Goodlad Unscripted

"I've always done it this way" or "this is just how I am take it or leave it" and "This is how I was raised" are all things most of us have said at one point or another when our habits get in the way of our happiness with someone else.  It may be a marriage or relationship, a job, or just the rapid evolution of technology.  Habits that were formed in the past that may have been effective then may...

----more----Thanksgiving was special this year, all the messages and posts felt really good and got me thinking about how I could create that super-positive feeling all the time and how important our environment is.  It also got me thinking about what I love to do and why I don't do it enough any more.  Ana and I talk about our faith and me being told I was going to Hell for being a photographer o...

Everyone has a bad day but when we catch ourselves chronically searching for the sliver of misery in the apple pie of our lives then we may want to check our thinking. I realized that I was doing exactly and caught myself when someone took the time to see some positive in my life and share it with me. The feeling was incredible and my very next thought was that I need to start doing that for other...

It's been one heck of a week but we are finishing strong.  As we kick about this and that it becomes abundantly clear that my blushing bride is never wrong, even when she is.  She makes me laugh so she can be right when ever she wants, even when she isn't.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and thank you very much for subscribing.  We have a lot of fun doing these for you. This podcast is bro...

Ana and I have been in business together for about ten years and it has been anything but easy.  We make it work but it is work to keep our business healthy and our marriage and home life healthy at the same time.  We have had to learn how to do everything better, accept each others shortcomings, work on improving our own, and being committed to our lives together.  We talk about the issues and th...

I met Mark Smith in 2004.  He was an F16 Pilot with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, and I was doing a story on him and a Thunderbird Crew Chief.  We have been friends since that time, and I have watched him progress through his career from Thunderbird Pilot to White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Director of NASA, to F16 advanced combat tactics trainer, to Southwest Airlines P...

Yesterday was a holiday so Ana Tigre and I did what we love to do most when we have some time together, she modeled for me.  The photographs were for a layout in the next issue of my digital magazine and while we had an awesome day working together, when we looked at the pictures Ana didn't feel like she had done her best work.  We talk about why in this podcast and how that same approach in every...

Later today Ana will be modeling for me for a photoshoot.  These will be published in my digital magazine but some people think that her pictures are too sexy.  We have an honest talk about her modeling, the pictures we take, and how we feel about our work together. This podcast is brought to you by BlessedBodywear.com You can subscribe to the Goodlad Unscripted Podcast on iTunes or Spotify or Goo...

The social media divide is a generational one and there are a lot of concerns whether real or imagined about social media safety, the high visibility and endless presence of anything posted, as well as the ease and accessibility to temptations on the world wide web.  Ana and I don't agree on all of it so we decided to hash it out in front of the world on this show. This podcast is brought to you b...

On October 26th Crystal Ellis, the biological mother of our foster son Jesse, joined me on the podcast to talk about her decision to walk away from a life of gangs, drugs, crime, and violence. It was candid, honest and raw and while the decision has been months in the making, going public for the first time was a huge step for her but a step she is proud of making. Ten days later she joins me on t...

I've been a glamour photographer for twenty years now but I took a two-year break from shooting models other than Ana and a couple close friends. I'm about to start publishing my Digital Magazine again and I am excited about getting back into working with models just for the fun of creating my best images again. Ana and I haven't talked about it yet so I decided to ask her how she felt about me wo...

In the past 24 hours Ana and I have stepped away from everything so we could focus on our business, marriage and our lives and we it all from the ground up.  Not because it's broken, we are doing it so it can be so much better and have the life of our dreams. In business and life if you are standing still you are sliding backward so if we allow ourselves to be comfortable and stop looking for ways...

We kick this podcast off talking about our workouts and training together, and what Ana is feeding me then somehow we end up talking about Christmas and how I feel about my in-laws.   You can subscribe to the Goodlad Unscripted Podcast on iTunes or Spotify My Website - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube and thank you for Subscribing to my channel

Ana is my favorite model, not because she is my wife, it's because she is the best and most versatile model I have had the pleasure of working with.  We stopped creating pictures together when we became foster parents but it's time to get back into it again and we can't wait.  Ana and I talk about modeling, what it means to us and why I often prefer to work with older women as a general rule. You...

We started with one foster child, then we had three, and now we are back to one.  While we told each other we wanted to focus all of our energy and attention on Jesse, two weeks after the girls went to live with their forever family we are considering a second child.  When Ana brought it up I thought she was crazy but after talking about it on this podcast, maybe it's not so crazy after all.  We w...

Crystal Ellis is the mother of my foster son.  He is still in our care and she still wants to get him back.  I first met her three weeks after she was released from jail and to say there were some issues between us would be like saying the Empire State Building was tall.  A year and a half later we sit down to talk, openly and honestly, about where she was at and why and the ground we have covered...

It's been almost a month since I retired and I still haven't done any of the things I wanted to do because the days just run into each other taking care of "little" things.  Ana and I sat down to talk about all the things we could do that would be fun, sort of a mini-bucket list of things I want to start doing right away.  Things like riding my skateboard more.   You can subscribe to the Goodlad U...

I retired from professional...everything I was doing, at the end of September this year.  I had big plans and dreams, but three weeks into it I haven't done anything I said I would.  Sitting on top of a mountain this past Saturday, waiting for the sunrise, it dawned on me that it wasn't the million and one distractions I was blaming that was keeping me from doing what I wanted to do, it was my exp...

A couple weeks ago we did a podcast about how having kids and running our own business has had a negative impact on our marriage.  The love is still there but we are so busy and so tired at the end of the day that there has been no time for romance.  After we recorded that podcast we took a step back, looked at ourselves, and made changes.  Not huge ones, just little ones that will add up and that...

One year ago my Uncle Leonard lost his left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident.  He has spent the past twelve months healing and learning how to get around with a prosthesis. The accident happened in Phoenix.  He travels there from his home in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada each winter to avoid the bitter prairie weather back home. He stopped by to visit us in Vegas this week on his way to...

Cady and Emma moved to their forever home on Saturday after living with us for seven months.  Jesse is having a really hard time and misses his sister Emma very much.  While we help him process it, as well as our own feelings, looking forward to what's next and building a better future for us as a couple, as a family, as business people, and as people that love to live and serve.  I hope you enjoy...

This morning Ana and I had an honest talk about our marriage, our business and our lives in general.  It's been almost two years now since Jesse came to live with us, seven months since Emma and Cady blessed our family.  It has been very trying at times, we have made mistakes but we learned from them and we have gotten better at everything, including our marriage, but it's not what it once was and...

On September 30th I was sitting at my desk at home when it came to me.  I'm done.  I decided to retire.  Not because I'm tired or fed up or worn out.  I decided to pull the pin so I can shoot the pictures, write the stories and make the video that I want to make as often as I wish so I can make some good use of all the years of experience. Ana and I recap my working years, the twists, turns and ot...

Marriage can be a lot of work and should be if you want to do it well.  The hardest times can either tear you apart or make you stronger than ever. It all depends on how you choose to look at and deal with them.  Ana and I get into it about our weekend and the frustrations we have with each other and how we have chosen to deal with them. You can Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify Brought to you by Ble...

I'm blessed to be married to a fashion designer and former professional fashion consultant that helps me figure out what I'm not supposed to wear - which was most of my wardrobe when I met her - but there are a log of guys out there past their thirties that are suddenly single and have no idea what to wear to be attractive and meet someone new.  Ana comes to the rescue in this show and explains in...