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ShortForm - The Podcast
by Joe Loper
With so much happening worldwide, it can feel overwhelming and chaotic. I created this podcast - to bring a voice of reason and sanity to the mix. I'm your host, Joe Loper - an actor, photographer, writer, teacher, and veteran. The hope is to provide intelligent discussion and actionable insights you can use daily to build a life by design. My approach is straightforward and efficient - like a strong cup of coffee. Each episode focuses on a relevant topic or idea, presented in a conversational format, to wrap up in 15 minutes or less. Join me each Monday and Wednesday as we cut through the noise and find clarity in a chaotic world.
Episodes
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What do you fall back on when life gets tough?
What can you do before you're worn out? Before you're stressed? This is a quick dive into how we can be better prepared for life's craziness.This episode is about building resilience in your daily life when things get tough.Let's dig in.
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Courage is Being Afraid But Saddling Up Anyway
At its core, fear is designed to keep us alive and healthy. You can break fear down into two basic categories, instinctual and learned. I want to focus on this second type, learned fears, because what is learned can be unlearned.In this episode, we'll look at public speaking as an example of a...
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Afterdark 04 - Living Mindfully: 7 Practices for Being Fully Present
We fall into patterns in our daily that tend to blind us to what's happening. We navigate life on autopilot.In this episode, we talk about situational awareness in the moment and our situation in life. How can we be aware of our environment to make a better life? To build a life with…
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Motivational Speakers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
How often do you hear the phrase "hustle and grind"? Or something like that. Motivational speaking has become so normalized that we see it everywhere. But how helpful are these ideas without context? Motivation is fleeting, especially without a reason to get up and get things done. In this…
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Decoding the Mind-Choice Connection
It's tax time! Which means the entire nation is freaking out all at once. This is an excellent chance to discuss how our mindset influences our choices. From being stuck in traffic to beating ourselves over not making better financial decisions, we spend a lot of time telling ourselves we suck.…
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Afterdark 03 - Guns, Rights, and Safety: Navigating the Gun Control Debacle in America
This is a challenging subject, but it still dominates the news cycle, and for good reason. The straightforward approach to this is to debate the pros and cons.But that's why we're still wasting time while people die. Many of them are children.At the heart of ShortForm are these questions: What…
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The John Wick Approach: Lessons in World-Building for Real Life
Ok, sports fans, let's talk some Keanu Reeves. More to the point, we're going to look at the John Wick movies and what we can learn from the world they've created therein. There are three specific lessons we're going to look at and how they can help create a life of intention. A quick preview, of...
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After Dark 02: The Battle for Our Attention
Let’s talk about the most valuable commodity you have. It’s not money, looks, or fame. It is your time. Nothing else exists with such finite boundaries as our time on this planet.In this unfiltered episode of ShortForm: Afterdark, we look at 3 three specific traps to our focus and how they steal...
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Visible and Valued: Exploring the Power of Acknowledgment
We seek validation and inclusion in many ways, but what matters more? How we seek it, or the person on the other side?In this episode, we discuss what it means to be seen as an individual and what steps everyone can take to make it happen on a large scale.Let's dig in.The Importance of Being...
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The Flow State Mindset: Understanding the challenge-skill aspect for better living
Finding Flow, and not the waitress that works at your local diner. But instead, the emotional state that happens when your skill set is just shy of the challenge presented to you, but you achieve a sense of total immersion in the work. "...it is the ideal state where the person can find…
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Dark Mode 01 - The gloves come off
Sometimes we just need to hear the simplest version, so that's what we're going to do. Less data and facts, more rawness. In this first run we're going to talk about being a victim, making excuses and getting off our asses. Clear and to the point. Let's dig in.
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Disaster Movies! What can Godzilla teach us about achieving goals?
You have to say it like it's a surprise. These are the best and worst that Hollywood produces but why do we love them? There are tried and true plot devices that keep audiences coming back for more, and we can learn from these processes, And who doesn't love a disaster click? Let's dig in.
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A.I. and the terrible, horribleness of tomorrow
It's The Matrix come to life! But what's really going on and how can we navigate this new presence in our lives? The truth is usually less threatening but we have to understand the technology as it exists today. Rather than the sci-fi version that Hollywood has been scaring us with for years. And...
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Me learning a big dose of humility. Yeah!
Well, it's been a bit of time since I dropped a new episode. So that's what we're going to chat about today. Sometimes we have ideas that we want to be grand in scope and purpose but the reality is, it all starts humbly. Regardless of what I want to do with this, I have to start much simpler. And...
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New Year's Resolutions Suck (Do this instead)
It's that time in the year, promise to make all the changes that will make your life better! But does that actually work? Statistically speaking, no, it does not. But that's not the end of positive change, you can still do what you want to do. In this episode we talk about where the tradition of...
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"Nobody deserves to be hurt, especially not for an idea."
This week we look at Keshia Thomas and what she did in 1996, defending a man that potentially could care less that she exists at al, and the life she's lead since. What are we willing to do to create the world we want? What are we willing to stand up to? ------------------ Former Ann Arbor…
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How Motivation Can Signal You're An Action Plan Rockstar
Why is staying motivated like trying to stay awake in Calculus? You don't to miss anything but it doesn't take long to zone out. In this episode we deconstruct this so we understand that in order to get things done, we have to focus on the process rather than wait for inspiration. This is…
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American Politics Suck - Seeing through false leadership and taking responsibility
Wow is this a crappy time in politics. American politics is about who can blame the opposing party or candidate the most in order to garner the largest amount of votes based on fear and hate. But who is really responsible for the continuing state of the nation, specifically the people that are...
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Self doubt sucks but it doesn't have to be a dream killer.
This week we attack a common struggle, self doubt. There are a number of causes and reasons but we're going to focus what to do about it and how it's not the a reason to give up. There are 4 specific areas to focus on and I go in to detail about how to apply them starting today. You're not alone...
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What are you willing to sacrifice? Exploring the hero's journey. Pt. 2
In order to be a leader in your everyday life, which is the overarching theme of this podcast, you need to have some agency in your life first. This week we wrap up what it takes to achieve your goals, or at the very least, what are you willing to do to make change happen? The goal is always to...
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What are you willing to sacrifice? Exploring the hero's journey. Pt. 1
What is up party people? In order to be a leader in your everyday life, which is the overarching theme of this podcast, you need to have some agency in your life first. This week we delve into understanding what it takes to achieve your goals, or at the very least, what are you willing to do to...
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Angry Pants Nation! Pt. 2
What in the holy hell rage monster is going on in the United States?! Why are we so friggin' mad at everything, and everyone? Wrapping up the previous episode about alleviating the American rage monster that seems to dominate the country right now. It's a simple approach but those are usually the...
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Angry Pants Nation! Pt. 1
What in the holy hell rage monster is going on in the United States?! Why are we so friggin' mad at everything, and everyone? In this episode we jump into discussing anger, lint rollers, and Socrates. Bottom line, we need to do better but how do we get there? Let's dig in. Reference links:...
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The U.S. Education System: Ignorance, Freedom and Jeff Daniels
In this episode we talk about the current state of the U.S. education system. What is it doing? Is it helping? Can we fix it? Should we? "if a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was..." Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter that includes this quote...
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Punch conflict in the face!
We face challenges everyday and at the heart of them is conflict. But that's not a bad thing not should it be feared. In this episode we talk about what this means for you and how you can use conflict to make better choices and build a better life. Also, we discuss The Matrix. Because Keanu is life.
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What is ShortForm, Who am I, & Being Specific
In this first episode I introduce myself, what ShortForm has in store, and what the new format means. What happens when we're general with our ideas? Or when someone gives vague feedback? It's confusing as hell and makes a simple task 10x more difficult. I briefly discuss specificity in this...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
With so much happening worldwide, it can feel overwhelming and chaotic. I created this podcast - to bring a voice of reason and sanity to the mix. I'm your host, Joe Loper - an actor, photographer, writer, teacher, and veteran. The hope is to provide intelligent discussion and actionable insights you can use daily to build a life by design. My approach is straightforward and efficient - like a strong cup of coffee. Each episode focuses on a relevant topic or idea, presented in a conversational format, to wrap up in 15 minutes or less. Join me each Monday and Wednesday as we cut through the noise and find clarity in a chaotic world.
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With so much happening worldwide, it can feel overwhelming and chaotic. I created this podcast - to bring a voice of reason and sanity to the mix. I'm your host, Joe Loper - an actor, photographer, writer, teacher, and veteran. The hope is to provide intelligent discussion and actionable insights...
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