The Spaniard Show

On our last day of not-Loserthink'ing, we explore some productive thinking concepts along w/ a memorable sendoff snippet from the book's Acknowledgements section. 

If you're anything like me, you want to break free of your mental prison(s). My late strength coach, mentor and incredible human being, Don Messing, lived off the words"No Limits" and today, we're go…

At their first meeting, The Spaniard sized up tall, lean Josh Crosby as a runner. Come to find out, he was a national-class rower who had inflicted pain on opponents by bearing as much as he could du…

Today, we're talking: "the big picture" (how the world is really doing), data that may be misleading and the great motivator that is fear.

Enjoy this picture book version of Wonder, a book and movie we should all see/read. Today, we talk the character traits of kindness, compassion and empathy while reminding ourselves of our active rol…

Boy, we get into some poor and, conversely, favorable ways of thinking on today's show. Let's add some tools to your productive-thinking basket!

Moving forward despite all the signs telling you you shouldn't? Such is the thinking of an entrepreneur. That, and more, on today's show. Enjoy!

We continue our transformation from unproductive-to-productive thinking habits by learning through scientists and entrepreneurs. Grab that bunsen burner and let's create!

You remember that time you got some work done to your house and the guy examined the current setting and said, "Hmm, yeaaa, I'd have done it differently." Well, in ten years, the next guy is gonna sa…

Quick, name the only four ways to be wealthy. You can’t? You’ll learn in this episode as Jonathan Turner talks finances with The Spaniard. Jonathan is a wealth management expert who energetically dif…

Let's talk about the difference (or not-difference) between genius and stupidity, the slant and power of history and the forward path to success. All aboard!!!

This is a great little book about the journey of one of the NBA's greatest players, Stephen Curry. Undersized and told he couldn't do it, he shows us how to pursue our dreams w/ every ounce of oursel…

Mind reading, solid arguments and ego are the topics of the day. Enjoy this exploration of Loserthink.

We're revisiting one of my favorite authors in Scott Adams's new book Loserthink. Loserthink is unproducting thinking that keeps us locked in our own bubbles of reality. This is a tremendous and eye-…

We wrap up this series by taking a look at the later years of Quanah Parker and his successful assimilation into "the mainstream of industrial American culture."

Let's take a look at the "bloodiest year in American history and "the greatest threat of all" to the Native Americans (the buffalo hunters/hide men). 

Talk about a relatable colleague. Like the Spaniard, Coyte Cooper was a Division 1 wrestler and is now a podcaster, speaker and author seeking to help improve lives—not to mention a devoted husband …

I'm experimenting w/ a new format to the Kids show, creating it to be used as a tool to facilitate discussions around character development. Today is the second episode of this series called "Charact…

Cynthia Ann Parker's repatriation was not a success. We examine why, as well as the rise of her son, Quanah, as his life abruptly changed, and his rise began.

Today we take a look at some TX history (re population), the number of treaties broken by the US gov't and the Native Americans and an interesting usage of books by the Comanches (it has nothing to d…