Everything is a tradeoff, especially with others.

"There are no solutions, only tradeoffs." - Thomas Sowell

- What are tradeoffs?

- Perfect can become the enemy of the good.

- 8 forms of capital mindset - "Your gold is not our gold".

- You lost your job. Time for some self evaluation and designing an intentional life.

- Tradeoffs with food allergies.

"Are you using social media or is it using you?" - Perpend

Episode website: https://thrivingthefuture.com/no-solutions-only-tradeoffs

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Side hustles aren’t about escaping your job or building passive income fantasies. They’re training grounds—places where you learn to think like an entrepreneur by failing, iterating, and building experiential capital. The real value isn’t the money. It’s what the struggle teaches you.

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We share many side hustle tips and details that you usually don’t hear unless you pay someone for an ebook or online class.

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Do you live an intentional life? Do you have a roadmap? Have you defined your goals and designed your life (including your finances) around those goals?

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Is your identity defined by your job? When someone asks you "what do you do?", do your answer "I am a..."?

What does your perfect day look like? Probably not like your current job. Yes, really.

Take the first step to free your mind.

In Episode 4, Scott and Perpend discuss the "wage slave" mindset and begin a series where they brainstorm how to help their recently unemployed friend, Will.

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Episode 3 - You are More Wealthy Than You Think.

In Episode 3 of Thriving The Future podcast, Scott and Perpend look at wealth and the 8 forms of Capital and how to utilize those to enrich your life.

• Financial Capital

• Material Capital

• Living Capital

• Social Capital

• Cultural Capital

• Intellectual Capital

• Experiential Capital

• Spiritual Capital

Episode Website: ThrivingTheFuture Ep.3 - You Are More Wealthy Than You Think

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Developing a skills based mindset.

"If you want to thrive, live life, do what you intend - develop a skills based mindset.

Skills will help you thrive rather than just survive."

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In Episode 1 of the Thriving The Future Podcast, Scott and Perpend talk about what makes community work, intentional community, and building parallel systems. Length – 28:28

What is community? It’s not what you think. What is necessary for successful community:

• Worldview

• Skin in the game/Proof of Work

• Proximity

• Common purpose

• Common culture

• Intentional community

• Building parallel systems

Episode website:

https://thrivingthefuture.com/podcast-ep1-community

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