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There is a double standard in the world, and it only affects women.  They can't be who they are naturally in the professional environment because some parts of the population can't deal with it.  This led me to the conclusion that there are draconian rules that women must follow at least if they hope to have a great career.  And Yes, I think it sucks too!

The North Carolina Lottery went a step too far in my opinion when they introduced what is essentially slot machines in their app that you play with real money.  I understand why they did it, but I thought it was a good lesson in how as organizations get better out of pulling the money out of us, we have to get better and not letting them suck us dry!

The world is going crazy for Royal Caribbeans new Icon class ships.  I look at them and think 'Meh'.  Why?  It's not a bad ship, it's just not special.  They did what was easy, not what was truly impactful and different.   And that makes me wonder what am I doing that's easy when I should be doing something impactful and different?

Sometimes life happens, and it happens in such a hard way it feels like a punch to the gut.  Then you have to deal with it.  How do you deal with it?  You make a hard decision about the things you have to do vs the thing you want to do.  Our life based hard decisions are way differen than when you hear a CEO say it and that's the point of this show.  

There are 80 year cycles in the world and it's hard for the average person to see them.  If we did see them, and we knew where we were in that cycle, could our lives get better?  That's the thesis for this show.  It's a good time to explore this theory of world cycles because we are about to get into the bad part of it!

I thought I was going on the longest and greatest vacation of my life.  Then I got there and I learned first hand that the biggest and best vacation for an average American is NOTHING compared to vacations for people from other parts of the world.  We need to do down time better. 

Entitlement can destroy lives.  This show is the story of two people I was close with, and I got to witness how their sense of entitlement destroyed their lives and kept them from experiencing hapiness. 

It's interesting on how your perspective can change when you try something new.  For 20+ years of travel I avoided the overpriced drink package, then I had it.  And then I realized the cruise lines were selling it all wrong.  

Have you ever felt like you were the outsider at work?  Have you ever been part of the inside group, the group that was highly effective and made things happen?  Cliques aren't just in High School, they exist everywhere including the workplace.  At work they can be a good thing, and a bad thing.  

We lost our dog Tripp.  He was a great dog.  His passing got me thinking about our relationship to our Pets.  This show is all about that relationship

If a major life event happens and you have the opportunity to relocate, then why move somewhere where there are people you don't like?  Why not move somewhere amazing to restart your life?  Why just do the same old thing, only this time in the same neighborhood with people you hate? Listen and decide for yourself if He made the right choice. 

What happens when someone is at the end of their life, yet refuses to take reasonable steps to insure that after they pass they don't leave chaos behind?

If you've ever had the chance to hang out with smokers, you know that aside from the smoke, it's a pretty good place to be.  Conversations happen, ideas are exchanged, and friendships are made.  This episode is all about the pros of smoking and it explores why it's so hard to have those same benefits if we get rid of the cigarette.  

Often there are big trends affecting our life.  Stometimes we see them and make adjustments, but most times, we can't see them, or worse, ignore them.  This episode is all about ignoring the reality and asks the question  "Why do we do it?"

What happens when a woman-child tries to become friends with mature women her own age? Sparks fly, and the relationship doens't last.   This week's episode is all about someone who never grew up and explores the reasons why. 

Have you ever thought about the stories about yourself that you tell the people around you?  These are the stories we believe.  But are they true?  We believe they are and act accordingly.  But what if they aren't true to anyone else except ourselves? That's what this episode is all about. 

Have you ever looked at the story of your life?  Is it what you thought it would be?  How would you want to change this story?  In this episode I look at a friends life and rewrite their story for them.  When you listen to both versions of this story you can decide which one is better.  

Have you ever wasted time on purpose?  Should you?  This weeks episode discusses the importance of the time we have and why we should never waste it. 

It's not boyfriend/girlfriend anymore.  Everyone has a "partner".  But no matter what you call it, the significant other in someone's life has three different and very important roles to fill.  This show is all about those three roles. 

Often we fall into thinking like a human being when things fall apart at work.  Unfortunately this normal response isn't at all helpful.  To get through our professional lives, we have to think like managers, good managers.  On the positive side, if we learn to do this, there will be less isues to deal with. 

My Aunt Josie laughed at me when I tried to tell her about my five year plan.  She told me that nothing ever happens the way we plan.  She was right, life always changes your plan.  When that happens you have to figure out what to do...

Starting at a new job is always stressful.  One of the reasons why it's so stressful is that organizatiosn don't do onboarding well as a rule.  Sometimes this is incompetence, and somtimes, sadly, it's by design. 

Here it is, our annual "Top 5" episode where we highlight five really amazing stories from the prior year.  If you like these articles, check out the rest from 2023 and other years.   - Also thanks so much to all those who supported us in 2023, we appreciate it!!