The Dependent Independent Podcast

Episode 308: Fatherhood is about those memories with your kids that start off small at first then became a moment in time thast must be preserved. In this episode I share the perfect "vbro" weekend with my Son Nathan as we watched and entire day of pro golf at the US Open, from one spot. Without sitting. All day. Without moving. Was it umcomfortable? Hell yeah. Would I trade the day with my son fo...

I recently visited a book store, you remember them. Went straight to the leadership, management, and self help section searching for that one book that will be the one. The one book that has the secret to success and after reading it would surely make me the best I can be. Join me in this epsidoe where I break down the personal struggle feeiling like you are just not good enough versus feeling lik...

Episode 306:  It's been a week since my last episode was published. A week with manay things that happened and many things didn't. In this pod I reflect on what it means to get older and use the time that we have before we run out of time to spend. I share how old people looked when I was young, how it feels to be approaching 50 now, and the time we still have to make a difference or simpoly make...

Episode 305 : Since starting the new "season" of the show, the weekends have been crazy. The weekends are the days that belong to us. After a hard week of work and earning we work around the house and throw our feet up waiting for the new work week to start. However, the universe doesn't care what day of the week it is.  In this episode I share what has occupied our weekends since my dog Lucky wen...

(Originally Published 3/21/19) Eps. 105 - In this episode, Sam Seitles, former pro-wrestler turned pre-school proprietor, tells his story where passion for simply doing something he enjoyed to do led him, step by step, to achieving happiness doing what he was meant to do. Sam and his wife are recent owners of R.E.A.D. Pre-School and Camp Tuscaloosa in Hammonton, NJ. My children attended this schoo...

(Originally Published 5/22/17) From spectators at a live podcast to THE most hospitable hosts on the planet, Todd & Steph Bannan from the Union Pork Company join Nick G. to talk about those pivots we couples make in the roaring rapids called marriage. In this super big super show, they enjoy tasty treats over some hot mics and warm bacon.  Find the Union Pork Company on Facebook  https://www.faceb...

(Originally Published on 4/19/2018) Nick G. has a late night rendezvous with FishNerds.com creator and podcaster Clay Groves to talk about (and around) the things we do that feel so good but when they're done too much they go bad. From over planning to overeating, enjoy a conversation with two gentlemen searching for balance.  LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE to the Fish Nerd podcast:  https://itunes.apple.co...

Episode 301 : It doesnt seem like episode 301 but I had to start season 2 somewhere. In this brand new show after a five year hiatus, I really wanted to get you up to speed on what you missed since we turned the mics off back in 2020.  I'm excited to be back, both personally and creatively. I look forward to connecting like I have done these many years, especially for those of you that continue to...

(Kinda) Episode 200 First, if this is the first time listening, you have a lot of podcasts to catch up on. To conclude a five-year-long podcast personal journal, I ask Sam Seitles (Pillars of Hammonton) to join me for a walk through of my most favorite and not so favorite show exoeriences. I share more of what was really going on behind-behind the mic and open this diary one more time before turni...

(Kinda) Episode 200 First, if this is the first time listening, you have a lot of podcasts to catch up on. To conclude a five-year-long podcast personal journal, I ask Sam Seitles (Pillars of Hammonton) to join me for a walk through of my most favorite and not so favorite show exoeriences. I share more of what was really going on behind-behind the mic and open this diary one more time before turni...

Eps 126 - I recently had an opportunity where the universe fed me an answer to a conundrum, encompassed in an email. In this episode I share how I discovered that a podcast client of mine was ready to move on and ironically, I think I was too. With a client's expectations changing, I had to realize that I had to get with the program or move on myself and moving on is what growing is all about.  SH...

Eps 125 - There has been a ton of judgement out there on the news with this recent impeachment trial. It's easy to turn the news off but even without it, does the judgement stop? We are conditioned to pass judgement the moment we realize and fear that the world will figure out who we really are. Imperfect. In this brief episode I share where we see this judgement, why I think it exists, and a decl...

Ep 124 - For a long time I understood that binging anything was a bad thing. Indulging a short period devoted to an activity to excess, whether it be eating or drinking, can be harmful if done on a frequent basis. But times have changed. The word "binge" has taken on a new meaning with the ridiculous amount of content for us to consume, virtually everywhere.  After nearly a year of podcasting solo...

Eps 123 - WIth the New Year upon us, it's customary for us to change something we've done and do it different, do it better, AND do it consistently so it becomes a habit doing the new year. We are constantly either keeping things the same or changing them for ourselves. In this episode I delve into the depths of consistencies we can do without, the past consistencies that eventually changed, and t...

Eps 122 - After leaving a successful HR career behind exactly one year ago, laying people off or getting the ax myself seemed to be a horrible constant. During this journey I kept most of my experiences with this to myself, but after getting laid off right before Christmas in 2018, I felt it was time to pay it forward, share my story with you. It's unfortunate but I'm sure we may have one or two l...

Eps 121 - In this episode, I share a story deep in the vault of a time where a lie to get back at someone became a lesson when the truth would have been easier to tell. The truth usually hurts but are lies any worse? Listen how lies impact the world around us, the perceptions of others, and altering of reality as we know it. That is the truth, at least from my point of view. Cheers.  SHARE, RATE,...

Eps. 120 - I like sharing advice from time to time, helping those around me. I also like taking advice from others. But I'm starting to realize that I should start listening to myself more often. I may know a little bit better than I think.  SHARE, RATE, SUBSCRIBE & DOWNLOAD PAST EPISODES on any podcast player on Android or iOS.  FOLLOW the SHOW on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheDependentI...

Eps. 119 - Well, I am back after a long vacation to sunny Orlando, FL. What do parents do when they travel? That have a cocktail (or two) and chill. BUT what happens when the kids come with? Is it OK to let them see you get tipsy? I'll tell you after I finish this double from the pool bar. Waitress?! SHARE, RATE, SUBSCRIBE & DOWNLOAD PAST EPISODES on any podcast player on Android or iOS.  FOLLOW t...

Since starting this show in almost five years back, I've shared a lot of things. It wouldn't make sense to hold back every lesson I've learned from the experiences I share. What happen last weekend is no different. After a costume party with beer pong and flip cups, I share how a night of drinking that lead to a malfunctioning laptop sought me about about how far I've come in the past year. Thanks...

Eps. 117 - In this episode, I came to a realization. A realization that I may be the only one on the planet that doesn't care about what my family did in the past. Nope. Don't need to know what my great grandfather did for a living or where my great-great uncle was born. Does that make me a bad person? To some, maybe. But you are going to have to listen to a few stories on my own that tell me why?...

(Originally Published October 31, 2016) Finally, Episode 45 closes a chapter that started right out of college. With his wife and co-host Meg, Nick G. finishes Part 3 of a story that started in Eps. 23 & continued in 29 (GO BACK AND LISTEN WILL YA!). With every rash decision made by an immature 22 year old, comes too many lessons to learn and consequences that eventually drive you forward. Oh, and...

Eps. 116 - Hey guys, in this podcast episode I share a story of pride with an 11-year-old struggling to see his own accomplishments when others bring him down and a President who struggles because he's his own worst enemy. We search for pride in so many accomplishments but if we let them, obstacles will surely get in the way and take away our sometimes intrinsic, well-deserved win. Enjoy the show...

Eps. 115 - It's been a long time since I took orders from someone else at work and the only expectations being set are the ones I set for myself. When you try to exceed the expectations of others there is always room to fall short, to disappoint others. But can this happen to yourself? Can you set your own expectations, fall short, and be the hardest on yourself when no one is looking? Here's a st...

Eps. 114 - Following my third speaking event at the annual podcasters conference called MAPCON, now the Independent Podcaster Conference, I'm back on mic to talk about how this one specific experience compares to all the others. Things are going great right now, I almost want to pinch myself. Just can't get too greedy because one can only fill their mouth with so much abundance at a time. Thank yo...

It feels good to be good at something. You feel pride. You inspire others to do the same. But it's the noise of others and the noise in our own head that keep us believing it for ourselves. In this new formatted episode, I remember a fan and friend that left this world too soon but did leave an impression that if he could believe that you were amazing, why couldn't you? SHARE, RATE, SUBSCRIBE & DO...