The Inner Wealth Podcast

Mike Kitko
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Mike Kitko is the Founder and Creative Director of Inner Wealth Global, a personal and professional development company that helps business owners create aligned wealth, success, freedom, and deep fulfillment—without sacrificing themselves in the process. As an author, speaker, podcaster, and coach Mike guides visionaries and impact-driven entrepreneurs to align their inner world with the life and business they are truly meant to live and create. His work helps you master your mind, energy, and emotions while building intense personal power so that wealth and opportunity flow effortlessly. Through coaching, training, and transformational content, Inner Wealth Global helps business owners break free from unnecessary struggle, trust their path, and create a life deeply aligned with their soul.

  1. 16h ago

    Ep252. The Creation Process Refined: Aligning Mind, Body, and Soul to Create Your Life.

    Send me a some feedback! In this episode, Mike revisits the creation process and introduces a powerful refinement that brings it into clearer focus. Moving beyond surface-level thinking, he breaks down how creating your life isn’t just about mindset or vision—it’s about the alignment between your soul, your mind, and your body. Using the framework of a triangle, he explains how each part plays a role in shaping what you experience in the external world. At the core of this conversation is a deeper truth: your external life is a reflection of what’s happening internally. When your soul is clear on what it wants, your mind agrees with that vision, and your body feels safe receiving it, creation becomes natural. But when there’s misalignment—uncertainty in the mind or resistance in the body—what you want stays out of reach. This episode brings clarity to that process and shows where the real work actually lives. Key Takeaways Creation requires alignment between soul, mind, and body. It’s not just about knowing what you want—it’s about aligning every part of you with it. Clarity comes from the soul’s desire to experience something specific. If you don’t know what you want, you can’t create it. Certainty is agreement between your mind and your vision. When your thoughts conflict with your desires, creation stalls. The body must feel safe to receive what you want. Stored fear, anxiety, and past experiences can block what you’re trying to create. Most people focus externally, but the real work is internal. Your life changes when your internal world aligns with what you want to experience. Notable Quotes  “We are not humans having a spiritual experience… we are spirit having a human experience.”  “If you don’t know what you want, you can’t have it.”  “Mindset is agreement between the mind and the heart.”  “The nervous system has one goal… to keep you alive by keeping you in familiar circumstances.”  “When the mind agrees and the body is ready to receive, you will start to see evidence of it showing up in your life.” Call to Action If this episode resonated, it’s an invitation to look inward and get honest about where alignment may be missing. Not just what you want… but whether your mind agrees with it and your body is ready to receive it. If you’re ready to go deeper into this work and bring your internal world into alignment with the life you want to experience, reach out directly to Mike at mike@innerwealthglobal.com. And if you’re getting value from the Inner Wealth Podcast, make sure you’re subscribed, and take a moment to rate and review so we can continue reaching more people who are ready to expand their life and circumstances in alignment. Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

    29 min

  2. May 21

    Ep251. The Ego’s Strugglicious Grip: The 3 Patterns That Keep You Stuck and Pressurized.

    Send me a some feedback! In this episode, Mike breaks down a deeper and more personal understanding of the ego—not as something to fight, but something to understand. Drawing from real-life experiences of rapid business growth and contraction, he shares how ego inflated during success and took heavy hits during decline, creating unnecessary pressure, shame, and confusion. At the core of this conversation is a simple but powerful realization: the ego is fear-based and designed to keep you alive, but when it leads your life, it creates tension, control, and disconnection. By identifying the three primary ways the ego operates, Mike offers a clear path toward loosening its grip and allowing the soul to take the lead, where fulfillment, clarity, and peace actually exist. Key Takeaways The ego is fear-based and designed for survival. It exists to keep you alive by keeping you in familiar and predictable circumstances. Trying to control everything creates unnecessary pressure. The ego attempts to control both what you can control and what you can only influence, leading to stress and frustration. The ego seeks to control identity and perception. It drives the need to be seen a certain way, shaping behavior around external validation instead of authenticity. Avoiding discomfort prevents growth and evolution. The ego keeps you in familiar environments, even if they limit expansion and fulfillment. As the ego quiets, the soul becomes louder. Real fulfillment comes when you stop letting fear lead and allow your deeper awareness to guide your life. Notable Quotes  “The ego is the fear-based part of your humanity.”  “Control what you can control, influence what you can influence, but never try to control what you only influence.”  “The ego tries to control everything, what it can control and what it cannot control.”  “The louder the role the ego plays in your life, the quieter the soul.”  “If fear is leading the way, so is ego.” Call to Action If this episode resonated, it’s an invitation to start paying attention to where the ego is running the show in your life. Not to fight it—but to understand it, relate to it, and begin loosening its grip. If you’re ready to do that work at a deeper level, reach out directly to Mike at mike@innerwealthglobal.com. And if you’re getting value from the Inner Wealth Podcast, subscribe, rate, and review so we can continue reaching more people who are ready to expand their life and circumstances in alignment. This is the work—evolving in alignment with who you are and the path you’re here to walk. Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

    30 min

  3. May 14

    Ep250. Celebrating a Milestone: Honoring the Evolution of Life, Business, and Who We’ve Become (with Angie).

    Send me a some feedback! This episode marks a major milestone—Episode 250—and brings a real, unfiltered conversation between Mike and Angie about the journey of building a life, a business, and a relationship over time. What started as a reflection on consistency and commitment quickly turns into a deeper exploration of growth, evolution, and how what once felt exciting or necessary can shift as you expand. At the core of this episode is the understanding that life isn’t meant to stay the same. Whether it’s your business, your relationships, your passions, or even something as simple as travel, everything evolves. And the more you allow yourself to grow without clinging to old versions of what you thought you wanted, the more aligned and fulfilling life becomes. Key Takeaways Consistency creates long-term impact. Most people quit early, but staying consistent—even when it’s not exciting—is what creates something meaningful over time. What once fulfilled you may not fulfill you forever. Growth means allowing your desires, passions, and even your lifestyle to evolve without resistance. Alignment replaces escape. When you build a life you actually enjoy, you stop needing to escape from it through things like travel or distraction. Expansion changes your relationship with everything. From business to travel to relationships, what once felt exciting can shift as you grow into a new version of yourself. Life is meant to evolve—don’t hold it in place. Trying to keep things the same prevents growth; allowing change is what keeps life aligned and fulfilling. Notable Quotes  “The game, this podcast game, is consistency.”  “It’s an expression of my soul and it gives me a platform and an avenue to share my voice in the world.”  “There was nothing to escape from.”  “If you're not allowing yourself to grow, then you're not really understanding the evolutionary purpose of life.”  “Just let everything in your life evolve with you—don’t try to keep anything the same.” Call to Action f this episode resonated, don’t just listen… engage with it. Make sure you’re subscribed to the Inner Wealth Podcast across all platforms, and if you’ve been getting value from these episodes, take a minute to leave a rating and a review. That’s how this message reaches more people who are ready for it. And if you’re in a season where you feel yourself evolving… where you know there’s another level of alignment, clarity, and expansion available to you… Reach out directly to Mike at mike@innerwealthglobal.com or Angie at angie@innerwealthglobal.com This is the work—evolving in alignment with who you are and the path you’re here to walk. Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

    34 min

  4. May 7

    Ep249. Expanding Your Circumstances: Removing the 5 Blocks That Keep You From Living the Life You’re Meant to Live.

    Send me a some feedback! This episode breaks down one of the most important realizations from nearly a decade of building Inner Wealth Global—everything in your business and life becomes easier when you can clearly articulate the problem you solve. Mike shares how clarity isn’t just a business tool, it’s a life tool, and when it’s missing, everything from marketing to decision-making begins to break down. At the core of this episode is the understanding that expansion doesn’t come from doing more—it comes from removing what’s in the way. Through real client stories and lived experience, Mike reveals the five primary blocks that keep people from experiencing the life they actually want, and how moving through them is what creates aligned growth. Key Takeaways Clarity is the starting point for expansion. If you don’t know what you actually want, you’ll default to what’s familiar and never fully move forward. Belief in possibility shapes your actions. If you don’t believe something is possible for you, you’ll never take the steps required to create it. Self-trust determines your ability to follow through. Even with clarity and possibility, a lack of trust in yourself will keep you stuck. Discomfort is required for growth. Your nervous system resists what’s unfamiliar, but expansion only happens when you move into and through that resistance. Receiving is essential for expansion. If you struggle to receive help, support, or success, your life will stay out of balance no matter how hard you work. Notable Quotes  “If you can't easily and simply articulate the problem that you solve for your ideal client in one simple sentence that's easy to state, and that's easy to understand, then you're going to struggle to market.”  “If you don't know what you want, you can't have them.”  “Is that even possible? No, it's not possible. It's probable. Let's get after it.”  “Your nervous system has one goal and one goal only, and that's to keep you alive.”  “If you can't handle your body being uncomfortable, then you're going to stay stuck in your circumstances.” Call to Action If this episode challenged you to look at what’s actually holding you back… if you can see one of these five blocks showing up in your life… if you’re ready to stop forcing your way forward and start expanding in alignment with who you are… Email Mike directly: mike@innerwealthglobal.com You’ll connect directly with him—no assistant, no gatekeeper—just a real conversation about what becomes possible when you’re ready to expand your life and circumstances. Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

    34 min

  5. Apr 30

    Ep248. Scaling Yourself First: Rewiring Your Life Through Vision and Alignment - with Jordan Black.

    Send me a some feedback! In this episode, Mike sits down with Jordan Black to explore what it really looks like to build a life aligned with your design, not just your conditioning. From leaving a secure teaching career to building and scaling a multi-territory franchise business, Jordan shares how vision, courage, and internal growth created a level of freedom most people only talk about. This conversation goes beyond business tactics and into identity, emotional intelligence, and the rewiring required to step into a bigger life.  They also dive into the contrast between building from survival versus creation, and how Jordan’s journey—from franchise success to launching (and exiting) his own startup—ultimately led him to clarity about his path. Now helping others find aligned franchise opportunities, Jordan embodies what it means to evolve, expand, and follow what’s true. This episode is a powerful look at how internal work drives external results, and how alignment unlocks both freedom and fulfillment.  Key Takeaways:  Your life expands in direct proportion to your willingness to grow internally. Vision, emotional intelligence, and nervous system regulation are what actually create external success and freedom.  Building from alignment creates fulfillment, while building from fear or conditioning creates pressure—even if it looks successful on the outside.  Scaling a business requires letting go of control and developing trust in others, which forces personal growth and leadership evolution.  Franchising can be a powerful vehicle for freedom because it removes much of the guesswork and allows you to build on a proven foundation.  True expansion comes from moving out of survival mode and into creation mode—where you’re no longer reacting to life, but consciously designing it. Notable Quotes:  “It’s taking someone and getting them as aligned with who they are and their natural gifts, their natural design, their natural talents as humanly possible.”  “You’re not going to get up every morning and work towards something unless you’ve got the end in mind.”  “I used to feel like my business could fall apart at any time… and I haven’t had those thoughts in years now.”  “You either play small… or you try to go big, and it takes a lot of money, a lot of time, and there’s no guarantees.”  “80% of the work was internal, 20% external.” Call to Action: Connect with Jordan Black through his website: https://beyondaw2.com/ Jordan's Business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondaw2/ Make sure you’re subscribed to the Inner Wealth Podcast so you don’t miss what’s coming next. The work we’re doing here isn’t surface-level—it’s about rewiring how you experience life so you can finally live in alignment with who you really are. Email Mike directly: mike@innerwealthglobal.com Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

    54 min

  6. Apr 23

    Ep247. Taking Up More Space: Expanding Your Nervous System Beyond Fear and Into Full Expression.

    Send me a some feedback! This episode breaks down the transformation that took place during the Inner Wealth Mastermind retreat in Nashville, centered around one core theme—learning how to take up more space in the world. Mike shares how this work goes beyond mindset and into the nervous system, where real change happens by confronting fear and expanding internal capacity.  At the core of this episode is the understanding that if you want more in life, you have to become someone who can hold more. That requires stepping into discomfort, releasing what’s been held in the body, and building the capacity to be fully seen, expressed, and impactful.  Key Takeaways Taking up more space starts internally. It’s not about external success—it’s about expanding your nervous system to hold more visibility, expression, and life. Discomfort is the gateway to expansion. You cannot grow your capacity while staying comfortable—growth requires stepping into what your body resists. Your shadows hold your greatest power. What you avoid, hide, or suppress is often the exact place your growth and purpose are waiting. Expression requires releasing fear of judgment. You can’t be fully expressed while trying to be fully accepted—freedom comes when you stop shrinking to fit in. Expansion is built through repetition and embodiment. Real change happens when your nervous system experiences something new and learns it’s safe to hold it. Notable Quotes  “If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.”  “In order to grow, in order to evolve, in order to step out of the shadows and into the light, we have to allow ourselves to get radically uncomfortable.”  “Your comfort zone is reflective of where these boundaries are in place.”  “It’s not just about doing something different—it’s about becoming someone who can hold it.”  “Comfort or growth—you can’t have both.” Call to Action If this episode challenged you to look at where you’ve been holding back...if you’re ready to stop playing small and start expanding into more of who you actually are... if you want to do the kind of work that doesn’t just change your results, but changes who you are at your core… Email Mike directly: mike@innerwealthglobal.com You’ll connect directly with him—no assistant, no gatekeeper—just a real conversation about what becomes possible when you’re ready to take up more space. Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko

    37 min

  7. Apr 16

    Ep246. Rewiring Your Nervous System: The Real Work Behind Breaking Through and Stepping Through Limitations.

    Send me a some feedback! This episode captures a raw and unfiltered moment as Mike records from Nashville at the start of an Inner Wealth Mastermind retreat. What begins as a simple setup quickly turns into a deeper conversation about the real work being done—helping people move beyond surface-level change and into the patterns wired into their nervous system. Through a powerful reframing exercise, Mike challenges listeners to question what they believe is “true” about their lives and uncover the deeper conditioning driving those experiences. As the episode unfolds, Mike shares personal stories around visibility, body shame, and the fear of being fully seen, leading into a bold decision to confront those patterns head-on during the retreat. Using Marine Corps training as a parallel, he explains how repeated exposure to discomfort rewires the nervous system. This episode sets the foundation for doing the deeper work required to break internal limitations and step into a new level of freedom. Key Takeaways Your nervous system determines your reality. What you experience in life is not just based on circumstance, but on what your nervous system is wired to accept, reject, or create. Reframing “I am” reveals deeper truth. Shifting from “I am” statements to “my nervous system is wired to…” exposes the root of your patterns and where real work begins. Avoiding discomfort keeps you stuck. Growth doesn’t happen in comfort—it happens when you intentionally move toward what feels uncomfortable and confront it directly. Visibility can trigger deep internal resistance. Even when we consciously desire to be seen, unconscious patterns can create fear, shame, and self-sabotage when that visibility increases. Immersion rewires your nervous system. Just like in Marine Corps training, repeated exposure to discomfort can retrain your system to remain calm, present, and effective in previously triggering situations. Notable Quotes  “My nervous system wasn’t ready to be seen at that level yet. It wasn’t quite ready. I had some work to do before I could be seen and before I could be experienced at that level of public visibility.”  “What most people don’t understand is what’s within them buried deep in their nervous system… it’s that that’s keeping all of that from them.”  “We can’t do that by finding and seeking comfort. We’ve got to be willing to get uncomfortable.”  “When you first experience that, your body basically almost folds… you’ve never experienced that level of stress in your life.”  “When we release the blockages and the resistance that’s inside of us… things that are perfect and aligned and natural for us… they’ll start to flow into our life.” Call to Action If this episode connected with you and you’re ready to stop rearranging your external world and start doing the deeper work that creates real, lasting freedom… If you’re ready to understand how your nervous system is shaping your life—and how to begin rewiring it for what you actually want, email Mike directly: mike@innerwealthglobal.com You’ll connect directly with him—no assistant, no gatekeeper—just a real conversation to explore what’s possible. Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko

    25 min

  8. Apr 9

    Ep245. The Courage to Be Loved: Moving Beyond the Surface and Into Your Full Expression.

    Send me a some feedback! This episode marks a powerful evolution in the Inner Wealth journey as Mike reflects on the shift from surface-level living into deeper self-exploration and meaning. What once centered around external success and achievement has expanded into something more profound—helping high performers navigate identity shifts, embrace their full expression, and step into a life rooted in depth, truth, and internal freedom. The truth is, most people aren’t unfulfilled because they lack success, but because they’ve been chasing outcomes without addressing what’s underneath. In this episode, Mike breaks down how identity crises, emotional drivers, and suppressed parts of ourselves shape our experience—and how expressing those hidden parts creates the freedom, connection, and meaning we’ve been searching for all along. Key Takeaways Identity crises are part of growth. They signal expansion, transformation, and stepping into a new version of yourself. External success doesn’t resolve deeper questions. Even with wealth and achievement, many are left searching for meaning and fulfillment. We chase emotions, not outcomes. What we truly want is the feeling we believe success or material gain will provide. Hiding parts of yourself creates pressure. Suppressing who you are builds tension, while expression creates freedom. Depth creates real connection and purpose. Understanding yourself and sharing that truth allows for genuine connection and fulfillment. Notable Quotes  “If you haven’t experienced a few identity crises during the course of your life, then you’re not fully living and evolving, you’re just surviving.”  “We never want the thing. We always want the emotional outcome we think that thing will provide.”  “The more I express all these things that I’ve hidden away, the more freedom I feel.”  “If they never really get to know the real you, they can’t fall in love with the real you.”  “It takes courage to be loved.” Call to Action If this episode connected with you and you’re ready to move beyond surface-level living into something deeper. If you want to explore what it looks like to fully express who you are and build a life rooted in meaning, freedom, and depth… Email Mike directly: mike@innerwealthglobal.com You’ll connect directly with him—no assistant, no gatekeeper—just a real conversation to explore what’s possible. Music Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends Mike's Media: Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitko Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitko Subscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitko

    29 min
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Mike Kitko is the Founder and Creative Director of Inner Wealth Global, a personal and professional development company that helps business owners create aligned wealth, success, freedom, and deep fulfillment—without sacrificing themselves in the process. As an author, speaker, podcaster, and coach Mike guides visionaries and impact-driven entrepreneurs to align their inner world with the life and business they are truly meant to live and create. His work helps you master your mind, energy, and emotions while building intense personal power so that wealth and opportunity flow effortlessly. Through coaching, training, and transformational content, Inner Wealth Global helps business owners break free from unnecessary struggle, trust their path, and create a life deeply aligned with their soul.

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  • Creator
    Mike Kitko
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    253
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Inner Wealth Podcast
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