The Americana Coast Daily Pep Talk
by Bill Filipiak (Aka Coach Bill) · 257 episodes
HealthFitnessMental
The Americana Coast celebrates life by the ocean, marine life, surfing, mental health and Americana music.
Latest episodes
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How You Practice Is How You Perform
You may be stuck in a blizzard but rest assured there are clearer skies ahead. The ocean never fights the tide—it learns to move with it.In this 60-second pep talk, you'll discover…
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49 sec
Change Is Constant
You may be stuck in a blizzard but rest assured there are clearer skies ahead. The ocean never fights the tide—it learns to move with it. Change is constant and a good thing. It’s…
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Enduring The Heat
When life turns up the heat, finding ways to endure it isn’t always easy. But you have to trust that things will get back to normal if you can just figure out a way to adjust and g…
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Storms And Sunsets
Upon reflecting on images I’ve taken of sunsets here in El Porto, I’ve come to the conclusion that the most extraordinary sunsets are those that happen shortly after a devastating…
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2 min
A Mental El Niño
You may be stuck in a blizzard but rest assured there are clearer skies ahead. The ocean never fights the tide—it learns to move with it.In this 60-second pep talk, you'll discover…
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El Nino’s Coming!
You may be stuck in we all have that big weather pattern looming off the coast of our life. Prepare the best you can but don’t let the worry consume you and inhibit your ability to…
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Surfing in Ocean Puddles
Remember when you were a kid and it would rain. It meant raincoats and jumping in puddles. Then we get older and rain means staying inside to stay dry. The next time a storm enters…
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Is Your Ocean Half Full or Half Empty?
It never ceases to amaze me how much control we have over our perspective. We can focus on negatives or positives. The voices is ours every moment of every day. 🌊 New 1-Minute Pep…
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Diving In
Sometimes to take ownership of our lives we just need to dive in and make it happen. Take control, even if it’s just for five minutes. The ocean never fights the tide—it learns to…
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Are You Living?
Are you truly living? Are you where you want to be?If not, why not? 🌊 New 1-Minute Pep Talks inspired by the ocean and the lessons it teaches us about resilience, growth, courage,…
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Surface VS Depth
The surface of our lives, or the day to day, is full of stresses and things that all need our immediate attention. They are distractions from the big picture or our ultimate object…
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What Motivates You?
You may be stuck in a blizzard but rest assured there are clearer skies ahead. The ocean never fights the tide—it learns to move with it.In this 60-second pep talk, you'll discover…
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Obsessed With Algorithms?
You may be stuck in a blizzard but rest assured there are clearer skies ahead. The ocean what motivates you to do what you do every day? Is it more streams? Beating the algorithms?…
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Big Bend And Blue Mind
What’s happening to our national parks has a direct effect on our mental health. It’s important to recognize the impact nature has on our well being whether it’s oceans, forests, l…
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Do You Make Mistakes?
You may be stuck in a blizzard but rest assured there are clearer skies ahead. The ocean do you make mistakes? If you said no, you’re lying. We all do. It’s how we learn. And you c…
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Establishing Expectations
No ride is what we expect it to be like. Rarely do things go as planned. It’s true surfing in the ocean and it’s true in life. The trick is adjusting our perspective and our expect…
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Comfort Zones
Sometimes to catch a wave that looks promising we have to paddle out past our comfort zone which admittedly can be scary at times. 🌊 New 1-Minute Pep Talks inspired by the ocean an…
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The Perfect Life
If you’re searching for answers on how to have the perfect life, this is not the place. If you’re looking for encouragement from someone who struggles just like you, welcome! You f…
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3 min
4 Categories of Blue Mind
What if you don’t live by the ocean? Can you still achieve blue mind? Yes! It doesn’t matter where you live. The key element is water. 🌊 New 1-Minute Pep Talks inspired by the ocea…
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Blue Mind Science
What is the science behind Blue Mind? Testing reveals that being near or in water releases chemicals that create a sense of happiness in our minds. It also restricts stress hormone…