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Hosted by Hakeem Bourne McFarlane , author of Choose Yourself to Be Chosen and founder of the Choose Yourself Community (CYC) . Welcome to The Choose Yourself Channel : where personal growth gets real, faith gets practical, and healing comes with humor. This isn't your average self-help talk. It’s the CYC-GYM - where we flex the dorsal cortex, roast our old habits, and build foundations stronger than our excuses through accountability and innercise. We talk discipline, desire, detoxing from dysfunction, and designing a life that actually feels good based on balance ... from cold showers to calling yourself out. One episode might sound like therapy, another like stand-up, and the next like church with better playlists and preachers. Here, we don’t fake peace for followers. We face our triggers, evaluate our environments, and invest in our evolution. Because choosing yourself isn’t just
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by Hakeem Bourne McFarlane, author of Choose Yourself to Be Chosen and founder of the Choose Yourself Community (CYC). Welcome to The Choose Yourself Channel: where personal growth gets real, faith gets practical, and healing comes with humor. This isn't your average self-help talk.
The Choose Yourself Channel is hosted by Hakeem Bourne Mcfarlane. The show has published 49 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "John Borden: Your Mindset Is Your Reality" (15 October 2026, 57 minutes), "Jess Simonds: The Next Chapter is Yours to Write" (5 October 2026, 53 minutes), and "Stop Consuming. Start Choosing." (28 September 2026, 20 minutes).
The Choose Yourself Channel publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 49 episodes.
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Hakeem Bourne Mcfarlane hosts The Choose Yourself Channel, an education podcast with 49 episodes published.
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What happens when the person everybody knows isn't the person you actually want to be? ️ In this episode of the Choose Yourself Channel , we sit down with John Borden, AKA Johnnie Be , founder of Get Psyched Fitness and...

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A lot of people are still trying to be the version of themselves that somebody met three chapters ago. But what happens when you finally give yourself permission to turn the page? In this episode of the Choose Yourself...

Episode #1
Season 3 Starts Here: The Stories Change. The Process Doesn’t. We’ve spent two seasons hearing stories from athletes, entrepreneurs, parents, creators, health professionals, and self-choosers navigating everything from...

Episode #21
Who were you before the world started telling you who to be? In this episode of the Choose Yourself Channel, Sara Byram , spiritual teacher and energetic astrologist, joins us for a deep conversation about divine...

Heal Yourself Before You Try to Build Everything Else. Choose Yourself to be Chosen. Some people spend years trying to fix their finances, their relationships, or their careers… without ever asking if the real problem...

Authenticity Isn't Found, It's Revealed Some people spend their lives trying to become someone else… others realize the greatest transformation comes from uncovering who they already are. In this episode, we sit down...

Some people spend their lives waiting for certainty… others take the risk before they have all the answers. In this episode, we sit down with Abby Murphy - radio personality, creator, storyteller, and host of The...

You Are What You Consume - Food, Friends, Fear & Foundations Some people consume content all day and still wonder why they feel lost… others get curious, take action, and build an entirely different life from it. In...

Some people spend their whole life avoiding discomfort… others walk through the fire and learn how to become stronger because of it. In this episode, we sit down with Joe Spector - ex-firefighter, speaker, emotional...

Episode #15
Some people think choosing yourself is ego… but it’s actually returning to the version of you that existed before the world started programming you. In this episode, we sit down with Thanecha - creator, coach, and...

Everybody wants to break generational patterns but not everybody is willing to admit they’re still a part of them. In this episode, we sit down with Amrita , founder of Body by Mia and a powerful self-chooser from the...

Episode #13
Some people wait for the perfect moment… others start building with whatever they have. In this episode, we sit down with Angel , owner of Benton Brew Coffee House, a creator, entrepreneur, and visionary who turned a...

Some people go through trauma and stay stuck… others go through it and build something from it. In this episode, we sit down with Tree Kadayso - a powerful self-chooser, mother, and leader in the CYC who shares how her...

Choosing yourself through trauma, triggers, and transformation Nobody signs up for trauma… not you, not me, not your baby mama. But we all go through something. The real question is what are you doing with it? In this...

Episode #10
In this episode, we sit down with Joe Cubero (aka The Professional Ex) - author, creator, and relationship strategist who breaks down why so many people stay stuck in the same relationship cycles. This isn’t about...

In this preview, we break down a real problem in modern dating: overconsumption. Too many options, too much scrolling, too much stimulation and not enough self-awareness, discipline, or intention. This preview dives...

When you keep donating your energy to everything else… eventually your body files a complaint. Most people don’t intentionally sacrifice their health .. they slowly donate it like spare change. A little sleep skipped...

In this preview episode, we break down a powerful truth most people overlook: choosing yourself was never meant to be a solo sport. We’ve been conditioned to think independence means isolation, but the reality is that...

In this episode, we sit down with Waren English for a real, unfiltered conversation about health, discipline, and building a foundation when life doesn’t give you ideal conditions. From immigrating from the Caribbean...

This preview episode opens in real time: hunger, pressure, stress, and the temptation to cope instead of stay disciplined. It sets the tone for a conversation about choosing yourself when life doesn’t slow down for you...
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