The Spaniard Show

If you're anything like me, you can be your own worst enemy. Holding yourself back, creating unneccesary worry and obstacles, the list goes on. This week's book will help you develop the courage to change, to improve and to not hold yourself back with the unnecessary inner clutter. It will give you a fresh perspective from which to approach life.  ... Get this book here: The Courage to Be Disliked...

Spoiler alert: Spanny and Dread have another #1 best seller with the brand-new young readers version of "DRIVEN"—adapted from The Spaniard's first book, published in 2015. Yeah! But what does it really mean to hit #1 in sales? You might be surprised. The guys also discuss the fun and meaningful DAYS OF SPANIARD books and upcoming titles in the series.  ... Get our NEW #1 Best Seller: My memoir ada...

Let's learn how to get all we can out of our money, which, in turn, will help us get all we can out of our life. That's the theme of this week's book, and it's one that has had a profound effect on me since reading. I hope you enjoy this one, and that it makes your life better! ... Get this book here: Die With Zero Get our newest book: DRIVEN Young Reader Edition Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT...

"How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most" is the subtitle on this book, and it sums it up quite well. Roadblocks and setbacks are part of the game, and the winners are those who keep going. This is an examination and guidebook on how to break through. ... Get this book here: Anatomy of a Breakthrough Get our newest book: DRIVEN Young Reader Edition Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students an...

This one comes from a recent experience I had as it pertains to the scale. As a wrestler and professional fighter, I've probably stepped on the scale a bunch more than the average person. And even though my competitive days are in the rearview mirror, I still fight the urge to step on the scale and let that number dictate how I feel (albeit much less than I used to). Here is some insightful and pr...

Episode 3 of the series begins back in CO (Durango). You'll hear me talk about beautiful train rides, insanely beautiful lakes and mountains, some awesome towns, waterfalls and more. If you're looking to book a trip to CO, here are about ten reasons why you should... ... Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and schools:  Go Figure To inquire about assemblies and speaking: Speaking Form P...

Today's episode picks up after leaving CO and heading into UT. I'll take you through our visits to: Moab, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point State Park and Mesa Verde National Park. Action packed and full of adventure, this was a great stretch of trip! ... Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and schools:  Go Figure To inquire about assemblies and speaking: Speaking...

This series of episodes documents our recent trip to Colorado and Utah. My goal in creating these episodes is to lay out a travel itinerary for you to follow, inspire you/others to travel and to document our trip for our family's records. You can expect some narrative along with a great deal of detail about the places we visited. Enjoy Part 1...Grand Junction CO, Colorado National Monument, Grand...

Wait, ANOTHER episode with a hilarious bare knuckle fighter? Okay, okay--this is the first episode to feature a professional bare knuckle fighter, period. Like Spanny, Dustin Pague is a UFC vet and fun guy. He enthuses about his wife and family as well as currently competing in the BKFC. Plus he shares stories about UFC adventures including reporting for "The Ultimate Fighter" six days after being...

I love to train. I feel better all around when I do. But how much is the right amount? Should we take days off? How intense should we go? Tune in to hear some updated thoughts regarding training and resting. ... Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and schools: Go Figure To inquire about assemblies and speaking: Speaking Form Purchase all your books here: Spaniard Show Reading List Get m...

I often get asked how many assemblies I do, so I figured it'd be a good time to add up this year's numbers and present them as an update and documentation of our growth. There are no guarantees in life or business, so it'll be interesting to note how this plays out over time. All we (Dread and I) can control is what we can control, and we are doing our best to reach more and more young people thro...

Wanna exercise but can't stay consistent? Need more of a reason to get active? Tune in! Spark spells out the direct and positive correlation of exercise and the brain. You'll be blown away by all of the brain and life benefits of moving! ... Get this book here: Spark Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and schools: Go Figure To inquire about assemblies and speaking: Speaking Form Purcha...

The highest caliber wrestler with the highest caliber character is the highest level person in my opinion. And that was on full display this past week at Final X wrestling in Newark, NJ. Final X is the final competition that determines who will compete for the US on the World Team. It was a who's who of wrestling and a memory I won't forget. Here are some highlights and thoughts on the event and w...

In 2014, The Spaniard welcomed Beneil Dariush to the UFC when the two met in Beneil's first UFC appearance. Beneil won. Nevertheless, now Spanny welcomes Beneil to the podcast to talk about his life journey, beginning in Beneil's home country of Iran. Their chat might well leave you thinking "If anyone had to defeat The Spaniard, I'm glad it was Beneil." Because the guy has heart—for his family, f...

This is one of my favorite books on health and movement. It's simple to implement and written in an easily digestible way. Please take advantage of this episode and get the book. It can change your life if you let it.  ... Get this book here: Built to Move Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and schools: Go Figure To inquire about assemblies and speaking: Speaking Form Purchase all your...

An incredible and eye-opening book that will change the way you look the world. Cobalt fuels the current cellphone/tablet/laptop/electric car industries (as it's a necesity in all lithium-ion rechargeable batteries), and it's effect on the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been debilitating. This book was hard to read at times because of the reality it shows, and that makes it eve...

Getting older has done something major for me. It's shifted my priorities, and health is at the forefront. This week's book takes a look at insulin resistance and its dramatic effects on our bodies. This is a dense and applicable book for anyone who wants to get a jump on maintaining your health. You'll walk away with awareness and actions to implement into your life. ... Get our new #1 Best Selle...

What an incredible story. Harry Haft was 16 when he was taken away and put into a concentration camp, and he could have never imagined the atrocities that were coming his way. This is his story of fighting, both for his survival and also against his boxing opponents in the camps. The Nazis used Harry for entertainment because of his boxing skills, skills that would develop into a professional figh...

Written by my friend and former guest on the show, Mike Sarraille, The Everyday Warrior is "A No-Hack, Practical Approach to Life." It aligns very well with my philosophy of "A Fighter's Mindset" and contains both mental and physical applications for life. This is an enjoyable, easy read that is also donating 25% of its first year's profit to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Support a gr...

If you want to change your habits, you might want to change your environment. Whether you realize it or not, your environment has a huge impact on your habits, and you have the ability to structure that environment so that it works for you and not against you. If you're looking for some ways to improve your habits, you'll enjoy this episode.  ... Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and...

Developing trust in yourself is a magical thing. I can't say that I bat a thousand when it comes to trusting myself, but I've improved drastically over the years. Today's episode sheds some light on my process of developing that trust and outlines a few key pointers for you to do the same. ... Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for students and schools: Go Figure To inquire about assemblies and spe...

It's been years and years of building a business post-fighting, and the majority of that time I've spent digging and swimming upstream. It hasn't been easy. Successes and small wins have happened, but I had conditioned myself to the reality of fighting with very little return. The successes I did have were amazing, but they were few and far between. But starting last fall, the tide began to shift,...

This is the story of Dunkin' Donuts, as told by 35-year CEO, Robert Rosenberg. This is an in-depth look at the origin and evolution of one of the most successful chains in the world. Here's the plan: Grab yourself a donut and some coffee and tune in! ... Get our new #1 Best Seller. GREAT for kids and schools: Go Figure Get this book here: Around the Corner to Around the World To inquire about asse...

Watching the post-match interviews at the NCAA wrestling tournament is one of the best teachers there is. What a show of sportsmanship and humility. Lifelong dreams won and lost, and the strength of character to talk about it. This episode is my unsolicited request to wrestlers that they don't change. That even though shock and awe is the way of social media and $$$, there's an alternative that's...

Remember when this show was called "A Fighter's Mindset"? That was a long time ago, and in that time, I've learned a lot about a different mindset, "a seller's mindset." Adapting myself to this new reality of mine (selling in order to have a business) has been filled with a lot of No's, embarrassing calls and Zooms and many other stomach-sinking interactions. But, I've gotten better, and this book...