It’s not easy running a business. Sometimes, you make the wrong move or choice, and step on the toes of those you really care about. What do you do to make it right? In this episode, I take a look at the moral compass, we examine what is in the well of our souls and how we keep the water fresh and clean. I also share how we can connect or communicate with those around us who we have caused offense and some tips to help iron out the wrinkles that we can get in relationship. After all, all we...

 I am so incredibly excited for this episode because, I have one of my favorite people on the planet, a woman I love...my wife! For those of you who don't know we co-own recycled minds, a training center in Idaho, where we teach classes and principles on improv comedy. And We each have traveled all around the world, sharing a lot of the principles that we have learned. Recently we each went through one of the most excruciating and beautiful and drastic things a human being can go through....

In this episode, I am fighting to stay awake, as I am at the break of exhaustion , sharing why my world has changed for ever. I am… a dad! If I sound a little sleepy it's because it's real, and If you were to listen this episode sped up a tick... I wouldn't even mind. In this episode I introduce my son to all you listeners, and talk about how being a dad for just 2 for short weeks it has really reminded me that while everything is for you, it’s not all about you. In a world where you want...

Many of us are unaware of what we are truly capable of.  Part of that reason is because we don't actually know what we want.  When we discover what we want, it helps us discover more of who we are.  Knowing that, will help us fight to get what we want.  Grab a hold of  the grit that you need to get you from where you are to where you want to be.  Be empowered in this episode as I (Sean Hancock) give you some simple and reflective tools that can help you dive into the questions you want to ask...

One of my all time favorite football players was Barry Sanders. A 5'8'' Pro Bowler player who won the Heisman Trophy.  He was known for his abilities to cut on a dime and change his course from where he was going to where he needed to go in order to avoid tacklers and score touchdowns in football games.  How does this apply to improv comedy, and business.... Ohhh just you wait and see! Enjoy the gold and wisdom we can learn from how Barry played the game, and how the simply parallels can...

In this episode we continue where we left off with the 1st part "Avoid The Fight" a rule of improv & a lost art.  I talk about how life happens for us, not to use.  And while we might begin to believe that everything is for us, it doesn't mean that everything is all about us!  Check your self, leave your ego at the door, and get hit in the face with a little reality.  As you are reminded that while we avoid fighting with those we love, we must remember that we are worthy of fight for!...

Life throws punches! Sometimes it knocks us down, but we can never stay down. We have to get back up, we have to stand up, rise to the occasion and step into being the person we are meant to be! In this episode I share some of the things that stress me out! From being out of the country with my eight month pregnant wife, coming back stateside only to have to move, perform shows & workshops, and then to find The home that we are moving int...o is actually still under construction. How do...

Working with your significant other can sound like a dream, or a nightmare. In this episode I interview the person that know my strengths and weakness best. My wife, Colleen Hancock. Colleen is an author, film maker, fine artist business owner and all around creative. This episode was recorded in Spain, where we first met. and I think that’s kinda cool, and I hope you enjoy.

One of the greatest challenges a person can encounter is starting their own business, Imagine the difficulty that you are from another country another culture on top of it, you meet a very special someone working in a restaurant, your doing what you love, and you fall in love, you move to New York, you both get jobs, when all of the sudden the recession hits. That’s what happened with Sara Willson and David Fernandez, now they own a thriving business in Altea Spain , This is their story.

In this episode I am in Spain! Do you ever act differently or do you become someone else when you are in places you don’t feel comfortable, well let’s talk about why that happens or perhaps more importantly who we are in the context of a new environment. Also for you starving artists out there, I give away some practical steps to making some money doing what you love. The difference between a fixed and learned mindset & how every day is a new day filled with hope, joy and promise! Enjoy!

 Interview with Carlos "Junior " Morales, owner of Motivate Fitness, shares how he as a business owner uses the principles to learn about doing things the best way possible. Life comes with all sorts of challenges. We deal with things like: Career changes, failure, taking risks, paying off debt, starting a business, and finding the love of your life, all while finding out what you’re made of! Carlos Morales shares how he now has the options to do what he wants, and live a life where his not...

In this episode we take a close look at the brilliant Tina’s Fey’s four rules of improv how they are applied to the stage and how they can be applied into your every day life! Tina is An American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Best known for her work on the NBC’s Saturday Night Live (1997–2006) and for creating the acclaimed comedy series 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Fey is also known for her work in film, with starring roles in Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010). And we...

Do you ever struggle with identity? Do you ever wonder who you really are, what you’re really made of, what you were made for? What if there was a simple thought process to help us bridge the GAP from where we are now now, to where we want to be tomorrow? Sean chips away at the topic of identity and dives into the process of discovering who we are. And help understand how gratitude,self-awareness and praise, can help us advance into our truest self. Enjoy this episode of the Improv lifestyle!

In this episode we sit in with Andrea Korn, an improviser, blogger, & speaker. And she shares the inside scoop on what it looks like to take your fears head on, & surround yourself with a tribe of people who can remind you of who you are and what you are made of even when YOU forget! This is an extremely powerful podcast enjoy and share!

In this episode I share a dream that woke me up early in the morning.  From the dream came more of an understanding of what it means to be human. and how that can chance how we take the stage in the theater and in our own lives.  Enjoy!

This podcast is about taking the improv principles and applying them into everyday life.  In this episode Sean plays a bit of a trick on himself when he keeps a recording of something he almost deleted forever.  We see a snap shot of where he grew up in Montana, what gifts are, and understanding the voice of fear. All in less than 14 min.  Impressed? You should be. It's improv baby, with Sean Hancock of Recycled Minds Comedy. Also... It's his first podcast he has done in Years... so... Keep...