Look At Me Now with Alexis Artin

What if the moments that look like rejection are actually redirecting you toward the work you were meant to do? Michelle Delamor's path has moved from an unconventional spiritual childhood and living in an ashram, to becoming an American Idol finalist, to creating the social-impact movement No Girl Left Behind, and ultimately co-founding an entertainment studio built around the pursuit of greatness. Michelle joins Alexis for a deeply personal conversation about purpose, resilience, emotional regulation, collaboration, entrepreneurship and the power of creating safe spaces. Together, they explore how Michelle learned to form her own narrative after public rejection, why conviction and relentless outreach can turn a vision into a movement, how mission and sustainable business can coexist, and why playing bigger requires the inner work to withstand greater visibility. 
"There's this light and there's a spark. There's a fire, and there's a purpose that is so much bigger than just you." — Michelle Delamor
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00:00 — Welcome to Look At Me Now
00:15 — Meet Michelle Delamor
02:08 — Growing Up Spiritual & Entering an Ashram at 11
03:56 — Meeting the Guru Who Changed Her Life
05:35 — Why Michelle Chose to Leave the Ashram
07:40 — The Inner Certainty to Follow a Calling
09:17 — How Her Mother Built Confidence Through Service
11:21 — The Freedom to Become Who You Are
12:18 — Music, Spirituality & Michelle's First Record Deal
14:15 — American Idol & 110,000 Auditions
16:49 — Processing Public Rejection Without Making It Mean 'I'm Not Enough'
19:55 — The DMs That Sparked No Girl Left Behind
20:54 — Transforming Lives Inside Juvenile Detention Centers
21:31 — Why Knowing You're Not Alone Changes Everything
24:01 — Purpose, Impact & Building a Sustainable Business
25:49 — Building an Entertainment Studio as a Force for Good
27:11 — What to Do When You Want More but Don't Have the Resources
27:51 — Get Clear on the Biggest Version of Your Vision
28:48 — The Power of Relentless Outreach
30:01 — Why Conviction Is Contagious
31:14 — Collaboration Over Competition
32:44 — Resilience Doesn't Mean You Stop Feeling Rejection
33:35 — Emotional Regulation When You Decide to Play Bigger
35:38 — What's Next for 60 Day Hustle & Sonic Gods Studios
37:29 — Michelle's Look At Me Now Moment
39:41 — Where to Follow Michelle & 60 Day Hustle
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What if the life you are trying so hard to make safe is actually making you weaker? James Beshara—founder of Magic Mind, angel investor, entrepreneur and student of the Vedanta philosophy—joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about strength, responsibility, grief, entrepreneurship, philosophy and what it means to become the author of your own life. James traces his entrepreneurial lineage back four generations, shares how years of failure and a stress-induced heart condition reshaped his definition of success, and explains the ancient principle that right action is whatever generates energy within you. The conversation turns deeply personal as James opens up about losing his sister to suicide, the lessons his family carried forward, and why some of the hardest experiences of our lives can become sources of service, compassion and strength. Together, James and Alexis explore why safety can become a trap, why clarity requires radical self-responsibility, why peace and prosperity belong together, and how trust, relationships and a clearly defined destination can change the trajectory of a life. James's message is both challenging and liberating: stop outsourcing your power, look at your life clearly, and start from success—then work backwards.
"You are the author of your fortune. You are the author of your misfortune." — James Beshara
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00:00 — Welcome 
00:30 — James Beshara's Origin Story
01:16 — Four Generations of Entrepreneurship
03:19 — Growing Up on Leadership, Tony Robbins & Jim Rohn
05:57 — Why Failure Is Built Into Success
08:19 — Vedanta: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Life
09:33 — The World Is Opposites: Profit, Loss, Pain & Pleasure
10:05 — James's 20s: Failure, Burnout & a Heart Condition
11:18 — Building Magic Mind for Mental Performance
14:43 — Why More Is Not Better
15:24 — Innovators Must Be Willing to Be Misunderstood
16:30 — Alexis on People-Pleasing, Safety & Cancer
18:39 — James: "F*** Safety and F*** Our Feelings"
19:56 — Why Safety Is Not Service
21:19 — What Your Nervous System May Want More Than Safety
21:46 — The Vedanta Definition of Right Action
24:42 — Stop Outsourcing Your Power
25:24 — You Are the Author of Your Fortune
27:13 — How to See Your Life With More Clarity
29:22 — Losing His Sister & the Wake-Up Call of Mortality
33:46 — The 200% Responsibility Principle
35:51 — Turning Hardship Into Future Strength
38:35 — What James Wishes His Family Had Known
40:52 — Meet Pain With Love, Not Fear
44:20 — The Gospel of Both
45:57 — Why We Need Peace AND Prosperity
47:04 — When the Worst Thing Becomes the Best Thing
49:18 — Life Is More Like a Braid Than a Chain
50:11 — The Best Entrepreneurial Advice James Ever Got
51:00 — Why Trust + Network Changes Everything
53:00 — Keep the Edge On
54:11 — The Power of Looking at Yourself Soberly
55:33 — Becoming the Author of Your Decisions
56:02 — What's Next: APT AI
57:44 — The Daily Priority System James Uses
58:07 — God, Family, Community, Body, Work
58:31 — Start From Success and Work Backwards
59:33 — 20,000 Hours With His Daughters
01:01:24 — James's Look At Me Now Moment
01:02:21 — The Only Prayer You Need: "Thank You"
01:02:41 — Where to Find James Beshara
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What happens when you stop allowing other people's expectations, opinions, and judgments to determine who you are? Actress Erika Christensen joins Alexis for an intimate exploration of self-worth, identity, authenticity, and the experiences that quietly shape the way we see ourselves. Erika reflects on entering Hollywood at just 12 years old and growing up in an industry where appearance, performance, and external validation are part of the job. From being asked to alter her appearance as a teenager to navigating motherhood, aging, beauty standards, and her relationship with her own body, Erika shares how she has learned to separate who she actually is from who the world expects her to be. The conversation goes deeper into Erika's experience with Dianetics and her understanding of the "reactive mind"—how painful experiences can become unconscious fears, assumptions, and behavioral patterns that continue influencing our present lives. This episode explains what happens when past pain becomes identity, why awareness can restore choice, and why the things we believe are "just who I am" may actually be learned responses that can be examined. At its core, this is a conversation about coming home to yourself—and realizing that growth doesn't require rejecting the person you used to be.
"You can survive anything when you know who you are, what you believe in, that you don't need other people to validate you, that you are worthy." — Erika Christensen
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00:00 — Welcome to Look At Me Now
00:44 — Growing Up in Hollywood
02:07 — Self-Worth and External Validation
05:18 — Discovering Dianetics
07:09 — Understanding the Reactive Mind
09:09 — When Pain Becomes Identity
10:08 — Erika's Personal Experience Confronting Fear
12:11 — Why We Don't Always Know What's Holding Us Back
14:46 — Taking Your Power Back
16:07 — The Soul-Body Paradox
18:14 — How the Past Colors the Present
22:01 — The Truth of Who You Are
24:23 — Social Media vs. "Service Media"
28:53 — Self-Worth Must Come From Within
30:55 — Erika's Experience With Fame
35:11 — Motherhood, Aging and Hollywood
36:13 — Choosing Strength Over Making Herself Smaller
39:11 — Body Hair, Beauty Standards and Confidence
42:35 — Womanhood Without Shame
44:39 — Alexis on Emotional Repression
47:29 — Acting and Authentic Expression
51:41 — Giving Yourself Permission to Be Fully Expressed
52:50 — Breaking Free From the Reactive Mind
56:03 — Trusting Yourself Again
57:01 — Erika's Look At Me Now Moment
58:09 — Why You're Allowed to Change Your Mind
58:56 — Where to Find Erika Christensen
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Dan Huber went from losing nearly everything during the 2008 mortgage crisis to facing another battle entirely when he and his family developed a mysterious collection of health problems that doctors couldn't explain. Dan joins Alexis Artin for a wide-ranging conversation about toxic mold exposure, blue light, EMFs, sleep, mental health, medical self-advocacy, and the hidden environmental factors that may be affecting our well-being. They also explore the growing mental health crisis among young people, Dan's work with Hope Chain and suicide prevention, the importance of human connection in an increasingly AI-driven world, and why giving ourselves more grace, permission, and forgiveness may be essential to navigating modern life. From losing everything to rebuilding his health and turning adversity into service, Dan's story is ultimately about learning to trust yourself, keep going, and use what you've survived to help someone else.
"Congratulations. The expectations others had of you, and more importantly, the negative expectations you had of yourself—you've gotten through all of it. And you're here." — Dan Huber
00:00 — Welcome to Look At Me Now
00:24 — Dan Huber's Origin Story
01:16 — Losing Everything in the 2008 Mortgage Crisis
01:43 — The Mysterious Health Crisis That Changed His Life
03:01 — Discovering Toxic Mold in the Family Home
03:50 — How Mold Exposure Can Affect Your Health
05:54 — Finding Answers & Discovering Blue Light
07:30 — Why Medical Self-Advocacy Matters
10:24 — When Doctors Couldn't Explain What Was Wrong
13:39 — Alexis on Cancer, Western Medicine & Holistic Health
16:11 — Trusting Your Body When Something Feels Wrong
17:07 — Recovering From Toxic Mold Exposure
19:00 — Mold Sensitivity, Fear & the Mind-Body Connection
21:18 — Why Your Body Is Your Greatest Source of Feedback
25:12 — Blue Light, Screens, Sleep & Modern Health
28:31 — Blue Light, Mental Health & Children
30:18 — How to Reduce Blue Light Exposure
31:45 — Understanding EMFs & Everyday Exposure
34:50 — Hope Chain & the Youth Mental Health Crisis
36:25 — How Hope Squads Help Prevent Suicide
39:25 — The Power of Asking for Help
40:45 — AI, Therapy, Shame & Human Connection
43:44 — Radical Forgiveness, Grace & Permission
45:26 — Dan's Next Chapter & Creating a Life of Service
48:51 — Dan's Look At Me Now Moment
51:01 — Why Challenge Is Part of the Journey
51:49 — Where to Find Dan Huber
52:37 — Micro Compassion & Going Out Into the World With Love
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What if the parts of yourself you've spent your entire life trying to suppress are actually your greatest gifts? Jesse Israel went from being an expressive, rebellious kid who learned to make himself smaller, to experiencing debilitating anxiety and panic attacks, to eventually standing in arenas leading tens of thousands of people in meditation alongside Oprah. Jesse joins Alexis Artin for a deeply personal conversation about anxiety, self-doubt, meditation, authenticity, purpose and overcoming fear, revealing how founding a record label that helped launch MGMT ultimately led him toward an entirely different calling with The Big Quiet. Together, Jesse and Alexis explore why we shrink ourselves to feel safe, how comparison distorts our definition of success, why silence can become a competitive advantage in an increasingly noisy world, and what happens when you finally stop running from the thing that scares you. Jesse's realization is powerful: sometimes the other side of fear isn't simply courage—it's your power.
"There's something so powerful about creating quiet in the face of all that noise. I felt like I was the eye of the storm." — Jesse Israel
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00:00 — Welcome to Look At Me Now
00:30 — Jesse Israel's Origin Story
01:48 — The Childhood "Mutiny" That Changed Jesse
03:12 — Learning to Make Himself Smaller
04:57 — Leadership, Rebellion & Growing Up With Rules
06:14 — How Parents Pass Their Own Fears Down
11:11 — Why We Shrink Ourselves to Fit In
12:36 — Suppressing His Gifts Led to Anxiety
13:50 — Jesse's First Panic Attack
15:36 — Finding a "Safe" Way to Be Creative
16:00 — Discovering MGMT & Starting a Record Label
18:10 — From College Shows to 100,000-Person Festivals
21:04 — Hiding Behind Other People's Success
22:30 — Jesse's Vision of Being on Stage
23:31 — Discovering Meditation in the Music Industry
24:17 — Meditating in the Middle of Coachella
25:34 — How Silence Became Jesse's Competitive Edge
27:10 — The Vision That Became The Big Quiet
28:43 — Getting Out of the Way of Your Purpose
31:31 — Why Silence Can Be Incredibly Loud
33:15 — What 20,000 People Meditating Feels Like
36:39 — Giving Thousands of People Permission to Feel
38:23 — Leading Mass Meditation With Oprah
38:57 — Redefining Success, Purpose & Authenticity
39:55 — Walking Away From the Music Industry
41:02 — "What I'm Doing Isn't Enough"
42:04 — Comparison, Self-Worth & Cultural Definitions of Success
44:32 — Ego, Service & the Soul-Body Paradox
47:28 — What's Next for Jesse Israel?
48:27 — Quieting the Noise to Hear Who You Really Are
49:43 — Returning to the Stage That Once Terrified Him
51:25 — The Cave You Fear to Enter
51:47 — Why Fear Gets Louder When You're Growing
52:15 — "The Other Side of Fear Is My Power"
53:33 — Jesse's Look At Me Now Moment
54:50 — Learning to Be Proud of Who He Is
56:13 — Where to Find Jesse Israel
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