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Send us a Text Message.Here's a link to the Mark Groves episode I found inspiration from -- Click hereAnd here's a link to the episode I recorded with Mark Groves just a few timely months back as well -- Click hereFeel free to leave a reply and a review of the podcast, and as always, thanks for tuning in. 

Send us a Text Message.After some people asking for more individual episodes, here is one coming at a perfect time for me. While traveling solo for 9 months, I’m a week in and have some thoughts from my experiences so far. Hope you enjoy. 

Send us a Text Message.For this episode, and first ever "A coffee conversation", I'm honored to have relationship expert and experienced podcaster Mark Groves on the podcast. As shown in the title, we discuss things like creating your self-worth, how to regain agency regarding social media's algorithms, and the best way to navigate breakups. 00:00:00 intro00:04:20

Send us a Text Message.Hi there, here's another episode for ya. But instead, this one is a rant. A rant about breakups. Here are the show notes:0:00 ~ intro2:16 ~ cutting off contact3:55 ~ setting boundaries4:35 ~ great quote by Andrew Huberman6:15 ~ "what's the right way to get through this?"7:38 ~ illusion of time expectation8:05 ~ my personal breakup experience

Send us a Text Message.For this episode I got to speak with Jake Luna, former accountant at Deloitte and creator of the wildly successful Newport Run Club, and get into his story over a few nitro cold brews. 00:00 ~ Intro05:45 ~ Navigating quality over quantity in sponsorships08:50 ~ Background10:55 ~ Jake's honest take on doing accounting as a career15:20 ~ The birth of Newpor

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Brett Lux and I get a little bit into his aspirations to become a firefighter, his experience falling short and having to cope with it. We also dive into all topics around fitness, not knowing what you want next in life, and mental health in general. BUT, here are the timestamps of some particular topics:00:00 Intro03:20 A lot of people tell

Send us a Text Message.For this week, I got the honor to chop it up with Finland-based professional soccer player and coach, & founder of Sisu Soccer Coaching: Klaus HuovilaHere are some of the takeaways and approximate time stamps of where they are in the episode:00:00 Intro03:40 School shuts down, do I give up on my dream?07:00 The pain of learning something new11:30 Comb

Send us a Text Message.For this week, I interview a new friend of mine, UW soccer player Levi Hawk, where we discuss his life experiences in and out of soccer, traveling, his time so far at UW, injury, and the life lessons he's taken from it all. Here are more takeaways in bulleted fashion for you visual learners (including myself):00:00 ~ intro12:00 ~ "You can create your

Send us a Text Message.For this week, I host a good friend of mine from the University of Washington, a recent graduate of the Foster School of Business: Kaitlyn Milliken. With both of us graduating recently, we decided to have a "reflection" kind of conversation around our experiences through college, during graduation, and the stress we feel about moving out of the scho

Send us a Text Message.This one was special. Thank you to legendary travel writer, essayist, lecturer, and awesome human Rolf Potts for sitting down and having this vulnerable and incredibly insightful conversation with me. To keep the show notes short and sweet, here are some of the main topics discussed in the episode:The idea of time wealth (achievement culture in the US)Find wa