Do you struggle with making "big decisions" in your marriage? Well, here is a process we use that can help!

We are in week five of our series on making important decisions in our lives and we are using the acronym I D E A. Inspiration, discussion, education and now finally "ACTION"!

Grab a notepad and a pen ... it is time to learn a great strategy!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

In this episode we discuss how important it is to educate ourselves before we make a decision! And, with all of the tools we have available today ... how easy it is too! 

Grab a pen and pad ... you are going to want to take some notes!!!

We are in our third week of this series ... We Have An IDEA! How To Have A Productive Discussion ... About Anything and Everything!!!

The "D" in the acronym is for "discussion" and in this podcast episode we "discuss" how to make your conversation a productive one and we share an awesome process you can use to really make great decisions!!!

Grab a pen and paper. Seriously, gran a pen and a pad. You will enjoy learning "The Ben Franklin Method" for decision making!!!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Currently we are in a 5 Part series on how we made the decision to go and live full time in a RV! Is the series we are using the acronym 

• I - Inspiration
• D - Discussion
• E - Educate 
• A - Action

In this episode we discuss the role inspiration played in our process and how inspiration can energize your marriage!

Grab a pen and a pad ... there's homework! 

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

First, thank you for all of the kindness you shared with us last week after hearing our Covid story! It was much appreciated. 

This week we share with everyone the answer to a question we get a lot these days ... how did you two decide to sell everything you own, including your home, and go live full time in a RV?

We are going to share with you the process we used and you can use too when making a decision!

Grab a pad and pen and take notes! 

 
Jim & Christie Jacobus

Sorry we missed the last month podcasting ... we went through a brutal personal battle with Covid 19! We are using this podcast to reset everything, get a fresh start, share with you about our struggle with Covid and ... let you know where we will be headed with the podcast in the future!

Spoiler alert ... we have some fun stuff coming!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

We are wrapping up our 5 week series of tough questions to help us all build a more vibrant healthy marriage with the one big question we need to be asking ourselves daily! We trust you will enjoy this week's podcast!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

This week's "tough question" is very simple ... how do YOU stack up in the two most important skills to the success of every marriage? Seriously, if you can work hard to be just good at these two you can have a SOLID marriage! Master these two and you can have a great marriage!

What are they? Listen, take notes and find out "how you stack up"!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Last week we talked about what your 5 biggest strengths are. Well, it is equally important to be aware of and be working on what are challenges are. But ... we are going to cut you, and ourselves, some slack and focus on only 3! 

It takes courage to look in the mirror and admit our faults! NEWS FLASH ... we all have them. That just makes us human. How we handle them determines what kind of human, and spouse we are!

So, let's do the work this week and make a change for the better!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

This week, in our 5 Tough Questions series we want you to list your top 5 strengths that you bring to the marriage! Strange that it would be one of our 5 Tough Questions series. Well, you would be surprised how people struggle to list what they are good at!

So, grab a note pad and a pen and get to it! After listening to the podcast of course!

NOTE: Our apologies for the poor sound quality on Jim's mic! OPERATOR ERROR!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

This is the first question from our series 5 Questions We Need To Ask Ourselves To Build A More Vibrant, Healthy Marriage! Week One,  What Does It Take To Be A Great Woman/Man? 

We start the series by asking ourselves to get clear about our goal ... being the best version of ourselves! What does it take? What do we admire in others? Where am I in relation to those qualities we see as "great". 

Grab your pen and paper and let's get to work! 

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Hey gang ... 

In this episode we kick off a series of 5 questions we all need to ask ourselves to build a more vibrant healthy marriage! Today we focus on the power of questions, how to ask ourselves the right questions and how these questions can energize us as well as our marriage! 

Grab a pen and paper ... time to take some notes! 

Jim & Christie Jacobus

The time has come to put the Covid19 Pandemic in it's rightful place! While we are quite certain it isn't any where near 100% over we do want to focus on the future and moving ahead.

In this podcast episode Team Jacobus shares 4 different ways to intentionally move forward in our lives, and specifically in our marriages, in a positive and constructive manner!

Let's take what we have learned in the last several weeks and make a better way forward ...

 
Jim & Christie Jacobus 

What have we learned, in our marriages, from this Covid-19 pandemic? In this episode Team Jacobus looks at Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow With Covid-19! 

What are the lessons learned? How do these lessons impact our lives today with things "opening back up"? And, most important, what is life and our marriages going to look like moving forward? 

We believe this has been a great teacher for our marriage? How about you? 

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Every challenge, difficulty or issue we face in life presents us with an opportunity to learn! In this episode we look at ... 3 Things We Have Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic! 

These are 3 lessons we believe each of us, individually and as a couple, can take away from this horrific situation and consequently be better tomorrow!

Enjoy ... 

Jim & Christie Jacobus

It has been said, throughout the ages, "Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste!" In this episode we share with you 3 strategies, along with some very specific "to-do's", to help us all make the most out of this crisis!

Taking action is huge when we feel like our lives are out of control so enjoy this B "action taking packed episode" and get busy not letting this crisis go to waste! 

 
Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Hey gang ... 

In this episode Jim & Christie break down their tag line "Building More Healthy Vibrant Marriages"! And they talk about why YOUR marriage matters both on a personal front and in a much larger sense as well! 

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

How do you take control of your life when Covid-19 has sent everything else totally out of control?

Welcome to YOUR Marriage Matters podcast episode YMM #099 COVID-19 ... Taking Control Of YOUR Life When Everything Is Out Of Control!

In this episode Team Jacobus will share 5 very specific things we can all do to control the things we can while everything else is crazy! Taking control and taking action is empowering and we want you and your team to be empowered during these unprecedented times!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Hey gang ...

COVID 19 Stress ... 6 Ways You And Your Family Can Tame It!

To say the least we are living in interesting times and there is a lot of stress creeping, or barging, into our every day lives! In this episode we share with you 6 ways you can be proactive in handling this stress individually, as a couple and as a family!

We are going to want to be action oriented in the days ahead and resist the opportunity to become a "victim" of COVID-19!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Hey gang ...

COVID-19 Tips From Team Jacobus' Resident Healthcare Professional!

We are in an unprecedented time in our communities, our nation and in our world! The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has become a life changing event for everyone!

In this episode we find out from Christie Jacobus, an RN with 35 years of experience and alphabet soup behind her name as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor what we need to do to stay both physically and emotionally healthy during the days ahead!

There is a window of opportunity in the midst of it all for our ,marriages to grow and become even stronger in the days ahead! Learn, in this episode, how you can make that a reality!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Hey gang ...

What Does It Take To Be The Best Teammate?

In this episode we discuss what does it take for me to specifically be 2 things. First, a student of marriage itself and second, what does it take to be a student of Christie my wife!

Yes, there is a lot to learn, no doubt! That said, it is the most rewarding endeavor we will ever undertake!

We trust you will enjoy this episode and it will challenge you to become the "best version of YOURself and a great teammate!

Hey gang ... 

Why We Believe Team Jacobus Is More Important Than Either Of Us Is Individually!

In this episode we follow up with a program we just did for a corporate client of Jim's in Miami! We answer the question why do we believe Team Jacobus is more important that either one of us is individually!

While there is a lot that goes into it, and it is sometimes WORK, it is well worth it!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Hey Gang ...

R E S P E C T In YOUR Marriage ... And A Few Other Words We Left Out Of The Cupid Challenge!

In this episode we tackle words like Respect, Roles and Responsibilities and a couple of other important ones that we left out of The Cupid Challenge 2020 that you requested we discuss. 

Grab a pen and some paper ... you are going to want to take notes!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Hey gang ... 

The Most Impactful Words To Your Marriage! These 6 words are straight from The Cupid Challenge 2020!

During the 14 day challenge it was clear that these words meant the most to everyone and struck up the most conversation.

We trust you will enjoy this recap and our discussion why these words can make a huge difference in your relationship!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Hey gang ...

4 Things We Have Learned From The Cupid Challenge 2020 ... How They Will Impact Our Work Moving Forward!

The Cupid Challenge 2020 has been a fun event and it has also been an awesome learning experience for Team Jacobus! In this episode we discuss 4 things we have learned from those of you that participated that will impact our podcast moving forward!

For what you have taught us ... we thank you! 

Jim & Christie Jacobus