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February 9, 2025 • 11 mins

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Imagine starting with a simple hello that could transform your life. Join us as we explore the incredible power of conversations and human connections as catalysts for personal growth and societal well-being. Through personal anecdotes and stories of inspiring figures like Coach Tony and Zach Demopoulos, we emphasize the profound impact of supportive interactions. These connections, whether casual or deep, are not just pivotal for our mental and physical health but are also the stepping stones for understanding and tolerance in a complex world. We remind you that even the simplest gestures can foster meaningful relationships, enlightening us about ourselves and those around us.

Beyond outward interactions, we also delve into the transformative power of self-reflection. It's a journey of inner dialogue that helps define the legacy we wish to leave behind. Rather than aiming to save the world, we focus on personal impact and the potential for uncovering positive experiences through self-discovery. We encourage you to engage in these introspective conversations, opening up pathways to uncovering your true potential and nurturing deeper connections with others. As you listen, we invite you to embrace this possibility, helping you thrive both personally and within society. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more content that empowers and inspires.

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Take a breath, let's dive in.
I think that human beings aresocial creatures.
We've been told this time andtime again and we don't realize

(00:25):
the power of a conversation.
It always amazes me how much wehave in common with complete
strangers and how so many peoplehave similar stories or how
maybe they have incidents thatare the same, that has occurred

(00:45):
to them at different points inlife.
And you get to bounce off ideaswith each other or, if you're
creative, how you can get moreinspired by just listening to
the conversation of other people.
I think that's a humanexperience that really helps us
grow.
That's a human experience thatreally helps us grow, because

(01:06):
growth doesn't just come from us, right, growth comes from
situations that we deal with andthe information that we have to
, kind of you know, get alearning curve for for different

(01:27):
.
You know situations because wenow have knowledge of how to
tackle you know some of life's.
You know struggles or or uhmajor decision making.
You know, uh, things.
The power of a conversation canreveal who you are as a person.
Maybe you thought that you werea very understanding person and

(01:49):
then someone reveals to youthat maybe you're a little on
the ignorant side.
Maybe you thought that you werea very polite person until
someone had vastly differentvalues than you did, and that
also reveals a little bit moreabout you as a person.
So it's very important to haveconversations with people,

(02:13):
because that's kind of how wegrow and the moment that we stop
talking to each other is themoment where we lose each other
and we can no longer see theviewpoints of other people and
we become a less tolerantsociety.
So maybe just say hello to aperson here or there, say good
morning, good evening, goodbye,say how are you doing to your

(02:37):
neighbor, good evening, goodbye,and say how are you doing to
your neighbor, because the lesswe communicate, the less chance
we have of reaching each other.
As you get older, you realizethat these connections, these
human connections, are vitaltoward just survival.
People who tend to have fewerconnections go through
depression, they get sick easier, they have weaker immune

(03:00):
systems.
But people who have greatersocial, greater and stronger
social connections, those arethe people who thrive in society
.
Even the workaholic highperformer that kills themselves
by, you know, just outworkingeveryone else or what have you
or they're they're.
You know, just outworkingeveryone else or what have you

(03:20):
or they're narrow-minded andnarrow-focused, and what have
you?
That person networks.
That person has other peoplewho believe in the same views as
they do that help push themforward.
Because someone probably toldthem, like listen, if you want

(03:41):
to get to here, this is what youhave to do.
To get to there, you have toput in the work.
But imagine if someone didn'ttell a lot of us that you need
to put in this body of work toget this result.
Where would we be?
So again, this is the power ofconversation.
I always loved my wrestlingcoach.
My wrestling coach would tellme the most amazing things.

(04:03):
To this day, I think that CoachTony is one of the greatest
human beings that's ever lived,a selfless, kind human being
that had a very unique way ofcommunicating.
You know, there were days wherehe'd be like hey Oakley, like

(04:24):
what's up?
Coach, still call him coach tothis day.
He's like how you doing asshole?
I'm like what?
He's like, make sure you'regetting some rest.
I'm like okay, that's.
You know it's random.
I'm an adult now and mywrestling coach is telling me to
get rest.

(04:44):
All right, okay, all right, Iguess I need to get some rest,
but that's important, right,like just being able to talk to
another human being and they'reable to just tell you something
like that and you know it'scoming from a place of love.
You know it.

(05:06):
Not many people have that, butit it starts from somewhere,
with a simple hello.
All relationships startsomewhere.
Your enemy doesn't start out asyour enemy.
Something had to incite that.
So when you're going throughlife, know that you can either
go through life alone andmiserable, or you can go through

(05:29):
life having strong connections,and it doesn't mean that you're
not going to get it wrongsometimes.
Sometimes you're going tochoose the wrong person to date.
Sometimes you're going tochoose the wrong person to date.
You're going to choose thewrong person to be your friend.
You're going to choose thewrong person to fall in love
with.
It's all a part of the journeyof life.
So don't get too caught up inthe things that might happen and

(05:54):
focus on the possibility of thethings that can happen.
You have to open yourself up.
Sure, by doing so, there's apotential of getting hurt in the
process, but that is also apart of life.
You have to learn what doesn'twork for you so you can
understand what does work foryou.
So the next time you seesomeone, learn to say hello,

(06:19):
good morning, how do you do?
And goodbye Society.
We have to get back to thebasics.
You know we need more CoachTonys of the world.
We need more Zach Demopoulos ofthe world that are truly just
advocates for humanity andthey're seeing the storm to come

(06:39):
, they're looking past the rightnow and you know, and they're
able to see what is coming downthe line.
You know, for example, withZach, he's just such a stand-up
guy, one of the best humanbeings that I've had the
pleasure of encountering.
You know his work and justtalking about being a selfless

(07:01):
human being, his work, you know,has been such an eye-opening
experience for me as well.
You know, when it came to, youknow caregiving, you know
advocacy and just to see whathe's doing and the things that
he's bringing to light in oursociety that we take for granted

(07:23):
and we don't see, especially inthe corporate world, especially
in the corporate world thatcaregivers you know just the
light that he's shedding, that alot of caregivers don't even
realize that they're caregivers.
And again, that starts with theconversation.
So the conversations areimportant to society.

(07:45):
So we have to get back to thebasics of just saying hello and
good morning and to each other.
That's that is so crucial,because if we're not
communicating, then we're notmoving forward, both as people
and as a society.
So I just want to say thank youto zach for shedding, you know,

(08:08):
light on a lot of things that Iwas not aware of and that's
even impacted me and how I viewmyself in a positive light.
So if we don't say hello toeach other, then what are we
doing?
How are we going to becomebetter?

(08:30):
Are we doing?
How are we going to becomebetter?
So I say to you challengeyourself to say hi more to
people.
Be the light in not only yourday, but in another person's day
.
Get back to saying hello.
One of the things that I've cometo understand is that life is

(08:50):
very simple, but people make itcomplex.
Remember when we were childrenand this is going to not be a
generational thing that everyonecan understand but when I was
growing up as a 90s baby, Iunderstood something quite
simple If I wanted to be friendswith someone, it was very

(09:12):
simple hey, you like Dragon BallZ, I like Dragon Ball Z Alright
, we're friends.
Hey, you like soccer, I likesoccer Alright, we're friends.
But just how easy that was.
Some of those conversationsthat were meaningless at the
time or at least I thought theywere have created friendships

(09:37):
that have lasted for the span oftwo decades now.
And it literally started likehey, you like anime?
And to this day we're stilltalking about anime, and life
evolves and we have so much tolearn from each other.

(09:59):
But we have to get in the habitof talking to each other more.
I mean having a realconversation with, just with,
people in our lives, and youhave to have a conversation with
yourself as well, like a realconversation, like as to who are
you and who do you wish to beand the impact that you want to

(10:21):
leave on this world.
I'm not saying that you, yourgoal has to be that you want to
save the world, but I think youshould think about what you want
.
Your has to be that you want tosave the world, but I think you
should think about what youwant your impact to be on this
world.
What is your legacy going to be?
I think that starts with theconversation.
Maybe you should have thatconversation with yourself.
You know, and I guess that's mytwo cents in this situation,

(10:49):
but I sincerely hope that thisconversation sparks something
within you to just put yourselfout there more, to learn more
about yourself and those aroundyou, and you may be surprised at
the positive things that cancome out of it.
So go forth and conquer you,magnificent ones.

(11:13):
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