Laurent Collective Podcast

We’re ending our rest season with one last replay of a popular episode. In this episode we chat about how to say that difficult word “no.” Saying no to new opportunities is so hard because we want to be helpful and to help others. However, we can’t say yes to everything. Saying yes to it all leaves us exhausted and unable to help in a positive way. So how do you determine what opportunities to say...

We’re revisiting past podcasts as we take a rest break. We have so many questions about living in the UK in this episode we touch on what we’ve learned from living here.  We’ve lived in the United Kingdom for six years and have experienced and learned so much from the culture here. There are things we have ingrained into our lives now or are at least working on making them part of our lives.  We t...

We are revisiting some of our most popular past podcasts and this business podcast on figuring out what to focus on in your business has been a favorite.  These past two years have provided small businesses with ups and downs that have not followed normal trends. When you look back on your numbers to make informed decisions for the future, it’s hard to know what to focus on in the year ahead.  The...

We’re revising a past podcast on how we get our kids to help around the house. We’ve had so many questions on this topic and thought it’d a great episode to come back to again. It can be difficult to get your kids to be on board with helping around the house. You want to help them understand responsibilities but it just seems too hard to get anyone to do anything. We’ve had some years under our be...

We revisit this episode of how we got rid of almost everything we owned when we moved to the UK from the states.  In 2016, we moved from the states to London and had to go through every single item in our house. It was hard to look at every item in our house in a new way and make decisions on what to keep and what to sell or give away. In this episode, we share our experience to help you, whether...

We revisit one of our most popular podcast episodes about fostering creativity in your kids. Does it feel like you are battling technology in your house and you’d just love to see your kids do something creative? We talk with our eleven-year-old son about what he likes about being creative. He shares the types of things we have in our house that he uses to be creative (clue: it’s nothing fancy). W...

We all need seasons of rest in our life and in our businesses. As we prepare to enter a season of rest, we thought we’d share why we make space for a more restful season.  It’s about being intentional as you look ahead and realizing the areas you may need to pause for a season. A season of rest prepares you for new areas to step into and to come back to your business and life with renewed energy.

It’s important to teach your children about how to manage finances as it’s part of everyday life once they enter into the adult world. But how to teach them at the different stages of childhood can be confusing.  We discuss a method we use to “pay” our children for work they do in the house. It’s a method of paying them their age in money but then putting percentages into savings and other areas t...

Inspired by Katherine May’s book “Enchantment,” we explore how stepping out of your past and into the present of creativity is beautiful. It’s an act of trust, uncertainty and stretching yourself. We chat about how we’ve had to let go of some of our past creations and step into the scary part of creating again. It’s worth every step into creating as the best part of the uncertain act of making is...

Walking the United Kingdom is part of life here. Walking is important to people whether you live in a city and walking is your main means to get places, or whether you live in the suburbs or countryside, and walking is for pleasure.  We found the idea of walking to be much different when we lived in the states than it is here in the UK. There are systems that make walking in the UK much easier too...

Family traditions provide something for everyone to look forward to but also serve as a time for bonding. Traditions don't have to be too complicated or be to a large scale, instead they can be simple and still be meaningful. We share some of our family's traditions and how these simple moments have become moments the whole family looks forward to having together. Family traditions provide...

Perfectionism is a struggle many creatives feel on a regular basis. If you can embrace imperfection in your creativity, it can break you through feeling stuck or getting caught up in a perfection loop. There are three questions you can ask to help you step out of perfection: - When do you find yourself getting caught up in perfection? - What are some practical ideas to help you step past perfectio...

Setting boundaries is essential for your well-being and relationships, but it can be hard to establish and maintain healthy boundaries. First you have to define what boundaries you want to put in place and then figure out how to implement them. Often boundaries need to be set in the areas of our life that are causing stress. We chat a bit about how to communicate your boundaries, how setting bound...

As a business owner, you'll inevitably face tough situations and seasons that can be difficult to navigate. In this episode, we'll discuss strategies for overcoming challenges and thriving in the face of adversity. It's so important to identify challenges and to acknowledge them. We share how we're navigating some challenges and financial dips in our business and how we're impl...

Traveling with children is just different and it's important to manage expectations. In this episode, we'll discuss the importance of setting realistic expectations when traveling with kids. There are some challenges when traveling with children but that doesn't mean you can't have fun and really enjoy exploring as a family. Traveling with kids can be a rewarding and memorable expe...

What do you do when you feel like your creativity has run dry? We chat about the importance of building creative stamina and how it can help fuel your creativity over the long term. We discuss how creative stamina can help you stay motivated and inspired, even when facing creative blocks or setbacks. We got through a set of questions to ask yourself when you feel like your creative stamina is runn...

In this episode, we delve into the topic of making mistakes in parenting (because it will happen all too often.) We discuss the importance of acknowledging our mistakes as parents and making amends with our children when we fall short of our expectations. We share how we've navigated imperfect parenting from toddlers to teens. We've found it important to be open with our children when we&#...

AI seems to be everywhere right now and you might be wondering how you can start to use it in your small business. We've been testing out some different uses for AI to help increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability. In this episode, we chat about how we've tried out AI for SEO, Pinterest, creative ideas and for social media. We had some positive test results that made us think a...

Do you have an area of your life that you never had the closure you hoped for? It's so hard to know how to navigate life without having the closure we desire. We discuss the benefits of forgiveness and how it can help individuals find closure and move forward. We also chat about some ways we found helpful even if we aren't able to directly communicate our need for closure. This is a lifelo...

Becoming a new parent is challenging, beautiful and confusing all mixed up together. When we became new parents we learned some things quickly that we wished someone had told us before bringing our baby home. Each family and each baby is different, but we're sharing what worked well for our family. In the podcast we chat about the five things we wish we knew as new parents. The five things we...

Do you get creative ideas in weird places? Maybe you think of ideas in the shower, when you're on a walk, in a dream or when you're working out. It's likely that many of those times you want to remember that creative idea. How do we remember these ideas to be able to come back to them later for inspiration? Whether it's a notebook, emailing yourself or recording a voice note, there...

Each day we get to wake up and start the new day with an intention, a reason for us to begin and get out of bed. What is that reason for you? Whether it's directly related to your work or something to do with your family, it's a bit of a motivating factor to put our feet to the ground, even on the hard days. It could be as simple as knowing you get to enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning....

We started the podcast because it was something we loved and wanted to try. It didn't have a really strong goal driving the creation of the podcast, but it was a love of creating and trying something new. What does it look like for you to do something because you love it? -------- We'd love to hear your thoughts and questions over @laurentcollective on Instagram. You can find past podcast...

Renting in a big city like London can be a really different process than renting elsewhere. We've lived in three different homes since moving here over six years ago and we've learned a lot about the rental process. We share our experiences and things that would have been helpful for us to know before renting in the UK. If you're moving to the UK and want some UK rental tips, we hope y...

What does it look like to show our kids how be healthy in work and life? It's not about balance, because it can never be perfectly balanced. However, we can show them how to be healthy in how much we work and how much we take on in our lives. Modeling health is not about being perfect, instead it's about showing your kids what works for you and what doesn't. It's about an open conv...