Alrighty, I have a construction update for you guys today, so we got to visit the park thanks to a buyout and Surya's work, but nonetheless, Snoopy's Racing Railway, this was filmed at around 10.30am, and I'm saying that because you're going to see how much they can accomplish in even a day's work with only 4-5 people working because there's a big change. So this is around 10.30am, as you can see there's a lot of electrical, obviously that's going to be for some lamp posts, then the sign for the plaza, they have this new dip and dot, so it's not really new, it's just relocated, and then they have the midway that leads up to the queue area, all bricked already, so again, in person a lot more is done than you can tell from the drone. They got these really nice wood fence posts, I'm a really big fan of this area, you can tell it's going to look very dollywood-ish, which I'm super excited about, it's got a really good camp feel to it, which tells me everything, I think Camp Snoopy is definitely in the works in the Dinosaur's alive area. The track and curvature of this ride is a lot more, I'm going to say intense but it's not really the right word I'm looking for, but it's definitely a lot more intense than people were expecting or from the animation. This ride looks really good, I personally think it looks like a junior maverick, I know that's a little bit dramatic, but I think it's like a cute little kid's maverick coaster from Cedar Point, it's got a lot of really sharp turns, looks like it's got a little cute pops of airtime, and with the impressive theming that this park has, coming with this coaster, it's a really good fit, and everyone we talk to at the park higher up agrees that this is probably the best fit for the kids area. Tundra Twister, not much going on over there, they had a team that came to work on the wood structure, but then it looks like when the rain started they left, not much going on outside of that, so again Tundra Twister is a really difficult one because a lot's done, but a lot's not also done and I don't really know the timeline, I do know the park is still committed to trying to get this open for May 5th, but I just personally don't see it, not much is going on with the Timberkits building, but again I don't know if that's the Timberkits team that's a part of that now, or if someone else takes over once the Timberkits structure's done, I'm assuming someone else takes over, but again it's a really slow moving project now, I've never seen a lot of men over here, or workers, sorry I shouldn't say men, but a lot of workers over here like I did previously, so it's quite interesting, and I've been thinking about it, I really hope this thing has a lighting package of some sort, it would look really cool, the mechanisms on this ride are really impressive though, even that raising and lowering platform there, I don't know, I feel like I'm becoming such a nerd for the mechanics behind the ride, but it's like really impressive just the mechanics behind raising and lowering that platform, those weird stains we saw from the drone, I think it's actual artwork on the ride, so that's embarrassing, not for the park, but for thinking it was stains, so this was filmed around 2pm and they had moved the train up a little bit and added water dummies to it, so you know what that says, they were installing the op booth around this time as well, the actual op panel, so I think over the next two days this coaster's gonna start moving, so that's some really exciting news guys, so we'll make sure we try and capture that for you, and yeah, like I'm really excited guys, this is like we're getting down to the wire here, that 14 package there, that's the op panel, so as we made our way throughout the day over here, that kept getting closer and closer, so a lot of electrical work going on, and then Timberkits was also working on the buildings, but yeah that's it for construction update today guys, like I said, stay tuned for testing, have a good one, see you at the park at 11am tomorrow, bye!


Look, it's summer. It's like a hundred degrees outside. You don't want to be out there roasting your alabaster game of skin.  But the thing is, the eShop is such a big and scary place where you're gonna find 10 good games worth buying. This is 10 more eShop games worth buying bringing the tally of games to 160 for those of you that aren't bad at math. I used to calculate it. If you haven't seen the other videos, well, you got some catching up to do after this one. Because all of these games today are games that released over the last few weeks to like a month. So they're all the newest, best, hot, and freshest eShop games money can buy.  And by the way, alabaster is not a bad word. However, it does sound a lot like one. It means white, kind of creamy. I'm saying you have white pale gamer skin because we never go outside. Actually, I'm kind of getting a tan. Hi, this is Kim set. We actually just filmed her very first video. It was really fun. Actually, we just finished filming it. I'll leave a link down below for it. I was watching her arts and crafts the whole time and I was like, dang girl, where'd you get those skills? If you want to learn how to get as skilled as Kim or me, because I'm also very skilled, click that link in the description and check out Skillshare. Let me tell you about it. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes covering dozens of creative and entrepreneurial skills. Did I say that wrong? Entrepreneurial skills. If you want to learn how to be more artistically creative like Kim here, there's plenty of courses on art like Yuko's ink drawing techniques. Premium memberships give you unlimited access so you can join the classes and communities that are just right for you. An annual subscription is less than $10 a month. This thing costs $10. Did it stop? Okay, it didn't. But you get, it's still cheap. Thank you Skillshare for sponsoring this video. Now what can you do with all that money you just saved using Skillshare instead of trying to learn it elsewhere? I'll probably buy some eShop games. Let's talk about something worth buying. Look at that Sakurai Super Smash that like button. Subscribe and hit the bell. You guys might remember that around about this time last year, I recommended it'll do too. It's adorable, surprisingly fun, has excellent puzzles, charming combat, beautiful visuals, and overall, one of the best Zelda inspired games you can play. Well, as always in video gaming, about a year after the sequel drops, we finally get the original game. Wait, that's not how it's supposed to work. It'll do too was my first time playing one of these two games. I knew they had improved the art style with a complete overhaul from the first, shifting into 3D and the ability to move diagonally. But now that I'm here, I kind of like the 2D a lot more, although I am really missing the ability to move diagonally. The art style here in the first one really pops with its use of vibrant colors and a charming hand-drawn art style. I love the way the main character and many of the game's assets have like a moving sketch look to them. I'm not sure what that's called, but it's really cool. It plays an instruction almost identically to the sequel, which is fantastic. As I said, it'll do too was one of the best 2D Zelda inspired games I have played, and not surprisingly that goes equal for the first game. It still has cute riding with humorous dialogue. You'll spend a lot of your time sliding blocks and solving puzzles. It's way more puzzle focused than Zelda, with the combat kind of taking a backseat. Speaking of the combat, it's clunky and unrefined. And I can say that because it was clearly something they worked on and fixed for the sequel. But the puzzles here are just if according enough to always be fun and rewarding. So for $9.99, that's a yes from me dog. I can't really pull that off. Eagle Island surprised the heck out of me when I was finally able to play it, as it was published by Screenwave Media. My YouTube MCN. If you don't know what an MCN does, it's okay, it doesn't matter. They essentially help me manage my channel. But what they don't usually do is publish video games. I knew they had Eagle Island in development for a couple years, but I guess I never really expected it to be this good. As I loaded up the game and my network's logo flashed on the screen, I was immediately blown away by the polish of this game. There is no denying this is one of the more gorgeous looking pixel art games I have seen, with such vibrant use of colors, adorable sprites, and a world positively teeming with life. The pools of water have small fish swimming around them, tiny crabs crawling across the ground. The little details in Eagle Island bring the environments alive.   The gameplay honestly made me take a step back and want to applaud the developer for actually creating something extremely unique for a Metroidvania platformer. There are so many elements to platforming and combat that I just haven't seen executed in this way before. Your remaining owl is your key to most of that, as you attack by throwing him. And once you hold down the attack button, you'll have a few moments where you can suspend yourself and pick a direction. Kinda reminds me of when you jump up in Breath of the Wild and pull back the bow. It's a pretty cool feeling. You have to make sure your attack lands though, otherwise Mr. Owl, named Koji, will overshoot your target and it will take a couple moments before you can try throwing again. But if you do land your hit, you can throw again almost instantly and start stacking up an attack chain multiplayer, and that is key to success in this game. My only complaint is that the dungeons are randomly generated and I was honestly excited to dive into a fully structured campaign here. I was given a mishmash of different layouts every time I died and since none of your items carry over, you need to start again each time. This made the game rudely difficult for me, which isn't a bad thing if you're looking for a challenge here. That being said, there are much easier modes. I recommend not starting on the mode the game recommends and instead opting for a mode that has just a ton more health because you're gonna need it. For 20 bucks, this game is more than worth it. For nothing else, just to marvel at the beautiful pixel art and super cool boss sprites.  So I appreciate that, thank you. All right, little woodies. That's what I secretly call you guys. Recently, the switch was Dooms with a trio of Doom titles. Doom 93, Doom 2, and Doom 3. But right now, we're gonna take a look at Dooms 1 and 2 because they're pretty much the same-ish. The story does not matter here. You just play as a guy armed to the teeth with huge honking guns, blowing away hordes of demons. You come for the gameplay, and you most certainly stay for the gameplay. My favorite part about these games are the hidden secrets and rooms in every level.  The Switch versions of these games, they're not the definitive versions as they are missing some small features here and there, but nothing major and for five bucks a piece, it's an easy recommendation. If you've never played either of these before, you have to. The original Dooms are like those classic movies or books everybody tells you you need to watch or read before you die. Media that in its genre helped to find an era and lead the way to what we know today. And Doom is certainly that. Paving the way for future first-person shooters leading by example and becoming one of the most significant games in video game history. So if you're bored of Doom 2016 on your Switch and you just can't wait for Doom Eternal to drop, then go back to where it all started. Legends say that sometime in the early 1800s, Nintendo announced that at some point in the future, Grandia 1 and 2 will become in a Switch in a HD collection pack. So we waited and we waited, and then we waited some more, and then finally we kept on waiting. And then at some point randomly dropped on the eShop and I completely missed it. Whatever, let's play them. Whether you played these games back on your Seeker Saturn, PlayStation 1 Dreamcast or PlayStation 2, you'll be pleased to know that these games look and play better than ever. In fact, this is their first time in widescreen. Grandia 1 in my opinion has an almost timeless cartoony charm about it and honestly it looks better than a lot of 2DJRPGs that are released even today. And if you got down and dirty with some Final Fantasy HD action recently, you're in for a treat with this pack, even more so if you've never experienced these games before. The combat and overall game structure is very similar to Final Fantasy games, with the only big difference being that the enemy encounters aren't random. Rather, you see them around in real time and you can approach them to battle or try to avoid them if you don't like leveling up your character. Playing these games in a crisp HD is the perfect way to do it if you haven't before. Although, it is pretty pricey. At 40 bucks for the collection, I mean Final Fantasy 7 was $20, so it's like two of those, the math does check out. But honestly, I would have preferred 20 bucks for both of them. You can't argue that the value is here regardless, just in the amount of hours you can sink into these games. So if they're worth it to you, go ahead and pick them up. I don't think I've ever counted DLC as an entire spot on one of these lists before, but this is a first time for everything. Especially when that DLC is free and includes three new levels, each with its own boss fight and 18 new original kick-butt songs. Yeah, I had to say kick-butt. YouTube's cracking down on naughty words. The Messenger had a huge amount of DLC content smashed into it recently, and I saw just about zero people talking about it, so let's do that. I covered the base game in one of these videos already, so I'll link that below. And assuming you have grabbed it and finished it, you'll have access to the free DLC right away. And since the game knows that you already finished the main adventure, it's not going to go easy on you now. This add-on beach holiday-themed content steps up the difficulty quite a bit from the main campaign. The gorgeous 8-bit slash 16-bit game, because it can't make its mind up and you die between both genres of why you do so, the music changes as well to 8-bit and 16-bit style music. Somehow, this game just became even prettier as your journey continues on a tropical island for a not-so-relaxing summer vacation. It starts out with a Battletoads Reminiscent surfing level. Somewhere in the middle, you have to race a Dark Link version of yourself, and by the end, you'll be super punch-out-style throwing punches. I need a breathe today. It's challenging, it's fun, and it's free. But what is it, you may be asking? You talked about Doom 1 and 2, but you left out three. Are you really going to ignore the greatest game in the Doom franchise? I'm going to do it now.  I wanted to do this one separate because it's quite different from the first two. And this was actually my first time playing through Doom 3. It was released back in 2004. Doom 3 actually does have somewhat of a story, but honestly, eh. In my opinion, Doom games are much better without any kind of storyline or direction other than just go kill things. Now, Doom 3 on the Switch is the definitive addition.  The gameplay is on point once again, but as I said, mixed up. It's very reminiscent of the first two games but with survival horror elements spliced into it. So now while you're mowing down demons, looking for key cards to open locked doors, you're also creeping down dark hallways with a flashlight hoping a jump scare doesn't smack bane you straight in the face. This absolutely slows down the gameplay that we're all used to across the Doom franchise. It's not inherently a bad thing though. For me, this is like a strange Dead Space Cross Doom mashup game and I love it for what it is, but I am absolutely glad they went back to the traditional Doom style in the newer games. Doom 3 runs at a crisp 60 frames on the Switch so if what you're seeing now looks like something you might enjoy, you probably will. With a brand new fourth installment into the Trine series on the way to Nintendo Switch, it's no surprise that the first three games have already been released. I feel like I have for sure talked about or reviewed one of the first two shrines already. So I'm just gonna focus on the third game today because it released really recently and... Trine 3 is a creative and unique puzzle platformer and the first in the series to add an overworld map. Visually, I love the way this game looks. It's use of deep blues, purples, and occasional greens really makes the game pop and give me an 80s neon retro feel. Overall, it's a very vibrant game and as you play, you can switch between the three different characters each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Siegfried's brother here is useful in heavy combat situations. Aveline over there is best for platforming. No surprise. And Dumbledore can manipulate the environment using his magic. Did you get all three of those references? You had to have got the Harry Potter one. Oh, and if you played the first two Trine games, this one branches out the 2D genre and into the 3D. Kinda like it'll do for different. Allowing you to explore further back and forward into each level. Even though it's tad on the short side around five to six hours, I would still say it's well worth 20 bucks. If it's missing from your eShop collection, but if you haven't played any of these games, honestly, I would recommend waiting because when Trine 4 releases, apparently it's coming out in a pack that has the first three games bundled in. That's like four games for the price of however much that game is. I'm gonna guess 60 bucks. So at this point, while I was planning writing out the video, downloading games, trying them out and all that business, I had like eight games and I needed two more. And I didn't know what those two were gonna be. And then I realized, oh me, oh my, I forgot about my old tradition of trying to stuff in at least one point and click into each of these list videos. So let's do that. Actually, despite this game's setting, finding yourself in the middle of a cold war, it's a hilarious adventure with all the classic gameplay elements I love from fantastic point and clicks. Nothing about this game is serious. It points fun in itself constantly, not only in the story, but the dialogue, the charming animations, anywhere that it can. Many parts of this game hit me hard with nostalgia for older point and clicks like Monkey Island, like when your character is sneaking himself into the country via baggage claim. It's absolutely something a current day Guy Bush Threepwood would do. The story is presented wonderfully, with many of it told through animations to the quality of a Saturday morning cartoon. The hands-on art style is exactly how it should be. My only complaint is that they went with a 3D model for the main character, which was such a freaking strange thing to do since all the other characters and the rest of the game is in 2D, but it's a small complaint on an otherwise great package. And the game handles the items you find in a similar way to the Monkey Island series. Not only do you acquire them and select them in a sub-menu, trying out every item you have with everything else in the world until something finally sticks, but when you finally do figure out what to do with them, it will not only be an aha moment for you because you finally figured it out, but it always made me chuckle at how the items were used. You want great puzzles? You got them. You want great dialogue and humor? You got that too. And do you want a game that's worth 20 bucks on the eShop? Well, that's up to you, really. Value is subjective, but I think so for sure. So I did say two, right? I needed two more games for this list. Iron Curtain was the first one, and then if we take a look down this list right near the bottom, Dream Daddy. Perfect. No! Hey, you know what this list is missing? Not a fly-looking shirt. That's for sure. It's missing multiplayer. Lethal League Blaze is kind of like Tennis. If Tennis was actually fun. There, I said it. Tennis, but spliced up with all the attitude of Jet Set Radio Future, which I'm sure is a comparison many people have made.  You know that feeling in Mario Tennis Aces when you managed to successfully counter your opponent's special super blast? Yeah, well, times that by 100 and have it happen constantly through the matchups and you might start to understand why after every gameplay session, I'm having to wipe the sweat down off my joycons. Every time you smash the ball, it builds up energy and momentum until it's ricocheting off the walls faster than even Neo could dodge. Eventually, you'll need pixel perfect timing to smash it back, otherwise the ball will hit you and you'll take damage. Each of the characters can hit or smash the ball in a variety of different ways from the normal moveset to character unique special moves.  What you're not seeing in this gameplay is me. Smashing the button every time there's a slight delay when I hit the ball. You can choose between catching or parrying the ball and based on what your opponent decides to do, or depending on whether that ball is finding its way back towards your face or striking them down.  High action, intense fun. It's easy to see why this game is a hit on game nights. Coming back at you. Are you ready for it? The number one spot, the bestest game on their list? The dream daddy of Nintendo Switch eShop games. Forager. Forager is a game that I had no idea about until it showed up on the eShop a couple weeks back and guess what? I kinda like it. It's a little bit like Stardew Valley, Minecraft, and Dragon Quest Builders. It borrows elements from all those games and probably more. And those are just a few games that I've sunk loads of addicted gameplay hours into in the past. So honestly, buying Forager was a dangerous adventure for me. And just like in the before mentioned games, in Forager you can craft your own tools and weapons, explore dungeons, and even help out NPCs. The most unique and honestly exciting addition to Forager is that the items you collect in the world can be sold for coins. And you use those coins to bite the tiles around you forming new islands. You have no idea what's gonna pop up on those islands until you buy them, making the concept of grinding for more coins addictive. The dungeons are also a fun mix up from the other crafting games I mentioned. You find them on the random islands you unlock and inside you'll discover new items, enemies, and even a cool boss battle at the end. And there is even more depth to this game including skill points to unlock as well as new things to craft as you gain experience. But we are talking about a $20 budget indie game here. For its price, there is so much packed in here for sure and you can easily, as I said, get addicted. But as expected, it's missing many key elements that the bigger budget crafting games have. You might find it a little grindy at times and you might even start to feel a little lonely while you're exploring these islands. But again, it's perfect for the price and I would love to see a bigger expanded sequel somewhere down the road. For me, I'm addicted to this new Switch game and it's definitely a favorite new game of mine. Oh, speaking of addicted, I like that every time I use that word or make a video about it, a lot of you nice little woodies in the comment section say, well, I'm addicted to beat em ups. I love it. It's adorable. So I made a t-shirt. You wanna buy it and support the show? I'll leave links down below somewhere. A real little woody would buy it.  I'm gonna stop saying little woody. Hey ho, let's go. That's it. Get out of here. I'm done. That's all the games. That's 10 of them. Technically 11 if you count Dream Daddy, which I didn't. But you know, it's probably... If you're still here for some reason, you may as well hit the tippy tap on that like button before you leave. Here for a link on that subscribe button. I'm also making that a t-shirt. A real little woody would buy it for sure. Maybe I should make that a t-shirt.  Thank you to Skillshare for sponsoring this video. Check them out down below. Learn a new skill never too late. That's it from me and got nothing else to say. I'm gonna take this off because it's real sweaty. Bye. See ya.


There's a sense that there is some kind of a reality, something much, much deeper in my mind. So all the pain just comes from clinging to the way I've constructed my identity. And if that's the case, then of course the ego has a version for that. Like you were saying at the beginning, is this Holy Spirit, if there's struggle involved, then it cannot be the Holy Spirit. It must be the ego talking. And then also it's attributing the struggle to a particular form thing, a decision that's being made in form. Yes, number one, if there is struggle involved, Jesus says you cannot be listening to the Holy Spirit and learning His joyous lessons because there is no single instant when the mind can be listening to the Holy Spirit and struggling. Because that would make no sense at all. That would mean that the Holy Spirit's lessons aren't wholly joyous or there's some sacrifice or something, some lost sacrifice involved in listening to the Holy Spirit. The second thing is though, is that it will be perceived, Jesus says, over and over and over, that as you go along when you have to go through fear to get to the other side, that you have to walk through fear and pain. And I think one of my favorite places in the Course that really helps me reassures me. When I've had times when I think I've started, felt like I'm starting to really vacillate and go insane, one of them that really comes to mind is the one from the self-concept versus self-section on chapter 31. And it's, you know, we could go into the whole section because it was all set up. But basically the first page and the second page are just saying that, you know, the first paragraph that says, the building of a concept of the self is what the learning of the world is for. This is its purpose, that you come without a self and make one as you go along. And then as it goes on, it talks about the face of innocence, which I heard you describing a little bit, which is the one that was trying to smile in the conversation with Kathy. Meanwhile, underneath, like burble, burble, burble, I don't feel at peace. And the face is trying to put on a happy face or smile through it. And that's the face of innocence, the concept of the self so proudly wears, can tolerate attack and self-defense. And it goes on to talk about that. And then it talks about, beneath that is the lesson, you know, in terrible displacement and a fear so devastating that the face that smiles above it must forever look away, lest it perceive the treachery it hides. And I just go through those things to set up the passage that I'm really wanting to point to because I want to get to this idea that there will seem to be perceived illities or uncomfortable feelings that go with the journey. And to me, when I read a passage like that, it's kind of helpful to be being told that by Jesus because just like when he was telling the apostles, you know, there are trials coming up. It helps kind of prepare me. And the one I'm talking about is down there is the second to last paragraph. And I'll just read the paragraph. It begins, a concept of the self is meaningless or no one here can see what it is for and therefore cannot picture what it is. Yet is all learning that the world directs begun and ended with the single aim of teaching. That you will choose to follow this world's laws and never seek to go beyond his roads or realize the way you see yourself. Now must the Holy Spirit find a way to help you see this concept of the self must be undone if any peace of mind is to be given you. Nor can it be unlearned except by lessons aimed to teach that you are something else for otherwise you would be asked to make exchange of what you now believe for total loss of self and greater terror would arise in you. Thus are the Holy Spirit's lessons plans arranged in easy steps that though there be some lack of ease at times and some distress, there is no shattering of what was learned but just a retranslation of what seems to be the evidence on its behalf. So to me when we come together and we keep going into these very radical ideas that seem to be the complete flip-flop of the entire world that we've known and experienced, we have to keep coming at it and inviting the Holy Spirit to come amongst us to help us retranslate the world. There has to be something, there has to be concepts that we can grab onto in our mind that will be like the next rung to go to because it's the purpose, it's the top of the ladder that terrifies us. I think everyone who gets into the Course and has been in it for some time starts to sense that, wow, the direction this thing is leading me is this way and the direction that everyone that I pretty much know or have seemed to experience in my life is going this way. And there's all kinds of perceived losses, perceived, you know, I'll have to leave them behind and so on and so forth. And the top of the ladder is terrifying. So what we need to do is when we talk about concepts and we start to let ideas come to mind, it's possible things that we can grab onto, that's like the retranslation. Even those, I mean, are fearful in the sense that when we've even talked about the idea or concept of the teacher of God or prophetess, priestess, we've brought it as you have said, oh, I can't think in those terms even. And those are ones that are starting to approach going up and up the ladder because obviously he's guiding us towards something that doesn't really fit into the boxes of the world that we've known. The only thing that brought me any peace with this at all was the I am there because I just thought, you know, one of the things that I would do is try to analyze the whole thing. And so I said, I'm going to just lay it out there and I'm not going to try to analyze where it's coming from or why it's coming or anything, but it's there, it's just a conflict, it's distress, it's whatever. The peace is that somehow I'm going through this, it's my own lesson. I have to do this, whatever it is. And he's there, you know, but even reading this, you know, David, it's so hard. It's like you said, I feel like, you know, I'm being brought here, but it's kind of like dragged along because there's something back there I still want.  And when Kathy said, you know, I love Josh and the memories, I would never do without these memories of the children. And then the last thing, of course, she said is, can you imagine leaving Marcy for the summer? Which I, you know, which I took as, wow, that was great. Thanks to that one, that was really nice.  Can you imagine leaving Marcy for the summer? And it was like sort of a dig, actually. And I said, you know, I said, Kath, I said it may seem that leaving Marcy for the summer would be sort of a crummy thing to do to Marcy. But if I were leaving Marcy for the summer to become more clear about my purpose and I was able then to come back and teach Marcy that higher purpose wouldn't that be more beneficial? And she said, well, maybe, but I just don't see why you'd have to leave her for the summer to learn your purpose, you know, of course that whole thing came up. So this is just really going through my mind. And you know, I talked to Marcy about it. And I said, how would you feel if I left you? And she goes, she thought I was going to Traverse City when I explained the whole thing. And I said, no, I'm not. And she said, well, I don't want you to. And I said, well, if I go to the trailer for a few days, she goes for a few days, you can do anything you want. Not the whole, you know, it was like that. So it's just a conflict. I mean, I see the higher purpose, but I'm obviously still not seeing the higher purpose. You know, I'm still conflicted about it. It's as if I'm going. It's not as if Rhonda's doing anything. It's as if I'm leaving. And because it's a symbol to me of what the mind is, what's going on here, you know, and that's scary to me. And yet another place that comes is I then visualize that higher purpose. I see a world without all these relationships and just people at peace. And I think that's wonderful. And then I go, that's unrealistic. It's never going to be. Maybe my psychologist was right. Life is meant to be a struggle. There are ups and there are downs. If you're trying to get like this, you're unrealistic. And now we're going to have, these are all, you know. Well, as we also come at it from the angle of, there's a line in the teacher's manual where Jesus says, no one can be angry at a fact. I respect that. No one can be angry at a fact. So it goes on to say it's always an interpretation that gives rise to anger. And we could just substitute for anger, just upset. General conflict, upset or whatever it's feeling. So it has to be an interpretation. So when we were here the last session, you know, we kind of got into this whole thing of purpose and everything. And you said, but in form, in form, Ron is leaving the kids. And what we really need to do is, it gets back to that thing about, is my seeing with the body's eyes reliable, is anything that I interpret in form? I mean, something could happen, and you know there could be 10, 15, 2,000 different interpretations of an event even, you know, based on the meaning that it has.  I can't relate to that. But it's like it seems, the symbol seems to be coming pretty close to home. Home to what? I mean, that's what we need to work it into, because if I have a false concept or a false identity that I've got, I'm pretty tightly constructed and I value it. Not only, you know, is it there by my own making, but I have some value for it, then anything that even seems to be a symbol that is a threat to that is where all this stuff gets flushed up and everything.  They seem to be a reality, as if my world is built around that reality. So I guess what we can do is just take it from there and work in. Maybe we have something along those lines. Well, actually, the last time we came together, there were a couple of times that I wanted to share. Did I share with you on the phone the whole analogy or did Rhonda about cancer? Yeah, somehow that seems applicable here. It does seem applicable, but you know what happened with that then I started thinking about, again, I'm doing this for myself. I'm healing my own mind. I'm healing my own body. I'm healing myself. I'm doing this for myself as bothering me and I know that I'm doing this for somebody else, but I feel like Steve's maybe right. I am doing it for myself. He's the one struggling. He's the one working. He's the one doing everything and I'm here doing this for myself. And if you had cancer and it was necessary for you to be away from the family to do what was necessary. I feel guilty about that too and I'd probably be dying of the cancer because I'd be so guilty. I would. I would. I mean, just going to doctors makes me feel guilty. Spending the money has made me feel guilty. Today, I had to go to Cardio and all I could think, then I ordered an echo and I said, I wonder how much that's going to cost. I'm feeling terribly irresponsible right now. I appreciate what you shared because I've been going through a lot of feelings too and feeling really crazy. A couple of things comes up for me. Number one, I noticed the peace and the joy that I feel when I'm in my right mind and when you talk about feeling guilty if you had cancer. I mean, it's like, when I'm in my wrong mind, it doesn't matter what it is, I'm going to feel guilty because I know that it's not the truth. I'm like, this question keeps coming up in my mind of other things I want to share but I feel like this has to come out first. When we were at Mary's a couple of weeks ago, we were talking about talking to your friends and I had said something to the effect that I felt like that was an unwise thing to do and you said, well, I'm not going to give up my friends. I guess this is the question that comes up for me in view of what happened today with you and your friends is I question the wisdom of doing that because of the, as you said, the challenge that you have in explaining the course right now because you're a novice at it and also that it brings back the conflict from friends when I notice that what's going on in my life is the example about giving me enough to deal with that I don't need to go out and try to talk to somebody about this that what I need to do is be it and extend the love because when I, and I see this trip coming up to Michigan next week is going to be a powerful opportunity for me to stay in that learning that it's always my mind and that I just


I'm happy to be here with Tamsin Young. We're gonna talk about some of the lessons learned on the entrepreneurial journey. So I hope this is inspiring for all of you, as well as the priorities that Tamsin's gonna be focusing on this year and we'll check in with Tamsin again later in the year on the next progress interview. Tamsin's in my group client program. So Tamsin, thank you for doing this. Oh, thank you, it's a pleasure to be here. Yeah, so let's start with having you introduce yourself to the audience and share the work that you love to do. Okay, so I'm a money coach and I support women to be comfortable with their money and feel confident in making decisions with their finances. And I do this through a soul-centered approach where we integrate their financial goals along with their values, their beliefs and their purpose in life so that it's an all-encompassing thing. It's not just money and down that very lineological path that one tends to think of money that it's just like a boring numbers thing that we actually look at it from a more holistic way. And you are qualified to do this for multiple reasons. Do you wanna say a bit about your background and with money? Yeah, so I'm a CPA certified practicing accountant based in Australia and I've worked in with small businesses. I originally started in South Africa doing articles working for the big four firms. I think I worked for three out of the four big firms and then I came to Australia in 1998 and I've worked in tax accounting since then. And so I've been in the accounting game for about 40 years, but I've always had an interest in all things intuitive, holistic, alternative, whatever name you want to give them. And I've done a lot of studying in that way, but I always thought that you were one or the other, you're a linear and logical or a creative and intuitive. And I never thought that the two could be combined. And it's probably only in the last 10 years, even though I've spent 40 years studying it all, only in about the last 10 years, I've gone, well, I am intuitive. I can be creative. It's not something that I can dream about. It's not something reserved for only the people who are RT. We all have that within us. And I realized that's really the area that I want to work in, but I didn't want to throw away the baby with the bathwater and go, all those years that I've spent dealing with numbers and finances and go, oh, we won't worry about that. We'll just do the emotional, energetic mindset work. So while I don't want to be somebody's tax accountant or accountant and actually doing their numbers, I want to be able to assist them and use the knowledge that I've had from working with people, small businesses and that, and that people can have an understanding that they're not scared of it, that they can incorporate looking at their numbers as part of their business. It's not the be all and end all. It's not, I don't look at money and numbers as being the driving force in your business. Right, we must set KPRs and we've got to have the six-figure business or we've got to have a million dollars or it doesn't matter what our goal is. It's part of a package. And so, yeah, I use all those years that I have had to helping people understand and that they will know when they feel confident with their numbers, but they also know when to go and seek advice from somebody who's qualified that they will go and find their own accountant that they will find a bookkeeper to support them. It's not about you having to do everything yourself. So it's really a support to give you that springboard to go out there and include the numbers in your life. Yeah, and it's interesting that you went from the numbers side over to the more intuitive side. The reason I say that is because a lot of people watching or watching this or listening are coming from the more intuitive side. And they're, oh, I can be friends with numbers, is that possible? Yeah, absolutely, absolutely. And that's really what it's about is becoming friends with you. Money is just money. Numbers are just numbers. They don't have any meaning on their own. It's reassigned meanings to them. I mean, what is magical about getting a million dollars turnover? Somebody's decided that a six figure, a hundred thousands, a hundred thousands like a magical number and millions of magical number. Why? Somebody's just arbitrarily chosen that number for us to strive towards. And one of my beefs is actually there's a difference between turnover and profit. And everybody focuses on the turnover number. Got to strive for this. But nobody worries about the bottom line, which is what you're actually taking home, which is what you're getting to spend. It's your reward for all the work that you've done. So great, you've done a million dollars turnover. How much did you get to take home from that? And more importantly, how did you enjoy earning that money? Because who cares about earning a million dollars if you don't enjoy the work that you're doing? And that's what I want to bring to people that they can think about. It's, what did you earn? How did you earn it? How did you feel earning it? And what can you change? How can you move to make more of that money that you enjoy? And it may be a process. You may start doing one type of work, enjoy it, and then you want to change. You want to move into something else. So it's never a case that this way is a bad way of earning money. It's your journey. It's very personal. You can actually provide a light structure, just like you provide a structure in the work that you do. You don't say, this is the way I do it. You have to do it my way. Otherwise, I'm going to kick you out the course. Otherwise, there'd be a lot of us rebels there that you wouldn't have in the course. So it's about providing that structure of how to manage your finances, look after them, look at your business, the way you spend your money. There's so many things to it that they're touch points. And you get to decide what's important to you and how you want to do it. And that's where the intuitive side comes in.  I can't tell you what is important to you and your business. You need to find that out for yourself. And that's part of the entrepreneurial journey as well is finding out what's important to us. Yeah, well said. Yeah, I love the way that you're, I guess demystifying money for a lot of people who like, yeah, have this kind of rigid way of, like you said, oh, the six figures, the goal or the seven figures, the goal or yeah, whatever figure. It's like, what is success? What is success? Why, how did you get that idea? And how do you have to stick with it? You know? Yeah, and well, one of the things that I like to do with people is define success. What does success mean to you? Because it's only when you know, because how do you know you've achieved success? Is it when you've got the fancy car on your driveway and you've got three houses spread around the world?  You know, that those are the things and then, you know, money is part of it because earning that money allows you to do those things because as much as we might want to say, oh, you know, money doesn't buy happiness, no it doesn't, but it gives us choices and it allows us to have experiences that we want. And when you look at it from that perspective that it's not money isn't this evil that's going to take over your life. Money amplifies who you are. If you're a generous person, when you've got money, you'll be a more generous person, you can help more people. So I'm not against people earning lots and lots of money, but just earning lots and lots of money for the sake of proving that you're successful isn't the right intention behind doing the work that you do. So it's being very intentional about what you do and how you do it. Because success, when you typically, well, it's assumed, oh, that's a successful person. Oh, that's a wealthy person. That's just the assumption. That's what success means, right? And so it's really, I think key, like you said, to keep on returning to our own definition. Well, given that, you know, so when you work with people and they are stressed about money, which I know a lot of people are, what is your, yeah, what's your guidance there when people are stressed about money? That's, you know, they want to do the business that they love and yet the money thing. How do you encourage them, advise them, yeah? It's really taking them of finding out what is it that they want. And that's also not just from a, or what do I want from a logical, linear place? I want to earn $100,000. I want to earn a million dollars or whatever. It's really tuning into their soul. And what is the big picture? The picture that's bigger than what we can even imagine and having that as our guarding star, North Star of the life that they want to create. And always coming back to that. But then taking the time, I work with circles and like stepping into a creator circle, right? What does it feel like when you have this choice of having a magical business or of traveling around the world? Whatever your choice may be. What does it feel like as a creator in that expansiveness? And then what does it feel like when you come from your ego? And what are all those beliefs? What are all those doubts and fears that you have? What are all the stories that you have? Our life experiences have taught us to be safe and to try and look after ourselves. You have the good old ego saying, well, don't do that. This might be dangerous. And you don't want to go and make a fool of yourself and all those stories that we tell ourselves. And we look at that and often by acknowledging those fears and that helps bring it into the life because people are often worried about saying it. Well, here, law of attraction.  But it actually, it shines a light on those fears, on those doubts and you know what you're dealing with. You go, oh, okay, that's story. Right, oh, I remember that. And whether you do or you don't go back to the originating story doesn't really matter. One of the tools that I use is tapping and because that's great for bringing the body back into a more homeostatic place. And it's a very easy tool to use. But I really work on, let's say working with circles and going, okay, so you've got your, this is what it's like from my creator perspective. This is what it's like when I'm in my ego. What is the next step that I need to take to move from this ego-based thing to the creator side of things? And then what you have to do is take that next step. We don't have to worry about what the next 50 steps are. All I need to do is, what is the next step that I need to do? Take that and move a little bit forward. And then we do it again, rinse and repeat. So yeah, it's really a case of helping them see it, to see the stories that they have and not being scared of them, just acknowledging them and going, okay, this is what I'm dealing with. Right, let's move forward. That is an empowering perspective. I really like that because there's, yeah, there's often this fantasy that there's some kind of like right path. And the reason why you're not making enough money is because you're not taking the right path. And the course, whoever the right path is, you know, you're selling your course on what the correct path to money is. And usually, as all of us have probably experienced who are watching this, you buy the course, you buy the, whatever, a program. And then you're like, that path doesn't feel authentic to me. And so what you're saying here is really important. It's like, actually, your right path, your authentic path rather, is it's gonna come out of you when you are connected to what you're calling your creator, you know, energy, which is nice. And if you are in a, if you're going to knowingly or unknowingly continue in the egoic energy or a fear energy, then yeah, it's the actions that come out are probably not going to be, yeah, they may or may not work sometimes, but they're not gonna be authentic and it's not gonna be a long-term way. And so the creator path, yeah, I feel like that's what I've been practicing for all these years or many years now, you know, ever since I kind of started to do the Jooffre productivity thing and the energy reboots and it's like, okay, I'm gonna trust. I'm going to courageously experiment and if something doesn't work out, there's always learning there and there's always trust, continue trust that I can practice. And with that, it's, you know, it keeps me in the game and showing up consistently and that's what has allowed me to continue thriving. But let's talk a bit about your, well, gosh, where should I, where do we wanna go from here? I wanna, well, definitely I wanna talk about two things. One is, you know, I wanna talk more about the kinds of things you do with your clients. So for your clients and what you're offering at this time. But secondly, I definitely wanna talk about what are you prioritizing in your own creator's path, your own authentic business this year that we can then later check in on. So whichever of those you wanna take is great, whether you wanna kind of start moving into your, talking about the offer or talking about your priority or if there's something else on your mind that you feel is important to share. Yeah, well, my priority this year is really creating that foundation because I've always been a little bit flighty with committing myself to my business.  And, you know, we can be wonderful sages for other people. We can see the pitfalls and all that and we can give them all this beautiful loving advice and support. But when it actually comes to ourselves, it's a different story and you go, oh, I've gotta do that, I've gotta do that scary thing. I've gotta do that experimenting. So it's really having that consistency for me. And, you know, with working with you, it said creating that consistent content and showing up on a regular basis and sharing that message and sharing that message from the point of view of I'm just sharing what I'm doing without any form of attachment to it, without any expectation of it. And with the sharing, of course, it helps expand me. It helps me get clarity for myself and that journey that I will go on with what I'm offering and when I offer it, et cetera, will evolve as I get move with my message. And so it's not about being, this is my message. I'm stuck in the stone here and that's all I'm going to do. It's moving with that flow and it is a journey. It's a river. And I like to refer to things as the structure being the river bank providing the support and then you've got the water flowing and the masculine and the feminine and the yin and the yang. You know, I talk about the money management being that practical side and then the energy and mindset being the more yin side and we flow through the structure. So foundation is really important to me that reaching out, creating my own net carrying little world or, you know, for want of a better word and those connections and really heart-based connections are connecting with people because they can do something for me but because they like minded people and maybe there is something there but it's really nice to connect with people who have similar values to you, have similar interests to you and on this wonderful entrepreneurial journey as well and all the little humps and bumps that we all go through and the experiences that you can go, oh yeah, it's okay to have those experiences. We all have these doubts, we all have these fears and to know that you're not alone. So those are probably my two key priorities is that consistent content and the net carrying which will lead to so many other aspects I know. And it's the unknown of what they will lead to that being a linear logic for so many years I've wanted this blueprint, I want a checklist I want to know the exact way to do it so that I can sit down and do my stuff but as I work more with my intuition and all that, I'm realizing that that's not the way it works. Soul doesn't have a blueprint, it doesn't have a checklist and that's why we tune in regularly and go, right? Word probably has got a big thing telling us what we need to do but if we had to have that blueprint we'd probably turn around and run 100 miles because it would just go, well, there's no ways I can do this but all that synchronicity and serendipity and all that that comes along to support us when we take what are really tiny little steps on the path the universe just opens up and offers us so much more than what we could possibly have expected and imagined. Yeah, wonderfully said. Yes, absolutely, it's so true. It's like if we, I personally believe that we do have some form of life planned before our soul came into this thing and but thankfully we've forgotten that because otherwise we would be scared and running and one step at a time trusting that there is always support both spiritual and human support along the journey so I appreciate that step by step and just to clarify for those who don't know what net caring is, I think everyone here probably knows certainly talk about consistent content a million times and I'm really grateful that you are being a model for that for other people as well. So of course below this video I'll link to your social media and people can give some public accountability to you to keep consistent. Those watching this will expect that in some form, some form and but net caring. Yeah, I think that's also one of the strengths that I've noticed from you that you prioritize it and that you do it so well and with a wonderful sense of humor as you connect with people in a way that's from the heart and without agenda and that's the keys like the net caring is a heart-based connection that uplifts everyone and naturally the consistency of doing that leads to opportunities because most people don't keep in touch most people don't do whether it's net caring or networking and so by doing it in such an energetically aligned way of course the opportunities come. So and you're doing things like webinars like you have a webinar tonight for example so I'm excited to hear more how that goes. Okay, so with our remaining three minutes left or something share with the audience how if someone is interested in working with you what does that look like? What do you offer? Yeah. Okay, so I do have a short four week program coming up which is a group program which is going to be the run from the webinar the webinar is going through basically the steps that I'm going to be doing in the group program and you might think well I'll bother with the group program then if you're gonna tell me what we're gonna be doing but the group program is it's an experiential program that it's not a get the recording and do it in your own time because you won't do it and I've done who signed up for courses and they're sitting gathering digital dust, maybe me. So it's about money it's a practical side of money but it's also combining it with that energetic side and you do the work when we're there on the call we will look at it how are you feeling about it getting in touch with it looking at your values all these aspects and then going okay, excuse me where are you looking at your numbers your starting point because and then where do you wanna go with them what are your values? How are you spending your money? Are they in line with your values, et cetera so it's really a practical course steeped in energetic work as well. So that's the group program and it's really something that I want to be it's a start for people with their journey with their money it isn't a you're going to have a PhD in finance by the end of it it's a starting point it's getting you to start looking at your money on a regular basis working with your money is a lifelong journey you don't get to a point where you know okay I know everything I don't have to learn anything else you're always learning because you're making different decisions in your business so that's going to impact you. So I've got the group program and then I work one-on-one with people I do do one off sessions mainly so people can get a feel for learning a feeling for how it is to work with me but to be really impactful minimum of three months together six months is really good a year is amazing and that's fortnightly sessions that I do one-on-one with people and I find fortnightly is good because it gives you time to integrate what we've done in a session I find I'm a slower processor of things in my life that you have to have a session this week and then come back and see you again next week it's too much for me to integrate all of that so I like that fortnight that it gives you the week in between to integrate what we've spoken about to implement it, work with it to find out where you've had the problems and then the next time you come along and we see what you've done and where do you want to move forward and I don't have a blueprint or checklist of what we're going to work through it really is who are you where are you coming from what do you want to work on and each week I don't have a right this is what we're going to cover I come into that session as an open vessel right where are you what you want to do if at the beginning you have a specific thing we can use that as a guide for our sessions but honestly I show up at my sessions as an empty vessel and it's right how can I be of service to you what do you bring to the table I'm not going to tell you what to do or how to do it I will I'll provide that space for you to discover that yourself to touch in with your inner wisdom yes I can get downloads and I can share that with you but I don't want to be somebody's guru I don't want them to think or I can't make a decision without Tamsin telling me what to do come along and bounce things off me absolutely and we can discuss it but I want you to have the power I want you to feel empowered with being in your business with your finances creating the life that you want well you've certainly empowered me and the audience today I mean look at me I'm way shinier now than before we started thanks to you and the afternoon sun but just to say I mean it's interesting to say that you show up when an empty vessel doesn't mean that you don't know your stuff you absolutely do and obviously in your webinar you actually teach the steps and you have but it's like only the master can actually show up as an empty vessel because it's all been integrated and it's like you you give your clients what they need at that time so it's really great that you are you are flexible enough to do that so that's really cool well thank you Tamsin for your work the way you do it as well and folks the links are below this video so be sure to check out Tamsin's website their social media that you can go see and any questions you can of course comment below and I'll make sure Tamsin sees that as well so all right thank you everybody and thanks Tamsin for doing this thank you George