40 episodes

Every week, we have honest, meaningful, and personal conversations with real people from all walks of life who have taken individual responsibility for their own lives. Are you a guy in your 30s who is feeling stuck? Learn how to develop your mind and begin your own success journey as you improve your health, increase your wealth, and build strong relationships that last.

The Awkward Mind Podcast Yuriy Nayer

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 15 Ratings

Every week, we have honest, meaningful, and personal conversations with real people from all walks of life who have taken individual responsibility for their own lives. Are you a guy in your 30s who is feeling stuck? Learn how to develop your mind and begin your own success journey as you improve your health, increase your wealth, and build strong relationships that last.

    Episode 33 | Figuring Life Out with Bryce Czekanski

    Episode 33 | Figuring Life Out with Bryce Czekanski

    Our guest today is Bryce Czekanski. Bryce is a 23 year old college graduate who's confused about life and the direction he wants to go. At the same time, he is optimistic about the future. He has been able to overcome a lot in his life having been diagnosed with hurler scheie, a rare genetic disorder, at the age of six. So Bryce has faith that he will figure life out. He started his own podcast, Expedition to Try as a way to talk with other like minded individuals who are all trying to do the same.

    ** On this episode **
    - Being happy in the face of adversity
    - Stoicism
    - Personal development
    - Adapting to the unknown
    ... and much, much, more

    ** Connect with Bryce **
    Instagram: @expeditiontotry
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryce.czekanski
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pn8SRaud4Jd7kHcE_BX-Q
    Expedition to Try on Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/366ha7p

    ** Support the MPS Society **
    Website: https://mpssociety.org/give/

    ** About The Awkward Mind Podcast **
    Intro and Closing Music kindly provided by Steamcordia (http://www.steamcordia.com).

    To connect with us and get your FREE video series on Decluttering Your Mind from the Digital Noise, please visit awkwardmind.com.
    Follow us on Instagram: @theawkwardmindpodcast.
    Follow Yuriy: @yuriynayerlive.

    We'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail your questions and suggestions to podcast@awkwardmind.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. (https://apple.co/33x6aP3)

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    • 1 hr 14 min
    Episode 32 | Stop Apologizing for Your Beliefs

    Episode 32 | Stop Apologizing for Your Beliefs

    Our guest today is Scott, the Unapologetic Aussie. Scott is a pro equality, pro egalitarian free thinker with an unquenchable thirst for digging deep into  challenging topics and uncovering missing pieces of the puzzle when it comes to pressing social issues. He believes that everything happens for a reason, and that you can't change the social proclivities and inclinations of free people in a free country with free choice by passing laws to dictate what people can or can't say and do. Scott is the host of the Unapologetic Aussie Podcast.

    ** On this episode **
    - Polarization of social discourse
    - The danger of dogmatic approaches to higher education
    - What is Social Justice?
    - Feminism today
    - Importance of financial literacy
    - US Election Predictions
    ... and much, much, more

    ** Connect with Scott **
    Instagram: @unapologeticaussie
    YouTube: https://bit.ly/349K3zE

    ** About The Awkward Mind Podcast **
    Intro and Closing Music kindly provided by Steamcordia (http://www.steamcordia.com).

    To connect with us and get your FREE video series on Decluttering Your Mind from the Digital Noise, please visit awkwardmind.com.
    Follow us on Instagram: @theawkwardmindpodcast.
    Follow Yuriy: @yuriynayerlive.

    We'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail your questions and suggestions to podcast@awkwardmind.com.
    If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. (https://apple.co/33x6aP3)

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    • 2 hr 33 min
    Episode 31 | Find Your Why, Find Your Tribe, and Grow Together with Luke Burrows

    Episode 31 | Find Your Why, Find Your Tribe, and Grow Together with Luke Burrows

    Our guest today is Luke Burrows. Luke is the Founder & CEO of Grow2Gether, He is a Growth Strategist & Consultant, Content Creator, and Entrepreneur whose mission in life is to support people and businesses to accomplish the ultimate goal... a better version of themselves.
    Luke is also an optimist who’s passionate about everything personal growth, entrepreneurship, and football and supports the Liverpool FC.
    Since stumbling across personal growth and entrepreneurship Luke’s life has changed for the better and he’s now sharing that with the world.

    ** On this episode **
    - Adopting an entrepreneur mindset
    - Personal development
    - Why growing together is so valuable
    - Facing depression and anxiety
    ... and much, much, more

    ** Connect with Luke **
    Instagram: @reallukeburrows
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reallukeburrows
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RealLukeBurrows
    Grow2together: https://grow2gethernetwork.com

    ** About The Awkward Mind Podcast **
    Intro and Closing Music kindly provided by Steamcordia (http://www.steamcordia.com).

    To connect with us and get your FREE video series on Decluttering Your Mind from the Digital Noise, please visit awkwardmind.com.
    Follow us on Instagram: @theawkwardmindpodcast.
    Follow Yuriy: @yuriynayerlive.

    We'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail your questions and suggestions to podcast@awkwardmind.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. (https://apple.co/33x6aP3)

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Episode 30 | Peace in Venezuela with Diana Kauffmann

    Episode 30 | Peace in Venezuela with Diana Kauffmann

    Our guest today is Diana Kauffmann. Born and raised in Venezuela, Diana currently lives in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. She speaks four languages. A mother and grandmother, Diana is an Independent Educational Consultant and the host of the College Advice in NANOSECONDS Podcast. Her prior work included her family's retail interior design store and a vacation house rental business.

    ** On this episode **
    - Growing up in Venezuela
    - Venezuela today
    - Does Socialism work?
    - Embracing challenges
    - Adapting to change in college education
    - Career Counseling in 2020 and beyond
    ... and much, much, more

    ** Connect with Diana **
    DK College Counseling Website: http://www.dkcollegecounseling.org
    Instagram: @dk_college_counseling
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DKcounseling
    College Advice in Nanoseconds Podcast: https://apple.co/2SPIdxt

    ** About The Awkward Mind Podcast **
    Intro and Closing Music kindly provided by Steamcordia (http://www.steamcordia.com).

    To connect with us and get your FREE video series on Decluttering Your Mind from the Digital Noise, please visit awkwardmind.com.
    Follow us on Instagram: @theawkwardmindpodcast.
    Follow Yuriy: @yuriynayerlive.

    We'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail your questions and suggestions to podcast@awkwardmind.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. (https://apple.co/33x6aP3)

    Thanks for listening. Good bye for now.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Episode 29 | Transform Your Mind, Transform Yourself with Joel Ingram

    Episode 29 | Transform Your Mind, Transform Yourself with Joel Ingram

    Our guest today is Joel Ingram. Joel is a husband and father in pursuit of the fulfilment of his own true potential. Having gone through a midlife crisis a few years back - the sense of being lost and aware his time was running out was crippling. Realizing his reality did not match his vision - which was to create a deep connection with those he loves while travelling the world and having adventures with them - Joel set about changing his life. He now coaches inspiring people to stop killing their aspirations with their obligations and learn to leverage their success in their business and family lives.

    ** On this episode **
    - A key to adopting a transformation mindset
    - What it means to be a family man
    - The value of open conversations
    ... and much, much, more

    ** Connect with Joel **
    E-mail Joel at: coachme@joel.coach.
    Connect with Joel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-g-ingram-230002138/

    ** About The Awkward Mind Podcast **
    Intro and Closing Music kindly provided by Steamcordia (http://www.steamcordia.com).

    To connect with us and get your FREE video series on Decluttering Your Mind from the Digital Noise, please visit awkwardmind.com. Follow us on Instagram: @theawkwardmindpodcast. Follow Yuriy: @yuriynayerlive.

    We'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail your questions and suggestions to podcast@awkwardmind.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. (https://apple.co/33x6aP3)

    Thanks for listening. Good bye for now.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Episode 28 | Cut Through the Bullsh*t to Find Success in Life and Business with Natan Verkhovsky

    Episode 28 | Cut Through the Bullsh*t to Find Success in Life and Business with Natan Verkhovsky

    Our guest today is Natan Verkhovsky. Born in the former USSR and immigrating to Calgary, Alberta Canada, with his family as a small child he started a more than 30 year journey into the Martial Arts.

    From 15 to 16 years of age, Natan started and rose to be ranked #1 in his division, in Alberta, in the sport of Power Tumbling. He continued to use his Mental Training skills and pursued his education in Medical Hypnotherapy under the tutelage of Dr. Michael Preston, Director of the Institute of Medical Hypnotherapy, in Phoenix, Arixzona, USA.

    Becoming certified in his early 20's, Natan started working as a Mental Training Specialist and developed his core program, Personal Momentum, while doing Mental Training with Team 2000 Men's Gymnastics Teammates and artists and elite athletes from Cirque du Soleil.

    Since then, he's adapted 23 Mental, Physical and Emotional Drills and Exercises to help Peak Performers in all disciplines and walks of life. Working with the most successful and challenging individuals and groups, and giving concrete, actionable items is what seperates Natan Verkhovsky from others. He offers two things needed for your change to be truly transformational: Accountability and Transformational Tools.

    Most recently Natan has poured his knowledge into the Essential Academy. Where everyone can learn a variety of personal development and career advancement skills from the top experts in their fields.

    ** On this episode **
    - What it's like to come from humble beginnings as an immigrant kid in Canada
    - What's the true meaning of money?
    - What it's like to work with elite Olympic athletes and top performers at Cirque de Soleil
    - Mental, physical, and emotional drills to get you in "the zone" for peak performance
    - The tools to take action when motivation isn't present
    - The true Value of Martial Arts - Hint: it's not about self-defense
    - The key to happiness that money can't buy
    - Being a father
    ... and much, much, more

    ** Get your FREE copy of Natan's Personal Momentum Workbook **
    - Send us a message at podcast@awkwardmind.com and we'll send you a copy of the workbook Natan discussed on the podcast.

    ** Connect with Natan and The Essential Academy **
    E-mail Natan at: natan@essentialacademy.org.
    Check out www.essentialacademy.org.
    On Instagram: @the_essential_academy
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natan.verkhovsky

    ** About The Awkward Mind Podcast **
    Intro and Closing Music kindly provided by Steamcordia (http://www.steamcordia.com).

    To connect with us and get your FREE video series on Decluttering Your Mind from the Digital Noise, please visit awkwardmind.com.
    Follow us on Instagram: @theawkwardmindpodcast.
    Follow Yuriy: @yuriynayerlive.

    We'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail your questions and suggestions to podcast@awkwardmind.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. (https://apple.co/33x6aP3)

    Thanks for listening. Good bye for now.

    • 1 hr 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
15 Ratings

15 Ratings

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