Nicole & Kate Can Relate

Perhaps you’ve noticed it, too: You have different groups of friends, and each group is either formed out of a certain circumstance or has been intentionally created because of the place or thing you all have in common.

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with having multiple friend circles - their purpose, why some friend circles are stronger (or last longer) than others, and whether it's critical to keep multiple friend circles intact.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• How friend circles are oftentimes created out of circumstance
• How travel and your activities or hobbies influence your friend circles 
• Lifelong friend circles versus purely circumstantial friend circles 
• How shared experiences can create stronger, deeper friendships
• Is having multiple friendship circles necessary?
• Surrounding yourself with friends who are on the same or similar path as you - or who have been where you are going

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: What is the importance of having multiple friend circles?

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We weren’t really sure what to expect from the Barbie movie. We had both heard mixed reviews, both had different thoughts about what might happen based on the trailers… But one thing was for sure: we wanted to go into the movie with an open mind.

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with the Barbie movie, including our thoughts on the many themes, references, and the ending monologue on being a woman.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• Our rating of the movie overall on a scale of 1 - 10 
• The opening scene: How this sets the movie up
• The drastic cuts throughout the movie between Barbie Land and the real world 
• Being looked at, “the stare”, being on display… What’s the significance of this?
• The role reversal that Barbie and Ken experience
• How motherhood and the female role is portrayed in Barbie Land versus the real world
• Barbie’s struggle with who she is / who she’s “supposed to be”
• Is it “impossible” to be a woman?

Mentioned in this episode: 

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Barbie Movie

The 10 Best 'Barbie' Movie Quotes, Ranked

Barbie: the patriarchy, the existentialism, the capitalism – discuss with spoilers

An Exhaustive List of (Almost) Every Single Reference in the Barbie Movie

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: What did we learn from the Barbie movie?

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Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

We’ve learned a thing or two about how important communication and setting expectations is when traveling with friends or hosting visitors.

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with preparing ahead for the many different scenarios you might encounter with traveling or hosting visitors to make sure you actually enjoy your time!

Points Discussed in this Episode

• Nicole shares a travel experience that made her look at preparation and planning for a trip - especially with other people - in a whole new light
• The importance of clear communication and setting expectations when traveling or hosting visitors
• Difference between vacations as an employee and an entrepreneur 
• How we’ve tweaked our preparation over the years
• Some of the questions we discussed before traveling to Japan together
• Using ‘vacation mode’ for emails and communicating with your team in advance of any travel

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: How do you prepare ahead for travel or visitors?

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Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

Being present in every moment is definitely a practice. We all know how easy it is to live in the past and obsess over the future.

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with being fully present, and how we continue to practice awareness and holding ourselves accountable to this.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• Nicole shares a recap of her and Omar’s mastermind retreat, OzCon
• Nicole’s biggest lesson from this year’s event (and what they won’t be doing next year)
• How difficult it can be to stay fully present at events - especially when you’re the host
• Being aware when you’re not fully present
• We each share a tip for how to practice being present in every moment

Mentioned in this episode: 

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

OzCon: Nicole and Omar’s mastermind retreat!

Diary of a CEO: Podcast ep w/ Julian Treasure

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Are you good at being fully present?

Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one! 

Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

On any given day, how intentional are you about making your life fun? Laughing for no reason, reminding yourself not to take things too seriously, actually taking part in activities that light you up?...

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences around having fun - specifically how we’ve started to recognize more and more the importance of being intentional about having fun each and every day.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• What activities do you currently do that you consider 'fun'? 
• Creativity and hobbies being a way to discover fun
• Activities you enjoyed as a kid
• Making ordinary to-do’s more fun
• Being intentional about bringing more fun into your life
• What exactly does “work hard, play hard” mean?
• The importance of trying to new things to help discover what you truly enjoy doing

Mentioned in this episode: 

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: How often are you actually having fun?

Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one! 

Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree

Our overall theme for today is around preparation and planning, but wow - did we hit a nerve when we started talking about doing a time audit!

In this episode we’re going to hear from Nicole about her and Omar’s preparations for their annual retreat, OzCon, and Kate is going to share how she’s preparing to become a mom later this year!

Points Discussed in this Episode

• We hear from Nicole about her and Omar’s upcoming retreat, OzCon 
• Kate shares some ways she is preparing for Baby Dumas (arriving Nov 2023!) 
• How to do a proper time audit 
• The many benefits of a time audit and when you should do one

Mentioned in this episode:

NKCR Ep 69: Have you considered planning and hosting your own event?

Shaun White: The Last Run on HBO Max

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Have you ever done a time audit?

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When it comes to work models there are several options: there’s work from home, there’s an in-office setup, and then there’s a hybrid model, which is a mix of both!

In this episode we’ll share our own personal thoughts on a hybrid work model. We’ll also hear from Nicole on how their switch to an in-office model - after working from home for nearly 9 years! - is going so far.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• An update from Nicole on their switch from remote to in office work! 
• The many benefits of your office being set up in a co-working space 
• The energy shift that Nicole & Omar have experienced working around other people 
• Is a hybrid work model the sweet spot?
• The added decision-making and potential guilt that comes with a hybrid setup 
• Managing your team on a hybrid schedule

Mentioned in this episode: 

NKCR Ep 98: Which is better: Remote work or in person?

FishBurners Coworking space

Is Hybrid really all it’s cracked up to be?

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Is a hybrid work model the sweet spot?

Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one! 

Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is something we’re seeing and hearing a lot about lately. What are the implications, the unintended consequences, and how big a disrupter could AI really be in our world?

In this episode we’ll share our own personal experiences with AI and discuss the questions and concerns it has brought up for us thus far. 

Points Discussed in this Episode

• What exactly is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? 
• How we’re already using AI in our everyday lives 
• Generative AI versus AI 
• What are the unintended consequences of AI?
• How big of a disruptor is AI?

Mentioned in this episode:

Open AI

ChatGPT

Capsho

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: What are the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? 

Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one! 

Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

Have you ever considered whether there’s a benefit to believing you can do something instead of trying that thing and failing?

In this episode we’ll dive deep into the many considerables when it comes to answering this question. How big a role does regret play? And what about our perspectives, experiences, and mindset at different times in our lives?

Points Discussed in this Episode

• Our thoughts on failure (as discussed in Ep 20 of NKCR) 
• How does regret play a role in answering this question? 
• What does it mean to fail exactly?
• Perspective and experience playing a role
• Is it a personality thing? 
• What do you currently believe you could do, but you’re not doing it because you’re afraid of failing? 

Mentioned in this episode: 

NKCR Ep 20: Failure: Is it the way to success?

Sylvester Stallone’s new documentary (trailer) 

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Are you better off believing you can do something, or trying and failing? 

Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one! 

Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don’t agree.

You’ve probably heard the philosophy “Everything happens for a reason”, but do you believe this to be true?

In this episode we’ll share our own thoughts and feelings about letting go of control, being okay with things not going the way we planned, and how resisting the inevitable could be holding us back.

Points Discussed in this Episode

• The comfort that comes with believing that everything happens for a reason
• Are we in control of everything that happens in our life - or nothing? 
• Is there a higher power at work in addition to your own actions?
• Giving away control and allowing “the world” to take over
• Being okay with things not going the way you planned
• What happens when you stop resisting?

Mentioned in this episode: 

The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Does everything happen for a reason?