Chiseled – We're all a work in progress
Chiseled - We're all a work in progress
Podcast Description
The Chiseled podcast, hosted by Rob Commodari, is a biweekly show dedicated to fostering personal growth and self-awareness. Through candid conversations with guests from diverse backgrounds—including entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and individuals who have overcome significant challenges—Rob explores how life's experiences shape us into the people we are meant to be. The podcast emphasizes that we are all works in progress, continually being "chiseled" by our experiences to live our fullest lives. Launched in 2021, Chiseled delves into themes such as resilience, transformation, faith, and the pursuit of purpose. Rob's approach is deeply personal and spiritually grounded, often reflecting on how divine guidance influences our journeys. Each episode offers listeners insights and inspiration to embrace their own paths of growth and self-discovery.
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The podcast explores themes of resilience, transformation, faith, and the pursuit of purpose with episodes that include guests like Mark Victor Hansen, who shares his journey from bankruptcy to becoming a best-selling author. Other topics discussed encompass overcoming challenges, spiritual guidance, and the importance of self-discovery, making the podcast relatable and relevant for listeners on various personal growth journeys.
The Chiseled podcast, hosted by Rob Commodari, is a biweekly show dedicated to fostering personal growth and self-awareness. Through candid conversations with guests from diverse backgrounds—including entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and individuals who have overcome significant challenges—Rob explores how life’s experiences shape us into the people we are meant to be. The podcast emphasizes that we are all works in progress, continually being “chiseled” by our experiences to live our fullest lives. Launched in 2021, Chiseled delves into themes such as resilience, transformation, faith, and the pursuit of purpose. Rob’s approach is deeply personal and spiritually grounded, often reflecting on how divine guidance influences our journeys. Each episode offers listeners insights and inspiration to embrace their own paths of growth and self-discovery.
Greg Kettner got started in comedy on a dare. After watching hockey with his buddies one night, on their way home they passed a pub that was holding an open mic night. After a couple drinks, he got the courage to stand up and tell some stories. The rush was so big, he returned the next week, and kept up the weekly routine until he got a call to become a comedy club emcee.
From there, Greg hit the comedy circuit. For almost a decade, he toured North America, opening for no less the likes of Robin Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Norm MacDonald, and Gilbert Gottfried.
But it was a lonely and financially unsatisfying place.
“The downside was I wasn’t getting paid that much so it took me about six years to figure out that I like money more than I like standup,” he said. “But now I’ve been able to combine the two.”
About four years ago, Greg founded WorkHappy, a coaching program that teaches corporate leaders how to communicate, remember where they want to go, how they want to get there, and how to blow off steam rather than “bottling it up and just blowing a gasket.”
“We spend two-thirds of our day, a lot of us working, and when we’re not happy, it’s a grind,” he said.
Working in suicide prevention and mental wellness, Greg also founded Men in the Middle, a fellowship program in his hometown of Walla Walla, Washington. The program enables bonding experiences and teaches men how to care for themselves and talk openly about mental health.
“If we take care of each other, take care of ourselves, the world’s a much better place,” he said.
I met Greg through a mutual friend and I’m so glad I did. He made me laugh throughout this interview, and I’m sure you will too listening to his stories and natural timing. I’m sure I will be following his mantra to “laugh every day. Put it on your calendar.”
Greg also runs the Facebook group, The Humor Lab, which he launched during the pandemic lockdown. Nonpolitical and PG-13-rated, the group now has more than 38,000 members. I encourage you to look it up when you need a laugh. If you’d like to reach Greg, you can do so on LinkedIn or on his website, GregKettner.com.
I hope you get a bellyfull of laughs from this episode of Chiseled.
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