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Spoiler alert: I reveal part of the conclusion to an episode of Psych below after wholeheartedly recommending the series.
The first time I showed up, he did this thing with his arms across the room. Each one was raised up, horizontal at his side, fingers outstretched. He just left them there. Big smile on his face.
He wanted a hug.
Between grown men, hugs are rare. In the workplace, even rarer. Even more unique, I had just shown up at my new job, and he was my boss.
Thus began a yearlong adventure investigating a worldwide money laundering operation. Thus began my education in how to be Jesus.
Okay, okay. I’m sure José, who I now consider a friend, would bristle at me comparing him to Jesus. And this isn’t a religious blog. So stick with me.
I’ve recently been devouring “FIRE” podcasts.[1] This whole area is worth another post, but I was surprised to hear an episode of the ChooseFI podcast called “Choose Your Five.” On it, the hosts repeated the oft cited advice to choose those around you wisely.
I think most podcast listeners know by now that it was Jim Rohn (not Jim Rome!) who said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
