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connect spirit, mind, body, and money w/ Justin Castelli

I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.

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it starts with belief

To me, the most significant “obstacle” for the Authentic Life is the lack of fairness in the world. I will never deny that we don’t all have the same resources, opportunities, influences, examples, and circumstances–many of us don’t really have much say in those that we do have, at least not from where we start. We are born into a set of circumstances that greatly influences our perspective of life, ultimately shaping our reality. Knowing that of all the possible hands that could have been...

I hope you had a great week! My video team has been working through a handful of podcast episodes, and this week I released an episode I've been so excited to share with my friend Lindsay Troxell--I'm already looking for her return in about six months. Check out "Stop Living In Your Head (And Start Feeling Your Body). You can check that episode here: Apple Podcasts Spotify Oh, and if you're a Spotify listener, be sure to check out the video version on Spotify now. I went back and updated a...

Last night we watched John Cena’s last WWE match, and like everyone in the stadium or watching at home, we were in shock as we watched Cena tap out while being held in a sleeper hold. The legend whose motto is “Never Give Up” appeared to give up–and in the initial moments of the tapout, I missed the poetic ending of John Cena’s career. But the truth is, he didn’t give up. If you haven’t seen the ending, as he lay in the ring with his opponent’s arms wrapped around him, trying to put him to...

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to travel to Baltimore to lead a conversation with an outstanding group of men about aligning finances with their Authentic Lives. I was encouraged by many things, but one thing that stood out to me was that most of the men had decided to define success for themselves rather than chase it as others defined it. Then I listened to a podcast for financial advisors this morning where my friend Khe Hy was a guest. He discussed with the host, another friend...

Your body is full of wisdom, and most of us do not know how to access this wisdom. In today’s episode of AlignedLife, my guest, Lindsay Troxell, joins me to discuss somatics. We don’t get too deep into somatics and keep it at an introductory level, as many people aren’t even aware of somatics and the work associated with it. Here are a handful of takeaways from the episodes–you’ll definitely want to listen to or watch the entire episode to learn more about these: Somatics is the practice of...

“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” -The Dalai Lama See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC

“If I'm bettin' on myself, then I completely double down.” - J. Cole What unique gifts and talents allow you to feel like J. Cole–willing to bet on your Self and double down? And if you won't bet on your Self, who else will? Find the time, energy, and money to dedicate towards using those unique gifts and talents and more; the more you use them, the more your confidence will grow, and good things will happen. Let’s all strive to double down on our Selves–our Authentic Selves. See you tomorrow...

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” - Lao Tzu What are you holding on to that you need to let go of? See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC

“If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be.” -Epictetus “If your choices are authentic, so too will you be.” -Me I hope Epictetus doesn’t mind me tweaking his quote a little. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC

I hope you had a great week! I had the opportunity to join Sean Trace on his podcast, Growing Money, and we had a great conversation--I love the title he chose for the episode. You can check that episode here: And here's this week's Notes... 📝 this week's Daily Notes 12.01.25 #1053 trust in feeling 12.02.25 #1054 if money were no object 12.03.25 #1055 opting out of misaligned financial games 12.04.25 #1056 the lessons in struggle 12.05.25 #1057 the symphony of the Authentic Life 12.06.25...