Ron talks about one of his hero's recently passed away, Chuck Norris. He really looked up to him and followed his career. He was very influential and inspirational in the martial arts community and always recommended getting children involved in martial arts at an early age. Also Ron talks about setting your own goals to achieve success, not fame. You can have multiple successes along your journey of the many goals you set in life.

Ron talks about depression and how its a real thing and should always reach out for help. People that have attempted suicide say that they did not want to bother or burden their friends or family so they kept everything to themselves. So always reach out for help, no matter what so you have a better chance to change your course in life. Also Brent talks about how a study shows shorter people are more likely to live longer!

People complain about everything today it seems like. Ron takes uses the Lyft Drivers for his transportation every day. They are always complaining about something. Don't waste energy and time on complaining and thinking negative thoughts. Focus on the positive and things that are important that will improve your situation. Also an 81 year old man that is a sprinter almost broke a world record! So don't let age slow you down!

People ask Ron all the time why doesn't he retire and to him retiring is like like throwing in the towel or dying. He said do what you enjoy and are good at every day of your life. He also gives the example of Alysa Liu that won the gold medal in figure skating at the olympics. She retired at a young age from skating, but came back with a different mindset and attitude and had a blast doing all of her performances. She said it was fun to skate again.

Ron talks about how many people are mesmerized by people with fame and notoriety. They put their pants, or clothes on just like you. Be motivated and follow people that are doing things more meaningful and helping people. He also talks about a prayer he says each day to start the day off right.

Ron talked to a guy at the gym that was singing while he worked out. The guy said he loves working out to try and be healthy, but he smokes pot quite a bit. So Ron saw an opportunity to talk to him about things he talks about all the time on the podcast. He said since you are trying to have a healthier lifestyle, you should really try to figure out why you smoke pot. There are things going on in your life that you are trying to mask or avoid and the best thing is to face it head on and find the resources to solve your issues because smoking pot is just a feel good band aid.

This is Ron's first Talk Show episode. His special guest is Cody Lemons. He is Ron's martial arts coach and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Cody talks about his life growing up, going into the military, then talks about when he got out of the military he attended a Jiu Jitsu school. He said he was in good shape and had some marital arts training but was humbled when a black belt worked out with him that was older and had a beer gut. He stuck with the program and worked very hard to get his black belt and now has his own school.

When lady Gaga was going to school to perfect her craft many of the students said bad things about her and hated on her online because she was different in their eyes and eccentric. She continued to practice and work hard and overcame the hatred and went on to have a successful career. Do your thing whatever your thing is. Work hard and believe in yourself and hang out with good people. Be consistent with your craft whatever it is and stay the course.