As 2023 comes to a close; we begin with Thank You.  Thank you all for everything during this amazing year. (And we mean thank you to everyone who has taken any part in our ARP journey, God Bless You All!) We are elated that we continue on a path of purpose while doing exactly what God ordained for us to do with our Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP). With reflection on this past year check out our finale episode for 2023; some great concluding content is here. Happy New Year and we pray much success in 2024 for everyone.  Please check out this episode and the other 50+ previous episodes between now and our return in 2024. We will see you all again on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (God-willing), with more amazing and impactful content. “Until next time, let us all be and stay spectacular together!” ~plush Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

As we reflect on our successes of 2023, we are Consistently, Intentionally & Deliberately taking things to the next level for 2024 using Discipline, Obedience & Accountability. In the coming months, we will continuously enhance your Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) experience. One thing we have learned to be true from Tennis Superstar, Venus Williams is that “Discipline = Freedom.” Discipline must be the norm — for everyone. It is what will get us to that next level together. Rather than being anxious or feeling guilty about doing the necessary work, be concerned that we are not. Listen in and learn what our ARP mantra CID-DOA means and how it works toward success. Until next time, let us all be and stay spectacular together! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

Efficiency, safety, and greatness are all able to be achieved when Operational Excellence is in Action.   In today’s episode we discuss in detail multiple examples of what success looks like when your behind-the-scenes operational efficiencies are in place.  A specific example of a JetBlue employee (Diamond) is discussed during this episode.  During my Thanksgiving travels Diamond displayed the epitome of what Operational Excellence looks like for me. Hear the story and learn what Operational Excellence looks like… #jetblue#airlineindustry#flightattendant#stewardess#employeetestimonialBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

None of us are perfect and in fact we were not created or designed to be.  Extend some grace to ourselves and others today! We all may agree with all certainty that we all have messed up before.  Be it a project, in life, in general we all have most definitely made mistakes, and guess what it is truly alright and ok.  How we choose to respond to our mess-ups is key.  Communicate, Communicate and Communicate again; let it be known that you have made a mistake and let it be known to others that you understand mistakes happen. (Gracing)  The critical component is owning fully and fixing. Extend grace to ourselves and others, while also forgiving. Tapping into the right amount of grace will always be a positive experience for all parties involved. It may be difficult, yet it will always ultimately lead to success. Today we talk about our experiences and go deep into discussing when we are under- or over-extending grace in our lives. Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

Strategy and Strategic Planning are both at the core and essential to creating successful plans.  Learning how to navigate within difficult conversations, expressing ourselves, listening to others and knowing how to organize these thoughts to reach our goal is key.  How does planning help, you may ask? Listen to this action-packed and powerful episode where we discuss elements of Strategy and Strategic Planning.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

Enjoy the Journey and the Process!  We certainly have been in these parts…  Thursday, October 12th, 2023 was our Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP), 1-year anniversary. What a spectacular journey this is for all of us.  ARP is grateful for what we all have accomplished this year together. Being “spectacular as always of course” is because of Who God is to us. “God promises us safe passage not an easy ride.”  As for our ARP, it is time for a break and time to refresh. We will be recording and finishing up 2023 with a bang and then will kick back off in July of 2024 after some much-needed rest.  Meanwhile enjoy this episode where we focus on enjoying the journey and the process, as we have been doing.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

Focusing on the “Can Do’s” only places us in a can-do mindset to make the best of any and all situations. Whether we are looking at a personal life situation or a corporate situation; we may control our attitude and move forward to successful resolutions and outcomes with a Can Do mindset. How do we develop and maintain this Can Do mindset? Listen in as we talk about the steps for you to consider for success.  This episode helps us all to create a Can-Do attitude.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

For the Love of God, please recognize and remember that we all are capable of being “wrong” and it is truly ok. It really is easy to say “I am wrong” ~ “I am sorry” ~ I apologize.  Let us finally take complete and total ownership with both accountability and responsibility.  Let us stop attempting to deflect to someone else and hope things are made right, by just somehow miraculously working itself out.   Learn to Own It!  Understanding, we all are flawed, and owning those flaws, allows others to help us whether we are in a team setting or we are working alone.  Admit we made a mistake, figure out how to fix the issue/problem, and then let us take action to make things right together in harmony. 😊 Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

Everyone has an opinion! Unlike the times when social media did not exist, we now have the opportunity to express those thoughts beyond our immediate social circle on platforms that are able to reach the entire world. Having the common sense to stay grounded, attempting to understand different perspectives, and remaining respectful when we do not agree with others' beliefs, thoughts and convictions is critical to successful communication and relationships in this thing we call life. Common Sense truly does always Prevail! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!

Knowing how to look at all sides of a topic, dissecting and analyzing all sides while willingly acknowledging the perspectives of others; produces a well-rounded vantage point.  One may argue that this vantage point significantly assists us with achieving and gaining success. Let us all learn today the many lessons learned from the Debate Team! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact Aaron R. Plush for your business needs. Our 8 Services: Program/Project Management, Management Consulting, Operations Management, Contingent Labor / Workforce Management, Chief of Staff, Supplier Diversity Management, Motivational Speaking and Voice-over / Voice Actor. [email protected] https://aaronrplush.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/228655315610b72254/ Listen and subscribe to Authentic Realness Podcast (ARP) on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Amazon Music TuneIn+AlexaAnd everywhere else you may tune in!