Dropping Paradigms Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Dropping Paradigms podcast. If you’re here, you care about being a good leader, creating a cultural advantage, or enhancing your relationships. If that doesn’t sound like you then maybe you decided to listen because you are a sports fan, a movie buff, or you care about the latest trends. Either way, this podcast is for you because we believe that some of life’s most treasured lessons are hiding in plain sight, buried in the 7th inning of a baseball game or the middle of your favorite movie. Our goal is to find those golden nuggets that influence how many us of view the world.
Big Daddy - 1999
Episode Notes
00:16 – Intro (Our most monotone to date)
02:48 – Adam Sandler movie rankings
11:57 – IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes Summary and Reviews
14:10 – Two Word Check-in
17:05 – Nickel #1: Head or Tails – Maybe the coin can help you make a decision
22:10 – Digm #1: Allow your kids to make choices and express themselves
31:50 – Digm #2: What do you do when your life is about to change?
- Phases:
o Nothing
o Homesick (Go back to the way things were)
o Rise or Fall
o Sustain
44:05 – Digm #3 – You alone are not able to influence your kids all the time.
- People your kids need:
1) A person to help
2) A Grandparent (it doesn’t have to be a blood relative)
3) Opposite or different person
58:15 – Nickel #2: Motivation vs Discipline – Which is more important to have?
1:06:10 - Outro
This week we decided to do something different and just talk about what influenced us on the sports front during the week. Let us know what you think about our “Random Episode”.
0:16 – Intro
3:08 – Two Word Check-In
6:06 – Digm #1: How confident is over confident?
27:00 – #NASCAR Naps
30:00 – Digm #2: What would your peers say about you?
52:15 – Wrap-up
Die Hard - 1988
IMDB: An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him
Tomatoeter –94% & Audience Score – 94%
Episode Notes
00:16 – Intro
1:21 – IMDB Summary to start the, “Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?” debate
3:52 – Two Word Check-in
6:17 – Die Hard – IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes
10:47 – 1988 Fun Facts
12:24 – You’re Welcome
21:55 – Digm #1: When you put people on notice, it comes with a cost.
“Now I have a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho.” John McClaine through Hans Gruber
30:32 – Digm #2: If you put in the time and the effort you will “sink” to your level of training (preparation)
42:40 – Digm #3: How do you shift momentum in your favor?
Information + Initiative + Confidence + Ability + Persistence = Momentum Shift
53:25 – Digm #4: Stop and listen before you jump to a conclusion or respond
Listen to understand, do not listen to respond
1:00:20 – Wrap-Up
Stay Tuned after the Wrap-up for a special treat
Valentine’s Day -2010
Rotten Tomatoes – In a series of interconnected stories, various Los Angeles residents (Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper) wend their way through the highs and lows of love during a single day. As the holiday unfolds, they experience first dates, longtime commitments, youthful crushes and connections to old flames. (Tomatometer – 18% & Audience Score – 47%)
IMDB – Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day. (5.7/10)
0:16 – Intro
1:45 – Movie Discussion
5:08 – Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB Discussion
7:18 – Valentine’s Day Facts
13:47 – Digm #1: Emotions make it hard to see, accept, and acknowledge the obvious.
32:56 – Digm #2: If you don’t know yourself, how can you be in a healthy relationship?
37:02 – Tory’s Words of Wisdom – People shape relationships, but relationships also shape people.
37:21 – Tory’s Words of Wisdom Part II – Don’t lose yourself trying to find somebody else.
39:08 – Digm #3: We all make decisions based on desired outcomes.
50:33 – Digm #4: Don’t let the world dictate what relationships look like.
58:55 – Wrap-Up
1:00:01 – Two Word Check-In
Jingle All The Way – 1996
IT’S TURBO TIME!
IMDB: A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
Rating - 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, Jamie (Jake Lloyd), and wife, Liz (Rita Wilson). He promises to get Jamie the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out. As Langston hunts down the elusive gift, he runs into mailman Myron (Sinbad), another father on the same quest. With the clock winding down, Langston's moral code is tested as he starts to learn the real meaning of Christmas.
Tomatoeter –19% & Audience Score – 38%
Episode Notes
00:15 – Intro
01:16 – Do you Like Christmas Music
3:40 – Christmas Traditions
8:31 – IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes
14:30 – Favorite Christmas Toy?
19:22 – The Hottest Toys of Christmas
24:42 – Digm #1 – Accountability is vital to relationships
“If you don’t have accountability in a relationship you don’t have anything.”
34:28 – Digm #2 – Material things vs Physical Presence
41:20 – Tory drops a bomb – Statement Action Agreement
42:20 – Digm #3 – Ulterior Motivates – maybe they aren’t always so bad
“A man always has two reasons for doing anything, a good reason and the real reason.” ~JP Morgan
52:50 – Digm #4 – The Viral Effect
1:06:30 – Two Word Check Out
Remember the Titans – 2000
IMDB: The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: In Virginia, high school football is a way of life, an institution revered, each game celebrated more lavishly than Christmas, each playoff distinguished more grandly than any national holiday. And with such recognition, comes powerful emotions. In 1971 high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the local school board was forced to integrate an all black school with an all white school, the very foundation of football's great tradition was put to the test.
Tomatoeter – 73% & Audience Score – 93%
Episode Notes
00:15 – Intro
00:43 – Tory drops a double negative
1:25 – Two word check-in
2:30 – Daylight Savings Time tangent
6:05 – Heath’s Favorite part of the show aka Ask Tory Random Questions and then make fun of him for not getting them correct
18:51 – Finally we talk about Remember the Titans
22:35 – Here is the link to the ESPN article –
25:39 – Digm #1: We all need someone or something to rally (connect) around
Who or what are you rallying around?
32:30 – Digm #2: Common Enemy Effect – Balance Theory – Identity Fusion
The idea that right circumstances people will be willing to undergo self-sacrifice for the betterment of the group.
43:12 – Digm #3: How do you change attitude and perception?
52:10 – Digm #4: Culture change does not always happen at the top. Culture change requires
buy-in. Culture changes does not have to be overt. (Do not wait for permission to be a culture changer!)
1:00:00 – Yo Mama Jokes
1:08:00 – Digm #5: Environment plays a role in moral decision-making.
Episode Notes
00:16 – Intro
4:19 – Two Word Check-in
6:39 – We discuss the messages from social media
- Jocko Willink
- Lessons from a 3rd Grad Dropout Rick Rigsby
- Chris Farley – Van Down by the River
- Former CMSgt of the Air Force Robert Gaylor
- Facing the Giants
- Jesus is Loving Barabbas
- Bluto’s Speech
- Art of Happiness by Arthur Brooks
- Straight Up with Trent Shelton
- Independence Day – President’s Speech
- Icky Woods
- I am Number 8 by John Gray
- Rudy’s Notre Dame Locker Room Speech
- Lou Holtz
- Martin Luther King Jr.
44:18 – Tory’s 1st Digm - Grey’s Anatomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCmte2hjC2A
“You want someone to run a 4 minute mile? You don’t chase them, you don’t give them something to run from. You give them something to run to” Dr Richard Webber
53:38 – Heath’s 1st Digm – The Office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gvk0_6p_-s
"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them." Andy Bernard (Ed Helms)
57:38 – Tory’s 2nd Digm – Eric Thomas aka ET the Hip Hop Preacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97V4ZZqwxiw
Do you want to do it as bad as you want to breathe?
1:06:58 – Heath’s 2nd Digm – All Blacks Haka
https://www.allblacks.com/the-haka/
1:20:45 – Inspirational Haka
College Football
Episode Notes - This is our first episode recorded with a live audience.
00:16 – Intro
3:55 – Two-word check-in (Two episodes in a row)
11:55 – Mascot talk
Ethan Bauer Article - https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/1/10/21052358/clemson-lsu-tigersnicknames-mascots-college-tribal
25:46 – Digm #1 – What are you doing to enhance the traits of your “ingroup”?
Social Identify Theory - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119011071.iemp0153
https://esrc.ukri.org/about-us/50-years-of-esrc/50-achievements/social-identity-us-and-them/
37:28 – Digm #2 – Be mindful of the outside pressures that people face. Name, Image, and Likeness discussion
54:40 – Digm #3 – Find your mantra that allows you to do big things.
"My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family and self-are at stake, "Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will! "My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about on the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. … Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good. Jack." ~ Jack Trice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO79kCNOhT4
https://aaregistry.org/story/jack-trice-isu-football-legend/
1:08:00 – Digm #4 – How do you respond when you fall from grace? (Be a Billy Napier)
1:18:06 – Digm #5 – The level of commitment required of you to reach your dreams is insane. So…..”Are you willing to sprint when the distance is unknown?” Lewis Caralla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExAkkAbwLHY
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” ~ Jacob Riis
Space Jam The New Legacy – 2021
Rotten Tomatoes – 26% & Audience Score – 79%
Storyline IMBD
A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.
Episode Notes - This is our first episode recorded with a live audience.
00:16 – Intro
00:23 – Tory really brings the energy with his introduction
00:55 – Two word check-in (We kept our word for at least one episode)
2:26 – Quiz Tory
- Which team wins?
o Monstars: 1) Charles Barkley 2) Patrick Ewing 3) Larry Johnson 4) Shawn Bradley 5) Mugsy Bogues
o Goon Squad: 1) Anthony Davis 2) Klay Thompson 3) Damian Lillard 4) Diana Taurasi 5) Nneka Ogumike
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Better Uniforms?
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Better Shoes: Jordan VI Space Jam or Lebron James 19 “Space Jam”
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Who had the better stat line?
o Michael Jordan in Space Jam: 44 Points
22-22 FG
0 REB
0 AST
1 GAME WINNER
o LeBron James in Space Jam 2: 8 Points
4-5 FG
1 REB
1 AST
1 GAME WINNER
10:34 – IMDB Storyline
11:19 – Rotten Tomatoes
14:27 – Digm #1 (Well sort of – It was more to help Tory)
15:51 Digm #1 (For real this time)
Relationships
Stop projecting on your Kids
Please Remember Signs
o These are KIDS
o This is a GAME
o Coaches are VOLUNTEERS
o Umpires are HUMAN
o Your child is NOT being scouted
o NO college scholarships will be handed out today
Trust (Jar of marbles) and communication are key to positive relationships
Don’t seek too much validity from outside persons
“The truth is that your value is constant, it is priceless, and it never truly goes up or down based off of results or your performance. Your value comes from who you are, not from what you do.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water
36:47 – Digm #2 – The Pressure and Peace of Narratives
42:06 Peace of Narratives
47:33 Wrap-Up
Space Jam – 1996
Rotten Tomatoes – 44% & Audience Score – 64%
Storyline
In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
Episode Notes
00:15 – Intro
2:04 – 1996 History, facts, and questions
9:07 – IMDB Summary and Rotten Tomato Ratings
11:41 – Our Initial thoughts on Space Jam as a kid
16:06 – Superstitious or maybe a little stitious
26:50 – Movie Background
29:06 – Digm 1: The importance of Emotional Intelligence or EQ
32:34 – Dr. Daniel Goleman – Emotional Intelligence: a person's ability to manage his feelings so that those feelings are expressed appropriately and effectively. According to Goleman, emotional intelligence is the largest single predictor of success in the workplace.
34:14 – Five pillars of Emotional Intelligence (Dr. Goleman)
1) Emotional self-awareness — knowing what one is feeling at any given time and understanding the impact those moods have on others
2) Self-regulation — controlling or redirecting one’s emotions; anticipating consequences before acting on impulse
3) Motivation — utilizing emotional factors to achieve goals, enjoy the learning process and persevere in the face of obstacles
4) Empathy — sensing the emotions of others
5) Social skills — managing relationships, inspiring others and inducing desired responses from them
39:24 – Brené Brown – Exercise: We start every meeting with a two-word check-in. We take
turns sharing two words that describe how we’re feeling that day. We all have the human need to see others and to be seen. The realness connects us.
41:29 – Digm 2: The realm of the possible stops at the limits of your mind.
45:10 – How often are we limited by the boundaries our mind has set for us?
1:02:25 – Wrap-up
Coco – Nov 22, 2017 (19th feature film from Pixar)
Rotten Tomatoes – 97% & Audience Score – 94%
Storyline
Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Episode Notes
00:40 - Into and background behind the wait: 40 seconds
3:24 - Coco background
5:11 - 2017 Year in Review
11:52 - Reason behind Coco and three dead people dinner question
Tory’s Picks
1) Jesus (20yr old Jesus)
2) C.S. Lewis
3) Kobe Bryant
Heath’s Picks
1) Kobe Bryant
2) Johnny Cash
3) Fred Rogers/Stan Lee
26:00 – Digm #1 (aka Nickels #1/2): Understand/Explain the Why & Asking for understanding is not disrespect or dissent
33:50 - Digm #2: What is the cost of seizing your moment and do you have someone to help you understand the cost?
44:42 - What is the difference between having someone to keep you in check and someone you need permission from?
48:47 – Digm #3: You transcend time by the people you affect
Toy Story – 1995
Episode Notes
2:08 - IMDB Summary
4:05 - 1995 Year in Review
11:21 - Why is Toy Story Heath’s Number 1 Pixar Movie
14:40 - Digm #1 - “Don’t overlook the gift and the curse that is perception.”
27:31 - Digm #2 – Self Worth & Self Love
33:59 - Brené Brown’s Top Ten Rules for Self-Love
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You are Enough
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Share Your Whole Story and Whole Heart
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Engage with the world
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Vulnerability is the birthplace of love
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Get Vulnerable
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Let go of your armor
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Speak to yourself the way you speak to someone you love
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Let go of perfectionism
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Be Grateful
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Practice authenticity
https://mindspo.com/2020/08/10/brene-browns-top-10-rules-for-self-love/
38:40 - “Show Up and Show Out”
47:30 - You’ve Got a Friend in Me
51:16 - Man in the Arena
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Netflix Special - Brené Brown: The Call to Courage https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166
Join Tory and Heath on Episode 4 as they break down and drop the paradigms they learned from watching, “The Pixar Story.” Thanks for listening and check below for a quick breakdown of the episode and each one of the “digms.”. Follow them on Twitter @DroppingDigms.
Join Heath and Tory on Episode 3 as they drop “digms” of leadership, culture, and relationships using another 1993 classic, “Jurassic Park.” If you enjoyed this episode or any previous episode please, like, subscribe, rate, and review. Thanks for listening and check below for a quick breakdown of each of the episode and each one of the “digms.”.
00:49 – IMDB Synopsis of Jurassic Park
1:49 – Jurassic Park Trivia, History, and Questions – https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)
11:53 – Digm #1 Brand Identity
18:45 – Jordan Brand
23:39 – All Blacks Rugby Identity
29:30 – Digm #2 Passion without Perspective
37:30 – Find the people that help with perspective and keeping you moving forward
39:34 – Digm #3 Risk vs. Reward
43:10 – Framing Effect – https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/framing-effect/
43:21 – Prospect Theory – https://www.britannica.com/topic/prospect-theory
44:40 – Pseudocertainty – https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Pseudocertainty_effect
45:55 – Getting rid of pseudocertainty – Understanding the “substance” of the problem
In Episode 2 Heath and Tory drop “digms” of leadership, culture, and relationships using the 1993 classic, “The Sandlot”. Join the team as they speak on telling your story (8:09), following through with what you say (17:10), asking yourself when you stopped “playing the game” (22:12), and correctly defining and overcoming obstacles or problems (34:20). Check down below for additional information on the history of Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama as well as the problem-solving models the guys mention on the episode.
A glimpse at the history of Dexter Avenue: https://www.newsweek.com/montgomery-alabama-travel-1351256
IDEAL Problem-Solving: https://lifeskillsadvocate.com/blog/teaching-the-ideal-problem-solving-method-to-diverse-learners/
IDECIDE Problem-Solving: https://www.slideshare.net/thiennv1211/creative-problem-solving-skills-for-staff-77257674
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In the basketball world if you “Drop a dime,” you have just thrown the ball to a teammate who scores off your pass in other words thrown an assist. On this podcast when we “Drop a Digm” it means we are providing you with some insight into being a better leader, building a cultural advantage, or strengthening a relationship. It is these paradigms that we learn from sports, TV, movies, and pop culture that we drop for you. So, join Heath and Tory on Episode 1 as they breakdown leadership, culture, and relationship lessons they learned while watching the ESPN series, “The Last Dance.”
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Podcast Notes:
3:25 1st Digm – Turning it off and First Impressions
11:55 2nd Digm – Can one person change a Culture? Turn the Ship Around – By L. David Marquet 10 min Youtube summary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm4mCn5x5iM
20:10 3rd Digm – Why do some relationships that come to blows result in a stronger bond and other relationships fizzle out? 31:17 Quick Break
31:20 4th Digm – Platinum Rule Platinum Rule: "Do unto others as they would have you do unto them, not as you would have them do unto you." “Treat people the way they need to be treated.”
47:10 5th Dime – Being Present