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Book #22: RFK
My goal in 2018 is to read 52 books. Here is a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Each book is ranked on a 5-star scale (5 is best). **** RFK My favorite Bobby Kennedy book remains Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon by Larry Tye, but as a self-diagnosed RFK junkie,…
Read MoreBusiness as a force for good
One of my “missions,” if you will, is to show that you can do well by doing good. Put another way, you can build a business that grows and achieves great things, while also working hard to make your community (and the world) a better place. If I can show that it’s possible to kick…
Read MoreA genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus
I’m reading The Promise and the Dream, a book about Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, and I came upon this MLK quote: I am not a ‘consensus leader.’ And I do not determine what is right and wrong by looking at the budget of the SCLC or by taking a Gallup poll. Ultimately [a] genuine…
Read MoreThe Art of Planning vs Doing
David Cummings wrote another great blog post, this time talking about the art of Planning vs Doing. In it he says: As an entrepreneur, I oscillate between planning and doing. Mentally, I know that working on the business is more important than working in the business, but I’m predisposed to getting stuff done — doing…
Read MoreTesting the Google Pixelbook
What percentage of your time on a computer is spent in the browser? For me, that number is about 95%. Email, calendar, dashboards, blogging, research…all of this is done through a browser. And not just any browser, but Google Chrome. Due to that, and the fact that I have a Pixel phone, I decided to…
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