Pros & Concepts

Episode 39: Motivational Interviewing - Getting People to Change

May 16th, 2022  |  44 mins 36 secs

addiction, counseling, interpersonal skills, mental health, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, sociology

Wish people would take your advice? Want more influence on those around you? Feel like your insight goes to waste? Then this episode is for you!

Steve walks us through what Motivational Interviewing is, and how it’s basically real-life magic. The various techniques that enable you to actively engage with those around you while more tactfully getting them to consider your advice.

Episode 38: Passive Income - Joining the New Rich

May 3rd, 2022  |  50 mins 31 secs

business, entrepreneurship, marketing, self-improvement

Phil spearheads the topic today, talking about his entrepreneurial journey as a means of demonstrating the winding path toward passive income. We focus primarily on Content Marketing because that's what we know best and have had the most success with.

Episode 37: Fun - Identifying Your Flavor of Motivation

April 19th, 2022  |  41 mins 35 secs

games, gamification, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, society, sociology

Phil leads this winding episode to talk about the concept of fun, pulling elements in from game design and "psychographic profiles". Also, there's a long bit of bickering between the hosts about whether Blueberry picking is wholesome fun or hard labor.

Episode 36: Feedback Loops w/Macabre Storytelling - Engineering Behavior

April 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

dating, men's lib, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, society, sociology

Phil, Steve, and Mac talk about Men's issues, addiction, video games, and veer off track as is typical of this show.

Episode 35: Social Capital - More Valuable than Gold

March 28th, 2022  |  44 mins 40 secs

career development, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, sociology

Steve leads the charge today in talking about Social Capital, which is "the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively."

Episode 34: Fear of Hope w/Ross Ellenhorn PhD – Why People Don't Change

March 8th, 2022  |  46 mins 50 secs

addiction, counseling, mental health, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, sociology

Dr. Ross Ellenhorn comes on to share his understanding and research on the fear of hope - a powerful psychological construct that can frustrate our every attempt to change.

Episode 20: Self-Determination Theory - How to Find Motivation

August 9th, 2021  |  52 mins 18 secs

communication, counseling, interpersonal skills, motivation, personal development, psychology, self-improvement, sociology

Steve introduces his favorite theory of everything: self-determination theory. The three secrets to motivation are: autonomy, mastery, and connection.

Episode 15: Time Arbitrage - Money is Time

June 3rd, 2021  |  50 mins 39 secs

arbitrage, business, entrepreneurship, self-development, self-improvement

In this episode, Phil starts talking about Arbitrage and the time form of that, but because he had no notes, he ended up meandering from topic to topic to do with entrepreneurship, business, and some common pitfalls he’s seen.