Midlife Mumbo Jumbo

Midlife Mumbo Jumbo

By Ryan and JeffEducationSelf-Improvement
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Midlife Mumbo Jumbo episodes

  • Episode #13: Underwear and Success

    Hey Friends,
    Welcome to show. Today we celebrate several national holidays, talk life hacks, and discuss dating (double dating) challenges.

    Show Notes

    This Day in History:  

    • National Chocolate Chip Day
    • National Underwear Day
    • National Journal Day

    10 Things Successful People Do to Archieve Greatness 

    • Successful people commit to their goals
    • Successful people persist until they achieve them
    • Successful people take responsibility
    • Successful people work hard
    • Successful people find people who are doing what they want and emulate them
    • Successful people believe in themselves and their vision
    • Successful people take care of themselves
    • Successful people rest and recharge
    • Successful people never stop learning
    • Successful people make a lot of mistakes and learn from them

    https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-things-successful-people.html

    Book Club: 

    • Make Your Bed
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3hpJK7z

    Low/High:

    Next Week's Challenge:

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    32 min
  • Episode #12: Smokers and Romantic Ryan

    Hello everyone,
    Welcome to episdoe 12. Let's discuss Wings, Smokers (not what you think), movies, and Ryan's romantic movie choices.

    Show Notes

    This Day in History:  

    • National Milk Chocolate
    • National Wing Day

    Smoking Meat

    • The joy of Smokers/Pellets 
    • Grill recommendations
    • Favorite meats

    Book Club: 

    • Make Your Bed
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3hpJK7z

    Top 5 Movies (If you can only watch these 5 for the rest of your life):

    • Jeff's Picks: Ford vs Ferrari, Shooter, Zombieland, Sherman and Peabody, Last of the Mohicans
    • Ryan's Picks: Toy Story, Shanghai Noon, You Got Mail, Three Amigos, Saving Private Ryan

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    49 min
  • Episode #11: Junk Food and Living for 1,000 Years

    Hey friends, join us today while we talk this day in history, share our thoughts on the book club, and discuss millennials/generations. We read through "Would You Rather Questions" sent in by listeners. Please listen and enjoy!
    Show Notes

    This Day in History:  

    • Buzz Aldrin walks on the moon
    • National Junk Food Day

    Millennials and Our Generation

    Book Club: 

    • The Alchemist  (Pages 130 - to the end) 
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/

    ***New Book***

    • Make Your Bed
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3hpJK7z

    Would You Rather Questions:

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    45 min
  • Episode #10: Billy the Kid, French Fries, and Dumb Questions

    Welcome to the show where we celebrate National French Fry Day, Mac & Cheese, and Billy the Kid. We ask really dumb questions and get dumber answers. Listen and laugh with us!

    Show Notes

    This Day in History:  

    • Billy the Kid dies in 1881 at the age of 21
    • Gerald Ford' birthday (1913)

    Book Club: 

    • The Alchemist  (Pages 101 - 130) 
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3fPGGAT

    Dumb Questions: (We aren't proud)
    https://icebreakerideas.com/stupid-questions-to-ask/

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    53 min
  • Episode #9: The Truffle Shuffle and The Englishman

    Today we discuss this day in history, the Alchemist, and health. The aspects of diets that have worked and how mentally freeing it has been to achieve fitness goals.

    Show Notes

    This Day in History:  

    • Building of Hoover Dam begins July 7, 1930
    • Ringo Starrr turns 79
    • National Chocolate Day

    Book Club: 

    • The Alchemist  (Pages 35 to 70) 
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3fPGGAT

    Health Quote:
    "Health is a vehicle, not a destination."
    -Joshua Fields Millburn

    Diets:  

    • Body for Life
    • Keto
    • Paleo
    • Atkins

    Health Journey:
    https://www.mhconn.org/uncategorized/conquer-mental-side-weight-loss/

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode #8: Cheese Rolling and the Stand-In-Liner

    Enjoy obscure sports, this day in history, our highs/lows, and the book club.

    Show Notes

    This Day in History: Superman appeared in DC Comics 1938, The Corvette was released 1938

    First and Worst Jobs: Body Painter, Stand-In-Liner, Janitor, Snake Milker, 

    Book Club: 

    • The Alchemist  (Pages 35 to 70) 
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3fPGGAT

    Obscure and Strange Sports:
    https://www.businessinsider.com/obscure-weird-sports-2010-11

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    51 min
  • Episode #7: Sandies and The Alchemist

    This week we celebrate a strange but delicious holiday, discuss challenges from last week, and talk book club. We share ways to start a conversation with anyone and our lows/highs.

    Show Notes

    This Day in History: The Batman Movie in 1989

    Cookie Challenge: The best tasting Peacan Sandies

    Book Club: 

    • The Alchemist  (Pages 1 to 35) 
    • Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3fPGGAT


    11 Foolproofs to Start a Conversation:
    https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/10-foolproof-ways-to-start-a-conversation-with-absolutely-anyone.html

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    47 min
  • Episode #6: First Ride and Best Vaca

    Today we celebrated the first roller coaster and Ford Motor Company. We look on our first cars and our favorite cars.

    Show Notes

    Birthdays: Celebrating the Ultimate Warrior, Tupac, Ryan, and Jeff's birthdays.

    This Day in History: The first roller coaster and Henry Ford

    Best Vacation: Cruises, family vacations, and dream vacation

    Quotes: 
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

    – Oscar Wilde

    "I don't count the sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count. That's what makes you a champion"

    -Muhammad Ali

    Low/High:

    Challenges:

    Book Club:
    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
    https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416

    36 min
  • Episode #5: Back to The DeLorean

    Today we discuss paper airplanes, yes paper airplanes. We remember our favorite childhood moments in our Back to the DeLorean segment.

    Show notes

    This Day in History:

    Paper Airplane Challenge:

    Famous Quotes: How inspirational words have impacted our life

    Back to the DeLorean: The perfect day from our childhood

    High and Low:

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    37 min
  • Episode #3: Helping Our Younger Selves

    Today we celebrate an icon birthday, give advise to our younger self, and enjoy fun facts.

    Show notes

    This Day in History and Birthdays: Andre The Giant
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant

    Two Things You'd Tell Your Younger Self:


    Fun Facts:

    Things We Love and Things We Hate:

    51 min

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