The John Poelstra Show

The John Poelstra Show


Latest Episodes

114: Unsubscribing from Judgement
October 12, 2022

One of the keys to the universe and a better life is our relationship with judgement of self and others. Setting it aside has been one of my biggest paths to freedom.

113: Slowing Down More
October 05, 2022

Maybe you can relate to my experiences and discoveries here and the revelations I had upon waking one day.

112: Checking in with Captain Seth Vore
July 03, 2022

Seth Vore joins me in June 2022 to give an update on the plans he shared in December 2021. Everything has come to fruition. Seth no longer lives in his house or has a job, however he does have a new b

111: No-fly Zone Safari with Lisa DiMatteo
March 17, 2022

Lisa DiMatteo joins me to revisit our previous conversation while consciously exploring new things we thought might be uncomfortable and weren't.

110: Boats and FIRE with Seth Vore
December 31, 2021

Seth Vore shares about his local boat tour company, being debt free, retirement and the year-long adventure his family is looking forward to next year on a boat.

109: Being, Doing and Enoughness with Lisa DiMatteo
December 23, 2021

Lisa DiMatteo joins me to discuss the dance between "being & doing" and "enoughness" against the backdrop of a three week solitude retreat I experienced in October 2021.

108: Nothing Might Be Something
December 17, 2021

Wherein I read another section from The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins and contemplate whether "action" is always the answer.

107: Just Scared
December 06, 2021

Maybe you aren't a procrastinator, a perfectionist or broken. Maybe you're just scared. Moving forward might be as easy as having a conversation instead of staying stuck in your head and trying to do

106: Creating Meaning (or Not) with Aaron Graham
July 07, 2021

Aaron Graham joins me to explore the meaning we give our experiences and how it affects us. We also discuss different ways to interact with our experiences and how to restart when we've lost our way.

105: Alfredo Deza–Yet
June 19, 2021

Alfredo Deza shares what it's like to be an Olympian, how he found his way to software and how others can get started there too. We also explore the power behind the word "yet."