THINK BETTER SOON *the positive podcast

JP and Jason discuss the miracle morning book and how it is helping them spring out of bed, have better mornings/days and better relationships with their family, friends and co-workers!

JP and I talk about rolling out of bed with a plan to make the best of the day!!

Jason and JP discuss the importance of listening and how important it is in loving our family (and others) well!

Cal, JP and Family embark on their summer 2023 vacation and remind us all how important it is to make every day a LOVELY DAY! Life comes at us fast and how we respond is everything. We appreciate JP sharing his cheat code to life!

JP was in Lexington so we were able to record this episode together !

JP and I discuss a short story from "The Middle-aged Man on the Flying Trapeze" by James Thurber and the importance of home! We focus on "One is a Wanderer" my personal favorite of the 36 short stories contained in this book published in 1935. I discovered this obscure book on a recent trip to NYC at the Morgan Library & Museum. https://www.themorgan.org/ It was featured in...

Jason and JP talk about what we can learn about thinking our best based on the whirlwind story of Michael Block. Mr. Block is a good player, who dreamed big, worked hard and made it happen! We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did recording it!

The power of an encouraging word and how it helps us keep going!

Make every day a lovely day!!!

Law of Success Part II Self Control in dealing with Critcism Going the Extra Mile A Pleasing Personality The Importance of Concentration Habits Cooperation between your conscious and sub-conscious mind Fear of Failure and Fear of Poverty Tolerance: The key message: If you follow the golden rule, you will stay on the path to success. Think posive, move toward your goal, and don’t let social heredit...

JP and I discuss some of the topics from "The Law of Success" by Napoleon Hill show notes: Success requires:  1.       Use ofyour mind and gathering knowledge 2.      Other like-minded people (master mind alliance) 3.      Definite Chief Aim 4.      Self-Confidence This podcast is an example of this concept.  We study and organize thoughts that we share each week.  We have a mastermind a...

Join Jason and JP as we discuss why worry is futile and why we should always do our best to not worry in life.

JP and I took three tries on this one! Hopefully, the third time is the charm. Try not to get emotional as you listen!

Join Jason and JP as they discuss the concept of how we can either think in terms or the gap (negative thinking) or the gain (positive thinking) JP reasons we can choose happiness. He discussed his ideal setting that helps him perform at his best. (This includes a closet of polyster pullovers) Jason loves the idea of always measuring backwards! AMB, allows you to see how far you have come and all...

JP and I discuss some of the great examples of great thinking and maybe not so great thinking at the 2023 edition of the Masters.

JC and JP look at this year's NCAA tournament and discuss the takeways that have moved us!

https://www.taramstewart.com/   Tara Stewart is our guest today!  We had SO MUCH FUN talking about a topic (phone organziation tips and tricks) that can help us all think better soon now!   We could listen to Tara for hours, but these 34 minutes will have to do!

JP and Jason catch up with special guest, Randy Lillard, to talk about how the world's best leaders focus on the important things and ignore the things that don't get them where they are going.    The Brass Tacks!

We open up talking about Jason's college freshman class on careers, which included him listing his dance moves at Robby's in WVA as on of his talents.    We talk with Randy about his career and the people he has mentored at NASA.    

JC and JP are thrilled to have Randy Lillard on the podcast today for the first of three episodes. Randy is a fraternity brother from our days at Morehead State who went on to a storied career, spending 20 years at NASA before heading on to Citicard and now at Blue Origin. Today we discuss trying to help children take the long view and focus on the process in a world that has instant access to eve...

JC and JP dish on the concept of "shipping" your creative work.  Seth Godin's book is the basis for this discussion.

Jason and Molly took Andrea to the High Point University "Presidental Scholarship Weekend" and Jason and JP discuss this moving weekend and what we can learn from HPU and their inspiring leader, President Nido Qubein.  Their motto, "Choose to be Extraordinary" is a great reminder to "think big" and create the life you want to live!  God, Family and Country!  HPU is an amazing place...

We talk about Virtues, Ben Franklin's 13 virtues and the importance of having your own list of virtues that help you pursue your best life. Franklin conceived a bold and arduous project to help us pursue moral perfection," Franklin writes. "As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other." He soon found the task "of more D...

This episode we talk about hope (the noun) and some examples of hope in our lives.

We have our first guest, our friend, Neal Metcalfe!   We discuss the importance of knowing our strengths, how we find them, and how to use this knowledge to "find our juice!"   We hope you enjoy this one!