Episode 41
Slowing Down for What Matters: A One Big Thing Heartfelt Holiday Reflection
Celebrate the holiday season with a heartfelt Christmas special on One Big Thing! In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend and behind-the-scenes producer of the podcast, Hector Lopez, to reflect on the journey of working together and collaborating on the show's first 40 episodes. Together, we dive into the key lessons we’ve learned along the way.
We kick things off by discussing the importance of appreciating relationships and honoring the people we cherish—not just during the holidays but every day. Reflecting on the fleeting nature of life, we share insights from past guests, whose stories consistently highlight the desire to slow down and savor the journey.
We also tackle the challenges of forgiveness and the need to address unresolved issues, inspired by a powerful video that shifted my perspective on the limited time we have with loved ones.
With a mix of humor and vulnerability, this episode is a reminder to cherish every moment, foster meaningful connections, and be fully present with the people who matter most.
Tune in for a conversation that resonates far beyond the holiday season, offering inspiration for a more intentional and connected life.
Takeaways:
- The people we look up to or idolize the most are human beings, just like us. They have insecurities and struggle with things like depression and anxiety
- Money does not buy you happiness.
- Collectively, my guests wish they would've enjoyed the journey more
- Success does not equal fulfillment - we can get to the top and feel lonelier than we've ever felt
- We don't want to carry our grudges or unhad conversations to the grave - say you're sorry and ask forgiveness
- Find a way, every day, to find the good - no matter how hard it is, find the good!
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Transcript
Welcome to the One Big Thing podcast, where inspiration beats transformation.
Steve Campbell:Well, hey, Merry Christmas.
Steve Campbell:Welcome to the One Big Thing podcast.
Steve Campbell:I'm your host, Steve Campbell.
Steve Campbell:You guys are in for a treat today if you are listening on Christmas Day.
Steve Campbell:God bless you for taking these 35 minutes to listen to this today.
Steve Campbell:If you're making cookies around the house or you just unwrap gifts, but I also know that this is evergreen content.
Steve Campbell:So you might be hearing this episode sometime into the new year or some point in your journey where you just discovered the One Big Thing.
Steve Campbell:Wherever you're coming from today, I appreciate you being my guest.
Steve Campbell:This is gonna be a little bit of a different episode today.
Steve Campbell:Usually I have super famous people on that.
Steve Campbell:I get to tell their story and find out what their One Big thing is.
Steve Campbell:But you are going to hear from a brother of mine who's near and dear to my heart that always doesn't get to be on screen.
Steve Campbell:And Hector Lopez, we're gonna talk about life.
Steve Campbell:We're gonna talk about life as dads, but we're also gonna talk about something that I don't think we always bring to the surface in that we all have so much time on this earth and there are people that God has placed into our life that we need to learn how to make the most of those relationships.
Steve Campbell:No matter if it's been hard, no matter if there's unforgiveness, we're going to get into some of that today because life is always worth it.
Steve Campbell:So I hope you enjoy this episode of the One Big Thing.
Steve Campbell:I think on this holiday season to wish all of you a merry Christmas.
Steve Campbell:This is a special one and I hope you'll come back for more episodes from here on out.
Steve Campbell:Well, welcome back to the One Big Thing podcast.
Steve Campbell:This is a very special episode today.
Steve Campbell:Merry Christmas to all of you.
Steve Campbell:When we set our calendar and we go out and record, we never know when episodes are going to fall.
Steve Campbell:And we thought, you know what, should I delay not sending an episode out on Christmas?
Steve Campbell:Or you know what, let's do it a little bit different.
Steve Campbell:So if you're joining me today, this episode is going to be fun for me because I actually have joining me in the studio.
Steve Campbell:Hector Lopez, if you're new to the One Big Thing, this is an interview style show where typically I interview people from all walks of life.
Steve Campbell:These have been NFL alumni, I've had musicians on, I've had politicians.
Steve Campbell:And they all share their One Big Thing that can hopefully inspire and encourage you to move the ball forward in your life and with this being the Christmas being a holiday Hector has.
Steve Campbell:I want to give a little bit of background as to why Hector's on this episode today.
Steve Campbell:Hector is a part of the media team that helps me produce a lot of these episodes, as well as Ditch the Suits podcast, which I'm a co host of.
Steve Campbell:He's usually behind the scenes editing the videos, helping bring the audio to life.
Steve Campbell:But he's also been a dear friend and brother of mine for several, several years.
Steve Campbell:We have done life together, we worked together as colleagues, but before this, we've also been on the mission field in together, you know, helping love on people across, you know, this world.
Steve Campbell:I was also a part of his wedding day with him.
Steve Campbell:And so we've been kindred spirits, we've been spiritual brothers.
Steve Campbell:And when we said, what can we do for this Christmas episode?
Steve Campbell:We thought, let's do it together.
Steve Campbell:And this one's unique because if you're watching on YouTube at NQR Media, I'm actually in the same room with a guest for the first time other than my wife Stephanie, which was episode number one, which you gotta go check out.
Steve Campbell:This is my first in studio episode with somebody.
Steve Campbell:So, Hector, welcome to the one big thing and why don't you tell people kind of your vision behind this unique episode today?
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Hector Lopez:Well, first off, thanks, Steve.
Hector Lopez:This has been, it's been a long time coming.
Hector Lopez:I've been on the other side of the camera for a while and just watching Steve start and just flourish through this podcast.
Hector Lopez:It's been so awesome to see all the guests that he's had on and edit the videos and really just kind of push him further too.
Hector Lopez:So this episode is going to be really fun.
Hector Lopez:First off, this is a little bit of a behind the scenes episode, if you will.
Hector Lopez:We're going to talk about some of the things that the podcast is basically centered around.
Hector Lopez:Some of the ideas that we've had from the beginning, some of the ideas that we had when Steve made his little transformation and tried to edit and kind of push it forward even better.
Hector Lopez:We're going to talk about some other stuff as to like why Steve's even having these conversations, what are some hard conversations that we need to have and things that he's having.
Hector Lopez:Conversations that him and I are having about the podcast, but also just about life as well.
Hector Lopez:He might not have said it, I don't remember.
Hector Lopez:But, you know, I'm a new dad, I'm a husband, so we have a lot in common in that front.
Hector Lopez:And yeah, this is going to be awesome.
Hector Lopez:I'M really excited.
Steve Campbell:Well, you know, it's good because for us setting up this in studio today, it took us an hour and a half.
Steve Campbell:We got our buddy Messiah in the studio with us today trying to set up these cameras, trying to set up these angles.
Steve Campbell:So we knew, we knew the Lord's working today.
Steve Campbell:But, Hector, I wanted to start off with you because we were talking a lot about the journey that we've had through the One Big Thing.
Steve Campbell:You know, when you launch a podcast, there are blueprints as to, like, how to make a successful podcast, but to really make it your own as a content creator.
Steve Campbell:You've been involved since the beginning with me.
Steve Campbell:Hector actually designed the COVID art for the One Big Thing.
Steve Campbell:So he's really tried to bring the brand and my, my role as a dad, as a husband to life, to reach people.
Steve Campbell:And it's been about a year and a half now.
Steve Campbell:We've had over 40 episodes.
Steve Campbell:You know, recently we kind of reimagined the One Big Thing and Messiah was a part of that with us, where, you know, for the first 34, 35 episodes, it was an hour long.
Steve Campbell:I mean, these were some deep rooted, emotional conversations about life, about depression, about overcoming, about fitness, about health.
Steve Campbell:And I thought about you as a user, as a listener of this show, like, how can I make the most of your time if you're in the car driving around or you're in your kitchen doing dishes?
Steve Campbell:And we decided together, what if we took it to a 30 minute show?
Steve Campbell:What if we reversed the entire concept and just at the beginning talked about what is each person's One Big thing?
Steve Campbell:And then broke it down.
Steve Campbell:And so Hector has been a part of this journey with me as well as my wife Stephanie.
Steve Campbell:When I record an episode and I get done, they're usually my first texts that come through like, hey, how did it go?
Steve Campbell:How was the experience?
Steve Campbell:And I get to share with them.
Steve Campbell:And so obviously Hector gets to edit all of these episodes and listen.
Steve Campbell:And he's the one who's like, man, I loved when you said this in that particular part of the episode.
Steve Campbell:And that's how we create these reels and these shorts to get people interested.
Steve Campbell:But, you know, I think today we wanted to talk about, you know, what the experience has been like, you know, talking about thinking how difficult actually having a podcast is.
Steve Campbell:It took us an hour and a half to set up today.
Steve Campbell:And so just part of that journey.
Steve Campbell:So I wanted to turn it over to you because I know you had some initial questions to kind of get us started.
Steve Campbell:For today?
Hector Lopez:Yeah, yeah, for sure.
Hector Lopez:And also as well, I want to.
Hector Lopez:I just want to guide this conversation with just some questions that, as I put myself in a listener's perspective, like, you guys listening today, what are some things you might ask Steve on his journey through the podcast?
Hector Lopez:So that's kind of where I'm headed.
Hector Lopez:That's kind of where my mindset's at.
Hector Lopez:I'm not sitting here giving you one big thing, but I'm trying to kind of pull a little bit out of that from Steve.
Hector Lopez:So with doing this, Steve, over the course of this year and a half, almost two years, what is the one thing that has shocked you the most about your guests, specifically?
Steve Campbell:Yeah, well, and I think it kind of helps leading into that question that, you know, because you've been a dear friend of mine for a long time is that for almost, you know, a decade I've had on Facebook and social media, I've always been an encourager.
Steve Campbell:And so it's been really cool with me that sometimes you send things out on social media and you don't know who it's going to encourage.
Steve Campbell:But then I have, you know, random guy I went to high school with or somebody from my past that reaches out to me and is like, dude, how did you know I needed to hear that?
Steve Campbell:And so the vision for the One big thing was like, how could I always stay reachable to listeners?
Steve Campbell:I didn't.
Steve Campbell:You know, part of my job is going out and finding these influential people.
Steve Campbell:And even I get a kick out of when they actually respond to me.
Steve Campbell:Like, holy crap, they actually got back to me.
Steve Campbell:What if I could recreate that feeling for anybody tuning into the show where when you reach out to me, you're going to get a real time response.
Steve Campbell:And when you have things that are important or that you value or you want somebody to talk about that, you know, I'm here to listen.
Steve Campbell:And so every sign off of the show has been, hey, guys, if there's things that are near and dear to your heart that you want to hear about or particular people you want to hear from, message me and let me know.
Steve Campbell:And so as you and I were talking about this conversation, it's like, to all of you that tune in, I appreciate you more than you know, but I also want you to know I'm just one text message or one email away from getting in contact with me.
Steve Campbell:And so with that, I've been blessed to be in front of people.
Steve Campbell:I would have never, ever.
Steve Campbell:I mean, obviously it's virtual, but that you would have never convinced me a decade ago I'd ever have the opportunity to actually connect with on screen and have an interview with.
Steve Campbell:And what's wild for me is I gotta let my emotions go.
Steve Campbell:You know, you reach out to a famous person, an athlete and musician, and they come back and say, steve, I'd love to be on your show.
Steve Campbell:That's like, step one.
Steve Campbell:That's like, okay, we're in.
Steve Campbell:And then it's part of, like, scheduling them and getting on their calendar because they live busy lives.
Steve Campbell:And you do that.
Steve Campbell:And then even once you've confirmed the date and time of a recording, it's this anticipation of me signing into the studio.
Steve Campbell:And Hector always does the sound check with my guests, you know, so him and I are together, and you just kind of wait.
Steve Campbell:Because the way that our recording studio works is it lets you know when somebody enters the studio to record.
Steve Campbell:And sometimes you get these very influential people, and you hope that it works out.
Steve Campbell:And then you and I are sitting in the recording studio, and it says, glenn Jacobs, who was Kane in the wwe, or.
Steve Campbell:Or Stephen Day, who's a huge Nashville recording audience artist, is in the waiting room, and you just, like, have to take a deep breath, and you're like, be cool, be cool, be cool, be cool.
Steve Campbell:And you let them into the room, and it's just like, hey, Stephen, so good to see you.
Steve Campbell:And it's just like, off you go.
Steve Campbell:And so to your point about, like, what have I learned?
Steve Campbell:Even though I come in anxious or, like, don't screw this up or, like, honor their time, there's something that happens, like, halfway through every episode that's kind of magical, and that as I listen to them, I realize, like, these people are human beings just like me.
Steve Campbell:And even though I might hold them out, you know, into a high pedestal or really appreciate their music or their athletic career or, you know, the movies they were in, there comes a point where I'm like, oh, my gosh, man, these people are just like me.
Steve Campbell:Like, they have their own insecurities.
Steve Campbell:They have things they deal with.
Steve Campbell:They have negative mindsets that it's like you would assume having money, having all the followers, producing the hit songs, it's like, not that they don't have a care in the world, but I don't think you and I maybe always understand that these people, these politicians are human beings just like you and I.
Steve Campbell:And so you start off being a fan, and through the conversation, you become a friend.
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:Where it's like, that's crazy to me that I didn't know that you, famous person struggled with that, I feel more connected to you.
Steve Campbell:And so then it's my job to, like, how do I get that same experience to jump off the page of the video or into your headphones where you have a moment as a listener where you're like, okay, I'm not alone.
Steve Campbell:The things that I thought were holding me back that I'm depressed about or that, like, do I really belong?
Steve Campbell:Am I good enough at this?
Steve Campbell:Like, am I a good dad?
Steve Campbell:Am I a good mom?
Steve Campbell:Am I doing what I should be doing?
Steve Campbell:When you have a super famous person who's like, when I get done doing a rock concert, I go back to my tour bus and I'm like, am I even any good at this?
Steve Campbell:My hope is that all of a sudden, you feel not alone anymore.
Steve Campbell:And so that's been part of the coolest journey for me and just trying to honor that with these guests.
Steve Campbell:Like, how do I also get them to talk about things that they don't always get to talk about?
Steve Campbell:Right.
Steve Campbell:Because it's super easy to have somebody on for the thing they're known for and be like, talk to me about music or talk to me about the wwe.
Steve Campbell:But it's when they're like, yeah, when I have that mask on or when I record that song, like, I don't always know if it's good.
Steve Campbell:It's like, great.
Steve Campbell:I want to talk about that.
Steve Campbell:Because that's the mindset that I think all of us in our late 20s, 30s, and 40s may be struggling with.
Steve Campbell:No matter how successful you are, which is just, am I any good at this?
Steve Campbell:And, like, does anybody care about what I'm making?
Hector Lopez:Yeah, that's a.
Hector Lopez:That's a really cool perspective that you have.
Hector Lopez:I noticed with a couple of the episodes that you've put together that after the episode was completed, some of your guests had messaged you or in conversation, post recording, they mentioned like, oh, man, I didn't.
Hector Lopez:That was really cool.
Hector Lopez:I didn't think we were going to go that way.
Hector Lopez:I think I can list a couple of them, but I just think that's one of the coolest things about you, is you kind of pull out of people.
Hector Lopez:What you just said something that they didn't even know they had in them, and they really appreciate that.
Hector Lopez:They really appreciate a voice that is a little bit different than what they're known for.
Hector Lopez:But with that, how have you been able to critique yourself and take criticism on this podcasting thing?
Hector Lopez:Right.
Hector Lopez:This is new to you.
Hector Lopez:You're a really Great speaker.
Hector Lopez:You've always been a good speaker.
Hector Lopez:But being vulnerable enough to record episodes, have people listen, say, this is what you did well.
Hector Lopez:This is what you did not do well.
Hector Lopez:How have you been able to take that?
Hector Lopez:Because you have made changes, and you have humbled yourself enough to do that.
Hector Lopez:But what is that like?
Steve Campbell:Well, I think if you make anything, whether it's music, whether it's a podcast, whether it's a widget, I think it's being really honest in when you record something.
Steve Campbell:In my world, like, would I even want to listen to this?
Steve Campbell:Like, I think it's really great that these people are on this show and they're famous.
Steve Campbell:And it's like, maybe that's what drew you in.
Steve Campbell:And maybe you come in as a fan.
Steve Campbell:But soon you start to realize, like, wow, there's a side to this person I never knew.
Steve Campbell:I have anxiety, and this person has anxiety.
Steve Campbell:Like, that's cool to know.
Steve Campbell:That might make you a greater fan.
Steve Campbell:Because now when you hear certain songs and lyrics, you're like, oh, that's what they're singing about.
Steve Campbell:Like, where do I belong in this world?
Steve Campbell:Or the star quarterback who was drafted in the first round who was like, I hated seeing my face on the billboard in Minnesota.
Steve Campbell:You're like, but isn't that, like, what we all want when you don't have it?
Steve Campbell:Like, I would die for people to know me, you know?
Steve Campbell:And then this idea of being known with these guests, it's like, not that they don't want to be known, but sometimes it's too much that they.
Steve Campbell:That they miss the privacy of their life.
Steve Campbell:And so I think when you're in a season of, like, does anybody see me?
Steve Campbell:Does anybody care?
Steve Campbell:You strive for the thing you've never had.
Steve Campbell:And what's neat with these guests is, like, they have what many of us desire to have, and they don't want it.
Steve Campbell:And then you're just like, why is the human experience like that?
Steve Campbell:So when I listen to shows, it's not just, I want you to come on and hear from the NFL player about their stats in their career or the musician about their hit songs.
Steve Campbell:I want to talk about, like, the behind the scenes.
Steve Campbell:Like, did you know that was going to be a hit?
Steve Campbell:Did you know that character you were portraying was going to take off?
Steve Campbell:And when they're like, no.
Steve Campbell:Like, I actually had to, like, convince myself, like, do it anyway.
Steve Campbell:And so, like, that's what I say to myself as a dad and as a husband, like, do it anyway.
Steve Campbell:It's hard, you know?
Steve Campbell:And I think for all of us, we're.
Steve Campbell:We're.
Steve Campbell:We really are trying to figure out, am I doing what I should be doing in life?
Steve Campbell:And, like, how do you know?
Steve Campbell:So to have a show and, like, I just had this conversation with my wife the other day.
Steve Campbell:The One Big Thing is not a murder mystery podcast.
Steve Campbell:It's not a.
Steve Campbell:Is Bigfoot real?
Steve Campbell:It's not shock and awe.
Steve Campbell:It's humans in.
Steve Campbell:There may be a much smaller niche of people that follow the One Big Thing, but If it's only 10 people and those 10 people get one thing that inspires them or gets them out of depression, then I'm doing what I set out to do.
Steve Campbell:But in that comes a strong evaluation of, like, did I even like that episode?
Steve Campbell:How could I have been better?
Steve Campbell:How could I have asked that question different?
Steve Campbell:And so, you know, one of the hard parts for me, and this is the honest part of me, I don't like getting feedback all the time.
Steve Campbell:You know, especially when you're a content creator, you don't want your wife or your good buddy to be like, hey, like, I feel like you could have look at the camera more or, like, get away from your mic or, like, why did.
Steve Campbell:Why was that question?
Steve Campbell:Why did it take you two minutes to ask a question that you're just like, dude, like, you're not doing it.
Steve Campbell:And there's.
Steve Campbell:There's a part of your pride that wants to let that sit in.
Steve Campbell:But then I have to step back and be like, you know what?
Steve Campbell:There are people in my life that really do want me to become the best version of myself.
Steve Campbell:How do I take what they're saying and remove.
Steve Campbell:Like, they're not attacking me.
Steve Campbell:They're thinking about you as the listener.
Steve Campbell:Right?
Steve Campbell:And so I think there's part of.
Steve Campbell:You're always going to need people that have your back, like, truly have your back, that want to make sure you're being the best dad, the best husband, the best wife.
Steve Campbell:But then there's going to be fans that just, dude, it's been two.
Steve Campbell:It's been two years of recording content.
Steve Campbell:I've had people on YouTube that have been like, why does his face always get red?
Steve Campbell:Why does his hair look like that?
Steve Campbell:This guy's an idiot.
Steve Campbell:And you, like, read that stuff and you're like, I'm trying to help people.
Steve Campbell:My face gets red because, like, I care and I'm passionate.
Steve Campbell:I've always had that since I was a kid.
Steve Campbell:But, like, if you're not strong enough, there will always be critical people in your season.
Steve Campbell:And on your journey.
Steve Campbell:And I think it's just learning to always remember that one person that even if I release an episode and it didn't take off the way I wanted it to, it's when the guy I haven't spoken to in 20 years is like, I've been really stuck in depression for a long time, and your episode really helped me.
Steve Campbell:Or like, as you and I were talking about the episode with Netter Gorman, life After Sugar, I was addicted to sugar, and I listened to your episode.
Steve Campbell:Now I've been a year and a half clean of sugar.
Steve Campbell:It's like, that's what it's all about.
Steve Campbell:So am I making the kind of content that is digestible that someone could listen to a half hour at a time and take one thing, one small idea that could help them?
Hector Lopez:Yeah, the one small idea from the one big thing.
Steve Campbell:I know.
Steve Campbell:Isn't that crazy?
Hector Lopez:I love that you've mentioned your kids many times on these episodes.
Hector Lopez:And I have to.
Hector Lopez:We didn't really talk about this too much.
Hector Lopez:But I have to ask you, like, what do they think?
Hector Lopez:How.
Hector Lopez:How is.
Hector Lopez:How is Steve at home?
Hector Lopez:How is he?
Hector Lopez:Like, what's.
Hector Lopez:What's that like, what do you, what do your kids think of you as a podcast?
Hector Lopez:Do they see you as a podcaster?
Hector Lopez:Have they listened to your episodes?
Hector Lopez:Is it like the coolest thing ever?
Hector Lopez:Like, tell us, tell the listeners a little bit about, like, your relationship with the kids in this podcast.
Steve Campbell:Yeah, I think my kids think I'm really famous.
Steve Campbell:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:And it's funny to me because, like, my girls.
Steve Campbell:So if you guys don't know, I got four kids.
Steve Campbell:My.
Steve Campbell:My oldest son is eight, turning nine.
Steve Campbell:My second son is seven.
Steve Campbell:And I have twin identical girls that are four.
Steve Campbell:And I'll catch them carrying around a comb in their hand, you know, like a mic, and they'll be like, welcome to the one big thing.
Hector Lopez:That's awesome.
Steve Campbell:And, like, it's fun for me.
Steve Campbell:Or they'll put my.
Steve Campbell:My face on this big screen TV through Spotify.
Steve Campbell:And, you know, it's not just them.
Steve Campbell:It's my neighborhood kids.
Steve Campbell:I get text messages from my neighbors.
Steve Campbell:Like, we're all around the TV watching this tonight.
Hector Lopez:That's awesome.
Steve Campbell:So, like, it's very easy for me to be like, lord, I want to reach more people.
Steve Campbell:Like, I want this to take off.
Steve Campbell:And sometimes I have to stop myself and be like, if all it is is for that family across the street that, like, Rick Yarish's veteran episode touched their soul, you did it.
Steve Campbell:And if my kids are like, welcome to the One Big Thing.
Steve Campbell:And to me, it's funny.
Steve Campbell:And, like, sometimes I'll put them to bed at night, and I'll be like, well, on another edition of the One Big Thing episode, and I'll interview my kids, and I'm like, what's your One Big Thing?
Steve Campbell:And, you know, my kids are kids.
Steve Campbell:They'll say anything ridiculous.
Steve Campbell:But to me, it's inspiring to them.
Steve Campbell:And one of the coolest moments is my buddy Jeff Kavanaugh that came on.
Steve Campbell:He's a huge reporter for the Dallas Cowboys.
Steve Campbell:He and I recorded an episode on mental health and anxiety and ADHD and his life and.
Steve Campbell:Same thing.
Steve Campbell:One of those episodes where when we got done, he was like, I don't get to talk about this.
Steve Campbell:Thank you.
Steve Campbell:And I was like, yeah, man.
Steve Campbell:Like, you're going to help a lot of people.
Steve Campbell:The next day, I'm in my car, and Jeff was going live on Instagram, and he's got a huge following down in Dallas.
Steve Campbell:And I signed on.
Steve Campbell:And so when you're on Instagram, it shows.
Steve Campbell:Like, Steve Campbell's entered the chat, and I just put, love you, buddy.
Steve Campbell:And he stopped his video and goes, you know what Steve Campbell just wrote?
Steve Campbell:And I was just on his podcast, that dude's changing people's lives.
Steve Campbell:And my kids heard it in the car, and they were like, dad, is that you?
Steve Campbell:And I was like, that's dad.
Hector Lopez:That's awesome, man.
Steve Campbell:You know, and it's like, one small thing.
Steve Campbell:It's not going across the airwaves of America, but for me, it's those little, like, moments that make me, between my kids, these neighbors, and whatever, be like, we're doing it.
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:I don't know what it is.
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:But something's happening.
Hector Lopez:Yeah, that's so cool.
Hector Lopez:I mean, just to even know that your kids see you as even more of a hero than what you already are.
Hector Lopez:They're seeing you chase your dreams and not really even know, like, what it entails or what the repercussions are or, like, you know, if you had 7 million followers, they don't know.
Hector Lopez:They don't care.
Hector Lopez:It's.
Hector Lopez:It's just they want to see dad do what he loves to do.
Hector Lopez:And I think that's one of the most, you know, awesome things about you is.
Hector Lopez:And I'm glad you could share that with your listeners to that.
Hector Lopez:To them, to see, like, man, like, this dude cares.
Hector Lopez:His kid cares.
Hector Lopez:He's all about it.
Hector Lopez:He's giving back to his family, and I think that's freaking amazing.
Hector Lopez:That's the.
Hector Lopez:You've won, like you said, like that.
Steve Campbell:That's.
Hector Lopez:You've already won there.
Steve Campbell:Well, and I think it's really important, too.
Steve Campbell:And part of the evaluation that you were asking me about, it's very easy in a season of life when you're dad with kids, and kids are so a part of your life.
Steve Campbell:Every conversation with guests about kids.
Steve Campbell:And I try to be very thoughtful that there are listeners that don't have children.
Hector Lopez:For sure.
Steve Campbell:There are listeners that are in a different season of life than I am.
Steve Campbell:And I just want to make sure that I'm not defaulting to what I know and what I'm experiencing, that every time I speak, it's kind of the same thing that I say about, like, being a parent is hard.
Steve Campbell:So it's like, oh, I'm hearing from Glenn Jacobs or this famous person.
Steve Campbell:But then when Steve speaks, he just talks about how hard being a parent is.
Steve Campbell:So part of my awareness is also just like, yes, that is a part of my life right now.
Steve Campbell:You know, I am a parent.
Steve Campbell:Things are hard.
Steve Campbell:How do I keep the conversation on where the conversation needs to be so that if somebody's experiencing the one big thing for the first time, it's not defaulting to the hard thing in my life.
Steve Campbell:And I think we're all guilty of that.
Steve Campbell:When you get together with another friend, it's like, dude, how's life?
Steve Campbell:You default to the thing that's really hard for you.
Hector Lopez:It's on your mind.
Steve Campbell:So just trying to, like, honor the listener with these shows and be like, talk about other stuff because they may be single or without kids or going through something.
Steve Campbell:So, like, that's a big part of it.
Steve Campbell:Yeah.
Hector Lopez:Odd that you say that.
Hector Lopez:Very odd.
Hector Lopez:Because my next question is, is going to be basically saying what's on your heart right now.
Hector Lopez:Right.
Hector Lopez:You don't get to do what you just said.
Hector Lopez:Sometimes you can infuse the hard things that you're going through into some of these episodes, and it could sound like Steve's going through the same thing, or you're having these hard conversations often, and people have kind of heard that already.
Hector Lopez:But I want to give you the space right now to kind of talk about what's something that is hard right now for you just to talk about, because you're at the mercy of what your guests want you to talk about.
Hector Lopez:Right?
Hector Lopez:You're at the mercy of Glenn Jacobs or any, you know, net of Gorman talking about Sugar.
Hector Lopez:You can't really bring anything up.
Hector Lopez:So right now, what's on Your heart that you've.
Hector Lopez:You and I have been kind of talking about recently.
Steve Campbell:Well, and it's funny, too.
Steve Campbell:You guys may not realize this.
Steve Campbell:Like, when you.
Steve Campbell:When you schedule a guest to be on, like, I always send them an outline.
Steve Campbell:It's like, hey, we got 30 minutes.
Steve Campbell:Let's crush it.
Steve Campbell:Here's generally how the show goes in.
Steve Campbell:A number of times I've gotten live with a guest, and I'm like, so before we record, before you guys hear anything, it's like, get a chance to review the thing.
Steve Campbell:And they're like, no.
Steve Campbell:And I'm like, crap, this person's really famous.
Steve Campbell:I don't want to say, like, let's reschedule.
Steve Campbell:So you're like, do you even know what the show's about?
Steve Campbell:And they're like, no.
Steve Campbell:So I even have to, as the host, make it about the One Big Thing, even though they're not prepared.
Steve Campbell:And so it's like active listening as they're talking.
Steve Campbell:And there was one episode that, like, you and I laugh with Phil Fulmer that I do not know what he said the entire episode.
Steve Campbell:Because my Internet offering at my house with the way our podcast recording works is it will always stream 4k afterwards.
Steve Campbell:And so when I literally say, like, I had this famous hall of Fame college football coach that coach Peyton Manning on.
Steve Campbell:He's a hometown legend in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the show, it took us three times to finally get on our calendars together.
Steve Campbell:I say, welcome to the One Big Thing, Phil Fulmer.
Steve Campbell:Phil, tell us about yourself.
Steve Campbell:For 40 minutes, his Internet buffered.
Steve Campbell:And I have no idea what he said except for every 15th word.
Steve Campbell:And I'm sitting there and I'm like, lord, you're gonna have to help me.
Steve Campbell:And when we got done, you sent me the episode.
Steve Campbell:I was like, oh, it's actually pretty good, because I heard the words I needed to hear, which was crazy to me.
Steve Campbell:But, like, these are experiences that nobody hears.
Steve Campbell:And as a host, like, I don't want to get in the way, but of the things that you and I have been thinking about, and I don't know if this is going to resonate with any of you guys.
Steve Campbell:This episode is obviously coming out Christmas.
Steve Campbell:I got my Christmas swag on today.
Steve Campbell:It's the holidays.
Steve Campbell:I think this time of year, always.
Steve Campbell:I think for me, I'm a very reflective person.
Steve Campbell:So I always think about the bigger.
Steve Campbell:The bigger picture.
Steve Campbell:And you and I were talking about that, like, one of the things that's really been on my heart is how do I honor people better and I don't know that everybody thinks about that, but that's transformed into like, all right, how do I honor the guests?
Steve Campbell:How do I honor the listeners?
Steve Campbell:How do I honor my colleagues or family members even when it's not deserved?
Steve Campbell:Or like, I understand that life is so short and that's made me actually think a lot about, and I don't mean this in a morbid way whatsoever.
Steve Campbell:And you.
Steve Campbell:And I kind of touched on it, thought about death a lot and not death.
Steve Campbell:And like, I'm anxious, driving over bridges and like, what if my life ends today?
Steve Campbell:But just at this stage in my life, having kids, being married, thinking about my parents that are still with me, like, there's going to come a time where they're not going to be here.
Steve Campbell:There's going to come a time where I'm not going to be here.
Steve Campbell:And I've just found myself like, thinking about, like, man, am I, am I really the man that I want to be for my kids and my wife?
Steve Campbell:Like, I'm doing stuff like this, this is amazing.
Steve Campbell:But when that's not on, am I present with my kids?
Steve Campbell:Like, yeah, they know I do a podcast, but would they be like, my dad taught me life, you know, And I, and I just.
Steve Campbell:The day we're recording this, this will come out on Christmas, staying at my in laws or my parents for the holidays.
Steve Campbell:And I heard a guy talk about on another podcast that I live out of state now, so I come up once a year and he said that if your parents are still alive, you can't ever project how long they're going to live.
Steve Campbell:But let's say it's 15 years.
Steve Campbell:If you go back home or back to wherever one time per year you, if you're lucky, have 15 more times with your parents.
Steve Campbell:And I don't know what it was about putting it in that context, because it's real.
Steve Campbell:I FaceTime my parents.
Steve Campbell:I see them virtually, but I probably see them in person one to two times if that per year.
Steve Campbell:It just really hit me like, man, I'm.
Steve Campbell:I'm probably going to have 15 more times with my dad.
Steve Campbell:And I don't know, this morning I was sitting with him and I told him that.
Steve Campbell:And I think it's so easy to look at the limitations of people or the things they don't do or the disappointments and set up boundaries and keep people at arm's way, especially family members.
Steve Campbell:And I think through doing all these interviews with all these people, one resounding like, message is, I just wish I appreciated it more I wish I appreciated my career more.
Steve Campbell:I wish I appreciated the people more.
Steve Campbell:And so it's like, man, when you hear that stuff, it's like, what am I doing with that?
Steve Campbell:And so the one thing that's been, like, really on my heart recently is, like, how am I appreciating Hector in my life and not just taking you for granted, that I see you every day, and how does that get me to slow down?
Steve Campbell:But I think more so as you and I were talking about, like, our parents, like, how do we enjoy them?
Steve Campbell:How do we, like, love on them, and how do we.
Steve Campbell:Even with any things that have gone wrong or didn't go the way we thought they were going to go, or disappointments, because you can be disappointed with your parents, you know, and then you're trying to forge your own life with your kids.
Steve Campbell:But just, like, how.
Steve Campbell:How do I understand that death comes for all of us and that life is so short, we're going to blink, and we're all going to be older?
Steve Campbell:How do you.
Steve Campbell:Not just in this holiday Christmas spirit, but throughout time, like, how do you really appreciate people?
Steve Campbell:And that all culminated because I've been thinking a lot recently about my grandmother that passed three years ago, and I don't know what it is about this time of year, but I've just told my wife, Stephanie.
Steve Campbell:I'm like, man, I really miss Grandma, and I just wish I had more time with her.
Steve Campbell:So, like, then how do I make the most of the time with the people that I do have?
Steve Campbell:Because life is so fleeting.
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Hector Lopez:You almost want to say, lord, thank you for giving me this mindset right now.
Steve Campbell:Yeah.
Hector Lopez:Allowing me to realize the 15 times that I have left with my dad in your example, and say, you know what?
Hector Lopez:I'm going to be the most intentional I can be with every single person I have so that when they do pass, you could say, I did well.
Hector Lopez:I did a good job.
Hector Lopez:Yeah, I did a good job of making the most of my time.
Hector Lopez:And that.
Hector Lopez:That's one of the things that I have in my heart as well, is when someone.
Hector Lopez:When someone passes away, I don't want to have any regrets for things I didn't say, for conversations that we didn't have and moments that we didn't have together.
Hector Lopez:I want to be able to be like, I want it to be all good.
Hector Lopez:I want it to be all amazing memories.
Hector Lopez:And I want in the back of my mind to be able to say, I tried my best with that relationship.
Hector Lopez:And we're having these conversations.
Hector Lopez:So I hope the Listener.
Hector Lopez:If you have anybody that's close, anybody that's older, anybody that you don't see often, please call them up, go visit them.
Hector Lopez:Take the time to really invest into them because that is very important.
Steve Campbell:Well, and I would even just say that had to somebody listening.
Steve Campbell:And it's in my own life, if there are people that you know, there needs to be some forgiveness.
Hector Lopez:Oh yeah.
Steve Campbell:And don't let things go to the grave without saying what, like, if we really are honest with each other, the things that probably like, frustrate us about another person, a miscommunication, a missed expectation, something wasn't done the way we thought we're going to be done.
Steve Campbell:Like, is it really worth Carrying a 25 year grudge?
Steve Campbell:That's not spoken.
Steve Campbell:But it's your heart condition that when you engage with that person, you're like, but they hurt me.
Steve Campbell:That might be true, but let's acknowledge it and let's understand that we only got so much time and like, how hard is it to really seek restoration and to really be honest, be like, dad, like, this hurt me when you said this a few years ago, but I don't want to carry that anymore.
Steve Campbell:I'm sorry too, in understanding that you play a role in these things.
Steve Campbell:Like, I'm sorry that I have not been fully present.
Steve Campbell:I'm sorry that I don't bring my kids around as much.
Steve Campbell:I'm sorry that, like, I don't spend time with you the way that I should in, in whatever time we have left.
Steve Campbell:Like, I just want to say best years of our life so that when you're no longer here or if, when your spouse.
Steve Campbell:I've talked with this a lot about Steph lately.
Steve Campbell:Like, I don't know, like any parent can resonate with this.
Steve Campbell:Hector, I know you got a new baby.
Steve Campbell:When you have a kid or kids, like movies hit harder that you've like, watched in a way.
Steve Campbell:And if this like, resonates with you, please drop a comment in the chat box.
Steve Campbell:Like Home Alone, I cry at the end of Home Alone when the music plays.
Steve Campbell:Cried.
Steve Campbell:I bawled my eyes out during cocoa.
Steve Campbell:Like movies, when you have kids, I don't know that life just takes on a different perspective.
Hector Lopez:Why Home Alone?
Steve Campbell:When the music starts playing, the old man sees his, like, kids.
Steve Campbell:You know, if you remember in Home Alone Christmas Time, go watch it today.
Steve Campbell:The old man is the creepy guy across the street with a shovel.
Steve Campbell:And at the end of the movie you realize, like, he's a really good man.
Steve Campbell:And at the end of the movie, his Kids come back home because Kevin tells him, and he calls him and says sorry.
Steve Campbell:And it's like, parts of movies now.
Steve Campbell:Scores of songs and movies.
Steve Campbell:Dude, if you turn around on the couch with my family, I'm balling.
Steve Campbell:And it's just because, like, I think it's just this, like, appreciation for life, you know?
Steve Campbell:And it's just, like, things impact me in a different way now.
Steve Campbell:And so I've been talking a lot about Steph.
Steve Campbell:Like, babe, I don't want to fight with you anymore.
Steve Campbell:Like, yeah, we're going to have disagreements.
Steve Campbell:We're going to have miscommunications, but when that happens, like, let's acknowledge.
Steve Campbell:Let's not let this carry on for a day, two days, three days.
Steve Campbell:And my trump card is not because I'm going to die, but I do.
Steve Campbell:Like, that is.
Steve Campbell:The context that I'm thinking about is, like, I get hit by a car today, and I don't want our last conversation leaving the house of, like, we're just disappointed in each other.
Steve Campbell:So if we look at other couples or other families, and we're like, man, people just need to bury the hatchet and restore.
Steve Campbell:Like, if we're in the middle of something, how do we implement?
Steve Campbell:And that's kind of what you and I were talking about.
Steve Campbell:Like, how do we implement the things that frustrate us and other people, like, in a meaningful way that, like, if we aren't leading the charge, how can we ever expect our parents or our siblings to do the things that we wish they would do if we're not even doing that ourselves?
Hector Lopez:How do you set the tone to do the hard things that people don't want to do?
Hector Lopez:Yeah, that's great.
Hector Lopez:Well, this is phenomenal about this.
Hector Lopez:This is, like, really deep.
Hector Lopez:You make me a little emotional here.
Hector Lopez:But I also want to get into the future of obt.
Steve Campbell:Sure.
Hector Lopez: ig Thing podcast coming up in: Hector Lopez:And also beyond, Really?
Hector Lopez:I know you've had an awesome time with the group that we did, and I know you want to do a bunch more of those masterclasses.
Hector Lopez:I'm sorry, I couldn't think of the word at the time.
Hector Lopez:Yeah, we had an amazing time with the masterclass.
Hector Lopez:With the men's masterclass.
Hector Lopez:What else is in store for One Big Thing in the future?
Steve Campbell:I think it's just, how do I make more meaningful, like, impact and conversations with listeners of the show?
Steve Campbell:You know, you and I, when we record an episode, it's like, okay, what kind of reels or shorts do we want to make?
Steve Campbell:What kind of highlights?
Steve Campbell:When's the best time to post that?
Steve Campbell:And part of the frustration is when you release content, you're releasing it into a sea of everything.
Steve Campbell:So when you post a reel on Instagram, it's also competing with Theo Vaughn videos, which I love that dude, he's hysterical.
Steve Campbell:Or the funny, the funny kid videos.
Steve Campbell:It's like, so your piece of content is competing with, like, somebody else's newsfeed.
Steve Campbell:And I think what we've been trying to discover is like, okay, if we discover that there are people that acknowledge, like, I really enjoy your podcast.
Steve Campbell:And if you know you're there for one guest, like, you're a part of it now.
Steve Campbell:Or if you're there and every other Wednesday, you want to listen, like you're a part of it now.
Steve Campbell:How can I create channels of communication where I'm speaking directly to fans of the show when they can speak to me?
Steve Campbell:And so what we've been trying to develop is what was called these masterclasses, which, again, I feel very blessed to be able to have access to people I would have never thought I would have access to.
Steve Campbell:And one, once you start having as many guests as I've had, 45 plus people now, you notice common backgrounds, common themes, common topics.
Steve Campbell:And so part of the idea of the masterclass was, you know, what if we could get 1, 2, 3 of these prior guests to come back?
Steve Campbell:And again, now we're doing half hour shows.
Steve Campbell:There is definitely, when we get done with these conversations, don't meet on the bone still things we could have talked about.
Steve Campbell:And even when I get done with the guests on the show and I have time on screen, we're not recording anymore.
Steve Campbell:It's just me and them.
Steve Campbell:It's like, anything we didn't talk about that you wanted to get into, and they're like, yeah, I would have loved to talk about my battle of infertility.
Steve Campbell:And it's like, dude, why?
Steve Campbell:Why didn't we talk about that?
Steve Campbell:So then all of a sudden, you know, you start taking, like, inventory of all the things people like to talk about and wish they talked about.
Steve Campbell:So the masterclass was this concept of, what if we could have, like a virtual workshop, have these guests come back?
Steve Campbell:I'd moderate it because I know them and we would just have conversations about life and that were important.
Steve Campbell: hat we did was In October, in: Steve Campbell:You were a Part of it in the crowd.
Steve Campbell:We had 30 plus men from all over the country.
Steve Campbell:And you never know what, when you do something new, like the impact it's going to have.
Steve Campbell:Halfway through that thing.
Steve Campbell:The comments that were in the chat box, we were talking about like fatherhood and identity and being a man.
Steve Campbell:These guys who were in California, in Oregon and all over the country were like, chat typing, what if I've lost my purpose?
Steve Campbell:And you read that and you're like, holy cow, like, we're getting into something that, like, you're not going to go to your colleague and say, hey, Hector, what if I lost my purpose?
Steve Campbell:But these guys felt welcomed enough and open enough to expose.
Steve Campbell:Like, I don't feel like I have a purpose anymore.
Steve Campbell:And I was like, I want to honor that.
Steve Campbell:And so it's been very cool that whether it's your health journey, your personal journey or financial journey, I want to bring the guests that I've had access to in a way that would allow you as a listener to have access to in a chat room where it's like, I don't know if everybody's going to be able to have a one on one with Merrill Hodge.
Steve Campbell:I did.
Steve Campbell:So what if I could bring Meryl Hodge to you and all of a sudden you could like talk and communicate to Stephen Day or Kane or, you know, any of these amazing women I've had on the show.
Steve Campbell: now, she's coming out here in: Steve Campbell:She's the Hyrox world champion.
Steve Campbell:How did you get into fitness and like, what's been your struggle?
Steve Campbell:What have you learned?
Steve Campbell:And she responds to you, not to me.
Steve Campbell:Cool.
Steve Campbell:Is that so?
Steve Campbell:It's like, basically like, how can we take the one big thing to the people and give them access to guests that I've had opportunity to.
Steve Campbell:And so we want to create more meaningful channels to communicate directly to them, but then create events where they can come be a part of other people that may be struggling or trying to get better in whatever area we might be bringing to them.
Hector Lopez:Yeah, I think it's amazing.
Hector Lopez:I can't wait.
Hector Lopez:I can't wait for.
Hector Lopez:I can't wait for that fitness one.
Hector Lopez:I know you got some, some guests that you want to bring on for to bring some fitness insight to people.
Hector Lopez:And I think what's going to happen is you're going to start to see a community of people that can trust you, people that can trust you, not because of the things you're saying, but because of what you're actually doing.
Hector Lopez:When you say that you're.
Hector Lopez:You want people to find you and find the people that you're bringing on the show, and you want them to learn from them and have help from these people, from their stories.
Hector Lopez:You're actually doing that.
Hector Lopez:You're actually bringing the people that they don't have access to to their front door.
Hector Lopez:They can trust you.
Hector Lopez:They can follow your journey.
Hector Lopez:And yes, we do have a bunch of channels that we're exploring that we're excited to get you, the listener, to be more engaged, to have direct contact with Steve, to be able to talk to him about whatever you want.
Hector Lopez:And we're super excited for that as well.
Steve Campbell:Yeah, I think when you're out and about doing life with other people, like, when you really do get deep with people, you realize that there are a handful of things in their life that are holding them back.
Steve Campbell:Could be money, relationships, children, marriage.
Steve Campbell:And it's like, man, what if we could.
Steve Campbell:I know what I'm not.
Steve Campbell:I'm not a sensational podcast.
Steve Campbell:I'm not a place you're going to come to be fully entertained, but I'm going to create a space in a community where you feel like trust and intimacy can be built, and you're going to have access to people you wouldn't normally have access to and also maybe have the opportunity to engage with them.
Steve Campbell:And so to me, that's, like, such a cool thing, which is I get excited when a guest says yes, because I get excited for you.
Steve Campbell:I get excited that, like, yeah, I'm graced enough to have 30 minutes with a musician I look up to or I listen to all the time, or an NFL player that, like, holy crap, they're on the screen with me.
Steve Campbell:But then it's like, for what purpose?
Steve Campbell:As we get going, it's like, why are they here?
Steve Campbell:What am I supposed to pull out from them?
Steve Campbell:It can help you as a listener.
Steve Campbell:And that's like.
Steve Campbell:That's the biggest thing, dude, you and I have talked about, is there's so many resources out there today for how to be in the best shape of your life, how to be the best parent, and there's still just people that don't know how to do it.
Steve Campbell:And so every episode isn't going to give you the silver bullet to, like, this is how to do it.
Steve Campbell:But it's one idea stacked on top of each other.
Steve Campbell:If the idea is good, hold onto it, chew it, put it on the table.
Steve Campbell:If it's garbage, throw it out.
Steve Campbell:If you're not sure, put it on the shelf, save it for later.
Steve Campbell:But you're going to know from every episode moving forward when you start to listen.
Steve Campbell:Today I got Hector Lopez on the One Big Thing, and we're going to talk about life as a new dad.
Steve Campbell:That's not for you.
Steve Campbell:Don't listen to that one.
Steve Campbell:Come back and be a part of a community.
Steve Campbell:And so, I mean, I think my thing is, how do I take what's always been my passion, which is to encourage and inspire people and do it in a meaningful way, through candid conversations with influential people that are making a real difference, but acknowledging that there's still some things that they're struggling and working through to bring you and them together, to realize we're all human beings trying to figure this thing out.
Steve Campbell:And it's just.
Steve Campbell:Let's give them one.
Steve Campbell:One or two small things in every episode.
Steve Campbell:Making your bed, meal prepping, talking to your kids in a more meaningful way.
Steve Campbell:I think that's the stuff that in between the theovan and in between the funny things, like, check back out the One Big Thing, like, get the one thing that can help you to be those best versions of yourself in the areas of life you live.
Hector Lopez:No, for sure, for sure.
Hector Lopez:And I think one thing the listeners might not know about you is that this podcast is for you just as much as it is for the listener.
Steve Campbell:Oh, yeah.
Hector Lopez:And I love that about you.
Hector Lopez:I love that you've built this podcast because, you know, you needed it.
Hector Lopez:You know that you needed the conversations that you have with all these people on your shows just as much as they need it.
Hector Lopez:And you're basically them just in front of the screen, and that's really it.
Hector Lopez:And that, That's.
Hector Lopez:That's the coolest part, because you're.
Hector Lopez:You're calling me up and telling me, dude, this was an amazing episode.
Hector Lopez:I'm.
Hector Lopez:I'm deeply impacted this way.
Hector Lopez:I'm so glad this person said this thing.
Hector Lopez:Like, it's not something that is just.
Hector Lopez:I'm gonna try to curate something for someone else and not have any partake in it.
Hector Lopez:It's like, no, like what that person said.
Hector Lopez:I mean, the depression episode was one that touched you a lot, and.
Hector Lopez:And you were able to just, like, have an amazing conversation.
Steve Campbell:It's just, It's.
Hector Lopez:It's.
Hector Lopez:It's really cool to see that you are getting touched by the stuff that you want other people to Also be impacted by.
Steve Campbell:Yeah, And I think it's.
Steve Campbell:It's just, you know, for those that are maybe new to this one, I started the one big thing because I needed encouragement probably more than anybody.
Steve Campbell:And so it's been fun for me that I get this 30 minutes of time with these people that touch my heart, and then it's just like, okay, how do we make the content in a way that's digestible for people, but it's also neat that it's forming friendships for me that, you know, you never would have convinced me 15 years ago that when I was watching, you know, Monday Night Raw as a kid and Kane came out, if you would have told me and whispered in my ear, like, hey, 15 years from now, you're going to get to know that guy.
Hector Lopez:That's cool.
Steve Campbell:I would have been like, no way.
Steve Campbell:And I wonder for how many of us, we wish we could see the whole picture.
Steve Campbell:The picture would crush us because we'd cut corners because we would try to make it and manifest it.
Steve Campbell:And part of this journey for me has been like, don't force something that's not there.
Steve Campbell:Don't try so hard with these people that you're trying to be impressive or you're trying to show off.
Steve Campbell:Like, this show is about them and you're just the one that gets to guide it.
Steve Campbell:And so part of stepping back was in an hour long episode.
Steve Campbell:I probably spoke for half of it.
Steve Campbell:This one's a little bit different.
Steve Campbell:I'm speaking more than normal.
Steve Campbell:But I wanted these shows to be about the guest in honoring the guest and just basically being a guide.
Steve Campbell:So, you know, I think it's just how to keep getting better.
Steve Campbell: But my big thing in: Steve Campbell:You know, I.
Steve Campbell:I want to keep bringing guests that I think mean something to you so that you feel like when you suggest a guest and I bring them on, you know, it's because of you.
Steve Campbell:And I just don't know with some of the popular podcasts out there today how much access you have to some of these people.
Steve Campbell:So that's what I think I'm really excited about.
Hector Lopez:That's cool.
Hector Lopez:Well, I know that we're wrapping up here in a few minutes, but if I had to, this, this might lead into a whole nother episode.
Hector Lopez:But if I have to ask you this one question, maybe you can answer it super quickly up to this point on this day today, because I know this answer will change.
Hector Lopez:What has been your favorite episode?
Steve Campbell:Oh, boy.
Steve Campbell:It's like, it's like when you're a parent, all your kids are your favorite.
Hector Lopez:I know.
Hector Lopez:I had to.
Hector Lopez:I had to do it.
Steve Campbell:I think they each take on an evolution that once you have a big person on that you really like, admire, you're like, that was the coolest.
Steve Campbell:Until the next one.
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Hector Lopez:Are you going to give us a PR answer or are you going to give us a real answer?
Steve Campbell:I don't know that I have one.
Steve Campbell:I would say the.
Steve Campbell:One of the most impactful ones was the Carl Binger depression one.
Hector Lopez:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:Because that was the most like, deep seated, meaningful, emotional one.
Steve Campbell:But then just like the pinch me once again.
Hector Lopez:So the PR answer is coming out.
Hector Lopez:Yeah, that's okay.
Steve Campbell:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:Bradley Rose of Peloton was a lot of fun because this is a guy had road to and he was from the uk.
Steve Campbell:Yeah, it's just, you know, Dave Barnes here a couple weeks ago, you know, that I had the opportunity to record.
Hector Lopez:With Rick Yaris was amazing.
Steve Campbell:Yeah.
Steve Campbell:And we.
Steve Campbell:And like, dude, I, I hope we got time and we can get this in there.
Steve Campbell:When you make content, you make 30 minute clip, 30 minute show.
Steve Campbell:And who would have known that one clip from Rick's episode would get 26 million views?
Steve Campbell:And so just don't.
Steve Campbell:I would encourage all of you guys, no matter what you do for a living, do it with all your heart because you never know where the viral moment's going to come from.
Steve Campbell:Don't force it.
Steve Campbell:You don't know what's going to be the thing that brings people together.
Steve Campbell:So just don't shortcut the journey because there's going to be magic in the entire process if you do it with all your heart.
Steve Campbell:And I think that's one thing you try to push each other about is like, when we show up, how do we be the best versions of ourself and give ourself and let the outcomes kind of speak for itself.
Hector Lopez:That's awesome.
Hector Lopez:Well, that's amazing.
Hector Lopez:Close this up.
Steve Campbell:Hey, thanks for tuning into the One Big Thing podcast.
Steve Campbell:Merry Christmas to all of you guys.
Steve Campbell:Appreciate you being here with me, Hector, appreciate you and Messiah in the back who's helping with recording.
Steve Campbell:Hope this episode inspires you to go and be your best self.
Steve Campbell:And thank you for joining us on the journey.
Steve Campbell: next episode and look out for: Steve Campbell:It's going to be our best year yet.
Steve Campbell:It's the holiday season.
Steve Campbell:No, we're all done.
Steve Campbell:Thank you for tuning into the One Big Thing podcast.
Steve Campbell:This has been fun.
Steve Campbell:We are just closing out the studio today.
Steve Campbell:You never could have imagined doing this when I launched the show, that I'd have an opportunity to have this conversation on Christmas Day with all of you guys, but to also have Hector in studio with me to ask me questions.
Steve Campbell:I don't always get to do this.
Steve Campbell:So as always, I think you heard in this episode today, My heart with the One Big Thing is you know that I am not unreachable.
Steve Campbell:I am not untouchable.
Steve Campbell:I hope that if you have guests or topics that are near and dear to your heart, no matter how personal they are, that you know I am one email away, one contact button away from bringing you guests that you guys want to hear from.
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Steve Campbell:Until next time, thanks for being my guest on the One Big Thing podcast.
