Dropping Paradigms Podcast

Big Daddy - 1999 Episode Notes 00:16 – Intro (Our most monotone to date) 02:48 – Adam Sandler movie rankings 11:57 – IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes Summary and Reviews 14:10 – Two Word Check-in 17:05 – Nickel #1: Head or Tails – Maybe the coin can help you make a decision 22:10 – Digm #1: Allow your kids to make choices and express themselves 31:50 –  Digm #2: What do you do when your life is about to change?             - Phases:                  o Nothing                  o Homesick (Go back to the way things were)                  o Rise or Fall                  o Sustain 44:05 – Digm #3 – You alone are not able to influence your kids all the time.            - People your kids need:                1) A person to help                2) A Grandparent (it doesn’t have to be a blood relative)                3) Opposite or different person 58:15 – Nickel #2: Motivation vs Discipline – Which is more important to have? 1:06:10 - Outro

This week we decided to do something different and just talk about what influenced us on the sports front during the week. Let us know what you think about our “Random Episode”. 0:16 – Intro 3:08 – Two Word Check-In 6:06 – Digm #1: How confident is over confident? 27:00  – #NASCAR Naps 30:00 – Digm #2: What would your peers say about you? 52:15 – Wrap-up

Die Hard - 1988 IMDB: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. 7.8/10 Rotten Tomatoes: New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him Tomatoeter –94% & Audience Score – 94% Episode Notes 00:16 – Intro 1:21 – IMDB Summary to start the, “Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?” debate 3:52 – Two Word Check-in 6:17 – Die Hard – IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes 10:47 – 1988 Fun Facts 12:24 – You’re Welcome 21:55 – Digm #1: When you put people on notice, it comes with a cost.             “Now I have a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho.” John McClaine through Hans Gruber 30:32 – Digm #2: If you put in the time and the effort you will “sink” to your level of training (preparation) 42:40 – Digm #3: How do you shift momentum in your favor?              Information + Initiative + Confidence + Ability + Persistence = Momentum Shift 53:25 – Digm #4: Stop and listen before you jump to a conclusion or respond             Listen to understand, do not listen to respond 1:00:20 – Wrap-Up Stay Tuned after the Wrap-up for a special treat

Valentine’s Day -2010 Rotten Tomatoes – In a series of interconnected stories, various Los Angeles residents (Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper) wend their way through the highs and lows of love during a single day. As the holiday unfolds, they experience first dates, longtime commitments, youthful crushes and connections to old flames. (Tomatometer – 18% & Audience Score – 47%) IMDB –  Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day. (5.7/10) 0:16 – Intro 1:45 – Movie Discussion 5:08 – Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB Discussion 7:18 – Valentine’s Day Facts 13:47 – Digm #1: Emotions make it hard to see, accept, and acknowledge the obvious. 32:56 – Digm #2: If you don’t know yourself, how can you be in a healthy relationship? 37:02 – Tory’s Words of Wisdom – People shape relationships, but relationships also shape people. 37:21 – Tory’s Words of Wisdom Part II – Don’t lose yourself trying to find somebody else. 39:08 – Digm #3: We all make decisions based on desired outcomes. 50:33 – Digm #4: Don’t let the world dictate what relationships look like. 58:55 – Wrap-Up 1:00:01 – Two Word Check-In

Jingle All The Way – 1996 IT’S TURBO TIME! IMDB: A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one. Rating - 5.7/10  Rotten Tomatoes: Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, Jamie (Jake Lloyd), and wife, Liz (Rita Wilson). He promises to get Jamie the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out. As Langston hunts down the elusive gift, he runs into mailman Myron (Sinbad), another father on the same quest. With the clock winding down, Langston's moral code is tested as he starts to learn the real meaning of Christmas. Tomatoeter –19% & Audience Score – 38% Episode Notes 00:15 – Intro 01:16 – Do you Like Christmas Music 3:40 – Christmas Traditions 8:31 – IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes 14:30 – Favorite Christmas Toy? 19:22 – The Hottest Toys of Christmas 24:42 – Digm #1 – Accountability is vital to relationships              “If you don’t have accountability in a relationship you don’t have anything.” 34:28 – Digm #2 – Material things vs Physical Presence 41:20 – Tory drops a bomb – Statement Action Agreement 42:20 – Digm #3 – Ulterior Motivates – maybe they aren’t always so bad             “A man always has two reasons for doing anything, a good reason and the real reason.”  ~JP Morgan 52:50 – Digm #4 – The Viral Effect 1:06:30 – Two Word Check Out