Win the Game
"Stand up stand up! Here he comes. Tell me what it takes to be number one! Tell me what it takes to be number one!" – Kanye West,...
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- Apr 27, 2020
- 5 min
How Things Were (or so we think)
Uncle Rico: Back in '82, I used to be able to throw a pig skin a quarter mile. Kip: Are you serious? Uncle Rico: I'm dead serious. ......
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
One Word at a Time
The legendary music producer Rick Rubin has worked with the Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Adele, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and...
- Mar 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Outsider's Advantage
In their book Super Thinking, Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann write: "There is a reason why many startup companies that disrupt...
- Jan 19, 2020
- 2 min
The Day Teaches the Day
Chuckie: Let me tell you what I do know. Every day I come by to pick you up. And we go out we have a few drinks, and a few laughs and...
- Jan 14, 2020
- 6 min
The Art of Investing in Yourself
Just as the biggest gains in your bank account over time come from financial investments – in stocks, bonds, and various funds, the...
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min
Embrace Your Weirdness
Lizzo: 2019's "defining star", a rapper, a singer, an icon, and a pretty awesome weirdo. * I don't think many people like getting called...
- Nov 14, 2019
- 4 min
Plant the Seeds
Willy: Tell me – is there a seed store in the neighborhood? Stanley: Seeds? You mean like to plant? Willy: Yes. Carrots, peas... Stanley:...
- Oct 18, 2019
- 6 min
Happiness: It's Always a Work in Progress
Alice looked round her in great surprise. "Why, I do believe we’ve been under this tree the whole time! Everything’s just as it was!" "Of...
- Aug 8, 2019
- 3 min
Hell Yeah! Or No.
“No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.” – Robert Greene * One of the biggest...
- Jul 14, 2019
- 3 min
Life as a Flâneur: Not Trying to Plan Too Much
A "flâneur" is (traditionally) a man who wanders around the streets, enjoying the atmosphere of the city, with no destination or plan of...
- Jul 8, 2019
- 2 min
Taking Risks with the Barbell Strategy
"People get entrepreneurial block for only one reason. It is not because they are not qualified. It is not because they are not...
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