"Critical Race Theory" is being pushed in schools right now in the US and I have a problem with it because you can't dictate outcomes. Critical Haighte Theory agrees with critical race theory in the belief that often the cards are stacked against you, but the difference is that I believe YOU control your own outcome. I'm not trying to lessen the impact of racism 100 years ago or today. It was and still is horrific in many ways and I know that black people in America have had and still have a harder time of it, but if you're really trying to get ahead, everyone has a hard time of it. I'm a white male, so in many ways I had it easier than a black man growing up at the same time, but I was an orphan, I grew up poor, I had plenty of other things working against me and I figured out how to succeed because I worked hard.

I'm not saying that African Americans don't work as hard, I'm saying that MOST PEOPLE don't work as hard, but getting the government is not the solution. More regulation won't fix this, what we need is an open playing field. May the best idea win, the hardest worker win, may the risk-takers win. Critical Haighte theory wants everyone to succeed.

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Whether you're a company, an entrepreneur, or even working for someone else, you are your brand. Who you are is only based on how you come across to others, and if you don't tell them who and what you are, they'll write their own version or they'll listen to what others say about you. Tell YOUR story because if you don't do it, others will but they may not tell the story that you want.

It's all about marketing yourself, no matter where you are in your company. You need to protect your brand, and while I do say not to care about what others say about you, this is different. You have to proactively tell your own story. Be proud of who you are and how you want to be seen. Write your own story every day.

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 "Go fast, take chances" was what I used to say to my daughters when they would drive to school in the morning. I still believe that in some instances, but today is all about going fast and keeping fasting. What you put in your body is just as important as what you do and how you think. Talk to people who fast on a regular basis and they will tell you that it can be transformative. Fasts are a part of a lot of different religions, and while the Buckster is not a religious man (Mrs. Bucky Haighte more than makes up for my lack of faith) when so many religions agree on 1 thing, there may be something to it.

Doctors have talked about the health benefits of this for years. We are always trying to get better, be better, do better, but your ability to do that is limited by your physical body, and if you don't take care of that, you can't do anything. This is a way to set yourself apart. I didn't realize this until after I recorded this episode, but my podcast producer has been eating 1 meal a day regularly for the last 2 years now. Sometimes he has a healthy snack around noon, but outside of that he eats dinner and that's it! The guy's 55 years old and he is the same weight he was in college and says he feels better now than when he was 21. This works. Take it from your Buddha buddy, and the baddest mother-factual on the planet, Bucky Haighte.

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Money does not guarantee happiness. Not only that, but it can be a disease. It can be hard to be short on cash, tight on money, but don't take it so far that you are stressing about every penny you spend. We all have financial obligations, but making money should be fun, not life or death. Having money solves some problems, but creates plenty of others. It doesn't make you happy, doesn't make you healthy, and it doesn't guarantee anything. You have to find your own comfort level with money, but it can't be life or death. Live life like you're gonna die every day, do your thing. Money's like keeping score, but it's not your life. Don't make it a disease, make it an opportunity. Make it the facilitator for your life and your lifestyle. Money's a tool, so don't act like a damn fool.

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Are you resting on your laurels? Does anyone know what "laurels" even are anymore?? You should always be thinking about how to get to the next level. In your life, your business, your health, or whatever is important to you. Break your life into sections and figure out what you need to do to get to the next level in each section. Choose people who you know are taking it to the next level and follow them, ask their advice, try what they are trying. Life isn't supposed to be lived on cruise control. I'll meet you at the next level.

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"Birthing people?" Completely "gender-neutral" language in the House? Our government is debating this? We are now majoring in the minors. How woke can you get? This is NOT Making us a better country. "Never refer to a person as he or she, they are offensive slurs." He and she are offensive slurs? How far are we going to go with this? We should now use They, Them, and Hir (pronounced like "here") as gender-neutral pronouns. So in 2021 where we can come up with ANY word we want to describe people, we chose 2 words that have been in our vocabulary forever to represent a group of people and make up a new word that sounds exactly like one of the most common words in the English language? This is the best that our linguists can do?

You don't need to do that. To all the woke politicians and media hacks out there, please stop. Can we focus on more important things? The Buckster promotes loving each other unconditionally. I don't care what you look like, who you love, or how you identify, but we need to focus on more important things no pronouns needed. That's why my pronoun is FU. If you ask me, that's what I'll tell you, and if you want to argue with me about it, I'm gonna tell you that we need to focus on something more important, like all getting along, like driving the country forward, and like not getting bogged down in this semantic bullshit that is taking our focus away from far more important things. Nice to meet you him/her/they/hir, I'm F.U.

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Now that we are coming out of this Covid nightmare, some of us are realizing that we've the wall. Ass-kicker, workaholic, driver, mother-factual, whatever you call yourself, we all have a wall. Hitting the wall is NOT losing. Hitting the wall means you've been working it hard but at some point, you've gotta see that wall coming or you're going to slam face-first into it. Can you come back after that happens? Of course you can, but it takes longer and it's harder to do if you let your face hit that wall.

Check yourself before you wreck yourself. You've got to watch for it, you've got to know when it's coming, you've got to come up with a strategy to know when that wall is getting close and figure out how to swerve away from it. That may mean a 9-week sabbatical (if you work for the church!) or it may mean a weekend day or an afternoon off, but whatever it means to you, take it. I'll see you in Vegas next time I take a weekend sabbatical. I'll be the one drinking club soda and taking a running start to throw the dice at the craps table.

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"When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to you…"

What kind of shit is that? It DOES matter who you are, and that’s not to put anyone down, that's just to say that you need to play to your strengths! Everyone can't be the next social media darling or famous rap star or NBA/NFL/MLB superstar, you've gotta work your ass off for all of those things and even if you do they STILL may not happen.

"If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme"

Bull-SHIT! If you work your ass off, you may reach close to what you think you deserve, but just dreaming ain't gonna deliver that.

"Fate is kind, she brings to those who love the sweet fulfillment of their secret longing."

Take it from someone who's been there and done that- Fate is hardly EVER kind. Fate is an unforgiving bitch and is hardly ever kind, but it will teach you as long as you're paying attention. Fate is what you make it. YOU determine your own fate.

"Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star your dreams come true."

Total bullshit. Winning the lottery is NOT the way for you to retire. If you wanna earn it you need to put in the time, the work, the effort, the creativity, the blood, the sweat, AND the tears to get it. Don't just dream it, you've got to wrok it to get it. Take what you have and maximize it.

BTW- I didn't get permission to reproduce these lyrics or to use the "Jiminy Cricket" name in my podcast, and I hope Disney sues the shit out of me for it. Any publicity is good publicity, screw the House of Mouse. 

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Are you in it for the long haul? Of course you are, you're still here on the planet, right player? So how long is that haul? You're dying right now. We are all dying, so it's time to take shots because none of us really know how long our haul is. Try taking the haul with your health in 30-90 day stints. If you don't take care of your body, it won't take care of you. That's your vehicle player, treat it well! With your business, where do you want to take it?It's OK if you're not running your own business, but what's the plan? You've gotta fuel that creativity or you will die inside, so if your day job doesn't motivate you that's OK as long as you have other things to get excited about or to feed you creatively or financially. Be a long-haul baller!

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Do you feel like you're getting too old to really make it? Screw that, you're not getting older, you're getting smarter. Hopefully you're learning from your mistakes and won't make the same ones again, so you're getting better. Don't give a shit what anyone else thinks. Younger does NOT mean better. If you're young now, you'll get better, trust me. Don't fight it, enjoy the journey.

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