IN HINDZSIGHT – "Reminder Deck Reflections"

Host: HINDZ
Date: September 25, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode, HINDZ brings back his self-designed "Reminder Deck"—a set of 33 cards co-created with Adrian and Suf—to offer morning reflections centered on self-exploration and personal transformation. Drawing cards and weaving personal anecdotes, he guides listeners through reminders for growth, letting go, gratitude, and authentic living, all delivered with his signature chill yet profound tone. The episode is a meditation on releasing the old to make way for the new, the importance of leading with love, the sufficiency of the present, finding growth through challenge, and valuing your intrinsic spirit over surface-level accomplishments.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Intentional Space ([00:10])

• HINDZ opens by honoring a listener’s comment to bring back the “reminder deck.”
• He underscores the podcast’s ethos: "Self-exploration, transformation. We like to chill, drink some tea also.”
• The intention is to shift the listener’s mood and release negativity for a day of growth.

2. Letting Go to Grow ([01:45])

• Card Pulled: "Clip your wings so a new set of wings can grow."
• Key Insight: Just as a dying plant leaf must be trimmed for new growth, people need to let go of old narratives or ways that no longer serve.
• Personal story of nurturing a plant parallels nurturing oneself:
  "Your new growth is going to be so beautiful. But a lot of us... we're holding on to our old ways, old stories, old narratives." ([03:15])
• The old may have once served, but now hold us back; outgrowing yourself is a sign of evolution.
• Quote:
  "Our old ways may not serve us in this new space. Get used to outgrowing yourself."

3. Leading and Leaving with Love ([07:20])

• Listener Story: Someone tattooed a card’s quote: "When you lead with love, you leave with love."
• Key Insight: When your intentions are rooted in love, you retain your integrity and spirit, even if others act spitefully.
• References Jesus:
  “Sometimes you just gotta turn the other cheek and go in the direction that matters. Keep your heart intact.”
• Warns against bitterness and holding on to pain:
  "It's not even the pain that's stopping us from progressing. It's our grip on that story." ([09:40])
• Hardening your heart is sometimes necessary, but not a place to stay.
• Quote:
  "Your forgiveness, your compassion, your love, and your empathy. That is your superpower.” ([10:55])

4. Trusting You Have Enough for This Season ([12:00])

• Card Pulled: "Sometimes all you have is all you need."
• Key Insight: The tools, resources, and relationships you have now are sufficient for your next step—even if not your ultimate goal.
• Taking action reveals the next path; hesitation or “over-preparation” can be paralyzing.
• Personal anecdote about making the most of limited equipment early in his career:
  “Back in the day when I first started and I had nothing, I made it work… It gave me unique skills and a perspective.” ([14:20])
• Advice:
  • Value limitations as opportunities.
  • Strengthen connections with current loved ones, not just seek more or new.
  • Self-love enables deeper empathy and less judgment:
    “When we truly love ourselves, you know, we see that every single one of us is living the same human experience. So we move around with a lot more grace for people.”

5. Alchemy: Turning Hardship into Growth ([19:40])

• Card Pulled: "Whatever you are going through, you are growing through."
• Key Insight: Challenges are teachers, not roadblocks. The struggles become vital parts of our growth stories.
• Quote:
  "Nothing is happening to you, but it's happening for you. See that shift? It's not happening to you. It's happening for you."
• Suggests embodied gratitude rituals—like pairing prayer with music—to deeply appreciate the journey.
• Encourages listeners to see themselves as wells containing worlds of experience and growth:
  “Self-exploration is like one of my favorite things. I always say there's a well of worlds within us.” ([22:15])
• Advice:
  • Embrace both bad and good days:
    “When it's a good day, enjoy. Because a bad day will come. And when it's a bad day, have a little bit of gratitude. Why? Because a good day is right around the corner.”

6. Being Felt, Not Just Seen ([25:55])

• Card Pulled: "It's better to be felt and not just seen."
• Key Insight: In a world obsessed with being visible, real impact is about being energetically present and authentically connecting with others.
• Uses his social media approach as an example:
  “My bio says my credentials are in my spirit. Why? Because I truly want to be remembered for how I made people feel.” ([27:00])
• Criticizes over-attachment to titles and surface validation, drawing on LA experiences where identity is often tied to status rather than essence.
• Quote:
  "If you know who you are, that is the biggest blessing. And nobody can take that away from you, no matter what they say.”
• Advice:
  • Ground in your spirit, not achievements.
  • Honor your path, your timing, and enjoy simple moments of presence.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Clip your wings so a new set of wings can grow.” ([02:05])
• “Our old ways may not serve us in this new space. Get used to outgrowing yourself.” ([05:00])
• “When you lead with love, you leave with love… That means you can still leave your heart intact.” ([07:56])
• "Sometimes all you have is all you need." ([12:05])
• “Nothing is happening to you, but it's happening for you.” ([20:50])
• "It's better to be felt and not just seen." ([26:01])
• “If you know who you are, that is the biggest blessing. And nobody can take that away from you.” ([29:00])

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:10 – Introduction & intention-setting
• 01:45 – "Clip your wings" card & nurturing new growth
• 07:20 – "Lead with love, leave with love” card & resilience in relationships
• 12:00 – "All you have is all you need” card & embracing limits
• 19:40 – "Whatever you are going through, you are growing through” card & reframing adversity
• 25:55 – "Better to be felt and not just seen” card & living from spirit

Episode Takeaway

HINDZ’s reminder deck episode is a gentle, grounded prompt to start your day by reflecting, letting go of what’s old, and leaning into your present reality with gratitude and authenticity. He reminds listeners that transformation is a continuous process and self-love, spirit, and connection are the true credentials for a meaningful life.

“You don’t know, in hindsight, everything gonna be more than all right.” ([31:45])