Go Bucket Yourself

Get a sneak peek of Chris and Debbie's conversation with Juan Fernandez in this episode. Juan is a husband, father, engineer, and Venezuelan native working toward a future of financial independence from an employer's paycheck while living an adventurous life in Colorado.

In this snippet, Juan shares the benefits he's found by bringing the performance review model he developed, for his team members at work, to his marriage at home. He asked his wife to review him, just as he did for himself, in the following areas:

1. What there is to be thankful for concerning his actions and behaviors
2. The status of his goals and their alignment with his behavior
3. Opportunities for Improvement
4.  What he should continue, stop, and start

The three of them discuss the benefits of having regular "meetings" with your spouse, and they all laugh together as Debbie mocks Chris and Juan for bringing their similar engineering personalities into their marriages through such meetings.

Listen in to decide if you'd like to give a marriage meeting a try. Then check out next week's episode to hear all Juan has to share about growing up in Venezuela, attending and paying for college in the U.S., and why working toward financial independence is so important to him.

You can read all about Juan's performance review with his wife in this blog post on his site ajourneytofi.com. 

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Well, COVID is running amuck in our little household and we're either working on recovery or finishing out our quarantine time. Apologies for the interruption and we'll be back soon!

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In this episode, Chris and Debbie talk with their guest Rose Lounsbury. Rose is an author, speaker, and simplicity coach. She shares her wisdom in this moving and inciteful conversation. We learn that simplicity (minimalism) is about so much more than just decluttering and having fewer possessions. It's more about coming to a place of enoughness from within. Listen in to learn more about:

• why the search for enough externally is a constantly moving target
• how the "feeling of not enough" affects our relationship to our possessions, achievement, approval-seeking, feelings of success, and more
• how Rose made the transition from teacher to entrepreneur
• developing a mindset to overcome fear and uncertainty in entrepreneurship
• her need to simplify her stuff so she didn't have to serve it every evening
• actionable tips for simplifying your household

Notable quotes from this episode:

• "...the journey is the return to believing you are enough."
• "Be the change you wish you see in your house."
• "You need acknowledgment from only one person in your life, and that is yourself."
• "The physical state of our homes reflects the cluttered state in our heads."

Resources:

• Connect with Rose on her socials: Instagram and Facebook
• Get Rose's free Simplicity Starter Guide on her site, roselounsbury.com
• Watch her TEDx talk, How Many Towels Do You Need?
• Watch her EconoMe talk, The Journey to Enough
• Today's outro track Can't Let Her Go by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive
• Get your free Stop the Drift Workbook at gobucketyourself.com

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Thank you so much for checking out this episode! This week Chris and Debbie sit down for a chat about worthiness. They answer the following questions, from their personal experience, plus much more:

• What's the difference between internal and external worthiness?
• How do feelings of unworthiness show up in everyday life?
• What are some drawbacks to striving for worthiness externally?
• Can you ever find worthiness through something external?
• What leads to feelings of unworthiness?
• What might be some ways to work toward feelings of worthiness?
• What are some tools and resources that could help with understanding and increasing internal worthiness?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Don't Keep Your Day Job episode with David Lynch
• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
• I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" by Brene Brown
• YOU: A Guide to Deeper Connection, a Lifestyle of Ease, and Massive Results by Brandon Hawk
• This quote by Alexandra Elle:
  "We can't be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it, within."

Get your free "Stop the Drift" workbook HERE.

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Chris and Debbie are joined by Julien and Kiersten of rich & Regular.

Laugh along with the four of them as Kiersten and Julien dive deeply into:

• Why they decided to break the mold in creating their new YouTube show, Money on the Table
• "Codeswitching"--what it meant for Julien while being raised by a Jamaican immigrant mother in Brooklyn, and what it meant for Kiersten in her corporate career
• Finding the confidence to leave a corporate career for entrepreneurship and create a business of his own for Julien
• What it took for Kiersten to realize that she loves herself more than she loves her job
• The privilege of doing the internal work and unlearning old habits and routines after leaving their corporate careers
• Releasing control
• Embracing conflict
• Why they created rich & REGULAR and what it means

Notable quotes from this episode:

• When I started asking myself a different set of questions, the question wasn't, "Should I leave my job?" It was, "What work do you want to do?" - Kiersten
• "Plenty of people have made fortunes with a lot less. I could fail a couple of times and still be okay. Why not shoot for the stars?" - Julien
• "Stop discounting your dopeness." - Julien

Resources from this episode:

• rich®ULAR.com
• Money on the Table on their YouTube channel
• JD Roth: getrichslowly.com and his YouTube channel
• Kiersten's blog post: I love me more than I love my job, so I quit
• Julien's talk about embracing conflict at EconoMe
• Elizabeth's book, Meet the Frugalwoods, and frugalwoods.com

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Listen in to today's sneak peek episode with Kiersten and Julien of richandregular.com

If you like what you hear, be sure to tune in to the full episode that will air this Thursday (10/08/2020)

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As a married-with-kids working adult in American society, the common response when asked how are things is "Busy!!!!". Many of us proudly display this badge of honor and can even knowingly--or unknowingly--try to out-busy one another. This rush-rush-rush lifestyle in a constant state of 'Busy' is taking a toll on our relationships, our health, and keeping us from the really important things in life that we truly value. When we spend our days in this disoriented state of busyness, we will lose sight of our dreams and can end up drifting into unchartered waters. Take back your time, today! Help to ignite an unbusy revolution in your household and with your friends! Free yourself from the stress and anxiety of "normal" life and rewrite the script for your new normal!

For show notes and resources mentioned in today's episode please visit gobucketyourself.com/episode18

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Chris is back from the Continental Divide Trail with much to share about the struggles and celebrations along the way.

Listen in as he tells us all about the unexpected experiences and what exceeded his expectations. He'll also share how far his trek took him and when he knew it was time to come home.

• You can read how he was feeling before he left for the trail HERE.
• You can read Debbie's thoughts on their Ecuador through-hike HERE.

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris and Debbie sit down with MK Williams.

MK has published six books of her own and assisted in the publication of many more. Today she discusses:

• her first decision to give up her dream for fear of not being good enough
• what she did after receiving harsh, discouraging criticism from someone she considered an expert and looked up to
• how she finally decided to take matters into her own hands after repeated rejection
• taking back her authority and paving her own path to bring her dream to life
• learning to redefine worth and purpose after leaving her prestigious corporate job
• how working toward financial independence led to her job(s) with ChooseFI
• taking her own dreams off the, "and then" list
• stopping the drift with her finances, corporate employment, and in early retirement
• what led to her coaching others through the self-publishing process
• how she makes time for her many jobs while pursuing her own writing dreams
• what it's been like to leave her W2 job and grow a family in the unexpected wake of COVID19

If you've ever doubted your ability or authority in pursuing your dreams or passions or given up after not finding the permission you've been seeking, MK's story will inspire you to take your authority back and pave your own path to the life you seek.

Her final parting wisdom, "Everyone has a story to share."

Resources from this episode:

• Get in touch with MK:
  • 1mkwilliams.com
  • On Instagram and here
  • On Facebook
  • On Twitter
  • authoryourambition.com
  • On YouTube
  • On Amazon
• Other resources from this episode:
  • ChooseFI
  • Stop the Drift Workbook

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Listen in to this "pop-up" episode of the podcast from CampFI Rocky Mountain 2020.

Our guests at the mic accepted Stephen Baughier's challenge to share their big ideas with the community at CampFI, where he was sure they'd find support, encouragement, and other big ideas in response.

J.D. Roth of getrichslowly.com helps us understand how to find purpose through big and not so big ways.

Jason Yamnitz shares a big idea--so big it may even be a bit scary--he's had brewing for a very long time. Get in touch with him on Facebook and/or Instagram.

Nick Boonie explains how he's finding that financial independence is possible for us all, even those who don't fit the traditional F.I. mold.

Daniel Webb empowers us to reclaim the dream with him through his conversation about rediscovering the dreams of his past by connecting with a community that supports and inspires him.

Rachel Richards (moneyhoneyrachel.com) shares all of her big ideas, pre- and post-retirement at the age of 27. She'd like to gift our community with her free, passive income starter kit.

Peter Adeney (Mr. Money Mustache) wraps up the conversation with a really big idea, indeed. You'll want to listen through to the end to find out what it is!

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.choosefi.com/
• Money Honey: A Simple 7-Step Guide for Getting Your Financial $hit Together
• Passive Income Aggressive Retirement
• GoBucketYourself.com
• Free, Stop the Drift Workbook

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