SMFR The Podcast
by Steve Reeb
Steve "My Friend" Reeb (SMFR) presents short stories and reminders to assist us in self improvement and live a simpler life. Introspective and thought-provoking along with a little "stream of consciousness" and a pitiful sense of humor. Let's all learn the good stuff from each other. You can access my YouTube Shorts and videos here (as well as Like, Subscribe, Comments, and Share). SMFRThePodcast is also on Apple, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, iHeart Radio and more. Love all y'all!
Episodes
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Ep105/400: Let's Continue To Inspire Each Other!
I put the 400 in there because, as you'll hear in this l'il 5 minute podcast, we now have 400 total episodes over the past several years. It's all because of YOU and your support. I do believe the topics we discuss - and they're all inter-related under the umbrella of living our best lives and...
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Ep104: Peace of Mind (How To Find It and Keep It!)
Peace of Mind... not just a great song by the band Boston, but something we dearly need in our lives. Kind of in the "take a break" category but also more encompassing. Peace of mind is more of a lifestyle change and concerted effort to chill and be happy in our own skin. Anyhoo, this l'il…
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Ep103: The Most Powerful Skill We Can Develop!
The most powerful skill we can develop is in staying in control of our situation. Rather than react to others, let's be the boss of ourselves and act - not react. It may take a while for us to develop this skill but it makes all the difference over the course of our daily lives. To use an…
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Ep102: Let's Choose Our Sources Wisely!
Everything is a distraction today isn't it? We are bombarded from all sides - and from all forms of media - telling us what to believe, how to react, even how to live. It never ends. Here's my reminder to all of us to choose our sources wisely and get the garbage out of our minds and consequently...
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Ep101: Thankfulness Is A Mindset!
Thankfulness isn't a result of our situation; rather, it's a mindset despite our situation. It's a choice. So rather than look back on our yesterdays with lament let's be thankful for the experience that made us better. In the now let's be thankful for what we're doing and for the opportunity.…
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Ep100: It's Not Always About The Alcohol (Social Butterfly!)
For Episode 100, I wanted to touch on a subject that recently came to light from a simple comment Beverly said to me. In essence, she pointed out that many of us don't drink because we crave alcohol, but we do crave social interaction. Perhaps this is you and it certainly is me. Social media is...
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Ep99: Be Proud Of How Far You've Come!
In everyday life, we often forget to stop and reflect on how much we've accomplished - how far we've come along the way. In these times especially, the media, etc try to "dumb us down" and make us feel irrelevant or try to make us feel guilty about who we are and what we've gotten in this life.…
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Ep98: How To Increase Our Aura
Here are 10 tips on how we can increase our "aura"; our presence perhaps, when we're around folks. In a meeting, walking into a room, at a party, etc. It helps us be more confident in a group setting, and people truly do notice. Not sure if I concur with all 10 of these, but thought I'd throw…
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Ep97: Confidence Is Everything (In Every Way!)
Indeed, confidence is everything, and yes, in every way. The words we use, the way we dress (look good, feel good, right?), our demeanor - every little bit of it adds up. Not only do these things form a lasting impression on others, but darn it, it makes us feel so so much better about ourselves....
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Ep96: Our Jobs Are Not Our Lives! (Audio Version)
Our jobs are not our lives, right? Take your lunch break, relax during after-hours. Enjoy your weekends or whenever you get a block of time away. As important as anything, use your PTO and sick days (use it or lose it at many places). We agree to do our jobs in exchange for pay and benefits. We...
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Ep95: The Value Of A Strong Relationship!
Its difficult to underestimate the value of a strong relationship; whether it's your spouse, a best friend, or a mentor in your life, we simply need another person to lean on . Someone's that's always there for us. I sincerely hope you have that in your life, and please cherish and nurture that...
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Ep94: The Power of Writing Things Down!
When we put pen to paper (especially blue ink on white paper), we connect the physical (writing) to the mental (thoughts and subconscious). It helps us tremendously as I hopefully explain in this l'il podcast. This is SO important, so take a listen and let me know what you think. Love all'yall!…
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Ep93: The Art of (Positively) Overthinking!
One of the recurring themes here on SMFRThePodcast is... da-da-da-da! Overthinking. We all do it and it can truly affect our mental clairty, if not even our overall mental health. But here are some points to consider to use overthinking to our benefit; to assist us in solving problems, exploring...
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Ep92: Time To Stand Together (And Stop Getting Scammed By Our Government!) #NoTax26
Before starting, here's a disclaimer: this is the most Un-SMFR, Un-Steve Reeb podcast you'll ever see and hear and I assure you, it's not political. It's not about Trump, or blah blah blah. It's about We The People finally seeing the government for what it is: freeloading bums sucking us dry of…
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Ep91: The Teachings of Seneca (Imagination vs Reality, Etc)
Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher from 4 BC to 65 BC, but his teachings and writings are still very significant today. One of the most influential Stoic thinkers, his teachings and writings focus on ethics, self- control, reason, and how to live a good life in the face of hardship. Does that...
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EP90: Things My Dad Taught Me (Part 1)
Here are a few things my Dad taught me perhaps he didn't teach me directly, but in observing this wonderful gentleman I learned so much about how to be just that - a gentleman. Just simple things that people notice and respect us for, and things that help us carry our heads high and, indeed…
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Ep89: The Rosenthal Effect (Audio Version)
The Rosenthal Effect is a famous 1960's study that really illuminates and ties together so much of what we discuss here on SMFRThePodcast. Anything we can do to help us be successful in our minds, in our work and family lives, and yes, in our bank accounts - is crucial to our development and...
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Ep88: The Power of One More Try!
Ever felt ready to give up? Yup, me too. But before we do, let's give it one more try. Persistence beats perfection, and history is littered with people who just gave up too soon, as well as the Edisons and Lincolns of the world who just kept going in the face of multiple "failures". So I'm...
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Ep87: Underrated Habits (That Make Us Insanely Attractive!)
Here are 10 little things that we can incorporate into our daily lives - not only to make us more attractive - but to boost our confidence and self-esteem. I found these on the ol' interwebs and thought it was worth sharing with you. In essence, we don't have to make wholesale changes to improve...
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Ep86: Steve Harvey's Journey (Trust The Plan!)
Steve's Harvey's journey from homeless to a household name has been popping up on my social media feeds lately. Perhaps you've seen it; he talks about living in his car for 3 years before getting his break. It's really good do look it up when you have time. The point being: All of our trials and...
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Ep85: Rest Isn't Always Best (Get Out and Live A Little!)
One of our mantras here is "taking time for ourselves". Very true, but if we just sit at home and isolate ourselves - well, that's not good either. Let's learn to find a balance in our quiet time alone, and our need to get out in the sunshine, or to people watch somewhere, and just to enjoy being...
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Ep84: Quiet Power (8 Morning Affirmations!)
Here are a few reminders that can help get our days started with quiet power (i.e., confidence). Some days we jump out of bed and - perhaps we're late or whatever - we forget to "get our mind right" with a few good ol' positive affirmations. When stated to ourselves with belief, little things…
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Ep83: 10 Small Things (That Aren't Really Small)
10 small things (that aren't really small)... I saw this the other day and immediately screenshot it to share it with you. There are so many things that we do for others without thinking - or thinking that they're no big deal. But we never know what the other person is feeling, or perhaps going...
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Ep82: The Art of Asking (Wow It's Truly Amazing!)
The Art of Asking is something I couldn't wait to share with you - the premise of it hadn't even occurred to me until I stumbled across this book by Amanda Palmer. So many folks (myself included) have viewed asking as a weakness, or even as begging. It's neither of those things - it's actually a...
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Ep81: Greenlights (Wisdom From Matthew McConaughey)
Matthew McConaughey is a big-time actor, but he grew up quite poor and has had quite a life. He started keeping a journal at age 14 and his book "Greenlights" is basically a summarization of the years of all those journals. This isn't a review per se, but rather my thoughts on what I got out of…
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Ep80: The Law of Vibration (Audio Version)
We've most likely heard of The Law of Attraction, but what about The Law of Vibration? They work hand-in-hand, and it turns out that you can't have one without the other. To wit: We attract what we put out (vibes); it's cause and effect in their most life applicable form. Pretty simple too. So...
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Ep79: Five Sentences More Valuable Than Any Self-Help Book!
If you Like/Subscribe/Comment (and I know you do 'cause you're here), you know your ol' buddy Steve loves his self-help books. But they all really come down to the things in the five sentences discussed on this episode. It's really not rocket science y'all, it's simply belief in ourselves…
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Ep78: Calming The Mind (What Works For You?)
Usually I share things that work for your ol' buddy Steve as far as navigating our days and living our best lives, but now I have a request of you. My lovely wife Beverly suggested that I ask more questions - and so in this episode I'm asking: what do you do to calm your mind? The middle of the...
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Ep77: The Golden Rule (Life Goals and Brownie Points)
An oft-discussed topic - and perhaps even our mantra here on SMFRThePodcast - is The Golden Rule. Growing up I was taught this life lesson by my dad, Clarence, and although he never really called it that he led by the example. Treat others as we would be treated, and do not judge others. It's not...
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Ep76: "I Remember When I Used To Struggle With..."
The title kind of says it all, but when we look at our current problems in the past tense, we can basically re-program our mind for success. Hey, you know I'm the guinea pig here lol - I try this stuff myself before passing it on to you. This works. As you know, we are what we think about all day...
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Ep75: Five Ways To Quiet A Noisy Mind!
Does your mind mind get cluttered and totally screw up your plans - or your sleep? Me too, and here are five ways to alleviate that mess (and my favorite is included at the end). Once you get the hang of it, life just gets easier for real. SO let's not let the bad stuff drag us down and mess with...
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Ep74: The Magic Of Thinking Big (A Quick Refresher)
We've discussed this before here, but The Magic Of Thinking Big has remained one of my favorite books over the years. Dr David Schwartz wrote it back in 1959 and it's more important today than ever. We encounter so many distractions, so many things pulling us in every direction... and this book…
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Ep 73: He (Or She) Is Rich Who Owns The Day!
He - or she, of course - is rich who owns the day. A great quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American philosopher, poet, and all-around champion of the people back in the 1800's. This is just a singular quote taken from one of his essays, but let's think about it for a second. Yes, "own your day"....
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Ep71: Stanley Cup Final Thoughts With Special Guest Carter
Always a great time sharing the mic with my buddy Carter. In this episode we discuss his predictions and thoughts on the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. He has some awesome insight and is very well-spoken on many subjects, sports-related and otherwise. Hope you enjoy it and... Love all y'all! Support the...
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Ep70: Something Completely Different: Let's Take A Walk!
Let's change our outlook on life by tweaking things a bit: taking walks, biking, better eating habits, that sort of thing. Nothing drastic just simple easy changes. Lord knows, I'm no doctor (maybe a doctor of love but that's another story) but I needed to slightly alter things and get my bad…
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Ep69: We've Come Too Far (To Stop Now)!
We may be exhausted, feeling overwhelmed, and we may question EVERYTHING, but we can’t let these feelings take us down. We’ve come to far to stop now haven't we? There's an IG account titled "mentalstrengthproject" and it's blunt and to the point; I don’t know who it is but love the directness of...
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Ep68: Memories Can Guide Us (A Tribute To Bill)
Memories of friends and family can guide us or at the very least make us smile... those with us and those no longer here but always in our hearts. Do you have someone who's always popping into your mind? I sure do. Bill had such an impact on so many people, and though he's gone, he's still with…
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Ep67: Don't (Freaking) Give Up!
No matter what life throws at us, if we have a plan we believe in - don't give up! When nobody's cheering you on, when the haters come out, when no one gives a flip about you or your goals... screw it. Hey y'all know I've had my issues - still do - but these l'il podcasts and YT shorts remind me…
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EP66: Let's Get Our Swagger Back!
Let's get our swagger back - for real ok? Perhaps it was COVID, perhaps it was the crazy political circus or media overload... whatever happened, many of us lost our self-confidence and our swagger, so to speak. I know I did at times, and had to train my little gray cells (as Poirot would say) to...
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EP65: What, Me Worry? Not Ol' WIllie Nelson!
What, me worry? What good does it accomplish? The esteemed songwriter (and kind-of philosopher WIllie Nelson believes it can make us sick both mentally and physically. There's a lot of truth to that, so as we go through our day, let's keep that in mind; if we can change things for ourselves for…
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EP64: Think Lightly (Ease Your Mind!)
Think lightly and ease your mind... a variation of our common themes here on SMFRThePodcast, such as living in the moment, taking a mind break, etc. I saw a quote by the author Aldous Huxley on the subject of "thinking lightly" an felt compelled to share it. Makes a lot of sense to me, and...
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EP63: How To Start Over (It's Never Too Late!)
How to start over... we all get stuck in ruts - sometimes big, hopefully most of the time small. However, it's up to us to change things, to shake things up, to do whatever it takes to make the most of our days and our lives overall. These five simple reminders pretty much sum it up; at least for...
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EP62: Every Day Is A Special Occasion!
Every day is a special occasion isn't it? It doesn't take Christmas, Easter, birthdays, or whatever to make us appreciate our family and friends - or new friends we might make that day. If anything, appreciating those everyday moments make the "special" times even that much more special (did I…
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Ep61: How To Start Our Days Right!
Two basic things we need to get things going in the right direction to start our day. So simple yet we often forget how important they are (and don't we all need a l'il reminder sometimes?). So before we can live our best lives productively and positively, we have to put ourselves in a position…
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Ep60: YOU Are The Boss!
You're the boss! Let's remember that as we go through our day. Your significant other, your supervisor at work, friends, etc... hopefully they're a positive influence but always remember that we control ourselves and our thoughts. Confidence in ourselves leads to peace and happiness but it comes...
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Ep59: 5 Things To Quit Right Now!
5 things to quit right now... this l'il 10 minute podcast is pretty much a microcosm of almost all of the things we discuss here on SMFRThePodcast.com. These reminders are sure helpful to me and hopefully to you as well. Give it a listen and let me know with your comments please. Love all y'all!...
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Ep58: How To Avoid Media Overload (Social Too!)
Media overload can take us down a rabbit hole before we know it - and ruin our best laid plans, not to mention our day and our good vibes. It can be overwhelming as we know, so let's eliminate it as much as possible. Turn off the main stream media news, and block unwanted social media ads, news,...
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EP57: The Power Of Kindness
If you've ever been bullied in the past, or just mistreated in school or other situations, you know how humiliating it can be - and you never want to see that happen to others right? In my case, I remember these instances vividly and as such try to treat others with grace and compassion more so...
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Ep56: Don't Believe Everything You Think
Don't Believe Everything You Think is a great reference book by Joseph Nguyen. Mr Nguyen packs a lot of good stuff into 120 pages and it hasn't left my desk since I got it a few months ago. This podcast highlights Chapter 5 and reminds us that our natural state is happiness and joy; it's only…
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The Struggle Bus Is Real (But Not Permanent!)
The Struggle Bus is real, for all of us - but we have to endure the bumps and get off at the next stop. We can do it by lifting up each other, helping each other, whether in person or even over the interweb airwaves lol. In a world full of negative social media and biased news we can and will…
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About this show
Steve "My Friend" Reeb (SMFR) presents short stories and reminders to assist us in self improvement and live a simpler life. Introspective and thought-provoking along with a little "stream of consciousness" and a pitiful sense of humor. Let's all learn the good stuff from each other.
You can access my YouTube Shorts and videos here (as well as Like, Subscribe, Comments, and Share). SMFRThePodcast is also on Apple, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, iHeart Radio and more. Love all y'all!
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Steve Reeb