The LIFE WORKS Podcast - Lessons From the Trenches of Life & Business

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Sheri Smith and I have known each other since college, and we actually worked together for several years while we were coming up professionally. She’s always impressed me as one of the smartest people I know. She’s done graduate work at Georgetown, she worked for Hillary Clinton for a time, and now she’s the founder and CEO of The Indigo Project, an education company that does extensive assessment and consulting work in the education space both at the high school level and college level. I wanted to have Sheri on the podcast for two reasons one because she’s a longtime friend and I’ve been wanting to catch up with her for years, and two because she has unique insight into the education system at large, and I think we all can agree that the education system needs to change, and I also think the pandemic showed the cracks and faults in the education system much more clearly. Sheri and her company have a unique approach to working within the education system to help change it from the inside out. Her method is unique, her perspective is hopeful, and her approach may be just what we need to change the education system from within. As kids and their parents are figuring out the new normal of education once again, this interview could not come at a better time. Interestingly oldest daughter took one of the indigo assessments for herself and found it to be mostly accurate and on point.

Now for those of you who are business leaders or you’ve already grown your children, you might be tempted to click away thinking this may not have anything to do with you. Quite the contrary actually. Assessments like the ones we’re about to discuss have relevance to everyone not just students. If you’re looking to unlock high performance from your team, this may be a compelling tool to consider regardless if you’re running a small start up or a Fortune 500 company. Self awareness is everything — it’s the key to humility, interpersonal relationships, effective leadership, growth and learning, and– top performance. For those in business, this interview will give you insight into the future of work – both the workforce and the kind of functions that is coming up now and in the next several years and decades.

After watching or listening to this episode you, if are interested in assessment services either for your high school or college student — or for yourself, or your company or business please reach out to me. I hope you enjoy the episode.

Would you like to better understand the whole Afghanistan situation from someone who was actually on the ground?

If you have questions about Afghanistan, and why it such a big deal right now, this is the video for you.

In this interview we discuss:

* The decision of the Biden Administration to pull out of Afghanistan with a veteran of the war* A history lesson on what motivated the United States, and its allies to go into Afghanistan in the first place,* What the US/Allies objectives were* What it was really like to be there from someone who was actually on the ground working directly with the Afghan people* What the implications are of the United States and allies pulling out at this point

On April 13, 2021, the Washington Post reported that the Biden Administration had decided to pull US troops out of Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of fighting, spending 1 Trillions, and losing over 2,312 American lives.

Laszlo Palko is a veteran of two tours in Afghanistan. After his support of he later earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University, where he also did an internship with the late Senator John McCain’s office. Laszlo now serves as the City Manager for Manassas Park, Virginia, a suburb of Washington DC. In this interview we’ll learn from a real-live veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom about what it was like to be on the ground in Afghanistan, why we were there, and what the impact is of us pulling out after 20 years.

TAGS AND HASH-TAGS

#Afghanistan #news #politics #lifeworks #MarkBotros #veterans #middleeast #taliban #AlQaeda #evacuation

To connect with Laszlo:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laszlo-palko-48a84746/

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://marble.app/markbotros

Music Credit:

Fond Memories – SYBS

Photo and Media Credit(s):

Laszlo Palko

Would you like to know how the SUPER WEALTHY invest their money?

Don’t miss this important episode. Build wealth faster, retire more securely, and learn what others don’t know about investing

Tom Phelan (“Fay-len”) Is the controversial author of numerous best-selling books:

* “The Reluctant Realtor Who Won’t Buy Investment Property©2021”* “A Teacher’s 403(b) – Why Is Real Estate Missing©2021”* “The Big IRA Gamble” and “401(k) Roulette ©2020”

Tom says estimates show 45 million people have invested $11 trillion dollars in IRAs and another 30 million 401(k)s Owners are gambling $8 trillion dollars in Wall Street. Wow, Wall Street “Fees” are almost incalculable on $18 trillion dollars with hundreds of billions being added annually.

From years of experience Tom believed far too many IRA and 401(k) Owners are apathetic about their Wall Street investments, a fact Wall Street counts on … a lack-of-personal involvement.

But there is hope Tom says, if people will listen and choose Wall Street alternatives to avoid the needless Risk of IRA and 401(k) funds. Armed with this new-found knowledge Tom will show people how to strategize how to retire years younger and with more retirement income dollars, possibly Tax Free Income dollars.

Oh and if you’ve ever had a dream of owning a vineyard in Argentina, Tom has a few 5-acre Boutique Malbec vineyards your IRA or Individual 401(k) can buy…no…he really does.

He says he has the solution for investing, living, and retirement, but only those who will step off their Hamster Wheel and listen.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND POWERFUL

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast!02:00 Why is conventional investing wisdom wrong? And why are tens of millions of people gambling their money away in 401ks and IRAS?03:11 The shocking truth about historical tax rates04:47 A case of two brothers and a comparison of Roth and Traditional IRAs06:08 There are no guarantees except this one…06:40 Myths and misconceptions of 401ks and IRAs11:17 The History of current investment vehicles19:20 Investments available to wealthy individuals that are unknown to the average person27:05 Why people default to traditional tax-deferred investment vehicles31:07 Why do you think people don’t know about these other investment options34:02 What Tom thinks of Dave Ramsey and Suze orman37:31 Why real estate and related tax loopholes are a more effective way of investing for retirement43:37 Audience Question: What about REITs? Are they better than owning physical property?46:54 A quick side by side pros and cons of real estate investment54:14 Audience Question: Where and how should we invest our money for the best return?56:40 Audience Question: Would you invest in cryptocurrency and electric car stocks and where would you put a thousand dollars or even $10,000?58:34 Closing thoughts and thanks

Audience Questions

* Actual REAL PROPERTY ownership or REITs? * Where and how should we invest our money for the best return? * What do you do when you live in an expensive area? How do you invest in Real Estate given that situation? * Would you invest in crypto currency and electric car stocks (like Tesla) and where would you put $1000 (or even $10,000) today?

To connect with Tom Phelan:

Websites: https://www.daretocomparelivingbenefits.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-phelan-13979ba/Email: [email protected]

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://marble.app/markbotros

There is a 100% probability that you and I are going to face death one day. Our mortality is a fact we don’t like to face, and often do little to prepare for until it’s too late. In fact, caring.com did a study in 2021 and found that 67% of American adults don’t even have a will.

Mary Beth Simon was preparing to retire from a 31 year career at Vanguard when her friend, Sue was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sue asked Mary Beth to help her husband navigate the beneficiary process if she didn’t survive. Sue eventually passed away, and Mary Beth spent 3 months working with Sue’s husband to recreate their entire financial landscape. You see, Sue managed the finances and investments, not her husband. The pain of watching her friend pass on, and the pain of putting the pieces together of an entire life made Mary Beth realize that we all need to do a better job empowering our loved ones and business partners to take over for us in our absence.

Don’t miss this incredibly important interview it could save your family and your business.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND OVER-COMMITTED

00:00 Mark’s personal true story, why this episode is so relevant03:22 Two-thirds of all American adults don’t have a contingency plan and WHY05:16 The price of not having a contingency or estate plan05:25 What’s the price of them not doing it?06:28 The benefits of having a contingency plan08:00 The people who prepare – this is what they are like08:57 The people who prepare – this is what they all have in common09:28 The AWARE contingency planning framework for our personal lives11:00 The COPE framework for business continuity12:48 The complete everything checklist14:08 Annual reviews – when to do them14:29 Digital or physical storage17:53 The largest obstacles for getting started…and finishing19:13 The password book20:28 The second in command – What qualities should they have?22:05 The contingency plan in action – it really works23:46 Resources Mary Beth offers free and otherwise24:45 Your next three moves26:39 Speed Round31:48 The one secret of success32:23 The greatest lesson from life and business33:06 If Mary Beth could offer one bit of advice to the world33:59 Mary Beth’s final thoughts34:32 Where people can find and connect with Mary Beth online

To connect with Mary Beth:

Website: https://nichepartnershipconsulting.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-simon-npc/Email: [email protected]

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Music Credit(s):

Intro and Outro: “Fond Memories” – SYBS

Photo and Media Credit(s):

* Mary Beth Simon* Karolina Grabowska* Pexels* Pixabay* Freak* Pch.vector* Dooder* CityXcape* Aghyad Najar* Engin Akyurt* Olia Danilevich* Anastasia Shuraeva* Kindel Media* Yaroslav Shuraev* Roman Odintsov* Taryn Elliot* SwissHumanity* Ivan Khmelyuk* Thirdman* Mego-Studio

Attribution Links

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Rich Jacques is in the top echelon of business leaders today. His incredible career spans decades and includes senior leadership roles at Belcan and Booz Allen Hamilton, where he spent 21 years. Today, he’s the Vice President of Intelligence and Law Enforcement at Noblis, a non-profit advisory company that specializes in cutting-edge science and technology solutions and independent research.

In 2020, Rich was named one of the Top 5 Executives in Intelligence Contracting by the Potomac Officers Club. And it’s no surprise, Rich is easily one of the most subtle, savvy, and intelligent leaders out there today.

Come and get an insider’s look at how the most savvy and sophisticated professionals think, act, lead, and move their careers and lives forward. Pull out your journal, and take good notes as we do a deep-dive into, “The Savvy Professional”.

TIME JUMP TO THE FUTURE OR THE PAST

00:00 Opening Teaser and Welcome02:05 How do you define a savvy or sophisticated?03:06 How Rich does savvy03:42 Can you develop sophistication?05:29 How much time do you spend planning and thinking ahead?07:01 The pie chart of how Rich spends his time08:21 Executive presence10:29 An interesting phenomenon … senior people in management who really shouldn’t be there, how do you explain it?12:17 How to become the influential voice in the room13:22 Was confidence something that you always had, or did you have to develop it?14:49 Where do you derive your confidence from?15:38 A typical day for Rich18:57 What are the things that have really propelled your career forward the most?23:31 How important is someone’s network in helping them advance their career or business?25:52 How do to keep up with folks in your network?27:21 How to be a brilliant conversationalist29:12 FUN! Speed round.32:00 Rich’s one secret of success32:14 What’s the greatest lesson learned32:49 Rich’s one piece of advice to the world35:37 Rich’s final thoughts, what he wants most in life

To connect with Rich:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquesconnected/

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Music Credit(s):

Intro: Inception – Aakash GandhiOutro: “Don’t Turn Back” Silent Partner

Photo and Media Credit(s):

AdyligouAnna ShvetsArtem PadresBooz Allen HamiltonCottonbrofauxelsJosé Alfredo Munguía LiraKelly Lacykhonkangrua_VideoMiguel Á. PadriñánMrColoNazar MatveichevNoblisPexelsPixabayPolina KovalevaPrakasit KhuansuwanPressmasterRich JacquesRODNAE ProductionsRon LachSumoyutTiger LilyTom FiskTreedeo FootageVecteezyVideezyVidevoZen Chung

How You Know a Reward is a Good Reward

I’m a huge fan of productivity, but I’m an even bigger fan of giving yourself rewards when you’ve really earned them like overcoming procrastination and taking action on something you’ve been putting off. What follows is a list of ideas to reward yourself in a healthy, fun, and sustainable way. Admittedly, these are small rewards that have particular appeal to me personally. So what may be a reward to me, may be the complete opposite for you. The idea here is to help spark your own ideas for good self-rewards.

Before COVID, my daughters were both competitive swimmers. One day I was volunteering as a timer at one of their divisional swim meets. While standing in the lane getting more and more wet with every passing heat (i.e. a group of swimmers who are lining to compete for their race), I saw hundreds of kids line up to swim that day. There were two children in particular, both were the same age, both came from the same socio-economic strata, both had about the same athletic level, same team, same coach, and even had the same color hair. But there was a key difference in the two children.

From Colored School in the South to Bank President, Annella Metoyer’s story is compelling, inspiring, and full of hard-fought wisdom. Don’t miss this incredible interview!

Annella Metoyer came from humble beginnings. Starting out in a colored school, Annella didn’t quite fit in due to the color of her skin, yet when she transitioned to a white (or integrated) school, she didn’t quite fit in there either. She faced daily challenges, yet remained ever curious, determined, and driven. She rose through the ranks of the banking industry to become the city president of one today’s major banks.

Her inspiring story is found in her #1 best-selling book, “Dare to be the Change”.

Annella has a unique perspective on leadership, race, diversity, and what it takes to be successful. She says that every challenge carries within it the seeds of an advantage. She has devoted herself to sharing her story of adversity, of hope, and tackling the fear that often grips us. As a veteran of the business trenches she has a ton of life-changing insights to share. Don’t miss this incredible interview where we cover leadership, coaching, communication, motivation, influence, and confidence.

TIME WARPS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE THE FUTURE

00:00 Opening Teaser02:41 Why Annella wrote Dare To Be The Change03:21 How her grandson being bullied inspired Annella to write another book05:41 Ten-year-old Annella leaves the colored school, but it doesn’t get better for her07:50 Annella’s adversities growing up09:16 How to turn adversity into your advantage10:34 What kept Annella from becoming angry and bitter11:30 Do you think that we have evolved as a society or do you think that we have a better veneer for racism in our country today?13:01 How to become a bank president15:22 What Annella did better than everyone else17:33 The power of intentional brand identity18:30 Annella’s father gives her sage advice19:11 Complex challenges at the top, including turning around adversaries22:51 The greatest lessons from 40 years in banking24:15 Annella’s coaching method26:08 Becoming the key voice in the room30:41 How a person discovers their strengths to become that voice in the room34:41 Taking someone to their next level36:47 What is forward feed?39:11 How to build that high performance teams at every level44:17 What is feminine fear?48:05 What are the root causes of fear?48:39 Power sources and levels of power51:00 One secret of Annella’s success51:19 Annella’s one piece of advice to the world51:28 Annella’s greatest lesson52:30 What Annella wants most for her life

TAGS AND HASH-TAGS

leadership #race #diversity #bosses #success #inspiration #fear #advice #coaching #communication #motivation #influence #confidence #business #culture #teamwork #strengthsfinder #executivepresence #power #highperformer #highpotential

To connect with Annella:

Website: https://annellametoyer.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annellagmetoyer/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annella.metoyerTwitter: @MetoyerAnnellaInsta: @annellametoyer

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Music Credit:

Intro: Immortality – Aakash GandhiOutro: Don’t Turn Back – Silent Partner

Photo and Media Credit(s):

Anna ShvetsAnnella MetoyerAdaliton BatistaCottonbroDaniel RecheJoao JesusLaterjay PhotographyMarkus SpiskeMaxim AntipovMiriam EspacioPaul DaleyPavel DanilyukPixabay.comPexels.comTaryn EliotTima MiroshnichenkoTom FiskTomislav JakupecU.S. National Park ServiceVlada Karpovich

The murder of George Floyd set off a firestorm of protests, riots, and social action in a pandemic environment where people were already afraid, angry, and uncertain. Derek Chauvin, the police officer responsible for George Floyd’s death, was tried and found guilty on three counts. Because this case was historic on so many levels, we pulled a together a panel of three phenomenal people to provide their reactions to the verdict:

* Walter Powell – A decorated 20 year police officer* Mimi Geerges – The Founder and President ofPapyrus Media Group, and Former Host and Executive Producer of the “Mimi Geerges Show” which aired on SiriusXm and PBS for over 16 years* Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola – An Attorney who became a professor in the areas of Race, Racism, and Social Movements. She is the author of “The Bricks Before Brown”, which discusses the legal cases leading up Brown vs Board of Education in 1954

Don’t miss this incredible discussion where we get into police, legal, media, social, and historical perspectives on this landmark case.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND POWERFUL

00:00 Opening Hook00:33 Introducing your panel01:59 Was Derek Chauvin’s verdict a foregone conclusion?05:00 Was it possible to find an unbiased jury?07:06 What if this wasn’t caught on camera? Would the outcome be different?08:25 What does this mean for law enforcement going forward?09:00 How do you think the media handled coverage of this trial?10:00 What is Derek’s legal recourse at this point?10:48 Derek Chauvin can still cry foul11:47 if you’re Derek Chauvin, what are you thinking right now?12:12 Did Derek Chauvin get a fair trial?15:19 Did he have malicious intent?16:23 What was the key deciding issue in this case?18:00 What are you hoping that people will take away from all of this?21:56 How significant is this trial historically speaking, how do you think it will be recorded in history?29:11 what are other police saying about this case?29:33 Why didn’t any of the other cops that were standing around? Say anything?34:26 10 years from now, what significant change are you hoping to see as a result of this moment in history?

Photo and Media Credit

* Videvo* Etemaad Daily* ABC News* SoCast* Village Media Canada* MahoningMatters* CourtTV* Associated Press* Kelly Lacy* Ekaterina Bolovtsova* Walter Powell* Mimi Georges* Marisela Martinez-Cola, J.D., Ph.D* Pickarick

Music Credit

* Intro – “Eyes of Glory” – Aakash Gandhi* Outro – “Don’t Turn Back” – Silent Partner

George Randle is a former US Army Officer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Talent War Group and Co-Author of “The Talent War”. With a 20 year career in talent acquisition George has hired over 80,000 people. He and his co-author say that many organizations are losing the war for talent, and because of that, they are not only losing their best people, but also competitive advantage, market share, and are in danger of going out of business. But they also say there is a solution, but only for those who are smart enough — to listen.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND POWERFUL

00:00 Opening Hook / Teaser Introduction02:03 How The Talent War book came together03:01 The problem they were trying to solve with The Talent War03:18 I fell backwards into HR04:15 You have to be masochistic to survive 20 years in talent acquisition05:01 The secret thing businesses don’t know they are doing wrong when it comes to talent06:36 The Talent Mindset, a core theme of The Talent War07:17 This is how you know your organizations has a talent mindset09:17 The problem is that people over-index on …09:51 Organizations that are doing talent right and those that aren’t11:50 The advice George gives for attracting and keeping talent12:28 What top talent really wants14:07 How important leadership is in the talent equation14:49 George’s secret sauce in working with companies19:04 80,000 hires later – how George reads a resume, and what he looks for22:57 Is one type of resume better than another?25:30 How George assesses for character / behaviors in an interview29:15 What employers really care about when they look at your resume31:40 Speed Round…and boy was this fun37:19 George’s one secret of his success38:07 George’s most important lesson39:37 George’s one piece of advice to the world40:59 What George wants most for his life42:07 George’s final thoughts…the ecosystem

To connect with George:

Website: https://www.efoverwatch.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgelrandle/Instagram: @g.randle

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Music Credit

* Intro: Eyes of Glory – Aakash Gandhi* Outro: Don’t Turn Around – Silent Partner

Photo and Media Credits*

* George Randle* Mike Sarraille* Mikael Blomkvist* Pexels* Talent War Group* Lioncrest Publishing* Ron Lach* Edmond Dantes* Cottonbro* SebisSport Travel* Twilightmoon* Vecteezy* Videezy

*Out of respect for the artists, we made a genuine attempt to appropriately source and cite all media used incur videos. Where an artist was unnamed, we simply cited the site where the item came from. If a piece of media was not sourced or cited appropriately, please let us know in a direct message, and we will be sure to add the appropriate credit.