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A few favorites from our trip to Colorado / Utah t A few favorites from our trip to Colorado / Utah that I talked about in this week's Substack: P.E.S.D. (Post Elon Stress Disorder). Ever felt guilty for taking a day off because someone else seems to be building the future 24/7? Reply ELON and I'll send you the link to the post.
I’m back with another Monday dispatch from the Mis I’m back with another Monday dispatch from the Mississippi! 🐔 A lot of leaders think turning up the heat means turning up the pressure. I think it means compressing time. Set priorities on Monday. Review progress on Friday. Do that consistently and you’ll be amazed how much gets done 💪🔥🚀
Finishing Chapter 10 of The Builders book in front Finishing Chapter 10 of The Builders book in front of the Pantheon in Rome. One of Shakespeare’s brilliant tricks that he used was that he would often end where we started, and start at the ending. Funny enough, that’s exactly what this book has felt like, starting with an insight in Rome in 2008. Amazing the journey since then, concluding again in Rome….
I’m writing The Builders because I’ve spent years I’m writing The Builders because I’ve spent years studying the greatest value creators in history and applying those lessons in my own career. What I’ve realized is this: there are patterns to how great things get built, and they can be learned so you can build something that matters, too.
This weekend is the first Berkshire annual meeting This weekend is the first Berkshire annual meeting without Warren presiding over it. These meetings always felt like what it would be like to live in the Athenian forum listening to Plato and Aristotle talk. But the real surprise is that he’s not just folksy old Uncle Warren, like everyone thinks of him. He’s intense, despite the public demeanor being the opposite. Both sides of him are true — just as balanced-brain Builders can often be anything they need to be.
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