Jerry Banfield

The word "always" is one that I have mostly eliminated from my vocabulary. What I have learned in life is that there's pretty much nothing that falls into the category of always. For example, I will always remember that. No, I won't, I will forget it. Or, it will always be like this. No, it won't, your circumstances will change. Today I am grateful to not live my life based on the idea of always. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

This is the story of how I found my belief in God when I thought I was a non-believer. I am sharing this with you because it has saved my life, and it may be useful for you. The truth is found in what I say, and when I say it. From 19 to 29 years old I claimed to be agnostic. I often used the words God and Jesus in the form of curse words. If the truth was that I did not believe, why would I say those words? It was easier to deny my faith than see how sick I was. I cursed at God as if I was sure God was listening. In 2014, a friend told me I needed to find God. A month later I realized I was going to die on my own from depression, and I begged God to help me again and that I would do anything. This time I kept my promise and decided to be helpful to God and the people around me. Today I thank God and ask for help each day, and help often comes in the form of a memory or the words of someone in my life. I hope this message is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https:/

How can you start dating again after a bad breakup? I am grateful today that after multiple failed relationships I am in the best one I have ever been in. I have been married to my wife for 3 years now, and hope the tips in this video are helpful for you if you are struggling to find that special someone. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

There is nothing you and I have that we can keep. This is an idea that helps to give me peace of mind with where I am at today. Everything in life will eventually fade away and we will reset to zero when we die, so appreciate the moment! I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

The life I'm living now is like this game of Call of Duty zombies I am playing. This is an idea that gives me better perspective because most of the things I dislike about life are the result of a negative point of view. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

There's no substitute in life for practice. This is good news because everything you have been practicing and learning adds up. I learned this lesson the hard way when I hired a professional coach to try and help me get better at League of Legends. I thought that a coach could somehow provide me with the boost to get out of bronze even though my friends had been giving me plenty of advice over how to get better at the game. So, what was the first thing the coach had me do? Practice laning, more specifically CS'ing (farming)! I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

The most valuable thing I have in my life is what I choose to pay attention to. Your time and energy ultimately come down to a tension given this moment. Whatever you pay attention to is the most you can give in life, therefore it is the most valuable currency. Since my attention is in such short supply there are limited things I can pay attention to. Why is this important? Anything I pay attention to will grow, build, and get bigger. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Anytime I am having trouble with someone else's behavior in my life, it's always because I don't want to look at how I am acting. When I am behaving properly it is much easier to be more understanding of those around me, and see that everyone is doing their best just as I am. However, when I am not willing to look at how I am acting what I will do is distract myself by criticizing everyone else's behavior. I hope these ideas are helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Why do I play Call of Duty Black Ops 3 zombies while I talk about my life? I used to make these inspirational videos in front of a curtain, but to me they came off as too preachy. Video games used to be one of the hardest areas of my life to practice spirituality because I was able to hide under a curtain of anonymity. So, I do these videos because they are something I wish I had as a young adult, and I do them to reinforce the spiritual principles I am learning in my own life. I hope these ideas are helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

The phrase "I am uncomfortable" helps me to stay in the moment and see what's really going on in my life. Just before making this video I was feeling a bit uncomfortable, and being able to admit this to myself helps me to change my frame of mind. This practice is much different that how I dealt with being uncomfortable most of my life. For example, in high school I would often say I was upset because "insert external reason." This line of thinking was based around the idea that someone else was to blame for unpleasant feelings. Today I am grateful that simply acknowledging that I am uncomfortable is enough to make the feeling subside. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Many of the things I have hoped for most in my life were found and built during periods of struggle. This has been true for building relationships, my business, and my own growth as a person. I hope the examples I share in this video are helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Doing or getting something new is often easier in life when you are willing to give something up for it. I have found that it is much easier to find new opportunities when I am not tied to existing commitments, and when I am fully committed to my existing commitments I take the time to recognize that I don't have time for much new in my life, and that's okay. Today I have a wife, child, home, business, and friends so I don't have much time for new things, and I am grateful for that. I hope these thoughts are helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Today I try not to fight anyone or anything, and this helps to relieve much of the anger and frustration I felt most of my adult life. What do I mean by fights? Arguments, ongoing feuds, anything where I harbor ill feelings towards someone or something. I hope the examples I give in this video are useful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Disagreeing is something I avoid today. How does it feel when someone disagrees with you? To me it doesn't feel very good, so I try to avoid disagreeing with others at costs today. Now, this isn't to say I do whatever people tell me, but I try not to argue with how people feel over something. For example, when it comes to politics I like to hear everyone out over their position, and while I may not agree with their stances I will not disagree either. I hope this power thought is helpful, and i appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Awkward silence is something I no longer experience. I now find peace when it's quiet. This is a big change in my life because I used to hate awkward silence. However, today I appreciate silence because it gives my mind a chance to rest, and then this allows me really listen to the people around me and be of service to them. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

Many of the things we work so hard to achieve in life we already have. This idea came to me as I was watching the show Ancient Aliens. In the show they were discussing how the human body could be re-engineered to give people eternal life, and yet I believe we already have eternal life. Another fantasy people have is being able to unlock the full potential of the human brain. The reality is, I am doing something today that I never would have thought was possible earlier in my adult life. I never could have imagined I would have the opportunity to teach people all over the world. I'm here to tell you that I am not special. You have the same amount of potential, if not more, and sometimes it is just a matter of need a new perspective on life. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

I look at the information I consume to be just as important as the food I consume. So, what does this idea mean and why is it helpful for me today? Recently, I discovered I am slightly allergic to coconut. The allergy isn't life threatening, but it is still discomforting. Consuming certain information can have a similar effect on me. For example, I try to avoid watching the news. Similar to my allergy to coconut, the news causes me discomfort through fear and anxiety. Now this isn't to say I completely ignore the news all together, just as I will have a bit of coconut here and there. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and i appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

There's no avoiding the difficulties life throws at you, but I have learned to get through mine faster. This to me is the difference between living a life of happiness, or living a life filled with depression, anxiety, and fear. I have learned this lesson first hand from my 8 month old daughter. She experiences unpleasant things on a daily basis because she cannot full take care of herself, and we all experience difficult things throughout our lives until the day we die. The question is how long do you wish to prolong the unpleasant feelings? I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

In a relationship I can fix any of the problems I am having. It's the very nature of relationships that makes this obvious. Through most of my adult life I thought the other person was at fault for the problems I was having with them. If they would just listen to what I had to say, or be more patient, or be more accepting of me as a person everything would be okay. Now I can see that relationship problem ultimately comes down to whether or not I am being loving and accepting of the other person. I hope this power thought is helpful, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support

95% of the limitations I face in my life today are self-imposed. In other words, our worst enemies in life are often ourselves. Everyday I see people that use race, sex, location, etc. as the reason they can't reach their full potential, and this use to frustrate me because I made the same complaints for most of my adult life. We often imprison ourselves in a world where we think we can only do one job, or date a certain kind of person, and to achieve your true potential you must first be willing to correct this simplistic thinking of what you are capable of. I hope this power thought is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support