The Bryant Ferate Podcast

#6 - Michael Richardson - Let’s Get This Bread Episode 1, MyFirstMillion Questions, & Best Friend Banter

Episode 6 The Bryant Ferate Podcast: Let's Get This Bread Episode 1
Great day to be great! Mike Rich joins us for episode 6 on the pod. Starting off the streak of our Let's Get This Bread Episodes. We dive into a range of topics and reflect on tough questions from a previous My First Million Episode in the back half of the episode. Grateful to have him on the pod and his consistent influence on me to be the best version of myself.
List of Big Questions
What areas of your life are you settling?
What battles are you choosing?
In what ways are you getting in your own way?
On a scale of 1-10 how much do you believe in yourself?
MikeRich DJ - https://www.instagram.com/thisismikerich/
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Ferate Twitter https://twitter.com/bryantferate?lang=en
 
Episode 6 Timestamps
(3:35) Lil Wayne Intro Music
(4:08) Rick Rubin & Lex Fridman Podcast
(6:35) “Who is your favorite rapper?”
(8:00) What grinds Mike’s gears
(9:25) Introduction
(13:00) “Don’t let the old man in.”
(15:26) Volunteered to teach financial literacy
(23:25) The End of Times
(30:00) What is it about My First Million that you enjoy the most?
(32:55) What makes a good conversation?
(43:55) The Room Where It Happens Podcast $5,000 Challenge
(51:00) Questions from My First Million
(53:00) Question One: “What areas of your life are you settling?” MIKE
(54:38) Dual Truths
(56:00) Question One: FERATE
(59:25) VERBS > nouns
(1:01:45) Question Two: “What battles are you choosing?” FERATE
(1:05:55) Question Two: MIKE
(1:08:00) HOT NEWS Google Cal
(1:09:14) Question Three: “In what ways are you getting in your own way?” MIKE
(1:12:00) Question Three: FERATE
(1:15:28) Motion vs. Action (Plan vs. Learn By Doing)
(1:17:55) On A Scale of 1-10 How Much Do You Believe In Yourself?
(1:19:55) Marathon

#5 - Skyler Young - Walk While You Can, Perfectly Imperfect, & ”Do you like the person you see?”

In episode 5 of The Bryant Ferate Podcast, I get to sit down with +19 year basketball coach Skyler Young (End of May 2022). Currently, the assistant basketball coach for the University of Portland Women's Basketball team. Amazing friend with so much compassion and deep thoughts on life. Man, whew this episode just made me pause afterward. 
We discuss developing genuine relationships, what has impacted Sky’s growth in this area, walking while you can, defining what perfectly imperfect means to each of us, playing your own course, and much more.
“Do you like the person you see?”
 
Thank you again for checking out the podcast.
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Skyler Young Podcast (Timestamps)
(4:00) Sky’s skill of building relationships
(6:52) Defining being an introvert vs. extrovert
(8:28) Ferate describing himself introvert vs. extrovert
(10:20) Knowing yourself & being real
(13:28) Walking to work? Started in Utah & when his mom passed away.
(15:30) Taking advantage of those moments because you never know
(17:38) Walking to work during undergrad at WSU
(20:10) Sky always been good at calling & checking in with people?
(21:26) Walking for health
(25:20) Kind crazy or odd to connect with others over the phone
(27:00) Reciprocity
(29:15) Improving communication & clarity through the podcast
(31:15) Asking student-athletes tough questions (Setting boundaries & what is self awareness)
(33:10) Not in the text msg loop
(34:00) Perfectly Imperfect
(35:40) “Don’t let the old man in.”
(37:52) Adam Grant & Curiosity
(41:18) Playing your own course
(44:42) What inspired Ferate to start writing the blog, newsletter, & podcasting?
(50:20) What brings me energy?
(51:00) “Appreciate It” and having more moments like that
(52:50) Victor Frankel influence on what makes a good conversation.
(55:34) Your vulnerability is your invincibility.
(57:20) Future Podcast Concepts
(59:40) Progress ladders & creating the life that you want to live.
(1:02:20) Skyler’s vulnerability & telling the truth
(1:04:12) How did you get better at being blunt? Bold?
(1:08:45) Spectrum of Bold & Compassionate (Dark Side of Both)
(1:12:02) Perfectly Imperfect Meaning
(1:14:00) “Do you like the person you see?”
(1:19:02) Ferate’s take on Perfectly Imperfect
(1:24:46) How do you get out of your own way?
(1:34:00) Underpaid, overworked, love it, & no hobbies
(1:36:15) The Inner Game of Tennis
(1:42:10) Ferate’s Top 5 Podcasts Right Now (Jay Shetty, The Room Where It Happens, My First Million, Modern Wisdom, & HubermanLab)
(1:50:32) The Closer - Sky’s Next & Now?
(1:55:35) Ferate’s Next & Now?

#4 - Nick Finney - Time: Person of the Year, Copywriting, & Working With Kobe Bryant

Episode 4's guest is Nick Finney, a great friend, and training partner at Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Portland. We dive into his journey as a copywriter, the influence music has on us, his experience going to Coachella 6 times, and overall how to improve at our creative crafts. Nick discusses his path through being accepted into Wieden+Kennedy ad agency school and how that helped him refine his writing over time. He shares his experience working with Kobe Bryant on his retirement project in China and rewriting a script in 45 minutes. We close out the episode on how to better understand what is “good writing” for you vs. the readers, measuring progress in writing, and working through believing in yourself. Check out his website where he shares more about who he is and the projects he has worked on.
Nick's Website - https://nick-finney.com/ 
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Ferate's Twitter - https://twitter.com/bryantferate?lang=en 
Ferate's Instagram - @bryantferate 
(2:40) Coachella
(9:29) Been 6 Times, Who has been the best live?
(11:00) The Influence of Outkast
(13:58) Connecting Memories with Music
(21:10) Journey Midwest to Portland
(24:00) Time Person of the Year & Getting His Car Stolen
(29:18) Writing for an Ad Agency Wieden+Kennedy
(32:30) Ideas General or Specific and Agree and Disagree
(39:30) When starting sounding like someone else? Write like how you talk.
(44:28) Copying: Hunter S Thompson
(48:28) Understanding what a copywriter is.
(50:15) Kobe Bryant Project Shanghai
(1:00:00) Writing Freelance Solo & Writing Partners
(1:04:33) Where does the word coach come from?
(1:11:00) Consistent in One Thing, Consistent in A lot of Things
(1:13:10) Making Time Over Finding Time
(1:16:11) Priority: Application to Ourselves & Friends
(1:18:20) Developing a Belief in Yourself
(1:19:10) Ideas being evaluated by peers or your boss
(1:22:32) “On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you believe in yourself?”

#3 - Nick Hauger - Be Your Strongest Self In The Toughest Moments, Professional Running, & Running Rivals Podcast Growth.

I had the opportunity to coach Nick Hauger during his collegiate running career and coach alongside him when he joined the University of Portland for Sports Performance Staff. Ever since I first met Nick he has had a presence and clarity that I have always appreciated. It has shown through his journey in being an amazing human being, accomplished collegiate distance runner, and now running professionally with NAZ Elite (Podcast Host too). Today we dive into how Nick wires his mind for positivity, how he has grown from obstacles, and what he has learned from hosting his own podcast. 
Nick's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickhauger12/?hl=en 
Nick's Twitter - https://twitter.com/runnin_hauger 
NAZ Elite Bio - https://www.nazelite.com/athletes/nick-hauger/ 
Running Rivals - https://open.spotify.com/show/6JeL8jsMSfi3JjYy0f5Esr 
Bryant Ferate's Twitter - https://twitter.com/bryantferate?lang=en 
(2:00) Nick Hauger Livin’
(3:14) Go To Phrase or Mantra
(4:00) Amor Fati & Moving to Flagstaff to Run
(9:20) 2 Minute Ryan Holiday Amor Fati Video
(10:00) Ferate’s Mantra’s or Go To Phrases
(13:45) Nick Wiring His Brain For Positivity & Relearning How To Run
(16:00) AlterG, I Can I Will, & 2:12:59 Debut
(20:12) Belief Starts & Ends With Yourself
(25:30) “Reliant”
(29:00) Digging Deep
(36:40) Racing Changed
(39:18) PART 2: Back From Bathroom Break
(40:18) National Meet
(43:40) Ego (The MindStrong Project Ep 151 Nick. Bjugstad)
(49:28) Coming Back To Reflect
(51:58) How Do You Get Out of Your Own Way?
(57:45) What does that look like for Ferate? Three Parts.
(1:01:00) Deep Voice Nudge From The Universe & Turning It Into A Game
(1:03:38) Running Rivals Podcast
(1:08:28) Areas of Growth From The Pod
(1:11:08) Currently Favorite Podcast Question
(1:13:02) What makes a great conversation?
(1:16:38) Meeting Gary V
(1:19:45) What is next for Nick Hauger?
(1:23:03) What is now? Who am I going to be today?

#2 - Matt Welch - Officially Number 2, Dual Truths, Naval, & 4000 Weeks

Matt is one of the most present and intentional action takers I have ever met. Today’s episode we dive into many different topics revolving around the big picture of who are we becoming, what kind of life do we want to live, and being the best version of ourselves. Matt’s background is a phenomenal one, going from running collegiately (Minnesota and Portland), running professionally, riding his bike from Portland Oregon to Portland Maine and then back, writer, professional coaching, coaching track, and defining RunTheProcess by how he chooses to live his life.
Website: https://runtheprocess.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runtheprocess/?hl=en
News Article: https://www.fox21online.com/2021/07/09/proctor-alum-matt-welch-riding-bike-from-oregon-to-maine/
Bryant Ferate’s Instagram: @bryantferate
(2:00) How is this process going for you?
(5:25) What really matters?
(6:20) What makes a great conversation?
(10:08) When are you at your best? (Quality Sleep, Run, & Quality Food)
(14:00) How do I feel and what do I value?
(16:15) “Prioritize”
(21:58) The 365 One Thing List.
(22:18) Naval “If you read 1 hour, everyday of one subject for 5 years.”
(25:30) The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
(26:10) Biggest decisions where we live, who you are with, and what you do.
(30:10) Dual Truths. Alignment. Battling between what’s next and what’s now.
(33:15) Acceptance & Opening Unknown Doors.
(36:40) “Is this all life is cracked up to be”
(37:15) Rich Roll Coaches Corner “Who Am I Becoming?”
(43:00) 4000 Weeks & How finite our existence is
(46:00) Christmas Gift: 4000 Week Grid
(48:00) Cosmic Insignificance Therapy & Step 1 vs. Step 0
(50:22) Matt’s Disagreement with the Almanack
(55:09) Hourly Rate Discussion Pros & Cons
(1:03:00) Finding peace in things that you don’t want to do.
(1:06:00) Three Choices. Accept it, change it, or leave it.
(1:06:50) 6 Guiding Principles To Help You Make Decisions (Bryant Ferate)
(1:10:55) Momento Mori, Momento Vivre, & Amor Fati (Stoic Principles)
(1:12:00) Values and Principles are an active process. Choose and how we live those out. Create your own way of doing it.
(1:13:42) BOOK: The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck (Wholeness & Courage)
(1:18:00) “Working Hard For Work's Sake?” Avoiding introspection and change.
(1:21:13) QUOTE: “No one can compete with you on being you. Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most.” - Naval
(1:26:00) “What is the kind of life you want to live?”
(1:29:00) Closing, Thank You, and You Are Not Alone
(1:32:42) Living life isn’t about “finding”. RUN THE PROCESS is ownership.

#1 - Noah Cracknell - Writing, Longevity, & Being A Better Human.

Noah Cracknell is currently a strength and conditioning coach and a writer that is diving into all things health, performance, and longevity. I had the opportunity to coach Noah during his freshmen year while attending the University of Portland and being on the baseball team. It was great to sit down with him to discuss not only coaching and health but also just how much he has grown since we have seen each other last. You can find more of his work on the links below.
Medium: https://medium.com/@noahcracknell
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAGv3QVphpRsZ-wDKFXyAVg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/noahcracknell_
(04:30) Struggling to find his why in baseball. Crossroads of Should & Must by Elle Luna
(05:50) Going to Europe right before COVID
(08:00) Getting into reading freshmen year
(10:35) First Book. Reading is culmination of transitioning into a new life and being alone in some ways in college.
(12:00) The Energy Bus
(12:28) Buying one book a month
(13:30) Who is driving your bus? Is that who you want?
(14:30) Getting into writing, vlogging, longevity, health, performance drawing the best out of people. Impact you can have on a person’s life more broadly by writing.
(18:10) Curiosity or Serving People? I am put on this earth to...
(19:26) Biggest obstacle in being consistent. Difference between what you think is good vs. what other people think it was “good” writing
(22:00) Writing process
(29:15) Using environment to influence work
(31:31) Writing brining you more clarity?
(33:15) Writing, thinking, and speaking clearly. 
(36:41) Defining Health and Performance.
(38:00) What is your rich life? What is your desirable health and performance outcomes? Ramit Sethi application to how Noah approaches health, performance, and longevity.
(47:00) Testing out training on self (Zone 2, VO2 Max, Strength, & Stability) Peter Attia Longevity Pillars of exercise performance
(52:50) Zone 5 Protocol
(59:10) Nasal Breathing / Breathe James Nestor, Oxygen Advantage, Wim Hof, Chris V Renzo Gracie, MindStrong Project Brian Peters & Harvey Martin.
(1:04:58) “Everything is Everything”
(1:12:00) Leading upwards or educating upwards. How do you teach your parents? How do you lead people who are higher on the chain of command.
(1:18:30) Closing 15 Minutes
(1:18:50) Mantra “What is your go to phrase?” Fortune Favors The Bold.
(1:23:50) Coach's memory and “big moments” for student-athletes. Your moment that I was a part of. Athletes get one freshmen year. Coaches get one every fall.
(1:26:15) How do you define “livin”? Showing up everyday with a good attitude to help people achieve what they want. Being a good person. Travel and see the world. Deriving Meaning. Deep meaningful work with consistency. Life is so much of how you approach it and what you put into it. We don’t know the end all be all. GREEN LIGHTS.
(1:28:30) Defining Identity, Fulfillment, Purpose