1 hr 3 min
Episode 8: Keepin' It 100 The Life Unexamined Is Not Worth Living...
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- Self-Improvement
J-Smoove welcomes his audience to an environment where we keep it 100. He has a unique guest, Bryan Gray, who is a retired NYPD officer. He discusses his ubringing in Brooklyn, NY and how that helped to shape him into who he is, today. Bryan delves into the corruption within the NY police department, how stats take precedent over serving/aiding communities, why he purposely left money on the table, and why he turned down many opportunities to move up the ranks. He also explains how working the streets of impoverished neighborhoods was more enjoyable and fulfilling than dealing with the individuals on the inside due to the bureaucratic police structure.
J-Smoove and Bryan explain to the audience what keepin' it 100 means to them and why it is a fundamental principle of a life that is worth living.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- What keepin' it 100 means
- The importance of staying true to ourselves and not compromising who we are
- About the corruption within the infrastructure of the NY police department
- Why it is imperative that we learn how to police our own communtities without the need of an external force
- About the power of working together as a community and its benefits
- What it means to create our personal legacies on this earth
- Why we should never lose sight of our passions/dreams
J-Smoove welcomes his audience to an environment where we keep it 100. He has a unique guest, Bryan Gray, who is a retired NYPD officer. He discusses his ubringing in Brooklyn, NY and how that helped to shape him into who he is, today. Bryan delves into the corruption within the NY police department, how stats take precedent over serving/aiding communities, why he purposely left money on the table, and why he turned down many opportunities to move up the ranks. He also explains how working the streets of impoverished neighborhoods was more enjoyable and fulfilling than dealing with the individuals on the inside due to the bureaucratic police structure.
J-Smoove and Bryan explain to the audience what keepin' it 100 means to them and why it is a fundamental principle of a life that is worth living.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- What keepin' it 100 means
- The importance of staying true to ourselves and not compromising who we are
- About the corruption within the infrastructure of the NY police department
- Why it is imperative that we learn how to police our own communtities without the need of an external force
- About the power of working together as a community and its benefits
- What it means to create our personal legacies on this earth
- Why we should never lose sight of our passions/dreams
1 hr 3 min