The Acres of Diamonds Podcast

The Acres of Diamonds crew welcomes Bruce Whitmarsh to the podcast. Bruce is a retired Corrections Officer and discusses the importance of developing and practicing strong mindsets. (DJ was not on the boat with Tony Nigrelli) #youracresofdiamonds

Scott and DJ welcome Adam Morgan Sr. to the Acres of Diamonds podcast. The guys discuss the use of positive self-talk in our daily activities and Adam hits on how he used self-talk to conquer Spartan races. #youracresofdiamonds

Scott and DJ welcome their good friend, Cody Harris, to the podcast. Cody is a modern-day genius who loves salsa dancing and reading. On this episode the guys discuss the power of time.

Scott and DJ welcome Taylor LaManna to the Acres of Diamonds podcast. Taylor is the 4th person to tackle the program and discusses how her life has changed over the past couple months. One meeting in particular which is the main discussion of the podcast, changed not only Taylor's life but DJ's as well. #youracresofdiamonds

Scott and DJ welcome RN Chris Biryla to the Acres of Diamonds podcast. Chris discusses how he has helped COVID-19 patients at work and how his daily duties have changed.

Scott and DJ welcome their good friend, Mark Ditroia, to the Acres of Diamonds podcast. The guys discuss work ethic, what it consists of, and how passionate and caring people use work ethic in managing their personal and professional lives. #youracresofdiamonds

Scott and DJ welcome their good friend, Tyler Updike, to the Acres of  Diamonds podcast. The guys discuss the plant-based diet Tyler and DJ have tried for the past month. #youracresofdiamonds

Annie Coughlan is the first person to be featured on the Acres of Diamonds podcast who officially completed the Acres of Diamonds program. Annie talks about how her life has changed for the better because of the programs teachings and mentions the importance of an empathetic leader and emotional toughness. #youracresofdiamonds

In this podcast Jack Anten discusses the importance of laughter in our lives. The discussion helps link the concept of comedy to our culture and connection in finding a necessity to laugh with life. #youracresofdiamonds

In this episode Jenni and Loren discuss the implementation of the Acres of Diamonds program into the the Greece Central School District, helping teach young men and women the importance of social and emotional learning. #youracresofdiamonds

Adriana talks about the power of self-love related to being appreciative and happy of who you are. Being thankful for moments, relationships and value in our lives helps develop the most powerful human emotion, Love. #youracresofdiamonds

Andy discusses connecting with people and establishing powerful meaningful relationships. Connection is created when we put our ego aside and actively listen to others, letting them know they are valued. This helps create a common ground and interest. Imagine a party where phones weren't aloud. #youracresofdiamonds

Demarre discusses the power of visualization and self-talk. We all have the ability to visualize worthy goals and put the work into achieving them. Picture goals and mentally talk yourself into making them a reality. #youracresofdiamonds

Nick discusses culture related to team, family and personal. Ultimate goal of culture is to be able to verbalize your personal culture. Define what you see in the mirror. #youracresofdiamonds

Scott and DJ answer an interesting question...What is Acres of Diamonds? The question was brought to light by Nick Ross a mutual friend of both Scott and DJ. #youracresofdiamonds