Industry Woes

 This is an article aimed at pointing out and elevating industry issues at large. Previously, I did a could of podcasts on the healthcare industry issues which are also prevalent in other work as well. But the distinction that really sticks out to me is misappropriation. There's a tremendous lack of reverence for experience and skill. 

 I'm today's workforce shortage crisis, you would think skill would be valued more than ever, but sadly it isn't. I've been involved in healthcare imaging and information technology at a very high level for about 2 decades and have deep dive learning and projects under my belt. Even before the last few legs of my professional journey, back in 2019, I was already, before the pandemic, experienced and skilled enough to run a small imaging department by myself from front desk to imaging to backend. And I had experience doing that at an orthopedic office for a few years. I then went on to expand my leadership skills and branch further into IT and medical technology, going back to school several times and achieving certifications and degree. When I began reaching out for leadership positions, my goals changed and initially I was approached with embrace. But then a pivot happened. As the pandemic took lives and positions, the industry was gutted and there became a mad dash to get warm bodies to work at the ground level. 

  I understand the urgency to a degree, especially coming from management experience, having dealt with budgets, purchases and finances at the mid management level. But in all of this, structure shouldn't be lost. There should still be sensitivity to value. If I have an applicant in front of me and I observed a tremendously diverse skill set along with the ability to lead at the highest level, I would be determined not to waste those skills, not just for gratification purposes of the applicant, but productivity purposes. Why would I sit on all of that additional value. It's like buying a Porsche simply for going to the grocery store and nothing else. That's waste. And unfortunately it is done a great deal in healthcare since the pandemic. In fact leaders are more intimidated when they see skill and determined to "put you in your place" as a grunt rather than use what you offer. It's very bizarre, especially for that to be the initial knee jerk reaction.

  I've always had more of an affinity for project based work, be in some kind of project management or contracts in the technology field. This is because this work relies on the available skillsets and abilities of those involved. There isn't an avoidance of that, with forced role insertion at a bottom level. It's a more flat architecture. In healthcare, I have observed large amounts of skill and experience, pressed down into grunt roles, with lost value. I cannot say how irritating it is to have someone continue to tell me how they read and appreciate my resume and skillset, but see my best position as being an unskilled grunt who they train and keep at a base level. It's very stupid, and insulting not only to me, but the person saying it to me. I'm not saying that positions always need to be created for skills on the fly. What I'm saying is that although there is a need for base level workers, at this point there is an equal need for leaders and multi-talented individuals in many fields, and as a hiring manager, my mind would be on fast tracking talent on that path.

 This is why I have been adamant about creating new paths and opportunities with J-Team University and IT services. I also feel differently about AI than I did years ago. Not only because I have been learning the tech behind it, and using it, but I see where it fills the gap. How many times do you walk into a hardware store or department store, looking for assistance, with workers either scarce or hesitant to help at all. Many times, you'll get the answer to your question from AI engines before a single soul will assist you. How much money could industry save by using bots rather than selfish and lazy people. I think it does have a place and a need, used correctly, and this is what I intend to explore.

The Approach - Health and Tech

This is an update on website changes and upcoming services. I will be providing increased educational and consultation services. The MRI program, through J-Team, I'm hoping to have accredited in the near future. I have developed simulation software to assist in the education process that I will host. There is also gaming software that I am developing. I want to focus on the new Versus game I developed. I believe it is revolutionary and will help boost the sales of collector cards.

The other day, I visited the local card stores in my area, where I became aware of the fact that there is an enormous collection of sports cards in variation for every athlete in every sport. But not only are they not played, they aren't even collected or known about. They sit in bins, passed over, while the only card games being played are Magic the Gathering and Pokemon. This means there are countless dead card games as well. These are well made cards from various companies that go completely wasted.

 I mentioned to the store owner that I have a plan to bring usefulness and sales back to these well made cards. I had the idea, but not the execution down yet. After configuring code and ideas for over a week, I had a premise in place of a card game with set stat numbers for characters. It worked well, but was a bit too predictable. I introduced a tier system and expanded stats and specialties. I wanted spontaneity but reliability, which was a hard balance to strike. I also included a create-a-character feature to add to customization. I plan to have standardized rankings for each character or athlete that are coded into each update, so the value is in the card.

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The other update is in the field of nutrition. I've always had a rigorous approach to nutrition and health, and have experimented with many supplements and vitamins over the past decades. I emphasize clean and healthy products for longevity. What I've found over the years, is that it is very hard to get all of your nutrients in one place, and also products have less and less concentration of nutrients in their items, along with unhealthy additives. Years back, I started following Athletic Greens due to a podcast, and have used their green powder for several years now. Prior to this, I used Source of Life Liquid vitamin for a while, which you will now find it difficult to find anywhere. That vitamins was packed with vitamins and had everything you need. You felt it right away. I also  found the super supplement Glucosil, which is great for regulating blood sugar, carbohydrate digestion, and cardio health. That used to be sold online, an then found its way to Walmart shelves.

 Then, in recent times, it has become scarce again, and must be purchased online. I've taken Lutein, Biotin, D3, Magnesium, Resveratrol,and Fish oil. The source of life liquid had many of these built in. However, as much as Athletic greens boasts about how complete it is, I find it disappointing that I have to take each of thiese in addition. If they want to have the bragging rights they desire, they need to step up and actually be a complete multivitamin. These addition vitamins are absolute essential to complete health. Many times, Magnesium is lacking, as well as D3 and Resveratrol, all of which Source of Life had. I see no reason why this can't be improved.

Why should I have a cocktail regimen this large if I'm taking a super vitamin.

I think that there is much in healthcare that is kept disfunctional not always for profit but at times pure laziness and incompetence. Diabetes, is likely a very curable disease. The is profit in the sickness, so they forego procedures such as stem cell coming of pancreatic tissue or other therapies. It's sad to see. But in time, there may be a shift in healthcare solely to preserve pride, due to the life expectancy rate being disproportionate for all of the medical advances. We'll see.

Essay on Love

 I have had several drafts written in the past few months that I didn't find necessary to release, but this is an essay that I feel is very essential to write. When it comes to love, there are a lot of inequities and misconceptions in general globally, but when it comes to judging others' love, this is something that has tremendous gaps.

  Some people tend to put timelines on love and affection, and deem love inappropriate if it doesn't match up with their timeline. However, I think one huge flaw made is that people really don't realize how quickly love actually moves. And I'm talking about real, and informed love. It doesn't take nearly as long as people like to think to know enough to really love someone. And I believe there is actually an abundance of fabricated love out there, that is more forced and structured. There is no such thing as setting love at a timeline of a specific range or length of months. It is organic. It can't be quantified or bottled.

  Especially if you've been hurt or betrayed and fallen out of love, people question your ability to assess love going forward, which is understandable. But while you can have flawed judgement, you can also still have very clear judgement as long as you move forward in the right way. That's where perspective, closure, and honesty come into play in a big way. You have to completely unravel yourself, and go through vulnerable rebuilding. It's a beautiful thing what becomes of you on the other end of that. You become someone you can be proud of again.

  Asking the right questions, getting the needed answers, and feeling totally and completely and honestly in love can happen and honestly often does happen very fast if it involved two people who have the feelings in a strong way. You may see it done differently the majority of the time, but honestly I think that happens when the people are inexperienced, far apart, having limited contact, or divided and distracted in other directions. That's the only real reason for the process to be drawn out. If the love between two people is capable of being one in a million, they will sense it before very long. There will be a period of getting to know what foundation there is underneath all of that, but it really doesn't take a long period of time to find if the foundation and the fantasy add up. It has nothing to do with blind infatuation. It's logical and clear love that is absolutely real.

  Just like your favorite song, if you have an intellectual taste, had you at the beginning. There is initial surprise and infatuation with a flashy or catchy tune, but you know within a few listens over a couple of days if a song is timeless to you, or just a phase. Love works the same way. You just have to be honest with yourself, because what some people do is ignore the fact that they don't really feel a full love. They just really want to, and choose to push through whatever situation they have at hand. Those situations are the ones that get all short courtships labeled as impulsive. In reality, it is not about the time. As long as you have that in proper perspective, you don't have to fear how your timeline is moving. Just know that you will have many detractors. Don't let that discourage you. It is unavoidable. The main thing of importance is that the couple themselves are on the same page.