Podcast appearances and mentions of Paul Goldsmith

The Justice Minister says reinstating a total ban on prisoner voting is not likely to change the outcome of elections. The proposal would reverse changes introduced in 2020 allowing prisoners serving sentences of less than three years to vote. People detained on remand or serving sentences of home detention will still be able to vote. Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking the number of votes coming out of prisons is not enough to sway a result. He says it's about sending a signal to people who breach the rights and responsibilities of living in society. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government says it's doing so well in lowering violent crime that it's surpassing its own best-case-scenario targets. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith spoke to Corin Dann.

The Government hopes victim figures will continue on a downward trend as new legislation takes effect. The Justice Minister expects the data to remain volatile and says more work is still needed. Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking the three strikes and tougher sentencing laws will kick in from June. He says the best place to start is the small group of New Zealanders creating multiple victims. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 16th of April, the Government is hitting its crime targets – Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith discusses their progress. Physios want to be able to authorise someone to come off ACC and head back to work, clearing backlogs. Should they be allowed to? Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell discuss the crime stats, golden visas, and whether they trust the media on Politics Wednesday. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An invaluable tool to prevent retail crime or an invasion of privacy that can be used to track you without your consent? Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants to allow the use of facial recognition technology in the fight against retail crime, despite acknowledging 'tensions' with people's right to privacy. Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young explains how this technology gathers data to prevent retail crime - as well as the risks that come with this method. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Donald Trump: 1/10 Complete and utter chaotic clown. You don't treat the world economy like this. Clowns: 2/10 In order: Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Pete Hegseth, and Karoline Leavitt. The IRD: 6/10 Collected close to a billion dollars in unpaid tax, simply by looking – quite a good concept! Paul Goldsmith: 6/10 Is it ingenious or worrying when you're asking the Mike Hosking Breakfast for policy ideas? Wool: 8/10 Wool deserves a break. In pure economic terms I'm not sure this is on the Government to spin the line, far less the yarn. But it's Winston's baby and he's 80-years-old today so, why not? Andrew Little: 6/10 Is he the answer for Wellington, or a retired politician looking for work? LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Justice Minister says he's hunting for a solution to make sure victims of crime get their reparations. Figures released under the Official Information Act show almost half of all court-ordered reparation payments are overdue – $105 million owed to victims. Paul Goldsmith says there's scope for taking it out of people's benefits. He told Mike Hosking while they don't want to send people to prison, there needs to be an incentive to pay. Goldsmith says he's looking for an annoying and painful punishment that will make criminals pay up. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Justice Minister says the Government is still fleshing out some sentencing details as new rules pass through Parliament. Legislation passed today caps judges' sentence discounts at 40 percent. It also encourages cumulative sentencing for offences done on bail, in custody, or on parole. Minister Paul Goldsmith says it sends a bad signal if sentences aren't added together. "We haven't gone so far as legislating that that should always happen every time at this stage, because it does have very, very significant impacts on our prison populations - and our ability to cope with it." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now I'm a bit of a policy wonk. I don't care which party it is. If they come up with a policy, I like to break it down and see if it makes sense. Now I know politicians are addicted to announcements, attention and media coverage. Which means they sometimes say the first thing in their heads that sound like they'll get votes. No matter if it's deliverable or not. Labour had a bad case of it. Phil Twyford and his 100 thousand Kiwibuild fantasy. Michael Wood was the champion. Based on five minutes on the back of an envelope he announced a nearly $900 million bike bridge. Faced with backlash from Dominion Road businesses he stuck the light rail project underground. Tripling the price to an unaffordable $18 billion dollars. Now it seems like the National led coalition has a case of the same disease. Paul Goldsmith has it bad. This week he announced a change to citizen's arrest rules but had no idea of what the changes are going to be. Classic announcement of an announcement. But the king of wishful thinking is the prince of the provinces, Shane Jones. First, he proposed a special economic zone for Marsden point begging the question why not turn the whole country into a special economic zone. The whole place needs a hand. Then he proposed repairing Marsden point refinery. A fanciful idea that was shot down in hours as the enormous cost of nearly $8 billion dollars came to light. The reason why no Government has repaired the refinery ever since it was sold 40 years ago. The thing about leadership is that you need to make adult decisions and proposals. If you're a cabinet minister you can't just let the first Walter Mitty like thought bubble pop out of your mouth, when you know there's nothing there. That's the lesson Labour learnt last term. Hopefully the Government figures that out soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trick, and we fail it virtually every time, is not to get bogged down in the minutiae. There aren't prizes for coming up with dumb scenarios to try and catch the idea out. Amending the law to allow greater use of locals to grab a scumbag and hold them till the coppers arise is a good, and welcome, idea. If the Government is making tangible and positive progress anywhere, it's on the crime front. More people are in jail, more people are being rounded up, more of us feel safe, the police feel better about doing their job, or being allowed to do their job, and the citizens arrest news is merely adding to that progress. Coming up with scenarios about criminals bringing bigger weapons to robberies won't happen, the same way we haven't seen the gangs give the bird to the coppers over patches. At the Prime Minister's press conference this week with Paul Goldsmith, Mark Mitchell, and Commissioner Richard Chambers, they were asked about there being more gang members, with the inference being the law is failing. Yes, said Richard Chambers, there are more members because we are putting more groups on the register. And arrests aren't going up commensurately because gangs aren't flouting the law and retail thugs won't flout this one either. Thugs are cowards and opportunists. They try it on because they know they can. The moment they know a guard in a supermarket can jump on top of them they won't bother, the same way they tried to get work when the traffic light system came in for Jobseeker. Bottom feeders are essentially lazy. If it's easy, they'll abuse it or nick it. If you crack down the game's up and they will give up. This sort of thing should be welcomed. This is what we wanted. Memories can't be so short that we have forgotten the madness that filled our streets just a year or so back. The ram raids, the gangs, the blocked roads with their intimidation, the non-existent police to round them up, the endless criminals on ankle bracelets reoffending - we hated that! We got furious at that. A year and a bit later the change has happened, and the statistics have turned. Let's not get bogged down in a petty game of "but what if".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government hopes criminals will be deterred as it proposes loosening restrictions on citizen's arrests. It would mean businesses could arrest and detain people stealing at any hour, and use reasonable force. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says this doesn't mean people can't tackle others or force them to the ground - but they will be able to directly intervene. "The definition of reasonable force is something that the courts will work their way through - but yes, holding on to somebody's arm and stopping them from getting away is reasonable." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is expected to make an announcement on Wednesday increasing citizen's arrest powers. Goldsmith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Dealing with retail crime could be about to get easier. Incoming new Government measures are expected to address the possibility of citizen's arrests and make it clearer how people can protect their properties. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking a government advisory group has been working very hard on recommendations and next steps, which will be confirmed later today. It comes as new data shows overall retail crime increased 12%, however ram raids halved last year, and violent crime dropped 2%. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 26th of February, violent crime is down for the first time since 2018, much to the pleasure of the Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. The Government is making an announcement today, loosening the citizen's arrest laws. So would you, if you could? Or is it a recipe for disaster? Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell debate policing strategies and Andrew Bayly on Politics Wednesday. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So it looks like, on paper at least, that this is a big win for the Government's crackdown on crime. Violent crime is down for the first time in five years - sure, it's only by two percent, but at least it's not going up. 2019 - up. 2020 - up. 2021, 2022, 2023 - up, up up. 2024 - down. And over those five years of increase, violence went up 51 percent. You basically had to just walk down the street and you'd get punched in the eye. Mark Mitchell and Paul Goldsmith have fired off press releases quicker than a Chinese warship in the Tasman about this, they're crowing and beating their chests, they're very happy. And you can see why - serious assaults have come down, injuries have reduced, ram raids are down massively, total victimisations are down as well. And here's the kicker - guess what else has changed at the same time? The prison population has just hit its highest level since 2018. Police foot patrols are up 40 percent. So it's almost like - if more bad people are in prison, they're not punching us in the streets. I know, completely unbelievable. And who would have thought police patrolling the streets might actually prevent crime? This is, of course, not radical stuff. It's basic stuff. And on these numbers, the Government finally has something tangible to be proud of. But - and there's always a but with these stats - retail theft is up 12 percent. People are still walking into shops with their tote bags and taking stuff. And then there's the stats themselves - this survey that they're using here covers a 24 month window, so it's not a crystal-clear picture that we're getting. Plus, the violence numbers that they're looking at come from a mish-mash of police data via Twitter, of all places. This is from the Government release. So we can expect some blowback from Labour on that. But you don't need the stats to tell you - what you feel and what I feel and what we feel and see in our neighbourhoods, and that's more cops on the beat and less violence on our streets. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Media and Communications Minister says cutting funding for NZ on Air and the Film Commission isn't on the table. The Government is asking for feedback on five proposals, aiming to help local media go up against international competitors. One includes merging the Commission and NZ on Air. Paul Goldsmith says the two categories are becoming far less distinct - and a merger could even give both more funds. "Rather than having two organisations doling it out - if you had one, that could be a more efficient way of doing it. We're not suggesting changing the overall funding levels, that's just how it's administered." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week another police officer was struck by a vehicle, this time in Huntly. The officer suffered moderate injuries. It comes after the horrible New Year's Day incident in which Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was killed and another officer injured after being struck by a vehicle in Nelson. Police Minister Mark Mitchell said on the Mike Hosking Breakfast this morning, Police and first responders are increasingly dealing with violence. Not just here in New Zealand, but globally as well. It's good to hear Mitchell, alongside Paul Goldsmith, is planning to bring new legislation into the house in the first quarter of this year to bring in tougher sentencing for violent behaviour towards first responders and prison officers. It would have been better if it had been included in Goldsmith's sentencing reforms, which had its first reading in Parliament last September. Those reforms too are to ensure criminals face tougher consequences and victims are prioritised. This new legislation aimed at offenders towards first responders will not just impose tougher sentences, but also clearly define emergency service workers, and require sentencing to be cumulative rather than concurrent. It's aimed at being a preventative measure, but something tells me offenders will get the message through experience rather than media headlines. We owe our first responders as much support as possible. They go to work and deal with a level of risk the rest of us don't have to confront. These laws show we as New Zealanders appreciate their work and are prepared to do what we can to protect them. I hope the work to clarify who is a first responder - generally thought of as police, paramedics, and the fire service - is extended to hospital emergency staff, and possibly even other health workers. The need for this legislation, this growing anger and agitation experienced by many in public facing jobs - especially those in retail - makes you wonder what has happened to us as a wider community. You rarely go into a shop without signs telling you kindness is appreciated, or that they will not tolerate abusive behaviour. Is this a post-Covid thing? Have we just got more angry with the world? Is it a need to be seen and heard? We seem to have forgotten that the consequence of anger is often more damaging than what made us angry in the first place/ Hopefully the least these tougher laws will achieve, is help bring that back into perspective. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister's revealed he'll be spending this year's Waitangi Day in the South Island. Chris Luxon is not visiting the Treaty Grounds this week - he's instead sending a Ministerial delegation including Erica Stanford, Tama Potaka, Paul Goldsmith and Mark Mitchell. Luxon's office has this morning revealed he'll celebrate the public holiday with Ngāi Tahu, at Banks Peninsula's Onuku Marae. Luxon's previously said not all Prime Ministers commemorate the day at the Waitangi grounds - and he plans to go to different marae across the country over the course of his tenure in office. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it would be a better look if Luxon fronted up. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith says people who are convicted of sexual crimes getting name suppression is “a massive issue”. “Particularly for the victims, they can't talk about what's happened to them and they can't warn others," Goldsmith told Mike Hosking. “We've decided you only get permanent name suppression if you're a convicted sex offender if the victim agrees. And if the victim doesn't agree? Well, tough luck, you're not going to get it and you should own up to your crimes. “That's the current law, that the views of the victim are taken into account. Sometimes it doesn't get very far and the person who has been convicted continues to have their name suppressed forever. I just fundamentally disagree with that. “Our focus in government is to reduce the number of victims of violent and sexual offending.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Media and Communications Minister says he's working his way through the process when it comes a new law that would force tech giants to pay for news content. The Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill was set to have its second reading in Parliament last week, but it wasn't ready. Paul Goldsmith says it's a difficult issue. "The broader issue of how you corral one of the biggest companies in the world and have a conversation around how that works - it's not straightforward." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Party is standing by their choice to go against ACT's controversial Treaty Principles Bill. A haka by Te Pāti Māori MPs interrupted the first reading of the contentious bill today, causing Parliament to be briefly suspended. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says National believes the bill is no way to deal with a difficult and sensitive topic. "Our view is - yes, address these issues, but the best way to do it is issue by issue." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Goldsmith shares the power of having a singular purpose and eliminating distractions, even good things, to create a SURGE toward a bigger future in your life.

"Before you have Jesus, you have Joe Rogan". Known on social media as the "Recovering Californian", Comedian Carollynn Xavier sits down with Paul Goldsmith to discuss her unique faith journey, moving from California to Tennessee, marrying another comedian, and living in a tiny home in the woods. The conversation also explores how Carollynn plans to leave stand-up comedy, and what's next for her. Plus, Paul finally gets invited to a book club! Follow Carollynn on Instagram @CarollynnXavier.

Senior writer Anna Rawhiti-Connell steps into the hosting chair to talk to editor Madeleine Chapman about her exclusive reporting on the hiring process for three human rights commissioner roles. The process was overseen by justice minister Paul Goldsmith, with an independent assessment panel conducting interviews and making recommendations to him. After raising an eyebrow at two of the appointed commissioners (Stephen Rainbow and Melissa Derby), Madeleine requested information through an OIA. This week, that OIA returned with some interesting redactions, showing neither Rainbow nor Derby were on the hiring panel's shortlists of recommended candidates. Madeleine and Anna sat down for Behind the Story to discuss the art of painting a picture around redacted information, what these roles might mean and if there's more to uncover in this story.

Paul Goldsmith shares 4 steps to overcoming overthinking and indecision.

Paul Goldsmith shares the importance of taking the risk on yourself to do the hard thing, to focus on your future, and to quit something good that no longer serves you.

Ngāpuhi hapū want to move forward towards treaty settlement, if it is done on their terms and on the basis that they have not ceded sovereignty to the crown. Treaty negotiations minister Paul Goldsmith spoke to Charlotte Cook. 

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith is set to meet formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time, amid ongoing work to find a mutually acceptable configuration of the hapū for Treaty settlement negotiations. Te Kotahitanga o ngā Hapū Ngāpuhi chair Pita Tipene spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Paul Goldsmith shares how to stay focused while everyone else is distracted by the news of the day.

The future is uncertain. Embrace the uncertainty, and adapt as you go. Just keep moving forward. Enter the Danger Zone, that's where your great opportunity for growth is. Paul Goldsmith shares his insights on how to move forward with your vision or biggest goals when you're anxious or don't have all the information. For more, check out the book Mastering Uncertainty.

The Government is proposing lifting the threshold for allowing defendants to elect a jury trial in an effort to reduce the number going through the courts. Currently, defendants can choose between a jury or judge-only trial in cases where their maximum sentence is two or more years in jail. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is proposing options of three, five, or seven years - and is seeking feedback on all three. He says the current process has been too slow for too long - and he's aiming to speed it up. "My main concern is too many people having their lives put on hold for years waiting for an outcome of a court case - or if it's a civil case, waiting for a resolution to their problems." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Goldsmith shares his #1 piece of advice for starting a side hustle or doing anything else out of your comfort zone: LEVERAGE. Create leverage in your life, have the courage to embrace short-term discomfort for long-term gains, and have challenging conversations as needed, in person, not via text. Paul also shares how becoming an entrepreneur and getting fit has created the ultimate leverage in his life.

Tonight, on Trackside, it's championship week! IndyCar descends on Nashville Superspeedway for the season's final race and determines who will be the IndyCar champion. Kevin and Curt talk about all the championship scenarios. They also preview some of the special things they will do on the final NBC IndyCar broadcast. They also address the battery issue with Palou during the Milwaukee race, and some championships of the past. They also talk about Scott McLaughlin's push-to-pass penalty taking him out of the championship race early, and Will Power's losing 10 points because of the push-to-pass debacle.  Later, Kevin and Curt talk about what lineup Chip Ganassi Racing will have in 2025 with the new charter system. They talk about where Marcus Armstrong will go, and where Alexander Rossi will be next season. Sting Ray Robb is also brought up, and how he and Rossi may go to the same team because Peter Rossi manages both drivers.  To round out the first hour, Kevin previews the next hour.  In the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt talk about the talent of Linus Lundqvist, and where he will be in 2025. They also go down the list of some of the other drivers who are looking for open seats and where they could be racing in 2025. They mention Valteri Bottas and his comments about possibly coming to IndyCar. They also talk about Kyle Larson returning next year to do the double. Tony Kanaan will be the relief driver if Larson must leave the race to go to Charlotte. They also pay respect to Paul Goldsmith.   Later, they talk about the success of Milwaukee, how Nashville will race, and the new charter system.   To end the show, Kevin recaps what they missed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Justice Minister's defending a gang patch ban in people's homes, planned to be rolled out to repeat offenders.  A clause allowing courts to ban gang insignia in the homes of repeat offenders was added last month after submissions were made at the Select Committee stage.  The bill's expected to pass this month.  The law society says it's alarming it was introduced after the consultation process had ended.  Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking there are escalating consequences for those convicted three times.  He says we need to give police the tools to deal with a small section of society causing mayhem.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 10th of September, the Government wants to ban gang patches in private homes, can it work? Or is it something that police won't have the resources to deal with?  The Prime Minister is back from South Korea and Malaysia and talks AUKUS, the health sector pushing back against the Government with race-based policies, and what we got out his trip.  CNN anchor and host Richard Quest gives his expertise on the worldwide economy, the current state of the wars, and the tourism sector.    Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Goldsmith shares the 3 questions he uses daily to get clarity around goals, clear up team confusion at work, and become a better communicator in life: What Is My End Goal? How can I Make This More Clear? How Can I make This More Simple? "Complexity is the enemy of execution." - Tony Robbins "Certainty is the enemy of growth." Mark Manson "If You Confuse, You Lose" - Donald Miller  

 You're Best Days Are Ahead if you choose to believe it. Paul Goldsmith shares his perspective on when you're feeling down to stay hungry and humble. If you are feeling like has gotten off course, it may be time to update your life plan. What do you truly want to do? Get started ... don't let anyone else judge you or hold you back. Take it one next simple step at a time.

It was never five percent, it was always spit balling.  Paul Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister is in a meeting with the seafood people, who are not happy about their lack of input into the government's foreshore plan to revert a court ruling back to the original intent of the law as passed in 2011.  Goldsmith, it was reported, said customary title will drop to 5 percent. 1News fell over themselves breathlessly reporting this as some sort of scandal on Sunday.  Come Monday in the Prime Minister's post-cabinet session, they try and get more detail. The Prime Minister quite clearly says the reason the government are doing what they are doing is because the court has overreached and what the government of the day intended has been distorted. An amendment of section 58 is how they are going to fix this.  The original law was simple. If you can prove you have had uninterrupted access to foreshore since 1840 you got a case. If you can't, you haven't.  Groups who didn't like the law or the government went to court. The court being activist got overly involved and we've ended up where we have.  All of the government, as the Prime Minster was at pains to tell the assembled press, wanted to do is make the law the law.  Why? Because they are the government and that's what governments do.  As far as I'm aware as a consumer of news, that bit wasn't reported yesterday by some media. I note both state-funded were still banging on about Goldsmith and his 5 percent comment.  The point they are missing, and I suspect deliberately, is courts don't make the law, governments do.  If you want to mark Goldsmith down a bit, maybe he shouldn't free wheel with numbers. Given if you apply some brain power to it, no one knows what the actual number by way of a percentage will be when it comes to access.  But it wasn't a scandal and it wasn't a gotcha moment.  It was a passing comment in a meeting about the intent of the government of the day and what they were doing to address what they see as an activist court that had distorted intent around an increasingly fractious subject.  This would be another example of an activist media taking the side of an activist court and trying to drum up scandal around a government they don't like on a law they like even less.  And if you apply logic and follow it as I have, they're failing.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The #1 quickest way to improve any work relationship is to NEVER ASSUME. Always ask what success looks like for every project, and every job. Managing expectations of your customers, employees, and managers is the key to long-term success in any company. Everyone want the same things on the deepest level, the 3 R's … to be Recognized Respected Rewarded You can't meet someone's expectations if you don't know what they are. Paul Goldsmith shares some tips on how to improve your workplace relationships and become a linchpin in any organization. He also shares some insights from Seth Godin's book Linchpin.

Paul Goldsmith discusses the importance of learning to say no to protect your time and energy. Drawing parallels to professional sports and entrepreneurship, Paul emphasizes the need for personal growth, risk-taking, and the importance of prioritizing critical opportunities over lesser ones. He shares three practical tips for learning the art of saying "No". Assert your boundaries clearly and politely – being direct,  Practice in low-stakes situations Offer alternatives.  Paul highlights how saying no can lead to increased productivity, better business decisions, and more meaningful relationships with those who matter most.

Paul Goldsmith challenges the notion that being perpetually busy is a virtue. It means you have a lack of priorities. Paul shares his journey from working in an office to realizing the freedom of owning his own time as an entrepreneur. Reclaim hours in your day through strategic planning and prioritization. The 8-hour workday culture, driven by corporate interests, keeps people in a state of dissatisfaction that fuels consumerism. Negotiate your time, prioritize self-care and your health! Being fit and focused creates margin in your life. Everyone gets sick, or worse, at some point, which is exactly why it's critical to be proactive with your health and build up as much health margin as possible. Train every day like your life depends on it because it does.

If you are disheartened in your current situation ... and thinking of making a pivot, listen to this episode. Paul Goldsmith shares his observations about how pride and fear often hold people back from making necessary changes. He shares inspiring stories of individuals who have successfully pivoted in their careers to be in alignment with their current interests, including an MIT-educated neurosurgeon who dramatically pivoted his life by quitting when he became disheartened by the medical industry. Be curious, and take proactive steps toward your desired future, and don't get tripped up by sunk-cost fallacies.

Paul Goldsmith shares 4 CORE lessons for entrepreneurs and business owners, inspired by Christian radio. If you want to make more money, you have to be worth more to your customers. 4 ways to do that is to prioritize: Connection Operational Execellence Relational > Transactional Evidence (Proof of Value)

Paul Goldsmith discusses the importance of overcoming fear to pursue your dreams. To become the person you want to become, you must have the courage to be disliked. Paul shares his inspiration from the book "The Courage To Be Disliked," highlighting key concepts such as the separation of tasks and choosing happiness. The overall message is to live authentically and pursue your goals with courage and resilience.

If someone was spraying acid with a hose, you wouldn't stand there and take it or even take the hose from them to spray others. You would, hopefully, find the source and turn off the hose. The same goes for negativity. If someone is negative to you, don't receive it and please, whatever you do, DO NOT SPREAD IT.  Your mindset is your property and responsibility to manage. No one else can do it for you.  Paul Goldsmith shares a few thoughts on how he thinks about taking ownership of his mindset, coaching others, and takeaways from the book EXTREME OWNERSHIP.

Paul Goldsmith discusses how to achieve more calm and presence in your daily life. He shares three simple practices: writing morning pages to clear your mind, spending time outdoors to improve mental and physical health, and managing energy instead of time by prioritizing tasks when your energy levels are highest. 

Paul Goldsmith shares insights on the challenges that come AFTER achieving entrepreneurial goals, emphasizing the importance of planning, hiring, and teamwork. Using his recent experience of opening a Saladworks restaurant, he highlights the need to prepare for success beyond just getting started, stressing the role of a well-prepared team in sustaining growth. He also discusses the value of hiring strategically, even on a trial basis, to ensure long-term success. 

Paul Goldsmith shares recent life lessons from his challenging two-year journey of opening a Saladworks restaurant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. He highlights the importance of perseverance, integrity, and collaboration.  Reflecting on his struggles and insights from the book 'Power vs. Force' by David Hawkins, Paul encourages others to tap into their authentic power over using brute force.

This is Part 2, a follow-up to the previous episode "Turning Delayed Dreams Into Reality".  Paul Goldsmith shares his ongoing challenge of opening a Saladworks restaurant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Despite signing an agreement over two years ago, he has faced numerous setbacks including construction delays, disputes between contractors and the building owner, and the cable company cutting off his internet. Paul emphasizes the importance of perseverance, having alternative income sources anytime you launch something new, and learning from failure. Drawing inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger's approach to facing adversity, Paul encourages entrepreneurs to commit to Plan A as if there were no Plan B. 

On today's episode we visit with Paul Goldsmith, award winning cinematographer and creator of Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Coso, documentary film and the coffee table book on Coso rock art based on our film. In this episode we discuss some surprising insights Paul has after firsthand meetings with practicing shamans in the Amazon. He gives us a glimpse of what they are like and some surprising reflections on his interactions. You will learn some interesting aspects about shamanism and the Native American cultures. A lively discussion!TranscriptsFor rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/123Links Talking Stone Documentary Talking Stone Book Paul Goldsmith's WebsiteContact Dr. Alan Garfinkelavram1952@yahoo.comDr. Alan Garfinkel's WebsiteSupport Dr. Garfinkel on PatreonArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public StoreAffiliates and Sponsors California Rock Art Foundation Motion