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Episode 21 is the sixth 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 embracing failure. This sounds counterintuitive but it really is helpful when you are trying to get something new done or make some adjustments to your ongoing efforts.  

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


Here is a link to Episode 14 – “Three Steps to Making a Difficult Decision” where I first talked about the Cobra Effect. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/15462784

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Episode 20 is the fifth in a series of 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 I talk about the importance of involving other people, specifically people you know, love and trust, in your plan or dream. These people can inspire you, encourage you, coach and teach you, amplify your efforts, and even – if need be- provide you a gentle push to just get started. Never under estimate the power of having a team on your side.

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

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 Josh Denhart’s Lead Ministry webpage and the podcast portal so you can check out what he does: https://leadministry.com/podcast/

Tony Rodriguez’s “FTU…Life After the Military” podcast can be found on PodBean through this link:  https://arantoniorodriguez98.podbean.com/

Finally, if you are interested in the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks and what they do, you can find out more here: https://www.elks.org/

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Episode 19 of Despite the Limits is the fourth in a series of podcasts exploring practical steps you can take when you feel stuck or simply cannot seem to get started moving toward your dream.

In this episode I overview the military’s five paragraph operations order as a framework we can use to do step three – “Develop a Plan”. Often, we don’t move forward from goal setting to making a plan because we either don’t know how or we are worried what others may think. A good plan is better than a perfect plan. It just needs to move us to action.

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

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

I also reference Episode 10 – “The Man in the Arena” which is about taking risk and facing criticism. Here is the link to that one of if you want to listen to it too:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/15121087

Here is a YouTube link to the field goal clip from “Facing the Giants” that I reference:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTs_rKbtYgc

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Episode 18 of Despite the Limits is the third in a series of podcasts exploring practical steps you can take when you feel stuck or simply cannot seem to get started moving toward your dream.

In this episode I talk with more detail about step two – “Setting Goals”. Goal setting can keep us from moving forward in our efforts to succeed for a couple of reasons. One reason is because we simply just don’t make them. The other reason, and the focus of this episode is our goals are not expressed in a way we can actually take action on them. That is where SMART goals come in to play.  SMART is an acronym that stands for – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

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

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

I also reference Episode 9 – “Drivers Drive” which is all about multitasking. Here is the link to that one of if you want to listen to it too:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/15037490

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Episode 17 of Despite the Limits is the second in a series of podcasts exploring practical steps you can take when you feel stuck or simply cannot seem to get started moving toward your dream.

There are six steps in all:

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 again or if you have not heard it yet here is a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/15478024

In this episode I talk more step one – “Overcome Limiting Beliefs” in more depth. Often, the thing that keeps us from moving forward is the story we’re telling ourselves.  So, if you are going to tell yourself a story, you may as well make it a good one.

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This is episode 16 of Despite the Limits. It is the start of a multi-episode series where I explore six practical steps you can take when you feel stuck or simply cannot seem to get started moving toward your dream.

In this episode I present these six steps and provide a brief discussion about each. I will discuss these steps in more detail in the next six episodes.

Below are the six steps I overview:

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

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This is episode 15. The summer heat had me thinking about a trip my wife and I took to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula last summer. One memorable part was a kayak trip in Moose Pass, where there is a water wheel with a grindstone and a sign that reads, “Moose Pass is a peaceful little town, if you have an axe to grind, do it here.”

I explore how it now appears that society expects us to no longer respect those who disagree with us. What is the impact of this? What can we do? Perhaps more importantly, what should we do?

Here is a link to a YouTube video about Moose Pass.

Moose Pass: Where the Alaskan Pioneering Spirit Lives On, uploaded by Bjørn Olson on November 22, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyvTeWmIyI

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This is episode 14 and is a continuation of the decision making theme from episode 13 where we talked about choices, decisions, and consequences. In this episode I discuss a way to approach difficult decisions. Not necessarily the way, but a way.

Here are three practical steps we can take when facing difficult decisions? 

(1)Learn the limitations and challenge the constraints
(2)Consider what failure might look like before you start
(3)Stick to the basics

This is the link to Episode 13 – “Choices, Decisions, and Consequences” if you have not yet listened to it or would like to review.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/15400914

I refer to Episode 11 – “Failure is not your enemy” in step 2. Here is the link if you want to go back and check it out.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/15235295

Here is a link to information concerning the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Good information about why it had a space component to it. History.com – Article titled, “The Space Race” edited February 22, 2020.
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/space-race

Link to information about John F. Kennedy’s push to place a man on the moon as part of the Cold War effort. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum article titled, “We Choose to Go to the Moon: JFK’s Moon Shot” dated December 11, 2017
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/we-choose-go-moon-jfks-moon-shot

Link to a Wikipedia article about the German economist Horst Siebert. He created the concept of the Cobra Effect and how incentives can work against the desired outcome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Siebert

The Foundation for Economic Education produced a fun video about the Cobra Effect. Here is the link to their YouTube video, “What Cobras Can Teach us About Incentives” uploaded April 23, 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mGSN2YqeYE

The following links are information about Eugen Kranz and his role as a Flight Director with NASA. These are found on the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum website with links to YouTube.
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/eugene-kranz

Gene Kranz – “Failure is not an option,” uploaded June 4, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-O6TBwoL9k&t=44s

Gene Kranz – “Role of the Flight Director”, uploaded January 18, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7SefGD86Uw&t=0s

Below are some YouTube links with scenes from the movie Apollo 13 that illustrate some of the things I talk about in this podcast.

Appollo 13 – “Failure is not an option”, uploaded by Binge Society on February 9, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA8SXpyg4O4

Appollo 13 – “Make this fit in the hole for this using nothing but that”, uploaded by Abontu on December 4, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYzkyXp0jg

Apollo 13 – “Finest Hour”, uploaded by Leah Sherman on November 30, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sngs6wj8tEY

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Welcome to episode 13 of Despite the Limits. In this episode I talk about choices, decisions, and consequences. This idea came from my reflection of the decision to evacuate from Aransas Pass on the Texas coast to escape the potential impact from Hurricane Beryl.  

I explore some of the philosophy behind making decisions, why it can be difficult, and why making hard decisions is ultimately good for us. 

Here is a link to the Ted Talk given by Dr. Mary Steffel, Associate Professor of Marketing, Northeastern University, titled “ How I overcame decision paralysis” This was my initial exposure to the paradox of Buridan’s Ass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9yDyl_LX4E

Here is a link to the Ted Talk given by American Philosopher Ruth Chang, Chair and Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford, titled “How to make hard choices” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQZuzIdeQQ


Here is a link to the Thirteen Rules Colin Powell kept on his desk as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as the United States Secretary of State.

https://www.state.gov/dipnote-u-s-department-of-state-official-blog/colin-l-powells-thirteen-rules-of-leadership/

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In this episode I talk about cascading failure. What is a cascading failure? It is a failure in a system of interconnected parts where the failure of one-part leads to the failure of other parts and grows progressively until a catastrophic event occurs. Unfortunately, I learned about them because I experienced one while parking my camper recently. While no one was hurt it did provide some opportunity to learn, or relearn some leadership lessons.

Here is a link to episode 9 of Despite the Limits – Drivers Drive where I originally discussed the fallacy of multitasking. 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/15037490 

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