Starr Struck Radio

Do you make to-do lists on a regular basis? If so, are they effective? Do they help you to use your time in a more productive and purposeful way? In today's episode, we discuss to-do lists, productivity, and how to manage lots of tasks without losing your mind. In the first half of the episode, we discuss our own experiences with to-do lists and share some of the science and psychology behind to-d...

In this episode, we chat about a subject that normally wouldn’t enter into the Starr Struck lexicon--cars. But, we talk about cars as they relate to some bigger picture life issues and topics, such as materialism, values, self-image, and finances. In the first half of the episode, we each share our car history and tell a few ridiculous car stories (they are really ridiculous and we laugh a lot). I...

What motivates you? Do you know why you do what you do?  In this week's episode, we discuss the dangers of relying on negative sources of motivation in order to make things happen or achieve goals in your life. There's a big difference between motivation that comes from a place of fear, anger, or comparison, as opposed to motivation caused by passion, excitement, or fulfillment, and we want you to...

Why don't more guys do yoga? In this week's episode, we tackle this subject and more (because really, where are all the dudes?).  In the first half of the show, Ben shares what it's like to practice yoga as one of the few men in class, and we discuss some of our theories about why more guys don’t do yoga in the western world. In the second half of the episode, we discuss why more guys should do yo...

What happens when all of your colleagues are eating pizza for lunch and you decide to pass? Do they make you feel guilty for deciding to go the healthier route? It can be really hard to make healthy choices when you feel social pressure to indulge, so in this week's episode, we discuss all of the challenges that can come up when trying to eat healthy in social situations, in the workplace, and bey...

This week, we’re once again delving into a somewhat more personal topic about our relationship--specifically, why we've been feeling like “two ships passing in the night," and what we can do about it.  In the first half of the episode, we’ll share some background on our relationship and the scheduling challenges that we’re currently experiencing. In the second half of the episode, we’ll discuss so...

Our first guest! In this week’s episode, we welcome our good friend, Brian, to the show to discuss a subject that both Ben and Brian know a lot about--what to do with your money. In the first half of the episode, we’re going to discuss what we mean by "investing," why you should be interested in investing (even if you're not!), why our generation is so scared of investing, and Ben and Brian will e...

In this week’s episode, we delve into a rather personal subject and discuss some of the issues that we're facing in making the decision when to have kids (or, when to begin exploring this process).  We decided to let our listeners in on this intimate conversation in order to share what it’s like to be a couple in the child-bearing/child-rearing age group--who knows that they want to have kids--but...

Whether you work in a traditional office or online, whether you're a solopreneur or an employee of a big corporation, there's something that you need to master--how to walk the fine line between promoting yourself [your work, your accomplishments, and/or your business] and being annoying, braggy, or downright narcissistic. In this week's episode, Ben and Mary Catherine take on this topic in two pa...

We bought a house! After closing on our very first home last week, we're using this week's episode to share our experience with the home-buying process and share the challenges that we encountered.  In the first half of the episode, we discuss our initial decision to start this process and the issues that came up during the house search. In the second half, we share how we found our new house and...

What's your morning routine? Are you making the most of your AM hours? In Starr Struck Radio's first episode, we tackle this subject in a two-part discussion.  In the first half of the episode, we delve into why you should makeover your mornings (with lots of help from Laura Vanderkam's book What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast ). In the second half, we discuss our own morning routi...