Vell's World Podcast

This episode discusses Vell's growth in struggles with grieving.  

The Good Read for this episode is Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García, Francesc Miralles

According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy.

In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day?

What's Popping in Vell's World includes New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged with Bribery and Fraud, Social Media Erupts Over Missouri's Execution of Marcellus Williams, and Sean “Diddy” Combs Denied Bail Again, Remains in Custody Until Trial, and more.

This episode discusses a few of Vell's love & hate relationship with taxes again. 

The Good Read for this episode is Gravitas: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence by Lisa Sun

Lisa Sun’s boss wrote this in her first review as a business analyst at the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Sun knew she wasn’t alone in receiving this type of feedback, and over the last two decades, she has been on a journey to uncover what it means to be truly confident.

In this thought-provoking and practical guide, Sun, founder of lifestyle brand Gravitas, has cracked the code to help women build their self-worth on their terms. By doing so, she:

Sun shares her journey of self-discovery and growth and combines it with proprietary research, real-world examples, and anecdotes from other successful women who have championed their definition of self-worth. Whatever stage of life you’re in, Gravitas offers valuable insights and strategies to help you succeed in any setting. Whether you are a mom, entrepreneur, creative soul, executive, thinker, maker, or doer, Sun will show you how you can live life with total self-assurance and find your gravitas.

What's Popping in Vell's World includes Harris' interview on CNN, Shedeur Sanders & Travis Hunter help Colorado hold off NDSU 31-26 to start Year 2 under Deion Sanders, Lake Mary wins Florida’s first-ever Little League World Series title, and more.

This episode discusses a few of Vell's sacrifices to achieve his success. 

No Excuses! It shows you how you can achieve success in all three major areas of your life:

1. Your personal goals.

Each of the 21 chapters in this book shows you how to be more disciplined in one aspect of your life, with end-of-chapter exercises to help you apply the “no excuses” approach. With these guidelines, you can learn to be more successful in everything you do—instead of wistfully envying others you think are just “luckier" than you. A little self-discipline goes a long way...so stop making excuses and read this book!

Microsoft Crash, Run Club Serge, and more.

This episode discusses Vell's appreciation for 4 years of podcasting. 

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This episode discusses Vell's reason for picking up a camera and becoming a full-time creative. 

The Good Read for this episode is The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin.Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can hone in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output. It’s about your relationship with the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. There are a few more important responsibilities.

The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the artist's path as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that brings the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence closer to everyone.What's Popping in Vell's World includes League Stats To Be Integrated Into the MLB Record Book, Women’s Basketball Is Thriving and the WNBA Is Ready to Shine, Orlando’s Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and more.Follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @VellsWorldPodcast.

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This episode discusses Vell's respect for his Dad and Father. 

The Good Read for this episode is Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama.

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey—first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.

What's Popping in Vell's World includes Drake vs Kendrick, Candice Parker Named President of Adidas Women’s Basketball, Kanye West Accused of Discriminating Against Black Employees, and more.

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This episode discusses Vell's highlights of April 2024 and what is in store for 2024. 

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This episode discusses Vell's hopes of better making of men in American society. 

The Good Read for this episode is JAY-Z: Made in America

by Michael Eric Dyson, (Contribution & Foreword by) Pharrell

This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making important statements about race, criminal justice, black wealth and social injustice. As he enters his fifties, and to mark his thirty years as a recording artist, this is the perfect time to take a look at JAY-Z’s career and his role in making this nation what it is today. 

In many ways, this is JAY-Z’s America as much as it’s Pelosi’s America, or Trump’s America, or Martin Luther King’s America. JAY-Z has given this country a language to think with and words to live by.

What's Popping in Vell's World consists of Angel Reese's Declaration for the WNBA Draft, Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial Could Continue Until 2027, Getting informed to vote, and more.

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This episode discusses Vell's highlights of the 2024 First Quarter and what is in store for 2024. 

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This episode discusses Vell's difference between choices and decisions. 

The Good Read for this episode is The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.

Eddie, an 83-year-old man killed trying to save a young girl, wakes up in the afterlife, where his life is retold by five people. As Eddie recounts his many ups and downs, he sees what his life meant, in turn reminding all of us that no matter how menial we feel, our life has meaning. This is a moving novel of immense emotional resonance.

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"

What's Popping in Vell's World consists of the Kansa City Superbowl Shooting, Mark Zuckerberg reviewing Apple’s Vision Pro headset, Ye - Vultures getting taken down, and more.

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