Right Here! Right Now!
Right Here! Right Now!
Michael Scicchitano
RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW! is a brand new podcast where we remind you that being present and mindful in each of our moments is the only way to truly be able to learn. And from LEARNING comes GROWTH!  A true transformation into our most authentic selves. The mindset is that we must be present and looking for the lesson in what we are experiencing - day to day; moment to moment. And one of the primary purposes of learning and growth is to take us to places we did not think were possible and to prepare us for a challenge that will make us better human beings; or the lives of our families better; even to help our colleagues and those in our charge better. Sometimes the challenges are known - so many times the challenges are a bit of a surprise. As long as we see the challenge as an opportunity, we will learn from them and carry on to better places down a path lined with lessons and teachings. We recognize in this philosophy that we have the capacity - even the responsibility - to begin again - and your NEW beginning starts RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW! 
Discomfort: The Path to Wellness 🌸 Part 2 - Right Here! Right Now!
What if wellness isn’t about comfort… but about capacity? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, we explore a foundational truth: The path to wellness is not found in avoiding discomfort, but in learning how to build a relationship with it. This episode serves as a wellness primer—an introduction to how the mind, body, heart, and soul grow stronger through deliberate, meaningful challenge. Together, we unpack how: Discomfort can become a teacher instead of a threatChosen struggle builds re...
Mar 25
30 min
Discomfort: The Path to Wellness ☘️ Part 1 - Right Here! Right Now!
What if wellness isn’t about comfort… but about capacity? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, we explore a foundational truth: The path to wellness is not found in avoiding discomfort, but in learning how to build a relationship with it. This episode serves as a wellness primer—an introduction to how the mind, body, heart, and soul grow stronger through deliberate, meaningful challenge. Together, we unpack how: Discomfort can become a teacher instead of a threatChosen struggle builds re...
Mar 17
45 min
A Much Needed Pause ⏸️ Right Here! Right Now!
Sometimes the most powerful step forward begins with a pause. In this special interlude episode of Right Here! Right Now!, we invite listeners to slow down and integrate the insights from the first half of Season 5. Instead of rushing ahead, this episode offers a moment to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with the deeper themes shaping the season - perhaps shaping our experiences. Across the first six episodes, we explored the internal pillars that help us live with greater intention, awarenes...
Mar 10
44 min
[Bonus Replay] Work Meets Play:  The Art of Living with Joy and Purpose
In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of embracing both work and play as interconnected aspects of life, inspired by a timeless quote from Francois Auguste Rene Chateaubriand. The idea of fully immersing oneself in any endeavor—whether it’s labor or leisure—creates a space where the distinction between work and play fades, allowing us to approach life with a sense of wonder and creativity. We reflect on how this mindset has reshaped my approach to my own career in healthcare ...
Mar 3
25 min
The Matter of Mattering - Right Here! Right Now!
What if "happiness" isn’t the goal? What if mattering the mission? In this deeply reflective episode of Right Here! Right Now!, we explore how fitting in, belonging, and mattering shape our lives, our relationships, and our resilience. Because belonging welcomes you… But mattering changes everything. Be present Be mindful Right Here! Right Now! Feedback? Ideas? Send us a message
Feb 24
44 min
Change Changes Us - Right Here Right Now
Change doesn’t just alter our circumstances. It confronts our identity, challenges our illusion of control, and invites us to evolve from who we believe we are toward why we are. In this episode, we explore how we can shift our relationship with change — especially the unwanted and unforeseen kind — from resistance to revelation. Drawing inspiration from Stoic philosophy, modern neuroscience, Adam Grant’s work on belief flexibility, and Maya Shankar’s The Other Side of Change, this conversati...
Feb 17
48 min
[Bonus Replay] The Power of Self Love - Right Here! Right Now!
Just in time for Valentine's ♥ Day, we are talking love! And we will be talking about a special and perhaps a not so popular type of love...a love that is vital to being able to live a life filled with an abundance of more fulfilling love...a love that we must start to be more comfortable with…a love that, we will come to learn, is critical to being able to love better and more deeply and more genuinely! The love that we will be talking about is the love we have for …. OURSELVES! SELF-LOVE! W...
Feb 14
39 min
Control and Agency - Right Here Right Now
Control vs. Agency: Where Freedom Really LivesWhat are we truly in control of in our lives—and where does real agency begin? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, we explore the deeply human tension between control and agency, especially in the face of change, loss, uncertainty, and the thoughts that often feel like they run our lives. Through reflections on internal and external locus of control, mindfulness, Stoic wisdom, and breath-based presence, this episode invites listeners to loos...
Feb 10
35 min
Threshold to a New Identity - Right Here Right Now
What if real change doesn’t begin with a resolution, but with a decision about who you are becoming? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, we step beyond the familiar “New Year, New You” cycle and into something far more sustainable: identity-based change rooted in presence. Using insights from psychology, mindfulness, and James Clear’s Atomic Habits, this episode explores why so many resolutions fade quickly and how lasting transformation emerges instead from small, deliberate actions al...
Feb 3
31 min
Purpose & Meaning: Turning Mission Into Reality
What if purpose isn’t something to chase, but something to remember? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, we explore the inner journey from purpose to meaning to mission—and how presence is the bridge that turns intention into lived reality. Through reflections, neuroscience, philosophy, and lived experience, this episode invites listeners to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with what truly matters. In this moment open up to an exploration of: The difference between purpose,...
Jan 27
45 min
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