No Snooze Podcast

Welcome home Olivia Louise Parelli! Born exactly two weeks after her best friend, the no snooze babies are absolutely perfect. Mike sits down with Dave to give a full recap of the birth of his daughter. From the evening before, multiple trips to the hospital and explaining the incredible strength of his wife Dana this is an episode you don’t want to miss!

In this episode, Dave and Mike sit down to analyze the power of anticipation in their lives. The conversation begins with Mike talking about how the anticipation of his daughters arrival has been a focal point, while still trying to find a way to get things done efficiently. Dave discusses how he utilizes anticipation in his personal and professional life along with both the positive and negative effects he faces by always trying to look ahead. 

Dave and Mike analyze the importance of saying no in their personal and professional lives. At this point, they must make conscious decisions on how to spend their time. Although we all want to say yes to please others, they talk about how they have adopted practices to say no and what they are currently working on to further develop the skill. 

Dave and Mike reflect on the importance of being kind in today’s society. They discuss how kindness becomes contagious, how they plan to instill acts of kindness in their daughters through daily action and how kindness is one of the first steps to creating global change.

In their “Jordan” episode Dave and Mike discuss what it looks like to be a champion in life.They each present what they believe to be the top 5 qualities of a champion mindset. This episode goes far beyond basketball, as these qualities can be applied to any process including business and relationships. 

Dave and Mike discuss the power of self talk and specific examples of how they utilize it within their own lives. The topic brings up a great conversation about how to increase confidence, becoming more productive along with learning how to curb negative emotions and remain motivated. 

Dave and Mike talk about how difficult it is to manage all of the different “hats” they wear. As they continue their professional work, attempt to build a lifestyle brand from scratch and keeping their relationships a priority, the question becomes- How can they still maintain a high level output as dads to be, sons, brothers, friends and everything else in between? 

As promised, Karina and Dana are back 10 episodes later! Based off of listeners questions, Dave and Mike interview their wives about their pregnancies, the stresses of the current health crisis, how they are supporting the pregnancy and what they can be doing better. The conversation takes tons of turns as they laugh about old stories, discuss some of the struggles they’ve been facing and the exciting anticipation of becoming parents.