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There are three kinds of people you need in your life if you want to grow. Everybody needs a mentor, a peer, and a student if you are to grow to your full potential.

This episode was born during my Spring Break travel to the Texas coast to visit my family. The trip gave me time to think about a few of my assignments in the Army. These assignments have stayed in my mind all these years because of the people I was privileged to serve with. 

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The changing of the time and warming weather has my wife and me starting to get our hiking legs under us again.  In this episode, I talk about hiking with my grandsons and how they reminded me about voluntary hardship. I also talk about what voluntary hardship is along with how I apply it to my own life.

I describe the three types of fun and talk about how they fit into the concept voluntary hardship as well. If you want to grow move out of your comfort zone and get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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Connection is vital to any effort we make to effectively communicate, especially if we want to collaborate. Have you ever wondered why this is? This is the topic I explore in Season 2 Episode 4.  It is my initial discussion about communication this season.

This need to connect is tied to our biology and is the reason we survived when Neanderthal man did not.

If you want to explore this deeper let me recommend the book “Survival of the Friendliest” written by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods. You can find it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Friendliest-Understanding-Rediscovering-Humanity/dp/0399590668

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This is episode 3 of season two and I had planned to talk about communication, but the I sensed some uncertainty from the people I have been talking too. So, this episode is focused on leading in these uncertain times. How do we bring order to the chaos?

In this episode I share things to do when you are leading you team through uncertain times. There are three:

(1) Secure yourself first and control the controllables.
(2) Practice servant leadership – move slowly through the crowd and talk to people, they want to, and need to hear your voice. 
(3) Do for one what you want to do for many.

Early in the episode I mention a season one discussion about Leadership Crucibles. Here is the link to that episode.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/14379090

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Episode 2 of Season 2 is the first time I am bringing different voices onto the podcast. I was able to spend some time the studio of the Tracer Burnout podcast with the hosts Dan Baker and Roger Vogel. Their podcast is dedicated to letting veterans share their stories. I was honored to be their guest and share my story of service which they will air at a later date, but afterwards we spent a little time talking about their journey. 

We had a great conversation and what they are doing is important. I did notice a few things inside our conversation.  You will hear a lot about significance more than success. These guys want to do something for their fellow veterans and their families. The power of the team is a clear theme in their journey, not only how they support one another but the veteran community too.

I hope you enjoy this episode and I hope you will check out the Tracer Burnout Podcast. They have a video format so you can find them on YouTube as well as the usual audio distribution lists like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Below is a link to their website where you can find out more about their mission and links to their most recent episodes.

 https://tracerburnout.com/home-1

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This first episode of season 2 comes from a listener suggestion. Bill Emig reached out to me through Facebook and asked me about discipline. Specifically, he asked me about cultivating a life of discipline. 

This episode is about the two key components to cultivating discipline, habit and identity. I talk about why it is so hard to change bad habits and how to use the habit cycle to change them. I also talk about how to build new habits from scratch. I close out with some talk about motivation and consistency. 

If you want to build discipline into your life, I recommend three books to help you. “The Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle. “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg, and “The Power to Change” by Craig Groeshel. These three books have really helped me as I strive to maintain discipline.

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Episode 24 is the final episode in this first season of “Despite the Limits”. In it I revisit the reason why I started the podcast in the first place. I discuss some recurring themes through the season. I also talk a little about changes you can expect in Season 2.

Despite the Limits is intended to provide short conversations aimed at helping leaders grow professionally and personally.  These are lessons I learned from more than 30 years in the Army’s Rangers, Green Berets and Civil Affairs, along with more than 20 years in both voluntary and vocational ministry. 

There were three recurring themes in Season 1. First, while some limits are real, most are creations of our own minds so we can stretch, bend or even break them. Second, failure is not an option but rather a part of our growth process. Finally, we absolutely need community.

I close out our discussion with three changes you can expect in season 2.  First, I will begin to incorporate other voices through some interviews and conversations with other leaders in some upcoming episodes. Second, I am going to shift the content more toward better communication. The third change is possibly the biggest, I am starting a new job which will influence how I do the podcast in the future.

I am really grateful that you have joined me for season 1 and look forward to continuing our conversations in 2025.

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The end of 2024 is just around the corner and I had some thoughts to share so here is a bonus episode. In episode 23 I talked about doing an end of year review. This episode explores the concept of New Year’s resolutions and talks about while they are good things, we probably should not wait for the New Year to start incorporating any changes.

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The end of 2024 is quickly approaching. In episode 23 I talk about how I will incorporate an end of year review into how I am approaching the close of the year. I start with the process that author and speaker, John Maxwell uses and then discuss some of the observation I see from how he does this that I intend to incorporate into my own process.

Here is a quick summary of some things to consider as you do your own end of year review. 

1.Be deliberate. Schedule specific time and go to a specific place.
2.Review everything you did and determine:
- what you should do more of
- what you should do less of
- what should you eliminate all together
- anything you need to add
3.Identify any changes you need to make.

I will do my own end of year review in a few weeks and will likely identify some changes to make. Once I do, I will share these with you and would welcome conversation with you about your own end of year review and changes you are making. You can use the links below to reach out to me.

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Episode 22 is the final installment in a series of seven episodes exploring practical steps you can take when you feel stuck or simply cannot seem to get started moving toward your dream.

In this episode we talk about the importance of celebrating the small incremental victories along the way to our ultimate goal.  It is easy to get so focused on the long goal that we forget to reflect about where we have been.

I also briefly talk about preventing our celebration of small wins from becoming an attitude of complacency.

For review, the six steps are:

1.Overcome Limiting Beliefs
2.Set goals
3.Develop a plan
4.Build a coalition for support
5.Learn from failure
6.Celebrate the small wins

Here is a link to Episode 16 – “What to do when you’re stuck” if you want to listen to the overview of all six steps again or if you have not heard it yet: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/15478024

I talked a little about my heart attack challenge and my current fitness goals in a few of the episodes through the series. Here are links to them:

Episode 18 – “Setting Goals”
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/15823638

Episode 19 – “Develop a Plan”
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/15906851

In doing some research for this episode, I found this article, “The Dark Side of Celebrating Small Wins” by Temiloluwa Adedeji on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dark-side-celebrating-small-wins-temiloluwa-adedeji/

I also mention Episode 6 – “Are we making progress – Thoughts on Veteran Suicide” in my discussion. I have committed to revisiting this topic and will likely do so in 2025 once the Veterans Administration publishes its 2024 Annual Suicide Prevention Report. Here is a link to the episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/14644596

Thanks for spending the time with me through this series. Let me know if you want more of this format in the future.

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