Sharpen Your Chainsaw

Sharpen Your Chainsaw

Not your normal self improvement podcast. Follow hosts Allen and Melissa as they sharpen their figurative chainsaw of life skills. Join them on their journey of personal and career growth in the pursuit of happiness. Eavesdrop on Allen's "blue collar start up" quest following a pretty hefty self realizations.

Episodes

May 29, 2019 38 mins

Make sure to listen to part 1 also. Allen and Melissa continue discussing how to apply PMA.  In honor of Memorial Day, Allen talks about his experiences overseas in the Marine Corps and his first hand knowledge of Saddam’s choice of home decor. hint: everything is gold. 

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LUCKY #13. PMA is discussed and debated. Allen discusses personal things and feelings without Melissa’s coaxing.  Melissa chimes in about mental health even thought this is NOT a mental health podcast. Every day is a choice to be better than you were yesterday and to take a positive approach because we are #blessed. 

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May 22, 2019 48 mins

Melissa and Allen discuss yet another meme, "How to get out of your comfort zone". 7 steps everyone should be doing to help leave their comfort zones behind. Also an update on whats going on with Allen's business venture. Stick around for a special surprise that Allen's very excited about! The Duck Song by Bryant Oden.

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May 8, 2019 48 mins

The crews all here again! This episode Melissa and Allen discuss the trend of companies offering crazy perks and why. Would Allen last in a cubicle? Melissa adds to her vision board with a desperate plea. 

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May 1, 2019 13 mins

Allen flies solo while Melissa is out of town and gives and update on starting a small business. Trying to get insurance sucks and you should support your friends! Do you get to hear the end of the donkey story? Find out! 

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April 24, 2019 30 mins

It's the long awaited vision board episode! What else can we say?

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April 10, 2019 27 mins

This episode starts on a tangent, and never makes it's way back. Terrance and Philip humored news. Allen and Melissa discusss some issues truly relevant to today's world. A special guest adds their unique perspective, and shares some of their own stores. 

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April 3, 2019 46 mins

Allen brings the truck home, and Melissa does ‘manual labor’ for a half hour and demonstrates that she has zero grasp of Allen’s actual future plans. Melissa fails and doesn’t care what you think. Listener feedback creates feelings and suggested topics are discussed. When should you stay? 


Place your bets: how long does allen keep going to work and does Melissa vomit at her first spin class 

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March 27, 2019 32 mins

Allen reveals what he does for a living. Surprise! He’s not a urologist. Melissa reviews listener polls and you’ll finally hear what this truck purchase is all about. Allen discusses feelings and Melissa tells you how to make a vision board poorly. 

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March 22, 2019 28 mins

This episode takes a turn pretty quickly. Preview a major Life decision that Allen made. Hear about some of the worst listener's bosses, and join in on a new poll.

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March 13, 2019 48 mins

We've had some good feedback and  listeners questions on leadership traits and Leadership vs. "likership", so we answered it. Allen forgets a simple word, but eventually remembers it. 

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March 6, 2019 37 mins

Allen tells us his views on what companies need to do to keep good employees. He also discusses how the military can ruin the civilian world, and what might be next. Melissa asks a "few" questions.

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March 5, 2019 17 mins

Our 1st episode. We introduce ourselves and talk about why we're podcasting. 

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March 5, 2019 35 mins

Melissa tries her hand at architectural layout before discussing who is or isn't an extrovert. Allen makes a salad no one would ever want to eat. As promised the show has an actual outro now. 

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