What if sometimes ‘trying’ is better than doing? This week, Bernie makes the case for why the world and Yoda need to rethink ‘try.’ We discuss why ‘doing’ is still important, especially when it matters—we just need to be honest about the difference.
We’re joined in this episode by Steve Myers who shares his roller coaster journey of founding and running an engineering consulting company after graduating. He speaks to how the ‘trying vs. doing’ mentality propelled him through it all.
00:00 Introduction to Trying vs. Doing
00:39 Bernie goes to Skywalker Ranch
01:45 Bernie’s classroom demo of Trying vs. Doing
05:03 Bernie getting tickets at the Roxie
08:19 Bernie and Krista’s trip to Texas
10:10 A poem and persistence pays off
11:32 The lamppost story and the swimmer
15:26 Steve’s introduction
27:03 Exercise: Trying vs. Doing aka The first step
29:46 Bernie on trying to ski
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Co-hosts: Bernie Roth & Krista Donaldson; Producer: Krista Donaldson
