This episode is about starting the year with clarity, by letting go of what no longer fits and building systems that support who you’re becoming. Jay explores why most resolutions fade and explains that real change doesn’t come from wishing harder or relying on motivation, but from aligning your inner world with structures that support the life you want to live.

He shares how unfinished emotional chapters from the past year can quietly sabotage new beginnings, and why consciously closing one season is essential before stepping into the next. By releasing what no longer serves you, you create the mental and emotional space needed to move forward with focus and intention, rather than carrying old weight into a new year.

Instead of fixating on rigid goals, Jay encourages choosing a single word to guide your energy, one that reflects who you’re becoming, not just what you want to achieve. He reframes success as an inside-out process, emphasizing growth over outcomes and systems over wishlists. From designing habits that match your vision to shaping an environment that makes discipline easier, he shows how manifestation becomes practical when your daily actions, calendar, and beliefs are aligned.

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to Let Go of What’s Still Holding You Back

How to Focus on Growth Instead of Goals

How to Build Systems That Make Success Inevitable

How to Design Your Environment for Better Habits

How to Work With Fear Instead of Fighting It

How to Become the Person Your Dreams Require

As you step into this next chapter, remember that real change isn’t created in a single moment of motivation, it’s built through small, intentional choices made consistently. You just need to be willing to show up, learn, and keep moving forward even when it feels uncomfortable.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

00:55 How to Manifest Your Dreams in 2026

02:21 Step #1: End Before You Begin

05:22 Step #2: Choose a Word Not a Goal

06:53 Step #3: Create a System Not a Wishlist

08:47 Step #4: Upgrade Your Environment

11:23 Step #5: Break the All or Nothing Cycle

12:17 Step #6: Use Emotional Visualization

14:27 Step #7: Work with Resistance Not Against It

15:29 Step #8: Build Public Accountability

16:56 Step #9: Use Gratitude as Fuel not Fluff

17:32 Step #10: Become the Kind of Person Your Dream Requires

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Today, we reflect on the moments that shaped us, challenged us, and quietly transformed us over the past year. Not just the highlights, but the heartbreaks, the pauses, the uncomfortable in-between seasons that forced us to grow in ways we didn’t fully understand at the time. In this special end-of-year compilation, you’ll hear powerful, deeply human insights from voices like Selena Gomez, Cardi B, Madonna, Novak Djokovic, Mel Robbins, Codie Sanchez, and more. Each conversation reveals how love, loss, pressure, purpose, spirituality, money, and self-belief intersect in real life, and why growth so often comes from moments we never would have chosen.

You’ll hear Selena and Benny reflect on how love grows through safety, patience, and showing up imperfectly. Cardi B opens up about depression, heartbreak, and how time, accountability, and resilience helped her reclaim her power. Madonna shares why cultivating an internal, spiritual life is essential in a noisy, distracted world, while Novak Djokovic explores the tension between ambition, self-worth, and purpose even at the peak of success. Mel Robbins challenges us to reclaim our energy by letting go of other people’s opinions, and Codie Sanchez reframes money, risk, and opportunity as skills that can be learned rather than fears to avoid. Together, these conversations remind us that growth isn’t linear, healing takes time, and the most meaningful progress begins when we listen inward, protect our energy, and move forward with intention.

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to Turn Hard Seasons Into Personal Growth

How to Build Love Through Vulnerability and Safety

How to Heal After Heartbreak Without Rushing the Process

How to Embrace Failure as a Starting Point, Not an Ending

How to Let Go of Other People’s Opinions and Reclaim Your Energy

How to Build Resilience Through Accountability and Time

How to Move Forward With Purpose, Not Pressure

Give yourself permission to heal at your own pace, to learn without shame, and to start again as many times as you need. Protect your energy, listen to what truly matters to you, and trust that small, intentional steps create meaningful change over time.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:20 Selena X Benny: Love Story

04:48 A Misunderstanding In The Studio

10:35 Love Blossomed From Friendship

12:27 The Little Things Matter

13:01 Emma Watson: Day To Day Activities & Hobbies

16:53 Honesty In Hardships

18:04 Staying Authentic To Yourself

20:01 Four Steps Forward, Four Steps Deep

23:07 Embracing Failure Creates Space For Resilience

24:34 Depression, Vulnerability & Divorce

28:53 Time Heals All

33:48 Handling Constant Criticism & Pressure

36:45 Madonna: 28 Years On A Spiritual Path

42:24 The Third Space Theory

44:16 Spiritual Practices To Keep You Going

48:30 Have You Really Dated a Narcissist?

50:15 Why Money Breaks Relationships

56:51 When Intimacy Needs Don’t Match

01:00:37 Cody Sanchez: Using Credit Cards the Smart Way

01:03:57 Do You Really Need Money to Start?

01:08:23 When Success Still Feels Like Not Enough

01:17:28 Where Your Energy Is Really Going

01:22:44 The Let Them Theory

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Jay sits down with Rob Dial for a powerful conversation about discipline, purpose, and why so many people stay stuck even when they know exactly what they should do. Rob reframes discipline not as punishment or pressure, but as an act of self-respect, explaining why choosing discomfort today is often the deepest form of self-love. From building consistency to reshaping identity, he reveals why real change has nothing to do with motivation or willpower, and everything to do with designing a life where doing the right thing becomes automatic.

Drawing from his own journey, Rob shares hard-earned lessons on following curiosity, embracing failure, and staying consistent long before results appear. He challenges the idea that purpose is something you “find” all at once, offering instead a more grounded path—one built through action, experimentation, and committing fully to the season you’re in. Together, Jay and Rob explore how fear, past pain, and self-judgment quietly hold people back, and how small, imperfect steps can begin healing old wounds while building confidence, competence, and momentum in the present.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Build Discipline When Motivation Disappears

How to Stay Consistent Even When You Fall Off Track

How to Focus on One Habit for 100 Days

How to Design Your Environment for Better Habits

How to Turn Discipline Into Self-Love

How to Not Quit Even When You Don’t See Results

How to Make 2026 Your Best Year by Doing Less, Not More

Focus on what you can control today. Do one thing well. Create habits that support the person you want to become, and be patient with yourself as you grow into them.

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Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

00:58 How Can You Actually Get Ahead in Life?

04:44 Should You Do What You Love?

11:45 What to Do When You’re Unhappy at Work

20:57 Why We Talk Ourselves Out of Our Passions

28:05 Understanding Your True Motivation

32:39 How to Build a New Skill From Scratch

38:01 How to Stay Consistent When Changing Your Life

46:26 Focus on One Thing for 100 Days

51:25 How to Set Lasting Goals for the New Year

56:23 How to Stop Fixating on the Negative

01:00:49 How to Take Control of Your Life

01:02:50 A New Way to Think About Aging

01:05:00 The Power of Believing It’s Already Yours

Episode Resources:

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Rob Dial | Instagram

Rob Dial | Facebook

Rob Dial | YouTube

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Today, Jay sits down with longtime friend and Grammy-nominated devotional artist Jahnavi Harrison for a deeply personal conversation about faith, creativity, and living a life of service. Together, they reflect on spiritual grounding as a daily practice, not rooted in perfection but in the ability to remain steady through uncertainty and change.

Jay and Jahnavi explore the often unseen journey behind purpose-driven work, how passion gradually becomes discipline, and discipline shapes a life of devotion. They unpack the courage it takes to walk a less conventional path, especially in a world that often values conformity and external validation. Through stories of growing up between two worlds, wrestling with self-expression, and finding healing through music and mantra, they invite us to reconsider success not as achievement, but as alignment.

As the conversation unfolds, their focus turns to prayer, service, and staying connected when you feel lost. Jay and Jahnavi share why speaking to God, serving others, and creating space for vulnerability can become powerful anchors during difficult seasons. Ultimately, this conversation reminds us that spirituality isn’t about having everything figured out, it’s about showing up with sincerity, listening deeply, and choosing to give, even when the path ahead is unclear.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Find Peace Through Sacred Sound

How to Stay Grounded When Life Feels Overwhelming

How to Turn Doubt Into a Deeper Faith

How to Express Yourself When You Feel Invisible

How to Trust Your Intuition Over External Pressure

How to Integrate Spirituality Into Everyday Life

How to Reconnect With Purpose Through Service

How to Talk to God in Your Own Way

You are allowed to take your time, to find your voice in your own way, and to choose a path that feels meaningful rather than impressive. Healing and purpose don’t come from perfection, but from showing up sincerely and trusting that what you offer with love will return in its own time.

Check out Jahnavi’s Grammy nominated album Into the Forest here.

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Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

04:06 What Truly Defines Who You Are

06:06 Are You Actively Seeking Truth?

08:54 Where a Love for Music First Began

10:31 Understanding Devotional Mantra Music

13:31 Growing Up With an Unconventional Education

21:35 Navigating Identity and Belonging

24:27 Learning to Trust Your Inner Confidence

25:27 When Parents Are Doing Their Best

27:49 Questioning Life Within a Spiritual Community

31:02 From Curiosity to Creative Mastery

34:51 Experiencing the Divine Through Sound

36:43 Creating Space for Others to Feel Free

39:39 When Music Becomes Healing

41:35 Turning Personal Prayer Into Shared Experience

45:23 The Biggest Misconceptions About Spiritual People

49:17 Growing Up Surrounded by Spiritual Validation

51:05 Holding a Safe Space for Spiritual Exploration

54:22 Navigating a Crisis of Faith

56:45 What It Feels Like to Lose Faith

59:35 Using Meditation to Access Stillness

01:03:09 Asking Yourself, “Am I Being of Service?”

01:09:20 Jahnavi on Final Five

Episode Resources:

Jahnavi Harrison | Website

Jahnavi Harrison | Instagram

Jahnavi Harrison | Facebook

Jahnavi Harrison | YouTube

Jahnavi Harrison | X

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Grief has a way of showing up when we least expect it, especially during seasons that are meant to feel joyful. Today, Jay brings together powerful conversations with different guests who have each experienced grief in deeply personal ways. Together, these stories reveal how grief manifests uniquely for each person, often unfolding in many forms at once.

Kate Cassidy opens up about losing her partner and shares how healing didn’t come from grand moments, but from small, intimate rituals. Nicole Avant reflects on the tragic loss of her mother and reveals how forgiveness, faith, and gratitude became tools for resilience rather than bitterness. Karan Johar speaks about losing his father to cancer and how their honest conversations before his passing gave him a sense of closure many people never get, reminding us not to wait to say what matters most. Taylor Hill honors the different forms of grief that are often minimized, including miscarriage and the loss of a beloved pet.

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to Sit With Grief Without Rushing Healing

How to Find Comfort in Small Daily Rituals

How to Focus on a Life Lived, Not Just a Loss

How to Say What Matters Before It’s Too Late

How to Hold Space for Someone Without Fixing Them

How to Honor Invisible or Unspoken Losses

How to Let Love, Not Loss, Lead Your Healing

If you’re carrying loss right now, know that you are not alone, even when it feels isolating. Healing often happens quietly, in small routines, honest conversations, moments of stillness, and the permission to feel exactly what you feel.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:13 Finding Healing After Loss

07:27 Learning to Listen to the Signs

10:20 Keeping Memories Alive

13:07 Moving Through Tragic Loss

19:08 Why Grief Is Proof of Deep Love

20:18 Celebrating a Life Well Lived

24:24 Understanding That Nothing Is Permanent

29:24 The Conversations You Wish You’d Had

33:20 Creating Space to Grieve Freely

41:09 The Grief of Losing a Dear Friend

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Today, Jay welcomes the legendary James Cameron. Award-winning filmmaker, explorer, and innovator known for pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology, to explore the inner world behind one of the most influential storytellers of our time. The conversation extends beyond filmmaking to an exploration of imagination, purpose, and the courage it takes to follow your calling before the world validates it. James shares how his childhood fascination with science fiction, nature, and drawing became a refuge for creativity, long before success ever entered the picture. From sketching imaginary worlds as a child to trusting his instincts without formal film training, he reveals how curiosity, solitude, and relentless self-belief quietly shaped a life of visionary storytelling.

James reflects on failure, rejection, and the unseen moments that nearly ended his journey before it truly began. He opens up about being fired early in his career, the constraints that led to creating The Terminator, and why commitment often requires choosing conviction over comfort. Through stories of sacrifice, creative pressure, and building teams that feel like family, James reveals that success was never about money or recognition but about honoring the responsibility of meaningful storytelling.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Trust Your Creative Instincts Early

How to Turn Failure Into Fuel

How Constraints Unlock Creativity

How to Lead Without Losing Empathy

How to Balance Solitude and Collaboration

How to Create Work That Moves People

How to Stay Purpose-Driven Through Success

How to See Others With Deeper Understanding

Every challenge you face is a lesson in resilience, empathy, and courage. The world doesn’t need perfection, it needs presence, honesty, and people willing to care deeply.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:43 An Early Fascination With Science Fiction

04:44 Inspiring the Next Generation of Artists

06:34 The Solitary Nature of Creative Work

08:44 When Storytelling Becomes a Calling

12:16 Finding a Market for Your Imagination

16:33 How to Capture and Record Your Dreams

22:42 Different Approaches to the Creative Process

24:17 What is Your Creative Vision?

29:29 Lessons on Family, Community, and Belonging

32:01 Why We Only Protect What We Love

38:58 Can AI Ever Develop Consciousness?

39:14 What Creation Really Requires

44:33 How to Bounce Back After Failure

47:16 Creating Within Constraints

51:28 Learning What You Can Negotiate

53:34 Are You a Risk Taker?

01:01:32 Recognizing Consciousness Beyond Humans

01:04:15 Exploring the Depths of the Ocean

01:09:57 Letting Go of the Work You’ve Created

01:14:41 The Deeper Message Behind Films

01:21:28 Humanity’s Natural Capacity for Empathy

01:24:14 James on Final Five

Episode Resources:

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James Cameron | Facebook

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Today, Jay sits down with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Alex Warren for an extremely open and honest conversation about loss, resilience, and turning pain into purpose. Alex opens up about losing both of his parents at a young age, growing up in instability, and being forced to parent himself while he was still just a kid. Through stories of grief, homelessness, and survival, he reflects on how these early experiences shaped his worldview, his faith, and his relentless drive to keep going when everything around him felt uncertain. What emerges is a powerful reminder that our hardest chapters often become the foundation of our greatest strength.

Alex shares how music became his lifeline, a way to articulate emotions he couldn’t put into words and a place to process loss without running from it. From teaching himself to sing and play guitar, to sleeping in cars while posting covers online, his journey is a testament to perseverance in the face of uncertainty. Alex speaks candidly about imposter syndrome, insecurity, and the challenge of staying grounded amid global success, revealing that even at the highest levels of achievement, the longing to feel “enough” never fully disappears. Jay guides the conversation toward self-compassion, helping Alex explore the importance of extending the same grace to himself that he’s learned to offer others.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Turn Deep Loss Into Purpose

How to Keep Going When No One Believes in You

How to Build Resilience After Childhood Trauma

How to Find Meaning in Painful Experiences

How to Forgive Without Excusing Harm

How to Become the Person You Needed Growing Up

You don’t need perfect conditions, unwavering confidence, or universal approval to move forward. What you need is the willingness to keep showing up, to keep learning, and to keep choosing who you want to become, especially on the hardest days.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:01 How to Navigate Success Without Losing Yourself

03:10 Remembering a Father Who Gave Everything

07:13 Growing Up Surrounded by Love

08:30 When Did You First Realize Your Life Was Different?

09:34 Parenting Yourself as a Child

10:45 The Universal Need to Belong

12:17 How Early Childhood Shapes Who You Become

15:28 Redefining What Success Really Means

19:58 Growing Up with an Abusive Parent

22:50 The Lasting Pain of Losing Someone You Love

24:10 Understanding Your Parents’ Hidden Struggles

32:02 Protecting Your Dream At All Costs

34:35 Lessons Loss Teaches You

35:49 The Fear of Being Left Behind

37:48 How Everything in Life Becomes a Lesson

41:35 How Do You Want to Be Remembered?

46:13 Living Out of a Car at 17

51:26 Surviving What Should’ve Broken You

56:45 Using Music to Process Grief

59:41 Meeting the Love of Your Life

01:02:25 Finding Someone Who Stays No Matter What

01:04:31 Why Shedding an Old Identity is Important

01:07:14 Creating the Perfect Wedding

01:10:02 Facing Your Greatest Inner Struggle

01:12:38 Becoming the Parent You Never Had

01:15:02 Learning to Live with Insecurity

01:18:44 You Don’t Have to Prove Yourself

01:23:36 Alex on Final Five

Episode Resources:

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Alex Warren | Instagram

Alex Warren | YouTube

Alex Warren | TikTok

Alex Warren | Facebook

Alex Warren | X

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Today, Jay sits down with Dr. Shadé Zahrai to explore how self-doubt quietly influences our decisions, and what it takes to rebuild trust in ourselves. Shadé unpacks the psychology behind impostor syndrome, fear of failure, and the inner stories that convince people they’re not ready or not enough. Together, they examine how the brain’s need for certainty drives worst-case thinking, and why that protective instinct often keeps us stuck, even when opportunity is right in front of us.

Shadé offers grounded frameworks, from shifting “should” into “could” to create more possibility, to designing simple action plans that help regain a sense of control when things feel overwhelming. Shadé reflects on purpose, care, and leaving people better than we found them, while Jay highlights that trusting yourself doesn’t mean never experiencing doubt. Together, they explore how self-image is shaped by the feedback we internalize, why criticism tends to linger longer than praise, and how healing emotional “scars” allows us to move forward without self-sabotage.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Trust Yourself Again

How to Stop Letting Self-Doubt Inform Your Decisions

How to Reframe Impostor Syndrome as Growth

How to Turn Fear Into Forward Action

How to Shift From “Should” to “Could”

How to Take Action When You Feel Stuck

How to Heal the Self-Image Behind the Self-Doubt

Confidence isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the willingness to move forward even when fear is present. Every step you take, no matter how small, strengthens your trust in yourself and reminds you that you are capable of learning, adapting, and becoming more than you were yesterday.

Pre-order Shadé’s new book, Big Trust, to dive deeper into the framework for rebuilding self-trust and breaking free from self-doubt:

https://www.shadezahrai.com/bigtrust

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:47 What Drives Self-Doubt?

02:58 The Power of Your Self-Image

06:54 The Four Pillars of Self-Image

08:44 Struggling With Self-Acceptance

15:35 How Lack of Acceptance Fuels Perfectionism

20:50 Shifting From Comparison to Emulation

27:55 Becoming Before You Believe

32:14 Why the Brain Craves Certainty

38:00 Do You Ever Feel Like You’re Not Enough?

44:24 Learning to Detach From Labels

56:04 The Self-Talk That Keeps You Grounded

01:01:11 Believing You’re Capable

01:06:22 Everyone Experiences Self-Doubt!

01:08:56 What Actually Replaces Self-Doubt?

01:15:20 Getting the Job Even When You Feel Underqualified

01:24:13 Understanding Key Differences Between Men and Women

01:26:53 Why Constant Complaining Signals Low Self-Trust

01:37:12 Growth After Trauma

01:43:52 Why We Focus on What We Can’t Control

01:50:42 Learning to Adapt to Your Emotions

01:56:26 Creating Your “I Could, I Will” List

02:00:07 Shadé on Final Five

Episode Resources:

Dr. Shadé Zahrai | Website

Dr. Shadé Zahrai | Instagram

Dr. Shadé Zahrai | YouTube

Dr. Shadé Zahrai | TikTok

Dr. Shadé Zahrai | Linkedin

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