’t mean it’s true. The silky hair also humanizes him as well as throw us off. And it could potentially be used as a way to mock us all. Overall, their tactics have changed since the introduction of social media where personalities that match the 99.9% (whether goofy-looking or regular old Joe) is far more effective than a personality that match the typical gov agent we always see in the movies. This is why they are so effective. Always remember, a former s p y is a dead s p y.
This is incredible, I have worked in sales for 10 years and I confirm that listening to the client has brought me much more success than talking! Also, people live in projections of our own perception and gaslight themselves so that they don't have to accept the facts. Spot on
I have a cold mother also and she'll never ever change. It can be tough on the heart, mind and soul. We are fortunate to hear Andrew speak of such things.
I appreciate & was moved by your comment. I'm Very, very fortunate to have a wonderful tremendous mother. The thing is that you can take charge & break the cycle.
Just watched this episode and I’m honestly blown away. The way you break down manipulation tactics is eye-opening, especially in today’s world where cases of psychological manipulation are going viral. A chilling example that hits close to home for me is the recent case of Agus Buntung in Indonesia, a man born without arms, who used manipulative tactics to sexually exploit 15 university students. It’s crazy how far these tactics can go, where someone can use charm and psychological influence to prey on vulnerable individuals, regardless of physical limitations. This is some next-level stuff, and while it’s unsettling, it’s incredibly important to understand how these mind games work. Keep these insights coming-everyone needs to learn how to protect themselves from manipulation in all its forms.
Looking around at the world we live in, with sex and race at the forefront of conflict, and hearing this guy describing how the CIA has diversified their actions through diversifying their officer profile to include LGBT and minorities, makes me more sure of what my intuition tells me about how these agencies stir these problems.
@@LAJAP Those orgs fought homosexuality 50 years ago, now they promote it. The idea was that fornicators (which includes all homosexuals by definition) are easily corruptable. Edgar Hoover used it against his rivals. The bankers and the mafia used Hoover to control the politicians. Thats how it started. The mafia in the US were not italian btw, its a lie, they just looked italian 🙂
This guy is still being used by the CIA as a mouthpiece to steer and control the public. Don't trust your gut? The same thing as don't trust yourself. Trust a CIA officer and not yourself?? Really?? Not buying what this guy keeps selling on many long form podcast.
This is incredible. So much of this discussion is applicable to my experience providing therapy. I am a trauma therapist and I work in residential treatment. I apply principles of motivation/manipulation, accepting change, cultivating trust to walk through patient's secret lives, asking questions, talking less, validation, the difference between perception and perspective.... The parallels are remarkable really. Thank you!!
Philippines was thrown into abyss by CIA. Before, Philippine peso is equivalent to U. S. Dollars. When CIA came , Philippines become poor and politicians become corrupt.That was said by my teacher in elementary school. Unfortunately, she passed away already.
Albert Einstein: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
Exactly! Imagine thinking any other species ill equipped for using its instincts. We’re so polar I find, it’s either all one way or another when the truth is you need to be able to pull from both or lean more one way or another depending on the situation.
Tbh I do this naturally but I’m a horrible liar I just prefer people to talk about themselves because then I don’t have to be in the spot light and feel vulnerable
wow what an amazing interview. Andrew is so well spoken and articulates everything incredibly well. I learnt a lot from this episode, thank you very much!
BTW- I don’t agree with not listening to your gut. I was an ER Nurse for some years and if I didn’t listen to my gut then I think some people would have been dead because of it. I was also a Hospice nurse. I woke up in the morning and my gut told me to go to the right person’s home that morning because they needed my help first. All emotional but in the medical field, our work is an Art and a science. Gut plays a part. 😊
I think you're right to a degree, but are not taking certain things into consideration. Your 'gut instinct' was honed from lots of good experience in your field, so maybe some people's gut instincts work better than others, and in certain respects. I've learnt a lot in my life to not trust my gut, so my experience is different to yours and it blew me away that this guy said exactly what I've personally realised is true in my own life. Also, as a sidenote: my dad used to be the CEO of a hospice branch in South Africa, and I found hospice to be one of the most amazing health groups that doesn't get nearly as much credit as it should, and so much of that credit was the wonderful gentle care provided by the nurses :D
He worded it poorly. It's not distrusting your gut, it's forming unbiased opinions from observations. It's a basic analytic skill used by intelligence professionals. Analysts use their gut all the time. Why? Because your "gut" gives you a "feeling" based off prior observations. If something feels off, that's a reason to dig deeper or focus more. All of this while maintaining an unbiased eye.
I have been blessed with Incredible Instincts. If I did not listen to my gut I would have already dead 10x over. Thank you Lord Jesus for this gift. Always listen to your gut. I don't care what anyone else says .
Gut is quite good for giving warning but not qualified to validate or invalidate the legitimacy and veracity of this warning. This is where reason comes in.
100%. They don’t want you to listen to your gut, JUST them. So they say you’re natural instincts are wrong when they’re almost always right. Thr pre-training is already done by plucking them from the right families and they finish the job of telling them they are fundamentally wrong inside. You see a great example in this man here who fully buys or, or at least claims to.
Andrew was in charge of this interview. He let Steven think he was and propped up his ego on more than one occasion. Three examples. 1. He told Steven how he’s very mindful of being a good father. 2. Telling Steven he asks all the tough questions. 3. Telling Steven he was in charge of this interview. Andrew’s good and that’s why I wouldn’t trust him at all.
Wish you'd cite timestamps eg: 0:00:01 cuz I heard the opposite of that by admitting mirroring Steven, easing manipulation. Your examples are of ego stroking how great of a guy he is but balanced it by pointing out Steven's acting skills after becoming another version of himself as "the interviewer" once "the cameras came on". He's probably being as honest as he should be. But note after he admits not being in control then brags about his 300% success. One omission: CIA says 'clearing' not 'killing'.
Hearing him repeat his mom’s words at 14:30 was heartbreaking; I felt those words so intensely & as a mother, I am deeply sorry for your youth experience. 💔
❤ DITTO, THIS GREATGRANDMOTHER HEART HURTS FOR WHAT YOU ENDURED AS A CHILD! THANKFULLY YOU RECOGNIZE THIS, AND CAN CHANGE IT WITH IN YOUR OWN CHILDRENS LIVES! MY MOTHER TAUGHT HER 6 CHILDREN BY RAISING US TO KNOW, THAT GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. THAT ALWAY'S TRUST IN OUR OWN INTUITION! IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, DON'T DO IT! I HAVE ALWAY'S FOLLOWED THESE WORDS, AND THEY HAVE SERVED ME WELL! NOBODY KNOWS YOU BETTER, THAN YOU! ❤
Why is it heartbreaking? Life is messed up. His upbringing made him a quality, self-sufficient human being rather than a "victim" like most people who had a "good" childhood are. I was raised with tough love by a single mom who had me at 15-years-old, my aunt (mom's sister) and my grandma (mom's mom). My biological father has always lived within 30 minutes of me and has never made any effort to contact me (talk about effing with a kid's head). As an adult, I could have played a victim selling out and expecting a handout since I grew up extremely poor, but fortunately, the tough love that my, aunt and grandma gave me taught me to become a self-sufficient, quality human being who makes a contribution through hard work. I am very grateful that my mom taught me how to not be a victim of circumstances. It's because of this reason that I've created my own success in life.
Watching this on 11/22/24 8 months when you posted this you said you had 5 million subscribers. Now you're at 8.2 million. Just goes to show how good your content is. Keep up the outstanding work
His information was really powerful. He explained how to not respond with fear but instead to rationalize with logic so you overcome it. That’s amazing insight for relationships and marriage. We hear the wrong things when we respond with emotion instead of seeing it from the other person’s perspective first sometimes. Basically, assess the situation before you address. Lots of good points he made.
wow, that part "my mom didn't want to be a mom, she did it because that is what was expected of her." and the mentality of providing academic support and no emotional support. I like that Andrew calls it "the soup" he came from. Just felt that shift in perspective on my mom and my upbringing. I've been focusing so much on the emotional side and the lack there, that I completely discounted all the other support I was afforded as a child. and just like that the healing begins.
Yeah .. I got that too ...stuck in the eternal emotional washing machine ...and then a game changer of a thing to say ...and a totally different perspective on my upbringing...so much of this episode resonated with me ... Going to listen again ...
That’s a really insightful and productive way to look at your upbringing. So many people struggle with their origins and have really deep rooted emotional trauma/damage associated with what they feel their parents did wrong or withheld from them growing up. They will compare the relationships they had to what they perceive other people’s relationships were. Perspective is everything. The way this guy talked about how sociopathy tendencies evolves was so spot on. Listening to this this guy, he was raised in a pitch perfect environment to excel as a wolf in our society.
@@carlnorth3034you might want to be more specific. The government covers a lot of bases. While I don't trust politicians and some LEOs, I'd like to trust VA nurses and most customer service representatives of different agencies. I'd also like to trust the DOT, FAA, & TSA are during their jobs. Oh, and Coast Guard!
While watching this in Dec 2024 you are sitting at 8 million subs!! Such an amazing place to be and beyond proud of you! Thank you so very much for having this channel. The gift of the most incredible resource of absolutely profound information.
Someone I knew worked for that same Agency … he told me he never ever lets his guard down and looks over his shoulder at all times - he is retired now. He said just knowing what’s out there …
That's what I always do. So I can't speak to people without losing eye contact during conversation. Because I need to understand my surroundings. Unfortunately leads to sometimes missing non-verbal information from the conversation. Also not good for dating, because people think you feel uncomfortable or not interested.
My mother and i had the same conversation. Never understood that shit either. As a father of two grown boys I always believed you should love your children first and most because they didn't ask to be here. You brought them, love them.
Why does love have to be a contest between two people. Nature in most cases creates a protective relationship with their young. And attachment changes even with children as they grow into adults and moveout. And actually I believe as spirit you choose your opportunity to come into this world. 🇨🇦🙏
Women don’t love the same way men do. Their love is much more pragmatic and provisional. That’s why the most insulting thing a woman can say about a man is a comment on his utility from her perspective. There’s also two parts to that utility: current and potential. Current is always better. Hence why children are often less loved than her lover given the requisite provision/ protection/ position. (Money/ power/ status)
I had a similar one, but she promised me and my sister she would never love anyone more than us. That's what a mother should do - mothers loving their new partner more than their kids is a toxic attitude, but now I know why bad mothers tolerate sexual abuse of their children by stepfathers. The feminist "I love him more because it's a choice" reasoning for that stupid attitude doesn't surprise me at all. Sadly, our mom passed away too early.
I think it’s easy to understand think about it. She hast to choose to love her husband she doesn’t have to. She isn’t blood to him but she’s blunted that boy. I don’t think it means she loves one or the other more but if your husband goes crazy and commits murder and does some psycho shit you most likely not gonna love him anymore and you’re gonna let it go but if your son does that I don’t care if he’s on death row you’ll still love him and you’ll still go see him.
My question is how much of the actual "truth" is he allowed to share without "fearing" for potential consequences. With that said, listening to this with an open yet critical mindset.
I think he touched on it at some point somewhere else. Whatever they decide is the appropriate level. also a judgement call. We're not about to hear something juicy classified "who ended JFK, I have all the documents" type stuff of anyone expected that
Nothing you could not have learned with an organizational behavior textbook! 😅 Nothing secret about all that information. I already knew most of what he explains and I have taken just two psychology classes! Ignorance allows these people to manipulate you into believing everything they say. Educate yourself, you don’t need to have an organization or an institution forcing information down your throat, depriving you of your freedom and your humanity. Educate yourself to become a better person and a better member of society, so that you can contribute to the common good. He is making ignorant people more paranoid and confused than they ought to be 🙁
this is the worst advice, it's also satanic worship, he doesn't know God and how powerful emotions are, no emotions makes you a psycho, but then that's what he wants because that's all he understands.
@@magslight3728It's a common misconception that psychos don't have emotions They do. They're just extremely disordered. If they didn't have emotions they would have no drive to achieve anything. Not even evil things. I'm Christian. And there's nowhere in Scripture that says trust your emotions. Emotions are, in fact, the biggest liar. In the Old Testament God repeatedly talks about using reason (Genesis, Exodus, Jonah, etc.) and applying knowledge. In the New Testament we're told to guard our hearts because through it come all life's suffering. Depending on your denomination (eg. Orthodox or Roman Catholic) reason and logic are integral parts of the cathechesis. Emotions are nice. They provide a sense of reward when we do well or pleasure when we're in comfortable circumstances. But they're easy to manipulate. We're supposed to rule them with our head; not the other way around. Be well. Stay blessed.
Remember, the difference between gut and intuition is that your gut feeling is more of a physical sensation or instinctive reaction, while intuition is more of a deep knowing or inner guidance. Gut feelings are often based on past experiences and can be influenced by emotions, while intuition is more of a subtle inner knowing that comes from a place of wisdom.
You totally have to listen to your emotions and 'gut feeling', maybe not ONLY trust them, but you certainly should not train yourself to cut yourself off from them! I think he seems too focussed on how to be 'successful' in business.
I agree with the fact that trusting your gut is sometimes a wrong idea. But there are many cases where you have to believe it. Rational reason and your gut must work together. Instinct feat. critical analysis = access to the truth. But if the truth is not found after that, it is better to choose the truth of reason and not your gut....I think.
I use it by waiting for a response after asking myself a question without using my intellectual to answer that question. The answer may take time to come but I check this answer with further asking of questions and then 'feel' the authenticity of the response.
@@feevrdreams Intuition or instinct is activated by adrenaline . A small release gives you a 'gut feeling' . A full release completely overrides all conscious thought. Hence the term 'nerves of steel"
Very well-said. I think of gut and intuition as being connected - where that little voice or prompting is my future self yelling back in time "hey, I wouldn't do that sh*t if I were you!"
Idk why they call it gut. I think of it more of a thought that’s almost a worry of what is about to happen in the future. Or atleast for me. Get a super uneasy feeling as if something isn’t right and then thoughts of whatever it was that ended up happening. Like in the military I had these feelings before all hell broke looses and was in a really bad wreck and the entire drive had a super uneasy feeling that I was going to be in a wreck until we came up on a wreck and stopped both lanes and then I felt as if it was maybe just that until the sound of a horn then was rearended in my semi pulling over sized by another semi, or last year when we had a intruder that started pulling a handgun on me and having to use deadly force against him. Maybe I’m crazy idk but the closest I’ve ever felt to god was while at war with rounds going over head and hitting all around me and that wreck and the intruder incident . Because everything slows down and millions of things go through your mind at one time in acouple seconds but it’s as if it’s one second is slowed to your entire life time day by day and it’s as you miss nothing and understand clearer then you ever have but you have no worry or more of coming to peace with the out come and you pray that your family will be okay and handle the loss. Hopefully this all made sense I have a tbi and grammar is not my strong suit anymore 😅 so sorry for that if it’s a struggle to read and understand
I don't believe "your gut feeling" is the same as your emotion. The feeling is a deeper wisdom, it is usually not emotional....but a quiet feeling telling you some deeper truth.
Intuition is a sense, a knowing, an inner voice or from beyond. Sometimes you actually hear a voice. It involves feeling, but it runs deeper than our emotions. That’s why sometimes we wrestle with our heart and logic and go against our intuition… For example, the last time my mom visited my brother she felt and just knew it would be the last time she’d see him… But she had a flight to catch and told herself she was just emotional and worried and her mind was playing tricks on her… She now lives with wishing she’d have listened to her intuition and stayed, because she was right.
Yeah and this professional manipulator and pathological liar is NOT going to convince me to "ignore my gut" which has protected me so many times. My "gut" tells me NOT to ever trust this man with anything and I'd say that that's some pretty damn good advice after hearing this interview
Trusting your gut is so important, once you disconnect from that you are opening yourself up to massive physical, mental and even soul damage. It is heartbreaking how they take advantage of traumatized people. At the same time It is necessary to train yourself to spot these disconnected manipulators. Great interview.
@c0zyb34R Blanket statement. I always set my emotions aside and NEVER operate from fear. If that were true in my case I would be jabbed up with clot shot. My gut, Gods voice, is an indication to proceed with caution. Set emotions aside, then make a sound decision. As a survivor of DV I rely on my instincts, my gut, common sense, and cold hard facts. You need to include all aspects in decision making
@@gigis731 I am absolutely baffled. I have no idea where in my statement I said ANYTHING about fear. I rarely, if ever feel fear. I do not know what part of the world you are in so that may have biased the way you read what I wrote? I do know when I passed through the US last year I was shocked at how angry everyone was, anger is often used to mask fear. I could not get out of there fast enough. I am so lucky to be in a country of calm peace, true connection & smiles. Trusting my instincts (gut) has lead me to have the most amazing life full of wonderful adventures & experiences. It also has helped me "read" people & situations I rather not put my energy into. It would be really interesting to understand how your mind interpreted what I wrote & what biases made you interpret it in that way?
A agree. Your guts provides great deal of information. I would suggest not to ignore that stomach/chest feeling when facing a situation and even when you first meet someone.
Yep, being 'messed', myself, I herd that, too. For what it's worth, unwillingly becoming a parent presented me with the choice to perpetuate the original 'sin' or 'errors' of my messed up family/society, or to do as the guest suggests and model a more 'healthy' possibility for my kids. Of course, it's seldom 'easy', but it really comes down to 'simple' day-to-day choices in 'how' we relate to others that anyone can make. Just wish that my particular traumas etc would have led me to becoming a hyper-achiever like these guys :)
We don't all f up as parents. When you try your best you do you best, life's surprises are not your fault. Some parents are bad parents though, the selfish people as parenting requires you give of yourself and make sacrifices, for new humans you created who may end up ungrateful and one of those selfish people themselves. You are more likely to screw up if you had bad parents though, because you model your own parenting after them because it is what you know inherently.
He hooked me when he said he was a Missileer! I spent the first 10 years of my Air Force career in the ICBM world... He described it quite well, you spend every day ensuring the systems work as designed - and pray all night that we never, ever use them...
Yes but an officer doesn’t just do 4 years and out they are lifers and then know too much to be spies. You know that and he is too young to have done both and retired in both.
This strikes me as so sad. A heart broken human being giving advice, learned through his brokenness about how to manipulate people, & advising a disconnected world to further disconnect and not trust their gut. I see so much pain in his eyes & I hope he finds truth, self love & safe, meaningful & loving connection.
Okay but so many people say what his mom said is okay, as far as loving your spouse more. There’s tons of articles written by both men and women saying this is the proper “order” of love. Funny though I see it the opposite but similar logic as his mom, I have to love my child therefore that love is stronger because my spouse will survive and has survived without my love, it’s unlikely a child can feel content without their parents love
He not at fault, is the goverment who takes these broken people. Also remember there people like this working for the goverments someone has to do these types of jobs since the dawn of civilization. Religions were the firts to do this kind of things.
I have the feeling that when he talks about the gut, he only means emotions. These 2 do not mean the same thing. Gut knows what to do, liberated from emotions
Exactly! So many people conflate the gut/intuition with emotion. If you don’t sit with yourself long enough you don’t learn how to trust your full self sadly. Learning to trust my intuition has been a practice because emotion actually can get in the way of
his body language is so important here and i’m sure he was trained to do this, i noticed he often had his arms opened up, which conveys trustworthiness and friendliness to draw the listener in and make them feel comfortable
I find his facial features reflect a 'pained' expression. My 'gut' doesn't find this guy that sympathetic or trustworthy. His body language feels 'put on' instead of natural.
Using arm and hand gestures is natural when a person is expressive by nature. If he wanted to look trustworthy, he would have put up a clean shaved, well groomed look , just like the army/military/navy does. His shabby gypsies hona lulu looks are not helping in the trusting
Not only his body language. If you want to know what somebody is really saying, its also so important to listen to what's being said.. What you are saying is literally what he tells and explains in like half of the video. 😅
Trusting your gut and trusting your emotions are two different things. You know instinctively if something is right or wrong based on your intuition. The hard part is not letting your emotions get in the way of your intuition.
One of the hardest lessons I learned was realizing that funny feeling I had all along was my intuition trying to warn me but my heart tried to rationalize it away.
It's always best when your mind, heart and intuition are ALL on par. Sometimes our mind plays tricks on us too- telling us to doubt our intuition by explaining away our immediate gut reactions. But it's there for a _reason._ Oh, and our intuitions have nothing to do w/bias- it's that subtle vibrational feeling you feel about something you pick up in your environment. Strong intuitive readings are best felt when we leave judgement and bias out the door, and listen, really listen, not just words only but vibrations behind every word, meaning, and actions--which ALWAYS guides you to determining intent!
I was so caught up in my emotions in my early years, my intuition was like a whisper in the wind. I've spend the better part of a decade learning about and understanding how intuition work. I still manage to let my emotions get the better of me, or sensing my intuition to late for it to matter
Love this and thank you! A comment on the final portion and leaving the country. My wife and I, with our five kids, did "all the things". We took action, quit our corporate six-figure jobs, started our own businesses, 5x our income, and left the city. I could certainly be wrong about this, but our exit strategy was to go to rural America with land and be food-independent with our own crops and space. I would still hope that America has the greatest freedoms in the world, but look how far we've fallen since 2020; you sure could be right. Who knows. Working in corporate America for 15+ years, you are absolutely right in saying that most people don't want to wake up, do the hard things, and ask the tough questions. In fact, most people will absolutely oppose you for asking the tough questions. But if anyone is reading this, I can promise you it's worth it to ask the hard questions and live outside the system. You'll never, ever want to go back once you leave.
@@xejelah EXACTLY. WITH PARANOIA NO ONE WINS. PUTIN IS A MASTER. ONCE PEOPLE GO DOWN THE "PARANOIA RABBIT HOLE," THEY BECOME ZOMBIES. CHILDREN APPEAR AS FODDER FOR THE "MACHINE................" SUNNY DAYS BECOME BLEAK........................... ONE SESSION WITH A PSYCHOLOGIST BLOWS THE FOG AWAY, INSTANTLY THOUGH.......
I am going to continue to trust my "gut", or my intuition, because it has a perfect track record and hasn't been wrong once. If fact, every time I ignore it I get punished.
I appreciate what he said about anxiety !!! ❤ I always felt it was such a horrible thing to deal with, but the way he explained it was beautiful. “Anxiety is a superpower, it keeps you alive” 😭
I like how he used what might otherwise be a deficit to his advantage and built a career around it. I went in another direction and regret it. Sometimes I wish I had just leaned into the anxiety, fear, lack of trust in humans I was raised with and stopped trying to fight it.
Your fear response keeps you alive, if you have the right one at the right time. Anxiety isn't a fear response. It is the emotion in ANTICIPATION of potential traumatizing events and is more often than not unwarranted and keeps you from dealing with your environment as it is NOW. Therefore, anxiety is something that should be treated with therapy (or meds, but I'm not a fan of suppressing emotion with meds) or by your own self-reflection and self-realignment. I'm not an expert by any means, but I believe anxiety is a natural state for mammals who don't have to deal with any life-threatening problems or predators but make stress hormones and other hormones anyway. This is why anxiety is easily managed by regular exercise, a proper diet and some meditation on what's actually troubling you. Traumatic experiences exacerbate the issue and might be why you tricked yourself into anticipating traumatic events, so you'd be prepared. But anxiety doesn't prepare you, it paralyzes you. This is why I suggest therapy instead of glorifying your symptoms and treating it like a superpower. Another cause for anxiety, which should not be neglected, is guilt. Guilt over having made wrong choices or by just being lazy. Solve those and the anxiety goes away.
I heard this on Joe Rogan once as they talked about how anxiety is what causes you to prepare and be aware. He said every single MMA fighter is very anxious before they get into the ring. It is why they prepare like they do. If you don't have anxiety it is dangerous for you.
I clicked on this knowing there is no way I will sit through a 2 hour interview. My perception 😊was wrong. Enjoyed every minute. Fascinating discussion. Thank you both.
“Fascinating” 😂😂😂 this guy is completely full of crap “CIA follows human rights laws, doesn’t operate in the USA, follows USA laws” THESE ARE SLL PROVEN LIES. Anyone who buys this bs is their target audience. Change, get educated on the reality, don’t buy this bs😂😂😂
I think his version of "gut" is different than mine. My gut is my instinct. There is zero emotion attached to it. It's what kicks on when certain things don't add up, and I won't know what that is, but it's wrong and when I don't listen to that, that's when I always get screwed. If I have a feeling about something and I may even know what things cause me to feel a certain way about a scenario or whatever, I believe that's his version of "gut". Bottom line is, ALWAYS trust your gut. Don't wear your heart on your sleeve.
I think what he means is "don't trust the narrative your mind builds to explain your gut feeling." E.g. your gut tells you your GF acts off. *dont* jump to conclusions that she's cheating. Evaluate the context logically.
yes, that's because you are NOT a psychopath. Psychopaths do not have that connection to the soul that non-psychopaths have. The gut feeling has saved my life more than once.😘 I am an empath.
@@r.p.8906 That is true. But even psychopath has a mind to calculate cost benefit of the action they will take. The difference is what comes after the mind confirmed to go doing the action.
I think he's just untrained in the spiritual. He's lumping the gut and intuition in with the emotions and tossing them away except when they're used to recognizing how to appear sympathetic. They can also be used to analyze... But this is not something he's developing
There’s a big difference having a gut feeling on placing a bet. Or having a gut feeling you are not in a safe environment. I absolutely agree with you. It was a great lesson on not being lied to or being taken advantage of.
@@GoodWoodWorks-le4cd a gut feeling is the same as a emotional reaction. Vs saying gut use your conscience thoughts because that’s in fact it. Because unless it makes you feel sick hungry feeling it’s not a gut feeling
I think it’s highly irresponsible of him to scorn intuition like that. People need to frame his words within the fact he admits to his several sociopathic traits. It’s like stating that we need consumers to remain ignorant… and the sociopathic attitude sees it as normal. He admits to moral flexibility, where he has principles, but he might get new ones tomorrow. Everything he said will lead untrained minds to erroneous conclusions and behaviors. By the way, to get all that knowledge you don’t need to be part of the CIA. you just have to study psychology or organizational behavior 😅. Most of the stuff he mentioned is common knowledge amongst university students, or at least amongst 4-year university graduates.
I am a registered nurse We refer to it this as our intuition In my practice I learned long ago to ALWAYS go with my intuition It is a skill that can be honed
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Your guests are too terrified to dismantle Biden. Deflection equals weakness which I don’t respect!
@@destekaya9942 right
Why, sure 👍😁🇦🇺
I am a clinically trained psychologist and a somatic therapist. I literally lead trauma trainings on following your gut. His type of training of ignoring your gut, and using the head, is perhaps effective in the field, but disembodies the self, separates the mind and body process. It creates the process loop in the cycle where the brain is always used to control emotions. What happens when the brain is taxed (multiple layers of stress - children, business, or physical injury or illness) beyond it's ability to control is that they cannot disembody their own painful emotions anymore, and all the pain he's repressed FLOODS back to the system and creates severe depression. This kind of training is exactly why soldiers have high alcoholism and suicide rates. I would HIGHLY NOT recommend this.
He is saying to use it in business not real life.
As far as I'm concerned, this guy still works for the CIA if he is teaching you not to trust your gut. If he's telling you to trust your mind and only your mind, then he is an operative. The reason I say that is because the mind can be controlled by entities outside of yourself. Your instincts, your intuition, cannot. Your thoughts can lie to you. Your gut never will.
yes. Agree.
You have a heart and mind laying around, you might as well use both. Governments don't need secrets, they need transparency especially when we go out to vote. It seems that everyone ignores this for some strange reason and just puts their votes into machines as if that is transparent or something.
Also one of the reasons why the government wants you to do it. He said they want the superiority over you. So they can "help" you.
I will never stop listening to my gut. It's been right 100% of the time. Every time I've ignored it, I've regretted it.
Truth
It's saved my life on a number of ocasions
Every single frikken time. You’d think you’d learn a thing or two but nooOooo. Within a matter of days you forget about all
About it and do it all over again
Word!
instinct and intuition can be trained. emotion is vital to the human experience. and those that ignore the animal will never be able to utilize it.
As a retired military, 28 years active army, 14 of those in Special Forces, I can truly say, my gut instinct was what kept me alive in many occasions, far to many.
That's ironic, with how my visits to the toilet go, I feel like it's my gut that's gonna kill me!
I was an ED nurse, my gut saved countless lives too.❤️🦋
Your instinct is what you can trust 100 per cent. Everything else is susceptible manipulation
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I think it is contextual when to trust one's gut and when to use his methodology. There are times when my gut is right but other times it isn't.
By far my fav channel. I love how Steven does not interrupt the interviewee while speaking. I am sayin this because there are other channels and the interviewer interrupts all the time, which makes me not wanna listen/watch the video. Thank you Steven, and congrats on the baby :)
So here's the thing: By his own admission, he was trained to lie. He also explains that they recruited him because he was ALREADY a liar *by nature*, and the CIA made him even better at lying. Which, honestly, makes me wonder how much of what he says is even true...
I came to the comment section to write the same comment! Excellently worded. I feel the same way about how much of this is truth.
You can verify that many of the things he says are true. What specifically do you have evidence is a lie. It isn’t like he is sharing secrets.
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Yes
Knowledge & information is Power, Truth stands out for some of us…what we do with it counts
So many questions:
1. What conditioner do you use?
2. Do you blowdry or airdry?
3. Gel or cream?
😂my first thought was nice hair!
I m surprised I had to scroll this far down to find the hair comments. I thought he was undercover and had borrowed a wig from an 90's RnB backing singer.
CIA man. It's a wig
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not listening to my gut is the only thing that has ever gotten me into trouble
Same...
Follow your considered intuition (not knee jerk impulses or triggered emotions). If you’re meditating when an idea comes - that is different from a fear or ego driven reaction.
🤔 Seems that there is kind of a misconception: “Don’t trust your gut” if it’s all about “emotions”, yes! - but TRUST YOUR GUT if it’s about “intuition”! Emotions vs. Intuition as they’re definitely not the same 🤷♀️
other people are who have caused all my troubles, on my own things go well.
I completely agree with you, I love my guts navigation advisory ❤
DOAC, you are a phenomenal person, you bring valuable information to us for free, but I think that when it comes to channels that talk about celebrities, we already have too many, and you always say that you can interview whoever the audience suggests. I know a gentleman. His name is Joao Macongo, he was a political activist and TV commentator in Angola, Africa. He fled his country to seek safety in Canada. He is very intelligent. According to him, he has the formula to lift Africa out of poverty. If you meet him, you will not regret it. I hope you read my suggestion.
Lying is not an admirable trait, but recognizing lies is.
Takes one to know one.
Depends. Lying for the sake of lying, no, but a well-placed lie at the right time can save your life or your livelihood.
As a military contractor I know a lie but from a person who has been indoctrinated it's difficult to see. Signs of mania can stress the comprehension as well so it's overall a very difficult trait to read in those types. The way that I work is what do your lips say before you speak or act? That's one of my ways and also the fall and rise of the vocal train. Are you confident or are you not so sure... Things like that. Mental dysfunction throws all that out the window again. I dislike it when people use their hands alot because it's a method of brainwashing. I do this a lot because of training but I often feel like I'm an oppressive person when I notice people feel confident in me. In actuality I'm not in the know of the lobbyists interests though I was a tool of their interests. All Americans are.
@@tracimoon172 I don't represent government, but I do lie, like when I said your photo was rather pretty. I was just being polite.
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I love when people lie, because it makes me dive in to listen to their words, see their behaviors, and if they don’t line up then I call them out on their SHYT. If it wasn’t for lies and deception, I would’ve never gotten good at following people and paying attention. For the record, you don’t have a photo and only one subscriber. You probably subscribe to yourself 😂
I got a gut feeling I should question anyone that suggest i shouldnt trust my gut.
Trust, but Verify....
Hardest thing to remember to do!
yeah especially when its a fed boy who's obviously been propped up and promoted to the masses
Do you want a plane ticket to Washington ? ;)
you nailed it
Yep.
He lost me when he mentioned that CIA follows human rights and country laws
must be a joke...
There's no such a thing as a former CIA agent..
He probably has to say that
I do t trust the dude at all. Do t know him. Don’t want to. Cia is corrupt just like every other government agency.
@@ShaferHart I know, even now he is doing PR for CIA. Maybe I didn't reached to it but I didn't see the part mentioning the bad things with CIA.
I think some people are misunderstanding what Andrew said about his gut. From the profile he mentioned of the people recruited by the CIA, he himself probably exhibits sociopathic traits and suffers from anxiety (many people with ASPD have anxiety or paranoid disorders). So, he probably thinks "the gut" refers to all those intrusive and sudden negative thoughts that come to mind (like "this person is going to hurt me," "something is going to happen," or "this person is going to attack me"). These thoughts are usually a protective mechanism of the brain in response to trauma or subconscious "learnings" from past experiences through negative reinforcement.
These thoughts can be right, or they can be wrong; it’s subjective. They are not always correct, even though some people believe they are. This is something really important to learn specially for people with Anxiety. I think this is what Andrew meant when he talked about the gut.
However, it's important to validate the feelings and physical sensations of the body in response to a situation, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. Usually, the answer lies within our history and past experiences rather than in external factors.
100 PERCENT CORRECT
I'm alot older than this guy but the times I didnt listen to my gut are the times I regret.
AGreed at 40 now I have to trust it AND the red flags other other wise I get fd. lol
Me 2
Word. His bs on so-called ‘rationality’ is a losing proposition.
I think saying that your gut is emotional..isn’t what people really mean by “gut” it’s more than just emotional.
I didn’t listen to my guts and I’ve got screwed twice, by single moms. 😂😂😂
There is a big difference in listening to your "gut" and having an emotional reaction to a situation. My gut has never led me wrong, but I did have to learn the difference between the two and how NOT to respond emotionally to any situation I was in. And that does require you train yourself NOT to re-act but to stop and quickly assess the situation BEFORE you respond, rather than allowing yourself to have an emotion driven "knee jerk" reaction.
How are you differentiating it?
Having abusive parents helps you to not have emotional responses.
@@lekcje_rysunku curious on that too... seems like the emotional reactions are defined as wrong and the gut is defined as right and that is it. It'd be interesting to hear if there is more depth beyond that though.
I have been 100% correct while listening to my gut. My behavior is emotionally controlled. Feelings are NOT behavior.
Excellent point.
It was my father's job, in WW2, to work behind enemy lines and bring out downed allied pilots. I asked him how he survived. He said you go by your gut, ignore intelligence. If it feels bad, get out. I have been in this situation twice now, I got out, and I survived a bombing and a coup.
Ya when I don't trust my intuition, that's when things went bad. Our instincts pick up on these little subtle things, like body language and what not. It's almost like studying stuff so much has caused him to start overthinking things. No longer being able to just instinctually know and having to over analyze to know.
So your an American. Congrats.
Untrained ppl don’t know there is another option. Why does healthcare have to be free? Why can’t it cost a penny?
Everything feels bad to me so now I trust my gut and I don't go anywhere, do anything, or talk to anyone because my instinct is that nothing is safe and everyone is an immediate danger to my survival.
@@PassionateFlower you can’t escape death, none of us can. Don’t let fear prevent you from actually living in the meantime.
BELIEVE THIS OR NOT, this is the fourth time i watch this video. it's utterly beneficial and fruitful in terms of high quality information that cant be just found easily and that isn't meant for everyone to understand. I wish you all the best. i think this guest should come again for the second time. who's with me????
I'm with you! I 1000% agree.
This is incredible information and beneficial for deeper thinkers that truly try to absorb and decode the message. It's definitely not for everyone to understand. Most people won't understand due to their wiring. Most people probably shouldn't understand.
I'm sure I've not fully absorbed all of it, but I've got to be a little bit smarter just for listening. It's a great interview, a gift to humans if they use it for good. We're getting this information basically for free. That, too, is a gift. This man is doing his duty to humanity by sharing his hard earned knowledge and perspective.
@@arosemom820Hay, he gives the heads up how Cia and other intelligente work, we can use it our advantage. In our live in general. So who is stupid here, LOL.
Do you not feel a tad bit naive? I'm not criticizing you personally, it just seems a bit sus
@@Potato-fv9nsHay, I think, it is from out what conner you look from. Naive is a word White a feeling a tached to. This clip was a AH moment for me. A conformation of so tiks the system in the world, nothing more and less. Greetings.
@@Potato-fv9nsand what means SUS.
Listening to my gut as a child helped me outmanoeuvre my abuser. And I’ve run out of count of the times it has helped me since then. I teach both my daughter and granddaughter about listening to their gut. They can rationalise when they are safe, but never ignore your gut in the first instance.
Animal instinct. It's how we survive in the jungle. What he's calling 'perspective' is just a fancy word for what we usually call 'over thinking'. Thinking over your natural instincts leads to things going from bad to worse.
This wasn’t a presentation on safety. You completely misunderstood the context in which this discussion occurred.
ALL statements were within the context of business, and how to make good decisions to amplify profitability: The message was to expand your perspective beyond your own perception in order to maximize opportunity and financial gain.
Re: the advisory that trusting one’s gut isn’t a reliable way to make decisions: That statement was NOT meant to suggest that one replace those instincts which help us to survive. Rather, the point was that people should avoid relying on emotion in decision making, because it obscures objectivity. An example was even given of the over-zealous salesman who failed to prioritize clients whose had the potential to provide greater rewards - either through higher volume of purchases, notoriety which increased the profile of one’s company, or referral of new customers.
You related your personal experience to support your perception that failure to trust one’s gut is bad advice. You’ve proven the very point made here: People who react emotionally lack the ability to assess events objectivity, to acquire facts, and to learn from the information available to them - because they’re locked into their perceptions of the world.
Your gut is your higher self watching out for you. Trust it!
It's actually listening to your fight or flight response. And apply cognitive behavioral techniques. He is actually calling it differently. I do the exact same thing in trauma therapy to get rid of the trauma response in my body.
I think this is an issue of semantics. As a person trying more and more to listen to my "gut", I think his version of "gut" is more emotions, as he kept using them interchangeably. I think if you used the word "soul" or "inner being" or something of the sort instead of gut he might agree. I definitely agree that my first rate emotions are something I have to filter, and truly tap into my deeper self to get the true answer I'm looking for
As a dr who worked in the ICU for babies and children for over a decade, i cant remember how many times a life was saved or a major catastrophic event was avoided by listening to my gut. Of course the brain is there to help with the analysis of the situation at hand, but the gut helps you decide which way to go. I will never stop listening to my gut feelings
This is intuition. I've avoided terrible things in my life because of intuition. Intuition is God telling us something we would not otherwise know. But this guy seems not to know about intuition, only an emotional reaction. Perhaps he just doesn't trust his intuition.
How do you get in tuned with your intuition?
He said, “people are stuck in their perception” which is true - though the “gut” is processed perception converted to intelligence - a God-given instrument to anticipate, discern and make the right decision.
Your gut brain is a real thing and may be aware of things your conscious perception is missing. Don’t ignore it but don’t rely on it.
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I grew up in an extremely dangerous neighborhood. My gut saved my life so many times. I literally learned the hard way to trust my gut. Life was better after.
my daughter had told e m yes mo we going on out yearly vaca... hmm okay I went every year for 5 years... but something did not feel right... well I got picture of where we'd stay.. my guts say yeah they really don't want me to go this time.... I said well I am gonna just start training I hope you guys have fun .. she sensed I felt something she say no the kids are expecting you... you gonna disappoint them..well okay but my gut said something was not right... then the day they left I got the address after they;left! I said you know what I am not going this year she said you gonna make the kids cry I told them you were coming... I said you know I just got the address...mom how could you do this..they are expecting you... I then jump on the highway to get there not feeling right regardless of her words my gut said no you should not go... well I been there a day I told my granddaughter to stop being disrespectful... she started screaming mom and Dad said you should not even be here you did give them 200 dollars for the ABand B ... I was heartbroken... I was just in tears... ( well I wanted to stay to start training for my new job, I had mostly taken care of them and only worked part-time! I thave excellent credit 40,000 worth of credit I was going pay for all tickets and food to make up for it) ... well I have not been the same... I do not talk to my daughter and her husband and things have not been the same with me and my granddaughter, now here is a good gut story... I applied for 8 jobs they all said I was hired great hmmm which one should I chose... well I accepted All of them why I do not know it just felt like I should! but guess what ! only one of them actually called me to train even thought I had offer letter and a statement saying we will be in touch to give you training dates and times and congratulatory letters FROM ALL 8 OF THEM! !! had I chosen the ONLY one that paid $2 more and hour and not accepted all of them ... I WOULD HAVE noT MADE ALMOST $90,000 a sales rep with the only job that actually gave me training and kept good on their offer letter!! I never sold before and made $15,000 the previous year IN CUSTOMER SERVICE !!!! SO trust your gut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you show respect in a AKA Dangerous neighborhood and dont show weakness, or be a trouble maker? you are fine in any neighborhood. Go to other countries in europe, asia, or africa, middle east those have real dangerous neighborhoods, but you still need show respect and youl earn it.
Your "gut" is your subconscious coalescing all the information your sensory system inputs in real-time. It's a super computer that takes all the input you aren't consciously aware of and spits out a flag after instantly comparing all the input data to previous case-studies stored in your long term memory. It's an incredible system if it was trained correctly like machine learning. It's your best friend, because it's always invested in your immediate survival.
What this guy should have said, is you should identify your gut feeling, than ask yourself questions that either concur that thesis, or disproves it, not ignore it entirely.
The real lesson here is don't listen to guys that look like Krusty the Clown because they'll try to convince you it's "The, Bart The", instead of "Die, Bart, Die".
I am trusting my gut that this guy is full of shit!
IS TRUST YOUR GUT? A PREMONITION / HUNCH / FEELING / SPIDEY SENSE ? SUCH A MYSTERY NEBULOUS TERM ? CAN MEAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ? MAYBE IT WAS THE STILL SMALL VOICE OF GOD OR YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL [ HOLY SPIRIT ] GUIDING YOU?
"I was looking to do something that built the world up, instead of just waiting to tear the world down"
WOW, what a powerful statement
Someone else said it first doesn’t ring as being sincere . Don’t trust this guy
Discernment, aka gut sense is a gift. Don’t ignore it!
yes too bad lots of people especially us ladies..might not follow it. Also this dude only stayed there 7yrs and so i was always under the impression they are sworn to secrecy and so maybe after a certain amt of time they can disclose info. But it does seem unlikely the CIA would allow this type of secret info to be exposed and perhaps without federally prosecuting someone. I dont know. It all makes sense they want someone whocomes from a dysfunctional background but they have to show a need for moral and ethical career so they have to be a very specific person with a toxic childhood.
Not really discernment but intuition. Like Spidey senses. May not know EXACTLY what's wrong but something wrong
Theres a book called the gift of fear by gavin de becker. get it and read it you can also get as audiobook. brilliant stuff.
His idea about why he wanted to join the Peace Corps makes sense. I once spoke to a guy who had worked as a guard in a prison. He later became an elementary teacher. He said he was tired of seeing the end product of people who made many bad choices. He said he wanted to do something in which he could hopefully reach children in their early age and help guide them towards better choices and avoid the point of possibly landing in jail.
That's nice ❤
It's why I ended up doing the Peace Corps. Lucky for me I'm not a broken human being or pathological liar so I got no calls from the CIA when I was applying for the Peace Corps. I just wanted to help people and that's what I did in Africa for almost 3 years. Not CIA material.
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@@fs5775 no, god forbid we build a system where compassion and sympathy are rewarded. Rather have people make millions talking about moral relativism
The Peace Corps is an agency on the same level as the Red Cross who are in league with the CIA
If you want to be a great dad
1. Learn to become the best listener you've ever known
2. Learn how to control your anger and your words
3. Be intentional with spending time with your children
4. Never stop reading/or listening to people that have great parenting advice
5. Learn what hills aren't important to die on, and stop dying on them
You forgot: honesty, humility, laughter, and restore your self... love.
learn to heal and cleanse everything else will come back to balance, but he knows that he just doesn't want YOU knowing it, he wants you to glorify your mental health issues, not heal them.
This is great advice.
I need to work harder at #2. I have anger problems and cuss like a sailor
Me too now my son is teaching other kids how to b a sailor @@brettlott570
NO!
1. SERVE GOD AND HIS SON JESUS
2. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT GOD AND JESUS
3. READ YOUR BIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHERE IT SAID, " Ephesians 6:4: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
4. SPEND TIME in nature with your children, teach them about animal husbandry and natural resources, go camping, hiking, to the park
5. NEVER LISTEN TO LIBERALS ABOUT ANYTHING ESPECIALLY PARENTING 95% OF ALL PRISONERS COME FROM LIBERAL HOMES!
6. LISTENING is good but WISDOM COMES FROM GOD
I love that you are trying not to put the negative things on your children.
This is one of those moments where I remind people that anyone can say absolutely ANYTHING on the internet and some will take it as fact and best advice with no real research. Not following your gut and becoming a master manipulator is what he’s teaching. This is every top salesmen we know.
Bingo!
What he's teaching is that you're being manipulated every day all around you and how to identify it while also utilizing the tools already being used against you. Not by everyone but it IS all around you. You can't unsee it once you do.
One thing he is dead wrong: middle east is NOT going to welcome his sons desire to explore whatever it is in the future😂
@@sharpshotmarty8209 That is exactly it in a nutshell. It's like when Neo was able to see the lines of code in the matrix. You can't unsee it. Once you know, you know.
@@USABeauboyReally ? and you know that because ?....(fill in the blank 🙄) in other words you DONT "know"shit You just assume you "know" 🙄
i think the whole reason the cia trained him to not listen to gut feelings is bc they want officers to "submit" to commands regardless of the situation. gut feelings would make you question the command.
Exactly first thing he said was they teach u your in ur own perception trapped or ur perception is wrong. You have to take every direct order the same wonder who is above him when he was in
Excellent Synopsis
Exactly!! Listening to your gut makes you stop, hesitate, or be non-responsive. This can be good in some instances and a hindrance in other instances. This is why he said that at times, we may need to ignore your guy instincts. I understand what he's trying to say. It's reconditioning yourself.
you used perspective you win
Clueless boobs pretending to understand what they have no knowledge of. Like he said, 90% of you feel and don’t know or understand. Basically, you’re just a bunch of NPCs.
Andrew's advice about selling was pretty much right on. As someone who sold for 25 years, my success came from asking the right questions in the right way, listening, and then helping clients solve problems. Clients want to be heard and helped -- NOT SOLD. thank you
@jodyglaser1 What type of products were you selling? There are a lot of products that that advice doesn't seem applicable to -- like what kind of problems could be solved for a customer looking to buy a car, tv, cellphone, etc
@@MicroMycowhat kind of problem does a car, tv, etc did you ask?
Think utilitarian
Think status
Think meet a need.
I’m sure your question is rhetorical.
He looks like the guy who is on The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Beyond th3 ranch.
My father too died when I was very young, didnt know him, I had a step dad by 89 or 90 I think. He was a navy seal. I too was born in 80. I didn't get to serve which broke my heart. No woman has ever broke my heart though.
exactly right, and in another cloak i have made many million dollar deals
What really struck out to me is how the lack of emotional support in your childhood and the emphasis on learning and success impacted you. The way you were wired can be used as a strength. For me, I don’t think I could ever do what you do because of the way I am wired.
When he mentioned that people growing up around love and trust have a hard time learning how to properly distinguish when and who not to trust, this rang to be so true for me. Growing up with a single mother of three our house was abundant with love and acceptance. As I aged I slowly realized that the first thing out of peoples mouths could be lies and that everyone does not have your best interest at heart. this was a hard lesson for me to learn and accept. I am soo grateful for the love and affection I was shown and I pity those who were less fortunate to receive it. I wish those people nothing but the opportunity to one day receive the love that they deserve.
Did yall see how he scoffed at those who are highly trusting people. I agree with you, having a family you can trust and love is one that is healthier. It does come at a cost when people prove that they dont have your best interest. But living in a world where you constantly not trust sounds like a painful life. Learning to trust others is much harder than trusting and then letting them show who their true colors. Just sounds exhausting fighting all the time to all ways be Highly Nurotic, High in closed minded, and Low conciouncicus. Just clear is in the psychopathy spectrum.... Yall ill be careful taking advice from him... but yall make your judgments on your own...
But the same issue is also true for people who do not grow up around love and trust- they trust no one and it destroys their lives.
@@tink5337 Absolutely! This can't be said enough. Loving a man who is an overthinker and has been deeply hurt and waiting for him to heal and trust and believe has been an ongoing issue and its LDR now and has been for the longest time. Curious and unwwilling to drop him only for this because he is so much more, but it is tough as heck at times. People need to forget trauma and trust. Forget not having love and seek it, and accept it and revel in it. Oh we need so much healing, not more falsification and tomfoolery, justifying war tactics for normal life!
@tink5377 i beg to differ. I grew up as an imported member supply to a narcissistic parents premade family. There was no love. There was nothing but contempt and sick twisted manipulations. I did not destroy my life. It was destroyed for me.
I was always very gullible and taken advantage of but never really realized it for 55 years….i had alot of love shown to me as well….but when I realized most people were not kind hearted like muself it was so sad to me…..i thought everybody had everyones best interest at heart like I did…..i,still havent recovered from the shock!
Every time i didn't trust my gut i came to regret it. This world has us trapped in our ego but ego is always based in fears and is the worst liar, we need to get out of our egos and live from the heart.
Very Well Said!!!
The EGOS of people these Days Are Truly SICK.
Pretty sure ex see eye eh aren't supposed to say they were see eye eh because wherever they were working they had contacts and friends etc. etc. and they were spying. Outing yourself (like this guy is.. supposedly...) outs the people he used, and the country which used him... This thing is fishy
Is your gut not basically your second brain. If hadnt trusted my gut every time I wouldn't be here now
@@To23lL789ghDid u have a choice, this video was recommended to you or you accidentally clicked on it.
And by the way somebody i came across TH-cam 4yrs ago was telling people to move from western country because us China and Russia conflict 2013, 2024, 2025 times
That's scary, that there is a systemic institution, which hauls out sociopaths and psychopaths from the society and empowers them in skills, which make them powerful.
How might that end up?
Also kudos to Andrew for honesty.
Human nature is what it is! So how are we suppose to defend ourselves ? Fight evil with artificial evil. You have to be able to beat the bad ppl at their own game or else they take over....like now in 2024.
There were already psychopaths who are put in their positions by manipulating the ignorant to gain their power and it's obvious they succeed. You haven't wandered how they can fool so many ppl ? Well, how else to know these things unless you find someone who can be trained to be on their level. How else you gonna figure it out? That's the problem....and ignorant way of looking at this podcast. You just heard him more or less claim he's a liar and there you choose to stay ignorant and a small thinker cuz you can't handle the rest of the information ....so you stay amongst the weak and the EASILY controlled. Smh....sad.
it ends up with the current John Brennan OBAMAGATETRAITORS who are trying to destroy the USA from within.
You end up with the deep state. Warmongers who control your access to information and who go around the world starting shit with other countries. Exactly what’s been happening for the past half century. Exactly what Eisenhower warned against.
Basically with the world we have now - totally fucked up! These sociopaths and psychopaths have been trained in all areas of government & public life - politicians, corporations, banking, big industries. This is why we have psychopaths that rule the world. All they do is manipulate people to get what they want.
The skilled and unskilled liar segment was fascinating! The entire episode was great, so informative.
Why will I trust a stranger before myself? My gut feeling has never let me down. Always on point!
Right on. Only times I've gone down the wrong path is when I have not paid attention to my own gut,
@@lowell62 that take guts.....
It feels like his gut feelings would let him down but that is exactly why he was hired by an organisation who could control even his own needs and desires. Thanks fully we are not all like that and many of us have the guts to follow our own feeling states. however I do think he had some good advice about not trusting our own prejudices and assumptions. This for me is different from our gut.
But sometimes listening to our gut does not necessarily mean following it, right? But rather, collecting useful information from it about the other person’s emotions and potential motives?
why would you need to trust to listen and filter information?
I think a lot of people in the comments pushing back on "don't trust your gut" are missing the context or nuance of what he was getting at... My interpretation of him saying 'allow yourself to have those gut emotions but then use your rational objective perspective to make an informed decision' is more about not letting your emotions run away from you and take control. Emotions are important for sending our brain signals, but they can also deceive our reality. So train yourself to use that gut feeling in a positive manner instead of negative, not to suppress or ignore it all together.
I’m totally with you.
My wife has a really strong fear of abandonment.
She can go into a panic/rage, with the slightest trigger. Then be fine for days.
It’s about understanding the signals, and the internal processing.
@@billpetersen298 I agree as well. I have ocd so my gut feeling usually leads me to dark places. I’ve learned to trust in logic, reasoning, and perspective as a result and let my emotions have their own place under that umbrella.
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WELL spoken and clarified. Blessings.
It's crazy it had to be explained.
Love, affection, and attention is nothing a child should ever have to live without. I was so blessed to have loving parents and who loved and respected each other.
Yes, you were.
He was from a dysfunctional family. He was very lucky to have been able to make the best of it. Being from a loving family is a great gift.
Can't relate
After planning to marry, I told my firancee that if we had children, our children would come first and he said he wouldn't want it any other way.
Wow, thats awesome to hear.
I do not believe I lost this podcast. for 8 month ago. It has been amazing to watch until now. I have 1:00 hour left, and I do not want it to end! It is adorable to hear Andrew. I,ve already learned a lot from him. Thank you Steven.
I dont get a good feeling from this guy and i am leaving after 29 minutes. CIA kill people and traffick children.
Making a choice poorly because emotions are clouding your judgement is not the same thing as trusting your gut.
Paranoids always seem to know. HOW DO THEY DO IT?
Right, because following emotions and trusting your gut are two different things. One comes from the trauma, other comes from the intuition (animal instinct kinda). This guy twists it sadly..
@@PandiNova Paranoia is the solution. It keeps the fears validated and makes us look like total losers with zero trust!!!!!!!!! Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@martinkent333I don’t care how I look to some loser who incites paranoia. 🥶
@@PandiNovaAnd this is why he’s of great value to them. Not necessarily lying doesn’t mean it’s true.
The silky hair also humanizes him as well as throw us off. And it could potentially be used as a way to mock us all.
Overall, their tactics have changed since the introduction of social media where personalities that match the 99.9% (whether goofy-looking or regular old Joe) is far more effective than a personality that match the typical gov agent we always see in the movies. This is why they are so effective.
Always remember, a former s p y is a dead s p y.
This is incredible, I have worked in sales for 10 years and I confirm that listening to the client has brought me much more success than talking! Also, people live in projections of our own perception and gaslight themselves so that they don't have to accept the facts. Spot on
I have a cold mother also and she'll never ever change. It can be tough on the heart, mind and soul. We are fortunate to hear Andrew speak of such things.
I appreciate & was moved by your comment. I'm Very, very fortunate to have a wonderful tremendous mother. The thing is that you can take charge & break the cycle.
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how 'bout below?@@rileyhalls9301
Eat bacon. 🥓 That is all.
Alright.. I had enough brainwashing for 2day
Just watched this episode and I’m honestly blown away. The way you break down manipulation tactics is eye-opening, especially in today’s world where cases of psychological manipulation are going viral. A chilling example that hits close to home for me is the recent case of Agus Buntung in Indonesia, a man born without arms, who used manipulative tactics to sexually exploit 15 university students. It’s crazy how far these tactics can go, where someone can use charm and psychological influence to prey on vulnerable individuals, regardless of physical limitations. This is some next-level stuff, and while it’s unsettling, it’s incredibly important to understand how these mind games work. Keep these insights coming-everyone needs to learn how to protect themselves from manipulation in all its forms.
The best thing you can do for your soul is to NOT think like the CIA.
I agree.
If you're thinking like the CIA, you'd realize that you shouldn't be taking advice from the CIA.
I didn't think he was recruiting it was a more you know type of interview to me
Straight up all negative energy work items haha
@@derp195😂
My gut's telling me
Trusting* CIA Spy* is
*Oxymoronic
This guy is a fraud …. CIA queen maybe …
Exactly.
Looking around at the world we live in, with sex and race at the forefront of conflict, and hearing this guy describing how the CIA has diversified their actions through diversifying their officer profile to include LGBT and minorities, makes me more sure of what my intuition tells me about how these agencies stir these problems.
@@LAJAP Those orgs fought homosexuality 50 years ago, now they promote it. The idea was that fornicators (which includes all homosexuals by definition) are easily corruptable. Edgar Hoover used it against his rivals. The bankers and the mafia used Hoover to control the politicians. Thats how it started. The mafia in the US were not italian btw, its a lie, they just looked italian 🙂
I am SO INSPIRED in humanity by the comments section 🙌🏽🙏🏽👊🏽
Trusting my gut has saved my life on a number of occasions. Thank you, gut !
Thank you, same here. That not trusting your gut is flawed and I wonder if he's telling the truth!
You're the best gut!
I think he's calling "gut" and emotions the same thing, but they are not the same at all. It's a learned skill to be able to separate them internally.
This guy is still being used by the CIA as a mouthpiece to steer and control the public. Don't trust your gut? The same thing as don't trust yourself. Trust a CIA officer and not yourself?? Really?? Not buying what this guy keeps selling on many long form podcast.
@MultiChrisjb Oh, The BEST-EST!😊
This is incredible. So much of this discussion is applicable to my experience providing therapy. I am a trauma therapist and I work in residential treatment. I apply principles of motivation/manipulation, accepting change, cultivating trust to walk through patient's secret lives, asking questions, talking less, validation, the difference between perception and perspective.... The parallels are remarkable really. Thank you!!
We use fear inoculation as well!! We just frame it differently in therapy. 😮
30 year career in the cia means ten years in the cia. Then you "retire" and go work for a social media company or a news agency for the next 20
or become a handler and get paid for harassing and aiding in the deaths of innocent citizens.
Philippines was thrown into abyss by CIA. Before, Philippine peso is equivalent to U. S. Dollars. When CIA came , Philippines become poor and politicians become corrupt.That was said by my teacher in elementary school. Unfortunately, she passed away already.
@@aikoyu9815not only in the Philippines others countries and islands too. Now I know why so many people dislike American citizens.
Or a "history channel" doing a series on Skin Walker Ranch, lol.
@@conchitapaz3938
The Dislike Should Be For The Politicians And CIA.
Albert Einstein: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
Exactly! Imagine thinking any other species ill equipped for using its instincts. We’re so polar I find, it’s either all one way or another when the truth is you need to be able to pull from both or lean more one way or another depending on the situation.
Now this is great.
90% are neither.
"If your talking to someone that makes you feel interesting and you know nothing about them, they are a good liar" absolutely true!
Tbh I do this naturally but I’m a horrible liar I just prefer people to talk about themselves because then I don’t have to be in the spot light and feel vulnerable
I don't think it is true. People are supposed to speak the truth no matter if u r a stranger or not.
@@Jamie-l6eonly if that is a valued trait of that person.
He can be a good listener
So Jesus teaching and drawing a crowd makes him a good liar? Get out of here
wow what an amazing interview. Andrew is so well spoken and articulates everything incredibly well. I learnt a lot from this episode, thank you very much!
BTW- I don’t agree with not listening to your gut. I was an ER Nurse for some years and if I didn’t listen to my gut then I think some people would have been dead because of it. I was also a Hospice nurse. I woke up in the morning and my gut told me to go to the right person’s home that morning because they needed my help first. All emotional but in the medical field, our work is an Art and a science. Gut plays a part. 😊
I think you're right to a degree, but are not taking certain things into consideration. Your 'gut instinct' was honed from lots of good experience in your field, so maybe some people's gut instincts work better than others, and in certain respects. I've learnt a lot in my life to not trust my gut, so my experience is different to yours and it blew me away that this guy said exactly what I've personally realised is true in my own life.
Also, as a sidenote: my dad used to be the CEO of a hospice branch in South Africa, and I found hospice to be one of the most amazing health groups that doesn't get nearly as much credit as it should, and so much of that credit was the wonderful gentle care provided by the nurses :D
He worded it poorly. It's not distrusting your gut, it's forming unbiased opinions from observations. It's a basic analytic skill used by intelligence professionals. Analysts use their gut all the time. Why? Because your "gut" gives you a "feeling" based off prior observations. If something feels off, that's a reason to dig deeper or focus more. All of this while maintaining an unbiased eye.
I have been blessed with Incredible Instincts. If I did not listen to my gut I would have already dead 10x over. Thank you Lord Jesus for this gift. Always listen to your gut. I don't care what anyone else says .
agree 100%
yep and nurses need to get paid more. starting out at 70,000 a year...? with this cost of living is a no no..
It's kind of scary how good he is at listening and putting nuggets of information in his back pocket for later...
He's a professional listener.
I think he should have said "don't trust compulsive fearful thoughts". Your gut is quite good at giving you warnings without being based in emotion.
Love that ❤
Very important observation 👌
so, you rather have a well scripted response rather than an honest response?
Gut is quite good for giving warning but not qualified to validate or invalidate the legitimacy and veracity of this warning. This is where reason comes in.
100%. They don’t want you to listen to your gut, JUST them. So they say you’re natural instincts are wrong when they’re almost always right. Thr pre-training is already done by plucking them from the right families and they finish the job of telling them they are fundamentally wrong inside. You see a great example in this man here who fully buys or, or at least claims to.
This episode is one of the best podcasts from Diary of a CEO, great job! hope you get this guest for more updated talks in future! Thank you !!!
Andrew was in charge of this interview. He let Steven think he was and propped up his ego on more than one occasion. Three examples. 1. He told Steven how he’s very mindful of being a good father. 2. Telling Steven he asks all the tough questions. 3. Telling Steven he was in charge of this interview.
Andrew’s good and that’s why I wouldn’t trust him at all.
I know, you could never trust this man. Due to his childhood trauma and CIA training he’s constantly manipulating, I don’t think he knows how to stop.
Wish you'd cite timestamps eg: 0:00:01 cuz I heard the opposite of that by admitting mirroring Steven, easing manipulation. Your examples are of ego stroking how great of a guy he is but balanced it by pointing out Steven's acting skills after becoming another version of himself as "the interviewer" once "the cameras came on". He's probably being as honest as he should be. But note after he admits not being in control then brags about his 300% success. One omission: CIA says 'clearing' not 'killing'.
I am trusting my gut and not trusting this man. From the first time I heard him there was something that told me he wasn’t honest.
"Who's in charge of this interview ? You because you're posing the questions, " and he pointed to himself.
why would anyone trust anything from this sellout spy snitch who's only job is to deceive people
"As I left the CIA, I realized how I could market myself using the word CIA to land various gigs and make a living".
Hey, it sells!
You don't understand the scale of his achievments.
@@darksat6 To evil and dumb people it does!
This is the comment I was looking for. Great observation 👍
Yes! You said it!
Hearing him repeat his mom’s words at 14:30 was heartbreaking; I felt those words so intensely & as a mother, I am deeply sorry for your youth experience. 💔
❤ DITTO, THIS GREATGRANDMOTHER HEART HURTS FOR WHAT YOU ENDURED AS A CHILD! THANKFULLY YOU RECOGNIZE THIS, AND CAN CHANGE IT WITH IN YOUR OWN CHILDRENS LIVES! MY MOTHER TAUGHT HER 6 CHILDREN BY RAISING US TO KNOW, THAT GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. THAT ALWAY'S TRUST IN OUR OWN INTUITION! IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, DON'T DO IT! I HAVE ALWAY'S FOLLOWED THESE WORDS, AND THEY HAVE SERVED ME WELL! NOBODY KNOWS YOU BETTER, THAN YOU! ❤
Why is it heartbreaking? Life is messed up. His upbringing made him a quality, self-sufficient human being rather than a "victim" like most people who had a "good" childhood are. I was raised with tough love by a single mom who had me at 15-years-old, my aunt (mom's sister) and my grandma (mom's mom). My biological father has always lived within 30 minutes of me and has never made any effort to contact me (talk about effing with a kid's head). As an adult, I could have played a victim selling out and expecting a handout since I grew up extremely poor, but fortunately, the tough love that my, aunt and grandma gave me taught me to become a self-sufficient, quality human being who makes a contribution through hard work. I am very grateful that my mom taught me how to not be a victim of circumstances. It's because of this reason that I've created my own success in life.
he did that before saying the thing he wanted you to believe all lies and redundant info CIA wants to spread
He's just lying no biggy
Where is the part about leaving?
Watching this on 11/22/24 8 months when you posted this you said you had 5 million subscribers. Now you're at 8.2 million. Just goes to show how good your content is. Keep up the outstanding work
As soon as he said don't trust your gut....my gut said next video. It was a good gut call
Lmfaooooo
COL, (chuckled out loud)
Facts
I’m a CIA spy…. I’m so special… I’m telling you everything. You should listen to me. I smarter than you….. foh
His information was really powerful. He explained how to not respond with fear but instead to rationalize with logic so you overcome it. That’s amazing insight for relationships and marriage. We hear the wrong things when we respond with emotion instead of seeing it from the other person’s perspective first sometimes. Basically, assess the situation before you address. Lots of good points he made.
wow, that part "my mom didn't want to be a mom, she did it because that is what was expected of her." and the mentality of providing academic support and no emotional support. I like that Andrew calls it "the soup" he came from. Just felt that shift in perspective on my mom and my upbringing. I've been focusing so much on the emotional side and the lack there, that I completely discounted all the other support I was afforded as a child. and just like that the healing begins.
Spot on
Yeah .. I got that too ...stuck in the eternal emotional washing machine ...and then a game changer of a thing to say ...and a totally different perspective on my upbringing...so much of this episode resonated with me ... Going to listen again ...
Yeah it will happen till society forces women to have child or marry just cuz they're women they must give birth
I resonated with that part of his childhood story also. He's very articulate.
That’s a really insightful and productive way to look at your upbringing. So many people struggle with their origins and have really deep rooted emotional trauma/damage associated with what they feel their parents did wrong or withheld from them growing up. They will compare the relationships they had to what they perceive other people’s relationships were. Perspective is everything. The way this guy talked about how sociopathy tendencies evolves was so spot on. Listening to this this guy, he was raised in a pitch perfect environment to excel as a wolf in our society.
Never trust a CIA agent.
Facts
@scribbler0077 Look at this guy would trust him?
You can add the government to this aswell
@@carlnorth3034 wt you talking about
@@carlnorth3034you might want to be more specific. The government covers a lot of bases. While I don't trust politicians and some LEOs, I'd like to trust VA nurses and most customer service representatives of different agencies. I'd also like to trust the DOT, FAA, & TSA are during their jobs. Oh, and Coast Guard!
While watching this in Dec 2024 you are sitting at 8 million subs!! Such an amazing place to be and beyond proud of you! Thank you so very much for having this channel. The gift of the most incredible resource of absolutely profound information.
Someone I knew worked for that same Agency … he told me he never ever lets his guard down and looks over his shoulder at all times - he is retired now. He said just knowing what’s out there …
how do you translate never let his guard down.
@@bluehorizon-e8s vigilant
But to what language?
@@ElijahEnochYHWHDon't sound right... they re stable enough?
@@bluehorizon-e8salways worried something bad will happen
That's what I always do. So I can't speak to people without losing eye contact during conversation. Because I need to understand my surroundings. Unfortunately leads to sometimes missing non-verbal information from the conversation. Also not good for dating, because people think you feel uncomfortable or not interested.
My Dad would talk to me about trusting others first and when was I going to stop being naive.He helped me immensely.
My mother and i had the same conversation.
Never understood that shit either.
As a father of two grown boys I always believed you should love your children first and most because they didn't ask to be here. You brought them, love them.
Why does love have to be a contest between two people. Nature in most cases creates a protective relationship with their young. And attachment changes even with children as they grow into adults and moveout. And actually I believe as spirit you choose your opportunity to come into this world. 🇨🇦🙏
Women don’t love the same way men do. Their love is much more pragmatic and provisional. That’s why the most insulting thing a woman can say about a man is a comment on his utility from her perspective.
There’s also two parts to that utility: current and potential. Current is always better. Hence why children are often less loved than her lover given the requisite provision/ protection/ position. (Money/ power/ status)
I had a similar one, but she promised me and my sister she would never love anyone more than us. That's what a mother should do - mothers loving their new partner more than their kids is a toxic attitude, but now I know why bad mothers tolerate sexual abuse of their children by stepfathers. The feminist "I love him more because it's a choice" reasoning for that stupid attitude doesn't surprise me at all. Sadly, our mom passed away too early.
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I think it’s easy to understand think about it. She hast to choose to love her husband she doesn’t have to. She isn’t blood to him but she’s blunted that boy. I don’t think it means she loves one or the other more but if your husband goes crazy and commits murder and does some psycho shit you most likely not gonna love him anymore and you’re gonna let it go but if your son does that I don’t care if he’s on death row you’ll still love him and you’ll still go see him.
Thank you. We want more truth like this. Excellent.
My question is how much of the actual "truth" is he allowed to share without "fearing" for potential consequences. With that said, listening to this with an open yet critical mindset.
the united states government and the cia would not allow a real spy to run around doing podcasts like him....this guy is full of shit and not a spy
He isn't just out here talking without someone's approval.
Exactly
Exactly! I always think that when ppl like this are invited
I think he touched on it at some point somewhere else. Whatever they decide is the appropriate level. also a judgement call. We're not about to hear something juicy classified "who ended JFK, I have all the documents" type stuff of anyone expected that
Key points:
1) Perceptions vs perspective
2) Slow down emotional brain and trust your rational brain. Lots of nuggets from this interview
Nothing you could not have learned with an organizational behavior textbook! 😅 Nothing secret about all that information. I already knew most of what he explains and I have taken just two psychology classes! Ignorance allows these people to manipulate you into believing everything they say. Educate yourself, you don’t need to have an organization or an institution forcing information down your throat, depriving you of your freedom and your humanity. Educate yourself to become a better person and a better member of society, so that you can contribute to the common good. He is making ignorant people more paranoid and confused than they ought to be 🙁
Key point. Intelligence officer was this guys job.
this is the worst advice, it's also satanic worship, he doesn't know God and how powerful emotions are, no emotions makes you a psycho, but then that's what he wants because that's all he understands.
Wtf is this?
@@magslight3728It's a common misconception that psychos don't have emotions
They do. They're just extremely disordered. If they didn't have emotions they would have no drive to achieve anything. Not even evil things.
I'm Christian. And there's nowhere in Scripture that says trust your emotions. Emotions are, in fact, the biggest liar. In the Old Testament God repeatedly talks about using reason (Genesis, Exodus, Jonah, etc.) and applying knowledge. In the New Testament we're told to guard our hearts because through it come all life's suffering.
Depending on your denomination (eg. Orthodox or Roman Catholic) reason and logic are integral parts of the cathechesis.
Emotions are nice. They provide a sense of reward when we do well or pleasure when we're in comfortable circumstances. But they're easy to manipulate. We're supposed to rule them with our head; not the other way around.
Be well. Stay blessed.
This is the best interviewer I've seen on YT in the last decade. His questions were short, focused, and intuitive.
Add to that erudite list: Lex Fridman and Shawn Ryan.
Paranoids know............................................................
You must work for him
Remember, the difference between gut and intuition is that your gut feeling is more of a physical sensation or instinctive reaction, while intuition is more of a deep knowing or inner guidance. Gut feelings are often based on past experiences and can be influenced by emotions, while intuition is more of a subtle inner knowing that comes from a place of wisdom.
@@melissastreeter22 Lex is totally disengaged with his monotonous voice and manners.
I think he has such a good understanding of himself that he is extremely good at understanding others.
Most important quote from this freakin 2h long conversation: "Bad liars talk a lot." I can see clearly now...
“Brevity is the soul of wit.” - One of the greatest teller of tales to ever live
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Lmao thanks for the warning
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Interviewer did a great job of asking open ended questions and letting Andrew speak and explain stories and concepts.
He didn’t bc he didn’t let him finish some of the thoughts… like the full explain of SADRAT and how to change
@@chocolatecvrdbeautyyou can find a lot of info about SADRAT online! Happy Manipulating!
@@chocolatecvrdbeauty There are lots of comments like this on every interview this guy does. It's quite suspicious
Not trusting your gut is like not trusting what you are smelling.
That is an excellent way of describing "trusting your gut".
LOL, I love that
You totally have to listen to your emotions and 'gut feeling', maybe not ONLY trust them, but you certainly should not train yourself to cut yourself off from them! I think he seems too focussed on how to be 'successful' in business.
I agree with the fact that trusting your gut is sometimes a wrong idea. But there are many cases where you have to believe it. Rational reason and your gut must work together. Instinct feat. critical analysis = access to the truth. But if the truth is not found after that, it is better to choose the truth of reason and not your gut....I think.
Our gut instinct is there for a reason. It's not something accidental which happened in our evolution.
Gut is emotion? No. Gut is intuition. Gut is a higher intelligence than simply feels.
I feel like Intuition is how your nervous system responds to certain situations
I use it by waiting for a response after asking myself a question without using my intellectual to answer that question. The answer may take time to come but I check this answer with further asking of questions and then 'feel' the authenticity of the response.
@@feevrdreams Intuition or instinct is activated by adrenaline . A small release gives you a 'gut feeling' . A full release completely overrides all conscious thought. Hence the term 'nerves of steel"
My gut has helped me several times. It was so strong, it’s difficult to put into words. I followed it. Listen to your “gut” can be God talking to you.
You might be due for a colonoscopy.
Very well-said. I think of gut and intuition as being connected - where that little voice or prompting is my future self yelling back in time "hey, I wouldn't do that sh*t if I were you!"
It's God using your guardian angels communicating with you at times, other times it's the demons
my gut helps me eat good food.
Idk why they call it gut. I think of it more of a thought that’s almost a worry of what is about to happen in the future. Or atleast for me. Get a super uneasy feeling as if something isn’t right and then thoughts of whatever it was that ended up happening. Like in the military I had these feelings before all hell broke looses and was in a really bad wreck and the entire drive had a super uneasy feeling that I was going to be in a wreck until we came up on a wreck and stopped both lanes and then I felt as if it was maybe just that until the sound of a horn then was rearended in my semi pulling over sized by another semi, or last year when we had a intruder that started pulling a handgun on me and having to use deadly force against him. Maybe I’m crazy idk but the closest I’ve ever felt to god was while at war with rounds going over head and hitting all around me and that wreck and the intruder incident . Because everything slows down and millions of things go through your mind at one time in acouple seconds but it’s as if it’s one second is slowed to your entire life time day by day and it’s as you miss nothing and understand clearer then you ever have but you have no worry or more of coming to peace with the out come and you pray that your family will be okay and handle the loss. Hopefully this all made sense I have a tbi and grammar is not my strong suit anymore 😅 so sorry for that if it’s a struggle to read and understand
I don't believe "your gut feeling" is the same as your emotion. The feeling is a deeper wisdom, it is usually not emotional....but a quiet feeling telling you some deeper truth.
Yes
Intuition is a sense, a knowing, an inner voice or from beyond. Sometimes you actually hear a voice. It involves feeling, but it runs deeper than our emotions. That’s why sometimes we wrestle with our heart and logic and go against our intuition… For example, the last time my mom visited my brother she felt and just knew it would be the last time she’d see him… But she had a flight to catch and told herself she was just emotional and worried and her mind was playing tricks on her… She now lives with wishing she’d have listened to her intuition and stayed, because she was right.
Yeah and this professional manipulator and pathological liar is NOT going to convince me to "ignore my gut" which has protected me so many times. My "gut" tells me NOT to ever trust this man with anything and I'd say that that's some pretty damn good advice after hearing this interview
This guy is programmed into experimental intuition, which is different from pure intuition.
Yes, emotions and gut feeling is not the same. It takes practice and innerstanding to feel the difference.
Trusting your gut is so important, once you disconnect from that you are opening yourself up to massive physical, mental and even soul damage. It is heartbreaking how they take advantage of traumatized people. At the same time It is necessary to train yourself to spot these disconnected manipulators. Great interview.
Yes, don't let people see your weakness
Those gut feelings are coming from my lord and savior guiding me.
@c0zyb34R Blanket statement. I always set my emotions aside and NEVER operate from fear. If that were true in my case I would be jabbed up with clot shot. My gut, Gods voice, is an indication to proceed with caution. Set emotions aside, then make a sound decision. As a survivor of DV I rely on my instincts, my gut, common sense, and cold hard facts. You need to include all aspects in decision making
@@gigis731 I am absolutely baffled. I have no idea where in my statement I said ANYTHING about fear. I rarely, if ever feel fear. I do not know what part of the world you are in so that may have biased the way you read what I wrote? I do know when I passed through the US last year I was shocked at how angry everyone was, anger is often used to mask fear. I could not get out of there fast enough. I am so lucky to be in a country of calm peace, true connection & smiles. Trusting my instincts (gut) has lead me to have the most amazing life full of wonderful adventures & experiences. It also has helped me "read" people & situations I rather not put my energy into. It would be really interesting to understand how your mind interpreted what I wrote & what biases made you interpret it in that way?
My gut has never let me down. I call it a " knowing". Sometimes I feel I can see through things.
A agree. Your guts provides great deal of information. I would suggest not to ignore that stomach/chest feeling when facing a situation and even when you first meet someone.
When he said " we will ALL fu*k up as parents, but its how much/bad will you fu*k them up".... I felt that
Q
Thats not fair.
Yep, being 'messed', myself, I herd that, too. For what it's worth, unwillingly becoming a parent presented me with the choice to perpetuate the original 'sin' or 'errors' of my messed up family/society, or to do as the guest suggests and model a more 'healthy' possibility for my kids. Of course, it's seldom 'easy', but it really comes down to 'simple' day-to-day choices in 'how' we relate to others that anyone can make. Just wish that my particular traumas etc would have led me to becoming a hyper-achiever like these guys :)
I think he was say.. you have to be the bigger person and admit you faults as a parent. No one is a perfect person.
We don't all f up as parents. When you try your best you do you best, life's surprises are not your fault. Some parents are bad parents though, the selfish people as parenting requires you give of yourself and make sacrifices, for new humans you created who may end up ungrateful and one of those selfish people themselves. You are more likely to screw up if you had bad parents though, because you model your own parenting after them because it is what you know inherently.
All of a sudden, everybody becomes an expert. This was informative & very interesting, thats all.
He hooked me when he said he was a Missileer! I spent the first 10 years of my Air Force career in the ICBM world... He described it quite well, you spend every day ensuring the systems work as designed - and pray all night that we never, ever use them...
I always thought when you went into the CIA that was for life and you never talked about it
@@doreenhuston9623 He never gets into op detail. Generalities he discusses crystallize things we all suspect or already knew.
@@doreenhuston9623That missile job was prior to becoming an agent though.
Yes but an officer doesn’t just do 4 years and out they are lifers and then know too much to be spies. You know that and he is too young to have done both and retired in both.
@@thekeysman6760missile commanders do 20 years they don’t just get out in 4 and become Soies they know too mych
This was so so good! I haven't stopped thinking about it since I finished this morning. I just have to listen to it again.
I'd DEFINITELY TRUST my GUT
before a CIA officer or ANYONE in the government...
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Trusting gut saves lives.
Exactly. This man wants people to stop listening to themselves, trusting themselves and trust him! That he is a professional liar and manipulator.
So, if someone said: I don't trust ANY American, how do you react?
What if you have bubble guts😮
@@edd9200 I do its even better.
This strikes me as so sad. A heart broken human being giving advice, learned through his brokenness about how to manipulate people, & advising a disconnected world to further disconnect and not trust their gut. I see so much pain in his eyes & I hope he finds truth, self love & safe, meaningful & loving connection.
Spot on
And yet none of that will keep our (your) nation safe when the wolves come knocking.
Okay but so many people say what his mom said is okay, as far as loving your spouse more. There’s tons of articles written by both men and women saying this is the proper “order” of love. Funny though I see it the opposite but similar logic as his mom, I have to love my child therefore that love is stronger because my spouse will survive and has survived without my love, it’s unlikely a child can feel content without their parents love
He not at fault, is the goverment who takes these broken people.
Also remember there people like this working for the goverments someone has to do these types of jobs since the dawn of civilization.
Religions were the firts to do this kind of things.
its scientific sociopathy
I have the feeling that when he talks about the gut, he only means emotions. These 2 do not mean the same thing. Gut knows what to do, liberated from emotions
The gut is spiritual. It resurrects the dead on a daily basis.
Thank you, I ll think about it. 🙏@@justanotherguy469
Exactly! So many people conflate the gut/intuition with emotion. If you don’t sit with yourself long enough you don’t learn how to trust your full self sadly. Learning to trust my intuition has been a practice because emotion actually can get in the way of
Facts. This is a psyop to lead you astray into fantasy thinking you gotta ignore your gut to be a spy. Witchcraft
Good point!
One of the most interesting interviews I’ve seen. Thank you
his body language is so important here and i’m sure he was trained to do this, i noticed he often had his arms opened up, which conveys trustworthiness and friendliness to draw the listener in and make them feel comfortable
I find his facial features reflect a 'pained' expression. My 'gut' doesn't find this guy that sympathetic or trustworthy. His body language feels 'put on' instead of natural.
Using arm and hand gestures is natural when a person is expressive by nature. If he wanted to look trustworthy, he would have put up a clean shaved, well groomed look , just like the army/military/navy does. His shabby gypsies hona lulu looks are not helping in the trusting
They're trained to make you trust them...theybuse various ways....Psychology, emotional intelligence...etc...
I mean it's just manners. He's not gonna ball his fists or point fingers
Not only his body language.
If you want to know what somebody is really saying, its also so important to listen to what's being said..
What you are saying is literally what he tells and explains in like half of the video.
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Trusting your gut and trusting your emotions are two different things. You know instinctively if something is right or wrong based on your intuition. The hard part is not letting your emotions get in the way of your intuition.
One of the hardest lessons I learned was realizing that funny feeling I had all along was my intuition trying to warn me but my heart tried to rationalize it away.
BINGO!
It's always best when your mind, heart and intuition are ALL on par.
Sometimes our mind plays tricks on us too- telling us to doubt our intuition by explaining away our immediate gut reactions.
But it's there for a _reason._
Oh, and our intuitions have nothing to do w/bias- it's that subtle vibrational feeling you feel about something you pick up in your environment.
Strong intuitive readings are best felt when we leave judgement and bias out the door, and listen, really listen, not just words only but vibrations behind every word, meaning, and actions--which ALWAYS guides you to determining intent!
So true!
I was so caught up in my emotions in my early years, my intuition was like a whisper in the wind.
I've spend the better part of a decade learning about and understanding how intuition work.
I still manage to let my emotions get the better of me, or sensing my intuition to late for it to matter
Love this and thank you! A comment on the final portion and leaving the country. My wife and I, with our five kids, did "all the things". We took action, quit our corporate six-figure jobs, started our own businesses, 5x our income, and left the city. I could certainly be wrong about this, but our exit strategy was to go to rural America with land and be food-independent with our own crops and space. I would still hope that America has the greatest freedoms in the world, but look how far we've fallen since 2020; you sure could be right. Who knows.
Working in corporate America for 15+ years, you are absolutely right in saying that most people don't want to wake up, do the hard things, and ask the tough questions. In fact, most people will absolutely oppose you for asking the tough questions. But if anyone is reading this, I can promise you it's worth it to ask the hard questions and live outside the system. You'll never, ever want to go back once you leave.
Paranoia is the new THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@martinkent333 It's like you're proving his point
Read a few books, my friend about the nefarious activities of the United States. As for the above CIA operative - what a load of BS!!
@@xejelah EXACTLY. WITH PARANOIA NO ONE WINS. PUTIN IS A MASTER. ONCE PEOPLE GO DOWN THE "PARANOIA RABBIT HOLE," THEY BECOME ZOMBIES. CHILDREN APPEAR AS FODDER FOR THE "MACHINE................" SUNNY DAYS BECOME BLEAK........................... ONE SESSION WITH A PSYCHOLOGIST BLOWS THE FOG AWAY, INSTANTLY THOUGH.......
Fallen since 2020...😂😂😂
Hit that nail with family and mother. Thanks for coming out and speaking .
I am going to continue to trust my "gut", or my intuition, because it has a perfect track record and hasn't been wrong once. If fact, every time I ignore it I get punished.
I love your comment!
Me too.
because feelings are the language of the soul.
Exactly Right !
Better yet. Anybody who tells you not to trust you gut, is trying to manipulate you.
i dont care who you are speaking with, the knowledge i am getting from your channel is addictive! I cant wait for more and CONGRATS!!!!
I appreciate what he said about anxiety !!! ❤ I always felt it was such a horrible thing to deal with, but the way he explained it was beautiful. “Anxiety is a superpower, it keeps you alive” 😭
I like how he used what might otherwise be a deficit to his advantage and built a career around it. I went in another direction and regret it. Sometimes I wish I had just leaned into the anxiety, fear, lack of trust in humans I was raised with and stopped trying to fight it.
Your fear response keeps you alive, if you have the right one at the right time. Anxiety isn't a fear response. It is the emotion in ANTICIPATION of potential traumatizing events and is more often than not unwarranted and keeps you from dealing with your environment as it is NOW. Therefore, anxiety is something that should be treated with therapy (or meds, but I'm not a fan of suppressing emotion with meds) or by your own self-reflection and self-realignment.
I'm not an expert by any means, but I believe anxiety is a natural state for mammals who don't have to deal with any life-threatening problems or predators but make stress hormones and other hormones anyway. This is why anxiety is easily managed by regular exercise, a proper diet and some meditation on what's actually troubling you.
Traumatic experiences exacerbate the issue and might be why you tricked yourself into anticipating traumatic events, so you'd be prepared. But anxiety doesn't prepare you, it paralyzes you. This is why I suggest therapy instead of glorifying your symptoms and treating it like a superpower.
Another cause for anxiety, which should not be neglected, is guilt. Guilt over having made wrong choices or by just being lazy. Solve those and the anxiety goes away.
I heard this on Joe Rogan once as they talked about how anxiety is what causes you to prepare and be aware. He said every single MMA fighter is very anxious before they get into the ring. It is why they prepare like they do. If you don't have anxiety it is dangerous for you.
Being schizoaffective will never consider anxiety a superpower
What an amazing and insightful interview! Thank you a lot for that!
I clicked on this knowing there is no way I will sit through a 2 hour interview. My perception 😊was wrong. Enjoyed every minute. Fascinating discussion. Thank you both.
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Holy hell an actual comment that was paid for. Lol, how's India treating ya?
Same
I am just getting started, not sure how long I will last.
“Fascinating” 😂😂😂 this guy is completely full of crap “CIA follows human rights laws, doesn’t operate in the USA, follows USA laws” THESE ARE SLL PROVEN LIES. Anyone who buys this bs is their target audience. Change, get educated on the reality, don’t buy this bs😂😂😂
So right from his introduction, he is someone that no one can trust...
valid.
yup. and pretty sure you never "leave" the cia anyway
😂
At least he admits it
Great critical thinking skills, I hope you didn't watch the entire video. You really didn't miss anything.
I think his version of "gut" is different than mine. My gut is my instinct. There is zero emotion attached to it. It's what kicks on when certain things don't add up, and I won't know what that is, but it's wrong and when I don't listen to that, that's when I always get screwed. If I have a feeling about something and I may even know what things cause me to feel a certain way about a scenario or whatever, I believe that's his version of "gut". Bottom line is, ALWAYS trust your gut. Don't wear your heart on your sleeve.
I think what he means is "don't trust the narrative your mind builds to explain your gut feeling." E.g. your gut tells you your GF acts off. *dont* jump to conclusions that she's cheating. Evaluate the context logically.
I'm with you on that. He is a trained liar.
@@brytankak9598 This. Don't trust your lying eyes and don't take things for face value.
Absolutely right. If I ignore my gut / instinct I get screwed over.
@@anamarisela correct
He is not lying based on the topic. He is walking you through the process of shifting your thought life.
I disagree about trusting your gut. Most people think their emotions are their gut however. Your gut/intuition is subtle, emotions are not.
Trusting my Gut is my Northstar. Always has been always will be. 🙏🏼❤️
So good!! Team DOAC ❤️
yes, that's because you are NOT a psychopath. Psychopaths do not have that connection to the soul that non-psychopaths have. The gut feeling has saved my life more than once.😘 I am an empath.
@@r.p.8906 That is true. But even psychopath has a mind to calculate cost benefit of the action they will take. The difference is what comes after the mind confirmed to go doing the action.
A recent guest said that intuition is our unconscious store of past experiences.
I think he's just untrained in the spiritual. He's lumping the gut and intuition in with the emotions and tossing them away except when they're used to recognizing how to appear sympathetic. They can also be used to analyze... But this is not something he's developing
My gut has saved me and some people around me on several occasions. I ALWAYS go with my guts.
There’s a big difference having a gut feeling on placing a bet. Or having a gut feeling you are not in a safe environment.
I absolutely agree with you.
It was a great lesson on not being lied to or being taken advantage of.
Even the gut reponce is operating on a Very safe measurement of "Learning"
Keep Learning eyes open!
@@GoodWoodWorks-le4cd a gut feeling is the same as a emotional reaction. Vs saying gut use your conscience thoughts because that’s in fact it. Because unless it makes you feel sick hungry feeling it’s not a gut feeling
I think it’s highly irresponsible of him to scorn intuition like that. People need to frame his words within the fact he admits to his several sociopathic traits. It’s like stating that we need consumers to remain ignorant… and the sociopathic attitude sees it as normal. He admits to moral flexibility, where he has principles, but he might get new ones tomorrow. Everything he said will lead untrained minds to erroneous conclusions and behaviors. By the way, to get all that knowledge you don’t need to be part of the CIA. you just have to study psychology or organizational behavior 😅. Most of the stuff he mentioned is common knowledge amongst university students, or at least amongst 4-year university graduates.
I am a registered nurse We refer to it this as our intuition In my practice I learned long ago to ALWAYS go with my intuition
It is a skill that can be honed