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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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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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