All Episodes
Helping Your Teen Succeed, Interview with Heather Frazier
A cross-posting of a guest appearance I did on Pivot Parenting with Heather Frazier."In today's episode, I chat with teen coach, Joey Mascio about how we can help our ...
Feeling Empty
Sometimes we feel empty. We're not motivated or excited for things. When this happens, there is nothing wrong with us. We have just entered a vacuum where we can't ans...
Meaning, Purpose, and Reason
Why do we do what we do?? Sometimes it's for pleasure, sometimes it's for power, but the best times are when it's for something meaningful. Knowing this allows us to c...
Handling Rejection
Getting rejected is a part of life. But it really sucks sometimes and it would be awesome if everyone knew how to handle it better. In today's episode, I help teens un...
Body Image and Social Media with Stephanie Valdez
Social media is a circus. Teens are expected to jump through hoops and look a certain way to get the applaus and admiration from others. That's crap! In this episode S...
Interview with Teen Entrepreneur Evan Paventy
This month I am talking about how teens can make money. I've mentioned how you can make money as a teen entrepreneur so I figured I might as well bring one on the show...
There is Money Out There For You
Teens, there is PLENTY of money out there for you to get. You just have to believe it's there for you to find. This is called having an abundant mindset. Most teens ha...
Being a Teen Entrepreneur
Teen Entrepreneurs make more money than teen employees. That's a fact. Why? Because entrepreneur's get a bigger slice of the pie! Creating your own business is totally...
Procrastination
Procrastination is the WORST! And don't give me that "I work better under pressure" nonsense, I use that excuse to avoid doing stuff, too. Once teens understand WHY yo...
Get More Sleep!
You do NOT get enough sleep. You know it. I know it. Everbody knows it!! That's why you're tired all the time! Teens need 8-10 hours of sleep EVERY NIGHT. In this epis...
The Dark Doesn't Last Forever
We all experience dark times. The worst thing to do when that happens is to let our brain assume it's going to last forever. It won't. Trust me. The light always comes...
Bullies Be Gone with Nate Webb
Sometimes bullies attack all at once in a coordinate effort to tear you down. What do you do then? Today's guest is someone who has been through that exact thing, Nate...
Tame Your Emotions (Three Tools Every Hero Needs Part 3)
The third and final tool every hero needs is the reins. The reins represent taming your emotions! Every hero experiences pleasant and unpleasant emotions, so learning ...
Write Your Story (Three Tools Every Hero Needs Part 2)
To be the hero of your story, teens need to take up the pen and start writing their narrative purposefully. In this episode, I talk to teens about how to do that and w...
Own Your Results (Three Tools Every Hero Needs Part 1)
Every hero needs three important tools. Today, I talk about the first one: the Flag (Own Your Results). The flag is what teens can use to stake a claim over their own ...
Ups and Downs and Happiness
Sometimes it feels that life achieving happiness is an endless trek up a down escalator. But never fear! That's actually true. And that's a good thing, if you know how...
Stop the Fart Spray
Sometimes life seems crappy. However, the truth of the matter is life is just life. Neutral. And we are spraying fart spray on it and calling it crap. Here's a tip: ST...
My Big Announcement...
My 100th Episode!! I promised a big announcement and I am delivering this episode. Or, you can go straight to the goods at www.sidekicktohero.com
Talking to Others using the CAPE Method
Talking to other people can be tough. I talk to teens this episode about a method I use to eliminate awkwardness from my conversations and make talking to someone new ...
How to Be Brave
I teach teens the recipe for being brave in this episode. You can't face your fears, worries, and anxieties without the confidence that comes from brewing up some brav...
Emotional Independence
There is nothing more free than being emotionally independent. It allows you to manage relationships, make powerful choices, and keep striving for success despite fail...
Respect
"I only respect those who respect me!" is a terrible way to view respect. It's a guaranteed way to give your power to other people. Plus, it's a recipe for a world wit...
Truthful vs Useful
Just because a thought is true, doesn't mean it's useful to think. How many thoughts are you holding on to because they are "just true" even though they are stopping y...
Anchored Thoughts
We all have anchored biases, or thoughts that we grabbed onto first and have stuck around. Some may be keeping us from getting to the destination we desire. Others may...
Fail BIG!
If we mess up in a social situation, our first instinct is to hide our failures from others. Hope nobody saw it. Guess what, they probably did. So, rather than hiding ...
Untapped Power in Your Brain
There is LOADS of power in your brain that you are not using. If you could access it, you could do amazing things. There are 4 levels of metacognition, which level are...
How to Make Grief Fulfilling
Sometimes life serves us up some grief gruel. It's not the tastiest thing on the menu, but it's on the table anyway. Someone we love dies, we get broken up with, or we...
Becoming Antifragile
If fragile is something that breaks easily under pressure, then what is Antifragile? (Hint: it's NOT simple something that doesn't break easily). I talk about that tod...