Texan Edge
The Texan Edge is more than a podcast — it’s a Texas state of mind.
Hosted by Tweed Scott, author of Texas in Her Own Words, each weekday brings a short burst of inspiration, common sense, and straight talk from the Lone Star perspective. Some days we’ll visit a slice of Texas history; other days, we’ll share a story or reflection to help you face the day with grit, gratitude, and grace.
Whether you were born here, got here as fast as you could, or just wish you had — The Texan Edge reminds you why the Texas spirit still matters. It’s where optimism wears boots, humor has manners, and pride runs as deep as the oil wells.
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On Wednesdays and Fridays, we focus on a Texas historical event to showcase our daily nugget. Ultimately, it's a Texas thing!
My why with The Texan Edge is to share the spirit of Texas—the humor, grit, wisdom, and warmth I’ve lived and loved here—with people everywhere. I want to remind folks each day that they carry the strength to face life with courage, perspective, and a smile. This podcast is my way of giving back the inspiration Texas has given me, one daily nugget at a time.
Because here at The Texan Edge, we don’t just talk Texas — we live it.
The Texan Edge is "Not just a podcast, but a Texas state of mind.”
Texan Edge
Texas Teaches Emotional Control
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Texas Teaches Emotional Control
Texas has a reputation for being bold—but its real strength has always been controlled strength.
In today’s episode of The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott reflects on a Texas lesson that matters more than ever: calm beats chaos. When the world rewards reaction and outrage, Texas reminds us that steady, thoughtful responses build better outcomes.
Show Notes
Texas didn’t survive by panicking—and it didn’t grow by overreacting.
In this episode, Tweed explores how emotional control has always been a quiet Texas strength. From cattle drives to frontier families facing hard seasons, Texans learned early that staying steady when things go sideways wasn’t weakness—it was leadership.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Why Texas strength has always been controlled strength
- How calm decision-making outperforms emotional reaction
- Why not every feeling deserves an immediate response
- The power of pausing before acting
Takeaway:
You can feel frustration without reacting.
You can feel pressure without rushing.
And you can face uncertainty without losing your footing.
A simple Texas pause—counting to ten, sleeping on it, choosing clarity over emotion—can improve your decisions more than most advice ever will.
If this episode helped, consider sharing it with someone who could use a steadier day.
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This isn't just a podcast, it's a Texas state of mind.
Texas teaches emotional control. Well, hi there, I'm Tweet Scott, and this is today's Texan Edge. Texas has a reputation for being bold. But here's something people miss. Texas strength has always been controlled strength. Panicking never helped a cattle drive. Overreacting never helped a frontier family survive a bad season. Texas learned early that calm beats chaos. That matters now more than ever. We live in a world that rewards reaction. Outrage travels fast. Anxiety gets attention. Texas culture quietly pushes back against all that. The strongest people in this state were the ones who stayed steady when things went sideways. Here's a useful takeaway today. Not every feeling deserves an immediate response. You can feel frustration without acting on it, you can feel pressure without rushing decisions, and you can feel uncertainty without losing your footing. Texas wisdom says, pause, assess, then act. Understand that pause is not weakness, that's leadership. So today when something triggers you, maybe an email, a conversation, a setback, take a Texas pause. Count to ten, sleep on it, and let your response come from clarity and not emotion. That one habit alone will improve your decisions more than most self-help advice ever will. Texas didn't survive by reacting. It survived by responding thoughtfully. If this episode helped share it with someone, uh well, somebody that you thought might could use a steadier day. And you'll find us on Substack, substack.com, and uh just search for the Texan Edge, and you're gonna find us. Our Porsche Light is always on, all the time. And until next time, I'm Tweed Scott. We'll see you tomorrow.
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