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Brittany Overton, founder of Positive Emissions, joins us to discuss her unique approach to preserving family memories through life documentaries. Brittany shares her personal journey, from being a radiation therapist to pursuing her passion for storytelling. She explains how her own experiences with illness and the loss of loved ones inspired her to start documenting life stories. Brittany emphasizes the importance of capturing family history and the value it holds for future generations. She also discusses the process of creating a life documentary, from initial meetings to filming and editing.
Despite the challenges of starting a new career, Brittany's faith and the support of her husband have helped her navigate the journey. She encourages listeners to embrace change and surround themselves with a supportive community.
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Introduction to The Uncommon Wealth Podcast
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Everyone dreams of living an uncommon life. And the best asset you have to achieve your dreams is you. Welcome to the Uncommon Wealth Podcast. We're going to introduce you to people who are living uncommonly. We're also going to give you some tools and strategies for building wealth and for pursuing an uncommon path that is uniquely right for you.
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Hello and welcome everybody to an episode of The Uncommon Wolf Project where I'm your host, Phillip. And I'm Aaron Kramer. Thanks for tuning in.
Meet Brittany Overton: From Therapy to Documentaries
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I bet you're not listening to us because you're probably here for our guest. Her name's Brittany Overton. I can't wait to get her on the show. What's her bio? Why do we want her on the show? This is actually your guest. Yeah. Give me the 411. So Brittany does something extremely, extremely different. Which you call it uncommon. I think it fits uncommon. Okay, let's go for it.
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So she figured this out. I was talking to her and she, I'm going to let her explain it better cause I'll kibosh it, but some people do it on the coast, but nobody does it over here in the Midwest. And so she's going to bring it to the Midwest and it really helps bring the past to the future and help memories stay true.
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I'd say documentaries in a video format. Am I crazy, Brittany? Welcome to the show. Hi, thank you for having me. Yeah, I think this is really good. One, the saying that I love, I've said this constantly on the show, I wouldn't say constantly, but a couple times on the show, when somebody passes away, a library burns down.
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Yes. And so your job is to try to document some of the libraries before they burn down, or as we call it, on Commonwealth graduate. You know what I'm saying? We don't really like to kill anybody off, but we do like to graduate them, especially have a faith, which we kind of do. But I'm glad to have you on the show. And has this been something you've been doing your whole life or have you been having
A Health Scare and a New Calling
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a different career? This is like your second career.
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Yes, and I love that comment about the library burning down when somebody passes, which is so true. So I started actually this journey
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It's kind of been a stepping stone, so I honestly feel like it's kind of made me grow in my faith, and it's been almost a God thing. So it started actually when I was 17, so I had a tumor on my optic nerve, and so I went into radiation therapy at the University of Iowa. So during that time,
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At being 17, you don't really think about your mortality. You're untouchable at 17. Exactly. I do remember it really bothering my mom, so she had a really hard time, and my dad, as I went through treatments. But honestly, at 17, it was kind of an excuse of getting out of school early, because I said I was tired from treatments and things like that.
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really was interested in the field of radiation therapy and cancer treatment. And so ultimately I went to school to be a radiation therapist. I ended up training under the therapist that treated me. Oh, wow. Do they remember you? They do. Yeah, they did. Of course, awesome. So I had 32 treatments there. But going to school and learning the craft was extremely humbling.
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being able to help people through their cancer journey, through a time in their life where it's just so difficult, not only for the person going through the treatments, but for the family as well. Just being able to walk them through that journey and to really help them with that. So I did that for 15 years in the process of working as a radiation therapist.
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I realized life can be short, right? We don't know what tomorrow is going to bring. I would hear a lot of stories from my patients. I really enjoy just talking with people. And on the side, I had done photography as well, so shooting weddings and things like that. Ultimately, I decided the stories that we tell in the time that we have with our family members is really important.
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And so that just kind of all was brought together and I decided, you know, I'm going to start filming these life documentaries.
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I love just doing weddings and things like that as well. Um, but you know, that's one day of somebody's life. Whereas this really encompasses all those big life milestones. Where'd you get this idea? Cause I know when we were talking before this, like you saw somebody kind of put this together and you're like, Oh, this is amazing. Cause of your past and what you saw through the cancer and all those things.
The Power of Preserving Personal Stories
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Radiation. Yeah. Radiation. Sorry.
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Um, you know, I had kind of an, an aha moment. I was in the hospital with my grandpa. It was 2020. It was hard to get into the hospital because it was 2020. He had bladder cancer and so he was, um, end stages of life. And so I was able to sit with him. All I had at the time was my cell phone.
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but I was able to ask him a couple of questions, right? So he was a very strong man of faith. I asked him, can you tell me how you were saved again and how you became a Christian man? Love it. I asked him about my grandma and how they met. And so I have those on, you know, just audio recording actually was all I did at the time. But that was the last time I saw him. And so it was really that moment where I thought,
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This is so valuable. And so now I have these stories from him where I can share with my kids as they get older, and they're in his voice. So it has his, you know, his feeling, you can just you can feel it as he speaks.
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So that was my big aha moment and I thought, why aren't we prioritizing our loved ones like we should? Because someday they're not gonna be here with us and so now is our opportunity to really ask them those questions and to capture their stories. Because you guys had something super close to you guys, super close to you happened with Blake.
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I went through this. And for our listeners, Blake is amazing. He's hunky. He's awesome. Is he your husband? He is my husband. Okay, let's start there. Yeah. For me. Yeah. Oh yeah. So Blake is, yeah. Brittany's husband. So that was another moment that really kind of solidified my reason for these as well. So it was three years ago, he became really sick. So he had a high fever.
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It actually happened on a Sunday. There was a church service about being bold in your faith. And it was one that really stuck out to both of us. But it was later in the day, he started to get this really high fever. And so his temp actually went up to 105. Whoa. So he was taken to the ER. They couldn't figure out what was going on. So he was septic. He was not doing well.
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So he was admitted to the hospital Methodist and he was actually, he had so many doctors come in. So they did test after test and they were trying to figure out what was happening. So it was everything from maybe your tattoos made you sick or maybe, I mean, just anything that they could think about.
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So he had this first year medical resident on his team that came in and she had a friend that had a patient with this disorder called HLH. So it's a blood disorder.
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So ultimately, that's what he had. And so it's something that's extremely rare. So had she had not been there, he wouldn't be here today. And I'm not exaggerating. I mean, it would have been, if it could have been even three days later, it would have been
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Probably fatal for him. That would rock your faith pretty quick. Yeah, exactly So he went through a whole course of chemo. So he did eight weeks of chemo to kind of shock his immune system back into functioning normally and during that time our youngest son was Three months old so I was just getting back into work. My maternity leave was was out and
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So I was working as much as I could while he was a patient in the hospital. So upstairs, um, and being on that side of instead of being the caregiver and the hospital and being, you know, part on the patient side is just completely different. And him being.
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mid-30s, healthy, you would never guess that something like that could happen. But it really just made me pause and think about what's really important in life. And it's really our family and our friends and our relationships that we have and the community that we surround ourselves in and
Crafting Personal Documentaries: Process and Pricing
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our faith.
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right that's good so okay so the companies you have is positive impressions life documentaries positive emissions yep oh emissions i'm sorry yep so how long have you had that company so i've had positive emissions for
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probably about eight years, but now I'm just doing documentaries. So it's been about a year and a half of just documentary. So it was actually, Tim Tebow came and spoke at our church and it was during that where I thought, I really want to do this. And so after that, it was actually, my husband was very supportive and he said, I think you should just try it. That's good.
00:09:59
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So here we are. And, um, and it's been just amazing hearing people's stories and the background that they have. For sure. So let me just quick, cause we didn't really talk through this. So uncommon wealth podcast is to highlight people's uncommon paths are uncommon path that we see as somebody who's pursuing something that they're passionate about. Cause what you like to do is go draw out people's stories and then document it, which I would say amazing that you're doing. That's why you're on the show.
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But for those listeners that are just coming just to hear Brittany, this is why we kind of exist. We also have a financial services practice that we love to help people put a plan together in order for them to go chase after their dreams. And that's sometimes very scary.
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There's just not a lot of people that will be like, oh, we'll help you with that. In fact, a lot of advisors will want to take your money and put them into accounts that you can't really touch. But then they'll leave you there at the radiologist of like, well, keep working there. And then at some point you can do what you're passionate about. Life is too short. So that's what we are here for. That's kind of the premise of this show. And I love talking about this stuff because when you start thinking about a passion, you always undervalue
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what you actually are going to do with the final product so my question to you is when you start doing this how did you price this like how does one go about doing this because like you said it's kind of uh it's priceless when you finally get that document of your grandpa talking through that so how do you price it
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Ha, that's a good question. That has been a little bit difficult just because it's a product that honestly doesn't exist here. So pricing it has been somewhat of a struggle.
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It's something that has changed since I have started. Evolved. Still evolving. But ultimately, it's hard to put a price on this. I don't think people realize how valuable this is for their families and their future generations until their loved one passes. And then they realize how much they're thankful to have this.
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I will say the only thing that I can really compare to is a wedding videographer, which people always hire a wedding videographer or photographer. Yeah, that's great. And people will pay upwards of $5,000 to $10,000 for their wedding to be covered, which is a great day. But it's insane to only. And for one day. For one day. Yeah. For one day.
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to capture your loved one's stories where you can capture their wedding and talk about that, but you can also capture all the life that happens after that day. So raising a family with their perspective of all the struggles that they went through as a young couple, up to the wisdom that they've gained today. That's what I was thinking. The amount of wisdom you get to pass on from generation to generation because
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I mean, I just know learning, I learned a lot through my grandpa's funeral.
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You know, and just to think about how much more I could learn if there was actually time taken to like ask him more questions and know more what he did. Cause he was kind of like a quieter in his path guy, which I found out he did a lot of extraordinary things, but he did a not shout it from the rooftop cause he was just that type of guy. But doing something like this really shows people like, Oh, like this is how grandpa and grandma got there. Or this is, you know, those types of things. Exactly.
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I've heard that a lot, especially with grandpas or dads. People say, I don't know what you're going to get out of him because he's not much of a talker.
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But I think it shows that generation how humble they really are about their stories. It's so different than the culture that we have now where people want to talk about themselves constantly. But as we ask questions and tell them how important they are to us, then they really start uncovering these stories that they have.
00:14:19
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it's amazing to hear these stories and they're not fiction i mean this is your family history so it's so important for people to capture that you know while they're still here yeah okay what's the process for this like let's say we hire you britney
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Uh, and then to do something for like, let's say my parents. Okay. Uh, one, like, what do I have to prepare for this? Because I could see this being daunting and maybe that's the reason why somebody might not. So I'm trying to like break down obstacles or barriers here. Great question. So what, what do I have to prep for? And then do you have specific questions that you just go in blind or like give us the process? Yeah, there's a lot there. Sorry.
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So I would say the first and most important step is for you as either a child or a grandchild to tell your loved one, hey, I really appreciate you and I just really want to capture your life stories because they're important.
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And so I would say that is the number one step in telling your loved one that they're important and you really want to hear their stories. So after that, I like to meet with either your parents or your grandparents.
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And if I can meet them face-to-face, I do that. Otherwise, we can do a Zoom meeting as well. So I want to get familiar with your loved ones so that I'm not a stranger walking in on the first day with the camera and lighting and all that stuff. So it's really made to be simple for the families. There's really no prep for the families to do. I do put
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personal photos and any digitized home videos in the documentary as they're telling their stories. So that is something as a family that is a great activity to do before the documentary is filmed, where you can really just sit with your loved one, get out all those old pictures, and just kind of pick out the ones that you really want to put in there. In the process of doing that, it's really an experience for the whole family, for grandkids and things like that, to see these pictures
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were taken years ago and it's really an experience even for your parents or grandparents to look back at their pictures that they haven't seen in years. So after that initial meeting with them will set a film date and then I like to film in people's homes because it really makes them feel comfortable as well as kind of shows their personality. So you know they've got pictures on the walls of their family members and
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kind of shows what's important to them at their home. So I'll bring in my cameras, lighting, audio equipment, and then really it's just a conversation with your loved ones. So I have a general list of questions, but I would say as the conversation goes on, there's a lot of, there's a lot of side conversations that we'll have as well, which is exactly. Yeah, right. So those really,
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really hidden kind of amazing little stories really start to pop out. And it's really fun. So after everything is filmed, I'll edit the documentary and I'll put together the filmed interview, their personal pictures, any digitized home videos. If they talk about a historical event, I like to find historical footage to put in there as well just to really tell the story.
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and then extra footage of them. So just kind of them and their elements at home either, you know, in the kitchen or, you know, just these simple things that they do every day, but just really to show their personality and to add to that film. Right. Because then you have to produce it, then you have to edit it. So how many hours do you think if somebody's like, I want you, you're in for one client, how many hours do you think that you work?
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Oh, gosh, I would say so the interview itself lasts about three hours, which goes really fast. Sure. The editing process takes a long time. Yeah. I would say it takes, gosh.
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I would say I spend 40 to 50 plus hours on the film. So it's a big project. So it turns out to be about a 45 to 60 minute documentary. So it's a legitimate documentary all about your loved one's life.
00:18:44
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Oh, that's a lot. Yeah, that's awesome. But that's the stuff that I don't think people see. You know, like the editing stuff is like, oh, just this, that, that's not how it goes. And you have a lot of content to boil down to these very concise stories. But that's why I think it's hard to price it going back to that.
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because you probably like, okay, if you really priced it, it people be like, I'm not going to do it, which doesn't really feel great. You know, right? Having a great product, but nobody's buying it. So I could see how that could be harder. And you said this is more popular on the, you said it more easily. I found some places on the West coast. Um, you know, honestly, the pricing ranges from
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anything from five to $25,000. And so there's just such a wide pricing for this. And so to bring it to the Midwest and to make it a product that a normal consumer can purchase. Afford. Yeah. But it is one thing that family members can all go in on and purchase for their either parent or grandparent.
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Everybody can get a link and share and download
Challenges of Self-Employment and Community Support
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the video. So it's not just one person that gets the film, but it's truly the whole family that gets to enjoy it as well as sharing with their future generations as well. That's fantastic.
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What's your husband's, uh, I would say support or cause like you said, you listen to team Tim Tebow and then you go back and you're like, what's his name, Blake, Blake, Blake. I'm in, we're doing this. And he was like super supportive. So let's, I love giving people an opportunity just to be able to talk through the support that it meant, but also where would you be without them? And I'll tell you, usually it is like, if your, if your spouse isn't on board, don't even go down this path. Don't go to the uncommon path, but
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Yeah. Before you answer that, was he rocking his mullet when you asked? Wow. He did not have the mullet anymore. So during chemo, he lost all of his hair. No. And so when his hair started to come back, it came back kind of curly. And so he ended up growing a mullet. And I thought, you know what? He rocked it. He deserves to grow a mullet then if he wants to. Do you? Because he almost died. So it's like, if he wants a mullet, then I don't care. Cute mullet. But he does not have the mullet anymore.
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But no, I would say Blake has been definitely my biggest cheerleader. So it's kind of funny changing career paths.
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you almost have this identity of what you do for work. So we always ask each other that, what do you do for work? And so then we almost identify with our job. And so for me, being a radiation therapist for so many years, that was my identity, right? Yeah. So as I changed fully to this, I had a lot of days where I struggled because
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I thought, what am I doing? Am I, is this the right path I'm supposed to be on? You know, is, is this doing, is this the right thing? Um, and Blake has always been there and he's always had my back throughout the whole process. And so, um, so it's, it's been so helpful having him and, and it's kind of funny as you, if you change career paths, the people that you think would support you don't. Yeah.
00:22:18
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Which is surprising. Yes. Let's talk through that. What do you mean by that? Because I totally agree with you. Yeah. Totally agree with you. Well, I don't want to say, you know, I don't want to get into specifics, but I would say when I, even at the clinic, when I quit, there were people that were
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upset with me because I was changing. Throwing your career away. It was like I was ruining their life, you know, and it, and it ultimately does not affect them one bit. No, not at all. And so, so I think it's that that was surprising to me. Um, and even, you know, close family or friends sometimes would, would really doubt me. And I think that was discouraging for me. Um, because I,
00:23:05
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I thought they would be excited too. So I think having Blake having my back was so crucial for me to keep going. Now I would say a lot of family and friends of course were supportive, but it is surprising how
00:23:24
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people don't like change. Let's just, let's talk through that because I just had a conversation with this gentleman yesterday. So analogies, we love analogies here on this show because I love analogies and the analogy we use is like somebody's jumping off the bridge and that's like the uncommon path. One, it's scary to get up on the railing, but our point is listed. It's going to be the scariest, the first moment you jump because you have to get momentum before your parachute will open up. Right. And my,
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So we had this conversation with this individual yesterday. He's thinking about quitting his full-time job and going all in. And I told him this. I was like, hey, listen, you need to know that your spouse will be your best advocate for this. But don't be surprised if the people around you, the closest to you, have no idea or frustrated or have some kind of unmet expectations that you're throwing away things. You just need to know that this is going to happen. And be ready for it.
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And then also know that those people are still gonna be at the same place that you're at in 10 years, and they're gonna be envious and jealous of you. And so- Then they'll be your biggest fan. And they're gonna be your biggest fan. The longer you do it, and the more that you have success, the more those people will start coming around to be like, oh wait, what? Can we have you? So it's very interesting, but I do think that there is some kind of jealousy that happens too. That you have the courage to actually get up on the railing.
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and spread your wings and jump because they're on the other side of the bridge in the middle, like I'm not going anywhere close to that edge. And so nobody should do that. And you better not do that. You're going to affect me, but are you really going to affect me? So I love that you said that because I think a lot of people have this preconceived notion. I did too. As soon as I started helping people manage their money, people are going to throw their money at me. Couldn't have been opposite. Not true. So I'm glad you said that. I think that's a big one. Uh,
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Since, you know, this is one of the biggest fears for a lot of people taking that leap. What did it take for you and Blake's like financially to make that leap for you? Cause you're going into something where, I mean, you have to make it and like get people to make up for your. Yeah. Because like you were bringing in an income, the radiologist. Yeah. Yeah. I would say it's definitely a leap of faith. Um, for me, I feel like
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I feel successful if I can serve people and serve families and I'm adding value financially. It was scary because Blake is a mortgage lender and so he works on commission. And so for both of us to be on our own is, uh, was kind of terrifying, you know, but I think it's really just, you know, communication between us and having that perseverance to keep going. Right.
00:26:17
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Um, you know, every, every day is still unknown. And, and I think we have a lot, we don't know what our journey is going to be and we don't know what tomorrow's going to hold. So I think it's, it's really capturing the day at hand and, um,
00:26:32
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you know, asking God what we can do and what our journey is and how we can help serve others. Yeah. Do you think that, uh, your past, like photography, the wedding and stuff that gave you a nice runway of people like running, like getting into this portion of it, or did you do like thing? Did you keep doing weddings and photography on the side to help fund as you got this up and going? Cause I mean, we're, or like you could be like me, you know, like when I did like,
00:26:58
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My wife, as a teacher, she just completely funded our family. I got mine up and going because I had nothing helping. I still will do family photos and things like that just because it still is fun to do once in a while. But no, I would say I did stop weddings because I didn't want to have one foot in and one foot out. So I really wanted to start this journey of documentaries.
00:27:25
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I was afraid that if I continued doing weddings and things like that, that it would just be distracting, and it wouldn't focus on what I really wanted to do. Talking about Philip's jam right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm reading a book called Burn Your Boats, and it's basically like, go all in. Don't have one foot in, one foot out. Neither one are going to make it, so go all in. So love that. That's awesome. Love that, yeah.
00:27:47
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Now that's really good, and I do think that, especially when you start getting honed in on what you're passionate about, it's very attractive to other
Staying True to Passion and Purpose
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people. Like, I don't care if somebody's talking about, oops, underwater basket weaving. Like, if they're excited about it, I'm in. Does that make sense? Like, tell me more about underwater basket weaving. Like, I have no nothing about it. But they're super passionate about it, and that's attractive. Yeah. You gravitate towards those people. I mean, like, Brittany, like, you, being at the hospital, you probably contributed to like a 401k, a 450, something like that, right? Yes.
00:28:16
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Probably not doing that as much now, but now you're investing in yourself and you're way happier, right? Yes, I There are days You know one thing I don't know if you guys talk about the imposter syndrome, oh, yes, I never
00:28:35
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really paid attention to it. So as a therapist, I was good at my job. I liked what I did. I had a steady income. I knew what it was going to bring. But as you go on your own and you're all in, that imposter syndrome really creeps in. I think it's yourself that's not sure if you're doing the right thing or if you're as good as you can be or as good as you should be.
00:29:05
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but just really, really just trusting the process and just staying with it. Oh yeah, I'll tie that back to investments. It's not fun to start out with $100 a month and you have nothing. It really sucks. But just like when you're just getting started, that imposter was like, am I doing it? I don't know what I'm doing. Why am I doing this? People are going to trust me with this. And then it takes a while for that to eventually be like,
00:29:32
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Well, I mean, yeah, a few people have and then I guess I can do this. Yeah. But like at the end of the day though, like you, like you just said, like you love serving people. So like you are your best asset, you know, so you keep investing in yourself and it's working because you're doing it. Yes. Right. So I think it's really interesting too. Cause everybody that we have on the show has had this like,
00:29:55
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It's not easy to take the proverbial leap, right? And so inherently I think human nature is like, listen, I don't like challenges, but after challenges you're like, but that produced endurance and grit and character that I probably couldn't get without that. So I think everybody can at least acknowledge that like, Hey, these hard trials have produced something that is actually helpful for my character in the future. Yes.
00:30:19
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Okay. But the thing that I think is interesting and pretty much universal on all our guests is like, no, but it's one thing to like go through a trial that you don't create yourself. It's a whole nother one to be like, wait, you created that. And now you have to go into it. Like, yeah, that's the scary part, right? But what I would say is your faith gets deeper.
00:30:39
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you see who your community is and then you can really start like understanding your path by serving other people and then you can fall back on your faith of like well let's see what happens right like not sure what today's going to bring but i'm in it yes and my spouse is too i guess so yes absolutely yeah that's funny that you say that because you definitely do create this path and then you get to the point where you're like
00:31:02
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Yes, I did this myself and, you know, I got to keep going. So, right. So, yes, endurance. Yes. And sometimes let's just be honest. It's not easy. Super scary. No. And you're thinking to yourself, like, I left what for what? Like, so that's the thing that I normally don't sell this. Like, this has to be your own. I'll never push somebody off the bridge.
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Did it once. Yeah, we did it once. It was successful, but it wasn't once. But it wasn't normal, right? And so normally, you have to just encourage. I'll hold your hand, but you have to be the one to jump. Yes. And then burn the boats. Burn the boats. Don't go back to the wedding photographer or the family pictures. Although, unless you like it, then do it. But don't do that. It's like, well, but I can always go back to X, and I can do Y. Don't worry about that. Just stay focused.
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Yes. And see what happens, follow the process. And I think the community aspect is something that I've vastly underestimated because when things get tough, it's the community, it's your spouse that's like, no, no, you're doing the right thing. We're fine. Absolutely. We're going to make, you know, we're going to make this. Yeah. Then you know, when you're talking to like another.
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person that started their business took that leap because when you ask them how was it and they know that you were in that if you're going through it or about to go into it they'll always tell you like it will be one of the hardest things you do but it's one of the most rewarding things at the same time yeah like parenting you know yeah yeah parenting yeah and it's a process yeah yeah it is um but in community you know you mentioned community
00:32:39
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I've been really having some deep conversations, especially with the older generations, and community is something that is so important. If any of the things that they've said or the wisdom that they have shared is truly about community and who you surround yourself with, it's so important, yet it's so simple.
00:33:03
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Right, right. And I think the community part, depending on how deep it is, it's like sometimes you have to rely on the community that you have. And sometimes you need to be the reliable one in the community to be able to go and serve. And so it takes two things. And that's like, again, not something that I want to tip my hand in, but like a question I'll ask if I don't really know you, how long have you been married? And you can deduce a lot from that question, you know, just because like marriage is tough, but it's also great.
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Absolutely.
Cultural Significance of Personal Histories
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And so the people that are like super disciplined, that are like dialed in, usually have a longer marriage and you can see and tell a lot about somebody. There's a lot of other questions out there that you can also deduce from, but that's a fun question for me. You know, like when you meet an older person, how long, 52 years and you're like, wow.
00:33:50
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This guy has a lot of, you know, like you can deduce a lot and you can really pull out the wisdom. So, so how do our listeners hear more about you get like all this stuff, tell us how they can get a call to you, how they can learn more about the business.
00:34:06
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I think this is great. So it's Positive Emissions, and I'm on social media. So there's Facebook, Instagram, TikTok. And then they can also go to positiveemissions.com. And that's where you can actually book a session for your loved one to just start the process. I'd love to speak with people and hear how I can help serve them.
00:34:28
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It truly is such an amazing thing to watch somebody's loved one go through all these memories that they haven't thought about in years. And to pair that with their personal vintage pictures is just such an amazing thing for families. How powerful, especially in a day where at times that we're in right now, we're like, go, go, go so fast, you can't get people to slow down, to really just stop, slow down and like really
00:34:54
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Like learn. Yeah, so good. Well Brittany. Thank you for taking the leap investing in yourself You're a huge asset. Yeah, thank you for being uncommon. Thank you for pulling out your story here on the show You've been listening to the uncommon wealth podcast. I've been your host Philip Ramsey and I'm Aaron Kramer till next time go be in common. Yep
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