S2-E21: Transforming Your Life and Career

About the Guest:

Braven Blackwell is a seasoned businessman with over 25 years of experience in the software industry, specializing in estimating software for hardware stores. He is also the founder of a men’s clothing store, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and adaptability. Braven's journey into balanced names began when he faced personal challenges related to parenthood, compelling him to explore the impact of names on life experiences. His insights into Kabalarian Philosophy and the application of balanced names have led to significant transformations in both his personal life and business success.

Episode Summary:

In this episode of You Are Your Name, Daken Ariel engages with Braven Blackwell, who shares his transformational journey with Kabalarian Philosophy and balanced names. Braven's story reveals how changing names—both personally and within his business—has led to remarkable improvements in life circumstances, personal relationships, and business success. The conversation explores the philosophy behind balanced names and their profound psychological and practical implications.

Braven discusses the positive changes he witnessed after adopting a balanced name, including his wife's pregnancy and his business growth. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the influence that names have on behavior, staff retention, and overall life satisfaction. Listeners will gain valuable insights into the importance of choosing names that align with personal and family aspirations, potentially leading to richer experiences and enhanced creativity.

Key Takeaways:

• The Importance of Balanced Names: Braven shares how adopting a balanced name led to a significant shift in his and his family's life dynamics, aligning them with their inner potential.
• Business Name Impact: Changing his company's name resulted in a striking increase in sales from 30 to 130, showcasing how names can affect business performance.
• Personal Growth and Parenting: The understanding gained from balanced names allowed Braven to parent his children in a way that promotes their unique strengths and intelligence.
• Seeking Understanding: Braven advises individuals considering a name change to pursue educational opportunities in Kabalarian philosophy for informed decision-making.
• The Power of Change: Braven highlights that embracing change, particularly in naming, can lead to transformative outcomes in both personal and professional realms.

Notable Quotes:

1. "We were having trouble having children... if there's such a issue in my life, why is this happening to us?"
2. "Right after she changed her name, guess what happened? She got pregnant."
3. "I thought I would do like an experiment and explore that first."
4. "We went from 30 sales a year... to 130."
5. "It's important, very important, to take the class so that you have an understanding of what you're doing."

Resources:

• Kabalarian Philosophy: www.kabalarians.com

Tune in to the full episode for more of Braven Blackwell's inspiring journey and insights into the transformative power of names, and stay tuned for more enlightening content from the You Are Your Name podcast!

Whenever you are ready, here are three ways we can help you:

1. Get a Balanced Name Recommendation to harmonize your names with your inner potential to improve their health, happiness, and success.

2. Learn the Principles of Mental Freedom in our online training program to create all the progressive improvements you seek in your life.

3. Let Kalex Solutions help you choose a balanced name for your business.  

Chapters

• 1:02 Interview with Braven Blackwell on Balanced Name Impact
• 2:25 Braven's Initial Skepticism and Name Change Journey
• 4:12 The Impact of Business Name Change
• 5:45 Balanced Names Influence on Braven's Children
• 7:14 Understanding creates better parenting
• 7:34 Parenting with Understanding of Balanced Names
• 8:19 Advice for Adopting a Balanced Name

Transcript

Daken: Welcome to Season 2 of You Are Your Name. In Season 1, we discussed how the names that we use influence our thinking patterns, our health, and the experiences that we attract. For instance, Terry is always interested in new experiences and change and new challenges, but is restricted by his impulsiveness and intensity.

So, some names are going to be more detrimental than others. Kabalarian Philosophy has pioneered the concept of balanced names. Those are names that give us the proper balance of all the intelligent qualities that we can draw from consciousness and express through our individual thinking pattern and create the life that we want.

So in this season, we're going to interview people who have made that change from an unbalanced name to a balanced name. And look at what changes and what benefits they've received. And that might give you some insights into what you could create in your life relative to making a change to a balanced name.

In today's episode, we have Braven Blackwell. He balanced his name 25 years ago. Braven is a very successful businessman. He's developed software for estimating for hardware stores and more recently started a men's clothing store. Braven, would you give us a summary of how you have applied the balanced name in your career and life?

Braven: I started off with estimating and 3D design software and, uh, changed the company name as well as my own name. And what happened is that I started off by wondering about life and wondering why things turn out the way they do. And the real issue in my life was that we were having trouble having children. So I thought, "Wow! If there's such a issue in my life, why is this happening to us?" I kept searching, and pretty soon I came across Kabalarian Philosophy. And when I found that, then we were able to determine what the reason was for my wife's inability to get pregnant. And the reason that she couldn't is that she did not have a name that was compatible with her birthpath.

Daken: Okay. You changed your name and she changed your name. And how did that, did that help that issue?

Braven: Yes. Right after she changed her name, guess what happened?

Daken: She got pregnant!

Braven: She got pregnant. And a lot of people have a hard time thinking and understanding that, but when you know the Philosophy and you understand the Mathematical Principle, it makes complete sense.

Daken: Now, you also changed the name of your business. I think that was one of the ways you tested the theory by renaming your business. Can you maybe give us a little bit of a background on that?

Braven: When I first started with the Philosophy, that's where I started. I started with a business name change. And I thought I would do like an experiment and explore that first. And so what I did is I went to the website and you submit your name from your business and the incorporation date. Then I got a call and I talked to a nice lady that helped me to tell me about my company. And I was like, "Wow, okay! That's very interesting and truthful, so I have to look further."

Daken: When she told you about your company, she was basically describing the influence of the company name on the conditions that company would attract.

Braven: And that name was not an accumulative name, meaning that it would not bring in as much sales and revenue and all that sort of thing. It didn't take long to convince me that a name change was necessary because it could recognize all the things that she talked about with the qualities of the business name.

And when I changed it, I wouldn't say immediate, but it was very quick. As one example, we went from thirty sales a year. Now that doesn't sound like a lot, but thirty sales of software and to implement, that is a big job. And so we went from thirty to one hundred and thirty!

Daken: Wow.

Braven: That became a very big job! But why did that happen? It happened because we have a balanced name and because we also follow the cycles, of course. That's another part of this, a big part. But the name change itself improved the productivity of the employees and it also kept the employees. Whereas with the other name, we had a name that no one would stay in the company. I was hiring people over and over again.

Daken: Which is an expensive process to find the right people.

Braven: Exactly. And part of that is from myself because my name was very straightforward and blunt person and some people don't like that.

Daken: You were direct!

Braven: I'm very super-direct and people didn't enjoy that so they wouldn't stick around. As soon as i changed the company name and I changed my own name, that made a huge difference to attract and keep great staff. We have many staff with multiple years of service.

It's the whole thought about changing a name sounds daunting, but it is not. It doesn't matter what anybody thinks. It doesn't. I was already in business for ten years and I changed the name and they go, "Oh, you're changing the names. Okay." Another year later, they didn't know what the old name was because we had a new name. So it doesn't matter. It's immaterial. What's important is that you make the change. Change is a hard thing for some people, but change is the most important part.

Daken: When you contacted the Philosophy you had one young daughter already. After changing to balanced names, your wife had two more boys. As I understand it, you were still gaining confidence in balanced names when your first boy was born so he wasn't given a balanced name right away. But your second boy was given a balanced name from birth.  Can you comment on the influence of your children's balanced names?

Braven: Yes, they were quite young when we changed the names, and my daughter was six years old, I believe, at the time. And so she was a very lively young lady, and then she became much more serious, and the intelligence came out strong with her and that name. She has a great understanding of life. 

And her brother, he changed his name when he was six months. So you see a subtle difference, but he's pretty much brand new. And then the third child, he was born with a balanced name. And today, if you look at all three of them, his balanced name shines through immensely. Most people comment on how well-mannered, and poised, and educated, and understanding he is. My daughter is as well. But he has his balanced name since birth and that makes a profound effect on a person.

Daken: The theory, of course, of balanced name is it allows your inner potential a better channel for expression. So, each of them have a different inner potential, a different birthpath. But with balanced names, there is that expression of that quality. So just having that aspect of understanding those qualities that helped you be a better parent, do you think?

Braven: Yes, it certainly did. Understanding their names first of all, and then understanding the groups and the birthpath, of course. And you parent each child to their mathematics. If you try to stifle the 1 (birthpath) from doing things, you're asking for trouble because the 1 (birthpath) will do it, no matter what! You move out of their way basically! So if you understand that, then they are just wonderful. They'll show you really wonderful creativity, for example.

Daken: So one last question relative to names. For those who are considering a balanced name, do you have any advice for them? We have many people get Name Reports. What would you suggest they do after they get the Name Report? What would be the process to help them get the most out of it?

Braven: I think the most important thing you can do is take the class. Take the Life Analysis Training class and make your decision on your name during the class. You will understand these names better, and you will understand others, and you will understand why they are like they are and why you don't want to be those unbalanced names. It's important, very important, to take the class. So that you have an understanding of what you're doing. And you can have an educated, philosophical, spiritual understanding of your name.

Daken: Great. I appreciate your time, and I'm sure your insights will help people. Thank you, Braven.

Braven: Wonderful. Thank you.

Daken: Well, that concludes this episode. And if you're new to this concept, we encourage you to visit our website at www.kabalarians.com, that's K-A-B-A-L-A-R-I-A-N-S, or youareyourname.com, which will go to the same place.
 
If you have not already done so, get your free detailed Name Report from our website. It's the single best way to see how your current names are influencing you.  So until the next episode, happy thoughts.