RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_f95918da-0af2-4e92-9792-f30f5a7f4e8d -- Rendered At Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:35:15 +0000 FourGame Dynamics Podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/handyfourgames en-US All rights reserved. Captain Simple FourGame Dynamics is a generative tool to help you (master/play with) the art of harmonizing the many dimensions of life. “So WTF is FourGames?” That’s an excellent question! We’re glad we just made you read it to yourself! FourGames is a lens that helps you simplify... everything. You're already a master you just don't know it yet. In each episode we'll be talking with masters in areas of 🏋️ Weight lifting, running, yoga 🥩 Diets, nutrition, fasting 💸 Budgeting, investing, side hustles 🤗 Therapy, journaling, mindset 💊 Supplements, biohacking, cold exposure 🧘‍♀️Breathwork, mind-body, dream-work ⁉️ Philosophy, spirituality, happiness f95918da-0af2-4e92-9792-f30f5a7f4e8d FourGame Dynamics is a generative tool to help you (master/play with) the art of harmonizing the many dimensions of life.

“So WTF is FourGames?” That’s an excellent question! We’re glad we just made you read it to yourself! FourGames is a lens that helps you simplify... everything. You're already a master you just don't know it yet.

In each episode we'll be talking with masters in areas of

🏋️ Weight lifting, running, yoga

🥩 Diets, nutrition, fasting

💸 Budgeting, investing, side hustles

🤗 Therapy, journaling, mindset

💊 Supplements, biohacking, cold exposure

🧘‍♀️Breathwork, mind-body, dream-work

⁉️ Philosophy, spirituality, happiness


]]> episodic no Captain Simple contactfourgamedynamics@gmail.com false full Swordfighting is a Metaphor for Life - Jamie Combs | FourGames Podcast Ep. 001 Swordfighting is a Metaphor for Life - Jamie Combs | FourGames Podcast Ep. 001 Captain Simple About This Episode:

Welcome to the first episode of the FourGames Podcast! In this episode John interviews the founder of FourGames and the founder of Natural Balance Foods, Jamie Combs. They swordfight, talk about the origins of FourGames, and try the timeline exercise.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

  • [0:00] - Introducing myself, what is this series?
  • [2:10] - Understanding FourGames
  • [8:45] - How FourGames is helpful to learn anything
  • [13:40] - 🔵 Interview with Jamie begins, tells the story of FourGames
  • [15:30] - 🟠 Why martial arts and fitness are so transformative to people’s four games and lives.
  • [20:25] - 🟢 How FourGames can help you speak to specialists in any industry.
  • [29:25] - 🟣 Thinking about your life as a relationship with everything
  • [37:55] - 🟣 How to think simple, have fun and get things done.
  • [41:30] - 🟢 Jamie uses literal color-tinted lenses to teach what a “lens” mental model is.
  • [56:45] - 🟡 How John and Jamie think about making content and experiences that entertains and educates people
  • [01:01:09] - 🟠 Jamie teaches the fundamental elements of Swordfighting
  • [01:09:15] - 🟠 Jamie and John talk while they spar with the swords
  • [01:11:00] - 🔴 How does music impact your mood? How does your mood change the nature of whatever activity you’re doing?
  • [01:23:00] - 🟢 The FourGame punching bag and why it’s useful
  • [1:32:45] - 🔵 Jamie’s story of using FourGames to run his previous company, Natural Balance Foods
  • [1:39:05] - 🔵 Jamie shows how the “Timeline” technique helps you think about your life’s purpose
  • [1:50:00] - 🔴🟢 How a toxic environment, the pandemic, and depressive periods helped John get his FourGame shit together.
  • [1:52:40] - 🟣 Jamie talks about aging and death
  • [1:55:30] - Outro!

Quotes In This Episode:

  • We slice the chaos into a few dimensions and try to give them a few reps in each dimension - Jamie Combs
  • You do have something to be scared of. But you don’t have to run away. You have choices. - Jamie Combs

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]]> <h3>About This Episode:</h3><p>Welcome to the first episode of the FourGames Podcast! In this episode John interviews the founder of FourGames and the founder of Natural Balance Foods, Jamie Combs. They swordfight, talk about the origins of FourGames, and try the timeline exercise.</p><h3>Topics Discussed In This Episode:</h3><ul><li>[0:00] - Introducing myself, what is this series?</li><li>[2:10] - Understanding FourGames</li><li>[8:45] - How FourGames is helpful to learn anything</li><li>[13:40] - 🔵 Interview with Jamie begins, tells the story of FourGames</li><li>[15:30] - 🟠 Why martial arts and fitness are so transformative to people’s four games and lives.</li><li>[20:25] - 🟢 How FourGames can help you speak to specialists in any industry.</li><li>[29:25] - 🟣 Thinking about your life as a relationship with everything</li><li>[37:55] - 🟣 How to think simple, have fun and get things done.</li><li>[41:30] - 🟢 Jamie uses literal color-tinted lenses to teach what a “lens” mental model is.</li><li>[56:45] - 🟡 How John and Jamie think about making content and experiences that entertains and educates people</li><li>[01:01:09] - 🟠 Jamie teaches the fundamental elements of Swordfighting</li><li>[01:09:15] - 🟠 Jamie and John talk while they spar with the swords</li><li>[01:11:00] - 🔴 How does music impact your mood? How does your mood change the nature of whatever activity you’re doing?</li><li>[01:23:00] - 🟢 The FourGame punching bag and why it’s useful</li><li>[1:32:45] - 🔵 Jamie’s story of using FourGames to run his previous company, Natural Balance Foods</li><li>[1:39:05] - 🔵 Jamie shows how the “Timeline” technique helps you think about your life’s purpose</li><li>[1:50:00] - 🔴🟢 How a toxic environment, the pandemic, and depressive periods helped John get his FourGame shit together.</li><li>[1:52:40] - 🟣 Jamie talks about aging and death</li><li>[1:55:30] - Outro!</li></ul><h3>Quotes In This Episode:</h3><ul><li>We slice the chaos into a few dimensions and try to give them a few reps in each dimension - Jamie Combs</li><li>You do have something to be scared of. But you don’t have to run away. You have choices. - Jamie Combs</li></ul><h3>Follow FourGame Dynamics:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/handyfourgames" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/handyfourgames</a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/handyfourgames" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/handyfourgames</a></li><li><a href="http://www.instagram.com/fourgamedynamics" rel="nofollow">http://www.instagram.com/fourgamedynamics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ABk2h3lEl8ogmPaAPOEOg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ABk2h3lEl8ogmPaAPOEOg</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/75619701" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/75619701</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@handyfourgames" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@handyfourgames</a></li><li>Join the FourGames Holistic Living Academy! <a href="https://discord.gg/J6KETxt9Qb" rel="nofollow">https://discord.gg/J6KETxt9Qb</a></li><li>Sign Up For Our Email List <a href="https://handyfourgames.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">https://handyfourgames.substack.com/</a></li><li>Members of our Discord or Substack will get exclusive news and coupon codes for the FourGames card deck!</li></ul><h3>Resources:</h3><ul><li>Natural Balance Foods (Buy Nakd Bars!)</li><li>Follow Jamie on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jamiecombs" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/jamiecombs</a></li><li>The FourGames Core Video referenced in the intro: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv7mUMDfW6c" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv7mUMDfW6c</a></li></ul><p><br></p> 18f8d673-eddb-4de4-bd2c-4df21adc57a1 https://redcircle.com/shows/f95918da-0af2-4e92-9792-f30f5a7f4e8d/episodes/c32e8882-ab08-4412-892c-79f5188df924 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:47:04 +0000 6992 false full Let the Games Begin | Putting on the FourGame Lens Let the Games Begin | Putting on the FourGame Lens Captain Simple Welcome to the Wonderful World of FourGames Through a four game lens, the “Game of Life” is imagined as Four interrelated “games” unfolding at once, with you at the center. A generative tool to help you (master/play with) the art of harmonizing the many dimensions of life. 🔴🟠🟡 Short Game is relationship with inner dynamics of mind, emotional and body. Look inward and notice your Short Game. 🟢 Mid Game is relationship with outer dynamics of environments, systems and gadgets. Look outward and notice your MidGame. 🔵Long Game is your relationship with story dynamics of roles, goals and paths. Look through time to notice your Long Game. 🟣Deep Game is relationship with symbolic dynamics of mystery, metaphor and self. Look at the whole show to notice you Deep Game Games always on. Everyone plays. That’s the basic 4Game Frame. Start anywhere. Good luck. Through a four game lens, the “Game of Life” is imagined as Four interrelated “games” unfolding at once, with you at the center.

A generative tool to help you (master/play with) the art of harmonizing the many dimensions of life. 

🔴🟠🟡 Short Game is relationship with inner dynamics of mind, emotional and body. Look inward and notice your Short Game.

🟢 Mid Game is relationship with outer dynamics of environments, systems and gadgets. Look outward and notice your MidGame.

🔵Long Game is your relationship with story dynamics of roles, goals and paths. Look through time to notice your Long Game.

🟣Deep Game is relationship with symbolic dynamics of mystery, metaphor and self. Look at the whole show to notice you Deep Game

Games always on. Everyone plays.

That’s the basic 4Game Frame.

Start anywhere. Good luck.



]]> <p><span>Through a four game lens, the “Game of Life” is imagined as Four interrelated “games” unfolding at once, with you at the center.</span></p><p><span>A generative tool to help you (master/play with) the art of harmonizing the many dimensions of life. </span></p><p><span>🔴🟠🟡 Short Game is relationship with inner dynamics of mind, emotional and body. Look inward and notice your Short Game.</span></p><p><span>🟢 Mid Game is relationship with outer dynamics of environments, systems and gadgets. Look outward and notice your MidGame.</span></p><p><span>🔵Long Game is your relationship with story dynamics of roles, goals and paths. Look through time to notice your Long Game.</span></p><p><span>🟣Deep Game is relationship with symbolic dynamics of mystery, metaphor and self. Look at the whole show to notice you Deep Game</span></p><p><span>Games always on. Everyone plays.</span></p><p><span>That’s the basic 4Game Frame.</span></p><p><span>Start anywhere. Good luck.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 1407f41b-5af2-4078-9ea1-57f8c41e1fce https://redcircle.com/shows/f95918da-0af2-4e92-9792-f30f5a7f4e8d/episodes/724b3f60-c39b-404a-8a08-41166093716b Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:00:00 +0000 389 false