We are products of our own experiences and environment. Those environments and experiences help to form the lens through which we filter and interpret information, exchanges, and events. How do we tilt our optic to gain a different perspective and seek to understand?

Do we understand everything we know? It was estimated that that up until 1900, the amount of information was doubled every 100 years, but by 1945 it doubled every 25 years. In 2021, the amount of information doubled every 12 hours. Further research identified the “Knowledge Half Life” as the amount of time it takes before half the knowledge or facts in a particular area is made obsolete or superseded by new facts. To that end, we discuss how our own interpretation of information and facts evolves, or changes, throughout our lives and the influence this has upon on our thoughts and decisions. 

Are we demonstrating or living the values we say we hold in thought and action? We discuss the influences that impact our thoughts and behavior as we examine the values we hold to determine if these are congruent with our actions in our pursuit of self-awareness. 

Juan and Mike discuss how we derive at our past, current and future circumstances and the influences that bring us to those places. We explore the the impact of our own thoughts, and consumptions of thoughts,  and if we have the ability to control what we think.

Juan and Mike discuss this "frozen middle" time period between Christmas and the New Year. The GOALs narrative is a prevalent theme during this unique time period and we explore the origins of our goals from the intrinsic perspective.  If we seek what we find...are we properly oriented towards what we "truly" desire?  What influences are influencing our goals? Are our actions in alignment with those goals?  

As 2021 comes to a close, Juan and Mike take inventory of the the holiday season and ask some interesting questions: Is this a pseudo post Covid-19 beginning or still somewhere in the midst of the pandemic? Why do I continue to experience stress during the holidays even though I have a good understanding of what and when to expect?

Juan and Mike discuss the idea of conflict and the perception of "conflict" as it relates to our personal beliefs, values, ideas and relationships. We explore the idea of how conflict and challenge is critical to growth in all areas of our lives.

This episode is all about taking the first step towards a goal.  In life we can get bogged down by the big picture.  When we focus on how large the task is, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and be intimated by our own perspective.  When we decided to start this podcast we agreed that we wouldn't over think it and just take the first step in the direction we wanted to go.   Without a real plan or agenda or even a topic we just sat down and hit record and had a conversation.  This would be the first of many conversations or "steps" towards building a podcast that not only helps us exercise our gifts but also solves a problem.   We asked ourselves what would we say if we had the chance to speak to our 18 year old selves and with that concept in mind we hope to help those who are struggling in life by demonstrating that all it takes is a shift in perspective.  By tilting your optic just a bit you might find the answers you have been searching for.