We love assessments over here. On past episodes we have discussed the DISC, Enneagram, Love Languages and Myers Briggs. In this episode, we dig into the Energy Leadership Index which enables leaders to hold up mirrors to their perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and overall leadership capabilities. We hand the show over to special guest, Claire Becker who walks us through our results just as she does her coaching clients. 

Be sure to connect with Claire via here website: https://www.clairebeckercoaching.com.

Connect with her on Instagram: @ClaireBeckerCoaching

About Claire:

Claire doesn’t accept the world as it is. As a leadership coach, she works with change agents who are ready to grow themselves and their impact on the community around them so that each day we get closer to a world that truly serves all of us. Claire was trained by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), accredited by the International Coaching Federation. Before launching her coaching practice, she spent a decade working in education and professional development, serving learners and developing leaders of all ages. Her past experiences include leading as a bilingual middle school educator, as an adjunct faculty for multiple graduate-level courses, and as a coach for teachers, professionals and leaders. At the local level, Claire is a partner in facilitating on topics such as White Identity Formation and Development, Unconscious Bias, Anti-Racism, and Microaggressions as well as general team development and best practices for adult learning and facilitation.Claire graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Spanish. She then attended Cardinal Stritch University and received a Master of Urban Education and completed a thesis on Metacognitive Learning in 2012.  

We recently moved into an RV full-time, as we continue to embrace a more minimalist lifestyle. In this episode, we share what minimalism is to us and how we are working be more minimal. We discuss how we have prioritized experiences in our lives. We are hoping to experience a lot of new adventures while living and traveling in our RV.

It has been a year since our little guy, Lincoln was born. In this episode, we reflect back on the episode we recorded in the delivery room as we waited to welcome Lincoln to the world. We shared our hopes and dreams for our son a year ago and now we share updates on how things have gone. We also break some BIG NEWS! Happy Birthday, Lincoln! We love you, even though we didn't plan for you!

Josh & Elisha are truly a couple who does it all. They run multiple side-hustles in addition to working full-time and parenting. There’s nothing this couple can’t do! Listen in as we chat with them about how they support one another in their businesses, the process they use for setting and adjusting goals, and their debt-free journey.

The pandemic has caused some unusual things. Social distancing? Conspiracy theorists? The uptick in “uncoupling”? We’ve found ourselves on different pages in two major parts of our lives. With the extra time, we each invested it in different ways. For Billy, it has been his career. For Ashley, it has been parenthood. Investing time in these areas has also left the other behind - hence, we are on different pages. Listen in as we replay the first conversation we had about this and how we are already working through this.

What we talked about in this episode:

• What the extra time during the pandemic has looked like for us
• How Ashley brought up this conversation
• • This method is NOT recommended!
• The areas of our life we are on the same page
• Why being on different pages doesn’t have to be an area of conflict
• How we plan to work through this and tips for you in your relationship

We have a bone to pick with the Golden Rule - treat others the way you want to be treated. It is a rule that is engraved in our brains from a young age, but we think it’s wrong. ESPECIALLY in relationships. Listen to this episode as we upgrade to the Platinum Rule - treat others the way they want to be treated. 

What we talked about in this episode:

• Why the Golden Rule is wrong
• Upgrading to the Platinum Rule
• Examples of how we treat each other the way they want to be treated

You may not know this about us, but we are COMPLETE OPPOSITES. Oh wait, we only constantly talk about that on this podcast. Nearly every assessment we've ever taken points out how different we are. Our Myers Briggs results point this out too. In this episode, we zero in on that first letter of the MBTI results - introvert vs extrovert. We share our favorite… and least favorite things about being married to the opposite!

What we talked about in this episode:

• Our Myers Briggs (or MBTI) results
• • Billy is an INTJ
  • Ashley is and ENFP
• The difference between introverts and extroverts
• Our favorite things about each other for being the opposite
• Our least favorite things about each other for being the opposite 
• The value in being an introvert/extrovert couple

We are often asked how we spend SO much time together without driving each other crazy. Right now, a lot of couples are spending more time together than usual, which is leading to conflict. In this episode, we chat about how we thrive together through communication, vulnerability based trust and goal setting. The key to our partnership is that we focus on thriving rather than just surviving. This is how we grow together rather than apart.

It is a scary time for our world as we grapple with the reality that is COVID-19 and the impact is is having on our way of life. We are sheltering in place here in Austin, Texas and in this episode we share what are new normal looks like. We share what work is like for us now, what we are doing to pass the time and how we are using this pandemic as an opportunity to come even closer together. Spoiler alert - one of us randomly bought a PS4... Guess who?!

It has been a hot minute since we last released an episode, so allow us to reintroduce ourselves! In this episode, we go back to the beginning. Who were are individually, who we are together. We chat about why we started this podcast and what it has become. If you're a new listener, hopefully this keeps you coming back. For our loyal listeners, we hope this will remind you where we started. A lot has changed. One thing continues to stay the same. We are better together.