Strike a Chord Live Podcast

Chris Bro has a passion for music.  Chris is a curator of all things music.  He has curated over 700 weekly lists of the “next” music.  Music you may not have heard of. Music that sounds like your favorites.

We discuss finding and following your passion.  Your age doesn’t matter.  Get started.  Embrace your passion. You may be able to make a hobby or business out of following your passion.

It won’t always be easy.  Sometimes you have to “embrace the suck.” 

Whether you’re 20, 55 or 75, you can follow your passion.

Mindset is everything.  Make sure you have the right mindset.  Don’t hesitate to get started because “someone else is already doing it.”  There’s enough out there for everyone.  Get started and enjoy it.  Even if you don’t want to put it out for the world to see, you will enjoy it and it will make you happy. 

By the way, attitude still matters.  Don’t be negative.  If you start out negative, you will most likely fail. 

We do a lot of music talk.  Music reminds of us things.  It makes us feel a certain way.  Music also expands our mind.

We also discuss how Chris’s wife collaborated with Rick Springfield on “Jesse’s Girl” be chiming in when Rick couldn’t remember the words . . . and how Chris, his wife and their friends hung out with Bruce Springfield.  Fun stories.

Chris’s motto is “Enjoy it All”.  Mark and Collin concur with this theme.  Life isn’t going to always be fun, but enjoy it anyway. 

Mark Ellis, Collin Harbour

Co-Hosts

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Seth.Godwin of TikTok is our very special guest.  Seth is a “Finance Content Creator” on TikTok and provides useful tips and insight based on the lessons he has learned d in finance at a large financial institution and life in general. 

Mark and Collin are both old enough to be Seth’s father and decided to kick back and determine what we (i.e. the older generation) can learn from Seth (i.e. the younger generation). 

Topics Covered:

• How and why Seth began creating content on TikTok (primarily) and a story of how a viral video can possibly change your life.
• Confirmation that Seth makes a living creating content and “playing on the internet.”
• Finance and Crypto Currency Stuff  . . . and NFT’s – we are not offering financial advice, but scratch the surface on these new digital trends. (Topps NFT's, Weezer NFT's, The Sandlot NFT's)
• The importance of a schedule and daily habits:
  • Consistency is key.
  • Don’t burn yourself out – avoid fatigue.
• What motivates the younger generation these days?  A few things:
  • Being a little put out with stuff.
  • Trying to find a voice.
  • Helping others.
• Mark, Collin and Seth also venture into a little music talk with a couple of Barenaked Ladies stories.

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Seth Godwin (TikTok = seth.godwin)

Peace.

This week we have Heather Ibey of Randy’s Toy Shop in Noblesville, IN and we discuss one of our favorite topics . . . Nostalgia!  Randy’s Toy Shop specializes in antique toy repair and antique toy restoration with a goal of bringing toys back to their original luster and condition. This is a big task and one that not many in the world can pull off! 

But Heather is also a motivator, a speaker and most importantly a mom. 

Reflect, Reset, Rest:

We all need to reflect, reset and rest.  How to know when you are at this stage and what to do about it.

Moving fast in life is relatively normal these days.  No one wants to slow down. Be careful.  Brick walls are around every corner.  You are going to run into them if you don’t recognize they are around the corner.

Many of us want to go 400 miles per hour – ALL THE TIME!!  But if you are always going that fast it is difficult to see the impending crash.

Take a little time every now and then to recharge.  It is important and it can provide clarity on future growth opportunities.

Incrementalism:

Life is not only about getting things done all at once.  Your goals can be achieved through incrementalism.  Take small steps towards your goal.  Move towards them each day with attainable steps.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t accomplish your goals tomorrow. 

Recognize and celebrate your achievements that get you closer to your goals – even if they are small.

Appreciate what you have:

You can't be grateful while also being hateful.

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Mark Ellis, Collin Harbour

https://www.randystoyshop.com/

Bruce Pulver is passionate about the power of our words and the influence they have on attitude, mindset and the results we achieve in life.  In his book,  Above the Chatter, Our Words Matter, Powerful Words That Changed My Life Forever, Bruce shares the personal experiences and powerful examples of how to take control over the words we use.  He believes that consciously paying attention to our words and choosing how we speak to ourselves and to others absolutely controls our mindset and gets us to the results we hope for and deserve in life.  His book contains a collection of 400 consecutive days of writings that focused on a single word each day of self-encouragement and inspiration which he wrote to get through a difficult period in his life.

www.abovethechatterourwordsmatter.com

FB/Instagram:  Above The Chatter – Bruce Pulver

Twitter: @abovethechatter

Words are important.  They shape what we do. 

A very important word is “start.”  The premise of our discussion of the word “start” is a quote from Arthur Ashe:  “Start where you are.  Use what you have.  Do what you can.”

Bruce prepared an acrostic using START -.

Say “what can I do”

Take an action

Ask how later, just do now

Reach beyond your belief

Then take another step. And another step. And another step

Once you start, it is important to look at incremental steps and improvements you can take.  Each increment is further away from where you started and gets you closer to the idea of “stop stopping.”

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We are in a season of Transformation Worldwide! We are witnessing many people thriving during this season, and we see watching many people fight against it at a detriment to their psyche and emotional heart.

COVID-19 has changed the world for bad (death and sickness) and good (reset the way we all live and work). People have spent an incredibly more amount of time together. Fathers are able to spend more time with their children and watch them grow.  But other visits (i.e. nursing homes, care centers) are limited.  It’s quite a dichotomous season but, overall it’s been a cleansing or a washing of the old entrenched ways of the past.

Mark and Collin take a little stroll down memory lane and discuss famous people they have met, including:

• Bill Clinton
• The Edge 
• Lars Ulrich
• Trent Reznor
• Billy Gibbons

Be Kind.  Do good for others.  The world will be a better place.

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Two lifelong friends with a love of baseball,music, motivation and inspiration - as well as nostalgia, culture and transformation and fun!  And we want you to take the journey with us.  

Mark Ellis and Collin Harbour

We grew up in the late 70s and throughout the 80s.  We've been around the block a few times.  Since we hadn't talked in over 30 years until March of 2021, we decided to start a podcast.  

In this session, we introduce ourselves and the show.  We want you to be a part of our community and to join us on the joureny as we seek to inspire and motivate!  We also will focus on various topics, such as a couple form this week: 

• Why is Dale Murphy not in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
• What are NFT's?  What is all the hype about?

We also spend a little time reminiscing about our childhood and some of the youth years together.  We loved music.  We wrote songs:  Strawberry Houndog and Lucy Love Me (With a little bit of Beatles and Elvis running through our creative juices!)

We spend some time on motivation - based on Glenn Lundy's (#riseandgrind) i.e. "Build Your Own Table" !!

Strike A Chord Podcast

Mark Ellis - Collin Harbour