1083: Mike Rowe | Rethinking Success in an Uncertain World

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But the economy, decision making, uncertainty, and a whole lot more. This is actually from his show. The way I heard it, it aired several months ago. If you heard it and you gave us nice feedback, thank you very much. If you haven't heard it, now's your chance. We're gonna replay it here, thanks to Mike Rowe for having this conversation and allowing me to post it as well along here in my feed for you all to enjoy. Alright, here we go with myself and Mike Rowe. Say action or begin. Or off we go. I said, Give me a minute. And you were like, Let's just go. Is this a good time to announce your new show, Pass the Buck? That is not a new show. Hey, um first of all, thank you for returning the favor. We first met.

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