No Matter What, Keep Moving Forward!

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Keep moving forward. One of a handful of mantras, I keep in my back pocket, ready for recall when I need them. And this week, I had to remind myself that regardless of setbacks, I must keep moving forward, even sometimes if that means leaving someone behind.

Don’t read too much into this. Nothing drastic has happened. But I have had to make some changes to one of my projects.

In this episode, I’ll update you on what’s going on in the soulcruzer creatorverse.

As always, thanks for listening.

Peace and love,
Clay

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Listen Up!

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Do you consider yourself a good listener? If so, how do you know you’re a good listener?

The thing is most of us don’t really listen. We half-listen.

While we should be listening fully, we are instead, thinking about our reply or listening for a pause so we can jump in with our stuff.

I set a listening challenge for you on this episode. Let me know how you get on.

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I Am What I Am and That’s All That I Am

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Accepting yourself as you are is the first step in gaining control of the narrative that makes up your reality.

You might recognize the title as something Popeye used to say when he got fed up and was ready to take charge of the situation he was in. This episode is that moment for you, where you recognize you are who you are and that’s all that you are and that’s a good thing. It’s the first step to liberation.

Shoutout to Lolly Daskal for providing the inspiration for this episode. Lolly is the founder of Lead from Within, a global leadership consultancy based out of New York.

Thanks for listening and sharing the podcast with your network, much appreciated.

Peace and love to you.

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If It’s Not In Your Power to Control, Let It Go!

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If you find yourself fretting over something, stop for a minute and ask yourself, is this under my control? If it isn’t, let it go!

I’ve talked about this a number of times in the past, but, you know, it never hurts to remind ourselves of life’s little truisms that help us ease our minds and boost our mental health.

I know stoicism is in fashion at the moment with the likes of Ryan Holiday and Tim Ferris waxing lyrical about it, but that’s not why I’m talking about it. I’ve been a practitioner of stoicism for a long time. It helped me through my army days and has continued to be my grounding philosophy of life, along with existentialism.

I read a piece on High Existence that prompted me to talk about stoicism on the podcast today.

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Peace and love to you.

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Clay

Attention Is Your Superpower If You Treat It Right

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Attention is indeed a superpower, but it’s one you have to work hard at keeping under control, especially since there are so many ridiculous distractions around fighting to steal it from us.

This piece from Anne Alexander really resonated with me. I’m guilty of burning the candled at both ends as well as multitasking like a fiend, two things that are not so good for our attention, which turns out, is a superpower if you cultivate it.

I’m looking forward to reading Peak Mind, by DR Amishi Jha a neuroscientist who has done extensive research on how our attention works. She shares a great beginner’s technique for starting a mindfulness practice. It’s called STOP. I’ll walk you through it on the podcast.

Thanks for listening and sharing the podcast with your network, much appreciated.

Peace and love to you.

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Clearing Your Head in Two Dimensions

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If you want to get to where you’re going and you want to get there fast, then having a strong sense of clarity is a must, my friend. Without clarity, you might eventually get to where you want to go, it just might take you an extra-long time to get there.

Shout out to DR Raman K Attri for providing the inspiration for this cast. You can check out his post Addicted to Success.

I’ve been shuffling about in creative neutral these past couple of months, consolidating my thinking, figuring out what feels right to carry forward into 2022! What? 2022?! Yeah, that’s right, I’m already thinking about the gig for next year. I like to start early so I can hit the ground running at the start of the year.

I mention starting up Wisdom Radio podcast, but on reflection, I think I’ll just keep things simple and podcast from here – soulcruzer.

Anyway, thanks for listening and sharing the podcast with your network, much appreciated.

Peace and love to you.

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Devil at the Crossroads

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I was fishing for a documentary to watch over coffee this morning. Not something I normally do, but it’s Saturday, and I’m down in Bristol waiting for the rest of the house to wake up before we get up to whatever we’re getting up today.

I stumbled upon this mesmerizing gem, the remastered documentary, Devil at the Crossroads: A Robert Johnson Story.

Robert Johnson was a blues singer, songwriter, and musician who has been cited as the influencer behind a generation of legendary musicians like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones among others.

He’s also a member of the 27 Club.

The documentary takes a look at the mystery and myth that surrounds Robert Johnson’s life, particularly about how he made a deal with the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi to achieve musical success playing the Blues also known as the Devil’s music.

You can watch it on Netflix, which I highly recommend you do.

MJ015: the Halloween Special

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Ah! The Halloween Special. As holidays go, I like Halloween! The ghost, the ghouls, the spooky stories…love it. And who doesn’t like dressing up as different characters?

a spooktacular episode

Here’s the playlist from MJ015

  • Bloodletting – Concrete Blonde
  • Living Dead Girl – Rob Zombie
  • Time Warp – The Rocky Horror Show
  • Lil’ Red Riding Hood – Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
  • Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
  • Zombie Zoo – Tome Petty
  • Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But… – Arctic Monkeys
  • Dead Sound – The Raveonettes
  • Cold Blooded – The Horrors
  • Welcome to My Nightmare – Alice Cooper
  • Screaming Skull – The Fleshtones
  • Diary of a Madman – Ozzy Osbourne
  • Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
  • A Nightmare on My Street – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
  • I Put a Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  • I Was a Teenage Werewolf – The Cramps
  • Dracula’s Wedding – Outkast, Kelis
  • Ghost Town – The Specials
  • Halloween – Siouxsie and the Banshees
  • Werewolf Bar Mitzvah – Jeff Richmond, Tracy Morgan
  • The Boogie Monster – Gnarls Barkley
  • Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr
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MJ014 the mad ones

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Last night, I returned to my radio presenter roots in terms of the style of the show. I think I’ll hang out in that space going forward. I’ll keep the chat lively, but in the chatbox, not on the stream.

The Musical Journey Show #14

Here’s the playlist from last night

  • I Melt with You – Modern English
  • Cupid’s Arrow – Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
  • Dad Vibes – Limp Bizkit
  • Never Gonna Learn – Asking Alexandria
  • The Ballard of Chasey Lain – Bloodhound Gang
  • Stacked Actors – Foo Fighters
  • Astounded – Tantric
  • Otherside – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • She Hates Me – Puddle of Mudd
  • It’s Been Awhile – Staind
  • Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots
  • Disarm – The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Love Rollercoaster – 24US
  • Rise – Bob Clearmountain Remix – Public Image
  • The Ballroom Blitz – Andy Scott’s Sweet
  • Smile – Wolf Alice
  • Empire – Of Monsters and Men
  • Last Nite – The Strokes
  • House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

Don’t forget next Thursday, 28 October, I’ll be doing the Musical Journey Show Halloween Special. If you have any song suggestions you think I should include, drop me an email.

late afternoon pick me up

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black coffee, super hero style
pick me up

Late afternoon, sometimes you need a little something to lift your energy to get you over the line.

every generation needs a new revolution

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Hey ho, 4th of July, cookouts in the park or on the beach, hot dogs and burgers, beer…lots of beer, and fireworks, remember why we fought a revolution…don’t let the good times make you soft…

music from the score, tom petty, gikini kill, kim wilde, james brown, stevie wonder, tracy chapman, public enemy and more…

MJ002 The Musical Journey Show

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If you didn’t catch the Musical Journey show live this week (why not?) here’s the replay. We had a great time exploring some of favourite tracks in the indie / alt rock genre. This is a genre not so familiar to Cristina so it was definitely a journey for her.

Big shout out to those who listened live and contributed to the live playlist.

If you want to jam to the music-only version, here’s the Spotify link (please don’t forget to hit the ‘like’ button on the playlist.

pleasure as the purpose of life

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#32 Digital Calm: We discuss the Epicurean principles of life versus Hedonism and what we mean by “Balanced Pleasure.” Why housework is good for thinking and developing friendships can be the basis for a fulfilling life. The three kinds of desires and how you can use them to create a philosophy to live by. Near the end of the show Clay shares why he’s happier and a very simple and effective question that helps him decide how to spend his time.