267 | are we lucky?

In today's episode we got to sit down, walk down memory lane and reminisce about how crazy the timeline of our lives has been. It’s wild to think if one thing was slightly off,  our whole lives could look entirely different. We truly wouldn’t change a thing :) Let us know what topics you want us to cover in the comments below, we’re gearing up to film some highly requested episodes! 🙂 The books we are reading, including "fluke" mentioned at the end of this episode ▶ https://www.amazon.com/shop/shawnjohnsoneast/list/LJALQY5VSMTD?ref_=aipsflist Love you guys! Shawn and Andrew Get 15% off your order of Chomps meat sticks at Chomps.com with code SHAWN https://www.chomps.com/SHAWN Beam Kids is now available online at https://www.shopbeam.com/COUPLETHINGS Take advantage of our exclusive discount of up to 40% off using code COUPLETHINGS Follow our podcast Instagram  ▶ https://www.instagram.com/shawnandandrewpods/ Subscribe to our newsletter  ▶ https://www.familymade.com/newsletter Follow My Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Tik Tok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnjohnson Shop My LTK Page ▶ https://www.shopltk.com/explore/shawnjohnson  Like the Facebook page! ▶ https://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow Andrew’s Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Andrew’s Tik Tok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewdeast?lang=en (00:00) how we work over here   (01:33) why i feel fortunate in life…   (06:35) today’s featured comment   (06:58) shawn’s all in… let’s get started   (14:14) we’ve lived through the greatest tech boom of the century   (15:55) medicine has never been better   (16:30) poverty is rapidly declining   (17:03) we have incredible education and personal freedoms   (18:37) but we’ve also lived through some dark times…   (19:34) our timing was “lucky” when we met   (28:28) not agreeing on what “luck” is   (29:47) being in nashville — is that luck?   (31:40) applying luck to the outcome vs. the process   (34:43) shawn working with her coach — was that luck?   (36:44) andrew’s personal timeline didn’t happen — was that luck?   (38:58) marrying young — was that luck?   (39:45) starting social media when we did — was that luck?   (40:52) i feel fortunate for when our kids were born   (41:06) i feel fortunate for where i was when my house burned down   (41:55) i feel fortunate for when you went to the olympics   (42:20) my football career ended — that feels fortunate   (42:50) i’m grateful for my team   (44:06) i’m grateful for my vandy experience and the timing of our wedding   (44:30) i feel fortunate that our growth came slowly… and that things didn’t happen how we thought they would   (45:17) “flukes” and letting things unfold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices