Does your mood tend to stay in the negative? Do you have trouble keeping interest in the events and people in your life? Are you unhappy? Maybe there’s a reason. Maybe your life just sucks. Maybe there’s some work you can and should do to turn it around. In this episode Nate and Austin discuss why they think so many people are unhappy and lay out there thoughts on how to have a more happy, meaningful life. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

Join us for our first Iron Book Club episode!

Book: Stillness is the Key

Author: Ryan Holiday

On this episode, Nate and Austin discuss highlights from Stillness is the Key; reviewing their favorite passages and making direct applications to their lives. Even if you haven’t read, come join the discussion, but it’s much more rewarding if you have!

Next book to start reading for IBC:

Book: So Good They Can’t Ignore You

Author: Cal Newport

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No one wants to work these days. Teens take their parents with them to job interviews. Service workers are annoyed when customers show up. To stand out, to stand above the crowd, you do not have to shout. In this episode Nate and Austin discuss the simple things one can do, day after day, to separate yourself from the rest. The conversations covers the most basic, common sense tasks one can do to help sure you have great reviews from your superiors and rise through the ranks. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

We have all heard the phrase, “I shouldn’t judge” or, “it’s not my place to judge.” Maybe that’s not entirely true. Maybe that’s almost entirely untrue! We must of course make judgements about decisions, situation and people throughout our lives. In this episode, Nate and Austin discuss which kinds of judgement are not only tolerable, but necessary, and the types of judgement we should avoid in our lives. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

When the call comes, when the spotlight is on you, and everything is on the line, how will you perform? It is said that you will fall back on your highest degree of preparation so how do you prepare? In this show Nate and Austin discuss the concept of “practice how you play;” preparing for the real thing by not just going through the motions but as if it was live action with people depending on you. This is a daily practice, a lifestyle you can adopt for yourself. Listen along and learn how to practice like you play. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

Working for the weekend is a fun, popular song. However, it is not a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. In this episode Nate and Austin discuss the mentality many adopt of working only for the weekend. They discuss how to ditch this mentality in order to take advantage of all the time that is available to you. The weekend is only two days. Imagine what could happen if you shifted your focus to making the most of the other 5 days in the week! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

It is said that patience is a virtue. This virtue is probably the most necessary when being patient in your weaknesses. We know that simple acts can bring about change. Weak things can become strong. However this requires constant patience and constant diligence. In this episode Nate and Austin discuss their experiences developing weakness and how that long, arduous process requires extreme patience with yourself and your work down the road of personal progress. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

There are those people in our lives who are always there for you. They come through when you need them, they find you in your lowest moments and lift you up. In this episode Nate and Austin discuss their experiences with people who do and don’t show up. What’s the take away? Be someone who shows up for yourself, to get things done and keep progressing. Be someone who shows up for others. In service, in love, in support, be the person who shows up. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!

We often talk about how to keep your head down, to keep moving forward, and to stay focused on your goals. Taken to an extreme, one runs the risk of not appreciating the present. Make sure you are taking time to enjoy your life, be grateful for the many blessings that surround you. As Ferris Bueller says, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and leave us a review!