The CLS Experience with Craig Siegel

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The CLS Experience podcast, hosted by Craig Siegel, is a powerhouse of transformation, mindset, and reinvention. Ranked in the top 0.05% globally, this show brings you electrifying conversations with world-class entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, and thought leaders who have shattered limitations and redefined success. Craig’s unique ability to extract powerful insights and energy from his guests creates a dynamic experience that leaves listeners inspired, activated, and ready to elevate. If you’re ready to expand your thinking, unlock your potential, and step into your next level, welcome to The CLS Experience. For updates, follow @craigsiegel_cls and you can also grab his book, WSJ and USA Today bestseller 'The Reinvention Formula'. Craig believes that playing small is spiritually irresponsible.

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October 1, 2026Episode 5006 min

How to Create Clarity When You Feel Stuck - Minisode

In this minisode, Craig explores why letting go can feel so difficult, especially when we confuse familiarity with alignment. He breaks down how old habits, relationships, environments, identities, and emotional attachments can quietly overcrowd our energy and make clarity harder to access. Craig shares why some of his biggest breakthroughs came through subtraction rather than addition, and how creating space through silence, solitude, and simplicity can reveal what’s actually true. He also explores how busyness can become a form of emotional avoidance, why fragmented energy can stall momentum in business, and how small tolerations can reveal deeper misalignment. The invitation is simple: identify what you’re tolerating, release what no longer aligns, and create the space for what’s next. 0:19 Familiarity vs. Alignment 01:34 Clarity Through Subtraction 02:36 Why Silence Beats Busy 03:03 Simplicity Creates Momentum 04:03 The Cost of Tolerations Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram ➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

September 28, 2026Episode 49955 min

Can Your Nervous System Handle the Life You’re Asking For? How to Feel Safe Receiving More With Lauren Zoeller

In this episode of The CLS Experience , Craig sits down with somatic experiencing practitioner and Relational Somatics Institute founder Lauren Zoeller to explore the language of the nervous system and how it shapes our relationship with money, visibility, relationships, leadership, and growth. Lauren breaks down the difference between healthy activation and perceived threat, sharing how nervous system patterns can influence everything from intimacy to financial behaviors. They explore why someone can create significant wealth through hustle while still not feeling safe enough to receive or keep it, leading to patterns like overgiving, discounting, overspending, and avoidance. Lauren also explains the window of tolerance, the connection between safety and presence, why peace can sometimes feel unfamiliar to people accustomed to chaos, and how building nervous system capacity can create more space for receiving, deeper intimacy, and sustainable expansion. 04:01 Why Wealth Can Feel Unsafe 13:56 What Safety Actually Feels Like 20:35 Healthy Activation vs. Threat 26:02 Expanding Your Window of Tolerance Check out Lauren on Instagram HERE: Check out Lauren HERE: Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

September 21, 2026Episode 4986 min

How to Trust Before the Evidence Arrives - Minisode

Let's have some fun. In this short mini-sode, Craig explores the real spiritual work of trusting before the outcome arrives, especially when life feels uncertain and things are still unfolding. He shares his morning practice of reframing whatever happens as part of his “vessel expanding,” choosing to see challenges as assignments rather than interruptions. Craig breaks down how resistance to reality creates unnecessary suffering and why grounded trust is not passive positivity or pretending everything is fine. Instead, it’s about working with reality, regulating your response, and making every moment useful. He also connects this to business and leadership, where adaptability and emotional regulation under uncertainty can create more expansion than trying to control every outcome. When you release the need to grip the result, you create more energy to care deeply, respond consciously, and keep moving forward. 0:18 Trust Before Outcomes 00:52 The Morning Expansion Practice 02:36 Resistance Creates Suffering 03:38 Your Energy Shapes Your Experience 04:39 Leadership Under Uncertainty Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram ➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

September 14, 2026Episode 4971 hr 6 min

Healing Without Closure: How to Take Your Power Back with Najwa Zebian

On today’s episode of The CLS Experience , Craig Siegel welcomes back Najwa Zebian , Lebanese-Canadian activist, author, speaker, and educator, for a powerful conversation about healing, revenge, closure, toxic bonds, and reclaiming your worth. Najwa opens up about her new book, The One Who Broke You Can’t Heal You , and why seeking revenge can keep you emotionally tied to the very people who hurt you. They unpack why closure is often a myth, how trauma bonds and over-performing for love keep us stuck, and why self-validation is the foundation for healthier relationships. Najwa also shares her own evolution from educator to training as a psychotherapist and what it means to stop dimming yourself just to be chosen. If you’re ready to break toxic cycles, stop chasing unavailable people, and choose yourself at a deeper level, this conversation is for you. 0:22 Healing Over Revenge 13:28 Understanding Toxic Bonds 18:28 Why Closure Is a Myth 39:56 The Trap of Proving Your Love 54:48 The Reality of Trauma Bonds Check out Najwa's New Book HERE: Check out Najwa on Instagram HERE: Check out Najwa HERE: Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

September 10, 2026Episode 4965 min

Abundance Needs Circulation - Minisode

In this short bonus episode, Craig explores the powerful connection between your beliefs and your income, revealing how your bank account can become a mirror for the stories you hold about money. He breaks down why receiving is a practice, how turning down compliments, help, opportunities, and money can quietly block the very abundance you’re asking for, and why circulation is essential to expansion. Drawing from his study of tithing and unconditional giving, Craig shares the principle that what you circulate expands, and explains why money needs to flow with purpose rather than being held from a place of fear or attachment. Through a powerful real estate story, he challenges us to trust, release the need to cling, and become a greater vessel for what we’re calling in. 0:15 Money Mirrors Your Beliefs 00:50 Receiving as a Spiritual Practice 02:01 What You Circulate Expands 02:49 When Money Stops Flowing 03:55 Trust Over Clinging Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram ➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

September 7, 2026Episode 49529 min

7 Kabbalistic Rules That Can Transform Your Reality With Benjamin Malul

On today’s episode of The CLS Experience, Craig Siegel continues his powerful conversation with spiritual advisor Benjamin Malul , breaking down seven practical Kabbalistic principles to live by, especially as we approach Rosh Hashanah. They explore the importance of using your values as a filter, addressing root causes instead of symptoms, and aligning your decisions with your higher assignment rather than your ego. Benjamin unpacks the seven principles, including taking full responsibility for your reactions, embracing rejection as refinement, choosing an empowering environment, building momentum through consistency, creating harmony in chaos, and practicing caution through greater awareness. They close with a powerful redefinition of what it means to play big - not simply by achieving more, but by elevating the world and reducing pain and suffering. If you're ready to recalibrate, raise your consciousness, and step into the next version of yourself, this conversation is for you. 06:40 Principle One: Know Your Purpose 11:55 Principle Two: Take Full Ownership 14:14 Why Rejection Builds You 20:33 Creating Harmony in Chaos 25:39 What It Really Means to Play Big Check out Benjamin on Instagram HERE: Check out Benjamin HERE: Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

September 3, 2026Episode 4948 min

The Business Cheat Code Nobody Talks About With Craig Siegel

Let’s have some fun. On today’s episode of The CLS Experience , Craig Siegel delivers a powerful solo bonus transmission on why your business can only grow as far as your consciousness does. Drawing from his 13 years on Wall Street and his study of Kabbalah, Craig explores the connection between spirituality and business and the difference between making decisions from fear versus consciousness. He breaks down how your business mirrors your inner state, why intention and identity can be more powerful than tactics, and why true success is measured by congruence and growing without abandoning your integrity. If you’re ready to build a business that reflects who you’re becoming, this one is for you. 0:21 Why Consciousness Belongs in Business 02:04 Fear vs. Consciousness 02:33 The Business Mirror Principle 03:53 Why Intention Is Strategy 05:53 Congruence Over Revenue Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram ➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

August 31, 2026Episode 4931 hr 8 min

How to Radically Alter Your Destiny for the Next 12 Months: The Power of Rosh Hashanah With Benjamin Malul

On today’s episode of The CLS Experience , Craig Siegel sits down with his spiritual advisor Benjamin Malul at The Kabbalah Centre in New York City for a powerful conversation on Rosh Hashanah, consciousness, and the opportunity to radically change your destiny. Benjamin breaks down Rosh Hashanah as a universal cosmic portal - a time to reset, expand your vessel, and consciously create the next 12 months. They explore the three core practices of teshuvah, tefillah, and tzedakah, the internal opponent that pulls us back into old patterns, and why our intention matters when it comes to transformation. They also dive into purpose, collective consciousness, the shofar, and the connection between Kabbalah and quantum physics. If you're ready to approach the new year with deeper intention and create a quantum leap in your life, this conversation is for you. 03:59 What Is Rosh Hashanah? 09:27 The Three Core Practices 18:32 The Opponent and Old Patterns 32:48 Finding Your Purpose 41:19 The Meaning and Power of the Shofar Check out Benjamin on Instagram HERE: Check out Benjamin HERE: Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

August 28, 2026Episode 4925 min

What If Your Backup Plan Is the Problem? - Minisode

Let’s have some fun. On today’s episode of The CLS Experience , Craig Siegel delivers a powerful bonus transmission on the hidden cost of tolerating misalignment. He challenges you to look at what you’ve normalized in your life that your soul may already be done with, from relationships and careers to the backup plans that quietly keep you from going all in. Craig breaks down why eliminating “Plan B” can create a deeper level of commitment, desire, and focus, while reminding us that the riskiest move may actually be refusing to take the bigger swing. If there’s something you’ve been tolerating out of fear, ego, or comfort, this one will make you think. Please enjoy. 0:15 The Misalignment Blocking Your Future 00:33 Why It’s Time to Eliminate Plan B 01:29 The Tightrope Without a Net 03:29 When Your Backup Plan Costs Your Destiny 04:23 Take the Bigger Swing Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram ➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X

August 24, 2026Episode 49150 min

The Overfunctioning Trap: AI, Burnout & the New Rules of Success with Lacey Newman

On today’s episode of The CLS Experience , Craig Siegel sits down with Lacey Newman , founder, coach, real estate juggernaut and keynote speaker, for a powerful conversation about success, freedom, AI, and what it really means to build a life that doesn’t require you to constantly over-function. Lacey shares how she scaled a real estate team to nearly $1B in sales, hosted an Emmy-nominated TV show, and ultimately realized that more money wasn’t the answer - freedom, alignment, and actually loving her calendar were. They dive into how to use AI without losing your voice through the 10-80-10 rule, why over-functioning can become a fast track to burnout, and how delegation, spirituality, motherhood, and trusting your intuition can completely change the way you lead. If you're a high performer who wants to create more freedom without sacrificing the soul behind what you’re building, this conversation is for you. 02:25 How to Use AI Without Losing Your Soul 06:22 The 10-80-10 Rule for Keeping Your Voice 12:25 Why Overfunctioning Is a Fast Track to Burnout 13:54 Redefining Success Beyond Money 36:45 Delegation, AI, and the Freedom to Lead Check out Lacey's AI for Ambitious Women Workshop on August 25th HERE : Check out Lacey on Instagram HERE: Check out Lacey HERE: Early Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE: To join our community click here . ➤ Order a copy of Craig's book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and wisdom to elevate your life, text (917) 634-3796 ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TIKTOK ➤ YOUTUBE ➤ WEBSITE ➤ LINKEDIN ➤ X