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Well Scripted Life
by Greg Dyche
I guide people through the valley, the messy middle between where you are and where you want to be. Each episode is quick and practical: small steps, simple systems, and the steady pace of the tortoise. This is about identity, choices, and the daily practice of becoming who you’re meant to be.
Episodes
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Thank You
Day 100 - All done.
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99 Days of lessons learned
99 days. My odd experiment is coming to an end. Tomorrow is the last episode. Today, I thought I begin to reflect on what’s happened, maybe a part 1. I didn’t want to talk about something I’ve already posted, like so many of the podcasts. I wanted something new for today, so I’m starting with a...
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Not where are you, but where have you been?
Where is work? It’s not a place. It’s an effect. Stephen Ambrose in Nothing Like It In the World (page 130-131) tells a story about General Dodge's philosophy. “He [General Dodge] toured the country and had every soldier on the Platte in the saddle instead of by a fire in the stockades. Shortly,...
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Time Tactics
Schedule it. That's the best time management advice I can give summed up in one bumper sticker. Sure there's more we can talk about, but if you only remember one thing, schedule it.
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Does your change have a feeding plan?
Have you ever stressed because you don't have enough time in the day? I hope so, and that's a good thing. I believe you can use this to your advantage. Do you normally start out strong and relax a little as the day progresses? I hope so; you can use this to your advantage. Boundaries and...
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What is your definition of success?
Definitions are powerful. What's your definition of success? As a parent, my definition of success is simple. I have 6 kids now, and I formed this definition years before I had kids. I would add so much to it if we were discussing parenting today, but I still think it holds as a decent…
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Can you trust your answer?
How I wish we were face-to-face. We could talk like humans. We could trade ideas, extend our views, challenge our assumptions, and even become friends. I think it was Newton that said we stand on the shoulders of the giants that came before us. Day to day we can stand on the ideas of our peers…
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Right size fits all. Sunday, November 1, 2020 Update
Sunday, November 1, 2020 Update Hello again. It’s Sunday. Time for an informal update on the 100 Day Challenge. We are down to the wire. A week from today, and it’s all over. So far, I’ve missed exercise on 1 day. I have recorded a podcast and wrote the accompanying blog every day for the last 93...
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Don't judge a fish out of water.
Do you believe physical weight is relative? Does 50 pounds weigh the same for everyone? I know on a scale, we might agree, but in practice, is 50 pounds just as easy for a 1st-grader to pick up as it is for a high school senior? Of course not. Do you believe emotional weight is relative? Can I...
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What would you Life-Stone say?
Today’s question is simple. What comes first the decision or the question? Do I decide to act or question my current state first? I think the question must come first, and the decision is the answer. Everything seems to come down to a question and a decision. I questioned if I should skip today.…
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Are you a believer?
Are you a believer? Do you live your life as a believer? I’m guessing many of you are thinking about God, and that’s probably the most important question you’ll have to answer, but it’s not what I’m asking now. I’m asking about the power of belief, faith. What do you believe about normal life…
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Are you willing to delay? Can you afford to delay? Can you afford not to?
Do you save for a rainy day? I always live with the feeling it might rain, and I need to prepare. Might sound like a good idea, but it does take away a little fun from the sunny days. Are you preparing for rain? Are you doing the work needed to reduce or mitigate risk? Are you maintaining…
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5 Daily Tactics.
Daily Checklist I have an appointment each morning. It's my daily checklist. Reminds me to do what I intend to do and not just start looking at email. I set outlook to open on my calendar and not my inbox. Here's a sample: Morning Pep Talk. It's a link to a google doc containing a commercial by…
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Let's celebrate preparation.
Did you prepare? Did your preparation have a goal, a purpose? Maybe you had a test in school? A sales-call on a client? An interview for a new job? An interview of a magazine article or online blog? A prospecting phone call? One thing all of these situations have in common is preparation. We...
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Sunday Update October 25, 2020
Who cares about a 100 Day Challenge? I mean it was just a made-up bet to myself. All I win is a sense of accomplishment. Today is day 86, and how I think about the challenge today is alien from how I thought about it on day 1. For one thing, I didn’t believe I’d still be searching for a job. I...
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3 Must Read Books
3 Books You Must Read Checklist Manifesto http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/ Tim Ferriss often asks which book you gift most often. He's compiled a list in his latest book, Tools for Titans. If had interviewed me, I would have easily said, The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul…
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Want a little career advice? Stop believing in Gremlins.
A long time ago, I typed for profit. I was a computer geek, a technician. I used to be decent -- maybe better than decent. What did it take? What separated those of us that were decent from those that were faking it? I really believe it was faith in Gremlins. All of us lost our way and got...
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Is a winning home run something to celebrate?
35 years since high school, and I still remember talk about the star freshman that hit the winning home run. I said, "What about the first home run? Was it not as important?" My friends walked away making comments about my lack of understanding sports. I still get those comments today. We had won...
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Productivity Field Guide
How do you catch more fish, as a metaphor for winning more deals or completing more projects on time or getting promoted? It’s all about winning more often, so how do we do it, win? Is it timing? Is it a natural born talent? Or? Is it knowing where to stand? The grizzly that has figured out where...
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How did you know? How are you training?
Driving into work one morning, I noticed all the ornamental grass had been cut back to about 6 inches from the ground. It made a nice geometric scene for me to enjoy but more than that, I wondered how they knew that's best for the grass. More to the point, I wondered what I would do if I was told...
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Drive.
Crutches are necessary, sometimes. You are probably leaning on one now, and it's holding you back; it's keeps you from running. You might not realize it's a crutch. One of my kids fell and hurt her arm. She needed a brace, and the brace took away most of the pain. Weeks went by, and she insisted...
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Sunday Update October 18, 2020
Sunday Update Oct 18, 2020 Two numbers to start with 999 and 21. 21 days till my 100 Days are done, and 999 times has someone played a podcast episode. Numbers are numbers and people are people. The numbers just keep track of the events. The numbers don’t tell the story. I almost skipped out on…
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What do you want to be remembered for?
I’m realizing I talk a lot about stories. The only nonfiction is the past. The future is up to us. I don’t mean 100 years from now. I’m talking about the next hour, this afternoon. What’s that story going to read like? Is it a love story? an adventure? Will it be sad? Stories are so powerful that…
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No Art. No Story. No LIfe.
Have you been to the Chicago Art Institute? It is amazing. An oasis in the Chicago loop. My wife and I took the kids a couple of summers ago, and my 10-year-old spotted this painting. To me, it looked like a 2x4 painted green on one half and read on the other. My son said, "I can do that. That's...
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Write a Great Ending.
Where do I begin? You are in a slump, and you want to change. Where do you start? At the end, of course. The ending is the best part of winning story. What’s your story; what’s the ending? How much is the story worth to you? Let’s talk about a quarter. It’s only a quarter. How much should you pay...
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What would you do if the baby was wet?
Half asleep she picked up her very wet baby girl. Now Mom knew why baby was crying so loudly. Her pajamas were soaked. Did the diaper not work? What happened? Mom quickly discovered that Dad had put the diaper on inside out. If you aren’t familiar with disposable diapers, one side is absorbent…
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No Lesson in Victory
As a much younger man, I had the privilege of attending one of the military's survival schools. Best training environment I have ever experienced. They spent very little time telling me how to act, and they spent most of our time creating an experience where I could test out my new knowledge. How...
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Pass the Baton. Setup Tomorrow for a Better Run.
Can we play a game? Let's pretend you have a race tomorrow. It's a team event, a relay race. Are there things you could do today that would have a negative impact on the race tomorrow? What could you do to let your teammates and yourself down? Stay up all night drinking? Lift heavy weights in the...
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Sunday Update Oct 11th, 2020
Sunday Update Oct 11th, 2020 Here I am again, a Sunday update. I’m within 30 days of the end. Day 1 seems so long ago. Today is day 72. The last day is November 8th. I am so grateful for my health during the last 72 days. I haven’t felt ill at all. If I get sick in the 4 weeks left, I’ll roll…
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Only 2 reasons for mistakes: lack of knowledge or lack of attention
Does responsibility come with awareness? I looked out the window and noticed the shed was left open. It wasn’t my fault; however, now I know. I could have gone on to bed and blamed the guilty party if something went missing. Whose fault would it have been? Do I share in the guilt since I knew? Is...
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Curse of Knowledge and maybe why you don't have more friends.
Can you see the elephant in the room? It really depends if you are an insider or an outsider. To an insider, the little things matter. The dirty laundry is everywhere, and selection bias is rampant. Twenty plus years ago I worked in a service garage selling repairs to Chrysler car owners. To this...
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Alter your attitude and change your life.
“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”William James Attitude is a choice. Attitude takes practice. Start to think about all you have to be grateful for and your attitude can improve. How close is attitude to belief? I mean unless…
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Stop doing that. See what happens and add it back only if you must.
“There is more to life than increasing its speed” – Mahatma Gandhi Forbes Magazine interview with Peter Drucker, 'Successful leaders don’t start out asking, “What do I want to do?” They ask, “What needs to be done?” ' Or better yet also by Drucker, “There is nothing more useless than doing...
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2 rules for personal progress: Again and For Me.
2 rules for progress toward your goals: 1. Again 2. For me Again: How long do you allow your child to try to walk before giving up? What advice do you give when learning a new skill? Go again. Try again. Again tomorrow. “Again” is a powerful idea. If we don't quit, if we go again, we'll be moving...
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Pig Test, Toilet Paper, and a Ball of String.
Comparisons are fun and at times informative. Are you a reader or a listener? Do you enjoy the practice or the novelty? Do you believe intelligence is fixed or elastic? Are you a cow or a pig? Maybe you aren't familiar with the last one. I grew up on a hobby farm in Kentucky, and we had cows and...
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Sunday Update Oct 4th 2020
Weekly Update Oct 4th, 2020 It’s Sunday. It’s the easy update day. Mentally tough week. Hasn’t been that easy. I am blessed with several friends who believe in me, and I’m excited about what’s possible. I’m just nervous, and maybe that’s normal. Today is day 65, and I’m still going strong. Looks...
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Why bother learning what you will not remember anyway?
I tell my students that I don’t plan on asking any questions that I wouldn’t expect them to know two years from now. I’m not here to play trivial pursuit. I do, however, cover a lot of material, and I know for a fact most of the material will not stick in long-term memory. Why bother? I also read...
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Can you change your mind?
How to believe? How long does it take to believe? “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” I first heard this from Dale Carnegie in his book, Win Friends and Influence People, an excellent book by the way. My question isn’t how well we hold on to beliefs, but it’s is…
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Do you read or bleed through experience?
My 15-year old son has been passionate about mowing the grass ever since he got a plastic mower at 2 years old and would follow me around the lawn. He mows for me now, and I see he's very quick to notice what I do and copy exactly. He's learned what he knows from experience and watching. He's a...
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Remove Before Flight and Do or Die
I love aircraft, and I am intrigued by all operations that must be performed correctly to survive. When the stakes are high and tested every day, the process improvements are tangible and applicable. A simple lesson to take from the professionals, is "Remove before flight". What are the few tasks...
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What do you want to learn? You're asking the wrong question.
Too many great teachers are out there. I have so many choices and so little time. How do I pick? Where do I start? The problem lies in the question. I am not asking the right question. I am saying, “So much I can learn, where do I start?” I love subjects like mental toughness, productivity…
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No substitute for face-to-face
“It’s making a funny noise.” My wife had just picked up the car from the garage, and she complained about a noise. Being a former service garage adviser, I was quick to tell her it was only the metallic brakes. I explained it’s not safe to use asbestos, so we had to switch to a more noisy brake....
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Sunday Update Sept 27, 2020
Sunday Update Sept 27, 2020 Hello and welcome to my Sunday update. A chance for me to rest one day and give an informal update the 100 Day Challenge. I am 58 days into the challenge, and I’m going strong. Many days, including today, I’m only doing this because of the commitment I made to myself,...
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Poor attitude is a sickness.
I always feel a cold coming on and start to dread what's ahead. Sales Sickness is similar; however, it's easier to spot in others. You start explaining why it's been hard to close more deals. You begin to wonder if I should change things, offer new things, or discount more. You use phrases like...
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Strategy is crafted through a string of 2nd chances.
Natasha was her name. She didn’t know us, and we didn’t know her, but she changed our lives. My wife and I were considering adopting a baby. We had spent a couple of years asking questions, visiting agencies, and wondering about how to best go about this decision. We learned a lot along the way.…
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Short-term Goals
Part II – Progress is a temptation. Some endeavors do lend themselves to counting, to progression. Yesterday, I was talking about the pursuit of mastery where measurement is the enemy. What about production type jobs? I can’t pay the bills without profits, and I can’t wait to see what happens at...
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Progress is a temptation.
I love it when ideas come together. I keep a list of what I believe. I collect principles and hard-fought lessons. One of those beliefs is “Love the Plateau.” I got the idea from George Leonard. His little book on Mastery is a treasure. It's about the work, the practice. Growth comes in surprise...
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What's your leadership style?
Some other lessons I learned from the tough colonel: Protect your people. He was always more concerned about our welfare and our preparedness than he was about anything else. If someone needed equipment, he made sure it was delivered. Eat last. He did eat last in the lunch line. If there wasn’t...
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Be a Person Worth Following
Zig Ziglar promised us that we’d get all we want in life if we helped enough other people get what they want. I didn’t realize how true this is. I had a conversation recently with someone that wants to be a leader. I feel for them because I think they want to skip over being a follower. The...
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Sunday Update Sept 20, 2020
Sunday Update Sept 20th, 2020 Episode number 51. It’s Sunday, so I take the day to rest and give a simple update as to the progress and direction of the podcast. Yesterday was the mid-way point on my way to 100. I’m a little excited, but it didn’t last long. I’m back at it tomorrow with the back...
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I guide people through the valley, the messy middle between where you are and where you want to be. Each episode is quick and practical: small steps, simple systems, and the steady pace of the tortoise. This is about identity, choices, and the daily practice of becoming who you’re meant to be.
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Greg Dyche
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