It's Not All Bad

Yet here we are again.  Another racist inspired mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on March 14, 2022.  It appears when there's a respite in racially and religious inspired mass shootings, we're jolted yet again with the horrors of the reality of what's happening in the United States.  As our society progresses on so many various commercial, environmental, and socia...

During this episode, I mention a few challenges in American society, and especially challenges to our democracy if left unchecked.  Much of what I'm saying is nothing new to most listeners.  Still, it's important for all voting age citizens to consider voting in various elections.  Whether a rural, suburban, or urban voter, you have the right to help select leaders who speak about a...

This is a reposting of a previous episode about "toxic masculinity" that I did in 2021.  In the US there is a quite organized effort to de-humanize and demonize those people who are LGBTQ.  There appears to be special emphasis on targeting and persecuting transgender women.  Some of the most vocal of those who oppose human rights of transgender people are often men.  There are...

Sometimes simple acts of kindness, warmth, and empathy are incredible powerful.  In this short solo episode, I discuss some thoughts about the human behaviors, and even about fish!  Well, the fish situation is just to get our minds thinking outside of the usual box of human thought and emotions.    Enjoy. The goal of my podcast is to discuss interesting topics either in so...

The 2022 worldwide televised Oscars event was, well, truly eventful!  The night witnessed the first ever best actor nominee - Will Smith - sucker slap presenter and comedian Chris Rock on live television.  It was a sad and disgusting event of toxic masculinity parading as male chivalry.  But there's something else unfortunate about that situation, it's consuming dinner conversations...

Just as COVID-19 pandemic consumed the airwaves and social media for almost two years, the war in Ukraine is now the main topic of each day and each hour of every day.  The pandemic was truly a destructive worldwide pandemic that influenced our lives and livelihoods, increased income and often ethnic and racial inequality.  Some even further weaponized this pandemic in fomenting fears of...

Have you noticed that even in the best of times friendships can be complicated.  The weather can be perfect, your mood can be perfect, your work-life balance may appear to be just right or close to it, but friendships may come and go.  Unfortunately, often for reasons many of us don't quite comprehend.  It affects all of us at one time or another.  Whether young, middle aged, o...

The The World Happiness Report is a publication of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network released annually in March.  We've all seen or heard about Finland often ranking number one in happiness in this report yet again.  After reviewing, I can understand why Finish people - collectively - would rate high on the happiness meter.  There's no single factor that determines this...

As we all navigate our individual and collective paths through life, there are successes and challenges that ripple throughout our existence.  That's totally fine because that's, well, life.  But as people deal with frustrations, anger, joy, and happiness, these emotions can create bumps in the road.  Sometimes it's maybe a good idea to self-reflect on these three words, "Why," What...

There are thousands of people from all walks of life, with varying educational backgrounds, and in different vocations doing meaningful things to make this world and our lives worth living.  Workers include healthcare providers, military service women and men, teachers, refuse and recyclables collectors, wait staff and cooks at restaurants, gig economy workers as delivery partners with Uber &...

There are many reasons for concern in the world, including issues with global warming, violent conflicts, pandemics, natural and manmade disasters, and so much more.  However, there are many reasons for optimism and persistence including to make things better for our planet, improve the health of lives the world over, reduce poverty, and belief that we humans can make a positive difference in...

Images of people, especially children, in hunger is disturbing sad, and appears perpetual.  Although there are millions of hungry and often times starving populations the world over, there are hundreds of thousands of concerned and active people working diligently to alleviate this plague of hunger and starvation.  And, yes, there are commercial and even some wealthy individuals and orga...

I'm grateful to listeners of my podcast.  A couple of you have asked why I and my guests have not discussed the hot button issue of race.  Indeed, I wanted to have discussions about people, successes, organizational excellence, leadership, and empowerment.  When race becomes the topic we all know that it's a minefield if not discussed thoughtfully and without rancor or accusations....

International commerce is complicated, especially when considering environmental concerns, societal impact, sourcing, international trade pacts, intellectual property rights, differing business ethics, local political systems of government, and complex legal issues.  So, who or what entities help commercial companies navigate these issues of international commerce to help ensure businesses re...

It appears that so much of human relations are based on generational perceptions.  To this point, there are letters assigned to each generation grouping to further define everyone.  Yes.  Much of the findings about generational specific behaviors are confirmed by rigorous research, analysis, and via various studies.  However, these generational alphabet associations have at tim...

I'm still amazed at the complications, endless love, and often some work/professional sacrifices women put forth as stay at home moms.  Indeed, many husbands and partners who are also stay at home dads also face similar joy and challenges.  I decided to invite a guest to chat about this very issue.  His name is Lou Moree who is a stay at home dad.  In fact, Lou is the only pers...

In this episode, we will take a break from the more serious topics discussed in most of my podcast episodes.  As with many of us, it's good to step back and enjoy a conversation, even when it's about nothing special in particular, interlaced with humor.  This is just such a time, right!  Although not always, there are times when we ponder an action, a result, a state of being, and s...

I find discussions with young adults interesting and often enlightening in many ways.  It's clear they view their future in ways filled with fun, laughter, career progression, and, yes, even making money along the way at some point.  If you're similar to me, your conversations with young adults are often replied with some apprehension, but usually with a lot of optimism.   With this...

Thank you for listening to this episode about leadership. I’m solo with this episode chatting about my thoughts and quotes of others about leadership. No. Leadership isn’t about how to lead by the numbers, by the alphabet, or by reading the latest leadership guides. Indeed, it’s a combination of those and so much more. You don’t need a PhD in leadership psychology, attend the latest big name unive...

Corporate America is undergoing a positive trend in the number of women in the workforce over the past decades of course.  Yes.  There's even an increase in women in corporate executive positions.  A recent study by Silicon Valley Bank found just 56 percent of startups have at least one woman in an executive position, and only 40 percent have at least one woman on the board of direc...

Isn't it interesting to hear stories or even telling your own stories about various travels.  You know, the kinds of travels that take you across town, ro another, across the country, or even to a different country.  Well, my special guest today is Serina Hull.  She is a twenty something young woman who dared to make the big leap to go east.  We're talking about to the Far East...

If you're similar to me and many others, we marvel at the success of those who have escaped difficult circumstances.  In fact, we celebrate them and their success.  You know me, I'm always considering other issues that may make this concept somewhat more complicated when scratching the service. Much of our wonderment about the success of others is associated with those who have become "s...

For many people, the idea of buying a house appears daunting and complicated.  Guess what?  It is daunting in many respects and complicated with all of the rules and regulations associated with real estate.  Will this be a live-in home for the buyer, will it be a second or vacation home, or will it be a rental property.  If this is an investment property, will the owner manage...

Many listeners probably know of young people who come from humble economic backgrounds, and other who may have had privileged social environments since birth.  There's always one common factor in this social construct, young people wish to succeed.  It's true that not all things are possible, but so much can be probable. A while back, I was fortunate to meet Michael White.  Michael...

The Middle East is a region of the world with untold centuries of history.  As most geographical regions, Middle East history has dealt with migration, empires, enlightenment, philosophers, commerce, and violent conflicts.  In recent history, much of the focus has been on the aspects of conflict and oil. However, there is so much more to that fascinating part of the world.  The part...