Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Hal Elrod was hit head-on by a drunk driver, found dead at the scene, and told he would never walk again. Years later, by his own account, he lost more than half of his income and his house went into foreclosure. Then he was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer. Each time he reached for the same tools: the Five Minute Rule and the six practices behind The Miracle Morning, the book, series and documentary that has reached millions. In this conversation Hal breaks down where his mindset came from, why acceptance is the real engine, and how he reframed a 30 percent survival rate into a commitment to be among the survivors. If you have ever wanted a practical way to stop resisting what you cannot change, stay with me. Do not go anywhere.

Connect With Hal Elrod:

Website: https://halelrod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hal_elrod The Miracle Morning (book and series): https://miraclemorning.com/books/ The Miracle Morning Movie (free): https://miraclemorning.com/movie/

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► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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Timestamps

• 0:00 - 1:05: Cold open and show intro
• 1:05 - 5:26: Cutco, the car accident, the 2007 collapse, and the birth of SAVERS
• 5:26 - 11:01: Where the positive mindset came from: the Five Minute Rule and acceptance
• 11:01 - 15:48: Asking better questions, self-publishing, and the one million lives goal
• 15:48 - 19:54: The cancer diagnosis and reframing the 30 percent survival rate
• 19:54 - 24:02: Protecting your mind with SAVERS and resetting every morning
• 24:02 - 26:57: Where to start: 10 minutes, one practice, and the movie
• 26:57 - 28:30: What is next for Hal and closing

Sources:

• SUCCESS: Hal Elrod and The Miracle Morning Ecosystem
• SUCCESS: Technically Hal Elrod has died 3 times
• Miracle Morning movie page
• Apple TV: The Miracle Morning cast and crew
• Hal Elrod, episode 211 on his cancer diagnosis

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Dr. JC Doornick has lived extreme success and extreme failure, and he still catches imposter syndrome showing up in his own head. In this episode he opens with a rapid round of “makes sense or not” questions that expose the beliefs quietly running your decisions. Then he breaks down why your brain can generate a feeling of inadequacy without producing a single piece of evidence, how negativity bias and social comparison feed it, and how the four step Interface Response System from his book helps you investigate the story instead of defending it. Along the way he hands you four words to tuck in your pocket like a hammer in a tool belt. Stay with me.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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Timestamps 0:00 - 0:57: Cold open and show intro 0:57 - 2:35: Rapid round: four beliefs to test, and why confidence comes from action 2:35 - 4:02: Even Maya Angelou and Albert Einstein felt like frauds 4:02 - 6:25: Dr. JC’s own triggers: other people’s results, comparison, and age 6:25 - 8:09: The science of imposter syndrome: Clance and Imes, burnout, and why success does not end self doubt 8:09 - 10:06: Feeling like a fraud is not the same as being a fraud 10:06 - 13:35: The Interface Response System: perceive, pause, and process 13:35 - 17:40: Arthur Brooks, curiosity, and the four magic words “All I know is” 17:40 - 21:10: Gratitude, mental time travel, and step four: proceed 21:10 - 23:26: The takeaway and the closing four words 23:26 - 24:12: Sign off and outro

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In this good shift episode, Dr. JC Doornick brings you the best of the Makes Sense Substack live in his Wednesday series. He begins with a line attributed to Lao Tzu: nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. From there he asks a simple, funny question: do trees worry? Drawing on his own healing journey while contending with cancer, he explores why the present moment may be the only place life actually happens. Then he takes on the hard part: what do we do with goals, hopes, and dreams, which all live in the future? You may find a different way to hold a dream without letting it hold you.

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Meet Steven Kotler, founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective, a Distinguished Research Fellow at Florida Atlantic University, and co-author with Peter Diamandis of We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance. In this conversation, Steven breaks down what flow is, where it came from, and why it shows up in our best memories. He tells the story of the day a single surf session pulled him out of years of illness and a place of deep despair. I share my own stage 4 renal cell carcinoma diagnosis and what flow and gratitude mean to me right now. We also get into healing, group flow, and what information overload does to our attention. Then Steven gives one simple, specific practice you can start this week. Stay with me.

Content note: This episode includes a discussion of suicidal thoughts and serious illness. If you are struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or a local crisis line. In the US you can call or text 988. Outside the US, findahelpline.com lists services by country.

Connect With Steven Kotler: Website: https://www.stevenkotler.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kotler.steven/ Flow Research Collective: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/ Book, We Are As Gods (Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler): https://www.porchlightbooks.com/products/we-are-as-gods-peter-h-diamandis-9781668099544

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS: Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

Timestamps

• 0:00 - 1:07: Cold Open and Welcome to Makes Sense
• 1:08 - 4:21: Gratitude as an Acute Intervention
• 4:22 - 8:43: What Flow Is and Where It Came From
• 8:44 - 13:57: What Flow Does: Performance, Burnout, and Why It Is Addictive
• 13:58 - 18:02: Flow Triggers, Group Flow, and Authenticity
• 18:03 - 21:19: First Flow Memories: Skiing and Magic
• 21:20 - 24:28: Three Years in Bed, Suicidal Thoughts, and One Wave
• 24:29 - 28:48: From Neurotheology to the Biology of Healing
• 28:49 - 33:20: Acceptance, Authenticity, and Healing
• 33:21 - 36:46: Mindset, JC’s Stage 4 Diagnosis, and Peter Diamandis’s Timeline
• 36:47 - 40:51: Staying Open and Curious, and the Shane McConkey Story
• 40:52 - 45:21: When Soft Skills Become Hard Skills: AI, Overload, and Burnout
• 45:22 - 50:23: Cooperation at Scale and Group Flow Technology
• 50:24 - 53:50: Where to Start: Books, Instagram, and Your Primary Flow Activity
• 53:51 - 56:00: Why Adults Stop Playing and the Four Hour Weekly Dose
• 56:01 - 57:22: Closing Thoughts and Outro

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On this Makes Sense episode, Dr. JC Doornick takes on the quiet questions most of us avoid: Am I doing enough? Am I behind? Do I matter? Drawing on ideas explored by Alan Watts and on his own experience living with stage 4 cancer, he asks whether we have turned purpose, achievement and legacy into evidence we collect to prove our existence has value. He walks through how ordinary moments become extraordinary when you stop treating them as the space between you and something important. He also shows how to tell the difference between creating from expression and creating from deficiency. If you have ever felt behind, or wondered whether your life has to earn its meaning, do not go anywhere.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - 0:59: Cold open and show intro
• 1:00 - 3:35: The need to matter, feeling behind, and why we question things on Mondays
• 3:36 - 5:45: Collecting evidence that your life has value
• 5:46 - 8:26: The fear of insignificance: Alan Watts, a tree, and the shadow of consciousness
• 8:27 - 12:15: How stage 4 cancer reordered what matters, and the power of the present moment
• 12:16 - 14:55: Creating from love versus creating to prove your worth
• 14:56 - 17:57: Rethinking purpose, legacy, and what you are really chasing
• 17:58 - 21:23: Watching your consumption, making ambition fun again, and noticing your life already matters
• 21:24 - 22:10: Sign-off and call to action

Sources: Makes Sense Substack, Makes Sense Quotes on Goodreads, Mindvalley email on the Unfuckwithable book

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In this Good Shift episode, Dr. JC Doornick, the Dragon, hears a David Guetta and OneRepublic song and finds it lands differently than ever before. Navigating cancer, he asks one question: what are you waiting for? He walks through the quiet assumption that there will always be time to call the friend, hold his wife longer, or follow the desire knocking at his door. He then connects it to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “fierce urgency of now.” This is not about hustling harder or living at full volume. It is about noticing what deserves your life while you are living it. Stay with me.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

Timestamps 0:00 - 0:52: Welcome to Good Shift 0:52 - 1:40: A Song That Lands Differently 1:40 - 2:21: Tomorrow Is Not in Your Pocket 2:21 - 2:54: The Fierce Urgency of Now 2:54 - 3:22: Noticing What Deserves Your Life 3:22 - 3:53: Patience Versus Postponement 3:53 - 4:14: Urgency That Feels Tender 4:14 - 4:48: Where to Catch Dr. JC Live and Sign-Off

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My guest today is Jack Daly, a serial entrepreneur, sales leader, author, and endurance athlete. He built six companies into national firms, sold two of them to Wall Street firms, led sales organizations numbering in the thousands, and is a former US Army captain. He has also finished 15 Ironmans and run a marathon in all 50 states. What matters most is what life taught him along the way, including his own battle with cancer and the loss of his wife, Bonnie. Jack explains why a clear picture of your destination beats a mission statement on a wall, why the best salespeople stop selling, and how a goal written down at 13 still guides his week. We also go to the hard place: what he chose to do with the time he had left with Bonnie, and the permission she gave him to build a bigger life. Stay with me.

Connect With Jack Daly: Website: https://jackdalysales.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackdaly/ X: https://twitter.com/Ironmanjack Book: Jack Daly’s Life by Design (author page): https://advantagebooks.com/authors/jack-daly Instagram: not verified, no link included Facebook: not verified, no link included

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly: Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps. Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly. https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery: Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients. https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - 0:49: Cold open and show intro 0:50 - 1:50: Meet Jack Daly 1:51 - 6:08: What it is like to be Jack Daly: gratitude, potential, and planning to live to 125 6:09 - 8:37: The three fundamentals of building a company: vision, key people, winning culture 8:38 - 12:07: The 13-year-old caddy who asked successful golfers how they did it 12:08 - 14:23: Curiosity and the 168 hours everyone gets each week 14:24 - 16:56: The best sales lesson: be a listener and help people buy 16:57 - 20:59: Life by design vs. life by default: the four goals set at 13 and the yearly goal book 21:00 - 23:29: Choosing your people, the figure-it-out mindset, and learning to swim at 58 for Ironman 23:30 - 26:27: Nine months with Bonnie and her permission to live a bigger life 26:28 - 28:47: A year and a half of struggle, meeting Karen, and the host’s own conversation with his wife 28:48 - 34:09: The first baby step: from a 5K to 100 marathons 34:10 - 37:15: What drives Jack at 77: impact, contribution, and the bucket list 37:16 - 38:34: The paper napkin: “Paint your picture and all else will follow” 38:35 - 40:03: Where to find Jack, which book to start with, and a note from Simon Sinek 40:04 - 40:58: Dr. JC’s closing takeaways 40:59 - 41:32: Outro

Sources:

• Jack Daly bio, Scaling Up
• Jack Daly author page, Simon & Schuster UK
• Jack Daly author page, Advantage Books
• Chief Endurance Officer, Episode 003 (guest links)
• Books by Jack Daly, BookScouter

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Most of us are remarkably good at preparing to live and surprisingly bad at actually living. In this solo episode, Dr. JC Doornick shares what his cancer diagnosis has taught him about the illusion of tomorrow, why urgency is not the same as speed, and how much of our lives we put on layaway while waiting for something to change. Along the way he draws on Steve Jobs, Pema Chödrön, Randy Pausch, and a song that stopped him in his tracks, and he introduces “carency,” the currency of our care: the time, energy, and attention we spend every day. You will leave with a simple challenge for this week. Stay with me.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

Timestamps 0:00 - 2:28: Cold Open and the Idea: Wait Less, Not Faster 2:28 - 5:36: The Song That Raised the Question and the Promissory Note of Tomorrow 5:36 - 8:23: Cancer Reminded Me I’m Alive Right Now 8:23 - 10:16: The Fierce Urgency of Now 10:16 - 13:47: Urgency Is Not Speed 13:47 - 17:53: How Much of Your Life Do You Spend Waiting 17:53 - 21:00: Procrastinating on Life and the Currency of Care 21:00 - 24:48: Randy Pausch, Choosing Your Response, and Living With Uncertainty 24:48 - 27:35: This Week’s Challenge and Why Living in the Now Is Attractive 27:35 - 29:57: Wait Less, Join the Academy, and Sign Off

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In this episode of Good Shift, Dr. JC Doornick brings one of the best ideas from the Makes Sense Substack to the show: a personal board of directors made up of ten people whose lives, ideas, or courage inspired you. Not a boardroom with quarterly numbers, but framed pictures on your wall that you can consult at any fork in the road. Dr. JC shares the questions he imagines bringing to his own board, explains why the point is different lenses and not agreement, and walks you through a simple exercise you can start today. It ties directly into the Interface Response System. Stay with me.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

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Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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Evan Carmichael turned a year of near silence into one of the biggest YouTube channels for entrepreneurs on the internet, with millions of subscribers. He built and sold a biotech software company and raised venture capital before he ever pressed record. Today he trains thought leaders through his Brandlytics software and his Movement Makers program. In this conversation, we get into why he refuses to chase negativity for views, what it took to survive years of slow growth as a self-described introvert, and the difference between a hook and a pattern interrupt. We also cover the retention mistake that quietly kills great episodes, and how to borrow belief on the days when nothing is working. Stay with me.

Connect With Evan Carmichael: Website: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/homepage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EvanCarmichael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/ Book, Built to Serve: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637583400 Brandlytics: https://evancarmichael.com/brandlytics Movement Makers: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/contentstrategy

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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Timestamps 0:00 - 1:02: Welcome and Show Open 1:02 - 3:49: A Day in the Life of Evan Carmichael and Staying Relevant 3:49 - 6:29: Why Negativity Wins Views and Why Evan Avoids It 6:29 - 10:30: Expecting to Suck, Slow Early Years, and Being an Introvert Who Wants to Serve 10:30 - 14:59: Big Why, Little Why, and the Three Comments 14:59 - 19:22: Hooks, Pattern Interrupts, and the Retention Curve 19:22 - 22:08: What New Creators Get Wrong 22:08 - 25:19: Borrowing Belief on the Days Nothing Works 25:19 - 27:12: The First 2% and Where to Connect With Evan 27:12 - 28:29: Brandlytics, Movement Makers, and Farewell 28:29 - 29:22: Closing Takeaway and Outro

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Yesterday everything was fine. Today they’re cold, they’ve ghosted you, or you find out they’ve been talking about you to everyone but you. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick takes on “hurt people hurt people” from a different angle: what if the pain isn’t being resolved but transferred, and what if the person on the receiving end has no idea a trial ever took place? He breaks down how perception hardens into a verdict, why certainty replaces curiosity, the difference between a boundary and a punishment, and how the Interface Response System (Perceive, Pause, Process, Proceed) gives reality a chance to enter the room. He also flips the script to what you do when you’re the one being accused. Stay with me.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS:

• Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
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Timestamps 0:00 - 1:06: Cold Open: Are You the Villain in Someone Else’s Story? 1:07 - 4:00: Welcome, the Sudden Cold Shoulder, and the Transfer of Pain 4:01 - 7:09: Taking Ownership and Why Accountability Needs Communication 7:10 - 11:00: Reality vs Perception: How Hurt Turns Into a Verdict 11:01 - 13:48: Looking for Evidence and the Hard Way to Deal With Pain 13:49 - 16:13: Retribution, Boundaries vs Punishment, and Certainty Replacing Curiosity 16:14 - 20:30: The Trial They Don’t Know About, Old Wounds, and the Cycle of Pain 20:31 - 23:51: The Interface Response System: Perceive, Pause, Process, Proceed 23:52 - 27:52: Intention vs Impact, Radical Responsibility, and This Week’s Challenge 27:53 - 29:41: Where to Go Next and Closing

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In this Good Shift episode, Dr. JC Doornick takes the term "vibe coding," coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025 to describe building software by simply describing what you want to an AI, and turns it on its head. Every repeated thought is a line of code, and every algorithm is competing to write the next one for your operating system. Dr. JC explains how convenience quietly turns into surrender, why activity is not agency, and how to tell an authentic desire from an induced one. Then he walks you through the Interface Response System: perceive, pause, process, and proceed.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:
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► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST
Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Podcast Affiliates
Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - 1:07: Welcome to the Good Shift Series
1:08 - 1:51: Where the Term Vibe Coding Came From
1:52 - 2:25: Every Repeated Thought Is a Line of Code
2:26 - 3:10: From Direct Experience to Systems That Watch Us
3:11 - 4:59: When Convenience Becomes Surrender
5:00 - 6:05: ChatGPT, Blind Spots, and Selective Perception
6:06 - 7:18: The Pause and the Interface Response System
7:19 - 8:16: Becoming a Conscious Vibe Coder
8:17 - 9:00: Closing Thoughts and Outro

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Jill Schulman was one of the first women to lead in Marine Corps combat engineering. She then turned a career in pharma and corporate leadership development into a master's in positive psychology at Penn, and she has trained more than 30,000 leaders around one idea: action creates confidence. Her book, The Bravery Effect, delivers that science as a parable. In this conversation, she and I make sense of why waiting until you feel ready is a trap, what a terrifying obstacle course taught her about fear, and why bravery is a skill anyone can build. You will also hear the one small step you can put on your calendar for tomorrow. Stay with me.

Connect With Jill Schulman: Website: https://www.jillschulman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillschulman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillaschulman Book: The Bravery Effect (Greenleaf Book Group, 2025): https://www.amazon.com/Bravery-Effect-Teaching-Conquering-Achieving/dp/B0F2BBPR35 Free audiobook offer mentioned in the episode: link not found, to be supplied by Jill's team

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► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

Timestamps 0:00 - 1:23: Cold Open and Welcome 1:23 - 3:25: What Life Feels Like Now: A Healthy Obsession 3:25 - 6:01: Pruning Good Work to Make Room for Great 6:01 - 8:34: Day One in the Marine Corps: Pink Polka Dots and "You Will Never Make It" 8:34 - 11:50: Bravery in Little Moments and Holding Yourself to the Marine Standard 11:50 - 15:07: Combat Engineering and Learning to Get Punched in the Face 15:07 - 19:36: From Pharma to Penn: Positive Psychology and the Problem of Fear 19:36 - 23:28: Bravery Defined and Why Action Builds Confidence 23:28 - 27:14: The Slide for Life and Fear as a Signpost 27:14 - 29:17: Why Jill Grabbed the Rope: Ask Your Future Self 29:17 - 33:03: Surround Yourself With People Who Call Forth Your Best 33:03 - 37:35: Bravery Myths: Built Not Born, and Fear Is a Good Sign 37:35 - 41:01: Your First Small Brave Step: Plan It and Put It on the Calendar 41:01 - 42:56: Why The Bravery Effect Is a Parable 42:56 - 46:52: Difficult Conversations, Imposter Syndrome, and Studying Other People's Journeys 46:52 - 47:39: The One Sentence to Remember 47:39 - 49:24: Where to Find Jill and Her Free Book Offer 49:24 - 50:15: Closing Thoughts

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Even Dr. JC Doornick is not immune. One presentation was all it took to send his mind spiraling into doubt, comparison, and the question every high achiever quietly fears: what if I am not as good as I think I am? Then he did something small that changed the whole story. In this episode, he shows you the one move that puts you back in the driver's seat, and why it might be the most underrated skill in a world that never stops handing you answers. The people who learn this are the ones who stay sharp, stay calm, and stay ahead. And one more thing: you are going to want to hear how this one ends.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

Timestamps 0:00 - 1:09: Cold Open and Welcome to the Podcast 1:10 - 4:49: How a Presentation Triggered 60 Seconds of Comparison 4:50 - 7:37: Catching the Thought and Saying Hmm 7:38 - 11:01: What Else Might Be True and What Is Your Superpower 11:02 - 13:29: The Need for Cognitive Closure and Intellectual Humility 13:30 - 17:25: Trait Curiosity, State Curiosity, and the Longevity Research 17:26 - 19:09: Why Better Questions Matter in an AI Driven World 19:10 - 21:59: Currency, the Currency of Care, and the State of Carelessness 22:00 - 25:08: Staying Present, Saying "I Don't Know," and the Closing Challenge 25:09 - 25:52: Outro and Call to Action

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What if the life you keep trying to make happen is not the only one available to you?

In this Good Shift episode, a new series where Dr. JC Doornick brings one of his favorite Makes Sense Substack blogs to life, he starts with a question he was asked about who he creates for and what makes his voice different. That leads to a thoughtful look at allowance. Dr. JC explores the sweet spot between setting goals and letting life have the final say, and why we so often confuse certainty with safety. He leaves you with a few honest questions to sit with. Stay with me.

Read the Original Blog Post: GOOD SHIFT - Creative Allowance: https://drjcdoornick.substack.com/p/good-shift-creative-allowance

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

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What if the search result you trusted most was quietly chosen to change your mind?

Dr. Robert Epstein is a Harvard-trained research psychologist and the former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today. For more than a decade, he has studied how search engines, search suggestions, and video recommendations can quietly shift what people believe and how they vote. He has testified twice before Congress, and his team built America's Digital Shield, which he describes as the first nationwide system to capture the content tech companies send to real voters and children before it vanishes. In this conversation, Dr. Epstein explains why he says short-lived, invisible content is so hard to catch, why even people who notice the bias can still be swayed, and why he believes permanent monitoring is the only way to hold big tech accountable. We also get practical: a digital hygiene test you can take in under a minute, and the simple swaps he uses to protect his own privacy. These are Dr. Epstein's findings and views, and we work through them together. Stay with me.

Connect With Dr. Robert Epstein:
► Website: https://drrobertepstein.com
► X: https://x.com/DrREpstein
► America's Digital Shield (live dashboard, sponsor a field agent): https://americasdigitalshield.com
► My Digital Hygiene (mini test and full test): https://mydigitalhygiene.com
► My Privacy Tips: https://myprivacytips.com
► The Case Against Gmail: https://thecaseagainstgmail.com
► The Selfish Ledger (leaked Google video, Internet Archive copy): https://archive.org/details/GooglesTheSelfishLedger
► Brave browser: https://brave.com
► Proton (email): https://proton.me

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:
► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com
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► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrJCDoornick

MAKES SENSE PODCAST
Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

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Podcast Affiliates:
Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS:
Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - 0:03:19: Cold open and what it is like to be Dr. Robert Epstein
0:03:19 - 0:06:24: Why he does this work and how America's Digital Shield captures ephemeral content
0:06:24 - 0:10:20: Eisenhower's warning and Dr. Epstein's go-vote reminder findings from the 2024 election
0:10:20 - 0:14:13: Why monitoring must be permanent and the $50 million funding goal
0:14:13 - 0:16:45: Who holds the power and Google's leaked Selfish Ledger video
0:16:45 - 0:21:00: Why monitoring is not optional, undecided minds, and the case against Gmail
0:21:00 - 0:25:52: Teaching digital hygiene, the two tests, and the phone in your pocket
0:25:52 - 0:28:55: Why people forget the threat and why young people need digital education
0:28:55 - 0:33:35: How much of what we believe is really ours, and the manipulation experiments
0:33:35 - 0:38:49: Funding the research, the personalization effect, and sponsoring a field agent
0:38:49 - 0:41:53: Testifying before Congress and what worries him most
0:41:53 - 0:45:15: Dr. Epstein on Google's reach into universities, news organizations, publishers, and Siri
0:45:15 - 0:48:08: Blockchain, entrenched monopolies, and the Google antitrust case
0:48:08 - 0:52:38: Do-gooders with power, a lasting legacy, and why laws move too slowly
0:52:38 - 0:56:24: Practical steps: Brave, Proton, and leaving Google software
0:56:24 - 0:59:07: Closing thoughts on the book, gratitude, and staying curious
0:59:07 - 1:00:02: Sign off

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What if the very thing draining your energy every day isn't your circumstances, but the hours you spend rehearsing a future that hasn't happened yet?

Dr. JC Doornick is currently navigating a stage 4 cancer diagnosis, and instead of talking around it, he uses it as the live case study for the system his book and coaching are built on: the Interface Response System. He walks through what he calls radical responsibility, introduces a concept from his next book called Carency, the limited currency of care, time, and attention we all spend, and explains why he's stopped bracing for what might happen so he can actually show up for what is happening. Along the way he pulls in Jim Dethmer's above the line and below the line framework, Mel Robbins on why no one is coming to save you, and Steve Jobs on connecting the dots, then leaves listeners with a challenge for the week ahead.

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.

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Podcast Affiliates:

Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS:

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0:00 - 2:10: Gratitude, YouTube Growth, and Welcome to the Show 2:11 - 3:44: Introducing Radical Responsibility and the Idea of Carency 3:45 - 6:27: The Cost of Living in an Uncertain Future 6:28 - 7:58: The Moment of Diagnosis, When the Mind Races to the Worst Case 7:59 - 12:07: Hmm, the First Move of the Interface Response System 12:08 - 15:01: Responsibility Is Not Blame, and Feeling Lucky at Stage 4 15:02 - 18:00: Above the Line by Choice, Knowing My Relationship With Adversity 18:01 - 20:03: America's Responsibility Crisis and the Excuse Trap 20:04 - 22:33: Finding Your True North and Reclaiming Agency 22:34 - 25:35: What I Can and Cannot Control, Participating in My Dot 25:36 - 26:53: A Note on the Make Sense Mastermind and Academy 26:54 - 31:27: Responsibility Means Ownership, the Interface Response System 31:28 - 35:23: From Preparing for the Future to Being Glad It's Me 35:24 - 36:34: Not Wasting or Missing This Experience 36:35 - 39:43: This Week's Challenge, and Why Responsibility Is Lighter Than Helplessness 39:44 - 40:31: Closing, Spend Your Care Currency Wisely

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What if the people you love most aren't getting your best attention, just whatever is left after the noise has taken its share?

In this Good Shift episode, Dr. JC Doornick brings his Makes Sense Substack writing to life with a short, powerful reflection on Carrency: the limited supply of time, energy, attention, and focus we distribute each day. He explores how the brain's filter, programmed by the world around us, amplifies deadlines, conflict, and threat while quietly muting the moments that matter most: a partner who needs to be heard, a child who just wants your eyes on them, a few undivided seconds of connection. Using the Interface Response System, JC shows how to catch the automatic pattern and choose where your attention goes, because attention is also a form of love.

Read the Original Good Shift Post: ► Good Shift - The Currency of Attention: https://drjcdoornick.substack.com/p/good-shift-the-currency-of-attention

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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He built Magna International into one of the world's largest auto parts companies, with hundreds of factories and well over a hundred thousand employees. But the real story isn't the company's size. It's what he did with the profits. Instead of keeping them at the top, he split them with the people on the floor.

Today's guest is Frank Stronach, founder of Magna and the mind behind the Economic Charter of Rights, the profit-sharing model that made it happen. We get into the handshake deal that started it all, why he walked away from a $40 billion company to go all in on farming and horse racing, and the succession plan he built so his own family's fortune doesn't end up like most family businesses do.

Connect With Frank: IG: @officialfrankstronach Web: economiccharter.ca Book, The Greed Factor: amazon.com/dp/B08R7V792K

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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0:00-0:57 Intro
0:57-2:57 Meeting Frank Stronach: From $200 to a Global Empire
2:57-4:30 Growing Up in Poverty During World War II
4:30-5:43 Learning the Trade: Tool and Die Training in Austria and Switzerland
5:43-9:13 How Magna Was Born: The Herman the German Story
9:13-13:35 Fate, Purpose, and a Life on University Boards
13:35-17:07 Beyond Money: Horses, Racetracks, and Finding Purpose
17:07-18:41 Capitalism, Bureaucracy, and the Case for Small Business
18:41-19:48 The Biggest Mistake Young Entrepreneurs Make
19:48-24:11 Leaving Magna, the Farming Venture, and a Family Dispute
24:11-25:25 Why Frank Cares About Others
25:25-26:39 The Wisest Business Decision He Ever Made
26:39-30:18 How Fair Enterprise Created Thousands of Millionaires
30:18-33:19 Advice for the Next Generation: Food, Population, and Peace
33:19-35:26 Legacy, Family, and the Future of Stronach International
35:26-36:21 What's Next, and Closing Thoughts
36:21-37:05 Outro

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If you've been trying to change your mindset — for success, happiness, or just clarity — you found the right video.

I'm Dr. JC Doornick, and for over 20 years, I've helped thousands of high-net-worth individuals see things from a different perspective—one that got them out of their own way and finally helped them achieve the success and life they wanted. But watching how reactive and quick to judge the world's gotten lately, I decided it was time to share this with everyone, not just the people who can afford it.

Give me 10 minutes. You'll walk out with a whole new point of view — but stick around for the last step, because that's where we flip the switch.

Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com/

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.

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Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS:

• Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
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0:00 - Teaser

01:49 - GREAT MORNING

02:02 - What if Your Choice Wasn't Your Choice?

03:36 - I knew it wasn't helpful, but kept doing it

04:51 - My first experience with therapy.

06:46 - The Two Powerful Distinctions That Changed My Life Forever

08:45 - We don't experience Reality In its entirety

10:06 - The Interface Between Us

12:19 - MFTPSE

13:43 - Much of the Programming is useful, but not all

17:20 - The Power of Curiosity

17:49 - Augmented Reality

22:10 - THE IRS - INTERFACE RESPONSE SYSTEM

22:40 - STEP ONE PERCEIVE

23:17 - Brain Awareness Perception

24:32 - Step Two - Pause

25:51 - The Eye of the Storm

27:18 - STEP 3 - Process

28:26 - Whole - O - Graphic Vision

29:09 - The Sorting Filter

29:53 - Dichotomy of Control

30:28 - The Bouncer

32:06 - Caring Less

33:23 - STEP FOUR - Proceed

35:14 - PRACTION

40:15 - My Challenge To Everyone

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