Why'd You Think You Could Do That?

Making a difference doesn’t always mean changing the whole world overnight - it begins with one undeniable step.

In this short, powerful episode of Why’d You Think You Could Do That?, Sam Penny takes inspiration from adventurer and conservationist Sacha Dench, whose decision to follow migrating swans turned into a 7,000km flight across continents. But more remarkable than the distance was the ripple effect of her action; hunters, fish farmers, kitesurfers, and even power companies changed their habits, leading to the first rise in swan numbers in 25 years.

Sam challenges you to take your own step. This week, you’ve identified your spark, acknowledged your struggle, and declared your breakthrough. Now it’s time to move from thinking to doing.

Your Power Move:
 Write this sentence: “This weekend, I will make a difference by…”—and finish it. Keep it simple. Keep it real. And act before Monday arrives.
Because impossible doesn’t begin with giant leaps. It begins with one choice, one action, and the courage to follow through.

👉 Listen now and discover how a single step could be the spark that changes your world- or someone else’s.

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Creators and Guests

Host
Sam Penny
Sam Penny is an adventurer, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker who lives by the mantra “Say YES! to the Impossible.” From swimming the English Channel in winter to building and selling multi-million-dollar companies, Sam thrives on pushing boundaries in both business and life. As host of Why’d You Think You Could Do That?, he sits down with ordinary people who have done extraordinary things, uncovering the mindset, resilience, and bold decisions that made it possible — and showing listeners why their own impossible is closer than they think.

What is Why'd You Think You Could Do That??

They’ve swum oceans, scaled mountains, launched empires, and shattered expectations. But before they did any of it, someone, maybe even themselves, thought: “You can’t do that.”

Hosted by Sam Penny, Why’d You Think You Could Do That? dives into the minds of people who said “screw it” and went for it anyway. From adventurers and elite athletes to wildcard entrepreneurs and creative renegades, each episode unpacks the one question they all have in common:

“Why'd you think you could do that?”

If you’re wired for more, haunted by big ideas, or just sick of playing it safe, this is your show.

Sam Penny (00:00)
Making a difference doesn't begin with changing the whole world. It begins with one small step, one choice that proves to yourself and to others that you're moving. This is Why Do Think You Could Do That? I'm Sam Penny and these short episodes are your power move. Two minutes to challenge your thinking, fuel your courage and bring you closer to your impossible. Yesterday you heard the full story of Sacha Dench. How a single spark, what if I followed the swans?

became a 7,000 kilometre flight across continents. What's most striking isn't the scale of her adventure, but the impact of her action. Because she moved, hunters in the Arctic changed their habits. Kitesurfers gave up part of their lake. Fish farmers shifted their cycles. A power company buried deadly power lines. For the first time in 25 years,

swan numbers stopped declining. That's the power of one step. Sasha didn't set out to change the whole world. She set out to make a difference and her difference created ripples that reached further than she ever imagined. And now it's your turn. All week you've done the inner work, you named your spark, you admitted your struggle, you declared your breakthrough. Now comes the move, the test, the moment that separates thinking from doing.

So here's today's power move. Write this sentence down. This weekend, I will make a difference by and finish it. Don't over complicate it. Choose something small, something real, something doable. And then act on it before Monday arrives. be a step toward your spark, or it might be an act of service, a choice that shifts something for someone else.

Because making a difference isn't always about your dream. Sometimes it's about becoming the spark that ignites someone else's. And here's the truth. Action creates momentum. Momentum builds belief and belief is contagious. So don't let this weekend slip past like all the others. Make it the weekend you stopped waiting.

The weekend you made a difference because impossible doesn't begin with giant leaps. It begins when you take one undeniable step and that step might be the very first thing the world is waiting for.