What if the way forward starts with changing how you make decisions?

In this episode of The Deru Way, John explores the season of Rise and what it means to turn clarity about your value into decisions and action. He shares his experience of returning from his honeymoon, feeling overwhelmed by business and personal commitments, and how a reminder to prioritize his energy helped him regain focus.

John also explores how to invest your time, attention, and energy in what brings the greatest value to your life. He explains how asking better questions, setting higher standards, and protecting your headspace can help you make decisions that support your health, relationships, work, and enjoyment of life.

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00:01:12 — The Season of Rise
00:02:52 — Returning to Overwhelm
00:04:28 — Prioritizing Your Energy
00:06:09 — Making Better Decisions
00:07:12 — Value Beyond Hours Worked
00:08:38 — Setting a Higher Standard
00:10:07 — Asking Better Questions
00:10:48 — Leading With Intention
00:12:44 — Protecting Your Time and Energy
00:13:37 — Five Areas of Life
00:16:25 — Examining Your Thoughts
00:17:00 — The Grounding Reflection

What if the value you have been chasing has been within you all along?

In this episode of The Deru Way, John explores the season of Rooting and what it means to move from being a pressured provider to a present provider. He shares his own experience of starting a business, struggling with money, pricing, and sales, and how chasing success and outcomes created more pressure instead of helping him move forward.

John also explores what it means to become a man of value by recognizing the strengths, experience, wisdom, and natural gifts you already carry. He explains how separating your worth from the hours you work, trusting the process, and contributing from a place of abundance can help you lead your business and life with more presence.

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00:01:10 — The Season of Rooting

00:03:34 — Money, Worth, and Pressure

00:05:12 — Understanding Value

00:07:10 — The Pressured Provider

00:08:30 — The Present Provider

00:10:30 — Stop Chasing Success

00:12:33 — You Are the Source

00:14:20 — Separating Worth From Work

00:17:13 — The Grounding Reflection

00:19:29 — Who Are You Behind the Titles?

What are you holding on to that is getting in the way of your own growth?

In this episode of The Deru Way, John explores the season of Release and what it really means to let go. He shares how pressure, comparison, expectations, and the need for control can drain your energy and disconnect you from the present.

John also explores the difference between what you are responsible for, what you are responsible for, and what is outside your control. He explains how releasing fear, trusting the process, and creating space can help you move forward with more clarity and presence.

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00:01:51 — The Season of Release

00:03:15 — Feeling Behind

00:04:24 — Stepping Back Into Nature

00:05:09 — Acceptance Without Lowering Your Standards

00:06:21 — Returning to Your Purpose

00:07:04 — Letting Go of Outcomes

00:08:48 — Creating Capacity

00:10:15 — Responsible For vs. Responsible To

00:12:17 — Trusting the Timing

00:13:41 — The Four Ps of Fear

00:17:31 — The Season of Release in Nature

00:18:45 — Growth Starts With Subtraction

00:19:35 — A Reflection for Letting Go