Kain Masters

🎙️ Communication Skills Coach
📚 #1 International Bestselling Author
🎤 TEDx & Keynote Speaker/Trainer
🔊 Host of the Terminally Curious Podcast

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

🚨Controversial take: @garyseconomics is completely misleading the youth.

@DanielPriestley has the real fix — build your future or blame the 'prison' you live in.

Your mindset, your choice.

Disagree? Watch & weigh in 👀

#GaryVsDavid

[⚡️NEVERDOOMPRO⚡️ @NEVERDOOMPRO]

NEVER DOOM.

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

Thanks for sharing Adam, Inspired me to write this:

The Nature of 'Performing'

To be performative is not to be fake. That's the definition we've inherited, and it's wrong.

The word has two meanings. The first: the execution of a task. The second: the act of staging, presenting, or carrying out an artistic endeavor. Most people associate performing with the second: putting on a show, pretending to be something you're not. But I believe the first definition is what performing should mean in human interaction. It's not about the show. It's about the execution of yourself, at a higher volume than you'd normally allow.

Why We Perform

People believe that to perform for others is to show them a fake version of yourself to pretend, so they'll accept you or like you. That's not entirely wrong. At its root, being performative comes from an internal need to be validated. If we show up as something someone likes, they'll keep liking us. It makes perfect sense that we're performative by nature. We all want to be liked and respected, and some of us go to extreme lengths for it.

It makes sense, too, why some people take this further than others. Deep-rooted performative people likely grew up with a parent whose standards they had to keep where love was something earned, not given freely. Once they've left the home nest, they're often still operating on those same principles, still performing to feel worthy of being loved the way they learned to earn it as a child.

But over time, that kind of performing becomes its own trap a performance where your energy, mind, body, and soul have to maintain something inauthentic to who you actually are. That's the version of performative that deserves the bad reputation. Not performing itself, but performing for someone else's approval instead of performing as yourself upholding the likability, needs, and wants of whoever's in front of you. That's the wrong way to look at performative qualities altogether.

The Solution Isn't to Fake It It's to Amplify What's Real
So what's the fix? Just fake the performance and go along with it, the way traditionally performative people do? No. The answer is being performative and authentic at the same time that's the missing combination. You perform, and you're yourself in every way that you actually are, you just push that out at a higher clip than you would have previously.

Let me explain. We're acting every single day of our lives. When we meet new people. When our loved ones ask us something. When our boss wants a deadline completed. We act in ways that make the other person feel understood and connected to us. We already know how to perform in a way that makes other people feel loved. So why aren't we acting that way in every area of our lives? Because we're scared of judgment.

So in essence, authenticity is the key to all of this but paired with the performative elements of who you actually are. Amping up, yet staying grounded. It's the tightrope of life, but it's also the most grounded and real connection you'll ever have.

Amplify, Don't Cater

Don't be fake. Don't cater completely to what other people want from you. But be who you are, and add in the performative element on top of that. Be performative to needs and emotions. not to the whims of what that other person happens to like. Catering to whims is inauthentic, and the only thing humans hate more than being fake is being lied to.

The biggest and hardest lies aren't the ones we tell others.

They're the ones we tell ourselves.

We are all born with the gift to act. Act on sincerity, and watch your life improve tenfold, starting now.

[Weasle @ThaWeasle]

Profound stuff from Cruz. He might've hit the nail on the head with this #ufc

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

@BCampbell Great article BC, hit the nail on the head.

[Carl Jung Archive @QuoteJung]

Carl Jung was not playing around

[Carl Jung Archive @QuoteJung]

“Where your fear is, there your task is.”

— Carl Jung

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

We are so scared to look stupid.

We think the whole world watches our every move.

How narcissistic and selfish is that?

To be so attached to the idea that the entire world is laughing, commenting, and judging our every second in public.

But that's what we believe.

We think we cant put ourselves out there.

We cant start that business.

We cant ask for that promotion.

We cant start that fitness class.

We can't film that first video.

All of that with a yet.

So instead, we wait. We polish. We prepare in private until our own preparation is so perfect that when we finally do the thing, it will be done so well that no one will have anything to say.

And then maybe you do the thing. You put it out there. It becomes real.

You've spent tens , maybe hundreds of hours perfecting every little detail.

So it launches.

Boom. People still say something. You still need to fix it. You're still not good enough.

And you say to yourself: "I failed."

But here's the truth.

You should have been failing from the very first step.
You could have been trying but in public. And that would have saved you so much time.

You could have been getting direct feedback from day one, calibrating and improving as you go.

Instead, you chose to hide the process. Out of fear of embarrassment.

Here's the shift: there is no such thing as failure.

There is only feedback.

Feedback tells you how you're doing. Yes, some of it is unconstructive noise, people projecting their own insecurities about the things they want to do but are too scared to try. I've felt that over and over.

But the comments that aren't ego-driven? They're actually helping you grow. They're not failures. They're just data pointing you toward the person you're meant to become, faster.

To sit alone with your perfectionism, polishing pieces of yourself until you feel "ready to launch," is an act of mental masturbation.

It's wasted time. It's your ego keeping itself safe.

The strongest move you can make the one that actually gets you the life you want, is to embrace feedback.

Not failure.

Delete that word from your vocabulary.

When you understand that every time you put yourself out there, you're taking another step toward the world you want to live in you stop dreading it. You enjoy it.

So get comfortable with looking stupid. That's part of the fun. You will only get better as this progresses.

But start now. Not when you're ready.

You will never be ready.

There is no better time than now.

The price of admission is embarrassment.

The reward is everything.

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

@Libertarianist3 @insanefrog is there any evidence to show this is true?

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

@jameshtspstc KL is great, Im there all the time. I cant vouch for taco bell though

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

@AlboMP @Keir_Starmer Will be an even sweeter day when your leaving The Lodge permanently. Wont be long now.

[Mikale Olson @realmikolson]

Australian discovers Texas Roadhouse…

First, he calls it a “fancy restaurant,” and he couldn’t be more wrong. Texas Roadhouse isn’t just a fancy ole restaurant. It’s a giant slice of heaven brought down to earth.

This man loves the bread, the free refills, the service.

In response to those outside the US complaining about tipping there: “You don’t have to tip… you WANT to tip. These are the most wonderful people on earth.”

“I don’t even know why some of you Americans are so angry all the time; you guys have Texas Roadhouse in your country.”

You got that right. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

#worldcup #usa

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

@SICKYDOESMMA Goes to show how much money and opportunities Jon floundered by being scared of loosing. He could of won so many fights.

[Spring @chensiquan_]

the dumbest way to live is to keep getting dragged down by losers and toxic family. everyone who’s ever clawed their way from zero to millions knows the drill，go quiet and cut the dead weight when you're down，link up with the big players when you're rising，and only keep the real ones when you’ve made it.
there’s a saying: don’t try to be the hero for the broke. they don’t want your advice they want your cash and they’re just waiting for you to fail. it sounds harsh, but it’s real.
you want to get in the room with the pros? you’ve either got to bring game-changing value or show you’ve got the guts to go all in. add a little thick-skinned friendliness, and you can break through any wall. the only real shortcut to turning your life around is simple: change your zip code metaphorically. stop hanging out with the bottom-feeders. get around people who are ahead of you, and watch how fast your entire reality opens up.

[Kpaxs @Kpaxs]

High-agency people have a fundamentally different model of where the boundaries are.

Consider the canonical example: the kid who wanted to learn from some famous person, cold-emailed them, and got a yes.

The lesson is usually framed as "you should cold-email people, the worst they can say is no." But this misses the point.

The point is that before the email was sent, the high-agency kid and the low-agency kid were living in different worlds.

In the low-agency kid's world, "I could just email this person" was not a thought that occurred, because the boundary between "people I can interact with" and "famous strangers" was drawn as a hard line, a wall.

In the high-agency kid's world, that same boundary was drawn as a customs checkpoint: annoying, sometimes guarded, but fundamentally passable if you have the right papers.

The skill isn't sending the email. The skill is seeing the email as a thing that exists in your option set.

[AvantPrince_ @AvantPrince_]

Life is purely about suffering for men because life is purely about status as a man. You can harp on about spiritual metaphors and perspectives all you want but unless you have cash flow, social skills, work ethic, a high IQ and a fantastic physique as a man your life is going to be very mediocre. You can deny this truth all you want but you'll be forced to face it at some point. Why not do it now. Despite genetic gifts you have to continually grind with daily effort to drag and claw yourself forward even by an inch, as a man one of your best bets is falling in love with the work and genuinely enjoying exhausting yourself doing the right things, if you have an attitude that work is something you have to do, you're born to lose and you're going go get crushed into the dirt by men who do nothing but apply pressure, who do nothing but train, work, think, consume, apply and reflect. In order to get to the highest level in any game it has to be such an intrinsic desire for you to progress you completely disconnect from the process and the hours spent in the middle of the war because you love the weight of your weapon and how it feels to reload it. Sharpening your mind is the activity that will pay the greatest dividends in my experience, pay attention to what is around you, work diligently and forcefully day after day to steal more small victories. They add up.

[HIDEO_KOJIMA @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN]

We don't talk enough
We should open up
Before it's all too much
Will we ever learn?
We've been here before
It's just what we know

Now, when the Earth, humanity, and even the future itself feel broken, "Project Hail Mary" is a must-see comeback movie 🚀🛸 #ロッキー 🫶👍😍

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

Ramsey Bergenon: 99% of People Are Living on Autopilot (Here's How to Wake Up!)

What if the next 30 seconds could change your entire life?

Most people are sleepwalking through their days reacting on autopilot, chasing vague goals, and burning out before they ever get close to what they actually want.

Ramsey Bergeron has a different approach and it starts with winning just the next 30 seconds.

I flew out to sunny Scottsdale, Arizona to sit down with Ramsey (@ramseybergeron ) : leadership strategist, multiple Ironman triathlete, author, and founder of Bergeron Well-Being for one of the most practically powerful conversations we've had on this show.

Ramsey lost his father at 12, grew up on autopilot, and decided early on that there has to be another way. What he built from that moment is a life philosophy that's helped high-achievers break free from burnout, silence their inner critic, and finally define what success actually means to them on their terms.

In this episode, we get into:

- The NEXT30 System Ramsey's framework for mastering the next 30 seconds (your reaction), 30 minutes (your habits), and 30 days (your goals) no motivation required

- Why your New Year's resolution already failed and the proven approach that actually works

- Why not defining success is quietly destroying your growth and how to fix it fast

- What completing Ironman triathlons teaches you about real mental toughness pushing limits, knowing when to quit, and building grit that lasts

- His book Cake on the Floor real stories and tools for handling life's chaos with resilience and grace
How to crush burnout as a high achiever recharge without losing your edge

Overcoming the limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck right now, today

Whether you're chasing a massive goal or just trying to stop self-sabotaging, this episode will hit differently.

🔗 Explore Ramsey's work & the NEXT30 System:

https://t.co/AKfKB31Z03

🎙️ His podcast: Break Your Ego, Find Your Soul On Youtube.

Comment the word 'belief' and Ill send you the Podcast Right Now! 👇👇👇

#KainMasters #TerminallyCurious #RamseyBergeron #Next30 #communicationskills

https://t.co/S1T3rr2EZL

[Kain Masters @KainxMasters]

Ramsey Bergenon: 99% of People Are Living on Autopilot (Here's How to Wake Up!)

What if the next 30 seconds could change your entire life?

Most people are sleepwalking through their days reacting on autopilot, chasing vague goals, and burning out before they ever get close to what they actually want.

Ramsey Bergeron has a different approach and it starts with winning just the next 30 seconds.

I flew out to sunny Scottsdale, Arizona to sit down with Ramsey (@ramseybergeron ) : leadership strategist, multiple Ironman triathlete, author, and founder of Bergeron Well-Being for one of the most practically powerful conversations we've had on this show.

Ramsey lost his father at 12, grew up on autopilot, and decided early on that there has to be another way. What he built from that moment is a life philosophy that's helped high-achievers break free from burnout, silence their inner critic, and finally define what success actually means to them on their terms.

In this episode, we get into:

- The NEXT30 System Ramsey's framework for mastering the next 30 seconds (your reaction), 30 minutes (your habits), and 30 days (your goals) no motivation required

- Why your New Year's resolution already failed and the proven approach that actually works

- Why not defining success is quietly destroying your growth and how to fix it fast

- What completing Ironman triathlons teaches you about real mental toughness pushing limits, knowing when to quit, and building grit that lasts

- His book Cake on the Floor real stories and tools for handling life's chaos with resilience and grace
How to crush burnout as a high achiever recharge without losing your edge

Overcoming the limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck right now, today

Whether you're chasing a massive goal or just trying to stop self-sabotaging, this episode will hit differently.

🔗 Explore Ramsey's work & the NEXT30 System:

https://t.co/AKfKB31Z03

🎙️ His podcast: Break Your Ego, Find Your Soul On Youtube.

Comment the word 'belief' and Ill send you the Podcast Right Now! 👇👇👇

#KainMasters #TerminallyCurious #RamseyBergeron #Next30 #communicationskills

https://t.co/S1T3rr2EZL

[Jack | The Boxer Philosopher @crack_jowe]

‘Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.’
- George Foreman

It wasn’t the barn-burner many hoped for, but it was a beautiful boxing match.

Technical to a fault in the first half, both respected the potential consequences of one wrong mistake.

Fatigue fostered more engagement, and Junto realized he could compete. The second half showed up appropriately.

Inoue’s championship resolve to come back after those rounds shows why he’s all-time.

A rematch, while I doubt it happens next, would be a better ‘fight’ I imagine.