One Part Laugh, One Part Life

Brian and Jordan talk about their jobs a lot. Almost every episode gives a sneak peak into the work we do on a daily basis. We love our jobs (for the most part)! But you may be asking: why do we do what we do? How did we choose these jobs and what keeps us going?

Well, lucky for you, we are going to answer those questions in this episode! Brian will talk about the fun that comes with creating as a freelancer, and Jordan will talk about her passion for developing college students as a residence director. When the going gets tough, we try to remember the reasons we chose these jobs in the first place!

Do you ever have those days where you just feel… meh? When you need a spark of inspiration to get you excited, but it just isn’t working for you? When you stare blankly into the abyss, waiting for a great idea to hit you, but your mind feels empty? We’ve definitely been there!

Inspiration is a funny thing. It can come when we least expect it, and it can be plentiful. But other times, it isn’t there when we need it, and we can’t seem to find it anywhere. Many times, we can feel inspired in one aspect of our lives but not another. It seems like the only consistent thing about inspiration is its inconsistency!

After a bout of feeling uninspired, Brian and Jordan share some of their experiences and how they cope with the ups and downs of inspiration.

I think it’s safe to say that many of us act differently around different groups of people. I doubt many people would talk to their boss or their grandmother about their wild weekend escapades or the juicy details of their latest love interest, details that friends may be highly interested in.

It comes as no surprise that people put on a different face when interacting on social media. Of course we want to make ourselves look good, especially when everyone else’s lives seem so great! We tend to compare ourselves to what we see of our friends on social media. But what we forget is that everyone has their struggles, even if we don’t see them.

Featuring a guest star, this episode dives into the good and bad of how we choose to portray ourselves on social media.

Would you rather be 2 feet taller or 2 feet shorter? Would you rather lose your eyesight or your ability to hear? Would you rather have a dragon or be a dragon? We say we talk about life’s most interesting topics, but this episode really lives up to that claim!

After going a while without including “Would you rather” questions in our episodes, we decided to grace you with an entire episode full of them. **Cue the laughter**

If you ask a classroom of kindergartners what they want to be when they grow up, they will probably say things like “a doctor”, “a lawyer”, “a firefighter”, “a ballerina”, “Superman”. Even though they all want to be something different, they have (at least) two things in common: 1) very few of them will become what they say they want to be when they grow up, and 2) they made their choice based on what they see as successful.

The American Dream has been people’s standard of success for years, but that seems to be changing. Everyone has their own definition of success and how to achieve it. It is usually relative, based on how you use your talents and the tools life gives you. And it is difficult to compare one person’s success to another’s, especially if they are successful in different ways.

Ultimately, there is no universal understanding of success, so the only person who can determine whether or not you are successful is you. So, are you on the road to success?

This morning, your horoscope told you that you were going to have a miserable day. It just so happens to be Friday the 13th, and you can’t seem to find your lucky pair of socks. As your day goes on, you spill coffee on your shirt, you are 20 minutes late to work because of traffic, and your favorite sports team loses their game. Surely this is all related!

We have so many superstitions in our culture, but none of them are rooted in fact. Knocking on wood is not going to prevent bad things from happening, because jinxes probably aren’t real. Your mom won’t break her back every time you step on a crack in the sidewalk. If that was the case, I’m pretty sure many more mothers would have broken backs.

Although superstitions, jinxes, and luck may seem silly, they can bring people a little bit of comfort. If knocking on wood is going to help you sleep at night, by all means,go for it!

Choosing what to eat for dinner can be hard. Choosing how to decorate your home can be hard too. Choosing which car to buy can be even harder. Choosing how to manage your money is definitely harder. Now throw another person into that mix. They have their own opinions, preferences, and needs. This whole decision-making thing just became ten times more complicated!

Making decisions with another person can be tricky, especially when that person is your significant other. You want to make sure that both of you are happy and get what you want, but that can be difficult to navigate when you want different things. That means you have to work together to figure out what is best for both of you. Easier said than done!

Brian and Jordan are definitely not experts in this realm, but we have a few tricks that have helped us in the past. In the end, it comes down to good communication and knowing what is important to both of you.

2016 is a big deal in the world of politics. It’s the year we figure out who the 45th president of the United States is going to be. While candidates duke it out on the mainstage, you are trying to figure out who to vote for, or if you even want to vote at all.

Many times, voters can feel like their vote doesn’t matter at all. Well we are here to tell you… that you are probably right. Your individual vote most likely isn’t going to break a tie. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t vote. It would be a mess if no one voted just because they felt like their vote wasn’t important.

Here’s the deal: one vote doesn’t matter, but it does when it’s coupled with other people’s votes. Your vote is your voice, and a lot of voices speaking at once could be the start of big change.

Imagine you are sitting in a park reading a book on a lovely day in April. April 25th, to be precise. You are minding your business, and then all of a sudden you look up, and standing right in front of you is the person you have been looking for all your life. Your eyes meet, sparks fly, and you know you have just met the one, your soulmate, your other half, the peanut butter to your jelly.

Love at first sight seems like an idea reserved for Disney movies and Nicholas Sparks books. I mean, how likely is it that two people who have never met before would be overwhelmed with love the moment they lay eyes on each other? It doesn’t happen to many of us.

While love at first sight sounds pretty desirable, real love takes time and effort to develop. I can’t tell you how you feel about someone, but you may want to get to know a person before declaring your undying love for them!

Remember how easy things were when you were younger? You could play video games all day with your friends, eat endless amounts of oreos and puffy Cheetos, and spend hours at the pool. Life was carefree and full of fun! If only we could go back to the good old days…

Why is it that we don’t know we are in the good old days until they are gone? Better yet, why do we get so caught up thinking about the good old days? It’s funny how nostalgia can make us remember the good times we had while simultaneously making us forget about the bad times that happened (I bet you don’t miss homework, do you?).

It’s fun to remember the past, but we also need to take time to appreciate the good times we have now. The present can quickly become the good old days we reminisce on, so appreciate it while it’s here!