January 20, 2025 • 38 mins
Ever wondered how dreams can not only shape our lives but also guide our personal and collective aspirations? Inspired by the timeless "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr., we explore the power of dreams in forging our personal visions and the synergy that arises when we support each other’s ambitions. Elevate becomes more than just a mantra; it’s a call to action for infusing positivity and growth into everyday life. Discover the profound impact of nurturing dreams and how they can propel us forward without leaving any room for harm.
We celebrate the liberating journey of pursuing dreams with authenticity. Personal anecdotes reveal the transformative power of stepping out in faith and distinguishing between living our dreams versus conforming to someone else’s success blueprint. We share the inspiring evolution of the upcoming book "Just an LVN" and highlight how collaboration and support can breathe life into creative projects. With each small step forward, we’re reminded of the importance of dreaming big and the undeniable joy that stems from aligning our dreams with our true values and talents.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Every day.
Elevate Every day, elevateEvery day.
Hey, it's Jen the Builder andCorey and we are on.
Take the Elevator, yes, we are,and it's so good to be here,
and it it is.
(00:23):
It really is on a three-dayweekend that's the difference
again.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
So I was wondering, why am I excited?
Why do I have so much energy?
And it's because we had athree-day weekend yeah, very
nice weekend.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
So it was martin luther king's birthday.
And another special day here inamerica it was inauguration of
president trump our 47thpresident, yes, indeed, and so
that was on our tv.
Um, here in california thatwould have been like a start at
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eight in the morning.
Yeah, do you want to share anythoughts on what you experienced
?
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Different climate, different atmosphere.
The vibe was pretty welcomingand let's see what happens.
I'm not one of those kind ofpeople that, you know, just turn
the lights off, get rid ofeverything, throw out the baby
with the bathwater.
I want to see what can come,what is possible.
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I think possibilities arelimitless, and today's topic is
about dreams, and I'm a prettybig dreamer, just like I'm a big
doer.
I dream a lot too.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
So yeah, I love how this topic came up for you,
corrine.
Of course, martin Luther Kingis known for his I have a dream
speech.
So today we really wanted tobring forward the importance of
dreams and owning your ownvision and what that looks like.
So again, we want to welcomeeveryone here.
(02:04):
It's so good to have you here.
This is a podcast where we takeeveryday topics and we just
elevate them to new levels ofpositivity and growth.
Someone had asked me if youcould describe take the elevator
in one sentence.
What would it be?
That's what it would be, and Ithink for four years we've been
pretty consistent with that, I'dlike to say.
(02:24):
But I do have something toshare on a side note.
Sure, so elevate has been ourmantra for at least four years.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
The entire time we've been doing this podcast.
As a matter of fact, thepicture behind you says elevate,
take the elevator.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Yes, and that's what the elevator is.
It's the tool, the mechanism,the way for movement is to
elevate.
So that word is not copywritten.
A few people have hit us upbecause you're like, isn't that
your word?
And we're just seeing thatelevate is being used in a lot
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of context for a lot ofdifferent companies, and it
touches my heart that that'sactually the word for the year
of the company that we work at.
So I feel, are we aligned withwhere we work?
Absolutely, when you know thepeople choose that word, of
course it speaks to our hearts.
So, elevate every day.
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So, anyways, we're here toelevate your dreams.
We're going to dive into theworld of dreams and, corey, I
don't know what your vision wasexactly, but are we going to be
talking about the kind that wehave while we sleep and the
visions and aspirations thatpropel us forward in life?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
I am so glad you asked me.
Oh good, I have a very goodprepared answer for you.
All right, so you know thefamous I have a Dream speech by
the Reverend Martin Luther KingJr has been a mainstay since his
passing and every year we getto hear this speech or we get to
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understand a little bit moreabout that speech.
It was about five years agothat I realized that that is a,
that's still a great speech, butand there's no but to end it
it's a and it's still a greatspeech and it's always going to
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be his dream.
Yeah, that's not my dream.
I wish his dream would come truefor him, but I also wish your
dream would come true for you aswell.
And it's important that we havedreams and that we have goals
and things that we want toaccomplish and see done, and
it's not necessary for us tohave to pass away before those
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dreams come true.
So I just wanted to delve deepinto not only my dream, your
dream and everyone else's dream,but the thought of supporting
someone's dream.
Of course, with no hurt harmdone to anyone, I will support
just about any dream.
So I wanted to go in at thatrate and at that direction.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Okay, so I think I'm picking up what you're putting
down.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
So these are dreams that are more than just lofty
ideas, although sometimes that'show it begins right with an
idea.
When I think of the dream, likeMLKs, I think they're let me
see if I can find the words aremore seeds of purpose and
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direction right in our lives.
And so there's the big dreamsand the small dreams, and I
think those are going to come uptoo.
So, like when I think about it,I think every great invention,
every movement, um, every pieceof art started as someone's
dream yes, I agree with that ahundred percent yeah, so they're
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personal and unique and they'revery tailored to who we are.
So gory before this episode.
I love that you stopped in myoffice and you looked at the
vision board and that reallyrepresents a collection of
dreams, but when you look at itin its entirety, it's the big
dream.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Well, that's what inspired.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
This oh, it's that I thought it was uh okay, so well,
it's a combination.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Um, I was thinking about what today, uh, which was
monday, the 20th 2025, what thatday is, what it represents and
why we're all from work, passingby your vision board, I seen a
set of dog tags that we hadcreated in 2008.
And that was the birth andconcept Foundation of the Genco
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Sound Company, and so it justreminded me that that was our
dream as to the end, and so thatsounds very movie-esqueesque,
but that's exactly how ithappened, and and I just
combined the two and got reallyexcited seeing that I hadn't
seen it in so long, because yourvision board is behind the door
and I actually shut it, so itwas like, oh, that's where that
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is right, yeah, so when I shutthe door and I'm in my office, I
see it every day, and what Ilove about the dog tag it's
rusty, it's got some age to it,right, and, corey, we have a
date on there that I just reallypaid attention to today, and
it's August of 2008.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
And so I was like there goes the double numbers
again just showing up in my lifeand um eight is a big deal to
us.
Everyone who knows us knowsthat august is our birthday,
it's our anniversary, and umit's the birthday of jenko sound
company as well it sure is.
So when I think of that dream ofjenko, it is something that's
given me hope and inspirationand then reminding me of what's
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possible.
Uh, I remember when that wasjust an idea and we would just
start talking about it, right,and then the fact that it stayed
alive for so long and justcontinued to go.
The thing is is we didn'tdefine exactly what it was.
We knew the vein that it wasgoing to be in, but it has
really served as a roadmap forall the things that we do.
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It was going to be in, but ithas really served as a roadmap
for all the things that we do.
Like I've always thought is thissomething that I've seen or
we've seen for Genco?
Does it make sense, you know?
And so it's been great to havea noted date of birth for a
dream that continues to cometrue.
And on this board you mentionedoh, jen, you have all the
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colored pins for M&Ms, yeah, andthe reason why I put that there
not only is it colorful, andthe fact that we've got some
M&Ms decor in the house, but Ifelt like it was a statement of
completion that the dreamcontinues until it's fully done,
like we're not just going toexperience a blue eminem, but
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we're going to make sure that weadd the orange and the brown.
You know what I mean, oh yeahyeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
um, I think it's also important, as I said, that
that's the birth date of thegenco sound company.
Of course that's the birth dateof the Genco Sound Company.
Of course that's the birth ofthe thought, the idea of putting
the company together.
But our license charter is alsoput out on August 28th as well,
so that's another the wholething.
(09:41):
Yeah, I just think it'sincredible that we've managed to
do this thing since 2008 andthen have all these different
signs of not only completion,but continue to go, continue to
grow and push forward.
You know, it's not going to endjust because it's going to end
for a very specific purpose andreason.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
Yeah, there's a quote that I've always put down when
I talk about um or when I writeabout the future, and here's the
quote.
It says dreams are the whispersof our soul.
They connect us to our innermostdesires, even when the noise of
the world tries to drown themout right, and that's why our
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slogan is make some noise yeahuh and we've said this before
where the noise gets so loud,like you've got to make your own
, you can't listen to the noiseof the world around you, and it
goes with the same thing.
I think other people's dreamsare great, and you said earlier,
corey, that we were going totalk about what that looks like
to support other people's dreams.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
But bringing your own dreams, I mean obviously
they're your own.
You're going to be morecommitted to them because they
are your own.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Absolutely.
And so just to segue from thatinto something else, jen said a
very important part of what westand for making noise.
A lot of people think, well,that's kind of counterproductive
, right Right, but it's reallynot, because you're making your
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noise and you're bringing yoursound and your volume to this,
and so we did that with thehopes to teach others how to do
it for themselves.
That because we've been invitedin some people's lives to help
them be able to create thatsound, create that noise, to
build their own vision anddreams, and through that, which
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it's so rewarding that's theword I'm looking for.
What's so rewarding about it iswhen you see the fruits of
someone else's labor.
We also seen the firstrecording contract that we had
put together and the firstartist that we signed, and I did
a recording contract with thisperson and then recorded them,
produced them and put out themusic, and so that was one of
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the things.
That was another first, butthat created his noise.
And so I think you know, wow,we had an opportunity to play a
part in that.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Yeah, yeah.
And for me, Corey noise is suchan important concept and that
in itself is the dream.
So, as a child, I did not speakup for what was right, and when
I did, it came out very quietand it didn't have the impact
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that I needed it to you know, sowhen you find freedom in that,
when you're not used to evenusing your voice, sometimes it
does sound like noise, andthat's okay Noise.
The purpose of it is to beheard.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
I'm so glad you said that, jen, because there are so
many people and I'm gonna giveyou a really good example, so,
so everyone can understandexactly what I'm talking about.
So the first time that you hearyourself in a recording, most
people are really shocked, like,oh, that's me.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
Yeah, they don't like their voice.
They don't like their voice,yeah, and so they're like the
real thing.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Oh my gosh, but that's how everyone hears you.
You don't hear yourself thatway, because we have an internal
hearing that we hear our ownvoice, and so it sounds better
to us internally.
Yeah, voice, and so it soundsbetter to us internally?
Yeah, but the voice that peoplehear is the one that, when you
record, that voice is the onethat everyone else hears.
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So you have to get used to yourown voice in order to be able
to put it out.
Speaker 1 (13:48):
Okay with it.
Yes, and that's such anotherstrong layer to this, because
there is a danger when you don'tdream at all, or if you dream
too small, and if that isbecause you don't like the sound
of your voice, you don't likethe noise that you're making.
In other words, there might bea fear of failure or comparing
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yourself to someone else, orthose external pressures to be
more like this person or be morerealistic, or you don't have
the credentials to do that.
Who do you think you are?
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Right right.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Those voices are real and they can really stop you
from dreaming.
When I think of COVID andthings in our lives Corey, where
we've had major crisis, it'struly the dream that has guided
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us through those tough times andit gives us something to hold
on to.
So perfect example we've saidthis before is that take the
elevator was birthed duringcovid, during times of crisis
and us having to stay home.
You know what I mean, andbecause we were so tied to the
vision and the dream, thecircumstances did not overtake
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the dream we just showedflexibility and were able to
adapt to it.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
And we had a fortunate situation because both
Jen and I had recorded ourvoices and been recorded and
sang studio work and stuff likethat before, so we already knew
what our voices sound like.
But imagine if that was thefirst time that we heard our
voices being played back toourselves.
It would have took a moment ofadjustment.
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And so I keep bringing this upbecause I want everyone to begin
to look at what that soundslike, and what that looks like
when you hear your own voice,because there's a good
possibility that you might noteven recognize who you are if
you're not used to speaking orusing your voice.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
That's right and getting your thoughts out there
so important, and we totallyadvocate using your voice in
coaching sessions, seeing atherapist.
This is such great places tohave your voice heard, because
you hear yourself share yourthoughts out loud and you're
able to process them and you'reable to acknowledge that they're
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very real and that there's aperson inside the person that
you are working with every dayand that your voice matters.
So I'm going to ask you aquestion, Corey.
What's the risk of someonedreaming small or not at?
Speaker 2 (16:32):
all of someone dreaming small or not at all.
Well, the risk of not dreamingat all is that you just don't
have anything to live for,anything to reach, for any goals
to try to achieve, and sothat's a real big, dangerous
zone to be in if you're just notdreaming.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
a dangerous zone to be in if you're just not
dreaming.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
Dreaming too small may allow you to accomplish it a
little too quick, and thenthere's nothing left.
So there's a very small fizz atthe end of your dream where you
want a complete, satisfyingculmination after your dream.
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And after your dream has cometrue and what you're reaching
for and I'm a little mixed up inwords because I really want to
nail that on the head I don'twant to say anything that's
going to make people feel likedid he say that right?
No, I really want to nail downthat your dream needs to be
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something that you aspire for,something that you wake up
wanting to do every single day,and that nothing is going to
hold you back, because thisdream is something worth having.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Right man, that's powerful.
And I also think, if I were tohave a message that I want to
get across, a point that Ireally want to make, is that for
me, until I started pursuing mydreams, I didn't really know my
full potential.
You know what I mean?
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Oh yeah, you have an idea, butit isn't until you put yourself
out there in pursuit of yourdreams that you realize I can
actually do this stuff.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
Right Like.
My contribution means something.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
And then your dreams become bigger and it gives you
this sense of purpose every day.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
Right.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
And that's why I think it's amazing that people
choose words that they're goingto live by for the year, for
their lives, whatever that lookslike, that's so important.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Yeah, and I wanted to just jump in there real quick,
jim, because you probablystarted at step three.
Step one, and step three iscoming.
But step one is just getting inthe water and that place of
getting in the water, what do Imean?
Getting in the water?
I see the look on your face.
So you have the dream.
That's step one getting intothe water.
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Step two you're in the waterand you realize how deep and how
vast this ocean really is, andit's scary, it's almost
terrifying.
But once you acclimate to thatenvironment, that's when you
realize all the possibilities,all the limitless things that
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you have at your fingertips toget a hold of, and nobody has
any expectations on you exceptyou.
So you set the pace, you setthe boundaries and the markers
and the goals and the pointsthat you're going to reach.
That's when it turns intosomething so wonderful and so
beautiful.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
Yeah, reminds me of that quote that I just wrote a
few weeks ago.
You go in with no expectations,there's no limitations, and so
I want to clarify that in thiscontext.
We're also very big aboutplanning.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
So those aren't the kind of expectations that I'm
talking about.
But when you overthink things,that's when things become scary,
and I have to share this storybecause it wouldn't be true to
my authentic self to not sharethis story, because it wouldn't
be true to my authentic self tonot.
For some of you, you may knowthis story already where Jesus
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is walking on water.
As we know him, yeshua waswalking on water and it was a
storm that was happening and oneof his disciples, peter,
decided I'm going to walk onthis water too.
And he did for a minute and helost sight of what was happening
and he fell and he had to berescued.
What I love, corey, is thatthere's a part that we don't
really focus on that Peter wouldhave had to walk back on water
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to get back to the boat, and sowhen we think things are
impossible and it's really justthat first step of faith, um,
that's what we're talking about.
That's the kind of elevationwe're saying we're we really are
about is it's mind over matter,it's heart over matter,
whatever that looks like for you.
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I and I wanted to share achallenge, um question, to
anyone who might be experiencingthe topic of dreams for the
first time where you've notwritten any dreams that you've
had for yourself.
Um, one of the questions I hadas I was getting older was is am
I living my dream or someoneelse's version of success and
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that can easily happen in myculture is you know, your
parents have the best intentionsfor you.
I did it with my kids.
I did it with Kayla, um, whereI just thought, man, she would
be so good at this and thiswould be so awesome for her and
Kayla.
Up until after high school, Ithought she wanted to be a
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lawyer and that's what the aimwas and was my dream for,
actually me, and I just kind oflend it to kayla, because it
didn't happen for me I was likesure this is a dream for
somebody.
If it's not me, then it's youyou may borrow it.
Yeah, and she just becauseshe's so obedient, she just went
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with it yeah and then I justrealized the like.
She doesn't watch court TV withme, she doesn't get excited
over these things.
And when she was picking herschool I said do you want to be
a lawyer?
Which would have been a greatquestion right Way before, right
right, and I remember her like.
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She's like not really, but Ididn't want to break your heart.
Speaker 2 (22:37):
Yeah, man, I remember that day very clear.
Speaker 1 (22:40):
Yeah, so now we're going to lead up to just why
everyone needs their own dream.
For me, there are threeconcepts here.
It's authenticity I justmentioned the word earlier.
Your dream reflects who you areat the end of the day.
It's about your values, thethings that support your talents
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and your perspective.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
Well, can we talk about that a little bit just?
Speaker 1 (23:04):
a little bit.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
So imagine waking up to do the thing that you want to
do every single day and youhave the support from not only
the people surrounding you, butyou have complete and total
support from people that havedreamed before you.
It's worth it, then, and you'relike you know what I'm doing
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this.
But to wake up and do someoneelse's dream every single day,
that could feel like a ton ofbricks on you every step of the
way.
Speaker 1 (23:39):
I agree.
In a situation like that, it'scounterintuitive to my second
point, which is fulfillment,because when you're dreaming
your own dream, what that bringsto you is immense satisfaction
and joy.
Yeah, right, because it's mineand I.
I also think it's importantthat, at least for us, this is
how it's worked, because we'reabout elevating people.
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We're able to make our dreamscome true, even in settings or
situations that was not our idearight does that make sense?
oh yeah.
So I think what a beautiful wayto have a dream that can flex
with you, and I've always saidthis hold on to your principles
and your values and be reallyrelaxed on the method because,
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it's amazing what you openyourself up to when you're just
like anything's possible, j canI ask you a question.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Tell us about a time that you had a dream to do
something that you thought wasimpossible, but once you
accomplished it you realized itwasn't impossible.
Number one and number two.
I probably overthought that onejust a little bit too much.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
Oh, that one's easy.
That's why I'm all smiles,because it's very recent.
It's the dream of writing abook and it really ties to what
I'm saying about the method.
I thought for sure my firstbook was going to be called
justin lvn, and it just wasn'tflowing.
Justin lvn just wasn'thappening.
And when I got involved in thefuzzyry Forest and the
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opportunity came up for me towrite, it made sense because I
had, there was no pressure LikeI was just part of the force,
because it was something youcreated.
So it was normal for me to bethe sounding board, me to be the
consultant, me to give my ideas, you know that kind of way.
So it just lend itself to itand I thought, oh, my goodness,
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this is what I needed, to stopoverthinking, stop overthinking.
And because I'm such asocializer, the ability to write
with you really helped me gainconfidence in being able to
write Right.
So just to know VN is happeningand I don't want to give too
much on it.
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But Corey and I have learnedthrough the years our projects
have always worked at its bestwhen it's ours, and so we're not
breaking that formula.
Corey and I are going tocontinue to do work together,
and that's a little hint forJustin LVN.
I think that's going to be sogood.
I love that question too, corey, by the way.
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And I want to make my thirdpoint on why everyone needs
their own dream.
So we mentioned authenticityfulfillment.
I also think it's aninspiration to others.
So our dreams and this bleedsinto how you support other
people's dreams, and I thinkthis is where it starts when you
dream and when you share aboutit, you show others that it's
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possible for them to do the samething.
We are not so super specialthat we can do this and you
can't.
We totally believe that you canand we're so open to people's
dreams being bigger than ours.
Or you know, their milestonesare more huge, or it makes more,
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whatever it looks like.
Those are reasons to celebrate,can I tell you a secret yes
just to me.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
No, no, no, you already know the answer to this
okay, I'm asking the audience.
Can I tell them a secret?
It always works better for jenand I because when we support
one another and there's thathonest give and take, and I get
it.
Everybody can't work togetherwith their spouse, Everyone
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can't work together with someoneelse.
So I'm not saying that you'vegot to have someone, but for us
it works because we're there tosupport one another.
I've accomplished so muchbecause of Jen and she's
accomplished so much because ofJen and she's accomplished so
much and I say this withconfidence.
I don't have to ask her Becauseof me and us together we're
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constantly pushing and pullingone another and nurturing and
nurturing one another to be ableto go to that next goal, that
next level, that next dream thatwe have.
So that's why the dreams and thegoals have gotten a little bit
easier for me.
It doesn't feel so burdensomewhen I have a little bit of help
.
Now, if you say, Corey, can youdo this by yourself?
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Probably not.
No, I'm playing.
I probably could.
But why bother if you have help, if you have a team, if you
have someone in the dream withyou?
Speaker 1 (28:28):
Right, right.
Who's bought in as much as youare?
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Bought in, paid in.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:35):
So there's you know.
Another aspect to dreaming isthe fact that you need to
nurture it.
So what does that look like?
Corey mentioned the visionboard, or I did.
Whoever did is visualize it.
I think that's so important.
Speaker 2 (28:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
Setting these goals and, corey, you're really good
at that.
I mean I'll be like, yeah,let's set these goals.
And I'm big, I'm huge, right.
And so, corey, one of yourgifts is being able to break it
down to small, actionable items.
And so the confidence inchecking things off cause we got
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those done Like that has beensuch a beautiful thing in this
journey Um, staying committed.
You know I'm I'm going to giveyou guys a little um behind the
scenes thing.
Corey said, okay, well, I didthis today and this, this and
that.
And I said, okay, then are yougoing to relax with me?
You're like, no, we have torecord the podcast.
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I was like, oh, I thought itwas a holiday, but it was.
You know it's it's stayingcommitted and being resilient
and consistent.
So when you have a podcastwe've learned this hard way and
again, people learn throughtheir mistakes throughout the
dreaming process Is when we'vedropped the ball and showed
inconsistency.
(29:53):
It showed in our numbers, yeah.
So we've got to remember thatit's our dream and no one else
is going to make it happen forus.
No one.
If not us, then no one, nope.
And then last is celebratingour progress, which I know I'm
really good at, because I love agood celebration let me tell
you jim can celebrate some ofthe strangest things um.
Speaker 2 (30:18):
Can I share this, please, so um?
Speaker 1 (30:22):
I noticed he didn't give me time to answer.
Speaker 2 (30:23):
I have reduced my sugar intake yet again, and in
doing that, jen has followedsuit, and so there are things
that Jen has missed over theyears, that I knew she's been
missing, and so one of thosethings was and is the Chips Ahoy
(30:45):
chocolate chip cookies, youknow the blue bag and the red
bag, those ones and dunking itin milk.
Yes, we came across a very goodproduct called Milton's and it
is a phenomenal, but the thingis, honey, I don't think it's
called Milton's.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
It is an M, oh, but I think it might be Mullins or
Mullers.
I'll make sure to look it up incase anyone wants to join in on
the sugar-free chocolate chipcookies.
Speaker 2 (31:10):
yeah, we'll get that to you soon as possible, but we
found that and we bought it andjen tried it.
She thought it was phenomenaland, guys, I seen pure bliss and
joy on her face and wecelebrated, and jen knows how to
celebrate.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
So we had a good time .
And then we I found asubstitute for milk and I, you
know some people don't likealmond oat milk.
I understand that and it's not.
This is actually cow's milk,but it's ultra filtered and
there's no added sugar and it'sjust a better substitute for
(31:46):
low-fat milk.
And so, yeah, I was able todunk the cookie in the cup.
But let me not get started.
It was just so good.
It was very celebratory.
It's a dream come true.
So, before we end the episode,we're just going to give some
updates, but I really wanted tosegue into this because we're
(32:06):
going to share a song from thefuzzy furry forest soundtrack.
I want to end this before youhear the song.
I really, we, we really want toencourage you to dream big.
Um, so if you're listening tothis and you're feeling unsure
about your dreams, take thisepisode as your sign to dream
(32:27):
boldly.
It's never too late to start.
It's never too late to pivot orreimagine your vision.
You are allowed to do that.
So I encourage you today towrite down one dream you've been
holding back on and take thefirst step to make it happen.
Speaker 2 (32:44):
Yes, small step, whatever it is yes.
And when she says Small step,whatever it is yes.
And when she says dream big,life-size, not fun-size, dream
huge.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
Yes, yes, and if we haven't made it clear during
this episode, dreams are thelifeblood of creativity, purpose
and progress.
It's needed.
They're what makes us human andkeeps us striving for more, and
we are so excited to share oneof our dreams with you that have
(33:13):
come true, and that's thesoundtrack to fuzzy furry forest
.
So cory has selected a songthat he'd like to share as a
result of our dreams, and we'rehere to celebrate with you.
This one's about who terrytortoise.
Speaker 3 (33:33):
Terry tortoise in the fuzzy forest.
We all know Late to the partybut he's right on time.
Smooth attitude got that Motownshine.
He's the house at the crack ofdawn.
(33:56):
By the time you arise all theworries are gone.
Slide and sway with the bluesybeat.
Every shell shake and step.
So sweet, Slow and steady, gotthe groove.
Every move makes you want tomove.
Terry's here, no time to lose.
In the boozy beat we cruiseForest folks all gather round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound, Hootin' and
(34:17):
hollerin' all night long To thebeat of that Motown song.
A little effort never wrong.
Terry's groove keeps us strongIn the forest where the melodies
play, dancing till the break ofday.
(34:39):
Some say he's too slow for theshow, but he's got that rhythm
in his soul.
With each step he sets the tone.
Terry's moves make the foresthis own.
Ooh, We'll be right back.
(35:20):
Terry's here, no time to lose.
In the bluesy beat, we cruiseForest folks all gather round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound.
Forest folks all gather round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound.
Terry's here, no time to lose.
In the bluesy beat we cruiseForest folks all gather round
(35:45):
round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound Hootin' hootin' In
the bluesy beat we cruise.
Speaker 1 (36:04):
Hey, that's Terry Tortoise and his character, her
character I don't even know whatTerry is is introduced in
Sheriff Slinky Snake.
So that is my hot announcement,and I say mine because you know
it's my first co-written book.
It's mine and Corey's, but I'mjust going to say mine for right
now.
So, sheriff Slinky Snake, it'samazing how things work out and
(36:28):
this is the fun part of mydreaming journey.
I've invited places of fun andplayfulness.
It's a must for me.
So when I discovered that LunarNew Year is Year of the Snake
and that's the first book we'rereleasing this year and things
just panned out this way, it'slike this is how it was supposed
(36:49):
to be.
We were supposed to releasethis book earlier and we had
some hiccups and some barriers.
So we are releasing SheriffSlinky Snake on the 29th of
January for the Lunar New Year,which is Year of the Snake.
All right, it's going to beamazing.
I'm excited about that.
(37:09):
So that's my hot announcement.
Do you have any?
Let's go.
All right, y'all.
Well, you know it's a.
Take the elevator.
We say look up and let'selevate.
Every day Elevate, every dayElevate.
That was a good song.
(37:31):
Yeah, it was.
Speaker 2 (37:31):
Terry Tortoise's Elevate Really like that.
Thanks, his name is John TTones.
That's the voice you know.
The name John goes under Nice,john T Tones.
Speaker 1 (37:45):
And, by the way, congratulations to Ben and his
family for winning the Oswaldplushie giveaway.
We're going to have somepictures to share Soon.
Alright, see y'all later.
Thanks for tuning in.
Every day.
Elevate Every day, elevateEvery day.
Hey, it's Jen the Builder andCorey and we are on.
Take the Elevator, yes, we are,and it's so good to be here,
and it it is.
(00:23):
It really is on a three-dayweekend that's the difference
again.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
So I was wondering, why am I excited?
Why do I have so much energy?
And it's because we had athree-day weekend yeah, very
nice weekend.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
So it was martin luther king's birthday.
And another special day here inamerica it was inauguration of
president trump our 47thpresident, yes, indeed, and so
that was on our tv.
Um, here in california thatwould have been like a start at
(01:00):
eight in the morning.
Yeah, do you want to share anythoughts on what you experienced
?
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Different climate, different atmosphere.
The vibe was pretty welcomingand let's see what happens.
I'm not one of those kind ofpeople that, you know, just turn
the lights off, get rid ofeverything, throw out the baby
with the bathwater.
I want to see what can come,what is possible.
(01:30):
I think possibilities arelimitless, and today's topic is
about dreams, and I'm a prettybig dreamer, just like I'm a big
doer.
I dream a lot too.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
So yeah, I love how this topic came up for you,
corrine.
Of course, martin Luther Kingis known for his I have a dream
speech.
So today we really wanted tobring forward the importance of
dreams and owning your ownvision and what that looks like.
So again, we want to welcomeeveryone here.
(02:04):
It's so good to have you here.
This is a podcast where we takeeveryday topics and we just
elevate them to new levels ofpositivity and growth.
Someone had asked me if youcould describe take the elevator
in one sentence.
What would it be?
That's what it would be, and Ithink for four years we've been
pretty consistent with that, I'dlike to say.
(02:24):
But I do have something toshare on a side note.
Sure, so elevate has been ourmantra for at least four years.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
The entire time we've been doing this podcast.
As a matter of fact, thepicture behind you says elevate,
take the elevator.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Yes, and that's what the elevator is.
It's the tool, the mechanism,the way for movement is to
elevate.
So that word is not copywritten.
A few people have hit us upbecause you're like, isn't that
your word?
And we're just seeing thatelevate is being used in a lot
(03:05):
of context for a lot ofdifferent companies, and it
touches my heart that that'sactually the word for the year
of the company that we work at.
So I feel, are we aligned withwhere we work?
Absolutely, when you know thepeople choose that word, of
course it speaks to our hearts.
So, elevate every day.
(03:28):
So, anyways, we're here toelevate your dreams.
We're going to dive into theworld of dreams and, corey, I
don't know what your vision wasexactly, but are we going to be
talking about the kind that wehave while we sleep and the
visions and aspirations thatpropel us forward in life?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
I am so glad you asked me.
Oh good, I have a very goodprepared answer for you.
All right, so you know thefamous I have a Dream speech by
the Reverend Martin Luther KingJr has been a mainstay since his
passing and every year we getto hear this speech or we get to
(04:14):
understand a little bit moreabout that speech.
It was about five years agothat I realized that that is a,
that's still a great speech, butand there's no but to end it
it's a and it's still a greatspeech and it's always going to
(04:34):
be his dream.
Yeah, that's not my dream.
I wish his dream would come truefor him, but I also wish your
dream would come true for you aswell.
And it's important that we havedreams and that we have goals
and things that we want toaccomplish and see done, and
it's not necessary for us tohave to pass away before those
(04:55):
dreams come true.
So I just wanted to delve deepinto not only my dream, your
dream and everyone else's dream,but the thought of supporting
someone's dream.
Of course, with no hurt harmdone to anyone, I will support
just about any dream.
So I wanted to go in at thatrate and at that direction.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Okay, so I think I'm picking up what you're putting
down.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
So these are dreams that are more than just lofty
ideas, although sometimes that'show it begins right with an
idea.
When I think of the dream, likeMLKs, I think they're let me
see if I can find the words aremore seeds of purpose and
(05:45):
direction right in our lives.
And so there's the big dreamsand the small dreams, and I
think those are going to come uptoo.
So, like when I think about it,I think every great invention,
every movement, um, every pieceof art started as someone's
dream yes, I agree with that ahundred percent yeah, so they're
(06:07):
personal and unique and they'revery tailored to who we are.
So gory before this episode.
I love that you stopped in myoffice and you looked at the
vision board and that reallyrepresents a collection of
dreams, but when you look at itin its entirety, it's the big
dream.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Well, that's what inspired.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
This oh, it's that I thought it was uh okay, so well,
it's a combination.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Um, I was thinking about what today, uh, which was
monday, the 20th 2025, what thatday is, what it represents and
why we're all from work, passingby your vision board, I seen a
set of dog tags that we hadcreated in 2008.
And that was the birth andconcept Foundation of the Genco
(06:56):
Sound Company, and so it justreminded me that that was our
dream as to the end, and so thatsounds very movie-esqueesque,
but that's exactly how ithappened, and and I just
combined the two and got reallyexcited seeing that I hadn't
seen it in so long, because yourvision board is behind the door
and I actually shut it, so itwas like, oh, that's where that
(07:18):
is right, yeah, so when I shutthe door and I'm in my office, I
see it every day, and what Ilove about the dog tag it's
rusty, it's got some age to it,right, and, corey, we have a
date on there that I just reallypaid attention to today, and
it's August of 2008.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
And so I was like there goes the double numbers
again just showing up in my lifeand um eight is a big deal to
us.
Everyone who knows us knowsthat august is our birthday,
it's our anniversary, and umit's the birthday of jenko sound
company as well it sure is.
So when I think of that dream ofjenko, it is something that's
given me hope and inspirationand then reminding me of what's
(08:02):
possible.
Uh, I remember when that wasjust an idea and we would just
start talking about it, right,and then the fact that it stayed
alive for so long and justcontinued to go.
The thing is is we didn'tdefine exactly what it was.
We knew the vein that it wasgoing to be in, but it has
really served as a roadmap forall the things that we do.
(08:24):
It was going to be in, but ithas really served as a roadmap
for all the things that we do.
Like I've always thought is thissomething that I've seen or
we've seen for Genco?
Does it make sense, you know?
And so it's been great to havea noted date of birth for a
dream that continues to cometrue.
And on this board you mentionedoh, jen, you have all the
(08:47):
colored pins for M&Ms, yeah, andthe reason why I put that there
not only is it colorful, andthe fact that we've got some
M&Ms decor in the house, but Ifelt like it was a statement of
completion that the dreamcontinues until it's fully done,
like we're not just going toexperience a blue eminem, but
(09:11):
we're going to make sure that weadd the orange and the brown.
You know what I mean, oh yeahyeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
um, I think it's also important, as I said, that
that's the birth date of thegenco sound company.
Of course that's the birth dateof the Genco Sound Company.
Of course that's the birth ofthe thought, the idea of putting
the company together.
But our license charter is alsoput out on August 28th as well,
so that's another the wholething.
(09:41):
Yeah, I just think it'sincredible that we've managed to
do this thing since 2008 andthen have all these different
signs of not only completion,but continue to go, continue to
grow and push forward.
You know, it's not going to endjust because it's going to end
for a very specific purpose andreason.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
Yeah, there's a quote that I've always put down when
I talk about um or when I writeabout the future, and here's the
quote.
It says dreams are the whispersof our soul.
They connect us to our innermostdesires, even when the noise of
the world tries to drown themout right, and that's why our
(10:25):
slogan is make some noise yeahuh and we've said this before
where the noise gets so loud,like you've got to make your own
, you can't listen to the noiseof the world around you, and it
goes with the same thing.
I think other people's dreamsare great, and you said earlier,
corey, that we were going totalk about what that looks like
to support other people's dreams.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
But bringing your own dreams, I mean obviously
they're your own.
You're going to be morecommitted to them because they
are your own.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Absolutely.
And so just to segue from thatinto something else, jen said a
very important part of what westand for making noise.
A lot of people think, well,that's kind of counterproductive
, right Right, but it's reallynot, because you're making your
(11:23):
noise and you're bringing yoursound and your volume to this,
and so we did that with thehopes to teach others how to do
it for themselves.
That because we've been invitedin some people's lives to help
them be able to create thatsound, create that noise, to
build their own vision anddreams, and through that, which
(11:45):
it's so rewarding that's theword I'm looking for.
What's so rewarding about it iswhen you see the fruits of
someone else's labor.
We also seen the firstrecording contract that we had
put together and the firstartist that we signed, and I did
a recording contract with thisperson and then recorded them,
produced them and put out themusic, and so that was one of
(12:09):
the things.
That was another first, butthat created his noise.
And so I think you know, wow,we had an opportunity to play a
part in that.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Yeah, yeah.
And for me, Corey noise is suchan important concept and that
in itself is the dream.
So, as a child, I did not speakup for what was right, and when
I did, it came out very quietand it didn't have the impact
(12:40):
that I needed it to you know, sowhen you find freedom in that,
when you're not used to evenusing your voice, sometimes it
does sound like noise, andthat's okay Noise.
The purpose of it is to beheard.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
I'm so glad you said that, jen, because there are so
many people and I'm gonna giveyou a really good example, so,
so everyone can understandexactly what I'm talking about.
So the first time that you hearyourself in a recording, most
people are really shocked, like,oh, that's me.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
Yeah, they don't like their voice.
They don't like their voice,yeah, and so they're like the
real thing.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Oh my gosh, but that's how everyone hears you.
You don't hear yourself thatway, because we have an internal
hearing that we hear our ownvoice, and so it sounds better
to us internally.
Yeah, voice, and so it soundsbetter to us internally?
Yeah, but the voice that peoplehear is the one that, when you
record, that voice is the onethat everyone else hears.
(13:42):
So you have to get used to yourown voice in order to be able
to put it out.
Speaker 1 (13:48):
Okay with it.
Yes, and that's such anotherstrong layer to this, because
there is a danger when you don'tdream at all, or if you dream
too small, and if that isbecause you don't like the sound
of your voice, you don't likethe noise that you're making.
In other words, there might bea fear of failure or comparing
(14:15):
yourself to someone else, orthose external pressures to be
more like this person or be morerealistic, or you don't have
the credentials to do that.
Who do you think you are?
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Right right.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Those voices are real and they can really stop you
from dreaming.
When I think of COVID andthings in our lives Corey, where
we've had major crisis, it'struly the dream that has guided
(14:48):
us through those tough times andit gives us something to hold
on to.
So perfect example we've saidthis before is that take the
elevator was birthed duringcovid, during times of crisis
and us having to stay home.
You know what I mean, andbecause we were so tied to the
vision and the dream, thecircumstances did not overtake
(15:11):
the dream we just showedflexibility and were able to
adapt to it.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
And we had a fortunate situation because both
Jen and I had recorded ourvoices and been recorded and
sang studio work and stuff likethat before, so we already knew
what our voices sound like.
But imagine if that was thefirst time that we heard our
voices being played back toourselves.
It would have took a moment ofadjustment.
(15:36):
And so I keep bringing this upbecause I want everyone to begin
to look at what that soundslike, and what that looks like
when you hear your own voice,because there's a good
possibility that you might noteven recognize who you are if
you're not used to speaking orusing your voice.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
That's right and getting your thoughts out there
so important, and we totallyadvocate using your voice in
coaching sessions, seeing atherapist.
This is such great places tohave your voice heard, because
you hear yourself share yourthoughts out loud and you're
able to process them and you'reable to acknowledge that they're
(16:15):
very real and that there's aperson inside the person that
you are working with every dayand that your voice matters.
So I'm going to ask you aquestion, Corey.
What's the risk of someonedreaming small or not at?
Speaker 2 (16:32):
all of someone dreaming small or not at all.
Well, the risk of not dreamingat all is that you just don't
have anything to live for,anything to reach, for any goals
to try to achieve, and sothat's a real big, dangerous
zone to be in if you're just notdreaming.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
a dangerous zone to be in if you're just not
dreaming.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
Dreaming too small may allow you to accomplish it a
little too quick, and thenthere's nothing left.
So there's a very small fizz atthe end of your dream where you
want a complete, satisfyingculmination after your dream.
(17:15):
And after your dream has cometrue and what you're reaching
for and I'm a little mixed up inwords because I really want to
nail that on the head I don'twant to say anything that's
going to make people feel likedid he say that right?
No, I really want to nail downthat your dream needs to be
(17:36):
something that you aspire for,something that you wake up
wanting to do every single day,and that nothing is going to
hold you back, because thisdream is something worth having.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Right man, that's powerful.
And I also think, if I were tohave a message that I want to
get across, a point that Ireally want to make, is that for
me, until I started pursuing mydreams, I didn't really know my
full potential.
You know what I mean?
(18:11):
Oh yeah, you have an idea, butit isn't until you put yourself
out there in pursuit of yourdreams that you realize I can
actually do this stuff.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
Right Like.
My contribution means something.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
And then your dreams become bigger and it gives you
this sense of purpose every day.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
Right.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
And that's why I think it's amazing that people
choose words that they're goingto live by for the year, for
their lives, whatever that lookslike, that's so important.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Yeah, and I wanted to just jump in there real quick,
jim, because you probablystarted at step three.
Step one, and step three iscoming.
But step one is just getting inthe water and that place of
getting in the water, what do Imean?
Getting in the water?
I see the look on your face.
So you have the dream.
That's step one getting intothe water.
(19:05):
Step two you're in the waterand you realize how deep and how
vast this ocean really is, andit's scary, it's almost
terrifying.
But once you acclimate to thatenvironment, that's when you
realize all the possibilities,all the limitless things that
(19:27):
you have at your fingertips toget a hold of, and nobody has
any expectations on you exceptyou.
So you set the pace, you setthe boundaries and the markers
and the goals and the pointsthat you're going to reach.
That's when it turns intosomething so wonderful and so
beautiful.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
Yeah, reminds me of that quote that I just wrote a
few weeks ago.
You go in with no expectations,there's no limitations, and so
I want to clarify that in thiscontext.
We're also very big aboutplanning.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
So those aren't the kind of expectations that I'm
talking about.
But when you overthink things,that's when things become scary,
and I have to share this storybecause it wouldn't be true to
my authentic self to not sharethis story, because it wouldn't
be true to my authentic self tonot.
For some of you, you may knowthis story already where Jesus
(20:22):
is walking on water.
As we know him, yeshua waswalking on water and it was a
storm that was happening and oneof his disciples, peter,
decided I'm going to walk onthis water too.
And he did for a minute and helost sight of what was happening
and he fell and he had to berescued.
What I love, corey, is thatthere's a part that we don't
really focus on that Peter wouldhave had to walk back on water
(20:45):
to get back to the boat, and sowhen we think things are
impossible and it's really justthat first step of faith, um,
that's what we're talking about.
That's the kind of elevationwe're saying we're we really are
about is it's mind over matter,it's heart over matter,
whatever that looks like for you.
(21:06):
I and I wanted to share achallenge, um question, to
anyone who might be experiencingthe topic of dreams for the
first time where you've notwritten any dreams that you've
had for yourself.
Um, one of the questions I hadas I was getting older was is am
I living my dream or someoneelse's version of success and
(21:28):
that can easily happen in myculture is you know, your
parents have the best intentionsfor you.
I did it with my kids.
I did it with Kayla, um, whereI just thought, man, she would
be so good at this and thiswould be so awesome for her and
Kayla.
Up until after high school, Ithought she wanted to be a
(21:49):
lawyer and that's what the aimwas and was my dream for,
actually me, and I just kind oflend it to kayla, because it
didn't happen for me I was likesure this is a dream for
somebody.
If it's not me, then it's youyou may borrow it.
Yeah, and she just becauseshe's so obedient, she just went
(22:10):
with it yeah and then I justrealized the like.
She doesn't watch court TV withme, she doesn't get excited
over these things.
And when she was picking herschool I said do you want to be
a lawyer?
Which would have been a greatquestion right Way before, right
right, and I remember her like.
(22:31):
She's like not really, but Ididn't want to break your heart.
Speaker 2 (22:37):
Yeah, man, I remember that day very clear.
Speaker 1 (22:40):
Yeah, so now we're going to lead up to just why
everyone needs their own dream.
For me, there are threeconcepts here.
It's authenticity I justmentioned the word earlier.
Your dream reflects who you areat the end of the day.
It's about your values, thethings that support your talents
(23:00):
and your perspective.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
Well, can we talk about that a little bit just?
Speaker 1 (23:04):
a little bit.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
So imagine waking up to do the thing that you want to
do every single day and youhave the support from not only
the people surrounding you, butyou have complete and total
support from people that havedreamed before you.
It's worth it, then, and you'relike you know what I'm doing
(23:27):
this.
But to wake up and do someoneelse's dream every single day,
that could feel like a ton ofbricks on you every step of the
way.
Speaker 1 (23:39):
I agree.
In a situation like that, it'scounterintuitive to my second
point, which is fulfillment,because when you're dreaming
your own dream, what that bringsto you is immense satisfaction
and joy.
Yeah, right, because it's mineand I.
I also think it's importantthat, at least for us, this is
how it's worked, because we'reabout elevating people.
(24:02):
We're able to make our dreamscome true, even in settings or
situations that was not our idearight does that make sense?
oh yeah.
So I think what a beautiful wayto have a dream that can flex
with you, and I've always saidthis hold on to your principles
and your values and be reallyrelaxed on the method because,
(24:25):
it's amazing what you openyourself up to when you're just
like anything's possible, j canI ask you a question.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Tell us about a time that you had a dream to do
something that you thought wasimpossible, but once you
accomplished it you realized itwasn't impossible.
Number one and number two.
I probably overthought that onejust a little bit too much.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
Oh, that one's easy.
That's why I'm all smiles,because it's very recent.
It's the dream of writing abook and it really ties to what
I'm saying about the method.
I thought for sure my firstbook was going to be called
justin lvn, and it just wasn'tflowing.
Justin lvn just wasn'thappening.
And when I got involved in thefuzzyry Forest and the
(25:14):
opportunity came up for me towrite, it made sense because I
had, there was no pressure LikeI was just part of the force,
because it was something youcreated.
So it was normal for me to bethe sounding board, me to be the
consultant, me to give my ideas, you know that kind of way.
So it just lend itself to itand I thought, oh, my goodness,
(25:38):
this is what I needed, to stopoverthinking, stop overthinking.
And because I'm such asocializer, the ability to write
with you really helped me gainconfidence in being able to
write Right.
So just to know VN is happeningand I don't want to give too
much on it.
(25:59):
But Corey and I have learnedthrough the years our projects
have always worked at its bestwhen it's ours, and so we're not
breaking that formula.
Corey and I are going tocontinue to do work together,
and that's a little hint forJustin LVN.
I think that's going to be sogood.
I love that question too, corey, by the way.
(26:19):
And I want to make my thirdpoint on why everyone needs
their own dream.
So we mentioned authenticityfulfillment.
I also think it's aninspiration to others.
So our dreams and this bleedsinto how you support other
people's dreams, and I thinkthis is where it starts when you
dream and when you share aboutit, you show others that it's
(26:42):
possible for them to do the samething.
We are not so super specialthat we can do this and you
can't.
We totally believe that you canand we're so open to people's
dreams being bigger than ours.
Or you know, their milestonesare more huge, or it makes more,
(27:03):
whatever it looks like.
Those are reasons to celebrate,can I tell you a secret yes
just to me.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
No, no, no, you already know the answer to this
okay, I'm asking the audience.
Can I tell them a secret?
It always works better for jenand I because when we support
one another and there's thathonest give and take, and I get
it.
Everybody can't work togetherwith their spouse, Everyone
(27:33):
can't work together with someoneelse.
So I'm not saying that you'vegot to have someone, but for us
it works because we're there tosupport one another.
I've accomplished so muchbecause of Jen and she's
accomplished so much because ofJen and she's accomplished so
much and I say this withconfidence.
I don't have to ask her Becauseof me and us together we're
(27:54):
constantly pushing and pullingone another and nurturing and
nurturing one another to be ableto go to that next goal, that
next level, that next dream thatwe have.
So that's why the dreams and thegoals have gotten a little bit
easier for me.
It doesn't feel so burdensomewhen I have a little bit of help
.
Now, if you say, Corey, can youdo this by yourself?
(28:15):
Probably not.
No, I'm playing.
I probably could.
But why bother if you have help, if you have a team, if you
have someone in the dream withyou?
Speaker 1 (28:28):
Right, right.
Who's bought in as much as youare?
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Bought in, paid in.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:35):
So there's you know.
Another aspect to dreaming isthe fact that you need to
nurture it.
So what does that look like?
Corey mentioned the visionboard, or I did.
Whoever did is visualize it.
I think that's so important.
Speaker 2 (28:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
Setting these goals and, corey, you're really good
at that.
I mean I'll be like, yeah,let's set these goals.
And I'm big, I'm huge, right.
And so, corey, one of yourgifts is being able to break it
down to small, actionable items.
And so the confidence inchecking things off cause we got
(29:11):
those done Like that has beensuch a beautiful thing in this
journey Um, staying committed.
You know I'm I'm going to giveyou guys a little um behind the
scenes thing.
Corey said, okay, well, I didthis today and this, this and
that.
And I said, okay, then are yougoing to relax with me?
You're like, no, we have torecord the podcast.
(29:32):
I was like, oh, I thought itwas a holiday, but it was.
You know it's it's stayingcommitted and being resilient
and consistent.
So when you have a podcastwe've learned this hard way and
again, people learn throughtheir mistakes throughout the
dreaming process Is when we'vedropped the ball and showed
inconsistency.
(29:53):
It showed in our numbers, yeah.
So we've got to remember thatit's our dream and no one else
is going to make it happen forus.
No one.
If not us, then no one, nope.
And then last is celebratingour progress, which I know I'm
really good at, because I love agood celebration let me tell
you jim can celebrate some ofthe strangest things um.
Speaker 2 (30:18):
Can I share this, please, so um?
Speaker 1 (30:22):
I noticed he didn't give me time to answer.
Speaker 2 (30:23):
I have reduced my sugar intake yet again, and in
doing that, jen has followedsuit, and so there are things
that Jen has missed over theyears, that I knew she's been
missing, and so one of thosethings was and is the Chips Ahoy
(30:45):
chocolate chip cookies, youknow the blue bag and the red
bag, those ones and dunking itin milk.
Yes, we came across a very goodproduct called Milton's and it
is a phenomenal, but the thingis, honey, I don't think it's
called Milton's.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
It is an M, oh, but I think it might be Mullins or
Mullers.
I'll make sure to look it up incase anyone wants to join in on
the sugar-free chocolate chipcookies.
Speaker 2 (31:10):
yeah, we'll get that to you soon as possible, but we
found that and we bought it andjen tried it.
She thought it was phenomenaland, guys, I seen pure bliss and
joy on her face and wecelebrated, and jen knows how to
celebrate.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
So we had a good time .
And then we I found asubstitute for milk and I, you
know some people don't likealmond oat milk.
I understand that and it's not.
This is actually cow's milk,but it's ultra filtered and
there's no added sugar and it'sjust a better substitute for
(31:46):
low-fat milk.
And so, yeah, I was able todunk the cookie in the cup.
But let me not get started.
It was just so good.
It was very celebratory.
It's a dream come true.
So, before we end the episode,we're just going to give some
updates, but I really wanted tosegue into this because we're
(32:06):
going to share a song from thefuzzy furry forest soundtrack.
I want to end this before youhear the song.
I really, we, we really want toencourage you to dream big.
Um, so if you're listening tothis and you're feeling unsure
about your dreams, take thisepisode as your sign to dream
(32:27):
boldly.
It's never too late to start.
It's never too late to pivot orreimagine your vision.
You are allowed to do that.
So I encourage you today towrite down one dream you've been
holding back on and take thefirst step to make it happen.
Speaker 2 (32:44):
Yes, small step, whatever it is yes.
And when she says Small step,whatever it is yes.
And when she says dream big,life-size, not fun-size, dream
huge.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
Yes, yes, and if we haven't made it clear during
this episode, dreams are thelifeblood of creativity, purpose
and progress.
It's needed.
They're what makes us human andkeeps us striving for more, and
we are so excited to share oneof our dreams with you that have
(33:13):
come true, and that's thesoundtrack to fuzzy furry forest
.
So cory has selected a songthat he'd like to share as a
result of our dreams, and we'rehere to celebrate with you.
This one's about who terrytortoise.
Speaker 3 (33:33):
Terry tortoise in the fuzzy forest.
We all know Late to the partybut he's right on time.
Smooth attitude got that Motownshine.
He's the house at the crack ofdawn.
(33:56):
By the time you arise all theworries are gone.
Slide and sway with the bluesybeat.
Every shell shake and step.
So sweet, Slow and steady, gotthe groove.
Every move makes you want tomove.
Terry's here, no time to lose.
In the boozy beat we cruiseForest folks all gather round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound, Hootin' and
(34:17):
hollerin' all night long To thebeat of that Motown song.
A little effort never wrong.
Terry's groove keeps us strongIn the forest where the melodies
play, dancing till the break ofday.
(34:39):
Some say he's too slow for theshow, but he's got that rhythm
in his soul.
With each step he sets the tone.
Terry's moves make the foresthis own.
Ooh, We'll be right back.
(35:20):
Terry's here, no time to lose.
In the bluesy beat, we cruiseForest folks all gather round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound.
Forest folks all gather round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound.
Terry's here, no time to lose.
In the bluesy beat we cruiseForest folks all gather round
(35:45):
round.
When Terry's in town, there's ajoyful sound Hootin' hootin' In
the bluesy beat we cruise.
Speaker 1 (36:04):
Hey, that's Terry Tortoise and his character, her
character I don't even know whatTerry is is introduced in
Sheriff Slinky Snake.
So that is my hot announcement,and I say mine because you know
it's my first co-written book.
It's mine and Corey's, but I'mjust going to say mine for right
now.
So, sheriff Slinky Snake, it'samazing how things work out and
(36:28):
this is the fun part of mydreaming journey.
I've invited places of fun andplayfulness.
It's a must for me.
So when I discovered that LunarNew Year is Year of the Snake
and that's the first book we'rereleasing this year and things
just panned out this way, it'slike this is how it was supposed
(36:49):
to be.
We were supposed to releasethis book earlier and we had
some hiccups and some barriers.
So we are releasing SheriffSlinky Snake on the 29th of
January for the Lunar New Year,which is Year of the Snake.
All right, it's going to beamazing.
I'm excited about that.
(37:09):
So that's my hot announcement.
Do you have any?
Let's go.
All right, y'all.
Well, you know it's a.
Take the elevator.
We say look up and let'selevate.
Every day Elevate, every dayElevate.
That was a good song.
(37:31):
Yeah, it was.
Speaker 2 (37:31):
Terry Tortoise's Elevate Really like that.
Thanks, his name is John TTones.
That's the voice you know.
The name John goes under Nice,john T Tones.
Speaker 1 (37:45):
And, by the way, congratulations to Ben and his
family for winning the Oswaldplushie giveaway.
We're going to have somepictures to share Soon.
Alright, see y'all later.
Thanks for tuning in.
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