Inner Work with Steli Efti
![Cover art of Inner Work with Steli Efti Inner Work with Steli Efti](https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/300/811408-1602139297.jpg)
Latest Episodes
112: Don’t Listen to This if You Want to Learn Anything
I won't even try to describe what this episode is about. Shownotes: https://steliefti.com/ep112/ Connect with me: https://steliefti.com https://twitter.com/steli https://www.linkedin.com/in/stelief
111: Tricks of the Mind: I Was Thinking My Feelings
I've always been a very cerebral person, relying primarily on my intellect to achieve my goals and solve problems I encounter. For a very long time, I equated the mind with myself. I viewed the body a
110: What’s the Difference Between Presence and Awareness?
I've often used the words presence and awareness interchangeably—but they're really not. They're two distinctly different things, and in this episode, I discuss the difference, and talk about my recen
109: Michael Ende, Practicing Patience, and the Power of Doing 1 Thing Wholy
Here's a conversation we've had about Michael Ende, Author of The Neverending Story, Momo, and other great books. We then touched on the beauty of poetry and song lyrics, going on awareness walks, hav
108: Magic Mornings: The Power of the Day’s First Hour
How do you design your optimal morning? Every night as we sleep and dream, we enter a profoundly altered state of consciousness, we process and integrate our experiences of the day. Rather than immedi
107: The Unequal Equilibrium of Giving & Taking in Our Relationships
Apotomos is a Greek word that describes a person who always appears calm, keeps everything bottled up inside, and then at some point, when they can't take it anymore, they suddenly erupt like a vulcan
106: Should You Do X? Only if It Gives You Energy
It's so easy to lose yourself in all the things you "should be doing". It's so easy to come up with an endless list of things that would be good for your career, your wealth, your well-being. But if y
105: Embracing Life’s Perfect Imperfection
What you most reject is what holds the greatest potential for growth. Whether it's a feeling you don't want to feel, a person with whom you have a challenging relationship—it's typically what you want
104: Fixing Other People’s Problems Instead of Dealing With Your Own
Imagine having a friend with a drinking problem. You can clearly see they're on a path that'll lead them down a bad road. You offer your help and invite them to stay with you in your home. You'll take
103: My Fear of Stagnation: What if I Stop Changing and Evolving?
Every year I want to change, evolve, level up. I hate stagnation, fear it. There's nothing more terrifying to me than the thought that I could have peaked already, that it's never going to be more tha