October 3, 2025 • 10 mins
On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks about his GRAMMY consideration, and how to win at life!
Intern John's new comedy album, "Chuy Forever: The Album" is out! Proceeds benefit the Warrior Canine Connection. You can order the album HERE
Every week Intern John discusses adulting, dating, radio life, and more! You can follow Intern John on social media: @InternJohnRadio. You can listen to past episodes at TheThoughtShower.com
Intern John's new comedy album, "Chuy Forever: The Album" is out! Proceeds benefit the Warrior Canine Connection. You can order the album HERE
Every week Intern John discusses adulting, dating, radio life, and more! You can follow Intern John on social media: @InternJohnRadio. You can listen to past episodes at TheThoughtShower.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And a Happy Friday friend. Welcome to the thought shower.
Intern John is my name. Was a crazy last twenty
four hours. So Wednesday, hockey season kind of unofficially officially
started our first preseason skate, which is going into year nine,
which is always a lot of fun. It's fun to
(00:21):
see the kids, it's fun to be around the game again,
to be with the other coaches. It's just kind of fun.
It's like the first day of school, excited to see
your buddies, excited to see how things go. So there's that.
I got home though on Wednesday, and I got an
email from the Grammy Awards and I was like, well,
this is interesting. The Grammy Awards won't me And it
(00:44):
was to inform me that my twenty twenty four album,
in Turn John, the album is up for consideration for
a Grammy nomination, which is crazy. So the Grammys do
it a year behind, I guess is how we're so
like the window was like, I don't know, July this year,
(01:05):
like that's their calendar year. So my first album, which
is called Intern John, the album is officially in consideration
for a Grammy, which that sentence doesn't sound real. Yeah,
just saying out loud again. I don't know. There's been
a couple of things the last few weeks or the
(01:26):
last week. I guess really that I haven't quite payable
to wrap my head around. Number one is my Chewy
album going number one. Number two is the Intern John album,
which was number one last year being number two to
the Chewi album, and now the Intern John album being
in consideration for a Grammy. Do I think I'll get
(01:47):
the nominations? I mean, I think the chances are probably slim,
right because you're going against like, actual big name comedians
who have a marketing campaign, a media team. I have
me that's I'm I am the team. But it's still cool.
It's still cool, and I hate when people say it's
(02:09):
an honorous to be considered it is, like it really is,
and yeah, it's interesting. I was talking to somebody about it.
I was like, well, the ironic thing is I think
that Chewy album is a million times better. And not
that I don't love the Intern John album. I do
love it. I just feel like the Chewy album. I
just yeah, I've been doing comedy for like nine years,
(02:32):
but really maybe four when you think about it, like
consistent time wise, like I'll do it do the two
wer than take off, you know, eight months or whatever,
And so I don't know. Obviously, if a nomination comes,
we're going to the Grammys. Hell yeah. As much as
the thought of an award show is like a nightmare
(02:54):
to me, if we get the action nomination for a Grammy,
we gotta go, right, got go politic of folks, you know,
chop shop in that kind of thing. It's a little
kid Minnesota at the Grammy stage. So anyway, Yeah, the
beauty is I mean, there's nothing more we can do.
It's not like a I get votes from listeners or anything.
(03:16):
It's like a it's in the hands of the Grammys,
I suppose so. But anyway, this doesn't happen without you.
So I think having the album go number two last week,
you know, kind of perfect timing. We'll see, okay, you posted.
I think nominations come out in November, so we got
some time. Let me get to this Fear Friday the
rules for winning at life without trying too hard, which
(03:39):
I think kind of seems like an oxymoron, because do
you think you have to try someone hard? But let's
get into this embracing the imperfections. They say life isn't
a perfectly polished Instagram feed. That's okay. Embracing imperfections can
actually make you happier and more satisfied. I also think
it's more so that you have to come to terms
(04:01):
that things may not go right and that's okay. Like
I was talking to hockey kids last year, because this
generation of kids has grown up with Instagram and with
the idea of like, okay, everybody's life is perfect. And
so I do think there's a bit of an epidemic
with kids these days where they don't necessarily want to
(04:21):
try their hardest because if they fail, they don't want
to be embarrassed. I've had to tell my kids, like, hey,
winning's cool, fellas, and it's far better to try your best.
No it didn't work out and then move on, then
not try your best. I wonder could you actually have
done it. Prioritize your health, but don't obsessed. They say,
(04:42):
taking care of body is important, but it shouldn't become
all all consuming. A session tried a balance between staying
healthy and joining life's a little indulgences. Yeah, I think
that's fair. Like you have to make it fun, so
you know what I mean, Like I've gotten better at
that itself myself. Even like yesterday, while I was leaving work,
I was like, all right, well, I can go to
(05:03):
the gym and do leg day and I have a
couple of hours for hockey starts, or just go home,
take a nap and then get my ten thousand steps in.
And I did that because it is like, I'm not
training to be a professional athlete. You know, I'm not
letting down teammates by not having a six pack, even
though I obviously do. Duh. You can probably tell by
(05:23):
listening Cherish your relationships say, at the end of the day,
people matter more than things. Your relationships with family, friends,
and partners are a foundation of a happy life. Invest
time and effort in nurturing those connections. I think that's
kind of a no brainer, right, Like you need to
have a core of folks around you who can look
out for you, who can be your guidance, telling you
(05:46):
being a dummy all those things. Yes, invest in experiences,
not things. They say material possession that's gonna bring temporary happiness,
but experiences create lasting memories. This study found that people
drive more satisfaction from experiences the material goods. I think
that makes sense because the experiences technically can last a lifetime. Right,
(06:09):
Like you get yourself a new bile perfume, you're literally
kind of watching the money go away by if you
take that trip somewhere, that will last you forever. And
I have been trying to be better at that myself
by trying to focus on like, you know, trips and
getting away from a little bit. I think that's very
(06:30):
very important. Welcome change as a friend. They say change
is going to happen. Embracing it can lead to more
resilient and adaptable life. This study highlights of benefits from
a growth mindset. People of you challenges as opportunities rather
than obstacles tend to be more successful and happy. I
do think it also helps you build confidence, do you
(06:53):
know what I mean? Like for me, anytime there's an obstacle,
it's like, okay, I've been in a far worse situation.
You know, the chips have been down far worse than
they are now. Will be okay now, I think that
I'll go back to hockey. You know, last year the
team started one to ten, but they can't. We lost
like every game by a goal. And I said, fellas,
(07:14):
this is good because the teams that are scoring goals
at will eventually and probably when we get to the playoffs,
they'll hit a goal route, like the pucks won't be
falling their way, and they're gona to figure out how
to dig deep and pull one out. And they're not
gonna be able to because you guys have been doing
it all year. You're used to being down, you're used
(07:35):
to things not going your way, and now you can
fight back, whereas they have never had that problem before.
I think that's true. It's kind of nice to lean
into a little bit to lean into, like the all right,
this is gonna be a challenge. By got this, Let's
see what everybody else can do. I give a bit
of a kickoff of that. I suppose you could say,
now own your story and share it. They say everyone
(07:57):
has a unique story. Owning yours is a powerful acts
self acceptance and empowerment. Your experiences, challenges, and triumphs shape
who you are in sharing them both liberating and inspiring.
When you embrace your story, acknowledge your journey, and celebrate
your growth hundred percent, like the reason why you're here,
the what got you here? Also, I think be proud
(08:19):
of your story. You know, I've always tried to not
dwell on like past mistakes because it does come down
to what can I even do about those mistakes? Anyway? Yeah,
maybe something happened a year ago, ten years ago, whatever,
What can I do to rectify the mistake? Nothing be
(08:42):
better today? Like that's really it, But I can't. Nothing
I can do can like change what happened in the past,
So why even focus on it? Yeah, define success on
your own terms. I say success is subjective. Define it
on your own terms is key to a fulfilling life.
To sign often dictates what success looked like. True fulfillment
(09:02):
comes from aligning your goals with your values and passions. Yeah,
I mean not to make it always about me, but
I try to do that with I mean really with
everything I do. Like I think certainly the success for
me with like the dog adoption events was getting more
eyes on the charity, getting dogs in front of people
(09:23):
with the shows to raise awareness for Warrior Canine Connection
and to raise money for them. But it doesn't have
to be a million dollars. It doesn't have to be
every single dog at the shelters adopted, be grea. If
it was be great that happened, but it's okay if
it doesn't, and I think that's fine. You know, even
when I mentioned this last week, when I thought the
(09:45):
album was gonna bomb, I was at least able to
sit down myself and be like, you wonder what though
we literally did everything we could, there is nothing more
we could done. We did the best we could do.
Wouldn't go back and change anything. I think that is
the key. It's true happiness. Friend. I'm losing my voice,
which was great. Shows about to start. I appreciate you listening.
If you get a chance to follow along at Internjohn Radio,
(10:07):
See you next time.
And a Happy Friday friend. Welcome to the thought shower.
Intern John is my name. Was a crazy last twenty
four hours. So Wednesday, hockey season kind of unofficially officially
started our first preseason skate, which is going into year nine,
which is always a lot of fun. It's fun to
(00:21):
see the kids, it's fun to be around the game again,
to be with the other coaches. It's just kind of fun.
It's like the first day of school, excited to see
your buddies, excited to see how things go. So there's that.
I got home though on Wednesday, and I got an
email from the Grammy Awards and I was like, well,
this is interesting. The Grammy Awards won't me And it
(00:44):
was to inform me that my twenty twenty four album,
in Turn John, the album is up for consideration for
a Grammy nomination, which is crazy. So the Grammys do
it a year behind, I guess is how we're so
like the window was like, I don't know, July this year,
(01:05):
like that's their calendar year. So my first album, which
is called Intern John, the album is officially in consideration
for a Grammy, which that sentence doesn't sound real. Yeah,
just saying out loud again. I don't know. There's been
a couple of things the last few weeks or the
(01:26):
last week. I guess really that I haven't quite payable
to wrap my head around. Number one is my Chewy
album going number one. Number two is the Intern John album,
which was number one last year being number two to
the Chewi album, and now the Intern John album being
in consideration for a Grammy. Do I think I'll get
(01:47):
the nominations? I mean, I think the chances are probably slim,
right because you're going against like, actual big name comedians
who have a marketing campaign, a media team. I have
me that's I'm I am the team. But it's still cool.
It's still cool, and I hate when people say it's
(02:09):
an honorous to be considered it is, like it really is,
and yeah, it's interesting. I was talking to somebody about it.
I was like, well, the ironic thing is I think
that Chewy album is a million times better. And not
that I don't love the Intern John album. I do
love it. I just feel like the Chewy album. I
just yeah, I've been doing comedy for like nine years,
(02:32):
but really maybe four when you think about it, like
consistent time wise, like I'll do it do the two
wer than take off, you know, eight months or whatever,
And so I don't know. Obviously, if a nomination comes,
we're going to the Grammys. Hell yeah. As much as
the thought of an award show is like a nightmare
(02:54):
to me, if we get the action nomination for a Grammy,
we gotta go, right, got go politic of folks, you know,
chop shop in that kind of thing. It's a little
kid Minnesota at the Grammy stage. So anyway, Yeah, the
beauty is I mean, there's nothing more we can do.
It's not like a I get votes from listeners or anything.
(03:16):
It's like a it's in the hands of the Grammys,
I suppose so. But anyway, this doesn't happen without you.
So I think having the album go number two last week,
you know, kind of perfect timing. We'll see, okay, you posted.
I think nominations come out in November, so we got
some time. Let me get to this Fear Friday the
rules for winning at life without trying too hard, which
(03:39):
I think kind of seems like an oxymoron, because do
you think you have to try someone hard? But let's
get into this embracing the imperfections. They say life isn't
a perfectly polished Instagram feed. That's okay. Embracing imperfections can
actually make you happier and more satisfied. I also think
it's more so that you have to come to terms
(04:01):
that things may not go right and that's okay. Like
I was talking to hockey kids last year, because this
generation of kids has grown up with Instagram and with
the idea of like, okay, everybody's life is perfect. And
so I do think there's a bit of an epidemic
with kids these days where they don't necessarily want to
(04:21):
try their hardest because if they fail, they don't want
to be embarrassed. I've had to tell my kids, like, hey,
winning's cool, fellas, and it's far better to try your best.
No it didn't work out and then move on, then
not try your best. I wonder could you actually have
done it. Prioritize your health, but don't obsessed. They say,
(04:42):
taking care of body is important, but it shouldn't become
all all consuming. A session tried a balance between staying
healthy and joining life's a little indulgences. Yeah, I think
that's fair. Like you have to make it fun, so
you know what I mean, Like I've gotten better at
that itself myself. Even like yesterday, while I was leaving work,
I was like, all right, well, I can go to
(05:03):
the gym and do leg day and I have a
couple of hours for hockey starts, or just go home,
take a nap and then get my ten thousand steps in.
And I did that because it is like, I'm not
training to be a professional athlete. You know, I'm not
letting down teammates by not having a six pack, even
though I obviously do. Duh. You can probably tell by
(05:23):
listening Cherish your relationships say, at the end of the day,
people matter more than things. Your relationships with family, friends,
and partners are a foundation of a happy life. Invest
time and effort in nurturing those connections. I think that's
kind of a no brainer, right, Like you need to
have a core of folks around you who can look
out for you, who can be your guidance, telling you
(05:46):
being a dummy all those things. Yes, invest in experiences,
not things. They say material possession that's gonna bring temporary happiness,
but experiences create lasting memories. This study found that people
drive more satisfaction from experiences the material goods. I think
that makes sense because the experiences technically can last a lifetime. Right,
(06:09):
Like you get yourself a new bile perfume, you're literally
kind of watching the money go away by if you
take that trip somewhere, that will last you forever. And
I have been trying to be better at that myself
by trying to focus on like, you know, trips and
getting away from a little bit. I think that's very
(06:30):
very important. Welcome change as a friend. They say change
is going to happen. Embracing it can lead to more
resilient and adaptable life. This study highlights of benefits from
a growth mindset. People of you challenges as opportunities rather
than obstacles tend to be more successful and happy. I
do think it also helps you build confidence, do you
(06:53):
know what I mean? Like for me, anytime there's an obstacle,
it's like, okay, I've been in a far worse situation.
You know, the chips have been down far worse than
they are now. Will be okay now, I think that
I'll go back to hockey. You know, last year the
team started one to ten, but they can't. We lost
like every game by a goal. And I said, fellas,
(07:14):
this is good because the teams that are scoring goals
at will eventually and probably when we get to the playoffs,
they'll hit a goal route, like the pucks won't be
falling their way, and they're gona to figure out how
to dig deep and pull one out. And they're not
gonna be able to because you guys have been doing
it all year. You're used to being down, you're used
(07:35):
to things not going your way, and now you can
fight back, whereas they have never had that problem before.
I think that's true. It's kind of nice to lean
into a little bit to lean into, like the all right,
this is gonna be a challenge. By got this, Let's
see what everybody else can do. I give a bit
of a kickoff of that. I suppose you could say,
now own your story and share it. They say everyone
(07:57):
has a unique story. Owning yours is a powerful acts
self acceptance and empowerment. Your experiences, challenges, and triumphs shape
who you are in sharing them both liberating and inspiring.
When you embrace your story, acknowledge your journey, and celebrate
your growth hundred percent, like the reason why you're here,
the what got you here? Also, I think be proud
(08:19):
of your story. You know, I've always tried to not
dwell on like past mistakes because it does come down
to what can I even do about those mistakes? Anyway? Yeah,
maybe something happened a year ago, ten years ago, whatever,
What can I do to rectify the mistake? Nothing be
(08:42):
better today? Like that's really it, But I can't. Nothing
I can do can like change what happened in the past,
So why even focus on it? Yeah, define success on
your own terms. I say success is subjective. Define it
on your own terms is key to a fulfilling life.
To sign often dictates what success looked like. True fulfillment
(09:02):
comes from aligning your goals with your values and passions. Yeah,
I mean not to make it always about me, but
I try to do that with I mean really with
everything I do. Like I think certainly the success for
me with like the dog adoption events was getting more
eyes on the charity, getting dogs in front of people
(09:23):
with the shows to raise awareness for Warrior Canine Connection
and to raise money for them. But it doesn't have
to be a million dollars. It doesn't have to be
every single dog at the shelters adopted, be grea. If
it was be great that happened, but it's okay if
it doesn't, and I think that's fine. You know, even
when I mentioned this last week, when I thought the
(09:45):
album was gonna bomb, I was at least able to
sit down myself and be like, you wonder what though
we literally did everything we could, there is nothing more
we could done. We did the best we could do.
Wouldn't go back and change anything. I think that is
the key. It's true happiness. Friend. I'm losing my voice,
which was great. Shows about to start. I appreciate you listening.
If you get a chance to follow along at Internjohn Radio,
(10:07):
See you next time.
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