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🏈 MOTIVATION MONDAY: THE BULL’S PLAYBOOK—EPISODE #11

THE COURAGE TO BE SEEN
Stop Hiding Behind Preparation—and Get in the Game

What if you are not waiting because you need more preparation—but because taking action would make you visible?

The lights are on. The clock is running. Your opportunity is waiting. At some point, preparation must become performance, potential must become evidence, and you must leave the tunnel and enter the game.

In this energizing Motivation Monday episode, host Donald Johns explains how perfectionism can disguise procrastination—and why confidence is often built after you act, not before.

Inside today’s Bull’s Playbook:

🏈 How to identify the real fear behind hesitation
🐂 Why preparation can become a hiding place
🎯 Three practical plays for taking decisive action
⏱️ The Monday Two-Minute Drill
📋 The Bull’s Scorecard for clarity, courage and execution
🔥 How to respond to criticism, rejection and silence
💡 Why one unsuccessful attempt is information—not destiny

The Bear protects your image by keeping you on the sideline. The Bull prepares responsibly, crosses the line and develops confidence through action.

You do not need to win the entire season today. You need to run the next play.

One hard truth. Three decisive plays. One action before midnight.

You cannot score from the tunnel. You cannot win from the sideline. Get in the game.

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Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

Disclosure: This program is provided solely for general educational, informational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting, tax, medical or mental-health advice. No specific result or outcome is promised or guaranteed. The personal-development concepts and suggested actions are general and may not be appropriate for every individual or circumstance. Exercise independent judgment and consult appropriately qualified professionals when necessary. Individual experiences and results will vary. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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⚛️ FUTURE FORWARD FRIDAY #10 THE QUANTUM COUNTDOWN When Today’s Encryption Is No Longer SafeWhat if the technology capable of solving some of humanity’s most difficult problems could also challenge the digital locks protecting the modern world?

Quantum computing could eventually transform drug discovery, materials science, battery technology, energy systems, logistics and complex problem-solving. But sufficiently capable quantum computers could also threaten widely used public-key encryption protecting financial information, medical records, corporate data, government communications and digital identities.

In this episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, host Donald Johns separates quantum-computing reality from speculation and explains:

⚛️ How quantum computers and qubits work
💻 Quantum versus classical computing and artificial intelligence
🧬 Potential applications in medicine, energy and materials science
🔐 Why future quantum machines could threaten some current encryption
🕵️ The “harvest now, decrypt later” cybersecurity risk
🛡️ Post-quantum cryptography and crypto-agility
📊 The 10-point Quantum Countdown Dashboard
🐂 The bullish opportunities and bearish risks

Today’s quantum computers are not represented as capable of breaking modern encryption at a commercially meaningful scale, and no one knows precisely when—or whether—a cryptographically relevant quantum computer will arrive.

But cybersecurity preparation cannot begin after the threat becomes operational.

The most dangerous time to replace a lock is after someone has already built the key.

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🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

Disclosure: This program is for general educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, cybersecurity, accounting, tax or technology advice; an offer or solicitation; or an endorsement or recommendation of any company, security, digital asset, technology or strategy. Quantum-computing capabilities, commercial applications, security risks, standards and development timelines remain uncertain and may change. Emerging technologies and related investments involve significant risks, including possible loss of principal. Conduct independent research and consult appropriately qualified professionals before making financial, business, technology or cybersecurity decisions.

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WALL STREET WEDNESDAY #10

THE SaaSPOCALYPSE?
The Great Software Repricing: Will AI Destroy Software—or Reinvent It?

Artificial intelligence may not kill software—but it could decide which software survives.

For years, the software-as-a-service model appeared nearly unstoppable: recurring revenue, expanding subscriptions, rising seat counts and premium valuations. Now AI agents can search, analyze, communicate and complete workflows across multiple applications—forcing Wall Street to reconsider what traditional software is worth.

Is this the beginning of a SaaSpocalypse—or the birth of a more intelligent software economy?

In this episode, Donald Johns examines:

• Why AI is pressuring traditional SaaS valuations
• How AI agents could reduce software seats and consolidate subscriptions
• The difference between the user interface, application and system-of-record layers
• Why proprietary data, workflows, security and switching costs may become stronger competitive advantages
• The transition from per-seat pricing to usage, outcome and digital-labor models
• What the Salesforce–Anthropic alliance may signal about enterprise AI
• Why Snowflake’s growth offers a bullish counterargument to the SaaS extinction narrative
• How investors can evaluate revenue growth, remaining performance obligations, net revenue retention, gross margins and stock-based compensation
• Why a strong business can still experience a major valuation repricing
• How short selling works—and why short squeezes and theoretically unlimited losses make it exceptionally risky
• The bull case, the bear case and the Software Survival Dashboard

The central question is no longer simply: Does this company sell software?

Investors must ask:

Who owns the data?
Who controls the workflow?
Who controls the customer?
Can AI reproduce the product’s most valuable function?
And who captures the economics when AI completes the work?

This is not necessarily the end of software. It may be the end of assuming every subscription deserves a premium valuation.

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Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

Disclosure: This program is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting or tax advice; an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security; or an endorsement or recommendation of any company, technology, security or investment strategy. Company references are illustrative, and partnerships, forecasts and financial results may change. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Short selling, margin and options involve substantial risks; short-selling losses can theoretically be unlimited. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Conduct independent research and consult appropriately qualified professionals before making financial decisions.

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🌮 TACO TUESDAY—EPISODE #10

REITs ON THE MENU
Real-Estate Income, Traded Liquidity & Non-Traded Heat

Can you invest in apartments, warehouses, shopping centers, hotels, healthcare facilities, cell towers and data centers—without purchasing an entire property?

Real Estate Investment Trusts, commonly called REITs, can provide access to income-producing real estate. But the REIT label does not reveal everything inside the investment.

In this educational episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, Donald Johns explains:

🏢 What a REIT is and how it works
🏠 Major REIT property sectors
💵 REIT income and distributions
📊 Equity REITs versus mortgage REITs
📈 Publicly traded REITs and market liquidity
🔒 Public non-traded REITs and limited redemptions
🚪 Private REITs and investor-access restrictions
🧾 FFO, AFFO, NAV and distribution coverage
🌶️ Fees, leverage, refinancing and interest-rate risk
🐂🐻 The bullish opportunity and bearish concerns

A publicly traded REIT may offer visible market pricing and exchange liquidity, but its share price can fluctuate significantly.

A public non-traded REIT may calculate its value periodically instead of trading continuously, but smoother reported valuations do not necessarily mean lower economic risk. Share-repurchase programs may be limited, reduced or suspended.

You will also learn why a large distribution does not automatically represent sustainable income, how return of capital may affect an investor’s cost basis and why examining the properties, tenants, debt, fees, valuation methodology and exit terms is essential.

The advertised yield is only the menu price.

The real cost may be hiding in the financing, fees, valuation or exit restrictions.

🎙️ Unbearably Bullish Podcast
The official podcast of The Bull You Can’t Bear
Hosted by Donald Johns
🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

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INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE: For general educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting or tax advice; an offer or solicitation; or a recommendation or endorsement of any REIT, fund, issuer, sponsor, property sector or strategy. REITs involve risks including market volatility, leverage, interest rates, refinancing, tenant defaults, vacancies, property-value declines, fees, taxation and possible loss of principal. Non-traded and private REITs may involve limited liquidity, restricted or suspended redemptions, uncertain valuations and long holding periods. Distributions are not guaranteed and may include return of capital. Review current offering documents and consult qualified professionals before investing.

#REITs #RealEstateInvesting #TacoTuesday #InvestmentEducation #PassiveIncome #UnbearablyBullish

MOTIVATION MONDAY #10

THE POINT OF NO RETURN
When Commitment Becomes Stronger Than Your Excuses

Most people don’t fail because the path disappears. They fail because they keep an escape route open.

In this powerful episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, Donald Johns explores the moment when interest becomes commitment, excuses lose their authority and your goal becomes a mission.

Motivation can start the journey—but motivation fluctuates. Commitment creates the discipline, systems and consistency needed to continue when the excitement fades.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why keeping an exit open can weaken execution
• The difference between interest, motivation and commitment
• How vague goals and optional schedules protect excuses
• The Four Locks of Commitment: Decide, Declare, Design and Deliver
• How accountability and repeatable habits create momentum
• Why commitment requires flexibility—not blind stubbornness
• How to recognize the difference between perseverance and harmful persistence
• One irreversible action you can take within the next 24 hours

Complete this episode’s Motivation Monday Challenge:

My mission is…
This matters because…
The excuse I am retiring is…
My next irreversible action is…

Then act.

You may change the route. You may improve the strategy. But stop renegotiating the mission every time the work becomes uncomfortable.

No retreat. Next move.

🎙️ Unbearably Bullish Podcast
The official podcast of The Bull You Can’t Bear
Hosted by Donald Johns
🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

BRAND AND ADVERTISING DISCLOSURE: This episode promotes The Bull You Can’t Bear and the Unbearably Bullish Podcast. Any paid sponsorship, advertising or affiliate relationship associated with this episode should be separately identified through the episode, accompanying description or applicable platform disclosure tools.

GENERAL DISCLOSURE: This program is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, tax, medical, mental-health, career or other professional advice. References to motivation, achievement, business, health, performance and personal development do not guarantee success, income or specific results. Commitment should never mean remaining in an unsafe, abusive, unlawful, medically harmful or fundamentally unsuitable situation. Individual circumstances and outcomes vary. Consult appropriately qualified professionals before making significant decisions.

#MotivationMonday #Commitment #SuccessMindset #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement #UnbearablyBullish

SUCCESS SATURDAY #6: THE SUCCESS AUDIT
Is Your Definition of Winning Still Worth Pursuing?

What if you successfully climbed the ladder—only to discover it was leaning against the wrong building?

Success is often measured through income, titles, recognition, possessions and constant productivity. But what happens when your achievements look impressive from the outside while leaving you exhausted, disconnected or unfulfilled on the inside?

In this episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, host Donald Johns challenges you to examine the life behind your accomplishments and determine whether your current definition of success still reflects who you are, what you value and where you genuinely want to go.

Conduct your personal Success Audit across five essential categories:

• Purpose
• Progress
• Health and energy
• Relationships
• Time and freedom

You’ll also explore:

• How we inherit definitions of success from society and other people
• Why ambition and endless comparison are not the same
• How the moving finish line can prevent satisfaction
• The hidden cost of achievement
• How to calculate your personal “Success ROI”
• The difference between productive ambition and destructive obsession
• Why redefining success does not mean abandoning your goals
• The STOP–START–PROTECT challenge for meaningful change

The goal is not to eliminate ambition. It is to make certain your ambition is building a life that remains meaningful when nobody is watching.

Stop what no longer serves you.
Start what moves you toward the person you want to become.
Protect what makes success worth achieving.

🎙️ Unbearably Bullish Podcast
The official podcast of The Bull You Can’t Bear

🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

Disclosure: This program is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, tax, medical, mental-health or other professional advice. References to money, careers, business, performance and personal development are illustrative and do not represent guarantees of income, achievement or specific results. Individual circumstances and outcomes vary. Consult appropriately qualified professionals before making important financial, legal, health, career or personal decisions.

⚡ FUTURE FORWARD FRIDAY #9: THE POWER RACE

Can the Grid Keep Up With the Intelligence Economy?

Artificial intelligence may live in “the cloud”—but the cloud has a massive power bill.

As AI models, autonomous systems and digital workforces expand, data centers require growing amounts of electricity, cooling, transmission capacity and physical infrastructure. The race to build artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a race to secure reliable, scalable and affordable energy.

In this Future Forward Friday episode, host Donald Johns explores the infrastructure powering the AI revolution and the emerging ideas that could reshape where—and how—computation happens.

Inside the episode:

⚡ Why AI data centers consume so much electricity
🔌 How grid constraints could influence AI expansion
⚛️ Nuclear energy, natural gas, geothermal power and renewables
🔋 Batteries, microgrids and on-site data-center power
🏠 Residential mini data centers and distributed AI computing
🚀 SpaceX’s proposed orbital data-center system
🛰️ Solar-powered computing and AI processing in space
🐂 The bullish opportunities and bearish risks
📊 The Intelligence Economy Power Dashboard

Could compact AI compute nodes eventually operate beside residential homes? Could advanced processors analyze satellite data directly in orbit? Could nuclear energy help meet the growing demand for always-available power?

The next major AI breakthrough may not depend solely on a better algorithm or faster chip.

It may depend on who finds the power first.

🎙️ Unbearably Bullish Podcast
The official podcast of The Bull You Can’t Bear
Hosted by Donald Johns

🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.
Follow the Herd. Stay Unbearably Bullish.

Disclosure: This program is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, engineering, energy-policy, accounting or tax advice; an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security; or an endorsement or recommendation of any company, technology, energy source or investment strategy. Company and product references are educational examples. Proposed projects, applications, partnerships, pilot programs and development targets may not receive approval or achieve commercial deployment. Emerging technologies and related investments involve substantial technical, operational, regulatory, environmental, financing and market risks, including possible loss of principal. Information and projections may change after recording. Conduct independent research and consult appropriately qualified professionals before making financial or investment decisions.

#ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #EnergyInnovation #FutureTechnology #ThePowerRace #UnbearablyBullish

NETWORKING THIRSTY THURSDAY — EPISODE #8

THE ROOM IS YOURS
Stop Waiting for an Invitation—Build the Table People Want to Join

What if your next opportunity is not waiting inside someone else’s room? What if it begins when you create the room yourself?

In this episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, host Donald Johns explores how professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders can move from networking attendee to contributor, connector and trusted host.

Discover:

• The H.O.S.T. framework for creating purposeful gatherings
• Five forms of Opportunity on Tap: knowledge, access, perspective, capability and trust
• How anchors, bridges and catalysts strengthen a professional network
• Bull vs. Bear at the Bar: opportunity versus authenticity
• The 24-Hour Follow-Through for building momentum after an event
• The Five-Person Room Last Call Challenge
• Why permission-based introductions help protect trust

We also unveil our new signature cocktail: The Unbearably Bullish Firestarter—a spicy blend of tequila, pineapple, lime, agave and jalapeño, with a zero-proof alternative available.

Stop waiting for a seat. Build the table.

The room is yours. Open the door.

Visit www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

DISCLOSURE: This program is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting, tax or other professional advice, or an offer, solicitation, endorsement or recommendation of any person, company, product, service or strategy. Networking and business outcomes vary; no particular result is promised or guaranteed. Alcohol is intended only for adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly, never drink and drive, and consider the zero-proof alternative. Review ingredients for allergies, dietary restrictions, medical conditions and potential medication interactions.

⚡ Wall Street Wednesday — Episode #9 THE BOND MARKET STRIKES BACK Oil, Inflation and the Price of Money

Oil prices are surging. Government bond prices are falling. Treasury yields are climbing—and the consequences could travel through stocks, mortgages, corporate borrowing, real estate and household finances.

In this episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, host Donald Johns follows the market chain from geopolitical conflict and energy disruption to inflation expectations and the global bond selloff.

Inside the episode:

• Why bond prices and yields generally move in opposite directions
• How oil shocks can affect inflation and economic growth
• Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to global energy markets
• What investors mean by “bond vigilantes”
• How government debt issuance can influence borrowing costs
• Why Treasury yields help establish the price of money
• How higher yields can pressure stock valuations
• Growth stocks and the effect of rising discount rates
• Mortgage rates, corporate refinancing and commercial real estate
• Treasury buybacks versus Federal Reserve quantitative easing
• Bull versus Bear: healthy repricing or approaching financial stress?
• The Bond-Market Dashboard investors can use to interpret the story

The episode also examines the two-year, 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields, the yield curve, inflation expectations, credit spreads, Treasury auctions, the U.S. dollar and market breadth.

One geopolitical headline can move through the Strait of Hormuz, enter the oil market, cross into the bond market—and eventually arrive inside your monthly budget.

Follow the chain:

Conflict → Oil → Inflation → Bonds → Borrowing → Markets

🎙️ Hosted by Donald Johns
🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

Disclosure: This podcast is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting or tax advice; an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security or commodity; or an endorsement or recommendation of any company, fund, security or strategy. Market figures and policy information are based on publicly available information available as of September 2, 2026, may be rounded and may change after recording. Bond investments involve interest-rate, inflation, credit, liquidity and principal-loss risks. Commodity prices can be highly volatile. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Conduct independent research and consult appropriately qualified professionals before making financial decisions.

🌮 Taco Tuesday — Episode #9 DIVIDENDS ON THE MENUThe Cash-Flow Combo Plate: Yield, Growth and the Dividend Trap

Dividends can create income and support long-term compounding—but a large yield can also signal financial stress. How can investors distinguish sustainable dividend income from a potential dividend trap?

In this episode of the Unbearably Bullish Podcast, host Donald Johns opens the entire income-investing food court. We examine dividend-paying stocks, preferred shares, dividend ETFs, mutual funds, REITs, business development companies, publicly traded partnerships, closed-end funds, covered-call ETFs, bond funds and money-market funds.

You’ll learn:

• How dividends work and why they are not guaranteed
• Declaration, ex-dividend, record and payment dates
• Why buying before the ex-dividend date does not create free money
• How falling prices can produce deceptively high dividend yields
• Common stocks versus preferred shares
• Dividend-growth ETFs versus high-dividend ETFs
• How REITs, BDCs and partnerships generate distributions
• How covered-call funds use option-related income
• Why fund distributions may include dividends, interest, capital gains or return of capital
• How to evaluate payout ratios, free cash flow, debt and dividend coverage
• Why total return matters more than the distribution rate alone
• When reinvesting dividends may—or may not—make sense

Then we build the Dividend Taco:

Shell: Business quality
Protein: Free cash flow
Cheese: Payout ratio
Lettuce: Balance-sheet strength
Salsa: Dividend growth
Hot sauce: Yield
Final topping: Valuation

Don’t chase the biggest number on the menu. Follow the cash, inspect the ingredients and understand the risks beneath the yield.

🎙️ Hosted by Donald Johns
🌐 www.thebullyoucantbear.com

Strong Markets. Stronger Mindset. Unlimited Opportunity.

Disclosure: This podcast is provided solely for general educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing presented constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting or tax advice; an offer or solicitation to transact in securities; or an endorsement or recommendation of any company, fund, security or strategy. Companies, funds, product categories and ticker symbols, if referenced, are included solely as educational examples.

Dividends and distributions are not guaranteed and may be increased, reduced, suspended, eliminated or reclassified. Fund distributions may include dividends, interest, realized capital gains, option-related income or return of capital. Tax treatment varies by investment, account and individual circumstances. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Review current official disclosures and consult appropriately qualified professionals before making financial decisions.