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The Friction Project Friction is a paradox. It can be horrible when introduced unnecessarily, wasting your time. Friction can also slow a train wreck from happening when things are moving too fast. My favorite take-ways: 1.Find the friction fixers who are trustees to protect

Enjoy the journey. It's who you become on the way.

The most inspiring thing I've read this year. Read it three times, it will change your life.

Great read. How a love for Mediterranean food, hospitality, and figuring it out as you go turned into a $15B empire … open.substack.com/pub/theprofile…

“Real adventure is defined best as a journey from which you may not come back alive, and certainly not as the same person” - Yvon Chouinard fasterthannormal.beehiiv.com/p/yvon-chouina…

The very best way to figure things out… journal. Writing down my ideas, feelings, emotions, and stressors helped me crystalize what worked and didn’t worked for me. I still journal, but not enough. nytimes.com/athletic/61313…

Going “all in” doesn’t work. It’s backed by biology and science. Steve Magness, loved seeing this in the WSJ today. Almost done with “Win the Inside Game”. It’s a gem - well done! Appreciate your personal and vulnerable story throughout it. wsj.com/lifestyle/why-…

Just finished Win the Inside Game by Steve Magness . Great read if you are competitive and trying to shift from external results to internal growth and personal development. We get into survival mode because the measure of success shifts from enjoyment and fun to external

Successful people leave clues

Who you spend your time with and how you spend that time… with the real and true or the fakes? Kara Lawson = Shero.

Writing is a superpower. Even if you are really bad at it, just keep at it. Put pen to paper and get after it everyday. Journals, blogs, tweets, articles, books. Doesn't matter your trade. Just write. #writing

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Big and small initiatives consume your time and energy equally. Might as well go big. - “What It Takes” by Stephen Schwarzenegger

Sage advice on how to sell…

Intensity … your team follows your pace…

Focus is courage in disguise.

I sat on buying this book Estée Lauder for 3 months because of the price. I caved. Prudent decision. Estee was a trailblazer in business over a century ago. Her story is about incredible persistence, an obsession for business, and her love for her family. What I learned:

🤖 AI Agents are taking over tech. 🍫 Dubai Chocolate is taking over TikTok. What do they have in common? A secret center no one’s talking about… 👀🤫 Dive into the most delicious tech analogy you didn’t know you needed: 👉 janinesneed.substack.com/p/16-what-duba… #AI #enterprisedata