As we constantly seek the approval of our parents, teachers, and peers in the workplace, we find that, no matter what we do, it is never enough; somehow, it seems that we constantly find ourselves coming short, time and time again. Yet, we never consider that true joy and self-fulfillment is not based on what others think of us, but instead of what we think of ourselves. 

The concept of being a servant was extremely difficult for Jesus' followers to grasp, too. After all, how can He, whom they believed to be God, wash their feet? Was this act not restricted to the lowest of slaves? Yet, it would be the foundation of the Christian faith. Their Messiah was not coming like King David in a warrior's horse to win some political war and liberate them from the Romans. He was coming sitting on a donkey to die for them and expect them to die for others. So revolutionary was the thought that many who followed him left him. Yet, this revolutionary act would change the course of humanity.   

When you have an end in mind, the vision of it guides your next steps forward. However, if you have no ultimate goal in your business or personal life, you are likely just wandering. In a sense, you are not going anywhere, even though you may always be moving and always staying busy. You are not aware of your “promised land.”  

In today's world, it seems that individualism has won over the idea of placing others' interest above self. In a world where adults are obsessed with satisfying their flesh's lust, others become victims, especially the youth, most painfully.   

In this episode, Dr. Valdes talks about a video that a priest named James Altman posted about how Democrats can never be Catholic.  Father Altman continues to spew hatred and ugliness, calling DACA children criminals, young men/women brought here against their will who have shed their blood defending our Freedom, that same freedom that allows a priest to spew hatred and horror condemning people to hell.  People like this are the reason why I love Jesus and hate Most of His so-called "believers."

Most human beings want to be rewarded for good deeds, but do not want to suffer for the bad choices. Yet, God’s Justice demands that wrong must be punished if a right is to be compensated. We must acknowledge that God is not just if He only rewards good choices and ignores bad choices. No group of godly men was more concerned for Justice than the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Declaration of Independence.  

In this episode Dr. Valdes talks about a video that a priest named James Altman posted about how Democrats can never be Catholic. Father Altman continues to spew hatred and ugliness, calling DACA children criminals, young men/women brought here against their will who have shed their blood defending our Freedom, that same freedom that allows a priest to spew hatred and horror condemning people to hell. People like this are the reason why I love Jesus and hate Most of His so-called "believers."

In this podcast, Dr. Valdes gets heated up with what he considers the hypocrisy among those they called themselves Christians, Catholics, and Protestants alike. Dr. Valdes understands clearly why people who have no faith want nothing to do with Christianity, it's not Jesus anyone has a problem with Its Jesus’ “so-called followers.” Dr. Valdes received an email from a very dear friend of his, who also happens to be one of the most famous swim/triathlon coaches in the world, who has been an atheist all his life and through the many years they have known each other, this person has started to have faith. This disturbs Dr. Valdes so much that this episode is part 1 of a 2 Episode series. You see Dr. Valdes understands these people so clearly because he too was an atheist, and then had an encounter with Jesus and decided to become a Christian, but when he entered in organized religion the deception is so great that Dr. Valdes also DOES NOT want anything to do with organized religion. Jesus, he will follow unto death, but the harm so-called Christians do to those who are hopeless looking for meaning is enormous and somehow someone has to have the guts to fight this. Stay tuned, very shocking episodes.

They will do as little as it is necessary to achieve the same as yesterday. A lazy person cannot grasp any significance in doing more than what is necessary. The other side of the coin is the workaholic who sacrifices health and family for riches -- only to spend that wealth in a futile attempt to recoup that health and mend the family.  

In this podcast, Dr. Valdes gets heated up with what he considers the hypocrisy among those they called themselves Christians, Catholics, and Protestants alike. Dr. Valdes understands clearly why people who have no faith want nothing to do with Christianity, it's not Jesus anyone has a problem with Its Jesus’ “so-called followers.” Dr. Valdes received an email from a very dear friend of his, who also happens to be one of the most famous swim/triathlon coaches in the world, who has been an atheist all his life and through the many years they have known each other, this person has started to have faith. This disturbs Dr. Valdes so much that this episode is part 1 of a 2 Episode series. You see Dr. Valdes understands these people so clearly because he too was an atheist, and then had an encounter with Jesus and decided to become a Christian, but when he entered in organized religion the deception is so great that Dr. Valdes also DOES NOT want anything to do with organized religion. Jesus, he will follow unto death, but the harm so-called Christians do to those who are hopeless looking for meaning is enormous and somehow someone has to have the guts to fight this. Stay tuned, very shocking episodes.

In this episode, Dr. Valdes talks about James Altucher's article on how New York was not coming back this time. Interestingly enough another New Yorker, Jerry Seinfeld attacked him vehemently in another opinion piece. Seinfeld did not refute Altucher’s very well laid out arguments, he simply attached the man personally with very ugly language. This is what is happening in America today there is no longer dialogue, it's simply camps of warriors waiting to attack those that think differently. We must bring civility back.

In the second half of the fascinating podcast with the former drug lord, Barry-John talk speaks to Jorge in-depth about Pablo Escobar, Griselda Blanco, El Chapo Guzman. They also speak about the relationships between organized crime groups in the US such as the Italian Mafia and the likes of the Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. Another topic is the shift in power in the narcotics trade between the Colombian and Mexican drug cartels and how these groups interact with each other today.

Show Notes...In this week's episode Barry-John speaks to Jorge Valdes who is one of the founding members of the infamous Medellin Drugs Cartel. In part 1 of this 2 part podcast, Jorge Valdes talks about how he went to prison in the United States after a plane that he was a passenger of crashed in the jungles of Panama while carrying over 200kg of cocaine worth over $7,000,000 USD. Jorge was then severely tortured while in a Panama prison. After paying several bribes to officials and even paying off General Noriega himself, he was handed over to Interpol and extradited to the United States where he went on trial and was imprisoned. He also speaks about his relationship with one of the history's most feared and recognized drug lord's, Pablo Escobar as well as the female Colombian drug queen known as the Black Widow, Griselda Blanco and their propensity for extreme violence. The podcast also covers the recent Black Lives Matter movement and lots more. 

Interview on the Eric Metaxas Radio Show.  Jorge Valdes relates an over-the-top personal story of his life as a cocaine drug lord and how he eventually left this brutal world of crime; Jorge also shares stories of his family's experience with Socialism in Cuba. 

In this episode, Dr. Valdes details how one of the most important principles he had to implement in building a multi-million dollar Drug Cartel and then a multi-million dollar company was he believed in a win/win mindset. He goes into detail about how he had a profit-sharing program in the cartel for his employees who were already making an enormous amount of money. This critical and most important principle was also implemented in his company and one of the main reasons he attests to his success.

Show Notes: In this episode, Dr. Valdes talks about how we can not make people like us but we surely can make people respect us. He depicts his struggles coming to America and being discriminated against. How he had to work three times as hard just to be accepted and recognized. Yet, for Dr. Valdes working three times as hard did not make him Angry instead it made him better. We are living in hateful times and perhaps it is a great idea if we start a civility movement where a person calls an old friend or relatives and invites him/her to dinner if they live in the same town and spend a night talking about everything but politics, perhaps remembering what made them close friends, or if they are relative remembering the times growing up and fun shared together. If we live far away then let us use technology to have an hour of sharing wine and cheese or coffee, and do the same. Somehow we must go back to being civil again.

Show Notes: In this episode, Dr. Valdes talks about how we can not make people like us but we surely can make people respect us. He depicts his struggles coming to America and being discriminated against. How he had to work three times as hard just to be accepted and recognized. Yet, for Dr. Valdes working three times as hard did not make him Angry instead it made him better. We are living in hateful times and perhaps it is a great idea if we start a civility movement where a person calls an old friend or relatives and invites him/her to dinner if they live in the same town and spend a night talking about everything but politics, perhaps remembering what made them close friends, or if they are relative remembering the times growing up and fun shared together. If we live far away then let us use technology to have an hour of sharing wine and cheese or coffee, and do the same. Somehow we must go back to being civil again.

In this episode, Dr. Valdes does a tribute to his wife.  Dr. Valdes shares how his wife went through depression and his lack of understanding about depression as a serious illness almost caused their divorce. After seeking two weeks of intensive counseling Dr. Valdes found the answer that saved their marriage and today celebrate twenty-four amazing years of marriage.

A discussion on how powerful people have a hard time listening to payroll people.

As a young man, before I joined the cartel, I looked at gangsters as the ultimate man. They had power, people feared them, lived a luxurious life, and it seemed that they had all the women. As an up and coming young executive with the Federal Reserve Bank, with immense potential, I also was fascinated by these people, and deep down inside I wanted to be like them, without the criminal element. So, I found myself rooting for the bad guy even though I knew they were horrible human beings that had caused a lot of pain to many people.