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Wall Street Fired You, Not AI – Epi-3847

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We have heard a lot of “AI is coming for your jobs” talk in the media and then the layoffs came just as predicted.  But did AI really drive the layoffs?  More did it even really have anything to do with them in any meaningful way?  If AI is replacing all these jobs, where is the actual proof, is there any really there. No, at least in 95% of all instances when examined not really.  A few real cases have been seen but they are more like Unicorns for now vs. a herd of wild mustangs.  In fact recently Fortune … Continue reading →

How the 5AM Architecture Changed My World – Epi-3836

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I have dripped bits and bobs about a practice I began and then further developed in my life beginning in November last year.  I had not wanted to really go deep into it on air until I first had a chance to present it in a more public live audience situation.  That all just happened as when Nicole Sauce asked me to present at LFTN-26 it is the topic she asked me to talk about. Well, I have just returned so today what you will get is a slightly longer version of the presentation I just gave in Tennessee.  Some … Continue reading →

AI Changes No One Sees Coming – Epi-3820

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Mostly what we hear about AI right now is really only about one or two major impacts.  The first is the classic it is going to take all our jobs type fear mongering.  This is pretty common with just about any and all emergence of a truly disruptive technology.  The second is essentially “AI is going to cure cancer”.  Of course it goes into all aspects of medicine but cancer grabs the most attention. How big will those two impacts be?  Likely larger than the people who wave them off can imagine.  Yet at the same time likely a lot … Continue reading →

Twenty Things We Must Unlearn – Epi-3801

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School is marketed as key to success in life. Yet if we look at what defines real success and an exceptional life, much of what we are trained to do in school is an impediment to our goals.  On top of schooling be it K-12 or university we are also trained by the media, the government and “society”.   Much of this training is far more about conformity and keeping us easily controlled. Today we discuss 20 things were are trained to believe that must be unlearned if you want full control over your life and future. Join Me Today to … Continue reading →

Being Prepared Isn’t Radical It’s Responsible – Epi-3760

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I grew up in my high school. years in rural Pennsylvania.  Much of what my family did at the time is what is considered classic prepper behaviour today.  We had a garden, we canned and stored a ton of food in the basement, we hunted and fished as much for sport as for food.  We made jerky and sausage from venison, stews from all of the odd cuts of both hunted and store bought meats.  We organized berry picking groups in blue and blackberry seasons and spilt up shares t the end of the day. My grand parents kept chickens … Continue reading →

Be the Pig Not the Cow – Epi-3736

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Today we discuss one of the most important choices you’ll ever make in life: do you want to live like a cow, fat and comfortable inside the wire, or like a pig, always looking for the weak spot in the fence and willing to risk freedom? Cows get managed, herded, and eventually slaughtered, all while thinking the pasture they’re in is “good enough.” Pigs, on the other hand, never stop testing the system. The moment they find a break, they’re gone and in just a generation they’re back to being wild. That’s the metaphor for this episode, and it cuts … Continue reading →

Basic Preparedness as Lifestyle Design – Epi-3680

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When I talk to people and they ask what I do and I tell them I run a podcast I get three very common questions…. How do you make money doing that? What is your podcast about? What is it called? ` When I answer that third question with “The Survival Podcast”, it almost always starts a conversation that begins with some quite inaccurate assumptions by the person I am talking to.  Whether they are of a prepper mind set or not it tends to be the same angle.  “End of the world” type stuff.  I instantly shift into explaining … Continue reading →

12 Rules of Business – Epi-3656

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Today we discuss my personal 12 rules of business. Like many of my rules they are not exactly mine, rather those I learned from others and experience over the years. So many people seem to want to have a business but they either approach it without discipline or simply don’t know what to do so they never start. Many of my rules seem to oppose the experts, for example I do say follow your passion and many “experts” say that is a bad idea.  They say seek a business that serves a market that has high demand, forget your passion.  … Continue reading →

Home to Homestead, Recapturing our Grandparents Wisdom – Epi-3555

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The first time I used the phrase “from home to homestead” on the show was quite a while ago.  How long ago you ask?  That would have been Episode 20 recorded on July 22, 2008.  This concept so resonated with people it became not just a common discussion topic, it actually inspired one couple (Johnny Max and his wife, AKA “The Queen”) to run an entire podcast for a number of years on the concept. I realized while we talk a ton about the concept of homesteading we have not looked at it from this angle in a while, so … Continue reading →

Breaking Through the Wall of Can’t – Epi-3342

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Join us today for an unfiltered, ass-kicking exploration as we identify the ‘wall of can’t’ in your life and strategize on dynamiting a massive breach right through it. We discuss the psychological barriers that often hold us back from reaching our full potential. These self-imposed walls, built from doubts, fears, and societal norms, can be more restrictive than any physical limitation. Drawing inspiration from historical feats like Roger Bannister’s 4-minute mile and the audacious free climb of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall, we delve deep into the mindset that transforms “I can’t” into “I can.” Join Me Today to Discuss… The … Continue reading →