The Do Your Thing Podcast

Achieving happiness through liberty time – but it also takes energy! In Episode 38, Ross speaks with energy coach, entrepreneur, and speaker Bryan Buckley from BryanPaulBuckley.com about his passion for helping high achievers develop their “energy edge” so they leverage their time and attain greater results. Liberty means nothing unless you exercise it – and Bryan will help you find the energy to do exactly that!

America is a diverse nation of individuals who cherish differing values. But through liberty, we each have the opportunity to align our individual lives with our individual values – and we can celebrate our diversity instead of tangle with those whose values differ from our own. In Episode 37, Ross speaks with leadership development coach Sarah Young about her passion for making an impact in the world by helping others align their whole lives with their values – and she offers actionable steps to help listeners do the same. If you’re ready to finally live the life you truly yearn for, don’t miss this episode!

Sometimes pursuing happiness means stepping out of your comfort zone, taking a chance, and trying something new. The experience can fill you with exhilaration – or with anxiety. In Episode 36, Ross speaks with marketer, author, actor, traveler, and comedian Greg Stravinski about his passion for trying new things in life – and about how he manages to do so with a sense of excitement instead of fear.

It’s been said that happiness is a choice – and never has that been truer than it is in Episode 35. In this special two-part episode, Ross speaks with marketing expert Devin Renner about his living hell childhood, and about how and why Devin exercises liberty today to choose happiness and generosity over anger – despite his hellish past. In Part 2 of Episode 35, Devin dives deep into how and why he exercises liberty to choose happiness and generosity over anger. His choice isn't easy - but it's a choice he makes everyday. And thanks to liberty, he has the power to make that choice!

It’s been said that happiness is a choice – and never has that been truer than it is in Episode 35. In this special two-part episode, Ross speaks with marketing expert Devin Renner about his living hell childhood, and about how and why Devin exercises liberty today to choose happiness and generosity over anger – despite his hellish past. In Part 1 of Episode 35, Devin shares the excruciating story of his childhood – and how his history influences his choice to pursue happiness daily by helping others in ways big and small. After listening to this episode, you’ll never doubt the potential life-giving power of a cheese Danish, a can of Diet Coke, and 13 cents worth of gas.

Why are you on this earth? It’s a question you’ll probably ask yourself throughout your life – and liberty empowers you to explore potential answers. In Episode 34, Ross speaks with Bubble Wonders entertainer, educator, and entrepreneur Geoff Akins Hannah about his answers to that big picture question and about the role liberty has played in Geoff’s life in helping him achieve his destiny.

Liberty empowers you with the opportunity to pursue your happiness in many different ways. In the short term, pursuing your happiness might come in the form of spending a night out with friends or binging on Netflix all weekend – but what about in the long term? How can you achieve soul level happiness? In Episode 33, Ross speaks dance studio owner Coral Abel about how and why she’s exercising liberty to achieve soul level happiness – and her stories and insights will help you understand how you can achieve it too. If you’re ready to experience happiness that goes beyond the weekend, don’t miss this episode!

We all have dreams about the person we want to become in life – and liberty empowers us with the freedom to pursue those dreams in real ways. Yet as we pursue those dreams, we sometimes need to sacrifice who we are today in order to become who we want to be tomorrow – and that can be a scary proposition. Fitness Director Russ Beier exercised liberty to make that courageous decision just a few years ago and he’s now finding true happiness in life as a result. His stories and insights in Episode 32 will help you become the person you want to be too!

What do you want to accomplish during your lifetime? How big of an impact do you want to make? Thanks to liberty and technology, it’s never been easier to make a meaningful, significant impact on our world than it is today. In Episode 31, Ross speaks with former school counselor Heather Thomas about how and why she’s exercising liberty to scale up her impact through her website, TheHelpfulCounselor.com. If you're wondering how to maximize your impact in the 21st Century, don't miss Episode 31!

Let’s face it. Sometimes life throws us curveballs. But with liberty, we have the power to overcome challenges and achieve happiness – even when it looks like the odds are against us! In Episode 29, Ross speaks with Rachel Neill about how she’s exercised liberty to beat the odds, pursue her passions, and achieve happiness after becoming a single teen mom at the age of 16. Her story is a shining example of liberty’s amazing power!

We are all pressured to fit in with our peers throughout our lives. And yet, sometimes "fitting in" leads to personal destruction. Dr. Nestor Rodriguez grew up in South Central Los Angeles surrounded by drugs and gangs, but he knew that life wasn't for him. Yet after he became a young hot-shot doctor, he discovered there's also danger in "drinking the Kool-Aid" of success. He finally exercised liberty to do his thing and pursue his own personal vision of success - and he's much happier today as a result of his choice. If you're wondering how to do your thing in a world pressuring you to be someone you're not, don't miss Episode 28!

Individual liberty empowers you to live life as you see fit, but it takes real courage to actually do it - especially if you break social norms along the way. Episode 27 will inspire you to exercise individual liberty to boldly live the life YOU want to live as Ross speaks with Michael Boyink from DitchingSuburbia.com. Michael and his family sold their house and have been travelling on a continuous RV road trip for nearly six years now. And, thanks to individual liberty, they have every right to boldly pursue their happiness one mile at a time!

Duane Abel knew that he wanted to become a cartoonist in kindergarten. At the age of 15, he became the youngest syndicated cartoonist in America. Now, over 20 years later, he continues to exercise liberty to "do his thing" as a cartoonist by creating the comic strip series ZED. Duane has spent over two decades living out his pursuit of happiness in the world of cartoons, but the lessons and insights he shares with Pursuit Nation in Episode 26 apply far beyond the Sunday funnies. If you're ready to finally pursue your childhood dreams, don't miss this episode!

We all face adversity in life. But few of us will ever face anything as serious as being a homeless high school student living all alone out of our car. Today, at 28 years old, Israel Lopez is a successful business attorney and CEO of the Chins Up Foundation. But his life looked a lot differently just one decade ago. No one in society expected Israel to do anything with his life - except Israel himself. But thanks to liberty, that's all the only permission Israel needed to excel in life and "do his thing." And now, both Israel and the greater community are benefiting in beautiful ways as a result! You don't want to miss this most inspiring conversation in Episode 25 of The Do Your Thing Podcast!

When you exercise liberty to do your thing, chances are high that you'll face a steep learning curve. Before you gain knowledge and experience, your words and actions will be embarrassingly clumsy - and it's that fear of embarrassment holds many people back from pursuing their life passions. But children are the exact opposite. They try new stuff all the time in unskilled and experimental fashions. How to walk, talk, drink from a glass, ride a bike - children learn everything from scratch by tinkering. And we adults should learn from their approach. In this episode, Ross speaks with entrepreneur, artist, speaker, and author Jason Kotecki from Escape Adulthood about his passion for helping people refuse to settle for the life they've been told to live, and instead create the life they were made for. Jason exercises liberty to "do his thing" every day - and his insights and words of encouragement will help you do the same! Ross also provides a brief overview of major "big picture" ideas that have been implemented at LTP in recent days. DoYourThingPodcast.com

We all have "someday" goals - but only some of us ever actually accomplish them. In Episode 23, you'll learn how you can accomplish your someday goals today as Ross interviews two ladies who are rocking life! In the first half of the show, Ross speaks with food stylist and photographer Stef Endres about how she "does her thing" by making food look as beautiful as possible - and about why she makes her life everyday, starting with today. In the second half of the program, Ross speaks with author and speaker Megan Watt about highlights from her new book Discover. Act. Engage., which helps readers accomplish their "someday" goals by providing 60 actionable ideas.

Exercising economic liberty isn't always easy. We have to overcome many obstacles along the way: fear, doubt, failures and mistakes all try to hold us down. And exercising economic liberty to trade is inevitably accompanied by transaction costs - which also have the power to hinder your economic liberty. But obstacles can be overcome, and in Episode 22, you'll find out how to get over them. In the first half the show, Ross speaks with standup comedian John Eide about how he's overcome fear in order to live out his passion for making people laugh. In the second half of the show, Ross speaks with economist Dr. Larry Kaufmann about the concept of transaction costs, and how the free market is reducing them by means of technology - particularly in the sharing economy.

"Why does our society become a better place as a result of you doing your thing?" It's a question Ross always asks to our first-half guests. Episode 21 hones in on the rationale behind that question, and explores the economic reasons why it is good for society when individuals possess the liberty to specialize by doing their thing. In the first half of the show, Ross speaks with architect, designer, and artist Katie Donahue about how and why she's living out her passions and improving lives across the globe as a result. In the second half of the show, Ross discusses five reasons why society benefits when individuals specialize in doing their thing with economist Dr. Larry Kaufmann.

Do you believe that "We the People" should have a voice in our society? In Episode 20, we hear from two men who are passionate about empowering and encouraging individuals to speak their mind to influence American culture. In the first half of the show, Ross speaks with entrepreneur Nick Palkowski from Your Podcast Guru about his love for helping clients bring their messages to market with ease. In the second half of the show, Ross speaks with author and Constitutional expert Chad Kent about the concept of federalism - and how it best empowers "We the People" to speak our voice and exercise political liberty.