Today we finally had an opportunity to sit down and discuss our stances on money. As students who have not started working yet, we debated whether our view on money was too romanticized, as well as what we thought "rich" was. Money is a universal concern everywhere, and we broke down the significance surrounding it... asking questions such as "How much money does one even need?", or "if not capitalism, then what?" As high-school students with limited experience, the main bread and butter of the episode was derived from our own interest with learning about money, psychology, economics, and broader society. Much of these came from business books, online lectures, and learning about investing in our spare time. This episode was the longest one we have filmed yet, as we just kept coming up with questions that needed to be answered. Help us out by giving us a listen!

After a long break from podcasting, Johnny, Steve, and Gerrard reunite to bring a light hearted and colorful episode. Join us as we share personal stories from our lives while incorporating the introspective nature of self improvement. This episode was a pleasure recording, as it felt much more natural and engaging.  

Why’d we create this podcast… especially on self improvement? Should you start too? Is self-improvement even beneficial? Isn't it something we learn naturally? How do you learn when to give up? These are all questions that are answered in the episode… please give the first episode of the second season of Small Eyes Big dreams a listen!

In this episode of small eyes big dreams, we talk about what constitutes a good role model. We talk about our own role models, and why we chose them. Furthermore, we brush up on entrepreneurship, and names we look up to, such as Steve Jobs and Jordan Peterson. Check out the full episode for more!

This episode Johnny, Gerrard and Steve talks about friends What defines a good or a bad friend? What kind of traits do you expect from your friend or even yourself?  

Sponge absorbs all of its surroundings 

Either cleansed to polluted 

And it paints itself into one  

Sponge affects all of its surroundings 

Either cleansed or polluted 

And it paints others into one  

The ones you surround

 Are the ones you’ll be found

In this episode of small eyes big dreams, we talk about LOVE! In highschool, its often a confusing topic, with different approaches. We talk about ideal relationships, the pros and cons of them--especially in highschool, and our personal opinions about them. Tune in for some cheap quality entertainment!

Do you ever get those nostalgic feelings when you listen to a certain music? In this episode, we start off discussing about music and the power it contains when it comes to bringing up memories and emotions from the past. As we discuss more, we get deeper into the true meaning of memories and emotions and how they are similar and different. Then we realize that the different kinds of methods you can use to bring those two topics up, such as looking at a photo or hearing a tone of someone. Please watch till the end as we conclude the episode with an unique and an insightful conclusion!

Pefect, perfect perfect... In this episode of SEBD, we talk about the downsides of trying to live a perfect life. Much of the self improvement pills shoved down your throat all push the notion of doing the right thing all the time, achieving greatness, building ones character. All of this are respectable goals, but once you start degrading yourself for not being perfection in your eyes(not meeting your standards), you beat yourself up, and it takes a toll on your mental. We discuss the fine lines in this topic, and how to have a better mindset on perfection… please give it a listen!

These days it is clear that the society is quite sensitive to many things which eventually leads to bigger conflicts. That's why we talk about some factors that makes us sensitive. One of the huge factors we discuss about is entitlement. We then get in-depth on each factors and slowly conclude on how the society works. Please give it a listen as we give our thoughts on how we can enhance this problem!

What would you do if you get rejected by your crush or you fail your exams? Today, Johnny Gerrard and Steve dive into some real life problematic, sticky, and embarrassing situations and what coping mechanisms we'd use. We also discussed deeper meanings to life, how to deal with problems through differentiating between good and bad coping mechanisms. Please give this engaging and insightful episode a listen!

In this episode, we talk about the different states of loneliness, the truth of loneliness, and the effects of loneliness. We also include our own personal experiences with loneliness and how we personally "solve" them. In the end, we conclude how we should truly view loneliness with a clearer understanding from this episode.