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Just in time is traditionally used as an inventory control systems management style but today I want to change it's utilization toward our success. The traditional tenant of JIT requires that resources are made available upon meeting them. Not before. Not after. Just in time! Far too often we are trying to collect everything out of a fear that one day we may need it and may not have it when it's t...

There is no guarantee that an opportunity will take another lap around the track and present itself to us in the way that it might right now. Time has a funny way of operating. What is here today is not guaranteed to be here tomorrow. Opportunities. Love. Success. Resources. Mentors. How do we take advantage of these opportunities as they arise and present themselves to us? Understanding the value...

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If Uber can disrupt the taxi industry then why couldn't it be possible to disrupt the industry of your self. How many under performing believes are we allowing to remain with an ecosystem of our approach to life? I am not my beliefs. I am not my job. I am doing my best to express my essence into the world through these things. By bringing our self into a space to disrupt our self we are capable of...

Overtime, if we are serious with our desire to become better cooks something inevitably happens. Our recipes get better. Yet another thing is really interesting if we examine it. We claim from the onset of creating a functional dish. A dish that works. That we are capable of making the dish. A professional chef may not his head be grudgingly and can see that you didn't make it but have extreme res...

The way of the world in the 21st century is to cull inefficiency. Our lives have impacted immeasurably by the ways technology has allowed for the disruption of what went on as business as usual. In this episode we tackle some of the realities that go along with this future of disruption. Enjoy.  

One of the most powerful additions to my personal arsenals this year has been the inclusion of 2 Week Experiments. This isn't a rigid experiment in the scientific sense but a loose and flexible process of testing out hypothesis for performance enhancement. Are you worth two weeks of probing and searching to end up in a better place than you began. I've discovered that there are three valuable part...

In this episode, "1000 true fans," we explore this theory. Kevin Kelly founder of wired magazine initially published his thoughts on this idea. Within it he described that a fully engage thousand member of audience was capable of providing a years worth of income that was beyond starving artists criteria. With 1000 true fans that find extreme value in everything that you do, so much that they purc...

Seth Godin's – Startup School (link) Seth Godin is a thought leader in the marketing an business world. In this rare live recording, hear Seth as he guides thirty entrepreneurs through a workshop exploring how they can build and run their dream business. Exponential Wisdom – Dan Sullivan & Peter Diamandis (link) Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan discuss how exponential technologies are creating mas...

Some day in the future we will inevitably look back at this season fondly for all it has provided. How often do we fondly look at our present? Knowing this will be a season we appreciate, can we appreciate it right now? Can we reach into our and savor the best it offers? We use the goal as the reason to enjoy it but all the great memories are what happens along the way. Be present to the magic of...

In this episode we dive into the idea of exponential thinking. Success in the 21st century will be a function of being capable of solving scaleable challenges. Utilizing exponential systems and thinking practices will aide in the process.  

In this episode we challenge you to take a look at your progress in the goals you've establish to accomplish this year. With a bit of energy, we remove the dust from a lack of attention to drive them forward. Enjoy.

Celebrate Halftime Talks reaching the milestone of 100 episode. In this episode we listen to you the audience and reflect on the journey to the present and clearly articulate the mission moving forward.  

What is perspective and how does it benefit me from embracing more of it? In this weeks episode the concept of "PERSPECTIVE" is examined. This is a popular word that generations have inserted meanings into and now we must deconstruct it to for a more refined relationship with what it implied.

Do you have an active long term strategy on Rest and Recovery? Are you tactically burning the candle at both ends hoping to make it through a crisis in one piece. Rest and Recovery are as important as nutrition and fitness.

In this episode we converse about the value and virtue of cultivating a Thank You Mentality.

Are you a SOLDIER (hired gun) or a GENERAL (leader)? This is an essential question to ask ourselves as we begin to rise up the ranks in our lives and careers. As we begin to examine the differences between skill proficient and someone who can facilitate outcome with strategic vision our approach to leadership will transform. In this episode we shake up the accepted thought around leadership. Enjoy...

How can you open yourself to more of the magical moments of life? Serendipity! As we embrace a serendipitous approach to experiences life more of the magic emerges in our moments. In this episode we explain what serendipity is as well as the value of becoming open to it.  

There is a value in having a fresh youthful perspective. As people age the foot comes off the gas and we begin to coast. Inevitable the youth come up and overtake the dominant players. With amassed resources this seems counter-intuitive that the big boys whiter and erode. Having a youthful mindset allows us to perpetually tap into the natural process of life. By tapping into the core components th...

It's 7:30 am, the first activity on record is reaching for our device to see what went on in the world while we were sleep. After few minutes of swiping and headline reading our day can begin. This is the world in which we live in. Media, content, and information lives in an over abundant state. Simple supply and demand states that in an over supplied market the value drops. We are witnessing the...

Living Minimalist has been an idea that i've thought of and pondered often. After listening to James Altucher's podcast, where he discussed his extreme approach to living minimalist. You can read his article How Minimalism Brought Me Joy. Listening to this made me reflect. It forced me to question the possibilities of implementing just a fraction of this concept. I challenge you to see what you ca...

Experiments Life can be characterized as a series of experiments. We traditionally view experiments in the domain…

In the pursuit of our highest capacity we have resources that inspire us. The operative word is resources, plural. Halftime Talks has a lane and serves a niche of listeners who value a perspective that shines the light on ideas or concepts and forces us to think differently. We recognize that there are other out there who do an amazing job at bringing ideas forward into a consumable form. In this...

Thomas Edison's Mentality on Starting Over

Empathy: An Essential Human Characteristic What is it to be human? If there were essential characteristics of humanity what would their core consist of? This is a question that I've been consumed with lately. In my exploration of the question, I came to the conclusion that empathy would sit atop of this list. Glancing back across history, I gathered that this characteristic could have prevented ma...