SHAREAbraham Lincoln spent 75 percent of his time meeting with people. Read Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips. Published in 1993, this book could not be more relevant today. The most critical piece of advice is: Get Out of the Office and Circulate Among the Troops.
Michael Burry's prediction that the "mother of all crashes" is coming. It's tough to ignore the guy who saw the subprime mortgage crisis unfolding and was played by Christian Bale in The Big Short.
Listen to this clip from the podcast. If you haven't already, prepare for worst-case scenarios. Ask yourself where your business would be if your portfolio declined by 40 percent overnight. It's rarely a mistake for entrepreneurs to have a lot of cash on hand, though it can be catastrophic to be over-leveraged.
According to Michael Malice, author of The Anarchist Handbook, “You have to get it out of your head that anarchism is no law and order. Anarchism is the mother of order.” That's a lot to process, and though I don't fully agree, I did learn a lot by staying open-minded.
Watch my interview with Michael Malice. We disagree on many topics, though we do share a healthy skepticism towards authority and an appreciation for freedom. And please follow my lead by seeking out people with different views than your own.
Scott Galloway's "Advice to Grads: Be Warriors, Not Wokesters."
Don't just read the article; live it and develop some grit! How exactly you prepare is an individual choice, but do your best to follow these words from Galloway: "Get strong, really strong. You should be able to walk into a room and believe you could overpower, outrun, or outlast every person in the room."
People who support your dreams. One of the reasons it's so hard to leave your comfort zone is that your friends and family try to hold you back. .
Watch the 6-minute video "I Wish I Knew This Earlier" (starring a rubber band!) about how to break away from limiting beliefs that are imposed on us.
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