The Intentional Podcast

Are you needing to get re-energized about the spaces you live in? Well, we have the episode just for you! This week, we talk all things spaces in and around our homes, and we drop some unique ways to fully utilize each corner, literally, of your rooms. When we live, work, play, and love in spaces that make us happy, we believe we'll lead more fulfilled lives. With that being said, settle in and grab your notebook, because we guarantee you'll be thinking of ways to switch up your spaces after hearing today's intention.

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Spring has sprung in Wisconsin, and we're welcoming this new season with open arms! In this week's episode, we're diving into how we like to take full advantage of a new time of year, and we're sharing some of our favorite tips and tricks with you. Whether it's doing a deep clean of your home, starting a new book, or going on an epic family vacation, we hope we're able to inspire you to get excited about a new season. And, just like the flowers we see blossom in spring, you'll only grow where you're watered, so we encourage you to live intentionally today so that you feel more fulfilled tomorrow.

Resources:

Seasons Checklists

The 12 Week Year by Brian P Moran and Michael Lennington

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This week we welcome Lauren, founder and owner of Ooby's LLC to the pod! Lauren is a wife, mother of two, a food scientist, entrepreneur and chaos coordinator! She saw a gap in the market and jumped right in to help provide families with a healthy option for their kids! Enter Ooby's Mix a cake mix sweetened with fruit! Join us as we get to hear:

Resources:

Ooby's Mix on Instagram

Ooby's Mix Website

Pancake Presale!

Mama Blog

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While being in the midst of the season where we are both married and do not have kids quite yet, a variety of thoughts and emotions can come into play. Join us as we chat on our perspectives while we wait. In this episode you will hear:

Resources:

Embrace Your Almost by Jordan Lee Dooley

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What does identity mean to you? Where does your identity lie? Wife, dog mom, and serial entrepreneur out of Omaha, NE - Candice, joins us for this conversation! She offers her experience in the work she has done on herself and in her marriage to strengthen what identity means to her. In this episode you will hear:

- How to improve your marriage through exploring your identities

- Tools to grow your confidence in your identity

- When the right time to start working on your identity is

- Who can speak into you and how better to allow feedback

- How to work through people pleasing and the wrong placement of identity

- Living in a place of gratitude versus a place of lack puts your mind in a spot to see the good

- What to do on the days when it is hard to be grateful

- You are MORE than your titles

Really appreciate the heart of Candice and excited to share this conversation with all of you! Feel free to give her a follow over on Instagram and join us there for our follow up conversations on Identity.

Resources:

The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan

Candice Vetock - @mrsvetock

Jordan Lee Dooley - You're Not JUST Anything

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Rounding out our financial series this week with the somewhat dreaded topic of budgeting. Some find it fun, others find it a chore, and well others find it not worth doing at all. Where do you fit? Jump in on our conversation and start asking yourself some of these questions:

What do I need to budget?

What are my budgeting categories?

What tools should I use to budget?

Why am I not budgeting?

How can you communicate your budget to others?

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All it takes is a dollar! We've invited financial expert Bowen (Bo) Belmer to the podcast to share his insights and expertise on all things investing. Bo is a Loan Officer & Market Research Specialist at Summit Financial, LLC and is the Founder of Uncharted Inc., and we can't wait for you to hear about his collegiate experience at Cornell University, years of grinding it out on Wall Street, and unique ways to be savvy about your investments. And, you heard it here first, that you are NOT a loser. Connect with Bo on the following platforms:

Instagram

YouTube

Blog

Millennials Are Moving Home

The Opportunity Cost Podcast

Resources:

Graham Stephan

You Need A Budget

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Welcome to the second part of our financial series; Saving. Maybe not considered as fun as spending, but definitely a key component for your financial success! Jump in as we share how to be more intentional in the following:

Also learn how and why we save, hear about our joint savings, and our savings roadblocks.

You can start now, start small, by being intentional and disciplined you will be amazed how much you can change your financial situation! If you are having a hard time just getting started feel free to reach out to us over on our Instagram! We are ready to cheer you on!

Resources:

The Slight Edge

The Latte Factor

Fidelity

honey App

Ibotta App

Acorns App

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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.......is what is next on our series list! Today we are talking all things spending - can cause insecurity, can be fun, and yet could be uncomfortable to talk about. In this episode you will hear about:

While we are not financial experts, we wanted to share from our experiences thus far. Stick around for the rest of the series, let us know what else you want to hear about and join the conversation over on Instagram!

Resources:

honey App

Ibotta App

Rakuten

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It's time to start having more conversations about the tough topics, insecurity is definitely up there on our lists! In this episode we are going to cover:

-The process to reprogram our brains - take the negative thoughts and rewrite them

-How sometimes in making plans, insecurity strikes, what to do?

-Taking constructive criticism about insecurities we may face

-Letting the right people speak into you

-Fighting insecurity with appearance, other people's thoughts, our identity, our circumstances, and our dreams

Speaking about our insecurities can remove the power they hold over us, join in on our conversation over on Instagram --> @the_intentionalpodcast

Resources:

I Am That Girl by Alexis Jones

Perfectly Yourself by Matthew Kelly

Own Your Everyday by Jordan Lee Dooley

Get Out Of Your Head by Jennie Allen

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