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Business

Business is all about studying the best builders and thinkers throughout history that have built something enduring.

Craftsmanship

Craftsmanship is the art of having setting and maintaining unreasonably high standards in your own work.

Creativity

Creativity is the ability to think and imagine in an untethered way — free to truly explore the entire spectrum of possibilities.

Decision Making

Over the course of our lifetimes, we'll make hundreds of thousands of decisions. Many inconsequently, many life altering.

Leadership

Leadership is the ability to accomplish complex objectives through your own example and the combined effort of others.

Life Lessons

To not study the best thinkers and builders of all-time is to force ourselves to learn every lesson (painfully) from direct experience.

Money & Investing

Mastering money and investing, including learning how to build wealth, is a critical skill for anyone who wants to live their best life.

Peak Performance

Peak performance is the ability to operate at the very top of your range and abilities consistently — day in and day out.

Self Mastery

Self mastery is the ability to do what you need to do, when you need to do it, regardless of whether you want to or not.

Strategy

Strategy is the art of translating your current means into your desired ends. It's the ability to play a single-player game within a multi-player context.

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Leadership is the ability to accomplish complex objectives through your own example and the combined effort of others.

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What is Leadership?

Leadership is the ability to influence others, leading a group toward a singular objective. The best leaders lead by example and through being an effective coach for a high performing team.

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Jony Ive's CCA Commencement Address and Advice for the Graduating Class
Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling
Nelson Mandela's "Sport Has The Power to Change the World" Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
“Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One" by Benjamin Franklin
"Creative Thinking" Talk by Claude Shannon at Bell Labs
“How to Live an Asymmetric Life” Stanford GSB Lecture by Graham Weaver
Chemist Louis Pasteur's “Worship the Spirit of Criticism” Speech
Robert Oppenheimer's Speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists
Interview with Andy Grove of Intel: An Immigrant in the Trenches
My Personal Dictionary: Terms and Ideas That Resonate With Me
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Sets Forth His Family’s Creed
"How to Discover What You Have to Say" Lecture by B.F. Skinner
How to Widen Your Moat Daily
“I consent, sir, to this Constitution…” Benjamin Franklin's Address to the Federal Convention
Randy Pausch's Famous Time Management Lecture
“Statement to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary“ by Jeff Bezos
Interview with Trip Hawkins of EA (Electronic Arts) on "Creativity, The Ultimate Game"
"Remarks Prepared for November 22, 1963" Letter by John F. Kennedy
"Failures of Kindness" Commencement Address by George Saunders
Nike's 10 Early Company Principles: Written by Rob Strasser in 1977
“The Fringe Benefits of Failure“ Commencement Address by J.K. Rowling
John W. Gardner's Address at Stanford's 100th Commencement Ceremony
General Bruce C. Clarke's "Leadership, Commandership, Generalship, and Followership" Speech
Interview with Steve Jobs: Insisting on Only the Best People, Products, and Purpose
Warren Buffett's Memo to Berkshire's Managers on The Importance of Reputation
“Three Practices to Help You Become the Best in the World” Lecture by Graham Weaver
Steve Job's "The Lost Interview from 1995"
"In the Event of a Moon Disaster" - President Nixon’s Prepared Text in Case the Apollo XI Moon Landing Ended in Tragedy
"The Love of Books" Speech by William Lyon Phelps
Interview with Ken Olsen of Digital Equipment on "Reflections on the Revolution"
“Seeking New Laws“ Speech by Richard Feynman
“Your Life as The Hero’s Journey” Last Lecture by Graham Weaver
"Creativity in Management" Video Arts Speech by John Cleese
"What Problems to Solve" Letter by Richard Feynman
Advice for Founders Navigating Market Corrections and Sudden Economic Instability
William Deresiewicz's "Solitude and Leadership" Speech at the West Point Military Academy Speech
General Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on the Eve of the Invasion of Europe
Tobi Lutke's Shopify Summit Speech on Solving New Problems
Coach Bill Parcells' NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech

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