As 2024 starts drawing to a close, I want to unpack some of the key criteria I use to evaluate how successful my year has been. Tune in to hear my advice for overcoming some of the most common errors made by compliance professionals and the questions you should be asking yourself right now to ensure that you don’t fall into these traps again in 2025!

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Today's episode:

[01:12] How and why my approach to evaluating each year of my life has changed.

[04:17] Some of the key questions that I recommend asking yourself at this time of the year.

[05:56] One of the biggest challenges faced by compliance professionals.

[08:13] My version of procrastination.

[09:21] Exploring what motivation is and how you can enhance it.

[10:18] What I am proud of having achieved in 2024.

[10:56] Why it’s important to evaluate how you deal with positive and negative surprises.

[13:32] A common approach adopted by compliance offers when something doesn’t go the way they planned.

[15:36] Why the aforementioned approach doesn’t work and what I recommend doing instead.

[16:30] Why I believe compliance is a revenue-generating function.

[19:39] An overview of the free workshop I am holding on the 18th of December that will help you convert your setbacks into successes!

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Today’s episode is inspired by a book written by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld. It’s called The Triple Package and while it’s received its fair share of criticism, I hope that after listening to my analysis, you’ll be able to appreciate the book’s theory as much as I do!

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Today's episode:

[00:48] The conversation and book that inspired today’s episode.

[03:09] The key theory outlined in The Triple Package.

[03:54] What a superiority complex is.

[04:38] The unexpected benefits of being insecure.

[05:36] The correlation between impulse control and success.

[06:34] Criticism that The Triple Package has received and why I disagree with the critics.

[07:47] How The Triple Package theory can be applied to Russian immigrants.

[11:20] Characteristics to look out for when interviewing immigrants.

[14:58] The value of The Triple Package theory.

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In a paper released a few days ago (October 2024) two senior officials from the ECB outlined why they believe Bitcoin is dangerous, creates inequality, and is a threat to democracy. In this episode, I outline why they are wrong.

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Today's episode:

[00:50] A real-life horror story.

[02:30] Arguments made by two senior ECB officials about the dangers of Bitcoin in a research paper.

[05:58] The high levels of accessibility of Bitcoin.

[05:58] Some of the many benefits of Bitcoin.

[07:16] Why it is untrue that early Bitcoin adopters benefit unfairly.

[09:35] The causes of inequality.

[10:35] My theories for the motivation behind the release of the anti-Bitcoin paper.

[16:19] What to expect from the MICA workshop I am holding in November.

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