🎙️Episode 30: Transcending Ambivalence and Aligning Motivation (New Year 2025) 🎧Welcome to Episode 30 of Agents of Everything. In this New Year's Day 2025 special we dive head first into the natural human struggle with conflicting desires and motivations. Join me as we explore the art and craft of balancing creativity and productivity, and aligning our differing fears and desires. We discuss the nature of human motivation and discover how the concept of "parts" or "agencies"(referencing AI researcher Marvin Minsky) can help us live at the level of ‘higher choice’. Discover how to transcending ambivalence, avoiding dysfunction from dominating ‘parts’, and the begin your journey of aligning your inner motivations with your higher values. Whether you're setting new goals for the year or seeking harmony within your priorities, my hope is this will offer you valuable perspectives to guide you on your path to personal mastery.

As always, I hope you get much goodness from this episode of Agents of Everything - if you do and would like to deepen your engagement, please consider joining the Agents of Everything Nexus - a Live monthly open frame mentoring call plus ongoing license to ask me anything plus access to the nexus resource library (over 270 sessions on creating yourself as a creator of a life that you love).

All the very best

James Tripp

🔍 AI Timestamps:

00:00 Discussing motivation and promoting an audiobook release.

07:09 Ambivalence arises from conflicting motivations.

12:25 Balancing conflicting desires requires skilled decision-making.

18:29 Multiple internal parts collaborate for various functions.

22:35 Brains evolved for simplicity, modern life complex.

29:21 One focused intent takes precedence in execution.

33:46 Cravings persist despite new healthier habits.

40:31 Reflect on desires to understand personal motivations.

45:37 Procrastination desires peace, but balance is crucial.

51:42 Seeking strength through self-hypnosis, not indulgence.

54:44 Embrace non-judgmental awareness for self-discovery.

01:03:05 Focus attention for increased productivity, avoid distractions.

01:06:52 Live event recordings forced productivity despite resistance.

01:13:05 Welcome questions, conversation, mastery, deeper understanding.

🎙️Episode 29: Shamanics, Hypnotics, Neuroscience & Change with Melissa Tiers 🎧

Welcome to episode 29 of Agents of Everything. For this episode I (James Tripp) am joined by integrative hypnotist Melissa Tiers for a revealing conversation through which explore the realms of shamanism, hypnotics, and neuroscience, exploring how these diverse areas intersect with the art of change.

(The image of me on the poster is the one we are laughing about at the front end of the podcast!).

This is a conversation (as opposed to an interview) so we are both sharing our philosophies on equipping clients with tools for self-improvement, teaching them to manage emotions, and influencing their minds in creative ways. We also reflect on the legacy of Milton Erickson, improvisation in therapy, and the evolving understanding of change creation. The episode unfolds themes of personal growth, the playful side of professional self-identification, and the power of being present in the moment.

Beyond hypnosis And changework the conversation ranges from managing dreams through lucid dreaming to the improvisational nature of life, and we hope that the resulting tapestry of ideas challenges conventional frameworks and encourages curiosity.Join us as we explore the intersection of performance, therapy, and the profound impact of staying open to new experiences and methodologies on the path of personal transformation.Also please do give the episode a ❤️ if you appreciate it!

Melissa Tiers ‘Fix Your S**t’ Live in London (7th December 2024)

🔍 Episode Contents:

00:00 Hypnotist specializing in transformative change work.

08:39 Dynamic systems involve perpetuating and transformative patterns.

11:14 James thinks multilayeredly; others' dialogues influence perception.

20:24 Train well before giving materials for review.

22:29 Critique of evidence based’ hypnosis and change work

29:36 Therapies differ superficially, core unchanged universally.

35:36 Autobiographical self: Memory-based self-perception stories.

40:32 McGilchrist's book profoundly changed James’ consciousness.

42:36 Loss of certainty arising from neuroscientific learnings

49:53 Books, technology and learning.

57:38 Auto-trancework and self-hypnosis.

58:41 Experience and knowledge shape self-hypnosis capabilities.

01:07:13 NLP techniques training internal competencies through experiences.

01:09:25 Teaching self-hypnosis subtly acquires unconscious skills.

01:17:53 Trepidation about the mysterious ‘Chapter 13’.

01:23:42 Ericksonian language and individuality.

01:29:36 Fixing procrastination through intensive breakthrough sessions.

01:34:26 Training builds confidence for real-world learning interactions.

01:37:28 Transformational work unites practitioners with personal growth.

01:44:15 Melissa’s ‘Fix Your Shot’ UK workshop.

01:48:08 Recurring obstacle dream resolved by lucid dreaming.