Good Stories For A Better Week
Much like what’s happened to our food system, our information diet has become toxic. The news and social media we consume is filled with half-truths, anger-generating soundbites, and mind-numbing nonsense that either spaces us out or riles us up — and it’s all designed to lure us back for more.
It’s important to find something to balance the negative noise.
In My Good Three, I share three positive stories per week to help you better connect with the good around you; past, present, and future.
Monday: a story of appreciation about someone from the past.
Wednesday: an inspiring story from the present.
Friday: a story about something that will impact our future for the better.
Each episode is only 5 minutes. No partisan politics. No religion. No chasing algorithms.
Listen To The Trailer:
“With gratitude, optimism becomes sustainable.”
- Michael J. Fox
About The Show
Most of us have heard about the benefits of gratitude - an effective practice is said to reduce anxiety, improve respiratory-heart health, reduce inflammation, and strengthen brain networks. Keeping a gratitude journal is good, but neuroscience research suggests that one of the most effective ways to improve your thankfulness and optimism is to consistently read or listen to positive stories about people, and, in a sense, connect and benefit from the positivity through the storytelling.
My Good Three is a short, episodic podcast, with new shows being released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Each episode covers one story about someone or something we can appreciate from the past (Monday), present (Wednesday) and future (Friday); collectively they’re intended to assist with gratitude - to help balance the negative messages we receive all week from the news and social media.
My name is Chris and I’m the host. I’m a husband, dad, and Veteran - and I’ve spent the last 20 years either at an agency making tv and radio commercials for brands, or in the trenches helping build startup companies. Regrettably, these days I’m not the positive, optimistic person I used to be, and my health has suffered…so I started this passion project to get back on track, to look longer at the good in the world, and improve myself…hopefully this podcast can help others along the way.
When it comes to the stories I share on My Good Three, I work to find stories most people can appreciate. I try to get the story right, and to avoid politics, partisanship, or anything divisive, but I may stumble into something that you’d like to challenge - which is fine. You can send me a note detailing your displeasure at any time. If you like what you’re hearing, support the show by adding a review or rating, following along on Instagram, and sending me your good three!
I hope you find some good here.
Chris
chris@mygoodthree.com