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In today’s podcast, Daylan returns for our second conversation. We chop it up about sports, culture, the media, the power of athletes, the role and responsibilities of athletes in the world, and how important it is to set an example for others. As always, it was an engaging conversation and it was a joy to hear his thoughts on the topics we discussed. Daylan also just launched his own podcast call...

Today’s episode is short and sweet, but it definitely hits an important point. Find your blind spots (the things that you are ignorant to and the weaknesses that you have). When you know what your blind spots are, you’ll be able to seek out others who have strengths that complement your weaknesses. Invest into those relationships to grow as a person, as it is likely that some of your strengths wil...

Today’s episode is focused on my thoughts about materialism and why we should give it up. This episode is also a commitment on my end to not being a materialist, and to always be held accountable to this standard. I hope you enjoy it! Much Love ❤️ 

Today’s podcast is inspired by Austin Poff, a great man and friend. “No reason to stay is a good reason to go.” This quote was brought to my attention by Austin, who happens to very much enjoy Camila Cabello’s music. When I heard this lyric for the first time, I was taken a back. When I thought about it further, I realized that it is a very powerful line that would resonate with a lot of people. T...

Today’s podcast episode is quite intense. As a 21 year-old, thinking about and talking about death shouldn’t happen. It is something that most people my age avoid and are told to not do because we have “so much more life left to live.” However, our conceptions of death can drastically change how we live our lives day-to-day. With this in mind, I recorded today’s episode. This is easily one of the...

Today’s podcast was a cool one for me to record and talk through. This “equation” has been stuck in my head for a long time, and ruminating on it has brought me some great clarity on the topic of happiness. In this talk, I break down this “equation” of happiness, what it means at its basic and deeper levels, and why it does NOT mean that you have to be a pessimist to be happy. In fact, as you’ll s...

Today’s conversation with James Gilliam is an eye-opening one. His story is one of focused identity formation, grappling with pain and death, transition, faith, embracing struggle, digging deep, and keeping things in perspective. His life experiences are heavy, but the grace with which he has dealt with them and learned from them is to be admired. Although James and I disagree on some points about...

Today’s podcast discusses a topic that has never been mentioned on the podcast before. This topic is momentum. Mo • men • tum: the impetus and driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events. Momentum is something that we all want to build. We want to feel like we’re in flow, finishing the things that we want to get done, making progress toward our goals, and just moving f...

Today’s podcast consists of me answering a question that has been lingering within me for some time. In a bit of a scatterbrained response, I answer the question, “How do you constantly stay positive in a world full of doubt and hate?” In the moment, this question really made me think. However, after taking the time to think it through, I found the answer to be quite simple. You can hear my answer...

Today’s podcast is focused on one of the most important points that I will ever discuss. Balancing the opposing duality of self-love and embracing criticism is essential for all of us to achieve what we want to achieve and to live a deep and meaningful life. This is a topic that I could talk about for hours upon hours, but I condensed it down to nine minutes. Please listen to the entire episode, a...

Over the last few days, I have seen a few posts on social media about leaving failure behind in 2018 as we move into 2019. This podcast’s purpose is to call out that way of thinking. If we are to succeed in 2019, we cannot leave failure behind, as it is the key experience that will push us toward the success that we are seeking. We need to bring it with us, and we need to embrace it. Failure is a...

Today’s podcast is of high importance for me. As we bring in the new year, it’s so important to be reflective and to put routines in place to make ourselves better. So in today’s episode, I discuss my routine of morning and nightly questions that I have in place to be more reflective and effective. I go through each question and explain the importance of each one. I hope that you tune in and find...

I’m very happy to be back today with this podcast episode. This is a reading of an article that I wrote just before Christmas, as the topic was something that was coming up over and over again consistently in my conversations. Since then, it has continued to come up and solidify its importance to me. Our beliefs are things that we all take very seriously, but we must be able to take a step back to...

Be thoughtful. Don’t be afraid to get deep. Don’t be afraid of thinking too much. Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself and to challenge others to think. Don’t be afraid to push back on the reasons why something can be rationalized. Don’t be afraid to go beyond first-order consequences when thinking about the magnitude of a certain act or belief. And don’t settle for having doubts or not achieving...

Today's podcast centers around this quote: “Letting your emotions dictate your actions is the greatest sign of weakness.” Managing your emotions and making better decisions are themes that I come back to time and time again. They are such important facets of my life, so I hope that this short discussion can provide some insights into that. Thanks for checking out this talk! Much love ❤️

Today’s podcast was certainly thought-provoking. Any conversation with Jesus has the potential to be intellectually deep and eye-opening, and this one certainly fulfilled that potential. We discuss end of year resolutions, counting your blessings, improvement, breaks, cutting out your ego, balancing duality, and the dynamism of life and humanity. I took so much away from this conversation and I am...

Today’s podcast was special. Every conversation I have with Ty is one of great depth and insight, and I leave each interaction with such optimism and intentionality for life. In this episode, we hit on a number of topics. We start off talking about graduating from college in 10 days, which spun into a few different critical topics, such as the debate as to whether you can understand something you’...

In today’s podcast, I discuss Epigenetics. Epigenetics is the study of heritable gene expression. Studies have found that chemicals can tag DNA to turn gene expression on or off. This principle could have major implications for our behaviors, as the things we do could affect how our genes are expressed both for ourselves and for the generations that come after us. I break this concept down in this...

Today’s podcast is a bit different. Instead of discussing a new topic or my current thoughts on something, I read through a short writing from 3 years ago during my first semester at university. It was really humbling to see the themes I discussed in it, as I still strongly resonate with its principal sentiments. I hope you all enjoy this deeper look into my thoughts from the past and my developme...

Hoy, os presento a mi amiga Mila. Ella vive en Santa Marta, Colombia. En este episodio del podcast, Mila y yo hablamos de la organización y la improvisación. A través de este tema, llegamos a otros puntos muy interesantes, como sus planes de ir a Europa para trabajar en el mundo del cine, la revolución actual en las universidades en Colombia, y qué tan importante es conocerte a ti mismo. Espero qu...

Today, a podcast addressing the surges in gratefulness that occur during the Thanksgiving and holiday season. It makes me really happy to see these boosts in gratefulness and contentment. However, it is unfortunate to see that this is one of the few times of the year where this occurs often and is encouraged. How grateful will you be on March 7th? How about on May 27th? Let’s not confine this grat...

Today, a discussion on the stark difference between pontification and problem solving. We often find ourselves discussing the same problems and issues that we have over and over and over again. However, why do we do this when we know that it’s not solving anything? To counter this, I break down ways in which we can get out of this zone of pontification to get into a zone of action and problem solv...

Today, another cool podcast conversation with my friend Ellen Atwood. Ellen has a really cool background, from being born in London to her love for music, she has had a lot of cool experiences that she talks about with me today. She also talks a lot about her experiences with rowing, changing universities, and traveling. She’s such a cool person and I’m really excited to share this chat with every...

Today, I had the absolute pleasure of having one of my dearest friends on the podcast. Jordan’s life experiences are so interesting to hear about and the transformation he has undergone is simply inspiring. We chat about that transformation, his deep desire to create, and how that desire manifests itself in music, language learning, dance, and travel. Jordan is an absolute stud, which you will all...

Today, a really special conversation with a great friend of mine. Mike does Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has been doing it for 10 years. Today’s podcast centers on his experiences with Brazilian jiu-jitsu and then we jump into a lot of other topics having to do with health and deeper happiness. I hope you all enjoy it. It’s definitely a densely packed chat that will be informative in some way.