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TC Stefani and Mike Bearden ask each other totally unscripted questions that might just apply to you as well on this week's OpaZao podcast. We introduce a random series topic that we will revisit from time to time.

Mike Bearden and TC interview Thayne Mahler, a story of losing his leg at 18 while snowboarding off the side of Mt. Hood. 

Mike Bearden and Alyssa Guzman chat about anxiety and how a simple math equation can help you breathe your way through an anxious moment; 5+6=11.

Mike Bearden and Alyssa Guzman continue our OpaZao discussion on mental health awareness and talk specifically about the need to find a "strong friend." 

Mike Bearden shares how "Dear World," a song by the group Echosmith, reflects the desire of the Next Listener Program coming this Fall through The Power of Next. Check it out!

Mike Bearden and our guest Mike Ayetiwa talk about Mike's (@officialblackmic) interview with random individuals while cruising the Venice Beach boardwalk. Identity and stuck reveal themselves once again. Let us know what you think.

Mike Bearden and TC Stefani quickly address a topic that requires further discussion. What we came up with is that this topic is all about placing others before you with each intent, thought and/or action.

Mike Bearden and TC Stefani tackle the topic of mental illness with their guest "Jane." Jane shares a bit of her story while leaving the audience wanting to hear more. Give us your thoughts at next_opazao on Instagram. 

Mike Bearden and TC Stefani finish off the two part series for Father's Day. The newly discovered wisdom is dropped left and right on a early morning broadcast to celebrate dads and learn the value of forming your future by living in the moment well.

Mike Bearden interviews his own Father-in-law about how it was when he asked for his permission to marry his daughter and how that all came full circle when Mike's own daughter was proposed to recently. A Father's Day Message

Honoring those we know or "knew" often comes only after that person is no longer a part of our lives. What if we began honoring others as part of our regular DNA Identity? This is how we make this world a little more positive place to live in.

In light of so many recent school tragedies, TC and Mike address this growing need and begin to offer a few next steps in growing the positive before and after tragedy occurs.

Change is responsible for everything we see and experience. We exist because of change. So why not learn to live and thrive along side of it. Embrace change and ultimately grow though it. 

An inside look at how we Podcast at 7am. And Mike has a cold. NEW, partnering with Next Listener the next few months.

Life is full of transitions, both large and small. Whether the emotions that accompany them are intense or absent, each transition is an opportunity to grow. The key lies in pausing just long enough to allow for wisdom to enter the decision making process and produce forward growth through each transition.

While failing is never seen as a positive, positive can always come from failure. As long as you are doing putting forth your best efforts, you WIN, even when you fail.

CANCER! We all know someone who has or has had it. But what happens when the cancer is yours? Believe it or not, this season of crisis is an opportunity for your growth. Even if death calls, you WIN the battle simply by choosing to grow through the cancer. This episode only scratches the surface of a personal experience Mike had with cancer. Yet the desire of this podcast is to let you know that w...

This episode allows Mike and TC to get vulnerable with the audience with personal experiences of discouragement and how they overcame the downward spiral that so many share. Listen and feel free to respond to use about your stories and how or if you recovered from your own season of discouragement.

Today's podcast discusses the daily challenge we each face to start off the day with a positive Mindset/heartset. Our daily perspective, attitude, and awareness can often determine our day's direction before it even begins. Thus, not how life is treating you but how are you treating life?

OpaZao originated from decades of witnessing all the negative in the world. I knew there was a whole lot of positive happening around the world. But the average person was being bombarded with 80% or more of his/her daily life with negative. Enter OpaZao. "Opa" is a Greek expression for exciting and "Zao" is ancient Greek to live, "Excited Living." That is our purpose. We are here to bring to you...

This episode is a general introduction to OpaZao, its focus and its frequency.  Don't forget to subscribe to our show.