Crooked Butterfly Podcast
This is me, sharing where I'm arriving in thoughts, perspectives, and ideas after a dynamic 21 years serving in the Marine Corps and wrestling with "Who Am I"; authentically, and Who Do I Want To Be" now that the military construct is not forcibly shadowing my life. I've found that Nature and tackling the physical & emotional challenges of ultra endurance adventuring provide more insight and clarity on the why's of my experiences and the where's that I can seek for continued personal growth.
Episodes
165 episodes
Headphones & Anonymity
The more I observe and talk about these things, the more I think I sound like my father.
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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17:10
36 Hour Fasts
Sharing why I decided to start fasting once a week for 36 hours and where it took me.
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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20:46
Grape Thieves Suck
I was checking in with myself around being so irritable, grumpy, negative, and complainy the past few days and made a commitment to auto-correct. Sharing my thought process and steps to unwind it all.It was working great until I went to ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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20:59
Creating Culture
I get asked quite a bit about how to create culture.The simple answer is you don't create it, you're living it.You don't start out with a blueprint of how to create a culture. You begin by living the values you've spent time think...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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25:06
Little Less for A Greater More
If you give a little of something you have to someone who needs a little of that something - the net value is greater.It might not work with the numbers & maths, but it's absolutely true for the things that matter most.
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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20:52
Tribe, Community, Brotherhood...
Call it whatever you want, it still is so much more than can be described.You can't use loyalty to capture it and likely a distorted concept of loyalty would ruin what would be the greater part of the sentiment.Using ou...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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18:42
Do You Have Any Idea Who You're Talking To?
I generally have to manage my first reaction & pop up thoughts anytime someone talks to me with their arms folded across their chest or hands on their hips. More so with strangers than with knowns, but even still.There's lot of...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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19:15
Giving Grace to the Human Condition
A little clean up from last week's ending.People are messy. Life is complex. I believe that most people are good and well intended. Driven be self-interest to varying degrees, but that doesn't necessarily mean we are wrong or bad....
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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23:51
From Spam to 'Consider the Source'
Kind of a babble this evening talking about spam email & phone calls through feeling guilty or held hostage by those free return labels that come in the mail.Not sure what prompted me to start a little rant about shit talkers and gos...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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38:00
Holding the Middle Ground
I've been asked for my thoughts/opinions regarding the Pete Hegseth address in Quantico last week. I was reluctant to share for the better part of the last few days as I am with the Tim Kennedy Stolen Valor discussion. But here I am, not speaki...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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43:53
Divided They Will Fall
Seems like the world is crazy and so full of ignorance, hate, & confusion. Not sure what it's all about, how we got here, or if even half of it isn't just sensationalized.The last few weeks I can't seem to shake the 'looping' on it a...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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35:38
Let's Get Back After It
After a long break, I'm digging back into sharing stories and my internal dialogue about life, leadership, and random thoughts.During my break I haven't been just slacking off; Connor and I have been writing a book on Leadership and thes...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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24:25
Persistence & the Wolf Spider
Some story telling and reflections that a Wolf Spider gave me regarding Resilience and Persistence.How we've let learned behaviors get transferred into areas of our lives where they don't belong...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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22:27
Thoughts from 1 Year of Sobriety
Wrapping up a year of sobriety and processing the take-aways that I couldn't have scripted going into the journey.
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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24:57
Opinion, Advice, & Counsel
I'm at no shortage of receiving conversations about what I could, should, or need to being doing; personally & professionally.Most of the time I'm required to wonder if I'm getting opinion, advice, or counsel.What I'm findin...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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25:21
Increased Capacity Doesn't Mean Increase Load Required
Coming out of the trough (again) after a few really hard weeks of trying to simply hold on. As I get better and better at managing/ navigating these times I somehow still keep finding myself back in them.After a recent procedure in Anna...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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48:52
Some Thoughts & Growth from the TN Mile
Coming back from running a 40h marathon in TN and sharing some thoughts, observations, and where I'm focusing on personal growth.
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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42:17
Self Care & Boundaries
Talking about the importance of Self Care not only for a leader but also as an example for their people. it's about creating an appropriate balance to keep operating levels for individuals at a high.We also introduce setting good bounda...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:04:00
Expertry and Mastery
Connor and I exploring out loud trying to tease the subtleties & nuances that differentiate experts and masters. Not the sheer skill aspect, more of the 'soft' skills/ traits as it helps us inform our discussion on Leadership.
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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33:23
Performance, Effort, Meritocracy & Mediocrity
We what happens when we reward; whether it's through praise, recognition, opportunity, award, etc. always results and absent effort? Same thing holds true in reverse. What are the unintended consequences on our audience that is excluded i...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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32:23
Book Writing #4
Talking about how to listen. Truly listen with the intent to engage and understand vs respond.It's a fundamental step to earning trust & respect."Seek first to understand and not respond." ~Stephen Covey
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:29:36
Book Writing #3
Spending 90 min grinding aways at some more basics: Don't Lie, Cheat, or Steal; it's all Stealing, Grey Areas, Who am I circles, and a few more things and tying them into Being a Good Human Being as a core competency to Leadership....
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:34:09
Book Writing #2
Digging in on "Being A Good Human Being".Specifically, common courtesy, decency, & respect and how it ties into "caring" as a key component of Leadership.
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:24:12