The Relentless Pursuit Podcast

We look at ourselves all the time - but what are we looking for? In today's conversation we explore how much our appearance maters, and what happens when we prioritize how we look above other attributes.

When we purchase a "luxury," we feel a little different about it. We treat the item or experience a little better than the commonplace. But what if we thought of OURSELVES as a luxury brand, and treated ourselves with the same awe and reverence?

As much as we love our spouse, there are just some things they do that give us "the ick" - the gross feeling that is an immediate turnoff. In this episode, Jordan and Rosanna confess their icks to one another and share how they like to broach the subject. 

We all procrastinate, telling ourselves a story about who we are in the process. But, when we rethink our relationship to those tasks we just can't seem to get around to, we can actually rewrite the script and beat procrastination. 

You've heard of this ChatGPT thing...it has to do with AI or something? Today we'll discuss ChatGPT and all the wonderful uses you might find for this intriguing tool in your personal life.

As we enter the summer season, the routines of life change. Kids are off of school, the sun is out for longing, and we have a fresh opportunity to reset our minds and spirits. Today we discuss 6 specific intentions we're setting for ourselves for the summer.

While pursuing our big dreams for 2025, it's inevitable you're going to encounter obstacles along the way. Are you ready to confront and overcome the barriers in your life?

Is it us, or does it seem like everything is just more expensive these days? Well, thanks to inflation, interest, taxes, and tariffs, tough financial times may just be beginning. 

Today we share 8 simple little "rules" - guidelines, habits, standards - we have for ourselves that help us make sure we're making the best decisions as often as we can. Which of these also work for you? Which of your own would you add?

Love is difficult to quantify, but we can answer the question "How much do you love me?" by our CONSISTENT ACTIONS that show our spouse we care.

Parents have always lived vicariously through their children, but how much of what our children do should be "for their parents?" Today we look at how we might best strike the balance between passing on our values to our chidren and allowing them to develop values, preferences, and passions all their own.

There might be some fashion trends, electronic habits, and physical capabilities we just might not be cut out for after a certain age. But there also might be more serious areas of life where, now that we're old enough, we just can't use age as an excuse any longer. 

What if you could meet your 15-year-old self for a cup of coffee? What would you say? What would you notice? Today Jordan and Rosanna hop on the viral TikTok trend and compose poems visualizing meeting their teenage selves in this thought provoking and emotional reflection. 

We have often sought to label ourselves and one another as either introverted or extraverted...but the truth is that most of us are somewhere in between, and we need to become aware of our social tendencies, our strengths, our weaknesses.

Our relationships are made of thousands of "bids," requesting connection from one moment to the next. How we seek and respond to these bids may just be the most important thing in our marriage and parenting. 

Sometimes we're climbing, sometimes we're growing...and sometimes we're simply maintaining what we have. There's nothing glamorous about the maintenance phases of life, but they are a healthy and necessary part of the long game toward self-fulfillment.

Let's dream big dreams for ourselves in 2025...AND let's make sure we actually put the WORK into turning those dreams into realities!

One year ago, we ended 2023 with an episode expressing some disappointment over how much effort we put into our goals but weren't seeing the results. BUT at the end of 2024, we ARE seeing the results we had worked towards. In this final episode of the year, we share what we're proud of and what we credit our progress to.