This period of global unrest presents a great opportunity to reflect on the adversity humanity has faced and overcome before.
In this episode we also consider the horror the occasional Dental procedure and the ominous events which transpired, but often go unspoken, in the “childhood” classic Pinocchio.
Laughter is the best medicine.
First, consider the complexities of your life a decade or two ago… and how beautifully simple they appear to you today.
Next, imagine awaking tomorrow as an immensely happy and fulfilled 95-year-old with bookshelves of stories worth sharing, but no teeth…
Now, take the first bite out of this crisp apple.
Enjoy the simple things and endure the complicated ones, we’ll see both differently in time! 😉
The creature initiates its taunt with a leap off the ground that could out-rival the height of a third grader’s smile.
It latches its tiny arms around the 6-foot iron-rod with the ferocity of a concerned mother, then begins to scale.
Its approach to humanity and gravity is one of defiance, as it navigates upward with the agility of nature’s first Ninja Warrior.
Finally, while upside down, the squirrel finishes its feast out of the “squirrel-proof” bird-feeder. Then struts toward the coy pond with its tail in the air and, without breaking eye contact, begins quenching its thirst while gnawing away at my ego.
Winning the battle in your own backyard is not so dissimilar from conquering the battle within!
Time to tackle the Ego!
…a REAL human nature story.
Everyone has a dream… right? Whether you do or do not, there is now an agreed upon path on how to bring your dreams into reality!
Discover the secret in a not-so-tricky acronym…um… D.R.E.A.M.!
(D) Discover and Develop your dreams.
(R) Remember them.
(E) Energize them! Fuel that fire!
(A) ACT ON THEM!
(M) Measure your progress as you go and grow!
It is really that simple… isn’t it?!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“Remember when I had the Toronado?”…”Was that a disease you got when visiting Mexico?”“It’s the smell of hard work and memories. You can distinguish the wins and losses if you really sommelier the scents of my goalie gloves.”
“The people who do not have a dream are the ones we need to hug the most, and who were probably hugged the least. “
You, or someone you know
Think about the things you are passionate about and actively pursue. Now, think about the things you are passionate about yet make no time for at all. Finally, think about the fleeting feeling you had as you considered each of those scenarios, and how infinitely different they were.
Modern society seems to applaud the ‘busy little beaver’ approach to a productive day… but maybe with a subtle change or two, we can have a more rewarding life.
Maybe it’s time to pursue a little more investment of time in YOU!!
Great hobbies are forever, and thankfully… circumcisions do not make the cut!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“Someone would open the door and I would hide my G.I. Joes like I was scurrying to cover up a crime scene!”“When you convince yourself something is a hobby that isn’t a hobby, you’ve made a hobby out of manipulating yourself.”
“‘Imagine circumcision at this age, four guys come in like ‘Stitch, we’re going to cut part of your penis off…’
You, or someone you know
…’It would take four guys to get that foreskin!'”
It’s a New Year, aka, GO time!
Like clockwork, or more precisely, full-calendar-year-work, we are ‘ready-set-go’ to break old habits and start new trends… Here’s a powerful something you ought to consider while berated with infinite inspirational articles and a handful of self-written notes: what was the VERY first trend?
Here’s a 3-pronged riddled-truth :
Oh, the power of THREE!
Discover why three is the most important number since zero — and why zero has never been a number at all.
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“If someone shook your hand with only 3 fingers, and just 3-toed-sloth you, you’d have to break form…”“‘What was the original iPhone girl called again?’ ‘Patricia?'”
“Anyone can make it to New Jersey… it’s a loophole on life if they make it back!”
You, or someone you know
NO VACANCY!! The romance of a long weekend’s escape occupies the only room you had left in the anticipation apartment.
As the days come marching in, your heart beat seems to synchronize with the rhythms of a Bourbon Street celebration. You are prepared to depart for a family wedding in New Orleans and to arrive in the middle of a good time.
But first, you must fit a week of work into two days… and, oh yeah, you are bringing your 8 and 6 year old children with you… and, oh yeah, those kids are carrying cartoon-themed luggage as well as strep-throat…
Stress.
We associate it to the bad times, but too often let it snake its way into the special ones.
So, today we ask… How do we minimize stress to maximize the moments that matter most?!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
You, or someone you know
“…then, after everyone is celebrating you for great speeches, smiles, high-fives, and hugs… you get strep-throat yourself, and have to carry around two 50lbs bags and a couple of kids all the way from Bourbon Street to Ohio.“
Bonus Content:
** disclaimer: by reading this you subscribe to the fact you should have already hit play! **
> Reflect on the singular scenario Buddha totally stress beads out
> Let the mysteries of constipation flow through you
> Learn how listening to the Joe Rogan podcast will scientifically cure your anxiety! http://podcasts.joerogan.net/
If you know this single word, power often follows.
As a verb? It describes actions in the future.
As a noun? It defines what we leave behind.
Whatever it is, whenever it exists, there IS always a way!
Will power.
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“What you see in me outwardly, is the relationship we have with ourselves inwardly ““‘Would you go forth with accomplishing your goal no matter what, even if it put stress on a loved one for example?’ — ‘Well, here’s the thing, I’m not just a dick.'”
“‘Recognize the moment of focus leakage.’ — ‘yeah! How do you do that?’ — ‘by recognizing the moments of focus leakage.'”
You, or someone you know
Within the reminiscent whisper of retrospect, one can reflect on the timeless truths we’ve heard over, and over, and over, and over again.
We hear them. We say them. We, sadly, all too often ignore them.
Perhaps you’ve heard: “A stitch in time saves nine.”?
Well friends, a Stitch and Stan combined can save even more!
Honor your grandma’s wisdom and hear us out!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“You’re like a Chinese Mel Brooks, Stitch. I love it!
You, or someone you know!
You’re like Confucius at a comedy club.”
“Have you heard the proverb “a stitch in time saves nine?'”
~”I don’t know what it means, but they underestimate my number!”
Some are born, some are forged – all are chosen.
It is time to unpack the characteristics of leadership, and question the integrity of the star naming system!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“If constellations were amusement park rides, the Big Dipper would be Disney’s Tea Cups!”
“The qualities that make a born leader are also the ones they pay close attention to as a learned one. ”
You, or someone you know!
“Great leadership is not a destination, it’s a decision to keep on becoming a better one for the rest of your life.”
As the rhythmic wheels of our first-world routines lullaby our heads and hearts to sleep, it escapes us once more. A great truth, cowering behind the shield of a green curtain and slithering yet deeper into figment of imagination.
Most lives are restlessly lived in the mist of this slumber… However, if you are lucky and brave enough, you can follow it. And if you follow it long enough, you can hear it… From beyond a well-traveled path to the lesser-known curtain, you can identify that alluring whisper which has begged, bartered, and bet against your better judgement for your entire life.
Join Stan, Stitch, and Mike as they travel down that familiar road, bricked and yellowed, together. It has been too long since someone confronted this ‘so-called’ wizard face-to-face!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“They’re gambling against the gamblers, but the gamblers are the sheep and Vegas is the shepherd.”
“Cereal deserves at least 1%, otherwise just use faucet water.”
“Obscure movie references, wine, Cleveland sports… Mike might be in the running for my new best friend.”
You, or someone you know!
…“Tune in next week to the Mike and Stan Podcast!”
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
Winnie the Pooh
Revealing words. Bear truths…
Straight outta the 1-double-0 acre wood comes the philosophy of our favorite teddy.
Unrivaled is Pooh Bear’s knack for stating something so profoundly simple that we are left with nothing but the simply profound.
Pooh, as he so often does, operates in a fashion that demands we conclude he is delightfully ignorant, or better yet, just a “Silly Old Bear!”…
But friends, perhaps it is we who fast-forward past his simple genius, overlooking his bear smarts. Perhaps we are focusing on the wrong word and Pooh is simply ignoring the right one. Maybe it is us who carelessly hone in on his use of “nothing”, as Winnie casually escapes our emphasis on the “impossible”!?!
So… how do we accomplish the impossible?
Well… if Winnie the Pooh, Yoda, Taoism and Nike all agree on an approach, Just Do It! (per Yoda, there is no try)
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“You know you’ve made it when your Last Name serves as a noun, an adjective and, especially, a verb!”
“I’ve never considered anything I’ve done impossible — I’ve just never even considered the possibility.”
“Greatness is not a destination. Greatness is a decision.”
You, or someone you know!
Your most treasured memories are entrusted in them.
They are your go-to for guidance, when you’re feeling lost.
No matter how obscure the question; you look to them for answers.
They know your interests, and share some common ones.
Whether delivering a laugh, or drawing out a good cry…
You know that you’ve got ’em, right by your side!!
Kinda wild how we all became best friends with our cell phones, right?!?
Maybe you called it…?
Either way, connect with Stitch and Stan as they unravel the ONE device that we keep so close our other cells get jealous!!
It has been called a technological marvel and a necessary evil…
…but is it technically evil or necessarily marvelous?
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
(1) “What is one fun use of the mobile device? I mean fun too, not like emergency contact information.” [2] “The Weather app is fun! I like to know what’s happening!” (1) “Not my definition of fun, but okay…”
“One time a phone is always safe to use — and more efficient too…?When you’re taking a dump! !”
You, or someone you know!
Have you ever had a moment, so beautifully malleable, that today’s outcomes seem to be yours to cast in the vastness of tomorrow’s best potential possibilities?!
Where society’s rigor, for a moment, can be molded as seamlessly as an infant can of Play-Doh?
Where you can fearlessly face and relentlessly forge the future, with the requisite conviction of Plato?
Where you can shape it, you can bend it, but you will never fold.
For you can manipulate the clay-of-today with the certainty that tomorrow will bring nothing less than a hardened state of your original vision… Memorializing your craft, as if your acts were an everlasting statue gifted to the past… Forever capturing the greatness of the goodness in that single, beautifully malleable, moment.
Have you had that moment? If so, give us a heads up next time!!! Because today Stan and Stitch simply attempted to play with some Play-Doh, which was then overtaken by Plato, who seemingly swayed Michelangelo to shape the possibilities into something far greater than either of us could have perceived!
Friends, join our #RiseBeforeFall campaign… get something outta nothing and so, so much more!!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“Sure, I’d want to live forever if I could keep my youth and health”…
You, or, Someone You Know!
…”I don’t know man, vampires never seem too happy!”
“He was taking the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach to hot yoga? What a bastard!”
“A smile is a million dollars in a world of nothingness.”
Friends, do you recall?
4,000 years between the written language and the printing press.
300 years between the steam engine and reaching outer space,
30 years between the internet and mobile technology.
Friends, can you imagine?
If there were 8 babies, an island,
and nothing more but a spring of hope?
How would society evolve differently? Does history repeat? Would the New York Stock Exchange be recreated? (warning: a topic of heated debate ensues)
Friends… join us.
and let’s rebuild this baby TOGETHER,
to be EVEN BETTER………. FOREVER!!!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
” …history is just a collection of the societies which made it up in the past;
You, or, Someone You Know!
and society is just a reflection of the individuals which make it up today. “
The Chivalrous Gentleman’s Oath:
For every chair too close,
four hands to lift it.
For every door left unopened,
an “after you” to fix it.
For every pathway too puddled,
two jackets to bridge it.
And if laughs are a present,
may these gentlemen gift it!
Join Stan and Stitch as they ‘tip their brow’ to some of modern day’s most chivalrous questions:
“Is Chivalry dead? Where should it be resuscitated?”
“Does Chivalry have a gender?”
“What places will chivalry never exist?”
^^ plan accordingly friends! It’s a trip… with standing room only.
What’s a gentleman to do?!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
” Nobody and I mean nobody, this day of age, is walking up to a puddle on the street and laying down their jacket for the lady to walk through.”
“Wait a second! If we’re getting a couples massage and we’re not podcasting, then what are we recording Stan?!”
You, or, Someone You Know!
The intensifying rhythm of an anticipating heart is finally quieted by the sound of the first note meeting your anxious ears. It is only the first note, but it sounds off with the authority of a starting gun initiating the great race of life.
As the first note reverberates down your spine in a familiar rhythm of its own, we go.
and we follow, and we race, and we time…
We try to survive, we can even thrive, but eventually, we will lose…
…and THAT is just musical chairs!
Games have a profound impact on our youth… Does that competitive spirit just… go away with age?
Maybe the game changes,
but life is a game… and it can be won!
From throwback childhood games to existential references and mathematical counter-points… Elon Musk, Conway’s Game of Life, Monopoly, Golf, Stan and Stitch all get in on this debate!
Game on!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“How is monopoly a family game?
You, or, Someone You Know!
Dicking people over for money and real-estate?!”
“Eventually we could become talented enough to program
a program to feel for itself“
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic…? Naw, we can squeeze more out of our time on this rock my friends!!
Can you go sooo LEFT BRAINED
that you end up in your RIGHT MIND!?!
It is about time we find out.
Let’s explore the wonderful world of intuition, together!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
“I guess gin is my ‘go-to’, but I don’t like it.
You, or, Someone You Know!
It’s kinda like the girl you date because she’s safe.”
“Intuition isn’t an intelligence thing. It’s a gut thing.
Roam around my gut for a day, it’s the least intelligent thing.”
“How would you respond if he leans in and asks:
‘hey Stitch, can you believe that guy believes in aliens?'”
…”can you believe that aliens believe in you?”
Do you recall THAT day, my friends!?!
THAT day, unfolding so seamlessly and flawlessly hour by hour that your smart phone can only project “magic” in the forecast?
THAT day, that ‘trending toward perfect’ one, where the sequential events tend to naturally build momentum into a domino fall of happiness. A pattern of statistically significant goodness, raising expectations and a smile.
How about THIS DAY? Deceitfully mirroring the same image of “THAT day”, yet fated to be the ‘Bizarro’ of Cinderella stories.
Have you ever had a day of good things leading up to a dinner of FREE Old Fashions and Premium Steak at a fine New York Establishment — hosted by your best friend………. which ended with plantar fasciitis and shin splints?
No News is Good News…
…but No New York Travel is even better!!
On this episode you will hear one of the great New York day trips turn into a nightmare; a nightmare turn into awkward work colleague travel; and awkward work colleague travel turn into heroism and lasting lower-limb problems.
You’ll also learn how to flag down a cab as a New York visitor
trying to catch a night flight, and why we should
have a healthy distrust of the News and Uber.
Tonight, at 11:00p!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
>> “”and i start my run. and I run. and I run. I start sprinting. and I’m spinning in and out of people with my bags, picking my obstacles, choosing escalators with people or static stairs with none. I was like a ninja warrior.””
You, or, Someone You Know!
>> “That’s substantially cooler than me ordering “Mean Girls” on demand.”
>> “cortisol? is that what makes me horny?”“
Friendships. Relationships. Any-ships.
ALL SHIPS are given sail by means of an unseen sea
of seemingly majestic ebbs and flows.
It forms the bonds that pull;
it forged from poles that bind.
From the moment Mother Yin and Father Yang first lovingly united in their division, Polarity was born… and with it, a means to feel the invisible connectivity and infinite possibility between us all: Magnetism!
Or, said another way, checkout Creation explained by Stitch to his children (as per Stan’s request in the pod, as Magnetism gets an important shoutout!)
“Infinity Backwards” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZBH5zKTmA
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
>> “Do you know how to milk cat?!”
You, or, Someone You Know!
>> “You tell your story by beginning with 155 beautiful women, and then you tell mine by starting with 40 dudes??”
High-five for mediocrity! Each confident clasp we reward ourselves with today hauntingly echoes the dreams and memories of our tomorrows. Yet, for now, we triumphantly march together in the lemming line.
In an age where success is defined by ensuring the social norms remain undisturbed, Stitch and Stan challenge the protocol!
In this episode, discover the single most important attribute you need to break the lemming line, be yourself, and thusly, the best version of you that you can possibly be!
‘GOTTA HEAR ITS’!
>> “is a lemming a real thing, like an animal?”
You, or, Someone You Know!
>> “i also love that you’re the albert einstein of the toilet seat!”
>> “i know women that skip entire days, or so they say.” — “just women? like it’s such a dirty secret that we sometimes pooh.”
>> “i’d rather use a leaf from the backyard.”
>> “i come with my homeruns, then miss a game or two.”
