Podcast Episodes

Jan. 13, 2022

Ep 206 - Mad, Glad, Sad, and Afraid

Tim Hawk — with a background in psychology — joins Tim and Steve to discuss being afraid. Fear is a primary emotion we all experience at times, in different ways and at different levels. What can we learn from fear? How can w...

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Jan. 6, 2022

Ep 205 - The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Tom Parker is on to talk about ikigai — the Japanese concept of finding purpose in your life. Ikigai • 生き甲斐 • A reason for being

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Dec. 30, 2021

Ep 204 - Build Your Inner Strength for 2022

Enough fear already. We’ve grown weak and it’s long past time to get our inner strength back. If you feel weak and afraid — you must replace that with hope and courage. If you feel brave and strong — you must become even stro...

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Dec. 23, 2021

Ep 203 - Mushin, No Thinking or Feeling, Just Being

Any boxer, martial artist, or any kind of athlete knows what it's like to be in the "zone" — where you're not thinking about the past, the future, or anything else — you're just in the moment. That's mushin. You might have ex...

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Dec. 16, 2021

Ep 202 - Band of Brothers

Eric Mintel joins us for part 2 of our conversation. (Check out last week’s show , where we spoke about the universal rhythm and cadence in music, martial arts, and all things in life.) Find mentors that live (or have lived) ...

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Dec. 9, 2021

Ep 201 - Music to Our Ears

We’ve talked extensively about the desired balance between the "crash" and the "flow.” Homeostasis wants to occur. It can be seen all through nature, systems, structures, and relationships between all kinds of things. There’s...

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Dec. 2, 2021

Ep 200 - Attack Life, Not Others — What It Means To You

It’s our 200th episode! Tim and Steve talk about what Attack Life, Not Others means to them. We have an all-star cast of special guests — including Master Tim Hawk, Dr Jarrod Spencer, Chelsea Hoover, Len DiNote, and Dr Bernie...

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Nov. 25, 2021

Ep 199 - Purposeful Change is About Love

We often fear change because the outcome may be unknown. However, there's a difference between just change and purposeful change. It's OK to not always be in control of things, especially when the purpose behind change is out...

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Nov. 18, 2021

Ep 198 - Spirit of A Warrior

Dave Pohlmann shares an inspirational story of willpower, grit, love, and support.

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Nov. 11, 2021

Ep 197 - You Need The Crash To Have The Flow

In past episodes, we’ve discussed Bruce Lee’s famous quote pertaining to water. On one show in particular we said: “When in an adversarial situation, take the path of least resistance and ‘flow’ with it.” After contemplating ...

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Nov. 5, 2021

Ep 196 - Character Development All Our Lives

Tom Parker is back to continue where he left off from last week discussing character development. What does developing your character mean? Where does one cultivate bravery, integrity, intelligence, and other traits for a win...

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Oct. 28, 2021

Ep 195 - Education builds Intelligence plus Character

Tom Parker takes his expertise from the corporate world managing “soft work” (interpersonal skills) and “harder work” (facts, figures, and research) as he, Tim, and Steve discuss: Education: content, knowledge, intelligence C...

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Oct. 21, 2021

Ep 194 - Herbal Remedies for Health

Chelsea from Fuel for Thought Nutrition talks about using food as medicine and the power of nutrients and antioxidants that come from foods such as: Dandelion Cinnamon Mushrooms

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Oct. 14, 2021

Ep 193 - Leaders Understand What Sharing Energy Is

Steve Turoscy joins Tim and Steve to talk about group energy. Thoughts discussed include: Share your energy with those around you, because what goes around comes around True leaders don’t need titles or letters behind their n...

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Oct. 7, 2021

Ep 192 - Change Before You Have To

"Get comfortable being uncomfortable." — The US Navy SEALs "Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself." — Rumi "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot...

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Sept. 30, 2021

Ep 191 - Things We Can Do to Improve Our Energy

Tim Hawk is back to continue where he left off from last week discussing a few things we can do to improve our energy — including exercise and meditation.

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Sept. 23, 2021

Ep 190 - Energy from a Philosophical Perspective

Tim Hawk joins us to discuss energy from his perspective — with a background in philosophy, psychology, and spirituality.

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Sept. 16, 2021

Ep 189 - Energy Equals Joy and Happiness

Last week Tim and Steve talked about surrounding yourself with positive people who support and motivate you — while staying away from people who are often negative and are "energy vampires." Other ways to get more energy — an...

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Sept. 9, 2021

Ep 188 - How To Get More Energy - Part 1

Energy. It’s elusive. We all need it. What can we do to maintain what we have and get even more of it? Tim and Steve discuss this in Part 1 of a series on energy. energy | (ˈenərjē) (noun) — the strength and vitality required...

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Sept. 2, 2021

Ep 187 - Get Past Your Obstacles

Many people are feeling disconnected. If this describes you, this episode may help. We talk about finding a way around obstacles and excuses. These obstacles or "walls" that we put up might be labeled as anxiety, depression, ...

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Aug. 26, 2021

Ep 186 - We Are What We Consume

Around 75 to 100 tons of food is what each of us consume in our lifetime. We hold on to the nutrients in order to live and continually reshape and rebuild our bodies. How much mental vigor and spiritual energy do we take in? ...

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Aug. 19, 2021

Ep 185 - Staying Focused, Disciplined, and Moving Forward

Having consistency, intensity, and purpose can be used for good or for evil — as in the yin yang principle. There’s a lot of “noise” in the world right now. Life Coach Dr Bernie says most of it is nonsense. He joins Tim and S...

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Aug. 12, 2021

Ep 184 - Consistency, Intensity, Purpose

Moves, techniques, skills — all those can be taught and learned. Some people will always be better than others with physical expressions, and everyone can improve upon them, but that's the "hardware." The "software" inside us...

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Aug. 5, 2021

Ep 183 - Wrong Place and Wrong Time

Tim shares a recent incident that happened to him and what we all can take from it: Time and place Two sides to every story Three fights — internal, external, the law We were never meant to be on this journey alone The right ...

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