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Turn-down. Brush off. Nix. No matter how you say it, rejection is never a fun thing to experience. Sometimes you can control it and other times you cannot. In this episode, we share some of our first experiences with rejection, some recent ones and our ways to try and overcome it. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com. What We Talked About in this Episode: Our early experiences with rejection For Billy, being rejected from his top choice college For Ashley, it was being rejected (and rejecting) new classmates after moving More recent rejections Our first proposal under our business Bashley Collaborative Difficulty reaching out to a sibling due to fear of rejection Job and board applications Tips for overcoming rejection Let yourself feel those initial emotions (anger, sadness, etc,), but recognize that you have to pull yourself out of it Remember that some situations you can control and others you cannot Don't let the fear of rejection paralyze you from taking action

Working with your spouse is not something to take likely. There's seeds that get planted along the way. And a strong foundation can lead to a successful business and marriage. In this episode, we reflect on the seeds that were planted that set us up to want to jump into business together. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com. What We Talked About in this Episode: Our early influences The example Billy's parents set as volunteer youth ministers Early relationship How we grew from supporting one another to working together Supporting each other in each of our jobs Collabing on various philanthropic projects Every marriage is a working marriage Every (strong) couple is constantly working together to ensure their marriage continues and is healthy

Ego is a dirty little word and we are dedicating an entire episode to it. We recently noticed others disguising their self-serving actions as the acts of a servant leader. We then challenged ourselves to look inward and determine how our egos affect us. In this episode, we discuss the dirty side of our egos, what our ugly egos look like, the ways it affects our relationship, and how it impacts others and our leadership. Plus for some reason, Billy snorts in the middle of this episode. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com. What We Talked About in this Episode: Examples of ego and self-serving leadership The ways ego interferes with our relationship For Billy, its putting himself into every situation and giving advice or a coaching session when Ashley shares a struggle or issue For Ashley, it's an inability to apologize when in the wrong out of fear of looking like the lesser person Why Billy snorts in the middle of a podcast episode How ego disables us as leaders Our shared “my way or the highway” mentality that possible stems from an egotistical view of being the smartest person in the room Reminding ourselves why we are doing what we do For Ashley, is it for praise? For Billy, is it for power? What reality star reminds Ashley of Billy Hint: They have a massive ego

We talk a lot about goals, action, and achievement on this podcast. But we are human. There are things that hold us back from being our best selves. Rather than pointing the finger at external obstacles, we are looking inwards and sharing the ways we hold ourselves back. There is lots of vulnerability in this episode. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com. What We Talked About in this Episode: Looking at external factors that gold you back is easy, but it’s hard to look internally The biggest obstacle to every goal is yourself The ways we hold ourselves back For Billy, it is thinking too far in the past He overanalyzes his past actions and their impact on the present For Ashley, it is being too concerned with what others perceive There is an interesting balance of managing credibility and maintaining humility For or us together, it is being too comfortable with one another We fall into our roles and do not challenge ourselves

Back in episode 38, we discussed some changes with our plans for 2019. But just how much did those changes affect our progress on our 2019 goals? In this week's episode, we take you through each of our joint goals & action steps and grade our progress over the last quarter. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com. What We Talked About in this Episode: Our 2019 started off really strong, but come February we were thrown a major curveballs The effects of this curveball on our work habits Our progress towards our 2019 goals Complete 2 consulting or philanthropy projects Speak together 4 times Build social media presence Grow email list to 1,000 subscribers Stay consistent with our podcast Blog every week Host online course Write book