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We moved into a new house recently and I’ve taken the opportunity to build my home gym. In this episode I talk about five indicators of longevity as listed on the “Barbell Medicine” Podcast episode #386, Longevity Myths.

Here is a link to the show website if you want to listen to their whole episode or just check out their show in general.

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/podcast/

Another indicator of longevity is how connected you are socially. Friends can make an impact on your life. This is what I explore for most of this episode, the impact of friends.

In preparing for this episode, I read a few articles that I found helpful. Here is one from Psychology Today called “Why Do We Need Friends? Six Benefits of Healthy Friendships” written by Kristen Fuller.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-is-state-mind/201710/why-do-we-need-friends-six-benefits-healthy-friendships#:~:text=Friendships%20can%20be%20important%20for%20many%20reasons:,sorrow**%20*%20**They%20can%20be%20your%20backbone**

I also found this blog post by the Mayo Clinic Staff helpful.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/friendships/art-20044860

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Welcome season 3 of Despite the Limits. 2026 is well underway and there is a feeling of uncertainty in our world today. Our economic and political climates are volatile to say the least. One of my coping mechanisms is to look for light news stories that can encourage me and maybe even teach me a little bit along the way.

This episode is inspired by one such story. On January 25, 2026 Alex Honnold became the first person to climb the Taipei 101 Skyscraper unaided. The story was intriguing to me. It was full of the neuroscience stuff I love. While Honnold’s brain is wired differently, he credits preparation with why he doesn’t have fear like the rest of the population. In this episode, I explore and expand on that idea a little.

Since this is the beginning of season 3, I briefly visit why I started podcasting in the first place. If you want to hear the details here is the link to the very first episode. “Why Me? Why Now?”

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/14330114

If you are interested in my previous talks about fear, here is the link to Season 2 Episode 14, “Let’s Talk about Fear!”

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/18108457

Finally, if you are a bit of a neuroscience nerd too and want to read the article about Alex Honnold and his unique brain here is a link to that too!

https://www.musc.edu/content-hub/News/2019/03/18/How-a-neuroscientist-and-professional-climber-learned-from-one-another?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=672371eaceb81c878a01bfc7

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In this last episode of Season 2, I look at “The Six Mistakes of Man”.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) was a Roman statesman and scholar whose work was admired by ancient scholars and is also admired by modern scholars today. It appears we have wrestled with these six mistakes for thousands of years.

Here they are:

1)The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others.
2)The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected.
3)Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it.
4)Refusing to set aside trivial preferences.
5)Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and study.
6)Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.

If you were looking for a discussion about how to do an end of year review let me invite you to check out episode 23 from Season 1, “How to Do an End of Year Review”. Below is a link to that episode.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/16261345

Happy New Year friends!

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The holiday season has begun - it’s fast paced, chaotic, overwhelming and sometimes the demands feel oppressive. Whether it is the holiday season or our current political climate being patient seems to be increasingly more difficult.

Patience is a skill it can be developed. In this episode I talk about how to develop patience. Here are four reasons why you should develop your patience.

1)Your commitment is clear
2)Great things take time.
3)The world does not revolve around you.
4)You make better decisions.

At the end of the episode, I give you five simple steps to help you develop your patience.

1)Choose the longer line.
2)Wait a week between episodes.
3)Skip the fastest delivery option.
4)Teach someone a new game.
5)Make a meal from scratch.

Be Patient. Hold on. You can succeed, despite the limits!

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I release the podcast on the last Friday of each month, which means this episode went public on Halloween. Since so much of the season seems to be centered on scary stories and creepy decorations in the neighborhoods it seemed like a good time to talk about fear.

Fear seems to be everywhere these days and it is an interesting paradox. Fear often keeps is from trying the very things we need to do to succeed which in turn guarantees our fears become reality.

However, we can reframe how we view the things that scare us and train our minds and bodies to react differently.

Early in the episode I talk about the 2013 movie, After Earth” and share a quote from the character played by Will Smith where he says fear is a choice. Here is a link to a YouTube clip with the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV8jbzudYJ8

I also talk about a Simon Sinek talk about being nervous versus being excited. If you want to hear his talk directly, here is a link to that YouTube clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SUTInEaQ3Q

Happy Halloween and let’s go face our fears!

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If you are struggling with some difficult times or a significant challenge then this is the episode for you. “Embrace the Suck” is my simple grunt way of describing the Stockdale Paradox. In this episode I talk about the Stockdale Paradox and how we can employ it to do more than survive in our difficult times but maybe even thrive.

I recommend the book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. It is a leadership classic and in it, Collins recounts a conversation with Medal of Honor Recipient retired Navy Admiral James Stockdale who, during his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam observed that those who were optimistic without acknowledging their present circumstances rarely survived.

If you want to read more about the Stockdale Paradox but don’t want to read a whole book here is a link to an article from Big Think published October 23, 2022. This article, Stockdale Paradox: Why confronting reality is vital to success provides a good snapshot and is worth ten minutes of your time.

https://bigthink.com/health/stockdale-paradox-confronting-reality-vital-success/

Here is a link to a YouTube clip of Sylvester Stallone playing Rocky Balboa talking to his son. I quote a line from this speech but the l like the whole scene so you can see it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vg4uyYwEk

Remember, often times it is what it is so, “Embrace the Suck!”

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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” These penned by Robert Frost were first published in 1915. Today more than a 100 years later I think they still ring true.

In this episode I reflect of a few of the hikes I have taken with my wife Cathy this summer and the life lessons we have taken from them.

•Be willing to hike the extra mile and follow the trail to its end.

•You don’t know what you don’t know – that shouldn’t stop you from moving forward.

•Disappointment is the same as regret. You can be disappointed in a detail and still happy with the overall decision.

•Take the side quest

I would love to hear what you think about this episode.

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“Where you sit, determines where you stand.” This a phrase I did not really understand when I first heard it as a young staff officer. In this episode, I talk about how our backgrounds shape our perspectives.

I also spend some time talking about the importance of seeking the perspective of multiple people, perhaps most importantly the perspectives of people with whom we disagree.

I recommend you get your hands on Sebastian Junger’s book, “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging.” His observations about where we are as a nation are eye opening.

Finally, if you want to review my thoughts on seeking the ideas of others, especially those who disagree with you check out Episode 9 of Season 2, “Understanding the Experts”.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303705/episodes/17229853

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