Planning and preparing are two words that sometimes get a bad rap! However, all it means is to look ahead and create what it is you want for the future. Join in this episode as I discuss planning and preparing for a trip Jarred and I went on, but then also how to apply this to our day-to-day lives!

In this week's podcast, we talk about the works we speak. The words we say to others, but then also to ourselves and how they affect the way we show up. We talk about creating an "Anthem" for ourselves, and I share mine! Listen in to get some ideas and hear more about the significance of our internal dialogue.

Bullying is everywhere. It goes on with our kids, with adults, on the news, and on social media. Unfortunately, we can't escape it. After hearing about 12-year-old Drayke who committed suicide last week, I felt a conversation about bullying was needed here along with some ideas on how Jarred and I try to combat it. 

After 100 episodes I finally got my favorite human on the podcast! Jarred is FULL of wisdom and good advice. We have worked together in life, family, and business. In today's episode we discuss our family motto. We talk about why we created one, what is in that motto, how it has blessed our family, and how you can create one!

Have you ever stepped back after a situation and wished you'd have responded differently? In this episode, we discuss our reactions and how to intentionally choose to ACT. First, we ACKNOWLEDGE our emotions. Second, CHOOSE our response, and third, TAKE ACTION! Listen in for more!

One of the practices I like to do every year is pick a word for the year. Last year my word was CREATOR. In this episode, we discuss what I noticed I created, and it wasn't all that amazing! We discuss a term called mirroring, where we mimic the same emotional state as others. We discuss what this is, why we do it, and how to CREATE the emotions and experience we WANT!

January is typically a time we all start thinking about our new beginnings for the year, but new beginnings happen all of the time! They don't have to be designated for January! In this podcast, we talk about how to get started as you begin your next adventure! Brainstorm, write down your plan, just take the next step, expect a mess, and have a backup! Listen in for more!

We all have many gifts and talents to offer to this world. Sometimes we do offer them and then they aren't well-received by others.  This can be tricky to navigate at times, so this episode gives four tips to help us when our contributions are rejected. First, let others have their opinions, Second, don't make their opinion mean something about you. Third, give yourself a break. And fourth, get to the bottom of the WHY? Listen in to this episode to hear more and implement these tips into your day-to-day!