Category: Podcast
Episode 178 – Master, Gypsy, or Aimless: The Familiarity Problem
Some think of it as déjà vu, some just say “Been there, done that”. Today’s show explores the options for when you get that sense that what you are doing is not interesting because you’ve […]
Episode 177 – The Value of the BS Credential
Inspired by a surprising moment, today’s show is all about the value offered by that advanced degree, both from a traditional institution and by a for-profit diploma mill. It asks the question: Is that 100K […]
Episode 176 – The Good Old Days – Looking Back
Inspired by a song I started to think about the good old days. Specifically, I wondered what makes ‘the good old days’ good? Why do we pine for them and what could you do to […]
Episode 175 – Calculating Risk vs. Investment With Your Life Choices
Sometimes there is risk in where we want to go invest our time and money. The risk is in what we will get as a return on that time and money investment. Sometimes, we call […]
Episode 174 – The Great Reset Switch
Sometimes you’ll put in months and years, and work your way up. Then something happens, a private equity buyout, a market change, or just a new manager. Then the unexpected separation from the company means […]
Episode 173 – The Case for Logic: Spock Was Right – Mostly
We are emotional beings and emotional beings make emotional decisions. More often than not these emotional decisions can lead to a bad end. Logic works, but too few people use it. Listen and hear how […]
EPISODE 172 – Long Term or Short Term Commitments: Which is Better?
In part one we looked at the career related aspects of having a short term outlook vs a long term outlook in planning and decision making. This show is part two where we look at […]
EPISODE 171: Long Term or Short Term Commitments: Which is Better?
In life we can have a short term outlook, or work towards the short term goal. Sometimes in life we are looking at the Horizon, we are thinking not about tomorrow, but where we want […]
Episode 170 – Being Savvy
In this episode we learn how a YouTube influencer illustrates what is in involved in understanding all the things that they don’t tell you at work. How did they do it? By being Savvy of […]
Episode 169 – Vacation Productivity and Planning Destroyers
For the type A personality (like me), a vacation isn’t a way to rest, relax and unwind. It’s a great way to get away from the normal demands of life so you can get some […]



