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What if “I’m not that kind of person anymore” is just a story you’ve been telling yourself?

This week, Ryan shares how a delightfully unexpected reading recommendation helped him rediscover a childhood love of books—and go from reading only a few each year to finishing one every week.

Ryan and Vic explore four ways to reconnect with an old passion or rebuild a habit that has fallen away:

• Practice until the muscle comes back
• Start with something you genuinely enjoy
• Share the experience with other people
• Track and celebrate your progress

They also talk about identity, guilt-free reading, digital gold stars, the joy of a happy ending, and why the right place to begin might just be hockey smut.

What’s something you once loved that you’re ready to reclaim?

Hosts:

Ryan Reichert-Estes, StackRise Coaching | LinkedIn | Insta: @stackrisecoaching

Vic Smith, WhistleSmith.co | LinkedIn | Insta: @vic_bk

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Join Vic and Ryan as they talk through a few questions you can use to determine if the juice is worth the squeeze. You know those moments when you are not sure if the effort is worth it, where you don't know whether to invest the time and want a way to think about it differently? This Summer Short is for you.

Listen as Vic talk through the three questions that help her to understand if the juice is worth the squeeze:

1. What is important to me?

2. How do I want to feel?

3. Where do I want to spend my time?

If you like this episode check out the following episodes:

How do you want to feel?

Why is 'What do you want?' such a tough question?

Hosts:

Ryan Reichert-Estes, StackRise Coaching | LinkedIn | Insta: @stackrisecoaching

Vic Smith, WhistleSmith.co | LinkedIn | Insta: @vic_bk

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It's Go Coach Yourself's second birthday (launched July 10, 2024!), and Ryan and Vic are celebrating with a Summer Short — the shorter, bite-sized episodes designed for busy summer schedules.

Ryan kicks things off by asking Vic a simple question: what's your favorite smell? That leads into the real story — six years Ryan spent in the wine business training his nose to catch nuance most people walk right past. That meant smelling fruits in the produce section, rocks, the smell right after it rains — even intentionally sniffing bandaids to become familiar with a wine fault!

Three takeaways:

1. Don't be afraid to be a little weird — especially in service of a passion or something that helps you learn and grow.
2. Nuance is everywhere once you look for it. The same apple smells different at every stage; the same is true of people, ideas, and problems we tend to lump into one category.
3. Use all five senses as data. Smell is Ryan's strongest signal — for someone else it might be touch, sound, or sight. Whichever one resonates most, lean into it.

Hosts:

Ryan Reichert-Estes, StackRise Coaching | LinkedIn | Insta: @stackrisecoaching

Vic Smith, WhistleSmith.co | LinkedIn | Insta: @vic_bk