Name: 363. Q&AF: Believing In Yourself, Undermining Your Authority & Prioritizing American-Made Products by Real AF with Andy Frisella
Duration: 24 min 11 s
Description: In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on how to overcome the loss of belief in yourself during your personal development journey, what to do when one of your key people undermines your authority in front of the other employees, and the best way to prioritize American-made suppliers & vendors for your company.

Founder and CEO of Santiago Capital, Brent Johnson joins us to answer your questions on  precious metals and currency markets.

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Ask The Expert - Brent Johnson - June 2022

In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on what's the best way to attack & overcome procrastination, how to deal with an employee that's going through a rough patch in performance, and the best way to transition from being a manager into operating & building your business.

349. Q&AF: Overcoming Procrastination, Struggling Employee & Transitioning From Manager To Owner

The Jianwen Emperor plays shell-games with his dad's spirit tablet, decides Confucius has had it too good for too long, gets gross in his pursuit for immortality, and tries breath-play with his concubines... oh yes, and fire. So, so much fire.

Time Period Covered:
ca. 1524-1547 CE

Major Historical Figures:
The Jiajing Emperor (Zhu Houcong) [r. 1521-1567]
Empress Dowager Zhang [r. 1505-1541]
Empress Chen [r. 1522-1528]
Empress Zhang [r. 1529-1534]
Empress Fang [r. 1534-1547]
Confucius [551-479 BCE]
Minister Xia Yan
Minister Huo Tao

Major Sources Cited:
Works Cited:
Geiss, James. “The Chia-ching reign, 1522-1566,” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I.
Huang, Weibo. “The palace rebellion of ‘Renyin’ and the Jiajing Emperor’s belief in alchemy” in Xiang Chao.
McMahon, Keith. Celestial Women: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Song to Qing.
Zhang, Tingyu. History of Ming, Vol. 114, Historical Biography 2, Empresses and Concubines 2.
Zhang, Yongchang. “The ‘Renyin’ palace rebellion: palace women sacrifice themselves” in Quanzhou Wenxue.

The History of China

#239 - Ming 26: Red Lead Prescription

In today's episode, Andy & DJ discuss Sam Harris' statement that he'd ignore Hunter Biden having 'corpses of children in his basement' if it kept Trump from being the President, the opening statement made by Progressive Democrat Public Defender at J-6 trial, and Berkeley's co-op banning white people from common areas to avoid violence.

362. Andy & DJ CTI: Sam Harris' Absurd Comments About Trump, Opening Statement By Progressive Democrat & Berkeley Bans White People

In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on how to overcome the loss of belief in yourself during your personal development journey, what to do when one of your key people undermines your authority in front of the other employees, and the best way to prioritize American-made suppliers & vendors for your company.

363. Q&AF: Believing In Yourself, Undermining Your Authority & Prioritizing American-Made Products

In today's episode, Andy & DJ discuss the whistleblower who revealed the information Twitter collects from its users, an El Paso ISD teacher being fired after telling her students pedophiles should be called MAPs, and the white female character from Scooby-Doo not being able to call the police anymore in the MultiVersus video game.

375. Andy & DJ CTI: Twitter Collecting Data From Users, Teacher Supporting Pedophilia & Scooby-Doo Character Can't Call Police Anymore

Friction between White House and senior Homeland Security officials mounts as migrant border crossings soar, how inflation is fueling a nationwide labor movement, and Chick-fil-A employee praised for saving woman and baby during carjacking.

This Morning with Gordon Deal September 16, 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss has had a bruising first few weeks in office. Amid <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/10/03/kwasi-kwarteng-reverses-course-on-the-top-rate-of-tax?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">policy U-turns</a> and plummeting poll numbers, her Tory party’s annual shindig is a venue for much soul-searching. Russia’s “<a href="https://www.economist.com/news/2022/09/24/how-russia-is-conscripting-men-to-fight-in-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">partial mobilisation</a>” is unlikely to help much on the battlefield—and is proving exceedingly unpopular at home. And <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/09/21/on-the-troubles-of-naming-species?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the dangers</a> of naming species after people who become notorious.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Misplaced Truss? Britain’s ruling party meets

Ukraine’s army has <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/10/06/ukraine-has-made-stunning-gains-on-the-battlefield?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pushed</a> Russian forces back in the south and east. We ask how they’ve managed to make such impressive gains so quickly, whether more could follow and what Russia’s reaction might be. Why Britain has such troubles <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/09/01/why-britain-cannot-build-enough-of-anything?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">building</a> homes, power stations and really much of anything. And how Maine’s lobstermen are responding to <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/09/22/maines-lobster-industry-is-feeling-the-pinch?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the latest threat</a> to their industry.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The gains in Ukraine: stalled Russia plainly wanes

An <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/10/08/ukraine-braces-for-retaliation-after-an-attack-on-the-bridge-from-crimea-to-russia?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">attack</a> on the Kerch bridge—a pet project of President Vladimir Putin that links Russia with annexed Crimea—has prompted a swift and brutal response. We ask what is likely to happen next. We examine the <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2022/10/06/how-pop-culture-went-multipolar?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">multipolar</a> nature of popular culture: fears of a globalised monoculture of cool have proved misplaced. And why <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/09/22/indias-capital-has-run-out-of-booze?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buying booze in Delhi</a> has again become so unpleasant.&nbsp;For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Crimea and punishment: Russia’s reprisals

In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on how to deal with losing a family member to cancer, what is the best way to approach bringing a new product into the marketplace, and how to properly approach your supervisor about leadership issues inside the company.

395. Q&AF: Grieving With Family Death, Releasing A New Product & Earning Respect From Supervisors

Entrepreneur Andy Frisella and his guests discuss, debate, and laugh their way through trending topics and hot-button issues.

(This is also the home of Andy's other show, the top ranked MFCEO Project Podcast.)

363. Q&AF: Believing In Yourself, Undermining Your Authority & Prioritizing American-Made Products

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