More Than Normal Podcast: Recent Episodes
Adam and Melissa Flora
Season 2, Episode 2
Episode Title: surTHRIVING
Blurb: "Don't waste your crisis" is a phrase we heard when the pandemic first struck, and it is something that stuck with us. The Covid-19 pandemic has put a lot of people through a whole lot, but there may be some ways to not only survive this season of life, but maybe even thrive!
GO/DO:
1) Make sure you are living with a purpose
2) Find a routine that works for you
3) Stay connected
4) Take it one day at a time
Episode Recap: In this episode we share some of our thoughts on the strange times we are living in. However, we know this situation is changing all the time, so we wanted to hit some concepts that can keep applying long past covid!
Voices in this Episode:
Melissa Flora
Adam Flora
Mentioned in this Episode:
SGN "Some Good News" - John Krasinski
Good News Network
Donald Miller - Story Brand
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Season 2, Episode 1
Episode Title: One Hit Wonders? We're Back!
Go/Do: Re-subscribe to our pod if you aren't subscribed anymore and get pumped for a new season!
Voices in this Episode:
Melissa Flora
Adam Flora
Episode #4
Episode Title: I Hate Scheduling, But…
Blurb: How do you really feel about scheduling? Wish you could fit more into your schedule or take stuff out? Join us for an honest conversation about calendar planning and why we prioritize it, even if we don’t always enjoy doing it.
GO/DO:
If you do not have a way of scheduling, you need to try it, at least for a month! (We highly recommend trying a digital calendar!)
If you already schedule, make a list of your top 10 (or less) priorities. Ask yourself “how does my calendar reflect my priorities?” If it doesn’t, how can you make that happen?
Episode Recap: In this episode we share how we REALLY feel about ALL THINGS scheduling and calendars. Listen in on how our personalities affect our planning and why we prioritize it, even if we don’t always enjoy doing it. We cover how calendar planning forces us to be intentional with our time, focused on our priorities, and careful when it comes to saying “yes” to only the right things.
Voices in this Episode:
Melissa Flora
Adam Flora
Mentioned in this Episode:
-Jocko Willink
-The Eisenhower Matrix
-Jenna Kutcher (One of Melissa’s Podcast Crushes) & Batch Work
Rachel Hollis (One of Melissa’s Podcast Crushes) & her Annual Calendar Audit
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Episode #3
Episode Title: The Comparison Game
Blurb: Who have you compared yourself to in the past 24 hours? How often do you compare yourself to others and how does it effect your self-view?
GO/DO: This week, snap an honest “non highlight reel” picture on social media and tag us at @morethannormalpodcast!
Episode Recap: In this episode we have an honest conversation about the human nature of comparisons and how it affects our self-view. We discuss the Social Comparison Theory, using comparisons for self-enhancement vs. self-evaluation, and practical ways to stop getting caught up in the “Comparison Game.”
Voices in this Episode:
Melissa Flora
Adam Flora
Mentioned in this Episode:
Comparison Trap Study
Leon Festinger-Social Comparison Theory (1950s) Journal of Human Relationship
Did you enjoy this episode? Help us spread the word!
Hopefully, this episode has helped you find a few practical ways to “do family better.” If you appreciated it, we would love for you to rate or review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Your rating and review help get the podcast in front of new parents and listeners. You can also click the buttons below to share this episode on your own social media channels. Thank you for listening!
Episode #2
Episode Title: Why “More than Normal?”
Blurb: So, what is normal, really? In this episode we discuss why we think “normal” is a bad thing and how we evaluate if areas of our life are normal or not.
GO/DO: Spend 20 minutes this week evaluating 3-5 areas of your life. Consider the categories of physical health, mental/emotional well-being, partner/love, family, friends, experiences, finances, learning, etc. Use the “green, yellow, red” scale to help you determine what areas are just too normal so that you can figure out where to focus putting skin in the game.
Episode Recap:
In this episode we spend some time discussing how we define normal. For some, “normal” has a positive connotation, while for others, “normal” can be a negative term. For us, normal means boring, status quo, or average…and we want to live a life of anything but that! We also spend some time discussing the importance of evaluating areas of our life on regular basis and how to evaluate those areas on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly basis to keep a constant eye on our level of “normal.”
Voices in this Episode:
Adam Flora
Melissa Flora
Mentioned in this Episode:
Brendon Burchard’s High Performance Planner
Episode # 1
Episode Title: Put Some Skin in the Game
The Blurb: Take it from us, starting things can be REALLY HARD. In this episode, we will talk about what it takes to get a dream or goal started.
GO/DO: Take the first, tangible, step
Episode Recap:
In this pilot episode, we spent some time helping any new friends that may be joining us for the first time get to know us better.
Once you learned a bit about who we are, we quickly talked about how tough the last year has been and how the rut we were in was something that we needed to overcome together.
We finally talked about how that action step came with some risk, but ultimately came by taking one, tangible action step. We needed to put some skin in the game. For us, that skin came in the shape of two very expensive microphones. We knew that once we got those, there was no chance of NOT doing it (pardon the double negative).
We wonder what skin you need to put in the game. Do you have a dream that just needs a first step? Well, go buy that ticket, buy that thing, sign up for that class or whatever else you need to do to just get the ball rolling.
Voices in this Episode:
Adam Flora
Melissa Flora