PNTV: Coming Alive by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels (#343)

Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from "Coming Alive" by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels. Hope you enjoy!

I’m a HUGE fan of Phil and Barry's first book, The Tools. Coming Alive is kinda like The Tools Part 2. In this book, we get four new tools to go along with the original five tools. Big Ideas we explore include how to connect to our Life Force, defeat Part X (their name for that part of each of us that gets in the way), build our confidence and learn to see problems as gifts as we live a GREAT life.

[sherryphelanphd]

Thank you, Brian, for bring back these PNTV episodes. That's why I joined. Can't get these read all these books or get these reviews anywhere else, and I also value your point of view, integration and reinforcement of all the ideas from book to book. I appreciate the mental reset and reinforcement each day. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Happy ThanksLiving!

[Stephen_Eee]

Jesus Christ the four things you describe in the tools is everything I'm feeling lately and longly...

[badbabyface]

Just watched Drew Barrymore… she had Barry Michals on the show. So I decided to find his book Tools on Utube. Love all this insight. I lost my job a year ago, it was tough. Now I need to get back in the game and start applying for jobs and believing in myself again. Get rid of all my self doubts.

[docpadma]

ok, I really liked the blue t shirt and the new opening, instead of the old opening and same black shirt. somehow, brightness, being light and not strict and formal is making me feel better. great work btw!

[rva]

I needed this fix!! Brian don't leave it this long again. Please.

[moraleslauralucia]

Just finished the tools!! Reading this next. Thank you for setting me up for success to start Coming Alive

[abdelfattahkrita]

I was waiting for your PNTV episode for this whole year! welcome back and thank you.

[faithfulgal]

Good morning my Great Mentor Much Love ♥️♥️♥️🎶🎶

[gilstillalive]

YEAH! I've missed the blackboard! :)

[i-am-abraham]

Welcome back Brian! You're looking extremely fit and vital! Inspiring! :D

[leighgosen]

Hi Brain. Super new to the The Tools, Happy to have found your channel. You do a great job paraphrasing! Going to watch all your videos. Thank you in advance 😉♥️

[jackleechiii]

Brian this is great. I was considering recording a summary just like you have done here, for this book and The Tools. I sometimes cannot remember what I read a couple years (sometimes a couple of days :) after finishing, so this summary/review is perfect! Keep it up brother!

[butterflymoon]

is phil stutz okay? he seems to have disappeared. he's ill isn't he? does he do private therapy? zoom therapy? what's the cost?

[justaninja]

I do like that funky hand writing.
What were those tools though?
Edit: nevermind, I found that video. Thank you.

[t.soares]

I've started listening to the audio book. My interest is piqued. While it makes sense to me (I've also only got through about 10% of it) and I recognize parts of myself that hold me back, how about if there are things outside of us that get in our way. For example, I have the qualifications to teach and in fact I do at a university. I teach a fair bit. However, despite having the same qualifications as some of my peers, I work on contract. I long to be a tenured professor but the system is broken. One of these jobs only gets offered once every five to 10 years and then there end up being 20 to 60 people vying for one position. I do what I can to improve myself and I admit that there were things that I could have done to be further along the path. All I can do is recognize partex and progress so that I'm a better candidate. It's still very difficult to achieve and there are many people with master's degrees are phds that are in the same position. Worse than the US actually then up here in Canada. I suppose we just need to recognize that there are some things that are out of our control? Work on ourselves and recognize that the chances of ever being offered tenure is extremely rare. Is that the case?

[nanaciira]

Embrace problems - they are a sign that things are going right

[butterflymoon]

Also we don't all have an inner monologue so how does part x work for those of us that don't?

[richardsrensen]

i have just begun the book the tool and i am only on the first tool/habit brig it on i love pain pain make me stronger . How long should i be with first tool before i move on so i don't forget or drop the tools and move on ?