Paul Goldsmith

Praying for peace.

Silver lining to high gas prices: My 17 year old has now opted to ride his bike to work and school instead of driving his car.

And even in the best of all hearts, there remains…an uprooted small corner of evil." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart … even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." Ian Maclaren

I believe we have to hold ourselves to our own values, not the values of people with whom we disagree. Hate begets hate. Let it stop with me. Choose love.

I'm focused on getting a better click-thru-rate on our Meta and Google ads right now. Shout-out to @rengiemendoza for some expert advice. If you have any thoughts on improving your CTR, let me know!

The internet has lost its mind over a couple of people caught on camera doing something that they shouldn't have been doing. You know what you and I shouldn't be doing? Getting distracted. How's your family? Business doing?

The older I get the more I'm realizing everything is life boils down to short term vs long term. How much uncertainty and discomfort are you willing to tolerate in short-term to gain a long-term advantage.

I envy night owls. You literally have all day to look forward to your time to shine. I wake up at 4:30am, on purpose, feeling great, and hit my peak about 7am. It's all downhill from there

@sweatystartup Just got your email these and I'm with you on about 20 of them. #5, the most.

A few controversial things I believe: 1) A grown man with a family has no business getting on a ladder to put up Christmas lights. 2) a larger vehicle is safer than a smaller vehicle. Put your family in an SUV. Period. Crash ratings are a scam. 3) Pitbulls are a public nuisance. 4) politics is a total waste of time. Putting energy towards it is inversely correlated to happiness. 5) earning money is hard. $100k a year is a lot of money. Twitter acts like it’s easy but it isn’t. 6) sports betting is a disaster for society. Quietly destroying a lot of men’s lives. 7) waiting till 35 to think about kids is a huge mistake. These folks are all going to regret not having more, earlier. 8) SEC and Big10 schools are the new Ivy League. Wealthy families want to send their kids there, not Harvard or Stanford. 9) religion is making a comeback. And the people who get serious about it end up with better lives. 10) marrying a doctor or a lawyer is high status, but low enjoyment. These folks live stressful lives with very little flexibility. 11) vaping and weed are better for your body than alcohol, but worse for your career and life. They remove ambition and energy and make you less social. 12) giving our kids 75 vaccines is going to go down in history as a net-negative on society. 13) technology won’t actually advance a lot from here. Our physical worlds will largely be the same 20 years from now. 14) driverless cars are 20 years away. Waymo won’t make it out of the major cities with 25 mile an hour speed limits. 15) Virtual reality won’t become a thing. Nobody has any use for it. 16) 99% of people have no use for AI and it has reached 90% of its potential utility. Massive waste of electricity on the whole. 17) Web3 is a joke. Crypto is worthless. Bitcoin is a fad and is 100% speculative. Massive waste of electricity. Solves a problem that doesn’t exist. 18) electric vehicles will not become mainstream. They do more harm to the environment than good. Creating them and disposing of them is an environmental catastrophe. 19) Starlink is a miracle and ads 10x more value to society than the previous 5 things on this list combined. Elon needs a Nobel prize. 20) the fed has done a great job over the last 3 years with rates. 21) nuclear power is the only way forward. Solar and wind are not sustainable and are a total waste of money. Oil and gas is the only viable solution today and America should invest heavily in more production. 22) Silicon Valley influencers and Tech titans are out of touch with the true needs of Americans. They could benefit by spending some time in a Walmart. Most people are trying to figure out how to put food on the table. They don’t need another app for their meta glasses. What’s something you believe that isn’t a common belief? Which one am I wrong about?

People: "How do you run barefoot?" Jerrie: "Well, you take off your shoes and you take off your socks and you start going!" That's gold, Jerrie. Gold! newschannel5.com/news/79-year-o…

Lots of hate for Mr Beast, KSI, & Logan Paul for launching junk food products for kids ... They have a point: This is not healthy food. Kids should eat a whole-food less sugar-filled diet, but there's 1 problem with this criticism: KIDS HAVE PARENTS. Don't buy this for your kids!

LOL. Good thing our Saladworks in Spring Hill, TN has 25% off Happy Hour every 2-5p on Door Dash!

@Invested_In_You Don't look at Twitter/X.

I’m getting married today. What advice do you have?

Local radio news lives on via NPR stations. I had the privilege to get to work with the professionals at WUSF, the NPR station in Tampa this week to help them become better on-air fundraisers for their critical mission.

While commercial radio continues its demise, listener-funded radio will thrive as long as it remains connected to its listeners and donors. cnn.com/2024/08/16/med…

@GoodpodsHQ Go for a Run. Get Some Sun. Have Fun. NextSimpleStep.com

What’s your podcast’s catchphrase? 👇

Being fit & focused creates margin to get sick and not stop. Everyone gets sick or worse at some point, which is why it's critical to be proactive with your health. Build up as much margin as possible. I'm 42 & train every day like my life depends on it because I believe it does.

Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID and yet still gets the BRONZE MEDAL in the 200m (after getting the GOLD MEDAL in the 100m)! Reminds me of the time MJ played in the NBA finals with the flu. #Olympics