The Unseen Podcast

Roman Isiah
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The Unseen Podcast is for the misfits, the overlooked, the misunderstood, and the ones building in silence. Host Roman Isiah sits down with creatives, athletes, and visionaries for raw, unfiltered conversations about mindset, personal growth, sports, and sharing the unseen journey of becoming the best version of yourself while building your dream life. 🎙 New episodes every Thursday at 5am CT/6am ET

  1. Mar 19

    Being Multi-Passionate is Your Superpower, Not Your Problem

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdOTo Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en #013: You Don't Need to Pick One Thing - How to Balance Multiple Passions Not knowing your passion is frustrating, but having too many might feel even worse. Everyone tells you to pick one thing, niche down, focus, stop jumping around. But what if you're stuck not because you have too many passions, but because you're trying to shrink yourself into a box? Roman breaks down why being multi-passionate isn't broken - it's your superpower. The problem isn't that you need to pick one thing. The problem is you need one vision big enough to hold all of who you are. This episode walks through why the "niche down" advice is outdated, how to combine multiple passions under one North Star vision, and why multi-passionate people are actually positioned for success in this era. If you feel pulled in multiple directions but can't make it all make sense, this changes everything. In This Episode: Why the "pick one thing" advice is outdated for 2025You don't need one path, you need one North Star visionThe hole-digging analogy: why doing everything at once kills progressHow Roman combined 5 passions into VAL Athletics under one visionStop asking "which one do I pick" and start asking "how do I build a vision that holds all of me"Chapters00:00 What if you have too many passions?02:30 Is being multi-passionate broken or a superpower?04:45 Why the niche down advice is outdated06:30 What is a North Star vision?08:15 How to combine multiple passions under one vision10:30 Why doing everything at once kills your progress12:00 How to build a vision that holds all of you Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    14 min

  2. Feb 27

    If You Don’t Know Your Passion, Start Here

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdOTo Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en #019: How to Find Your Passion When You Don't Know What It Is Not knowing what your dream is might be worse than not pursuing one at all. Everyone says "follow your passion" but nobody tells you how to actually find it. Roman breaks down why you don't find your passion - your passion finds you. It's not something outside of you that you need to hunt down. It's already there, pulling you toward it like gravity. The problem is we get so disconnected from our truest selves that we can't hear it anymore. Walls of other people's opinions, what's realistic, what makes money, self-doubt - all of it blocks us from noticing what's already calling to us. This episode walks through six practical ways to let your passion find you, including why you need to stop strategizing and start feeling, and why committing to something is the only way to know if it's really the thing. In This Episode: Your passion finds you (you don't find it)What passion actually is: intersection of what energizes you and what you're willing to commit toThink about who you were as a kid (the freest you'll ever be)Take the next step even when it doesn't connect to the big planRoman's path: financial advisor → sports agent → master's in marketing → creative in sportsStop strategizing and start feeling (passion is emotional, not logical)Follow your energy instead of following statusWhy you won't know until you actually commit to somethingChapters00:00 Not Knowing Your Dream Might Be Worse03:20 Your Passion Finds You05:40 What Passion Actually Is08:15 Six Ways to Let Your Passion Find You10:30 Take the Next Step (Even When It Doesn't Make Sense)12:45 Stop Strategizing So Much14:30 Follow Your Energy Instead of Status16:20 Commit to Something to Know If It's the Thing Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    18 min

  3. Feb 6

    You're Not Behind - You're Just on a Different Timeline

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdOTo Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en #016: You're Not Behind - You're Just on a Different Timeline 75% of people feel behind in life. That's three out of four people walking around thinking they're late to something. Here's the crazy part: some of those people are looking at you thinking you're way ahead. Roman breaks down why "being behind" is just a story we tell ourselves - born from comparison, societal pressure, and unrealistic timelines. This episode walks through five mindset shifts to stop living under the weight of other people's timelines and start focusing on your own. Because the only thing worse than getting there late is not getting there at all. In This Episode: Why 75% of people feel behind (and why the whole concept is made up)Three reasons we feel behind: societal pressure, comparison, and our own expectationsWhat happens when you believe you're behindWhy you need to care about the destination, not how fast you get thereReleasing yourself from societal pressure (you have to live your life, they don't)Stop attaching your self-worth to timingWhy being late can actually be a good thing Chapters00:00 75% of People Feel Behind in Life03:40 Roman's Story as a Late Bloomer06:20 Late Bloomers Who Made It: 2 Chainz, Steve Young, Samuel L. Jackson09:15 Three Reasons We Feel Behind12:30 What Happens When You Believe You're Behind15:45 Five Mindset Shifts to Pull You Out18:20 Focus on Destination vs Speed21:10 Being Late Can Be a Good Thing Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    22 min

  4. Jan 29

    How to stay motivated in 2026

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdOTo Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en #015: How to Stay Motivated When the Newness Fades You started 2026 locked in. But now the newness has worn off and the work feels repetitive. Most people think discipline is enough. It's not. Discipline gets you to show up, but motivation keeps you engaged - it's what separates going through the motions from actually pushing yourself to be great. The best in the world don't just rely on discipline. Kobe used his failures as fuel. MJ created enemies in his head. Tom Brady obsessed over the smallest details. Roman walks through six ways to tap into that same energy so you're not just checking boxes, but actually attacking your goals with the intensity they deserve. In This Episode: Why discipline gets you to show up but motivation keeps you engagedHow the greats engineer their motivation: Kobe, MJ, Kanye, Tom BradyVisualizing your future daily and reconnecting with your whyTracking progress weekly so you can see you're getting closerUsing competition the right way (fuel your fire, but don't let it be your fire)When to change things up so routines don't drain your energyWhy you can't sustain motivation if you hate what you're doingThe Dark 30 Challenge for staying engaged Chapters00:00 Why People Quit: Motivation Fades03:20 What is Motivation and Why It Matters06:15 How the Greats Stay Motivated: Kobe, MJ, Kanye, Brady09:40 Six Ways to Keep Yourself Motivated in 202611:30 Way 1: Imagine Your Future Daily13:10 Way 2: Reconnect With Your Why14:30 Way 3: Track Your Progress Weekly15:45 Way 4: Find a Way to Compete17:50 Way 5: Be in Community With Others19:20 Way 6: Be Willing to Change Things Up20:40 Bonus: Love What You Do Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media - www.otherkindmedia.com

    22 min

  5. Jan 22

    How to not let setbacks keep you from reaching your 2026 goals

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdOTo Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en How to Not Let Setbacks Keep You From Reaching Your 2026 Goals The number one reason people don't reach their goals isn't because they're not good enough - it's because they stop trying when obstacles show up. Roman breaks down the two types of obstacles everyone faces (external challenges outside your control and internal self-induced setbacks), and reveals three crucial mindset shifts to overcome anything standing in your way. This episode gets real about why perfectionism kills pursuit, how shame attacks your identity while grace gives you freedom to fail, and why you need to stop focusing on the mountain and just take the next step. If you want to reach your goals in 2026, f**k being perfect - fall in love with the pursuit. In This Episode: Why the number one reason people fail isn't ability, it's stopping when obstacles appearThe two types of obstacles: external (outside your control) and internal (self-induced)Three ways to consistently overcome obstacles in 2026Why perfectionism kills pursuit and keeps you stuckReplace shame with grace: shame attacks identity, grace separates who you are from what you didWhy shame keeps you stuck and grace gives you freedom to pursueChapters00:00 The Number One Reason People Don't Reach Their Goals03:15 Every Great Had to Overcome Obstacles05:30 Two Types of Obstacles: External vs Internal08:20 Three Ways to Overcome Obstacles Consistently10:40 F**k Being Perfect - Fall in Love With Pursuit13:15 Replace Shame With Grace15:50 Be Present and Focus on the Next Step18:30 Get Rid of the Timetable, Love the Pursuit Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    20 min

  6. Jan 15

    You're Setting Goals Wrong. Here's Why Only 19% Succeed.

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdO To Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en⁠ #007: The Psychology of New Beginnings - How to Actually Keep Your 2026 Goals Roman breaks down the data and psychology behind why we crave resets and new beginnings, and more importantly, how to use that momentum to create change that actually lasts. Here's the reality: 77% of people keep their resolutions after one week, 46% after six months, and only 19% after two years. If you want to be in that 19%, you can't just set new habits and keep the same identity. You can't set new goals but keep old systems. This episode reveals the four things that must change for sustained success: your identity, your systems, your environment, and you have to let go of old baggage. Roman shares why it takes 66 days for a habit to become automatic, the quote from Jimmy Johnson that changed his perspective on fatigue, and why you fall to the level of your systems, not your willpower. In This Episode: Why we crave resets and new beginnings (the dopamine hit of something new) The humbling statistics: only 19% keep resolutions after two years Why most people lose momentum after the first few monthsIt takes 66 days for a habit to become automatic (not 21 days) The four things that must change: identity, systems, environment, baggage How to change your identity: how do you define and see yourself? Why you can't willpower your way into sustained change You fall to the level of your systems, not your willpower Examples of systems: automatic transfers, time blocks, hiring a trainer, putting on workout clothes immediately Jimmy Johnson's quote: "Fatigue makes cowards of us all" How to change your environment to make success easier Study shows 36% higher success rate when change is associated with moving locations Leaving behind old baggage: unhealthy relationships, shame, unforgiveness You don't need a new year to change, but use this energy wisely Have grace for yourself when you fall - it's how you respond that matters Chapters 00:00 The Psychology of New Beginnings 03:30 Why We Crave Resets and Fresh Starts 06:20 The Statistics on Resolution Keeping 09:15 Four Things That Must Change for Sustained Success 11:40 Change Your Identity: How Do You Define Yourself? 14:50 Change Your Systems: You Fall to the Level of Your Systems 18:30 Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All 21:10 Change Your Environment: 36% Higher Success Rate 24:00 Leave Behind Old Baggage 26:15 Have Grace for Yourself This Year Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    20 min

  7. Jan 8

    Step into your dream life in 2026 by changing your identity

    To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=h8t_txsrjtd1Jegc To Connect with Roman Isiah: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en #011: Roman walks you through why tweaking habits isn't enough if you want real change in 2026 - you need a complete identity rebrand. This episode breaks down what a rebrand actually means (mindset shift, systems change, environment shift, and identity transformation), then guides you through a powerful reflection practice to visualize the gap between who you are now and your dream version of yourself. The truth is, that dream version isn't outside of you - it's within you right now. Roman reveals the Dark 30 Challenge at the end: seven rules (plus one bonus) to lock in for 30 days and start the year focused on what actually matters. If you've set goals before and fallen off, or never started at all, this episode shows you why identity work is the missing piece. In This Episode: Why tweaking habits doesn't create lasting change (you need an identity shift) The four components of a rebrand: mindset, systems, environment, identity How to define your identity and embrace who you want to become Guided reflection practice: where you are now vs. your dream life What does the best version of you do on a daily basis?Why your dream life is within you, not outside of you The opportunity cost of not becoming that person How to align your daily habits with your identity (creators create, athletes train) Why focusing on the process leads to external results The Dark 30 Challenge revealed: 7 rules for 30 days to start 2026 right Rule 1: Three non-negotiable tasks every day Rule 2: One action outside your comfort zone daily Rule 3: One hour technology-free Rule 4: Daily journaling or audio logging Rule 5: 45 minutes active daily Rule 6: 15 minutes outside daily Rule 7: Wellness activity in your morning or night routine Bonus: Check in on a friend or family member once a week Chapters 00:00 Why You Need a Full Rebrand in 2026 03:15 What a Rebrand Actually Means: Four Components 06:30 Reflection Practice: Where Are You Right Now? 09:45 Visualize Your Dream Life and Highest Version 13:20 What's the Gap and What Can You Change Today? 16:40 The Dream Version Is Within You Right Now 18:50 Dark 30 Challenge: 7 Rules for 30 Days 20:15 Rules 1-3: Tasks, Comfort Zone, Technology Free 22:40 Rules 4-7: Reflect, Active, Outside, Wellness 25:30 Bonus Rule: Check In on Someone Weekly Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    28 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    I keep getting rejected

    To Watch The Show: ⁠The Unseen Podcast YouTube Channel⁠To Connect with Roman Isiah: ⁠FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM HERE⁠ #007 MINI: Dealing With Rejection - When You Start Questioning If You're Good Enough Roman gets brutally honest about where he's at right now - getting rejected repeatedly while trying to break into the sports business world, and how it's affecting his confidence and making him question if he's on the right path. As a former Division I athlete trying to help athletes build brands beyond the field, he's facing the reality that the business side of sports is incredibly hard to break into. This episode is raw and vulnerable as Roman shares the battle in his mind between believing he's capable and questioning if he's good enough. He breaks down how rejection can make you doubt yourself in every area of life if you're not careful, why it's crucial to ground yourself in something bigger (for him, it's his faith in God), and how to work on not letting rejection define who you are. If you've been dealing with rejection and questioning your path, you're not alone. In This Episode: Why Roman is being the most resilient he's ever had to be right nowGetting rejected repeatedly and how it's hurting his confidenceQuestioning: Am I on the right path? Is this where God wants me?The reality of trying to break into the business side of sportsThe shift from "I'm definitely good enough" to "maybe I'm not cut out for this"How rejection makes you question your life and where you stand in the worldThe battle in your mind: am I capable of doing what others are doing?Why you can't let rejection define who you areHow doubt can seep through every facet of your life fastGrounding yourself in your faith or values when rejection hitsLooking for acceptance outside yourself versus finding it withinWorking harder to bounce back when rejection tries to define youChapters00:00 Being More Resilient Than Ever02:15 Getting Rejected A Lot Lately04:30 Am I Good Enough? Am I Capable?06:45 The Battle in My Mind Right Now09:20 Not Letting Rejection Define Me11:40 How Doubt Seeps Into Every Area of Life14:10 Grounding Myself in My Faith in God16:30 Finding Acceptance Outside Yourself Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.

    7 min
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The Unseen Podcast is for the misfits, the overlooked, the misunderstood, and the ones building in silence. Host Roman Isiah sits down with creatives, athletes, and visionaries for raw, unfiltered conversations about mindset, personal growth, sports, and sharing the unseen journey of becoming the best version of yourself while building your dream life. 🎙 New episodes every Thursday at 5am CT/6am ET

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    Roman Isiah
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