How Gr8 Thou Is

As a Publicist, Mike Doria teaches the masses how to stand out in the crowd on Episode 8: How Gr8 Thou Art.  But, this comes only after he officially declares the Frankly Doria World Waria.  This is a peaceful war in which countries, must compete for his visit.  The one with the most episode downloads wins (Canada should not be so eager).  Mike, coming off a concert blitz, meets up with "Milkshake" singer Kelis to learn that she now wants to some fries with that shake.  It's an interview you'll find only The Frankly Doria Show.  And, Mike -- who swears he wrote that song before she got around to it, pulls his version out of the archives to prove it.  Also, The happiest Mayor on Earth, Oscar Goodman, reveals the secret to a good life and good name and Joe Squellati offers up advice for those who might need a little repair work when it comes to PR and their name.  

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Special Episode: All I Ava Wanted

The full, unedited interview with Porn Star Ava Devine, plus a segment of Who, What, When, Where, Guy!  Thank you Ava for an amazing week and a wonderful interview. 

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The da Frankly Code

Certain he's one of the four horsemen of the Apocolyse, Mike Doria ascends to Heaven to ask God directly in Episode 7: The da Frankly Code.  The 7th podcast episode, deemed lucky in the digital world, forces Mike to explore all things seven.  His unique online empowerment methods come in the form of a Listly list that he created on the social curation Website and embedded on the show's homepage.  From his own life path number (coincidentally is a 7) to songs of the 70's -- even the 7 archangels, Doria connects the divine dots.  Alanis Morissette lends some win-win expertise on one of the 7 habits of hightly effective people and Adult Film Star Ava Devine chats with Doria in an interview you'll only hear on The Frankly Doria Show.  Finally, Mike resurrects his "A-Ha Moment" as he speaks in tongues about spirituality and his lessons learned this past week on this inspiring podcast. 

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Keep Your Composer

I-tunes juggernaut Sean Beeson swoops in at just the right time as Mike Doria is one more encounter with with anyone resembling a human from going crazy this week.  In Episode 6: Keep Your Composer, Sean introduces Mike to his latest relaxation album Songs of Serenity: Relaxation.  Finding that Sean's songs, coupled with counting to 10 repeatedly isn't helping, Mike decides to fly to Tibet to meditate with the Monks.  However, upon misreading the flyer, Mike finds himself in another hairy situation. Listly, oops, lastly...wait, Listly -- Mike discovers a new social curation platform that helps him list out all the ways to relax and he shares with listeners.  Finally, Mike practices beoming a music critic as Sean Beeson offers up an exclusive track for the Frankly Doria Show to share with listeners.  Will Mike's comments go in one ear and out the other or will Beeson listen to Mike's suggestions?

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Medicine Man

It's very aggravating when someone who gives you advice or a new outlook from which to operate turns a complete 180 to it in his or  her own life.  Just before the new year, a person very close to me uttered three words which have become my mantra in 2012.  Keep it Positive.  That's it...three simple words, that when fully understood together and applied,can change your course and direction.  

It wasn't that I'd never thought to take this approach previously, or never tried for that matter.  It was more about hearing those words at the right time from the right person.  Fast forward four months and another visit with this friend.  All that positive energy and encouragement once oozing from him vanished.  All that this medicine man had previously prescribed to me was no longer sitting in his own pillbox.

Concerned and troubled by the situation, I told him he should revert to the person I saw a few months earlier and practice what he preached.  In life, we look up to certain people.  They are the ones who are unrelenting in their care for our well-being and growth.  They are the ones who have the unique ability to really get through to us. They are the ones who when talking, we listen. When they aren't utilizing or applying the same guidance they offer, it's disappointing.  How can they sell us the same advice they ignore?   

My perception of the anonymous friend I'm speaking of hasn't changed.  He's still amazing and will no doubt get back on track.  However, he forced me to rekindle the flame with a concept we need to think about more often.  Actions always speak louder than words.  Those of us who are charged with being a point of light for someone (and most of us are to at least one person) must lead by example.  It may not always be easy, but it must always be conscious in our minds.   Pitching proverb comes with great responsibility.  Without the responsibility, it just becomes rhetoric.  

A Time to Wait!

Just as the song "Turn, Turn, Turn" by The Bryds goes, there is a time for everything!  However, if you are anything like me and cursed with being impatient with all things under Heaven, this song can be hard to digest.  Think about it...we live in a very "now" society.  The touch of few i-phone buttons and we have the internet, an ipod or an instant message.  The advent of Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Youtube and countless other social sites allows us to see, hear and read anything instantaneously.  God forbid that little spinning circle on our phones (the one telling us its updating or searching) takes too long, and we're screaming at a piece of well wired plastic.  What used to be characterized as a virtue is now a source of pain and discomfort in our world.   We simply have to start learning to have more patience...plain and simple.  God, or whoever controls the crazy planet, is probably not going to get on Foursquare to tell us where or with whom he/she has check in.  The universe will intervene only when it and you are ready.  I'll say that again...when it and you are ready.  Have you ever gone through a spurt of impatience only to learn the wait was worth it?  Have you ever felt like your world was crumbling only to find the outcome was not really as bad as you predicted?  In other words, the ticking time bomb you created due to being impatient never really detonated as you had expected.  Our lives are a bit like jigsaw puzzles.  All the pieces have to fall in just the right place in order to come together correctly.  Puzzles, much like our lives, take time to complete.  The next time you become impatient and gravitate toward anger or even temporary insanity, take a deep breath!  As I sit and write this blog, I'm waiting for a few things to fall into place in my life.  Yes, I've been impatient.  However, I have been a little more pensive recently and finally took that deep breath I mentioned up above.  I'm learning there really is a time to every purpose under Heaven...including a time to wait! 

Repeat Performance

The curtain goes up and there you are...in front of the same audience, the same situation or the same set of circumstances in which you'll never receive a standing ovation.  It isn't that you didn't try, it isn't that you didn't practice and it certainly isn't that you didn't care.  To the contrary, you care too much.  In life, we often put ourselves in a spot, all with the best of intentions, only to be disappointed by the outcome.  This can be in the form of friendships, work situations, (insert your example here), etc.  We try so hard to do our best...and we do...only to be left scratching our heads wondering what went wrong.  The definition of insanity is doing something over and over expecting a different outcome, but getting the same one you've always received.  The good news is we are all insane.  The bad news is we are all insane.  To put it another way: if you repeatedly walked into a Pizza Hut trying to order a steak, but kept getting pizza, you'd eventually move on to a restaurant that serves steak...right?  It would make no sense to keep going to the pizza place to get steak.  Yet, in day to day life, we put ourselves in situations in which we are never going to get our desired outcome or "the steak".   Maybe you have a friend that is just impossible but you keep going back to make that friendship work.  Maybe you have a boss that no matter how hard you try, just doesn't see your worth.  Maybe you end up in situation where you know you're going to have a bad time but think this time will be different.  In very few instances like these, little will ever change to meet your level of satisfaction.  Again, you are well intentioned, but you are wasting your time.  Although it is natural to feel disappointed by certain outcomes, especially when you've expended a great deal of energy to make improvements; you are to blame.  Yes, you are to blame.  Stop trying and just move on.  It is extremely difficult to do and painful at times.  Believe me, I learned the hard way!  However, if you keep ending up disappointed, at some point you have to stop allowing that disappointment to happen in the first place.  You have to stop setting yourself up for failure.  When the curtain drops the next time, exit the stage for good!  By leaving the inevitable disappointments behind, you'll find new roads that will allow you to drive forward instead of the circles you once did.  As with anything in life though, just make sure bow out gracefully when you do leave the stage!  I'll see you on the bigger, better and more appreciative stage! :)