Episodes
Today JB Smoove and Miles want you to make a lasting impression, like the aftertaste of a delicious meal. Today’s Quote: “It’s fun to have mentors – people who do similar work to mine in the world.  Whether I know these mentors personally or just follow them on social media, it’s inspiring to have someone to model myself after while still remaining uniquely fabulous.” – Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing).
Published 12/01/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles remind you to use your environment to your advantage, wherever you may be. Today’s Quote: “Sometimes I have mixed emotions about where I land in life but I try to find ways to embrace my surroundings.” – Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/30/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles challenge you to start treating your emotional wounds with the same care you give physical wounds. Today’s Quote: “Simply feeling can be healing.” – Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/29/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles talk about overcoming your fears to unlock your hidden potential. Today’s Quote:“Until we lose ourselves there can be no hope of finding ourselves.  We are the world and to enter fully into the world we must first abandon it.” – Henry Miller  (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing)
Published 11/26/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles talk about how to maintain healthy boundaries in relationships. Today’s Quote: “Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.” – Yaa Gyasi (A Year of Gratitude, Workman Publishing)
Published 11/25/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles talk about loving yourself before you can love others. Today’s Quote: “Once we have held ourselves with kindness we can touch others in a vital and healing way.” – Tara Brach (A Year of Gratitude, Workman Publishing)
Published 11/24/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to start telling the world exactly what you want. Today’s Quote: “‘Ask and you shall receive’ is the rule but you must learn how to ask and how to receive.” - Gary Zukav (A Year of Gratitude, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/23/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles challenge you to think with your heart and feel with your brain. Today’s Quote: “Compassion without wisdom is not understood to be true compassion and wisdom without compassion is not true wisdom.”  - Masao Abe (A Year of Gratitude, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/22/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to enjoy your moment in the sun, but make room for the next flower to bloom. Today’s Quote: “No seed ever sees the flower.” - Zen Saying (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/19/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles remind you to slow down and enjoy life’s speed bumps. Today’s Quote: “It’s never too late to do nothing.” - Zen Saying (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/18/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that the trail you blaze today will be walked by others tomorrow. Today’s Quote: “The mere fact that another had walked where I was walking made the path easier for my feet.”  - D.E. Stevenson (A Year of Gratitude, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/17/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that greatness already exists within you. Today’s Quote: “A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To be alive is to be slowly born.” - Antoine De Saint-Exupery (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/16/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to ease your grip on life’s steering wheel. Today’s Quote: “Don’t try to steer the river.” - Deepak Chopra (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/15/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that the most powerful thing a person can possess is a curious mind. Today’s Quote: “Being genius is not enough, it takes courage to change people’s hearts.” – Oleg (Dimiter D Marinov) in Green Book, Screenplay by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie and Peter Farrelly (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).”
Published 11/12/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles remind you to carve out space for your loved ones. Today’s Quote: “Impossible things [get done] every day that are only made possible through the little, reasonable compromises we all make.” - Jon Stewart (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/11/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles implore you to know and understand your true worth. Today’s Quote: “We gain power through our refusal to accept less than we deserve.” – Amber Hollibaugh (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing)
Published 11/10/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that your education is a life long journey. Today’s Quote: “Fill your mind with knowledge – it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” – Min Jin Lee (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/09/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles challenge you to create your own definition of “perfect.” Today’s Quote: “Some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It’s universe’s way of providing contrast, you know?  There have to be a few holes in the road.  It’s how life is.” - Sarah Dessen (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/08/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles encourage you to start thinking small. Today's Quote: “Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can be.” Paramahansa Yogananda (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/05/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles challenge you to take off your mask and reveal your true character. Today’s Quote: “There is no reality except the one contained within us.  That is why so many people live such and unreal life.  They take images outside of them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.”  - Hermann Hesse (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/04/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to stop fighting the current and start enjoying the waters. Today’s Quote: “Just let go.  Let go of how you thought your life should be and embrace the life that is trying to work its way into your consciousness.” -Caroline Myss (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/03/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles remind you to seek out wonder, even in the mundane. Today’s Quote: “Magic is very related to happiness…It is not there all the time, but there are beautiful moments of magic in everyone’s life.”  Penelope Cruz (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/02/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to stop wasting today worrying about tomorrow. Today’s Quote: “Tain’t worth while to wear a day out before it comes.” Sarah Orne Jewett (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 11/01/21
Today Andy Richter joins JB Smoove and Miles as we “Reach for the F***ing Stars!” The brilliant comedian and Team Coco family member joins the show to explain how you can start driving your life’s covered wagon into a promising future. Today’s Quote: “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. The past is closed and limited; the future is open and free.” – Deepak Chopra (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar,...
Published 10/29/21
Roy Wood Jr. has been making us laugh and think on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for years. Today he shares his unique perspective with JB Smoove and Miles as we continue to “Reach for the F***ing Stars!” Hear them explain why you should make an effort to chase change - and be sure to check out Roy’s new stand-up special "Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger" when it premieres on Comedy Central 10/29 at 10:30pm ET. Today’s Quote: “New methods change the experience and new experiences change...
Published 10/28/21