Relationships: Dating to Married Interview with Laura James

Relationships: Dating to Married Interview with Laura James: In this episode, we take things to a whole other level of open and honest in our in depth discussion on relationships. This episode is a little different from previous ones. After taking a short poll on our Instagram page @legacy_lifestyle_coaching, we found that our audience was interested in getting more information about relationships. In this episode I interview the best source I know on relationships, my wife, Laura James. We discuss hurdles we have overcome in our marriage, ways we have managed to make time for each other when our work schedules were not in line, and much more! Whether you're single, dating, married, heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual, this episode will have something in it for you to use in your own life. Books Discussed in this Episode: The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh, and Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. Make sure to chec by The Megan James Show

25 min listen

The Importance of Having a Why: In this episode, Megan talks about her "why" for developing Legacy Lifestyle Coaching as well as this podcast! Get prepared to have a fire lit under your bum. This episode discusses the realities and consequences behind living a life that doesn't align with your core values (i.e. high rates of drug overdoses and suicides). We urge you to discover your why by trying new things, placing yourself outside your comfort zone, and learn new skills. If you have questions regarding this episode or others, please reach out to us! Our website is www.legacy-lifestyle.com and our IG is @legacy_lifestyle_coaching. We love to hear from our listeners and post polls weekly about what new content our listeners want to learn about! by The Megan James Show

23 min listen

Life Coach: Definitions, Roles, Responsibilities, and Resources: Learn the definitions between life coach, therapist, mentor, and lifestyle designer. Don't walk into your first session with one of these unprepared. Knowing the differences, and preparing yourself for your first meeting will allow you to get the most from these sessions. by The Megan James Show

22 min listen

Transitioning from Single to in a Relationship: Single? Ready to Mingle? But can't seem to find that certain someone? Or worse, every relationship you have ever had has ended and you've started to lose hope? There may be some secrets to your friend's and family's marriages that they have unknowingly withheld from you. Stay tuned for more! by The Megan James Show

19 min listen

High Efficiency Habit Formation: In this episode, you will learn the differences between daily habits and high performance habits. You'll learn about some awesome resources that can help you begin to develop better habits in your life that will change the trajectory of your future! This episode is simply my thoughts on high efficiency habit formation and resources that have helped me develop them. by The Megan James Show

24 min listen

Success Tips for College Students: This podcast is for the students! Whether you are experiencing college as a young freshman or you're hitting the university scene as an aged and mature adult student, you will be able to get plenty of helpful information from this podcast. We go over 12 awesome tips to help students find a good school/work/life balance. These are all the things I wish I would have known about going into college. After speaking to some current and future college students, I have found that the number one issue plaguing most students, is stress. So I prepared this podcast to give the average student techniques, ideas, and even apps to help decrease stress. We talk about apps like Myfitnesspal, Myplate, Mapmyrun, Breathe, Calm, Garmin, Fitbit, Achievement, Sweatcoin, etc. We also discuss helpful books: -High Performance Habits - Brendon Burchard -The Effective Executive - Peter F Drucker -The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey -The Slight Edge - Je by The Megan James Show

30 min listen

How To Convert Your Dream Into A Thriving Business: For this week's episode, I got the opportunity to sit down with three of the four owners of The Kernersville Brewing Company! Rick Lowe, Eric Lauten, Dwight Deal, and Vinny D’Abbraccio are a talented group of individuals, each with a skill set that adds considerable value to the business. When they came together, they meshed each of these skill sets to form a successful business venture that has really brought life back into a small town. They are full time business owners, running a tasting room and a brewery as well as full time employees parents, and full time family men. They have a ton on their plates to juggle, and with the tips and insights they provide here, they have been able to maintain their work life balance. Dwight is set to retire on NOVEMBER 1ST, 2019. It's written in stone now, Dwight, so no take-backs ;). Out of their hard work and dedication has blossomed an incredible tap room with its own culture and brand ancho by The Megan James Show

40 min listen

The Gamechanger: Flip the Script on Your Financial Problems: Millennials and Gen Z's are facing the largest debt crisis so far in the United States. "We are lending money we don't have to kids who can't pay it back to train them for jobs that no longer exist. That's nuts." - Mike Rowe. Of the 3 million available jobs today, less than 20% require a 4 year degree. Parents with a high school diploma are now living better than kids with a 4 year degree. We are right on the cusp of a recession after living on borrowed time in a fantastic period of economic growth, you can be sure this recession is about to hit like a 50 lb anvil. If you're already barely surviving now, imagine how much worse it's about to get. We've been sitting around bitching and complaining about our circumstances, but what have we actually done to fix them? In this episode, Megan James gives you her take on the situation based on her experience. She provides some valuable insight and advice that has helped her and c by The Megan James Show

32 min listen

Pursuing Perseverance: How to Maintain a Growth Mindset while Building Your Business: In this episode, Megan sits down with Kaylie Boyce, from the Voice of Boyce, and discusses a variety of topics. They talk about stereotypes encountered from growing up in a military family and marrying into military, how to maintain work-life balance, making time for significant others during hectic lifestyles, and so much more! If your hungry for growth mentality, warrior mindset, entrepreneurial advice, and some great stories then you need to check out this episode! by The Megan James Show

55 min listen

The Truth About Your Mental Health: Mental health looks like so many different things. But it's not something that ever needs to be judged. This episode has something for everyone. Whether you're struggling with negative mental health or know someone who is or you're just trying to improve your current understanding of mental health, you will find value in this. The U.S. life expectancy continues to decline as deaths resulting from drug overdoses and suicide are on the rise. This brings to light an issue that has been plaguing this country for a long time, mental health. This topic has a negative stigma which means people typically just don't talk about it. In this episode we talk about good mental health and bad mental health. We discuss tips, tricks, tools, and resources that have helped us with our mental health. Everything from gratitude, to discussions with loved ones, and going to therapy. There are so many resources in this episode that are going to help so many of you. W by The Megan James Show

34 min listen

Business Principles: Marketing, Advertising, Branding, and Why Your Business Needs A Podcast: Right now, as of 2019, there are 700,000 active podcasts and over 29 million podcast episodes! According to recent numbers from Apple, this number was at 550,000 and 18.5 million respectively just one year prior in 2018. This shows you how quickly podcasts are popping up and developing new episodes. If you’re afraid that your business won’t be able to find a niche in this ever growing market, think again! The five most common types of podcasts listened to right now are: society and culture, business, comedy, news and politics, and health. Fear not if your business doesn’t fit into these categories because there are hundreds of other categories out there that it will fit into! The podcast movement is bigger and better than ever with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures coming on the scene. Considering there are over 29 million podcast episodes out there right now, that's 29 millio by The Megan James Show

35 min listen

The True Hack to Achieve Success and Find Happiness: Whether you're a millennial, a Gen Z, a Gen X, an Entrepreneur, an Employee, a Mother, or anything else, you need to listen to this. Everyone is looking for the easiest way to get through life, the shortest path to something, or the best "hack" to "living the best life". In this episode, Megan discusses the perceptions, realities, and cultural misconceptions around the words "happiness" and "success". Life doesn't get easier. There's never going to be a "right time" to do something. Get out of your own way, stop listening to the naysayers, and go crush it! This is the episode you need to really pick yourself back up and get after your goals. by The Megan James Show

19 min listen

10 Small Things You Can Do In 10 Minutes That Will Drastically Improve Your Health: DISCLAIMER A few weeks after the launch of this particular podcast episode, Megan earned the opportunity to partner with a couple of these companies! This means that for every subscriber she refers to use the app, she gets compensated. The full amount of those compensations from those referrals is fed directly back into the podcast to pay for monthly fees from Simplecast subscription fees, software subscription fees, equipment, costs to have guests on the show, and so much more. We appreciate all of you that have utilized our promo codes and special links so far to subscribe to these apps. Your help is very much appreciated! In this episode, we discuss the top 10 simple things you can do to improve your health and fitness each day. This is primarily for people who have not been successful committing to a health and fitness routine, or for people who have fallen off the wagon and want to climb back on. by The Megan James Show

53 min listen

Mastering Your Relationship: Part 1 of 5: This week's episode is 1 of a 5 part series!! We did some research, ran the analytics, and asked you guys what you wanted to hear more of from us. Well, the verdict is in, you guys wanted to hear more about relationships, intimacy, and building a strong foundation with your partner. In this episode we cover our first 6 foundations of building a strong, healthy relationship. First we cover the definition of what real love is and isn't. We also discuss how dreams contribute to building your relationship. We will go over advice, tips, and tricks to grow closer to your partner as well as how important both respect and honesty are in a relationship. Get ready to take notes, we discuss exercises, tips, lists of ideas, and stories that may help you with where you are in your relationship right now. Even if you think your relationship is the strongest it has ever been, this podcast may help you build and even stronger relationship with your partner by The Megan James Show

39 min listen

Mastering Your Relationship: Part 2 of 5: This week's episode is part 2 of a 5 part series!! We did some research, ran the analytics, and asked you guys what you wanted to hear more of from us. Well, the verdict is in, you guys wanted to hear more about relationships, intimacy, and building a strong foundation with your partner. In this episode we cover our second set of 6 foundations of building a strong, healthy relationship. First we discuss the good, the bad, and the arguments. When you are okay to argue and when you should worry. We then discuss the importance of letting go and some techniques that can help you let go. We go over the necessary skills it takes to make a relationship work, like negotiating skills. We talk laughter, anger, and my personal favorite: sex. That's right, we get juicy in this episode and discuss the vital things you need to know to have a happy and satisfied sex life. We will go over advice, tips, and tricks to grow closer to your partner through these by The Megan James Show

41 min listen

Plan Your Life, Live Your Plan: Intro to Lifestyle Design and Life Planning: If you have ever wondered what exactly Lifestyle Design is all about, then stay tuned! Megan is a Lifestyle Designer and takes great joy in helping her clients design lives they are proud of that bring them ultimate happiness and good health. In this episode, Megan walks the audience through what a lifestyle planning session would look like. Due to time constraints and lack of personalization, she is unable to take you through the entire life planning process. She does however discuss exercises, tips, pitfalls, and extra resources to help you succeed in your goals. If you are ready to up your game in the goal setting world, or get your life back on track, or just start a new adventure, this podcast will be one of the best resources you can consult. As always, if you have any questions, hit us up on any of our social media profiles. The links are listed below. Be sure to subscribe because many of you aren't by The Megan James Show

41 min listen

Mindfulness, Making It Through The Holidays, and A Few Updates: In this episode, we go over several updates with the podcast, business, and of course life in general. Megan hits on the importance of mindfulness and some ways you can use it to make it through the holidays. Having trouble making it through each day without feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? We have some helpful solutions for that as well. Stay tuned for more! by The Megan James Show

28 min listen

Mastering Your Relationship: Part 5 of 5: This week's episode is part 5 of a 5 part series!! We did some research, ran the analytics, and asked you guys what you wanted to hear more of from us. Well, the verdict is in, you guys wanted to hear more about relationships, intimacy, and building a strong foundation with your partner. In this episode we cover our fourth set of 6 more foundations that build a strong, healthy relationship. First, we start out by discussing happiness and specifically, how to stay happy in a relationship. This set us up to talk about acceptance in the relationship. We discuss the main keys to acceptance. One of the biggest issues most partners face is when the other partner does something they find annoying (chewing loudly, loses their keys, talks too loud, etc.) We discuss the importance of accepting your partner for who he/she is and how to not let these pesky things get to you so you can better enjoy your relationship. Third, we discuss how to resolve confl by The Megan James Show

27 min listen

Why Societal Norms Have Got You F*cked Up: Heads up. The word “fuck" is said in this podcast and in these notes... a lot. In this episode you will learn: how to level the fuck up in all aspects of your life, the biggest reason why you’re still single, how the core values and beliefs you’re not even aware you have are fucking you up, and so much more. Key highlights and timestamps in this podcast are as follows: How Technology is really fucking you up bro 3:56 How societal norms are fucking with your relationships whether you realize it or not 6:14 How what you learned as a toddler is fucking with your current situation 6:55 How the core beliefs and values you don’t even know you have are causing negative cycles in your current lifestyle. and trauma experiences 7:55 Inherent Beliefs = Baggage Example 8:42 Why your excuse “I’m just lost” is total bullshit 9:44 A big reason why you’re still single 10:00 Transactional vs transformational relationships 10:45 Your homework mother by The Megan James Show

34 min listen

10 Things I Learned In 10 Years: In this episode, Megan discusses the top ten things she's learned in the last 10 years. She uses her struggles, heartaches, and failures as hopeful lessons for the audience. She talks about the originals, the people who took giant leaps for the good of humanity. People like Elon Musk, Gary Vaynerchuk, Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin, etc. We hope you find as much value in this podcast as we have found in creating it. Let your obstacles, problems, and failures serve as lessons for your future. Use these tips to create value in your life and others. by The Megan James Show

39 min listen

10 Things I've Learned In Business: We start this episode with a number of stores I visited just yesterday in downtown Kernersville, NC. We encourage you all to shop local and find your friends and family unique gifts they can't buy at Walmart or any other chain. Then we dive into some updates and the top 10 business secrets to help you launch your dream. by The Megan James Show

35 min listen

Transforming Struggle Into An 8 Figure Empire: In this episode, Megan had the opportunity to sit down and talk one on one with Jerome Maldonado. Jerome did not come from an entrepreneur minded family but instead was born with the entrepreneurial mindset. After receiving his higher education, he launched right into his own construction company "on accident" and later morphed that into a massive real estate company. Jerome maintained his business without laying off any employees during one of the darkest times in modern history, the recession. Jerome discusses the lessons he learned from this time and how he was able to thrive and grow faster out of the hardships he encountered. He has one of the best stories ever released and it's well worth the listen. Stay tuned to hear more about how to diversify your income portfolio and build a solid 8 figure empire. Jerome is a mentor to people all around the world. He has now developed a Real Estate Investing Coaching Program to help aspiring by The Megan James Show

39 min listen

Failing Through Success: How To Overcome Insecurity and Fear of Failure: In this episode, Megan discusses key concepts surrounding failure, innovation, and overcoming insecurities. The key to success is getting really comfortable with your failures, failing faster, learning from your failures, and most importantly: acknowledging your failures and accepting responsibility for them without passing judgment on yourself. Megan dives deep into the reasons behind insecurities developing low low key within all of us and how to prevent that from happening. She discusses how to accept your failures without judging yourself or allowing someone else's opinions of you, destroy you. Key quote from today's podcast: "Failure is success in progress." - Albert Einstein We know you will get so much out of today's podcast. We kept it brief to keep you engaged and allow you to get a full episode in on your commute to work. We also hope you will re-listen to the episode to really iron out the finer po by The Megan James Show

23 min listen

Why You Should Manage Your Businesses Like A Project Manager: In this episode, Megan discusses key concepts surrounding why she started businesses and what she wished she would have done differently. The main concept discussed in this episode is how and why you should be treating your business like a project manager treats a project. In this interesting example, this podcast episode will help you transition from the mindset of an employee into the mindset of a business owner by acknowledging the first necessary steps you have to take when beginning a business venture. We know you will get so much out of today's podcast. We kept it brief to keep you engaged and allow you to get a full episode in on your commute to work. We also hope you will re-listen to the episode to really iron out the finer points that you may have missed on the first run through. There is so much content packed into today's episode it's worth a few listens to get all the knowledge. by The Megan James Show

23 min listen

Mastering Your Relationship: Part 4 of 5: This week's episode is part 4 of a 5 part series!! We did some research, ran the analytics, and asked you guys what you wanted to hear more of from us. Well, the verdict is in, you guys wanted to hear more about relationships, intimacy, and building a strong foundation with your partner. In this episode we cover our fourth set of 6 more foundations that build a strong, healthy relationship. First, we discuss the difficult but completely necessary, asking for what you want. We know this step isn't easy for everyone which is why we have listed several methods to help you ask for what you want! Second, we discuss something vital to living your daily life as well as maintaining a healthy relationship: always being you. It may not be obvious at first that you have been adapting yourself to fit your partner's needs which is why we go over a questionnaire for you to fill out and decide for yourself if you are too busy being someone else to be your re by The Megan James Show

33 min listen

Mastering Your Relationship: Part 3 of 5: This week's episode is part 3 of a 5 part series!! We did some research, ran the analytics, and asked you guys what you wanted to hear more of from us. Well, the verdict is in, you guys wanted to hear more about relationships, intimacy, and building a strong foundation with your partner. by The Megan James Show

27 min listen

Mentally, Physically, and Financially Getting Back on Track Through COVID-19: In this episode, Megan goes over the changes in business and personal finance since the COVID-19 outbreak. She goes over what you, personally, can do to save yourself, your mental health, your physical health, your business, and your finances. A lot of bad has come from this but there will be more good as well. Stay positive friends, it will get better. Trust the millennial who has lived through not one but TWO "once in a lifetime economic crashes." Megan uses this entire episode to discuss the things you can do to keep sane through quarantine and ways you can still make money and build your professional toolkit. Believe it or not, this quarantine might be the jump start you've been needing! Take a listen and see what cool key insights Megan has to offer. Jobs you haven't thought of, ways of investing, business ideas, and sooo much more! We know you will get so much out of today's podcast. We hope we gave by The Megan James Show

41 min listen

The Impact of Coronavirus and How To Get Through It: In this episode, Megan discusses the issues you did not even know Italy has been facing and the reason why we may be headed down the same trajectory if we don't change our behavior ASAP. How did an entire country go into mandatory quarantine in just a few days? Find out here! Megan also discusses the things you can do to keep sane through quarantine and ways you can still make money and build your professional toolkit. Believe it or not, this quarantine might be the jump start you've been needing! Take a listen and see what cool key insights Megan has to offer. Jobs you haven't thought of, ways of investing, business ideas, and sooo much more! We know you will get so much out of today's podcast. We hope we gave you enough content to get your brain pumping and brainstorm some good ideas that you might want to take advantage of during this time. We also hope you will re-listen to the episode to really iron out the finer points that by The Megan James Show

29 min listen

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Relationships: Dating to Married Interview with Laura James

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