http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-YesResume01.mp3If you had more than four decades of experience and knew all there was to know about hiring people...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-NeverGiveUp01.mp3Some challenges are financial, others are personal, and some are life changing where only you can decide if you...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-MarketRecovery01.mp3It has been quite the ride on the stock market in 2025, but it hasn’t been the one many...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Commencement-02_01.mp3Tough Things First Podcast: Ray Zinn discusses his commencement speech at San Jose State. (Watch) Rob Artigo: Well, you...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Inspiration01.mp3Do you often think of the words that exist within words and how they expand and deepen meaning? In...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-ExcuseDishonesty01.mp3There are differing views on justifying dishonesty. Revenge or righting wrongs with more wrongs seems to be the default position...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-ProDevelopment01.mp3It’s not enough to succeed at first. We must continue to excel. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-ChatBots01.mp3It turns out chat bots for chat or phone-in help lines are a mixed bag of results. Is the...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-BiasDeception01.mp3Now more than ever, we are all forced to question what we see and hear, but where our own...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-LeadwithPower01.mp3Why strong leadership doesn’t mean leading with power. In this Tough Things First podcast Ray Zinn offers some thoughts...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Trust01.mp3Is it true that you should trust but verify? In this Tough Things first podcast, Ray Zinn if you...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-AmericanMade01.mp3Is the push for American Made an open door to a would be entrepreneur? In this Tough Things First...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Fail2Success01.mp3Failure happens. But is it really a failure if you learn something valuable? In this Tough Things First podcast,...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-UnhustleCulture01.mp3Working from home may have seemed like progress over hustle culture, but has it brought on something worse? Un-Hustle...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-VictimMentality01.mp3The victim mentality is a psychological pattern where someone perceives themselves as a victim of circumstances, other people, or...