The Operative Mindset: The Songs We Sing
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The Operative Mindset: The Songs We Sing
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Narrated by:
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P.J. Agness
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Written by:
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P.J. Agness
About this listen
The Operative Mindset: The Songs We Sing explores a truth intelligence operatives have always understood and most people overlook: access is rarely granted through authority or credentials, but through identity and perception. Using the remarkable life of Josephine Baker as its guiding metaphor, this book shows how a woman denied power by race, gender, and class turned performance into a passport, charm into cover, and presence into influence. As an entertainer in the jazz age, Baker gained access to rooms, conversations, and borders closed to others, later using that access as a spy to gather intelligence precisely because she was underestimated and welcomed. Woven through her story is a practical lesson for modern life, teaching how the roles we choose to play determine which doors open, which defenses drop, and which opportunities quietly present themselves. This is not a story about deception, but about understanding how environments work and learning which song allows you to move through them freely.
©2025 P.J. Agness (P)2025 P.J. Agness