James Arthur Ray
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I mean, I had justified it all in my mind and it sure seemed right at the time, but I had all these things that got wiped off and my $20 million, I'm sorry, my $10 million went Inc. 500 company got destroyed. It went away. It took me 20 years to build it and it was gone like that.
And yet there's some real great liberation in that because now, like you said, your friend mentioned brick by brick, I have nothing but blue sky to determine who am I going to be And what am I going to do in James Arthur Ray 3.0? And one of those things obviously includes Beersheba. And I wouldn't, I was a single guy living in a 7,500 square foot estate in Beverly Hills.
And yet there's some real great liberation in that because now, like you said, your friend mentioned brick by brick, I have nothing but blue sky to determine who am I going to be And what am I going to do in James Arthur Ray 3.0? And one of those things obviously includes Beersheba. And I wouldn't, I was a single guy living in a 7,500 square foot estate in Beverly Hills.
And yet there's some real great liberation in that because now, like you said, your friend mentioned brick by brick, I have nothing but blue sky to determine who am I going to be And what am I going to do in James Arthur Ray 3.0? And one of those things obviously includes Beersheba. And I wouldn't, I was a single guy living in a 7,500 square foot estate in Beverly Hills.
What kind of sense does that make? It makes no sense. And I was on the road over 250 days a year. And I was only there on weekends, Saturday and Sunday, I was in my home and then I was off on a plane Monday. And running around the country and around the world. And so if God wanted me to do that again, then I'm certainly open to whatever God's plan is.
What kind of sense does that make? It makes no sense. And I was on the road over 250 days a year. And I was only there on weekends, Saturday and Sunday, I was in my home and then I was off on a plane Monday. And running around the country and around the world. And so if God wanted me to do that again, then I'm certainly open to whatever God's plan is.
What kind of sense does that make? It makes no sense. And I was on the road over 250 days a year. And I was only there on weekends, Saturday and Sunday, I was in my home and then I was off on a plane Monday. And running around the country and around the world. And so if God wanted me to do that again, then I'm certainly open to whatever God's plan is.
And yet life is very different now and I wouldn't trade it. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I wouldn't go back for anything because I've been given a great gift and I've been able to rebuild and you have to keep the faith and you have to keep moving forward and you have to realize why you're doing what you're doing. deeply be honest with yourself about that.
And yet life is very different now and I wouldn't trade it. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I wouldn't go back for anything because I've been given a great gift and I've been able to rebuild and you have to keep the faith and you have to keep moving forward and you have to realize why you're doing what you're doing. deeply be honest with yourself about that.
And yet life is very different now and I wouldn't trade it. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I wouldn't go back for anything because I've been given a great gift and I've been able to rebuild and you have to keep the faith and you have to keep moving forward and you have to realize why you're doing what you're doing. deeply be honest with yourself about that.
And then God can work through you and you can do whatever you're here to do. And you can find that
And then God can work through you and you can do whatever you're here to do. And you can find that
And then God can work through you and you can do whatever you're here to do. And you can find that
I think it was inspiration. I really love the word inspiration because the prefix in from the Latin means to be. So in spiritus is to be filled with spirit. And I was inspired with that title. a long time ago, as you mentioned. And yet I'm really grateful. Let me back up and I'll tell you another story that's similar. I visualized being on the Oprah Winfrey show for two decades, two decades.
I think it was inspiration. I really love the word inspiration because the prefix in from the Latin means to be. So in spiritus is to be filled with spirit. And I was inspired with that title. a long time ago, as you mentioned. And yet I'm really grateful. Let me back up and I'll tell you another story that's similar. I visualized being on the Oprah Winfrey show for two decades, two decades.
I think it was inspiration. I really love the word inspiration because the prefix in from the Latin means to be. So in spiritus is to be filled with spirit. And I was inspired with that title. a long time ago, as you mentioned. And yet I'm really grateful. Let me back up and I'll tell you another story that's similar. I visualized being on the Oprah Winfrey show for two decades, two decades.
When I was home, working from home, I would turn on the television when she had her show and I would watch her asking questions of other people. And I would pretend that I was on the couch and I was answering the questions. I didn't do it every day. But I held that vision for two decades. And then I eventually got on the Oprah Winfrey show a couple of times.
When I was home, working from home, I would turn on the television when she had her show and I would watch her asking questions of other people. And I would pretend that I was on the couch and I was answering the questions. I didn't do it every day. But I held that vision for two decades. And then I eventually got on the Oprah Winfrey show a couple of times.
When I was home, working from home, I would turn on the television when she had her show and I would watch her asking questions of other people. And I would pretend that I was on the couch and I was answering the questions. I didn't do it every day. But I held that vision for two decades. And then I eventually got on the Oprah Winfrey show a couple of times.
And what I realized, John, is that if I had gotten on and there was a lot of times when I was frustrated, I was like, I've held this vision for so long. I'm working so hard. And why is it not coming through? And then when I got there, I realized it's perfect because if I had been there when I thought I wanted to be there, I wouldn't have been ready.