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David and The Jimmy go deep on what David believes he's discovered in Europe, the behaviors, tenacity and spirit of the founders of the United States. Apparently it is alive and well in Europe as it has been for centuries, but the same can't be said for those in the states, it's gotten diluted, relaxed, entitled, and the further west you go, the worse it is. . --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
David and The Jimmy, major music buffs get lost in the opening music and homage to Eddie Money and almost forget to talk about the Earthquake David experienced in Croatia generating a strong sense of gratitude. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
David and The Jimmy discuss a number of topics but the main one is out of no where... the World Cup. Being in Europe, roaming around, David has managed to somehow have chosen World Cup central being in Croatia and it sounds like he's been bitten by the bug. No big dumb hats, long loud scarves or face paint... yet, but he certainly talks like he knows what's up. Let's see how off he is in the days to come. No one is holding their breath! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Michelle is away on vacay so David invited a special celebrity guest to co-host for a few episodes. This is where y'all get to meet "the Jimmy". David and the Jimmy discuss the song and video that David produced in his down time between hammering out chapters for his new book. Which, for your viewing and listening pleasure is right there: https://youtu.be/e-vMwEeQk3g The twosome, citing the sentiment of the song, did not squander the opportunity to remind everyone that this holiday season is not always bright, cheery and warm for everyone. In Jimmy's debut, he does a great job with the homework. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Michelle and David recount a recent humbling experience in attempting to navigate the public transit system of a foreign country. Despite performing what he felt was enough due diligence, it became clear early on that it simply wasn't enough. Fortunately for him and for the listeners, David has the uncanny ability to laugh at his failures. Laugh along today. Oh, and if you are looking to visit Croatia, check out his channel.... https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalCroatianTours --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Forever evaluating and upgrading, David has an unusual epiphany after what seemed to be an obvious lead up. Michelle points out what she is seeing and more reveals are given on David's journey. Real change is most definitely on tap, grab a mug and join the duo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Continuing on his monastery hopping tour, looking for peace, inspiration and healing, he goes for the big dog, Medjugorje in reasonably close by Bosnia. Of course, if things went to plan, there wouldn't be a podcast. Grab some popcorn and rosary beads, this is a shit show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
With a title that has a triple meaning, David shares his "off season" experiences. Living in Dubrovnik after the tourists have all gone home, effectively shutting down the town, his own personal struggles with a temporary case of intense writer's block and an unexpected reveal that will shock most of his listeners. Michele shows everyone just how observant she is an how intuition can be an incredible gift. David shares his latest video: Winter Festival in Dubrovnik, it's worth a watch - and it's one click away.... https://youtu.be/0OR8ZI26jRs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Michelle and David discuss the value in self-talking. They give a number of tips, spoiler alert, the keys are; bravery, belief, becoming available to yourself and honesty. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Down the rabbit hole they both go with T.S. Eliot. David spends significant time ruminating over what he considers to be one of the most brilliant quotes of all time, which, not surprisingly, aligns with Michelle and David's message through the Red Kite Movement. Michelle travels along and divulges that of the 618 episodes, this is her favorite. Strong words. Listen today to hear why she sincerely feels this. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Michelle congratulates David and showers him with accolades for his recent quantity and quality of his work. Producing 8 chapters in less than a month, he's on a roll. But is it any good? Listen today for Michelle's completely impartial feedback and then, take her 24-hour homework challenge. This time of year can present a challenge for many. Do yourself and those around you a favor and take the challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
The bigger question is, what did you expect? This is less of a story of dog bites man than man bites dog. Feeling like just a continuation of the day prior, David is dumbfounded with the scams and greed that happen during the holidays. Met with less than wonderful and lasting final impression of Italy, he is frustrated by how current laws open the door to allowing companies to treat their customers like shit. A strong warning to avoid Ryanair. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Practice what you preach on this day of inspiration! David has a series of follies where absolutely zero went to plan on his seemingly simple itinerary. And, when backed into a corner, the claws came out and he not only didn't put up with the bullshit like most everyone else would, he took action and overcame every single hurdle in style. As you listen, ask yourself, what would you have done? And, how would you have felt about yourself after? Michelle supports this concept as part of the homework today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
In Parma, David took his new girl out in the rain to perform at Verdi's tribute museum. The perfect moment was presented to him on a silver platter and he completely choked. After listening to the episode, click on this link for a complete understanding: https://youtu.be/OOhLs6oDvT0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
What does David have to do to escape America? It just seems to keep following him relentlessly. On his way out of Italy, David stops in Parma as an unexpected side-trip making his way back to Milan to be closer to the airport. As the bells of the adjacent church rocked him out of bed the following morning, he couldn't believe his eyes. Was this Parma or Manhattan? Michelle offers a very serious homework assignment related to David's discovery that everyone should commit to. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
David has a sobering moment as he discovers his new love's one flaw. Will he overlook and overcome? Or will this be the deal-breaker? Michelle points out that a major reason why people engage with one another is over the offering of something alluring and tangibly different. David takes us along his journey hiking shear cliff trails in Cinque Terre. As usual, his experience was heightened by an unexpected and fittingly unusual characteristic innate to him, elevating the risk factor of an already risky adventure. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
On this day dedicated to creating remarkable memories, David is in the thick of it. And, while just being in Cinque Terre will undoubtedly do the trick, he does what he does best, he consciously manifests ones where the average person may not. A key element of this process is understanding that any exceptional event, will be the building block for a remarkable memory. To most, it's not completely understood that "exceptional" simply means one standard deviation from the mean - which often means that the event may be construed as negative at the time, but later will be embraced and recalled with fond affection. Translated: There is no such thing as a "bad memory" in this paradigm, labels are for shrinks and have no place in our Red Kite sanctuary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Well, that's an odd gift of the day, no? Of course, David has a great explanation of the meaning and the dots that he's connected in his travels and with those he has met along his path. While he has bonded with many, the depth of the bond between he and his new friend stands out. Michelle's homework is incredibly important and will likely resonate with everyone - the cliche "we've all done it" applies here. Let's just stop doing it, is her battlecry. Find out what it is by pressing play. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Oh boy, blasphemy has been spoken by the duo which could wind them up in an Italian prison. While discussing the wonderful feeling of differences between Italy and America, mainly on the topic of transportation, however, an iconic food comes up and you won't believe your ears. Take cover if you're standing next to either of them! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
David just won't shut up about his experience in Tuscany. Hot on the heels of his blissful experiences in Milan, he doubles down and reveals that while his heart is still beating for Dubrovnik and Milan, it is now shared with Monte San Savino. Michelle's homework is a major homerun. After he describes the property he's scouting, does anyone get the sense that David is not coming back to the states? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
David and Michelle rap about the influences of location upon an artist. David discusses his experiences in Milan and rolls the dice by coaxing a real-time response from his stoic partner about her opinions on his recent chapter submissions. Michelle freely expresses her opinions and the two discuss one of the unique features of the new book. The homework is reflective of the fact that every artist should stand on the shoulders of their heroes. The question is, will you be visible? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
What the? On this day dedicated to leadership.... David shares his harrowing tale of trying to extinguish his flame of desire for his guitar collection back home by going far and wide and being persistent, unrelenting, in his pursuit. Michelle calls it a true rock and roll moment. And while he is eventually vindicated, like with a boat, it is unlucky to not have a name for your axe - he struggles with this new task in the moment. Maybe someone can assist? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Sitting completely naked, perched upon a rock wall in the harbor of bustling Dubrovnik, David arrives at an epiphany. Michelle is an apt pupil and takes David's quiz on body image and eating disorders. They both conclude, using COVID as evidence, that if the globe wants to eradicate a disease or disorder, they can pool together their resources and get it done. The only way of interpreting this not being done, is acceptance of the illness and accepting the outcomes of destruction in it's path. Michelle asserts that the evil lurking behind the sloth, is money. And, she's very likely correct. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
As you may have surmised, David is recording from Montenegro. He is trending hard on self-disclosure this week and humbly admitting that before this trip, he had no idea that Montenegro was even a place, getting it confused with Sierra Leone somehow. Michelle is right there with him, joining him as she falls on her sword, admitting the same. And to say the least, this is a great lesson and, for sure, a ripe environment to create remarkable memories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
In rare form, David, once again, shares a deeply personal story at risk of significant judgement and questioning, only bonding us all together more. HIs relationship with the number 11 is intriguing to say the least. Michelle has similar instances and makes it her homework to dig down to discover more. Can you unravel the mystery of the constant recurrence of the number 11 in David's life? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
On this day dedicated to humility, David shows his bravery by sharing a deeply embarrassing story. He recounts getting royally bitch-slapped by tourists for his arrogance in not learning so much as a single word of the language of his new host country. Caught off-guard with no funny quip at the ready, he does the unthinkable, he abandons his attractive accusers and feigns urgency to get home, tail between his legs, he retreats. Michelle is dumbfounded but appreciates David's honest divulgence and encourages him to maybe learn some of the language! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Completely consumed by his non-stop writing, David has an epiphany while reading some of his earlier work. Michelle confirms that her journalling is very similar and they discuss the effect it has on them in discovering who they really are through examination of their own past voices. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
A few simple observations of Croatian children playing on playgrounds and their guardian's responses to injuries sends David into deep introspection and yet another rant about how Americans are destroying their children's competitive edge. The second generation of everyone gets a trophy, banning homework and coddling the living shit out of their progeny. Michelle weighs in and couldn't agree more. The answer to why American kids are not the majority in their own Ivy League colleges is pretty simple. Yet we still watch as parents disable their children with a strange sense of urgency and then lament, surprised, dismayed, perplexed, at how their kids didn't get accepted into quality colleges, or into any college at all. Entitlement is always at the root of these behaviors and their subsequent outcomes and it starts at a young age, guided by strong parents. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
There he goes again, David, in a completely random and unexpected moment, makes a huge deal out of seemingly nothing. Michelle, of course, not only follows him down the rabbit hole, but champions his cause and shares her valuable insight and offers alternative perspectives. The question remains.... will you smell my fingers? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
Bordering on a rant, David shares his observations of how contrasting the US is to Croatia. He makes some bold statements and Michelle is right there with him, riding shotgun with him. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-kite-movement/support
