One Margarita Rule

Two margaritas used to be a harmless night out. Now it’s a full-body message we can’t unsee. We’re talking perimenopause, alcohol tolerance, and the moment you realize your “normal” needs a serious update. Not from shame, not from rules, but from finally listening to what your body is saying and choosing what actually supports your health, sleep, mood, and energy.

From there, we shift into celebration mode because we just hit five years in business and the way we spent our birthday says everything about who we are now. The plan changed (of course it did), we accidentally took a meeting, and it turned into the most aligned, ideal-client call imaginable. We share why that felt like a universe-level wink, plus the bigger lesson: building a sustainable business sometimes looks like pancakes, dog walks, meditation, ice cream, and doing work that fills you up instead of drains you.

We also break down the emotional weight behind our new branding photo shoot, the fear of “burning it down and rebuilding,” and the relief of seeing a story told clearly through photos. Then we’re fresh off the Reiki table with two very different experiences, one deep release and one electric, jittery discomfort that raises real questions about energy work, resistance, and growth. We wrap with a business coaching exercise that hit hard: writing 100 reasons we’re already successful and flipping them into future tense.

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Transcript

Five Years In The Making

0:15

Episode 138. Flying by. Happy fifth birthday. Officially homemade. And then something fun that I saw this morning. Yesterday, one year ago, yesterday. So the day after our birthday, we posted our first reel at Slate, officially, you know, launching that we were in a new home and starting something new. Oh my God. Well, we must get into it because it's about to be a good one. What

Perimenopause And The New Drink Limit

0:53

is in your cup? A margarita. Margarita. Salute. Salute. It definitely is giving classic. Giving. And I'm excited for it. Yep. It is delicious. It's delicious. I am excited to drink it. And it's going to be the only one I have until next week because I think we're going through perimetopause. We are. Which is so sad. It's it's sad and like, oh well. What are you going to do? Right. Like, okay. Um, but yeah, drinking is starting to really affect our bodies, our our health. Yes. Our just day-to-day, like what we're doing, you know, and obviously we felt the difference from our 20s into our 30s, right? Everybody feels that transition where you just can't drink the way that you used to. Um, and it's because your body's slowing down, your metabolism's slowing down, and like alcohol is just not breaking down in your body the way that it used to. I'm definitely making us sound like alcoholics, and we are very healthy drinkers. Um, but we do have a podcast that requires drinking. And we have just come to notice that it sits differently with us. Like things are, things are changing, and alcohol is affecting us differently than it used to. Um, and thanks to the World Wide Web Um and the life that we live, um, I did come across a reel that was talking about perimenopause and the link to alcohol and how it affects you. And it affects us in the exact same way that a perimenopause doctor said. I love that that came to you. You sent that to me the day after we had two, we went out. Yeah. We lived in the moment, we celebrated, right? We did our Bar Lisa thing, um, ate good food, had good laughs, drank two margs because like that is the limit. Yeah. We we know that that's the limit that two is the limit, and then woke up on Tuesday and we're like, something doesn't feel right. Yeah, and then you send the reel, and I was like, oh my god, that's everything that doesn't feel right. She knows she did it. So, yes, thanks to science, that's our long-winded way of saying that we are just on a new precipice um of womenhood. Uh, the the new limit now is one. Yeah. Because we have learned it has been a proven thing now for I think two weeks that two is too many. It really is. We're at the one, and I think that's even better than you know, two. So we're we're just moving into a different none of these things are bad things. Right. And I think that's like we've been talking about this lately just because we've found ourselves needing to make some like dietary changes, right, in the household and things like that. And the none of these things are bad things. We just we unfortunately are programmed to look at change and feel bad about it and feel like we are taking something away. But I don't want to look at it as like we are taking alcohol away from ourselves and just looking at it as we are doing what is right for our body. And that means that we don't get to drink as much as we used to, and that is not a bad thing. So it's cool. We're vibing. Yeah. I'm gonna drink this mark very happily, knowing that it's gonna be the only one until next time. Until next week. Okay. Um,

A Birthday That Flows Off Script

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but this week has been pretty amazing. This has been a fun week. We celebrated our birthday on Wednesday, and that was uh that was a lot of fun in like a way that we've never celebrated our birthday before. I think that we set a lot of intentions for that day, and things kind of like whittled away. And one of the things that we said we weren't gonna do was work, and then we ended up taking a meeting and like little things just what we had planned actually just completely switched by the time the day actually came. And I loved that. I actually loved the way that we spent our birthday. I loved that it was something different than just like a typical celebration, you know. We got to really just live who we are, and who we are are two girls, besties, soulmates who get to come together every day after they ship their kids off to school. And then we got to work a little bit because that fills us up. Then we got to take a break and we walked the dog and we got ice cream and worked a little bit more. We had meditation, and then we ended our night with girls' night, which is just like our favorite thing in the entire world. So it was just such a day that, and we weren't even originally having girls' night that night. It got so again, it was just like all these things got put into place for us to have like the perfect day. Yeah. So we started off with breakfast. We had to have a different breakfast. You can't just have like a regular breakfast on your birthday. Everyone knows that. It's pancake day. Duh. It's your birthday. Obviously, it's your birthday. Um, so we started off with a good breakfast and we chilled. And I want to hit the client that we spoke to. So originally we thought was that we closed out our calendar because we didn't want to take any calls, right? This is my day. I want to celebrate, I want to be able to flow about the day. And then somehow we didn't block off the calendar and someone made an appointment. Cool, we let it go through. It's just one. And she was like the best person to talk to on our birthday. For real. That call was such a classic homemade events call to have on that day. It was the literal ideal client, right? And that's what made it feel full circle. This business started with the most ideal client there ever was. And now, five years later, on this same day, I'm having the same type of meeting with an ideal client. And like that doesn't happen all the time, right? Like, that's the whole point of changing our calendar and like trying to block it out. And I say trying because we obviously didn't. Um, you know, is that we set the intention again, right? To block out the calendar. And then somehow it didn't work. And it could have been somebody that wasn't ideal, but it it wasn't. It was an ideal client. It was such a fun call, all the right things. And it was uh an affirmation, a validation of like everything that we've been working towards and what we are striving to do, and proof that we are, in fact, actually doing that. And like, what a way to start my day after pancakes and bacon! I took my gift right there. It was beautiful. I took my gift that the universe was giving, right? How did it happen that we did, but we actually didn't close the calendar? How did it happen that that specific client ended up on the calendar? That's the universe, right? I could ask all of these questions and I could want to know the and but I don't. I don't care. The universe gifted me with this little nugget on my special day. Thank you. I'm just so grateful. I'm just grateful to be here because it was the most affirming and just like, yeah, we're gonna fucking rock this birthday. Yeah, year five is already right, starting off with a bang. And that's just a preview of what's to come. I know it, I feel it in everything that I am. So I'm gonna say it out loud because that's how that shit works. Yeah, I know it was great. And then we went, I believe that was after we went and took Lonnie for a little walk, and then we came back and we got to look at our branding pictures.

Brand Photos And Growing Into Ourselves

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Did you cry? Did I cry? Oh my god. She had oh I cried. I boohoo cried, and I cannot wait to post them all. We've posted, I think we posted a couple of them now. Um, but I can't wait to post like the big reveal, all the pictures. I can't wait to post Margs because like it was so good. It was so good. And again, we we live these moments, we plan these moments, we curate them, and we just try really, really hard. And until we see the result, we genuinely don't know. Like sometimes, even though it's fully planned, it still feels like throwing spaghetti at a wall. Like, I'm just gonna hope that this works and hope that it makes sense. Because like in my head, it makes sense, but that doesn't mean that it's actually gonna translate out into the world and make sense. And when it does, you just gotta take that W. Yeah. And I I'm taking that W because we worked really fucking hard for that photo shoot. That part, that part, we worked really hard and not just like physically, emotionally. We had to get ourselves ready to handle what was going to come of it. And we had to get ourselves ready to find someone to do it. We had to get ourselves ready to actually plan it. Like we had to constantly push past some difficult conversations. We had to push past feelings, facts, facts, and emotions that exist in the world that we may not have wanted to accept otherwise. And we had to swallow them, put our big girl panties on, and show up. And we did that, and the very first picture I saw, my immediate reaction was, oh my god, you're a grown-up. Oh my god, you're so grown up, you're such an adult, and it sounds crazy to see that at 37 years old going through perimenopause. And it's like the first time that you're like, oh my god, you're a grown-up. But it is. Like it was just, I just I kept looking. I think we looked at the pictures like four or five times like throughout the day. And I couldn't stop, like I I may have looked at them. Who knows? I don't know. Maybe yes. I paid for them. I can look at them so this one I want. That part. That part, that part. I everything you said, the the first thing that came to mind before you even started speaking, you said it, it was we worked really hard on this. And the first people that we showed were our ladies. Yes, Lauren and Erica, because we had girls' night. And that's what they said. Yeah. Like, wow, you guys worked really hard on this. Like I can see everything that went into it. It's not just you standing somewhere taking a pretty photo. Yeah. There was so much intention, so much thought, so much love, so much was poured energetically into this. And it came across. It did. The story was told. That was like that was Erica's first reaction. She was just like, I can see the whole story. And that was the whole point. Literally. It was the whole point is that we wanted to tell the story. We wanted it to all make sense and be cohesive. And that was a lot of fucking pressure we were putting on ourselves. Like a lot. Do you know how many? Do you remember how many times we talked about it? Do you know how many times we wrote it through that fucking week? Or like overall, because I definitely lost track overall. And even just the planning portion, right? In order to make the story make sense, who had to make sense of it? You know, us. We had to write the story. We sat down and wrote and talked and rewrote and edited and fixed and ideed and we whiteboard for like days. This was this was an intensive project, right? These pictures, when they drop, they're going to be beautiful, stunning storytelling. And I see everything that went behind getting to that photo. Yeah. Not just the planning, but like the whole thing, the whole five years. Yeah. And how in the last two years things have shifted and we're different. We're different business owners, and our business is different. And it demanded different from us. And we showed up. And that's why we get to be here today. And to know that we're gonna have to repeat that process over and over and over again. And that's okay because I'm I'm ready, I'm excited. Yeah, let's let's go. That's what it was. Ready to burn it and build it and burn it and build it and burn it and build it as many times as I need to. Yeah. And that's what it felt like. It felt like we were so scared. We were so scared because it was truly the first time that we felt like we were burning it all down to build it back up. And it was that question of like, fuck, can I build it back up? Is it when I when I build it back up, is it going to make sense? Is it going to look the way that I want it to look? Is it going to feel the way that I want it to feel? Because these last five years have felt amazing and I love it. But like you said, there was a shift and something needed to change. And I was just so scared that maybe we weren't changing the right thing. I don't know. You know, it's also easy to tell yourself that these are just pictures. So what is a picture going to change? You know? So almost having both sides because we're both crazy. And being and being like, I don't know, this could be the best thing ever, or what is the point of this? It doesn't make any sense. And have to just constantly play with that in your head and push the voices back and keep pushing forward to see that result, to see the result of everything and for it to come out exactly how it was supposed to, exactly how you imagined it. There's no words. I literally speechless. It's it's perfection and it's exactly what we needed, wanted, and therefore received because we put in the work and the universe fucking served. Forever grateful to Brand for bearing with us through our thoughts, feelings, emotions, all of the things, right? Because there were multiple planning meetings and there were tears we shared that we did cry, both of us. Yeah, I cried because there were so many feelings. And that day she came in, she made us feel great, and then delivered these photos to help reaffirm that you were the right choice the whole time. Yeah, I was freaking out for no reason because I did it. I I trusted you, but I was still scared, but I still trusted. Yeah. And you delivered. Yeah. You delivered everything I could have ever wanted and more. And more. Because there was a video that I was not ready for. And more. That's that's truly what it was. Uh and I I am. I'm just I'm holding the gratitude for all of it, for the entire experience. And now we get to hold that confidence and know that the next time that our business shifts, because it's only a matter of time, there will be a next time, we will be able to look back on this and know that we got this. It was always us, it's always been in us. I think that was the underlying lesson in all of that is that it's always been us. And so long as we are together doing this together, it's gonna be exactly what it's supposed to be. And how can you not just like have the best day ever? When like that was the underlying theme of everything you did that day. Was like just keep living your best life with your best friend because you get to eat baklava ice cream in the park, you know? Yes, that's so we saw those photos, and then we went and we had ice cream because why not? Yum, it's a birthday. What's a birthday without a little bit of sugar? Just a little bit. And it was a glorious day. It really was. It was everything that I wanted and needed, and yeah, it happened for us, right? We had different plans, and the universe was like, no, no, flow with me, surrender to this. And we are, I think we can finally say that we have learned how to flow in that way. Yeah, okay, well, I may have had a plan, and the universe clearly has a different one. So instead of being angry and throw the tantrum and all the things, I'm gonna take the breath. I'm gonna shake it off, and we're like, okay, we're gonna, we're gonna do this instead today. And that was the right thing. I agree. So love that. That was a great day. Um,

Reiki Reschedule And Setting The Space

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one of the things we were supposed to do that we ended up not doing again, the way the universe works. Um, our gift to ourselves was Reiki with Brie. Yes. Because we had that amazing experience with her back at the goddess gathering retreat that we did in February. And, you know, we've been feeling this we are good with spirituality and like routines up until we're like until we stop then. We're not good. Yeah, we don't do anything. So we've kind of been just feeling like I just want a refresh. I feel like I needed an outlet in a way. And so we reached out, we booked the appointments, but schedule just wasn't working. Wednesday didn't work, and we're like, cool, that's okay, no big deal. We had our Wednesday, it was great. Um, but we had the opportunity to reschedule for today. Yes, yes, we did. We just came back a couple hours ago, actually. And we're gonna talk about it. Yes, yes, we are. You're gonna go first. This was

Reiki Release And The Post Session Nap

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the first time that I think I I don't want to say it was real Reiki because that's dumb, but it was a real appointment. Yes, it was a real scheduled 30-minute time slot. We've only uh experienced Reiki in small group settings. Yes. Um, so it's just been like a couple minutes, and you know, we're on to the next person. And even in those couple minutes, that has been crazy. I've cried. So again, it's real. That's how you know. And I didn't know what to expect. I'm like, okay, what is 30 minutes of reiki? I know what three minutes is, but can you imagine like 10 times that? Um so we obviously went together. Duh. And she set up the cutest setup. I think she gave me a little play place, you know. It was adorable. You could definitely tell she was a mother, a mother of multiples, specifically. Everybody had their own edge. She had a little spot for me to like hang out in while, well, you know, obviously not just me, but it was each one of us to hang out in while the other one was receiving Reiki. So I went first because you're a chicken shit. Oh, wait. I didn't know. Fast. Like, I need to watch before I say yes. Um so I went first. And again, we've had Reiki with Bree before. So I felt comfortable. I felt safe, right? All of the things that I think you need to feel in order to receive was there, which top-notch, loved it. Um it was a long time. Yes. It it felt like a long time of like receiving. That's like a lot of love that you're pumping into me and a lot of time for me to try to meditate and like try to get to this zen. Um and it's also a lot of time to be quiet in your head, right? Because there is no outward, you're not outputting. It's you're just you're locked in there. Yeah. And I don't want to say locked because that makes it sound bad. But like it's just you and you, you know? Oh, I know. 30 whole minutes, just me and me. And things, weird things come up, like weird thoughts. And then you kind of at least I I okay, like fine, let's go down this thought process. Let's teach. I got nothing else to do. We're just here. For sure. I'm glad you understood. Everybody's like, what? No, no, that makes complete sense. Um, but yeah, I I released, I cried. There was a moment of I instantly I have a tell. Yeah. When I'm about to start crying, I shift my hands up and like blush my eyes. Like you put up a damn. And I uh as I was doing that, my uh my hands were kind of like on my chest. Yeah. And I blocked, like I hit her hitter. So she was like right over like my center, my heart chakra. That makes sense. Oh, does that even make sense that you say something? Because she was over your heart, right? That's where all your energy is pouring in. Now you're starting to feel all of these emotions just kind of like flood in, and that's what that makes complete sense. Yeah, it's so much sense. I released. I love that. And I think I am, I don't know if this is like good or bad, but because I don't like crying, yeah, I don't cry, right? Like it's just that simple. I don't know. I don't cry. In these settings where we find ourselves around spiritual people, around the Reiki, around the meditating, like all of these forms of I don't know if it's detaching is the right word, or like unplugging from the world. Yeah. Where I am learning to find release. Yeah. And I think that's good. I think that's what I'm supposed to do. I love that for you. So that was my Reiki experience. And then I got to take a nap after. And then I got to take a mean nap. That was a comfy like it really was though. It was great. It was. It was A1. So like I was not mad at it in any way, shape, or form. Package that she offers, like 30-minute Reiki and a 30-minute nap afterwards on her play place. I think so. Because it was pretty lit. I was like, I she, you know, she woke me up kind of and was like, you know, whenever you're ready, you can get up. And I got up and I was like, yeah, no, I think I'm gonna go to sleep now because I I was just so tired. Yeah. And it hit. I actually feel like that is the perfect thing for you because like after these, you do like, yeah. I'm taking and I need a nap. You just need like a recharge. It just it takes a lot out of you. So like I think that having a little downtime after where you can just like recharge, I think that was pretty helpful. Because a lot of time, well, each time that we've done this before, like you said, they were in these group settings, and it's always just like, okay, did you feel that? Cool. Move on to the next thing. And then you want to move on. And I'm like, I don't think so. It goes in the corner while I don't like to go first. Um, you know, I felt like that was a good gift for you. Yeah, because I think that's a recharge it. Look at you. Just giving. I am just a giver. Justification line. Exactly. Um, so mine was different. Um,

Restless Reiki And Sitting With Discomfort

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I couldn't, I was very restless. So, and I don't know if it was genuinely that I just was in tune with the energy. Like I could feel it when she was like touching me. Like, there was a sense of almost like a radiation that I was feeling. So, and I could tell when she was like closer and like higher. And then obviously when she was like physically touching me, I can feel it. But like even when she wasn't, I could tell the distance she was based on like how jittery I was, and like when she was getting closer, and then when she would actually physically touch my body, like I don't know. It was almost like, do you remember? Remember those electric balls that used to be like in Spencer's, and then you would like touch it and it would just like scatter like that's what my body felt like almost the whole time. So, like in the beginning, when you know, she starts at the head, and in the beginning, I definitely was like feeling it there, but it was really when she got to like my hip and my knee, like my legs just I couldn't stop, and then I was nervous because like I'd never done this before. So, like, am I supposed to stay still? I don't know, you know what are the rules here? So then it was just like in my head, I just got in my head. So like I felt like I was connecting at first, I was there, and then I was feeling it. So then I'm like, okay, no, like I'm like there's energy flowing. I can tell that that things are moving. And then I just started to get too jittery, and then I was like getting in my head because then like every time she touched me, like I could feel it, feel it. And it was like a whole nother level of feeling that um I can't say right now I liked. So I don't know. I'm gonna go home and do a lot of research um and find some testimonials and see if I'm crazy or if somebody else experiences this or not. Um, but it was, it caused, um, it caused me to be very restless, um, mainly in my legs, especially when she was touching my knees. I'm like, what the fuck is in your knees? I don't know. I'm gonna have to go Google it. I need to Google it immediately. Um, but it was. So when she when she told me, she's like, you can wake up now, I kind of like giggled in my head because I knew you were out and that she was actually waking you up. And me, I was just like, you don't gotta tell me twice. Like, I'm wake. I've never been more awake. I'm like ready to jump off this table, but like not in a bad way, like it wasn't a bad experience, it was just different, and uh, I feel like it it shook something up in there. So I'm gonna go figure out what that is, and then we'll see. But she mentioned something about a 60-minute one, somebody booked a 60-minute one, and I can't, like, I was seconds away from tapping out. So, like, there's like no for real. I was about to be like, how much longer? Because I think we can be done now. Like, I'll still pay you for the full 30 minutes, but I need to be done. And I can't imagine having to sit there for double that time. That was crazy. Yeah, an hour feels very intimidating. Yeah. So like I just did 30 minutes. I'm good. I think let's take baby steps here. Um, but and also I want to commend you because you, it's not that it's hard for you to believe this, but there's always a there's something holding you and something keys. That was you. You go first. Yeah, I'll watch. Right. That's exactly what that was. Yeah. And a different version of you would have been scared by what happened. So scared that you're like, mm-mm, no, I'm out, I'm not ever doing that again. That obviously was not good for me. It wasn't right, it didn't feel right, didn't sit right. Yeah. But you are willing to sit in the whatever uncomfortability that you did feel to try to figure out what exactly is it? Was it the Reiki or was it something else? What is underlying in there that's stirring this up? Yeah. And that's who the work is. That's the work. Yeah. And it and it is, because that was definitely right. The thought in my head was that I did multiple times tell myself, you can end this. Like you don't have to keep doing this, like you can end it. And at the same, while I did, right? Like while I wanted to say, okay, no more, I'm out on this, like I also didn't because like I don't know what I don't know. And if I don't sit in the discomfort, if I don't do it to its fullest, if I'm not trying, then like how do I know? All I know right now is that I'm uncomfortable, but I actually don't know why I'm uncomfortable. So that to me, that's not like a reason to stop, which is why like I stuck it out. But now I'm gonna go and digest, figure out why. Go do the work to figure it out. But that's true. I didn't, the resistance was just there, and I was, I was able to kind of be like, chill out, we're fine. And are we fine? I don't know. We're gonna we're gonna find out to be continue. I'll let you guys know. Um, but yeah, essentially long-winded. We did that today. We have a lot of feelings as well. Obviously,

100 Reasons We Are Already Successful

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we're fresh off the Reiki table. Um that's gonna be the name of this fresh off the regi table. And we have a lot of feelings. We do have a lot of feelings. We celebrated five years in business, we celebrate so many other things. I didn't even realize that it was a year ago that we made it official, official with Slate and where we are now and what the plans are for the future and how we are showing up as us. Yeah, right. And to like tie it all back to this photo shoot, we showed up as us because that's who I want to be. Yeah, I want to be me. I don't want to be anyone else, and I want you to be you, and I want to be next to you all the time. Well, you're doing you, me doing me because there is magic in that energy, and I know that we have something special that we can share with the world, and we do get to share it already. Do you want to talk about your 100 reasons why we're already successful list? Oh, business coaches, am I right? They just like want you to be so successful, you know, because like that's what you pay them for and shit. And we shared some fears in our mastermind uh class, group coaching call or whatever. And um, our business coach hit us with a homework assignment, and we had to list 100 ways that we are already successful. Each. She didn't even let us do 50-50. She said no, 200 each with the underline under the each. Each we each had to do it. Um, and that was quite the experience. She's a good one, you know. That one knows what she is doing. And I I get it, I see it. The lesson was learned because we struggled for those first 50. We did them together, and because obviously, like 100 felt like way too many to like do all that assignment. We had we had time to do it. So we chopped like responsible adults, I think. Yeah, I'm not trying to sit down and do a hundred of something. That's crazy. That is crazy. I am a whole grown-up, I have so many things to do. That's a lot of time. Um, and one through 50 was really hard. We would do like four or five and then get stuck. And then we'd get through like 10 more, and then we're like, fuck, I don't know what to do. And it was just like pulling at straws. I felt like we repeated a couple. I said things a little differently. So like it counts. It counts as two separate ones, you know? It worked. Um, but then 51 through 100 actually did not take me, not I would say not even half the time it took me to do one through 50. Like I did it pretty quickly. And even after I finished 100, I was like, oh, I didn't even write that down. I didn't even write that down. And I was like, oh, I guess there's more than 100 ways. And what a fucking confidence boost that is. Tell me I got over a hundred ways that this bitch is successful. I am fucking cool. That should be 111 right there. 111th way, because I'm fucking cool. Like, what what an assignment. What an ego boost, but not like in a bad way, just like a true confidence deposit that like we really needed to be reminded of because we were trailing into year five with this sense of I have to burn it all down and and build it back up and show people who I am today. And I don't know why when you're feeling like your new self, it's like all of your old self and those wins and those accomplishments and everything they did like doesn't count because you're just like, I'm a new baby. I'm just like this whole new person, you know? Like, I don't know. So it was just like, what a way to walk into five years knowing all of the things that I've accomplished and all of the ways that I am successful that have brought me to five years. And then because she does what she does, we were talking about it, and she was just like, now you could take everything that you have in there and you could put it into a future tense. And now you know all the ways that you're gonna continue to be successful. Mind blown. When she said that, I was like, What? Wait, what to go back and I while I was working on it, I found myself. Sometimes I started it as a negative. Like, I don't do this, or and then I was like, no, like I don't, that doesn't feel good. And I went back and I corrected to the to the positive or to the present tense. And that's something on the call, you know, when she asked us, and we said, Yeah, we did our homework because we're good students, and we both did it, and this is what we thought, and this is what was hard. Um that was immediately her thing, Lair, was if it's not already in the present tense, it you need to go back and change it. And I challenge you to go write future ones. Yeah, not just change it, but like go write the future ones because then they will come true. If you say it, if you write it, if you know what it is that you are moving towards, you will move towards that. The great Michael Jackson said so. You know? So I while I thought we were being punished at first, I'm like, damn it! I know why did I even say anything? Look at homework. Are you shitting me right now? I am a CEO boss bitch. I can see the beautiful gift that she gave us at such a pivotal moment in our story, in the timeline, in our journey right now. And these are all of the little things that keep entrepreneurs going. Yeah. These are all of the little deposits that you have to pick up, these glimmers every single day, so that when you're deep in the trenches and the grenades are coming and you're like, holy shit, I'm about to tap out. Yeah, you can go back and lean on them so that you know this is just a moment, it will pass, and this is what I'm working towards because this is what I'm calling. It was a it was a great reminder. Yeah. So she to best we already knew it. We already knew it.

Archives, Identity, And The Story Ahead

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Um what's funny, you were talking about like looking back on things that we've done, and I normally don't go into the archives on Margs. I don't know why, because we absolutely should. That's our life, and we should be going in the archives and looking at things. Um, but I funny went in today, just like clicked it. I was like, oh, I don't know. I went into the save to post something, and then I saw Archive Underneath, and I was like, sure, let's click on it. So two years ago today, um even though I don't think that that's when we had the photo shoot, but two years ago today, we posted our first Marg's photo shoot and pictures and kind of like uh you know, this is who we are, and blah blah blah. And I was just like that's nuts. Yeah, that is nuts because Marg's was such a huge part of this branding shoot because it's such a huge part of us. And when we first started this podcast and did that branding shoot, we didn't know who we were, right? We weren't our authentic selves. It's it's the same story with the business. We we like to candyball into things and candyball into life and figure it all out later. And we never gave that back to Marx. The fact that we figured it out that on episode 138, I could say, I figured it out, and we're finding our flow and who we want to be as podcasters, and like this branding shoe is going it delivers that, it shows that those pictures say that these are the girls who are behind these mics, and like to think that two years later, to the fucking day, like we're dropping more pictures to say this is who we are, and like the branding is just so beautiful. Like, we didn't have branding in the first marks, like it's just so good. The story is so fucking good. The story is so fucking good. I think at the end of the day, that's what it is for me. The story is so fucking good, and it's not a made-up story, and I'm not adding inflections and magic, and I mean, yes, but like I'm just living my life. I that's the magic that we're bringing, is that we are truly just living the lives that we want to live. What do we want to do today? What do we want to bring to life? How do we want to show it? And the story is just so fucking good. It's it's like it almost needs to be told. Yeah. And it's just through me. It is through this life that the story is being told. Yeah. And it's so good. It's so, it's the best story I've ever. I can't wait for my own documentary. I'm gonna watch it, duh. Duh. I mean, yes, duh. Yes, absolutely. I know, I guess this is one of the things we can write in our future tense ways that we're successful, is because like we're gonna be a documentary. One day it's gonna happen. Uh yeah. I have no doubt. Ultimate goal in life. Yeah, I know that what's gonna come first is I'm gonna be in someone else's documentary. I know that I am some, I got all the deets. I got all the deets. I'm ready. Ready. You just call me. You call me whenever you need testimonial. I will give it to you. I'll get behind the mic. I'm so good at it. Come on. It's gonna happen. But I guess that's a natural way, right? You're in someone's documentary, and now all of a sudden we can like chum with the producer and be like, I got a crazy story for guess what? Guess what? My life is way better. Um, but yeah, all of that to say that this week has been amazing. Yes. Um, it has been a roller coaster, and this tomorrow is gonna be its own roller coaster. And

Looking Forward And How To Follow

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you know, spring is springing, things are moving, people are coming back to life. We turned five years old, and we are positioning ourselves to do exactly what we wanted, and that's to be here for a long time. Exactly. We're not just here for a good time, we're here for a long time. We've always said that, and this was proof that we are gonna do exactly that. Can't wait. All right, well, this is the part where you guys are gonna do all the things. You're gonna like and follow and subscribe. You can follow us on Instagram and YouTube at Margus and Mindset Podcast. And if you're local to the ROC and you want to party with us at Homemade Events ROC. Until next time. Bye. Bad dog. I gotta go get the bad dog.