The Imperfect Rainbow

Jeremy and Maddy close their triumphant first season with a special Christmas episode! In this season of giving, your hosts are gifting you their expert tips on nutrition and public speaking.

Show notes

(01:25) What this episode is about. (04:50) Maddy’s tips on fitness and nutrition. (25:00) Jeremy’s tips on public speaking. (45:20) Quotes of the day. (46:55) Jeremy’s life hack on avoiding social media doom scrolling

Maddy’s quote, by Bruce Lee: Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Jeremy’s quote, by @mental.aspect: It’s the small habits. How you spend your mornings. How you talk to yourself. What you read. What you watch. Who you share your energy with. Who has access to you. That will change your life.

Extras

Read more about Jeremy’s mention of the 10,000 hours. The 10,000 hours rule is a formula for success, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers.

Hosts: Jeremy Lee (@jemcocktails) and Madeline Liew (@maddyliew)

Producer: Paul Ng (@wanderwavestudio)

40s is the new 20s. Jeremy and Maddy tell the stories of what they were like in their younger days, how these experiences enriched and enhanced their appreciation of the world around them, and the two key things that those in their 40s need to have.

Show notes

(02:20) Being 40 and what that means to your hosts. (08:52) The contrast between Maddy and Jeremy’s life in their 20s. (16:57) Maddy and Jeremy’s growth in the 30s. (29:55) Reaching the 40s. (34:10) Importance of financial stability by your 40s. (36:43) Taking care of your health and body in your 40s. (44:32) Quotes of the day.

Maddy’s quote, by Vinh Giang: Don’t be attached to who you are in the present that you don’t give the future version of you a chance.

Jeremy’s quote: If you’re not happy single, you won’t be happy married. Happiness comes from dogs, not relationships.

Extras

The episode from Lito Podcast mentioned by Maddy: https://litolabs.com/45

The book that Maddy mentioned — Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia (https://www.instagram.com/peterattiamd/)

Hosts: Jeremy Lee (@jemcocktails) and Madeline Liew (@maddyliew)

Producer: Paul Ng (@wanderwavestudio)

Jeremy and Maddy used this episode to talk about something crucial to their life’s development — friends, and how the different friendships formed helped them navigate through important routes in their life.

Show notes

(01:03) Friendship and how the term evolved in meaning to Jeremy through the years. (15:10) A key moment that allowed Maddy to develop empathy towards her friend. (26:27) Quality time spent over quantity and importance in maintaining the friendships in our life. (29:20) Jeremy’s example of how he maintains friendships. (41:30) Quotes of the day.

Jeremy’s quote, by Paulo Coelho: Friendship isn’t a big thing. It’s a million little things.

Maddy’s quote, an African proverb: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Extras

Maddy’s mention of the Brené Brown’s video on empathy.

Hosts: Jeremy Lee (@jemcocktails) and Madeline Liew (@maddyliew)

Producer: Paul Ng (@wanderwavestudio)

Jeremy and Maddy gave their honest reflections on the key experiences that shaped them, how they got over this tough period of their lives, and why it is important to have the self-awareness to acknowledge our own imperfections.

Show notes

(00:57) What does imperfection mean to your hosts. (12:05) Maddy’s story on imperfection. (22:15) How Maddy got over her thoughts of imperfection. (31:32) Jeremy’s reflection on a dark period in his life. (49:12) Quotes of the day.

Maddy’s quote from Dr. Romantic, Season 3, by Dr Kim: “It’s not other people’s views of you that make you. It's your own views that make you. Praise yourself more and be kind to yourself.”

Jeremy’s quote, from the book This is Me Letting You Go by Heidi Priebe: We don't talk about our huge, overwhelming, most shameful failures because we don't want to admit what they reveal about who we are. But therein lies the choice — you get to decide, after every failure, every defeat, every life-altering mistake — what kind of person you are. What kind of person you've been. And what kind of person you're finally ready to become instead.

Hosts: Jeremy Lee (@jemcocktails) and Madeline Liew (@maddyliew)

Producer: Paul Ng (@wanderwavestudio)

Jeremy and Maddy are back with their second episode and this is an episode where they bare their souls. Jeremy and Maddy reveal the pivotal experiences from their past that shaped them to become who they are today.

Show notes

(03:37) How Jeremy found his stage in life. (17:12) Maddy’s journey to where she is now. (25:39) A moment that shaped Jeremy’s life. (33:33) The moment that changed Maddy’s life. (41:14) An interesting thing about Jeremy. (44:05) Finding time to do many things and wear multiple hats. (48:44) Maddy’s self-realization in managing her mental energy. (52:50) What they will tell their younger selves. (57:50) Quotes of the day.

Jeremy’s quote, by Betty Friedan: You can have it all, just not all at the same time.

Maddy’s quotes, by Bronnie Ware from the book The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying:

Hosts: Jeremy Lee (@jemcocktails) and Madeline Liew (@maddyliew)

Producer: Paul Ng (@wanderwavestudio)

Your hosts Jeremy and Maddy kick off the inaugural episode of their first ever podcast The Imperfect Rainbow. And what better way to try new things than talk about themselves trying this new thing — hosting their own podcast!

Show notes

(00:35) Story behind the show's name. (05:05) How Jeremy and Maddy knew each other. (11:05) How the idea of this podcast came about. (17:43) Trying new things and overcoming the fear. (32:10) Quotes of the day.

Jeremy's quote, by Henry David Thoreau: I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Maddy's quote, by Pema Chödrön from the book When Things Fall Apart: The way to dissolve resistance in life is to meet it face to face. Face heat and feel it, face cold and feel its bite.

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Check out Maddy’s recommendation of The Lito Podcast at https://litolabs.com/podcast

Hosts: Jeremy Lee (@jemcocktails) and Madeline Liew (@maddyliew)

Producer: Paul Ng (@wanderwavestudio