Self-Brain Surgery™ with Dr. Lee Warren

Self-Brain Surgery™ with Dr. Lee Warren

The Settle-for-More Shift

A powerful new self-brain surgery operation for you, and bonus for paid subscribers!

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Dr. Lee Warren
Nov 03, 2025
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In this audio-only episode, we continue with 100 days of exploring self-brain surgery as a mechanism for personal growth and transformation, leading up to the launch of my next book, ⁠⁠The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery⁠⁠. If you’re only watching the podcast on YouTube, you’ll miss this one unless you click below to listen on Spotify or Apple. Make sure you’re subscribed there so you don’t miss audio-only episodes.

Today, I’m teaching you a new operation called the “Settle for More Shift,” focusing on overcoming feelings of stagnation and dissatisfaction. I empower listeners to reassess their mindsets and identify areas of complacency through self-assessment and practical strategies like journaling.

By fostering a growth mindset and using visualization techniques, I encourage you to replace limiting beliefs with empowering narratives. This journey emphasizes aligning your goals with deeper callings while resisting fear and self-doubt.

I provide tools for proactive mental health and personal growth, inviting you to embrace the potential within and embark on a path of transformation.

Settling for less can keep you stuck

For the paid subscribers, I’m bringing you a short video I shot in 2022 during a run outside. I want you to see this, because you need to know that even I (the guy who always talks about changing your life) have had periods where I felt stuck and needed to change. You see, I’d been stuck in a seemingly-endless season of overwork, and I had gotten really out of shape. I’d gained a lot of weight and started to feel like I was never going to be able to get healthy and strong again.

But on this day, I made a decision: I was going to start. And even though it was hard, and I was nervous that I’d lost so much ground compared to how I used to be, I knew that starting was the only way I would ever be able to make it back.

And so, here’s me running outside in June of 2022, thirty pounds overweight, out of breath, and frustrated. But don’t miss this: I started. And over the past three years, Lisa and I have made dramatic changes in our lives, our bodies, our health, our fitness, and our mental health.

I had been settling for less, and every day, I got better at being stuck (the ninth commandment of self-brain surgery). Check it out, and soon I’m going to give you an updated thought on the power of getting started. Hint: check out Zechariah 4:10! Paid subscribers- go to the end of the post to watch the video!

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Have a very self-brain surgery day!

Lee

II Timothy 1:7

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