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Introversion 23.0: The Last Dance

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We’ve reached episode #23, and if you’ve been listening to the Introversion podcast, you’ve probably heard me mentioning I wanted to do an episode on “The Last Dance” (the documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls)… so obviously I couldn’t allow episode #23 to come and go withOUT it being “The Last Dance” episode. So here we go… If you’ve got The Last Dance in your watchlist but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, I recommend watching it first and then coming back here to listen to this episode as an epilogue of sorts. Otherwise, if you had no intention of watching The Last Dance (or don’t even care about Jordan or basketball in general), I recommend listening to this episode right now. What I say today is about so much more than just basketball. I always talk about LIFE in the Introversion podcast… and today is no different. Specifically, I get into the power of memories, how achieving greatness (or anything) in life requires sacrifice, the pros and cons of being competitive, the interplay between sports & politics, and what makes life worth living. Likes & comments welcome as always, and perhaps share this video with Jordan/Bulls fans. If you’ve been enjoying the podcast, please give it a 5-star rating in the Apple Podcasts app. It really helps with the algorithms and all that.

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