Adam
401 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHi, I'm Adam and I'm building CallCast. An app to make it super simple for anyone to create and publish a podcast.
It's my goal in 2020 to talk to 365 people about their life journeys, facing our fears, taking risks and starting new things.
It's awesome to be a beginner at something. Love the process of being a beginner. Some of the most profound insights will happen in this beginner stage.
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Daniel A dads love
July 17, 2020 06:37 - 35 minutes - 2.07 KBDaniel spent over 30 plus years serving as a chaplain ministry for the United States military. Today Daniel shares a very personal and powerful story about family and healing. When Daniel's daughter was diagnosed with the bipolar it began to shed light on why she was suffering with such pain that was causing self harm in what Daniel refers to as having a cascading effect. Dianel speaks about how he realized how he needed to show up for his daughter and his entire family as a “dad” and not a c...
Ed The healing power of music and gardening
July 16, 2020 04:06 - 56 minutes - 3.33 KBEd is amazing. He has music and such good vibes running though his soul and he exudes so much positivity. I feel grateful that I was able to speak with him today because just like Ed, I have grown up with Dyslexia. Ed shares his story of what it was like to try and go to school and make sense of the world when what we are doing fundamentally just isn’t making sense. Ed worked hard each day in school and still came home with C and C+. When the schools and doctors tried to convince his mom that...
Jamil: Being different and loving the person in the mirror
July 15, 2020 05:14 - 29 minutes - 1.73 KBJamil shared his story about what it felt like to grow up as a black albino and getting bullied by other kids. When we are young we want to fit in and be liked by all the other kids. At a young age we all desire positive attention and being included, part of the popular group. Jamil talks about how looking different then the other kids shaped his outlook and drove him to work on himself. He attributes the his mother for being a supporting voice that helped guide and inspire him when times are...
Joe Purpose meaning and a belief that things can get better
July 14, 2020 06:31 - 25 minutes - 1.48 KBJoe has had his entire family taken away from him. He has experienced fear in a way that is hard for me to fully comprehend. When one of his children that he and his wife had adopted died from very sad circumstances (the birthmother was a drug addict) the state stepped in and without a fair investigation he found his entire life ripped away. They took his kids and his wife ended up sentenced to life in prison. Joe was not sure if the state was going to also try and lock him in prison as well....
Sam Believe in yourself and honor your voice
July 13, 2020 03:44 - 16 minutes - 997 BytesSam became class president of his high school. But in his pursuit of achievements he realized that he had conformed to what he thought other people wanted him to be. He wanted to be liked and popular so he changed his personality to fit in with the cool crowd. This worked for him for a little while but he soon realized that he wasn’t happy after all. He wasn’t being authentic to what his inner callings and voice was. So once he found himself as the class president he started making changes to...
Andrew Making friends
July 12, 2020 04:42 - 13 minutes - 816 BytesAndrew has grown up with high functioning autism. He was afraid that he would spend his entire life without making a real connection with someone or have friends the way other “regular people” have relationships. He was afraid that he would be made fun of for being different. Recently Andrew was able to challenge his fear when his mom found a autistic group that meets up for events. It felt scary at first to go but the second Andrew stepped foot into the meetup he knew that his fear of not ev...
Rimi Ejner Knocking fear out of the park
July 11, 2020 04:29 - 22 minutes - 1.29 KBRimi Ejner is full of ambition and goals. When she sets her mind to do something, it is obvious that nothing will stand in her path to success. Rimi shows us that even though something is scary and challenging when you face it and do it anyway your life becomes rewarding and exhilarating. When Rimi had the opportunity to try out for the boys football and baseball teams she jumped at the chance to play. It turned out she was really good at it too. She also put in the extra work to study the bi...
Molly Showing up
July 10, 2020 04:14 - 22 minutes - 1.31 KBWhen fears live only in our own minds they can swirl around and eat away at us. When Molly was in College she knew she was battling depression and anxiety. The thought that she would not be able to function in a job after college was haunting her. What happens on days when you need to show up but you are not at your best? How do you handle life we you are depressed but yet you are required to be there? Would depression and anxiety prevent us from being successful and get in the way of our dre...
Ashley Sing your song
July 09, 2020 17:57 - 27 minutes - 1.6 KBAshley has an amazing spirit, energy and a roaring song to share with everyone. When she went through a divorce she found herself questioning herself. The divorce took a tole on her self-worth and it created feelings of insecurities. But she found her voice again through song, community, family, and a ultimately new perspective. Ashley finds strength and purpose in sharing her positive message and music with people. Ashley feels free and that every human is light. We are all in transition and...
David Putting in the work to change
July 08, 2020 05:30 - 20 minutes - 1.2 KBDavid shares his story about change, redemption, courage, finding meaning and purpose through facing his fears. David stumbled into drugs at a young age and it ended up taking him on a path that he knew deep down he was not happy with but it was hard to break. He ended up in jail, then prison and each time he got out he would end up hanging out with the wrong crowd and the cycle would repeat. But David also has a young daughter whom he knew deep down he wanted to be there for her and he could...
David Being a good parent
July 08, 2020 05:27 - 29 minutes - 1.73 KBDavid has a powerful fear, raising his kids and doing a good job. His fear stems from his experience of growing up in a home with a father who was an alcoholic. He tragically lost his farther when he was a victim in a drunk driving car crash. For a while David found himself repeating patterns that he learned from his father, after all it was the world that he grew up in and knew. But he also realized the destructive nature that came with alcoholism and one day when he was handing his baby a j...
Ashley Always look up
July 07, 2020 05:12 - 12 minutes - 760 BytesWhen Ashley entered high school she was the only one of her middle school friends to go to that particular high school. She found it really hard to make new friends and felt uncomfortable around all the new kids. The new kids maybe sensing Ashley’s vulnerability became more mean and standoffish which made it extremely hard for Ashley to create any meaningful friendships. This cycle pushed Ashley further into isolation and made for a very lonely high school existence. Ashley found writing to h...
Malanie Sonja The fear of dogs
July 06, 2020 05:48 - 8 minutes - 484 BytesMalanie and her mom Sonja called in today to share Malanie’s fear of dogs and cats. Dogs can feel very intimidating and scary if you haven’t spent much time around them. They can feel wild and unpredictable plus their teeth are sharp. They can feel big and sense our fear and exert aggressiveness when they know we are scared. Malanie is still working on her fear around dogs. I am rooting for Malanie to try to overcome her fear of dogs and learn to be able to tell which ones she can trust and w...
Alexander Finding authenticity and the self
July 05, 2020 04:37 - 22 minutes - 1.32 KBAlexander grew up feeling uncomfortable and thinking people would judge him for who he was. This made him put on an act and not feel like he could express who he actually was… more of a geek who enjoyed “strange” things. One day he got the opportunity to go teach in China and it was on this trip that he would discover that he could be himself and stop caring what other people would think of him. Crazy that the place where he taught in China was Wuhan the origin of the Coronavirus. Facebook: h...
Sears Making every moment count
July 04, 2020 03:03 - 54 minutes - 3.21 KBSears is amazing. When she was speaking I felt like I was listening to a Forrest Gump story in real life. She is a force that moves through life doing what she wants. She isn’t waiting around for anyone or anything. She is making her life be the adventure of a lifetime. This are the lives that are celebrated and remembered long after the person is gone. Sears creates her destiny by opening herself up to any opportunity that might come her way. She hasn’t let breast cancer or MS stop her for o...
Chef Brenda Believe in yourself
July 03, 2020 05:10 - 19 minutes - 1.13 KBChef Brenda is doing what she loves. She has so much passion and love for creating culinary delights and it is her mission to make amazing food that is a delightful experience for people. But for Chef Brenda to get to where she is at now it took her a leap of faith and a lot of courage. Before she became a full time Chef she had a full time job with benefits and really good pay. But there comes a point in our lives where we can make a huge choice to pursue our passions and reach for the thing...
Fred Amani Everyone has a treasure within
July 02, 2020 06:12 - 23 minutesFred Amani is the oldest of 4. He grew up in Oahu on welfare, where he was illiterate for his early years and become addicted to alcohol at the age of 14. One day Fred got to the point where he drank himself into the hospital and he was on the verge of dying. Somehow he battled back from the edge of death but as he looked out the hospital window he say a sign that would change his mindset and his life. From that point on he was driven to live the best possible life for himself and spread his ...
Matthew Fear of public speaking
July 01, 2020 05:31 - 11 minutes - 672 BytesMatthew knew he was scared of public speaking but he also had a desire to be heard. He wanted to get his voice out there and connect with more people. He didn’t want his fear of public speaking to hold him back from achieving his goals of connecting with people. Matthew even said that recording this podcast felt scary at first but he did it anyways. When we challenge ourselves and step into our fears we grow in unimaginable ways. Instagram: https://instagram.com/garcia_j580
Maian Listen to your heart
June 29, 2020 05:31 - 12 minutes - 742 BytesMaian called in today with a feeling that so many of us get at different points in our life. She said that her life path doesn’t seem to be straight and exacting and “figured out” and that she is not living a “safe path". I can relate to this so much. I’ve always felt like I am slow to learn and slightly behind. Maian mentioned her friends back home in California whom have stable jobs and already settled down with starting a family while she is still living her adventurous life in New York fo...
Nikita Never give up
June 28, 2020 05:06 - 19 minutes - 1.15 KBNikita shares with us her story of hardship, hope and friendship. She is a single mother who is raising two kids and her oldest son is in the military. Nikita works extremely hard at multiple jobs - three jobs to be exact. When Coronavirus hit the US it made her situation even worse. One of her children ended up getting sick and needed to be hospitalized. Nikita, needing to be there for her child ended up losing her job and the place that she was staying in. She ended up getting a hotel room ...
Joe The fear of not trying
June 27, 2020 06:11 - 32 minutes - 1.9 KBTo say Joe keeps busy is an understatement. He has cofounded three startups concurrently. It is hard and scary to try to make even one startup work but Joe has a different perspective. He is more afraid of not trying of letting life pass by and having not taken the leap of faith and attempted something. With an outlook like this it is no wonder that he is making all three of his startups work. Most people are afraid to start something, Joe realizes the other side of the coin… with success com...
Andrea Power through learning your rights
June 26, 2020 05:20 - 8 minutes - 501 BytesAndrea has a very real fear that stems from a place that many of us can relate to. The recent protests, vocal and physical manifestations of calls for societal change are embodiments of what Andrea fears the most, that society and the political system is rigged against the working and lower class citizens. Andrea realized this more in more after attending the recent Black Lives Matter protests and she has decided to learn the law and legal system inside and out. She is taking her power back. ...
Victor Take action and overcome fear
June 25, 2020 06:11 - 18 minutes - 1.06 KBVictor had to take a leap of faith when he was let go from his corporate job. This is a scary moment for anyone… not knowing where your next paycheck is going to come from. Yet Victor knew deep in his heart of hearts that this was the moment he needed to kick start his entrepreneurial endeavors. He was about to make a leap into building his own business and he didn’t look back. Sometime the universe give you what you need just when you need it if you are willing to be open to the challenge an...
Erica Radical honesty and overcoming addiction
June 24, 2020 05:05 - 45 minutes - 2.69 KBErica’s story is not what it seems. She spent most of her life making people believe a different story on the outside then the one she was living on the inside. Erica knew she was different from a young age but she couldn’t reconcile what this difference was. She watched her fathers relationship with alcohol and she knew death was not far off. This scared her but there was also something deeper that was gnawing at her from within. Sometimes to avoid pain and the discomfort that powerful emoti...
Ken Introspection Photonovelas and creating a better world
June 23, 2020 05:55 - 25 minutes - 1.48 KBKen writes and produces PhotoNovel stories where he blends the mediums of photos, graphic novels and comic books with socially pertinent stories. Ken has been thinking about is legacy and his deep desire about leaving a message that is meaningful and impactful behind. He is invested in making the world a better place, a more just place, a fairer and safer place. Like all of us, he wants to know that the world that his kids are walking into is safe, fair and understanding. I find it amazing th...
KiYKiYBlac Creating music that reflects who i am
June 22, 2020 06:44 - 26 minutes - 1.56 KBKiYKiYBlac shares his amazing story of what it was like growing up in Boston as a black gay kid that had to learn to defend himself with his sharp wits and intelligence. He refused to live feeling boxed in and found his voice as a rapper that spoke from his perspective — being gay, sexual, black and so much more. When he would preform on stage he realizes that he is different and speaking from the gay experience is still something that is not widely accepted in the "rap community” at large ju...
Sherrie Laughter Inner Peace and Changing your life
June 22, 2020 06:28 - 22 minutes - 1.29 KBSherrie made a giant change in herself that has now completely changed who she is. What she realized was that so much of who she was as a person was programmed in her from a young age and it was not serving her well. In fact it was diminishing her life in a way that made it hard to lover herself. When she hard her daughter and found a specific podcast that spoke to her she began to recognize the changes that she needed to make in order to become the person that she wanted to be inside and tak...
Henry What does it mean to love someone who is an addict
June 20, 2020 05:28 - 50 minutes - 2.95 KBHenry is writing a book called Hometown Heroin that documents his struggles with this ex girlfriend. We spoke today on our podcast call about substance abuse, enablement, addiction, our preconceived perceptions of drug dens and dealers and what it means to love someone and ultimately have to let them go. Henry spends time with us reflecting on what he did right and what he did wrong as he tries to sort though difficult situations. He talks about how when things started out he could never have...
Dizzy Music to reach his son
June 19, 2020 06:02 - 16 minutes - 961 BytesDizzy has gone through a difficult relationship with the woman that had his child. The hard part is that when the couple split up, Dizzy’s son when with his mother and even though it is supposed to be a 50/50 split of custody and time the hard reality for Dizzy is that he is not getting the time that he desperately wants with his son. Dizzy’s heartache to spend more time with his son led him to write a song for him in hopes that one day his boy would hear his music and know that he was always...
Randy Killing Fear
June 18, 2020 05:51 - 19 minutes - 1.15 KBRandy is an independent film maker, actor and someone with a positive - uplifting message to spread to the world. Randy talks about how everyone experiences fear when they get put in a situation or environment that they don’t know or understand. But he says that life is analogous to riding a bicycle, at first it is hard and you need training-wheels and you fall off and it is scary. But then you get it, it kicks in and you find your balance and grace and next thing you know you are winning rac...
Nigel Dreams dont work unless you do
June 17, 2020 05:27 - 15 minutes - 954 BytesNigel brings his inspiring and positive outlook to us with thoughts about how to tackle our fears and find success. Nigel has an amazing job working with kids for the department of education in New York city. But for him to even get there he had to take a leap of faith. Just moving to New York city without a sure job lined up was a scary prospect and a gamble. But as Nigel makes clear… over thinking things can cause you to miss out on the best things in life, the defining moments that lead to...
Mute Diver Right of passage
June 16, 2020 04:37 - 10 minutes - 629 BytesMute Diver is a musician who has channeled fear into her music. She has explored the unknown and the things that are unseen. She talks about a song on her album where she adventures to the outskirts of town. There is a fear in the places that we are not familiar with… the outreaches but we talk about those are the places we need to go. It makes us human. We strive to always find the outer limits. We yearn to push the boundaries. I think this is how we discover who we are. Eternally searching ...
Zenia Strength from within
June 15, 2020 05:11 - 24 minutes - 1.44 KBZenia shares her feel that she traces back to her early childhood. She didn’t realize how deeply she was affected by her father leaving her mother, sister and herself when she was young but now she has been able to identify the pain and fear that his absence has caused. She was able to see the direct impact it has had on her relationships. This fear of being left and abandoned has lead her on a journey inward and to a place that she has found strength in a relationship with God and Jesus. She...
Saggy Sag One step at a time
June 14, 2020 06:15 - 16 minutes - 960 BytesSaggy Sag is up all night with stress and fear of the future. This is a fear that many people across the country I am sure also are feeling. In the first week of June 2020 more than 1.5 million Americans filed for new state unemployment which is the lowest number since the coronavirus crisis has struck our country. Saggy Sag has so ,much pride in his self reliance and drive to work and support himself that he was working 3 jobs and in a good place before the coronavirus. But now, in the snap ...
Savannah Mind over matter
June 13, 2020 04:27 - 13 minutes - 819 BytesSavannah shares her story about the first time she faced a fear in life. She was hanging out with her cool cousin and his friends when they all decided to go to the waterpark. Savannah wanted to go but she also knew that she was afraid of heights. That day she had to face down her fear and if it was not for her cousin she might have never taken on her fear of heights. Savannah also talks to us about mediation and how important it is to start off your day with a meditative practice. She talks ...
Hannah Everything is connected
June 13, 2020 00:06 - 34 minutes - 2.05 KBHannah is very impressive. She graduated from an ivy league school and she works with wild animals. She studies animals, she is fascinated by them even when she has been under attack and threatened in some situations. Nature has a way of reminding us how vulnerable we can be in the wild. Yet she never felt really that scared in these situations. But it is around other people that she has had to grapple with the feeling of uncomfortably and uncertainty. Hannah is also a black belt in Karate. H...
Z Becoming a dad during covid 19
June 11, 2020 09:29 - 18 minutes - 1.09 KBZ got on a call with me about what it was like for him to become a dad during the Covid-19 scary. He shares with me about the fear of not knowing if it was safe and the desperation of what it is like to not be able to be there at the hospital with this wife while she was in labor. Z talks about how brave his wife was and that he was more afraid than she was. The second part to Z story has to do with his current child who he had to pull out of school as the Covid-19 crisis hit the US and what ...
Sammy and Robert Santa Monica Wine Expo
June 10, 2020 06:09 - 8 minutes - 490 BytesMy guest for today rescheduled at the last second so in order to honor my goal of recording with one new person every day of the 2020 year I dashed down the street to visit Sammy and Robert who own the Santa Monica Wine Expo store (and since I just got a new mic I wanted to test an in-person recording). About two weeks ago when the looting was taking place in Santa Monica I did the same thing… I dashed down the block to check on Sammy and make sure that he was ok. After all, I have know Sammy...
Sierra Things that need to come out
June 09, 2020 04:27 - 10 minutes - 602 BytesSierra is 20 years old and she see’s the looting near her house as a chaotic and scary event but it is none the less extremely important to fight for their rights of BLM. Sierra talks about the looting that took place right near her home as people expressing that they had enough of the system that has held them down for so long and that change needs to happen. That is why she has made a sticker with all the names of people who have died because of violence at the hands of police and she is do...
Chloe Scripted Reactions
June 08, 2020 06:04 - 23 minutes - 1.4 KBChloe brings so much awareness and knowledge to the conversation of fear that she is the type of person that I could sit back and listen to all day long. I would take a class from her to just soak up all the ideas and practices that she mentions in brief our conversation. Chloe starts out by talking about how early in life we form scripted reactions and triggers and then so much of our adult life is dictated by how we handle these deeply ingrained patterns, patterns that we inherit from our f...
Claire Focus on your surroundings
June 07, 2020 04:43 - 10 minutes - 625 BytesClaire was once caught in a large crowd that turned into a frenzy when someone thought there was a gunshot. People panicked, the crowd began to run and Claire felt how something can escalate into a chaotic situation quickly. Her fears are being realized every day these past few weeks as protests have taken over the streets all over the world for the police killing of George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis. These large crowds of people can feel extremely scary, i have experienced it myself...
Demarquis Replacing images of fear
June 06, 2020 05:11 - 9 minutes - 551 BytesDemarquis shares his story about the fear that he had to face, divorce. On one hand it is hard and sad because of the toll that divorce takes on the human heart and soul. Marriage is a commitment to ourselves and another person that we will always be there for that person. So what happens when it doesn’t work out the way we intended it to? What does this do to us emotionally, mentally and physically? We ask ourselves if we failed. But then there is another side to it, a better side to it. Dem...
Morhaf Thoughts on mortality and making every day count
June 05, 2020 03:04 - 28 minutes - 1.65 KBMorhaf is a doctor living in Seattle which is one of the places in the united states that was hit extremely hard by Covid-19. Morhaf also was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, his lungs where filled with fluid which made it nearly impossible to breath. Listening and talking to Morhaf made me realize that he cares so much about so many things. It was as though he knows the weight of every passing second - as though each moment was a grain of sand yet contained the weight of the world. He doe...
Lance The human side of sales
June 04, 2020 05:43 - 16 minutes - 1012 BytesLance teaches people how to make sales. Cold calling is the art of picking up the phone and calling people that you do not know to sell them a product. That is a tall order. No one including myself likes to be sold. So in order to do this well there are a lot of things to learn. One of the first is to overcome the fear of rejection, the fear of being told no over and over. At the end of the day everyone has something to sell, is it our time for a job, a product that you have been working on, ...
Clemmy Find your tribe
June 03, 2020 05:50 - 29 minutes - 1.72 KBFrom a young age Clemmy has dealt with addiction. Some people would tell her that she was living an adventurous life that was made for a novel… and listening to her speak I tend to agree. But Clemmy is not glamorizing the hardships that she has faced or the challenges and destructive patterns that alcohol and drag abuse has on ones life. Clemmy has so much to teach us about fear and about facing our fears. Community is so important. Having good people who can help support us is so important. ...
Antonio Facing your fears to find success
June 02, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes - 1.36 KBAntonio knows what it is like to face rejection. He is an actor pursing his dreams of being on stage and preforming. This means you also get told no a lot. You also need to deal with difficult people. Antonio says that most people give up because of the pursuit - it can be hard but when you are striving for your goals it makes the journey all the more worth while. Antonio is always learning and getting better every day. He talks about how important it is to listen and not worry about trying t...
James Getting out of your comfort zone
May 31, 2020 21:40 - 16 minutes - 980 BytesJames challenged himself to get out of his comfort zone by auditioning for a play. He didn’t think he was going to get the role and had so much self doubt, but he did get the role, which led to his next challenge — getting up on stage and preforming in front of people. James talks about the emotions that he went though and how scary it was but he saw his goal all the way through. His advise, find someone to talk to, we don’t always need to try and act strong. https://www.instagram.com/phantom...
Amauri Dont be so hard on yourself
May 31, 2020 06:17 - 20 minutes - 1.18 KBAmauri talks to us about the balance between fear and taking action. One story that sticks in my mind is when Amauri tells us about an early memory that he had when he went up on stage for a piano recital… all eyes where on him and his mind blanked. This is a powerful story for me because it hits on how sometimes we feel the pressure to perform and we feel like the entire world is judging us and sometimes in moments like these we freeze and its hard to break out of the tension and self critic...
Janet Marie Look into your heart
May 30, 2020 04:58 - 13 minutes - 810 BytesOne year after Janet Marie lost her father she reached a place where she knew deep inside that she needed to work on herself. She realized that the patterns and things that she was doing in her life were not working for her. Her relationships where cycling and she wanted something different for herself. But a lot of the patterns where ingrained from her mother. She was no longer going to worry about other people. She began asking “why, why am i afraid of this…”. These questions began to shed ...
Sean The impact of an accident
May 29, 2020 06:36 - 17 minutes - 1.04 KBSean was in a car accident that sent him and his mother to the hospital. It was a scary experience that has stayed with him for a long time. A dog in the road, a swerve and then he remembers seeing the lights of the truck that struck his car. Sean remembers being in the ambulance with his mother and being worried that he was getting better care that she was and he insisted that she get the limited resources that they where using on him. One of the hardest parts of experiencing the accident in...