Work Your Stone: The Key to True Self-Improvement
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Ready to tackle life's challenges head-on? Dive into our latest episode where we debunk the myth of quick fixes and highlight the importance of introspective work. Discover how self-improvement truly begins within, and why external tools only help after you commit to self-growth. It's an empowering blend of enlightenment and tough love!
Key Points
• Consumerism sells, not solves.
• Real change starts internally.
• Magical solutions often fail.
• Introspection unlocks progress.
• Suffering has its rewards.
Best Quotes
00:49 - 01:01
• "As you start to do the internal work of, of a man, you're going to find that it isn't very often that you're gonna need meaningful external tools, right?"
02:13 - 02:26
• "The consequences or the symptoms you're experiencing in your everyday life are not only caused by you, but they are reinforcing something underlying that you actively want."
03:16 - 03:23
• "The gift that the external world can give you... is the awareness and feedback on your own behavior, but they can't work your stone for you."
Ready to tackle life's challenges head-on? Dive into our latest episode where we debunk the myth of quick fixes and highlight the importance of introspective work. Discover how self-improvement truly begins within, and why external tools only help after you commit to self-growth. It's an empowering blend of enlightenment and tough love!
Key Points
• Consumerism sells, not solves.
• Real change starts internally.
• Magical solutions often fail.
• Introspection unlocks progress.
• Suffering has its rewards.
Best Quotes
00:49 - 01:01
• "As you start to do the internal work of, of a man, you're going to find that it isn't very often that you're gonna need meaningful external tools, right?"
02:13 - 02:26
• "The consequences or the symptoms you're experiencing in your everyday life are not only caused by you, but they are reinforcing something underlying that you actively want."
03:16 - 03:23
• "The gift that the external world can give you... is the awareness and feedback on your own behavior, but they can't work your stone for you."
Creators and Guests

Host
Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
