In their annual tradition, Jen and Pete ping-pong back and forth, going through all of their favorite things of 2024.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about their favorite...

• fiction book.
• non-fiction book.
• podcast.
• The Long and The Short of It episode.
• documentary / film / TV show.
• aha moment.
• thing Jen and Pete changed their mind about.
• theatrical experience.
• question.

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/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the idea of breaking plans and goals up in to smaller pieces, and wonder what that strategy might help accomplish.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might we turn our dreams in to goals?
• How can constraints help with efficiency?
• What are some tactics in which to practice making things bite-sized?

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/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Isn't it amazing that a podcast meant for curious people has never had an episode based solely on curiosity? This week, Pete and Jen change all that, and noodle together on the subject that is the basis for the creation of this podcast.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does being curious mean?
• What is curiosity in action?
• How does approaching something with curiosity change the entire framework of your approach?

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/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on what it means to be a small fish in a big pond, and how they might create more opportunities for themselves to be the small fish.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does being a small fish in a big pond mean, and what are some real-world examples?
• What strategies might we use to become the small fish in a big pond?
• How might we continue to investigate what we already have expertise in?

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/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Inspired by Jen's ten lessons, this week, Pete goes through thirteen lessons around how to become a better communicator.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

1. Ask yourself, who's it for and what's it for?
2. Concise is nice.
3. Find your allies.
4. You are not a news reader. (Translation: You are not a news anchor.)
5. Fix your umm.
6. Be where your feet are.
7. Slides are not teleprompters.
8. Have a purple cow.
9. Tell stories.
10. Be like a comedian.
11. Don't be afraid of questions.
12. Leverage Gen AI.
13. Don't take yourself so damn seriously.

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, in the spirit of modern-day Thanksgiving, Jen and Pete noodle on how they might turn their gratitude in to action.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does "graction" even mean?
• How might we honor what we are grateful for with positive action?
• What are some words we can use as jumping off points, to start practicing graction?

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/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Pete and Jen noodle on the provocative question of: What might not be coachable?

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What are the differences between coaching and teaching?
• How might being coached require a base knowledge?
• What are some things that Jen thinks are not coachable? And Pete?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete go through ten lessons that Jen has learned over her twenty years of coaching actors. (Which are the possible table of contents for her book!)

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about (in no particular order):

1. If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
2. Your marketing tells a story...whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not. So know it and like it.
3. Type is a distraction.
4. It's not about who you know, it's about who you are willing to introduce yourself to.
5. If it doesn't exist on the calendar (or in the contract), it doesn't exist.
6. Have taste, dammit.
7. Communication is the answer.
8. No amount of good marketing can make up for a lack of chops.
9. You are running a business.
10. The more you know, the more you know.

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).