Podcast Episodes

Len joins Tim and Steve as they discuss: The “new normal” Say goodbye to the handshake Use this time to reset, recalibrate, and reflect "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." — John Lennon

Hear life lessons Tim picked up from the early years of developing his martial arts schools, and how his observations can help everyone during the coronavirus crisis. Grit and Sacrifice — What are you doing during the COVID-1...

During this coronavirus pandemic, acts of loving kindness matter not only to others, but they hold more spiritual weight for your own soul. Dr Bernie joins Tim and Steve as they focus on the Spirit component of Mind, Body, an...

Many of us are driven by external factors — such as training for a race, or looking good in a bathing suit. Many of these external motivators currently don’t exist or won’t be happening because of the coronavirus pandemic. So...

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables “When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They're sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.” —...

From a scrawny kid with asthma who was abused and bullied, to a world champion martial artist with multiple black belts — Matt Stait is our guest on this episode. When Matt was a teenager his father committed suicide. Shortly...

“A truly great person is not disturbed even when suddenly confronted with an unexpected event or crisis …” — Gichin Funakoshi Now, more than ever, with the coronavirus pandemic, we should be cautious of what we consume — this...

As the world struggles to contain COVID-19, many are stricken with fear. Fear is an emotion triggered by a perceived threat. Notice we said “perceived.” Make sure your reality is your perception , and not dictated to you by s...

Lenny DiNote joins Tim and Steve to share some very personal, powerful, and profound words. He sees adversity coming in two forms: The adversity we bring on ourselves. We still have to decide on how to deal with this adversit...

The Inklings, the Victorians, and the Moderns reminds us of the importance of creativity and imagination. The author, Chris Butynskyi, joins Tim Hoover and Steve Mittman to discuss: Faith requires imagination We were made to ...

In martial arts a Sensei is a person who has knowledge and is willing to teach that knowledge to others. The title of Master is used to describe or address a very experienced practitioner. Mastery in life, however, is very …

Danny Blowe is a senior level Security & Safety professional with almost 30 years combined experience in private security and law enforcement. He is located in Topsail Island in North Carolina — where Tim and Steve recently v...

Willpower is defined as the ability to control your own actions, emotions, and urges. It is strong determination that allows you to do something difficult. Most of our bad habits are due to lack of willpower Willpower leads t...

Last week we talked about excuses — how there are plenty to go around. With most people, if they faced any single one of the setbacks today's guest has dealt with — let alone all of them — they would …

January is almost over and most people's New Year's resolutions are disappearing . Are yours? Gyms are becoming less crowded . Fad diets are being broken . It’s easy to get off track. If you want an excuse — you'll …

Most people fail to achieve their New Year’s resolutions. The last couple weeks we’ve talked about making smarter food choices and making gains with your workouts , but first we have to discipline our minds for any of that to...

The most common New Year's resolutions are to lose weight and exercise more. Last week we had Chelsea on the show talking about common sense ways of eating . Today Tricia Butynskyi, MPT, DPT joins us to discuss simple concept...

It’s our 100th episode! Special guest Chelsea from Fuel for Thought Nutrition helps us kick off 2020! If your New Year's resolution is to get healthier and eat better, she’ll help you get rid of that “all or nothing” diet …

Dr Jarrod Spencer from Mind of the Athlete, LLC joins Tim and Steve to discuss the power of visualization and also his personal daily ritual of prayer. When things look bad, the first thing people often do is turn to …

Lenny, Bernie, Tim, and Steve talk about the importance of making memories — not just for your sake, but for those you’re making the memories with. ”Your self is created by your memories, and your memories are created by your...

How do you prioritize your time? Where do you focus your attention? WHO gets most of your time? WHAT gets most of your time? Call it The Secret, The Law of Attraction, or whatever else you want to call it. …

Bernie’s back on the show with Tim and Steve talking about how he didn’t always like who he was. He realized he was trying to keep up with the Joneses, and yet still wasn’t happy even once he obtained many …

Sometimes all you need is a different way of looking at things: Today was the absolute worst day ever And don't try to convince me that There's something good in every day Because when you take a closer look This …

It’s “Zen with Len” as Lenny DiNote joins Tim and Steve to share some wisdom. Discussion includes focusing on the goal (no matter what that is — personal, professional, financial, etc) for the greater good of all, and not wor...