Capability Today Magazine

Dr. Valerie Whitcomb
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Capability Today is a podcast and Substack digital magazine exploring how knowledge becomes capability and how it translates into real human value. Grounded in the science of learning and organizational research, it examines how people grow through experience, reflection, relationships, and work.

Episodes

  1. May 5

    Chapter 2 - The Banner on Main Street

    Kendall learns, by way of a huge banner over the beloved health club, that it is closing after the summer. She reflects on the chaos that artificial intelligence is wreaking in her own career, and the club closing is an additional unstable situation.

    12 min

  2. May 3

    Chapter 1 - The Final Season

    Kendall Jordan lands at the tiny airport outside the small town where she grew up. She was home to help her parents downsize and move. While she was extremely successful by all standards, things were starting to shift - and it was pointing to a landslide.

    10 min

  3. May 1

    Artificially Intelligent - Crisis to Capability Book Overview

    Capability Today Magazine and CenterPointe Creative present a forthcoming narrative nonfiction about 3 old friends reuniting in their small hometown of Mapleton, and becoming involved in a crusade to save the beloved community Health Club from shuttering. They have to use artificial intelligence to figure out how to start a community cooperative, and learn how to manage - and harness - the power of AI to propel their own careers in the process.

    7 min

  4. Jan 1

    Your Ownership Plan: A Blueprint for the Year Ahead

    Welcome to Day 7 of Franklin Week — the final day of our seven‑day journey of reflection, clarity, and ownership as we prepare for a new year. Over the past week, you’ve done deep, meaningful work: Day 1: You stepped into the ownership mindsetDay 2: You identified your values — your compassDay 3: You created a long‑term vision — your horizonDay 4: You set your annual goals — your directionDay 5: You built systems and habits — your engineDay 6: You identified and began removing barriers — your clearing of the path Today, we bring it all together. This is the day you create your Ownership Plan — a simple, powerful blueprint that will guide your year.

    14 min

  5. 12/31/2025

    Removing Barriers: What’s Really Standing Between You and Your Future

    You can have the best goals, the clearest vision, and the strongest habits — but if you don’t address the barriers in your way, you’ll stay stuck. Barriers are the often invisible forces that: drain your energysteal your timeundermine your confidencedistract your focuskeep you repeating old patterns Most people try to push harder. They try to “be more disciplined.” They try to “want it more.” But the truth is simple: You don’t need more willpower. You need fewer barriers.

    16 min

  6. 12/31/2025

    Systems Over Willpower: Building Habits That Guarantee Success

    Welcome back to Franklin Week — our seven‑day journey of reflection, clarity, and ownership as we prepare for a new year. Today, we talk about the engine that makes all of it work: systems and habits. Because goals give you clarity, but systems create results.

    15 min

  7. 12/29/2025

    Turning Vision Into Strategy: The Power of Annual Goals

    Welcome back to Franklin Week — our seven‑day journey of reflection, clarity, and ownership as we prepare for a new year. On Day 1, we talked about the ownership mindset. On Day 2, we identified your values — your compass. On Day 3, you created a long‑term vision — your horizon. Today, we build the bridge between where you are and where you’re going. This is the day we turn vision into strategy. This is the day we talk about annual goals.

    17 min

  8. 12/28/2025

    The Long View: Designing a Future You Actually Want

    Welcome back to Franklin Week — our seven‑day journey of reflection, clarity, and ownership as we prepare for a new year. On Day 1, we talked about the ownership mindset — the belief that your future is something you can shape. On Day 2, we identified your values — the compass that guides your decisions. Today, we zoom out. We’re stepping into long‑term thinking — the kind of thinking that gives your life direction, purpose, and momentum. This is the day we design the future you actually want.

    17 min

  9. 12/27/2025

    Values First: The Compass That Makes Every Goal Easier

    Welcome back to Franklin Week — our seven‑day ritual of reflection, clarity, and ownership as we prepare for a new year. Yesterday, we talked about the ownership mindset — the belief that your future is something you can shape, not something that happens to you. Today, we take the next step. Before you can set meaningful goals, before you can design habits or systems, you need a compass. You need to know what matters most. And that’s what today is all about: your values.

    14 min

  10. 12/26/2025

    The Ownership Mindset: Why Your Future Is Yours to Shape - Franklin Week Day 1

    Welcome to Day 1 of Franklin Week — the seven‑day ritual on the last week of the year when pause, reflect, and take ownership of the year ahead. This week is named after Benjamin Franklin, who famously used the final days of each year to review his habits, refine his goals, and recommit to the virtues that shaped his life. Franklin believed that intentionality was a skill — something you practiced, not something you waited for. Today, we begin with the foundation of everything: the ownership mindset.

    15 min
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Capability Today is a podcast and Substack digital magazine exploring how knowledge becomes capability and how it translates into real human value. Grounded in the science of learning and organizational research, it examines how people grow through experience, reflection, relationships, and work.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Valerie Whitcomb
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Dr. Valerie Whitcomb
  • Show Website
    Capability Today Magazine