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  • Business Self-Assessment

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-BizSelfAseess01.mp3In business self-assessment, few components are more important than identifying your customer. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray...

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  • Self-Reliance

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-SelfReliance01.mp3Sometimes we need to check with ourselves to see if we are positioned well for unforeseen troubles. In this...

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    American Chip Manufacturing: New President New Plan?

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-ChipsAct01.mp3The reemerging American semiconductor industry is a little nervous about what President Trump will do regarding the CHIPS and...

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  • Do You Know What You Don’t Know?

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-DunningKruger01.mp3A cognitive bias that occurs when someone overestimates their knowledge or abilities in a particular area can wreak havoc....

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  • Faster Decision-making

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-FasterDecisions01.mp3The opposite of paralysis by analysis is making a resolute decision in moments while others stew. But how do...

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  • Can the D.O.G.E. Do It?

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-DOGE01.mp3It is called the Department of Government Efficiency and it doesn’t even exist yet. In this Tough Things First...

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  • Election Reaction, Overreaction?

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Election01.mp3The long and the short of the 2024 Presidential Election cycle and what it tells us about where we...

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  • Honesty vs. Integrity

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Honesty-v-Integrity01.mp3It’s possible to be honest only sometimes, which makes integrity a full time job. In this Tough Things First...

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  • AI email etiquette. How much is too much AI?

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-AiEmail01.mp3It is getting easier to instruct AI tools as a shortcut for sending out emails and social media posts,...

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  • Promote Yourself

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-PromoteFromWithin01.mp3Getting ahead at work is not complicated, but it does require effort. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray...

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  • Real Success Requires Support

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Ropb-SuccessSupport01mp3.mp3Entrepreneurs accomplish a lot by themselves. Fierce independence is a common trait, but why not work smarter, not harder?...

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  • Are You a Good Leader?: A Self Assessment.

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-AreYouAGoodLeader01.mp3The benefit of self-awareness becomes evident when you put that knowledge into action and then evaluate if these actions...

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  • Division Doesn’t Pay

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-PolticalDivide01.mp3In business, we want to see the bottom line grow! But in the last few years wading into politics...

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  • Unforced Errors

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-UnforcedErrors01.mp3They are the errors that can do you in and you will have nobody to blame but yourself. In...

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  • Content is influence. Think it through.

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Content01.mp3Even if you have decided to shun social media, virtually every type of communication you use is a form...

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