UNITYtalks

Kalil and Armon made their first reaction video for this one. They chose a lecture by Dr. Jordan Peterson which embodies the principle rule of UNITYtalks Debates: "Before disagreeing with someone, you must summarize their point to THEIR satisfaction." It's become a staple for us, and it was very interesting to see their reaction to this lecture. ---- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/53BpaDnP5bRJNeec3WfQd3?si=a15ad978d26445b3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unitytalks/id1635057778 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitytalks_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unitytalks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDh-ukKfm_fps4stZm8GG0w Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/unitytalks Website: https://www.buildingperfectteams.com/

The amazing Dr. Malik joined Kalil an Armon to talk about how society creates leaders. Arguably not a "debate", this talk was an incredible exploration into the experiences of our 29.5 year old friend, mentor, and visionary. Kalil and Dr. Malik recounted tales of their time at University where he heralded her as one of his most influential professors. Armon clearly jealous the entire time. Enjoy the talk, team! Question for the comments: Are leaders born or made? _______________________ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/53BpaDnP5bRJNeec3WfQd3?si=a15ad978d26445b3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unitytalks/id1635057778 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitytalks_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unitytalks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDh-ukKfm_fps4stZm8GG0w Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/unitytalks Website: https://www.buildingperfectteams.com/

Without spoiling too much, we had the same answer to this question. The "why", however, that was a very deep rabbit hole with many dissenting opinions. Join us for an exploration of our humanity, our nature, and an generational question which still plagues us today. Once you add your thoughts to the chat, there's only one question left: What do we do about it?

Imagine this... You're 8 years old and your family says "let's go". This is no ordinary trip to the grocery store, it's the departure from everything you've ever known. Why would anyone do that? #hope Gina, Kalil and Armon joined each to answer a simple question: Is the American Dream dead? What happened was a series of discussions to include: What even is the American dream in 2022? Is the dream dead? What do you think? Thumbs up for alive, and thumbs down for dead. _________________________________________ Connect with us, and share your wisdom: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/53BpaDnP5bRJNeec3WfQd3?si=a15ad978d26445b3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unitytalks/id1635057778 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitytalks_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unitytalks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDh-ukKfm_fps4stZm8GG0w Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/unitytalks Website: https://www.buildingperfectteams.com/

Do we give leaders too much credit? Is it the visionary or the team that really brings a vision to reality? How do we go about rewarding those who are a part of the mission? This is one of our first talks that truly felt like a debate. Jaia (The Optimist) kept us looking at the bright side. Kalil seems to have a metaphor for everything. Armon says in 100 words what could be said in 20. Hosted by Nadia, who has the impossible task of keeping everyone on track. Enjoy!

Is cancel culture the cure or a new disease? Kalil and Armon go back and forth on that one, but one thing they both agree on... Brittney Griner is using the big CC to her advantage. There are many rabbit holes in this talk on #Accountability #Fear #Progress and #Leadership.

We agree that there are many in our society who are affected by their starting point in the society. We agree that these starting points are disproportionately minority represented. We sat down to discuss whether or not the movement associated with solving this problem is helping or hurting. We asked ourselves, are the conversations around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belief actually helping the very people that we are intending to help?

This talk started with an agreement that self reflection is critical. There is no such thing as progress without first taking stock of the person in the mirror. From there we took a turn... Some thing that the path to growth is by changing the environment we surround ourselves with. Other's tend to focus on chiseling the mind in order to survive any environment. Who got it right?

Kalil and Armon sat down for their Leadership Series to discuss the impact that technology is having on our perception of time. Do we need to stop and smell the roses, or are those roses keeping us from moving as fast as we could be?

Sat down with my bother (digitally of course) to discuss more of the COVID-19 and the importance of social distancing. Hope you all enjoy! You can also watch the entire chat over on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obp4k1f0JHU

My brothers, Danny, Darryen, and I sat down (digitally) to discuss COVID-19 and UNITY. Hope you enjoy! You can also watch this episode over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atkGKCitZUs&feature=youtu.be

I spent a lot of time meditating on my own journey with accountability. For me it was never about "taking" accountability but executing on that accountability internally. I own my own life, but you are the best Bull S****** you know and that's true for everyone. It's the universal truth associated with being and it's a fundamental component of our ability to own our lives.

This has been a really raw week. Wanting to end it with a little bit of fun and a deep reflection on some content which is super fun for my friends and I. John Wick, The Baba Yega is the epitome of Accountability and it's a special thing to be able to reflect on this series. This is one of those times when we get to look back and wonder if the reflection is the unintended consequence of the creator's vision. Something tells me that the large part of this was planned and designed.

We need to pull back and take some time to recognize our own responsibility to the very freedom that we seek. We ask for freedom, but don't pour every bit of energy into the ultimate freedom... Put simply, all we need to do is take absolute accountability for EVERY. SINGLE. COMPONENT. OF. OUR. LIVES. It's painful, it's difficult, and it's often impossible... There's a light at the end of the tunnel and that light is the absolute freedom we seek. Don't let anyone else take ownership of you, no matter how bad your "hand", it's yours... That's you!

I promise the title isn't clickbait... We have some real problems in our society. One of them is the word "racist" and the meta narrative surrounding it. It's a limiting narrative that hurts minorities the most. Another is that so much energy is being put into the word that we aren't focused on the systems which we can improve for the most oppressed among us. Perspective is perspective and there's nothing that can be "given" to change a perspective. We have to chose the perspective we want. While making that choice, however, we can also choose to put time, energy, and resources into systems and force those who lead us to put their resources into those same systems. One thing we can't argue with is that the systems aren't equal and it's our collective responsibility to take accountability for making them so...

Week 2 and the topic at hand is accountability. This topic is of fundamental importance. Really excited for this week. There's a lot of difficult things built into the topic for this week, but there's also one VERY important reality. That is, freedom, true freedom, is the result of accountability. Without it we can't be free as we are subject to our own mental prisons.

The format for Friday's is a little different, team. The podcast will sound much more like a stream of conscious. In fact, that's exactly what it is. Going to take some time today to reflect on my own personal journey with EQ. Specifically, going to give some insights into what I've learned, and failed at, in trying to grow my level of EQ. This is pretty vulnerable, let's see how it works. Enjoy.

Thursdays we get to talk about Unity as it is represented in our art. No doubt we are going to stick with this week's theme of EQ developed by establishing understanding. Lucifer, the Netflix original, has a really good example of Unity. Most importantly, it's the perfect example of empathy and understanding. Let's dive in team!

One of my favorite topics. One of the most important topics. EQ is misunderstood and IQ is over emphasized. Unfortunately, this makes building teams really hard. Let's discuss how incorporating EQ is fundamental to the formation of teams and the building of Unity.

Maybe there is a society that we can all get behind... Here's a thought on what it looks like. Regardless of the proposed society, we have to get back to an understanding of EQ. We must allow ourselves to operate at the intersection between EQ and IQ. We need to shift our perspective to allow integration of both empathy and understanding while also calibrating our expectations for leaders as they set the tone for all of us...

We finally have the opportunity to make a large group of thoughtful committed citizens that changes the world... Let's be the generation/society that maximizes that opportunity!