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Why High Achievers Can't See the Resources Right in Front of Them

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Episode 13 Show Notes: "From Scarcity to Abundance: The Essential Foundation for Resourceful Action"

Episode Description

If you're tired of feeling like there's never enough—never enough time, resources, or support to achieve what you know you're capable of—this episode is for you. Host Shelly Rood explores what it means to take resourceful action when you're operating from abundance instead of scarcity, and what Seneca understood about turning constraints into advantages. You'll discover the resource audit that reveals you have 3-5 times more capabilities than you realize and the mindset shift that transforms limitations into competitive advantages.

Timestamps

00:00 The Power of a Single Question

02:39 Embracing Abundance Thinking

07:10 Lessons from Stoic Philosophy

10:30 Essentialism in Modern Leadership

25:55 Addressing Harassment at Veteran Events

29:30 Understanding the Four Types of Capital

32:44 Shifting from Scarcity to Abundance Thinking

36:56 Practical Steps for Resourceful Action

Key Takeaways

The Greatest Opportunity for Dreamers and Innovators

"We are living in the absolute best time in history for pirates, dreamers, and innovators to move forward and take action." - Christopher Lochhead

Constraints as Advantages

"The universe is change. Every ending becomes fuel for new opportunities when you stop fighting what is and start building from where you are."

Resource Management Wisdom

"Every porkchop comes with peas. You pile more porkchops on your plate, you get more peas, and pretty soon those peas are falling all over the place." - Otis Pickett

Liberation from Regret

"Your regret is not a resource—it's a prison, and you hold the key."

Deep Reverence Principle

"That's essentialism—not rushing through to check a box, but asking what does this moment deserve?"

Framework Highlights

The Hardcore and At Ease Framework - Resourceful Action Phase:

Moving from foundational work (Tactical Center + Ambition Alignment) into the first blue ring of taking resourceful action with abundance thinking.

Category Pirates Four Types of Capital:

Financial Capital - Budget, equipment, subscriptions, time blocks you control
Human Capital - Skills, team capabilities, network connections, expertise
Social Capital - Reputation, decision-maker access, platform, industry relationships
Creative Capital - Ideas, intellectual property, unique perspective, proprietary processes

The Peas and Porkchops Framework:

Every major resource (porkchop) comes with supporting tasks and requirements (peas). Understanding the full picture prevents overcommitment and reveals hidden costs.

Stories Featured

Christopher Lochhead and Category Pirates on why now is the best time for action
Personal journey: divorce, military career changes, and building from setbacks
Chief Master Sergeant Modock's retirement ceremony and deep reverence
Otis Pickett, the Southern GM in seersucker suits and resource wisdom
Woman Veteran Strong Care Corners vs. vendor table exhaustion
Intelligence operation: "Perfect information is the enemy of good action"
Tech manager blind to existing video editing capabilities
Entrepreneur who built MVP for $5K instead of waiting for $200K funding

Action Items

This Week's Challenge: Complete the 30-minute Resource Audit

Create four documents labeled with each capital type
Spend 7-8 minutes listing everything you have access to in each category
For each major resource (porkchop), note supporting resources (peas) required
Apply McKeown's essential question before decisions: "Is this the most important thing I could be doing with these resources right now?"

Daily Practice: When you catch yourself saying "I don't have enough," pause and ask "What DO I have that I'm not fully using?"

Resources Mentioned

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"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown (BUY IT NOW)
"Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets" by Christopher Lochhead (BUY IT NOW)
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"We think resourceful action is about making do with less, but actually it's about recognizing we have more than we realize. More capability, more support, more opportunities than we're currently leveraging. And when we truly see that abundance, when we start operating from that place of gratitude and possibility instead of scarcity and limitation, everything changes—our results AND our happiness."

Next Episode: Tune in next Tuesday for "The Myth of Work-Life Balance for Mission-Driven Leaders" - a guest conversation about mission-driven integration and aligning competing priorities toward unified purpose.

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