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Have you ever thought about the story you are telling yourself about yourself? What deep seated beliefs do you affirm on a regular basis that do not promote where you want to be? In this episode Patrick and Rocco take on this topic and will show you how relevant your story is in achieving the life that you want. With some very concrete tasks to try and some very sound advice on getting started NOW, this episode will help you get to the heart of your story.  

Are you working towards mastery in something? Many people haven't yet found their passion and, as such, feel like working toward mastery in anything is a fool's folly. In this episode Patrick and Rocco will explain how a mastery mindset puts you on a course to strive for mastery in anything you are doing. As Rocco says,  "We are not striving for specific goals but being present in an ongoing practice". Too many times we are encouraged to focus on the destination instead of the journey, real success is sticking to the process regardless of the result. Join Patrick and Rocco as they give you the tools and inquiry needed to see if you have a mastery mindset.

We've all heard of the power of positive thinking, but there is never a guarantee that positive thinking will work. Negative thinking, on the other hand, almost always works. Today Patrick and Rocco are discussing the idea of neutral thinking. Neutral thinking, in contrast to positive thinking, always goes to the truth. Neutral thinking is detail oriented and focuses on the task at hand, it's Stoicism with a more palatable name. Neutral thinkers have confidence and the belief that they can win, but can also fail repeatedly and still see the benefit of the failure  In this podcast you can learn how to apply neutral thinking to your daily routine to help you achieve your goals, plus an action step to keep you on track right now.

Do you have guiding principles for your life? Have you written them down and do you engage with them on a regular basis? If no, why not? In this episode Patrick and Rocco will discuss the idea of having your "Principles to Live By" and give you some tips on how to come up with this list. Patrick will even share the "Shaw Family Constitution" which is a list of ideas that his family uses as their guiding principles. Don't miss the great stories on how these ideas came about and how they manifest! These are the things we believe. You should have a set of principles or values that guide your life. Shaw family constitution. Call to action, can you write down a few principles that you can live by? 

Research shows that we all have the talent we are born with but how do you translate that talent into actual achievement? In this episode Patrick and Rocco will take you through Angela Duckworth's (author of Grit) diagram on how talent is effectively applied to achievement and the pitfalls you could run into when using this formula. The great news? Talent plays a limited role and a large percentage of what you can accomplish in life relies on consistent effort, something that we all have in equal measure. Not to be missed!

The more difficult the task the better the execution must be. This is why goals are such an important part of achievement, they give you the framework that is necessary. So, knowing this, why do so many people fight the idea of having a goal? For some, a goal opens them up to failure. We must remember however that goals are not only about achievement but more about the progress you make in the attempts to achieve. This is key. In this episode Patrick and Rocco are in their wheelhouse and will share some stories and a few laughs around the topic of goals and why they are so critical to your fulfillment.

Happiness, as we discuss it, is a function of virtue, thus that with which we fill our minds is paramount. Join Patrick and Rocco as they discuss the books that have "filled their minds" and had the biggest impact on their lives. Full of a plethora of ideas and concepts from books ranging from The Law of Success to Mindset, this episode will make you want to hightail it to the bookstore. What could be better?  

Do you operate in fear? Fear can often be disguised as various things including an attachment to physical things. Today Rocco and Patrick will show us the two different kinds of attachment, one healthy, the other...not so much. But how does unhealthy attachment lead to fear and how else does fear manifest itself in your life? How many of your goals are born out of time, attachment or expectation? Patrick and Rocco will take you down a simple path that can help you overcome the fear that may be holding you back. Their standard refrain of habits and routines can be the  way to stop fear in its tracks. Let your time become simply about execution and see how that drives fear out of your mind. Capped off by a very manageable call to action, this episode is perfect for those of you who sometimes feel stuck.

Oftentimes knowing we need to change something is not enough. According to the book Atomic Habits there are three main drivers of creating new habits: results, process and identity. Unfortunately, the importance of identity is often overlooked. Identity based habits focus on who you wish to become. But how do you abandon your identity of the past (that may be holding you back from achieving your goals) and take on a new identity? Patrick and Rocco will give you some tangible action steps to do just that.   Books mentioned: Atomic Habits The Four Tendencies-Gretchen Rubin

Do you ever find yourself a little off track on your highest priorities? Take a deep dive into the Bridge the Gap system with Rocco and Patrick this week to learn how you can use it to stay focused on the activities that will most effectively achieve your wildly important goals. Full of practical tips (and some shocking confessions!), this episode is what these two know best; how to use the system to achieve freedom, fulfillment and happiness. 

Our 20th Episode!!! How do you break free of the oppression of your past? You might have noticed that there are themes that run through these podcasts. This week the theme of awareness brings Patrick and Rocco to David Hawkins' Levels of Consciousness. Being aware of where you sit on this map will help you identify why you react to situations the way you do and will help you potentially raise your consciousness. By changing your level of consciousness, you can shed the hindrances of your past experiences and more freely move on to achieve your most important goals. Books mentioned: Power Vs Force  

We live in a world where everyone wants everything quickly, but true achievement takes time. As Brian Tracy says, we overestimate what we can accomplish in a short period of time and underestimate what we can accomplish in a long period of time. Patrick is joined this week by a very special guest; Antoni is a Renaissance man in the truest sense. Academic, philosopher and all around great guy, Antoni will share his insight into consistency and achievement at the highest level. How can the study of particle physics translate into applying consistency to achieve your goals? Listen to find out!

This week Rocco and Patrick will share the simplest and shortest path to having a sense of gratitude. How do you get into a heightened state of gratitude where you don't have to think about it, it just overwhelms you? Like anything, great execution of the fundamentals leads you to the greatest success in life. Having a consuming sense of gratitude is not different, you must control your thoughts and energy.  By choosing gratitude repeatedly over negative thinking or worry you are casting a vote for your future self and setting yourself up for continued fulfillment. 

Take a deep dive with Rocco into the idea that "Any asset, left unmanaged, becomes a liability". Relevant in your financial life certainly, but relevant to your goals? Anything that you make an investment in is an asset, so goals, where you invest your time, energy and effort, are an asset. But how do they become unmanaged? Why would we invest in something and then let it get away from us? Sometimes both progress and delinquency can be so subtle that you don't notice it. Learn from Rocco how to recognize when you are letting your goals slip away and the habits you can develop to keep this from happening. 

What is important in your life? Can you easily distinguish between the urgent and important? If you are not consciously making time for the important activities you run the risk of letting the urgent consume you and running the race of "checking off boxes". Patrick and Rocco will share some ideas on making your important also your urgent and they will ask some probing questions that may just help you arrive at some valuable answers. 

This week Patrick and Rocco will tackle the idea that the discipline of taking personal responsibility for the condition of your life leaves you with greater freedom of choice. Like anything, once you take responsibility for your circumstances and stop blaming you actually take back control and put yourself squarely in a position to create change should change be necessary. But how do you stop the blame and defensiveness spiral? Full of tips to put you on the path, this episode is a powerful reminder that we are the creators of our lives and that it's never too late to take the reins.  

Special Guest Weldon Long! New York Times Bestselling author Weldon Long joins Patrick and Rocco this week to discuss purpose and the role it plays in our lives. Weldon's story is incredible, he went from three-time convicted felon serving time in the Federal Penitentiary to successful business owner, husband and father in a matter of ten years. His perspective on what it takes to really turn your life around is simple, easily applicable and, quite frankly, invaluable. Have your pen ready because you are going to want to take notes!   To listen to Weldon Long's "Morning Rituals" speech, just click the link below:  https://soundcloud.com/patrickstevenshaw/weldon-long-morning-ritual

This episode is chock full of practical tips and advice for getting your morning routine off the ground! It doesn't matter if you are a night person or a morning person, there is a power in committing to a morning routine and taking advantage of the time of day when you are fresh and well rested. The secret is in setting the stage the night before. But change has to come gradually and must be built on habits. Rocco and Patrick will share how they got started with their morning routines and what exactly works for them. If you are looking for practical ideas to make some changes in your life, this is the episode for you. "Consistency of habit is more important than perfect execution of a perfect plan" - Patrick Shaw  

Are you aware of the words that you use? Are they disempowering? What is the impact that your words have on other people? This week Patrick and Rocco will start with the words "I can't" and work you through some small verbal awareness and changes that will have an enormous effect on your life and fulfillment. Words are a stopgap for thoughts, they have the power to create or destroy. Make sure your words are always focused on addition, that they add value to the conversation. By making a commitment to positive words you can take another important step toward taking control of your environment and ultimately, your happiness.   Power vs Force (Hawkins) The Seven-Day Mental Diet with Emmet Fox: https://bridgethegaptoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-Seven-day-Mental-Diet-ebook.pdf  

Today Patrick and Rocco will tackle the idea that thoughts are things. A thought is a thing that will eventually manifest itself in your life, knowing this, what are you doing to control and manage your thoughts? As always, execution wins the day but what is the best method? How do you take action on this idea?  What you focus on expands, that's the bottom line.  Patrick and Rocco will give you the steps you need to take to control the contents of your mind and create unlimited success.