The Culture Matters Podcast

"Something we cannot see protects us from something we do not understand. The thing we cannot see is culture, in its intrapsychic or internal manifestation. The thing we do not understand is the chaos that gave rise to culture. If the structure of culture is disrupted, unwittingly, chaos returns. We will do anything - anything - to defend ourselves against that return." - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of BeliefWe are continuing our series today with our very own Jay Doran going through Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, and giving his own interpretation of the text.  Our focus for this episode is on rule 3 which states: "Do not hide unwanted things in the fog."  At a base level, this could be interpreted as facing your fears or your demons or something as simple as conflict with a co-worker.  However, at a deeper level, perhaps this rule could be based around something even deeper within yourself.  Jay is going to get to the heart of it on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

Back again like we never left, our very own Jay Doran is going through Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life in a series of episodes designed to put a personal twist on the text.  In Jay's first discussion about rule 2, he is tackling the meaning behind the rule which is entitled "Imagine Who You Could Be and Then Aim Single-Mindedly at That".  Knowing what you want and being steadfast in that pursuit is the name of the game on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Something we cannot see protects us from something we do not understand. The thing we cannot see is culture, in its intrapsychic or internal manifestation. The thing we do not understand is the chaos that gave rise to culture. If the structure of culture is disrupted, unwittingly, chaos returns. We will do anything - anything - to defend ourselves against that return." - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of BeliefToday, our very own Jay Doran is getting started with our brand new series where he is going through Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, one-by-one and breaking down his own interpretation of the text.  Rule one, which states, "Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or creative achievement", is a call not to talk disparagingly about things that you do not understand.  Try to understand everything you can so that when you do form an opinion, you are able to do so in an educated manner with as many facts as possible in front of you.  We are very excited to present this series to our listeners and we, in turn, hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Something we cannot see protects us from something we do not understand. The thing we cannot see is culture in its intrapsychic or internal manifestation. The thing we do not understand is the chaos that gave rise to culture. If the structure of culture is disrupted, unwittingly, chaos returns. We will do anything - anything - to defend ourselves against that return."Today, on The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is beginning a brand new series based around the book Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson.  In this series, Jay is going to be examining each rule, one-by-one, and breaking down his interpretation of them each in turn.  Today's episode is meant to give some insight into what this series is meant to be and why Jay felt so compelled to undergo such an undertaking.  We hope you're as excited as we are for this series and we hope you enjoy the upcoming episode of The Culture Matters Podcast. 

"The higher you soar the smaller you appear to those that cannot fly." - Friedrich NietzscheReal estate professional and long time friend of The Culture Matters Podcast Carlos Sarmiento is joining us once again and today's conversation is focusing directly on Carlos' area of expertise.  Today is all about luxury.  Carlos and Jay are digging into what the process is while getting into selling luxury real estate, what some of the differences are in the tiers of real estate sales, and why it is so important to do the work and to do it well to get you where you want to be.  We always enjoy having Carlos on the show because we're always guaranteed to learn something and today is no exception on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up."        - Charlie MungerEverybody's favorite mortgage expert and the leader of the Bill Mervin Mortgage Team Bill Mervin is back on the show and today's conversation is about something we're all being affected by.  If you've been paying attention to the news over the past several months, you no doubt have heard about tariffs.  One of the most dominant news stories of the day is a financial puzzle that most people have a little information on, but are hardly experts on.  Bill and Jay are breaking down what tariffs are, what their purpose is, what the ultimate goal of the United States in enacting them, and what the strategy is behind enacting them.  We hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Work works!"The hardest-working real estate professional in the greater Philadelphia area and the number one ReMax realtor in Pennsylvania Maria Quattrone is gracing us with her presence once again and today we are talking about work.  Maria and Jay are digging into what it means to go the extra mile and working as hard as you possibly can for you clients.  Maria is an advocate for being proactive and we think that after listening to how passionate she is about what she does, you'll be on board as well.  We hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"People often say motivation doesn't last. Neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily." - Zig ZiglarThe founder of All Things Insurance Group and one of our favorite repeat guests, Pete Fournier, has found his way back to the show and we couldn't be happier to have him back.  For today's conversation, Pete and Jay are taking a look into the values of All Things Insurance Group and what makes the company such a success.  Pete is pulling back the curtain and giving our listeners some insight into his values, work ethic, and overall business philosophy that is sure to give you some great ideas toward keeping your own values top of mind.  We hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Education is not preparation for life. Education is life itself" - John DeweyWe are continuing our values of Culture Matters series today with our very own Jay Doran focusing on the letter 'U' which, for us, stands for 'unique'.  They say no two snowflakes are alike and the same can absolutely be said for human beings.  Being unique adds a different voice when one is necessary.  Being unique offers fresh takes on issues or problems and can help find solutions that may be considered a little outside of the box but solutions nonetheless.  When everyone else is looking right, don't be afraid to look left.  We are celebrating being unique on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"An intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists." - Benjamin GrahamOn a special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, we are welcoming back the founder of Arena Securities, Aleck Arena, to co-host the show with our very own Jay Doran and this episode is coming right off of the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting which means our co-hosts are still in the same place!  On this series, we have explored people's differing views and experiences surrounding value investing, but we've never really dug into Aleck's thoughts on the subject.  That ends today.  Jay and Aleck are taking a deeper dive into value investing than we have ever taken before and hopefully after listening to this episode, our listeners will have a better and clearer understanding of what value investing truly is.  We hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.