Growing up in school, I felt like the "structured learning environment" was too restrictive...or rather, I learned that when I got older! In school and in life, we learn, fail, and succeed, and are more driven to succeed when different personal metrics are met. By playing things too safe, and being afraid to fail, is it possible to hinder growth and limit our own success? Very much so! Failure is not often looked upon very favorably, but through trying something and failing, you learn not only more about what you do, and build retention through failure (not just success), but you learn more about yourself.

The more you know about yourself, you are able to better position yourself to seeking things that align more with your personal desires, find work or work environments that are a better fit for you, and more! Future episodes will discuss both failure and success in more detail.

Check out my website and socials (all new and growing), and if you like what you've seen or heard, please share and review! They help RJ and the podcast grow! Check out my websites below:

⁠https://rjsworldlens.com⁠⁠

https://www.meetup.com/757uplifters/⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-wallace-6637b545/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/rjsworldlens/

We are often curious about other people, but not ourselves...why is that? Curiosity of self seems to be in low supply, and I've met many people who can talk about others all day long but struggle to tell others about themselves. Unsurprisingly, that can reveal that there are some amazing things within self that can be discovered and be brought from the background to the foreground. So much can be found by asking "Why?" --- Especially if you ask the question numerous times. Learn some of the ways I navigate life and self and become familiar with "root cause analysis" and "the five whys", and more! What you discover can help you improve in a personal sense and in a business sense.

Five whys - Wikipedia

APA Dictionary of Psychology

Future episodes will discuss topics like self-improvement, stories of RJ's community work (with 757 Uplifters, created by RJ, etc.) growth and development, leadership, hardships and strategies to overcome them, self-reflection, and more! Check out my website and socials (all new and growing), and if you like what you've seen or heard, please share and review! They help RJ and the podcast grow! Check out my websites below:

⁠https://rjsworldlens.com⁠⁠

https://www.meetup.com/757uplifters/⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-wallace-6637b545/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/rjsworldlens/

In this episode, I cover some past experiences, including a piece of art in a mall (sadly, most malls are closing) that left such a strong impression on me, that I began to start pursuing growth and change more than perhaps any other time in my life...though I did not know it at the time! There are various bits of advice, as I speak on social media, community service, social anxiety, keeping positive influences around you that motivate/inspire (which includes differing opinions, often from loving critics), and more!

Future episodes will discuss topics like self-improvement, stories of RJ's community work (with 757 Uplifters, created by RJ, etc.) growth and development, leadership, hardships and strategies to overcome them, self-reflection, and more! Check out my website and socials (all new and growing), and if you like what you've seen or heard, please share and review! They help RJ and the podcast grow! Check out my websites below:

⁠https://rjsworldlens.com⁠⁠

https://www.meetup.com/757uplifters/⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-wallace-6637b545/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/rjsworldlens/