How To Get Out Of A Rut w/ Eric Readinger and Law Smith | Sweat Equity Podcast®

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Eric went on the Mindf*ck podcast and got a raw doggin on his noggin. Law was in a rut and now in an upswing. Both introduce the show by signing the theme song from Saved By The Bell: The College Years. Overcoming motivation struggles. (10:59) Comedy, trauma, and prioritizing tasks. (15:52) Creativity, work ethic, and mental health. (23:11) P Diddy Pedophilia and pedophile hunters. (28:31) Episode sponsored by ZUPYAK - The first search optimized AI writer. 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Sweat Equity Podcast 0:06 Never seen such a view before, something, something before my eyes. So much for me to explore. It's where my future lies. You know, I'm standing at the end of tomorrow, something in the future. For me, it's all up to me. How far ago it's my time to break away. I'm standing at the end of tomorrow, today. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 0:37 Man, we got to start again with a 90s theme song like that, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 0:44 yeah, you want to do the ads now? Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 0:46 No, no. I don't even know if we can. We might have peeped already that that's yeah, we can do. Okay, fine. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 0:53 Do you have them ready? Yeah, dude, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 0:56 of course, I always have them ready, ready to go, because we're the number one comedy business podcast in the world. What? We won more awards, and I forgot to put them in the rundown somewhere. We're like, really good and stuff. We won more fake awards, guys. I mean, I mean real awards. It's not a trophy. We want them for 2024 already. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 1:19 I know. Well, I mean, it's obvious, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 1:21 buy this trophy. Tell everybody about it. Corporate vision magazine. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 1:26 Well, don't off. I mean, it still nice to get the thing. There's Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 1:29 no way anybody from that shell corporation has listened to this podcast. If you How dare you, if you have, get at me. We know one person that listens. Sure about that our last guest on the show that asked to put their episode down. Yeah, we'll get to it. Yeah, we'll get around to it. This episode is brought to you by zuppiac, the first search optimized AI writer. Zuppiac just launched the first AI writer on the market where search data is integrated into AI writer workflow, no knowledge needed about SEO to create content that will have better search Impact in seconds, not hours. Zepp.com, Z, u, p, y, a, k.com, promo code, sweat. Where's our producer and third Mike going? Why is he leaving? John Paul, give a Hey, if you want to be cool, unlike our producer and third Mike that just walked out, subscribe to the Bible, Eric. Eric, that was pretty good. I was almost one for one on that. Subscribe to the podcast. Give us a little five star, write a review, share the show with a friend, coworker, a loved one, and let's get this party started. Speaker 2 2:42 It's called sweat equity. Ruined. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 3:02 It listening to the sweat equity podcast. Um, did he really just bounce? Yeah, what Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 3:15 a chicken. Did Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 3:15 he like leave? Yeah, like, drove away, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 3:17 bro, just today, I was all the I was messing around with the podcast soundboard. And I had he's a chicken in there Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 3:23 for three years, the gentleman series, and I took it out. Oh my gosh, today you can get that other one. I Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 3:30 don't want you to George. I could actually do it right? I Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 3:34 don't want you to act like a chicken. I want you be a chicken. Don't Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 3:37 get crazy. I want that one Wes, you know, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 3:41 that that scene with a coked up guy in a chicken outfit in a mansion with gangsters telling him to be a chicken. He's a chicken. It was worth it. Yeah, it was. Have others. You got more? What else we got in here? Because you're a chicken. This is why we're number one. This is what this is. You want Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:03 to hear say it. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 4:06 You know, good job. The mom, Lucille, had it. I might have it because she reminds me of my aunt. For some reason Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:15 you've mentioned that well, so you're hot. Okay. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 4:18 Shout out to Ann Mullis, what's up top Realtor in South Tampa. Oh Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:22 man, successful, huh? She's Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 4:24 80, still pretending not to smoke in her car. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:28 Oh man, good for her. Yeah, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 4:30 and always choose gum, but blows bubbles in the molars. You know, one of those people, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:36 it's always, it's like a loud like, it's a slap, not as much, yeah, it's like a tick sound. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 4:41 No, you don't like it, hearing it all the time in conversation, but you're jealous, because it's like someone who can whistle really well, you know the two fingers in the in the mouth? Yes, God, you Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:51 look mad because you can't do it. I Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 4:53 can't you can do it. No, okay. I was like, I can get a good whistle. I wish I can do that. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 4:59 I can't do that. I can barely whistle regular anymore. I forgot how to Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 5:05 bad, yeah, but like that sounds like you're you're trying to get free bird going at a bar. Free Bird, my lips don't work, by the way. I don't know if I ranted on here about this, but free bird becoming a joke, uh, kind of call out from the audience, a Heckle, if you will. That song still rocks It's the best song. Rock's Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 5:28 is good, yeah, good Okay. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 5:32 Not badass. You sure about that? Not bad. Pause, You sure about that? Yeah, I'm Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 5:38 sure. Okay, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 5:39 we still got the Yeah, we still got the manager, yeah, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 5:42 he's not going anywhere. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 5:43 Don't Okay, great. I'm really flummoxed, because we were promised our former all the time producer, if you go back a couple 100 episodes, he was in every episode as our third mic, making it weird for us. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 5:59 Yeah, 100 you think it was a Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 6:02 couple 100, it was a while ago. But I'm saying, you know, is there a lot? But because you're a chicken, he did every episode for a good, good while, yeah, in the off, in their old office studio, and then I but Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 6:15 then he had a divider, right? Yeah, that's kind of cool producer. It was very cool. But that's why, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 6:20 you know, and I wasn't even gonna bring up, like abortion to get them all riled up. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 6:24 Thank you. Thank you. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 6:28 Just ask questions, like, I don't know what it is, yeah. I mean, your face just go, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 6:35 damn it. You know, I just have I feel like responsibility. Yeah, no, not what I said. You love it. No, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 6:44 you, you buy them for friends as Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 6:46 gifts. That's hilarious gift. It's married man. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 6:51 It's a really good gift. $600 Jesus, spinning a lot. Yeah, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 6:55 geez, never mind. Um, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 6:57 I heard that's the going right on. Oh, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 6:59 yeah, that's true. You're like, oh, really quick with that pricing. I've heard it referenced by a lot, by a lot of front desk people, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 7:08 former guest on the show, former multiple time guest on the show, John Jacobs, you know, he touts that, right? He's had, he's had about eight of them. And, you know, next one's free. I think, I think that's how Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 7:23 it was, yeah, you know, it's all about volume. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 7:27 I mean, that in that crazy and he would hook up his strippers, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 7:31 dude, and I'm like, Dude, that just blows my mind. The fact that he's still Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 7:37 alive is kind Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 7:38 of cool, yeah, oh, that's badass. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 7:40 I mean, that kind of reckless abandon is like, just, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 7:42 I mean, he had to flee to Europe. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 7:44 Maybe he might. I think he's in New York again. I don't know. He's a vagabond. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 7:49 I mean, he makes stuff happen. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 7:51 Look, I look at his his life via social media, and I'm like, Man, that I might be him. I might be wandering if I didn't have kids. Yeah? Like, I think every dad has that fantasy for about five seconds, right? Of like, oh, man, be kind of tight to live in a van or a car or on the street, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 8:11 yeah, after you close the door to the kids, putting the kids in, you walk around to the driver's side. Oh, fantasy moments. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 8:18 Oh, I mean, as soon as my daughter's yelling about me because she's nervous about something going on. Like, we had to make a big poster for my son, so it's not even her project. And I can feel her like energy change of, like, alpha, oh no. And I had to explain, like, your brother's the lead on this. You said you would help, right? She goes, I want to be the lead. Like, legit, no, like fury. Look, with that, she's gonna be a CEO, dude, like, of psycho fortune 100 CEO. I'm in trouble. Man. It was like, I had to send her in time out. Gonna fire you, bro. I don't want to work for her, that's for sure. No, she still kind of half believes I'm the Thor of Tampa Bay, a lie I made up and said, because she upset me, I made it rain outside so we're I still got a little kid setting the Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 9:11 bar nice and low for yourself. I had to write a like, a what happens when it rains? And they're like, stop making it rain. She's Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 9:18 She does the thing where she's like, You didn't make that happen. I go, Well, no, I can make it happen. I just let the weather be. I have to improv. Oh yeah, you know, it's like singing to your kids in the car. It's kind of just your own fun inside joke, yeah, sure. Like, they kind of hate it, yeah? Oh yeah, you know. And they're like, oh my gosh, turn this down. Go. You got headphones? You know they don't work. Yeah. I'm like, Let's put on some Bonnie Taylor, Tyler, Tyler. And Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 9:52 then you do that to mispronounce it five times, and you can't move on until you find out Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 9:57 Major Dad brain, what's going on? On your world, anything interesting? Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 10:04 Oh, the podcast you were gonna upload that I did solo. I talked about being on the mind podcast with cool I Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 10:13 wouldn't, yeah, so if you're listening right now, previous episode I got in. I uploaded a little too late. I wanted to get it on Monday. It was on Thursday. Little, little behind the scenes. It's Thursday as we're recording this. So how was getting your brain Your mind penetrated? It Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 10:30 was good. It was good. Was Speaker 3 10:32 he slow? No. Did he take Unknown Speaker 10:35 it out? First Dental, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 10:38 raw dog, your nog. I Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 10:41 mean, I like, afterwards, I was like, now we have to get him back on so I can ask him questions about what was Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 10:46 happening. So walk us through it. We Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 10:48 got some time. Yeah, it was basically Eric, what's, what's, what's happening. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 10:52 This is Chris King, right, yes, yeah. Great guest. It was couple episodes back. If you want to hear him. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 10:58 Sorry about the audio. We don't know. Yeah, he was just like, what? What's going on? You know, I explained, I'm in a rut. Normally, I'm pretty self motivated. And, I mean, we just went through what's been going on with me for the last two years or so, as Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 11:19 we're recording his Episode You're a guest on is not up yet, right? Okay, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 11:24 yeah. So basically it came down to figuring out why I'm not motivated, and the the end result was basically him figuring out that Speaker 4 11:43 I don't like but basically it was like, What do I want to do? Like, you know? And I was like, I want to make people laugh for a living, yeah. So the reason why I'm not doing that is because in the past, I've seen it as something, for me, like, as something like, interesting. So, like, I just put it aside. But then he explained that Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 12:09 I'm waiting on this thing while this thing is waiting on me. I thought that was a nice little line. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 12:17 It's always great when you can turn a phrase, and you just flip it around and you sound so wise. Yeah, basketball is not shooting. You're shooting the best, huh? Whoa, dude. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 12:33 So, yeah, it was about just how I'm not I'm not doing it for the right reasons. I'm doing it because I owe the universe to do this thing, because it's like it's been there for a long time. We went back in my childhood, we talked about how, you know, I would watch comedians doing stand up like that, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 12:53 funny. Thank you. That's another part that is, yeah, vital to this. Yes, that's true. You don't have delusions of grandeur, right? Right there. That's a lot of comedy, yeah, in the beginning, at least, yeah. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 13:05 So he ended it sort of saying, like, I'm going to put the fear of God into you, because for him, he he paralleled his own life and said, You know, I had to have everything taken from me before I was, like, fully woken up to what I need to do. I was like, Man, I feel like, all that track sort of, you know, like, okay, you know, so it was good. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 13:33 Dark Night rises, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 13:34 yeah, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 13:35 that's why that movie rips. Once Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 13:37 school gets out, man, I'm gonna get some energy, yeah, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 13:41 and agencies getting a lot of work, getting ready for you to come back into the mold, come back in there. Because, like you said a while ago, just kind of flippantly, we're just kind of doing this so we could around and do sketches and stand up and write all that, you know, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 13:59 after ultimately, we have the same paying bills and, yeah, we have the same ideas and what Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 14:04 we should do and being aloof to our kids after Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 14:07 that, that's not true. I Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 14:09 wish I could be aloof, dad. I don't have that ability like I hear. I can't turn it off if they, if they say, I wish I could just zone out every dad. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 14:18 I know we'll be calling you aloof before you know it. Oh, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 14:21 they think I'm aloof. I put my headphones in, don't get me wrong, but I'll be like, what I can't, not but if I don't have them in, I can't, I still have to, like, I can't, just do like every dad I've ever seen in my life, and just not hear it at all. Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 14:38 I know, you know, yeah, well, I'm past that part. I'm all ready to feel like middle schooler, Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 14:44 you got that, but you had that skill. I've seen it. Yes, thank you. No, no, bad. I Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 14:51 don't talk to Avery now is like your dog. I knock, I knock on the door. It's closed, obviously. Uh. And she's like, What do you want? Yeah, that's me, not anything. But she's just like, okay, just matter of fact, right? Just like, Okay. Law Smith Comedian Fractional CMO 15:07 Does that catch you off guard? You're Speaker 1 15:09 like, no, like, Okay, well, yep, everything looks good here. Check light bulbs. Door looks level, okay. Well, I'll talk to you later. Yeah, Eric Readinger, Fractional CMO, Producer and Head Of Media 15:20 it's like, okay, no, it's good that you like that says all that was what I could do there.