Stay ConnectedHi, we’re Russ and Mika Perry. We live together in Scottsdale, Arizona with our three beautiful daughters. We have devoted our lives to building a solid foundation for our family through entrepreneurship and healthy practices, with the goal of living a successful, balanced, family-focused lifestyle.
Good To Be Home is a weekly exploration of entrepreneurship, family, marriage, sobriety, and how we balance our business and life.
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It can be easy to get overwhelmed when you start an organizing project.
After all, there are so many challenges that come with organizing the spaces in our lives, that it can be difficult to know where to start.
On today's podcast, Mika is sharing three specific principles that she uses when she approaches every organizing project.
These guiding philosophies can help you make sense of your organizing project, and they apply to any space that you want to organize.
Five years ago, Russ started a graphic design company called Design Pickle.
Since then, that company has grown to over $14 million dollars in annual revenue, with a team of nearly 500 people.
In today's episode, Russ and Mika are sharing six specific lessons that they have learned over the past five years of Design Pickle's growth.
You'll hear from Russ' perspective as CEO, as well as Mika's unique viewpoint on how their family has grown as well.
Mika has been publishing a blog on her website, MikaPerry.com since 2016 and in that time, she has learned a lot about creating, maintaining, and growing a personal blog.
In today's episode, Mika is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at her blog as well as sharing some practical ideas to help you get started with your own blog.
You'll hear tips for creating and growing a blog, tools for content creation and analytics, the different ways that a blog can be monetized, and much more.
Traveling is one of our favorite things to do, but it's not just the act of travel.
We love all of the planning and preparation that goes into a great trip as well.
A well-planned trip is always a more enjoyable one, and it all starts with what you pack.
On today's podcast, we are sharing some of our favorite practical tips for planning, packing, and getting the most out of traveling.
Russ and Mika have been married for nearly 11 years.
Over that time, one of the most successful ways that they have found to improve their relationship and connection with each other is by having consistent, weekly date nights.
In today's episode, Russ is laying out his entire strategy for planning their date nights.
You'll hear why these date nights have been so helpful for their marriage, how he plans each weekly date night, and much more.
It's so easy in today's landscape of social media and instant gratification to set unrealistic expectations for ourselves.
We often see others doing or getting the things that we want, but what we don't see is what it takes to achieve those goals.
In today's episode we are exploring the hidden costs of getting what you want, and some of the specific costs related to the successes and failures that we've experienced in our own lives.
Our mission in starting this podcast was to help people achieve balance in their everyday lives.
It makes sense then that so many listeners have reached out to us asking about our schedules and routines.
Today we are taking an in-depth look at our weekly schedule. This is all about how we split parenting duties, manage our business and the nitty-gritty details of our everyday routines.
You'll hear what do we do on each day of the week, including how we divide responsibilities, fit in workouts, and some specific ideas for how you can structure your week as well.
Russ and Mika are parents to three wonderful daughters, and we know many listeners of this podcast are parents as well.
Obviously we all want the best for our children, and we believe that instilling a growth mindset in your kids through habits of reflection, gratitude, and goal setting is the best way to set them up to succeed.
On today's podcast, we're talking about why you should be practicing goal setting with your children, some specific ways we teach these habits to our own kids, and much more.
How can you do more to support your spouse in achieving their goals?
This is a topic that is near and dear to Russ and Mika, as supporting each other's goals has been a major part of their shared journey together.
It is also something that they have struggled with at times.
In today's episode, we are sharing eight practical ways you can do more to support your significant other in pursuing their own goals.
A few weeks ago we shared a survey, asking you what kind of topics you wanted us to cover on the podcast in 2020.
An overwhelming number of you who responded to that survey wanted to hear more about getting organized.
Well, the start of a brand new year is the perfect time to declutter.
On today's podcast, Mika is sharing 5 ways you can declutter your life in 2020.
These are specific areas of your life that you can organize in the new year, including your home, your vehicle, and even your mindset.
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