Change doesn’t start with effort.

It starts with awareness.

On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black dives into the first and most critical step of transformation: awakening—the moment you finally see what’s been there all along.

Awakening is not the change itself.

It’s the realization that change is necessary.

It’s the moment where:

• You see the gap between who you are and who you could be

• You recognize patterns that are holding you back

• You feel the weight of staying the same

• You become ready to take responsibility

Joined by John Whaley, Chief of Staff at Prayer of the Heart, this episode connects personal awakening with something bigger—a call for a national and spiritual awakening. 

With declining faith, rising anxiety, and a culture drifting from truth, the need is clear:

awakening isn’t optional—it’s urgent.

This episode unpacks the full 4-stage transformation process:

• Awakening – You see what must change

• Unlearning – You release what no longer serves you

• Repatterning – You build new habits and thinking

• Integration – You live from a new identity and purpose

Because transformation isn’t random—it follows a pattern.

You’ll also explore the core components of awakening:

• Awareness

• Disruption

• Conviction

• Desire

• Responsibility

And the real question becomes:

Are you willing to see?

Are you willing to change?

Are you willing to be awakened?

This is an Hour of Power for anyone who knows there’s more—but hasn’t fully stepped into it yet.

Because once you see it…

you can’t unsee it.

And once you’re awakened…

everything changes.

Inspiration. Education. Application.

When you live your life like it matters… it does.