The Elisha Show: Purpose Driven Life & Mastery
Oct 13, 2026 · 23 min · 15 segments
On this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Alan Bodnar, author of The Self-Driving You, about neuroscience, mindfulness, and human potential. Alan explains how automatic responses…
Alan BodnarGuestElisha ArowojobeHostAnd you see, Alan, oftentimes I love to thank my guest for two things, and I do this so often to the point where it has become my hand tip.
You see, you are on this platform right now because you did invested in yourself.
You see, some couple of months back, I was on a particular road, and just by the roadside, Alan, there was this very tall, unattractive mango tree.
And I use the word unattractive because the mango tree's got no mangoes on it, and the leaves, they were all dry, you know? So I just walked past it, and I went my way.
But you see, Alan, just recently I was on that same road, and this time around, and a lot's changed about the mango tree, you see.
And immediately, Alan, I got the heart to move so close to it, of which I did, and it wowed me because now the mango tree's got a lot of mangoes on it.
The fact that you dedicated your time, energy, and resources to becoming the amazing Alan that you are today, that alone has made it impossible for me to say nope to you.
And getting to read about you, the beautiful stuff you're doing, your incredible insight and work on the human potential, mindfulness, and self-driving for you, and these beautiful stuffs, you know, I found them really inspiring.
So I've got to say thank you for doing that to yourself, Alan, and thank you for being here.
And you see, Alan, oftentimes I love to thank my guest for two things, and I do this so often to the point where it has become my hand tip.
You see, you are on this platform right now because you did invested in yourself.
You see, some couple of months back, I was on a particular road, and just by the roadside, Alan, there was this very tall, unattractive mango tree.
And I use the word unattractive because the mango tree's got no mangoes on it, and the leaves, they were all dry, you know? So I just walked past it, and I went my way.
But you see, Alan, just recently I was on that same road, and this time around, and a lot's changed about the mango tree, you see.
And immediately, Alan, I got the heart to move so close to it, of which I did, and it wowed me because now the mango tree's got a lot of mangoes on it.
The fact that you dedicated your time, energy, and resources to becoming the amazing Alan that you are today, that alone has made it impossible for me to say nope to you.
And getting to read about you, the beautiful stuff you're doing, your incredible insight and work on the human potential, mindfulness, and self-driving for you, and these beautiful stuffs, you know, I found them really inspiring.
So I've got to say thank you for doing that to yourself, Alan, and thank you for being here.
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