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

There are many strongly held beliefs and principles that we all hold that may differ from person to person. Some hold strong beliefs that everything in life can be achieved exclusively through hard work, ambition, and perseverance. Some belief that everyone’s purpose is to make the world a better place for not only themselves but others around them.

These guiding principles can inspire us to do great things. Motivate us to pursue change when we see big moments where things are not what they should be or could be. We take this principles and find ways to make them appealing to the broader masses or functional to our daily work. For instance, people with Christian faith, typically will be more compassionate in their interactions or human, empathetic towards the consumer experience.

These personal ideologies are developed over time or are a result of important moments in our lives. Much of what we believe to be universal truths are things we were taught as children or experiences we had. For instance, it is easier to believe the traditional value of hard work if you saw the benefits it had on your childhood, but less so if you saw your parents go to work everyday and struggle. If you enjoyed a comfortable childhood, this reinforced the value. If not, it was something you will reject. In reality, hard work does pay off, but there are no guarantees in life.

The challenges in our society is when there are conflicts between people who hold completely different sets of these strongly held beliefs. In the past, Americans understood that the best path forward was through negotiation to achieve compromises that could make outcomes somewhat suitable for all sides. But negotiation in the modern sense is becoming less about achieving workable solutions and more about finding ways to force the submission of the other party.

For instance, there is a business book about negotiations where the author discusses never giving an inch in negotiations. I get the idea and the importance of holding your ground in negotiations. If one side believes the other will need to give in, either do to necessity or lack of fortitude, why alter your offering or position. Negotiations are about leverage and willpower at times. But sometimes the desire to win a negotiation is given false importance than reaching a timely and beneficial solutions.

Now, the word compromise is being another word we cannot say in the political realm. Compromise is treated as a slur, detailing the person as unfit for leadership because they will waffle the first change they get. But I think there should be credit given for people willing to construct workable ideas that bridge the gaps in these negotiations where progress can be made and avoid disruptions or harm to our overall economy and society.

In the following podcast episode, Ideology, I discuss how rigid ideology negatively impacts society, financial assets for the upcoming CRC Fund, and other current events. Please experience this episode below.