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