Fri-Date

Today, my guest is fellow entrepreneur, lifestyle designer, and avid traveler Darrah Brustein. She shares the financial lessons she learned early in life, the impact they made, and how they helped her get to where she is today.

Darrah has such an incredible point of view, born from experiences like working for a company that went under right after purchasing her first home and starting a business with her twin brother. I personally loved the monthly check-in that Darrah and her partner use to tune in and get intentional in their relationship, and plan to incorporate that for Kim and I.

In This Conversation We Cover:

• 1:00 Where Darrah grew up, and what it was like
• 2:28 Money lessons learned early on in life
• 5:27 Chores Darrah had growing up to learn financial health
• 9:35 College, choosing majors, thoughts on the necessity of college
• 15:31 Key lessons learned in working for a company that goes under
• 17:11 Starting a business with her twin brother
• 19:42 How Darrah set herself up to create passive income
• 21:37 How outsourcing has helped in her business
• 22:43 Network under 40, what it is and why it exists
• 25:11 How to figure out what your strengths are and how to use them in a business
• 26:54 How Darrah travels HARD
• 30:07 Play funds and how Darrah financially prepares for travel
• 35:14 Tuning in and getting intentional about her relationship
• 39:00 Tony Robbins Morning Questions
• 40:16 Darrah’s Davos invitation; the world economic forum
• 42:15 PLAY HARD. How Darrah would like to add more play into her life
• 44:45 Rapid fire
• 46:44 What’s next: Darrah’s online 3 day Summit event

Darrah’s Relationship Check-In Questions

You can find more about Darrah’s intentional relationship strategies in her article, "You've Fallen In Love. Now What?"

1. What’s something I can do more/less of to make you feel more loved?
2. What was this month’s high/low point?
3. What’s one thing I did this month that made you feel loved?
4. Of what are you most proud of us as a couple? Of yourself? Of the other?
5. What’s your biggest current worry; personally or professionally?
6. What’s your goal/hope/intention for us over the next month?
7. Random surprise question that’s fun and playful!

Tony Robbins’ Morning Questions

1. What am I happy about in my life right now? What about that makes me happy? How does that make me feel?
2. What am I excited about in my life right now? What about that makes me excited? How does that make me feel?
3. What am I proud about in my life right now? What about that makes me proud? How does that make me feel?
4. What am I grateful about in my life right now? What about that makes me grateful? How does that make me feel?
5. What am I enjoying most in my life right now? What about that do I enjoy? How does that make me feel?
6. What am I committed to in my life right now? What about that makes me committed? How does that make me feel?
7. Who do I love? Who loves me? What about that makes me loving? How does that make me feel?

Resources:

• Learn more at Darrah.co
• Connect on Instagram: @darrahb
• Life By Design Summit: register here (streaming 9/12 - 9/14)

Today’s Topic: The Top 5 Books That Have Impacted Our Life & Business

Today, Kim and I go through our list of the top 5 books we’ve read that have positively impacted our life and business. Kim also asks me to share just what my morning routine looks like.

The Books:

• 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
• The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
• The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
• Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
• The Success Principles by Jack Canfield

You also hear:

• My morning routine
• The Push Planner by Chalene Johnson

Resources:

• Connect with us on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd | @robmurgatroyd
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Feeling like you aren’t completely connected to your career can be difficult, especially when you don’t fully know what you want. In today’s episode, hear how Sarah Pendrick went from psychologist to marketing to entrepreneur – and how each step connects. Sarah shares her secrets on how she transitioned from one career to the next, and how she used everything she learned to create her current business, GirlTalk Network.

Sara Pendrick is the founder of GirlTalk Network, a nonprofit movement created to support and empower women. The GirlTalk Network mission is to not only empower women of all ages, but to provide resources, education, and support.

This conversation is great for those looking to switch up their career, or for those who already have but are feeling a little uninspired. We talk about quieting the noise of outside voices, how to create a successful event, and the struggles and failures that happen in business.

In This Conversation We Cover:

• [0:35] What it looked like growing up in Nashville TN with 3 brothers.
• [2:03] Sarah’s multiple career tracks and the transition between them.
• [3:46] We ask the question, is college really necessary?
• [4:51] The importance of quieting the mind and how Sarah does it.
• [6:17] Sarah’s trip to Los Angeles and how it changed everything.
• [13:53] Girl Talk: what it is, what it’s about, and why it’s needed.
• [23:00] Planning events: successes and failures.
• [28:00] How Sarah re-aligns her values when they drift.
• [31:58] Sarah shares how she approaches other businesses about sponsorships.
• [35:00] How trauma and struggles make Sarah who she is today.
• [38:00] Sarah’s play hard life and what she’d like to add in to it.
• [40:00] Living for 6 months in Italy.
• [44:00] Rapid fire with Sarah.

Resources:

• Learn more: girltalknetwork.org
• Follow Sarah: Instagram
• Tony Robbins: Mastermind
• The Universe Has Your Back by Gabby Bernstein