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2020 got you in a funk? COVID, BLM, concerns about work, family issues, the elections, and a myriad of other things can REALLY weigh on your heart and mind. We explore “5G” solutions to help you break the funk to not only survive but thrive during challenging times

5G's to Break the funk

• Grace
• Grounding your heart
• Gratitude
• God
• Goodness

Have a blessed day!

Jody & Judie

It's been a minute since we sat down and recorded a podcast. Some heavy challenges have come to a head this summer for our family so we thought we'd talk about "Seeing Light and Hope in Dark Moments". This is as much a conversation for us at is for you.

Show Highlights:

• Resetting
• We tend to give, give, give and not make time for ourselves
• Why do I have to cry? Why am I not strong?
• Recognize you are in seasons
• Being overwhelmed by what is happening in the world 
• The true core of today's challenges is due to one thing... the lack of love
• How do I with a pure, honest, heart say "Thy Will be done"
• Be the strength while finding the strength
• When you turn and serve others you invariably lift yourself
• Choosing to love no matter what the situation is
• Be the change that you hope to see in the world
• I'm going to choose love!
• The Grinch and his little shriveled up heart was healed by one little girl that saw the beauty in him.

We'd love to hear from you.

Feel free to contact us at choosedontexcuse@gmail.com 

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Does Corona have you complaining or creating? Complaining and grumbling is easy! Creativity can take a little more effort but the rewards are far greater! What are you doing to get creative during this time of being “Safe at Home”?

Show highlights:

• Ke’ilani’s volleyball team encouraging the team mates to learn something new every week.
• Kids thinking out side of the box
• Opposition creates innovation and creativity
• Challenge with complainers
• Getting creative with kids at home
• Finding more effective ways to work together at work and at home
• Biggest challenge is the illness and not being able to work
• Work is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity
• Taking advantage of the time you have
• Encumbered by fear darkens our perspective
• Peeling off the paint - What’s it going to look like on the other side?

The entire world is talking about and affected by the Corona Virus. We're not letting it hold us down. We explore adjustments we are making at home and work to stay on a positive and productive track. Corona is not going to hold us down. Let's foster a spirit of love, support, resilience and action so  we can all rise up this challenge.

Show Highlights

• Shifts we’ve made at work to accommodate the impact of Corona
• The power of daily standup and accountability
• Judie’s baptism by fire at Alaska Airlines
• Corona has forced us to put in place things to make us more efficient and accountable
• Scarcity mentality and taking for granted the little things
• Look at the things you can do
• Judie’s experience of learning something new and being expected to execute immediately
• Keep an open mind don’t shut down
• There are ways to adapt so that we can connect and support each other
• Recognize some people are scared. It’s our time to wrap our arms around them and show some grace

Life is extremely dynamic and ever changing. Events in the world have everyone wondering what to do. When we embrace the dynamic nature of life the ups and downs, the curves and unexpected events of life that impact us we learn that life is fluid. How we respond determines our happiness and success in life.

Show highlights:

• The fluid nature of life
• Bruce Lee “Be Like Water”
• Are we allowing fear to determine the decisions we make?
• You need to make sure you look at the big picture
• Learning to know when you need to be fluid and adaptable in your life or when to hold back and preserve your power strategically
• Balance in life does not equal 50/50
• Letting people learn and grow through their experiences
• Adapting to personality differences and learning how communicate
• The power of knowing your strengths and limitations

Thank you for joining us every week!

Mahalo! Jody & Judie Sedrick

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New ventures mean new challenges and opportunities to grow. Do we double down to ensure that we exceed? Or do we expect it to come easy and complain because we “have to do extra”? Are you willing to do what’s needed?

Show highlights

• Judie’s favorite place to get dark chocolate
• Inspired by Judie doubling down to make sure she succeeds at her new job
• What are you doing to invest in yourself?
• “I don’t view it as extra”
• How are you owning up? Are you wiling to pay the costs of that goal?
• Decide that it’s not an option
• If you’re not evolving you are stagnating
• What it takes to excel at elite levels

Thank you for joining us every week!

Mahalo!
Jody & Judie Sedrick

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Wow, what a week! Judie started a new job at Alaska airlines - a dream come true for her to work in the travel industry.  We explore her first week of training and the core values of Alaska. This launches a great discussion on establishing and living by core values and self laws.

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We are back together. Jody spent the last week in Orlando attending and speaking at the Mobile Tech Expo. Jody's experience in a triathlon, the Kansas City Chiefs come back in the 2nd half of the Super Bowl, and Judie giving birth serve as the backdrop to the power of MINDSET in helping you push through obstacles to achieve your goal.

Show highlights:

• 1st Super Bowl Judie and I weren’t together to watch the game.
• Jody Speaking at Mobile Tech Expo - 2020 Vision - Maniacal focus on your business
• Down 10 points, the Kansas City Chiefs, stay focused on their goal to come back to beat our 49ers in the Super Bowl.
• No way to prepare for arms, legs and waves in Jody’s 1st Triathlon.
• Pausing to get my mindset laser focused on the goal
• How do you train yourself to stay focused?
• When is it the right time to step away and quit?
• Starting with the mindset that you have a way out instead of having a “no way out” mindset
• Seth Godin - People quit all the time the quite at the right time
• Judie giving birth to Devon - expectations blown out of the water
• Andy Reid Coach of Kansas City Chiefs - 20 years to win the ring

We along with the rest of the world were sucker-punched with the news of the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and 7 others in a horrible plane crash on January 26, 2020.  Our hearts are heavy thinking about the families who lost their loved ones so unexpectedly. Life can really throw you some unexpected curves. We thought we'd share some of our thoughts and even an indirect personal experience with Kobe. 

• The unexpected and unknowns of life
• Pondering our own mortality and how we are serving our family and others
• Moments can be upsetting but are they truly important
• The power of an indirect association with someone can have a powerful impact on your life
• Jody’s personal experience Kobe at a Volleyball tournament
• We’re all just people
• We are not in the limelight but people can be watching the example we are setting
• Kobe’s first time facing Michael Jordon
• Crab Syndrome
• Kevin Hart - Every time I succeed I see new opportunities
• View competition and obstacles as stepping blocks to propel you to be better
• Date Night Lessons learned Go-Kart racing chasing the pros
• Our condolences and love to all of the families that lost loved ones in the crash

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Life can be overwhelming and all consuming. Living with purpose enables us to turn the unmanageable into the meaningful. Join us as we discuss how we can life with greater purpose.

Show highlights:

• We are putting together the finishing touches on the 2020 Vision Workshop - Launch date Feb 3rd
  
• Comparing our lives to others - comparing someone else's chapter 28 to our Chapter 3
  
• Focus on your purpose instead of your destination
  
• My journey looks different than your journey
  
• Shon Hart - I want you to live in chapters
  
• Don’t fast forward, don’t skip a page, live every chapter
  
• Jody’s experience “leaning in” to the child who’s being difficult this week
  
• Wanting to change your current chapter for another. Have you really gone the distance
  
• Current chapter is the building blocks for what is yet to come
  
• Working through the challenging 2nd year of our marriage
  
• Live intentionally and purposefully in the moment
  
• Think about that huge goal and then reverse engineer the steps to get there
  
• Managing many things so they are meaningful
  
• Do you have a personal mission statement for your life?
  
• You can be so involved you loose site of your purpose
  
• Life is about discovering, building and becoming
  

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Our baby girl is off to college. Where did the time go? We explore transitions that come in our life and if we are truly taking advantage of those moments.

Show highlights:

• Transitions our kids are going through
• A personal tour of UVU with Coach Sam Atoa
• Words of Wisdom from Coach Sam Atoa
• On-Time is late be early
• Filipino time versus military time
• We need to foster a culture or respect
• The power of setting a culture
• Take advantage of the moment
• Boils down to what is important to you

Yep, 2020 is about transitions for all of us. Are you going to take advantage of the moment?

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Happy New Year. As you know we have been talking a lot about developing and capturing 2020 Vision for the new year. It’s more than resolutions and goals.

• Many feel like they “fell off the wagon” during the holidays.
• Remember you are not restarting you are building on a foundation you already have
• What makes January 1st different than yesterday? We have an opportunity everyday to reset
• Set a goal and then deconstruct so that you can set milestones to check progress throughout the year
• Own the moment and manage the minutes and day
• Role of being positive in achieving our goals
• You have the power to choose how you respond to challenging
• Judie becoming very purposeful in blocking out her time so she can accomplish her goals
• Avoiding the Rabbit Hole Syndrome
• Honestly assessing where you are and implementing the changes needed to accomplish what you want
• Jody’s experience with the DISC assessment

Merry Christmas! We are truly enjoying the holiday season. We are super excited to have our son Devon and his partner Matt join us for this week's episode of Choose Don't Excuse.  

Show highlights:

• Having all of our kids home for Christmas
• Christmas Olympics
• Judie and I reveal our 2020 Focus Words
• We discuss how we came up with having a focus word for the year
• Devon shares his strategy of focus words on a daily, weekly and yearly basis
• Matt's thoughts on focus words as this is the first time he's heard of using them for personal development
• The power of reach. What you reach for you achieve
• Afraid of success
• Sneak peek at our new 2020 Vision Workshop - Send us a message to participate in the 2020 Vision Workshop

Happy New Year! We look forward to growing with you in 2020.

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We are truly ENJOYING the Christmas Season. Our kids are already talking about what time they will wake up on Christmas morning. We have also been working on a new online workshop title 2020 Vision that will help you kick off the New Year. We’re not just talking 2020 vision we’re driving toward 3D Vision for the new year.

Show Highlights:

• Looking forward to 2020 - We’re working on something to help you focus on and achieve your goals
• Let’s go beyond 2020 vision to 3D
• We finished The Work - 6 weeks of serious HIIT workouts while doing M100
• Once we started something the new thing really caught my attention
• Often we start pursuing a goal and then get derailed
• There is a time to adapt and adjust your original plan. Sometimes it is exactly what is needed.
• You have to have a “Why”. There are different kinds of why’s but you need the one that will PUSH you.
• How long doesn’t matter the key is finishing
• Until life gets in the way - Life is guaranteed to happen so why wait?
• Uncover, discover and build the inherent skills and gifts that you have
• Certain things you must not cross the line
• Frequently visit and assess where you are
• An invitation to join our 2020 Vision workshop

It’s been a year since Judie and I chose focus words to help us hone in on our personal development and goals in 2019. We discovered REAL POWER in focusing on one single word for the year. In this episode, we share what we’ve learned through this experience and how each of us have grown. And yes we will be choosing focus words for 2020.

Show Highlights:

• Annual Christmas Date - spending a full day of shopping, going out to eat and to the temple. Judie even got Jody in a Ross Store
• Revisiting the Focus Word we chose as a theme for 2019 (See episode 3 -
• Jody’s focus word - Greatness, Judie’s 2019 focus word - discipline
• What we discovered
• Having a theme word really made a difference to have just one word to resonate in your mind throughout the year
• Jody’s observations of the changes Judie underwent being so focused on discipline
• Having a focus word forced us to really evaluate our time
• Jody discovered that some actions don’t lead to greatness so recognizing that chose to pivot
• Changes that we saw in each other through the process and our own self-discovery
• Evaluating our circle of influence and see if that group is leading you to where you want to grow
• The ripple effect of making changes within yourself
• Discipline helped me push through the hard times
• The importance of changing your language - changing the words we use

We invite you to choose one FOCUS WORD to be your theme for 2020. We’d love to hear the word you’ve chosen and would be honored to help you be accountable throughout the year.

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We are full swing into the holiday season. With the holidays comes the Holiday Mindset. How do you manage your time, get things done and still enjoy the season?

• Jody shares the challenge he’s having in keeping productivity up but allowing his team to enjoy the season
• You are always going to have something going on whether it’s the holidays or not
• Meeting with the team to set a plan to hit the goals so everyone can enjoy the seasons
• Establishing habits before the busy or challenging times hit you.
• When the feeling of the season hits you is it genuine or fake? Are you only feeling love & gratitude during the season or all year round?
• Why Judie doesn’t Black Friday shop
• Is my Holiday Mindset and annual mindset? Is it a true indication of my heart and character?
• Fully enjoy the moment. It’s easy to be on either extreme - work all the time or play all the time
• Time management often is viewed as a negative when it actually FREES you to truly be present
• Choice and Excuse Segment

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We LOVE Thanksgiving and Christmas. This has been one of those weeks where discipline kicks in.  We want to be grateful but desire to be sincere and right now it feels like we are going through the motions. How do you find gratitude when you are just not feeling it? Join us as candidly discuss our struggle to be grateful in the face of heavy challenges.

• When emotions take over discipline is needed to pull you through
• Finding more gratitude for one of our children when you are frustrated and upset at their decisions
• Dreading the holidays when you normally love and look forward to the holidays
• Getting passed the quaintness of saying “I’m grateful” and finding true gratitude
• Sometimes you have to go through the motions first can start putting you in a positive grateful zone
• Serving others will get you out of your head and do something for others
• Be grateful for the specific thing you are struggling with.
• Going through the motions is a synonym for discipline
• Some gifts you have to work for
• Inky Johnson “you don’t rise to the occasion you revert to your training” (episode 201 S2S Podcast)
• Focus on Form
• Take out the ego and pride
• Having gratitude enables you to honestly say I’m sorry
• Be grateful for everything around you.

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What do you mean you’re not perfect? How come we feel such heavy pressure to be perfect? Why can’t we give ourselves some grace? Grace to rest. Grace to Grow. Join us as we discuss the pressure to be perfect.

Show highlights:

• Continually pushing ourselves that we are consumed by perfection
• Judie as a young mom falling into the comparison trap and struggling to “keep up”
• Society has set women up that they have to be able to do everything and be everything otherwise they are not a full woman
• The challenge women face of continually having to work extra hard prove their worth and play the perfection game
• Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father in Heaven because within me you can become like Him through his Grace
• We tend to only look at the bad things that we do instead of identifying and embracing our natural gifts
• Thinking of ourself less than others because we don’t have their gift
• Learning to know when to turn to others for their gift to complement our personal gifts
• It’s not about perfection it's about progression.

Tips

• Assess the basics; did I eat, do I need sleep, or do I need movement
• Look at and keep a thankful journal
• Embrace your own gifts
• Write yourself a love letter
• Accept a compliment

This week we visit the power of visualization to bring a dream to reality that was inspired by Jody attending the Glassparency product reveal at SEMA last week. It hit me like a ton of bricks with Ray Doran said, "I envisioned this exact event 3 years ago". Do you have a dream so big that it is pushing you to work the long game? Join us as we discuss:

• Ray Doran’s visualization of the GP Reveal that he envisioned 3 years earlier
• Holding tight to your vision and seeing it to fruition
• When things are going bad say “Good” It’s an opportunity to grow, to learn to become something new
• Flip the switch in your mind
• Sometimes you have to shed that which is holding you back
• Why is it that we retreat when we know there is a better plan, a better way for us?
• You need to be able to honestly, personally assess where you are?
• Are you willing to do what is needed to accomplish the vision you seek?
• Prep, plan, and plan in your mind what you need to do
• Get rid of works like “Can’t” and replace with “I Am”
• Admit where you are and then develop a plan to change
• Seek a trusted advisor to get honest feedback of where you are and what we need to become or what we need to shed
• Instead of blaming others discover what you need to change
• Declare your intentions and vision, Get it OUT!

And of course we have our Choice or Excuse segment to wrap it up. Thanks for tuning in. Please like, share, subscribe and give us a review. Mahalo!

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You ever find yourself on a POSITIVE vibe then someone or something happens your life to cause you to lose your MOJO?  Let's be real it happens to the best of us. Join us as we explore how to recapture and hold on to our mojo.

Show Highlights

This week we explore lessons learned from Judie preparing for and competing in her first bodybuilding competition.

We discuss Judie's realization of her goal of competing in a Body Build competition.

Lessons learned from this experience

1. Why did it take you so long to achieve the goal?
2. There are seasons in your life and the timing wasn't right
3. Not being brave enough to ask questions
4. Fear of the unknown - Posing on stage. "The unknowns were the hardest thing for me"
5. Practice, practice, practice
6. Evaluating each practice session to make minute improvements
7. Don't baby me - hold me accountable
8. Failing is a good thing - fail forward
9. Ke'ilani's experience coaching a young athlete
10. Compare to admire and be inspired. Don't compare and despair
11. Why not do it now?

We are excited to announce that we have been invited to speak together at the SuccessQuest conference in Salt Lake City on October 26, 2019. If you guys are in the Salt Lake City area and looking for a great event for motivation and inspiration come join us with Kalob and Jacob the founders of Success Quest. Register at SuccessQuest.com

We also want to invite you to join us for "No Excuse November" - 6 weeks of "The Work". Forget waiting until the new year. Let's get fit now as a Christmas and New Year's gift to you now. Contact us a choosedontexcuse@gmail.com 

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In followup to last week’s podcast, we share some tips that we've found or that were share with us to help you work through or prevent the downward spiral of stress, depression, and anxiety. Plus Judie rolls her eyes and Jody leading to a funny discussion.

Show highlights:

• Recognizing that stress is real. There are points of friction that we need to embrace to grow.
• Battling the internal turmoil while putting on your best face for the world
• Extend a little more grace, kindness, and patience
• If you didn’t have bad luck you’d have no luck at all
• Laughter can help you face challenges and dark days
• Tips to battle the internal turmoil
  • Be aware of yourself
  • Journaling your good days and bad days so you can see patterns. Mind Mapping
  • Talking to others
  • Happy light. Getting sunshine
  • Staying busy at productive things
  • Say no at the right time

This week we have a very candid and heart felt discussion about mental illness. The battle is real. Enduring and coping with mental issues is a real challenge for your loved one battling the mental issue and those around them who are trying to provide love, understanding and support. One of the key things that makes it so challenging is that it is an invisilbe illness. While we are better about facing the biting reality of mental issues it still can be difficult to admit, confront and discuss. Join us as we open our hearts and discuss battling the invisible illness.

Highlights from this episode

• I'm just not feeling my self
• Tell tell signs that we've noticed
• Tips for those who are supporting those suffering from mental illness, depression, anxiety, etc.
• Pushing past the stigma and recognizing mental illness is a real issue
• Dealing with dark thoughts
• The importance of loved ones developing greater empathy, consideration, and deeper love and commitment
• Celebrating and enjoying the good minutes, hours or days
• It's ok to get help

If you are struggling and would like to visit with one of us please contact us at choosedontexcuse@gmail.com

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This week we pick up our conversation from last week’s interview with our son Zayne. We start by exploring what it takes to fan the ember of greatness that is already within you into a flame of opportunity.

Show Highlights:

• Reintroduction to Jody and Judie and Choose Don’t Excuse
• Exploring your interest and natural gifts.
• Putting yourself in an environment that allows you to explore and explode your inherent talents
• The importance of being open 
• Take the leap - overcoming fear and our tendency to be risk adverse
• When your vision is big enough it pushes you through the lean times
• Discipline and vision carry you through the lean times
• Let time be on your side. Don’t let time hold you back. It your friend not an enemy
• Jody's journey across multiple careers
• Write down 10 things that interest you and explore them
• We also introduce a new feature "Choice or Excuse"

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This week Jody is in North Carolina visiting one his customers, rolling out and training them on the use of RoadFS. We explore the expectation gap and how bridging the gap through solid communication and a heart that serves opens unlimited posibilities. And those possibilities will be a marriage of what you bring to the table and what the bring to the table to create somethign beautiful and amazing.

Show highlights:

• Onsite with Visual Perfection in Morganton North Carolina
• Missing that important human interaction. Yes, automation is a great tool but also can diminish true communication. Are we losing the human connection in certain aspects?
• A picture doesn’t give you full understanding. You can explain what a country is like but until you are there you can’t fully understand. Smell, hear, feel and see give full experience that otherwise can’t understand
• Getting the full picture enables you to truly understand
• When we communicate we tend to have our own agenda in our mind. Listen to hear or identify the essence of a problem.
• Speak in the language of how the person understands not how you understand 
• The power of approaching a problem with a heart to serve
• Don’t be offended when they don’t act in the way you recommended your suggestions may have given them exactly what they needed to make a decision
• Our way is not the only way. Your way may be adapted to be a perfect fit for them.

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Today we explore overcoming fear; the fear of pain, the fear of starting something new, the fear of moving into the unknown. Swallow your fear and join us as we explore some hilarious stories that highlight the mental challenge of overcoming fear.

Show highlights

• Starting the new school year; Junior and Senior year for our youngest kids.
• Parent brag moment - Ke’ilani commits to play D1 Volleyball with UVU. Go Wolverines!
• Judie’s trip to the Doc In the Box to have golf ball sized cyst remove “Fear Set In” and how she overcame the fear
• Swallow your fear, lean in and take the leap it’s really only a Microsecond leap.
• The greatest challenge to overcome is the anticipation of the expected.
• Jody shares facing a huge snow wall on a 50 mile hike
• F.E.A.R - False Evidence Appearing Real
• Jody jumps out of a plane. The challenge wasn’t the jump it was stepping out on the wing.

We can’t wait to hear how you’ve overcome fear and accomplished something amazing. Email us at choosedontexcuse@gmail.com

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It get's easier! No it doesn't, you get stronger!

What do you think? 

Easier or stronger that is the question. Does a task gets easier or does your capacity increase making the task easier.  We also explore what it takes to build the inner strength to beat the internal bully of self doubt and fear into submission.  

A few highlights from today's show:

• At first running up a hill may be hard but it becomes easier. The steepness of the hill didn’t change your ability to run does.
• Consistent efforts make it possible; slow down, take a breath and work the problem
• As you progress what used to be your max becomes your everyday
• Overcoming self doubt and fear. Judie talks about her trepidation for going live on Facebook for the first time
• Pushing past the internal and external bullies that are working to hold you back from using your natural gifts to bless the world
• It’s ok to plateau, take the respite, celebrate the climb and then get ready for the next phase of growth
• You can atrophy both physically, emotionally and spiritually if you don’t push to become better
• Self help doesn’t mean your broken, it means you’re trying to improve yourself
• Think of the challenge a seed has to bust through the ground. It has to struggle and work but that is where it grows and becomes strong

We’d love to hear your thoughts. In fact we'd love to hear how you are becoming stronger and developing new skills. Thank you for being part of our Vibe Tribe.  

“Endure to the end” they say. “Be Positive”, they say. But let’s be candid life can be REALLY hard. It can beat us down and we can find ourselves asking “How long”? “When will this trial end”? “How will I get through this”?

In today’s episode we explore enduring life’s challenges. 

Show highlights:

• How we are structuring Morning Meltdown M100 fitness challenge group to foster success. 
• Set little milestones to give you something Ito measure progress and celebrate along the way.
• Remember life is not a race it is endurance event. 
• Things will go awry even with the best laid plains. How do you work through the messy middle?
• How do you press forward when you don't know how long?  
• Digging deep to discover and build your inner strength to go the distance.
• Enduring is NOT suffering patiently. It's perservering, conquering, executing, paying the price and going the distance.

Today we jump into round two of the Judgement Free Zone. This time we explore the importance of not judging yourself.  Yeah you! Be honest we have tendency to judge ourselves harder than everyone else. We give other people grace. Why don’t we give ourself the same grace we give others - the grace to grow.  Join us as we explore placing yourself in the Judgement Free Zone.

A few key points from today:

• Importance of being kind to yourself.
• Why do we need to compare ourself? The danger of comparing and desparing
• The power of keeping a gratitude journal to see the good in your life
• It’s about the journey not the destination.  Are you bringing others with you?
• Your story is exactly what others need. 
• Why do we give everyone else a break but we don’t give ourself a break?
• There is no such thing as flawless. In fact your "flaws" make you unique and beautiful!
• Embrace our own uniqueness!

What a week! Jody has been in Seattle detailing Air Force One with The Detail Mafia and then joins Judie at the Beach Body Coach Summit 2019. We explore impressions and lessons learned from both these events. Join us as we picnic and visit outside Lucas Oil Stadium.  Today we discuss:

• Patio Talks at Air Force One - "How do I go to the next level?" Find the one thing that is most important, that has touched your heart and act on it.
• How do we level up?
• “Am I addressing the most important things?
• You can’t separate your personal life and business.. Address the personal and everything else will be impacted.
• What is the purpose of the valley of struggles we encounter? It gives us the strength and capacities necessary to accomplish the goal we have set. It's part of the process don't grumble about it. 
  • Judie's analogy of climbing out of the well - "Don’t miss out on those wins"
• Jody's experience running Beaverhead 50K - "Stop, rest, reset, and enjoy the progress you've made, then finish..
• There is a point of no return. You have to make a mental shift to improve. You can’t improve doing the same things.
• LEAN IN to Win!

Optimism? We are told to be optimistic in every situation. When some times, what you need is DEFIANCE!

In this episode we explore the role of optimism and defiance in the face of incredible challenges. 

Key ideas we explore about optimism and defiance:

• Standing defiant in the face of overwhelming challenges
• Stepping back, assessing and attacking like an MMA fighter
• The reality of life is it is messy. There are always trials we need to face to go to the next level
• Finding the courage to stay in the game - a comparison to staying in the batters box facing a curveball
• Babys don't know they failed they just get backup and try again.
• Skipping steps is not sustainable

Where do you fall? Are you optimistic? Defiant? Or Both?

Show Notes:

This episode was inspired by Guy Raz's interview with Andy Dunn - Founder of Bonobos. Where he answered the question how he stayed optimistic.  "Stay optimistic? What makes you think I was optimistic? I was defiant in the face of a terrifying reality."

Slow Down, Concenctrate and Act! Jody was reminded of this when struggling through some of the more challening combinations of Core De Force MMA Power.  In this episode we explore the importance of slowing down and not rushing the process. 

We also explore ideas from our favorite speakers and podcasters Gary V and Eric Thomas. Gary Vaynerchuck reminds us that "fast is not your friend". We also explore Dr. Eric Thomas' example of how life's challenges are similar to an archer pulling back an arrow. We feel the stress and strain on the string as it is being pulled back farther and farther, building pressure until that final moment when he final launches the arrow.   Judie shares how little wins or recognition from outside sources can reinvigorate you and keep you on track.

A few nuggets from the show:

• Gary V " Fast is not your friend"
• Is there a time to tap out or do you need to simply readjust?
• Dr. Eric Thomas "Life is like the pull of an archer. We feel the strain and pull, waiting, waithing for the release"
• Taking "a breath" enables you to make minute adjustments to hit your target
• Helping your kids push through challenges. A great discussion with Christian about training for his new job
• The power of "little wins" 
• Remember when you made an impact -  hold on to those moments to push you through the tough days
• Comparison robs you of the opportunity to embrace your own sucess
• Honestly assessing yourself - doing a self-check

Podcast or Influencers mentioned:

• Gary Vaynerchuck - Vayner Media
• Eric Thomas - Secrets to Success
• Asha Dornfest - Edit Your Life
• Rachel Hollis

Persistent & Laser Focused 2 Keys to SUCCESS! This is a LOADED episode with a wealth of nuggets to help you succeed. We explore how William started is business and what drove him to success.  Here are some highlights to get you excited:

• The power of PERSISTENCE
• How LASER FOCUSED and create and open opportunities
• Visualized to Materialize
• Believing in yourself
• Finding good mentors
• Dedicating at least an hour a day to your personal development
• Overcoming your biggest challenge... Doubt

William Lara is owner of Miami Luxe Detailing. He was selected to be part of the elite detailing team to detail Air Force One Air Force One Detail Team ?? Gordon McCall Detail Team????, Detail Mafia Member, Gtechniq Accredited Installer, IDA CD-SV, Miami and South Florida's Premier Detailer???? 1-866-MIA-LUXE

Show Notes:

We all get trapped in the Comfort Zone.  Can the comfort zone turn into a danger zone of personal stagnation or is it ok to be comfortable?

A few key points from this podcast:

• Is there a time when it's ok to let an interest, skill, or capacity wither away? 
• Routine can lead to the comfort zone
• You have a choice. Are you going to stay in the comfort zone or progress? 
• Pushing your team to grow
• The need to grow from comfort zone to comfort zone
• If you wait to long you may Reach a point where you are forced out of necessity 
• Parenting different personalities
• When one person on a team or a couple isn’t willing to grow the team is crippled 
• The Importance of being able to be adaptable
• Mindset has to change to progress through comfort zone 

We explore ways to push through the comfort zone to progress to the next level?  

How do you push through the comfort zone?

We return from a FABULOUS relaxing week in Cancun. No schedules, no kids, just the two of us. Yeah it was great! 

Habit, Habit you got a Habit! In this episode we discuss a question posed by Judie after our early morning work out. The question, “What does it take to create a new habit”?

Let’s face it we are averse to change especially if it involves creating new habits.  We explore real-life examples of habits developed unintentionally and intentionally. Judie asks very poignant questions about creating habits which lead to some personal revelations of how we have grown in the past 3 years.  Join us as we explore:

• Is there a difference when a habit is made out of necessity versus one you want to create?
• Using events to change? Don’t last because the event is temporary
• How do you create a new habit when the change is rough?
• Why are we more accountable to others than we are to ourselves?
• Habits are for other people not me.
• How do you push through setbacks?
• Learning that setbacks are just transitions

Should we stay or should we go? We debate taking an escape to Cancun Mexico to celebrate our 30th Wedding Anniversary. Then the question arises again 3 days later while at the resort. We look at look at how life can be full of extreme highs, average days and extreme lows and how our vacation was a microcosm of that experience. Plus we get a surprise guest while recording.  Come join us for another exploration of the power of choice in your life.  A few highlights of today’s episode:

• Should we stay or go?
• You can’t put a price on memories
• Yes you are a couple, but you have to take care of you. You can be alone but together 
• Live is full of high, average and low experiences. How do embraced all that life has to give us.
• Creating the life you want doesn’t come without challenges
• A surprise guest drops in while we record our podcast that gives Judie a scare
• We share a HORRIBLE experience with a time share sales. Should we go or push passed the bad moment and enjoy the trip.

This week Judie and I explore lessons learned through parenting. 

We ask the question "Who's raising who? "

When we first had kids we thought we were raising them. We honestly viewed it as our mission and opportunity to raise productive, interesting little humans that could change the world. What we discovered is that we are learning far more from them than we ever imagined. Nothing like having a child mimic you only to discover you don't like what they emulated. We explore things we've learned from our kids and the joy, challenge and some time tears that come with being a parent.

We hope you enjoy the conversation and look forward to your comments.

Navy Seals, Stewardess and Scuba Diving an exploration of playing it safe or taking the deep dive into your dreams. 

We discuss how security, pressure from parents, other people’s opinions and fear can hold you back from pursuing your dreams. We share our personal experiences of when we played it safe and when we took the leap of faith opening an entire new world to us.  

Do you play it safe or are you all in? We'd love to your experiences Playing it Safe. 

In today's we explore the idea of "Going With The Flow". Do we really go with flow? Do we aimlessly float through life tossed to and fro at the whim of situations and events in our life? Or, do we take charge and captain our joureny to success and a phenomenal ride? We share our experience white water rafting and draw parallels on how we can navigate the river of life while getting the absolute most out of it.

Show overview:

• Happy Mother's Day
• Happy Birthday Jody
• Going with the Flow Lessons from the Barney Boat
• Taking control of the situation
• Using the tools at hand
• The importance of taking charge as a leader
• Working as a team
• And navigating to have the best ride possible

Do you go with the flow or grab the oars and take charge of your destiny?