Borrowing a framework from Claire Hughes Johnson, Pete and Jen toss around the differences between being a victim and a player (and noodle on the words within the phrase itself, of course).

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might we take more ownership of our work and our responsibilities?
• Why is it important to think about your team, when working towards a collective goal?
• How might we keep ourselves accountable, and find self-empowerment?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. 

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete thrash about the mystery of their empty can of episodes, and noodle on habits, rules, and constraints.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why are streaks important, when sustaining a habit or practice?
• How might we reduce the scope of our habits, when necessary, in order to maintain them?
• Why is recording this podcast an important habit for both Jen and Pete?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

In this week's episode, Jen and Pete ask the question: What if you treated yourself the way you treat others?

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is the golden rule?
• Why might we be more generous or empathetic towards others, and not ourselves?
• How might we take ourselves a little less seriously?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on what the hidden meaning might be behind different ways of approaching the seemingly simple task of a mic check.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What kind of a mic checker is Jen? And Pete?
• How might we better prepare ourselves for foreseeable surprises?
• What are some new frames of thinking about the importance of context, and the importance of being concise?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Inspired by her teammates, Jen shares with Pete many of the lessons she has learned from the combination of group fitness training and community building.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What are some tools and strategies to building a strong, spirited, and supportive team?
• How might you identify your teammate's strengths, and then amplify them?
• Why is it important to introduce more than just the topic of work, to a work environment?
• Where might we find more play in our day-to-day lives?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Dusting off an old Latin phrase, "It is solved by walking," Pete and Jen noodle on the many benefits of a regular walking and movement practice in our every day lives.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might walking jumpstart creativity or a positive mood?
• In what ways might we build a walking or movement practice?
• Why might going on a walk with another person be beneficial and meaningful?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

With many varying use cases, Jen and Pete dive in to the different ways they leverage AI in their day-to-day lives...and some of the answers are very surprising.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might we use AI to stay accountable?
• In what ways might we ask AI questions or prompts, and how can we continue to learn about the language we use with it?
• By using AI, which is non-human, how can it actually allow us to focus more on our own humanity?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. 

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

In a surprising topic, Jen and Pete dive in to the process of learning how to do a push up...or the learning that can come from the learning of how to do a push up.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What might we actually be closer to mastering than we think?
• Why is it important to analyze the assets, boundaries, and narratives within our lives?
• How might we push past our own stories about ourselves, in order to find success?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

The inspiration for this week's episode comes from Cate, Jen's daughter, and together, Jen and Pete noodle on a thought-proving statement of hers: The person you want to be is waiting for you on the other side of your fear.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• When might feeling like an imposter be valid, and why?
• Why is it important to seek out firsts?
• What are some tools we can utilize when confronted with fear, in order to move through it?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. 

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

After facilitating the Real Skills Conference, Pete brings Jen the most valued real skill from a poll of leaders, and together they dissect what it means to be tolerant of uncertainty (and what other words might fit into that phrase).

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is a real skill?
• What might it mean to be tolerant of uncertainty?
• How can we be more active, than to just be tolerant of something?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on. 

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).