Zen Sammich

2024 marks 30 years since I graduated high school. Wow!

I reunited with my all-time favorite teacher from that bygone era.

We discussed how people change, regrets, and the virtue of forgiveness.

What would you ask your high school teacher (the ones you liked) if given the chance?

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What are you chasing that doesn’t want to be caught?

What dreams do you have that continue to be elusive?

Tap into your inner Zen cowboy or cowgirl and you just might be able to catch it.

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Ever wanted to do a TEDx Talk?

It was a “bucket list” item for me, and I recently succeeded in scratching it off the list.

But, I took away a few life lessons beyond the “ideas worth spreading” that I heard there.

I share the why-I-did-it, how-I-did-it, and a few lessons learned from the experience in this episode.

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Detachment is not about abandoning your dreams; it's about releasing your stranglehold on how those dreams should unfold.

It is better to go after the unreachable and “die on the road” than to never embark.

It’s about confronting the fear of the unknown head-on and saying, "You know what? I'm still going."

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Ever noticed that the more choices you have, the harder it is to make a decision?

Or, how about the more you focus on perfection, the more imperfections you see?

In this episode, I explore 5 paradoxes that, once fully understood, may make your life a little smoother.

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Ever thought of starting life over? 

Packing up and moving to the other side of the planet?

Here’s something a lot of folks don't realize: You are more adaptable than you think.

Take it from Janine Mitchell. She is a consultant to top executives, creator of The Executive Code™, and someone who "walks the walk, not just talks the talk." 

Hear how she uprooted her life and business in Manchester, England and relocated to Vietnam.

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If you haven’t met Angela DiMarco and Dana Sardano yet, well, let’s fix that. Your life is about to get a whole lot better.

They are the cohosts of the podcast Going Commando, as well as being authors, artists, and book publishers. There might even be a mafia connection there, who knows?!

We discuss everything from manifestation and woo woo to cosmic alignment and Ubuntu. 

Already one of my favorite episodes, but be forewarned, a little bit of salty language in this one.

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For some AMAZING artwork and everything else Dana and Angela do: https://www.ubuntufishgallery.com/

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If you were asked, "What are your three rules for life?" - What would you come up with?

I came up with my 3. Feel free to disagree or revise and improve upon them.

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At what age in life do you finally figure it all out?

Everything is in the right place: You understand the world and your place in it, dreams accomplished, marriage and 401K intact, villains vanquished... ahhh, you can now rest and enjoy the time remaining.

Yeah, that. How old are you when that happens?

Zen Sammich contributes two yen's worth of advice on the topic in this episode to begin Season 4!

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Do you read the news everyday?

If so, how does reading or watching the day-to-day news affect your mood?

Also, why do it exactly? To stay informed? I’m all for education and staying smart, but I’m also all for good mental health and less stress about things beyond my control.

So, I did an experiment and I quit the news for 30 days. Here’s what happened…

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