The Peluso Presents Podcast

Are you finding challenges with Work and Life? The Peluso Presents podcast is the official podcast for the Peluso Presents media outlets. including the www.pelusopresents.blog and books. Tune in every week for a conversation and analysis of the collision points between work and life and the ways we can avoid them.

Episode 268 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen 04/07/2025

Episode 268 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen This is it, after 10 years of blogging and podcasting, I'm ending my regular posts and shows. This episodes Post of the Week is all about why I'm saying goodbye, at least for now. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944592

Episode 267 - Stakeholders: If they pay, they should have say! 03/24/2025

Episode 267 - Stakeholders: If they pay, they should have say! In my last big idea podcast, I discuss a solution to cure many of the evils of the corporate machine. It all boils down to corporate governance. I posit a simple thesis: If a company's decisions affect shareholders, employees, and communities, then shouldn't they all have a say in the decisions that company makes? /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944577

Episode 266 - Retirement: What's your Go-Go, Go-Slow and No-Go? 03/10/2025

Episode 266 - Retirement: What's your Go-Go, Go-Slow and No-Go? An article on retirement planning with a twist got me thinking about the challenges in my own retirement. What happens when your Go-Go isn't on the same timeline as everyone else? Does it become a No-Go? /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944557

Episode 265 - The MBA's are in Charge 02/17/2025

Episode 265 - The MBA's are in Charge A trip to take my daughter to a Bounce House reminded me that when the MBA's take over a business, it always results in worse service and higher costs all in the quest for more and more money. So why do we let them do this and how can we get away from it? /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944547

Episode 264 - Finding that Desire to Learn 02/10/2025

Episode 264 - Finding that Desire to Learn Some students really want to learn. Most don't. They just want to get through. But if learning is going to make your life better, then why isn't there the desire to do it? That's the question we explore in this episode of the Peluso Presents Podcast. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944537

Episode 263 - How Much Should You Work? A Tale of Two Asynchronous Classes. 01/27/2025

Episode 263 - How Much Should You Work? A Tale of Two Asynchronous Classes. I had to teach a class with an instructor who did the least amount of work possible. Then I had to teach that same class with an instructor who did everything imaginable to make the course a truly enriching experience for the students. The two experiences made me think about work ethic in a whole new way. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944517

Episode 262 - Top 5 of 2024 01/13/2025

Episode 262 - Top 5 of 2024 Here it is, the Top 5 best Post's of the Week for 2024. This is a bittersweet Top 5 as it's the last one we are going to publish. Thankfully it's got a great series of articles for you to listen to. So you could say we are going out on Top with this Top 5! /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944507

Episode 261 - Unwined in Retirement 12/30/2024

Episode 261 - Unwined in Retirement Unwined was amazing. It was a great little wine shop in the middle of nowhere, but more importantly it was the template for a perfect retirement lifestyle. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944492

Episode 260 - Discipline: When the Parent is Judge, Jury and Executioner 12/16/2024

Episode 260 - Discipline: When the Parent is Judge, Jury and Executioner Parenting is hard. Parenting is even harder when you have a kid who makes poor choices. Then what amounts to the entire legal system rests on the parents shoulders. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to outsource this job so that someone else becomes the bad guy? /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944482

Episode 259 - Rules for Women 12/02/2024

Episode 259 - Rules for Women There is a double standard in the world, and it only affects women. They can't be who they are naturally in the professional environment because some parts of the population can't deal with it. This led me to the conclusion that there are draconian rules that women must follow at least if they hope to have a great career. And Yes, I think it sucks too! /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944472

Episode 258 - One Armed Bandit in my Hand 11/18/2024

Episode 258 - One Armed Bandit in my Hand The North Carolina Lottery went a step too far in my opinion when they introduced what is essentially slot machines in their app that you play with real money. I understand why they did it, but I thought it was a good lesson in how as organizations get better out of pulling the money out of us, we have to get better and not letting them suck us dry! /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944452

Episode 257 - Iconic Meh 11/04/2024

Episode 257 - Iconic Meh The world is going crazy for Royal Caribbeans new Icon class ships. I look at them and think 'Meh'. Why? It's not a bad ship, it's just not special. They did what was easy, not what was truly impactful and different. And that makes me wonder what am I doing that's easy when I should be doing something impactful and different? /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944432

Episode 256 - Gut Punches and Hard Decisions 10/21/2024

Episode 256 - Gut Punches and Hard Decisions Sometimes life happens, and it happens in such a hard way it feels like a punch to the gut. Then you have to deal with it. How do you deal with it? You make a hard decision about the things you have to do vs the thing you want to do. Our life based hard decisions are way differen than when you hear a CEO say it and that's the point of this show. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944422

Episode 255 - Eighty Years 10/07/2024

Episode 255 - Eighty Years There are 80 year cycles in the world and it's hard for the average person to see them. If we did see them, and we knew where we were in that cycle, could our lives get better? That's the thesis for this show. It's a good time to explore this theory of world cycles because we are about to get into the bad part of it! /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944417

Episode 254 - Mas Tequila 09/23/2024

Episode 254 - Mas Tequila I thought I was going on the longest and greatest vacation of my life. Then I got there and I learned first hand that the biggest and best vacation for an average American is NOTHING compared to vacations for people from other parts of the world. We need to do down time better. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944412

Episode 253 - Entitlement 09/09/2024

Episode 253 - Entitlement Entitlement can destroy lives. This show is the story of two people I was close with, and I got to witness how their sense of entitlement destroyed their lives and kept them from experiencing hapiness. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944387

Episode 252 - The Drink Package 08/26/2024

Episode 252 - The Drink Package It's interesting on how your perspective can change when you try something new. For 20+ years of travel I avoided the overpriced drink package, then I had it. And then I realized the cruise lines were selling it all wrong. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/31944372

Episode 251 - Bomb's And Their Triggers 08/12/2024

Episode 251 - Bomb's And Their Triggers Why do we ocasionally loose it? That's the question I asked myself after something set me off at work. I realized that their is a thing that triggers me. Now that I know what it is, I have to be very aware that I need to control it because if I don't, bad things happen. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/23328956

Episode 250 - Cliques and Cohesive Teams 07/29/2024

Episode 250 - Cliques and Cohesive Teams Have you ever felt like you were the outsider at work? Have you ever been part of the inside group, the group that was highly effective and made things happen? Cliques aren't just in High School, they exist everywhere including the workplace. At work they can be a good thing, and a bad thing. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/30450548

Episode 249 - Tripp 07/15/2024

Episode 249 - Tripp We lost our dog Tripp. He was a great dog. His passing got me thinking about our relationship to our Pets. This show is all about that relationship /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/30422768

Episode 248 - Why Pittsboro? 07/01/2024

Episode 248 - Why Pittsboro? If a major life event happens and you have the opportunity to relocate, then why move somewhere where there are people you don't like? Why not move somewhere amazing to restart your life? Why just do the same old thing, only this time in the same neighborhood with people you hate? Listen and decide for yourself if He made the right choice. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/30422678

Episode 247 - Take care of your S__t before S__t Happens 06/17/2024

Episode 247 - Take care of your S__t before S__t Happens What happens when someone is at the end of their life, yet refuses to take reasonable steps to insure that after they pass they don't leave chaos behind? /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/30323093

Episode 246 - Why You Need a Cigarette Break (Even When You Don't Smoke) 06/03/2024

Episode 246 - Why You Need a Cigarette Break (Even When You Don't Smoke) If you've ever had the chance to hang out with smokers, you know that aside from the smoke, it's a pretty good place to be. Conversations happen, ideas are exchanged, and friendships are made. This episode is all about the pros of smoking and it explores why it's so hard to have those same benefits if we get rid of the cigarette. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/29165078

Episode 245 - The Big Picture: Ignoring Reality 05/20/2024

Episode 245 - The Big Picture: Ignoring Reality Often there are big trends affecting our life. Stometimes we see them and make adjustments, but most times, we can't see them, or worse, ignore them. This episode is all about ignoring the reality and asks the question "Why do we do it?" /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/29155853

Episode 244 - Growing Up is Hard to do: Gin Never Grew Up 05/06/2024

Episode 244 - Growing Up is Hard to do: Gin Never Grew Up What happens when a woman-child tries to become friends with mature women her own age? Sparks fly, and the relationship doens't last. This week's episode is all about someone who never grew up and explores the reasons why. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/29155733

Episode 243 - Stories II: The Stories You Told Yourself 04/22/2024

Episode 243 - Stories II: The Stories You Told Yourself Have you ever thought about the stories about yourself that you tell the people around you? These are the stories we believe. But are they true? We believe they are and act accordingly. But what if they aren't true to anyone else except ourselves? That's what this episode is all about. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/29118443

Episode 242 - Stories I: Our Story 04/08/2024

Episode 242 - Stories I: Our Story Have you ever looked at the story of your life? Is it what you thought it would be? How would you want to change this story? In this episode I look at a friends life and rewrite their story for them. When you listen to both versions of this story you can decide which one is better. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/29118383

Episode 241 - Wasting Time 03/25/2024

Episode 241 - Wasting Time Have you ever wasted time on purpose? Should you? This weeks episode discusses the importance of the time we have and why we should never waste it. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/29118323

Episode 240 - The Three Facets of a Relationship 03/11/2024

Episode 240 - The Three Facets of a Relationship It's not boyfriend/girlfriend anymore. Everyone has a "partner". But no matter what you call it, the significant other in someone's life has three different and very important roles to fill. This show is all about those three roles. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/28726403

Episode 239 - Think Like A Manager 02/26/2024

Episode 239 - Think Like A Manager Often we fall into thinking like a human being when things fall apart at work. Unfortunately this normal response isn't at all helpful. To get through our professional lives, we have to think like managers, good managers. On the positive side, if we learn to do this, there will be less isues to deal with. /episode/index/show/pelusopresents/id/23328944

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