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358th Floor: Embracing Awkward Moments - Everyone Has Those Moments
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Everyone has those moments that make us want to crawl under a rock and disappear forever. But what if those awkward encounters are actually bringing us closer together?
To start this episode, we explore workplace awkwardness. Technology gets special attention with stories about being "on mute" in virtual meetings—or worse, not realizing you're NOT on mute while handling personal business during work calls.
The conversation takes delightful turns through social awkwardness territory. Even romantic awkwardness appears, with Gen sharing a particularly vulnerable story from early in her relationship with Kory that somehow strengthened rather than damaged their connection.
What makes this episode special is the underlying message: awkward moments aren't just embarrassing experiences to endure—they're elevators that can either lift us up through laughter and learning or keep us stuck in shame. In times when life feels increasingly serious and divided, these shared human experiences remind us of our common ground.
Do you have an awkward story to share? We'd love to hear it! Message us for a chance to have your story featured in an upcoming episode. Look up, and let's elevate together!
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Welcome and Podcast Updates
Speaker 1Hey, it's Jen the Builder and Corey and we're on Take the Elevator and it's so good to have everyone here. Thank you for tuning in, Corey. I just want to start off with how amazing our numbers have been.
Speaker 2Oh yeah, that's exactly what I wanted to talk about too, yeah.
Speaker 1So it's been great to see more people engaging, talking to us, DMing us on the episodes. That's been really great. And thank you for all the traffic on thegencocom and the Fuzzy Furry Forest. Now we just need people to sign up for some emails and newsletters, you know, so we can keep in touch there as well. But thank you all so much.
Speaker 2Absolutely, jen. As you said, the numbers are looking a lot different nowadays and we're very passionate about getting this positive message out to people. So, like Jen said, thank you.
Speaker 1I just had to say it myself, pretty fabulous people Just want to let you know what this episode's about, and it's going to be something along the lines of surviving those awkward moments. We've all had them, and so we're going to talk about just laughing at them, learning from them and, of course, rising above and elevating, because everyone's got them.
Speaker 2Yeah, there's not one person that hasn't had an awkward moment and if you haven't experienced someone have an awkward moment, you've definitely had at least one yourself. So we're going to go a little bit into that.
Speaker 1And boy, let me tell you, uh, I've had a few I can't wait to hear yours, yeah, um, so I'll start off with the first shout out, and mine is going to be To a lovely person we just met over the weekend. Her name is Kat. Hey, kat, what's up? Kat, thank you for the wonderful service and time spent with us at T-Mobile and Ontario Mills.
Speaker 1And so we upgraded our phones Because we heard the camera is amazing it is iphone 16, so we went ahead and did it and she just sat us through everything. She made sure our phones were connected. I think, cory, we hung out there for what? Almost?
Speaker 2two hours, hour and a half, two hours. But when she says we sat there, she walked us through, she got everything connected, everything switched over. There was no apps that didn't go through or content that didn't make it to the end. Put us on a better plan. Yeah, man.
Speaker 1I just looked out for her, so I'm sure y'all are connected and committed to a wireless plan, but if you're not and you're looking to see what else is out there, I highly recommend t-mobile cat ontario.
Shoutouts to Great Service Providers
Speaker 2Go see her yeah, and it's not the one inside the ontario mills, it's the one on the perimeter outside the actual mall. So get out there and see cat yeah, so our second shout out yeah.
Speaker 2Second shout out is to crystal and daryl at route 66. Uh, we went in there over the weekend and, man, let me tell you, I got me another hat and if you know me, you know I love hats. I love all kinds of hats. I used to only be a baseball hat kind of guy and as I've matured and grown a little bit up, I've ventured out into many different styles of hats and I just love them all. I don't have a hat that I don't really appreciate having. So, with that being said, if you are a hat lover and even some clothing and jewelry Route 66 and Victoria Gardens check it out, make sure you get out there. These are good people, good hearts and, uh, they'll help you get what you need that's right.
Speaker 1so hello crystal, hello daryl. By the way, I didn't know this, but there's another route 66 at tyler mall, so, depending on where you live, they're located in Riverside and Rancho Go check them out. Amazing merchandise, we love it there.
Speaker 2And, even more so, amazing customer service.
Defining Awkward Moments
Speaker 1That's right and, by the way, this is not a paid ad. This is simply we enjoy them. They're awesome and go support them. All right, so let's talk about Corey. What makes a moment awkward? Oh, boy.
Speaker 2I say oh boy, because I have this story that is at the top of my list.
Speaker 1We like stories, here we like them.
Speaker 2Yeah, this is at the top of my list and I'm going to try to make it palatable. I don't want to use words that are going to make this podcast awkward, but let me just say it like this. I was working with a group of women it was a women's conference, let's start there and I was assisting. This was not a paid job for me, I was just helping them out and I was trying to do my good deed for that moment. And so I was unloading the boxes, setting up the tables and getting all their merchandise and their gear out of the truck and bringing it into the hotel. And so I had went into the room where they were setting up everything and began to, you know, unfold the tables and put everything out.
Speaker 2Well, there came a moment in the middle of the day when I was just dog tired and I was like, man, if I could just lay out right now, I would gladly do that. So we finished up and the two guys that I was working with went into another room and they were like come on, man, let's go in this other room and get some food. And I was like you know what? I'm going to just lay right here. So I was kind of behind the table and under the table and there was a tablecloth on top of that table, and so I'm laying there with my eyes closed. Now there's no one in this room. When I first lay down and this is where it gets awkward A woman that I knew walked into the room and she stood right in front of the table.
Speaker 1Oh, okay.
Speaker 2And so I heard her shuffling around and moving around and I was just about to get up. Like you know, I'm not trying to make her feel awkward by, you know, laying under the table Like a peeping Tom. No, like you know, I'm in there laying down Right, and she walks into the room and instead of me saying, oh hey, I'm in here, don't you know? Don't be afraid or scared. I was just about to do that and she began to pass gas. Not once.
Speaker 1Oh, just just laid it out.
Speaker 2Repeatedly. And I mean, it was one of those moments where I just was hoping that it was going to be one time, but it was just womp, womp, womp, womp and I was so embarrassed for her. And then I'm embarrassed because I'm laying on the ground and I'm like, yeah, jen's like waving at her nose and I'm like I didn't really know what to do, so I just laid there and then she walked out of the room and I got out of there as quick as possible. Now, it wasn't dark in there, so you saw her?
Speaker 2You saw her, I saw her, oh my God. And again, one of the most awkward moments that I've ever encountered with another individual that wasn't in my family.
Speaker 1Yeah, Well, you know, I love that story and I love that you didn't say hey, I'm here.
Speaker 2Knock it off Like I love how you didn't say, hey, I'm here, knock it off.
Speaker 1Like I love how you saved face, at least for her for her right I mean, let's be real, I don't know that everyone has a story about passing gas, but that is very awkward when that happens, um, I, maybe it's just me, maybe I'm awkward because I'll go into a restroom where this stuff's supposed to happen, and I feel awkward when people are just letting it rip but I'm thinking like, well, this is the bathroom, that's where you gotta do it, like I'll do comp flushes or I'll put myself through some pain to hold something until everyone leaves. Oh, wow, um, I have, okay. So see this, I knew this is what was gonna happen. Your story is gonna activate my story and then my story is gonna activate yours, and we're really trying to stay was sunk in and it was cement and all around it was cement walls, so it echoed, right, right, and we're doing our PE stuff and jumping jackskin on the floor, do sit-ups and this is after lunch, okay, so I'm doing push-ups and there's extreme pressure happening in this body of mine.
Speaker 1oh, no and yes I let it I let it go and baby, that thing reverberated through the auditorium. Oh my goodness. But this, so, so sad of me. Because everyone looked and we're a group of people and my good friend Julie was next to me and you blamed her. I blamed Grandma Jules, how could you? And she's like what? And everyone. I mean it was funny. And then everyone started running from her.
Speaker 2You know, we started running our laps, but yeah.
Speaker 1And, unfortunately, in my awkward moment, I went ahead and blame shifted.
Speaker 2Oh my goodness, that's just wild.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 2Okay, I have a personal that I created awkward moment.
Speaker 1Okay.
Speaker 2And then I'm getting to some more professional things. Like you know, being in a professional setting, yeah.
Speaker 1Well, I was going to tell you we're going to break down some of these awkward moments like in categories. Sounds good. Okay, go ahead so um.
Speaker 2You've seen modular buildings, right?
Speaker 1yeah, like at schools yeah, uh-huh.
Speaker 2Well, this was back when modular buildings first came out and they weren't ada compliant and they didn't all have ramps and railways like they were supposed to have. And so, um, me and my two buddies that I used to sing with, uh was standing out on the porch area of the modular that didn't have railing, and there were two young ladies that we really wanted to impress, so we began to sing our songs, oh, and this created quite a buzz.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 2People started gathering around and we started feeling good about ourselves. So now we're expressing ourselves in song and and a little extra ad lib. And I didn't notice that I was too close to the edge of the porch, of the modular building and, um, I went to take a step to the side and just toppled over, literally two and a half feet off the ground and it hurt bad and every no. So you know, most people say, well, I just wanted to make sure you were okay and then no, no one cared about how. Everyone just scattered, laughing insane. Just, it was one of the most awkward moments. And now, mind you, this is on a, a sunday, at a church, and I'm dirty, I'm hurt and I'm embarrassed.
Speaker 1So it was one of those and this is before church actually began.
Speaker 2Before church actually began the whole time, the whole, pretty much the whole day.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 2So, yeah, that was one of my personal very awkward moments. Aw the fall, oh yeah.
Speaker 1Aw, all right, so you brought up work awkwardness. Let's start there, okay, okay, okay. So I'll start with some of the norm stuff, like replying to all, when you meant to reply just to the sender.
Speaker 2That's the worst. Now, for those of you that don't know, jen and I work at a company together and there's quite a few, there's thousands of employees there, and so if you should reply to all, all your stuff is going to be read by the entire company.
Speaker 1Right, and what I love that our company did, though, is you don't put the dg or the distribution group on the two in the ebl. You like blind copy it. So if someone does do reply to all, it isn't to everyone, because that was happening a lot I'm sure it was so thank you for that solution. First of all, it keeps all the emails from coming in, and then, yeah, should you accidentally hit, the reply to all right man, oh man, oh yeah right.
Speaker 1um, for me this happens a lot. It happens a lot. Number one I'm trying my darndest to do better with people's names. I really am, because it just comes off as rude or like I don't care and I promise I do. I just can't remember these things, and so what really is awkward for me, though, is when it's a meeting and it's a formal introduction, and like literally seconds I don't remember the name, and then you're just kind of hoping oh, please have a badge and please have it flipped so I can see it. So let me say something else. Our company did really well with this one too. Now our badges have our pictures and names on both sides.
Speaker 2Yes indeed.
Speaker 1So, man, oh man, thank you very much for that, Because I appreciate a good name tag and a badge.
Speaker 2Because Jen has a hard time with names.
Speaker 1I really do.
Speaker 2Yeah, man, I really do so my work-related awkward moment. It didn't involve me per se. I mean I was involved and I was in the room. We work at a very diverse place where there's multiple people from multiple cultures that speak different languages. English is not a lot of the people's first language. So you have the Indian culture that we work with, you have the Asian culture from all parts of Asia, not just one in particular, and then you have Hispanic, you also have black people and Caucasian and then you have just it's a multitude of people. The Filipino culture is there as well, which is a part of the Asian.
Speaker 2However, you know again, with this not being first language, sometimes the accents play a part in the delivery of the messages and it's funny to me Now, it may not be funny to someone else, but it's funny to me when American people understand and other cultures don't understand certain things. And I'll tell you why Because a lot of times Americans are left out because the accents are so hard to distinguish what's being said. And it's not a malice. So I want everyone to be clear. There's no malice in not understanding someone. There's just that gap because it's not first language of English. It's not first language of English, and so my supervisor knows exactly where I'm going with this. He has a hard accent and sometimes things just don't come out the way he wants them to, and so there was a few moments where he was expressing himself and, before you knew it, everyone had this very puzzled look on their face. So that I mean to me that was awkward for him and and it was fun to help clear that up, because I do I did understand him.
Work-Related Awkwardness
Speaker 1So, yeah, that was a very awkward moment I hear you I mean I've shared this story. Pat sajak on wheel of fortune, oh, had a mom and daughter and it was coupled. So mom and daughter, team, filipino, right, smart as heck. And the mom called out letters so boldly and she said, uh, you know, her daughter spun there's a high dollar amount and she got excited and she's like I'd like an ep. And pat's like, okay, uh, can you repeat that please? She's on an ep and he's looking and I remember thinking come on, daughter, help her out here, mom out, and so finally, she got it and said an f, and so pat say jack.
Speaker 1You can imagine that an awkward moment. Oh yeah, it's live tv. Yes, and you got the cameraman just focused on pat say jack who's looking like? Oh, mg, I don't know this letter and I don't want to offend anybody right, and that's typically what it is.
Speaker 2You're trying not to offend someone by asking what exactly they said, but with my particular situation I had to explain. Sometimes those sounds on the F is not a F, it's a P or a E.
Speaker 1That's right, that's right. So, yeah, that that is, and but again. So what I love about this is as we're sharing stories. Hopefully, you all are remembering awkward moments absolutely. This is what I love is that typically people forget like. I think we overthink it, it's like, and so what I like to do when someone is having an awkward moment with me, like, let's say, I'm talking to someone and they forget my name, I'm like, oh my gosh, that happens to me all the time. It's so okay, my name.
Speaker 2My name is jen yeah, so you know what I mean. You're good with that. I I just let people struggle through it because I know I'm not mad about it oh, you like, you know, it's like no big deal yeah yeah, so I think that's important when someone's having an awkward moment help them out and just let them know, not a big deal. Right, can we talk about an awkward moment? Save.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 2Because I think those are important too. Very important business meeting that I was attending and I knew that I wanted to be on time. So I got there extra early, so early that I had time to kind of recalibrate after the drive and sit in the car and get myself together. And I seen the person I was meeting with getting out of their car and he wanted to be there before me. So he took a shortcut across the grass, walking right in front of the car. I seen him step in some dog poo, oh, and he was about to walk into the building. So I hurried up and got out of the car. I said hey, hey, wait a minute, look at your shoe. Yeah, and that was an awkward moment saved because he would have walked right into the office.
Speaker 1Right, yeah, that's sweet. And you know, let's continue with work stories. There's awkward moments when people walk out of the bathroom and the toilet seat cover is still attached to them. Or, you know, I've seen some toilet paper, yeah. Or you're talking to someone and there's a booger. Oh, oh, like oh I haven't said that word in so long. It just sounded funny to say it, but you know, and then people stare, and then, or people stare and there's not one, and you're like trying to rub it off.
Speaker 2See, you're saying the things that are really cringey, like those moments give me cringe vibes.
Speaker 1So that's another episode in my, but to me that's awkward.
Speaker 2Oh, definitely.
Speaker 1Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2Definitely.
Technology and Social Fails
Speaker 1Let's talk about technology awkwards.
Speaker 2Okay, okay, me first or you first.
Speaker 1Go for it.
Speaker 2So in our job we are required to know how to operate the computer right.
Speaker 1Of course, yeah, how to?
Speaker 2operate the computer right, of course, yeah, you have to definitely know the bare minimum, the basics, the Word and Excel and Outlook and all that kind of stuff.
Speaker 2And so this particular person started and was asked to turn their computer off not on, but off, okay. And so you had to go to the start button and proceed, had no clue on how to turn the computer off, and I felt really, really bad, but at the same time I felt like you're gonna have a hard time if you don't know how to do this simple stuff, because I can't people just can't walk you through every step of how to use a computer, and so of course that person didn't last that long because, um, it just wasn't no help in that.
Speaker 2Yeah, but very awkward first day of work yeah. Turn your computer off and Didn't know how. Didn't know how.
Speaker 1That's, yeah, that's very awkward, okay, so I have a couple in mind and we I think we all know this in the virtual word world. You're talking and you're on mute and we've been doing this for years.
Speaker 2Oh, yeah, like a zoom meeting, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1So it's funny Cause someone will do it and you're like, okay, you're on mute. You know, get on mute and then sometimes you think we've been doing this for years. How are you still talking with the mute button on? As soon as you say that, guess what happens.
Speaker 2You do it yeah.
Speaker 1So there's that, and this is really awkward, because that mute button is so important. Because that mute button is so important, some people aren't on mute Cringe. We're about to cringe and they're at home and they're just letting their business out where everyone can hear and they don't realize they're not on mute and people are really trying to cut them off Like, corey, you're not on mute, you're not on mute. Make sure everyone mutes and they don't hear it, because they're so involved in what's going on at home.
Speaker 2It's like ugh, and unfortunately, when that happens, we've heard some pretty strange things going on and some things we probably shouldn't be privy to, and so those are very awkward moments.
Speaker 1Yeah, for sure. Let's talk about this awkward type of moments, freaking autocorrect. So I love an autocorrect, especially if it just spells the rest of the word for me, but dang it when it autocorrects and the word is raunchy or just offensive or oh, when that happens it's like no, it's done. And you know people usually are really cool about okay, dang autocorrect and they get it. But there have been some really awkward moments with autocorrect. Yeah.
Speaker 2I can say definitely that it has changed some words that I was not trying to make it be that I'm like, oh my gosh.
Speaker 1Yes, yes, yes.
Speaker 2And then you can't correct it fast enough and you know everyone's going uh, what is he trying to say?
Physical and Social Awkwardness
Speaker 1Yeah, and I'm going to put this out there. You all I know are just like oh, and what about this? And oh, there's this kind of awkward moment with technology. Dm us your awkward moments and we will be sure to share them at the next episode.
Speaker 1Absolutely oh man, we'd love to share those and you can let us know if we can use your name or not, and we'll honor that for sure. Okay, let's talk about physical awkwardness I've had. Let me just share one. I can't break a fall to save my life Like I never have been able to. Very true, I was at a restaurant, in front of a bunch of people in these really nice, big, velvety chairs, and I leaned over to grab something that fell on the floor and, as I'm leaning over, the chair just completely started to tip. My whole self went down with the chair. Oh no, and everyone was just looking because it's me, of course, are you okay? But then we just all started cracking up.
Speaker 2Yeah.
Speaker 1And I just stayed on the floor at this restaurant cracking up, because I couldn't believe what was just happening.
Speaker 2Right. No, that's horrible, and it was in slow motion Corey.
Speaker 1Oh no, it wasn't like a sudden it was yeah, timber, exactly.
Speaker 2I know exactly what you're talking about.
Speaker 1Did you have any physically awkward moments?
Speaker 2I definitely did, and I'm sure everyone can relate to this one. I wore some shoes that were a little bit too small, a little bit too tight, uh-huh, and had to endure a whole day in those shoes like because they were good looking shoes.
Speaker 2Well, just had to wear them you, you, you never intend on wearing shoes that are too tight. But sometimes shoes are snug and you think they're gonna break in, right, or that you know they're not that tight, I'll be all right, you, you know. Or sometimes you think I'm going to be able to go home pretty soon and that your better judgment says bring another pair of shoes. But you know, we get in our own way and say no.
Speaker 1I'll be fine. I'll be fine.
Speaker 2And by the time you're walking home or walking back or getting back home, you're tiptoeing because it just Ouch so yeah. So that's a very awkward situation for me. Somebody else may not feel that that's awkward for them, but I can't handle too tight shoes.
Speaker 1Yeah, got you. Okay, have you ever done this? Bumped into a mannequin and apologized no.
Speaker 2I've done that. I was with you when you said bump into a mannequin, but apologizing, and apologized no and said oh, I'm done that. I was with you when you said bump into a mannequin, but apologizing and apologize no, and said oh, I'm so sorry, that's wild.
Speaker 1Mannequin Okay, I have waved at someone thinking they're waving at me.
Speaker 2Yes, and it's the person behind me. Yes.
Speaker 1Oh, and it's like just kidding, like what do you do with that?
Speaker 2Yes, and I've waved at people that I thought I knew and I did not know them. And they're looking at me like why are you waving at me? You would think they would just wave back, to be polite.
Speaker 1No, no, some of them do do, and that's nice stare away yeah, or like they're waving and then you're thinking, oh, I'm gonna wave. You're like I don't even know this person, so you're thinking, oh, they know me though, so I'm gonna wave yeah and then they're greeting the person right behind you.
Speaker 1Yeah, I feel so weird. Okay, last one for physical awkwardness Eye contact. Now, I don't mind eye contact, but it's awkward when the eye contact is too long. This has happened to me when the eye contact is too long and I don't know how to break it. Really, Really, it's awkward for me because I don't know why I just don't look away no, I've never had that happen to you.
Speaker 2No, not at all. But I'll tell you what has happened to me yeah I've been trying to end the conversation and the person is not ready to end it yet yeah and so they're just gonna keep on talking, no matter what, and I'm like, oh okay. And I've said, oh okay, I'll see you next time, or it was good seeing you.
Speaker 1And they keep going.
Speaker 2And they just keep on talking.
Speaker 1Or like it's the conversation that ever ends, even after you've said goodbye.
Speaker 2Many times.
Speaker 1Because you just don't know how to end it.
Speaker 2Right right.
Speaker 1Right, okay, so you've led us beautifully into social awkwardness.
Speaker 2Yes.
Speaker 1So that definitely is a thing. I've seen people laugh at something serious, but I think it's because they're nervous and it's just like that actually was a sad story.
Speaker 2Yeah, that was a story that needed tears, not laughter.
Speaker 1Yeah, I had. Here's a story where I ran into someone that I just recently unfollowed on social media it was. Yeah, that was pretty awkward and I don't know if they realized I unfollowed them, but I just thought, like I, this is just way too much drama on my feed and, um, I felt so bad.
Speaker 2Yeah, I felt so bad now, this has never happened to me, but I'm just throwing this out there for people that may have, uh, borrowed money and hadn't paid it back. Or someone has borrowed money from you and they haven't paid you back and you run into them. I'm sure that creates a very awkward moment. I've been present when that's happened and I've thought to myself I probably should just exit the scene so I don't hear anything I don't want to hear. Yeah, yeah, exactly, probably should just exit the scene so I don't hear anything I don't want to hear yeah, yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1Have you ever gone to hug someone or kiss someone on the cheek and they're kissing in the same direction and you, awkwardly, almost kiss lips to lips?
Speaker 2oh no oh my god, I don't kiss.
Speaker 1It's like oh, you know, it's like, oh, it's so, yeah, that's very awkward, or here's this.
Speaker 2So you, you respond with a you too, out of habit right, and it's not a you and it makes no sense, yeah, so like you be, you'll be buying food somewhere a fast food restaurant, whatever and they say enjoy your meal, you too.
Speaker 1Yes, it's like oh man, it just shows like I wasn't actively listening to you, Right right, but this is definitely happening to me.
Speaker 2It's a man thing. I'm sure women don't have this. We do handshakes, high fives, pounds, fist bumps, fist bumps right Same.
Speaker 1Thing.
Speaker 2Pounds and fist bumps same thing and you get mixed up in between all of them. So you go for the fist bump and he's reaching the shake hands. You go for the shake hands and then he's going for the fist bump and then you're just doing this rock paper scissors thing and mixed up between it. Yeah, so, and that's awkward, so yeah.
Speaker 1I imagine, yeah, I don't. Yeah, I can imagine You're like okay, what are we doing here? Okay, let's talk about Real quick, real quick Okay.
Speaker 2The other thing that's very awkward for me is when I go to shake someone's hand and they're trying to hug me and you're like, can we shake hands and bring it in, or do we just got to go straight for the hug, right, because there's etiquette in that you know Right, or as a person who's a hugger and someone clearly is not a hugger. Right, it's like okay.
Speaker 1You know, like it's like I just got rejected, Right, right, that's how it feels. Okay, I love the intention of being polite. Let's talk about holding the door for someone. It goes two ways. I really love when people hold the door for me. I think it's so sweet, but I'm like a mile away.
Speaker 2So now what's happened here is I'm rushing now you're rushing to the door and I feel bad that you're just standing there right right and so vice versa.
Speaker 1I've held the door for someone and they're quite a distance away, but then I awkwardly don't want to shut the door on them and make them think like, oh, you're walking too slow, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2So typically what I do if someone's too far away, especially at work, um, and I'm holding the door for them and they start rushing, I tell them hey, take your time. I'm three to four o'clock, you know so yeah, but I mean being that person.
Speaker 2You really are like this person's, holding the door for me so my awkward moment with the door holding is I actually opened the door for someone that was relatively close to the door right behind me and she said please don't hold the door for me. I'm more than capable of opening the door for myself.
Speaker 1Wow, okay, be empowered. I love that. I do not. Well, for the fact that she said it, though, like she's like no need, I don't know, maybe because, there are times when I felt like telling someone there's no need, because now it's making me feel anxious and rushed and so you don't really need to do that oh well, that's a different perspective.
Speaker 2I I took it a whole nother way. So I felt awkward and I was like, so do I just shut it now or do I finish the task at hand?
Speaker 1yeah, exactly, no, I get that. So let's talk about the last thing. There they are, there are and they are very awkward yes, so I'm going to share something that's so personal, about when cory and I kind of first met, and it's going to go back to our first story of passing gas. This is a very true story. Oh, my god, here we go, oh I know where this is going can I be excused.
Speaker 1Well, cory and I first met it was not the very first time, but maybe within the first month or two, yeah, and we partied back then and I just had this silly thing I would do where in the club I would drink and because I was thirsty from dancing, I drank alcohol like it was water. Okay, I know, I know, go ahead. That's dumb. Who does that? That's just stupid.
Speaker 2You'd be surprised. Who does that?
Speaker 1Thank you, Thank you for that Buddha.
Speaker 2Absolutely.
Speaker 1So when I would go outside, it would hit me all of a sudden how sick I was feeling, because you know it didn't hit until fresh air hit me. So Corey and I are in the car and I open my door and excuse myself because I'm about to throw up. And you were just so sweet. You're like no, please take care of yourself. And, corey, sometimes I do the sweet thing like hold my hair back right. But then I decided to pass gas while I'm throwing up Awkward. And it just kept going and get this in the middle of throwing up awkward. And it just kept going and get this in the middle of throwing. In the middle of all this nonsense. I have the nerve to get in an apology like I'm all, I'm so sorry, and then I just keep going. I'm so sorry, seriously. No, jen, please don't. Anyways, I did that.
Speaker 1Talk about romantic awkwardness, or some people have said like I love you early and people don't say it back right away. Then that's gotta feel awkward. It's like okay, we're not quite there yet. I shared too early. Moving on, yes, moving on. So, anyways, do you have any romantic awkward moments you want to share?
Speaker 2um, not, I've just.
Conclusion: Awkward Moments Connect Us
Speaker 1No, I think you covered, spilled completely any awkward there's a little bit about us all right, so why are we doing this? You can see here that most awkward moments are actually good. They're not harmful. You can go back, and what I love is when you have these moments in conversation with people. This just connects people, just talking about these awkward moments. So remember we are human. These awkward moments beautifully connect us and it's proof that you're just putting yourself out there.
Speaker 2Yeah, you're human and so I wanted to do this podcast episode, because life has just been really serious lately and we just needed a little bit of a break to enjoy ourselves, laugh at ourselves, laugh at each other and hopefully you're laughing at us, so yeah, so to link it to this podcast, here's what jenko says.
Speaker 1Awkward moments are elevators. You can go up by laughing, learning and letting it go, or stay stuck by beating yourself up I like that choose to go up. It's not worth beating yourself up. Let's do that. Yeah, well, you know us to take the elevator. We say look up and let's elevate every day, elevate every day. Every day I quit Every day Elevate.
