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Hardcore and At Ease - powered by Others Over Self®

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How come some people are always winning? Like they"re just running downhill, loving life, while others of us are over here thinking, "if I take a break, everything will break." Are you delivering results from a constant state of urgency? And are you tired of feeling like you"re the only one who actually cares about doing exceptional work? The Problem Most Leadership Advice Won"t Solve: You"re not broken, you"re just Hardcore without being At Ease. While leadership wisdom is timeless, today"s

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49:50

Stop Reacting, Start Living: How to Reclaim Your Time...

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2026/01/13

Episode 30 Show Notes: "Stop Reacting, Start Living: How to Reclaim Your Time From Attention Thieves"Working incredibly hard but never gaining traction? Your days feel like building blocks scattered on the ground instead of actually building something? You're not broken—you just need a better filter.Every demand on your attention is stealing time you can never get back. When you don't understand the three types of attention demands, you start losing relationships with healthy people, doubting

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40:38

What 'Protect Your Joy' Taught Me, 7 Lessons from...

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2026/01/06

EPISODE TITLEEpisode 29: "What 'Protect Your Joy' Taught Me: 7 Lessons from Living Hardcore and At Ease in 2025"HOOK OPENINGAre you watching your calling being held back by unhealthy patterns you've been tolerating? In 2025, "Protect Your Joy" became show host Shelly Rood's operating principle—not self-care, but mission stewardship. This episode reveals why protection decisions come with ongoing costs that last for years.EPISODE DESCRIPTIONAmbitious leaders face a brutal truth: Sometimes the biggest

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55:50

When Do Ambitious Leaders Get to Be Loved?

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2025/12/30

Episode 28: "When Do Ambitious Leaders Get to Be Loved?"Are you loved for who you really are, or just the model of perfection people expect? When do ambitious leaders get to lower their standards and just be accepted? This episode answers that question with raw stories from five women veterans who discovered we don't have to choose between being excellent and being authentically ourselves.In this special recording from the Others Over Self 2023 Leadership Conference & Women Veterans Engage -

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52:30

From Head Trash to Inner Peace: The Self-Efficacy...

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2025/12/29

Episode 27 - Ursula Hoppe: "From Head Trash to Inner Peace: The Self-Efficacy Advantage "Ever notice how the most talented people often wait the longest to start? What if the voice in your head saying "you're not ready yet" is actually the only thing holding you back?Air Force veteran and award-winning photographer Ursula Hoppe has built a thriving creative business by mastering one counterintuitive skill: saying yes before she has all the answers. From being told to lose 20 pounds before joining

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43:06

The Aiming Problem - Why Leaders Miss What They're...

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2025/12/16

Episode 26: "The Aiming Problem - Why Leaders Miss What They're Actually Shooting For"Have you ever looked at someone else's credentials and thought "if I only had what they have"? Meanwhile, you're completely blind to the value you already bring. That kind of thinking throws off your aim and you end up hitting the wrong targets.EPISODE DESCRIPTIONIn this episode, we're tackling the most dangerous blindness ambitious leaders carry: the inability to see what you actually have. Through five personal

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01:26:36

Gratitude and Grit: Leading Through Uncertainty...

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2025/12/09

Episode 25 - Chaplain Brian Webb: "Gratitude and Grit: Leading Through Uncertainty"What if the weight you're carrying isn't crushing you—it's preparing you? When was the last time you felt genuinely grateful for the impossible burdens leadership demands of you?This conversation will leave you with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Chaplain Brian Webb has mastered staying present in the most impossible moments—79 casualty notifications, over 40 suicide interventions, and leading Michigan's Walking

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45:22

Stop Feeling Alone While Surrounded by People

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2025/12/02

EPISODE 24 SHOW NOTES"Stop Feeling Alone While Surrounded by People"You're surrounded by colleagues, friends, and connections - so why do you still feel isolated? Surface relationships look like community until the moment you actually need someone. Then you discover what you've been building all along: activity without depth, presence without connection.This episode reveals why ambitious leaders end up feeling completely alone despite being constantly surrounded by people - and the principle that

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57:54

Why Your Hypervigilance Is Destroying You (And How to...

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2025/11/25

Episode 23: Why Your Hypervigilance Is Destroying You (And How to Fix It)You're prepared. You've built the right team, put systems in place, thought through every contingency. But you're still lying awake at 3 AM running worst-case scenarios. When the stakes involve people's lives and livelihoods, that vigilance becomes both your greatest strength and the thing slowly destroying you.Today's guest spent years responding to prison gang riots in law enforcement before building a nonprofit serving

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27:02

The Top 1% Advantage - What 21 Episodes Taught Us...

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2025/11/18

Episode 22: "The Top 1% Advantage - What 21 Episodes Taught Us About Everyday Excellence"You've launched initiatives with excitement and big plans. And were you tempted to quit at week 3 because it wasn't working fast enough? Sound familiar?This episode reveals why 99% of leaders quit before they see results—and what the top 1% do differently. You'll discover the principle that separates sustainable excellence from exhausting intensity, and why consistency in essential things creates compound

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44:17

Stop Forcing the Fit: When High-Quality Work Doesn't...

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2025/11/11

Episode 21 - Autumn Hartpence: "Stop Forcing the Fit: When High-Quality Work Doesn't Get Results"You've poured everything into a program that people won't use. You've created support systems that sit empty. You know you did high-quality work—but the outcome you believed would happen just isn't materializing.Sound familiar?This episode tackles the hardest leadership question: When do you push through, and when do you completely redesign? Autumn Hartpence, an Air Force Veteran completing her PhD,

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47:15

Trust the Process: When Letting Go Is Your Most...

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2025/11/04

Episode 20: "Trust the Process: When Letting Go Is Your Most Strategic Move"Can't step away? Not even for a moment? Still convinced that if you take your foot off the gas, everything will crumble? Here's the truth: if you cannot step away and have faith in a positive future, you cannot lead others well.DESCRIPTIONThis episode tackles the final element of the Hardcore and At Ease Framework—Trust the Process. Discover why leaders who can't step away create the very dependency they fear, and how

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46:25

How to Win Government Contracts Through Collaborative...

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2025/10/28

How to Win Government Contracts Through Collaborative Excellence - episode 19, Hardcore and At Ease - powered by Others Over Self®Looking to break into defense contracting but don't know where to start? What if the secret to winning government contracts isn't just about your capabilities—it's about positioning yourself within an ecosystem where partnerships create opportunities?Small businesses often struggle to break into government contracting because they're trying to figure everything out alone

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53:02

The Black Line: How to Expect Excellence Without...

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2025/10/21

Episode 18: "The Black Line: How to Expect Excellence Without Controlling Everyone"Working with other strong personalities feels harder than it should. You maintain high standards, you're direct about what needs to happen, and somehow people still resist you. The question you're not asking: Are you maintaining standards, or are you blurring the line between what needs to be accomplished and how people accomplish it?In this episode, we explore what it means to expect excellence through the black line

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36:47

How to Lead 8,000 People Without Becoming the...

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2025/10/14

Based on the Show Notes Creation Prompt from project knowledge, here are the complete show notes for Episode 17:Episode 17 - Carrie Mead: "How to Lead 8,000 People Without Becoming the Bottleneck"Hook OpeningSound familiar? You're working harder than ever, carrying more responsibility than anyone else on your team, and convinced you're the only one who really cares about getting it right. What if the real problem isn't that you need to work harder—it's that you've become the bottleneck?Episode

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Furthering the Mission Through Others - Building...

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2025/10/07

Episode 16: Furthering the Mission Through Others - Building Collaborative MomentumHardcore and At Ease PodcastPowered by Others Over Self®Episode DescriptionYou've built the foundation. You've aligned your ambition. You're maximizing every resource. So why does it still feel like you're doing everything yourself?In this solo episode, host Shelly Rood reveals why individual excellence doesn't automatically become team excellence—and what you need to do differently. This is the fourth ring of the

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40:53

How to Build a Defense Career Without Starting from...

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2025/09/30

EPISODE 15 SHOW NOTESEpisode Title: How to Build a Defense Career Without Starting from ScratchGuest: John Gutierrez, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Executive Director, Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation | Michigan Economic Development CorporationCo-Host: Nancy Dakin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)Most Americans think contributing to national defense requires connections, security clearances, or starting completely over. Retired Marine Corps Colonel John Gutierrez proves

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41:02

The Myth of Work-Life Balance for Mission-Driven Leaders

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2025/09/23

"The Myth of Work-Life Balance for Mission-Driven Leaders"Episode 14 DescriptionIf you're frustrated by work-life balance advice that seems written for people who don't actually care about excellence, this episode is for you. On this episode of Hardcore and At Ease - powered by Others Over Self®, Host Shelly Rood sits down with Krystal Bronnekant, Navy veteran and mental health nurse, who reveals why traditional work-life balance fails ambitious leaders and shares the wave-based approach that allows

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52:14

Why High Achievers Can't See the Resources Right in...

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2025/09/16

Episode 13 Show Notes: "From Scarcity to Abundance: The Essential Foundation for Resourceful Action"Episode DescriptionIf you're tired of feeling like there's never enough—never enough time, resources, or support to achieve what you know you're capable of—this episode is for you. Host Shelly Rood explores what it means to take resourceful action when you're operating from abundance instead of scarcity, and what Seneca understood about turning constraints into advantages. You'll discover the resource

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32:12

What Makes Us Hardcore (And Why That's Not Your...

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2025/09/09

Episode 12 Show Notes: "What Makes Us Hardcore (And Why That's Not Your Problem to Fix)"Episode DescriptionIf you're tired of feeling like people just don't get why you jump in before you have it all figured out, this episode is for you. Host Shelly Rood explores what it means to build your tactical center when you're someone who learns by doing, and what Thomas Paine understood about choosing your few over convincing the many. You'll discover how to spot who's actually in your category and the

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40:41

Ambition Alignment: When Personal Drive Meets...

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2025/09/02

Episode 11: Ambition Alignment: When Personal Drive Meets Organizational RealityHow a rocking chair thrown into a wall taught one leader everything about maintaining your principles when trusted systems fail you.Episode DescriptionHost Shelly Rood shares her vulnerable story of facing false AWOL charges in the Army Reserves and a marriage crisis that revealed the gap between personal ambition and organizational reality. Through the contrasting examples of Alexander the Great's destructive conquest

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