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  • One song I’m spinning
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Lastest Newsletters

  • 2024 Reading List: My 51 Best Books of 2024

    2024 Reading List: My 51 Best Books of 2024

    What a reading year in 2024! I read 51 books this past year spanning book categories of Energy, the American Revolution, Finance and Investing, Entrepreneurship, Fiction, the Civil War, Philosophy and Stoicism, Self Help, Parenting, Sports, and New Orleans. I certainly grew from reading each of these books in my best books of 2024 list.…


  • Friday Five – Spend a lot of time thinking, Some things are in our control, Repeat what works

    Friday Five – Spend a lot of time thinking, Some things are in our control, Repeat what works

    Music of the Week Mtbrd is a “music producer based in Manchester, UK” dishing out instrumental beats that remind me of Bonus Points and Flamgingosis. I love to put on Mtbrd in the background if I need to read a contract, dive deep on an esoteric topic, or otherwise need a reset. Some of my…


  • Friday Five – Being able to set an example, A life of inaction, Focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control

    Friday Five – Being able to set an example, A life of inaction, Focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control

    Music of the Week Big Gigantic is an “instrumental electronic hip hop and jazz musical duo” out of Colorado. Dominic Lalli is the saxophone/producer while Jeremy Salken is on the drums. Some of my favorite tunes by this group include The Little Things and Good Times Roll. Quotes of the Week I think of myself…


  • December Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in December 2024

    December Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in December 2024

    Holiday travel mixed in with work travel allowed me to knock out four books in my December reading list. Book categories included parenting, sports, stoicism, and the American Revolution. Two of the books, The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids and The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and…


  • Friday Five – What success is, The mind must be given relaxation, Life is short, Do not forget about the important things

    Friday Five – What success is, The mind must be given relaxation, Life is short, Do not forget about the important things

    Music of the Week Parcels is an Australian five-piece electropop band consisting of “keyboardist Louie Swain, keyboardist/guitarist Patrick Hetherington, bassist Noah Hill, drummer Anatole “Toto” Serret, and guitarist Jules Crommelin.” Per its Wikipedia page, the band blends electropop, indietronica, nu-disco, funk, psychedelic pop, soul, alternative dance, and indie pop. Some of my favorite songs include…


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