EP 6: Learning To Trust The Mission

Complete the Six Vector Diagnostic: https://sixvectorassessment.com/Join Protocol One:https://skool.com/protocol-oneLearn more about Adam:https://adamjablin.com/Connect with Adam:https://instagram.com/adamjablin/Listen to Adam's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hero-project-podcast/id1800764307James Neilson-Watt sits down with Adam Jablin for a conversation on recovery, surrender, faith, entrepreneurship, purpose, parenting, AI, and trusting life's timing.Adam shares how getting clean and sober forced him to let go of his old identity, and how the last five years challenged him to surrender deeper. He opens up about comparison, social media, losing trust, reconnecting with God, and learning not to rush the process but to trust it.James and Adam explore how meaning shapes experience, why the outside world distracts us from inner work, and how purpose is found not only through pain, but through joy.James and Adam discuss:Recovery and surrenderComparison, chase energy, and entrepreneurshipFaith, trust, and divine timingMeaning, identity, and inner languageParenting, responsibility, and self-awarenessThe hero's journey and answering the callPurpose, mission, and serviceJoy in the solutionIdeas, courage, and timingDistraction, social media, and lower needsHealth, family, and future selfAI, education, and capable kidsConnection and presenceChapters00:00 Welcome to Protocol One00:40 Adam reconnects01:00 Surrender and sobriety02:40 Noise, comparison, and chasing04:10 Lessons repeated until learned05:20 Knowing, doing, and staying open06:30 Being wrong and changing your mind07:20 Meaning, language, and stories09:20 Creating space from old filters10:30 Parenting, identity, and growth13:50 Responsibility and accountability14:40 Adam's upbringing16:20 Outside validation17:50 Alcohol, drugs, and what they fixed18:40 Getting clean and inside work19:20 Entrepreneurship and helping people20:10 Tony Robbins and pressure21:00 Surrendering Superman21:50 Trust, God, and the process24:20 Divine timing26:40 Comparing paths and seasons28:40 Mission vs. job energy30:00 The cost of rushing goals31:50 Goals and becoming33:50 LearnSpark, impact, and kids36:40 The hero's journey38:00 Finding mission when stuck39:40 Pain, joy, and the solution41:10 Creativity and ideas43:00 Ideas are in the field44:40 Courage, timing, and ownership47:10 Grab the idea and run49:30 Struggle, stories, and experience51:20 News cycles and distraction52:40 Quieting noise to find purpose54:00 Heart, state, and presence55:20 Needs, movements, and contribution56:40 Sports and identity58:40 Future self and rocking chair test1:01:20 Staying healthy and on mission1:02:00 Longevity and what matters1:05:00 AI education and future skills1:07:00 Social skills and kids1:09:00 Final reflectionsDon't Settle