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Not Quite Average episodes
- Asking for Help, Letting go of Control & Managing GuiltToday we discuss how and when to ask for help in both personal and business areas. Hiring help, phoning a friend, asking a favor, etc. How do we know when help is harmful versus essential? And how do we manage the guilt of asking for a hand?
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30 min - Merging Different Upbringings - Family Structure, Finance, Religion and Politics
Today we are talking about what it is actually like to get married and merge different backgrounds & upbringings. All about how coming from different family structures, cultures, states, & financial positions affected us and how we met in the middle!
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30 min - Dating FOR Marriage + Dating IN MarriageToday we will discuss dating FOR marriage, dating while you are engaged, and even dating your spouse. What are red flags to look our for when dating through the lens of marriage? How do you navigate religion, money + the church when dating? Engagement is chaotic, how do we prioritize our relationship in that season? Most importantly, what are tangible ways to continue to date your spouse after marriage?
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28 min - Would You Rather? Just for FUN!This is a just-for-fun episode to break up all of the heavier and more serious topics lately. Would YOU rather?
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28 min - Motivation + Contentment: How do We Become More Motivated While Managing Stress & Remaining Grateful?
Today we will discuss how to become more motivated, how it plays into success and stress, if we can balance motivation and contentment, and more. Motivation is key to success but are there other qualities more important? When is motivation harmful? Can it lead to increased stress? How do we become more content? Let's dive into all that AND more!
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24 min - Our Testimonies - Growing up Inside AND Outside of the ChurchWe each had VERY different upbringings. Michel was raised in the church but didn't really *click* until she was 18. Brook wasn't raised Christian but found Jesus on his own in High School. These are our stories of how we found Jesus, where we are now, and how we got here. We also discuss Imposter Syndrome when talking about Jesus, how relationships affected the journey (for better and worse), and how church culture led us to AND away from Christ.
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28 min - MORE MONEY TALK! Navigating Finance within MarriageToday we address more of your money questions and how it relates to our marriage. Let's talk about our financial team, how we found them, and what they help with. Also, we are addressing holiday spending, retirement saving, dividing personal + business expenses, living below our means, planning for future wealth, and what we have been learning lately.
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30 min - Dealing With Criticisms, Negativity, Other's Opinions, Cancel Culture, and TrollsOpinions can come at us in MANY areas of life and while sometimes they're helpful, oftentimes they're not. We honestly discuss how to navigate this from strangers online to family members who might have different views than us. Let's also dive into cancel culture, accountability, receiving valid criticism, finding our value in Christ (instead of other's opinions OF us), and online trolls.
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31 min - Marriage and MONEY - Sharing Finances, Budgeting, Responsibilities, Pros and Cons to a Shared Bank Account, and MOREIn this casual, candid, and chatty episode we answer some questions you want to know about managing money as a married couple. We discuss combining bank accounts (and the pros and cons of doing so), how we prepared financially for marriage, dividing responsibilities, debt, spending guilt, planning for big purchases, saving and MORE. Let's talk about it.
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29 min - Michel's Top 5 Mistakes in Life - Relationships, Finance, Business & Mental HealthIn this solo-episode, I open up about the 5 things I did within my life (so far) that I consider to be "mistakes". I made some poor choices in previous relationships, let fear hold me back from important things, didn't take the time to learn serious business lessons, and lost some money along the way. Let's discuss how these mistakes affected my life so that hopefully I can help spare you from also learning the hard way!
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About Not Quite Average
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A twenty-something year old married couple openly and honestly discusses all aspects of self-improvement from health, to money, to relationships and more. Each week Brook and Michel will deep dive…
into a new topic to see how the ideals can be practically applied to everyday life, and which aspects are complete BS.
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