PODCAST · business
Big Things Done Podcast
by Andrew Glover
Leadership training and personal achievement motivation
Episodes
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BTD67 - Be a Better Leader Now
In this episode, Andrew talks about 3 easy ways you can become a better leader right now. Many leadership lessons are learned through years of experience, but there are some things you can start doing today that will drastically improve the way you lead. If you're hungry to get to the next level…
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BTD66 - Interview with DBI Ventures
David Beranek and Maurice Damoin are co-founders of a new startup called DBI Ventures, an investment company committed to growing their clients' money. While I personally invest with DBI, I am also interested in learning more about how they are doing their "Big Thing", and this interview captures...
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BTD65 - Build an Aggressive Mindset
Ever feel like you are on a plateau in your life? Not really making any progress and developing into the person/athlete/spouse/professional/friend you know you could be? I'll bet a big reason for that is that you have let your guard down. You have enemies. They are actively trying to hold you…
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BTD64 - Unshakeable Life
If you are doing something BIG, it's a guarantee that you will run up resistance. You'll be rejected, set back, told you can't do something, have unexpected things block your path. How are you supposed to keep going when that happens? If you're somebody who doesn't want your rejection or obstacle...
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BTD63 - Become a Master Communicator
If you are serious about making your big thing a reality, you are going to have to communicate with someone, guaranteed. This episode will teach you the way military officers successfully communicate to make the mission happen. If you've ever felt like you aren't getting your point across or wish...
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BTD62 - How to Play Chess, Not Checkers
We know that the big things we want to accomplish don’t just happen. Making your dream a reality requires you to think and act strategically. But what does that mean? What does it mean to be a strategic person? In this episode, we break down what a strategic person thinks about and how they make...
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BTD61 - Earned Not Given: Interview with Rachel Richardson
Rachel Richardson is an all-around badass who started her own nutrition company after completing an amazing personal transformation. Rachel is full of energy and has an overwhelming desire to help people make great choices when it comes to food and life. She's also a pretty ripped crossfit…
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BTD60 - Makings of a Lasting Transformation
Most transformation stories follow the "rags-to-riches" trajectory. People talk about how terrible their life was, and then glamorize how awesome their life is now - almost always skipping the middle part of what makes the transformation happen! In this episode, co-host David Glover shares his...
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BTD59 - The Road or Destination?
Society glamorizes what "success" looks like and they conveniently ignore the road to get there. This is a problem that makes people not see the value in themselves, not achieve their potential, and become less resilient. My brother David and I decided to set the record straight with this…
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BTD58 - What COVID-19 is Teaching You
COVID-19 is giving you an opportunity. You can choose to live in fear and frustration, or you can figure out how to become better than before. There are lessons to learn from COVID-19 that set us up to do BIG THINGS. This episode has what I've learned so far. Thanks for supporting the podcast. I...
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BTD57 - Staying Focused
COVID-19 has disrupted our lives globally and personally. If you're struggling to find a new "normal" routine and adapt to these times, I've got 4 tips to help you stay grounded and live a life of meaning and fulfillment. *Note: this is my first video podcast! You can find the video version on...
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BTD56 - Crisis Leadership
When a crisis strikes, will you be ready to lead? It's not easy to make good decisions, manage uncertainty, and communicate effectively during these times. This episode dives into the basics that will help you lead effectively through even the worst of situations. Thanks for supporting the…
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BTD51 - Adapting Well Pt1
Episode Summary: understand and communicate the 2 reasons why you must adapt and change. Human beings don’t like to change. It makes us uncomfortable, it’s challenging, it means we might fail. If you want to successfully adapt to a new way of doing something, your starting point should always be...
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BTD52 - Adapting Well Pt2
Episode Summary: Tame uncertainty by opening communication lines and providing direction. In times of crisis and change, uncertainty abounds. The best way to manage this involves allowing people to voice their frustration and providing a sense of purpose and way forward. People have real feelings...
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BTD53 - Adapting Well Pt3
Episode Summary: Say where you want to go, not how to get there. In adaptation situations, you don’t fully know what you should be doing. Wise organizations navigate these situations by understanding the key priorities and considering all possible solutions to get there.
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BTD54 - Adapting Well Pt4
Episode Summary: Get input from your subject matter experts for the best plan You’re building a plan for something you’ve never done before. The plan better have input from the people who are experts and people executing the plan for the highest degree of success. Don’t expect perfection, and...
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BTD55 - Adapting Well Pt5
Episode Summary: Be flexible and aggressively seek feedback for the best chance of success Don’t expect your plan to go swimmingly. Provide yourself and your teammates latitude to fail and adjust. Highlight the things that are going well. Just as in the beginning, always seek feedback from every...
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BTD50 - War Strategies in Everyday Life
The success of your Big Thing is based on your ability to make good decisions. This podcast breaks down how to approach making decisions, modeling the successful strategies employed by war-winning commanders throughout the ages. We talk about the OODA Loop and how it can help you speed up your...
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BTD49 - "Call Sign Chaos" book review
The book "Call Sign Chaos" by James Mattis is one of the best modern leadership and military memoirs of our day. Hon. James Mattis is a retired 4-star General in the Marine Corps and also served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. He was a commanding officer of units that directly invaded Iraq…
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BTD48 - Feedback Done Right
Our life journey is shaped by feedback. The reason we have performed a certain way, made specific decisions is all based on feedback we've received throughout life. Pain, joy, passion, criticism, praise, reject - every form of feedback shapes what we decide to do and who we are. In this episode…
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BTD47 - Work. Life. Balance.
The idea of balancing your work and personal life sounds cool and makes sense, but is it realistic? Does it simply mean that you spend an equal amount of time at work and at home? I remember not having a clue about this until a wise old commander broke down the secret. I want to share with you…
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BTD46 - Rising Up the in the Ranks
If you're like me, you want the chance to pursue every opportunity that interests you in your career. You want to run at your highest capacity and achieve something great. Maybe it's attending a cool conference, maybe it's being a part of a secret development team, maybe it's a promotion with...
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BTD45 - Flip Your Switch
Big things come with moments when you have to deliver a flawless performance. You have to be focused. Dialed in. You don't have room for failure or sub-par execution. Missing these moments means your business fails, your product doesn't take off, your sweat and training have been wasted. When…
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BTD44 - New Leaders Playbook
I get new leaders asking me what they should focus on to start being a great, influential leader. In this episode, I share my top piece of advice for new leaders that I learned while leading hundreds of Airmen as an Air Force officer. I screwed up enough to figure out what works and what doesn't....
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BTD43 - Time to Take Control
Every now and then we get into ruts. We start living a life that is mediocre. We take the easy way out. Weeks go by before we realize that we haven't been living up to our fullest potential. We can't expect to do Big Things if we are just going with the flow. Life has a weird way of convincing us...
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BTD42 - The Cure for a Boring Life
You may not have a difficult life, but maybe you find yourself living a non-exciting life. Nothing is really speaking to you, you're not pursuing your passion, you're not really going anywhere. You just...are. I've been there myself, and I'm here to tell you that your life doesn't have to be...
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BTD41 - Dreamers and Closers
People who do Big Things, no matter the industry, have mastered 2 characteristics. They can dream big and execute on those dreams. They aren't consumed only with their daily lives - their focus and motivation is on a future goal They can put in the hard work to complete their task - even when…
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BTD40 - Hard Work and Intention; interview with Few Will Hunt
I had the privilege of sitting down with Joey and Drew, the founders of Few Will Hunt, for an amazing interview. These 2 guys built an extremely popular and successful clothing brand that is all about restoring the dignity of hard work. If you want to start a business, accomplish a big goal, or...
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BTD39 - Elite Performance
Don't ever buy the lie that you aren't meant to be elite at something. That's a false statement uttered by people who don't have the courage or discipline to achieve the highest levels of performance. If you want to be the best of the best, you have to create a life of 100% focus on achieving…
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BTD38 - Distraction Management
One of the reasons that most people live mediocre lives is because we let ourselves be distracted by things that don't matter. Our distraction-rich world attracts our eyeballs to things that don't make us better. But it doesn't have to be this way! If we approach our lives in a critical manner…
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BTD37 - Managing Up
Just because you work for a boss doesn't mean you can't do big things. You aren't condemned to sitting at your desk waiting for your superior to tell you what to do. Ever wanted to make a change? Ever wanted to do something better? Ever had an idea you wanted to run with? I want to show you how…
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BTD36 - Dominate the Morning
What is the point of a morning routine? It's to set you up to max out the rest of your day - that's it! In this episode, I share the 4 principles that I have built my morning routine around to enable me to take it to my day with confidence and success. Want to have better days? Start with your...
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BTD35 - Lessons Learned from my Half Ironman
6 months ago, I cast a vision of completing a half ironman race. Just a few days ago, I made that dream a reality and I want to tell you all about it. I spent many months preparing for the race and learned a lot along the way that applies to anyone doing something big. Take a listen to my…
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BTD34 - Making Mistakes
You've heard the phrase "don't be afraid to fail" but I'm here to tell you the opposite. You SHOULD be afraid to fail. Unless, you know how to fail properly. Our education system and our society doesn't know how to properly fail. When someone messes up, we just point and say "you're a failure"…
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BTD33 - Permission Granted
For some reason, our culture has tricked us to think that we need permission to be exceptional. You have a great idea or something awesome you want to pursue, but since no one has told you "yes, you should go do that" we often shrink away and fail to pursue it. In this episode, I tell you about…
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BTD32 - Bringing Your Highest Value
You want to be a successful leader? Learn to delegate your tasks. Delegation is not getting someone to do your dirty work - it's a tool that enables you to bring the highest level of value to whatever you are doing. In this episode, I break down how to know what tasks you should delegate, which...
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BTD31 - Elevate Above Your Emotions
It seems in this day and age that emotions have taken over our world. TV, news channels, blog posts - everywhere we look we see people making decisions based on emotion. And while that might make for a good prime time drama or news headline, it's not how we should be making decisions, and it is...
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BTD30 - Build. Solve. Lead.
In this episode, I describe the new focus of the Big Things Done podcast. As I’ve talked with audience members and reflected on my own experiences, I have determined there are 3 key aspects to doing big things - building your best personal life, solving problems, and leading people. This episode...
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BTD29 - Crushing Your Job
The vast majority of us work as an employee in a company. So how do we do Big Things within that organization? Things like getting into a leadership role where you can fix problems or change the culture. Or maybe it's transferring to a new position to experience a new side of your company or...
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BTD28 - The Definition of Success
The way our society defines success is completely wrong. We are told that you are only “successful” if you make a lot of money or have a high social status, or are a leader of a big company. Unfortunately, this warped way of thinking of success doesn’t inspire people to be the best person they…
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BTD27 - Winning Relationships
Relationships are powerful...and sneaky at the same time. The people you spend time with influence you in big ways. You pick up on their beliefs, priorities and values and they soon can transform your own mindset. In this episode, I share a little of my experience (what NOT to do), as well as…
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BTD26 - Think for Yourself
Everyday, we are bombarded with opinions and beliefs. Everywhere we look and listen, people are trying to tell us what to believe and how to live. And if we aren’t careful, we can end up believing them without truly understanding what they are saying. I don’t know about you, but I’m not willing…
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BTD25 - Growing Beyond Your Hard Work Ethic
I imagine you have a strong work ethic. You know how to sacrifice and dedicate yourself to accomplishing something. You have put in the sweat and the hours to accomplish your mission. Hard work is the foundation for any big thing. But… ...that’s not all there is to being successful. Being a hard...
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BTD24 - Trust the Process
It’s inevitable that you are going to be required to sacrifice and do things that are not enjoyable if you want to do something big - if not, it’s just something average. Recently, I found myself repeating a phrase to myself to keep me motivated to study for my Dental Board Exam - “trust the...
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BTD23 - The Power of Respect
Are you respected? If you want to do something big with your life, you definitely need to be respected by people around you. I like to call it the “hidden currency” of a person who can do something that is meaningful. Whether you are asking someone for money (sales or donations), advice…
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BTD22 - Your 2018 Internal Review
At the end of a year, we naturally think about the future. We dream about the new and improved things we want to go do. We envision a better life, a new accomplishment, something we can be proud of. And while I am 100% in favor of thinking big thoughts and accomplishing amazing things, I think we...
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BTD 21 - Extreme Ownership Book Review
This episode is my review of the leadership book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. This is probably one of the most influential leadership and personal development books written in our modern time. If you want to become a dominant leader who has excellent personal habits, this is…
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BTD20 - Personal Habits for Successful Leaders
What: We all know the importance of doing things that will set us up for personal success. Eating healthy, good sleep, fostering positive relationships, taking risks - all these are examples of actions we can take to make us better personally. In episode 19, we took that same idea and applied it…
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BTD19 - How Leaders Build Successful Teams
What: We hear all the time about the importance of setting ourselves up for success. Things like reading, eating healthy, exercising, networking - all great things we should be doing if we want to accomplish something. But what about from a leadership perspective? In this episode, we will talk...
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BTD18 - First or Best?
What: Every leader is required to make decisions that move their team from where they are now to a future point. This episode shows you how to approach making any decision. Why: As a leader who’s had to make many decisions, there often is a conflict between making a decision quickly and making a...
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