As I pursue my main focus—helping students gain life skills—I constantly aim to learn and grow in my own life, and I talk about that process on ”The Spaniard Show.” After years of producing up to six episodes a week, I’ve evolved a flexible routine of publishing highlights from my latest reading, talks with fascinating guests, and solosodes about life and business. Listen and equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to take down and knock out (puns intended) any challenge. Learn to live!
Hosted by former Spanish teacher turned UFC fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman
The author's perspective on writing the book adds a powerful element to this story. He is extremely passionate about providing an accurate and intentional portrayal of Crazy Horse, as well as this ti…
Reading about Native Americans does something to me. It inspires me. It calms me. And it makes me want to learn more. So I'm happy to have come across this week's book and get to share it with you. C…
Our sendoff episodes discusses understanding your emotions, being careful to not live life on autodrive and ridding ourselves of a scarcity mindset. I hope you enjoyed this week as much as I did.
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The more I talk about this book, the more valuable and insightful it becomes. It's one of those books that would do us all good to read, individually and collectively. Today we talk about unjustly ju…
We can thank Spanny’s wife Amanda for this episode. Her purchase of a pack of collectible cards led to a Spaniard post that attracted a lot of chatter, which led to this talk with collecting expert T…
"Think about the story of your life for a minute." That's a good prelude to today's episode and send off assignment. I think you'll enjoy the introspection today's episode encourages.
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On Talks 331, I interviewed Cherrial Odell, an Inspiring Children Foundation graduate. The foundation's "goal is to revolutionize youth development by providing an ideal model of education in underse…
Boy, as I dig deeper into this book, I'm coming face to face with A LOT of familiar ideas and concepts. Don Miguel Jr. consolidates and puts words to some of the things going on in my head, which is …
I very much enjoy diving into these types of books. If you're like me, you've got a lot of stuff going on upstairs, and it robs you of fully enjoying the present. This book is an easily digestible gu…
This is an emotional and honest book. Beau brings us into his family's heartbreaking losses while instilling in us a source of hope and inspiration. We finish our week with some difficult but importa…
Today's episode brings to light the stress and anxiety felt by the Wises as their sons were serving and sacrificing for others. We also touch on an aspect of war that was new to me until a few years …
Another first for The Spaniard Show! This episode includes a purposeful 10-breath gap of silence as the host and the guest practice meditation. That is one of the tools that Cherrial Odell learned to…
The familial aspect of this book adds an extra (really powerful) element to the story. On today's episode, you'll get a glimpse into a family gathering like none you've ever considered. It's one of t…
Today's episode is an inside look at my daughter's reading development, her "Book in Bag" assignments and our strategy for reading to our kids at home. And if you're looking for kids' books to read t…
Today we learn more about Beau's older brothers, Jeremy and Ben. Each brother has their own unique path to/in the military, and you'll learn about some of those origins. I also thrown in a stark remi…
I was recently recommended this book by a listener and friend (Thanks, Frank!), and I'm glad I took his advice. This is a story of family, love, respect, service and purpose. Author Beau Wise tells t…
It's a difficult world to navigate, and though there are no absolute measures to take to avoid any mishaps, this book is chock-full of ways to lessen those odds. We round out the week by examining a …
Another mistake in our interactions with strangers is called transparency. It's our assumption that what you see on the outside is what's going on in the inside. Tune in to learn more about how we pe…
Boxing trainer and football coach Bruce Babashan tells new athletes, ”I’m always close to tears and temper.” You can hear the deep feeling in his voice in this episode as he discusses his gratitude …
There are parts of the book that are difficult, but important, to read because our whole goal here is to observe, understand, learn from and improve our interactions with others. Today's episode focu…