You’ve been told to chase revenue, followers, and funnels. But what if the “rules” of business you’ve been following are the very ones keeping you stuck?

In this deep, high-energy conversation, George is joined by Kyle Nelson and Eli Libby for a raw dismantling of the business myths that burn people out, and the truth that actually moves the needle.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the things but still spinning your wheels, this episode is your permission slip to break the rules, build what works, and remember who you are.

This episode is a firestorm of clarity, conviction, and calling out the lies we unconsciously buy into as entrepreneurs. Kyle, Eli, and George go deep on the dangerous addiction to validation, why “doing more” is often a trauma response, and how real transformation requires truth over tactics.

You’ll walk away with a renewed understanding of your voice, your power, and how to build a business that serves people and fulfills you.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The hidden lies baked into online business culture
• How trauma shows up in business (and how to heal it)
• Why “scaling” is not always the next best move
• The trap of chasing applause instead of alignment
• The power of honest messaging and authentic leadership
• How to stop building for others and start building for yourself
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Your truth will outperform your tactics, every time.
✔️Validation is addictive. Freedom is built in silence.
✔️You don’t need more funnels. You need more you.
✔️Stop outsourcing your value to external metrics.
✔️When you stop lying to yourself, the game changes.

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – Welcome & setup: How this episode came to be
[04:12] – Kyle on business trauma: When high-performers hide pain
[09:45] – Eli shares: The lies that kept him stuck for years
[15:25] – The “validation economy” and how it messes with your head
[21:50] – Unlearning the rules: When doing less opens more doors
[29:00] – Why truth is the best business strategy
[35:45] – The illusion of “scale” and the lie of more
[43:10] – Kyle’s turning point: When enough was enough
[50:20] – Eli on boundaries, trauma, and transformation
[58:40] – Creating from truth vs performing for applause
[1:06:10] – The power of messaging that comes from integrity
[1:14:50] – Final reflections + What they’re building now

Connect with Eli & Kyle

• Website: https://soloretreat.co/
• Instagram: @solo_retreat_co
• YouTube: @soloretreat
• Kyle Nelson
• Eli Libby
• Book on Amazon

Your Challenge This Week:
Which business lie have you been believing?
Tag George (@itsgeorgebryant), Kyle, or Eli (@solo_retreat_co) on Instagram and share your biggest “aha” moment from this episode. Start the conversation. Someone else needs to hear what you have to say.

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What if the very thing you’ve been avoiding… is the exact thing you’ve been asking for?

In this raw, soul-level solo episode, George unpacks the hidden wisdom that often lies on the other side of discomfort. He doesn’t just talk about mindset, he models it. If you’ve felt stretched, tired of the noise, or craving clarity in your business and life, this one will hit like a mirror, a mentor, and a momentum reset… all in under 45 minutes.

From the beaches of Cancun, George drops 7 powerful reflections that helped shape his year and sharpen his leadership. No fluff, no formulas, just straight talk about what matters when you’re scaling something real. This is the kind of episode you’ll want to save, revisit, and share with your inner circle.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why stillness is a strategy, not a weakness
• How to navigate the quiet seasons in business
• The performance trap vs. participation mindset
• Why your value doesn’t come from being “the answer”
• How macro patience drives long-term wins
• What it means to build a life with joy and curiosity at the center
• The truth about resistance and why it’s often the right path
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Stillness is powerful, sometimes the best move is no move.
✔️Stop performing. Start participating.
✔️You don’t need to be the savior. You just need to show up.
✔️Long-term success requires long-term patience.
✔️Curiosity and joy aren’t luxuries, they’re fuel.
✔️Resistance is the curriculum. Don’t quit the class.

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – Welcome from Cancun + Why discomfort leads to breakthrough
[02:10] – The power of reflection: What 2025 taught me
[05:30] – Lesson 1: Stay connected when it’s quiet
[09:15] – Lesson 2: Performance vs. Participation
[14:40] – Lesson 3: It’s not about you (and that’s a relief)
[19:05] – Lesson 4: Macro patience & sustainable success
[25:10] – Lesson 5: Let joy and curiosity be enough
[31:30] – Lesson 6: Relationships evolve, let them
[36:55] – Lesson 7: There is no finish line, resistance is the path
[41:50] – Final invitation for 2026: What are you carrying forward?

Your Challenge This Week:
What was your biggest lesson of 2025?

DM George @itsgeorgebryant because your clarity can be someone else’s breakthrough.

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Awareness isn’t comfort. It’s responsibility.

Most people avoid it because it asks more of you… it demands honesty, ownership, and growth. But if you’re ready to stop sleepwalking through life and start living with intention, this episode will challenge the way you see yourself, your business, and your leadership.

In this soul-level conversation, George sits down with Taylor Cavanaugh for a raw, real, and revealing look at what it truly takes to lead yourself. They explore how honest reflection unlocks transformation, why most people leave impact on the table, and how to reclaim power in the smallest moments.

Taylor brings deep insight into the courage it takes to see your blind spots, the patterns we unconsciously repeat, and the healing that happens when you own your story, without shame or sugarcoating.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, parent, or just someone ready to stop numbing and start choosing, this episode is an invitation back to presence, truth, and aligned leadership.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why self-awareness is the starting line, not the destination
• The real cost of unconscious reactions in your business and life
• How to shift from survival mode into aligned leadership
• Tools and stories that help rewire your perspective and emotional regulation
• Why vulnerability is the birthplace of sustainable growth
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Self-awareness isn’t about perfection, it’s about responsibility
✔️Most people aren’t stuck from lack of ability, but from refusal to look inward
✔️You don’t need a new plan… you need new choices in how you respond
✔️Emotional honesty is the foundation of leadership, not a weakness
✔️Ownership of your patterns creates the freedom to choose differently
✔️The moments you want to avoid are often the exact ones that hold your breakthrough

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – Opening quote: Awareness isn’t comfort, it’s responsibility
[03:00] – Taylor joins: why true change starts with brutal honesty
[10:30] – The “mirror moments” that shifted everything for Taylor
[18:15] – Avoidance vs. awareness: the crossroads every leader hits
[24:40] – How unconscious trauma shows up in business and relationships
[30:55] – From bypassing to bravery: sitting in the discomfort
[37:20] – The impact of parenting, identity, and generational patterns
[45:00] – Nervous system regulation and responding instead of reacting
[52:15] – Choosing alignment when everything feels heavy
[59:05] – Final reflections: reclaiming your power starts with seeing yourself
[1:04:30] – Closing wisdom: your future is shaped by your honesty today

Connect with Taylor:
Website: taylorcavanaugh.com
Instagram: @tcavofficial
Youtube: @tcavofficial

Your Challenge This Week:

• Comment “HONESTY” on our latest Instagram post @itsgeorgebryant and we’ll DM you Taylor’s top 3 journal prompts for powerful self-reflection.
• Share this episode with someone who’s ready to lead from the inside out.

Want to master aligned leadership, regulate your nervous system, and stop repeating the same old patterns in life and business?

Join our next live event: The Lighthouse Workshop, March 2026: mindofgeorge.com/event

You’ll walk away with clarity, tools, and community that will change your trajectory, for real this time.

Welcome to the final episode in the 7-part RESET IN 20 series. In this episode, George takes you inside one of the most vulnerable seasons of his life and teaches the foundational mindset practice that transforms overwhelm into power: standing guard at your lighthouse: your mind, your heart, and your perspective.

This isn’t about hacks or tactics. It’s about reclaiming your agency and choosing what thoughts get access to your lighthouse.

Whether you’re burned out, uncertain, or just need a reminder of who you are, this episode equips you with a simple but profound way to come back to center and protect what matters most.

This isn’t just a reset, it’s a revival of your inner guard.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why unchecked thoughts become mental prisons
• The difference between reaction vs. response (and why it matters)
• How to build your “medicine cabinet” of mindset tools
• What Jim Rohn, Mike Tyson, and Stephen Furtick all have in common (hint: perspective)
• Why strategy fails without perspective and how to avoid that trap
• A live, behind-the-scenes window into how George rebuilds from adversity
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Stand guard at your lighthouse: Protect your mind, heart, and perspective like your life depends on it, because it does.
✔️Perspective is the difference between power and prison. You can have the right strategy, but the wrong mindset will sabotage it.
✔️Choose to respond, not react. Your past does not deserve to lead your present.
✔️Build your mental “medicine cabinet.” Fill it with the tools, books, videos, and reminders that bring you back to center.
✔️Clarity doesn’t come from chaos. Emotional spirals don’t lead to solutions, presence does.
✔️Community matters. Surround yourself with a triage team who can remind you who you are when you forget.
✔️You only lose when you quit. Keep building your vision, even if it doesn’t look like you thought it would.

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – “It doesn’t matter if it comes from a friend, an enemy, or yourself. Poison is poison.”
[01:30] – Series Recap & What’s Coming
[03:00] – The Lighthouse Metaphor. Standing guard at your lighthouse = standing guard at your perspective.
[05:12] – Public Growth & Raw Confessions
[08:00] – The Coffee + Poison Analogy (via Jim Rohn) It doesn’t matter who puts the poison in your coffee… if you drink it, it’ll harm you.
[10:00] – Medicine Cabinet + SOS Reframe: Self-Treat, Triage Team & Medicine Cabinet
[12:00] – The Cost of Perspective Spiral
[13:30] – “Bite by Bite” Method
[15:00] – You Only Lose If You Quit

Your Challenge This Week:

1. DM George on Instagram @itsgeorgebryant to share your biggest takeaway or how this RESET IN 20 series has supported you.
2. Share this episode with someone who needs a fresh start and tell them exactly why.
3. Reflect and journal: What’s one belief or thought you’re ready to stop giving access to your lighthouse?

Upcoming Live Event – Join George and the community for a 3-4 day transformative experience centered on mindset, customer journey, and connection.

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What if the thing holding you back in business… isn’t strategy, mindset, or even trauma but your energy?

In this expansive and electrifying episode, George is joined by Dr. Espen, a quantum coach, biohacker, and global speaker who bridges the worlds of science and spirit. Together, they unlock the power of quantum physics, conscious awareness, and energy alignment in healing, business, and life.

This is more than a conversation, it’s a frequency shift.

Together they unpack everything from the subconscious blocks affecting your income, to how quantum science validates ancient wisdom, to the keys to unlocking vibrational alignment in business, relationships, and health.

If you’re ready to raise your frequency and tap into your full potential, this episode is your blueprint.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The 8 areas of life that impact your vibrational frequency
• What quantum physics reveals about your thoughts, identity, and wealth
• How trauma and unresolved emotion lower your energetic set point
• The truth about self-sabotage (and how to end the cycle)
• How to activate the field of infinite possibility in your life
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️You don’t attract what you want, you attract what you are.
✔️Energy is everything. Mastering it unlocks exponential healing and growth.
✔️Subconscious wounds drive 95% of behavior, you must go within to shift what you see outside.
✔️Your wealth is a reflection of your worth.
✔️Business success is not just strategy… it’s vibrational alignment.

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – Dr. Espen’s backstory: from wheelchair to quantum mastery
[09:10] – Bridging science and spirituality: what is “quantum coaching”?
[17:36] – The quantum model of change: shifting from victim to creator
[24:45] – Understanding the “quantum field” and how we affect it
[32:01] – Self-sabotage, healing trauma, and nervous system regulation
[41:14] – Raising your frequency through lifestyle and intention
[48:39] – Why business growth is spiritual growth
[56:11] – Wealth consciousness and your energetic set point
[1:04:50] – How to unlock your divine potential
[1:10:28] – Final truth bomb: it’s already within you

Connect with Dr. Espen:
Website: drespen.com
Instagram: @dr_espen
Facebook: Dr. Espen Wold-Jensen
TikTok: @dr_espen
YouTube: Dr Espen Wold-Jensen

Your Challenge This Week:
Which part of your life needs a frequency shift?

• Tag @itsgeorgebryant and @dr_espen with your biggest takeaway and share how you’re aligning your business with your energy.

Reminder: You’re not here to hustle. You’re here to harmonize.

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You don’t win trophies at the finish line… you win them in the reps nobody sees.

This short, powerful episode reminds you that your dream life isn’t built in big, flashy moves. It’s created through small, intentional shifts, done with consistency. Every micro habit you build today becomes the receipt you redeem tomorrow. If you’re tired of all-or-nothing patterns and want a sustainable path forward, this is your moment.

George reveals how to stop self-sabotage, end the cycle of overcommitting, and finally build the consistency you’ve been craving. He introduces his “Wedge of Expectations” model (aka the Consistency Compass) to help you protect your habits, even on your worst days, and anchor your confidence in intentionality, not instant results.

This isn’t just about personal development, it’s about transformation that lasts.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why discipline and consistency matter more than intensity
• How to stop overcommitting and start building real momentum
• The 2-part formula that creates sustainable transformation
• How to design your minimum viable habit with a realistic floor
• Why anchoring your confidence to your intent will change everything
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Your current life is a receipt for your past habits, not your past goals
✔️Dreams without goals (and discipline) lead to disappointment
✔️You don’t need perfect conditions, you need daily intention
✔️The “Wedge of Expectations” helps you stay consistent no matter how you feel
✔️Set a ceiling (ideal scenario) and a floor (minimum commitment) for your habits
✔️Real confidence comes from showing up, not from outcomes

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – The trophy isn’t earned at the race
[01:45] – RESET IN 20 series context + welcome
[03:10] – Your life is the result of Tuesday at 3pm, not your vision board
[05:20] – Why small changes matter more than sprints
[06:45] – What is the “Wedge of Expectations”?
[08:30] – One habit that shifts everything (90-day future lens)
[10:00] – Confidence comes from intention, not dopamine
[11:20] – The Denzel quote that sparked this episode
[13:30] – Why George had to relearn his own lesson
[14:45] – You can’t fail when your consistency is protected
[15:20] – Discipline + consistency + grace = sustainable transformation

Your Challenge This Week:
What’s one small shift you’ll commit to this week?
DM George “WEDGE” on Instagram @itsgeorgebryant to get the floor/ceiling habit template and start your momentum today.

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Talent is overrated.

If you want to build a brand, a legacy, or a life of meaning, you need consistency, not just skills.

In this powerful conversation, George is joined by Marty McDonald, a master of brand-building and connection, to explore what it takes to show up when no one is clapping yet. This episode isn’t about hacks or trends. It’s about heart, ownership, and the daily discipline of becoming the kind of person your vision requires.

This episode dives into the unsexy but essential truth behind long-term success: consistency beats talent every time. Marty shares how he built his business, his brand, and his life by relentlessly showing up and choosing integrity over ego.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The underrated power of consistency over natural talent
• How to own your voice even when you feel like no one’s listening
• The difference between showing up for applause and showing up with purpose
• How to stop comparing and start leading
• Why entrepreneurship is an identity game not a marketing game
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Consistency trumps talent. The world honors those who show up daily, not just those who show up flashy.
✔️Legacy is built through repetition. Brick by brick, day by day, no shortcuts.
✔️Own your space. Stop waiting to be picked. Choose yourself and start leading.
✔️Lead audaciously. Courage and conviction are more powerful than credentials.
✔️Stop comparing and start connecting. Your value is in your being, not your metrics.

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – Welcome + why Marty’s mindset stands out
[07:18] – “Consistency over talent” the story behind the philosophy
[14:22] – Owning your voice in a noisy, distracted world
[21:33] – Showing up without permission and leading from the front
[28:05] – Breaking free from performance-based identity
[35:44] – Why people follow presence, not polish
[42:58] – The grind of building without guarantees
[49:30] – Redefining leadership as ownership, not authority
[56:01] – Final lessons from Marty: audacity, heart, and showing up anyway
[1:02:45] – Closing words: your consistency is your superpower

Connect with Marty McDonald:
Website: https://bosswomen.org/
Instagram:@martytmcdonald

Your Challenge This Week:
What’s one area of your life where you’ve been waiting instead of showing up?
The world doesn’t reward potential, it rewards proof. And proof comes from consistency.

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You’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re not broken.

You’re just trying to live a championship life on an empty tank.

We refuel our cars. We charge our phones. But when was the last time you recharged yourself? In today’s world of non-stop noise and endless hustle, true rest has become a forgotten art and it’s killing your clarity, creativity, and connection. This episode is your permission (and your guide) to stop, breathe, and refill your tank the right way.

George breaks down the seven types of rest your mind, body, and spirit are desperately begging for and why sleep alone isn’t cutting it. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re still exhausted after eight hours of sleep or why your creative spark has vanished, this is your missing piece.

You’ll discover how to identify the specific kind of rest you’re lacking and how to build intentional, restorative pauses into your daily life, without blowing up your calendar or business.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Why “physical rest” is only one part of the recovery puzzle
• The 7 different types of rest and how they refuel different parts of your life
• The question to ask yourself about how you’re using your time
• How stillness creates space for spiritual, creative, and emotional breakthroughs
• Practical micro-rest practices to prevent burnout and boost alignment
  

Key Takeaways:
✔️Sleep vs complete rest. There are seven kinds of rest your system needs:

1. Social Rest: nourishing relationships, removing negative energy
2. Sensory Rest: disconnecting from screens, noise, and stimulation
3. Mental Rest: stillness, silence, and space to think
4. Emotional Rest: changing your surroundings to reset your mood
5. Creative Rest: play, art, and activities that unlock flow
6. Spiritual Rest: prayer, nature, meditation, and reconnecting with higher purpose
7. Physical Rest: sleep, massage, breathwork, and actual pause
   

✔️Rest is not indulgent, it’s required for clarity, performance, and peace.
✔️The best ideas, vision, and strategies come when you’re not grinding.
✔️Do an “intentionality audit”: how much of your time is aligned with your future self?

Timestamps & Highlights:
[00:00] – You’re Not Lazy, You’re Running on Empty
[01:05] – What This Episode Is Really About
[02:10] – Why Sleep Alone Isn’t Enough
[03:20] – The Cost of Hustle Culture
[05:10] – The Wake-Up Call (Phone-Free Experience)
[07:20] – Stillness Creates Clarity
[08:45] – “You’ve Never Been Quiet Enough to Hear God’s Whispers”
[10:30] – The 30-Day Time Audit Question. A powerful reflection: how much of your time is aligned with your future self vs. keeping you stuck?
[12:00] – The 7 Types of Rest
[22:50] – Stop hustling for busy work. Rest intentionally. Measure success by the integrity of your inputs, not just outcomes.
[24:00] – Rest isn’t optional, it’s the gateway to alignment, clarity, and sustainable growth.

Your Challenge This Week:
Which type of rest are you craving most right now? DM me @itsgeorgebryant or share this episode with someone who needs to stop running on empty.

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