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On Dec 11, I celebrated my 28th birthday. Coming off arguably the best year of my life, I wanted to take a moment to dive into some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way and stand out the most to me right now. Some people hate birthdays, I love them. We’ve made it another year and it should be celebrated, enjoyed & excite us for the next year. Take as many as these lessons and put them in ya back pocket as needed. Remind yourself of them whenever necessary. Let’s fire it up!   28 Lessons : (1) Believe In Yourself Before The World Does (2) Self Awareness Is Important (3) Fill Your Cup Up First (4) Balance, Balance, Balance (5) It’s Always A Work In Progress (6) Shoot Your Shot (7) Focus On The Effort Not The Results (8) Consistency Is Your Ticket To Greatness (9) Enjoy The Ride (10) Have Some Patience (11) Keep Going (12) Give Value (13) Knowledge Is Power (14) Ask For Help (15) Rest Is Crucial (16) Visualize It & Then Manifest It (17) 1% Better Per Day (18) Express Gratitude (19) Build Boundaries (20) Confidence Is Born From Repeated Action (21) Health Is Wealth (22) Drink More Water (23) Stay Dialed In (24) Seek Discomfort (25) Destination Happiness Does Not Exist (26) Community Is Everything (27) Mindset Is Everything (28) Let Go   Challenge for the listeners Spend 10 minutes within the next 24hrs and consider which lesson or lessons resonated with you the most. Write it or them down on a sticky note or somewhere you can read daily and read it. New Years is right around the corner and there is no better time to start making these changes than NOW!   Questions from the Stay Dialed In Community Hannah : Being online is essential to your career, how do you offset the negatives that come with that? Mason : Tips on confidence would be huge Ben : Biggest benefit of setting boundaries with others? Luke : Best & worst advice Jonathan : Most effective financial habits to develop in your 20’s   Get Hydrated with Liquid I.V.! Use my promo code for 25% off EVERY order : THEBEARDEDMAN Website : Liquid-iv.com   Something BIG is coming! Sign up to stay informed : Soon.StayDialedIn.com   Got a topic / question you want me to cover? Hit me UP on IG @Bobbbaaaay Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com

Nick DePuy is a defender for the LA Galaxy. After being selected first round, 19th overall during the 2017 MLS Super Draft by the Montreal Impact, he’s had to navigate a few team changes and setbacks to get to this point in his career.   Topics : - Committing to the highest level - Navigating new experiences - Overcoming unseen obstacles - Tuning Out The Negatives - Back to the basics - Meditation & Mindfulness   Connect with Nick! Instagram : @NickDePuy Check out the LA Galaxy!  Instagram : @LAGalaxy   Get hydrated with Liquid I.V.!  Save 25% every order using my code : THEBEARDEDMAN Link   Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com 

You want to add a new habit into your life but you’re anxious, overwhelmed and not sure where to start - I get it. We don’t need to wait for 2022 to arrive for us to finally start making changes, we can actually start today, right now. The key with creating new habits is spend 5% of our energy thinking big picture of how it might benefit us in the long-haul but then dialing it back & using 95% of our energy on the present moment and what you can control today. I am by no means the habit master but I have learned a few things that I hope will be beneficial for you. After we finish this episode today, you’re going to be able to start taking action. Are you ready to add these new habits into your life and make them stick? If yes - Let’s fire it UP!   5 Steps To Creating New Habits (1) Commit To The Habit : It’s the simplest but yet most important step of them all. Once you’ve decided it’s something you want to do, it’s now the beginning of a new chapter. (2) Visualize The Finish Line : Reminding ourselves of the end product and how it would make us feel can be the daily motivation that keeps us going. (3) Do The Work Daily :  This will help us make progress as we continue to show up to do the work. We also are allowed to use the Two Day Rule and skip or take off any day we need when necessary. Only rule is we’re never allowed to take off two days in a row which holds us accountable over the long-haul. (4) Celebrate The Small Wins : Like road tripping across the country, we gotta stop and fuel up at the gas station every so often. Similarly with our new habits, we need to remind ourselves of these small wins to help keep us going. (5) Pick Up Where You Left Off : Sometimes life throws us a difficult hand, we reprioritize what our focus is and our new habits get left behind. That’s fine - all we need to do is flip the switch and get back to it when we’re ready.   Challenge for the listeners Spend 10 minutes within the next 24hrs and consider new habits that you would like to incorporate into your own life. I intentionally put this podcast out a few weeks ahead of 2022 because I want you to start TODAY and not wait till a new year rolls around to make changes. Consider what these habits may be and use these five steps to help you stay accountable.   Questions from the Stay Dialed In Community Matviy : When do you know that the habit is internalized and you don’t have to make an effort doing something? Steve  : Any recs for positive reinforcement for success rather than punish for failure? Manu : How do you operate between the need of discipline and the need of flow? How do you know if you’re forcing it? Shawn : How to stay consistent?   Got a topic / question you want me to cover? Hit me UP on IG @Bobbbaaaay Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com

Mac is the founder & CEO of MIND. Their mission : The world was not designed for highly sensitive people. Our mission is to develop life concepts and physical equipment to make the world more comfortable for those who deeply feel, sense and connect to their environment. He’s an artist at heart and has learned to be a photographer, painter, musician, poet, sound engineer, videographer, lyricist, graphic designer, app developer, writer & more. He previously was a co-host on Impaulsive Podcast alongside Logan Paul.   Topics : - Curiosity and Creativity - “Have to” vs “Get To” - Detach from digital - Preparation & Execution - Radical Self Honesty - Accept the feedback - Create content that helps   Connect with Mac! Instagram : @Maclin Website : Maclin.io Check out MIND! Website : Mind.sx   Let us know your feedback of the show on our 4 question survey!  Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com 

You control the effort, not the results. This is a quote from author Ryan Holiday & it’s something we should all read to ourselves out loud every single morning. What would our lives look like if we solely focused on the effort instead of worrying about the results? How much more progress would we make in our lives? How many less headaches would we have? How much more fulfilled would we feel in our day to day? I’m guilty of it. We allow the “results” to be validation which then gives us the green light to keep going but what happens if the results aren’t there? Do we retire our running shoes after 1 run? Do we give up on dating cause the first date wasn’t so hot? Today we’re going to rewire our brain to focus on what we can control : the effort. In time, this is going to make all the difference in every aspect of our life. Let go of what you can’t control & only focus on what you do control.   3 Ways To Focus On Effort Vs Results (1) Learn from past results so that we can better prepare ourselves for the future. It will only help set us up for success down the road.  (2) Control the effort of what you can do today in this present moment. The past or what’s to come in the future does not matter at this moment in time. All that matters is what you have in front of you today. (3) When we think about the future, it’s always going to be a work in progress. No matter the results of today, we accept and understand that there will always be room to grow.   Challenge for the listeners Spend 10 minutes within the next 24hrs and consider are you looking at results more than the effort? If yes - that’s okay and I appreciate your honesty. Wanna know why it’s okay? Because we all do it! Now make a list of what can you control within a day, week or even month and stick to showing up to whatever that may be. Whether it’s attending 5 workout classes a week, reading 10 pages a day of a book, putting in 30 mins to that new passion project you just started. Focus on what you can control, the effort. It will make all the difference in the long-term, I promise! Giant leaps begin with small steps.   Questions from Stay Dialed In Community Finsherlock : Favorite Ryan Holiday book? Scsteward : When do you know it’s time to pivot?   Got a topic / question you want me to cover? Hit me UP on IG @Bobbbaaaay Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com

Dee Murthy is the CEO + Co-Founder of Five Four Group, a holding company for fashion brands and services. Brands include Five Four, Young & Reckless, New Republic, Grand Running Club, Menlo Club and more. He’s a Co-host on Group Chat Podcast, where he and his co-hosts comment on all things business, culture, current events and whatever else they want to talk about.   Topics : - Unlearning & Relearning - Likeminded Circles - Adding Your Version Value  - Pinpointing Who You Are - Giving yourself permission/prioritizing - Recreate yourself whenever you’d like - Boundaries & Social Media   Connect with Dee! Instagram : @DeeMurthy Twitter : @DeeMurthy Check out Five Four Group! Website : FiveFourGroup.com Check out Group Chat Podcast! Website : Group-chat.com   Let us know your feedback of the show on our 4 question survey!  Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com 

Are you looking for the key to happiness? Well, I’ve got good news if so - you have it within you, right now. You’re probably calling me out saying I’m full of shit as you heard those words roll off my tongue. Often times we love to trick ourselves into believing that material things, new experiences, money or reaching our goals will be the moment we finally arrive at destination happiness. Achieving success in our lives is great BUT it will never bring us an unlimited supply of joy. True happiness is finding gratitude in who you’re & where you’re today right now as you listen to this episode. Still think I’m lying? Perfect, this episode is for you!   5 Ways To Express Gratitude & Increase Happiness today (1) Daily Gratitude : Consider three “things” you have in our life today that have a positive impact on you and take a second to recognize & appreciate what it brings to your life. (2) Positive Experience : Think about 1 positive experience from the past 24hrs. We often times take the small moments for granted so this is our opportunity to appreciate them daily. (3) Excited For : Consider three events, moments or things you need to do in the day ahead of you and get excited for them. You’re going to have to do them regardless so you might as well get hyped up for them. (4) Priorities : Get clear on three priorities you have for yourself. This is your playbook & nobody can tell you how to write it so know there is no right or wrong. As seasons change and we change, we can update them as needed. (5) Impact The World :  Remind yourself of how you would like to impact the people around you or even the world at a high level. When we remind ourselves of our why, we see each day as an opportunity to have an impact.   Challenge for the listeners Take 5 minutes every morning for the next week to practice gratitude and see if you feel even just 1% better. The outline is in the description of this episode. You can journal it, type it, meditate on it, say it out loud or do whatever feels best for you. If within 7 days you don’t feel any difference than I have steered you wrong and I apologize. But if I was a betting man… I think you’ll enjoy it. Only one way to find out   Questions from the Stay Dialed In Community Orly : I struggle with all the habits I am trying to build, but I want them all. What do I do?   Gratitude Journal Template : 1 : Gratitude - 3 bullets for things you’re grateful for today 2 : Positive Experience (past 24hrs) - brief 3-5 sentence paragraph on something that happened yesterday 3 : Excited For : 3 bullets for things you’re excited for in the day ahead 4 : Priorities : 3 bullets for values / lessons / mindset that are at top of your list right now 5 : Impact : brief 3-5 sentences or 3-5 bullets on how you would like to impact the world   Got a topic / question you want me to cover? Hit me UP on IG @Bobbbaaaay Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com  

Andre Duqum is a storyteller that shares wisdom. He’s the founder of Meraki Media, a production company that encourages “leaving a piece of your heart in your art.” He previously was a creator for Logan Paul where he helped shoot content & produce his Impaulsive Podcast.   Topics : - Tuning into the right frequencies - Knowing vs Doing / Analysis Paralysis - Taking the First Step - Getting uncomfortable - Too far ahead of yourself = behind - Creating a harmonious environment - Be the best you (Build it and they will come) - Understanding you, for your partner   Connect with Andre! Instagram : @AndreDuqum YouTube : @AndreDuqum Check out Meraki Media! Website : MerakiMedia.com   Let us know your feedback of the show on our 4 question survey!  Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com 

Running the LA marathon was the biggest physical & mental challenge of my life. 26.2 miles of non-stop running for 3 hours & 48 minutes, that breaks down to an average pace of 8:42 per mile & 3,923 calories burned. It was months of training and hundreds of hours out on the open road by myself to prepare but so worth it in the end! Today we’re going to dive into the entire experience : how I could barely run a mile when the pandemic hit, training for it, how the day went of the marathon and some of the biggest takeaways I had from it. Let me be clear : you do NOT need to be training for a marathon for this episode to resonate with you. If you’re someone working towards a goal, then I hope this podcast pours gasoline onto the fire. Let’s fire it UP!   Topics. : Wanting to run a marathon since I was a kid Three pivot moments in past 18 months Got Started Kept the momentum going forward Paid Attention To The Details Training for marathon Race Day What the marathon meant to me 6 Lessons from the experience My next marathon in January   Challenge for the listeners Let’s flip the script. What’s that 1 bucket list item you’ve always wanted to accomplish? Write it down today & start reverse engineering the steps it will take to accomplish it. If I can run a marathon, you can do anything you put your mind towards - I promise.   Got a topic / question you want me to cover? Hit me UP on IG @Bobbbaaaay Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com

Ryan Tierney is the CEO + Co-founder of Lo Siento Tequila. Previously he was the CEO of @Paradise on Instagram, a place for travelers, dreamers & everyone.   Topics : Finding your flagship Building multiple arms in your business Building relatable content Calculating risk Hurdles and wins Understanding people Networking and opening doors   Connect with Ryan! Instagram : @RyancTierney Check out Lo Siento! Instagram : @LoSiento Website : LoSientoTequila.com   Let us know your feedback of the show on our 4 question survey!  Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com