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201. The Spiritual Wake-Up Call Every High Achiever Needs | Money Can't Fill This Void
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Money and success can give you everything you thought you wanted, but if you’re not spiritually strong, it still won’t feel right. In this episode, Eric Bigger opens up about burnout, chasing validation, spiritual awakening, authenticity, inner peace, and the dark side of hustle culture, sharing how true fulfillment starts when you reconnect with yourself and live in alignment.
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Introduction to Spiritual Fitness
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Welcome to the Spiritual Fitness Podcast. I'm your host, Eric Bigger. And each week, we will explore powerful practices, inspiring stories, and expert insights to guide you on your path to holistic health.
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By blending spirituality and physical wellness, we support you in strengthening your body and soul. Whether you're a seasoned spiritual seeker or just beginning your journey, the Spiritual Fitness Podcast is here to help you unlock your inner potential and live your most vibrant, purposeful life.
The Importance of Spiritual Strength
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It's miracle season.
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You're working on your mind, your body, your money, your goals. But if you're not spiritually strong, it's not going to feel right. In today's episode, I'm going to show you how to become spiritually fit with all the things you have the opportunity to achieve in your life.
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I'm Eric Bigger. This is Spiritual Fitness. In today's episode, we're going to tap into the embodiment of your spiritual fitness, beyond having the things you want in life. Because look, you can have everything. You can have the relationship, you can have the job, you can have the money, the career, the home, the lifestyle.
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But if you're not spiritually strong, when dark forces or negative things come in or you get shaken, you might lose it.
Hollywood, Success, and Spiritual Awakening
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So what do I mean by that? When I was in Hollywood, right, I was always accomplishing things. Like, brand deals, TV shows, commercials. i was just always climbing this ladder of success, right?
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And it was great and it was amazing. But what happened was I got too comfortable. I became entitled. I really wasn't doing it from the right place.
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I wasn't spiritually fit. I was doing it for validation. However, it got me to things I wanted in life. And then I soon found out I couldn't keep it. I couldn't sustain it because I was getting it from the wrong places, from the wrong people, because the people I had in my life didn't really like the real me.
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You'll get to point in your life where, say, you make all the money or you make more than enough money. I remember vividly that we had to be 2018. I probably had like $13,600 and something dollars in my bank account. And at that time, I don't know how old I was.
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But to me, I was like, wow, I got money now. Like, I remember where barely had $3,000, right? And I was sitting in my apartment. i'm like, man, I'm really not happy.
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I always wanted to have money. And I was like, this is interesting. And in that moment, I'll never forget. I said, this is what it means that money doesn't mean everything. Because I wasn't fulfilled. Then there was a time where I quote unquote thought I was a player. And I would take this girl and take that girl. Have that and this and that. And realize I felt empty.
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And then on top of that, you know, you travel the world. I'm traveling the world I'm speaking. I'm doing what I love. But again, It was great until I realized i was doing it with the people who I really wasn't connected to in a real genuine, authentic space.
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And at the time I did, but when I look back, it's because I wasn't genuine in being authentic within myself.
The Role of Environment and Associations
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So, With all the material stuff, with all the physical stuff, with all the success, it was great. I had fun. I enjoyed myself. But over time, I had to the tower had to fall. And that came through a dark matter of the soul. It came through a spiritual awakening where I had to get spiritually st strong. And this is what we're talking about today on spiritual fitness. How do you build a strong identity and still have the things you want in life?
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And so the way that works is this. You have to do an assessment on your environment. Who are the people you're around? What things are you doing unconsciously that you're not aware of?
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What conversations are you having? on What thoughts are you thinking? What type of people are you in communication with on a day to day? That's one thing. Your environment is everything. If you just look at the people around you, that will dictate and tell you where your life is. And I'm not saying because you're around people and everybody has money, everybody's successful, but are they real people? Are they genuine people?
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You know, I also was in a space where I was around guys that were cool and they was buddies, but they would cheat on their girlfriends and they would they would cheat. I don't want to be around that energy. And I'm not knocking it.
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I just don't want to be around it. But I found myself in that energy. So if those people would cheat... on their e spouse, what you think they're going to do to me when it came to business? They're going the same thing. They're not going to be all the way honest. They're not going to all the way be true. They're not going to all the way be authentic.
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So how can I expect them to be truthful with me when they're not even truthful with the person they sleep next to? These are the things I'm talking about. Your environment matters. So the people you... rub shoulders with and look everybody you do business with you ain't gotta to love and you ain't gotta to be but I do believe if you're doing business with someone and there's infidelity around or they're cheating on their line and they doing it in your vicinity and you see it and you know it it's gonna leak it's called energy leakage it's gonna leak into your life and you're gonna be just as bad as they are and that's radical responsibility you got to be responsible for that But if you don't, that energy is going to knock you off your pivot because that actually makes you spiritually weak.
Lifestyle Changes for Spiritual Health
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Another thing is your health. Like when I was out, I worked out every week, right? a Five days a week. But Fridays and Sundays were going out. I was drinking. i was partying. And I got to this space where I was like, what am I doing?
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like I remember going to Soul House every weekend, drinking. I'm like, what am I here to do? Well, I'm trying to get laid. like It didn't make sense because like I got to a space where I can't do this. i So guess what I did?
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I went on a fast. went on a 60-day drinking fast. That 60-day drinking fast turned into 18 months. And I completely stopped drinking ever since. I had to get that out of my system and get that out of my life, right?
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So that's one thing I had to fix was like, when am I going out to get drunk for what? It didn't have no purpose, it didn't have attention. So that's another thing that kept me spiritually weak over time.
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Three was, I felt like when I was in a highlight of of that part of my life in Hollywood, I always believed in God. I always prayed. I always was like, nah, God first.
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But was I really committed to that God frequency like I am now? No. I was only there in that space of prayer and worship and spiritual currency when it was convenient.
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mean, I prayed every day and every night, right? But what I'm saying is I wasn't embodied in it the way I am now. But it took me to have a spiritual awakening, an ego death for me. Because guess what?
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When I wasn't into God as much as I should have been, when I lost everything, guess what I needed? God. And I think we all do that, especially like when you're making money, famous, you're successful, you kind of do what you want, get what you want. You're traveling here, you're traveling there. Brands are sending you sneakers and clothes and you're getting brand deals. You just feel like you're on a high horse.
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But over time, that stuff fakes, that stuff dies, and the only thing you have... It's you and the people who really love you for you and not the people who can love you for what you can do for them.
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And I had a lot of those people around. And granted, I can't get mad at them because guess
Authenticity, Integrity, and True Fulfillment
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what? I programmed to depend on me in that way because I wasn't being my authentic self. So that's me taking radical responsibility for that part of my life too, right?
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So this is another thing. Are you being authentic? If you're not being authentic, getting all these things and having success and having money and doing the things you want, eventually you got to keep playing around. don't know if you're lying or you're giving half-truth or you're not being all the way clear.
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Eventually that's going to die out and that's gonna you're going to fall off that ego high or whatever that is that keeps the flow going. If you're not in integrity and you have any these things, you're going to lose everything. I'm not asking you to... Have it all figured out.
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What I'm really saying is I would like if you could have some integrity with your success. Accumulation of wealth or opportunity because most times what you see is not what it is.
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It don't look the way you feel and it don't feel the way it look. It's all smoke and mirrors. Nothing is what it seems and we know that, right? We know that. But I'm not here to make anyone feel bad or inferior to something because of what they're lacking or what they're not getting.
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The things that's in your life that's not inauthentic or in alignment are where you want to be in life or where you're trying to go. Because if not, over time, going to lose all the things you accomplished or accumulate or they're not going to feel as good as they look because you're not in the right frequency. You're spiritually weak.
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So to get spiritually strong, i need you to be mindful. I need you to be aware. i need you to take advantage of all the advantages in your life and and be open and honest about where you are.
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Because in life, you're going to have things that come into your life that might not feel the best once you let them go because we're too attached to it. but the main thing is to know who you are what you are, beyond whatever is happening in your universe. Because integrity is everything. You can look the part, you can act the part, but the main thing is to trust yourself and do what's right over time. Because when you live with integrity, your life will be fulfilled.
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Make sure you listen to your intuition and follow your highest truth. Make sure you download this episode, follow me on all my accounts, Spiritual Fitness, and I'll see you guys soon.
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Peace.
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Thank you for joining us on the Spiritual Fitness Podcast. We hope today's episode has inspired you and provided valuable insights for your holistic health journey. By blood to spirituality and physical wellness, you can strengthen your body, mind, and soul.
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If you enjoyed today's episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review. Until next time, stay strong, stay inspired, and remember, it's miracle season.