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SCRAPE OFF THE DEBT

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  SCRAPE OFF THE DEBT https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scrape-off-the-debt--70868456 Have you ever looked at your bank account and wondered who you were really working for? Today is Ujamaa—Cooperative Economics—but I’m not here to pitch you a new business plan or tell you to grind until you collapse. I’m here to ask you what you are willing to let go of. We’ve been conditioned to think that wealth means acquiring more, showing off more, and carrying the heavy, exhausting armor of "looking like money." But what if true economic power in our community actually starts with refusing to participate in the charade? There is a massive illusion weighing down our people, a relentless pressure to consume that keeps us isolated and drained. In today's episode, we talk about scraping off that crust. We’re getting into the porch-talk truth about why you don’t need to add anything to your life to find Ujamaa—you just need to stop the bleeding. Call to Inaction: A hand holding tightly t...

Practice & Play Your Position

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Practice & Play Your Position Introduction Leaders, we need to practice and play our position. In 2020, the definition of a “Leader” has changed so much. Everyone seems to call themselves a leader these days. How many times have you heard someone say “I’m not a leader”? Yet somehow people who consider themselves not a leader are leading entire teams! They are managing budgets and have reports on the org chart that report to them! I feel like the term leader needs to be defined again! Leaders don’t sit around and wait for things to happen. Leaders make things happen. You don’t have to do it all. Remember: you don’t have to do it all. You don’t have to be the lead and play every single position on your team. You can play one role in a variety of ways, and that's perfectly fine! Don't worry about what other people are doing, or how they're playing their positions—just focus on the best way for YOU to play YOUR position. You can’t do it all. You can’t do it all. Focus on wh...