WEBVTT - How Men Haircut 0:00:00.880 --> 0:00:04.360 This is How Men Think with brooks Like and Gavin 0:00:04.400 --> 0:00:09.000 de Grab and I Hear Radio podcast. Welcome to another 0:00:09.000 --> 0:00:11.600 episode of How Men Think. My name is brooks Like 0:00:11.800 --> 0:00:16.079 and I'm sort of riding solo today. Gavin mailed it in. 0:00:16.200 --> 0:00:19.640 He said, I'm not coming to work on Friday. Rick, Dmitri, Ryan, 0:00:19.720 --> 0:00:22.279 they all did the same thing. So it's just myself here. 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:27.479 I am ever reliable and consistent. And we also have 0:00:27.600 --> 0:00:29.920 the other the two most consistent people on our I 0:00:30.040 --> 0:00:33.320 Heeart team here. We have Easton, our engineer. Easton is 0:00:33.400 --> 0:00:36.440 riding shotgun with me. Eastern. What's up, buddy, what's happening, 0:00:36.479 --> 0:00:39.600 brooks It's good to be here. Yes, And we also 0:00:39.640 --> 0:00:43.400 have Tori Tory. Well, what's up, girl, I'm right here. 0:00:43.600 --> 0:00:49.600 Brought the snacks the waters dang producer Tory, kind of 0:00:49.600 --> 0:00:51.680 what kind of snacks do you have that sounds delicious? 0:00:51.720 --> 0:00:54.200 Let's start there. You know what I'm more of the 0:00:54.240 --> 0:00:57.560 person runs into Trader Joe's and just goes for like 0:00:57.680 --> 0:01:01.400 the dried mango to like the sweet and salty, like 0:01:01.560 --> 0:01:06.640 maybe like some peanut butter pretzels. Oh yes, my favorite. Wow, yeah, yeah, 0:01:07.440 --> 0:01:10.280 I got us covered. I can't wait till we get 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:13.360 to this podcast in person together again. I missed both 0:01:13.400 --> 0:01:16.200 of you guys, um east and I also want to 0:01:16.200 --> 0:01:18.840 just touch the hair. Do what's going on with the 0:01:18.880 --> 0:01:22.640 hair the well for everyone at home listening. I have 0:01:22.760 --> 0:01:27.679 a luscious head of thick, twisted ebony locks. Um, I 0:01:27.720 --> 0:01:30.479 have not cut my hair. You know, I the barber 0:01:30.520 --> 0:01:32.080 I go to I pay through Venmo. So I was 0:01:32.120 --> 0:01:34.400 able to pinpoint the last day I got my hair cut, 0:01:34.640 --> 0:01:40.600 and that was November. So it has been a while. Um, 0:01:40.640 --> 0:01:41.959 so what do we have to do to get you 0:01:42.000 --> 0:01:46.120 to go like a full year? You know? Actually in 0:01:46.200 --> 0:01:49.280 high school I had hair down to my shoulders. I 0:01:49.320 --> 0:01:53.440 looked like I looked like Howard Stern. But um, I uh, 0:01:53.600 --> 0:01:55.400 I haven't had that long in a really long time. 0:01:55.480 --> 0:01:58.880 I usually like I go pretty pretty short, but I'm 0:01:58.920 --> 0:02:01.120 actually kind of into it. So, um, I think I'm 0:02:01.120 --> 0:02:03.360 gonna go a couple more weeks and then get it trimmed. Uh, 0:02:03.960 --> 0:02:07.840 because it's pretty unruly right now. But we gotta we 0:02:07.920 --> 0:02:10.000 gotta put this out to our how men think listeners, 0:02:10.440 --> 0:02:14.200 just to see if they want producer Engineer Easton to 0:02:14.200 --> 0:02:16.320 cut his hair or just let him rock it. I 0:02:16.360 --> 0:02:18.440 think I think you can go in with it. I 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:20.760 think it's happening, and I think once that heat hits 0:02:20.760 --> 0:02:23.560 in l a um, it's gonna fluff up and be 0:02:23.680 --> 0:02:29.960 very voluminous. How do you say volume? Voluminous? Voluminous? Yeah, 0:02:30.440 --> 0:02:33.040 great volume in there. Eastern, Well, we gonna talk about 0:02:33.040 --> 0:02:36.240 your hair. Yeah, that's what I was gonna say, Eastven. 0:02:37.200 --> 0:02:40.680 What mine? Oh yeah? And if well slow you on 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:43.919 Instagram they already know, but you've made a pretty drastic change. 0:02:45.000 --> 0:02:48.239 I so last time I went in, so for everybody listening, 0:02:48.240 --> 0:02:51.600 I just did a mohawk, a straight up savage mohawk. 0:02:52.160 --> 0:02:55.280 I haven't done a mohawk like this since I was 0:02:55.840 --> 0:02:59.520 nineteen years old, so it's been seventeen years since I've 0:02:59.520 --> 0:03:01.960 done this. And so I went to UH. I went 0:03:02.000 --> 0:03:05.280 to a buddy of mine up here in Idaho who's 0:03:05.280 --> 0:03:09.120 a barber stylist, like just an artist. And I went 0:03:09.160 --> 0:03:10.400 to him last week and I said, I want to 0:03:10.400 --> 0:03:12.000 do a mohawk, but I don't know how aggressive I 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:14.000 want to go. And so he kind of did one 0:03:14.160 --> 0:03:15.680 like it was just kind of a little bit of 0:03:15.680 --> 0:03:17.519 a mohawk, and I'm I'm like I got home and 0:03:17.560 --> 0:03:21.920 I'm like, nah, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. And 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:24.320 so I went back to him today and I was like, Paul, 0:03:24.880 --> 0:03:27.320 let's go savage, let's go straight mohawk. And so he 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:30.000 just brought out the buzzer. He just wired the sides down, 0:03:30.560 --> 0:03:35.120 left the top long. Um beard is still long. So um, 0:03:35.160 --> 0:03:39.080 I'm I'm rocking like a Viking. Look right now, kind 0:03:39.080 --> 0:03:41.480 of dig it. When I first saw you on Instagram, 0:03:41.520 --> 0:03:44.040 I was like, Wow, that's that's an aggressive haircut, Like whoa. 0:03:44.080 --> 0:03:45.760 But then I then I was like, thinking about it, 0:03:45.880 --> 0:03:48.760 I'm like, that's that's a pretty hockey player thing to do. 0:03:48.880 --> 0:03:51.920 Like I shouldn't be surprised, you know, like your you 0:03:51.960 --> 0:03:53.840 know your Brooks, Like you're a badass on the ice, 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:58.839 Yeah you got You try and make yourself look tough, 0:03:58.960 --> 0:04:01.960 even if you're not. You just try and make yourself 0:04:02.000 --> 0:04:05.720 looked tough, so you have that intimidation factor. Um. But 0:04:05.880 --> 0:04:07.640 I know summers coming, man, I just want to do 0:04:07.720 --> 0:04:10.640 something fun and playful and um, I just wanted to 0:04:10.640 --> 0:04:13.640 switch it up. So but speaking of switching it up, 0:04:13.680 --> 0:04:16.480 I want to thank all of our how men Think 0:04:16.560 --> 0:04:20.320 listeners for the endless amount of messages that I have 0:04:20.440 --> 0:04:25.120 received from you guys. In response to the episode we 0:04:25.160 --> 0:04:31.480 did last week with Scott Evans about racism, and that 0:04:31.680 --> 0:04:34.560 was one of my all time favorite episodes. It was 0:04:34.600 --> 0:04:37.200 one of my favorite conversations I've ever had in my life. 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:45.839 I learned, I was educated, Um, I became aware, and 0:04:45.880 --> 0:04:51.279 I was changed. Scott literally changed my heart, my mind, 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:54.960 my thought process, and he challenged me in the most 0:04:55.000 --> 0:04:59.279 loving way to be better. Uh, and to challenge people 0:04:59.320 --> 0:05:01.600 in my commune need to be better as well. So 0:05:01.800 --> 0:05:04.400 if you haven't listened to that episode with Scott Evans, 0:05:04.400 --> 0:05:07.360 Scott is a wonderful human being, a light of joy 0:05:07.400 --> 0:05:09.400 in every room that he goes into. Please go back 0:05:09.440 --> 0:05:12.279 and reference the discussion that we had last week about 0:05:12.480 --> 0:05:17.680 racism and trying to seek and dismantle racism. UM. Really 0:05:17.720 --> 0:05:20.520 amazing episode. He Scott brought me to tears. I think 0:05:20.560 --> 0:05:24.920 that's only the second time on this podcast that I've cried, UM, 0:05:24.960 --> 0:05:27.560 but Scott's story brought me to tears. And with everything 0:05:27.560 --> 0:05:30.520 that's current and relevant in the world today, UM, please 0:05:30.560 --> 0:05:32.960 go listen to that if you haven't. And for everybody 0:05:33.000 --> 0:05:34.800 that's reached out to me, I'll try and get back 0:05:34.800 --> 0:05:36.760 to every comment I can. But thank you so much. 0:05:36.760 --> 0:05:39.600 For the loving messages. The community has loved that conversation. 0:05:40.000 --> 0:05:42.359 It was difficult, it was deep, it was raw, but 0:05:42.400 --> 0:05:44.799 it was necessary. So I just wanted to say thank 0:05:44.839 --> 0:05:48.160 you to you guys for the feedback on the show. 0:05:48.200 --> 0:05:51.400 We always appreciate when we hear from you guys. And 0:05:51.600 --> 0:05:54.800 speaking of that Eastern, We're gonna have some fun today, 0:05:54.800 --> 0:05:57.640 aren't we. We are we are. We're turning the show 0:05:57.680 --> 0:06:02.040 over to the listeners today, but take the rains. Yes, 0:06:02.320 --> 0:06:05.240 So we have a couple of people calling in with 0:06:05.480 --> 0:06:09.800 questions and we I have no idea what their questions are. 0:06:09.839 --> 0:06:11.880 They're going to call in and we're gonna do our 0:06:11.920 --> 0:06:16.880 best as a podcast team to positively serve and impact 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:19.920 these people calling it. So Eastern, do you have our 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:24.160 first caller on the line. Yes, I do. Let's let's 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:34.159 bring her in. Okay, So excited to have our very 0:06:34.200 --> 0:06:38.080 first caller today. We have Ali with us. Ali, how 0:06:38.080 --> 0:06:41.160 are you today? I'm doing well? How are you? Welcome 0:06:41.800 --> 0:06:45.040 to the How Men Think Podcast? Thank you for having me. 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:48.600 Excited to be here and we're excited to have you. Um, 0:06:48.640 --> 0:06:51.320 can you give us a little background information on you? 0:06:51.360 --> 0:06:55.840 Where are you? How old are how young are you? 0:06:56.400 --> 0:06:59.040 If you want to hear, um, what stage of life 0:06:59.040 --> 0:07:01.560 here in and then we'll get to what you're calling about. 0:07:01.760 --> 0:07:06.160 Where are you correct? I am in Denver, Colorado. I 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:09.240 am thirty five years old, and I'm sitting here with 0:07:09.279 --> 0:07:11.320 my dog who actually has a cone around his head 0:07:11.320 --> 0:07:17.120 because he has Hopefully he doesn't interrupt, um, But yeah, 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:19.160 I am at a stage in life actually where I 0:07:19.280 --> 0:07:22.880 just recently left my full time position and athletics and 0:07:22.920 --> 0:07:26.680 recreation at the University of Denver, and I'm pursuing some 0:07:27.320 --> 0:07:32.400 other ambitions of mine, um, mostly day trading and then 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:37.200 also trying to become like personal trainer, nutrition coach, some 0:07:37.320 --> 0:07:42.560 different different things. At first, off, I want to give 0:07:42.560 --> 0:07:46.920 you a massive high five high five to you. I 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:50.480 absolutely love it fires me up and I love when 0:07:50.520 --> 0:07:55.160 people bet on themselves. It's tough, I will say, it's 0:07:55.200 --> 0:07:58.000 not easy. Especially. I mean I can see either maybe 0:07:58.040 --> 0:08:00.400 in like early twenties when you're just trying to figure 0:08:00.440 --> 0:08:03.240 it out, or a later stage of life. But right 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:05.960 in the middle, um, I mean late twenties, I went 0:08:05.960 --> 0:08:08.760 through a divorce which kind of changed my perspective on 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:12.080 everything in life. And um, so here I am trying 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:14.920 to okay So how long have you been pondering this 0:08:15.000 --> 0:08:17.440 switch and when did you make this pivotal moment, like 0:08:17.520 --> 0:08:20.600 make this pivot in life. I made the switch probably 0:08:20.880 --> 0:08:23.440 a year and a half ago or so. Um. I 0:08:23.480 --> 0:08:26.600 have to say my father, who's here in town with me. 0:08:26.720 --> 0:08:30.120 He's on the day trading side, um, and he kind 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:31.920 of gave me the push to do it with him. 0:08:31.920 --> 0:08:34.120 But I've found now a year and a half later, 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:39.760 that it's a very individual endeavor and trying to figure 0:08:39.760 --> 0:08:41.880 that out on my own and where I fit along 0:08:41.920 --> 0:08:44.080 with doing it with your father at this stage in 0:08:44.120 --> 0:08:47.440 life is also not the easiest. But it's been great 0:08:47.440 --> 0:08:49.120 to be able to spend time with them too. I mean, 0:08:49.600 --> 0:08:51.800 just with all the craziness going on right now. I 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:54.280 mean the university I was working at here in Denver 0:08:54.440 --> 0:08:57.560 just did massive layoffs yesterday. So I'm getting all these 0:08:57.600 --> 0:09:00.400 texts of my friends that people who work there are 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:03.640 twenty plus years that are losing their jobs. And I 0:09:03.679 --> 0:09:06.240 am at least feeling like I'm doing things I want 0:09:06.280 --> 0:09:09.760 to be doing and hopefully can make work. So so 0:09:09.840 --> 0:09:12.160 you've been in the new venture for a year and 0:09:12.200 --> 0:09:16.719 a half, Yeah, somewhat new things keep that was more 0:09:16.760 --> 0:09:20.880 than day trading, the whole personal training, nutrition coach that's 0:09:20.920 --> 0:09:24.040 come about really just during this the last few months 0:09:24.080 --> 0:09:27.240 stuck at home, it was really my like what do 0:09:27.280 --> 0:09:29.320 I want to do when all this is over? And 0:09:30.080 --> 0:09:33.360 what am I passionate about? And I need something to 0:09:33.480 --> 0:09:35.480 keep my brain busy. So it was like why not? 0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:37.240 Otherwise I probably would have never done it, And I 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:40.480 can't imagine if I hadn't done that. Yeah, so you 0:09:40.600 --> 0:09:42.920 but you have a background because you work in athletics 0:09:42.960 --> 0:09:47.280 and recreations, right, you have a background in in movement 0:09:47.320 --> 0:09:50.800 and wellness. Yeah. Yeah, I've been a hockey player in 0:09:50.840 --> 0:10:00.880 my whole life. And what position? Um? Any forward, mostly center, center, wing, whatever. Oh, yes, 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:04.920 you're a skater, probably at five. I'm only five to 0:10:05.280 --> 0:10:08.920 so most people are like, what you played hockey? Yeah, 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:12.400 that's amazing. I love it. Are you a Colorado Avalanche fan? 0:10:12.960 --> 0:10:15.840 I am. I actually I grew up here. There aren't 0:10:15.880 --> 0:10:18.800 so many Denver natives anymore, but I actually it was 0:10:18.880 --> 0:10:21.520 fortunate enough to go up down the street from Peter Forsberg, 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:24.760 and he was my idol before I moved down the street, 0:10:25.280 --> 0:10:27.120 so I then got to know him and he would 0:10:27.280 --> 0:10:29.679 take me to practice with them, and so, I mean, 0:10:29.720 --> 0:10:33.200 I was so lucky. But yeah, that is Ali, I'm 0:10:33.240 --> 0:10:36.640 so jealous. That is the coolest thing ever. Peter was 0:10:37.800 --> 0:10:42.560 a one of my favorite players because he was incredibly talented. 0:10:42.559 --> 0:10:45.520 He was an all world talent. But the thing I 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:51.000 admired the most about Peter was his absolute fierce competitive spirit. 0:10:51.840 --> 0:10:55.559 He was an absolute competitor. He had those eyes, right, 0:10:55.600 --> 0:10:58.000 he had those eyes that were just like you could 0:10:58.040 --> 0:11:00.040 see he was locked in and he was just do 0:11:00.080 --> 0:11:04.000 you ever play against him? I played against him? Yeah, yeah, 0:11:03.720 --> 0:11:05.840 yeah it was. It was awesome because I used to 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:08.960 play him on my saga Genesis. I used to have 0:11:09.000 --> 0:11:13.040 pictures of him on my wall, like me too massive influence. 0:11:13.080 --> 0:11:20.000 I wore number twenty one and yeah, so that's amazing. Um, 0:11:20.040 --> 0:11:24.000 how can we best serve you today? Ali, Well that's 0:11:24.000 --> 0:11:28.080 a good segue. Actually my question is hockey related. Yeah, 0:11:28.120 --> 0:11:30.120 because I've been I stay here. I mean, as a 0:11:30.240 --> 0:11:33.120 female growing up in hockey, like the Stanley Cup was 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:36.080 always out of sights for me, Like I was even 0:11:36.160 --> 0:11:38.400 fortunate enough to go to a party with the cup 0:11:38.480 --> 0:11:40.559 and like get to hold it. And I remember seeing 0:11:40.679 --> 0:11:43.800 like seeing the kids around that were male that would 0:11:43.840 --> 0:11:45.880 like not touch it because that was just like until 0:11:46.000 --> 0:11:49.160 you craze it. But that so I have a different, 0:11:49.280 --> 0:11:53.160 like gender perspective. But so I'm curious if you were 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:57.280 still playing hockey like this season, with all this craziness 0:11:57.360 --> 0:11:59.440 going on, and all of a sudden, like your season 0:11:59.559 --> 0:12:03.840 ends mid season, would you, like truly hear what June 0:12:03.880 --> 0:12:06.640 eleven want to go back and fish this season? That 0:12:06.679 --> 0:12:11.000 would be shortened and guessing playoffs wouldn't be your like 0:12:11.240 --> 0:12:14.439 historic seven game series, Like how would you feel, like, 0:12:14.480 --> 0:12:16.480 would you truly want to go back? And would winning 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:21.119 the Cup this year be the same as any other year? Truthfully? 0:12:21.160 --> 0:12:24.600 In a heartbeat, right now, let's play tomorrow, Let's start now. Yeah, 0:12:24.679 --> 0:12:29.360 Like it's the same competitive desire to win um And 0:12:29.720 --> 0:12:35.439 I actually I actually really enjoy when circumstances get messed up. 0:12:36.520 --> 0:12:39.760 So I think this season, this season is obviously unique, 0:12:39.840 --> 0:12:42.560 right with the black Swan event of coronavirus, and like 0:12:43.000 --> 0:12:46.520 this season is unlike any in the hundred plus year 0:12:46.720 --> 0:12:51.360 history of the NHL. That being said, they're still going 0:12:51.400 --> 0:12:54.839 to award a Stanley Cup winner. And if even three 0:12:54.920 --> 0:12:56.719 years out of the game, if they said Brooks come 0:12:56.720 --> 0:13:00.480 play tomorrow, I'm in right now, right now, I love 0:13:00.520 --> 0:13:03.160 it there. It was one of the greatest honors of 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:06.880 my life to every single day be able to compete 0:13:07.120 --> 0:13:09.880 for the Stanley Cup. Oh I can imagine. I mean 0:13:09.920 --> 0:13:12.560 I remember as a girl growing up, I mean twenty 0:13:12.559 --> 0:13:15.480 plus years ago, when like they told me I couldn't 0:13:15.480 --> 0:13:19.120 win the Cup. I was like, well why not. Yeah, 0:13:19.400 --> 0:13:23.640 it's gonna be heartbreaking. Um, female hockey is there's the 0:13:23.679 --> 0:13:28.440 World Championships, there's the Olympics, there's college. Um, but yes, 0:13:28.559 --> 0:13:32.439 female hockey does not have Yeah. I just can't even imagine. 0:13:32.440 --> 0:13:35.800 I mean, I love and growing up around like Forsburg 0:13:35.920 --> 0:13:39.520 and being I mean I just can't even imagine like that, 0:13:40.960 --> 0:13:44.280 just striving for that. Have you ever thought of getting 0:13:44.840 --> 0:13:48.719 involved with the apps? Um? I don't know. I mean 0:13:48.800 --> 0:13:50.720 I've done a ton of work. Like my first job 0:13:50.720 --> 0:13:53.280 out of college was actually in the Central Hockey League, 0:13:53.280 --> 0:13:57.320 done in Amarillo, Texas of all places, which was tough 0:13:57.320 --> 0:14:02.719 because you're competing against high school football that draws forty people. Um. 0:14:02.760 --> 0:14:05.200 So I mean I've worked in hockey. I truthfully, I 0:14:05.200 --> 0:14:07.760 think I and that's partly why I got out of 0:14:07.840 --> 0:14:11.120 athletics and recreation as I think I enjoy it so 0:14:11.200 --> 0:14:14.400 much as a hobby that I started to lose sight of. 0:14:14.440 --> 0:14:17.000 Like I had to work for games every Friday Saturday 0:14:17.120 --> 0:14:20.080 night for so long, I didn't any longer want to 0:14:20.080 --> 0:14:22.880 go see them, and like I don't, I don't know, 0:14:23.200 --> 0:14:25.040 So I think I'm more I don't know that I 0:14:25.040 --> 0:14:27.520 want to work in hockey. I think I'm probably leaning 0:14:27.520 --> 0:14:32.480 more towards like coaching hockey, giving back to That's how 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:37.680 That's how I feel to Ali. Because the I always 0:14:37.720 --> 0:14:40.920 thought I loved the sport. I always said I love hockey, 0:14:41.040 --> 0:14:46.360 I love hockey, UM and I did. But once what 0:14:46.440 --> 0:14:50.600 I found out after I was released and my career ended, 0:14:51.000 --> 0:14:54.560 was that I was actually in love with the competition 0:14:55.760 --> 0:15:01.520 interesting and the platform was just hockey. Yeah. Once the competition, 0:15:02.600 --> 0:15:07.640 the world class competition was removed from it, the sport 0:15:08.480 --> 0:15:10.760 didn't have as much appeal to me. I haven't been 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:14.040 on the ice since the day I was released. It's 0:15:14.040 --> 0:15:21.000 been three years. My mind, I skated forty days a year, 0:15:21.640 --> 0:15:23.840 and then you haven't been on the ice since in 0:15:24.040 --> 0:15:26.520 three years. I haven't been on the ice since Thanksgiving 0:15:26.600 --> 0:15:33.240 Day when I was released in UM. Because the and 0:15:33.320 --> 0:15:35.320 it's sort of a hole in my heart I was 0:15:35.360 --> 0:15:37.720 going to say, is that like an emotional thing, you 0:15:37.840 --> 0:15:41.360 think that somewhat of there's I'm trying to figure it out. 0:15:41.360 --> 0:15:44.360 I'm still processing going through it. UM One. The first, 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:48.760 first and foremost is that without that competition for the 0:15:48.880 --> 0:15:51.920 Stanley Cup, to compete with and against the best in 0:15:51.960 --> 0:15:57.120 the world, without that present, it just it's like it's 0:15:57.160 --> 0:15:59.400 not the same. So I could go play, I could 0:15:59.400 --> 0:16:01.240 go play a Pick Cup game. I could go I 0:16:01.280 --> 0:16:04.840 could be on the ice tomorrow tonight if I wanted to. UM, 0:16:05.240 --> 0:16:08.320 I have my equipment like I I could, but without 0:16:08.520 --> 0:16:12.760 that intense competition and the drive to be the best 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:16.280 in the world at it, I'm not pulled to it. 0:16:16.760 --> 0:16:20.440 And I hope someday that I'm pulled back to the game. 0:16:20.480 --> 0:16:25.960 And what's that that that changes? Yes, because truthfully, there's 0:16:26.000 --> 0:16:28.240 so much I still want to give. Like I spent 0:16:28.360 --> 0:16:30.720 my whole life, I spent thirty five years trying to 0:16:31.040 --> 0:16:35.520 master excellence in this craft, and I don't want that 0:16:35.600 --> 0:16:37.240 to just die with me. I want to be able 0:16:37.240 --> 0:16:40.440 to pass that on. So whether it's whether I have 0:16:40.680 --> 0:16:43.280 kids and introduce them to hockey or just getting involved 0:16:43.360 --> 0:16:46.440 with some youth programs, I believe for me to be 0:16:46.560 --> 0:16:48.920 involved with hockey again is going to be through children, 0:16:49.960 --> 0:16:52.160 and that is I will say, like my steps on, 0:16:52.480 --> 0:16:56.200 he's eleven and he's actually a goalie, and that has 0:16:56.240 --> 0:16:59.840 been like the cluelest and his mom and dad aren't 0:17:00.000 --> 0:17:01.840 hockey people, so this has kind of been like my 0:17:02.040 --> 0:17:05.920 journey with him, and like I will say, I did 0:17:06.000 --> 0:17:10.040 not realize how seeing even like through a different position's 0:17:10.119 --> 0:17:14.400 eyes has been like the most fun and coolest thing 0:17:14.640 --> 0:17:17.480 I could ever. Like, I go watch and now I'm 0:17:17.480 --> 0:17:19.560 watching it from the goalies eyes, and I'm like, oh 0:17:19.640 --> 0:17:21.560 my gosh, I need to let oh, thank every goal 0:17:21.720 --> 0:17:24.280 that I ever played for because I look at this 0:17:24.480 --> 0:17:27.359 and it completely so I would say, I mean, I 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:29.560 truly do hope for you because there is I mean, 0:17:29.840 --> 0:17:32.600 I think of us who never had the opportunity even 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:36.200 to like ever win the cup. Yeah, don't let this, 0:17:36.320 --> 0:17:38.560 don't let that ruin the sport for you, because there's 0:17:38.680 --> 0:17:41.639 so much I have to say. I even this is funny. 0:17:41.720 --> 0:17:44.560 But back it was probably January, I think one of 0:17:44.640 --> 0:17:47.240 your Guys shows you were talking about like challenging people 0:17:47.280 --> 0:17:50.439 to like do something different for I don't know if 0:17:50.440 --> 0:17:53.159 it was like New Year's resolution or like what do 0:17:53.320 --> 0:17:56.119 you like, what are you doing different going into the 0:17:56.160 --> 0:18:00.040 new year? And so I had started, like before you 0:18:00.119 --> 0:18:02.760 said that, I had started writing letters to people I 0:18:02.880 --> 0:18:07.480 didn't know, like as a means of maybe thinking through 0:18:07.600 --> 0:18:10.440 something from a different perspective, or like famous people or 0:18:11.560 --> 0:18:15.639 like they'll never So I actually wrote after you talked 0:18:15.640 --> 0:18:18.080 about like doing these different things, I actually wrote you 0:18:18.200 --> 0:18:21.920 a letter that's about like when you were talking about 0:18:21.960 --> 0:18:24.919 having a hard time getting over like not playing hockey. 0:18:24.920 --> 0:18:26.920 I'd have to dig it up, but like that was 0:18:27.000 --> 0:18:29.920 months ago, but it was about like giving back to 0:18:30.040 --> 0:18:33.399 hockey and that I hope there's like more for you 0:18:33.720 --> 0:18:37.520 with the sport. Yeah, I thank you. That's so thoughtful 0:18:37.560 --> 0:18:41.000 and kind. I would love to Can you, um send 0:18:41.040 --> 0:18:44.680 it to me. Just send it me on on my 0:18:44.800 --> 0:18:48.639 Instagram or just DM me on Instagram and I'll find you. 0:18:48.960 --> 0:18:50.840 I'll have to find it, but yeah, I'd love to 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:54.560 read it. Um, that's very thoughtful. Thank you. There's actually 0:18:54.640 --> 0:18:58.440 just today I met a young boy, um who was 0:18:58.480 --> 0:19:01.000 a hockey player, and he was and his name was Beckham, 0:19:01.800 --> 0:19:05.840 and just made me think that I should be back 0:19:05.880 --> 0:19:09.959 in that space that my heart is alive in that space. 0:19:10.640 --> 0:19:12.399 I mean, I would tell you I felt a little 0:19:12.440 --> 0:19:15.159 bit probably of what you're saying when like two, I 0:19:15.200 --> 0:19:17.280 mean as a female again, like the only thing I 0:19:17.400 --> 0:19:19.520 had to look up to. I don't even think like 0:19:19.600 --> 0:19:22.680 the Olympics Women's hockey was in the Olympics when I 0:19:22.760 --> 0:19:27.480 started playing, but through high school, Olympic women's team that 0:19:27.520 --> 0:19:30.639 won the gold was like my first, Oh, there's something 0:19:30.840 --> 0:19:33.800 that I could do, which I obviously never made it 0:19:33.880 --> 0:19:36.680 to that, but through some people I know. I think 0:19:36.680 --> 0:19:41.080 it was two years ago. UM team was getting together 0:19:41.200 --> 0:19:44.440 up in Aspen, Colorado here for like a charity event 0:19:44.640 --> 0:19:47.199 and they were playing against another team, and so they 0:19:47.280 --> 0:19:51.280 happened to need some skaters on the team with Olympians. 0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:53.440 So I got asked to do it. And I will 0:19:53.520 --> 0:19:57.040 tell you, like putting on the USA Hockey jersey, it 0:19:57.160 --> 0:19:59.600 was like the weirdest thing ever because I was like 0:20:00.359 --> 0:20:04.000 I never made it, like I'm not playing in the Olympics, 0:20:04.080 --> 0:20:06.880 but I'm like wearing this jersey with my idols, which 0:20:07.000 --> 0:20:10.320 was like so exciting, so overwhelming, Like I didn't know 0:20:10.400 --> 0:20:13.880 how to feel. It was like this is a strange 0:20:14.119 --> 0:20:17.160 moment that I like wasn't super excited about at first, 0:20:17.240 --> 0:20:19.000 but now, I mean then I had time to reflect, 0:20:19.119 --> 0:20:21.320 but it was kind of that same. It wasn't like 0:20:21.400 --> 0:20:25.000 the moment I wished I could have had. Yeah, I 0:20:25.119 --> 0:20:28.600 think I think that's so cool though, Like I've represented 0:20:28.680 --> 0:20:32.320 Canada twice in international competition, in the World Junior Championships 0:20:32.359 --> 0:20:35.280 and then the Men's World Championships. I never played in 0:20:35.280 --> 0:20:37.200 the Olympics, but I played in the other two, the 0:20:37.320 --> 0:20:41.520 junior and the men's Junior and Senior Men's UM World Championships. 0:20:42.000 --> 0:20:47.600 And pulling your your country's jersey over your head and 0:20:47.720 --> 0:20:51.080 you look, I can't even like fathom when I did it, 0:20:51.359 --> 0:20:53.440 just to like play in this game. I was like, 0:20:53.920 --> 0:20:57.840 oh my god, what would that moment be? Like it's 0:20:58.000 --> 0:21:01.040 it's like that, It's exactly that. It's But here's the thing, Allie, 0:21:01.160 --> 0:21:05.040 is you you deserve to pull that jersey over your head, 0:21:05.640 --> 0:21:10.000 just as the ladies who made the Olympic yeah to 0:21:10.400 --> 0:21:13.160 you know, we're when we when we play, we represent 0:21:13.320 --> 0:21:16.080 every single person that loves the sport that grew up 0:21:16.400 --> 0:21:19.720 all across our nation. We represent everybody. You're part of 0:21:19.760 --> 0:21:23.119 the fabric of us being there, you know, so you 0:21:23.480 --> 0:21:28.119 have as much um as much, right to wear that 0:21:28.320 --> 0:21:31.800 jersey as we do. It's completely equal. You know you 0:21:31.880 --> 0:21:36.600 need we're in the jersey. Don't let the game. Yeah, yeah, 0:21:36.680 --> 0:21:41.280 I know if you're going to give that advice, right, truthful, truthfully. 0:21:41.359 --> 0:21:43.879 The other reason why I haven't moved back into the 0:21:44.000 --> 0:21:48.160 sport of hockey is I spent thirty five years inside 0:21:48.200 --> 0:21:52.480 a rink. Also really curious at this time what else 0:21:52.640 --> 0:21:56.200 is out there in my life? What else is there 0:21:56.280 --> 0:21:58.880 in the world that I'm interested in? Let me try things, 0:21:59.280 --> 0:22:01.440 Let me try this podcast, let me see if this 0:22:01.640 --> 0:22:04.119 is something that interests me. Let's see, let me just 0:22:04.280 --> 0:22:07.159 kick tires. As you pivoted in your life, You're like, 0:22:07.320 --> 0:22:10.119 I want to try something new here, same was for me. 0:22:10.240 --> 0:22:12.280 I know that hockey is there, I know that's a 0:22:12.400 --> 0:22:15.440 lane I could be in. But I'm also curious on 0:22:16.320 --> 0:22:20.280 what are are my other curiosities? What other things am 0:22:20.359 --> 0:22:23.480 I good at? One of the things really fascinate me? 0:22:23.520 --> 0:22:25.639 And do I want to learn? How can I do 0:22:25.880 --> 0:22:29.960 something different to impact and serve people? Um, So that's 0:22:30.000 --> 0:22:31.560 been one of the reasons I want to give that 0:22:31.760 --> 0:22:35.399 ample time instead of just going right back into the 0:22:35.520 --> 0:22:40.439 same thing I always knew. Yeah, that's fair. So how 0:22:40.520 --> 0:22:42.600 else can we help you, Ali, we have like a 0:22:42.800 --> 0:22:45.240 minute or so left, how else can can we serve 0:22:45.280 --> 0:22:47.640 your mission or any other questions you want to ask? Oh, 0:22:47.760 --> 0:22:49.840 I don't know that if I necessarily have any questions. 0:22:49.960 --> 0:22:52.440