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Let us know your thoughts! In this episode... We're talking about kissing. Keep It Simple, Stupid. How can we take steps to simplify our lives and reduce friction? Where can we take back our time to make room for more joy? Let us know your thoughts! ~ Sarah & William Huffman Thank you to our sponsor, WonOver Images ! We've been working with WonOver Images for years to promote our lis...

Let us know your thoughts! This week, we're talking about something pretty big: 10 year goals. What do we want our lives to look like one decade from now? How are we taking steps towards those goals today? It's a shorter episode, but there's a lot to unpack. Enjoy!

Let us know your thoughts! We're halfway through June and somehow also halfway through 2026. That means it's time for a Midway Mayday checkin: What progress have we made on our goals for the year? Do all of the goals we set six months ago still serve the lives we want to live?  What needs to shift? In this episode, we talk through some of our goals and how they've shifted over the l...

Let us know your thoughts! TW: needles, medical procedures, & lots of emotions Our friend Caiti welcomed a little girl into the world five months ago... and is moments away from having a boy as well. If that math seems off to you, just wait until you hear the rest of this story.  To say Caiti and her husband took an unconventional route to parenthood would be an understatement. Endometriosis,...

Let us know your thoughts! Welcome to the Huffman Travelcast—Banff Edition! We took a six-day trip to Alberta, and we're going to tell you all about it: where we stayed, what we ate, what activities we tried, and things you should keep in mind if you visit Banff.  Places mentioned: Banff Moxy Banff The Grizzly House The Fudgery Fairmont Banff Springs Banff Farmers Market Chuck's Steakhou...

Let us know your thoughts! Have you ever had a phase of life that felt like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle? While blindfolded? And stuck inside a dark cave? Well, we have.  Today, we're talking about many things: shame, isolation, anxiety, judgement, and how we talk about the messier seasons in our lives. Give it a listen, and tell us if any of it resonates. We'd love to hear fro...

Let us know your thoughts! Today, we're sitting down with local legend, Hannah Smith. Hannah is one of the geeks behind The Property Geeks , a real estate team based in Lakeville, MN. She found her way into real estate by way of marketing, and has used that know-how to build a hefty following on social media.  This conversation ranges all over — tune in and enjoy!

Let us know your thoughts! This week, we have not one, but TWO guests.  Jerry and Jake Reiter have a unique father-son relationship: they run a bank together. In this episode, we get to hear their stories. It starts with Jerry on dairy farm and ends up with both of them leading one of the fastest-growing mortgage companies in the Midwest. We had a great time getting to know these two better, and w...

Let us know your thoughts! Sarah just got back from a Mel Robbins event and has a lot of thoughts.  And William... is busy playing with the soundboard on his iPad.  Will they talk self-development and emotions? Or will the whole episode be clips from songs and movies, followed by William laughing hysterically at his own comedic timing? You won't know until you listen. Hit the play button, you...

Let us know your thoughts! This week, our friend Taylor Doolittle joins us on the podcast! You may know Taylor as one of the lead agents of Team Steady (RE/MAX Results). As we discover throughout this episode, there's a lot to his story: rock climbing, cross-country biking, a stint in Australia, and more. Tune in to get to meet one of the nicest people we know! Click here to connect with Tayl...

Let us know your thoughts! We met Bardia during a stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, and immediately knew he was someone special. He went above and beyond his role as a manager, creating an atmosphere that felt welcoming and memorable for the guests. So, naturally, we had to get him on the podcast! His story takes more turns than we could have predicted: from growing up in Tehran, to playi...

Let us know your thoughts! Get to know the Huffmans a little better! This week, they're asking each other all their burning questions. Hard-hitters like, "What's your #1 life lesson?" and "Have you ever wanted to punch someone?" Tune in to hear their answers.  Do you have any burning questions? Let us know!

Let us know your thoughts! A milestone four years in the making: 100 episodes recorded and published. This week, Sarah and William take a stroll through memory lane. They talk about the origins of LBTHR, the history of the show, and why it's been meaningful to them. If you're a new listener or you've been here a while, we would love to hear from you. Your thoughts and stories mean a...

Let us know your thoughts! Today we're getting to know a fellow MN real estate agent, Bryan Clapper. But the conversation ranges far beyond real estate. We get to hear about Bryan's childhood, split between MN and Europe; his background in journalism and how that field changed with the internet; what it was like living within smelling distance of the Spam headquarters in Austin, MN; and...

Let us know your thoughts! Quarter 1 has been many things, but easy is not one of them. This week on the podcast, Sarah and William reflect on the last few months, personally and professionally. This episode is a real conversation about what it costs to keep showing up when things feel unclear, tight, and emotionally heavy. It can be hard to be honest and just say, "this is hard ." But s...

Let us know your thoughts! Everyone has an origin story: those experiences that motivated you to do what you do today. For Ricky Cheath (Senior VP at Granite Bank), that origin story probably isn't what you expect. It starts with a Cambodian family moving between refugee camps, and ends with Minnesota's fastest growing mortgage company.  Tune in to hear the full story. Learn more about R...

Let us know your thoughts! Why do we avoid vulnerability? How do we respond when others share their struggles with us? That's what Sarah and William are processing this week. Throughout the conversation, the question they keep coming back to is, "Do you want me to be a statue or a sounding board?" Listen in to hear them unpack that and more.  Click here to watch Sarah's speech...

Let us know your thoughts! William joins Sarah for a conversation about pivoting. They've faced a lot of pivots in their lives. But what does it mean to pivot? How is that different from failure? How do you know when it's time to change direction? How do you deal with emotions that come up in the process? All this, plus you'll get to hear William sing a few lines from an Elvis song....

Let us know your thoughts! This conversation started with Sarah wanting to talk about how it felt to tear down a podcast studio that was no longer being used, then wove through the history of Life Behind the Highlight Reel before venturing off into all kinds of interesting other directions until William declared it to be a train wreck into a glitter factory. Enjoy!

Let us know your thoughts! It's halfway through the first quarter of 2026, and Sarah takes this opportunity to do a mindset check with William at the "Midway Mayday" point. What's a midway mayday? What even is a mindset? How do the Super Bowl and a fire pit and a pot of soup relate to all of this? Listen in and find out!

Let us know your thoughts! Sarah and William have a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence, touching on their feelings about it, various AI tools they have experience with and how they've used them, and some of the ethics and implications of using AI. There's a lot here, so buckle up!

Let us know your thoughts! In this episode, William and Sarah talk about what it means to design the life they want to live as they approach their 11th wedding anniversary. You'll also get to hear them debate whether or not Sarah is actually an optimist and work through their different personalities and ways of processing in real time. This is one of those conversations that really proves the...

Let us know your thoughts! Join Sarah and William as they talk through their experiences at the recent 2026 GloverU Summit. You'll hear about how William got connected to Jeff Glover in the first place and how it changed his life. They also discuss their key takeaways from the conference, particularly from keynote speakers Sunshine Glover (Jeff's wife) and Jesse Cole (owner of the Savann...

Let us know your thoughts! In this timely episode, Sarah and William process current events in Minneapolis and Minnesota together and their feelings about all that's happening in their hometown. They also talk about why they love their city and their state. It's not easy--but it is so important--to have conversations like this. Won't you join them on the journey? (Note: there's...

Let us know your thoughts! Sarah challenges William to look back at the past year, and though he resists at first, in the end they talk through their many experiences, lessons learned, people met, key moments, and more. You get to hear how their perspective on the year that just ended changes in real time as they process all the things together. It's a good one!