Episode 018

Join your host Tracy Duhs as she interviews Jason Goldberg, award-winning entrepreneur, a TEDx Speaker, and a previously 332lb man (who has since lost over 130lbs).

“Everything that we do, in every way we show up in the world there is a shadow side and a gift side. The gift of my humor and empathy is that it relaxes people, lowers their resistance, and facilitates transformation. And the shadow side of that to this day is that I can use it to get validation. To get approval. All of your gifts are shadows and all of our shadows are gifts.”

In this episode, Tracy and Jason share how our feelings dictate how we feel. They discuss the prison perspective, the power of safety, and the payoff to victimhood. Stay tuned to learn the importance of awareness and why curiosity is the key to success!

Key timestamps

• [7:30] Our thinking dictates how we feel.
• [10:35] The Prison Perspective.
• [15:30] The power in safety.
• [20:40] The catalyst that triggered his transformation.
• [28:25] The payoff to victimhood.
• [34:40] You can’t leave a place you’ve never been to.
• [36:18] If you are willing to look, you will find what you want.
• [39:09] Ad break.
• [41:12] Relationship Theory.
• [48:52] Curiosity is the key.
• [52:37] Interesting versus helpful.
• [54:50] Everything is conspiring to give you what you want.
• [57:10] How to balance surrender and be an example to our children.

Related Links/Products Mentioned

• Prison Break: Vanquish the Victim, Own Your Obstacles, and Lead Your Life
• Think and Grow Rich
• Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good)
• You Were Never Broken: Poems to Save Your Life
• How to Manufacture Fascination and Engineer Enthusiasm | Jason Goldberg | TEDxRaleigh

“My purpose in life is to leave everyone I meet with at least 5% more joy than I found them.”
-Jason Goldberg

About Jason Goldberg

After spending over a decade in a successful information technology career, Jason left the corporate world to launch an award-winning transportation start-up followed by cofounding and serving as CEO for a tech firm in partnership with NASA to commercialize technology from the space shuttle program.

He now focuses all of his humor, experience, and enthusiasm on being of deep service to inspiring individuals from pro-surfers to CEOs, and countless organizations such as Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Northrop Grumman, the National Association for Entrepreneurs, and the National Association of Residential Property Managers. His goal is not to simply give more information but instead to help people experience true transformation while having fun at the same time!