My name is Christopher Peter and welcome to the Christopher Peter Review.

I firmly believe that people are dynamic to truly love their nation, while understanding there are opportunities for improvement. No nation on this earth can claim to be the perfect nation and free of any controversial action in extended length of their history.

People evolve over time and values and norms change. Perspective is needed to be rational and intellectually mature about events that are not so great overall. Every individual has made decisions that they regret or would not do so if they knew the consequences of those decisions. Same with societies. There are practices that were institutionalized that will not be returned because times have changed.

In all fairness, no nation can claim absolute perfection. But the United States of America is the gold standard. No nation has done more to elevate people out of poverty and oppression than America. No nation has stood up to Communism, Fascism, and terrorism and succeeded as the driving force. No nation affords their people the economic freedom, personal freedom, security, and choice America offers.

In this special episode, I discuss the importance of patriotism America and debate recent Supreme Court rulings. Please enjoy. Wish you all a Happy July 4th celebration!

My name is Christopher Peter and welcome to The Christopher Peter Review.

One of the easiest thing people do in this world is see a gap in others. See mistakes or missteps others make and dissect these moments in a manner to highlight our own self belief in our own intelligence. How can this person have done this or done that when it was so obvious the choices he or she should have made. We all personally believe that we know what someone else should have done with their lives, their careers, or daily situations.

Sometimes we lose this perspective when looking at people who are more successful than we believe they should be. This person must have done some immoral action to gain an advantage that we did not do. This person got there because of their race, gender, other demographic, or network. There between who we perceive them to be and how they got be where they are in life. So we fill in the blanks to make ourselves feel better about our situations.

That is life in America and really any society for the most part. Our reality is not always real, but our perception of what must have took place in order to feel better or less worse about our own lives. That is how we get out of bed each day. Now, I am not trying to make the impression that we are all purposefully malice individuals. Many times people do not act on their thoughts. We do not treat someone differently because we think they have ill gotten gains. We do not help someone even if we believe there is a correction that could change their perceived situation.

My point is that a birds eye view is not always the reality that individual is really facing. Maybe that person who has a better title than we have benefited from performing well on visible projects, affording him or her a fast track through no real fault of their own. They had an opportunity and took advantage of it. Maybe that person who we think is making all the wrong decisions has a host of other factors that make these straight forward decisions not so straight forward.

In this podcast episode, Managing Reality, I focus on discussing how we are impacted by marketing in our lives. Many times we think we are behaving in rational manners, but are really reacting to exposures to marketing promotions, societal engineering, socialization, and other factors that influence our decision making in a not so straight forward manner. At times, we need to challenge our norms, default positions, and instinctive actions to understand why these exist for us and if they really belong in our respective lives.

Please experience this podcast episode below, where I also discuss inflation as well as other current events.

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Does the financial ends justify the means to attain that financial benefit? There is a saying that everyone has a price, which might be true. There may be a price point where we are willing to set aside our personal standards and principles to experience a financial benefit that is needed in the moment or just to satisfy a momentary urge.

When we set aside our personal standards and guiding principles, we also set aside any excuse related to consequences or externalities that may exist because of that decision. The excuse that we did not know or anticipate the effect is not an adequate excuse when the result came from a pure monetary pursuit.

I am a capitalist at heart and believe people should maximize their outcomes and financial viability. Take advantage of opportunities that exists because some come only once in a lifetime. But you must understand not only your benefit, but what the potential cost associated that others may bear.

For instance, there are many companies that offer services that really do not make the customer better. They enjoy back end rebates and incentives, while exposing the end user or consumer to financial and other risks that they should not bear. When the regulators come knocking, should we really be sympathetic to the argument that this was not something they could have anticipated?

In this new podcast episode, I lead a discussion on the true cost of streaming, Trump’s new indictment, and the PGA Merger as well as other recent current events. Please click below to experience The Cost of Money podcast episode.

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Responsibility is the most avoided concept in our society. We want to be able to do what we want, when we want, and not want to experience the consequences of those decisions. We want to buy what we want and not drown ourselves with the rules and expectations that come with ownership.

In many aspects, there are many Americans allergic to the idea that personal responsibility is important. In the podcast episode below, I discuss why personal responsibility is important and how successful people in our society accept personal responsibility as a way of life.

Think of your favorite athlete or entertainer. They did not reach the levels of success by deflecting responsibility. They understood the need to be better than the person in front of them or they would lose their roster spot. Be more appealing that the artist releasing during the same week or lose sales overall.

In this podcast episode, I also discussed fiscal responsibility. If you are spending money you did not personally earn, you are expected to do your best to retain it as long as possible or grow it in a risk averse manner. Too many people in power recklessly spend money they did not earn. And we are shocked when they need more and more.

Please experience this episode below to see why this ideals are so important as well as our discussions on recent current events.

My name is Christopher Peter and welcome to The Christopher Peter Review.

In this edition of the Christopher Peter Review, I lead discussion on the benefits of capitalism, a growing NATO alliance, updates on the political drama, and great deal of beer talk.

Please experience the new format starting with the podcast episode below.