I recorded this 'Inspiration From My Soul' 3 years ago in early 2021 and would listen to this track during my morning routine. I hope this prayer inspires you on your journey if you stumble upon it :)

Inspiration From My Soul pt 1 (from Jan 2023) - I Can Today

Bobby Hall, a mastermind in sales, a seasoned entrepreneur, and one of the top financial professionals in the country. Bobby talks about his mindset that allowed him to overcome serious childhood adverse circumstances and become a millionaire in his early 30s.

Ep 2 with Bobby Hall

Nick Miller is a high performing Computer Science student at The Ohio State University. He stops in the studio with Justyn to talk about what qualities exist in good friends as well as how to sculpt more meaningful relationships.

Ep 3 with Nick Miller

Laith is a true practitioner and embodiment of Creating The Game. Laith shares his underdog story and his proven system that has allowed him to succeed in the face of adversity throughout his whole life.

Ep 4 - with Laith Khalaf

Marc Rice is a young entrepreneur in the making with a successful east coast lifestyle brand called "Atlantica Apparel Company". His childhood experiences and aspirations to influence the world have developed him into a hustler. 

Check out his personal Instagram: @Marcrice8 
His business Instagram: @atlanticaapparel
And check out Atlantica Apparel's Website:  www.atlanticaapparel.com

Ep 5 with Marc Rice CEO of Atlantica Apparel Co.

Natalie Bell is a registered nurse who has served for both oncology  patients and in the neonatal Intensive Care Units. She is currently working to become a family nurse practitioner. Additionally, Natalie is a health and wellness enthusiast as well. Listen to Natalie and Justyn's insights on the importance of self-development and their journeys into this space.

Check Natalie out on instagram: @nataliebell9 

Thanks for your investment into yourself and your life, 
"Creating The Game" Team

Ep 6 with Natalie Bell

Nicki Meyer-Dennis is the CEO of AccelWELL; a company that works with employers to advocate for wellness in the workplace. Nicki comes from a athletic background where she played college volleyball and her father is a well known college football coach. Justyn and Nicki weigh in on the importance of her family, a proactive approach and perspective  to mental health and different ways to view purpose and values.


Check Nicki out on social media: 
Insta: @Nicki_Meyer_Dennis 
Twitter: @Nicki_07

Ep 7 with Nicki Meyer Dennis

Alex Poinar is a MMA fighter with a pro-debut coming in the beginning of Summer 2018. He is a combat sport veteran with experience and success in Ju-Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Kickboxing, Shotokan Karate and a business owner of ATP - A successful athletic apparel company. 

Alex has awesome insights on visualization techniques, setting goals, having a relentless work ethic, and many other awesome thought processes in his approach to life. 

Check out Alex on instagram: apoinar_atpmma

Ep 8 with Alex Poinar

Jay Clouse is a local entrepreneur and influencer in the Columbus community. He runs a business callled "Unreal Collective" which is an accelerator for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creatives to take their craft to the next level. 

Jay can be found at jayclouse.com or on instagram/twitter @jayclouse 

If you find this episode to be helpful, please rate our podcast on iTunes or share the podcast with those people you love most. Go out and create your game.

Ep 9 with Jay Clouse

Wes Smith is a recent grad of The Ohio State University and will be an analyst at Barclays investment bank on Wall Street. 

Wes's circumstance he was brought up in provided him a significant amount of struggle to finance his education. He started a lawn care company at the age of 14 and grew it into one of the most successful companies in his area. He has started a scholarship program to help the kids behind him in his community attend great colleges. Additionally, he started an investment banking development program at Ohio State to prepare Freshman and Sophomores prepare themselves for the investment banking track through college.

His mindset is what makes him different. Check it out in Episode 10 of Creating the Game.

Ep 10 with Wes Smith

Episode 11 is with Paul Delany, a partner and the Chief People Officer at AMEND Consulting. Listen to Paul's insights on his approach to making the most of his life and finding a way to connect with everyone around him. 

SHOW NOTES:

Book Mentioned: Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris

1:30 Introduction
4:30 Growing up in a different country 
12:00 Recognizing what is going for you 
17:30 Overcoming victim mentality 
20:00 Empowering yourself to overcome the default
26:00 Developing Agility
35:00 The world's currency is connection
39:00 The long game
42:00 Unique culture at AMEND
48:00 What's Paul working on?

Ep 11 with Paul Delaney - "The Greatest Time To Be Alive"

This is an episode recorded on Justyn's 22nd birthday. 

Justyn shares some of the truths that have allowed him to "level-up" in his life and also the importance of developing self-awareness in order to live a more proactive and anticipatory life. He shares some of his lessons he learned from close deaths that have occurred in his life. This podcast episode is attributed to Lucas Marcelli & Jayden Bostic. 

Books Referenced: 
Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

Other Recommended Resources: 
Tony Robbins Gratitude Meditation (on youtube)
Connor McGregor documentary (Netflix)

Ep 12 - Justyn's Take on Truths And Self-Awareness

Cathy Hanlin is the founder of Empowered Minds and also serves as a success and results coach. In this episode, Justyn and Cathy discuss their experience at the world famous Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within seminar. This episode sheds light on many areas; particularly why waking up to see what your life could be and that changing the world starts with changing ourselves first. Justyn and Cathy even weigh-in on what it would take to achieve world peace. 

Check Out Empowered Minds!
https://empoweredminds.mykajabi.com/
https://www.facebook.com/justownyou/

Episode Timeline:
2:00 “The Fire Walk” 
6:45 Cathy’s toughest adversity 
10:00 Empowered Minds and a struggling generation
12:50: Why its important to be the person first and start with ourselves in order to change the world
16:00 Living life in gratitude 
20:30 What beliefs construct your reality 
26:00 Asking “What do I really want?” 
29:00 Letting go of the desire to control others 
33:00 Understanding Failure 
38:00 Things that Cathy is working on 
41:00 Caring what others think of us and asking better questions 
49:00 Is world Peace attainable?

Thanks so much for your listen. The Creating the Game team appreciates it very much!

Ep 13 "Wake Up! It Starts With You First" with Cathy Hanlin

In a single word, Mr. Michael Giuliano can be best summarized as a modern day Impresario.

He is a serial entrepreneur most recently leaving his mark in Silicon Valley in the highly competitive electric vehicle space.
Michael is perhaps one of the most sought after marquis speakers today on leadership and team concept by the highest ranked athletic programs as well as in the Fortune 500’s elite.

Most importantly, he is an authentic person filled with the ability to donate generous amounts of time and effort to his true passion of making people become their best, exceeding their own personal limits.

Ep 14 "The BLUEPR!NT" With Michael Giuliano

"What makes you come alive?" That question is at core of everything Grant Mosher does. Grant built his career as a Certified Financial Planner for millionaires...only to realize that so many of his clients had sold the most exciting years of their lives to an employer, and were now too old or too tired to fully enjoy the benefits of their hard work. In early 2018, he had a choice: Continue taking Door #1 - stay on cruise control, grind away at his 8-5, and build a lucrative career as a partner of an established financial planning firm... Or Door #2 - wake the f*ck up, quit his day job, start his own business, travel the country, and live a life that made him come alive. Spoiler alert: he took Door #2, and he wants to help you do the same.

Follow Grant on Social Media @GrantMosher
Check Out Launchpad Planning: https://launchpadplanning.com/

Show Notes: 
5:00 Grant's realization he was not serving in the capacity that he desired
7:00 Falling victim to the script 
12:00 How to make the jump 
23:00 The importance of striking an emotional cord for financial and life action 
23:45 Importance of thinking about death 
28:00 Social media's and other's influence on our self worth 
33:00 Losing sight of who you are and the importance of self-healing 
36:00 Embracing the truth hosed within mental struggles and shattering old belief systems 
37:40 The grind to overcome insecurity and rebuilding the material we put into our minds 
40:00 How strong people should act
42:00 If you don't have your mental health right, your life is on the verge of shambles constantly
44:00 Positive tribalism and building a tribe
46:45 The importance of alone time in self-development

Content Referenced: 
"Ego is the Enemy" - Ryan Holiday

Ep 16 with Grant Mosher "Door Number Two"

Mark Dickerhoof is a senior ISE major and eminence scholar at The Ohio State University, cofounder of Best Food Forward at OSU, and management consultant at McKinsey and Company. Justyn and Mark discuss their trip to the wilderness to rejuvenate, level up, and realign with their missions. 

They talk about nihilism v optimism, the meaning of the human experience being created inside ourselves, the importance of elegance over efficiency, and areas of their life they are looking to improve on.

Ep 17 with Mark Dickerhoof "Elegance v Efficiency"

Episode 18 "Finding Your Why" features Paul Epstein. Paul worked for over a decade in the professional sports industry. He served in numerous different roles, one of which was a top sales executive with the San Fransisco 49ers organization.

This was all fantastic until he found his why and it was compelling enough for him to change the entire trajectory of his career path. He is now a leadership consultant and the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the BW Leadership Institute. BWLI builds people-centric cultures to deliver intentional, business outcomes.

We discuss many different topics, from healthy organizational culture, to a growth mindset, to the importance of having a coach in your life. Paul does a phenomenal job highlighting the most important lesson of the podcast, which is to find your "why."

Don't hesitate to connect with Paul on LinkedIn and reach out sharing your appreciation for this episode. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-epstein-6a42738/

Ep 18 With Paul Epstein "Finding Your Why"

Episode 19 of Creating the Game features John Sirpilla. I had the privilege to grow up around John and always looked up to him as someone living life at the highest level. He is the founder of Encourage LLC, which is a private equity company with a diverse portfolio from health care to interior design to retail and event spaces to spirit brands and fashion wear. He is a member on numerous boards and a professional speaker to businesses, communities, and universities about managing thoughts, leading yourself to productive choices, and framing each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-development and growth. Most importantly, John is a proud father and husband and grounded in his faith. This episode was awesome for me because I got to share John’s impact on my life during the loss of my youngest brother in 2008. We discuss the importance of spirituality, bringing great people into your life, happiness, and how your thoughts create your reality. Johnny is the definition of what it means to create the game.

Ep 19 with John Sirpilla "Family, Faith, & Business"

We jump back in on the podcast with John Sirpilla on episode 21. This episode we discuss personal brand, character, operating at a high level in the business world, and giving to life.

Bio: John Sirpilla is the founder of Encourage LLC, which is a private equity company with a diverse portfolio from health care to interior design to retail and event spaces to spirit brands and fashion wear. He is a member on numerous boards and a professional speaker to businesses, communities, and universities about managing thoughts, leading yourself to productive choices, and framing each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-development and growth. Most importantly, John is a proud father and husband and grounded in his faith.

Ep 21 Johnny Sirpilla (Pt 2) "Personal Brand"

Erin Halleran is a bright mind and kind heart that drives positive impact through social entrepreneurship. In this podcast Justyn and Erin talk a great deal about the importance of giving yourself permission to be great and not waiting for approval. She currently works as a full time analyst and is currently in the process of founding an impact venture fund, Miracle Innovation Fund. Erin has started two programs to help teach entrepreneurship to incarcerated population, started her own management consulting services company, and has deep experiences working with and for social enterprises. 

Connect with Erin on Social Media: 
Instagram: erinhalleran 


Timeline: 
1:45 About Erin 
3:30 How Erin Engages with Social Entrepreneurship 
4:30 Why not drop out of school?
8:55 Experience working at Hot Chicken Takeover 
11:30 Ohio Prison Entrepreneurship Program 
15:00 Take Aways and understandings being a social entrepreneur 
19:00 Where does her belief come from?
21:30 Where does motivation come from
25:00 Power of Coincidence 
28:00 Spending time with the right people 
31:00 Two ways to listen

Ep 22 "Social Entrepreneurship" with Erin Halleran

Steve Miller is the Founder and President of Millwood Incorporated. He started this business at the age of 19 and has grown it now to one of the top competitors in their industry, where the company is home to nearly 2,000 employees with 30 facilities across the country. Steve’s story is nothing short of an inspiration. His approach life and business is rooted in faith and it has driven him to become one of the best in the world at what he does.  I’m excited to share with you a great leader and friend - strap in for an awesome story.

Show Notes: 
Life Growing Up: 2:30
The stake in the ground in Steve's life: 7:45
Steve going into business after high school: 10:45
...

Intro Music Credit:
Midnight by Serge Narcissoff | https://soundcloud.com/sergenarcissoff

Ep 23 with Steve Miller "Incorporating Faith with Business"

I was first introduced to Reiki when the Director of Critical Care Nursing, and Associate Director of Integrative Nursing at the OSU Med Center came into a class and discussed the practical use of this alternative form of healing through a lecture. In my research I have found that Reiki is a vibrational, or subtle energy, therapy most commonly facilitated by light touch, which is believed to balance the biofield and strengthen the body's ability to heal itself. Although systematic study of efficacy is scant thus far, Reiki is increasingly used as an adjunct to conventional medical care, both in and out of hospital settings. 

I am very interested in alternative forms of medicine and healing and had to find the best Reiki practitioner in the area. After researching, I found Linda Haley who is a master reiki practitioner, teacher, and an incredibly passionate and fulfilled individual. She has been practicing for decades and has found a way to mix her passion, her purpose, and her profession all in one space that she has created from the ground up. I am incredibly grateful I had the opportunity to connect with such a wise leader who approached her work and life from an incredibly spiritual lens. I learned a lot recording this episode and hope you will appreciate Linda’s message as much as I did.

Ep 24 With Reiki Master Linda Haley "Finding Meaning And Purpose"

Dr. Mark Sullivan is an organizational psychologist, an Ohio State Fisher College of Business faculty member, a coach to executives and government leaders, and a motivational speaker on personal leadership in high demand environments. 

I had the privilege to assist Mark in his most recent project, which was a book Titled “THRIVE! When Trouble Visits, being your best in tough times.” Mark spent hundreds of hours interviewing CEOs, military generals, healthcare executives, elite professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities and many other individuals who have found the capacity to thrive in high pressure, and sometimes very traumatic, environments because of their commitment to Presence, Passion, and Purpose. This book is now available at Barnes and Nobles Bookstore. 

What I love most about Mark is that he is not only a respected academic, but he is truly a student in the game of life who has overcome many challenges - some of which he shares in this podcast. I am lucky to sit across the table from Mark in this interview and learned so much from an awesome human being.

Ep 26 with Dr. Mark Sullivan "Thriving Through Tough Times"

Today’s podcast is with Andrew Chiou. While I do enjoy podcasting older folks like Mark Sullivan, Johnny Sirpilla, or Linda Haley who have manifested wonderful businesses or life experiences over time, some of my favorite episodes are with people who are my age. Young people who are embracing the process of self-mastery. Andrew is one of those individuals in my life. I see this man at the gym at 5:30am each morning and have found that he is both incredible dependable and honest with himself. In this episode we talk about a mental transformation he recently underwent during a solo travel experience across the country. I find this episode valuable for many young adults who maybe just graduated and are traveling abroad for a couple months, maybe someone moving to a new city for an internship, or maybe just going through a new stage of life. I think one of the major lessons I learned through our conversation, was the importance of creating space and solitude in our lives and slowing down to the speed where truth and wisdom pierce our consciousness, where we can gain the perspective necessary to find meaning and purpose when our speedy lives return back to normal. I think many people aspire to taste the uncertainty of traveling to unknown places or planning a random travel experience, but Andrew made it happen and we talk about some of his major takeaways in this episode. Here is episode 27 with Andrew Chiou.

Ep 27 "The Lessons of a Solo Travel Experience" with Andrew Chiou

Today’s podcast episode is with Patrick Stepanek. 

Patrick is the founder of Natural United, which is an outdoors company who shares brilliant content, sells products, and promotes projects that honor and showcase our beautiful mother earth. The community Patrick has built is now over 1 million strong and this collective is dedicated to inspire conservation efforts in our society. I felt inspired myself after this podcast and over the past month after this podcast I have been eating up articles and books about our planet and sustainability efforts. I have a lot of respect for Patrick’s philosophies and optimism and I confident that when we circle back to him on another episode of the CTG podcast down the road, we will see him continuing to create conscious movements rooted in optimism and community. Here is Episode 28 with Patrick Stepanek.

Ep 28 with Patrick Stepanek "Building a Community Committed to Conservation"

Today’s episode is with Alexander Schieffer and it may be the best CTG episode to date. 

Alexander is the founder and executive director of Trans4m, which is a new type of educational entity that is an integral response to our current “world on fire” that faces massive socio-ecological-economic-and spiritual imbalances that altogether threaten the existence of humanity and the planet. 

In this episode we discuss Alexander’s journey to starting this organization, his love for poetry, the ingenious I went through that he led, his PhD thesis, where he made breakthrough discoveries on the leadership capacity of some of the top CEOs in the world. And I think one of the most important things I took away from this experience is Alexander’s inspiration to draw insights from his experiences, failures, and connections to find ways to create a fuller society that helps uncover who we are as a humanity or person and how we can become fully human.

I think some of these messages are critical to understand during this time in history where we may need to foster a massive awakening in our society and be open to the uncertainty that comes with transforming our robust infrastructure to fundamentally new ways of living and being

Check out Trans4m: http://www.trans-4-m.com/

Four Questions for self-transformation: 
Phase 1 - Evocation - What is your most courageous dream?
Phase 2 - Initiation - What are the most serious challenges I need to face to be free?
Phase 3 - Involution - "What do I need to let go of, what do I need to burn, in order for my full beauty to come out? 
Phase 4 - Elevation - What is my full potential to show? What is my full contribution to society?

Ep 29 "Uncovering Who We Are and How We Can Become Fully Human" with Alexander Schieffer

Today’s episode with Bobby Carpenter. 

Bobby is formerly a linebacker at The Ohio State University, where he was drafted in the first round in 2006. He spent 6 years in the NFL on a multitude of teams. I had the privilege of meeting Bobby this past year, where he taught a private equity course at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State. Not only is he a professor today, but he also runs his own business ventures and is an active contributor on ESPN programming. 

As he highlights in this episode, his most important roles he values are his role as a husband and a father. Bobby drops some great insights in this episode on work ethic, surrounding yourself with others who push you and support your dreams, and structuring an intentional life. 

I am really grateful for Bobby’s time and proud to give you episode 30 with Bobby Carpenter.

Ep 30 with Bobby Carpenter "To Whom Much is Given, Much Will Be Required"

The intention of the creating the game podcast is to interview individuals who have done the deep inner work required to wake up — and become a conscious creator of their life.

In order to do so, we must unwind years, maybe decades, of insecurity, inauthentic expression, conditioning and judgment from our environment, all for us to be able to see ourselves in truth. A bright, inspired light. A breath of fresh air. A sentient being filled with and radiating joy. And we walk through each moment with a deep embrace and a knowing in our hearts we are on the right path and creating and enjoying our game of life.

I think this is the path Eleni Kelakos has embraced. She is a speaker, a coach, a trainer and an author who is on a mission to inspire others to embrace their transformational presence. In this episode we discuss Eleni’s life growing up all over the world, some of her life that she spent pursuing and embracing the actress and singer/songwriter calling, her work particularly with women – who we need desperately to lead during this time in history, and the cosmic clues that we must follow in order to create our games of life.

Check out Eleni at theelenigroup.com/

Ep 31 with Eleni Kelakos "Transformational Presence"

In this episode Justyn talks about some of the most powerful lessons he has learned from his last 6 months transitioning to all new life circumstances. It is a free form lecture that covers the importance of seeing the potentiality in your life over our egos certainty on the way things should be. He also talks about the power of intention and it being a major force we can carry into each moment of our lives. 

Resources Mentioned: 
Aubrey Marcus Podcast: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/blogs/aubrey-marcus/tagged/aubrey-marcus-podcast

Fit For Service Mastermind: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/fit-for-service-mastermind

Joseph Cambpell's Hero's Journey - Book: The hero with a thousand faces - https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936

Ep 32 Solocast "Potentiality, Intention, & Navigating Life Transitions"

Episode 33 of the CTG podcast is a combo of Dr Wayne Dyer lecturing and Justyn weighing in on intention. The goal for this episode was to build off last week’s episode and take the concept of intention a little bit deeper. 

The couple major takeaways are:
1) we have the choice in the way we see the world around us 
2) our ability to manifest our intention is a reflection of our connection to our inner source.

Source: Wayne Dyer - Power of Intention Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrl-3... 
Wayne's Website: https://www.drwaynedyer.com/

This Podcast is Hosted by Justyn Bostic of https://justynbostic.com/

Music: 
"Inspirational Piano" by Olexandr Ignatov

Ep 33 with Wayne Dyer "When You Change The Way You Look At Things, The Things You Look At Change"

Aaron Rose serves our collective evolution as an inspirational speaker, transformational coach, and a visionary writer. It is abundantly clear Aaron has spent years and years committing to an extraordinary life and cultivating alignment with that vision. This conversation dives into many spiritual and psychological understandings to create more connection and alignment with that beautiful world our hearts know is possible. 

Connect with Aaron on social: @aaronxrose. (www.instagram.com/aaronxrose)
Website: www.aaronxrose.com 

Show Notes: 
2:30 -  What is Aaron currently working on?
5:00 - Aaron’s upbringing.
10:00 - The disconnection between the message at the core of institutional spiritual  teachings and the energy in which it is carried out.
13:30 - The way Aaron’s spiritual practices have evolved over time.
20:20 - Quantum Physics, Science, and how they relate to spirituality and how they relate to Aaron’s current daily practice
25:50 - What are your daily practices?
31:15 - How to overcome the resistance and contrast and resistance that exists in our lives to find the path of least resistance and the most intention
38:00 – We all return to unconscious states and negative patterns, how can we reinforce empowering beliefs when we return to a state of disempowerment
44:00 – Aaron’s conception of self-love
49:00 – Bringing world peace to our experience
 
Favorite Quotes:
“We are here for infinite expansion and creation because it feels good – doing it from the place of the excitement of creation”
“I do not walk into a room looking for what I can get for others or even how I can connect the dots, because I feel really good inside myself”
“I am determined to be at peace, I am determined to have a beautiful life, and I’m determined to see humanity to the other side of its current crisis…”
“I have a very curious mind and a curious soul, and I love to walk, at the same time, several of the many paths to the one truth.”

Resources mentioned: 
 “A Course in Miracles” – Dr. Helen Schucman
“The Artist Way” - Julia Cameron
 
Inspirational People Mentioned:  
Tony Morrison, Nassiem hariemah, Ghandi, Nelson Mendela, Baird Rustin, Detrick Bonhoffer, Abraham Joshua Heshel

Ep 34: “Creating a world where we can all thrive as ourselves” with Aaron Rose

The intention of the Creating the Game Podcast is crystal clear. My goal is to inspire you along your awakening journey and provide you with conversations and resources that help you create the life of your dreams and support you in finding more connection with yourself and the more beautiful world around you. Thank you for taking the time to listen and do the inner work. I hope you leave each conversation with a closer orientation to YOUR truth.

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