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Pete the Planner is back! The world is trying to recover from coronavirus. How are your personal finances looking? Should you be trying to pay down debt? And why does Pete think the next couple months could be really tough? Balance that checkbook and check out the latest episode of Second Shot!

Learn more at petetheplanner.com

The coronavirus lockdown has a lot of us on edge. Some of us are even pushed the break the law. One salon owner has learned that sticking to your guns, even if it means getting locked up, can bring a lot of good. But should we applaud that? Also, is he lazy or just well-deserving of a break? One high profile couple has us asking if it's really all that bad to take some time off and hang out on the farm. Kick back on the porch, pour some sweet tea, and enjoy this latest episode of Second Shot!

Some people have been through it all. One woman is the living embodiment of all that, and she's proof that if you keeping looking forward to something, the bad times aren't so bad. Also, even our best intentions can have negative consequences. Someone cleaning up a library thought to themself, "There's just something not right about these books." But maybe the organizing should be left to the librarians in this case. Keep staying safe and keep listening to this latest episode of Second Shot!

The NFL draft is in full swing - virtually! An all-online draft has us asking questions about what's possible. What are things we never thought we could do? And what are the things others thought we couldn't do? Just because someone sees us as a fourth-round pick doesn't mean we can perform like the number 1 overall. Also, our special guest Sarah T from Redeux Kidz is here to tell us how we can stay crafty during the lockdown and turn some of that old junk lying around into something special! It's a little bit of everything on this new episode of Second Shot!

Learn more by following Sarah on social media @RedeuxKidz

You can find photos of the projects we discussed here: https://imgur.com/a/twhuVGL

It can only take one person to ruin everything - say, one person who pretended to have COVID-19 and shut down their whole office because of it. However, what's the silver lining to having to be locked in your home for several weeks at a time? Also, our special guest Matt Martin from First Choice Loan Services tells us what to believe (and not believe) when it comes to all the bold claims surround mortgages during the coronavirus crisis. Is it time to refinance? Can you put off paying your mortgage? Is anything really free? He answers all our questions on this new episode of Second Shot!

Learn more about Matt and First Choice Loan Service at fcloans.com

We hope you and your family are staying healthy and safe from the coronavirus, and we thought we'd bring in an expert to help us alter our daily habits to keep healthy. Dr. James Pinckney is the founder and CEO of Diamond Physicians and has first-hand knowledge of the threat of COVID-19. We also want to highlight some of the ways the Second Shot Facebook group is helping us cope, learn, and laugh our way through the lockdown. We might be social distancing, but we're not social media distancing! Put on a mask, some gloves, and your headphones and enjoy this latest episode of Second Shot!

The whole Second Shot crew is under lockdown this week, so it's a special Podcast-from-Home Edition! How many of you have a business that's been affected by coronavirus? One realtor sued so they could keep their "essential" business going, but was that the best way forward? Are there more creative ways to live by the law and still be successful? Also, special guest Beth Reeder Johnson joins to help us navigate the choppy waters of being trapped in a house with your loved ones for days on end. Tensions can get high when you can't leave, so how do you keep things calm with your spouse or children? You're sheltering in place, why not enjoy it with this new episode of Second Shot!

Learn more about Beth Reeder Johnson at erjcounseling.com

The threat of coronavirus has upended our daily lives - many cities have asked people to shelter at home, travel has shut down, and the economy has taken a serious hit. With a record rise in unemployment and investments looking as grim as they have in a long time, we wanted to bring you a little sage advice that might help you navigate these troubled waters. For that, we turned to Peter Dunn, aka "Pete the Planner"!

What should you do if you're suddenly unemployed? What if you're nearing retirement? Should you save or spend the stimulus funds, if you're getting them? And... how do you prioritize which bills you'll pay and which ones you can defer? Pete the Planner gives some wonderful advice for all those questions, and we talk a little bit about what your neighborhood might look like when this whole thing is over.

To learn more about Pete, go to petetheplanner.com

Second Shot Sit-Downs is an in-depth look at the people who inspire us, from your friends at Second Shot! This interview series is meant to highlight the types of people we talk about on the show: the people who really embody that idea of taking a Second Shot at business, at relationships, at life.

"Everything I've changed about my life has been one step at a time."

Looking at Marzia Prince and her Plant Chics brand now, it's hard to imagine a time when she wasn't living a healthy lifestyle. But an atmosphere of negativity in childhood followed by several years of unhealthy living made Marzia long for a change. What steps did she take? And can she convince a notorious picky eater that even he can live a plant-based lifestyle?

Learn more about Marzia at PlantChics.com

Second Shot Sit-Downs is an in-depth look at the people who inspire us, from your friends at Second Shot! This interview series is meant to highlight the types of people we talk about on the show: the people who really embody that idea of taking a Second Shot at business, at relationships, at life.

"Sometimes, when you think about yourself as a number two, you're really a number one."

Often when it comes to change, there has to be someone willing to ask the question "Why are we doing things this way?" That was the case when Dr. Tye and Courtney Caldwell looked at the salon business, and rather than stop at asking that question, they did something about it. They are the cofounders of ShearShare, the first on-demand salon and barbershop space rental app.

ShearShare is the first Texas startup to win Google Demo Day, L’Oreal’s Women in Digital NEXT Generation Award, and Tech. Co’s Startup of the Year. The Caldwells’ work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Fast Company, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Modern Salon, and Salon Today. They are alums of YC Fellowship and 500 Startups, two world-renowned programs for creating top-end entrepreneurs.

But all the accolades couldn't have come without one big leap away from a comfortable lifestyle and putting it all on the line for an idea.

You can learn more at shearshare.com

Second Shot Sit-Downs is an in-depth look at the people who inspire us, from your friends at Second Shot! This interview series is meant to highlight the types of people we talk about on the show: the people who really embody that idea of taking a Second Shot at business, at relationships, at life.