Open Minds

Do you get to design your life or is everything simply good or bad luck? Do you take responsibility for your life or do you have a "victim mentality?"

Shepard discussed his version of M.J. Demarko's Gumball Machine Analogy. Read about it and lots more great stuff in his book Unscripted: https://amzn.to/3I5KsFp

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Beyond not initiating violence or helping others initiate violence, what are a few basics that will make you worth a darn in your community? These are timeless and not geographically or culturally specific.

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Do you associate with people who are not 100% philosophically sound?

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Some people say that TO THEM, the US government's flag represents freedom. Others say that to them it represents child molestation. I think both are wrong. I say that the flag "belongs" to the US Government and these people should show some respect and come up with their own flag/symbol!

What do YOU think?

(Yes, I know that IP (logos/symbols) is not a valid form of "property" that is acceptable to initiate violence over ... but decency suggests...

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if you believe in property rights, you do not believe in zoning laws, it is one or the other.

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Sit in on one of Shepard’s life/business mentoring sessions. In this video, Shepard responds to an email from one of his mentees in which she questions how to get ahead in the big company she works for. She has extra work dumped on her and she isn’t appreciated or paid enough.

What questions do YOU have for Shepard?

Links mentioned:

48 Laws of Power by Robert Green https://amzn.to/3GHYITp

Games People Play by Eric Berne https://amzn.to/3AarTvT

Jordan Peterson Negotiations: https://youtu.be/eKVK5rTrOlg

Learn about the idea of “regression to the mean.”

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Rather than casting a wide net, I think it would be useful for libertarians (not Libertarians) to market to a very specific demographic that will have a much higher conversion rate. Maybe libertarians Should Market to Low Hanging Fruit?

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Shepard reminds his conservative, constitutionalist and voting-Libertarian friends that their worldviews are not the same.

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Shepard, perhaps being a bit tongue and cheek, does what Trump and Biden have failed to do. Shepard helps bring democrats and republicans together on the many areas in which they agree in principle!

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Some perspectives that I hope help you create a safe life.

Thanks to Micky Nimer for her editing prowess!

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