Take the Elevator
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SPEAKER_00:Hey, it's Jen the Builder and Corey. And we're back on the elevator.
SPEAKER_02:Yes. Welcome back to the elevator.
SPEAKER_00:It's been a couple of weeks. And uh first of all, we're recording over the weekend, and I love a good nap on a Saturday. People asked me on Friday, hey, what are you looking forward to over the weekend? I was like, a nap.
SPEAKER_02:A nice long nap, yes.
SPEAKER_00:Absolutely. So we're here, and Corey, I said, Do you have any ideas for this epo episode? Like, let's just be real. We're almost 400 in. And sometimes I get in my head about, haven't we done that one already? Or I don't really have a topic to bring forward. So you kind of hit this lull, right? So I'm really excited about today. I love what you're bringing forward or what we're gonna bring forward.
SPEAKER_02:Absolutely. It's excuse me, definitely a joint effort.
SPEAKER_00:So let's do it.
SPEAKER_02:Let's do it.
SPEAKER_00:Okay. Okay.
SPEAKER_02:Uh well. Excuse me for that momentary pause. I was using my phone for something else, and so I needed to pull up my notes. So let's talk about first of all, Jen. You know, we we took a little bit of a break, and in that break, we've come to some realizations. Um, we're not going anywhere, no, we're not planning on stopping podcasting or writing books or all the other wonderful things that we're involved in. But we we just realize sometimes we have to unplug and slow down. And in slowing down, you gotta find something else to do. Even though podcasting is very relaxing, it has its moments of pure joy, and then it has its moments of, oh man, that took a lot out of me. But we just realize we have to do something a little bit different to get out of the rut of doing the same thing over and over and over. I'm gonna ask you because you're my partner, and I know you need different things, different scenery. Sometimes you say, I just need to get out of the IE. Can you give me a say that? Yeah. Can you give us some of the things that you need to do when you've hit that wall and you feel like, you know what? I just need some time to regroup, recharge, put some gas in the tank.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. Well, a good friend of ours just recently said it like this. She needed to change her environment. And I get that. Like when you're running and Corey, you and I are not sprinting. This is a marathon.
SPEAKER_02:Right.
SPEAKER_00:And with that, it takes discipline. I think there are times when I feel the cramps, and I, like you said, just need to kind of pull over and do something a little different or just take a breath, right? So we can keep going. Because I agree with you, the intention is to keep going. And one might ask why, right? Like people are like, how long are you gonna run the ep the podcast until we both say it's time? Yeah. And we've done things like that in life where we've realized, hey, it's time to cut this out. We talk about it and we make that transition plan, right? So what I need is definitely a change in environment. I need a space where there's not so much thinking about what's next. Um, because I think you and I have built in such a strong way that we know what's next.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:But to be okay to say, hey, even though this is on schedule, every week we own our time, if you will. We get to say, we need a little bit of this and be able to do that. No one's we're not reporting to anyone on this, but to ourselves. And it's like this is part of the freedom of being an entrepreneur.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:So I think that's what I need is the right to exercise that freedom to say, hey, let's do something else and let's do something that's more focused on self-care, relationship care. And um, you know me, I'm always down for some fun. So I'm gonna go a little bit into detail. It could be live music, it could be putting me in a new space. So you just take me on a car ride and you give me new things to look at, new people to experience, new shops to go in, good music to listen to on the road, and that's all I need for a reset. It's pretty cool because it's not that much, but it's taking the time to do that little bit of much that I need.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, it's a bit of a um rom-com type of movie, but it says exactly what we feel um from Pretty Woman.
SPEAKER_00:You know, we say we say what, we say who, we say when, we say how much. Right.
SPEAKER_02:And so sometimes you just gotta be the captain of your own ship.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_02:And we forget that, right? We forget that we can say, you know what, not gonna do that today. Not gonna put myself in that situation right now. I I had to say at some point in time, um, I'm not gonna write anything today. I'm not, I'm not gonna write any music, I'm not gonna write any books, I'm not, I'm just not gonna do it. And I put myself, I don't know why it did this to me, but I put myself under this pressure, like you have to do something productive every single day. Right. Otherwise, it's a waste of time. And how crazy is that to put that kind of pressure on yourself. Sure.
SPEAKER_00:And that's what leads me to, I love when you said we're gonna name this part of the the session or episode uplifting. Yeah. And I think that's important that we take the time to uplift ourselves. And really, what it comes down to, Gory, is I feel it's self-compassion. When you're in service to people, it's so important that we are able to serve ourselves and each other. So that's one way I definitely want to uplift you is that in the middle of all this, while taking care of yourself, the small ways that you uplift me mean so much to me. Um, today I got to play the keyboard while my mom sang. And I don't take for granted that I don't have to worry about packing up a keyboard, making sure the chords are there. Oh, and by the way, it's a potluck. And you're like, yeah, I'm already heating up the food that we made yesterday for it. I'm like, score, like, you know, and I think gratitude is a big part of the reset. Gratitude should be every day. But I think especially when we're resetting, it's just taking the time to breathe and just notice all the small things that are happening around us.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, and I want to acknowledge this, and I haven't I haven't talked to you about this uh as far as uplifting you in a way that you uplift me. Now, now there's ways that Jen clearly uplifts uh other people all day, every day. And her new role, she's uh doing a phenomenal job. Let's just start there. And then let's also say that um her job requires her to uplift people and to encourage them and give them good solid foundational uh pointers to navigate through their life and through their work and through their job and how to dig deep. And and that's something that we don't have in society today, where we learn how to dig deep. When you're at the end of your rope, you've tied your knot, you're holding on, it's time to dig deep. It's time to reach that level inside of yourself to be able to go just a little bit further, you know?
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, and this work, thank you, Corey, for recognizing that. Um, it's a lot of pull action. So talking to a specific person on my team, he's like, it's not the push, it's the pull. And at first I didn't quite get it, but that can be tiring because it's easy to push, especially when you're me naturally, where it's like you can do this, and then there's the motivation piece, that stuff still exists, but when you're with people and pulling what's in them out and paying attention to that, it's a lot of artwork.
SPEAKER_02:You're constantly stretching people, and so when you're stretching anything, it always has a breaking point. So you just never want to get them to the point where they're broken, but you want to get as much out of them as possible so that they can begin to rely on themselves in a whole nother fashion. Yeah, but Jen, I want to I wanted to bring up something that that you did to uplift me. Um and and it's important to the individual when you're uplifting them, because you think to yourself, wow, she really didn't have to do that. He really didn't have to do that. And so um there I have my niceties in life. They're not must-haves, they're they're niceties. And Jen did something for me, and it was around birthday time, but guys, let's be really clear. Uh, Jen and I aren't hurting for a birthday present. We're not looking for a birthday present, it's not necessary. And so when we do things for one another, it's it's a lot of just straight love and and understanding that you deserve this, you you need this. And so she had asked me, you know, what I wanted. Um, and she just always goes the extra mile. And and what she did for me was I had asked for one particular thing, and and she, I hope you remember, but it was a pair of shoes that I really, really wanted. And so I sent her options to buy one or the other, and she bought them all. And yes, I was very happy, content, and and and satisfied. You know, it wasn't one of those moments of like, oh man, I wish she had got these, or I wish she had got those, or I wish it was like this, and and that really took me to the next level, and I'll tell you why. Not because I have another pair of shoes to add to my collection, but because I know this woman didn't have to do that, but she did it because she wanted me to feel good, and I did, and it gave me a little bit more gas in the tank to just be like, okay, I'm gonna go a little harder now.
SPEAKER_00:I love the gas in the tank moment. Oh, yeah. Did you really not know that I was gonna buy you the more than that one pair?
SPEAKER_02:I had no idea.
SPEAKER_00:Oh, I love when a surprise works out.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I don't get surprised very often, and that was definitely one of them.
SPEAKER_00:Well, Corey is an excellent receiver of gifts. I am, yeah. So, you know, I just did an unboxing on our YouTube channel for Fuzzy Furry Forest. Uh-oh, we're moving into updates. Uh yeah, but and we're gonna link to that, yeah, beautifully. But I haven't had a chance to catch a reel or at least post it. I've caught reels of Corey opening gifts, and I think we're both really good at it. Just the excitement and ooh, what's this and expressing um gratitude and the surprise, the surprise factor is great. Yeah, I don't know if you've ever done this, but if you've ever surprised someone and it's just kind of like, I have.
SPEAKER_02:And I don't, you know, you can say you don't like when that happens, but you are less inclined to give good gifts to that person when they're like that. You know, they're like, oh, thank you so much. You're like, mm-mm, mm-mm. I put some heart and soul into this. You better give me what give me what I need.
SPEAKER_00:And that might be the way they express appreciation. Uh, but I just am I've very used to ours. Yeah. So, anyhow, I know I went into updates already, but that was a great uplifting moment. Absolutely. And it's so needed that we do this as people, just uplift yourselves and each other and take the time for it.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, and before we transition completely, I want to uplift the listeners because guys, we understand that you know we've been through some changes, and with us going through, you're obviously going through too. Sometimes we miss a week out of the 400, which sounds crazy, uh, episodes that we've recorded. But um, we we just appreciate you guys so much. You guys have shared the podcast. We've hopped in and out of video trying to make that work. But you know, I'm just gonna be no, I'm gonna save the the rail for that. Uh we got another portion, but what I'm what I'm gonna say is that you've stuck with us, you've shared the podcast, you've gotten us around the world as crazy as that sounds.
SPEAKER_00:Like there's somebody listening to us in Asia and London, and well, it was a really strange New Zealand, and like I'm like, wow, Nigeria, someone's actually Germany, especially I mean, Europe is such a big and Asia's such big um real estate, if you will. But yeah, this specific country just means a lot to us. And I love Corey when we get messages like, hey, are you guys okay? Because we've missed an episode, or I learned so much about you from this one show you mentioned, and I have to remember that. Like, guys, if you listen to all our episodes, you would have Corey and I pegged. Oh, yeah, pegged, like open book, open door, just open. And that can take a little bit of a toll, right? When you just so um forthright and giving. Okay, there it is. Yeah, I love that. Forthright and giving.
SPEAKER_02:So, yeah, we just want to say thank you, and we we're uplifting you because of what you've done in following and sharing and helping and motivating us because we need a little, you know, kick in the button, the motivation too. So, thank you guys. Um, there's specific people out there I really want to bring out, but you know, I'm I'm gonna keep this general and hopefully in the very near future I can call out some names because uh there's some people that really need to be shouted out.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, yeah. So, guys, we have some really cool updates. Um, while we've been taking some us time, you know, the work does still continue. I'm excited today. I think it was today. It was today. When we woke up from our nap, Corey checks uh our emails, and we got an email from our illustrator, Vanessa. Montano, yes, and so our next book is soon to be coming out, and in this process, what happens with that is she finalizes the pictures and sends them to us, and we have a new character that's um a co-star to one of our main characters already.
SPEAKER_02:Yes, um, I'm so excited about this, and I and I I know I just here's what I know I know people are gonna get excited about this. Um, I'm doing things outside of myself, outside of what I normally do. Obviously, when you add someone that's writing with you, they're gonna bring out the pieces that your blind sides, and and this was a blind side for me to write about female characters. And when you write with a female, uh yeah, Mike.
SPEAKER_00:Uh, where's the female love in this?
SPEAKER_02:Where's the balance in this, you know? So she's balancing me, Jen is balancing me out, and the female characters are coming out, and it's it's pretty cool because I just love the dynamics we're working with now. So, guys, get ready. This one's gonna be the next couple of books are gonna be those just that that really nice gift that you wasn't expecting to happen. And especially for the kiddos, I mean, the girl kiddos are gonna have a really good time with these characters and and the adventures in the fuzzy furry forest. So that that's one of the biggest updates. Another one, and I gotta jump ahead of this one because um Jen mentioned playing on the piano, playing on the keyboard, and that's huge. You don't know this, but this is huge. Why is it so huge? Because Jen literally took about a 10-year pause on playing a whole decade, really though. Yeah, and so almost, yeah. This is big, and and it's not just her unpausing playing, she's starting to sing as well. Yeah, so no, no, you don't get a chance just yet.
SPEAKER_00:No, okay.
SPEAKER_02:Not only is she unpausing singing and playing, she's unpausing, singing, and playing in private and taking it public, and she's gonna be doing this in multiple areas. And I gotta segue into something else, but I want to give her a chance to talk about this a little bit. Go ahead, Jen.
SPEAKER_00:So if y'all could see me, I'm uh smiling ear to ear. Ear to ear, yeah. This is a big, big moment, pivotal, because it's one of the fears and insecurities that I've faced. For those who don't know, real quick, I used to play and sing all the time. Corey and I did duets and stuff all the time. And um, I had surgery, and unfortunately, um it changed my voice completely. Um is it Corey? Yes, there's a voicemail that still exists in the world. Just call one of these numbers, you'll hear my voice from uh 10 years ago, and it doesn't even sound like me.
SPEAKER_02:It's so different that I called one day and it came on, and I said, Who the heck is answering Jen's phone? I was like, Oh, heck no. And it was her. It that's how different the voice sounds.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. So I'm gonna make this real quick. When my voice came out the way it did, and I played the piano and I sang, and it was just off, off, off, off. I couldn't stomach it, stomach it. I didn't want anything to do with it. So that meant I stopped playing the keyboard too. And I tried, and um, when I had a moment of my voice coming back, my throat would just my vocal cords would just tire. And so um, anyhow, I really didn't like my voice. And now people are like, oh my gosh, you're I heard your voice, and I knew it was you, and I just love your voice. It's so different. And um, I love my voice now, and I'm getting comfortable with the register that I'm in. And yeah, so I got to play and my mom sang, so that was really special. I think that was definitely the way it was supposed to be for the first time to be doing this. Yeah, so I'm I am open. I receive what's coming our way as a result of being able to play again on stage and be with you doing music again, Corey.
SPEAKER_02:Absolutely.
SPEAKER_00:What in the world? So that's take a rest just to add something else.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, that's the segue for me because um you probably haven't heard me talking about the shameless band a lot and know we haven't completely dissolved. Uh, we're just taking a uh a detour. We're we're finding other routes to get to our destination. That that's exactly what we're doing. Um, and and and that's for everyone. And it's not a bad thing. It just means you know, you can preserve the longevity when you're able to do this. Um, I think personally, anything that you're working on should be again able to take a break, able to pause for a minute, get some gas, refuel, build back up, and then go at it as hard as you want to. So this is allowing the band a few minutes in time to slow down, and then it's allowing Jen and I to connect on a musical level, um, like we had in the past, which means a whole lot to me. Um it's big, real, real big. So I'm looking forward to those moments again of connection in in the musical world with with Jen. So welcome aboard.
SPEAKER_00:It's amazing. Yeah, and you never know why the need for the pause. Right. Right? That's the thing. Like I didn't I'm glad we didn't miss out on this. So um, yeah, away we go. Um, I wanted to say too, speaking of uplifting and updates, there is a really, really good friend of mine that has been listening to me play behind closed doors, if you will. And so I'll just jump on and she just is so encouraging because I can sing any old way and play, and um, she just joins me in the reindeer game. So yeah, she knows exactly who she is. So shout out and much love for just the amazing friendship and support in um pulling that out. She definitely has helped me, you huge in pulling that out.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Any more updates you want to talk about, Jen?
SPEAKER_00:Um no, I think they're gonna be up and coming, and so just stay tuned and and lean into what we're doing because it's gonna be good.
SPEAKER_02:It's gonna be real good. Uh my last update is we we're hitting platforms, we're we're hitting bookstores. Uh, we we've already uh announced that we were in Barnes and Noble. Whoop, whoop, that's huge! Oh my gosh, I'm just okay, sorry about that. But um Walmart. Um, we're working on Target, we're working on some independent stores, and this is a lot of like that that moment when you you have to just really feel good about it inside. You you can't express it any kind of way, but on the inside, I just I feel like I'm glowing, the sun is busting out of me because I'm just so um content with the work that we've put in, and now the journey is starting to show the rewards of the consistent pacing ourselves and running and keeping pace, you know? Yeah, just it's amazing. I can't I don't I don't even have words for it. So just know this it feels really good.
SPEAKER_00:It really does. Um, I do have something to share. I am stoked for next year. Corey is gonna start providing workshops on writing, and I'm going to partner with him and bring out some journaling um things and just setting a space where we can be together and just write without overthinking, just whatever's on your mind and your heart, what does that look like? Expressed, um find out who you are as a writer and bring that out.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:And then it's gonna be uh part two. If you're interested in part two, which I highly recommend. Um, we know that we are in a world of people independently doing things. So uh I think we've not, I think we've had enough time, Corey especially, just knowledge and how to self-publish. And then also if you don't, what else there is, we've met a lot of really great authors along the way who are published, and so they'll be able to share their journey as well. Yeah, so that is going to be part of 2026.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, and I'm gonna have some of a little bit to say about that in our win section, which is coming up. So uh let's talk about some wins, Jim. Yes.
SPEAKER_00:What what's yours, Corey? Like, are we talking big wins, small wins, just wins in general?
SPEAKER_02:Just some wins, you know, that that we can share, and hopefully someone can feel like they can piggyback off of those wins and and catch this this this uh the wind of winning. The wind of winning on the sailboat.
SPEAKER_00:All right, all right, so I know we've already talked about some of the stuff from Jenko's perspective. I have one that I'd really love to share with everyone here, man. You know that kind of way when you're in a situation and there's a responsibility you have, maybe, and you realize I'm not equipped for this. I don't know how to do this. And that was a very real moment for me in this new position, um, is grief support. Uh, I have always processed grief internally, way down deep internally. I don't typically talk about it. Um, and so there was a big event that happened, very sad event that happened at work. And part of my job would have been to support this team, and I would have supported them with love. That's never not a thing for me, and compassion, understanding, and just leaning in and and being there for them. But as far as words related to grief and understanding the nuances and the and the type of support that's needed, um, I was so blessed to be able to talk to my boss about it. And um, and this is amazing to me. We just plugged in and saw what was out there, and so now I am in a workshop to become a grief educator. That's a huge win. I think grief is so grief support is so needed in our world because this is anything to do with loss, right? It doesn't have to be through death, it could be many things a job, losing a job, um, not having a relationship with someone anymore, right? Just those big changes. So that's a win.
SPEAKER_02:That's a huge win.
SPEAKER_00:I get I get to learn all about it and and grow.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah. I wanted to touch on a little bit of what you shared as far as the workshop because that's a huge win for me.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah.
SPEAKER_02:And for you. Uh, when I say me, it gives me an opportunity to share my knowledge and wisdom and experience in the publishing, writing, um, also some illustrative parts of putting out a body of work. A lot of people are comfortable with the YouTube, a lot of people are comfortable with Googling or AIing information about that, but some people need that one-on-one or in-person type of uh learning setting. Yeah. And when this presented itself to me, I realized like that here's an opportunity for something that's that's missing. Uh a one-on-one or an in-person chance to learn some of the steps and possibly all the steps and get to know what that's about. And then partnering and coupling that with journaling and writing, period, uh, with Jen. Huge win because guys, there's nothing more, and and I'm gonna say the obvious part out loud, excuse me. But Jen and I love to work together, and it does something for us when we're able to work together. We used to didn't look for spaces to work together, but now we see the importance of husband and wife and partnering with one another to put something out and give it to the world. Uh, it's received so much better from a husband and wife couple. It's it's also received um on a level that is taken more serious when there's two people that have been doing this for any amount of time and they see that you know, we're committed to what we're teaching, but even more so committed to one another. So these are all big wins that we're experiencing and and knowledge that we're now walking into and saying, you know what, we let let's live in this space, let's embody this space.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. Want to end this part with this thought is that you have to be open to the conflict and the friction. When I think about everything that we've been through and said, Oh my gosh, this is why we've kind of been fighting or bucking the system because it's the thing that actually works.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:Right. And so just remember that when you're going through something and it's like, man, why is this so big in my life right now? It's usually because that's the thing. Yeah. That it's supposed to be, you just got to figure that part out. So um, yeah, bring it. Like, I just am excited about learning and then being partnering, um, partnering with people who desire the same thing. For those who don't know about Corey and I or Jenco, I just think we are one of the biggest cheerleaders ever. Like when we work with people and they're in their element, it just excites us. It brings us so much positivity and life creativity that we're all about it. So, anyhow, ah the winds, the winds are so good.
SPEAKER_02:The winds, um, that moves us into our last and final space, and it's just keeping it real and what that means to us and what it's meant to us uh in this journey that we've been on, and able to just pause for a second, look back, and acknowledge those things. What's what's been real about this journey, Jen? What what give me a couple of things or maybe just one thing that you've you've had to acknowledge. Oh man, I gotta keep it real about this.
SPEAKER_00:Man, that's such a loaded question. Uh-huh. So if I had to pick one thing right now. There are times when it can get kind of lonely. You know, when you're just putting your work out there continuously. And what I mean by lonely is you're just wondering, like, how is this hitting people? Um there can be a fear of rejection. Fear is a little bit a strong word, but that's always the thing, right? Like, are people gonna like this? Um, are they gonna see what this is about? Um, and you I think at the end of the day, as a creative, it's nice when people appreciate your work. So um when you don't hear it sometimes, which is very few and far in between, but when it does happen, it's like, oh, didn't that go well? Did it not translate? You know, that kind of way. It's like it really kind of mess with your mind and your heart. So you just always have to stay, stay up and be protected about that and be confident in who you are and whose you are and why you're doing what you're doing, and what your purpose is and what your mission is, and just stay true to all of that despite um those moments.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah. So in my in my keeping it real, um realization that's about a part of keeping it real, right? Um yeah, I I'm I'm just gonna say it. It's tough, but if I'm the smartest person in the room, if I'm the one doing what I'm talking about or thinking about, I'm probably in the wrong space. And I had to come to that realization. I have to keep myself in rooms where there are people 10 times, 20 times, 100 times smarter than I am, understand business better than I do, understand the the process better than I do. I cannot allow myself to continue to walk into rooms and spaces where I have the advantage because I'm more advanced than everyone else. So I've been forcing myself, and it's tough because when you have to ask questions, when you have to admit you don't know something, it's hard. That is not the easiest part of my day to say, I don't understand. Please help me understand. Can you show me how to do this? Can you tell me how to get from this level to the next level? And so that's been my 100% keep it real moment, and that realization that I'm not gonna go back to that advantage position, that feel-good position, because that's what it really is. It's about my pride and my ego. Hey, I I can teach everybody in this room something about this, or I can show them that, and I just don't want it anymore. I crave to have more wisdom, more knowledge, and more understanding. If you're listening to this and you're saying, What is he talking about? I'm talking to you. I am talking directly to you because the moment you reach the plateau, what are we doing this for?
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. It's so important. And I was gonna even say earlier, Corey, when you were talking, um, one of the things I wanted to mention about you, and I think we could do an episode on this, is through all of this, relationships are so key, and this is what I mean. Relationships that Corey seeks out with people um always adds value to the big picture. And the way you network Corey and build relationships isn't just like lateral or same knowledge type things, like you know how to build up and reach out to people who've already done the work or they have their expertise, and you plug into them and you come very humble with needing that information. That's a gift, that's a gift, and it it looks very tiring when I watch you do it. It's like, wow, this is intense building uh and seeking out and putting yourself on the other side of their desk to say, here's where I'm at. Now show me. And I think that's valuable, especially in this space of AI. I mean, you can easily get that information from AI, but there is something that's different about people who have walked it and talked it and done it.
SPEAKER_02:Can can I say something about that, Jen? Yeah. Um, when I talk about AI, it's it's not always in a positive light, but it's definitely not in a negative light. Um, you have to be the master and not the slave. So when you get ready to create something that you need AI's assistant, I can encourage that you be the master and not the slave. Don't let AI do everything. But that's not what I want to talk about. What I want to say right here is we forget when we're creating things, how important the human connection really is. And when I go and I sit with someone and I'm allowing them to mentor me and tutor me and show me different aspects of what I'm interested in, I'm not doing that for five minutes, 10 minutes, a couple of weeks. I'm doing this for a lifetime. I what I mean is I'm building a relationship that where if I see this person 10 years from now, I'm gonna be able to say, hey, how's it going? And get a response back. Not like, okay, you used me for what you needed, now you just moved on. Um, it's so important to me to be able to build a relationship that lasts for an eternity. And this is where the AI thing comes in. That relationship won't get old and replaced with the next best thing. Meaning, AI will go out of style. Something in AI will go out of style and you have to upgrade. These relationships are forever.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. Yeah. I love that. Something to think about as we end this episode is that we are built for connection. Yeah. So I think my overall question is how are you connecting with someone today? And someone new, right? Those are really important to have the new connections. It's great for our brain, great for our minds, our spirits, our hearts.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, it does wonders to you. Yeah. For you, with you, all that stuff.
SPEAKER_00:All of it. All of it. Well, I guess this is it. And we are going to the end of the room. Yeah, we are here, and uh, we plan on being here every week, definitely until the end of the year. That's something you can count on. So you know us to take the elevator. We say, look up and let's elevate every day.
SPEAKER_01:Elevate every day, elevate, every day, elevate, every day.
