Is Self-Improvement Making Us Worse Friends?

Is Self-Improvement Making Us Worse Friends?

This episode started with a golf course pro shop nap, a nematode crisis, Meadowbrook nostalgia, and a turtle getting absolutely launched by a golf cart.Naturally, it turned into a conversation about optimization culture, community, pleasure, the Southern Baptist Convention, Robert’s Rules of Order, cooperative missions, the need for a one-minute dance party during business sessions, non-licensed financial advice, and the spiritual dangers of eating five sleeves of Ritz crackers before riding a roller coaster.In this episode of Quite Frankly, Beau and Brett talk about whether self-improvement culture is making people worse friends, why community matters more than perfectly optimized recovery scores, what it means to live for something bigger than yourself, and why the church needs both conviction and joy.Also discussed: Meadowbrook glory days, Myrtle Beach golf retreats, Secret SBC motions, the Martin Amendment, Shane & Shane photography, international missionaries, Elon Musk stock market fears, and the full armor of the Lord, baby.Listen on Spotify:⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma⁠More Quite Frankly:⁠https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast

The Mirror Test

This episode started with Ridgecrest scars, a 36-inch box jump gone wrong, chocolate chips on a charcuterie board, and a failed Disney World surprise… and somehow ended with The Mirror Test. Which feels right. In this solo episode of Quite Frankly, Beau talks about childhood memories at Ridgecrest, a 36-inch box jump gone very wrong, Memorial Day, Secret Hitler, the life-changing power of chocolate chips on a charcuterie board, biblical joy, hypocrisy in the church, sacrificial love, and why beluga whales might be more self-aware than pandas. Somewhere between Disney World, Mickey Mouse ice cream sandwiches, Scottie Scheffler heartbreak, croissant criticism, cleaner wrasse fish, and Brett’s emotional absence, this episode turns into a conversation about self-reflection, serving others, letting your personality be fueled by the Holy Spirit, and becoming more like Jesus without spiraling into self-hatred. Also, let the record show: cheddar + cracker + chocolate chip is the Triple C. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma [https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma] More Quite Frankly: https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast [https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast]

Sprained Ankles, Beef Tongue, and Living Hope

This episode started in a doctor’s waiting room with beef tongue, chimichangas, snakes, and a woman named Patience. Which, frankly, feels spiritually suspicious. In this solo episode of Quite Frankly, Beau talks through a sprained ankle, an unexpected waiting room conversation, the Lord ordering our steps, the difference between earthly hope and living hope, why McDonald’s cannot carry your soul, whether pandas are real, and why your gifts were never meant to be kept to yourself. Somewhere between the orthopedic institute, summer league basketball, Brett’s birthday, and a dangerous jalapeño popper incident, this one turns into a conversation about patience, friendship, serving others, saying yes, and trusting God even when your plans get interrupted. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma [https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma] More Quite Frankly: https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast [https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast]

We Need to Talk About Your Mom

Brett is back. It's Mother's Day. And we have things to say.After a brief sabbatical, the two-man pod is fully operational again — and we're diving straight into a Y2K birthday party where someone may have been confused for a fugitive, fishbowl charades featuring some of history's most charades-unfriendly events, Gary Brecka's full-nude grounding routine (we're calling it a dirt angel), a New Yorker named Doctor J and his complicated feelings about cheesesteaks, Corey's hit and run on I-75, and the theological difference between a helper and a servant.One of our hosts heard a sermon on Mother's Day about how helpers serve when it feels good — but servants serve sacrificially, regardless of conditions. Mothers do this. Jesus did this. And it changes the way you think about why you serve and who you're serving for.Whether you're a young adult figuring out what it means to give your life to something, or you're an empty nester on the pickleball court wondering what's next — this one's for you.New episode of Quite Frankly out now.Listen to the Quite Frankly Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCmaMore from Quite Frankly: https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast🎧 About Quite FranklyQuite Frankly is a long-form podcast about faith, culture, honesty, and the inner life. We don’t rush clarity. We don’t fake answers. We sit with the tension long enough to tell the truth.🔔 Join the conversationIf this episode resonates with you, leave a comment.Share your story.Speak honestly.Let’s do this together.Thanks for Watching!We know your body aches for Quite Frankly merch. Buy some at fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast.

Grow Pumpkins for Other People

What do an $800 cowboy hat, a stressful haircut, Seminole pumpkins, acai bowls, unreasonable hospitality, and a loud gym machine have in common? Somehow… serving others. In this solo episode of the Quite Frankly Podcast, Beau walks through a week of everyday moments that turned into a bigger reflection on faith, humility, work, hospitality, and using your gifts where God has placed you. From Janet’s pumpkin garden to the idea of preparing the ground for others to flourish, this episode asks a simple but challenging question: Are you living mostly for yourself, or are you helping the people around you grow? This conversation is for young adults navigating faith, work, leadership, church, family, friendship, and the ordinary moments that somehow reveal something meaningful. Listen to the Quite Frankly Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma [https://open.spotify.com/show/48Dq262W476WbTWzIKaCma] More from Quite Frankly: https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast [https://fleaubo.com/quite-frankly-podcast]