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Meet Mediocrity
by Mediocre Mitch
A wellness podcast and online community. Ordinary people helping ordinary people be their extraordinary selves - encouraging healthy diet, fitness and minds; to put one foot in front of the other; and to KEEP ON TRYING!Remember... meeting mediocrity is NOT striving for mediocrity or settling for mediocrity... it's recognizing that we are all mediocre sometimes and the key is to use that mediocre moment as a springboard to greater things, and not to give up on ourselves!
Episodes
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One hundred and five lessons
My conversation with yours truly: After 5 seasons and 105 podcast episodes, I took this episode to reflect on all of the guests I've had, things I've learned, habits I've created and awareness I've gathered. The Meet Mediocrity podcast is not done, but it's time for a break to enjoy the summer of...
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Healing the anxious mind
My conversation with Carly Johnston: One day, Carly found herself having a panic attack. Not just your ordinary moment of stress. A serious, long lasting panic attack!! Being a problem solver and a take charge person, Carly sought to understand what was happening to herself. She read, she…
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Making birth better
My conversation with Nikki Wilson: Pregnancy, birthing, a newborn baby! These are "supposed" to be some of the most exciting and wonderful times in parents' lives. Sadly, that is often not the case. And, even more sadly, it is often taboo for parents to express the trauma they experience…
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From bread to beer
My conversation with Rob Wilson: Food waste is a huge global challenge. Did you know that the most wasted food on the planet is bread? Rob Wilson, the "Chief Toaster" and CEO of Toast Ale sought to tackle this challenge by founding Toast Ale - a UK-based craft brewery that brews beer from…
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Journaling for the soul
My conversation with Hayley Curtis: Six years ago, Hayley had hit rock bottom. She had been suffering from severe mental health issues and finally hit her breaking point. She had fallen apart and lost touch with her own identity and her life priorities. Hayley used journalling - starting with a...
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Working to live... the importance of hobbies
My conversation with my son, Jake Schuckman: This is the 100th episode of the Meet Mediocrity podcast and I invited my son Jake to join me as today's guest. Not only is Jake one of my top 15 or 20 favorite people in the world (just kidding Jake!), but Jake and I share a passion for pursuing...
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Mala beads, breath and meditation
My conversation with Ashley Wray: Ashley is the founder of Mala Collective, a company that supports meditation practices with classes, training and products all designed specifically for meditation. Ashley founded Mala Collective over a decade ago when, on a trip to Bali, fell in love with Mala...
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How can we solve our sleep?
My conversation with Dr. Whitney Roban: Dr. Roban is a Family, Educational and Corporate Sleep Specialist. She is also the founder of Solve Our Sleep. Whitney's mission is to provide the education and support families, students, teachers and employees to both survive and to thrive with better...
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If you think it, you can become it - the law of attraction
My conversation with Sindhu Satish Manepalli - “Things have a way of working themselves out if we just remain positive.” “I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.” “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”...
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A legacy of addiction recovery
My conversation with Liz Chelak: Liz is 30 years young, yet she has lived a very full life. She is a recovering addict, she is an entrepreneur, she has tragically lost loved ones, she has founded a nonprofit organization and she provides amazing support and help to people in need. Liz's fiance…
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The healing qualities of sounds
My conversation with Danielle North: I am incredibly excited to welcome back Danielle for a second visit to the podcast. Danielle reached out to me a few weeks ago to share some exciting news with me. She had been studying sound healing and was now certified to be a sound healer. Honestly, I had...
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Delving Deeply Into Meditation
My conversation with Jimmy Wightman: Jimmy was looking for ways to get a better night sleep, ways to reduce stress and ways to be more mindful when he found meditation. Actually, he found a teacher in the ancient tradition of Vedic meditation which involves the chanting of a mantra while…
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Youth sports provides life lessons
My conversation with Billy Omeltchenko: I've known Billy for over 20 years and I've always admired him greatly. Billy is an accomplished athlete - a star multi-sport athlete in high school, a Division One basketball at Princeton in the 1970s and a short stint playing professional basketball. To…
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The importance of finding our inner creativity
My conversation with Georgie Corke Nieman - Georgie is the founder of Happi Head Co., providing life and leadership coaching and support for small business owners - predominantly women. Georgie’s special skill is helping people discover (or re-discover) their inner creativity. Georgie believes…
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How the great resignation is resetting our priorities
My conversation with Laetitia Vitaud: I was so happy when Laetitia reached out to me in late 2021 on LinkedIn to share her thoughts about an article we both reacted to about personal time off. Our conversation started with a laugh about how very differently Americans and Europeans view their...
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Understanding Manifestors
My conversation with The Holly Maree: Holly is a human design specialist and a spiritual teacher. She is also a manifestor. Many of us don’t understand what these things are, but they sound intriguing. As a manifestor, Holly is an initiator, a first mover, an innovator and a motivator. Until…
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Triathlon Taren’s new MOTTIV-ation
My conversation with Taren Gesell: Taren Gesell is the “athlete formerly known as Triathlon Taren.” For those of you who know Triathlon Taren you might be saying “wait, what?” Taren is an incredibly accomplished age group triathlete and an incredibly well known YouTuber, Podcaster and social…
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A holistic medium can truly be a healer
My conversation with Kai Cox: In this, the second appearance on the podcast by Kai, we explore "spiritual healing" in a plain, open conversation. Just prior to recording our conversation, Kai performed a "reading" for me. I found it to be both helpful and enlightening. In this episode, we discuss...
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Helping to shape your reality
My conversation with Devan Bailey: Finding a career coach isn't hard. Google "career coach" or search "career coach" on Facebook or Instagram. Literally THOUSANDS of options will hit your screen instantaneously. Devan is different. Devan comes at personal and career development from a very...
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When a little joke becomes a BIG reality
My conversation with Yogi Bryan: Bryan Holub, better known as Yogi Bryan, is a hypnotist, yoga instructor, meme maker, podcast host, and meditation guide. His Relax with Yogi Bryan Meditation podcast has over 800,000 downloads. And, it all started from creating an Instagram page to make fun of...
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Career Learnings: Building Your Career
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. Episode 10 of Season 4 is my season finale. In this...
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Career Learnings: Motivating and Up-Skilling your Team
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. In Episode 9 of Season 4 I explore team building -...
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Career Learnings: Networking and Carrying on Conversations
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. In Episode 8 of Season 4 I explore the art of...
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Career Learnings: Negotiating Outcomes and Resolving Disputes
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. In Episode 7 of Season 4 I explore business...
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Career Learnings: Things I wish I knew about business writing
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. In Episode 6 of Season 4 I share my thoughts about...
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Career Learnings: Things I wish I knew about making presentations
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. In Episode 5 of Season 4 I reflect on some of the...
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Career Learnings: Always Be Selling
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. Episode 4 of Season 4 explores "selling". Selling does not have to mean "used car selling". In fact, I...
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Career Learnings: Building great business relationships
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. Episode 3 of Season 4 explores the concept of "it's not what you know, it's who you know." Many people...
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Career Learnings: Things I wish I knew when was looking for a job!
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a ‘mini-season’ entitled “Career Learnings”. Episode 2 is our Season 4 introduction episode where I tell a few stories about my various job searches…
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Career Learnings: Things I wish I knew when starting my career!
After Season 3, I did a lot of reflection and took in a lot of feedback about how to approach Season 4 of the Meet Mediocrity podcast. The result is a 'mini-season' entitled "Career Learnings". I expect this season to be 8-10 episodes in length. Episode 1 is our Season 4 introduction episode…
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Finding Your Direction
My Conversation with Connor MacPhail: My son Connor is a recent college graduate. Like most young adults who have recently graduated college, graduating college in 2021 means spending a big chunk of your college experience during the COVID pandemic. Connor is my son and I’m proud of him. Beyond...
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The winding road to finding success
My conversation with Yours Truly (ME!): Taking a closer look at the career path I’ve taken and the journey that I’ve been on provided me, and will hopefully provide you, some inspiration. Not because it’s overly dramatic, but because it amplifies some messages all of us have heard at one time or...
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Pausing to Progress
My conversation with Danielle North: It sounds so simple, but the execution is definitely not simple. Pausing. Pausing with a purpose to reduce stress, assess your situation and act with purpose. Danielle North is the founder of PAUSE, a methodology she created to help people be their best…
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A Mental Health Change... For the Better
My conversation with Alastair Deards… Alastair was a hard working accountant in Kent, a county in southeastern England. Like many of us, Alastair had a life changing moment that drove him to look beyond his chosen career to find a deeper purpose and meaning in his life. For Alastair, this…
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A little career advice
My conversation with Alix Arroyo: I am always excited when I have my niece Alixandra Arroyo as a guest on our podcast. This is Alix’s fifth appearance and continues her streak of being a guest on each of my three Meet Mediocrity podcast seasons to date. In addition to being a great and fun…
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Mental Health: “We see you!”
My conversation with Liz Sweigart: On this, the last Friday in May (Mental Health Awareness Month), I am honored and thankful to have an open conversation about mental health with Liz Sweigart. Speaking about mental health, discussing our own mental illnesses, sharing our inner demons, admitting...
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A diva and an entrepreneur
My conversation with Kim Fisher: Anyone who is a self-proclaimed trainer, joy analyst, longevity mentor and positivity angel must be a very special person. THAT, is Kim Fisher. Kim is an accomplished personal trainer and health advocate - having spent almost 40 years in the industry. Kim’s story...
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Losing Weight Won’t Buy Happiness
My conversation with Savannah Dupin: Imagine wanting and needing to lose a lot of weight. Imagine starting an incredibly strict diet and fitness regime and sticking to it almost perfectly. Imagine losing 100 pounds and reaching your ideal goal weight. And, then imagine still being unhappy. That…
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Inspired by "JOY"
My conversation with Joy Cook: Joy is the founder of Inspiring Joy Inc where she is a life strategist and success coach. “Joy”, in this case, has a double meaning - Joy Cook’s first name and “Journey of You”. The amazing thing about Joy is that her first and most influential coachee was… HERSELF!...
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Fitness as a healing community
My conversation with Lili Kazemi: Lili is a highly educated, highly accomplished busy executive. She also has had her share of personal hardships, including being in an abusive relationship. It was fitness, going to the gym, and participating in group exercise classes that helped Lili get through...
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Streaking with a Goal in MInd
My conversation with Rob Dill: Rob is a regular, unassuming guy. He is a long-time biology teacher at a community college in New Jersey and he was introduced to me for the podcast by a mutual friend. When I was first introduced to Rob, I was told that he has done triathlons and he would be a good...
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We don't HAVE TO, we GET TO!!
My conversation with Jennifer DiStefano, Kris Amplo and Bryan Kuhl: A four person conversation on the Meet Mediocrity Podcast! And, an incredibly special and powerful conversation at that. Jen DiStefano is the widow of Matthew (Dezi) DiStefano - an incredibly strong, inspirational, special man…
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Meet Your Happiness Coach
My conversation with Emily Oliver: Emily found herself in a corporate job that paid a good salary, great benefits, paid vacation and more. Yet, she was unhappy and unfulfilled. She wanted more. With that, Emily went against those people who thought she should not give up the stability and...
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Awaken Your Inner Power
My conversation with Kaileen Cox: Kai is the founder and owner of Awaken Innate Healing. When you enter Kai’s website (www.awakeninnatehealing.com) you encounter a quote: “We all have the power to heal our mind, body and spirit innately. It’s time to awaken those powers.” This quote sums up Kai…
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Never Giving Up on Her Dream
My conversation with Callie Wylie: Callie is the founder, owner and CEO of Glowponent, a high-performance coaching approach that focuses on wellness, nutrition, relationships and more. The thing that struck me the most about Callie is that she is dynamic, energetic, authentic and relatable. She...
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Wishing for a Golden Age of Communication
My conversation with Valerie Baudais-Baconnet: Valerie went to school for journalism, but found that journalism wasn't for her and communication WAS for her! What Valerie did learn from journalism is to approach communication with an inquiring mind - always asking why. And then.... asking why...
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Small Steps Towards Perfect Balance
My (second!) conversation with Pam Sherman: Pam is the self proclaimed Perfect Balance Guru with a following of health and wellness clients she calls "the tribe". When Pam and I spoke the first time (Season 2, Episode 2), Pam told us about the journey that led her to becoming a trainer, a…
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Making your Happy Place your Home (Part Two)
My conversation with Melanie Perkins: Last week we met Max Perkins, a native of Nantucket, Massachusetts a beautiful tourist destination located 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. Max has the good fortune of living where he loves and making a career doing jobs that he loves. I call this Happy...
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Making your Happy Place your Home (Part One)
My conversation with Max Perkins: This podcast introduces a Meet Mediocrity series on “finding your happy place”. This podcast episode is part one of two episodes that can be listened to together or separately. You can also check out the Meet Mediocrity YouTube channel to watch our VLOG #5 about...
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Reflections on women, families, society and the pandemic
My conversation with Laetitia Vitaud: An acclaimed expert on "the future of work", and a self-proclaimed feminist, Laetitia shares her observations and insights about how women and families have addressed their careers, their finances, their families and their futures in light of the current...
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A wellness podcast and online community. Ordinary people helping ordinary people be their extraordinary selves - encouraging healthy diet, fitness and minds; to put one foot in front of the other; and to KEEP ON TRYING!Remember... meeting mediocrity is NOT striving for mediocrity or settling for mediocrity... it's recognizing that we are all mediocre sometimes and the key is to use that mediocre moment as a springboard to greater things, and not to give up on ourselves!
HOSTED BY
Mediocre Mitch
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