May 22, 2023

Situationships: How Embracing the Grey Area Might Be What You Need fo…

Have you heard of the term situationship? I’ve been seeing the term across different media outlets but I hadn’t dug into it much until I found Myisha Battle, today’s guest, writing about how they might be the future of dating...

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May 15, 2023

Five Paths to Early Retirement | E98

In episode 96, we talked about the FIRE Movement, a group of people who are focused on early retirement, sometimes decades before the traditional retirement age of 65. They’re doing this by building their passive assets to a ...

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May 8, 2023

Accelerate Your Career with Effective Communication | E97 - Brenden K…

Over the last decade of my career, I've found there is a subset of skills that can be a multiplier for your career growth. One of those super skills is effective communication. I’ve seen those that possess this skill take off...

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May 1, 2023

What is the FIRE Movement? Retire in Your 30s | E96

Aside from corporate holidays and one-week vacations, we are going to have to wait until 65 for a total sense of freedom and choice. But do we? What if retirement was closer than that? Maybe in your 50s, your 40s, even your 3...

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April 24, 2023

3AM Phone Call: A Story that Led to a $10,000 Sale | E95 Chuck Cooper

It’s fun to talk about success especially when it comes to entrepreneurship. We are all hoping for this grand journey where we start from the bottom but quickly make it to the top. That happened to my good friend, Chuck Coope...

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April 17, 2023

Hidden Cost of Investing: 3 Common Fees and How to Stop Paying Them |…

You’ve been doing a great job taking part of your paycheck and investing that money every month. You check your balance and you feel like “I’m not making as much progress as I thought I would.” Of course, the stock market per...

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April 10, 2023

You’re Failing in Your Twenties…Or At Least You Think You Are | E93 P…

I’m turning 30 next month and I’ve been unsure how I’ve felt about that. I’ve had countless conversations with guests that shared with me how silly it was to think they needed to “make something of themselves” by 30. Yet here...

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April 3, 2023

How to Give a Heartfelt, Genuine Apology and Navigating Difficult Con…

So you messed up and need to apologize to someone? It was an honest mistake, you feel terrible, and you want to say sorry. How do you do that in a heartfelt, genuine way? A proper apology can quickly repair a relationship and...

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March 27, 2023

A Guide to Journaling: Prompts, Benefits, & Getting Started | E91 Meg…

In today's conversation, I went down this incredible, unplanned rabbit hole with my friend Megan Miller. We both have a mutual love for journaling and I spent the first half of this conversation asking a lot of questions arou...

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March 20, 2023

Selfish Sundays: How I Avoid Burnout | E90 Anastasia Barbuzzi

Have you felt like you’ve been burning the candle at both ends? Are you trying to do too many things and feeling burnout? Maybe you need a Selfish Sunday. Cara Hays initially introduced me to this concept of Selfish Sundays. ...

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March 13, 2023

8 Steps to Being Healthier than 90% of People | E89 Dr. Judson Brande…

We all dread it, but that day eventually comes. It might be a cough that won’t go away, a potential sprained ankle, or you’re questioning a weird bump on your arm. We have no other option. We have to go see a doctor. How do I...

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March 6, 2023

What LeBron James Taught Me About Success | E88

LeBron James recently broke the NBA’s all-time scoring record. It was an amazing moment to watch and an impressive feat. But reading about this achievement, I uncovered an even more impressive LeBron record. What was the reco...

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Feb. 27, 2023

Build a 6-Figure Net Worth in Your 20s | E87 Mills Bender

When I started my first “big boy” job, I signed up for our 401K program. HR handed me this packet of papers and essentially said good luck. I remember sitting at my kitchen table that night trying to make sense of fund names,...

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Feb. 20, 2023

Use This Tool to Level Up Your Networking Skills | E86

You meet someone amazing and you have the best intention to stay in touch with them only to find years have gone by and you totally dropped the ball. You want to reach out now but it feels awkward and you overthink it. You ne...

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Feb. 13, 2023

Spice Up Your Sex Life with a Sex Life Bucket List | E85 Susan Bratton

Has the sexual chemistry in your relationship turned dull? Bedroom boredom is a really common issue in relationships so it is nothing to beat yourself up about. We get comfortable in our patterns. The same positions, techniqu...

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Feb. 6, 2023

Practical Tips to Take the Stress Out of 1st Dates | E84 Cara Hays

It might just be my circle but so many of my friends are recently single and I’m hearing the war stories of 1st dates. From coordinating plans, getting catfished, talking to a brick wall, and awkward goodbyes, I gotta say, I’...

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Jan. 30, 2023

Write a Resume That Actually Gets Noticed by Recruiters | E83 Jenny F…

I’m talking to my friend Jenny Foss who is a Job Search Strategist who has been in the game for quite a while helping people navigate job searches, advance their careers, and make career pivots. We start with how to bridge th...

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Jan. 23, 2023

Screw Quitters Day. 3 Tips to Get Back on Track with Your 2023 Goals …

Where are you at with your 2023 New Year’s resolutions? Are things going better than ever? Awesome! But if you’re like the majority of people, your goals might be wavering or even worse, you might have completely abandoned th...

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Jan. 16, 2023

Your Bank is Underpaying You. Stop Accepting .01% Interest | E81 Jere…

19 cents. That’s how much in interest that my bank paid me in 2022. I’m not sure if that makes me want to cry, yell, or laugh but those are none of the feelings that I want to have when it comes to calculating my annual bank ...

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Jan. 9, 2023

How to Actually Keep Your New Year’s Resolution | E80 David Ward

I hope you’ve taken the New Year as an opportunity to set priorities and state your goals. In today’s episode, we will discuss how to create systems in order to accomplish those goals. My friend, David Ward from RunnersFI.com...

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Jan. 2, 2023

Cut the Financial Umbilical Cord and Demonstrate to Your Parents You’…

I remember being so furious with my dad because I felt like I was the only 16-year-old in my friend group that paid for their own car insurance. Looking back now, I really appreciate him making me handle my financial responsi...

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Dec. 19, 2022

Have You Considered a Career Break? | E78 Krista Edwards

It was fall of 2019 and I was absolutely lost with my career. 3 months prior, I had just left a longtime employer to try something else. Here I was in this new job with a fancy title and absolutely hating it. The problem was,...

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Dec. 6, 2022

Trailer - The Struggle is Real

Hi, I'm Justin Peters. I'm the host of The Struggles Real, a podcast focused on adulting advice for young professionals. You know, those moments where you think, I wish I would've learned this in school. Those are the topics ...

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Dec. 5, 2022

How to Think Like a Poker Player with a Former Top 20 High-Stakes Pla…

Today’s episode is an exciting conversation with Chris Sparks, a retired professional poker player although I think he uses the term retired fairly loosely. I’ll settle somewhere in the middle and call him a well-paid hobbyis...

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