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Summary: Do you like doing things that scare the bejesus out of you?<br> I'm a fan of freaking yourself out – and maybe even others in the process – as long as it's intentional and for a good cause.<br> Well, I'm extremely intentional in this solo episode as I champion the causes of authenticity, vulnerability, and freedom through letting go.<br> The first question you may have after listening a bit is, “Wait … did he really go there?” And the answer is, “Yes. Yes I did.”<br> I've been withholding much of who I was, who I am, and who I want to be for far too long, and that ends now.<br> But I'm scared. Straight. Up. Scared.<br> I'm afraid that (just for starters):<br> <br> * My words are too raw, too crude, or I've otherwise screwed up something between my brain and mouth that you'll hear way different than I intended.<br> * People will look down upon me as “unredeemable” in some ways.<br> * There are no “take backs” now that I've hit publish.<br> * I'm a giant hypocrite.<br> * What I say will come across as self-absorbed, self-important, and – more than anything – radically unkind to myself and what I try to represent in the world.<br> * I'll need explain the unexplainable, issue disclaimers, and provide way too much context for people to really understand why I feel the way and I do.<br> <br> I'm intensely grateful for what and who I have in my life, but I'm super entitled at the same time. I'm a stumbling, bumbling contradiction who's just about done withholding all this crap I've kept inside for years. <br> So if you want to know how rich I am, how poorly I've treated my dogs, how controlling I get on “leaderless” projects, how bad my sugar binging still is, how much I love putting on a show, how fearful I am to say “I love you,” how much work this lifestyle entrepreneur still does, and why I quit things that seem hard … just press play.<br> Podcasting is a naturally one-way transmission, but let's change it up now and create a two-way street (as you'll hear me explain towards the end of the episode). Heck, let's make it a roundabout and include friends and family who need this kind of frank conversation, too!<br> You're about to Learn …<br> <br> * Who I was, who I am, and who I want to be – truly and completely.<br> * Just how freakin' rich I am.<br> * Lots of things I'm scared of by publishing this episode.<br> * Why SimpleREV makes me feel like an entitled parent (or spoiled brat).<br> * How I've wronged my dogs and why.<br> * How I struggle with addiction and why I still feel hopeless sometimes.<br> * Why it took me fourteen years to tell a best friend, “I love you.”<br> * My history with quickly quitting anything that seems hard.<br> * How I'm not “loyal to the absent.”<br> <br> <br> <br> Resources and Items Mentioned in This Episode:<br> <br> * Websites:<br> <br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/patreon" target="_blank">Smart and Simple Matters on Patreon</a><br> <br> <br> * Resources:<br> <br> * <a href="http://simplerev.com/local">SimpleREV Local</a><br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/authenticrelating" target="_blank">The Authentic Relating Games Handbook</a><br> <br> <br> * Books:<br> <br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/theartofasking" target="_blank">The Art of Asking</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Heart-Addiction-Understanding-Alcoholism/dp/0060958030">The Heart of Addiction</a><br> <br> <br> * Podcast Episodes<br> <br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/smart-and-simple-matters-podcast-031-with-jessie-kinowski" target="_blank">Why You Need More Nothing With Jessie Kinowski – SASM031</a><br> <br> <br> * Blog Posts:<br> <br> * <a href="http://hrostoski.com/2014/03/withholding/">Mike Hrostoski: What Are You Withholding?</a><br> * <a href="http://www.becomingminimalist."></a>
