Jonathan Rivera | Why Work is the Enemy, Reprogramming our Paradigms, & Letting Go to Move Forward

“We need to ask ourselves regularly, Are the things we’re thinking our thoughts, or someone else’s programming?” - JR Rivera

EPISODE OVERVIEW:
Have you heard the one about the young man who watched his mom die from suicide, and her reason was all to common, yet mind-blowing? The one where this final interaction with her radically changed his life forever, and can change ours too.

This episode is full of great content on how today’s guest was able to pull himself back up time and time again by reshaping his paradigms, focusing on what really matters, and learning to let go to move forward in life. You’ll not only hear his true life story and journey, but the practical steps of how to stop doing life on your own, caring about other people’s opinions, letting go, and living the life you were intended to. Ladies & Gentlemen, welcome to the Jonathan Rivera story!

GUEST BIO:
His teachers said he would never amount to anything. But God had another plan for him. From High School dropout, to faith-driven entrepreneur living a life of limitless possibilities. Jonathan will take you on a wild ride turning failures into freedom and having fun the entire journey.

SHOW NOTES:
Website: ThePodcastFactory.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riverathan/
JR’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/results-leader-fm/id1536191919
JR’s Podcast Network: https://ResultsLeader.FM
Episode David appeared on Results Leader Podcast: https://thepodcastfactory.com/rlp-176/
Book mentioned: Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father’s Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood

CORE THEMES, KEYWORDS, & MENTIONS:
Grace, surrender, humility, men, Bronx burning 1970’s, catholic school, surrender, grace, latch key kids, Brooklyn, Father figure, Jesus, Adam, First Adam, man, masculinity, leadership, God, God first, redemption, it’s never too late, sharing our faith, Bible, integrity, passive manhood, get a trade, programming, plan B, fallbacks, mindset, awareness, rat race, pivoting, suicide, changing your beliefs, shell shock, PTSD, resilience, prayer, Catholic confirmation, work is the enemy, work optional June, society bad programming, conditioning devices, home schooling, depression, infomercials, housing bubble, housing market crash of 2007, faith, surrendering, letting go, journaling, good habits, the gratitude exercise, pillars of purpose, changing lives, podcast factory, “Work’s been hard.”