Today's guest is a celebrity mentalist and magician based in New York who's performed for

A-listers, rappers, athletes, and even me.

Let's welcome Josh Pele.

There's really nice places in Jersey.

I didn't come from one.

I'm from Sequackas, New Jersey, which like is kind of like swampy.

But I love being from Jersey. Like don't you have like a best state in the, my friend would say it's the best state in the union. It is the best state. It's so crazy like coming to Texas, like living here. The culture shock is insane. And then when I go back to Jersey, I'm like, oh my God, these people are nuts, but like, everybody's so real and raw.

And like, I kind of miss that about Jersey, right?

Definitely.

But thank you so much for coming on the literally not okay podcast. Josh, how are we doing?

I'm doing great. Honor to be here. Happy to be back in Fort Worth and work with you again.

Talk to you. Catch up. It's been a while, so I'm excited for this. Okay. Yeah. Before we get into anything, I want to tell the listeners, like, how we met. And we actually did a show together in New York. Yeah. I, for the Daddy Academy. So shout out to Nico. We love Nico. he had a show in New York

and I was kind of like a co-ho I, for the Daddy Academy. So shout out to Nico. We love Nico.

He had a show in New York.

And I was kind of like a co-host and you were obviously the magician, the mentalist.

And we kind of like had a really great show.

Amazing show.

Sold out too.

Sold out.

It was so fun. And I remember you in the backstage, you were like maybe practicing before you went out. It was so fun. And I remember you in the backstage, you were like, maybe practicing before you went out on stage. And I was, and you asked me, like, who my childhood crush was. And you, like, got it right. And it was bugging me the fuck out. So I was like, I have to get this guy on my podcast. So this is amazing. But yeah, you were like, Joe Rizelow. I'm like, how the fuck? I haven't even, I haven't even said that name in like 20 years. So that was fucking nuts. So this is crazy. Thank you so much for coming on. Why are you literally not okay today, Josh? I feel like I'm going to start with you today because I'm feeling good.

No, it's tough. I feel like I don't know when I'm literally not okay. I think I always tell myself I'm not okay as like a challenge for myself to always do something else. I always feel happy with what I'm working on. I'm always positive. So the projects I do are fun. The work I do is great. The people I meet talk to and work with is great. So I can't really say nothing's not okay. I think it's more of like it could always be better in a good way. Like be happy where you're at. Don't discount the successes, but strive for more. So it's not okay that I'm out where I want to be. But it's okay where I'm at right now too. It's like double-edged sword. No, that's really good. I feel like this past year I've been really practicing gratitude and just like being thankful for

every day. And it really does something to your mind. Like it's crazy. I mean, as a mentalness.

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