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In this episode, Sara and Joe talk about their long-distance relationship and how they manage it, what they’ve learned and some practical tips for people going through the same situation. It’s always wonderful to be together, but it’s equally important to put effort into the relationship when you’re apart. As Sara and Joe reiterate: Put the work in. It’s worth it. Here are a few of their tips that...

Sara and Joe decided for Valentine’s Day they wanted to hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim. Joe had never been there, and it’s one of Sara’s favorite places. The hike was more difficult and took longer than they anticipated. Not only was it harder, Joe wanted to take in the scenery and they just went at a slower pace-but enjoyed almost all of it. (listen to the podcast for the tale of one less sleep...

 In this episode, Sara talks about cultivating the leader in ourselves, which moves us forward in life. We all have the capacity to lead ourselves and be the CEO of our own lives.  Sara shares some tips for developing personal leadership: Know your Why. Why are you here? What are your values? Find What you are Passionate about? What do you want to deliver in this world? Play with your personal lea...

 Joe and Sara were going to Mammoth for a few day hike and camping. First, what usually takes 4 hours to get to the top, took 7 hours.  It was a long, hard climb. Partially due to being very prepared, with enough food, clothing, etc in case of emergency. While climbing up, they passed a fellow hiker who said the weather was turning, but Joe and Sara had looked and weather report said sunny and 30...

Sara and Joe talk in this episode all about knowing the right time to leave a relationship or a job. Sara says she has at times stayed too long - when it seems harder to leave than just to stay. Then one day enough is enough and you leave. Once onto your new life, you reflect and realize you wish you had known how much fun it is on the other side - And how much happier you are. Listen to Joe and S...

In this episode Sara and Joe talk about effective communication for business and relationships. They share 5 tips, talk about their experiences and what they have learned over time for better communication with each other as well as in their work lives. Sara and Joe’s Tips for Good Communication: Active and Attentive listening Be clear and concise. Remember the KISS acronym: Keep It Simple! Adapt...

Los Angeles is going through one of it’s biggest catastrophic events right now. Sara shares thoughts on life’s traumas, what to say to someone when they are going through a hard time and also addresses survivor’s guilt. Statistics show that 70% of us will go through at least one traumatic event. Sara went through a natural disaster when a tornado ripped through her town when she was young. Her bes...

As we enter the new year, Sara shares how important Forgiveness is, not only in our personal lives, but in our professional and business lives as well. We all communicate and better and feel better when we leave grudges behind. None of us can be perfect all of the time, so let’s remember to be forgiving of others. Sara talks about her 3 reasons Forgiveness is so important in life and work: 1.It pr...

In this episode, Sara talks about the chaos of information and misinformation bombarding us at every turn and the task of distinguishing true from false. The true north of getting through this, is listening to ourselves and our inner knowing. Sara gives the example of reading a story on social media and knowing deep inside that it couldn’t be true. After scrolling to the very bottom, she read “thi...

It’s the Holiday Season and Sara wants us all to pat ourselves on our backs: We all made it through 2024! She reminds us to feel the gratitude for simply being here: The memories, the experiences, and knowing all the amazing things still to come up for each of us. Sara shares the great Christmas gift she worked on for her 3 sons. She put together a 70 page book of photos that takes the boys throug...

The new year is approaching. We always hear about setting our goals for the new year and 2025 is almost upon us. Sara talks about spinning “goals” on their head a bit, and she shares her new way of approaching what she wants to accomplish for 2025 in this episode. Goals are great. It’s important to write down what you want to accomplish, as it makes it clear and you can refer to it. Sara definitel...

In this episode, Sara talks about Consistency. How can we be consistent in our own lives to build our goals, when we are pulled in so many directions? Sara gives us some tips for making consistency work for us: Be clear on your goals. Designate what you want to achieve for Q1, Q2, etc. She is an advocate of smaller goals. Don’t start with goals for 3 years. Stick with first quarter of the year, ne...

So, it’s that time of year again- a time where we honor and show love and care through gift-giving. Sara talks about the points to think of when figuring out individual gifts. She definitely wants us to know that often times, the best gifts are not bought at a store. There are gifts of “experiences” for the recipient and/or the giver and recipient together. Sometimes there can be home-made gifts l...

Sara asks the question: What type of culture are you creating within your everyday existence: personal, day to day, business or corporate culture. She cites that healthy corporate cultures perform exponentially better. In our everyday lives, it is essential to bring any underlying wrongs to the surface, which is the only way to get rid of them, and then create a healthier existence. We are all the...

Sara shares with us in this episode the process of shifting, navigating differently in the act of up-levelling. When you know what’s right for you and it’s time to shift to that, it is hard work, but Sara stresses the point that you are NOT starting over which can sound drastic, you are rather Starting AGAIN. You have learned from previous experience, ideas and solutions that you have already crea...

Sara reflects over the last 12 years, finding her purpose and what that looked like over time with many questions, a lot of research, and some self-doubt along the way. Now, her purpose and how that shows up is reflected in a new re-brand, which includes a new website, a new speaker’s reel and much more. (see below for a gift for our listeners). Sara talks to all of her listeners and knows many ar...

Do you sometimes feel like you may be “too much” for your partner? Do you sometimes feel like they want you to “dim your light” a bit? Is your confidence lessened from their reaction to you? Sara and Joe talk about how it’s not really ok for someone to not grant you space for all of your amazingness. This can be in a relationship, a friendship, a job- stay aware when others are making you feel lik...

In this episode, Sara talks about being in the Fog vs. Being Stuck. Being Stuck means you cannot even move (yet), but in the Fog means you are not stuck, you are moving, you just may not be sure which direction to go in. Here, she speaks of being in the Fog-finding your direction or your north star. Sara also compares it to her experience, literally being lost in the fog out in the ocean on her pa...

We often wonder why something’s not happening fast enough - it can feel painstakingly slow if it’s something we desperately want to happen, or if we are stuck in a situation we don’t want to be in. Either way, we want something to happen so badly, the waiting feels like an unending sentence of torture. Sara shares her realization from where she is now, that every single unfolding is for our highes...

In this episode Sara talks about our friendships - how they morph and change, how some friends are for a certain time frame, and how as you change (or they change) sometimes the friendship isn’t working. Sara asks Are You Happy? Take a look at the people around you. She also shares with us Joe’s quote: “Be the partner that you want.” Also, as Sara says, be the best friend to yourself first. Someti...

Moving is on the list of highest stressors – and not just for the logistical nightmare that can ensue. Often there are a lot of emotions surrounding a change: marriage, divorce, new job, having to be near a place or people. And sometimes, we just stop and ask ourselves if we are truly happy where we live right now, even if making a move can be life changing. Sara is on the cusp of moving. She stil...

Sara and Joe talk about Happiness, each of their separate journey’s and now their time together. They talk about mid-life for men and Joe recounts steps he’s taken to achieve the life he knew he wanted for the second part of his life. For Sara and Joe, they were both immersed in a lot of deep reflective work before they reconnected. They each had looked at what wasn’t working for them, what they d...

Sara just completed her re-upping of her Wilderness First Responder Certification last week. She has always felt it a gift to be able to have this certification and to help someone in distress. And as she began to think about the times she or others have actively participated in helping someone, she also began to think of those she’s witnessed that stand on the sideline and don’t step up. Are they...

Sara and her boyfriend, Joe, went with another friend on a 12-day trek in the High Sierra. While there, friends kept asking “how’s it going?” “Will your relationship survive this?” Sara realized we have a tendency to bolt when things get tough, especially when our history has had trust- breaking trauma. We are scared to be in that situation again. We often decide we rather be single and independen...

Do you have a problem(s)? Probably each of us has at least one if not several. Sara’s podcast is about problem solving. How do we bridge the gap between our current state to our desired state. And how do we get from point A to B? Sara just got back from the High Sierra and charting their own trails. At one point, she looked from a ledge and saw their next pass that looked like a meteorite just dro...