“It’s a path. That’s it. It’s a path. Keep walking. You can stop, you can smell the roses, you can walk backward. You can stop and think that you’re done. Guess what? You’re not. You’re not until maybe you’re six feet under or however you wanna be, however you wanna go.” Episode summary: In this episode, Nick speaks with Dr. Benjamin Ritter about living for yourself and how values tie into everything we do or do not do. What to listen for: Dr. Ben’s story from wanting to “go pro” to wanting to h...
Aug 10, 2023•38 min•Ep. 83
“For the most part, a lot of people, I think have an external “should”. Like, well, my parents told me that I should go to college. My parents told me that I should get a great job, or that I should be a doctor, or I should be a lawyer, or I should be this, I should be that. What the fuck do you wanna do, though? Like, what is it? What is it that you feel you should do? Are there times where you feel like, I’m doing this, let’s just say, job, and I don’t really feel like I wanna be here anymore?...
Aug 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 82
“What you do in that specific second where you could react a negative way is going to impact the way that you continue for that climb or that you start the descent downward on the side of the mountain, literally free falling or just going down on your ass and sliding down and having to figure out how to climb your way back up with a lot of extra baggage. And if this is something that you struggle with, understand that you’re not alone.” Episode summary: In this episode, Nick talks about reaction...
Jul 27, 2023•29 min•Ep. 81
“I remember taking a step back and thinking, yeah, this needs to be different. This needs to be changed. And that was a piece that I changed. So I guess in some ways this episode is more of a, oh, hey, by the fucking way, I’m no longer on social media, I’ve stepped out of the noise and out of the machine, and I suggest you do the same thing.” Today on the show, Nick shares about how he recently left social media and how it took years to get to this point. It took that long because of the story h...
Jul 20, 2023•23 min•Ep. 80
“So everything I’d been working for a year was taken away from me. Like the carpet was ripped underneath my legs.” In this episode, Nick speaks with Dan MacQueen, who had to re-learn how to walk, talk, and smile after a traumatic brain injury in 2014. What he found out along the way might surprise you, there is nothing like a brain hemorrhage to refocus the mind! What to listen for: The story about how Dan had to recover from two brain surgeries in less than two years How having a brain injury, ...
Jul 13, 2023•31 min•Ep. 79
“With traumas, for the most part, I think a lot of our stuff that we work through and really the tough shit that we as adult.” In this episode, Nick talks about feeling trauma in ourselves and what to do with it. When we think about trauma, most people think about the kind of crazy traumas like head traumas or something major like a car accident or even a tragedy where somebody died. There’s also the trauma that a lot of us don’t often talk about, but we all actually have… which are the traumas ...
Jul 06, 2023•32 min•Ep. 78
“Sometimes having grace with ourselves is really difficult. Sometimes even just understanding that we’re going through shit and not that just we’ve been perpetually off for weeks or months or even years. But having grace with ourselves is where things actually help us to be able to grow.” In this episode, Nick talks about the importance of showing ourselves grace during our growth stages as well as our off-season from growth. What to listen for: How I repealed away from who I was and went a bit ...
Jun 29, 2023•30 min•Ep. 77
“Being able to understand what’s actually happening, removing the interpretation and the stories that you can tell about what you think is actually happening. is a key component to being able to separate yourself from any of the bullshit that could flood your system. Once you’re able to do that, you can then actually get to your intuition.” In this episode, Nick discusses a recent experience of making major life decisions and changes by trusting his intuition and insight as to how you can make d...
Jun 22, 2023•30 min•Ep. 76
“The purpose of this show, the mindset and self-mastery show is for us to be able to heal and be able to better manage our mindset and to be able to find our own sense and purpose within our self-mastery. Self-mastery is basically just discipline and being disciplined in different ways and not being restrictive. However, things have changed a bit.” In this episode, Nick talks about how sometimes we, as podcasts, people, organizations, etc.… need to change, and that change is not only inevitable,...
Jun 15, 2023•16 min•Ep. 75
"I am I’m a catholic lesbian and am out. I guess you’d say now I’m out and proud” In this episode, Nick speaks with Dawn Dimicco, the founder of Epic Redemption Coaching. She’s also a devout catholic who came out as gay and discusses how her religious beliefs comingle with her sexual orientation. What to listen for: How she never thought she’d be an author but a book seemingly poured out of her Her step into being her authentic self as well as stepping deeper into her faith How her health coachi...
Jun 08, 2023•34 min•Ep. 74
"There was no talk of you know, higher consciousness. There was not even any talk of therapy." In this episode, Nick speaks with Phyllis Leavitt about bringing therapy to America and how her work with children and families as a psychotherapist for over 30 years has shed light on how important therapy is for everyone. She’s worked extensively with abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics and has a new book coming out that’s going to be full of wisdom with the goal of opening the doors to therapy f...
Jun 01, 2023•38 min•Ep. 73
In this episode, Nick speaks with Karen Romine, who had always heard voices in her head, even as a child. They were voices of the dead. She expressed these voices and easily discussed death, but coming from a religious home, her parents were concerned with her mental health and her faith in God, so they placed her in a religious school. Karen quickly learned that she shouldn’t talk about her experiences with the voices, so she kept that quiet. Later on in life, a co-worker wanted to go visit a m...
May 25, 2023•38 min•Ep. 72
In this episode, Nick speaks with Gregory Shepard, who struggled with certain things due to autism and being dyslexic, but he learned how to self-master and overcome to the point where he is now very successful, creating and running multiple businesses. He was able to use certain mindsets to create his success. He uses five principles – Focus, Drive, Enthusiasm, Discipline, and Optimism. Focus – you have to be able to focus on what you are trying to do and achieve. Drive – your reason why. Enthu...
May 18, 2023•43 min•Ep. 71
In this episode, Nick speaks with Sean Robinson, who didn’t really think too much about drinking. His parents were in their 20s when they had Sean, so he grew up with drinking, as his parents would socially drink and host parties. It was always normal, so as he got older, he was drinking, too. Like most of us in our 20s, Sean, too, was having the best time of his life, drinking, hanging out with friends, having fun, & just feeling his best. But getting older, the scene and the feelings start...
May 11, 2023•46 min•Ep. 70
In this episode, Nick speaks with Tom Paladino, who has always looked up to Nikola Tesla. Just like Tesla, Tom has been working towards providing free energy to the public. There is natural, free, clean energy all around us, it’s just about how we tap into that. Tom’s research and work have been working towards harnessing into scalar energy, which is energy from the stars, including our sun. With the current state of our energy crisis, Tom is more passionate about figuring out how to tap into th...
May 04, 2023•35 min•Ep. 69
In this episode, Nick speaks with Ariel Goldenberg, who took a big leap by moving to America from Israel, wanting a better life. After moving here, both he and his wife put every ounce of their being into getting their business up and running, meaning they cut social activities, friends, and hangouts. They kept pushing forward for about 6 years until they felt like they could relax a little bit. Getting into the fitness industry, Ariel has learned a lot about how our mindsets can set the tone fo...
Apr 27, 2023•45 min•Ep. 68
In this episode, Nick speaks with Dr. Robb Kelly, who came from a family of alcoholics, falling into alcoholism himself. When he drank, he felt like he could take on anything. He drank and then auditioned to be a bass player for several bands. Not remembering he auditioned, he received a job offer from one of those bands. That proved to him that he was better when drinking, so keep it up. With more drinking, came more problems though. He lost everything: his job, his wife, his kids, and his home...
Apr 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 67
In this episode, Nick speaks with Steven Blohm, who worked hard on passionately building his own business in 2020. Running into challenge after challenge, placing strain on his marriage, and working his life away, the business wasn’t coming together, and it wasn’t moving forward. It was really hard for Steven to make the decision to shut the business down, especially when he had been investing so much of his time and passion into it. Like anything else in life, when one door closes, another door...
Apr 13, 2023•34 min•Ep. 66
In this episode, Nick speaks with Casey Stubbs about the mindset and self-discipline required in making and managing money. As an 18-year-old man in the army, he invested a little bit of his paycheck each month. He didn’t make much but knew that, within time, it would pay off. He set strict rules for himself on when to invest when to move money, and when to withdraw money. These money-management skills rolled onto daily and maintenance budgeting, which also set him free from living paycheck to p...
Apr 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 65
In this episode, Nick speaks with Kyle Lynch, who was always feeling lost and confused, about what we are, who we are, why we are here, and those deeper thoughts. He sought out counseling and his therapist recommended an MDMA-guided, therapeutic session. Kyle researched MDMA and agreed, even though he had never done drugs before. His session felt great, and it opened up his heart and mind. He knows now it’s okay to feel vulnerable. That was just the beginning of Kyle’s healing and spiritual jour...
Mar 30, 2023•42 min•Ep. 64
In this episode, Nick speaks with Kevin Palmieri, a successful podcaster, but becoming this podcaster was no easy road. It started with Kevin working a regular job and making good money. From the outside, it looked like he had it all. He had money, a girlfriend, a house, cars, tattoos, and everything most of us think about, yet he was miserable enough to debate suicide. Knowing there was no choice, he quit his job and promised that he would never clock in for anyone else ever again. He took a gi...
Mar 23, 2023•41 min•Ep. 63
In this episode, Nick speaks with Jason Wojciechowski, who has endured a lot to get where he is today. He became injured after a motorcycle accident in his 20s. He suffered from a dislocated hip bad enough to cut off blood to the bones and cracked some of his vertebrates. His doctor told him that with his hip being this damaged, he’s going to need a fusion, which may lead to multiple hip replacements due to his age. & if he was lucky enough not to need the hip replacement, he’d suffer from a...
Mar 16, 2023•43 min•Ep. 62
In this episode, Nick speaks with Clarissa Burt, who has achieved a lot, from being a supermodel to being on the game show “Survivor” and being a producer. She wasn’t born into the spotlight and worked against everything she was taught. Coming from a home with abuse and alcohol, they were taught that children are to be seen, not heard. Clarissa sang in the kindergarten school play, and she was hooked. She felt seen and heard on stage. From there, she kept getting on stage with plays and even lan...
Mar 09, 2023•35 min•Ep. 63
In this episode, Nick speaks with Lincoln Stoller, who is very in tune with how our minds and perceptions work. He studied brainwaves and was able to alter them, which changes how a person feels, but slightly enough that they cannot pinpoint the change. Changes include changing a slower person, changing their brainwaves, and now they feel the world has slowed down. About Lincoln Stoller Lincoln spent a decade each as a mountaineer, a physicist, an EEG brain training therapist, a hypnotherapist, ...
Mar 02, 2023•44 min•Ep. 60
In this episode, Nick speaks with Peter Kolat, who grew up in Poland during the communist era. His family lived in a small room, and they never had much money. His parents divorced when he was 8 and his mom decided it was best if he & his sister say with their aunt and uncle in Poland, while she goes to America to work and hopefully make a better life for them. When it was time for his mother to leave, Peter begged his mom not to go, but she had to do what she needed to, so she left for Amer...
Feb 23, 2023•34 min•Ep. 59
In this episode, Nick speaks with Serban Mare about coming from Romania. Serban Mare had quite a journey to America. His original plan was to work here for a little bit to earn a good amount of money and then go back to Romania. But he was then faced with the decision to stay or go back. Serban went back to Romania for a visit and felt like he didn’t belong, yet he didn’t feel like he quite belonged in the United States as well. Where was home? He decided to take a chance and make a life in Amer...
Feb 16, 2023•34 min•Ep. 58
In this episode, Nick speaks with Justin Mink, who had been a regular active athlete and had started up a very successful company, but then he fell ill with mono. Mono really took its toll on Justin, and he had to step down from his own company. He invested a lot of time and money into getting better, but mono doesn’t have an easy cure. It seemed as if the more he was doing, the worse he felt. He then decided it was just time to accept that he has mono, and he can’t control this illness and how ...
Feb 09, 2023•35 min•Ep. 57
In this episode, Nick speaks with Aliza Shatzman, who went to school for law and became a clerkship so she could get a government job. She needed to clerk under a judge for 1 year; that was the last of her requirements. Unfortunately, she was unknowingly assigned to a judge who had a history of mistreatment of clerks. He discriminated against women, and Aliza was no exception. He mistreated her as well and ended the clerkship early. Aliza tried everything in her power to get a job, but with the ...
Feb 02, 2023•39 min•Ep. 56
In this episode, Nick speaks with Bianca Thomas, who had always struggled with codependency. She struggled with self-worth, self-love, and self-identity. She would continuously find herself getting into abusive relationships. Luckily, she found a mentor at the gym who started to help her through her codependent behaviors. Then she met a woman and got into a relationship and quickly started reverting back to her old self. She was losing friends, her family kicked her out, and her mentor no longer...
Jan 26, 2023•38 min•Ep. 55
In this episode, Nick speaks with Dr. Eugene K. Choi, who achieved the American Dream. He earned his doctorate, had a 6 figure job, lived in his dream apartment, and drove a sports car, but he wasn’t happy. That left him with the question, “Now what?” Needing to do something drastic, an odd and different opportunity arose. There was a YouTube channel that wanted Dr. Eugene on their team. He spoke with his wife and she supported the decision to leave everything behind and start this new adventure...
Jan 19, 2023•44 min•Ep. 54
