Life Enacted

He’s worked in warehouses for over 16 years. An industry expert tells you the whole truth about what it’s really like inside America’s online vending machines.   Warehouses and stories about working inside of them have been in the news a lot in the past few years. Are they a Charles Dickens novel come to life? Is Jeff Bezos a secret James Bond Villain, does he have a Lex Luther Fetish? Is it really slave labor, or is that simply hyperbole? Are all the typical downsides or consequences that are present in all work just being magnified by folks with an agenda, or are there problems within the industry? And does the blame fall at the feet of owners and leadership in the logistics industry, are we the consumer to blame, or is it a little of both? Stay tuned as I reply to the recent John Oliver episode about warehouses, and tell you what I have experienced in the 16+ years I have spent working in warehouses.

Is your life complicated? Have you tried to get it straightened out only to find yourself worse off than before? Have you ever sat down and thought about how to fix your life, or thought about what may be causing problems in your life? Is it your spouse? Is it your boss? Is it society? Is it an elected official? A political party? TV? Or are you to blame? Wait, it can’t be your fault...right?

In the previous episode I talked about 50 things that you are doing to complicate your life. Well, in this episode I'll give you 20 ways to make it a little less complicated. Actually, they’re pretty complicated tips. I probably should have thought this out better.

So…you’re trying to be a better person. Oooo, Look at you trying to be better. What, you think you’re better than the rest of us!? Look at you with your bullet journal. You’re so organized. Are you really trying to better yourself, or are you just following a trend or fad? Are you actually trying to be better, or are you just playing at it? In this episode I talk about a few things to keep in mind when you start down the path to self-improvement, and why we often don’t succeed in our efforts. Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

In this episode I talk about the most in-demand skills of 2019, what they are, and why they are important. Also, I list a number of skills I think we should all develop in order to become better people, and employees. Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

Have you ever had an idea that excited, frightened, and embarrassed you all at the same time? Did you follow through on it, or did you just brush it off as being impractical? Have you ever given up on an idea because it seemed too risky? Did the fear of the unknown or the fear of failing cause you to quit, or to start at all? In this episode I talk about how sometimes we need to be able to take a risk with no option of retreat. Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

So…how are those new year’s resolutions looking? Huh? Not looking so good are they. Have you failed at your new year’s resolutions already? Did you set the bar too high for yourself? Did you set the bar too low for yourself? Are you at the bar right now? I’ll tell you how you can snatch victory from the jaws of your own failure. You can still get in shape, get organized, read a book each month, start a journal, or whatever else you wanted to do but have botched up to this point in the year. Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

Do you spend most of your time working? Do 15 minute breaks and lunch breaks seem like cheating to you? Do you feel that a 50 hour work week is for babies…little monkey babies? Are you on your third divorce? Does your cat not speak to you when you come home late, or when you go into work on Sunday, and their litter box looks like a sand sculpture gone horribly wrong, and the poop to litter ratio is getting dangerously out of balance? Do you see how long you can hold a bowel movement in order to squeeze a few more minutes out of the work day? Would living out of an RV in the parking lot at work seem like a dream come true for you? Well, if you answered most of these questions with a ‘yes’, then stick around, and I’ll tell you why you’re not the hero you think you are, why you need to stop, and why putting in those hours will basically ruin your life, and at the end no one really cares… Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@g

Are you overwhelmed with daily decisions? Does it seem like they never end, and you’re always stressed out about every decision? Is the stress so great that chips and ice cream have no effect anymore? Do you wish that you could stop making choices like getting a steak at a seafood restaurant? Don’t you wish you could have more mental power at the end of the day to make important decisions? Have I used the word ‘decision’ too much? Well, have a listen, and I’ll tell you what I do to combat decision fatigue, and some tips on reducing your daily decisions. Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

Does it seem like there are simply too many choices in the world? Are you stressed out because you can’t pick a show to watch on TV? Do you cause everyone in line at the fast food joint to curse your eternal soul because you take 56 hours to decide what you want? Have you crawled into the fetal position at the grocery store because the choices of cheese are too great for you to overcome? Well, the is the episode for you! Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

Are you someone who thinks multitasking is something humans can do? Do you think it exists…like space? Well, check out today’s podcast as I tell you that not only is multitasking a myth, but you have no hope of ever experiencing it. So put down the phone, book, hamburger, the cat, and have a listen! Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com 

Do you procrastinate? Has it led to failed dreams, and crushed aspirations? Have you lost the trust of your family and friends due to your inability to start anything…even your car? Well, have a listen as I give you some tips on how to combat the scourge of procrastination in your life, and maybe at the end you’ll be able to finish that thought that you’ve been meaning to get around to. Who knows! Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at: lifeenacted@gmail.com 

So you hate your job, and you want to quit. Is it wise to do so without a back-up plan, or another job already lined up? Well Quitter McQuitterson, have a listen and find out. I’ll be discussing some scenarios where it may actually be a good thing to quit your job without a back-up plan, and my experiences doing just that.     Podcast safe music provided by: Opuzz Music Library - Horizons Listeners or Business interests can contact me at lifeenacted@gmail.com