Season 3 Starts Here: The Stories Change. The Process Doesn’t.
We’ve spent two seasons hearing stories from athletes, entrepreneurs, parents, creators, health professionals, and self-choosers navigating everything from heartbreak and trauma to identity, nutrition, money, faith, relationships, and purpose.
Now it’s time to connect the dots.
Welcome to Season 3 of the Choose Yourself Channel. In this solo episode, Hakeem looks back at the lessons from Seasons 1 and 2 and breaks down the framework underneath so many of these transformations: the Choose Yourself process. ..because the circumstances may change, but the process doesn’t.
We break down Trigger Points, Environment, Foundation, Investment, and Create & Contribute - from recognizing what life is trying to reveal through our triggers to changing the environments reinforcing old patterns, building commitments when nobody is watching, investing in the person we're becoming, and eventually turning our growth into something that contributes to others.
This isn't just a podcast... This episode gives an inside look at the Choose Yourself ecosystem—the weekly CYC GYM, online courses and webinars, in-person workshops, health resources, the book, and the annual retreat. Different entry points, same mission: stop simply consuming personal development and start putting it into practice.
Takeaways ⬇️
- Everybody has a story, but your story doesn't have to become your permanent identity.
- Your triggers can become signals showing you where there's still work to do.
- Your environment includes more than people and places—it's also your screens, food, conversations, relationships, and daily cues.
- Your Foundation is built through the commitments you keep when nobody is watching.
- Investing in yourself is about becoming different over time—not simply feeling different right now.
- Choosing yourself isn't about forgetting everybody else; it's about becoming capable of contributing without constantly abandoning yourself.
- The podcast gives you stories. The process gives you structure. The community gives you accountability. You still have to make the choice. cy-chann-season-31
The podcast might inspire you.
The book might educate you.
The workshop might introduce you to the process.
The retreat might put you in a completely different environment.
But eventually, you have to go home and that's where the real work starts because choosing yourself isn't something you listen to.
It's something you practice!!
Welcome to Season 3. 🐬
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