Rob Morgan Is A Curious Person

Here’s a question I’ve been wondering lately, “Can food and drink be a tool for mental travel in the time of COVID while we’re all stuck at home?”    Hell yes it can! But you'll have to go about it the right way.   I’ve realized, if we can learn to implement Sommelier Leslee Miller’s philosophy of “Thinking & Drinking,” maybe we can get our mouth, nose, and eyes abroad… even if the rest of our body can’t.   Join me on the podcast as we head to a Salzburg Austria, and enter a schnapps shop resembling a store right out of a Harry Potter novel, where I learned… maybe drinking before noon doesn’t have to lead to drunkenly stumbling back onto a Sound of Music tour bus.    ***   GUEST LINKS: Leslee Miller: https://amuseewine.com/ Sip Better: https://www.sipbetter.com/meetleslee Amsterdam City Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsXPFOKdjSI Music: THUNDERBIRD by Ryan Taubert   ***   Friends, if you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping the show continue! Or better yet, BUY SOME MERCH! www.thecuriouspod.com/store   For show notes and past guests, please visit thecuriouspod.com/questions     Sign up for Rob’s email newsletter (“⟁”) at therobmorgan.com/newsletter   Call The Official Podcast Hotline: (612) 584-9330    Recording Locations: www.thecuriouspod.com/map   ***   Follow Rob:  Instagram: Instagram.com/therobmorgan   Facebook: facebook.com/therobmorgan   YouTube: youtube.com/therobmorgan   Web: www.therobmorgan.com

I’ve had a major problem doing this podcast… If I want to become a better bassist, I know where to look. There are professionals I can ask for lessons and advice on anything from tools to techniques.    But where does one look if their goal is to become A Curious Person? Is there anyone who’s gone before and paved the way? Someone who’s questions are endless. Someone who understands that the human experience is a one-way ticket on a train that seems to be picking up speed. Someone who’s cultivated an insatiable appetite to learn about and listen to as many different personal stories, views, experiences, and thoughts as possible.   There is such a man,   his name…   T.D. Mischke.   My friends, if there was ever an episode that took a nose dove deep into what it means to be A Curious Person, this is it. Listen with caution. It may change everything.   ***   GUEST LINKS:   T.D. Mischke's Podcast, "The Mischke Roadshow" - https://mischkeroadshow.com/   Instagram: @tdmischke   ***   Friends, if you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping the show continue!   For show notes and past guests, please visit thecuriouspod.com/questions   Sign up for Rob’s email newsletter (“⟁”) at therobmorgan.com/newsletter   Call The Official Podcast Hotline: (612) 584-9330    Recording Locations: www.thecuriouspod.com/map   ***   Follow Rob:    Instagram: Instagram.com/therobmorgan   Facebook: facebook.com/therobmorgan   YouTube: youtube.com/therobmorgan   Web: www.therobmorgan.com

I was recently listening to an interview with Lisa Kudrow (best known for acting on F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) In it, she talked about how, if you’re stepping on stage to perform, your NUMBER 1 PRIORITY is to be confident, relaxed, and comfortable.   “The audience is uncomfortable if you’re uncomfortable.”   I’ve known for years that, when we step on stage, we set the tone of the room but here’s the deal…   I haven’t been spending as much time on stage these past few months, but I’ve been wondering if this is true in my everyday life as well. Is energy contagious? What would it look like if I was as intentional about my energy say… when we walk into a room or jump on a zoom call lately?    I feel cheezy as hell talking about this stuff sometimes, but man, I wish someone would have told me years ago that we all have this low-key superpower we're not tapping into called, setting the tone.    www.thecuriouspod.com | (612) 584-9330  | Intro Song: Wild Pony Music

Thank you to those that have reached out, noticing that the podcast suddenly stopped this month and that I’ve been absent from social media.   Following a week in bed with a stomach bug at the top of September, once I was FINALLY feeling better, Sarah and I both contracted COVID and were completely wiped out… scary stuff!   Interestingly, even with the numbers so high, it’s hard to wrap my mind around (1 million deaths worldwide, 200k deaths and 7.2 million JUST IN THE U.S.!) I still had a ton of friends saying that Sarah and I were the first people they knew personally who got it.   So, I pulled out the ol’ camcorder and recorded a video talking about what our experience looked like. (Testing, symptoms, and recovery) but first… we need to talk about all the opinions floating around out there.   Everyone seems to have a Medical Degree from Facebook University and when it comes to something serious like this… it can become pretty overwhelming.   Feck Perfuction by James Victore: https://amzn.to/3jgfrS9   Watch the video version of this on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCzrvY8ty98&t=214s&fbclid=IwAR3e0NfR3HMh4RQF-cl8Oikv8srqNtyTuGJ836EHrhuJNTu0VVGifbV-9cg   www.thecuriouspod.com | (612) 584-9330  | Intro Song: Wild Pony Music

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With all the shit that’s been happening in 2020, have you ever thought about scheduling happiness in your life?   Me neither. UNTIL I sat down with my friend Cory a couple of years ago and he told me about how he makes a point to make sure he intentionally sets aside time each week to mark off a couple of things I would have NEVER thought about putting on a to-do list.   So, I tried it for myself and I just realized today it’s become a habit in my life and also the reason you’ll never run into me without a 3M sticky note in my wallet.    So, grab an americano, pull up a chair, and join Cory and me and he talks about why we need, now more than ever, to be scheduling happiness in our week. ----more---- My Original Episode w/ Cory: https://www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/2017/11/14/question-24-how-do-i-compare-myself-to-other-people-without-wanting-to-quit-feat-cory-wong?rq=cory%20wong   Cory's Podcast, "Wong Notes": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wong-notes/id1513405224   www.thecuriouspod.com | (612) 584-9330  | Intro Song: Wild Pony Music

聞く “Coffee On The Rum”   September 31st, 2020_7:06am_Light Rain_Rum River   We loaded up the motorcycles and rode North under blue skies. Away from the city, away from the noise, and away from the madness of 2020. And then came the rain.   A quote by George Santayana comes to mind, “We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment no matter what.” That’s why you’ll never hear me complain about the rain.   There are countless concerts I’ve played, cities I’ve wandered, or days I’ve simply spent outdoors with strikingly perfect weather. These memories, although enjoyable, seem to find their way into the commonplace of my memory, simply labeled, “Past”.   But days who’s plans were interrupted by rain… the edge of those memories have been sharpened.   Those, I always seem to remember.   Note For The Curious: While traveling, I often like to throw on headphones and listen to ambient audio of rain & thunder – whether trying to fall asleep on a plain/noisy hotel or even just to center myself for a few moments before a big show. Because of that, I created a TWO HOUR long audio clip of this. If you’d like it, download it for free on the podcast website.   聞く is a curious endeavor into the heart of listening through the art of binaural recording. Best listened to with the highest quality headphones you can get your hands on.    https://www.thecuriouspod.com/binaural

Friends, this is a massive step outside my comfort zone…   I’ve decided to start implementing videos with some of my Daily Guinness episodes on the podcast. I’m not sure what it’s going to turn into but like all things, it has to start somewhere.   So, to toast the one thing we must all experience in order to grow… the death of comfort… let’s talk about my new theory of “Micro Death” and what that means when living a curious life because, If Life’s Not Binary, Why Would Death Be?   Grab your favorite pipe and join me in the cemetery at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS90_oq45vg   www.thecuriouspod.com | (612) 584-9330  | Intro Song: Wild Pony Music

I was on a flight home from Amsterdam last year when I watched FREE SOLO.   It’s a documentary about Alex Honnold free-climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan. Right away, I knew Alex and I had nothing in common – I mean… I hate heights and I’m 6’6”… do you even know what it’s like living with that kind of daily contradiction???   Then, he started talking about fear and and I realized: to some, playing on stages in front of thousands of people might as well be climbing massive cliff… let’s talk about what it takes to get comfortable with it or anything else for that matter…   Here’s the interview referenced in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5V0ZJQor9M   www.thecuriouspod.com | (612) 584-9330  | Intro Song: Wild Pony Music

“Is this photo worth taking?”   …it’s a question rendered almost obsolete in the age of cellphones and digital cameras that used to be asked by film photographers regularly. (due to the fact that every frame costs something)   Now, the only question we ask ourselves is, “Is this photo worth posting online or printing?”   “But Rob, I’m a songwriter/musician/painter/writer/graphic designer, I don’t give a crap about photography… what the hell does this have to do with me and my creative process?”   Great question you obscurely made up question asker that exists in my head…   It has EVERYTHING to do with how you decide if an idea you have is good or not. Now that I think of it, maybe it has to do more with the WHEN you decide…   Join me on today’s Daily Guinness to talk about why you should be intentionally separating the CAPTURING and CURATION of your ideas in your creative process.   www.thecuriouspod.com | (612) 584-9330  | Intro Song: Wild Pony Music