Behavior Gap Radio

Being a good Starter means first being a good Stopper. Often, the impediment to starting something new is stopping something else you're doing. But what does being good at stopping look like? For starters (no pun intended), you have to know the difference between good and bad ideas.

Listen time: 8:14

Today, I want to share the first of a series of posts on Starting Things.

I'm a card-carrying Starter. If you're like me, you've probably been beaten up for being a starter your whole life. "Can't you just stick with something?!" I've heard that a million times. But now, it's time for a change. So join me as I carry the flag for all the starters out there: Beginning with a story about my Dutch Uncle, David.

Listen time: 5:51

You have an idea. It feels like a really good one. What happens next? Believe it or not, all ideas - whether good or bad - go through an epic journey. A true idea Odyssey. And in the end, only the elegant survive.

Listen time: 7:07

A master in any field makes the incredibly difficult look easy. Practice makes perfect. So what if we applied that same logic to things we don't ever think about as crafts. Public speaking, writing emails, balancing your checkbook. They may not feel very inspired, but if we commit to the craft, who knows what they can become.

Listen time: 5:54

I have a new name for Twitter: I call it Hiding Place #23561. I have a lot of other Hiding Places, too, where I like to go whenever something needs to get done. But is it that I LIKE to spend time there, or is it simply that it's EASIER than doing the work? What if we flipped the tables so that it became harder?

Listen time: 4:49

Ben is a "Newly-minted 67 year old." After nearly three quarters of a century on this planet, not a single fear of Ben's has ever come true. Which makes me wonder... do they ever?

Listen time: 4:04

Today, among a flurry of tweets (literally, lots of birds singing in the background on this recording), I contemplate the phenomenon of worry. It's not war, but still, I can't help but wonder: What is it good for?

Listen time: 4:12

In which I go surf skiing, think I get scared, and then get schooled by Dallas Hartwig on what real fear actually is. What are you hiding from? The relative nature of fear, and what we do with it, today on Behavior Gap Radio.

Listen time: 6:36

People ask me "Where do you get your inspiration from?" as if it comes in bulk from a store a few blocks away. The truth is, you don't GET inspiration, it just shows up sometimes. But in the meantime, while you're waiting for it to arrive, you have to do the work.

Listen time: 5:54

Time and again, I've railed against the culture of the hustle (#crushit). And yet, I bought into that culture for nearly two decades. So one listener asks: is it possible to make these changes in real time while building your career, business, etc.? Or is it only applicable in hindsight? Today, I try my best to answer that question.

Listen time: 10:58