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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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00:18:51

192. More Than You Can Chew

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/05/31

Jen and Pete dive in to what happens when you bite off more than you can chew and develop strategies to help while in that situation, as well as how to avoid taking on too much in the first place.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might a person deflate tension when they have too much to do?Why are we our own worst boss?Why might we be afraid of saying no to an opportunity?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:16:56

191. 1%

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/05/24

After (re)reading James Clear's Atomic Habits, Pete shares with Jen what he's learned from that book, and together they dive deeper into the idea of getting 1% better at something every single day.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How does compound improvement work?What are the benefits of building skill slowly, as opposed to all at once?What are some strategies to build the habit of improving by 1% each day?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The

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00:20:15

190. Bad Reviews

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/05/17

Speaking from personal experience, Jen and Pete noodle on how to find some levity and insight if you're on the receiving end of bad reviews.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What might a person learn from a bad review of their work or performance?What strategies might one use to look at and interpret a bad review?When looking at your own work, what are the important questions to ask, that a bad review might not consider?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The

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00:17:15

189. Review the Tape

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2022/05/10

Speaking in sports terms, Jen speaks with Pete about what it means to "review the tape," and how we might use this strategy to learn more about our own behavior and to grow our skills.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:In what instances in our lives might we be able to review the tape?Why is it important to review tape with a certain goal or aim in mind?How might a leader use this type of review to coach their team, or coach themselves?To hear all Episodes and read full

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00:19:36

188. Ask Better Questions

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2022/05/03

In this very meta episode, Jen and Pete ask each other how they might ask better questions, and how to develop/discover questions to help them get unstuck.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why is asking quality questions an important skill for a leader?How might a leader listen to their team and develop their own questions in response, as opposed to just following a script?What are some strategies for collecting good questions?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit

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00:16:51

187. Crossroads

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2022/04/26

This week, Jen and Pete dive in to goal-setting, fear-setting, and strategies for how to get to where you're going.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What does success look like?Why is it important for a team to be able to disagree but still commit?How might a person discover different paths that lead to the completion of their goals?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.You can subscribe

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00:19:14

186. Bad Ideas

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/04/19

Jen and Pete dive into one of their brainstorming tactics, which is to tell each other, "This might be the worst idea ever uttered by man."Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why is it important to share bad ideas?What is the effect of framing something as a bad idea?How might bad ideas lead to good ideas?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

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00:19:22

185. KYA Questions

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/04/12

Pete and Jen spend this week's episode listing questions that kick their ass and send them straight to the groan zone.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about the following questions:What are you tolerating?What are you afraid of?How might you raise the stakes?What are you excited about?What would an older version of yourself do? What would your role model do?How are you complicit in creating the conditions you say you don't want?What's new?Are you inventing work to avoid the

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00:20:30

184. Rest

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/04/05

This week, Jen and Pete dig in to the ritual of resting, and how we might create more of it in our lives.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What does "rest" even mean?What are different strategies for the action of resting?How might a person cultivate a habit of rest?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/)

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00:19:07

183. The Groan Zone

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/03/29

Inspired by a question posed by a client, Pete brings Jen the question of how one might venture in to the "groan zone", what that even means, and what strategies we might use within it.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What is the groan zone?What benefits might there be to stretching beyond your comfort zone?When might it be a good thing to be uncomfortable? To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:17:46

182. What Comes Next?

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2022/03/22

After initially cringing at the question, Pete works with Jen to unpack strategies for deciding what comes next, and develops a new mindset towards approaching those plans.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What is the gift and the curse of having a growth mindset?What is a BHAG? And what is COR?How might we approach planning with abundance in mind, as opposed to scarcity?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:19:00

181. Things That Don't Scale

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2022/03/15

This week, Jen and Pete dive in to how to create a practice of doing things don't scale, and the strategies and benefits of doing so.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:What does it mean to do something that doesn't scale?How do non-scalable practices effect the client's experience?Why does adding a personal touch matter, and how might one achieve that?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:19:14

180. Balance

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/03/08

On their fourth try recording a podcast on this topic, Jen and Pete discuss balance, and how it appears in and affects their day-to-day life.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might a person find the right work-life balance?Why is it important to evaluate your resources?What if you only tried to accomplish in a day what you could recover from that same day?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:19:13

179. The Reading is the Work

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/03/01

Inspired by a recent coaching session, Jen and Pete noodle on how reading, and any other creative activity, is a valuable use of time.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why might just the act of reading be enough, and valuable?Why is it so difficult to allow oneself the space to spend one's time freely?How might creative endeavors influence the rest of one's life?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:18:15

178. The Rules

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/02/22

Inspired by the mindset class at her studio, Jen asks Pete the question, "Who wrote the rules," and together they noodle on the rules we set for ourselves, and where they come from.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why do certain rules exist, and who do they serve?What do rules mean to certain types of people?How do values and rules relate to each other?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website:

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00:18:32

177. Swim Squad

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2022/02/15

Having recently joined a swim squad, Pete shares what he's learned from swimming in a community, and he and Jen unpack the importance of group learning.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How is learning in a group different from learning individually?How might working in a community help push your individual work and ideas forward?Can a community be made up of just two people, and what defines that communal dynamic?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and

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00:19:33

176. Hybrid

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/02/08

Jen, surprised by the hybrid environment that her studio is becoming, asks Pete for his advice on what it takes to build a hybrid work place.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might one build a successful hybrid environment?What are the leadership skills that it takes to do so?Who might the hybrid environment be more difficult for, the in-person person or the remote person? And how might one address that?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The

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00:20:19

175. Mood Follows Action

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/02/01

Inspired by a podcast interview, Pete shares with Jen that mood follows action, and they noodle on how that shows up in their lives, and how that action might be taken.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How might mood be impacted by action?Is inaction an active choice?What are some strategies to start taking action, even when you don't want to?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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00:20:13

174. Timelines

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/01/25

Inspired by the wisdom of a client, Jen shares the idea with Pete that timelines and deadlines are not the same thing, and they unpack the differences and similarities between the two.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:How are timelines and deadlines different from one another?How might one stick to a deadline they set for themselves?If timelines are something we can't control, how do we navigate that?To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of

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00:20:41

173. Who Not How

The Long and The Short Of It ·

2022/01/18

Pete found himself being called out this week, and he and Jen share their thoughts and reactions to the ideas in the book Who Not How, which inspired this week's episode.Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:Why is it important to add people to your team and to work with people that have different strengths?Why might someone want to keep all the tasks of a project to themselves?What are ways in which we can reach out to people and invite them to collaborate?To hear all Episodes and

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