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Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Written by: Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon"
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Hello and welcome to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick. We discuss the things that make you go "Hmm?" — the most pressing topics of contemplation in your mind as you interface with the reality of your day-to-day life. Are you open, curious, and ready to solve the mysteries of why stuff happens? Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.Makes Sense Productions Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Good Shift - Your Personal Board of Directors: Ask the Giants a Better Question - E221
    Oct 14 2026

    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:

    ► 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

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    5 mins
  • Evan Carmichael - Rejection to 4 Million Subscribers: The YouTube Growth Playbook - E220
    Oct 12 2026

    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

    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 - 1:02: 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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    29 mins
  • Why Do Hurt People Hurt People? - E219
    Oct 9 2026

    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.

    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 - 1:06: 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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    30 mins
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