Sunday, March 22, 2024 Context: I grew up with Jay Houle in the Pine Barrens of NJ. We were part of a tight knit group of friends who were always together - surfing, drinking beer and otherwise carrying on. We remain great friends to this day, though our busy lives don’t offer the freedom of jumping in the truck and heading down to LBI as often. Following high school graduation, Jay, myself and several other friends joined the Marine Corps. This is Jay’s account of his USMC service and up to the present day. Musical intro: Broheim, by Pennywise
Andrew Von Hack, AKA "Hack" and I served together in 1st Battalion 6th Marines in the 90's. Hack is a larger-than-life fellow, with a variety of interests and experiences to share. Join us as we compare notes, flashing back to our time in service. Thereafter, Hack is generous enough to provide us a tour of his gold nugget cache, 600+bourbon bottle and decanter collection, lunchbox and model care collection, as well as assorted military surplus and swords. We also philosophize about such important topics as leadership, resilience, politics, work and family. I enjoyed every minute of this podcast, it was time well spent with a friend. Semper Fi, Hack!
Wow! How interesting it was to Make Motivation with Forensic Scientist, Mandi Mohr! Mandi Mohr is a Montana native that transplanted to Pennsylvania in 2010 for graduate school. She holds a Masters Degree in Forensic Science from Arcadia University. Mandi is a board certified forensic toxicologist, and currently serves as a Director at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to research, education and outreach in the forensic sciences. In her role at the CFSRE, she is responsible for the management and oversight of a portfolio of research projects and contracts. She is active in the forensic toxicology community and a member of several professional organizations. Her research interests include drug impaired driving and oral fluid drug testing. Mandi is the proud wife of an army vet and mom to 2 amazing kids. She enjoys traveling and doing all things that in involve physical activity.
Grant and I served out our entire enlistment together, from boot camp in summer of 1993 to honorable discharge from active duty in 1997. We discuss our exploits at length in this episode. Grant would later rejoin the USMC reserves, serving in the air wing and a stinger missile unit, deploying to Iraq. Today, Jeff is a family man living down in Florida. He works for Amazon and remains active in a number of veteran organizations where he puts to use his JJDIDTIEBUCKLE to continue to make a difference. Another great conversation with a 1/6 hard dick. Loved it!
Making Motivation Podcast mission: honor authentic people and tell their motivating stories. In the process, we aim to inspire and inform, put smiles on faces and a little fire under the asses of the masses. Sunday, 10 March 2024 @ time 2pm Context: I served with Kip Tillman from the time of boot camp, through our infantry schooling and for the entirety of our time in 1st Bn 6th Marines. Though Tillman was in 3rd Platoon, I would see him all the time and he was always a stellar Marine, PT stud and all around good dude. Musical intro: Simple Man, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Anchors Aweigh with Dan O’Hara Making Motivation Podcast mission: honor authentic people and tell their motivating stories. In the process, we aim to inspire and inform, put smiles on faces and a little fire under the asses of the masses. Context: Daniel O’Hara is an old school Philadelphia native who served in the Navy from 1966 to 1969 Vietnam War era......on LPH Helicopter carrier, USS Guam...loaded 3,000 marines on board at Onslow Beach (Camp Lejeune) for jungle warfare training on Vieques Island in the Caribbean. Worked for 48 years on the railroad Married for 48 years, with a son and two beautiful granddaughters. Dan is an Irish tenor. Musical intro: Oh, Danny Boy
Making Motivation Podcast mission: honor authentic people and tell their motivating stories. In the process, we aim to inspire and inform, put smiles on faces and a little fire under the asses of the masses. Sunday, 10 March 2024 @ time 2pm Context: I served with Kip Tillman from the time of boot camp, through our infantry schooling and for the entirety of our time in 1st Bn 6th Marines. Though Tillman was in 3rd Platoon, I would see him all the time and he was always a stellar Marine, PT stud and all around good dude. Musical intro: Simple Man, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Making Motivation Podcast mission: honor authentic people and tell their motivating stories. In the process, we aim to inspire and inform, put smiles on faces and a little fire under the asses of the masses. Sunday, 10 March 2024 @ time 1000 Context: I grew up with Shawn, we met in the 6th grade and remain great friends to this day. For the majority of the tremendous and sometimes crazy memories from my youth, Shawn was on the scene. Upon high school graduation, Shawn would also join the USMC, where he served an enlistment with 2nd Marine Recon Battalion. While serving, Shawn went home on libbo with a Marine from Colorado, met a girl along the way and has lived out in Detroit ever since. Musical intro: Ocean Size, Janes Addiction Talking Points SURF AND SKATE __ How do you feel about our growing up in the Pine Barrens / Jersey Shore? School and sports Friendship and memories Characters about town - Danny’s recycling, Moonhead, Karl Hedburg, Smellen Helen etc The Lemmy story __ MOTIVATE __ What motivated you to join the Corps and did it meet your expectations? __ __ Service stories What was 2nd Recon like? Training - work-ups, deployments and life as a recon marine Schooling: jump and scuba school, sear etc Barracks life and tomfoolery What does Semper Fidelis mean to you? Cutting loose with the boys Military vs civdiv, transitions and brotherhood. What do you miss about it all? Characters you remember Leaders, good and bad Hazing Favorite leadership traits - jjdidtiebuckle Favorite MRE Memories, good and bad Lessons learned and extrapolated to life? __ __ Float, Oki, CAX, AP Hill Libbo destinations __ MICHIGAN __ Tell story about how you wound up there and why you remain Michigan vs Jersey The mitten and other Michigander isms Music __
The mission of the Making Motivation Podcast is to honor interesting and authentic people and tell their motivating stories. In the process, we aim to inspire and inform, put smiles on faces and a little fire under the asses of the masses. I served with Beck and Stone between 1994-97 in 1st Bn 6th Marines C company. We trained hard and had many adventures working up to several deployments: Float w 22 MEU, Okinawa and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Beck and Stone are two special Marines, among so many whom left an indelible mark upon me during my time in service. I am thankful for their time and enthusiasm around this conversation. Topics covered: - Why you joined the Corps and did it meet your expectations - Show-n-tell - Training and deployments - Iconic Marines from our unit - Favorite leadership traits - Meaning of Semper Fidelis - Brotherhood
My friend Drew has worked in the medical cannabis industry for many years and knows it inside and out. I have had many interesting conversations with him on this topic and find him a genuine person with a story to tell. In this podcast, Drew shares some of his experiences in the medical and recreational marijuana industries, grow operation management, industry regulations and the evolution of legal weed. For a scientific appreciation of cannabis, consider the following: The Effects of Cannabis (Marijuana) on the Brain & Body | Huberman Lab Podcast #92 (youtube.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXvuJu1kt48
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As I continue to reflect upon our service in C1/6 2nd platoon, I am joined by two of my closest buddies from back in the day. Pudge, Rumpler and I were among a tight crew of individuals who shipped down to Parris Island in June of 1993, remained together throughout our schooling and the entirety of our time in Charlie Company 1/6, 2nd Platoon. Stripped of our civilian lives, we reflexively formed a surrogate family and leaned on one another to make it through times, both good and bad. These men are my brothers and it was an honor to have a conversation with them, 31 years after the fact. Topics discussed: - Motivation for joining the Corps - Boot camp memories - Notable experiences and Devildogs - Amtrak life - Remember when
Rising early and working out. Three hour podcast with Marin buddies. Visiting my home of record for a friends 50th birthday. Celebrating connections
Mariann Lucas, AKA "10" is a friend of mine from back in the DDIP (Dr Drill Instructor Program) day. She was always an outstanding human being, a hard worker and cherished member of our community. Then one day she embarked on a missions trip to South America, fell in love with Peruvian culture and developed a passion for missionary work. There she remains. On a recent visit to the US, Mariann came in for a well-needed chiropractic adjustment (traversing bumpy Peruvian roads on a motorcycle) and I wasted no time interrogating her about her life and work, which is absolutely fascinating! Please tune in for my interesting conversation with Mariann Lucas, the Gringa Pastor!
How else to embark on Making Motivation than by interviewing Marines from my old unit, C1/6 2nd Platoon! It was during this four year enlistment as an active duty USMC Grunt that my motivational story began - the people I met, the training, the brotherhood, along with a little suffering and sacrifice - it made me who I am and for that I am forever grateful. Each week I will be interviewing some hard chargers from back in the USMC day. I can't wait for these virtual reunions, to tell some stories and hash out some important topics. I am so proud to have served with all of these men so the idea is to honor them and reconnect. Once a Marine, Always a Marine! Please tune in!
I have embarked on a mission to interview every Marine from the Charlie Company 1/6 sphere. Nunn and Oster are two Marines with whom I served daily between 1993-97. I remember them well and we've kept in touch over the years, periodically getting together for the Marine Corps Birthday. In this podcast, my brothers and I discuss the early days of C1/6 2nd Platoon as we approached deployment to the Mediterranean with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Topics covered include the leadership, training, food and drink, tomfoolery, ports of call, liberty etc. Please jack up the volume so you can hear my brothers clearly. Semper Fidelis OB
I often say that I met some of the best people in my life in the Marine Corps, as well as the worst. Tom Foresman is without a doubt, in the former category. It was 1996, when Staff Sergeant Foresman came over from the battalion Scout Sniper platoon to lead us in C1/6 2nd Platoon. The early days were rocky, as coming from more elite units we were not up to his standards. But as the months passed on our work-up to deployment to Okinawa, the platoon learned much and developed a cohesiveness that we had not enjoyed up to that point. It was an honor to have served under the leadership of this man. He taught me many lessons and the vivid memories of hard training, raucous laughter and storytelling have taken up permanent residence in my brain housing group. Semper Fi, Foresman
TODAY WAS OUR DEBUT IN THE NEW PODCAST STUDIO USING ALL THE NEW EQUIPMENT - PODTRAK P4, MICROPHONES WITH BOOM, HEADPHONES ETC. GUESTS WERE MY PAL BRYAN AND THE EMSTER. TOPICS DICUSSED: - WHAT MOTIVATES US - MAINTAINING PRECEDENT - GOING INTO NATURE TO FIND PEACE AND BALANCE
There are times when you feel sick, weak, frail, and vulnerable. That’s when you need to suck it. The fuck up and drive on.
USMC packet received in the mail. As me reflecting upon my teenage years and the decision to enlist. I love and I’m proud of a few things more than my service to my country but our nation being currently a shit show, I would be reluctant to endorse military service.
After a holiday hiatus, we are once again Making Motivation. I ordered a bunch of serious podcasting equipment so this represents my soundcheck. Once we are ready for showtime, expect an increase in the frequency and quality of episodes. Very excited to be back at it! This podcast is a mere 30 minutes because that is the time limit using a pc for some reason.