A Swift Kick In the Ass

John and Tom blend old and new in an episode that celebrates the longtime childhood friend's journey so far. Get caught up on how Tom is doing and take a walk down memory lane while having a laugh a two.

With Tom out on Medical Leave, John talks about how to get better terms by renegotiating with Life.  

With Tommy out on Medical Leave, John takes on the topic of nerds ruling the world, how to stop living paycheck to paycheck and what he did to get traction on a plan that got him out of a $200k hole. Don't worry. There is no actual math involved in this episode. No need to bring your pillow either as this episode will help you turn financial pain into financial pleasure. You won't want to this epi...

With Tom assuring everyone that he'll be back in future episodes, John discusses how we choose our emotions and how to embrace the suck when there is little else you can do offering ways he copes with things he can't change.

At this point in the journey, Tom is still on Medical Leave and John talks about the importance of improving our connections with other people as a means of bettering the terms of our own life and how it impacts others.  There are few choice words used in the beginning for the episode not intended for younger children.

With Tom out on Medical Leave, John continues the journey of how to create positive change with the topic focusing on People, Friendship, and Self-Imposed Limits; as well as how he unintentionally pissed on a cat.

Ep 94 The Power of The Unexpected - A Swift Kick In The Ass Podcast. As illness prevents lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren from creating regular content, this is the first episode completed where John flies the show solo focused on how the power of the unexpected effects the terms of our life and what to do about it. ——————— Find out more on http://www.aswiftkickintheass.com h...

ASKITA 093 Longtime friends Tommy Stewart and John Curren discuss Tom's cancer treatment.  

episode 92 A Swift Kick In The Ass. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to live positively while faced with a terminal illness. For the last 5 months, Tom struggled with an unknown neurological illness. A wrong diagnosis led him to seek a 2nd opinion and ultimately a brain biopsy to reveal what was wrong. The biopsy revealed three stage 3 tumors known as anaplastic a...

Ep 91 Persistence In The Face Of Adversity. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how it is to face mortality when facing an unknown disease or condition. A continuation of the last episode THE kick In The Ass. We provide an update on Tom's condition and how he is dealing with the unknown neurological condition that is wreaking havoc on his life. What is it like to face po...

EP 90 THE Kick In The Ass! Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to face the fear of death and undiagnosed illness. The holidays brought Tom an unexpected gift...A neurological condition that has yet to be identified. How do you deal with the fear of possibly having a terminal disease? Tom discusses how he mentally faces an undiagnosed illness that has been plaguing hi...

Ep 89 Why Mom Was Right About Gratitude. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss gratitude and how it can make you a better version of yourself. This is a Thanksgiving episode and will reveal wisdom from ancient Greece and Rome in the form of Stoic philosophy. How to help others without expecting anything in return.  ——————— Find out more on http://www.aswiftkickintheass.com...

Ep 88 Before You Get To Enough Is Enough Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to cope with the frustration of wanting to leave your job and pursue your "passion".  How to tackle the problem of wanting to be somewhere else but needing to be where you are. How John got out of a bad relationship that would have changed his entire life and making the leap into entrepreneu...

Ep 87 Fail To Plan - Plan To Fail - A Swift Kick In The Ass Podcast. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how it is imperative to make a plan when trying to reach goals or make personal change. John and Tom talk about Hurricane Irma and how the people of South Florida failed to prepare and how that lack of preparation is similar to failing to reach goal milestones.     ——...

Ep 86 The Secret To Getting More Action - A Swift Kick In The Ass Podcast. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to reach your goal and achieve more action with less talk. Recent studies show that when you verbalize your goals to others that there is a less likely chance you will achieve those goals. John and Tom cover why you should keep your lips sealed when it comes...

A Swift Kick In The Ass podcast episode 85 Like A Virgin. How and why you should think like a virgin and more on stepping out of your comfort zone. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss overcoming anxiety and fear and embrace it and the rewards of getting uncomfortable and entering new situations with an empty cup virgin like mindset. Tom discusses the stress involved in c...

Ep 84 Does Re-Centering Make You Feel Stupid? A Swift Kick In The Ass podcast. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how trying to find balance during life change can be overwhelming and leave you feeling down. This unique episode is recorded in Virginia while Tom and his family are visiting John. Recorded in the backyard of John's house with the ambiance of birds chirping...

Episode 83 Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to work with what you have... limited resources. This topic stems from a meme that John posted on our facebook page showing a toilet paper roll with only one sheet of paper left on the roll. Trudging through the toilet humor will get you some actionable advice that you can use to use whatever resources you have to get re...

Ep 82 A Kick In The Ass Manifesto. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to create a manifesto and why you should do it in order to reach your goals. Having a vision and working backward is essential to creating a framework for your written manifesto. Small goals are like building blocks or the larger vision. It is to pivot if life throws you a curve ball. It is also i...

A Swift Kick In The Ass episode 81 Kicking the crap out of anxiety. Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss the positive side of anxiety and how to deal with the negative effects.  This episode is not for people that suffer conditions related to anxiety or social anxiety disorder. Tom and John cover the fight or flight response we inherited from our ancestors and how it rela...

Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss implementing last episodes idea of "A Minute Of Your Time". How to create time to make a positive change in your life. It is time management but not in the stuffy corporate way we are used to. Making time for yourself first and making time to improve your relationships and the quality of your life. It is time management but not in the...

Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how valuable a minute of your time can be. How small changes in your routine can lead to big changes in your life over time. John uses the analogy of a snowball rolling down a hill and getting larger and larger as it progresses down the hill. Life is the same as that snowball and we can make small minute changes in our health, finances...

Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss overcoming fear with everyday courage. Learn the tactics and strategies that will help you overcome the fear that is holding you back from living a full and abundant life. Tom and John re-live some of the scenarios that created their fears and how they overcame them. Fear is prevalent in the nation of the United States of America after...

Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss courage and how it plays a role in self improvement. Courage as a skill vs. trait. How one must feel fear and act despite it in order to have courage. ——————— Find out more on http://www.aswiftkickintheass.com https://www.facebook.com/aswiftkickintheass https://twitter.com/AKickintheass https://www.pinterest.com/akickintheass/ —-Listen...

Episode 76 of A Swift Kick In The Ass podcast. Lifelong friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss the importance of persistence. Fall down, stand up, repeat is a motto of A Swift Kick In The Ass podcast. If you fail to reach a goal, simply get back up and try again. Write down your goals and have a road map that will help guide you day in and day out. Thomas Edison failed ten thousand times befo...