E86: How to Stay Disciplined Without Motivation with Branden LaNette

Most people think success comes from luck or productivity hacks, but Brandon LaNette reveals the real secret behind her thriving podcasts and unstoppable resilience. In this episode, she shares the raw truth about balancing chaos and purpose as a homeschooling mom of six and veteran podcast host, building a growing podcasting business from a home full of kids, pets, and nonstop responsibilities without sacrificing authenticity. 

You’ll hear why “balance” is a myth, how resilience and discipline matter more than motivation, and how she keeps showing up even when everything feels overwhelming. Brandon also opens up about the routines, habits, and mindset shifts that help her manage it all, embrace imperfection, and stay committed to her mission. If you’re an entrepreneur, parent, or creator feeling stretched thin, this episode is a reminder that your story, your grit, and your willingness to keep going are what make you truly special.

Connect:

https://brandenlanette.com/

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:11

All right, welcome to the Work Sucks But I Like It podcast. Today we have Brandon Lynette. I was actually on Brandon's podcast about a month ago in May of 2026. And her podcast, one of her podcasts, was Listen, Bitch Presents, Tell Me Why You're Special. And I really love that podcast title. We had such a great conversation. And so I said, Brandon, you got to come on the show and talk about your work. And one thing that I love that you say in your intro is that, you know, a lot of people are functioning today, but there's something that's not right or something's off. So I want to potentially explore that on the Work Sucks, but I like it podcast. So, Brandon, welcome to the show.

SPEAKER_02 0:47

Thank you for having me. My palms are actually sweaty right now. It's hilarious because I'm used to being the host now. I've I've had my show for three months, and you know, I'm doing like 20 interviews every week. So I I feel a little exposed all of a sudden. I'm like, man, I hope I pull this off today. So that's hilarious.

SPEAKER_00 1:09

I love that. I love that transparency though, right? That's what this podcast is about. You know, it's just like being honest, and these are the parts that suck. And, you know, that's awesome. I love that, Brandon. So, Brandon, define work for us today.

SPEAKER_02 1:24

Work. I mean, I it's funny because if if I think about work, like you have a job you go to, you clock in, you do your thing. I'm a stay, I'm a stay-at-home mom. That is my work. It is wild. I think it is a full-time job to just be the parent. And so instead of that being enough for me, I have a very neurospicy brain. And so I like to just have an idea that I could do everything all at once. And so I do. I have three podcast shows, still run the house. My husband's schedule, he does work. However, he his schedule is crazy. So I'm pretty much a single parent for five days of the week on top of everything I do, homeschooling, all of the things. And so, yeah, work, work is my life on some level.

SPEAKER_00 2:12

I love that though. I had um a guest on the show, Brandon. His name was Joe LaRussa, and he talked about how, you know, oftentimes we forget about the work at home. And I think that's such a beautiful perspective you're going to bring to the show today because yeah, it's yes, we punch into a job potentially where we run our own business or whatever, and then we punch out and we're done. But let's face it, the work, quote unquote, doesn't stop when you get home. In fact, it's another job. So, Brandon, walk us through kind of how the family looks. How many kids, dogs, cats, goldfish? I don't know what's this is great.

SPEAKER_02 2:47

And I'm glad you said it's okay if we go a little over the time because this might take a while, y'all, because it's a busy house. Listen to me. Okay, so I have six kids. My two oldest have graduated college. They just moved out. It's been about a year since they've moved out. So I have four still at home. One who was heading off to the Marines in September, and then I have a 16-year-old son, and then an 11-year-old girl and a seven-year-old girl. So those are the two I'm actively homeschooling. My son actually chose he's in public school, so he'll be a junior this year. We have two dogs, massive guard dogs. It's great because my husband's gone at night, so it keeps him happy. But we have a Rottweiler and Shepski, and they're just they're incredible. But probably the highlight of my life, I have two Sphinx cats, the naked raw chickens, I call them. And then we have a big furry, fat fur ball, and we've got two bunnies and two fish. So it when I tell you guys, I like we have a zoo and and I have a lot of kids.

SPEAKER_00 3:50

So it's a full-time job. So walk us through then the work during the day. Like, how do you start your day?

SPEAKER_02 3:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 3:57

What does it look like?

SPEAKER_02 3:58

Yeah, this is the key because everyone is always like, How do you do everything you do? And I have a really good foundation now. It hasn't always been like this. It took me a long time to get here, but literally I have a set routine where I come downstairs. Some days I read the Bible first, but some days I just put my shoes on and I get my workout in. So if I don't want to do the workout, if I'm like, ugh, I don't want to lift weights, I don't want to get on the treadmill, I do that very first because I'm like, I have to get it over with and then go to the Bible. If I'm like excited and I want to work out, I like to open the Bible first because I'm on the treadmill with my phone and I like to, you know, read scripture before I actually present the whole day. But like that's my biggest core routine. There is that. And then I spend time, you know, cuddling my cat. That's my recovery time. One of the, one of the kittens I have, she is like my sole pet. So when I tell you guys, I don't know if you've ever experienced that, if it's just some weird me thing, but like she is by my side 24-7 constant, you know, whenever she can be with me. And that's kind of like my fill my cup up, and then I'm ready to take on the day. So then, you know, it's getting my husband ready for work, packing his lunch, printing out worksheets for the girls. We just do it daily. And then really, I have interviews, you know, when I'm in and out, I try to keep this interview schedule for 30 minutes and I try to give myself a 30-minute window to pop out and check on them. It's really great because most of the time they're kind of self-guided with school. But then, you know, I'll pop out for 30 minutes and help them with their worksheet. So pop back in here, do that. As soon as I'm done with interviews, that's it's all about, you know, my shows and and it's it's a crazy routine. I do like today, this is my sixth show of the day. And I just am like, okay, y'all, my ass hurts from sitting in the chair, right? But like it's wild because I have such incredible conversations with people that although it is draining, I mean, and it is, I mean, there's something about like dealing with everyone's energy and everyone's story and holding space for people. And in my show, I really like to package up the essence and really talk about what makes people special. And so I'm very you get the full version of me. You get you get all of my energy. And the same thing, I have to leave everything in the office and go check on the girls. So it can be, it takes it, it takes its toll. Like when I'm done today, I'm gonna be done. Like, I don't call me, don't text me. Like, I don't want to talk to another human for the rest of the night. Like I am done. But it's it's fun because I give my all in that moment.

SPEAKER_00 6:32

Well, thank you for taking the time to be on this interview today. I guess I love how you first off devote the time in the morning to physical exercise, spiritual practice. Walk us through, I love the journey throughout the day. How do you wind down then?

SPEAKER_02 6:47

Right now, I am going to, first of all, I haven't gotten to eat a really good meal today. Just no fault of anybody else's. My schedule was a little behind. I've had a protein coffee, y'all. And so, first thing I'm gonna do is get my ground beef and rice that I've been eating for six months now. Okay. I've had to go make a bowl of that. And we're gonna watch a stupid game show on TV. It's I forgot we're we were watching the floor. I don't know if you've heard of that, but like I'm gonna eat my eat eat my stuff and we're gonna watch a game show, and then I'm gonna transition into all right, now it's time to make dinner for the kids. It's time to do the household chores, and I'll do that for a while, and then I get to come back in the office and actually post all the interviews, and then I do still have two shows of my own to record tonight. So it's that. That's what it looks like.

SPEAKER_00 7:39

Kind of give us a a picture here of what time you're waking up to do all this, and then what time are you going to bed to manage all these things.

SPEAKER_02 7:48

So, to be fair, you guys, this is not a sustainable schedule right now. And I just want to be very, very honest about this right now because my girls did softball this year, both of them. And that was all consuming. And with my son in track, like it was just a lot. And if you remember, I just said I'm I'm kind of a single parent, not to step on the toes of someone who really is. We have a financial provider, but he's physically not here for five to six days of the week. And so with that schedule, I got really, really far behind with just like everything. And so my nights are looking like I'm up till midnight, 1 a.m. Hope I I don't want to jinx myself because I feel like if I say next week is gonna calm down, that's when like the the next shit storm comes. Right, right, really comes. So I'm like, do I want to say this out loud? I'm not gonna say it. I'm gonna say right now the truth is I'm fucking drowning. Like I'm genuinely drowning. I'm like four days behind in my regular shows. My sleep schedule has been awful. I got a great score last night. I'm excited. I think I was asleep by 1 a.m. And then I popped up, I was up at 8 a.m. this morning. And so that feels behind for me. My sweet spot is waking up between six and seven. Like that's my sweet spot, but I can't do that if I'm up until one. So it's very much not sustainable, but like I'm passionate about what I'm doing, and that's where I find the drive to keep doing it. Cause I mean, what's the truth, Tony? We could you could quit your podcast and no one's gonna give a shit. Like I could quit any of this at any given time. Nobody calls me and they're like, hey, where's my show today?

SPEAKER_01 9:23

Yep.

SPEAKER_02 9:23

Like it just doesn't happen. So there has to, there's I think there's something incredibly rare about podcasters. Like you have to have a different, I don't know, is it mindset or are we just batshit crazy? Like there's just something about yeah, probably both.

SPEAKER_00 9:39

I mean, like you said, there's a lot of work that goes into podcasting, right? As you know, you know, being a podcast host yourself, for every half hour, I like to tell people it can average anywhere from one to two hours of back end work very easily. Like if I fucked up the recording, like which happened on a show last month, the recording was terrible, and I felt so bad it was ready to release the fall, like this whatever upcoming week. I'm like, we gotta redo this, man. I'm so sorry, you know. And I just spent like an hour and a half trying to fix it, you know. So I guess, Brandon, why podcasting? Why'd you pick podcasting?

SPEAKER_02 10:13

You know, when I first decided about it, it was after I had published my book, my first book, and I was just kind of struggling because I'm very outspoken about stuff. I have a little conspiracy theory hat, and a lot of things are happening in the world. And I was very out, I was in Facebook jail like every day. Okay. So I'm trying to promote home business. I'm trying to promote my book, and I'm in Facebook jail again. I can't even message clients anymore. I'm getting frustrated. And, you know, I remember this conversation. So I'm sitting at the top of the stairs and I'm crying, and my husband's on the phone. He's just like, what do you need? Like, what do you need to do? How do you get this exposure? And I'm like, I don't know, because everything belongs to everybody else. Facebook is not that's not my rules. I I have to play by someone else's rules, and I've never been one to really censor myself, obviously. It belongs to someone else. I need my own playground with my own rules. And he's like, Why don't you try to start a podcast? And I'm like, that sounds so stupid.

unknown 11:14

I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 11:15

Fair enough. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 11:16

What am I gonna do? Just talk to a camera to myself all day. And you guys, I I have a really this really successful guy. He runs Truth and Justice podcasts. His name is Bob. And I knew he had a successful podcast, and I was like, all right, I'm you know what? I'm gonna try this. I'm just gonna try it. I'm gonna go talk to him. I'm just gonna see what I really need to get started because I looked up some things, you know, and I see this lady, she's like, for $30,000, I'll get your podcast started. And I'm like, I'm a mom of five. I had five kids at the time. I'm like, my income is alone is like a thousand dollars a month. I know you're joking. I can't pay for this. And everywhere I looked, it was just like copious amounts of money to get started. And so I felt very, I was just like hopeless. And so I'm like, I'm just gonna go. His wife got one of my books and I was gonna autograph it anyway. So I'm like, I'm just gonna go over to Bob's and ask him straight up, how do I start? And so he took time out and he made it very simple. I'm like, Bob, I don't have money. I'm starting like with zero. So talk to me like I'm five. How do I do this? And he literally made it so simple. He's like, get audio boom. You've got Zoom, get a you know, get a mic that's gonna be decent and uh some headphones. I'm like, great, I already have a MacBook, I've already got headphones, I'm gonna order a cheap mic. I paid for Zoom, I download audio boom, and he was like, This is his advice. He's like 10 episodes before you publish, and he was like, Don't ever quit. That's all he said. 10 episodes before you publish, and then don't ever quit. That was four years ago. I've got how many? I'm almost at 600 episodes on that show.

SPEAKER_00 12:54

Damn. Which one? The one I was on or the other one?

SPEAKER_02 12:57

Nope. The my my core flagship show is called Listen Bitch.

SPEAKER_00 13:00

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02 13:01

And yeah, that one, I mean, it's it's my heart and soul. It is my it's the one where I get to express how pissed off I am at people for just sitting on their potential. It's the one I get to express like how annoying excuses are. And it's the one where I get to show people and tell people what's possible. I pretty much drag them through my mess. I don't sugarcoat it. It's not a curated. If anybody ever comes to my page, if you ever come on my social media and you're like, oh my God, why you're so lucky, you have it figured out. I know I'm doing something wrong.

SPEAKER_00 13:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 13:30

Because I never want to portray that, you know, curated bullshit.

SPEAKER_00 13:34

But don't you hate it? I think that's why we resonate so much on this kind of topic, Brandon. It's like we see a lot of that kind of bullshit out there. And some of us like that kind of bullshit. I don't know, like why. Like, like we have to embrace the suck. We have to embrace the mess, right? I guess walk us through how you came up with tell me why you're special.

SPEAKER_02 13:55

The what makes you special show. So this is the thing that's kind of been sitting on my heart. I started a political podcast, Faith in Fire, God and Country. Started that. It was, you know, I know God was calling me to that. I just needed my own playground because again, my mouth gets me in Facebook jail and I'm like suspended on TikTok and everywhere, little rebel here. And in all these ridiculous things. So I'm like, I'm just gonna start my own thing. And I ended up starting with a co-host. And this co-host is, you know, like kind of fed me some stuff that I started to believe. Where, you know, he was like, Can we bring on guests? And I'm like, absolutely. And then he would be like, Well, I don't think we should bring on this person. I'm scared of how you're, you know, how you'll talk to them. I don't think we should do this over here because I I don't think that you you could hold back, just worried about censoring me. And I bought into that, right? Because he was someone that I admired and respected, and he's he's a big podcaster. And especially because we're on the platform with Podmatch, right? Um and he's he's like, I have to protect this, I have to protect the pod match, and Podmatch will flag us if you get a bad review and just a bunch of stuff that he packed on me. And so I kind of just dropped the topic of having a guest show, but then like I just, you know, I lock in with God, you guys. Like I put everything on my foundation, building this relationship with Christ. And I just kept hearing this like, get a guest show, get a guest show. And at this point, I still had a co-host. And so on the other show, so I'm like, well, I can't turn that into a guest show, right? Um, so I said, I'm gonna have to come up with something different. And I'm thinking about all the conversations I have with people in life, like, you know, even when I'm prospecting clients for coaching or I'm I'm seeing who can I help? Like the story is all the same. You know, I watch very successful people do incredible things and they're the most miserable people I've ever met. And then I watch these other people who are, you know, have so much potential and they're doing nothing with it. And I talk to these other people and I'm like, you you should share your story. Like they have these impactful things and they tell me their message, and they're just like, no, it's not, it's not that big a deal. It's not that important. And I just thought, what makes us special? And I would love to flip the script because when I first started it, people didn't really understand. Now that people listen to it, you could tell what it is, but it isn't a show of like, what makes you special? Tell me all of your list of achievements. Because the truth is, like, fuck your achievements. What makes you special? You're in the arena, you're getting your ass kicked. I just want these conversations to be real. And I, you know, that's what makes people special is like everything you went through to get here. Accolades are cool. Like your degrees, that's cool. I love all that. That's hard work, that's respect. But what's even cooler is if you show other people how you get there, not with the curated perfect stuff like we're just talking about. But like if you show them that you're really getting your ass kicked in the arena, that there is no secret hack, there's no cheat codes, there's no magic wand that's gonna step to, yeah, yeah. Yes. I just cut through that and I I just want everybody to realize they have a story and they have a voice. And if we can start recognizing what makes people special, maybe we can stop making our the younger generation feel like they have to have all of these things to have their life together because we're missing something somewhere. Because why, you know, why, Tony, am I talking to these very successful women who have bank accounts that I will only ever dream of? And they're the most miserable people ever. Why is that the case? You know, how do we hack this little life and and get people to understand the things that matter over the accolades? That that everything we want is inside of us, right? Like it's we were born with these incredible gifts and and that happiness and that joy and that peace that's inside of you. And we're trying to use all this external stuff to try to fill a void. It's it's impossible to fill.

SPEAKER_00 17:51

How would you define success today?

SPEAKER_02 17:53

Oh my gosh, today that I mean, I succeed every day that I that I do this stuff. Like success is is that one person that messages me that says, Man, I can't believe you put up this episode. It's exactly what I needed today. Like that's success to me. That someone can, you know, someone that moves the needle. Like I've been binging Netflix for two weeks, didn't know what to do next. One simple thing you say kind of changes that. Success is knowing that I can wake up every day and be able to steward my mission and, you know, have these conversations, talk to people. Success is being able to look myself in the mirror and being proud of everything I did today. You know, did my morals and ethics and values line up with how I represented myself? Did I do everything I could to step into my potential, which is like the dumb, mundane shit, right? Like, did I work out? Did I eat right? Did I get outside? Did I, did I do those things that feel good? And every day I get to say yes to that. Like that's success to me.

SPEAKER_00 18:53

I love that. So one of the things we like to say, Brandon, on the show is that success is not a matter of good luck, it's good skills. What would you say, having said, you know, how you define success, which I really resonate with, what's the skill that has allowed you to see yourself in the mirror and see the reflection that you're seeing and say, yes, I'm fucking killing it every day?

SPEAKER_02 19:11

Yeah. Oh, that skill is resilience. Does that count?

SPEAKER_00 19:14

Ah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 19:15

Because it is that it is that resilience. Because if, you know, if anybody who's listened to Listen Bitch knows how many times I've I've I'm not the person that transitions. If I'm done with something, I burn it down. And I they've watched me burn my life down a million times. That's a toxic trait. I'm not saying I'm not suggesting that. Okay. I'm growing up a little and realizing the transition is okay now. We can do it gently. But, you know, just that burning down my life and and starting from zero so many times. I've had to start over at zero so many times. And like there was just some point where I'm like, okay, well, we're starting over again. What's the alternative? I do nothing. If I do nothing, what is the point of my life? There isn't one. Then why am I gonna be here? I may as well just off with her head. Because what am I gonna do? If I'm not doing something with purpose and meaning and I'm not creating and I'm not trying to make an impact, then what is the point?

SPEAKER_00 20:08

But how can people find that, right? Maybe someone, let's think of the scenario of you're someone's in a nine to five job and they're just grinding it out and they're earning their paycheck, and they're like, this isn't amounting to shit, right? They feel like their impact is not doing what they think it should be doing. What would you recommend to someone like that?

SPEAKER_02 20:25

That's the thing about doing the hard, mundane stuff. That means that when you get off work, it's not about, you know, cracking the beer open, watching Netflix, playing your video games. It's not about like caving into that. If you really don't like where you're at, then you're gonna do something creative outside of that. You're gonna put in a couple hours a day on something that you're passionate about or something that you feel driven to. You think about the one of the biggest problems you had in your life, you know, like people that work with money came from a place where they struggled with it and they're in they end up being great with money. Great, great coaches have had terrible lives. You know what I'm saying? So you come from that place of of what would genuinely make you happy. You you're already figuring out what you don't like, right? You're you're kind of exhausted in the in the mundane, but it's also that that extra thing. Is it worth it to you? And I would say if it's not, if you don't have the couple hours, you know, then have that acceptance. That's where you're gonna be. If you don't do anything different outside of what you're doing, where are you gonna be in three years? The exact same place.

SPEAKER_00 21:29

I know you said it's not sustainable. You're kind of this right now. You will right now, exactly. But I do want to talk to the point which I really like with kind of your work ethic, if you will. It seems like when you have that belief that you're gonna have meaning, you have purpose, you have this vision, you get this extra pool of energy, right? You're energetic after this, even though you're tired of shit from this long day, you're excited. Oh, I get to see my kids now, right? Yeah, maybe my husband comes home or whatever the events are. And it's like, I guess, like, how can people I really want to get Technical here. How can people start aligning their things? I like how you said, get off the beer and the Netflix and all those activities. What would you recommend to someone? What other activities should they be doing?

SPEAKER_02 22:11

There is so much out there, you know? And I feel like if you are just in that mind block, like if you're the person that is addicted to all the bad habits, and don't get me wrong, I mean, you give me a Sunday morning and a cloudy day, we're gonna binge the shit out of some trash TV, okay? I'm telling you guys right now, our thing is game shows. For one hour after I'm done recording, we watch cheesy game shows, okay? So I don't want you to think that there's a life of like no, no nothing, okay? But find something outside of yourself, change up your habit, change up your pattern. If your head is clouded, then maybe you get off work and you go for a 30-minute walk with no music, no anything, and just like listen to yourself because I guarantee 30 days of doing that, you're gonna have different conversations, you're gonna see different opportunities, you're gonna have a different perspective, you're gonna feel completely different. Something so stupid as a 30-minute walk every day for X amount of days. Then things change in your brain and you have a different vision, you don't feel so lost, you start to feel hopeful, and then you just kind of listen to what you're being pulled to, you know, what whatever that looks like. Or, you know, think about a time you were like the happiest. I mean, if I'm being honest, my dream job would be to lay around and read books all day.

SPEAKER_00 23:23

That's nice, I love that.

SPEAKER_02 23:25

That's dreamy to me. Like I love reading.

SPEAKER_00 23:27

With your cat, of course. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 23:28

Yeah. Oh, please keep my cat in everything, you know. I can't have her in here because she'll close out our screen a thousand times. She just would have knocked down all my equipment and my curtain in the meantime. But it's like, think about a time that you had a lot of fun or something that you really, really love doing. And I feel like you can launch anything from that. Obviously, I love talking, so the podcast is just a natural, you know, creative modality for me. But I think finding something you can create or do. Maybe you like to work with your hands. Dude, just go get a piece of wood and fiddle around with a knife, carve something. I don't know. Like it, I feel like separate yourself from your everyday life, get outside of the noise and just be with yourself for a minute. And I think the answers come.

SPEAKER_00 24:12

It takes discipline, right? And I guess like, how can people approach this, right? Because I think of like New Year's, right? And I actually hate New Year's resolutions. I will not ever fucking do one. Just set a goal when you want to set one. But, anyways, I just think of that like kind of what happens, right? We all get so excited, new year, and then in February, we don't do shit. What do you recommend, or what are your sort of kind of techniques, strategies, tactics to stay motivated, to keep that discipline?

SPEAKER_02 24:40

Well, y'all, motivation is bullshit because I am so not motivated 90% of the time. I'm just not. I'm not motivated, and naturally I'm not motivated. And I just want to say that that's why like I started thinking, and it it does help because the Bible's a really good guidebook for me, and that's kind of the model. So putting myself in alignment with that and like my purpose and knowing that he put a calling on my life, there's that level of stewardship and responsibility that I started to take on. And so I start putting things together and I think, how am I gonna best show up for people? If God wants me to have this podcast, how can I show up in my best self? And you guys, if I wake up and I drink a big Dunkin' sugar-loaded coffee with a couple of donuts and some hash browns, which their hash browns are fire, by the way. Um, I eat all that and and I come in here carrying the weight of hosting a show and I'm I'm doing five or six interviews a day. I'm gonna be a slumpy slob with brain capacity of like nothing. I started to recognize that. If I'm gonna steward the show, if I'm gonna step into my mission, then things need to change. So, what does that mean? The same thing with like my weight loss journey all comes together because I'm like, I can't steward my relationship with Christ and be a fat ass. I can't. I have to take that serious. Like, people are gonna look at me now and have different eyes. And so I have to be the best version of myself. So I step into every day, not motivated, but just like I'm representing, I'm representing Christ in everything I do. Like I'm under the microscope now. So how can I be the best version? And so I do the smart things. I don't scroll Facebook before I come into my office. Okay. I don't, I don't even scroll Facebook before I wake up. It I took it off my phone, to be honest. So, you know, I don't do this. That's amazing. You're steps ahead. But it's just no social media, none of that stuff. And it's taking that responsibility of like who I want to be today. I was tired of being the person who was always tired. I was tired of being the person who wasn't moving the needle. And now I'm just like, who do I get to be today? And don't get me wrong, you guys. Like, I don't know, it was like maybe three, three weeks ago. It was like a Saturday. We didn't have a lot on the calendar. I didn't leave the couch. I was like, I'm dead. Like, softball's exhausting. I think it was the first weekend we didn't have a softball tournament. And those went like two days, 12 hour days, you guys, in the sun. And I just was like, this is it's I love my babies, the things we do for our kids, but wow, I'm glad it's over. So yeah, I just died. So I'm gonna tell you right now, like, not every day I have is a hundred percent. It's just never gonna be like that. And no matter how much I put into my day yesterday, and I was like gung-ho, pedal to the metal, I'm like, man, I'm finally gonna get a podcast up because I'm like four days late on that. And guess what didn't happen? So I woke up today and I could either beat myself up that I didn't do enough yesterday, I didn't step into my potential, or I could just do the next right thing. What's the next right thing? I'm gonna do my interviews, I'm gonna eat right, I'm gonna show up. And it is just that. Like we get this incredible gift of getting to be the best we can be. And there's never a ceiling to that. Like there is never gonna be capped potential on how good of a person I can be, physically, mentally, spiritually. And like every day we get a chance to try again. So I don't, that's not motivation because I never wake up excited. Like I said, there's some days where I don't want to work out. That's the first thing I have to do because I, if not, I I don't.

SPEAKER_00 28:07

I love that. I love that discipline. So, Brandon, I want to ask this question because you have a very unique, you're gonna have a unique, unique perspective on this. How would you look at work-life balance?

SPEAKER_02 28:18

Balance is bullshit. There is no such thing. There really truly is no such thing. Uh people ask that all the time. And and the truth is, no, I'm I'm spread thin all the time. And without communication, I would have a lot of problems in my life, you know, without my husband saying, you know, hey, can we set this boundary? Because I do want to see you. I podcast all day, every day, all day long. But then the kids need me and he needs me. So there really isn't a balance. It's like, cool, right now I'm doing the unsustainable schedule and still it's not enough. But there's a point where I could calm that down and set the boundary. So I feel like sometimes there's times where we put the pedal to the metal and we go crazy, you know? And there's other times where it's just like we have to chill, step back and relax. But for balance, there there is none. I think you have to communicate very clearly and you have to be willing. Like when I walk out of this office today, I have to drop the weight of the fact I have six interviews that I have to post and schedule. I'm gonna drop the weight of the fact I still have two shows that I have to record. I'm gonna drop all of that and I'm gonna go out and just like laugh with my kids and eat some food finally. You know what I mean? So there is no balance. It's just I try to be very intentional to be super present in whatever moment I'm in. And everybody knows if they need something from me, just ask. You know, if you need a day, ask me for the day. It's yours.

SPEAKER_00 29:37

I think you nailed it, right? I think of like, you know, with Olympic athletes, you know, you talked about being present. So when I look at athletes, right? Well, the World Cup's going on, right? Could you imagine a World Cup player with their phone out, right? They're in the game. They're oh they're totally present, like you said. And when they're done, they're gonna go, well, maybe not party, but just go hang out and have a good time. So I love how you set that boundary for your work and then for your kids and your family and everything else. That's beautiful. So, Brandon, this is the work sucks, but I like it podcasts. What is one thing that sucks, relatively speaking, about what you do and what are you doing to make it not suck?

SPEAKER_02 30:12

Oh, well, I'll just be honest. There's something that sucks, and it's never not gonna suck as long as I have to do it. And that's gonna be the posting the episodes. I know, right? I fucking hate doing that. I hate it so much. I use chat now, so I take my Zoom notes, like our whole conversation. I screenshot it, and then I paste it into chat with the same command every time. It's just like, give me the SEO keywords for YouTube, give me an SEO overview. Um, but still just that copy and paste process. And then, you know, especially like on PodMatch, there's three extra steps rather than someone I just, you know, work with naturally. Um so that part I is the worst part of my day. I wish I could do it first thing in the morning, but it just it doesn't work out like that because it doesn't work out, but it sucks. And and there's no way for it not to suck until I have a great production team that can do do the shit work for me. It's a necessary evil. It it sucks. I do not like it. And home homeschool, being the homemaker, being the person that takes care of all the things, you guys, housework sucks. I am not the best housekeeper. My husband will be the first to tell you she's terrible. But I still do it and it sucks. Like I hate doing dishes. And so during the weekend my husband does them, thank God. But most of the time it's it sucks. There, you just have to do stuff that sucks. There's no way out of it, and there's no way to really make it better. I don't think I there's nothing you could do or tell me that I could do that would make dishes fun. You know what I'm saying? Or folding laundry, like that should just not be just do it. It's just you just do it.

SPEAKER_00 31:45

Even if you gamify it, right? It's still not fun, right?

SPEAKER_02 31:48

Not at all. Awesome.

SPEAKER_00 31:50

Well, Brandon, it's been a pleasure having you on the show today. Thank you so much.

SPEAKER_02 31:53

Thank you. This was so great. I love the work that you're doing, and just even having a podcast at all, I know I know it takes a thick skin. So you're doing amazing.

SPEAKER_00 32:01

Well, thank you. And I definitely resonated with your part about posting, because I will admit that is the sucky part for me if I were to say something about with podcasting. So, but no. Thank you for your honesty and your transparency. I love it all. Thank you.

SPEAKER_02 32:15

Thank you.