The 2 Plus 1 Podcast

This week the guys talk a little high school nostalgia and memories, and weird quirks they have with coworkers. The motivational minute today is tackling the problems with comparison to others. Enjoy!

In this week's episode, the guys tackle some difficult issues of how mean can process and deal with anger and frustration. The ways that it manifests in men's lives, how it affects them, and how they can best handle it. The guys share some personal testaments of things that anger or frustrate them and what they do to manage those emotions.

This week the guys are tackling a couple brain teasing questions about their childhoods, favorite meals, and many other things. Really funny and interesting conversation from the guys, we hope you will enjoy. If you have any interesting, funny, or challenging topics, situations, or questions, please write the guys on socials and we will tackle those topics.

It's a HOT DROP! This episode is our first of a series we are calling "Mid-Week Motivation." The guys wanted to have multiple touch points through the week to engage with our audience and give them some uplifting words and motivation. These episodes will release on Tuesday or Wednesday of each week and will be quick 20-25 minute episodes just to share something positive and inspiring, and to help scratch the itch of waiting for full episode drops on Friday mornings. We hope you enjoy this first hot drop episode.

Come hang out with the guys as we talk Summer Olympics in Paris, Traveling, and more! Nate and JR are flying solo this week as DB is away on vacation. We hope you enjoy it!

This week the guys are back at it again with conversations about traveling and gaming. The guys talk about some of the ups and downs of traveling, and some of their favorite gaming memories.

After a much needed week off for the guys, we are diving back in to expectations vs reality with the guys. We discuss the "going on vacation" mentality, and the confidence and worry-free attitude it gives us, and how we apply that to everyday life. The motivational minute tackles the issue of self confidence and believing in ourselves. Thanks for listening guys!

This week, Nate, DB, and JR tackle life's expectations versus the realities we end up with. Are we setting expectations too high so we are constantly let down? Are we setting ourselves with positive or negative expectations to start with? Is there anyone or anything that helps us manage our expectations and then cope with the realities? Find out what the guys have to say in this first part of a 2 part episode!

This week the guys will discuss some interesting "this or that" topics, favorites, and "would you rathers". We get a look into some of the more playful banter that the guys have during gaming sessions. AND, we welcome our first special guest to the podcast! Come in and join us! Escape reality for a minute and have a laugh. Also, Happy Father's Day to all the amazing men out there!

This week the guys look at where men's motivation goes, why it went away, and ways they can stay motivated when the way forward is not clear. They discuss why it is never too late for anybody and how everyone has an opportunity to continue down their dream path....

This week the guys discuss habits and routines. What happens when you decide you want to start a new workout routine? A new diet? Read a new book? Maybe start listening to a new podcast..... How quickly do you fall out of your new routine, or are you able to stick with it pretty well? The guys talk about their struggles, and how you can break your cycle of "starting next Monday."

No... Not Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott... The guys are talking about role models this week. Do you have them? Are there still good ones out there? What do you think of yourself as someone else's role model? Who are your role models. Listen in as Nate, JR, and DB dissect some of these questions and discuss how men can lean on their role models.

In this week's episode, the guys discuss all of the transitions we face in life, the anxiety and uncertainty around these transitions, and how they deal with getting through those transitions. They also discuss who can help them get through these times as well.

In this weeks episode, the guys discuss those times when nothing is going to plan. Everything you had originally planned is falling apart, and how you reconcile the situation to turn it into something positive. They guys discuss real methods you can implement during these times of chaos and disruption to get yourself back into a positive mind frame.

In this week's episode, Part 2 of "What's Wrong," we are jumping in where we left off. The guys dive into all the noise that plays in men's heads, and how they can calm or silence that noise. They discuss different ways that their friends and partners can help them deal with that noise other than trying to solve everything. Sometimes men have nothing wrong but they still need the stillness and calmness of "silence."

In this week's episode, we are tackling the question, "What's Wrong?" The guys dive into all the noise that plays in men's heads, and how they can calm or silence that noise. They discuss different ways that their friends and partners can help them deal with that noise other than trying to solve everything. Sometimes men have nothing wrong but they still need the stillness and calmness of "silence."

In this weeks episode, the guys discuss the power of words. Positive affirmations, motiviation, quotes, things that keep us as men driving forward.

We continue the discussion from last week about things from our childhood and things we miss from growing up.

In this weeks episode the guys take a stroll down memory lane and talk about some of their favorite memories as young men. They discuss what things they miss from childhood, and what things they wish their kids could have experienced.

Picking back up where we left off in part 1, talking about feeling successful, feeling good enough, and what it takes for us as men to feel that way.

In this episode the guys talk about expectations placed on men, and the feeling that we are never good enough. The guys discuss being successful in the workplace, friendships, and their marriages. This is part 1 of another 2 part episode.

In this weeks episode, the guys take a break from the deeper topics and talk coupons, shopping with your bros, and sports. Come join us for some laid back conversation and hang out for a little bit with the guys.

In this week's episode, we jump back in where we left off with Nate asking the dads if there was some kind of huge challenge or something that they wished they had known before becoming dads.

In part 1 of this 2 part episode, Nate, JR, and DB discuss their upbringings and the involvement their fathers had, and how they apply that to being men and fathers today. We will explore the impact of having your father in your life and the challenges it presents growing up into a decent man. The guys give encouragement and wisdom for all men out there that may struggle with being a good man or a good father because they don't have a good model for what that looks like.

Welcome to our opening episode! In this segment we will get to know our hosts a little and how they became friends. We will learn a little about their motivation for doing this podcast and why it is so important. Thanks for joining 2+1 and enjoy!