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There’s no such thing as eliminating risk; all we can do is mitigate the risk. The alternative is living life in fear; that’s not a healthy or productive way to live.

“There are three ways of doing things around here: the right way, the wrong way, and the way I do it. You understand?” Does this line from the movie Casino sound like you?

Appearance on the World Trade Center Kentucky's This Global Trade Adventure Podcast. In Episode 12 (May 13, 2024), Dr. Omar Ayyash, President and CEO of the World Trade Center Kentucky interviewed performance psychologist, Dr. Kozhi Sidney Makai, to discuss Workforce Dynamics and Behavioral Science in Global Trade.

We don’t have to wait until late in life to begin thinking about “impact” — you know, creating amazing ripple effects that carry beyond us? We can start today…right now!

The race isn’t won by the most enthusiastic; it’s won by those who endure. Life isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon — without endurance, marathons aren’t won, let alone finished.

Please get as much advice and counsel as possible; just remember that no one can do the thinking for you. Taking ownership of our lives requires thinking for ourselves.

We don’t avoid conflict…what we do is delay the same outcome and take on the additional weight of carrying ours and the other person’s load. How fair or healthy is that?

Too many of us are focused on acquiring more knowledge and insights when we should be focused on applying more. It’s time to change our mindset and value the application above the acquisition of knowledge, information, and insights.

Have you fallen in love with being right? With emphasizing the "rightness" of your position and the "wrongness" of others' position? How's that working for your relationships and overall well-being?

Define your life by your occupation or vocation? Filter your view of yourself by what you do? You're more than what you do; it's time for you to see that.