Stop Pretending You're Powerless

MAR 8, 202615 MIN

Mysterious Goings On with Alex Greenwood

Stop Pretending You're Powerless

MAR 8, 202615 MIN

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Cross-posted from <a href="https://alex715.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">All the Fits That's News.</a> In this episode:When Friendships End (And Nothing Went Wrong) - Most friendships don’t explode. They run out of gas. Why the seasonality of relationships isn’t failure, it’s just life doing what it does.Being Right Isn’t Enough. Being Effective Matters - Outrage doesn’t change behavior. Money does. Why closing your wallet might be the most honest response to a system built on making you feel powerless.Both pieces ask the same question: what happens when we stop pretending we can’t choose?<a href="https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Check out ResistandUnsubscribe.com for easy ways to take action.</a>Alex will be LIVE at True Crime GenreCon in Kansas City! <a href="https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116827/true-crime-genrecon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Click here for details.</a> Book J. Alexander Greenwood for keynotes, panels, podcasts, and live conversations!J. Alexander Greenwood speaks on work, writing, media, and the systems people have to navigate every day, drawing from real-world experience as a writer, communicator, and podcaster.He appears at conferences, universities, book clubs, professional associations, and with organizations looking for something more grounded than a generic motivational talk. Formats include keynotes, panels, workshops, classroom conversations, and podcast or interview appearances. Engagements can be virtual or in person.Common topics include <a href="https://alex715.substack.com/p/radical-competency" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠Radical Competency ⁠</a>and workplace dynamics, independent publishing and author entrepreneurship, podcasting and storytelling, public relations and crisis communication, writing craft and the creative process, building a sustainable creative career, and true crime and the ethics of storytelling. Talks are tailored to fit the audience and the moment.For most speaking engagements, Greenwood charges a nominal speaking fee. Events requiring travel should also cover related expenses. Media interviews and podcast appearances are typically handled separately.If you’re interested, you’ll find everything you need here<a href="https://jalexandergreenwood.com/book-alex%2Fcontact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">⁠: jalexandergreenwood.com.⁠</a> ---Celebrating 10 Years and hundreds of episodes! Alex needs a coffee. 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Original theme music "Mysterious Goings On" by Jamie Green. Want your own cool score for your podcast or website? Contact Jamie at <a href="https://greenhousekc.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Greenhouse Consulting.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Check out Jamie's interview on the show <a href="https://mgopod.com/f/jamming-with-jamie-green?blogcategory=Interviews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://mgopod.com/f/jamming-with-jamie-green?blogcategory=Interviews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intro music: "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>This Mysterious Goings On Podcast episode was recorded and mixed at Green Shebeen Studios in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2026 all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission.