One Thousand Gurus Podcast

#80: Season 8 Recap - Favorite Takeaways from Episodes 71–79

Host J.R. Yonocruz recaps Season 8 of One Thousand Gurus (episodes 71–79, recorded February through early April) to highlight key lessons and invite listeners to revisit the season. He reviews solo episodes on Tony Robbins’ achievement vs fulfillment and Marie Kondo’s KonMari “spark joy” method, plus interviews on frugal homebuying, LinkedIn recruiting and personal branding, dance/DJing to audio engineering, 75 Hard and self-talk, depression and faith, and an unconventional creative life in Europe. He also summarizes a long, wide-ranging conversation on AI, careers, and practical life decisions. 00:00 Season Eight Recap Intro 01:27 Episode 71 Tony Robbins 02:37 Episode 72 My Vo 03:37 Episode 73 Max Navarro 04:38 Episode 74 Marie Kondo 05:48 Episode 75 Herbie De Guzman 07:10 Episode 76 Richard Hardy 08:11 Episode 77 Andre Malicdem 09:24 Episode 78 Random Show Julie 10:49 Episode 79 Kenta Naoi 12:40 Season Wrap Up Sign Off Links/resources: * #71: Tony Robbins - Decision-Making, Science of Achievement & Art of Fulfillment [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18710552] * #72: My Vo - Growing Up Frugal to Buying Your First Home, Teaching Chemistry, and Enjoying Life Through Hobbies [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18743608] * #73: Maximillian Navarro - Retail Sales to LinkedIn Recruiting, Fashion Tips, and Building a 10-Year Relationship [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18744592] * #74: Book Highlights - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18830303] * #75: Herbie De Guzman - Dance & DJing to Audio Engineering, Aging Parents, and Learning from Breakups [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18847039] * #76: Richard Hardy - Door-to-Door Solar Sales, Mental Discipline of 75 Hard, and the Power of Self-Talk [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18959653] * #77: Andre Malicdem - Childhood Reminiscing, Male Modeling, Overcoming Depression, and Building a Family [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18959888] * #78: Random Show with Julie Huynh - Careers in an AI Apocalypse, Buying vs. Renting, Productivity Coaching, Avoiding Internet Stalkers & More [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/18960110] * #79: Kenta Thomas Naoi - Joyful Movement, Creative Design, Business Coaching, and Building a Life in Europe (link TBD) Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/support] One Thousand Gurus Podcast: Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world. * 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com [https://www.onethousandgurus.com/] * 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus [https://bio.site/onethousandgurus] * 📧 The Weekly Guru newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter] * 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz [https://stan.store/marloyonocruz]

#79: Kenta Thomas Naoi - Joyful Movement, Creative Design, Business Coaching, and Building a Life in Europe

Reconnecting Through Movement, Coaching, and Non-Attachment with Kenta Thomas Naoi J.R. Yonocruz reunites with high school friend Kenta Thomas Naoi, now Denmark-based, to reflect on their dance-era origins and Kenta’s journey from design school to New York entrepreneurship, burnout, and a shift into integrative business coaching. Kenta shares an origin story of losing mobility from transverse myelitis, how movement and storytelling shaped his work, and his current projects Studio Rana and Movement Design Research. They discuss joyful movement, critical thinking, and lessons on non-attachment, expectations, and giving grace. 02:35 High School Dance Memories 06:37 From Design to Europe 11:11 Not With That Attitude 15:02 Coaching and Self-Trust 18:04 Personality Types and Perception 28:37 Mobility Loss and Healing Through Movement 32:10 Connecting the Dots to New York 37:19 Scrappy Survival Jobs 44:27 Agency Growth and Burnout 49:38 Coaching Business Model 55:39 Non-Attachment Lessons 59:06 Joyful Movement Practice 01:03:19 Finding Dance Joy Again 01:08:16 Host Journey and Coaching 01:12:13 Loneliness and Ambition 01:16:38 Integrating Work and Passion 01:18:17 Five to Ten Year Vision 01:22:22 Rapid Fire Begins 01:26:57 Non Attachment and Identity 01:35:18 Critical Thinking and Nuance 01:39:53 Gratitude and Wrap Up Guest bio: Kenta is a multi-modal creative-researcher, integrative business coach, designer, inbodied-inquiry practitioner and facilitator, bog-person, and level 4 animist druid world builder. His work often centers the body as location for insight, play, and possibilities for more loving futures. He runs 'movement-design-research', a project in making and moving sustainably, he also runs studio-rana, a movement studio, with his wife, and he talks to cats. * Instagram: @kentathomas / https://www.instagram.com/kentathomas [https://www.instagram.com/kentathomas] * Website: https://kentathomasnaoi.com/ [https://kentathomasnaoi.com/] Links/resources: * #54: Way Liu - Dancer to DJ, Navigating Sobriety, Chronic Back Pain, and Finding Creative Outlets [https://www.onethousandgurus.com/2389613/episodes/17784112-54-way-liu-dancer-to-dj-navigating-sobriety-chronic-back-pain-and-finding-creative-outlets] * Awareness by Anthony de Mello [https://marloyonocruz.com/2021/12/07/book-notes-awareness-by-anthony-de-mello/] (book summary) * Built to Move by Kelly & Juliet Starrett [https://marloyonocruz.com/2021/12/07/book-notes-awareness-by-anthony-de-mello/] (book summary) * Love and Rage by Lama Rod Owens [https://amzn.to/4vkOD8R] (Amazon - affiliate link) Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/support] One Thousand Gurus Podcast: Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world. * 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com [https://www.onethousandgurus.com/] * 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus [https://bio.site/onethousandgurus] * 📧 The Weekly Guru newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter] * 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz [https://stan.store/marloyonocruz]

#78: Random Show with Julie Huynh - Careers in an AI Apocalypse, Buying vs. Renting, Productivity Coaching, Avoiding Internet Stalkers & More

Random Show with Julie Huynh: Mastery Tradeoffs, AI at Work, Love Languages, Burnout, and Purpose J.R. Yonocruz chats with returning guest Julie Huynh in a wide-ranging “random show,” covering her life updates (travel, untraditional engagement, wedding planning, and moving to LA) and reflections on turning 30-something. They also dig into mastery tradeoffs, automation and AI at work, atypical love languages, renting vs owning parallels with jobs vs business, and burnout, purpose, and coaching. Guest bio: Julie is an OC native, though originally from Chicago. She went to school for bio and Asian American Studies, and ended up joining the workforce as a graphic, web, UX, and product designer. She's passionate about community building, service, and in her free time, likes to dance, bake, read, draw/paint, and side hustle. * Design website: https://www.jbhuynh.com/ [https://www.jbhuynh.com/] * Design IG: @designedby_julie [https://www.instagram.com/designedby_julie/] / https://www.instagram.com/designedby_julie/ [https://www.instagram.com/designedby_julie/] * Dance IG: @jujubeatsz [https://www.instagram.com/jujubeatsz/] - https://www.instagram.com/jujubeatsz/ [https://www.instagram.com/jujubeatsz/] * Cake IG: @cakehuynhner [https://www.instagram.com/cakehuynhner/] - https://www.instagram.com/cakehuynhner/ [https://www.instagram.com/cakehuynhner/] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huynhjulie/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/huynhjulie/] Links/resources: * #20: Random Show with Julie Huynh - KPOP Idol Worship, Dating Culture, and the Secrets of Attraction [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/16337370] * #35: Julie Huynh - The Path to UX Designer, Mastering Your Craft, and Upgrading Our Life to 2.0 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/episodes/17154990] * 10 Relationship Lies [https://youtu.be/JQYa2nxOIto?si=qkWBMXqw5A3P9Apc&t=214] (YouTube) * How AI is Causing a White Collar Purge [https://youtu.be/Zcpj-U5lcAc?si=vDR0xzDaj-LPZrVS] (YouTube) * Dr. Stone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Stone] (anime) * Ikigai [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai] (concept) * Zoolander [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoolander] (movie) * Death Note [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_(2006_TV_series)] (anime) * Phantom Lawyer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Lawyer] (K-Drama) Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/support] One Thousand Gurus Podcast: Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world. * 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com [https://www.onethousandgurus.com/] * 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus [https://bio.site/onethousandgurus] * 📧 The Weekly Guru newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter] * 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz [https://stan.store/marloyonocruz]

#77: Andre Malicdem - Childhood Reminiscing, Male Modeling, Overcoming Depression, and Building a Family

Andre Malicdem on Depression, Reconnecting With Family, and Renewed Faith Host J.R. Yonocruz reunites with his cousin Andre Malicdem, with a trigger warning for depression and suicide. Andre recounts four years of isolation, a dark period that led to a near-suicide attempt stopped after calling his mother, and his ongoing therapy and reconnection with family. They reminisce about childhood and party-era memories, discuss Andre’s fitness routine and diet, his love of racing influenced by their grandfather, and his career path from military-adjacent years and nightlife work to biotech, caregiving, and a VA-supported goal of entering cybersecurity. Andre shares how returning to Christian faith reshaped his values, and the episode closes with gratitude for family and his wife. 00:00 Intro and Disclaimers 01:25 Meet Andre 02:22 Four Years Missing 03:39 Dark Spiral and Identity 06:39 Suicide Attempt and Call Home 10:02 Childhood Bay Area Memories 14:17 College Parties and Modeling Era 16:47 Fitness Regimen and Diet 24:35 Racing Roots and Mindset 29:54 Career Journey Setup 30:24 Lost After Service 31:08 San Diego Nightlife 32:02 Biotech Lab Shift 33:25 Caregiving To Cybersecurity 36:19 Faith Reboot 38:29 Hennessy Wake Up Call 45:14 Family Drunk Story 47:57 Born Again Journey 51:41 Rapid Fire Reflections 01:01:54 Gratitude And Closing Guest bio: Family man, born-again Christian. * Instagram: @jujuandmina / https://www.instagram.com/jujuandmina [https://www.instagram.com/jujuandmina] Links/resources: * Kiss of the Dragon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Dragon] (movie) * Zoolander [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoolander] (movie) * Beauty in Black [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_in_Black] (TV show) Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/support] One Thousand Gurus Podcast: Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world. * 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com [https://www.onethousandgurus.com/] * 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus [https://bio.site/onethousandgurus] * 📧 The Weekly Guru newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter] * 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz [https://stan.store/marloyonocruz]

#76: Richard Hardy - Door-to-Door Solar Sales, Mental Discipline of 75 Hard, and the Power of Self-Talk

Door-to-Door Solar Sales, 75 Hard, and the Power of Self-Talk with Richard Hardy Host J.R. Yonocruz interviews Richard Hardy, a door-to-door solar salesperson. Richard recounts moving from New Jersey to Texas doing door-to-door windows/doors and water filtration before COVID halted canvassing, then entering solar and later joining NuSun Power after being recruited. He demonstrates his door pitch, explaining the shift from buying/leasing solar to a utility-style program, typical homeowner objections (lack of interest, aesthetics, roof concerns), and his role setting appointments for advisors who design and close in a two-touch process. The conversation then shifts to mindset and Richard’s 75 Hard discipline regimen, his reset after failing on day 62, added Bible reading, and how disciplined habits and improved self-talk—reinforced by coworkers and the book As a Man Thinketh—changed him. Rapid-fire topics cover success, purpose, recommended books, gratitude, and advice to hear people out. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:55 Back After Cutoff 01:00 Richard Sales Journey 02:27 Door Knock Pitch Demo 08:51 Booking and Objections 11:22 Solar Misconceptions 16:07 75 Hard Explained 17:04 Fail and Reset Lesson 22:26 Mindset and Self Talk 25:47 Rapid Fire Round 36:03 Gratitude and Final Advice 37:21 Where to Connect and Outro Guest bio: Works in door-to-door sales for solar. * Instagram: @rhardy202 / https://www.instagram.com/rhardy202/ [https://www.instagram.com/rhardy202/] * X: @bosshardy202 / https://x.com/bosshardy202 [https://x.com/bosshardy202] Links/resources: * 75 Hard [https://share.google/aimode/RWWhI8OU6olCDUi7k] (Google AI summary) * As A Man Thinketh by James Allen [https://amzn.to/47SBr0y] (audiobook - affiliate link) * The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren [https://marloyonocruz.com/2016/09/20/book-review-the-purpose-driven-life/] (book summary) * Brain Rules by John Medina [https://amzn.to/4c6k2Ef] (audiobook - affiliate link) Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389613/support] One Thousand Gurus Podcast: Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world. * 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com [https://www.onethousandgurus.com/] * 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus [https://bio.site/onethousandgurus] * 📧 The Weekly Guru newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/c97a350b06d6/newsletter] * 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz [https://stan.store/marloyonocruz]