Ep. 605: Anticipating the Frog – The Discomfort Zone (FREE Episode)

What You’ll Hear Today:
THE DISCOMFORT ZONE(s02e03) We’re not eating enough frogs for breakfast and this can really ruin the day. We’ll explain.

We also discuss the lessons from a month of block scheduling and ways to improve the practice. Plus Brett’s trip to the hospital, Andrew’s bi-phasic sleep and a review of High Performance Habits.

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The Discomfort Zone – Pilot (Hour 1) (AUDIO, 63 MINUTES) The first installment of our new supporter-only show – In this series, we will build upon and grow our strengths, highlight and improve our weaknesses, diversify and increase our personal and professional skill sets. This ongoing saga will be an open discussion allowing us to question each other’s actions to help ensure we are taking the best possible steps to keep us on track achieve our goals.Today Andrew and I inventory each other’s strengths and weaknesses and set some initial accountability goals for each other.

The Discomfort Zone – Pilot (Hour 2) (AUDIO, 64 MINUTES) The first installment of our new supporter-only show – In this series, we will build upon and grow our strengths, highlight and improve our weaknesses, diversify and increase our personal and professional skill sets. This ongoing saga will be an open discussion allowing us to question each other’s actions to help ensure we are taking the best possible steps to keep us on track achieve our goals.Today Andrew and I inventory each other’s strengths and weaknesses and set some initial accountability goals for each other.

THE DISCOMFORT ZONE 2 – Get Destroyed (AUDIO, 125 MINUTES) Format: 1. Success: How did each of us "punch the world in the dick" (working title) this week? Greatest achievements. 2. Accountability – Did we take each other’s advice from the previous session? How did it work out? 3. "Greatest Discomforts" – What is our biggest challenge/frustration/emotional weight this week? Discussion 4. Action Items – We give each other advice to act on before the next sessionToday our Greatest Discomforts both deal with relationship issues.

THE DISCOMFORT ZONE 3 – Hug the Cactus (AUDIO, 89 minutes) Can we transform our Greatest Discomforts into sources of gratitude?

THE DISCOMFORT ZONE 4 – The Interrogation (AUDIO, 87 minutes) The best and most uncomfortable meeting yet.
* Brett and Andrew have a fight.
* Brett: Social fatigue, paranoia, alienation, feeling interrogated. Then an epiphany.
* Andrew: Productivity jack-offery isn’t working. What has to sacrificed for success?
* Procrastinating by not prioritizing.

THE DISCOMFORT ZONE 5 – How To Escape Your…Comfort Zone (AUDIO, 82 minutes) The first time we’ve brought on a guest – our friend Nick is visiting Pittsburgh. He has lived in Keene, NH for his entire life and has worked at the same company throughout his whole career. He’s in a real comfort zone and getting restless. Andrew and I help him decide if he’s ready for a new adventcha!Where should he go? What should he seek? Where will he end up? I share the benefits, revelations, and challenges of my recent travel experience. Andrew used to be a truck driver, and he has some painful memories of being on the road.Also, lots of things aren’t going well right now! Audio

THE DISCOMFORT ZONE 6 – Alone In Winter (AUDIO, 63 minutes) Andrew travels with a man and doesn’t like it. Brett has Seasonal Affective Disorder. James also joins us in The Studio of Champ-Yinz to talk about what gives him anxiety. Streamed live to a hostile You Tube audience on December 6th, 2018.Discussed: Struggles with certain types of commitments, lonelines(continued)