Relentless Forward Progress with Mike Ubaldini

Today’s episode is focused mostly on partnerships within a relationship with our significant others. However, I’ve been in situations where the 100%-100% discussion has come up in business settings as well. I think it is universal in any type of interaction or collaboration. This topic was inspired by a podcast I listened to between Tim Ferris, his podcast, & Brene’ Brown. I do like her spin on it...

In my 45 years I can say that I’ve been fortunate to experience quite a bit. Some good, some challenging. Much of it I wasn’t ready for. Today’s episode we talk about that and this quote from Marie Forleo that inspired it: “You never feel ready to do the important things you’re meant to do.” – MF

We all heard the news on Sunday of the tragic helicopter accident that claimed the lives of 9 people in Southern California. Over the last two days I reflected on this, felt sadness, confusion, and yes, asked why a few times. As a father of a 13-year-old girl, I’ve felt many moments of being in that situation. If you know the story, I think you can understand that to a degree. Today’s episode is a...

“Give yourself space and grace to suck.” – Marie Forleo Pretty interesting topic, right? The older, or wiser I should say, we get the more graceful we become at failure? Or, is it that we become more accepting of it because it has happened so often to us on our journey? Failing is inevitable and WILL happen. It is unavoidable; unless you live in a bubble and take no risks!! 😊 Today we dig into th...

Since the beginning of the new year we’ve been on a path to further creating the life we want to live. Part of that involves some exciting change, sacrifice, risk, and soul searching. It also has me evaluating fear and failure. However, I have tremendous support and belief from my family and others, and, so fortunate to have messages from those I don’t know surfacing each day. Today’s episode goes...

As we roll into 2020, I wanted to outline a few nuggets from 2019 and share some thoughts and ideas for 2020. A new decade beginning, and we are excited to see where this new year and new decade takes us. Today’s episode goes into those memorable moments from the past year and what challenges we are looking to tackle next year.

Wanted to put out one last message before we celebrate the holidays and wind down 2019. Nothing major, no deep thoughts, just thanks, gratitude, love, kindness, and peace. We all appreciate the support and love you guys continue to share. Thank you for your support. Go out and enjoy this time with your family, friends, loved ones and step back, breath, be calm, find joy and peace. Wishing you all...

Wrapping up a book right now call Finding Ultra by Rich Roll. Definitely worth the read whether you are an ultra-endurance athlete or not; just some fantastic lessons. This episode closes in on a quote from the book, from his wife, Julie Roll, “So if that was it would you be satisfied with the way you’d pursued your life?” She is asking Rich about his process throughout his life after a bad bicycl...

The last few days I have found myself calmer and in a more peaceful state. My sense it has much to do with the race this past Saturday, which I talked about yesterday in a blog post. There are many factors that can attribute to my current state but this morning, while going on my first run since the race, I listened to this Lewis Howes Podcast with Mel Robbins. Her message and quote below provided...

There is a great quote from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Why this came into my head this morning while meditating I have no idea but did get me thinking about this recent training block leading up to tomorrows race, making plans, setting expectations, and this week changing fast. We get into during this ed...

Wanted to take this time in today’s episode to just share my heart. Communicate what we are thankful for, what we are grateful for & encourage us all to slow down, take a breath, and create some down time for you, your family, and your loved ones.

Did I get your attention? 😊 This is a quote I heard today on the Lewis Howes’ podcast with Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Definitely encourage the listen. His point was around if we are hurting our kids by not embracing that chaos. Today’s RFP podcast talks about this in more details and shares some of our experiences as well.

Been hearing a lot about “leaning into” things lately and wanted to use today’s episode to dig deeper into that concept. Simple intro! Quick overview! Let’s get to it!

Maybe a rant, maybe just things that are on my mind, events and moments over the last week, and a big salute to our Veterans. After 2 weeks of travel and sharing, I am back home noticing happenings in the desert. Today I share them with you in this episode of the RFP Podcast!

On the heels of my daughter’s 16th birthday yesterday I think this is a great topic to discuss on today’s episode. I came across this great quote a couple of weeks ago. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso So much truth today. Having children, at least from this side, gets those artistic juices flowing. Being and adult, sometimes, stif...

Showing up each day and honoring your commits is something that I believe is very important in maintaining relentless forward progress. Last week I was asked by two separate people about this topic. Those conversations were around changing behaviors, creating & eliminating habits, and staying true to YOUR standards. Today’s episode goes into some details on those conversations and thoughts.

The more I open my eyes these days, and truthfully, the more open and accepting I get too, the more I see some extraordinary things occurring. I have met many people that are impressed easily and others that you have to shake them to see if they are actually awake and witnessing the same moment. In my 45 years on this planet, I’ve gotten to see, and more importantly, be aware of some great moments...

“What does clutch look like?” – Lucas Jadin I’ve mentioned my journal before. It is a big, 5-subject notebook, yes, I still write in one 😊, that I put my thoughts, actions, progress, and notes in throughout the day and review them once a week, typically on Saturday. I reflect on the progress I made, the things I did well, joyful moments, and of course, my challenges and how I grew through them. I...

“It’s not about being better than anyone else. It’s about being better than what you use to be.” – Wayne Dyer Last week we talked about complacency. This week I feel like we should talk about progress. I was fortunate to come across a Wayne Dyer podcast over the weekend and was blessed by the quote above to offer some perspective. Today’s episode shares it with you.

“When you are overfed, it’s hard to stay hungry.” – Gary Vaynerchuk I heard this quote last week on a video from Gary Vee. That same day, in the same instance, I heard another video of Denzel Washington talking about “not having a plan to fall back on,” because he wants to fall forward. Same day and same time, again, a story about Sylvester Stallone when he was first getting Rocky off the ground,...

Been harping on this book, Brene’ Brown’s, “Gifts of Imperfection,” over the last week or so. I mentioned in a blog last week that I went back and reread it because I need to figure out why I felt I was “falling out of love with myself.” 😊 Sounds weird but it was a stage I was at during that moment. When I was finishing up the book, I came across this quote: “What’s the greater risk? Letting go o...

The excerpt below is from Tim Ferriss’ book, “Tribe of Mentors.” It was from his interview with Sam Harris. If you don’t know either of these guys, Google them, they are worth knowing 😊. I am sharing this because I experience this very often. Perfect example, last week I spoke with a dear loved one that was struggling, in a valley, and questioning where it was all leading. My hope, I believe sinc...

Today marks 18 years since that tragic day, September 11, 2001. We’ve seen all the memorial services, remembrances on social media and TV, and many have shared a prayer, and likely a tear, reflecting back on that day. My plan was to share something else today, but, after sharing a moment with my daughters last night about 9/11, I decided to this was today’s episode would be about. “If we learn not...

Being involved in our children’s lives is critical. Can we be too involved? Sure, we can, and we have all seen it; parents driving and pushing our kids to be the best they can be. Whether that is in school, music, theater, dance, or sports. My wife and I can relate, since we have two kids in sports and us too, were both athletes, still are to a degree 😊. Today’s episode goes into our experiences,...

Over the last few years I have tried a number of different rituals and practices to improve my sleep and recovery. Today’s episode goes through a number of strategies that have worked, and some that have not. As I have gotten older (wiser 😊) I am beginning to accept and appreciate rest and recovery. We tend to push ourselves to limits, to the point of breakdown. Rather than be proud and letting o...