Up Your Average is the “no nonsense” podcast made for interesting people who think differently. Learn to navigate your life with unconventional wisdom by tuning in to Keith Tyner and Doug Shrieve every week.
105: How Unselfish Communication Keeps Conflict from Taking Over
"Most communication is selfish."
What if the conflicts in your life are trying to teach you something? In this episode, Keith Tyner and Doug Shrieve talk about how they learned to communicate at work and at home. And they make the case that the best conversations start with what the other person needs.
This episode covers:
- How to raise a problem without putting anyone on edge
- What Doug's dad says when someone tells him he's wrong
- Who keeps the grandkids at her table with a frying pan and a board game
- Why Keith leaves his desk to offer the mail carrier a soft drink
- When to pick up the phone instead of firing off an email
Keep one good question in your pocket and try it on whoever pours your next coffee.
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00:00 Cold open
00:41 Pumpkin spice season
02:09 A wonderful life or a life full of conflict
04:21 What becoming an employer taught Keith
07:46 Business class and the disarming question
08:25 Accusations that put people on edge
09:10 Listening to your kids
12:17 A frying pan and a game of Aggravation
17:29 Interruptions, neighbors and the mail carrier
22:57 Getting fired two or three times a year
26:54 The case for unselfish communication
29:31 Why hard news never goes in writing
Watch Keith's Thanksgiving questions on Up Your Average (episode 61): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do1z69-FKfM
#CommunicationSkills #ConflictResolution #ActiveListening #FinancialPlanning #GimbalFinancial
12 Oct 2026
104: Who You Are When the Career Ends with MLB Pitcher Andy Benes
"I want people to see me, when my career was over, as a person."
Could you introduce yourself without mentioning your job? In this episode, Keith Tyner and Phil Byers sit down with former No. 1 overall draft pick Andy Benes. And they make the case that an identity built on your role can't survive the swings.
This episode covers:
- How the third-best pitcher on his high school team reached the majors
- Who to cheer for on your hardest days
- When a month at home taught Andy empathy for players sent down
- Why comparing contracts cost Andy two seasons with the Cardinals
- What Andy's first financial advisor meant by hitting singles
Pass this one to a friend with a retirement date circled on the calendar.
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00:00 Cold open
01:21 A three-sport kid from Evansville
04:02 From 85 miles an hour to 101
06:32 Humility, and a shutout at Arizona State
08:49 The veterans who encouraged a 21-year-old
10:17 Bouncing back after a bad start
12:04 Separating who you are from what you do
15:06 Cheering for a teammate on your worst days
17:45 Sent home in his final season
20:45 The deadline that sent Andy to Arizona
23:12 A friend's call and Jennifer's ultimatum
25:24 Greed, comparison and hitting singles
#AndyBenes #LifeAfterBaseball #FaithAndFamily #FinancialPlanning #GimbalFinancial
5 Oct 2026
103: What a Dog Costs You: Money, Time, and One Hard Goodbye
"There's an opportunity cost of time with having a dog."
What is your dog worth to you? In this episode, Keith Tyner and Doug Shrieve sit down with Keith's son Caleb Tyner, a dog lover since he was knee-high. And they make the case that a dog belongs in your financial plan.
This episode covers:
• How to budget a dog's whole life before you bring one home
• What Caleb learned about time the day his dog was away
• Where Keith found a Bible verse on his dog's last walk
• When to set the most you'll spend on a sick dog
• Why more young adults are choosing a dog over a child
Listen with your dog at your feet, then take them on a long walk.
👉 Work with us: https://www.gimbalfinancial.com
Inside a recent episode
76: Is Home Care the Right Move for Your Aging Parents?
Published 23 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so it's really starting just with like communication. And that's where I really tried to see and her team come into play because she sits down with the families and just gets to know what's going on. You can talk a little bit about what that's like. Yes, well, it's different every time. And that's why I love to get to sit with them versus, you know, just having a blanket. This is what we do. So a lot of what I do, we were talking as counseling because people do have that. There's some guilt, there's confusion, there's fear. Every assessment, I feel like someone will say, I just don't know what to do, you know, and I'm like, well, of course you don't because you haven't been through this. […]
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