The Formula 4 Man: Gregory Halpern on Healing, Faith & Human Potential

Episode Description

Gregory Jesse Halpern joins Georgette Beck on the Junk to Jewels™ Podcast for one of the most extraordinary conversations the show has ever featured. Known by many as the “13 Lives Renaissance Man,” Greg has survived thirteen documented near-death experiences — beginning at age five — and emerged from each one with a radically transformed understanding of purpose, suffering, and the human spirit. In this conversation, Greg walks Georgette through his very first crossing as a child, the 2005 chlorine-gas incident that unlocked over 3,000 principles of universal wisdom in three days, and the mentors — Zig Ziglar, Earl Nightingale, and W. Clement Stone — who shaped how he processed it all. He shares the four pillars of his Formula 4 Protocol (health, happiness, abundance, and purpose), the practice of “positive affirmative” thinking, and how his story of brokenness became a lifelong mission of helping “the little guy” overcome impossible odds. The conversation closes with Georgette's signature questions — covering favorite books, scripture, mentors, and music — and a look ahead to Greg's upcoming 13 Lives series.

Episode Highlights

The near-death experience at age five that Greg believes he was “trying to check out” of

How a 2005 accidental chlorine gas inhalation unlocked 3,000 principles of universal wisdom in three days

The four pillars of the Formula 4 Protocol: health, happiness, abundance, and purpose

Lessons from mentors Zig Ziglar, Earl Nightingale, and W. Clement Stone

The “positive affirmative” framework for thought, feeling, speech, belief, and receiving

Returning to competitive Judo in his 60s and reinventing his game after the sport changed

A preview of the upcoming 13 Lives series

About Gregory Halpern

Gregory Jesse Halpern is an entrepreneur, inventor, author, martial artist, media personality, and the creator of the upcoming “13 Lives” series — based on his thirteen documented near-death experiences and the extraordinary journey that followed. Over the last five decades, Greg has been featured in more than 500 media appearances, pioneered breakthrough ventures in health technology and crowdfunding, competed at elite levels in international martial arts, and devoted much of his life to helping people overcome pain, limitation, fear, and adversity.