Relentless Forward Progress with Mike Ubaldini

What is happiness? Last week Bryan came across this YouTube, Joe Rogan clip – “How to be truly happy?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIHL-6l7b0&feature=youtu.be After we watched we both thought it would be great to dissect a bit. A number of great nuggets to dive into and we did just that. Couple things we pulled out in addition to what we discuss: Seek lessons and difficult tasks. Camaraderie...

We tried something new this week and tagged along the RFP Blog’s “Journal Journey” and attempted, as Bryan put it, “random journal grabs.” We let the pages flip, stopped randomly on a day from our journal logs and hit record. It was a fun pass at it and we have the feeling it will continue in the future. This episode we stopped on January 12, 2018 and went into these topics (unfortunately none had...

We have to ask forgiveness for missing lasts weeks episode. It was a week that was not ideal for our schedules and when one was available the other was not. So, sorry if you missed us but maybe that is our ego’s talking and no one really missed us that much 😊. This week we tried to remember what we wanted to talk about last week and after a few senior moments we remember. It was from a Dax Sheppa...

Growing up and still today, we probably come across the saying, “listen more than you talk; that is why you have two ears and one mouth.” What about when what you are listening to is your own self-defeating thoughts? Self-doubt, questioning your self-worth, wondering if you are enough – can stop you dead in your tracks! We can get incredibly attached to what we perceive to be our identity and when...

No, please don’t read that the wrong way, Bryan and I did not do the podcast today topless 😊!! Although, a possible topic during the summer months if we are able to get together? We went back & forth on few thoughts, made no final decision & decided to see where today’s Ultra Dad episode would go when we hit record. Hopefully, we didn’t disappoint, you have a few laughs, and grab a nugget or tow....

If we are talking all things Ultra, I guess being mentally tough should be a topic. Well, tonight’s episode dug deep into our thoughts around mental toughness, how do you get there, and characteristics that can contribute. Just like anything, if you want to get good at it, you have to work at it. It takes practice and being stubborn may help too. This was a fun one for us and something that is clo...

The first show of 2021 continued the trend from 2020 by going to many places – the unknown, the uncertain, and staying true to topic – doing so with relentless forward progress. The intent was to discuss the topic: “Have you ever practiced how it feels to fear?” – Well, we got into a great conversation and went deep there but also tackled cold plunges and how that is a metaphor for fear, failure,...

We took a week off for the Christmas Holiday (you are welcome by the way 😊) but are back at it for a year in reflection. 2020 was unique to say the least but there are many “rainbows” that we were able to find. Our hope is that as we all look back on this past year, we can find some silver lining, some moment or some piece of happiness, hope, love, joy, and progress. We have all found ways to be...

Yesterday in the blog we shared a Brene’ Brown podcast where she interviewed Tim Ferriss & Dax Shepard. We were both inspired by the content, inspired by the vulnerability, and bent over from some of the many laughs. So we decided to still some of the questions Brene’ asked the guys……Thanks again to Brene’, Dax, & Tim (we don’t know them 😊) for inspiring us to share some of our insecurities and s...

Father! Friend! Teacher! Coach! Guide! It is fine line and takes “balance” to manage it all. It is even more challenging to let go. Being clutch can be defined as doing something well, being excellent or efficient, constantly juggling, being able to adapt and change….often. It is hard work and there are times we fail daily. Our kids create so many opportunities for us to be clutch parents, in toda...

We pulled today’s episode from some content offered by many; a quote from many but I originally heard it from Joshua Medcalf & the Train2BClutch Mental Training & Leadership seminar. “If you have the right skill sets you can rebuild.” We went a bit deep on this but still had some laughs and fun, along with some technical difficulties. The topics ranged from the victim vs. victor mentality, buildin...

We didn’t know how this would all come together. Bryan and I were face to face for our first in person Ultra Dad’s podcast. Since we are low tech and low budget, we did this via the Anchor app on a speaker phone. Kudos to Anchor for the sound quality and ease (btw – happy to discuss sponsorships 😊). We wanted to keep this free flowing and completely authentic, peaking into our Thanksgivings toget...

How'd we get here? The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing wit...

This was a topic we’ve wanted to hit on for a few weeks so excited to share it with you all. We dig deep into mindset and how it can create wealth and legacy for the future. Can mindset be the foundation for wealth and your legacy? We touch on great video by Carol Dweck on developing a growth mindset and share some tools we practice. https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ We also dive into some money stuff,...

To start off, Happy Veteran’s Day to all those service folks out there. We are so very grateful for your sacrifices. Today’s episode Bryan and I dig into that topic that can be good, bad, sometimes ugly, but always interesting. We go to thoughts from growing up and are perspective from then to know and how being parents’ factor into the discussion. We have some laughs and share how things shift fr...

Due to some inconvenient circumstances we had to push this week’s episode out to a Friday night happy hour. It still worked out great. We pop up on our soap boxes to discuss the immediacy and push for the holiday season (since September) but also enjoy some of the benefits (holiday beer & movie quotes 😊). We dive into some political conversations, slowing things down, the kiddos, not waiting for...

We turned off the filters and just let this one rip with no editing. You will hear dogs barking, beers cans being popped, and some technical issues…..who knew Anchor only allowed you to go 2 hours. We don’t think about time when we jump into these, but the conversation just flowed and Colin, Bryan, and I just talked – and oh did we enjoy the conversation. We discuss parenting, coaching, wrestling,...

To start out we will ask for some forgiveness; right around minute 16:30 through 17:15 there is a delay because of some technical difficulties (aka – we are low budget 😊), so excuse us. Bryan and I are unfiltered and don’t want to mess with the authenticity of our podcasts. Full transparency, I worked on the edit and it didn’t turn out well – but hey, the rest of the show was top notch 😊!! This...

It didn’t take us long to transition to weekly Ultra Dad’s podcasts. We will see how these goes with our schedules but hope to get these out each week moving forward. This week we preview an upcoming charity event we are participating in virtually. It being October and breast cancer awareness month, Aravaipa Running is putting on the “Be Moved” Virtual Race. We go into what prompted us to sign up...

We had the great fortunate to have our moms involved in our lives and still do to this day. For that we are grateful. We wouldn’t be where we are or who we are without them. Today’s episode of Ultra Dad’s is in tribute to them, Debbie Shane, and Marlene Ubaldini. We’ve all known each other for over 30 years, and it has been a journey. Today we dig into some of that, their perspectives of parenting...

This is a question I’ve asked myself and several other people in the last year. Most recently, I’ve been able to ask the guest of the podcast this same question and the answers are striking similar. Today we discuss those answers and challenge the audience to think about it as well.

This one was a fun ride and we hope you guys enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording. We wanted to talk about the concept of treating family like a team, which I think we did well at, that went to beers, parenting, fatherhood, marriage a bit, current social landscapes, and tied it back to the family topic, & of course beer. It was a good show and we are grateful to have you tune in! During...

Today’s episode we are grateful to be joined by Brian Holt. Brian and I attended Drexel University together and were both very involved with our fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon while there. Today we catch up a bit and also dive into his story. We touch on topics about political and societal division, parenting, and ways to possibly create peaceful change in our country. Really enjoyed catching up...

The outdoors, whether you’ve been enjoying is ever since you were a kid, or are just getting into it as a wise adult 😊, has been proven to provide healing qualities. In this installment of Ultra Dad’s we talk about what the outdoors have done for us over the years. Healing Freedom Cleansing Connection Contribution Brotherhood We also talk about how our love for the outdoors has provided opportuni...

Today’s episode we are grateful to be joined by John LeCroix, Owner & Race Director of the Human Potential Running Series. John also created and co-hosts the Ultra Stories Podcast. https://humanpotentialrunning.com/ https://humanpotentialrunning.com/ultra-stories/ We got into his journey of life, running, ultra-marathon’s, being a business owner, being vulnerable, lessons learned and a quick stop...