Wilk's World

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗸 There is a lot to be said for hard work and dedication. There are times though when working hard is not enough. Do you ever find yourself working toward the wrong things? Or working yourself towards the wrong goal, you seem to get nowhere. If you have ever felt this way, you are not alone. Most people find it easy to get bent out of shape, but it’s better to learn from your mistakes and find a better way. My guest this week, Paul “Roscoe” White believes that anyone can be a champion in life with the right direction and work ethic. Roscoe has taken a lot from life. He has a lot of stories, and has he’s learned, you need to Work Hard, Don’t Suck. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? Paul “Roscoe” White is a retired 21-year Air Force veteran with over 1500 hours as tactical flight instructor in the F-15E, F-16 and F-35. He still teaches and mentors young fighter pilots as a civilian contract fighter pilot instructor. Paul has also won multiple sports championships as a player and as a coach. Over the years, he has studied and developed strategies to motivate people to be better versions of themselves via a fusion of hard work, positive attitudes and solid character traits. Paul believes that anyone can be a champion in life with the right direction and work ethic. Join The 1 of 5 Project to learn how to Improve, Ignite and Inspire your way to becoming a champion. 𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒘𝒘.𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝑻𝒉𝒆𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆.𝒄𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔... 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆!

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙞𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 Have you ever stopped to think whether your unconscious thoughts contributed to bias or stereotypes? I think if we are honest, do some self-reflection, and allow for some vulnerability, we’d all say yes. I’m one that will readily say that not all bias is bad, but it’s often thought of in bad context. Negative bias and unfavorable stereotyping often lead to great harm. It is for this reason, we should all do what we can to acknowledge and stamp out bias. In many cases, the end of bias starts with a conversation. 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙡? Jessica Nordell is an award-winning author and science writer known for blending rigorous science with compassionate humanity. Her first book, The End of Bias: A Beginning, is the culmination of fifteen years of reporting and writing on the subject of bias and discrimination and how to solve it, for publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the New Republic. The End of Bias was named a Best Book of the Year by the World Economic Forum, Greater Good, AARP, and Inc and is currently being used by organizations from newsrooms and startups to universities, healthcare organizations, and faith communities to solve some of their biggest cultural challenges.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐃𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮? How do you define value? What does value mean to you in terms of yourself and others? Can you love something that you do not value? Would you ever build upon something that you do not value? Would you protect something that you do not value? I’ll ask again, what value do you place on you? 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞? Value identity and the human value initiative is a passion of my friend Regi Wilson of theequaluniverse.com. Regi had great accomplishments on the music scene where his music has appeared in numerous syndicated Emmy, Golden Globe and NAACP Image Award winning shows as well as along-side legendary music icons such as Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blidge, Erykah Badu, Amy Winehouse, Angie Stone, India Arie, Estelle and Jill Scott. He also share music and television history with one of the greatest music and feature film legends of all times. A true 21st century Renaissance Man. The incomparable, “Prince” Rogers Nelson. Despite his achievements, Regi says “there are those who reduce me solely to the color of my skin and do not value my worth because of the socially constructed mold their ideas of humanity are shaped by.” 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒘𝒘. 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝑻𝒉𝒆𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆.𝒄𝒐𝒎 #value #podcast #society #purpose #civility #race #racism

Here's a video I did a while back to honor the 13 young service members killed during the bungled Afghanistan pull-out... First upload to Rumble, just experimenting