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Some People Commit, Others Make a Pledge (Podcast) · The Providers Playbook Podcast

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: Very recently, my second son came home to surprise my wife and I.
• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: It was great.
• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: It was an unexpected surprise.
• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: And he sat down on the couch with both of us and he looks across.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: He's like, Dad, Mom, man, things are crazy.
• 0:19
  SPEAKER_00: Classes and pledging and I'm struggling with time management.
• 0:25
  SPEAKER_00: And I looked at him dead in the eye and I said, Son, Did you even try in high school?
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_00: Hello, everybody.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: It's Saturday.
• 0:37
  SPEAKER_00: Podcast time.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Turn me up or turn me off.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: Let's fucking go.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_00: Let's pick up where my son left off.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_00: And it got me thinking, you know, are we even trying?
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I asked him that question.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: Are you even trying?
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: And it I actually have to think about, are we even trying?
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_00: Do we really try?
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_00: Are we trying very hard in our goals and commitments, things we promise ourselves?
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: I'd have to say the jury is out on that one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before we dig into trying, I want to call out some people who I know are trying.
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  SPEAKER_00: First, I want to talk about my two wonderful sisters-in-law.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the first one, the word I would choose would be discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: A total discipline to health and fitness that is unparalleled, warrior-like.
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  SPEAKER_00: So much so that she spawned it into a side business.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the second one has got this dedication with helping people.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's been so positive for her charity that they've seen record years in revenue.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: Very, very inspired.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm cheering you both from afar.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lastly, but most importantly,
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to give a shout out to the wife,
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  SPEAKER_00: a total badass who, after years of smoking, quit smoking.
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  SPEAKER_00: And ironically, on Ash Wednesday, which makes the story even better.
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  SPEAKER_00: Setting a great example for the family.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proud of you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Great job.
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  SPEAKER_00: So those are three great examples of trying.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I have to give you a quick side funny story.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is all true.
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  SPEAKER_00: So many years ago,
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  SPEAKER_00: Up in our room on a weekend,
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  SPEAKER_00: I sat by the bed after having two fucking Twinkies and a glass of milk.
• 3:02
  SPEAKER_00: I sit down and I felt my belly and I'm like, God, honey, why can't I lose weight?
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  SPEAKER_00: She turns over to me,
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  SPEAKER_00: looks at the nightstand,
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  SPEAKER_00: looks at the two Twinkie wrappers and And the fucking glass of milk and says,
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  SPEAKER_00: really?
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  SPEAKER_00: Really, Troy?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you have to ask me that question?
• 3:29
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm telling you, man, even to this day, yeah, I got some LBs.
• 3:35
  SPEAKER_00: But I'm honest with myself.
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  SPEAKER_00: I try, but I'm not really trying to lose weight.
• 3:44
  SPEAKER_00: And this brings me to my overall point and theme,
• 3:49
  SPEAKER_00: tying it back to my son,
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  SPEAKER_00: Who came home from college, had the question, you know, time management.
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_00: And I asked him, are you trying in high school, right?
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_00: Because he graduated, obviously, went to college, but he wasn't really trying.
• 4:05
  SPEAKER_00: And back to my example with the Twinkie and weight loss, yeah, I know deep down, right?
• 4:12
  SPEAKER_00: I could be trying harder.
• 4:14
  SPEAKER_00: And that's the point I want to convey to all his providers, right?
• 4:20
  SPEAKER_00: When you find yourself stuck or you're looking at an important goal or something,
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  SPEAKER_00: the first question I would ask would be, am I really fucking trying?
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  SPEAKER_00: Which I call a pledge in today's Substack post.
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  SPEAKER_00: A pledge sounds a little bit more serious than a commitment or
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  SPEAKER_00: And it definitely aligns with are we really trying?
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_00: All right, that's the podcast for the week.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: And I have an extra special gift for everybody.
• 5:03
  SPEAKER_00: Tomorrow is Sunday.
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_00: I want you to sit down as only a provider would do and write down on paper,
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  SPEAKER_00: again, as only a provider would do, what you're going to fucking try at this week.
• 5:19
  SPEAKER_00: And I mean really try.
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  SPEAKER_00: My favorite part, get after your weekend.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because that's what I'm going to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Get outside, get some vitamin D. For sure, spend time with those you care about a lot.
• 5:35
  SPEAKER_00: You damn sure make you laugh.
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  SPEAKER_00: And do everything with vigor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's go.