Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew - 112 relationship advice for instagram

Episode Date: April 27, 2022

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Yes. And you can't ever feel guilty about it. Yes. Period. I agree. Don't try to figure out the strategy of the war while you're in the battle. You like that? You like that.

Come on. I just came up with that, dude. You're just such a. Do you think I'm like, you're a genius, babe? What's up, everybody? Welcome back to a couple things. Sean and Andrew. A podcast all about couples.

And the things they go through. Today, for some reason, you have asked us to give you advice. That's right. I think it's going to be a fun one. I hope so. I feel like our number one role is we don't. preach and we don't teach. So we're just going to give you our experience, whether it worked or not, maybe it will help you. Yeah, we're going to be given some fun stories, but I will say this.

Sean does more research than any other mom that I've ever met. So you do have some really key insight. I'm excited for you to share. So what happened is we asked you on Instagram what you wanted us to talk about as far as like advice. So how do you fly on a plane with babies or how do you, what's your sleep routine. We're going to go through about a dozen, maybe like 15 different topics and give you what we've learned through them. Before we get started, we do want to remind you that we are not counselors or therapists or really anyone who is trained in any professional field. So take this as our experience and not a prescription. That's right. But for those of you have asked, here is our advice. Oh boy. Let's jump into it.

First on the table, babe, is someone asked our advice on flying in an airplane with babies. Okay, this is funny because one of my best friends, Lauren Morford, that I grew up with, went to kindergarten with, asked me this exact question because she's doing her first flight with her baby of four months. And there's just a lot here. There's a lot to talk about. I'll try to summarize quickly. I'm excited. What to pack. You don't really have to pack anything.

anything out of the ordinary for a plane that you wouldn't just pack to like go to the zoo like you should pack milk if you're not breastfeeding or snacks you're talking about pack a diaper bag for the plane yeah pack a diaper bag for the plane that includes the following a couple toys or distractions um snacks which you can also buy in the airport and milk or i mean that kind of goes along with the snacks milk formula whatever it is you need maybe take a pump if you need if you're breastfeeding or pumping, anything like that. I would say feed a bottle of some kind, whether it's like a sippy cup or a bottle of breast milk or formula during takeoff and landing because it helps kind of adjust their ears.

And one thought that I had is the planes in my mind are the best time to break out the iPad. I feel like if your kid is at the age where they appreciate that, hook them up with the iPad. They don't even need headphones or anything. and just give them a scream to look at. My main concern is, like, getting them through it somewhat distracted and in a way that doesn't make your experience miserable because you have a screaming kid, you know. I also think to a certain extent, try if you can to plan your flights kind of around the kid's schedules.

So don't try to fly a red eye with your kid because they're not going to sleep. It just doesn't work that way. Don't, like, plan it like, oh, the plane's going to become their bed. It doesn't work. Kids don't like to sleep on planes. Plan it during the day so that when you get home, you can put them down for a nap or for bedtime and just expect that instead of resting on the plane,

you're just going to be like interactive with your kids playing and distracting them the whole time. Yeah, I will say one thing. I think you skipped there was a bottle warmer. Back when you were like pumping, it was really helpful for Sean to have some type of way to warm bottles. If you don't have that, then you can ask the flight attendant for hot water.

They make coffee on planes or like the restaurant. and the airport have that too. I will say I ended up like investing in this like portable water warmer and it actually was just easier to ask the stewardesses for like hot water that I would put in a cup and set the bottle inside. So yeah. Or on the opposite side, if you pump, if you need to keep something cold, ask people for ice. Like just ask for help.

And then Naps, the way we handled Naps with Drew on the plane, she was definitely. off her normal schedule but we just had her I mean that's when she had a meltdown was when she was tired and couldn't fall asleep because it was outside her normal environment but she ended up falling asleep straddling Sean or like we just held her like in a cradle position

and she seemed to do okay. Yeah I again I think just understanding that like it's not your house and it's not a crib so it's going to be different. Also pack lots of wipes because Drew had this thing where she wanted to just eat

the seats so like it's helpful to sanitize things yeah do that to list a couple more things okay so if you are traveling with an infant um we don't have to go into explanation but mamava m-a-ma-v-a is an app you can download it will show you anywhere in the country where there is like a nursing pumping or mom station which really helps like i i use that to find a place at a baseball stadium like close to a gas station on in an airport all these things and then Milk stork is something that I used a lot. It's kind of pricey, but it actually is really awesome to use. It's a way to kind of ship and travel with a ton of breast milk if you're pumping or trying to travel with that.

Can you talk about breast milk through TSA? Breast milk through TSA. So we'll try to link down below the like sheet that I have, but there are TSA laws that protect breast milk and mamas. you are allowed to travel with breast milk through TSA at like up to a hundred and some ounces so not just like your four ounce bottles of liquids like shampoo and conditioner you can travel with up to like a hundred your breast milk does not have to be x-rayed

and does not have to be opened and tested so yes I posted something on social media a while ago about my TSA experience I kind of got in an argument with a TSA agent because they wanted to open every single container and actually physically test the liquid. That is not a law. So you don't have to. So you just have to kind of voice that.

They just have to do extra screening on you and all the bags that you're carrying. And then the last thing I wanted to talk about was strollers, which we've tried all the strollers out there. The two that we prefer are the up a baby. That's pricey, obviously. But I like that one. It's larger and bulkier. But for an airport, it's helpful because it has a little undercarriage where you can

throw bags and it just there's so much clutter when you're going through an airport or on a plane with kids that it's nice to have one spot to to keep things then the other is the duna is that right the duna where it's like a car seat and stroller in one that just kind of folds up really nicely that's that's nice to be portable and we've taken jet on the airplane in the duna which works out well so that's kind of my high level thoughts if you have deeper questions just deem to us and we're happy to answer it a lot more that we could go there's a lot that goes into it but if i had summarize it. It sounds overwhelming initially. You'll get there. You'll do it once. It'll be a little stressful. But then you'll realize, you know what? This is totally doable. And my life doesn't need to

be plainless for the rest of my child rearing years. Plainless. Because it is overwhelming. It is overwhelming. However, for anybody who's gone on a long road trip, that's overwhelming. It's no different. It's just ripped the bandit off. It's a plane. And it's just something new. And if your kid has a meltdown on the plane and some, Someone has an opinion or gives you a face. I will say I used to get somewhat annoyed by crying kids on planes. Now I just have empathy for the parents. I just want to go over and be like, do you want me to take them?

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Last time we tried to film this podcast because of this one. And we had the same answer. I don't know why we kept using the wrong words. How to ask your husband or spouse for a break with the kids. I'm a stay-at-home mom and he works all day long. So I feel guilty asking him to help. Here's the answer that I think we both agree with. Okay.

When you're parents, two kids, you are teammates. you have to be able to ask your teammate for help. Yes. And you can't ever feel guilty about it. Yes. Period. I agree. I agree.

Next one. Relationship advice for when a partner is suffering with anxiety or depression. Okay. So I was super anxious when I was trying out for the NFL just like from, it was like performance anxiety. Anytime I had practice, I would be locked up. You remember that? I do. And Sean was so encouraging.

She was patient. She wasn't trying to jam anything down my throat or tell me, hey, it's okay. You got this. She was just there for me and actually didn't need to say really anything. Maybe my love language is touch. But like it felt like you just holding my hand and being with me was your way of showing support. So like even though you are solution oriented and you did want to like, hey, let me throw this psychologist at you or this solution at you. Like you were just there and you let me do it.

And it didn't, because I feel like there's a world that exists where the other person's so anxious about trying to help the other person with anxiety that it just kind of snowballs the effect. So just try to be a calming presence is what works for me. You did a great job at that and I'm appreciative of it. I think anxiety and depression or anything when it comes to mental illness in that category can always feel very isolating. They can always feel like, oh, they just don't understand or, oh, they're just not going to get it. And I think as a spouse, the best relationship advice I was given is just love them and be there for them. Don't be like, don't think to yourself, oh, it will pass. It'll be fine.

No, like, like Andrew said, be there with them. And you don't have to try to fix it. But just make sure your spouse knows no matter what it is they're going through, it will be. like it'll be okay and we'll be together yeah that being said usually it is a phase right yeah and now i look back on that phase of our life with fond memories like even though in the in the middle of it it was torture and i wanted out of that situation so bad i'm like wow what a special time of bonding for sean and i to get to know each other in a different way so if that was you that asked that question you got this next up the question is where the statement is the first year

as first-time parents, they're struggling to not fight all the time. The first few months is a grind. I talk about this all the time. There's just so many new logistics introduced. There's so many new stress points where you have this baby who like needs care and each parent is coming at it

from different cultural backgrounds and different, you know, role like parental roles. And also you have the fact that every day you wake up probably earlier than you were expecting to, like at 3 a.m. And you're not waking up to like a calm alarm clock. It's a crying baby that wakes you up. And for us, we have sound machines and you're trying to have this conversation.

You can't hear each other. There's a, and it's probably a poopy diaper. It's your first action that you have to change. There's just a lot of like variables that are new and you haven't done before. So fighting, there will be some conflict. But as long as you're going through the conflict with the mindset of, hey, you know what, we're two parents who have really different unspoken expectations. And the goal of this conflict is to try to get us closer to being on the same page. You're going to be fine, right?

And there is hope. I think I would, like, I think of it like this. So when you get married, when you get engaged and married, you spend quite a bit of time figuring each other. out like it takes years to be like okay i'm the clean one you're the dirty one this is how we're going to compromise this is how we're going to like do life together you look you start learning that through the dating phase and everything but then when you have a kid instead of having the luxury of figuring a kid out over the course of years you have to figure a baby out in the course of days like you have to figure out is that a hungry cry is that whatever it is and i think

because you both love that kid so much. It just makes tension really, really high. So I would say reiterate your affection to your spouse in the early phase. And kind of don't say anything else. And know that it's a phase. And it will, it's just a season. It'll go. It'll come and go.

But it's also like the greatest season ever. Honestly, I feel like you and I are just exiting that season where Jets now nine months. and we tell each other all the time through that new baby phase, like, hey, we're a team, you know? And it's good to remind each other of that because there's so many variables that are happening. But a couple of things that come to mind are remind each other that you know how this fight ends

and that's with you two still married. Remind each other that you love each other, that you are still each other's number one, that you're on the same team. I think because it's such a new world and so foreign to both of you, it's terrifying and you have to know that, like, you're in it together.

Yeah. And also try not to think of the strategy of the war while you're in a battle. Does that make sense? You love your analogies. I do. Here's why. Don't, if there's a crying baby,

don't try to be, like, figuring out the big picture solution that you want to move forward with. It's like get through that immediate situation. And then you can be like, hey, can we talk tonight about what we want to do with how long we're going to let the baby cry? You know what I'm saying? Yeah. And that's just a way more effective way to actually move forward with figuring out a solution than trying to do it while the baby's crying. So don't try to figure out the strategy of the war while you're in the battle.

You like that? You like that. You like that. You're just such a cheek. You're a genius, babe. Okay, next one. The next one. oh boy how to know if your best guy friend likes you this question is so frustrating to me

the guy i think you got to shoot your shot it's like if if a guy likes someone or if you like someone i feel like it should be made known yeah what are your thoughts i don't know i i don't know I don't think that there are platonic relationships where a boy can just be a friend with a girl. I just don't, in my experience, that hasn't been. Controversial. I know. I know.

Hot take, but more than likely he probably does like you. I have the conversation and be like, hey, I've wanted to touch base. I know that's, that's like dicey because you could damage the relationship. But like, am I reading this situation? wrong? I think it's probably all very gray lines because it's like you obviously like each other enough to be friends for some reason, right? Yeah.

So then what's stopping you from admiring the person more? Exactly my point. I'm saying. Exactly my point. I am a big fan of candid and crucial conversation. Do you think there's a world in which friendships can exist where it's kind of. kind of been like a dress and it's like yeah but this isn't gonna ever be a thing so can we be friends hmm I don't know I don't know you don't know maybe do you have any girl friends

girls who are friends well we work with almost exclusively girls so what do you say am I cool with them are they yes but like am I going to call Alexie up and be like Hey, you want to go on a walk just you and I to the park? No. Does that make sense? Yeah, but like your friends. Would you be down for that? No.

Lexi's like, no. That's what I'm saying. It's like there's just not. But you would consider Lexi a friend. Yeah. So that's what I'm saying. I think it can exist. It just.

There's levels. I think to a certain extent, hear me out on this style. Here we go, Sean. Edit all this out. We need. I think. Every relationship that happens, like friendship or more, immediately starts out with like, could this person be a spouse or like, whatever?

This is getting wild. I love it. I love it. I think it's like, like, he's mortified. I think it's like subconscious, though, because it's like, you just like decide immediately. And all of a sudden it's like, we're friends or bros. That's funny. I think there's probably a.

large group of people that would agree with you. I think there's a filter there. All right. Well, Lexi's mortified. If that was you to ask the question. Lexi, did you filter my husband? Moving on. Pumpkin is here at Starbucks and we're making it just the way you like.

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My gosh, this is topical. Should I take this one? Hit it. Okay. I have a lot of, this could be an entire podcast. How to encourage your family and kids eat healthy. It's very simple. By example.

You don't preach it. You don't overemphasize it. You don't make it consequential. sure you don't make it like a do this and not that you don't associate status like nothing just do it by example that's it you're really big on not making it guilty or shameful never yeah it should never be we can't eat candy because it's bad for you no it's like yeah we can eat candy but I'm going to lead by influence to our kids that that shouldn't be your entire regimen of food. A couple of things that I've noticed Sean has done is because I came from a family.

I ate like bowls of cereal growing up pretty much. That was like my breakfast and lunch. And then we would do candy dinners where like the Boston baked beans were the beans. And then we would do the twizzler strings of spaghetti. not all the time but I'm saying Wow Did you know this? I did not know this

It was epic dude Candy dinners hot take Are a fun activity for kids But what Sean has done That I've gleaned And has just Slowly morphed me into Someone who eats healthier

It's like it's just a lifestyle Like to her point of just leading by example She goes to the grocery store And she'll buy healthier products And initially it's like why are we eating the healthy granola instead of my cereal? It's like a hurdle that you jump and you get used to the tastes and then you start appreciating it and your standards change. But it's like it's more of like a lifestyle than hey, I'm trying to force this every single meal.

So like just go to the grocery, buy healthier food. We use Thrive Market, talk about it all the time. Also just local grocery storage. You can find great options. And then also realize that balance. and Sean does a great job at this is like paramount to we have this diet that we're trying to adhere to

and we're going to do everything we can and stress out about this to the extent that we can keep this diet perfect. It's like that's not what it's about. It's, hey, let's just make a little bit of progress today. Let's do that. I also think I have two more thoughts. One, moderation is very, very healthy.

So moderation is very healthy. you can have a chocolate chip cookie you can have four chocolate chip cookies you can go to McDonald's and have a McFlurry or go to McDonald's for breakfast but should you do that every single day probably not like I think leading by example and teaching your children and your family that we eat healthy and we can still have fun and we can still have birthday cake and we can still do all these things it's just we shouldn't live off of it the second thing is this is more to parents this is 100% to parents than anything

you cannot teach your child something that you don't do you can't you absolutely can't your child will not understand that and your child will grow up to have to figure that out themselves if you want your child to exercise and to eat healthy or

to not we want to go down that road to not smoke to not drink excessively to whatever it is you can't just teach them oh mommy does it but you can't that's not okay it doesn't work that way kids learn by leading and so you have to you have to show them with anything indulging like with treats or entertainment even movies Sean and I try to make it as intentional as possible so like my grandpa used to say a treat's not a treat if you have it every day and so like yeah to her point about eating milkshakes we we do that but

It's like a fun event. It's like a special thing where we'll be intentional about it. Be like, hey, every Sunday, we're going to have pizza night. And then we save pizza for that night because it's like something to build excitement. And it makes it more special. Today's episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. We love this company so much and the products that they make that we said, you know what? I want to invest in this company.

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down below. Let's get back to it. Moving on. How to make and cultivate friendships as an adult. We just interviewed Jenny Allen, who wrote a book all about this. And she said you have to be intentional. You have to make time for it

and like write it into your schedule, which sounds crazy. But make it like once a month you and your husband or your spouse is going to like go to something fun and try to meet someone new. Caroline, I'm curious to get your, Caroline just moved to Nashville and she's been a great example of how to make friends. But she's an adult and I feel like one thing that she's done is just done stuff

where she'll go to happy hour with her neighbors or she'll walk dogs or ride bikes. It's like I'm a big fan of just diving in and doing activities and you'll meet people. if you're doing if you love mountain biking and you join a mountain bike group you're probably going to meet some people that you vibe with because you have shared interests so start there that's where a church is so great too yeah shared interests this next one's interesting also one less thing i still do this as a 30 year old man i'll just say to people hey i want to be friends yeah do you want to be friends you do and people think it's funny but i'm being serious and it's like a good icebreaker so there you go um next category interesting how to be a less

judgmental parent wow go for it we should work on being judgmental at all and you should never judge your kids so your kids are their own humans they are not you they are not manifestations of what you want them to be they are not little humans that are going to follow a playbook that you write out for them. They're not. They're their own people. And to be less judgmental, you need to celebrate who they are and let them just be their own, their own person. I think the way I've heard it described is parenting is like this treasure, what do you call it? It's like a treasure hunt where you're trying to figure out who your kid is. And obviously there's going to be like Sean and I love sports. And so the things that we get excited about are sports. And so our kids see that and

probably want to do more sports because but we try to be aware of that it's like as far as interest goes whatever we're going to try to lay the foundation to set this kid up for success and like a healthy life and fulfilling friendships and purpose but at the end of the day it's kind of fun to see how it all pans out so you know sit back and enjoy the ride obviously obviously you have a role in that but for sure like but your role is not to judge You and I kind of, like, I'm more of a hardline parent a little bit where I'm like, I'm not going to let you do X, Y, Z, you know, but not judging. You got to draw the lines.

Babap-a-bap-bo-b-b-de-pap, you know? I think we're on the same exact page there. I agree. All right. I think we're not going to teach our kid. It's okay to hurt people. Yeah. Or X, Y, and Z.

But I don't think we get to judge their interest. their hobbies and their passions. I appreciate this question. And obviously, I think you and I need to, like, sit down and figure out how we're going to navigate that one. I think we're on the same exact page. With Amex Platinum, access to exclusive Amex pre-sale tickets can score you a spot track side.

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How to mentally prep myself and my two-year-old for baby number two. Oh, you got this. Zero to one was way harder. Yeah. In our experience. Our pediatrician is actually

the one who kind of prepped us for it. He said, talk to your two-year-old a lot and talk to your two-year-old as if it's their baby. So it's not mommy and daddy are having another baby. And it's not mommy and daddy

are going to bring another baby home for us or whatever make it your kids make it your two-year-olds it's your baby brother it's your baby sister it's your baby you know it's make it like an exciting um moment for them more than anything else we also brought a present home for drew from the hospital is that right from the baby from jet and then anybody that came to meet the baby at the house obviously there's going to be like family and friends and everyone's so excited to meet the baby and the two-year-old can feel left out.

So we always included Drew by saying, by like having her be the gatekeeper, where it's like, hey, Drew, can Uncle Sam meet baby Jet? And then that way she feels special and like takes ownership. And it's always like, like if a friend would come over and say, can I see Jet, it'd be like, oh, you have to ask Drew. Yeah, that's Drew's baby. And so they'd be like, Drew, can I meet Jet?

And Drew would kind of take him over. And yeah, truly let the two-year-old be almost in. possession, which sounds weird. Yeah, it's fun. All right. Next question, how to create vision for your family. We've been blessed to have mentors who have helped us with this. We did a whole episode on goal setting, which you can listen to, it's like 45 minutes or an hour of what Sean and I do on an annual basis. I think this is so important, and this is, at least for how Sean and I operate, one of the more exciting things that we do. And for us to have this shared vision for what we're building like we work together we parent together we're we're best friends

we're married we're like work out together we do literally all of life together we do all of life together and so for us to like sit down and set a vision it's not only important because it gets us on the same page of where we're going but it's also fun it's like wow we can dream together and that process for us has been like so special and unlocks just all these conversations about oh you know i'm not i don't feel that way and it's because this hurt me this past year whatever it's vulnerable uh dreaming is is vulnerable so you can listen to that but we break it down into like sections and we we dream and uh cast visions about each of that but yeah i was going to say something we talked about in our goal setting in vision setting podcast which you guys should listen

to um is you so easily can get wrapped up in life just kind of moving day by day, year by year, down a path that you never planned for. And I think something Andrew and I have tried to do as a family is have check-ins, quarterly, annually, whatever it is, to make sure that every decision we're making on a daily basis leads us in the direction we want to go. And I'm not even saying you're going to go down a path that you don't like. It just might not be what you dreamt of. And it's so easy to say yes to this and no to that and it not align with the vision you

want. And I think if you have those reminders and those check-ins and you stay very vocal about it to your spouse, you can keep your family going down the path that you want. There's a book called Visioneering that I would recommend reading. He says that everyone gets somewhere in life. Some people get there on purpose. Like that concept just really shook me where I was like, man, missing out. If we're not doing this on purpose or intentionally, then what are we doing? So read that book, listen to the podcast episode, and dream. It's fun. Next topic.

How do you know you're actually ready to have kids and how to ask your partner who isn't ready? So you both have to be ready to start. I'm a firm believer in that and to start trying or to have a kid. And honestly, that is what it means to be a team is you have to work together to make sure you're on the same track. Andrew and I struggled with that with like our miscarriage because we would, would kind of go back and forth on who was ready at certain times and who wasn't we would kind of flip back and forth and you just kind of have to wait for that time when you both are and that's just through communication yeah and it's not it's not like hey I'm ready to have kids we're doing it

it's being up for entering into the adventure and so just make sure you're both on that same page because you don't know like when you start trying it could take we've had friends that it took five years it took us three um and it's a wild adventure it's like you're entering this game where you have no control and it's continually humbling from the beginning to the end where pregnancy is crazy there's so many things that can happen and parenting is the same way so it's like hey we're at a spot where we're strong enough together as a couple to take on these new variables but you got this there's a lot of ways to live a fun and fulfilling life and having kids is certainly one of them It is.

If you're entering that journey, good luck. Okay. We're going to rapid fire the last four because they're heavy hitters and we could talk about them for hours. You ready for this? Yes. How to feel like you still have purpose as a mother. I would say this. You can lose your identity and you can lose your identity for a while as a mom.

You have to be intentional. You have to ask for help and you have to do stuff for yourself. As a mom, you do everything you can to sacrifice your life for your kids and your family. family, but you have to remember that in order to be the best mother you could be, you also have to protect who you are and give yourself some time. How to tell your spouse, sorry, how to tell your spouse if you have a complaint about their parents. Well, okay.

I think truth, sorry, full of grace with a dose of truth. It's kind of a good way to approach it. Don't make it feel like you're attacking. the parents that never goes well uh try to handle the issue together and not individually and then um one thing that our marriage marriage counselor said to us was you know things can get complicated and if you're if your parents don't like your spouse or there's conflict you're always taking your spouse's side that's the right way to do it you're not like yes banning your parents of Like if my parents come to me and like, hey, Sean's so annoying and I can't believe she does this.

Excuse me. It's so wrong of me to be like, yeah, I know. She is. It's like, because that just festeres the problem. It grows the problem. You're taking the side of when they come to you and say, Sean's so annoying. It's like, no, I love her. She's my wife.

And we are growing together. So do it together as a team. Next up. How to maintain body positivity as a mom and someone in their 30s or 40s. I don't look like I did in my 20s. Bodies change over time as they should. And being a mom changes your body. I think you have to understand and accept the changes that come with the miracle of life.

And think about yourself this way. If you had a daughter, what would you teach her to think about her body? I think that's what I have to remind myself the most of is to give yourself grace. And I would want my, I would want Drew to love herself no matter. matter what so again you can't teach what you don't act on so i have to act on that i got thoughts on aging it's like what why why is everyone trying to stay looking young i think it's fun to like get old and wrinkly together that's part of it dude what are we doing it's going to happen and then we're going to be dead that's kind of what happens it's like you get you look good for a little bit then

you get old and wrinkly and then you die okay bad a bang last one just don't don't don't on that note Andrew how to live life to the fullest what do you do to make the most of every single day oh dude I love this question give me give me your best I freaking love it one line this is the day the Lord has bade I will rejoice and be glad in it every day is a blessing that's how it for granted that's how I start each and every day are you done I'm done I start every day like that that was my mic drop um i read every morning it gets me pumped and it's just like when you wake up grateful and excited and i know some people don't like their job or they're in stressful situations and like families

whatever it can be stressful but there's always going to be something good going on so look at that and let that control your thoughts like so cheesy but control what you can control and the one thing you can always control is your attitude right so just recognize the good um that doesn't mean there's not going to be conflict but you have something to me it's something to be grateful for i'm just a big believer that everyone listening literally is put here to to change the world they have a story or an experience that no one else has and they could share that to reach others and impact people so like are you doing that are you doing that that's my question just get pumped up about it like it's it's crazy i love your passion can i can i can i

keep talking or you're going to shut it down. You're shutting me down. I'm going to do a whole redirected podcast episode on this because you should. Purpose is important. Anyway, we'll leave it there. Thank you for those questions, Instagram. Hope that was somewhat helpful. Yes.

Probably the airplane was the most tangible advice. Yeah, we got lists on list. Check the description down below. If you have me yet, please subscribe. Thank you for listening. I am Sean. And I'm Andrew. And we are the East.

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