Relentless Forward Progress with Mike Ubaldini

If we are talking all things Ultra, I guess being mentally tough should be a topic. Well, tonight’s episode dug deep into our thoughts around mental toughness, how do you get there, and characteristics that can contribute. Just like anything, if you want to get good at it, you have to work at it. It takes practice and being stubborn may help too. This was a fun one for us and something that is close to our hearts so hope you enjoy.

“Dad, I didn’t want to do it but I did it anyway.”

During today’s recording, back to our normal happy hour time, Bryan enjoyed an eastern US favorite Founders Centennial IPA. Mike stayed local to Tempe, AZ with Huss Brewing’s Hopaloosa Hazy IPA.

The RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast is sponsored by Time on the Trails – delivering you a customized experience out on the trails in Arizona and beyond. Please visit us at www.tottaz.com.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

The first show of 2021 continued the trend from 2020 by going to many places – the unknown, the uncertain, and staying true to topic – doing so with relentless forward progress. The intent was to discuss the topic:

“Have you ever practiced how it feels to fear?” – Well, we got into a great conversation and went deep there but also tackled cold plunges and how that is a metaphor for fear, failure, and battling the unknown. A few points to summarize what we pondered:

Uncertainty

No Guarantees of Success

Overcoming Weaknesses

Be Better than Yesterday

Being on the Edge

Why get better? - - - BECAUSE I CAN!

Inspirational Side Effects

Continuous Improvement

And we close this out with an incredible quote – “Not everyday is gameday but everyday counts!”

During today’s recording, back to our normal happy hour time, Bryan enjoyed a favorite of both of ours & fitting as well, Snake River’s Earned It Hazy IPA. Mike tried something new from a favorite brewer in Flagstaff, AZ, Mother Road’s Daily Driver IPA.

The RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast is sponsored by Time on the Trails – delivering you a customized experience out on the trails in Arizona and beyond. Please visit us at www.tottaz.com.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

We took a week off for the Christmas Holiday (you are welcome by the way 😊) but are back at it for a year in reflection. 2020 was unique to say the least but there are many “rainbows” that we were able to find. Our hope is that as we all look back on this past year, we can find some silver lining, some moment or some piece of happiness, hope, love, joy, and progress. We have all found ways to be more creative, to pivot, to adjust, and adapt to a wild & wacky year. We believe that in some way, we found a way to make at least, one great choice this year.

Thanks to Timber and Bear for their contributions to this week’s episode and for Tanner’s modeling shot – Find Your Rainbow.

BTW – Keep an eye out for Bryan’s first pass at his modeling career. Pictures soon to be posted 😊.

We want to thank you all for tuning this year, keeping us company, and for all the love & support. We are excited to see where 2021 takes us and at the very least, Bryan and I will continue to share our stories, give up some laughs, and have a few beers.

Happy New Year all – Much Love!!! – Bryan & Mike

It was an earlier than usual session today, so Bryan had a bit of joe with some PBR Hard Coffee. Mike just went for some of the good stuff – Coronado Brewing Co’s Weekend Vibes IPA.

The RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast is sponsored by Time on the Trails – delivering you a customized experience out on the trails in Arizona and beyond. Please visit us at www.tottaz.com.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

Yesterday in the blog we shared a Brene’ Brown podcast where she interviewed Tim Ferriss & Dax Shepard. We were both inspired by the content, inspired by the vulnerability, and bent over from some of the many laughs. So we decided to still some of the questions Brene’ asked the guys……Thanks again to Brene’, Dax, & Tim (we don’t know them 😊) for inspiring us to share some of our insecurities and stories from some of the same questions.

Link to podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511?i=1000502558786

This is what we tackle:

“What is your sliding door moment?”

“A hard habit/practice that is worth it?”

“Your bumper sticker saying?”

“Regrets?”

It is the holiday season and we certainly are enjoying some tasty brews. This week Bryan enjoyed a Left Hand Brewery Peanut Butter Milk Stout & I sipped on a tasty Stone Enjoy By 01.01.21 Unfiltered IPA.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

Father! Friend! Teacher! Coach! Guide! It is fine line and takes “balance” to manage it all. It is even more challenging to let go. Being clutch can be defined as doing something well, being excellent or efficient, constantly juggling, being able to adapt and change….often. It is hard work and there are times we fail daily. Our kids create so many opportunities for us to be clutch parents, in today’s episode we share our mistakes and a few fun thought 😊.

After a week on the lamb we were both back on the beer train. Bryan enjoyed went to a local staple, and Ultra Dad Favorite (wink, wink) South Park Brewery’s Open Range IPA. I went east coast with a Southern Tier Old Man Winter.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

We pulled today’s episode from some content offered by many; a quote from many but I originally heard it from Joshua Medcalf & the Train2BClutch Mental Training & Leadership seminar.

“If you have the right skill sets you can rebuild.”

We went a bit deep on this but still had some laughs and fun, along with some technical difficulties. The topics ranged from the victim vs. victor mentality, building houses, growth, persistency, lots of awareness, & battling that in and out of the comfort zone.

Little change, Bryan enjoyed a PBR Extra – that’s right “EXTRA” with 6.5% ALC/VOL. I was a bit jealous since I had some tea and water. Yeah, figured it was the time to take a break leading up to the holidays. It was a good run & be back soon 😊.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

We didn’t know how this would all come together. Bryan and I were face to face for our first in person Ultra Dad’s podcast. Since we are low tech and low budget, we did this via the Anchor app on a speaker phone. Kudos to Anchor for the sound quality and ease (btw – happy to discuss sponsorships 😊). We wanted to keep this free flowing and completely authentic, peaking into our Thanksgivings together, and our lives together – which we love to do. We had most of the crew come onto the microphone (speakerphone) today and are so very grateful we can pull this off. Our hope is the sound quality works, and you can grasp a few nuggets. The kiddos did great and we think the puppers behaved for the most part.

During this FACE TO FACE live session, we started off with some OHSO Distillery Jalapeno/Tower Vodka Bloody Mary’s. Through the halfway point we dug into some Eddyline Epic Day Double IPA.

“Drag it through the garden.” – Cindy Shane

“Even in the bad & ugly times there is good.” – Cindy Shane

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

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How'd we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

This was a topic we’ve wanted to hit on for a few weeks so excited to share it with you all. We dig deep into mindset and how it can create wealth and legacy for the future. Can mindset be the foundation for wealth and your legacy?

We touch on great video by Carol Dweck on developing a growth mindset and share some tools we practice. https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ

We also dive into some money stuff, puppy stuff, and our ideas around “left foot right foot.”

During recording, Bryan stayed consistent with the wintery weather up in Fairplay sipping on Great Divide Hibernation & I went to a trusted IPA born in the Phoenix area, Four Peaks Brewery’s Hop Knot IPA.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike

To start off, Happy Veteran’s Day to all those service folks out there. We are so very grateful for your sacrifices. Today’s episode Bryan and I dig into that topic that can be good, bad, sometimes ugly, but always interesting. We go to thoughts from growing up and are perspective from then to know and how being parents’ factor into the discussion. We have some laughs and share how things shift from extrinsic competition to intrinsic as we’ve grown throughout the years.

During this earlier than normal recording, Bryan reverted back to some New Belgium Accumulation White Ale (it is cold and snowy in Fairplay 😊) while I toasted back a Huss Brewing Copper State IPA.

Keep an eye open for the new Ultra Dad’s Instagram account coming soon #ultra_dads.

How’d we get here?

The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.

Bryan & Mike