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Friday Five – Change your mind, The art of living, Encouraging children, The Gift of Failure
Quotes of the Week When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? — John Maynard Keynes The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing because an artful life requires being prepared to meet and withstand sudden and unexpected attacks. – Marcus Aurelius If my father had not been…
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Friday Five – Wishing your child optimism, The pursuit of alpha, Do the work
Quote of the Week If you are allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism. — Daniel Kahneman There is no formula for success—you just begin and then you continue. I’m often asked how to have a career in stand-up and the answer is confoundingly simple: Do the work. Over…
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Friday Five – Only thing we have to fear is fear itself, “Chance of rain? Never!”
Quote of the Week Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Music of the Week Barry Can’t Swim was mentioned recently in one of the newsletters I subscribe…
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August Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in August 2024
While not as productive in terms of the number of books I read in July, my August reading list for 2024 featured several life-changing books. My August reading list includes The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without…
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Friday Five – Quality is much better than quantity, Founder mode, Living a fulfilling life
Quote of the Week Quality is much better than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles. – Steve Jobs Music of the Week Scandinavian Jazz was put on my radar from Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allons’ latest book A Death in Cornwall: A Novel (a fantastic book by the way). The playlist is a “compilation…
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