Pitching The Truth

Paul Gibbons is a former investment banker, consultant, and CEO. Today, his writing, speaking, and scholarship focuses on how science and philosophy can provide practical solutions to the problems we face in the 21st century.  In this episode, Paul and Gregory Paul interview each other. As they dive deep and the topic of truth, their past stories, Greg being a former felon and Paul as a former alcoholic-drug user. Hear their no holds bar story as they share each other’s truths.    “The emotional and social support from people that has been down and gone the same path as you is priceless.”  -Paul Gibbons   Timestamps: 01:02 – All about Paul Gibbons, his early years and professional career, his battle with alcohol and controlled substances, and the ‘unemployable stage’ of his life. 07:29 – Paul Gibbons’ thoughts about white collar crimes, redemption and second chances for incarcerated people 09:00 – Importance of a community as a support system 11:15 – Greg shares the situation of inmates inside the facilities,

Greg Paul shares the speech he did for Ignite Denver 28, a fast-paced geek event that believes that public speaking builds confidence in individuals. The event's goal is to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, present their ideas and their stories. In this episode, Greg challenged himself with to present his story and inspire others in 20 slides, which automatically advance every 15 seconds. Storytelling in a fast and fun presentation which lasts just 5 minutes. You can visit video from Ignite Denver’s Youtube channel. The interview is titled, “Gregory Kotsaftis: The Truth About Lies”   “Your reputation is something that in today’s world could be ruined in an instant.”  -Gregory Paul Kotsaftis    Links and Resources: Gregory Paul’s Book- The Truth About Lies Greg Kotsaftis’s actual speech on Ignite Denver 28 – Gregory Kotsaftis: The Truth About Lies Ignite Denver   Connect with Gregory Paul: www.veracitygp.com    

Everything must comply with regulations. A regulatory compliance program has positive benefits and outcomes and they also protect the interests of everyone. In this episode, Greg shares his thought about complacency and compliance, C and C as he call it. Because of Greg’s fast-paced life he overlooked the rules and the laws of the country and experienced the consequence of his actions.   Stories of Compliance Monthly compliance to his probation - Greg has to deal with the rules set forth until he settle his restitution. Using personal computers to store company data.- Restriction of using personal computers because of personal data protection security (for non-profits) and company information as general Story of a University Profession doing side hustle of public speaking – Because of this professor’s passion he was called in by his University boss due to employment exclusivity clause.   Topics Covered 03:56 – Greg and their organization NP Tech for Good 06:00 – all about Prodigy Coffeehouse  and its non-pr

In this episode, Greg Jameson got to interview Gregory Paul on his podcast 20 Minutes of Influence where you will want to take fully to heart as you listen to Gregory Paul share his story. You can visit the actual interview on Greg Jameson’s page. The interview is titled, “The Importance of Always Being Truthful”    “The consequences of your lies will catch up with you.”   -Gregory Paul Kotsaftis    Timestamps:   01:04 - How Greg Jameson and Greg Paul met 03:32 – Greg Paul share his backstory 06:22 – Greg Jameson talks about influence and being truthful 08:26 – being direct and honest when it comes to making sales 10:52 – how your dishonest past can catch up with you 15:00 – everyone being micro influencers 21:24 – Greg shares how he got charged 22:43 – how Greg Paul felt like a ‘town leper’ when everyone knew his dishonest act 25:01 –serving 14-months in Camp George West facility 26:35 – Greg Jameson thoughts on Greg Paul’s experience 27:28 – Greg Paul’s take on addressing adversity and irate customers 29:1

  Owning your truth gives you the freedom to take charge of your own life. Even accepting your own mistakes can give you the power of redemption. When you become honest with yourself about what you want and what you want to do, you'll be on track to living your honest life. But what if you did something that put you behind bars, are you willing to expose it? In this episode, Greg contemplated how much he will expose his truths, expose who he is, what he has done and what had happened to him. He shared how he was holding back to bare it all for the fear to what others will think. Listen as to how Greg share his vulnerable thoughts, how at first he felt reluctant about sharing his story. Find out how he plans to go all in and expose his truths and his story.   Topics Covered 00:58 – How Greg contemplated on how he will bare his truths 01:43 – Greg shares the story of Frank Abagnale, from Catch Me If You Can 02:25 – the importance of having a coach 03:31 – How Greg feel reluctant about sharing his story 04:33 – 

Lying isn’t something any of us is particularly proud of. It’s why we hide the fact that we lie in the first place. And not only do we hide our lying, we spend an inordinate amount of time trying to justify it, defend it, and/or blame it on anything but our own sneaky and cowardly selves. In this episode, Greg talks about the speech he did at an event of Lakewood Colorado Rotary Club that tackles about the negative impact lying can cause your health and the importance of joining a circle like a rotary club to help people live their lives truthfully. Some other side effects of lying include: Lying creates a makeup reality. The act of keeping and hiding a secret because of lying gives us that agony of making our stories to be consistent and convincing to the people we lied on to. Lying hide the real you. If you hold on to secrets long enough and insulate yourself with them, in a sense, you become your secrets. Lying brings agony and stress. Keeping years off of your life. Lying keeps you awake and has difficul

We gravitated toward a certain type of people due to our aspirations and interests. It is said that who we surround ourselves with, we become. If you want to have greatness in your life, surround yourself with great positive people. If your goal is to be a happy, fulfilled, honest, confident, empowered and principled person, surround yourself with people who are the same. In this episode, Greg talks about the people you surround yourself with and how they affect who you are in relation to how you live your life and how honest you can be with yourself and with others. Actions you can do to Find Your Positive Inner Circle You have to focus on trying to keep the positive people in your life that is what the most important thing here. Because positivity breathes positivity, growth, and happiness. Focus on bringing quality people into your circle. Do not let people come in to just drain your energy or dump their problems on you and bring you down.  Breakaway from negative people even by yourself. Spend time alone

It's never easy to admit you've made a mistake, but it's a crucial step in learning, growing, and improving yourself. You can only learn from a mistake after you admit you've made it. As soon as you start blaming other people, you distance yourself from any possible lesson. But if you courageously own up your mistakes and take responsibility for it, learning and growth will come to you. 3 Action Items on How to Identify and Learn from Your Mistakes   Embrace who you really are. Like what Greg mentioned, in today’s world of social media things are superficial and pretentious. As he shared his past mistakes it helped him that he owned who he really was and embrace his story. Talk your thoughts to people you trust. Having a genuine communication to people you trust leads to help and gives them the opportunity to step up and say, “Hey, how can I help you today?” It also builds your accountability group. Take inventory of people who you want to spend time with. As Greg shared, he eliminated his connection wi

Greg has been a career salesperson, entrepreneur, and business creator most of his life. But the time came that he had a hard time to keep the truth. His business struggled, he chose to live a dishonest lifestyle, that eventually brought disheartening consequences to him and to the people he loves--even caused the loss of his own freedom. Some mistakes are greater than others but you should know how you’ll be able to bounce back and take a REBOUND even if your failure threatens to crush everything you’ve worked so hard to build. In this episode, Greg shares important insights and strategies he did to BOUNCE BACK and REBOUND from his life’s adversity. Here are Greg’s Proven Strategies to Rebound from Adversity Reflect and own up your mistakes. Like what Greg did on his first day on the prison cell, he wrote letters to people he hurt and offended asking for forgiveness and owning up his mistakes. Tune out from all the negativity. Wear your “earplugs”. Chose not to listen to all the distractions and negativi

When it comes to relationships – it is recommended to start with honesty. Honesty is a sign of wholeness, confidence, and self-love. Honesty equates to trust and intimacy. And it determines the longevity of any relationship. In this episode of Pitching the Truth, Gregory Paul dive deep the three major points of how an open, honest and direct communication can impact your relationship where is with your family, relationship and business. Family Affects your upbringing as a child when you have open communication with your parents. It does not have to be monetary support, could be moral support, guidance, direction, and insight. Can avoid further consequences if you share your struggles with your family instead of figuring out everything on your own. Prevents you from choosing the deceitful way out. Relationships You can get what you want from the relationship. You can do a check and balance on the people in your life that are worth keeping. You can test people especially friends if they are worth keeping or

  Knowing you can totally trust one another brings a type of freedom and comfort that helps your relationship work in the best way possible. If there is anything that will bring your relationship down the drain it’s lies and dishonesty your relationship needs to be honest and direct— you also need to overcome your own truth.   In this episode of Pitching the Truth, Gregory Paul dive deep on ways you can do your reality check with your relationship, not only to benefit the other person but most importantly for YOURSELF. How to have a more Truthful, Direct and Honest Relationship with your Family, Friends, and Finances Family   This is the toughest part because as they say “You can pick your friends but not your family.”   Reflect on how you want to manage your family. Step back and take inventory of your life and decide what is important. Talk to them intimately. Be direct and honest. You have to do this to benefit yourself not the other person. Creating a space for a truthful, direct and honest dialogue ca

Truth is the critical foundation for a fair and just society. In court, witnesses are required to swear to tell ‘the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’, because that is the best way for justice be delivered. Society places a high value on truth. In this episode, Gregory Paul tells his own story with honesty, vulnerability and raw reflection. As he tells us how keeping the truth led to a dishonest lifestyle and brought disheartening consequences to his life and to the people he loves. After the loss of his business, his family, his home and his freedom Gregory Paul was left with nothing. He was left with literally two black duffel bags of clothes, his bike and living in an apartment alone, depressed and broke. He had to start over from scratch. He had to live the second half of his life, recreate himself, and be functional again. Through his years of searching, meditation, reading, journaling and praying, he resurrected himself and his career. Follow his story through this podcast, take the life