Go Self Help Yourself

Ryan is joined by his fellow jam brother Ajay. The two sit down and discuss the story of success that is Outliers. Do you want to know what it takes to be successful in this life? Of course you do silly. Ryan and Ajay dive into the factors of success that are presented in Outliers all while Stuart continues to annoy Ryan even when he is not there. This episode was recorded during Instagram live (which we will probably never do again because some people just make it a goal to piss off the host). This episode is brought to you by the future "Robot Circus."   

Want to quit smoking? Want to learn how to smoke? Want to win gold medals? All of which are covered in this episode. Ryan sits down with comedian David Hatch to discuss how we form habits and how they affect our daily lives with The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Ryan and David share the studies surrounding habits and give a few tips to how we can change some of our bad habits, like smoking, drinking, or yelling too much. Well yelling is pretty fun so maybe not that. Make it a habit to listen to this episode.

Ryan is joined with his comedian friends Emily Browning and Paul Lao for a Netflix film review of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things. And things get wild as the group tries to "minimalize" the distractions of chugging beer and debating if men or women have grosser conversations. But more importantly this episode reviews the continuous theme in the documentary, can we be happier having less? 

In this episode, Ryan is joined with his comedian pal Kevin Tienken for a little story time fun. They discuss Kevin's favorite book of all time, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Ryan and Kevin share the great messages that this book has to offer as well as the power of good storytelling. Listen if you want to go on the magical journey of self help and finding treasure and whether or not a woman should wait around for a man...

This episode goes into the ancient Buddhist practice of Mindfulness. Learn about the basic principles and the benefits to bringing yourself back to the present. Ryan is joined by his younger sister Coriann to discuss the Idiot's Guide to Mindfulness by Domyo Sater Burk. Ryan also reminds himself to always be mindful of the present even when his little sister patronizes him just like she did when they were little kids. It's fine. He's fine.

Ryan is joined with Ajay, Paul Lao, and Stuart Rey to discuss The Secret. The group has a few harsh words for the movie as well as the book. In spite of all the criticism, Ryan tries to finds some good in all of this as he struggles to keep the rowdy bunch under control. 

*you might need to watch the movie first to understand some of the conversation

Tony Robbins, life coach or cult leader? In this episode, Ryan conducts his first GSHY movie review on the Netflix film, Tony Robbins I Am Not Your Guru, with his good ol' pal Ajay and comedian Emily Browning. They break down different aspects of the film and dive deep into Tony's coaching methods. They even go as far as discussing religion and a dark past between Ryan and Ajay's friendship. Tune in and listen to this extended episode.

*Spoiler Alert, but that shouldn't matter 

Do you fall asleep while reading? Do your eyes hurt while you read? Do you always go back and reread what you just read? Ryan talks about all of these issues with 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks Beale in this short GSHY episode. He discusses some of his favorite techniques presented in the book (not just using your index finger) and explains a few of his own. Double your reading rate today!

If you're eager to learn how to make big deals or want to learn how to finagle your way to the presidency of the United States, you might want to listen to this episode. Ryan sits down with his long time friend Ajay and discusses the Art of the Deal. They break down the elements to Trump's deal making from his early days in real estate and learn a thing or two from the orange man himself. (Disclaimer: We are not Trump supporters)

Ryan flies solo in this episode as he discusses Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl who was psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor. If you are struggling to find meaning in your life, Ryan goes over some of the techniques Frankl used in a method he called Logotherapy. So if you want to make sense of all this, just listen. (also this book applies to you ladies)