Help Yourself!

In this episode, Bryan and Nick contemplate life hacks for your masochistic, listening pleasure. Most are ones they personally practice.  Generally, a 'life hack' is something that can help you break a habit, form a habit, or increase your productivity. Some think that any old clever thing is a life hack, Bryan disagrees and Nick laughs. What are your life hacks? Share them with Bryan an...

It's back to school time! In this episode, Bryan and Nick conversate (it's a word, shut-up) on education and the systems which support it. There's so many different teaching methods that people have come up with over generations: Lecture based, Socratic, Montessori, Waldorf... (Bryan thought the last one was a salad...) So many methods to get you to learn. Some methods are better th...

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? Bryan and Nick have another guest on our podcast -- our friend, co-worker, and fellow Toastmaster, Stephen Shook. As an experienced podcaster himself, he has some critique of the Help Yourself podcast. He eventually gets to the evaluation points, but not before derailing our conversation (in a good way of course). Was Stephen correct in hi...

Bryan and Nick really like quotes. In fact, before they started this podcast, they wanted to do a podcast all about quotes. It failed, but now you guys get this episode. Bryan and Nick are waxing philosophical about some of their favorite quotes. If you guys like it, then they might do another episode like this. (They could talk for hours and hours about their favorite quotes!) If you have a favor...

Inspired by the upcoming 4th of July weekend, Bryan and Nick thought it would be apropos to talk about Independence, Dependence, and Interdependence. After all, each of these play a big role in how you deal with the world, whether you will have healthy relationships, and whether you will achieve your goals. We can't always be independent, nor should we always be dependent. Through the discuss...

Bryan and Nick make another installment of the personality test variety. This time it's Enneagram. We find out what number Bryan is and what number Nick is. There's also a discussion of why this information might be important to you and what insight you can gain about yourself by finding out what your Enneagram number is. The resources that Bryan and Nick use in this episode are: Enneagr...

What makes something funny? What are the different types of comedians? Bryan and Nick talk about this and are not funny at all. LOL.  Tell us why we're not funny at helpyourself@brynic.com!

In continuing to share ideas about time management, Bryan and Nick talk about how to say "No" so you don't overcommit yourself to too many things. They explore why we don't say no even when we think we should and even talk about some ideas about how to say no graciously. Bryan lets us in on one of his pet peeves...  We'd love to hear from you (we're saying "YES&q...

Like you, Bryan and Nick are students of time management. In this episode, they are a couple of tools discussing a couple of tools to help you manage your time better and allow you to achieve your goals. Have topic ideas on time management or philosophy? How about food or restaurant recommendations? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at helpyourself@brynic.com!

Bryan, Nick, and guest Ed Zinkiewicz all talk about why they podcast. We know, we know, it's a very 'meta' subject, but it will give you a glimpse into why we do what we do. Also, if you're thinking of creating a podcast, then it may give you the motivation to start now. You can get all of the information about Ed and get in contact with him if you'd like at www.retirement...

In this episode, Bryan and Nick discuss the philosophy that surrounds taxes. Is it ok to encourage or discourage certain behaviors through taxes? What alternatives are there to taxing income? Why are taxes good? Why are taxes bad? What is a "fair" tax?

Bryan and Nick have their friend Chris on to talk about lying, pranking, and hazing. There's a fine line and a common thread (no pun intended) between all of those. Is it ever ok to lie? When does pranking cross the line into hazing? Does lying, pranking, and hazing have positive benefits? Listen to hear the discussion. We really do want to hear from you (no joke). Send us some email at helpy...

Bryan and Nick welcome Susan Ragsdale of the Write Creations Group to the podcast. Susan's authored 12 books and has such a thing for reflecting, she's shiny! We explore her work with creating group experiences, how to cultivate a growth mindset, and what reflection is and what value it holds. Should you take time to reflect every so often? (hint: the answer is 'yes'!)

In this episode, Bryan and Nick explore the positive and negative aspects of competition. From the competitive environment as a child/adult, to competition with yourself, to sports vs. business competition. What is your experience with competition? Have you had a good or bad experience with it? When is competition better than cooperation? When isn't it? We would love to hear your story! Drop...

Mary Dunn of Keller Williams Realty and Help Along the Path joins us to go total fan girl on Tony Robbins. She's our first guest ever so be gentle (with all three of us!). Learn a bit more about Mary, a bit more about Tony Robbins, and a bit more about doing something with yourself!

In this pre-Valentine's Day episode, Bryan and Nick talk about love. They love food and they love to podcast. What are the different types of love? What is the opposite of love? If you want to send a love note to Bryan and Nick, you can email them at helpyourself@brynic.com.

OK, so New Year's Resolutions are hard. You did your best to come up with some good ones this year, maybe for the first time in a long time, maybe even ever! Lo and beyond, despite your best intentions, you're off track - maybe even so far off track you're lost! It's quite common. Bryan and Nick have been there. This episode is our 3rd and final episode in our series on New Yea...

Hey... This episode is being published a week or two into 2021. How are you doing with your resolutions? Did you forget to make them? Check out our previous episode . Did you make them and forget what they were? In this episode, Bryan & Nick explore ways to keep New Year's Resolutions without the guilt and shame of a slow start. Go on and give it a listen!

Love them or hate them, New Year's Resolutions are hard to make and even harder to keep! Bryan & Nick explore the idea of resolutions and how to build them effectively, helping to ensure personal success.

Bryan and Nick take and discussion a personality test 'live'. Hilarity ensues. Oh, and one of us had COVID while recording.

Bryan reveals which he finds harder: hosting a holiday party or choosing a gift. We're talking about breaking a project down, continuing our conversation from our previous episode, Poke Bowls of Regret. We welcome your feedback on this or any episode at HelpYourself@brynic.com!

Bryan & Nick discuss a wide variety of topics. This is actually one of our earlier conversations that we're bringing before you. By the way, Nick is a total newb at audio editing and production (it can go here because Nick is writing this description). Be sure to let us know what you think of this or any of our episodes at helpyourself@brynic.com!

Bryan and Nick dive into Toastmasters International leadership - how it works, why it works, and why participate.

In this episode, Bryan and Nick talk about their experience in Toastmasters, focusing on the different parts of a meeting, how each piece helps members learn by doing with regard to public speaking and leadership.