One century ago we were transitioning from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy. Entrepreneurs were more common than not. Proprietors could not get lost in the theoretical conjecture modern times has seen. If the harvest the goods didn’t sell you didn’t eat. All it take is one cold, hungry winter to shift gears toward ensuring future success. How do we begin to embrace this kind of mindset independent of our work life. We are contributing to the business of ourselves, our family and our community. How do we grow this business? How to we mitigate the risk that erodes significant portions of our imagination and creativity? Who are you willing to become to ensure the realization of all you ambitious and dreams?

From the moment we are born until our last day on earth we are given a gift that we must carry each day with us. That gift is our body. Far too often do we take it for granted. It miraculous nature goes on without noticing the divine orchestration of cellular collaboration and regeneration. So as Sheek Louch of the Lox proclaims in the Hip-Hop Classic Money, Power Respect, "Plan for the future / You're going to be older / A lot longer than you're going to be your…" How are you preparing for the future? How are you taking care of your primary transportation system? Let's not wait for crisis to provoke a change.

The 21st century requires each person to adapt and adopt a new set of skill to meet the shifting nature of our economy. As industries begin to overhaul and transform so should we. Technology has broken down many of the barrier of entry that once stood in the way of ideas being realized. Today as it stand the gatekeepers have lost a significant amount of their power and the keys to the system have been handed out to you and I. With that democratized freedom require us to realize that the choice is yours to choose yourself.

Discover the process of building a system in order to active on command the state of perpetual appreciation. How do we honor and acknowledge the power of the wide array of things working to our benefit? Are we measuring how far we've come or measuring how far we are still off from the theoretical mark? In this episode we bring a level of perspective for realizing a state of perpetual appreciation. Look fondly on the blessing of today, today.

There comes a point in any negative stream of consciousness rant that we need to take a level of extreme ownership. Some things require us to give voice to the challenge in order to wrap our minds around it. The only viable next step is to begin the process of realizing the creative solution inherent within the dilemma. At this point we are faced with two options, SOLVE IT OR ACCEPT IT. In this weeks episode of Halftime Talks we address this critical juncture in the process. Solving it is a journey within itself that may require to step up to the challenge at hand. Accepting it is the moment where we must realize going forward that everything that's not part of solution seeking is only an excuse.