There’s a reason some people camp outside an Apple store or stand in line for hours waiting for the new Supreme line to drop, or why some people frantically rush to the paper goods aisle at their grocery store when COVID restrictions tighten up again. And that reason isn’t iPhones or overpriced t-shirts, or even toilet paper, as essential as it may be.

People aren’t lining up for products, not really; they’re lining up for a story, one that has driven mankind since the beginning. And that story is scarcity. But that’s all it is, one of the most powerful motivators in human history… is just a story.

And this story sneaks into our experience in interesting ways and ultimately limits our lives. What if there's an alternative story?

Have you noticed how your brain is constantly running its own infomercial—"If I act now, I can have all this... and more!" But how much "more" is enough? And what is the hidden cost of all the things we engage with and consume?

In this episode, Anthony sits down with Tim to talk consumption, social media, and the maintenance costs of everything we interact with.

People bring out different elements of you, elements you may not even know you possess. Getting around others is one of the best ways to figure out what you have kicking around inside. That’s a wonderful thing. It’s also a little scary, because we may be surprised by what we find.

This episode is about how we all have to take the “What About Bob?” Test, and how to not fail it.

This episodes highlights a reality that gets lost behind campaign ads, news cycles, and hyperbole. It gets lost a couple months after the Inauguration. The truth is, every single day of our lives is voting day. It doesn’t always involve ballots boxes and polling stations, but we are never not casting votes. We vote with dollars and attendance and laughter and silence and everything in between.

Every Day is Election Day.

On last week’s episode we revisited that old improv show Whose Line is it Anyway?, the one where Drew Carey opens the show reminding the contestants that “Everything’s made up, and the points don’t matter.”

I compared that to our lives. Most of us carry ourselves like we’re performing Shakespeare for critics when the reality is we’re all just making it up as we go. And that’s a good thing. The rules and norms scripted for us by society are all made up, and there’s freedom in going off book.

But there are actually rules in improv, and one stands out above the rest. If we want to spark creativity and connect with others and find fulfillment… We have to embrace the practice of the Yes, And.

Do you remember that improv game show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” from the early 2000s? It was hilarious because you never quite knew what to expect. There were no scripts, just audience prompts and wild scenarios. And the setup was simple: a rotating cast of people would respond to cues and suggestions, making things up on the spot, in hopes of scoring imaginary points, awarded to them at the whim of the guy in charge.

Basically it was just like your everyday life. This episode is about what happens when we realize Everything is Made Up.

What do Batman, authentic Italian cuisine, and Whitney Houston have in common?

In this episode, we'll figure that out by exploring an important question: who gets the credit? Who gets the credit for the things we cherish, and for the person we are becoming?

The answer matters.

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WE'RE BACK! And I'm not gonna lie, it feels good.

This week we're digging deeper into a topic we covered a while back. We're making gold from lead, transforming "worthless" materials into priceless artifacts, and exposing you for who you truly are...

You are an Alchemist.

Have you ever watched kids negotiate trades? They often make irrational choices, trading things they enjoy for things they'll forget about (and regret) tomorrow. It's fascinating to watch.

We make trades like that every single day. And many times we trade our mental well-being, our attention, and our own best interest for the most trivial things. Why is that? And what can we do about it?

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What is an Attention Collection? 

We've created this FREE ebook to help you understand the things that shape you and what you can do to take hold of your own formation! 

In 1940, in Selma, Alabama, someone decided to build a bridge and name it after the former Grand Dragon of the KKK. In 1965, that same bridge became the backdrop for one of the most important events in Civil Rights history. 

This episode is about bravery and legacy and what we should do with the bridges we inherit (literally and metaphorically).

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What is an Attention Collection? 

We've created this FREE ebook to help you understand the things that shape you and what you can do to take hold of your own formation!