Derate The Hate

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) DEI might not include diversity of thought I think most people by now are familiar with DEI trainings and what they are supposed to be about. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, on their face, have an awful lot of merit. In the work I've done with this podcast though, we are seeing far too many instances where these pr...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Thank Goodness I Was Bullied! Many may be struck by this statement, some may even find it a bit offensive. That I can understand, because when I first read it, I was a bit struck too. Those who have been bullied may even find the statement a bit hurtful and that is by no means the intention. Regular listeners to the DTH...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) There really is magic in a collaborative conversation One of the biggest problems I see in society today is that toxicity prevails when civility is needed. Nowhere is this more evident than on social media. Does anyone believe that a meaningful conversation that produces a positive result can start on a foundation of tox...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Average Mohamed: Freedom Fighter (the book) Those who have listened to the DTH podcast for awhile are probably familiar with my friend Mohamed Ahmed, a.k.a. Average Mohamed. I first had Mohamed on the podcast way back in episode 49 and that is when I first learned of his work battling extremism with an alternative narrat...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Work Hard, Don't Suck There is a lot to be said for hard work and dedication. There are times though when working hard is not enough. If you are working hard at the wrong things, or working yourself towards the wrong goal, you seem to get nowhere. If you have ever felt this way, you are not alone. It's easy to...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What Value Do You Place On You? How do you define value? What does value mean to you in terms of yourself and others? Can you love something that you do not value? Would you ever build upon something that you do not value? Would you protect something that you do not value? I'll ask again, what value do you place on...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Are You Choosing to Live, or Waiting to Die? This may be one of the most terrifying questions we have to ask ourselves as individuals. I personally believe we were given life, not simply to live, but to live fully. It goes right to the core of personal accountability. If you are not living the life that you want, what is...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) The End of Bias Starts with a Conversation Have you ever stopped to think whether your unconscious thoughts contributed to bias or stereotypes? I think if we are honest, do some self-reflection, and allow for some vulnerability, we'd all say yes. I'm one that will readily say that not all bias is bad, but it&ap...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Making Connections and Managing Stress Through Humor Most people know what humor is, but do they know that humor has true functions? Humor serves more of a purpose than just to make us laugh. Laughter is a large part of humor, but there's more to it than just that. My guest this week, Izzy Gesell, joins me to discus...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What is the difference between a present father and an engaged father? It wasn't until I met this week's guest that I had ever really thought about that question. I've spoke on occasion about the statistics that clearly show the detrimental effects of not having a strong, influential male figure in the lif...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) The Dream Isn't That Far Away There are many among us, who for the pursuit of money, power or attention, ( and some out of pure hate), would have you believe that the institutional racism of the 1960s is still present in the United States today. Nothing could be further from the truth. Many of these people would hav...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) How do we get to the why? Far too often, people enter a conversation, or worse yet, enter an argument with someone that they disagree, and never ask the most important question. Understanding the other person's why will always make for a better conversation or more effective argument, whether you end up agreeing or...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What Does Science Have To Do With Gratitude? " Some people are seek to perform, a few are called to lead, and most do the best they can on their own." When I saw this quote on the website of this week's guest, I knew I wanted to know more. When we started emailing and he talked about an attitude of gratitu...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Accountability is Key in the Journey to "Unstuck" I know it may sound simplistic, but it is something I talk about often, I believe it, and I strive to live it every day. Friends, much of what we seek in life, and much of what we can do to make the world a better place begins with accountability. Sometimes, per...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What's "Turning Your Baggage into Luggage" mean? When I first saw the phrase, "turning your baggage into luggage", I knew I wanted to speak with this week's guest. We all know someone, or know plenty of them, who carry around everything that's ever happened to them. All their toxic bagg...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What Makes Up Your Web of Beliefs? Those who have followed the DTH podcast for long know about my work with the organization Braver Angels . One vitally important part of that work is a project that I have been working on with Dr. Francis Collins . (Learn more about the "Truth & Trust Project" by  listening...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What's Possible with the Power of Mind Control? Those who regularly listen to the DTH podcast know I love a good story of adversity to awesomeness. Many people experience trauma in their lives, and occasionally, those people triumph over trauma and use their experience to better the world. This week's guest, Da...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Level Up Your Life with Next Level Thinking Sometimes in life, once we attain a goal, we realize that goal is not quite the prize that we imagined it would be. This is not to say that goals are not important, because they very much are. This is to say, that often people put to much of their personal fulfillment and joy i...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Communicating Better by Following the Platinum Rule One of the largest problems we face in society today is the fact that we do not communicate well.  We spend so much time talking past each other instead of speaking to each other in a way to effectively be understood. Effective communication is a two way street that inv...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Do You Struggle with Self-Discipline? Many of us struggle with self-discipline. I know I often do. Sometimes it takes the right motivation, or maybe the right coach. This week's guest knows about self-discipline. In fact, he wrote a book about it, called "Climbing the Self-Discipline Tree" where he discuss...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What Shape Are Your Emotions In? Did you know that emotions had a shape? I personally did not until I was approached recently by this week's guests. As someone who talks a lot on the podcast about emotions and how we need to understand and react well to our emotions, I was intrigued. It wasn't until I began to...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Do You See All the Possibilities? Sometimes the greatest challenge we face is not what we don't have or cannot do, but not seeing all the possibilities available to us. Wanting what we don't have, or not being able to do something we desire can be cause for great frustration, and in some cases, Hate. Sometimes...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Achieve Greatness Through Mental Fitness  Not a single human being has ever died from a snake bite.  In reality, what kills is not the bite, but actually the venom.  Venom kills and when you hold on to hate and negative emotions, you are allowing the venom of hate kill your positive mental fitness.  Think about the last...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) How do you escape the FOG of a toxic relationship? If your past is anything like mine, you may have been in a toxic relationship, or several. So many of us find ourselves in relationships with the wrong person for the wrong reason. Some of those relationships are toxic. Maybe it's because of a toxic person. Maybe yo...

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Getting along isn't possible if we aren't having the conversation. I bring this up because we are just weeks away from yet another contentious election. Accusations are flying, hyperbole is everywhere. Hate for the opposition is thick in the air and little of what is said about those on the opposing side is pro...