Despite the Limits
My name is Scot Storey, and I created this podcast, “Despite the Limits” to provide short conversations aimed at helping leaders grow professionally and personally. As a lifelong student of human connection, leadership, and communication, I am passionate about shaping the growth and capabilities of leaders. My personal journey in leadership development has been shaped by a career of service in the US Army’s Special Operations Forces leading numerous teams from just a few operators to organizations several thousand people strong, with the Army’s Rangers, Green Berets and Civil Affairs units in some the world’s most remote and arduous conditions. I believe in the power of a good story to shape personal connections and help people reach their full potential. That is what this podcast is all about. Let’s have a conversation! https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-storey https://www.facebook.com/Scot.Storey.Leadership?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/scotstorey
Episodes
“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 ge...
June marks the halfway point in this second season of “Despite the Limits.” The main concept of this episode came to mind while I was serving as the chief of the Land Navigation committee at a JROTC camp. True heroes are really just ordinary people like you and me.
Here are some links to things I mention in this episode.
Episode 11 of season 1, “Failure is not your Enemy” is where you can hear more ...
In this ninth episode of season two, I talk about what makes an expert and what you should look for when listening to the plethora of “experts” in media today.
This is the first episode since deciding to shift to a once-a-month production schedule. So now look for the podcast to drop on the last Friday of each month
Here are some links to things I mention in this episode.
Episode 8 of season...
In this episode, I reflect on my father telling me, “Bad news is not like fine wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” Since and did not and do not drink wine, the metaphor is lost on me. Later in life I learned that there really is no such thing as bad news, rather there is only accurate and timely news.
I also discuss my decision to reduce the frequency in which I produce and release podcast episodes from twice...
In preparing for this episode, I was involved in a rear end collision. So, rather than forging ahead with my plan I thought I would share the experience with you.
My initial reaction was poor to say the least. I have spent some time evaluating my reaction and a cup of spilled coffee taught me a lot about why I may have reacted so poorly.
I mention episode 6 of season 2, “Everybody Needs a Mentor, a P...
There are three kinds of people you need in your life if you want to grow. Everybody needs a mentor, a peer, and a student if you are to grow to your full potential.
This episode was born during my Spring Break travel to the Texas coast to visit my family. The trip gave me time to think about a few of my assignments in the Army. These assignments have stayed in my mind all these years because of the people I ...
The changing of the time and warming weather has my wife and me starting to get our hiking legs under us again. In this episode, I talk about hiking with my grandsons and how they reminded me about voluntary hardship. I also talk about what voluntary hardship is along with how I apply it to my own life.
I describe the three types of fun and talk about how they fit into the concept voluntary hardship as well....
Connection is vital to any effort we make to effectively communicate, especially if we want to collaborate. Have you ever wondered why this is? This is the topic I explore in Season 2 Episode 4. It is my initial discussion about communication this season.
This need to connect is tied to our biology and is the reason we survived when Neanderthal man did not.
If you want to explore this deeper let me ...
This is episode 3 of season two and I had planned to talk about communication, but the I sensed some uncertainty from the people I have been talking too. So, this episode is focused on leading in these uncertain times. How do we bring order to the chaos?
In this episode I share things to do when you are leading you team through uncertain times. There are three:
(1) Secure yourself first and control t...
Episode 2 of Season 2 is the first time I am bringing different voices onto the podcast. I was able to spend some time the studio of the Tracer Burnout podcast with the hosts Dan Baker and Roger Vogel. Their podcast is dedicated to letting veterans share their stories. I was honored to be their guest and share my story of service which they will air at a later date, but afterwards we spent a little time talking about ...
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 a...
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 le...
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.
Let’s continue the conversation!
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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 you...
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 bee...
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 revi...
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 ...
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 ...
Episode 18 of Despite the Limits is the third 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 talk with more detail about step two – “Setting Goals”. Goal setting can keep us from moving forward in our efforts to succeed for a couple of reasons. One reason is because we simply just don’t make th...
Episode 17 of Despite the Limits is the second 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.
There are six steps in all:
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 t...
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