Podcast Episodes

Kick-start Your Week (KYW) with inspiring quotes, thoughts, and profound words to live by
Sept. 9, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.09.24

"It is only when we take chances, that our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest." — Walter Anderson

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Sept. 2, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.02.24

“No great achievement is possible without persistent work.” “The end of labor is to gain leisure.” “There is no substitute for hard work. There will be disappointments, but the harder the work, the luckier you will get. Never be satisfied...

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Aug. 26, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 08.26.24

"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." — Paulo Coelho

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Aug. 19, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 08.19.24

Being taught to avoid talking about politics and religion has led to a lack of understanding of politics and religion. What we should have been taught was how to have a civil conversation about a difficult topic.

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Aug. 5, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 08.05.24

Your perception is YOUR reality. Everyone sees things differently because each person's perspective is unique. Always keep that in mind. Btw, "crocodile" is spelled just like that.

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July 29, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.29.24

“8 Mile” from Eminem is a song is about the troubles one goes through trying to become a success.

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July 22, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.22.24

“You must build practices that prevent you from falling prey to those basic instincts that make you a short-term thinker.” — Dave Asprey (best known as the founder of Bulletproof Coffee and the entire Biohacking movement)

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July 15, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.15.24

In light of this past weekend's attempted assassination of President Trump, we share this quote: "There is beauty and power in unity. We must be united in heart and mind. One world, one people." — Lailah Gifty Akita

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July 8, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.08.24

"For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?" — Bell Hooks

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July 1, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.01.24

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Oscar Wilde

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June 24, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 06.24.24

“Jump” from Van Halen is a song about perseverance and going for it — "might as well jump" — in the most difficult of times.

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June 17, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 06.17.24

“Crazy, but that's how it goes. Millions of people living as foes. Maybe it's not too late. To learn how to love and forget how to hate.” — “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne

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June 10, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 06.10.24

"A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him." — John Wayne

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June 3, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 06.03.24

“That is what life is about. We do not get redos, but we do get second chances.” — Jeffrey Fry

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May 27, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 05.27.24

“Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.” — Chuck Norris

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