In this episode, we answer your questions — starting with how this collaboration even began. What started as a simple challenge to write a book turned into accountability, healing, and eventually this show. Sometimes one small nudge can change everything.

We also dive into something deeply relatable: Are you actually happy… or just chasing a feeling you think you should have?

In a world of instant access and constant comparison, it’s easy to expect happiness to show up like a notification. But real fulfillment doesn’t come from likes or scrolling — it comes from connection, purpose, and being present.

We talk about handling loss in healthy ways, putting the phone away (face down doesn’t count), building real relationships, and creating daily habits that ground you — gratitude, meditation, and doing at least one thing each day that you genuinely love.

Your challenge:
Call someone and be fully present. Protect your happy space. And take time for yourself before the world takes it from you.

Real happiness is built — not downloaded.

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Jodie Baudek is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and mindset coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, self-trust, and balance through personal growth, reflection, and intentional living.

In this episode, we open up a real discussion about the effects of social media on our lives.

An audience member asks how to handle the challenges that come up with social media — especially the comparison, negativity, and self-doubt that can creep in. We all know the benefits: instant connection, powerful networking, sharing your message quickly, and staying informed. But there’s another side, particularly for younger generations, where constant access to everyone’s highlight reel can distort perspective.

Dr. Jim and Jodie talk about how to manage technology instead of letting it manage you. When comparison hits, pause and ask yourself what you’re really searching for. Shift inward. Practice gratitude. Celebrate others instead of competing with them.

The conversation also expands into success and purpose. We all say we want to achieve big things — but are we creating the time and space to give ourselves a fighting chance? Are we busy… or are we intentional? Are we working toward our dreams — and flexible enough to evolve them when needed?

Social media isn’t the enemy. It’s a tool. The key is awareness.

Join the conversation, subscribe, and be part of a tribe that chooses purpose over comparison.

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Jodie Baudek is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and mindset coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, self-trust, and balance through personal growth, reflection, and intentional living.

This is a repost of the very first episode of the Dr. Jim and Jodie show from 2017 — where it all began.

In this conversation, we talk about discovering your purpose and learning to find validation wherever you go. The Universe is always speaking — it’s just a matter of paying attention. When you look for what’s right, you’ll start to see confirmation that you’re exactly where you need to be.

We also answer a viewer question about how to deal with painful, overwhelming issues. Challenges are part of every journey. The key is learning how to face them with perspective, presence, and faith — remembering that just because you’re standing in a storm doesn’t mean the storm has to live inside of you.

One of the most powerful reminders from this episode:
Make sure you are present in every moment in whatever you are doing. The more present you are, the more grounded you become in hope, faith, and love.

Your challenge is simple.
Before you get out of bed, say three things you’re grateful for. And this week, choose to be the light for someone else.

We’re so grateful you’re here at the very beginning.

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Jodie Baudek is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and mindset coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, self-trust, and balance through personal growth, reflection, and intentional living.

From the 2017 Dr. Jim and Jodie show, this episode tackles a question that hits home for all of us:

Are you truly showing up as your best… or are you just showing up and trying to make the best of what’s in front of you?

We open up about the pressure of feeling behind, wondering why things aren’t advancing faster, and questioning whether we’re actually preparing ourselves to succeed — or just reacting to what’s happening. There’s a big difference between executing at your highest level and simply managing the moment. And that difference might be the deciding factor between reaching your goals or constantly falling short of them.

We talk about letting go of things that keep you busy but not aligned, creating intentional morning routines, setting daily intentions, and how to reset when life — or people — don’t show up the way you expected. Sometimes success isn’t about doing more. It’s about preparing better, being present, and allowing space instead of forcing motion.

So here’s the real question:
Are you setting yourself up to be your best — or just making the best of what you’ve got?

We’d love to hear how you show up at your highest level.

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Jodie Baudek is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and mindset coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, self-trust, and balance through personal growth, reflection, and intentional living.

This episode is proof that vision becomes reality.

Back in 2017 on the Dr. Jim and Jodie show, Jodie first met Lisa on The Steve Harvey Show and instantly knew one day she’d be interviewing her on her own platform. A year later, that exact moment happened.

In this powerful conversation, Lisa shares what it really means to say “I am my own rescue.” From public assistance to building a global movement reaching nearly 30 million people, she reminds us that abundance isn’t something you chase — it’s something you choose now.

We talk about losing everything and starting over, why you need a coach who’s steps ahead of you, how to stop “buying real estate” in your dark seasons, and why radical transparency builds true loyalty.

If you’ve ever doubted yourself, felt behind, or wondered if there’s room for you — this episode will light a fire.

You are enough. Right now.

LISA NICHOLS is one of the world’s most-requested motivational speakers, as well as media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached and served nearly 30 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa’s courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences break through, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential.

To learn more about Lisa please visit: www.motivatingthemasses.com.

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Jodie Baudek is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and mindset coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, self-trust, and balance through personal growth, reflection, and intentional living.

In this part of the interview, the conversation gets really real — not just about “success,” but about what actually matters when the cameras are off.

He shares that his main job isn’t touring or writing books… it’s being a father (and a husband, as a true tag team with his wife). And honestly? That grounding changes the whole way you hear everything else he says.

We talk about what it’s like building something from the beginning — when your audience is five people… or zero. And his message is simple and powerful: show up anyway. Don’t half-do it because the room is small. Focus on the people who are there, give them your best, and keep following through. That’s how momentum is built.

And woven through all of it is this bigger theme: enjoy life by enjoying being yourself. Healing is possible. Change is possible. But it starts with honesty, effort, and one decision you actually follow through on.

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In this segment, we sit down with Dr. Miguel Ruiz’s son (and you can feel the depth right away) as he shares what it was like growing up inside The Four Agreements lineage — not as a “perfect spiritual upbringing,” but as a real-life evolution of a family, a tradition, and a human journey.

He talks about watching his father move through different stages — from medical doctor and surgeon to fully committing to the Toltec path — and how that transformation changed everything, including their family structure. We also hear the powerful reminder that tradition stays alive when we let life teach it to us, not when we repeat someone else’s version by rote.

Then the conversation turns personal and practical: healing the ego, rebuilding discipline, and making real change in the body. He shares his own turning point — an injury, then running, then a serious wake-up call with heart palpitations that led him to quit drinking on the spot. What stood out most was how simply he framed it:

Effort is the key. Discipline is remembering to apply it. Success is following through.

This episode is a deep exhale and a strong nudge: nobody gets to answer what you want out of life but you — and you’re allowed to change your mind, heal the wound, and start again with one honest action.

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In this segment of our 2017 interview, Dr. Jim and Jodie continue the conversation with internationally renowned human behavior specialist Dr. John Demartini, focusing on one of his core teachings: your values shape your results.

Why do so many people set goals — to lose weight, build wealth, grow a business — only to lose momentum weeks later?

Dr. Demartini explains that if something isn’t aligned with your highest values, you won’t stay committed to it. If you need to constantly motivate yourself, it’s likely not truly a priority. Your life already demonstrates what you value most — through your daily actions.

He also shares powerful insights on:

• How to determine your true values
• The difference between “shoulds” and what your heart actually wants
• Why fair exchange is essential in business and service
• Why what looks like a “gift” is actually decades of disciplined effort

This episode is a reminder that fulfillment doesn’t come from chasing what sounds good — it comes from honoring what is genuinely important to you and building your life around it.

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Jodie Baudek is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and mindset coach who helps people reconnect with purpose, self-trust, and balance through personal growth, reflection, and intentional living.