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May 17, 2022
#179 Travel More? Or Prepare for the Worst? Finding the Middle-Ground Between Risk-Taking and Being Safe & Prepared
You may have seen or heard that we’re planning a move to Portugal — and hoping to travel while making the transition. We received some questions about this: “We would love to travel more , even long term, but I am getting mo…
May 10, 2022
#178 We Know It's Hard But DO WHAT MUST BE DONE! The Obstacle IS the Way
We all have blind spots. We all have things we’re doing (or not doing) that are causing or contributing to our own problems. We all avoiding doing what must be done, but there are strategies for changing everything. In our c…
May 3, 2022
#177 Analyzing (& Laughing About) Our Big 5 Personality Test Scores
Understanding YOURSELF and the other human beings around you is one of the trickiest and most complex aspects of life and relationships — how personality tests can help you understand yourself and others better. Your persona…
April 26, 2022
#176 How Frustration, Guilt, & Discontent Guide You to Your Best Self -- Don't Assuage the Pain or 'Accept What Is'. This is Your Soul Calling!
Have you ever had that inner feeling of discontent, frustration, guilt, or dissatisfaction ? (I know I have.) Have you ever thought — what’s the point of setting goals? I’ll just be disappointed. Or have you ever tried to ac…
April 19, 2022
#175 Q&A Sneaky Teens, Forbidden Apps, Pornography, Masturbation, Device Usage, Teen Sex and More! Oh My.
We received some great questions about parenting and sneaky teens, that we’re addressing today. We love it receiving questions so if you have one please don’t hesitate to ask us. You can leave a voice message for us on our p…
April 12, 2022
#174 Marriage Q&A: Intellectual Conversations, Over-Helping, & Why This Sexpert is WRONG
Recently we received some questions about marriage — specifically how to have more engaging conversations and intellectual connections with your spouse as opposed to discussing the mundane life logistics all the time? We reg…
April 2, 2022
#173 Beauty, Art, Changing World Order, & Jordan Peterson Live
Greg and I are always fascinated by ideas , the search for truth , intellectual discussion , and meaningful connections . As intentionally as we have designed our lifestyle, it’s still rare for us to have all of those things…
March 24, 2022
#172 The Foundations for Magic & Serendipity -- Our Portugal Trip Report
Greg and I just returned from an incredible trip to Portugal to celebrate our 21st anniversary and we’re excited to record an episode about it. We’re going to share all the romance, magic and serendipity we experienced that …
March 1, 2022
#171 Force Your Kids to Finish? Or Let Them Quit? Our Surprising Answer
Welcome to the podcast! We’re discussing something today that is crucially important to raising healthy, well-adjusted kids - perseverance . Should you force them to finish, or let them quit? We want to teach them to NOT be …
Feb. 22, 2022
#170 How to Wake Up and Overcome Sleep Depression/Inertia -- Better Mornings Equals a Better Life
Hey everyone. We hope you’re having a great week. I know Greg and I are excited to have some sunshine and warmer weather after two cloudy and cold weeks. Today we’re discussing something which — at first glance — seems overl…
Feb. 8, 2022
#169 How to Make the Mundane Parts of Day-to-Day Life More Meaningful
Today we are diving into a detailed look at what living an ‘extraordinary’ life looks like on the day-to-day . The majority of your life — and ours — is spent in mundane daily activities . Dishes, laundry, errands. Even with…
Jan. 25, 2022
#168 What to Do When People Oppose Your Lifestyle Choices
How do you handle the unavoidable conflict that arises from your unconventional lifestyle choices?
Jan. 18, 2022
#167 How to Get Your Spouse on Board -- Plus Why You Need a 'Breaking Point'
Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode Greg and I are answering some often asked questions about how to get your spouse on board . This could be getting them on board with your big dreams and goals , or simply on board…
Jan. 11, 2022
#166 The Size of Your Dreams MUST Exceed Your Current Capacity to Achieve Them
In this episode, Greg and I talk about one of our favorite topics — dreaming BIG and setting (and achieving) BIG goals . Greg has said that “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.” …