Why'd You Think You Could Do That?

Making progress on your dream doesn’t begin with giant leaps. It begins with one undeniable step — the choice to keep chipping away anyway

This week on Why’d You Think You Could Do That? we’ve walked with Aaron Linsdau across the ice of Antarctica:
  • Spark – naming your dream.
  • Struggle – facing the fear that tries to shut you down.
  • Breakthrough – choosing to move forward anyway.
  • Interview – Aaron’s full 82-day journey to the South Pole.
And now, it’s Friday. The spotlight shifts from Aaron to you.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
  • Why impossible doesn’t demand 82 days of isolation — it demands one brave act today.
  • How small, undeniable steps build momentum and belief.
  • A simple exercise to declare and commit to action.
Power Move
Write this sentence:
  • “One thing I will do to make a difference is…”
Keep it simple. Maybe it’s an email you’ve been avoiding, a conversation you need to have, or one workout. Then say it out loud — and act on it this weekend.
Key Takeaway
Aaron’s difference wasn’t skiing to the South Pole. It was refusing to quit when everything screamed at him to stop. Now it’s your turn. Don’t wait. Make this the weekend you acted.
🌍 Explore Aaron’s full story and resources at his guest hub: sampenny.com/aaron-linsdau

🚀 Ready to take bold action in your own life? Work 1:1 with Sam: sampenny.com/action

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 progress on your dream doesn't begin with giant leaps. It begins with one undeniable step, the choice to keep chipping away anyway. This is Why Do Think You Could Do That? I'm Sam Penny, and these short episodes are your power move, a few minutes to challenge your thinking, fuel your courage, and bring you closer to your impossible. This week, we've been walking with Aaron Linsdau across the ice of Antarctica. On Monday,

You named your spark, the dream, the thing you want. On Tuesday, you faced your struggle, the fear that tries to shut you down. On Wednesday, you claimed your breakthrough, the decision to keep moving anyway. And yesterday, you heard Aaron's full story. 82 days alone, hauling sleds across the South Pole, hallucinating in white outs, starving as his food spoiled and still refusing to quit. And now we arrive here.

It's Friday, the day where the spotlight shifts from Aaron to you because his words weren't just about Antarctica. They're about life. As long as you keep chipping away at it, you always have a chance. Quitting simply isn't an option. And the truth is, you're impossible doesn't demand 82 days of isolation.

It demands one act of bravery today. One step, one swing of the hammer against the rock. So here's today's power move. Write this sentence. One thing I will do to make a difference and finish it. Keep it simple. Maybe it's one email you've been avoiding, one conversation you know you need to have, one workout, one journal entry, one step toward the dream you wrote down on Monday. Then say it out loud.

commit to it and this weekend act on it. Because action creates momentum. Momentum builds belief and belief is contagious. Aaron's difference wasn't skiing to the South Pole. His difference was refusing to quit when everything in him was screaming to stop. That's the example he leaves for us. And now it's your turn. Don't let this weekend slip past like all the others.

Make it the weekend you stopped waiting, the weekend you acted, the weekend you proved that quitting isn't an option. Because impossible doesn't start with Antarctica. It starts with one small undeniable act. And that act might be just the thing the world is waiting for.