Despite the Limits
My name is Scot Storey, and I created this podcast, “Despite the Limits” to provide short conversations aimed at helping leaders grow professionally and personally. As a lifelong student of human connection, leadership, and communication, I am passionate about shaping the growth and capabilities of leaders. My personal journey in leadership development has been shaped by a career of service in the US Army’s Special Operations Forces leading numerous teams from just a few operators to organizations several thousand people strong, with the Army’s Rangers, Green Berets and Civil Affairs units in some the world’s most remote and arduous conditions. I believe in the power of a good story to shape personal connections and help people reach their full potential. That is what this podcast is all about.
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Episodes
46 episodes
Memorial Day Bonus Episode
It's Memorial Day 2026 and I wanted to share a little about the day it became more than a Monday off for me. I also talk a little about veteran suicide because it's a problem that is not going away anytime soon and we need to change...
What Gets You Up in the Morning?
In this episode I talk about the concept of ‘ikigai”(ee-key-guy) a Japanese concept translating roughly to "a reason for being" or "a reason to wake up in the morning". It was something I was reintroduced to in a recent Netflix lim...
It is what it is.
Pain is pain and it is unpleasant, but it does not have to become suffering. This is the idea behind Radical Acceptance. The phrase “It is what it is” sums up the idea.In a 2012 blog post on the website Psychology Today, Dr. Karyn Hall ...
A Little Help From My Friends
We moved into a new house recently and I’ve taken the opportunity to build my home gym. In this episode I talk about five indicators of longevity as listed on the “Barbell Medicine” Podcast episode #386, Longevity Myths. Here is a...
New Year No Fear
Welcome season 3 of Despite the Limits. 2026 is well underway and there is a feeling of uncertainty in our world today. Our economic and political climates are volatile to say the least. One of my coping mechanisms is to look for light news sto...
Six Mistakes to Avoid in the New Year
In this last episode of Season 2, I look at “The Six Mistakes of Man”.Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) was a Roman statesman and scholar whose work was admired by ancient scholars and is also admired by modern scholars today. It ap...
Developing Patience
The holiday season has begun - it’s fast paced, chaotic, overwhelming and sometimes the demands feel oppressive. Whether it is the holiday season or our current political climate being patient seems to be increasingly more difficult.Pat...
Let's Talk about Fear!
I release the podcast on the last Friday of each month, which means this episode went public on Halloween. Since so much of the season seems to be centered on scary stories and creepy decorations in the neighborhoods it seemed like a good time ...
Embrace the Suck!
If you are struggling with some difficult times or a significant challenge then this is the episode for you. “Embrace the Suck” is my simple grunt way of describing the Stockdale Paradox. In this episode I talk about the Stockdale Paradox...
The Road Less Travelled
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” These penned by Robert Frost were first published in 1915. Today more than a 100 years later I think they still ring true.
Where you sit, determines where you stand!
“Where you sit, determines where you stand.” This a phrase I did not really understand when I first heard it as a young staff officer. In this episode, I talk about how our backgrounds shape our perspectives. I also spend some time...
True Heroes are Ordinary People
June marks the halfway point in this second season of “Despite the Limits.” The main concept of this episode came to mind while I was serving as the chief of the Land Navigation committee at a JROTC camp. True heroes are really just ordinary pe...
Understanding the Experts
In this ninth episode of season two, I talk about what makes an expert and what you should look for when listening to the plethora of “experts” in media today.This is the first episode since deciding to shift to a once-a-month productio...
There is no such thing as bad news!
In this episode, I reflect on my father telling me, “Bad news is not like fine wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” Since and did not and do not drink wine, the metaphor is lost on me. Later in life I learned that there really is no such thing a...
Why did you spill your coffee?
In preparing for this episode, I was involved in a rear end collision. So, rather than forging ahead with my plan I thought I would share the experience with you.My initial reaction was poor to say the least. I have spent some time eval...
Everybody Needs a Mentor, a Peer, and a Student.
There are three kinds of people you need in your life if you want to grow. Everybody needs a mentor, a peer, and a student if you are to grow to your full potential.This episode was born during my Spring Break travel to the Texas coast ...
Voluntary Hardship
The changing of the time and warming weather has my wife and me starting to get our hiking legs under us again. In this episode, I talk about hiking with my grandsons and how they reminded me about voluntary hardship. I also talk about wh...
Collaborative Communication is in our Biology
Connection is vital to any effort we make to effectively communicate, especially if we want to collaborate. Have you ever wondered why this is? This is the topic I explore in Season 2 Episode 4. It is my initial discussion about communica...
Order from Chaos
This is episode 3 of season two and I had planned to talk about communication, but the I sensed some uncertainty from the people I have been talking too. So, this episode is focused on leading in these uncertain times. How do we bring order to ...
Telling Veteran's stories - My discussion with Tracer Burnout Hosts Dan Baker and Roger Vogel
Episode 2 of Season 2 is the first time I am bringing different voices onto the podcast. I was able to spend some time the studio of the Tracer Burnout podcast with the hosts Dan Baker and Roger Vogel. Their podcast is dedicated to letting vete...
Cultivating Discipline
This first episode of season 2 comes from a listener suggestion. Bill Emig reached out to me through Facebook and asked me about discipline. Specifically, he asked me about cultivating a life of discipline. This episode is about th...
Now What?
Episode 24 is the final episode in this first season of “Despite the Limits”. In it I revisit the reason why I started the podcast in the first place. I discuss some recurring themes through the season. I also talk a little about changes you ca...
Do it Now!
The end of 2024 is just around the corner and I had some thoughts to share so here is a bonus episode. In episode 23 I talked about doing an end of year review. This episode explores the concept of New Year’s resolutions and talks about while t...
How to do an End of Year Review
The end of 2024 is quickly approaching. In episode 23 I talk about how I will incorporate an end of year review into how I am approaching the close of the year. I start with the process that author and speaker, John Maxwell uses and then discus...