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Strictly Business
by Keaton, Ben, and Jacob
We're talkin strictly business. Talkin goal-setting. Talkin competition. Talkin PROGRESS, baby.
Episodes
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Season 4, Ep. 9: Not the Dinosaur Type of Impact
We have arrived at the final topic of season 4, and the production team has expressed their gratitude. We are talking about a very buzzy term in this one - and thanks to 80,000hours.org - we are able to reflect on some research regarding how one can create the highest impact throughout their...
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Season 4, Ep. 8: Curve Your Enthusiasm
What do Bells, Brains, and Owl VR have in common? They all have curves. Today we are talking about curves of growth. As the human brain enters a more mature state, it begins to learn differently. So listen up and put on your LT (long-term) memory hats on folks. Our guests Ren, Chase, and Sam were...
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Season 4, Ep. 7: Live in the Stu - Ren & Chase
As we round third base on the season, hear from our guests about their experience with partnered accountability over the past 3 months. Apologies for any background noise. We thought Ren was training to be a lawyer but it turns out she must be some kind of construction project manager. She's…
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Season 4, Ep. 6: No Further Questions, Your Honor.
Welcome to the Court of Strictly Business. In this court, we take time to argue about really stupid inside debates that happen within our dynamic - and because we always fail to settle these debates- we decided to involve our Season 4 guests as the jury to put these controversies to rest.…
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Final Weekly Grinders Accountability (That's 6!)
Welcome to the final installment of our weekly accountability meetings, where we review our goals from last week, and set them for the next. We hope that this short series has helped our listeners to feel empowered to start an accountability group of their own, as we provide tips for success…
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Season 4, Ep. 5: Startups & Terrorists
Startups.. terrorists.. That's right, some guy conducted a study using these two groups as subjects where he observed the outcomes of their successes and their failures. News flash bucko - failure is important. But more interesting than that is what our guests had to say about their personal...
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Season 4, Ep. 4: Willpower (Science is a liar sometimes)
Many of us are familiar with the idea that our willpower is a limited resource. Turns out, after a bit of research, we really don't know as much about it as we once thought. This is a discussion about how science is a liar sometimes, and how it has ruthlessly deceived us all. Make sure to listen...
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Weekly Grinders Accountability #5
What's up, and welcome to our 5th weekly accountability meeting. We're just three friends who set and track goals together once a week. A simple formula for personal success and deepened friendship. Oh - and we each happen to have our own accountability partners outside of the podcast, who we...
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Season 4, Ep. 3: Existentialism, Adversity & the Three C's
Adversity is an inevitable and recurring event in our lives. Often times - as soon as we feel we can conquer anything - an unexpected struggle sets us back. How can we move through these difficult times with grace, while becoming stronger as individuals? It turns out it mostly has to do with how...
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Weekly Grinders Accountability #4
This is week four of Strictly Business the Podcast's weekly accountability meetings. We hope that these episodes provide you inspiration to create an accountability group of your own. Whether you set weekly goals or not, there is immense benefit in meeting consistently with a group and talking...
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Season 4, Ep. 2: Often Forgotten - Attitude
Humans are fascinated with discovering the next big gimmick in goal setting or habit development. It’s all too easy to get wrapped up in an image of one’s future-self while obsessively theorizing on how to get to that desired state of being. While it's a good practice to envision your desired...
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Weekly Grinders Accountability #3
Welcome back to our private weekly accountability meeting. Please don't listen it's private! But in the case that you do - make sure to take some notes on how to succeed with your future or current accountability group. But don't listen please this is private. Keeping track of Season 4's guests:...
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Season 4, Ep. 1: Peer Accountability
Humans are busy creatures, and our brains are wired to anticipate future events. When it comes to identifying where we want to be or what we want to accomplish in the future, our efforts often fall short. Humans have this amazing ability to self-sabotage their endeavors, or to procrastinate...
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Weekly Grinders Accountability #2
What's up Grinder? Welcome to the second installment of our weekly accountability meetings. Our goal here is to encourage you to create an accountability group of your own friends as we provide an example along the way. This is an intimate perspective of what our meetings looked like before we…
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Ep. 0: Fixing New Years Resolutions
Welcome to Strictly Business the Podcasts episode 0. This episode is a product of failed New Year's resolutions and an ongoing experiment in peer accountability. Us Grinders have failed almost all of our resolutions in the past, so we decided to fix them. After a year of showing up to our...
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Introducing: Weekly Grinders Accountabilty #1
What's up Grinder? Welcome to our first weekly accountability meeting episode, where we make public what our meetings actually look like "off-the-air" each week. In this episode, we pretend that it's our first accountability meeting in efforts to provide you with ideas and inspiration for hosting...
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Season 3 Finale: Boredom, Mastery, and Genes
Hi! Do you have any cool new habits? You’re gonna get bored of them.. yeah you’re going to start to hate them we bet. In this episode we discuss why tolerating that boredom is the secret sauce that allows experts to succeed while others are doomed by boredom. Perhaps begin tracking your goals and...
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Ep. 30: Pièce de Résistance
Aw yeah, so you’ve got a fresh new habit and you’re executing like a champ, feeling refreshed and anew. What’s your plan for when your habit starts to falter after your habit-honeymoon period? Tune in, we’ve got some insight on how to make those habits stick, leaving you feeling rewarded along…
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Ep. 29: Ulysses' Tasty Smoothie
Remember how Ulysses had his crew tie him to the mast so he could hear the Siren’s song without steering the ship and his crew toward imminent death? This episode is about that - developing a commitment device - a choice you make in the present that locks in better behavior in the future. We...
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Ep. 28: It's as Simple as Showing Up
You SUCK at starting habits! So do we. Turns out it's a super common thing to struggle with. This week we talk about a little "hack" that we can use to more mindfully create the habits we're after. It goes like this: Define your "entry point" to a habit. This is the first step you would take in...
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Ep. 27: Are You Planning Too Much?
Welcome back to Strictly Business the Podcast. This week we discuss what it means to be "in motion" versus being "in action". Being in motion is most comparable to the act of planning, while being in action relates to - well you know - actually doing something. It's far too easy to get caught up…
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Ep. 26: Spooky Business - Bad Habits (We Think)
This week, we talk about halloween, which was actually last week, but whatever. We also try to decipher Atomic Habits cryptic chapter about not only finding, but fixing our bad habits. FIRST, James Clear, we have a couple questions. Email us: [email protected] Facebook:...
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Ep. 25: Temptation-Bundling Your Lizard Brain
Welcome back to Strictly Business the Podcast. This week, Jacob seeks normalcy as he returns from a questionable vacation to Florida and Alabama, Ben revisits a bittersweet mountaineering experience from the previous week, and Keaton - well - he just had a normal week. We cover chapters 8 and 9…
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Ep. 24: Make It Obvious, Make It Invisible
Welcome to Strictly Business the Podcast. This week, we bring some exciting new updates about the show, we play our first round of "Smart or Stupid", we discuss chapters 6 and 7 of James Clear's "Atomic Habits", and we feature our first "truth time" section where Ben shares some vulnerable…
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Ep. 23: Develop New Habits with Implementation Intention
This week on Strictly Business the Podcast, we cover the ideas of "habit stacking" and using an "implementation intention" strategy to build new habits that we desire. "Habit Stacking" is the practice of using a habit that you have already acquired as the "cue" for a new habit that you are trying...
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Ep. 22: Back in Business - Season 3
Welcome back to Strictly Business the Podcast. Watch it there, that button isn't something to play with. That button initiates Season 3. This week we recoup our egos as the scoreboard is wiped clean. Join us as we track our behaviors and discuss Atomic Habits written by James Clear. We cover the...
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Ep. 21: The Results are In - Season 2 Finale
Hey y'all, and welcome back to Strictly Business the podcast. Let's not sugar-coat things or beat around the proverbial bush.. Season 2 was ROUGH. It was a delightful concoction of technical difficulties, adventure, schedule conflicts, poor goal-setting & acquisition, and to top it all off, the...
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Ep. 20: Getting to Know Keaton - The Power of Asking Questions and Process
This week on Strictly Business the Podcast, we conclude our co-host special series by interviewing our very own Keaton. Yeah, we get it. This episode is a bit long, but that's because Keaton is a talker - and we think there are a lot of conversational gems in here you will appreciate. Whether…
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Ep. 19: Atomic Habits - Systems vs. Goals
Welcome to this week's episode of Strictly Business the Podcast! This episode marks our first "Grindrz Book Club" meeting. Have we been setting our goals wrong this entire time? Maybe.. just maybe. Join us as we discuss chapter 1 of James Clear's "Atomic Habits", and seek more data-driven paths…
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Ep. 18: Feat. the Rhetorician - The Cat's Out of the Bag
This week on Strictly Business the Podcast, we introduce our first guest to the show. Jordan Moss, aka the Rhetorician talks with us about hip hop, goal setting, discipline, and offers some anecdotal stories ranging from absolute hilarity to prolific life symbolism. Join us in the chaos! This...
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Ep. 17: Getting to know Jacob: What is his purpose?
Welcome to Strictly Business THEE Podcast. This week, we are obviously talking about goals - but the application looks a bit different than it normally does. First there was "Strictly Bensness" where we explored co-host Ben's personality, goals, dreams, motivations, and the like. Now it's Jacob's...
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Ep. 16: Weekend Getaway
Strictly Business the podcast is largely about setting and achieving goals, while learning to hold oneself and others accountable. While achieving goals is important, there's a lot more to life than the grind. This week on the podcast, the Grinderz take a calculated leap-of-faith during the days…
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Ep. 15: Just Ride the Bike!
This episode is a hot one - and we aren't talking about the content - we are referencing how hot our rooms were when we recorded together. As the grinderz prepare for their first socially-distant grinderz trip, Keaton hits the second-hand market for a bike and learns a lesson about appropriate...
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Ep. 14: A Cup of Joe & the Mac-Attack
(Disclaimer: This episode has a cliffhanger in regards to the future of our podcast and who is hosting it.) That's right - the moment is finally here. It's our first episode with an ACTUAL agenda and we are so excited to be delivering this to you, right here and now. Strictly Business the podcast...
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Ep. 13: Strictly Bensness
Who is Ben? What inspired him to coach a high school basketball team? What brought him to live out of his car in Bavaria? Join us in this week's episode of Strictly Bensness - where we take a closer look at the person behind the one who calls himself "Ben". Learn more about the history of racism...
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Ep. 12: Strictly Beersness
What a week! In this one, us grinders kick back with some ice cold bread sodas to break things down because things have been tense. From Jacob's COVID-scare, to Lynden Washington's basketball legacy, to unveiling the podcast's first "Group Grinder Goal", and one or two stories about hot strong…
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Ep. 11: Stricter Business
Uh-oh, it's season 2 and you know what that means... the business is getting stricter. We blew all of our corporate sponsorship money on tulip bulbs and boats and we are back with another season because our funds have run dry. What does this mean? Well, we are figuring that out as we speak. Join…
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Ep. 10: The Results Are In - Season 1 Finale
We don't know what's more confusing - Covid Phase 1 vs. Phase 2, or whether it's currently June or January. Anyway, the inaugural season of Strictly Business the podcast has come to an end, and the results are in. The top grindr with the most stars claims the Season 1 title. Our online community…
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Ep. 9: Learning To Swim
We're just a couple of average folks like you.. trying to spend 25 hours of leisure time by the water this Summer. Normal.. right? Join us as we plan to transform Jacob's life - to teach him how to swim. It's almost a metaphor for our podcast in and of itself. I mean, we're just trying to keep…
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Ep. 8: Sleepy Business
Hey *yawn* welcome to the show *stretch* because this is sleepy business. We are sleepy and grumpy and talking more about what we don't like about each other. Because we are all trying to go back to sleep! And you know what they say.. never go to bed angry. Black Lives Matter. Learn to be a…
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Ep. 7: The Spirit Star
Gee whiz. Controversy plagues the grindrz this week as Jacob celebrates what some are calling a "Spirit Star". In other news, Ben gets cocky, Keaton discovers he is a modern-day Magellan, and oh yeah - it was Ben's birthday. We celebrate by telling each other what we don't like about one another....
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Ep. 6: Four Knives and a Pair of Pliers
Hello and welcome to episode 6 of Strictly Business. This week, Jacob guinea pigs Microsoft's new and DANGEROUS human-to-matrix integration AI system. A few circuits were fried, but it wasn't a total hack job. Keaton's effort-levels are put under a microscope and healthy discourse was had. THIS…
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Ep. 5: The Shady Bunch
Hey y'all. Did we not promise to shorten things up a bit? Here is a look into what our actual accountability meetings look like off the pod. We are continuing to experiment with the structure of our episodes in order to continue growing and (hopefully) keep you entertained. Send us an email:...
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Ep. 4: VanCrewVer
We recognize the enormous length of the episode. While it's some of our best content yet, we are working hard on keeping things shorter for you in the future. We cover many things in this episode - why Keaton has had more success in goal setting, why it takes Jacob's whole family to install a...
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Bonus: Mama’s Boys
That’s right dads, STEP ASIDE! It’s Mother’s Day, and this episode is dedicated to our moms. Join us as we reflect on our moms and how they have helped to shape us into the grindrz we are today. Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AMZup7bCBE6kW6cEtmMNf?si=3TccuqU6Qea6U7bqzRekBw Send us an...
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Ep. 3: The Chicken Club
This week we reflect on the Chicken Club - Be careful what you wish for. Intro and Outro music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AMZup7bCBE6kW6cEtmMNf?si=0PYsy1VOTtGSJuoEdz90WQ Join our Discord: https://discordapp.com/channels/701882547378061363/701882547818201277 Send us an email:...
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Ep. 2: The Shake Shack Special
Shake Shack did not pay us to say what we said.. but they may be paying Jacob under the table. Join our discord server: https://discordapp.com/channels/701882547378061363/702209183671386183 Email us at [email protected] Intro and Outro music by The Rhetorician:...
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Ep. 1.5: Scriptly Business
That's right. This is Scriptly Business. An episode where we try our best to lay a foundation of context for our mediocre content. Join our discord: https://discordapp.com/channels/701882547378061363/702209183671386183
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Episode 1: Exit the Preseason
This pod is for grindrz (grindrz: Men or women who grind, seeking other men or women to grind with.) We dive right into the ups and downs of our first week of goal achieving outside of the preseason. IT DID NOT GO WELL. Let us know how long you were able to tolerate this episode @...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We're talkin strictly business. Talkin goal-setting. Talkin competition. Talkin PROGRESS, baby.
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Keaton, Ben, and Jacob
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