The Journey with Jordan Paris

Blake Boles is a writer, speaker, adventurer, and advocate for self-directed learning. He has spent more than a decade working with unconventionally educated teenagers through the trip-leading company he founded, Unschool Adventures. Originally from California, Blake has lived and traveled across the world. His new book is called Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?. His previous books include The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Psychology Today, Fox Business, USA Today, NPR affiliate radio, and the blogs of Wired and The Wall Street Journal. Connect with Blake on LinkedIn and visit blakeboles.com to follow Blake’s work and adventures.Join our new Growth Mindset University group on Facebook and meet other listeners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growthmindsetuniversityThis episode is sponsored by Tonor Microphones.

Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa, the biggest marketplace to buy and sell websites, stores, and digital properties. Blake and his team at Flippa empower individuals and companies to take control and thrive in this new small business economy.Connect with Blake on LinkedIn and visit Flippa at https://www.flippa.com/.This episode is sponsored by Tonor Microphones.

Tim Saye is a former personal trainer who co-founded PT Distinction.PT Distinction is the highest rated coaching software for fitness professionals. It helps thousands of trainers coach hundreds of thousands of clients across the world.Connect with Tim on LinkedIn and visit https://www.ptdistinction.com/.This episode is sponsored by Tonor Microphones.

David Perell (@david_perell) writes an excellent blog at Perell.com with over 35,000 subscribers, runs a writing school called Write of Passage, and hosts a podcast called the North Star Podcast.This episode is sponsored by Tonor Microphones.

Alvaro Rojas (@WanderReds) has traveled to every country in the world and picked up 160,000 followers along the way.Follow Alvaro's Instagram for breathtaking photos from around the world.Get Alvaro's recently released book, Stories: From My Travels to Every Country in the World.Visit Alvaro at https://wanderreds.com/.

David Burkus (@DavidBurkus) is a best-selling author, sought after keynote speaker, and Associate Professor of Leadership and Innovation. He’s delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies and the future leaders of the United States Naval Academy. His TED talk has been viewed over 2 million times and he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review.Hear David's first appearance on Growth Mindset University, How to Hack Networking, at https://JordanParis.com/ep153.Get David's new audiobook, Pick a Fight: How Great Teams Find a Purpose Worth Rallying Around, only on AudibleConnect with David Burkus on LinkedIn.

Tasia Valenza (@TasiaValenza) is an Emmy winning voiceover artist.In the early part of her career, Valenza played the role of Dottie Thornton on All My Children from 1982 to 1986, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work. She also showed up in a guest star appearance in the fifth season of The A-Team, and a recurring role as Lieutenant Winslow in Space: Above and Beyond. She also portrayed Jodie Abramovitz in Aaron Spelling's drama series The Heights. Valenza is best known to play female villains in video games such as Batman: Arkham Asylum and multiple Spider-Man games.Valenza appeared in the 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Coming of Age" as a Vulcan. She returned to Star Trek in 2017 with a voiceover role in the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery as the computer voice of the USS Shenzhou.Download Haven, Tasia's free guided affirmation meditation app.Connect with Tasia on LinkedIn and Twitter.Visit Tasia at https://tasiavalenza.com/.

Feeling tired of the extreme virtue-signaling competition happening on social media, I tweeted last week, “I can’t wait until people get tired of cancel culture and the ‘woke’ mob.“My friend Don Wettrick replied, “I think many, MANY are. It’s just that Twitter pushes them to the top. I would like for people w principles and calm would speak out more. @naval ^ @ZubyMusic come to mind.“Zuby saw it and retweeted my original tweet with a comment, “Some of us have been for 5+ years.“A quick look at the comments showed just how many people are sick and tired of the virtue-signaling social justice warriors, cancel culture, and the woke mob.Yet, very few are speaking out against this because of how vicious social justice warriors are when you oppose them, or have any sort differing opinion (they’ll try to “cancel” you).I must do a podcast about this, I thought. If people don’t want to follow me or listen to my podcast anymore because of this episode, then so be it. I don’t exactly value people who are a part of cancel culture and the “woke” mob as listeners of my podcast anyway so I could care less if they “cancel” me. Plus, as one listener puts it, “I don’t see how anyone is able to absorb self-improvement info while maintaining a victim mentality which is essentially what creates cancel culture.”So, I emailed Zuby. He replied 59 minutes later: “Let’s do it.”We discussed…The mindless destruction of statuesWhy Zuby says black people actually aren’t oppressedSocialismThe media’s effect on peopleWhy radical feminism is a greater threat to humanity than climate changeWho social justice warriors really areThe truth about “Black Lives Matters” (the organization, not the statement)How to deal with cancel culture and the “woke” mob if they come after youRegarding Black Lives Matter, I thought the George Floyd killing was terrible. Everyone agrees on this. However, my first suspicion that something was a bit off with the whole movement was when I realized everyone saying something to the effect of, “If you say silent, you are a racist.” I disagree. Strongly. One virtue-signaler on LinkedIn went so far as to tag me and a few of my podcast guests like Grant Cardone and Mark Manson in a post with our follower counts attached to our names whilst pressuring us to speak out. Seriously. Check it out.“This is not to shame anyone,” she says, “but I’m simply asking you to say something.” Actually, shaming people is exactly what you are doing, “Whiskey”.At the time, I planned on staying silent for fear of the woke mob trying to cancel me.I live as the best person I can be every day, loving everyone. I don’t feel the need to shout from the mountain top about how great and virtuous I am. I don’t feel the need to prove that I am virtuous because I operate through a place of love and kindness every single day and prove it through my actions.But apparently I’m “part of the problem” for not posting about it. I treat people of all races and genders with respect in real life, I am against racism, and I don’t have to tell people about it on social media. For that, I’m part of the solution.Anyway, after doing more research about the BLM organization, I see that many of the founders describe themselves as “trained Marxists.” Interesting.Then, seeing people violently protest in the streets and mindlessly tear down statues of historic figures made me realize these are anarchists who, in the words of one BLM leader in a Fox News interview, “will burn down this system and replace it.” And by the way, socialism is what they really want. Also interesting to note here is the first amendment, which states that the people have a right to peacefully assemble. The first amendment does not include the right to violently assemble. Make no mistake: Those who violently protest in the streets, killing people and looting small businesses in the process, are terrorists.But I digress. The content in this post and my conversation with Zuby is only the tip of the iceberg regarding the truth behind the Black Lives Matters organization. I encourage you to do your own research about Black Lives Matters. It’s scary.While I am wholeheartedly for the immutable fact that black lives do matter, I am wholeheartedly against the “Black Lives Matters” organization._____Zuby(@ZubyMusic) is a British rapper, podcast host, and author. He was born in England and raised in Saudi Arabia. In March 2019, Zuby garnered worldwide attention by posting a video in which he claimed to have broken the British Women’s deadlift record of 238kg (528 pounds). Zuby claimed that he “identified as a woman whilst lifting the weight”. Zuby later declared on Twitter that he “took the UK women’s bench press record too”. He stated that “I don’t think trans women should be allowed to compete in women’s sport.”Follow Zuby: Twitter | Instagram | SpotifyListen to Zuby’s other podcast appearances that I enjoyed: The Joe Rogan Experience | The Candace Owens Show | The Ben Shapiro ShowListen to Zuby’s podcast, Real Talk with Zuby. I recommend the episode with Lauren Chen.Visit Zuby at https://www.zubymusic.com/.

Kerwin Rae (@KerwinRae) is Australia’s leading business strategist and human performance specialist, helping over 100,000 businesses, in 154 different industries, throughout 11 countries world-wide, with his no bs approach to business growth and personal transformation.Visit Kerwin at https://www.kerwinrae.com/ and @kerwinrae on Instagram.Listen to his podcast, Unstoppable with Kerwin Rae.Mentions:Natalie Jill's interview with KerwinKerwin interviewing Larry King

David Newman is a Certified Speaking Professional.David is the author of the business bestseller “Do It! Marketing” and “Do It! Speaking: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Market, Monetize, and Maximize Your Expertise” (HarperCollins, 2020)He's the host of The Speaking Show, an iTunes Top 50 marketing podcast.David helps executives and entrepreneurs master speaking as the ultimate marketing tool, personal brand builder, and 1-to-many sales platform.As a speaker himself, David has delivered over 600 paid programs since 1992 and counts 44 of the Fortune 500 among his clients and audiences.David is also the creator of the Speaker Profit Formula mentoring program, which has over 800 successful graduates, ranging from brand new speakers to members of the National Speakers Association "Speaker Hall of Fame."Connect with and learn more from David: www.doitmarketing.com |  www.doitmarketing.com/webinar | www.twitter.com/dnewman | www.linkedin.com/in/davidjnewman