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The Long and The Short Of It

Peter Shepherd & Jen Waldman

A weekly podcast for curious people ready to explore the art and science of being human from every possible angle: macro, micro, Australian, American, tall, short and everything in between.

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271. Broadway Jesus

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2023/12/05

This week, Jen poses a question to Pete: What would Broadway Jesus do?Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might we take action, based on modeling our idol's behaviors?Why might it be difficult to receive a compliment, and how can we do so with grace?What might imitating an exemplar look like when you're stuck? And when you're succeeding?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can

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00:18:04

270. Quests

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2023/11/28

Throwing it back to old video games, Pete and Jen ping-pong back and forth about what we might learn from games like Zelda when thinking about leadership and growth.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might we think about challenges in life as quests?What are different ways in which we can level up?How might we find excitement in the unknown?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can

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00:17:35

269. Target Lists

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2023/11/21

In this week's episode, Jen teaches Pete about the ways she uses people, places, positions, and purpose to create target lists.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why might it be important to make target lists?What are some tactics for discovering people and places that you might want to add to your target lists?How are the lists for each category different? And how might they overlap?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:16:48

268. Action Learning

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2023/11/14

This week, Jen and Pete thrash about the idea of getting a group of people together and putting one person in the hot seat, and asking them only questions about the places they are stuck.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What exactly is action learning? And what is it's inverse?How might hearing someone else describe a problem actual help you solve your own?What are different ways we can achieve action learning, even without a group?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts,

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00:17:27

267. Sponge Mindset

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2023/11/07

This week, Jen and Pete ask the question of how we might be more like a sponge in the projects we are working on, in terms of soaking information in and also squeezing it out into the world.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What are some tools we can utilize when we're stuck in the information gathering stage?What is a cut bait date?How might sharing what we're working on with others help in our creative process?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and

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00:17:23

266. Habit Audits

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2023/10/31

Building on ideas from previous episodes, Jen and Pete dive in to how they might take an audit of their current habits, and noodle on what that audit might teach them.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What is a habit audit?If you were to start with a clean slate, would you choose to pick up the habits you currently have?What are some exercises that might help us to take stock of our current habits and make a decision on whether or not to keep them?To hear all episodes and read

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00:19:04

265. Rules

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2023/10/24

This week, Pete (a rule follower) and Jen (a non-rule follower) noodle on how we might leverage rules to help us create new habits, practices, and boundaries.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What are some tactics we can use to create rules for ourselves?What is the difference between a rule and a habit?What are some examples of rules Pete follows? And Jen?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:17:15

264. If You Build It...

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2023/10/17

Jen has strong feelings about the phrase, "If you build it, they will come," and with Pete, they noodle on possible improvements and rewrites.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why is an invitation necessary when engaging other people in your work?How might we validate our work while in the process of making it?Why might inviting people to witness our projects be a scary thing to do? And how might we overcome that fear?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long

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00:17:27

263. Our Friend, Feedback

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2023/10/10

This week, Jen and Pete revisit the very familiar topic of good ol' feedback and all of its many quirks.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why might negative feedback impact us more than positive feedback?What does it mean that the work we create will not be for everyone?What are some strategies with which to filter and/or apply the feedback we receive?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:19:05

262. Ask For What You Want

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2023/10/03

This week, Pete and Jen dive in to the reasons to ask for what you want, and what reasons might hinder us from doing so in the first place.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What are some reasons someone might be afraid to ask for what they want?What does it mean to chase the no?How might we empathize with the person we are asking something from?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You

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261. Goal Stacking

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2023/09/26

It may come as a shock, but Jen and Pete have never done an episode of the podcast about goals before today! So this week, they dive in to the idea of how we might stack our goals, and how that might help us to adjust them or eventually let them go.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What is the concept of goal stacking?What are some ways that goals can be organized in to projects?How might focusing on more than one goal actually help to move them all forward?To hear all episodes

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00:18:47

260. Post-Seth Reflection

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2023/09/19

In this week's reflective episode, Pete and Jen dig in to the conversation they had with Seth Godin last week, discussing both the conversation itself and also the ways in which they each showed up.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What ideas have stuck with Jen and Pete from their conversation last week, and how might they continue to expand on and explore them?What feedback would Jen and Pete give themselves, on listening back?How did Jen and Pete feel in real-time while

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00:37:48

259. Seth Godin: The Song of Significance

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2023/09/12

This week, Seth makes a return visit to the podcast, and he, Jen, and Pete dive in to a wide range of topics, such as Seth's new book, bees, meetings, leaf blowers, and so much more.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete (and Seth) talk about:What is Seth's latest book all about, and how might the themes within it show up in our daily lives?How might we think about work differently, in terms of leadership, structure, and enrollment?Where does the water go when you paddle in a canoe?To hear all

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258. Chapters

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2023/09/05

This week, Pete and Jen ping pong back and forth about the idea of how chapters and seasons can play a role in our days, weeks, and years.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:When might leaning into the idea of life chapters be most useful?What is the difference between a chapter and a season?How might we leverage whatever chapter of life we are in currently?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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257. Missionvisionvalues

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2023/08/29

This week, Jen and Pete debunk, demystify, and pick apart the phrase "missionvisionvalues".Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What does each component of the phrase (mission, vision, and values) mean on its own?If you're working on a team, do you have to agree on what these words mean?How might one of the three words be prioritized based on a specific context?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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256. Children's Books

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2023/08/22

With the arrival of Pete's son Ollie, Pete has been reading lots of children's books of late, and this week, he and Jen noodle on who children's books are actually for and how we might think about having multiple audiences in the projects that we create.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Who are children's books actually for, the child or the parent, or could it be both?What is the difference between demographics and psychographics?How might we use children's books as an example

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255. Pacing

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2023/08/15

In this year's annual running episode, Jen brings Pete a new metaphor for life that she has found through her habit of running, and together they noodle on how else the idea of pacing might show up in our daily lives.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might beginning a habit at a slower pace help to establish the habit itself?What is the relationship between pacing and effort?What tools might we use to pace ourselves through certain tasks or with certain goals?To hear all

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254. Baby Brain

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2023/08/08

In what is likely a surprise announcement for our listeners, Pete and his wife recently had a baby, and this week, Pete and Jen noodle on ways to overcome the dreaded baby brain.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What is baby brain, and its symptoms?Why is it important to write things down for yourself?What specific methods does Jen use to keep her thoughts and tasks organized? And Pete?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:18:34

253. More Humanity

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2023/08/01

In this ever-increasing digital age, Jen and Pete noodle on how we might add more humanity back in to our daily lives.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why is a focus on humanity so important?What factors might lead to a lessening in encountering humanity in our every day lives/routines?What frameworks or tools might we utilize to increase our mindfulness around a habit of humanity?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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252. Like-Hearted

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2023/07/25

In this week's episode, Jen and Pete do a deep dive on the differences between being like-minded versus being like-hearted with someone.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What does it mean to be like-hearted with someone?How might requiring like-mindedness cut you off from the possibility of empathy?Why is it important to be surrounded by people who are like-hearted yet differently-minded to yourself?To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of

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