Episodes

  • 337. Gorgeous Pythons
    Mar 11 2025

    Inspired by her teammates, Jen shares with Pete many of the lessons she has learned from the combination of group fitness training and community building.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • What are some tools and strategies to building a strong, spirited, and supportive team?
    • How might you identify your teammate's strengths, and then amplify them?
    • Why is it important to introduce more than just the topic of work, to a work environment?
    • Where might we find more play in our day-to-day lives?

    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/).

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    19 mins
  • 336. Solvitur Ambulando
    Mar 4 2025

    Dusting off an old Latin phrase, "It is solved by walking," Pete and Jen noodle on the many benefits of a regular walking and movement practice in our every day lives.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • How might walking jumpstart creativity or a positive mood?
    • In what ways might we build a walking or movement practice?
    • Why might going on a walk with another person be beneficial and meaningful?

    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/).

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    20 mins
  • 335. AI
    Feb 25 2025

    With many varying use cases, Jen and Pete dive in to the different ways they leverage AI in their day-to-day lives...and some of the answers are very surprising.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • How might we use AI to stay accountable?
    • In what ways might we ask AI questions or prompts, and how can we continue to learn about the language we use with it?
    • By using AI, which is non-human, how can it actually allow us to focus more on our own humanity?

    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/).

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    22 mins
  • 334. Push-Ups
    Feb 18 2025

    In a surprising topic, Jen and Pete dive in to the process of learning how to do a push up...or the learning that can come from the learning of how to do a push up.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • What might we actually be closer to mastering than we think?
    • Why is it important to analyze the assets, boundaries, and narratives within our lives?
    • How might we push past our own stories about ourselves, in order to find success?

    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/).

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    19 mins
  • 333. Life Lessons from Cate
    Feb 11 2025

    The inspiration for this week's episode comes from Cate, Jen's daughter, and together, Jen and Pete noodle on a thought-proving statement of hers: The person you want to be is waiting for you on the other side of your fear.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • When might feeling like an imposter be valid, and why?
    • Why is it important to seek out firsts?
    • What are some tools we can utilize when confronted with fear, in order to move through it?

    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/).

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    18 mins
  • 332. Tolerance of Uncertainty
    Feb 4 2025

    After facilitating the Real Skills Conference, Pete brings Jen the most valued real skill from a poll of leaders, and together they dissect what it means to be tolerant of uncertainty (and what other words might fit into that phrase).

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • What is a real skill?
    • What might it mean to be tolerant of uncertainty?
    • How can we be more active, than to just be tolerant of something?

    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/).

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    19 mins
  • 331. The Year of Experiments
    Jan 28 2025

    Entering into a year full of experiments, Jen asks for Pete's coaching and guidance about what it means to experiment and how to implement the idea in her studio and day-to-day life.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • How might you make rules around creating experiments?
    • What role does the audience take in the formation and implementation of an experiment?
    • Why might it be important to think about what success would look like, at the end of an experiment?

    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/).

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    20 mins
  • 330. Pete's Solo Off-Site #2
    Jan 21 2025

    In a new annual tradition, Pete describes his solo off-site, and Jen interviews him about it, to get to the core of the learnings from the two-day journey.

    Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

    • What is a solo off-site, and why is it a catalyst for reflection and learning?
    • What are the questions Pete used to set up the experience for himself?
    • What were the aha moments (big and small) from Pete's second solo off-site?

    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/).

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    19 mins