Nick The Brave

Nick The Brave

Download on the App Store

Nick The Brave episodes

  • Building Respect with Lt. Colonel Prioleau

    Show highlights include:

    • A simple, free way to help others achieve their goals (and why your "simple" help will change someone's world) (1:43)
    • The effortless morning ritual that re-centers your focus (2:43)
    • Your biggest obstacle to effective communication -- and why your "tone" amplifies your outcome (3:17)
    • How "HPHOP" allows you to connect with "negative people" without becoming negative yourself (4:33)
    • Why encouraging someone's dreams will push them to become a different person (5:26)
    • How to create harmony in your relationships -- even if you don't speak the same language (6:40)
    9 min
  • The Value of Education with Dr. SuAnn Grant and Dr. Keith Mispagel

    Show highlights include:

    • Why "slowing the clock" gets bigger results than a busy, booked calendar (2:37)
    • How a student's struggle with "homework and lessons" today lays the foundation for a successful future (3:21)
    • The "Two Gs" that help you keep a positive outlook when your peers are making emotional snap decisions (4:14)
    • How working as a team today increases your team members' optimism for the future (6:05)
    • Why working with people brings you joy -- and how to turn it into a career (7:06)
    • How to improve the "fun factor" when your long-term goals seem unbearable (8:41)
    12 min
  • Improving Mental Health with Keith Rickard, Executive Director of The Guidance Center

    Show highlights include:

    • Why "going wide" with your business makes a greater impact than common "focus on niches" advice (2:23)
    • When to specialize your services for your client's needs (and why it makes your own job easier) (2:32)
    • How the current crisis gives you a chance to make your customers even happier (5:55)
    • The "only thing" you have control over — and how to use that control to meet new friends (6:50)
    • How focusing on your physical fitness keeps you mentally healthy — and and the physical signs that warn of declining mental health (8:26)
    • How to harness excitement to reach the goals that live on beyond your own career (8:58)
    12 min
  • Community Engagement with Leavenworth Chief of Police, Officer Pat Kitchens

    Do the police still eat a lot of donuts? Nick finds out.

    Show highlights include:

    • The 5 things an officer does when you're not looking -- these will increase your appreciation of your local police force (2:06)
    • How to calculate your risk of criminal activity in any city -- use this simple explanation before you change homes (3:13)
    • How to build an environment of trust and comradery so that the people close to you share your positive outlook (5:47)
    • Replace your "donut diet" with a focus on "PF" to improve your health in the years ahead (7:13)
    • A contrarian method to stop an argument before it starts (7:48)
    • The counterintuitive way to help a thief get exactly what he wants - and why this improves your community (9:24)
    12 min
  • Fighting Your Battles with Powerlifter and Cheerleader Caid Smith

    Show highlights include:

    • A forgotten 3-second courtesy that will easily brighten someone's day today (3:00)
    • The "P-Train" shift that attracts the right people into your life (3:24)
    • How sharing your gifts with others leads to stronger relationships (even if you don't feel special) (3:54)
    • The timeless "one-sentence opener" that makes you new friends today (5:26)
    • How traveling the world helps you connect with people in your own community (6:13)
    9 min
  • Army Strong Positivity with former colonel Mike Griswold

    Show highlights include:

    • The "West Point Motto" approach for serving as many people as possible (3:33)
    • How positivity helps you conquer backbreaking physical and mental tests (4:28)
    • Maya Angelou's secret for becoming one of the most influential voices in America (9:16)
    • Why a good night's sleep is the best antidote when you feel discouraged and defeated (9:56)
    17 min
  • Unlocking the full power of your mind with high performance mental coach, Seth Pepper

    Show highlights include:

    • How your mind alone transforms you from someone who can't swim for 30 seconds straight into a national swimming champion (1:24)
    • Why helping others reach their full potential is the most effective way to heal yourself (2:40)
    • How positivity "mutates" you into a winner (even if you have no talent) (3:42)
    • The "Feeding Off Negativity" trick that turns your most embarrassing shortcomings into an unfair advantage (4:15)
    • Why visualization and other mental training routines "unlimit" your potential (5:22)
    • The "Autobiography Mindset" that helps you reach your dreams during uncertain and scary times (6:44)
    • Why diving headfirst into uncomfortable situations reveals personal wisdom you can't get anywhere else (8:17)
    14 min
  • Boosting your mental resilience with Holistic Mental Performance Specialist, Laura Wilde

    Show highlights include:

    • How the right mental coaching makes becoming great easier than being mediocre (1:08)
    • Why happiness improves your mental and physical health (even when you're feeling defeated) (1:55)
    • The weird way positivity boosts your free throw percentage (and how to apply this secret to anything in your life) (2:23)
    • Why lying to yourself can help you overcome your biggest obstacles (3:37)
    • The "Every Hour Reminder" for your phone that can instantly transform a bad day into a great day (5:20)
    10 min
  • Making Memories for Others with co-host of Great Day Washington, Ellen Bryan

    Show highlights include:

    • How eating the right foods improves all your relationships (2:45)
    • The weird way traumatic childhood experiences make positivity easier than counting to 3 (3:02)
    • Struggle getting out of bed every morning? Here's the 30-second perspective shift that makes you grateful (especially if you're tired and stressed) (3:38)
    • Why making memories for other people is the easiest and most fulfilling way to give back (4:28)
    11 min
  • Giving back with Top Chef's Jen Carroll

    Show highlights include:

    • 2 of the most impactful charities you can donate to if you want to help kids with cancer (2:51)
    • How negativity steals your energy and bleeds into everything you do (and how to become positive when you're surrounded by negativity) (4:49)
    • Why simple charitable acts like buying backpacks for your community make more impact than sending truckloads of money to an organization (5:48)
    • How your vulnerability motivates other people (8:17)
    13 min

About Nick The Brave

From the publisher's feed

Sometimes life is unfair. But that's not an excuse to lose your positivity. Nick The Brave is a podcast from a 13-year-old boy suffering from a brain tumor who wants to uncover the hidden, unsung…