IN HINDZSIGHT — "Simply Becoming" (April 23, 2025)

Host: HINDZ
Theme: Embracing the Invisible Phases of Change and the Beauty in Becoming

Episode Overview

This episode of IN HINDZSIGHT centers on the often-overlooked and undervalued phase of "becoming"—the quiet, internal period when shifts start within us before they're visible to the world. HINDZ invites listeners to appreciate, celebrate, and romanticize the moments where intentions are set, growth is incubated, and inner transformation precedes outward action. Rather than succumbing to the pressure of instant starts and relentless productivity, HINDZ encourages honoring the unseen seasons of preparation—and finding patience, self-grace, and excitement within them.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Challenging the "Just Start" Mentality

• [00:00] HINDZ discusses the current culture's push to "just start, jump, launch," and how it can provoke self-judgment and impatience.
  • He emphasizes the value in “the beauty of an idea brewing," describing the pre-action stage as quiet and invisible, yet deeply meaningful.

"We often forget about the beauty of an idea brewing... the beauty in becoming." (HINDZ, 00:38)

2. The Importance and Power of the Inner Shift

• Personal Story: HINDZ recounts reaching his "lowest of the low" and, through listening to Bob Marley's Rastaman Live Up, finding the urge to "get back to you."
  • He highlights the profoundness of intention-setting: "That was equivalent to taking a seed and planting it into the soil, then having the faith that it will grow." (02:32)
• The initial inner declaration—no matter how subtle—is the true beginning of transformation, often happening long before any outward change.

3. Romanticizing the Preparation Phase

• HINDZ encourages listeners not to demonize the brewing period as procrastination, but to see it as meaningful preparation.
  • "What if the pause that you're in... is actually just part of the preparation?" (06:15)
  • "The moment you decide to become, even without the evidence, is the moment everything truly begins." (06:30)

4. The Unseen Blueprint

• Metaphor: He shares an anecdote of seeing a dilapidated house with a new construction proposal sign—while nothing has visibly changed, a future intention has quietly arrived.
  • “The structure hasn't changed, but something beneath it has. Someone has declared this is not the final form.” (10:02)
• This mirrors our own inner transitions: often, shifts happen deep within us long before anyone else can notice.

5. Patience, Knowing, and Self-Compassion

• Defining Patience: "Patience is knowing. When you know something is for you... you can be patient." (19:56)
• Impatience and self-doubt come from uncertainty; nurturing belief in the process can restore patience.
• “We lose patience when we lose knowing.”

6. External Judgments and Self-Worth

• HINDZ reflects on society's tendency to equate stillness with stagnation or avoidance, advocating against conflating inactivity with failure.
  • “Not every silence is fear. Some silences are full of faith.” (26:18)
  • The process of becoming can be private and deserving of respect—both from oneself and from others.

7. Navigating Fear and Doubt

• The fear during the in-between is not just fear of failure, but the fear of being seen before you’ve fully become what you intend.
  • Doubt is natural: “Even doubting yourself a little bit, having a little bit of doubt... that's a part of becoming now. You don't live in doubt. You don't let the doubt override belief.”
  • The vital thing is not to let doubt prevent belief or action.

8. Allowing the Process to Unfold Naturally

• The host hammers home that every creative, entrepreneur, or individual goes through these quiet, preparatory stages.
  • "You're not lost. You're just early." (35:50)
  • Forcing progress before its time disturbs the necessary process of brewing ideas and nurturing inner growth.

9. Embracing Joy and Playfulness in Creation

• Encourages excitement and playfulness, not just fear or urgency, in creating a life and bringing ideas into reality.
  • "You don't need to be fearless to begin. You just need to be willing." (40:43)
  • Emphasizes the beauty in making promises to oneself, honoring evolving versions of ourselves, and allowing for imperfection, setbacks, and continued growth.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Brewing Stage:
  “We’re just supposed to brew too. What if the pause that you’re in... is actually just part of the preparation? ...What if the silence before the song is still a part of the music?” (HINDZ, 06:06)

• Metaphor of the House:
  "The structure hasn't changed, but something beneath it has. Someone has declared this is not the final form. Something new will emerge here." (HINDZ, 10:05)

• On Patience and Knowing:
  "What is patience? Patience is knowing. When you know something is for you... you can be patient." (HINDZ, 19:56)

• On Being Early, Not Lost:
  “Let go of the myth that you’re late... You’re not lost. You’re just early. Early to the peace you’ve been preparing for. Early to the version of you who no longer lives by survival, but by your soul.” (HINDZ, 35:50)

• On Action and Faith:
  “You don't need to be fearless to begin. You just need to be willing.” (HINDZ, 40:43)

• On the Moment Before the Moment:
  “If you can feel it, but can’t explain it, that’s the moment before the moment. And that’s the beginning before the beginning.” (HINDZ, 47:24)

Key Segments & Timestamps

• Culture of Immediate Action vs. the Beauty of Becoming: 00:00 – 03:00
• Personal Story: Intention and Bob Marley: 03:00 – 06:00
• Reframing Procrastination as Preparation: 06:00 – 11:00
• Metaphor: The House and the Blueprint: 11:00 – 14:00
• Navigating Judgment, Patience, Self-Worth: 14:00 – 20:00
• Recognizing Doubt as Part of the Process: 30:00 – 33:00
• Playfulness, Joy, and the Willingness to Begin: 40:00 – 43:00
• Summary: You're Not Late, You're Becoming: 47:00 – 50:00

Conclusion

HINDZ wraps with a warm reminder: the process of becoming is valid, beautiful, and vital—even, or especially, when it's invisible. Listeners are encouraged to move with intention, honor the inner blueprint, and not to rush the silent, essential growth that makes transformation possible. "You're not behind, you're just brewing," HINDZ affirms, underscoring that every moment of preparation is part of the sacred journey of self-expansion.

Final quote:
“In hindsight, everything is going to be more than all right.” (50:00)