Lunch Break with Mike and John

By Michael

Two guys taking a few minutes during lunch to talk through what's happening in their day. Our opinions are our own. Entertainment only, we don't give advice... more

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The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.

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March 19, 2021 March Madness Motivation!
We're excited that March Madness is here, and there's lots of college hoops to watch. In keeping with the brackets, we decided to have some of the BEST motivational speakers go head to head. These speakers, and their best speeches, will have to fight hard to survive and get to the next round. For our brackets, we have:
John's "Eastern Conference" Bracket, in the 1st Round we have:
Gary Vee @GaryVee (WINNER!)
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https://youtu.be/uDJUB2ZnBGA
85% of People Hate Their Jobs. If You're One of Them, Watch This. | Gary Vaynerchuk Original Film
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Eckhart Tolle @EckhartTolle
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https://youtu.be/yltxmm90N5g
Eckhart Tolle - Living Your True Purpose
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https://youtu.be/zIzbVUyujwc
Eckhart Tolle - What's my Purpose?

Tony Robbins @TonyRobbins (WINNER!)
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https://youtu.be/lEL-y1W1jjg
Tony Robbins: KEEP PUSHING HARDER (Tony Robbins Best Motivational Speech)
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Jordan Peterson @JordanBPeterson
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https://youtu.be/8hTSK1iDcvQ
Incredible Motivational Speech By Jordan Peterson

In Mike's "Western Conference" Bracket, in the 1st Round we have:
Deepak Chopra @DeepakChopra
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZugkZug1a0&t=157s
10 Rules for Success (ALL Successful People Are TAPPING Into DEEPER INTELLIGENCE!
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Les Brown @RealLesBrown (WINNER!)
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https://youtu.be/NQ4en7o8B-g
One of the Greatest Speeches Ever | Les Brown

Mel Robbins @MelRobbins (WINNER!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7E973zozc
How to stop screwing yourself over | Mel Robbins | TEDxSF
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Gretchen Rubin @GretchenRubin
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBNEVXg2CNU
The 4 Ways to Successfully Adopt New Habits
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36min
March 13, 2021 The Value of Goals and Community with special guest Craig of @TechJahnke.
It's Episode 25! Mike and John interview our guest, Craig, of @TechJahnke. Topics include his progression in his career using goals and community. We cover the several steps he’s taken in the last ten years of his career, and how he motivates himself to achieve his goals. We also give an update on our DietBet challenge. We wrap up with news about our guests from Episode 12, Brooke and Lexie, and the Final Thought.
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44min
March 05, 2021 5 Top Tips For Goal Setting...Or Not
This week we take on the topic of Goal Setting! This is a big, BIG, episode for us. We've been building up our self improvement and self development chops over the last several episodes, while initially talking about habits, motivation, self-discipline, and all related things, Which should lead us to the major topic of goals. So we discuss GOALS this week. And, then, well, we sort of tear things apart. There are those who insist that goals are not good for people, that systems are the answer. What do we decide is best?
We also update our progress in our DietBet Challenge, and give a Final Thought for the week.
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35min
February 26, 2021 An Examination of Self Discipline
Mike and John deeply examine what experts have said and written about self-discipline. They've examined a few books and videos about what experts and psychologists have to say about the skill of self-disciplin, and how it applies in personal lives. They give an update on their DietBet challenge, and provide a Final Thought.
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26min
February 19, 2021 Post Valentine's Day Review of Relationships, More Info on Self Discipline, and a Final Thought
After a wonderful Valentine's Day, we review excellent discussions from a few doctors into strengthening and improving relationships. We focused on TED Talks from Dr. Joanne Davila and from Dr. Andrea and Jonathan Taylor-Cummings, and the skills they say are necessary for strong relationships. At 22:15, we shift the discussion to what might be the root skill to work on in terms of personal transformation, self discipline. The DietBet update starts at 26:15, and our new segment, at 31:00, a Final Thought for our listeners to consider.
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33min
February 12, 2021 Episode 21
The Super Bowl Examination. Now that the Big Game is over, We dive deeper into what exactly motivates and drives Tom Brady. What is the secret sauce that has made him so successful on the field? We look into his decisions, and the forces that drove him to become the only person to win seven Super Bowls. We connect the dots back to prior episodes where we examined videos from Neil Pasricha and Andrew Peek.
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31min
February 05, 2021 Episode 20
We are more focused than ever before! Going forward, our topics are going to include those things that are motivational, inspirational, related to things like self improvement, self-help, stress management, overcoming procrastination, and all things life hacking. Effectively we are focusing on personal development and personal transformation.
With this new focus in mind, we review two different TED talks. We discuss Neil Pasricha's TED talk titled "The 3 A's of awesome" (https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare), as well as review Andrew Peek's TED talk titled "How your personal narrative limits your future" (https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_peek_how_your_personal_narrative_limits_your_future?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare), and finally we update our progress on our DietBet challenge.
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27min
January 29, 2021 Episode 19
The Super Bowl teams are decided! Brady vs. Mahomes! Will Tom Brady decide to retire, or keep playing? We try to answer that question. We have sad news in baseball about the passing of legend Hank Aaron. There's news about the vaccines from the CDC. Joe Biden signs many executive orders, and to wrap up news, we discuss the Gamestop short squeeze.
In the Tech Update, John talks about his issue recently with identity theft. We also talk about an Amazon Prime benefit.
More information about the action we have taken on self help books like "Tiny Habits". Mike brings up two new books he's looking into.
Finally, we are beginning to wrap up the first month of our DietBet Challenge. Will we make it? Will we stumble?
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43min
January 22, 2021 Episode 18.
As always, the first topic was sports. Tom Brady faced off against Drew Brees in what was officially called the Oldest Yard. The elder statesman Brady defeated Brees and what might be Brees' last game. We have some Chicago baseball news, and then we discuss the impeachment hearing. There was also some inauguration news discussed. John and Mike discuss additional chapters in the book that we're reading, and then we finally have an update to our DietBet challenge.
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42min
January 15, 2021 Episode 17
First topic is sports. We cover what will be the Medicare/Geritol/Old Timer's Bowl. We'd love to hear your suggestions for what the Brady/Brees game could be called this weekend. And we have Chicago baseball news.
Tech update: we never heard from our hacker. If you were a good hacker, you would know how to reach out to us. Or else, you can reply to us on Twitter or leave a comment on the website.
The juicy part of the podcast is the book update. John talks about his review and personal working of "Tiny Habits" by BJ Fogg. Mike discusses his review of the first chapter of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson.
Finally, we give an update on the major challenge of our DietBet Challenger. DietBet, from WayBetter, provides a 6 month Transformer game. And we give an update on our progress.
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33min

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The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.