Grateful Living

Trigger Warning: Physical violence is discussed.

In this vlog, a friend talks to me about his childhood and growing up with physical abuse.

And he asks me, should he forgive his father or is it okay for him to be mad at his father?

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Chris is an artist, director and songwriter.

As an artist, his latest project his is “For Lovers Mixtape” which came out in August of 2021.

As a director, he produces music videos through his production company By the BOOC. He’s also produced videos for Nelly, Pink Sweats, Wiz Khalifa, August Alsina, Trippie Redd, Lil Xan, Tank plus many more!

As a singer-songwriter, he’s previously wrote for artists like Chris Brown “Sorry Enough” and 2 Chainz – Rule the World ft. Ariana Grande.

By the Booc: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HX55FlrjrIs_DZ0PlrEww

By the Booc's Website: https://www.bythebooc.com/

Chris's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisscholar/

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Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

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Time Stamps:

0:00 intro

0:53 Chris’s early life getting into music

9:25 How did you get over the fear of starting?

11:40 Any advice to artists on making their first mixtape?

14;40 What advice do you have to upcoming artists on making their first music video?

16:05 How was dropping out of college? Were you parents sad?

17:45 How did you financially move to LA?

19:42 How did you get knowledgeable on video production?

21:56 How did you built up your reputation where A-list celebrities trust working with you?

28:52 What’s the process for getting A-List Artists like Nelly and Florida Georgia Line to work with you?

30:20 How is it running a video production company?

32:49 How is it working with your wife?

34:28 How are you so creativite?

37:00 what's the future of your video production company, by the booc?

39:00 Can you talk about your "For lovers mixtape" EP that came out this year?

42:27 Can you talk about your upcoming tour?

43:50 Can you speak to your personal and getting married this year?

46:13 Any other life advice you have for people out there?

New vlog is out! In this vlog, I talk about how the accumulation of wealth isn’t always bad.

That people who want to solve some of the most pressing needs of society – like homelessness, rent control, etc, should actually think about making money as a tool to help those causes (i.e. by building wealth, you can create your own positive change using the money you’ve made).

Let me know what you think and whether that makes sense!

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Obi is an actor, model, and entrepreneur based out of LA, CA. As a model, he has worked with companies like Under Armour, Puma, Bose, Gucci, Microsoft, Nautica, New Balance, and many more. As an actor, he has played guest roles in Netflix’s “Dear White People” and Amazon Prime’s “Family Time”,and been featured in an array of projects with the music and entertainment industries including Kings of Style with A$AP Rocky and Dapper Dan, as a Visual Actor in Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods Tour,” and in Tyler the Creator’s Grammy performance. He holds over 20+ TV & Film credits on IMDB in Indie & Network projects primarily as a Leading Man & Supporting Roles!

In addition to all those talents, Obi is the founder and CEO of Knotwtr, a high-end fashion brand that currently offers eyewear, travel bags and backpacks.

In this interview, we talk about:

- Obi's relationship with fashion growing up and when he had the desire to start a fashion brand

- Obi's business journey with building Knotwtr and his advice to other entrepreneurs

- Obi's director journey - directing a commercial for Knotwtr that ended up winning the Best Commercial award at Los Angeles Film Awards, International Independent Film Awards & the Official Selection at The Best Shorts Competition!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:40 What was your relationship with fashion and when did the idea for starting a fashion brand start out?

9:05 We all have excuses in our life, how did you get over those and execute on your dream?

18:33 How did you come up with the Knotwtr brand name?

31:51 Managing personal troubles with professional aspirations

41:25 How do you relax/recover?

47:40 Any advice on getting the business ready from an operational standpoint?

53:14 How was your approach to receiving feedback to styles?

54:50 Why do each sunglasses say 7.7.138?

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1:09:00 Executing an amazing commercial

1:12:30 Preview of Volume 3 Coming out soon

1:13:46 Doing Collaborations with Winnie Stacks

1:16:53 Any other advice for entrepreneurs?

1:21:46 Anything else on your mind?

Some people believe in vision plans and others are more about living and analyzing later.

In this vlog, I give my opinion on the value of vision plans.

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Glenn Robert Ford is a writer, director and actor.

His first film “The Fix” has received 20 festival selections with 22 nominations and 6 wins.

The Fix Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hjhFiF91l8

Glenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennrobertford/

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:31 Glenn’s childhood

4:08 Were you interested in film as a young person? Or when did that passion develop?

6:03 How did you get into writing a script and making a film?

11:12 Any piece of advice on writing a script?

21:24 Process of casting and finding people for the film

27:22 Advice for coming out with your first film

29:48 Thoughts on mental health and alcohol addiction

35:19 Personal connection to the film - Glenn’s father and grandmother having alcohol addiction

40:23 Any advice on the grieving process with Glenn losing his father in 2018

45:34 Any advice for kids who have parents dealing with alcohol addiction problems?

46:31 Anything you were done differently with your father’s situation looking back in hindsight?

49:09 Reflecting on African American leads

52:35 Will there be a part 2? What happens to Marcus?

54:34 Advice to anyone working full-time and trying to do a side passion on the side

1:15:09 Glenn speaks about his 2020 and losing 5 people

1:31:10 Final words

Getting into bad head spaces can be tough and can feel existential - you may start questioning so much about your life and your actions.

In this vlog, I give my strategies on how to avoid getting into those bad head spaces.

If you have any feedback or strategies you use that I could also talk about in a follow-up video or something, let me know!

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Craig Smith is a former NBA player, overseas professional basketball player and player for the Big 3. Craig most notably played 6 seasons in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers averaging 7.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game during his NBA career.

Craig was also a phenomenal college basketball player at Boston College. His senior season he averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assistants. He left BC with 2349 points (2nd in BC’s scoring history), and 1114 rebounds (1st in BC’s career rebounding).

Craig's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackrhino83/

Craig's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAUPDclQOBSyMUKHceCmhBw/videos

Craig's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Blackrhino83

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:01 Craig’s background

3:22 Why didn’t you go down the negative path of selling drugs?

4:40 What do you say to the kid trying to make money?

6:57: Where did you have the drive to wake up at 6:30 AM and get shots up in high school?

9:02 Advice for HS basketball players trying to get recognized by college coaches

10:58 Adjusting to Worcester, MA and Chestnut Hill, MA from LA, CA

13:25 Did you face racism at Worcester Academy or Boston College?

15:22 Scoring 19.9 points and 7.9 rebounds in his freshman year at BC, how did you transition so well?

16:22 Impact of Coach Al Skinner

19:16 Could you have left for the NBA after your freshman year?

21:00 Do you still think about the Sweet 16 loss by 1 point?

22:22 How did you not let egos get in the way and maintain the success of 3 NCAA tournament births?

24:08 Being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 36th overall pick in the 2006 draft

25:00 Playing alongside Hall of Famer NBA Kevin Garnett and not being intimidated

28:15 Managing all the aspects of being rookie - personal, business and professional

30:38 Managing friendships once you’ve made it to the NBA

32:24 Coaches in the NBA

36:09 What would you have done differently if you were the GM looking back at your Timberwolves teams?

37:30 Biggest difference between college basketball vs. NBA basketball?

38:30 2011 NBA lockdown

40:00 Best player in the ERA you played in

41:20 Did you have an NBA hero growing up? Did you meet that person?

43:44 Advice to single guys on getting married

45:46 How did you approach dating as a celebrity?

49:05 How did you differentiate between people are clout chasers versus actually like you for you?

52:36 NBA experience reflection

54:00 Overseas professional basketball experience

58:02 Being inducted into the BC Hall of Fame

59:10 How Can BC improve its basketball program to where it was like when you were there?

1:02:28 Being involved in the Big 3

1:03:14 Was Gilbert Arenas your favorite teammate?

1:03:30 What else is going on Craig’s life?

1:06:06 Becoming more vegan

1:09:00 Things people don’t know about you

Losing someone is always hard.

In this vlog, I give my pieces of advice on grieving someone’s passing.

If you have any feedback or strategies you use that I could also talk about, let me know.

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Back in 2013, John Hargrave invested in bitcoin (when the price was $125 for 1 bitcoin). Today, with bitcoin’s price ~60,000, his investment has made him a millionaire.

In this interview, we talk about:

- John’s business journey to become an investor in cryptocurrencies and investing in bitcoin in 2013 for $125/bitcoin and what he thinks of blockchain and the cryptocurrency space today

- John’s personal journey in becoming sober

- John’s business journey with starting a marketing agency for blockchain and bitcoin companies

John Hargrave is the CEO of Media Shower, a media company that helps blockchain companies reach quality blockchain investors and is the publisher of the Bitcoin Market Journal, a month journal trusted by 100,000 block chain investors. John is also the author of Blockchain for Everyone, Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 days (150k sold worldwide), and co-author with Evan Karnoupakis (Karnapakis) for the book Blockchain Success Stories.

Media Shower Website: www.mediashower.com)

Bitcoin Market Journal Website: www.bitcoinmarketjournal.com

John’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhargrave/

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Time Stamps:

0:00 - 0:52 Intro

0:52 - 2:03Talking about Grateful

2:04 - 3:59 John’s childhood, college and early business background

4:00 Was entrepreneurship something you did early in your life?

6:21 Were you always fascinated by technology?

8:17 Going to Berklee College of Music

10:23 What did you learn from early business career - first 10 years in corporate America?

13:04 What was the thought process of starting your own business?

15:01 - Impact of getting married

17:50 John’s decision to become sober

22:48 Did you relapse?

25:10 How did your friends and family support you in your journey to becoming sober?

26:43 As founder of Media Shower, do you have any advice for people trying to start their own business?

30:15 Establishing credibility as a new company (especially as a marketing agency)

32:39 Since you work with your wife, how do you make sure your kids don’t feel the ups and downs of the stresses of the business?

37:36 How did you of not having fear of thinking crypto would be a bad investment?

39:31 Advice to someone who has a basic understanding of blockchain and crypto?

42: 52 For the skeptics, how do see the future of blockchain?

46:18 What are blockchain applications?

49:23 How do you educate yourself on the crypto currency space?

52:01 What are some things you’re ex

55:02 Addressing the negatives of the blockchain

58:20 Opinion on SEC getting involved?

1:00:27 Talking about John’s 2 books on blockchain

1:02:12 Advice on writing process

1:05:43 Advice on not fearing judgment