Alan Weiss' The Uncomfortable Truth

We're absolutely certain, and quite often wrong, because we refuse to listen while we're so certain.

When the student isn't seen as the customer the student isn't served well, and neither are we.

Was Columbus a good guy or not? Should we play Wagner's music, even though he was an anti­-Semite? Can you be an outstanding talent and also a lousy person?

Wherein we examine who can curtail the power of those who exert unfair and inappropriate power by dint of their positions.

Why action is often meaningless and words are illusory.

The endemic cynicism and pessimism of so many people remind me of alligators who habitually eat their own offspring.

If you don't have a critical mass, you're not going to find critical talent.

This podcast discusses my indirect association with Napoleon Hill through my old boss, and why thinking alone won't make you rich.

Humility is NOT a desirable trait for professionals because no customer, client, or consumer screams out for a humble surgeon.

Awards are a dime a dozen, but acknowledgment can mean all the difference in the world.

You can take a fork or ignore a fork, you have to choose a side.

Episode 43: The Limits of Technology by Alan Weiss

Time is a priority, not a resource. You can no more negotiate with it than you can with a hurricane.

Why spending time examining who you really are and what your calling is can ruin your life.

How a crustacean can demonstrate positive traits for all of us by being vulnerable.

Wherein government might be improved if those making the laws were subject to the consequences of those laws.

How suffering has become the proof of existence and why we all need to reflect back on Descartes.

How to break out of the martyr role and demand support from those around you.

How do we deal with cardinal sins and venial sins? Do we take all accusations seriously?

Why there is no direct correlation between success and happiness, at least in the Pacific.