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23: Hiring Family Members - NOPEtism

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How and why we lower the bar for friends and family. How and why it’s a bad idea to do so. Looking back on a powerful lesson from my …

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22: Punishing Ambition

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An employee asks for a raise. You feel defensive. They double down...so do you. It's all a misunderstanding rooted in a scarcity mind…

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21: All-In With A Rookie - Single Stock Risk

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A warning against this very common mistake - betting the majority of your family's net worth on an unproven rookie you can't fully co…

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20: The Lighthouse

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A story a friend gave me years ago. There was a version of my philosophy before I heard it and a different one afterward.

If you can, …

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19: The Partner's Operating System

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The shifts in how you think about partnership and qualification.

If you're looking for more of my philosophical, geopolitical, or macr…

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18: Stop Leaking Power - The Matador Leadership™ Philosophy

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In a world obsessed with leadership tactics, scripts, and checklists, we’ve forgotten a deeper truth: Leadership isn’t a technique. I…

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17: Sowell's 3 Questions

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Considering making a change? Ask these three questions first.

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

16: Partnerships - Lessons from Shawshank Redemption

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Equity is not a reward for good clinical work. It's not a title you hand someone who's been loyal, and it isn't the end of anything.

I…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

15: How We Got to Now - Part 2

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Welcome back to part 2 of How We Got to Now. Let's press on. 

If you're able, this episode is best watched on YouTube. The video prese…

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14: How We Got to Now - Part 1

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Nobody's making any more land. Everybody needs somewhere to live. Housing had never had a serious decline.

All true. Every word of it.…

1 month ago