Next Level Soul Podcast Episode 000
Why are we here? Is this all there is? What is my soul’s mission? In this short introduction, host Alex Ferrari explains why he created the Next Level Soul Podcast, what led him to ask the bigger questions, and what you can expect from the show each week.
Key Takeaways
- Alex says the show exists to ask the big questions: why are we here, is this all there is, and what is my soul’s purpose?
- After almost 600 podcast episodes, he says he kept wanting to ask deeper questions about life.
- He says he built the show as a raw and inspirational platform for people at a crossroads.
- He describes his own experience with ego as a hard lesson, and says the ego is one of the most powerful obstacles on life’s journey.
- The show looks at three parts of our being: the soul, the mind and the body.
- New episodes air weekly, every Saturday, wherever you listen to podcasts.
Why Alex Started the Show
Alex Ferrari opens the very first episode, Episode 000, by welcoming listeners to the Next Level Soul Podcast, a show where we ask the big questions about life. Why are we here? Is this all there is? What is my soul’s mission? He says the goal is to attempt to answer those questions and more through raw and inspiring conversations with some of the most fascinating and thought-provoking guests on the planet.
He then introduces himself for anyone who does not know him. Alex describes himself as a best-selling author, speaker, serial entrepreneur, award-winning filmmaker and podcaster. After recording almost 600 podcast episodes, he says, he kept wanting to ask the bigger, deeper questions about life.
That feeling is what pushed him to create something new. In his words, he wanted to put together a raw and inspirational platform to help people who have found themselves at a crossroads in their lives.
A Show for People at a Crossroads
Alex says the show is meant to help people find direction on where to go. He lists a few of the things he hopes it can support: how to evolve your soul, how to walk your soul’s journey in this life, how to break through fear, and how to look inward for the answers.
He also promises to share his own story along the way. Throughout the podcast, he says, he will talk about the experiences in his life that brought him to this moment and to the point where he felt he needed to launch this show. It is an invitation to listen as a fellow traveler, not as someone being lectured.
The Questions Alex Has Wrestled With
Alex says he has been in the film industry for 25 years, and that many of the things the show will explore are things he has dealt with, fought with and battled with all of his life. He describes trying to figure out where to go, why he is here and what he is doing.
He asks the kind of questions many of us quietly carry. Is this really all that there is? Is it all about making a lot of money or reaching a goal in life? And after you reach that goal, what is left?
These questions sit at the center of the show. Alex does not claim to hand listeners a finished answer in this introduction. He says the guests and conversations will help explore them over time.
A Taste of His Story and the Lesson of Ego
To give listeners a small taste of where he is coming from, Alex mentions a book he wrote called Shooting for the Mob. He says it tells the story of how he almost made a $20 million movie for a mobster, and of the chapter of his life that followed.
He uses that story to talk about ego. In his telling, the man at the center of it was a perfect example of what ego can do to a human being, and he says it also affected his own ego, and that the experience destroyed him before he came back from it. He adds that they will go into the story in much more detail in other episodes.
The point for listeners is simple. Alex presents ego as something that can quietly steer a life, and he says it is one of the most powerful obstacles we will face. Later in the episode he promises that guests will help listeners understand how to get through the ego and tame it.
His Mission
Alex says he truly wants to help as many human beings on this planet as he can. He calls it his soul’s mission to help you find your path, to help your soul evolve, and to help you get closer to God, to the universe, or whatever name you want to put on it.
He says he hopes the show will be a vehicle to help him fulfill that mission on this earth. He also places his other work in that frame. Yes, he says, he is a filmmaker and a writer and does other things as well, but all of that is part of a grander mission to help people around the planet. That, he says, is why this podcast came to be.
What to Expect: Soul, Mind and Body
Through the show, Alex says, he will be interviewing some of the most interesting and thought-provoking guests on the planet, and he will be asking the big questions: why are we here, is this all there is, and what is my soul’s purpose here?
He wants the show to be a beacon of light in your life. He says he wants you to be able to come back any time you want to gain inspiration, gain knowledge, or spark something inside of you that will take you to the next level, the next level of evolution, not only for yourself but, more importantly, for your soul.
The show also covers two other major parts of our being: the mind and the body. Alex says his guests will help listeners better build the body, better focus the mind, and understand how to deal with the ego. Together the soul, the mind and the body make up the whole path he hopes to explore.
When and Where to Listen
This is a weekly show, airing every Saturday, wherever you listen to your podcasts. If you are enjoying the content, Alex asks you to subscribe on the platform where you listen and to leave a good review, which he says really helps the show.
He adds that he has been podcasting for nearly six years and has dabbled in this area on other shows. This time, he says, he wanted to focus an entire show on the growth of the soul, the mind and the body, with a website and a YouTube channel built around it. He closes by inviting listeners to visit Next Level Soul online, and with a reminder to trust the journey, because it is there to teach us.
Spiritual Takeaways
- It is worth asking the bigger questions: why you are here, and what your soul’s purpose might be.
- Alex suggests looking inward for the answers, especially when you are at a crossroads.
- He sees the soul, the mind and the body as parts of one journey.
- He presents the ego as a powerful obstacle that can be understood and tamed.
- In his words, trust the journey, because it is there to teach us.
Please enjoy this introduction from Alex Ferrari.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Next Level Soul Podcast about?
Alex describes it as raw and inspiring conversations with fascinating and thought-provoking guests. The show asks the big questions: why are we here, is this all there is, and what is my soul’s mission? He says the aim is to help listeners find their path and evolve their soul.
Why did Alex Ferrari start the show?
Alex says that after recording almost 600 podcast episodes, he kept wanting to ask bigger and deeper questions about life. He wanted a platform for people at a crossroads who are looking for direction. He also says it is his soul’s mission to help as many people as he can.
Who is this podcast for?
Alex says he made it for people who have found themselves at a crossroads in their lives. It is for anyone looking for direction, wondering how to evolve their soul, or learning how to break through fear and look inward for answers. He wants listeners to be able to return any time they need inspiration.
What topics will the show cover?
Alex says the show covers three major parts of our being: the soul, the mind and the body. His guests will help listeners build a better body, focus the mind, and learn how to deal with the ego. He frames this as a journey toward growth of the soul, the mind and the body together.
What does Alex say about the ego?
Alex says the ego is one of the most powerful obstacles we will have to overcome in life’s journey. He shares that he has fought with these questions all his life, and that his own ego took him through a painful chapter. From his perspective, learning to get through the ego and tame it is part of the work.
How often are new episodes released?
Alex says the show is a weekly show, airing every Saturday, wherever you listen to your podcasts. He also mentions that the show has a website and a YouTube channel. You can find more episodes on the Next Level Soul Podcast page.
How can listeners support the show?
Alex asks that if you are enjoying the content, you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. He also asks for a good review on that platform, and says it will really help the show out a lot. Sharing the episode with someone at a crossroads is another way to pass it on.
What does Alex mean by “trust the journey”?
Alex closes the episode with a reminder: trust the journey, because it is there to teach us. In his view, the path we are on, including the hard parts, is part of how the soul grows. He presents this as his own perspective, offered as encouragement rather than a rule.
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Follow Along with the Transcript
Welcome to the next level soul podcast where we ask the big questions about life. Why are we here? Is this all there is? What is my soul's mission? we attempt to answer those questions and more by bringing you raw and inspiring conversations with some of the most fascinating and thought provoking guests on the planet. today. I am your host, Alex Ferrari. Now for those of you who don't know who I am and who the heck this guy is, again, my name is Alex Ferrari, and I am a best selling author, speaker, serial entrepreneur, award winning filmmaker and podcaster.
My industry leading podcast, indie film, hustle, bulletproof screenwriting, film, intrapreneur, and the filmmaking motivation podcast have been downloaded almost 10 million times, I have had the honor and been blessed to speak to some of the most iconic and larger than life personalities on my shows, including people like Oliver Stone, actor and filmmaker Edward burns, and legendary musician Bruce Dickinson, just to name a few. And after recording almost 600 podcast episodes, I kept wanting to ask the bigger questions, the deeper questions about life, I wanted to put together a raw and inspirational platform to help people who have found themselves at a crossroads in their lives, to find direction on where to go, how to evolve their soul, and their souls journey in this life, how to break through fear, how to look inward for the answers. Throughout the podcast, I'll talk about my experiences in my life was brought me to this moment in time to this place where I felt that I needed to launch this show. I've been in the film industry for 25 years, and many of the things that we are going to be talking about in this show, I have dealt with and fought with and battled with all of my life, trying to figure out where to go, Why am I here? What am I doing? Is this really all that there is, you know, is it all about making a lot of money or, you know, reaching a goal in life. And then after you reach that goal, what is what's left, I wrote a book called shooting for the mob, where I almost made a $20 million movie for a mobster. A
nd I was flown out to LA and met the biggest movie stars in the world, the biggest billion dollar producers, head of major talent agencies. And just on this world when while my life was being threatened, on a daily basis by psychotic, bipolar ex gangster, and talk about ego and what ego does to a human being he was a perfect example of that, and what it did to my ego, and what I went through and, and how it destroyed me and how I did come back from it. And we can go into will go into that story in much more detail in other episodes. But I just want you to get a little taste of where I'm coming from and why I am doing this. I truly want to help as many human beings on this planet as I can.
It is my soul's mission, to help you to help you find your path to help your soul evolve to help you get closer to God to the universe, whatever name you want to put on it. That is why I am here. And I hope that this show will be a vehicle to help me fulfill my mission on this earth. Yes, I'm a filmmaker. Yes, I'm a writer. Yes, I do all these other things as well. But that is all part of a grander mission to help people around this planet. And that's why this podcast came to be. Through this show. I'm going to be interviewing some of the most interesting and thought provoking guests on the planet today. And I'll be asking the big questions. Why are we here? Is this all there is? What is my soul's purpose here? Those are just some of the questions that we will be tackling in this show.
I want it to be a beacon of light in your life. I want you to be able to come back to this show. Anytime you want to gain inspiration to gain knowledge to spark something inside of you. That will take you to the next level to the next level evolution not only for yourself, but more importantly, for your soul. We will also be covering two other major parts of our being the mind and the body. So the guests that I bring on the show will be helping us better build our body better focus our mind, how to deal with the ego, how to get through the ego and tame the ego because the ego is one of the most powerful obstacles that we will have to overcome in our life's journey. Now, this will be a weekly show, it will be airing every Saturday, wherever you listen to your podcast.
All I ask is if you're enjoying the content to please subscribe, wherever you're listening to your podcasts, and leave us hopefully a good review on that platform. It's gonna really help the show out a lot. I really am looking forward to going on this journey with you guys. I've been doing podcasting now for nearly six years. And I've dabbled in this area before on my other shows. But I really wanted to focus an entire show on website, YouTube channel the whole ball of wax, to be able to focus strictly on the growth of our soul, our mind and our body. I look forward to taking this journey with you.
I hope that this show will help you take your soul to the next level. To check out everything we're doing at next level soul just head over to next level soul.com. And remember, trust the journey. It is there to teach us. I'll see you next time.
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