Growing Steady | Intentional Creative Business Podcast

Episodes

Feb. 16, 2023

156 - Setting your "good enough" standard

How do you know when your work is “good enough?” How do you know when to stop working on a project and decide you’ve done a “good enough” job to accomplish your goals? Let’s dive into this topic, folks!
Feb. 14, 2023

Minisode - Watch us build a project LIVE in one day!

It’s a little bonus episode in your podcast feed! We’re coming atcha at an irregular time because we have an irregular project we want to share with you (and be part of!)
Feb. 9, 2023

155 - Growing pains in redefining relationship roles

Who is up for a relationship episode?? This week, we dig into a bumpy patch we’ve hit and how we’re working through it. Whether you have a partner or not, we hope it might be helpful to hear us chat about navigating the ups …
Feb. 2, 2023

154 - 3 things to do when you're at max capacity

If you listened to last week’s episode then you know we have BIG, ambitious goals for 2023. But, what happens when you put a bit too much on your plate and your goals push you to maximum capacity? Let’s discuss!
Jan. 26, 2023

153 - New year, new goals! The big picture in 2023 for us...

Welcome back to our podcast, friends! It’s a new year and we’re bringing that new year energy this week! We go over our financial goals for 2023 and how we’re hoping to achieve them.
Dec. 8, 2022

152 - Our 2022 favorite travel moments and MORE (part 2!)

It’s Part 2 of our 2022 year of European travel recap! In this episode, we take you through our Top 5 Memories of the Year, our Top 5 Restaurants of the Year, and our Top Airbnbs/Hotels of the Year!
Dec. 4, 2022

151 - Our 2022 full-time travel RECAP (part 1!)

Wowowowowow, we have a JAM-PACKED episode for you as we recap our (almost) full-time year of travel! We lived out of suitcases and backpacks for 300 days in Europe in 2022 and we share a ton of final thoughts and answer some…
Nov. 24, 2022

150 - The gratitude check-in ("bring 5")

This week we’re introducing a podcast format called “Bring 5” where we both bring FIVE things to an episode and discuss. For our first (official - LOL) Bring 5, we’re sharing moments of gratitude in our new home in Portugal!
Nov. 17, 2022

149 - We're in our NEW home in Portugal!

We’ve officially moved into our new (rental) home on the Silver Coast of Portugal — HOORAY! How did we get there and what has our first week been like? Let’s chat about that!
Nov. 10, 2022

148 - The Portugal visa process... explained!

Are you curious what the process is like to apply for a visa in Portugal as a U.S. citizen? If you are, this episode is for YOU! If you’re not, it could still be fun as we’re still goofballs.
Nov. 3, 2022

147 - What we're looking forward to in our move to Portugal

What are the things we’re most looking forward to as we inch closer to our new lives in Portugal? Well, let’s chat about that!
Oct. 20, 2022

146 - The 20-hour rule (by Josh Kaufman)

After hearing about this “first 20 hours” concept by Josh Kaufman, we felt inspired to share how we’ve seen this theory play out in our lives. We think it might be HUGELY helpful for you too!
Oct. 13, 2022

145 - The simplest 4-part marketing plan

We want you to imagine a bridge… And each one of these four steps is like a gate your customer has to walk through to cross that bridge: 1. Awareness (I know you exist), 2. Interest (I’m intrigued with how you can help me), …
Oct. 6, 2022

144 - Our coaching plans for 2023

We’ve hosted an (un-boring) live coaching session for 36 months straight and in 2023 we want to share our plans with coaching moving forward.
Sept. 29, 2022

143 - What it REALLY takes to pivot your business

If you’re on the cusp of any kind of change in your business, this episode is for YOU! We’ve made multiple business pivots over the years and the truth of the matter is: Pivoting your business takes longer than you think and…
Sept. 22, 2022

142 - Has every idea already been done?

When was the last time you thought to yourself, “oh, I can’t do XYZ thing in business because too many people are already doing it”? We don’t believe that thought to be true and we want to discuss why this week!
Sept. 15, 2022

141 - The emotions of experimentation

One of the online business topics we preach most often is the idea of experimentation. But, what about all the emotional ups and downs that come with experimenting and trying new/uncomfortable things (especially if those thi…
Sept. 8, 2022

140 - Are we ever going back on social media?

For all of 2022, we’ve been off of social media for our business, and this week we wanted to share how we’re feeling and if we’re going to return or not.
Sept. 1, 2022

139 - Ending things (not a clickbait title and not this podcast)

This week’s podcast was inspired by a question we received about how to end things, specifically in business. What’s the “right” way to pivot from one thing to another? How do you know when it’s time to move on? Should you p…
Aug. 25, 2022

138 - Tiny things that have helped our relationship

Ever wonder how we keep our communication strong in our relationship? I bet you didn’t think it had anything to do with Nintendo games or silly dances around kitchen islands! Well, it does, let’s talk about that.
Aug. 18, 2022

137 - Welp... we're moving to PORTUGAL! (we hope?)

Oh gosh, how do we even write an intro summary for this episode!?? After a VERY successful (lololol) scouting trip to Portugal, we’ve decided our next home will be in the Silver Coast! Have a listen to the journey that’s bee…
Aug. 4, 2022

136 - You DON'T have to "dent the universe"

This week’s episode is a bit of reverse inspiration! We’re definitely NOT trying to stifle your dreams or keep you from achieving your goals, however, we want this conversation to be a permission slip for staying small and f…
July 28, 2022

135 - Trying to cultivate more satisfaction

Are we existing during a time when it’s impossible to be satisfied? Because of social media feeds, are we all striving for bigger and better things than we actually need? This week, we discuss satisfaction and how we’re tryi…
July 21, 2022

134 - Are you playing the game of life on hard mode?

This week we’re getting REAL with you and sharing the truth about how Caroline has been feeling the past few weeks. If you feel like the game of life is a bit harder for you, we hope this podcast episode can help!