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What's strategy got to do with it?

I've been thinking a lot about where to go with this newsletter. I set out to inspire what's possible in creating financial independence through horizontal income streams. In other words, a portfolio approach to work so that if you lose your traditional job, you have other

Where have you been all my life?

How many times have you asked that question of something or someone who made you wonder what you did with out it or them? How many people have asked that about you? If you haven't been asked that question. Or asked that question yourself, then pause for a

Avoiding the difficult work might be harder than doing it.

"If you worked as hard at doing difficult things as you did avoiding them, you’d become unstoppable." - Farnam Street We have dreams. We have goals. The bigger the more abstract and the more we put them off. I've talked before about how we focus

The power of a little bit better.

Think simple No, not simple minded. But simple. In other words, with clarity and focus. Stripping the bark away to reveal the essence of your life and your work. Ever work with someone who used a lot of words to explain something that could be done in a minute or

The unintended consequences of bitcoin

A couple of weeks ago I talked about NFT's (nonfungible tokens). They're a non replicable digital asset. Having mostly given crypto currency cursory attention, it was the concept of creating digital scarcity that had me intrigued. I was wondering if and how it might help you

Do you know what you've got?

Oil companies make big bets on exploring potential oil reserves. When they find a reserve and it is on private land, they often offer the landowner a payment of $50,000 or so in order to access the land and drill for oil. To these landowners that is a healthy

What is your attention worth?

I missed shipping last week due to a snow and ice storm that knocked our power out for a chunk of the week. I'd started writing it the old fashioned way: on a yellow legal pad. Wondering at the time if the pad would shape the words differently?

How original are you?

Adam Grant is always a solid read. If you don't know his work, listen to this podcast. I just started re-reading his book Originals and a couple things stood out. One, that people who focus on achievement become less creative because they fear failure. And many icons including

The hockey stick problem

Anyone who's spent any amount of time around me knows I have many interests. Many ideas. Some practical. Some not so much. I'm always thinking about what's possible, exhaustively researching different scenarios to surface the sure bets. Thing is, there are no sure bets.

Can small be the new big?

This week I'm interested in contrasts and how they opens up opportunities if we're curious. Some, like scaling intimacy are seemingly intractable. Others, a matter of iteration and innovation. ---------------------------------------- Can intimacy scale? In the world of work and technology the hype focuses on massive growth