These past few weeks have called for my attention and presence. Between work travel, preparing to move halfway across the world, making that move, and then spending time with family and friends from my hometown, so much has been happening in a point of meaningful transition. Instead of digging into my phone, I’ve decided to be in these moments and invest into them without distraction. I share more about this here, which I hope you find to be a valuable message to hear. Thanks for listening! As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is my last one recorded in Brazil for a while. It’s a recording of my latest Substack post, which you can find at www.mbest.substack.com/p/growth . I share about the week I just spent in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso working on a project with the state’s department of education and the world bank. It was such a cool experience, so I spent some time to reflect on it and share it with you here. I hope you find some value in it! Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a reminder of a fundamental human process. We are all heroes in a way, which I hope you come to understand through this episode. I explain the process of the hero’s journey and the ways it applies at large and small scales, which I had the pleasure of sharing with some educators this past week. I hope you see the value in what I share here as they did. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is long overdue, but here I am! I’m sharing today a bit of what I’ve been focused on over the last few weeks. I’ve found myself in the midst of quite a great professional opportunity that has brought me a lot of satisfaction and positive reflection. I talk more about it in this episode to give some more context, which I hope you enjoy and find interesting. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a reflection on last night’s goodbye party with some great friends here in Rio. I wanted to take some time to reflect on the great relationships my wife and I have built here and what they mean to us as we take a new step in our adventure together. I hope you enjoy it and find some meaningful insights in what I share. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

It’s a busy time in my life. Between work, an upcoming consulting project, and an international move on the near horizon, there are lots of plates to balance. I’m embracing it, striving to elevate my focus and testing my ability to stay centered. I share a bit about that here, which I hope you find valuable. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a reading of my latest Substack post, which you can find at mbest.substack.com/p/how-to-read . I share my views on literacy education and the ways in which it sets us up to not continue learning, right at the point when it’s most interesting and useful. I hope you find it an insightful and encouraging piece. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

In today’s podcast, I spend some time exploring my past experiences with religion. It has frequently been a point of frustration and disagreement between me and others, even my family, since I turned away from Catholicism as a teenager. As I’ve grown, my relationship with and thinking about religion has evolved, leading me to a new understanding, which I share here in this episode. I hope you find it insightful. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a recording of my latest Substack piece, titled A Cidade Maravilhosa, which you can read at mbest.substack.com/p/a-cidade-maravilhosa . I continue talking about my time living here in Rio de Janeiro, moving from talking about the sights of the city to its sounds. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a wandering reflection on how I’ve been thinking about my financial health and the broader economic landscape. I think back to some of my early episodes about this topic from years ago and connect them to where I am now. I hope you find it to be valuable during these uncertain times. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.