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Creative Capital
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Creative Capital

By Spencer Ante

February 27, 2021

Editor’s note:  This book is a biography of a man named Georges Doriot who is widely considered the creator of the venture capital space.  I don’t remember how I acquired...
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Maturity Is
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Maturity Is

By Ray Dalio

February 27, 2021

I learned that if you work hard and creatively, you can have just about anything you want, but not everything you want. Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives...
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A powerful money lesson from Bill Gates: Why you should save like a pessimist, but invest like an optimist
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A powerful money lesson from Bill Gates: Why you should save like a pessimist, but invest like an optimist

By Tim McCarthy

February 27, 2021

Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Amy Salo, who pointed me to this article on her blog . Originally Published Mon, Jan 4 2021 1:14 PM EST by Morgan Housel, Contributor @MORGANHOUSEL...
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Help Yourself
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Help Yourself

By Chris Rock

January 31, 2021

I used to have horrible cars that would always end up broken down on the highway. When I tried to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But if I pushed my...
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How to Get the Help You Need by Heidi Grant
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How to Get the Help You Need by Heidi Grant

By Tim McCarthy

January 31, 2021

Original Article:   Summary.    We’re often reluctant to ask for help because of the social threats involved—uncertainty, risk of rejection, potential for diminished status, relinquishment of authority. But without support...
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Ask for Help
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Ask for Help

By Tim McCarthy

January 31, 2021

Author’s note: For deeper thinkers, as in Harvard Business Review, see this month’s featured article. I personally find it difficult to ask for help.  Maybe you do, too. In my...
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Amplify possibility by Seth Godin
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Amplify possibility by Seth Godin

By Tim McCarthy

December 31, 2020

Original Article Here Exerpt: " Many of us have an overwhelming need to rubberneck, to slow down when we pass a crash on the highway. This is odd, as most...
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The Liberal Art of Management – Peter Drucker
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The Liberal Art of Management – Peter Drucker

By Tim McCarthy

December 31, 2020

Peter Drucker was a professor and consultant who is often called the inventor of modern management theory. He was an early observer of such widely-accepted management concepts as MBOs (management...
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Adventures of a Bystander
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Adventures of a Bystander

By Peter Drucker

December 31, 2020

Editor’s Note:  This was the first book I read by Drucker.  It is billed as a memoir but feels more like a collection of essays on people he met from...
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Habit of Learning
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Habit of Learning

By Warren Buffett

November 29, 2020

I always keep learning and reading. Books especially! Just think when one reads one can ‘have lunch’ with anybody. There is infinite and ever-growing information available to us and you...
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Nine Nonobvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations
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Nine Nonobvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2020

Original Article Editor’s note: Brooks is a favorite of mine, conservative but open and reasonable. His books and articles have been featured here before. I’m currently reading “Second Mountain” and...
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Quit Talking
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Quit Talking

By Walt Disney

October 31, 2020

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney
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The Wisdom of Finance
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The Wisdom of Finance

October 31, 2020

Book of the Month by Mihir Desai Editor’s note:   Thanks to my son, Timmy, for this my favorite read of the year so far.  I imagine that loving it...
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Zero Sum People

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2020

Except in sports, it doesn’t seem to me that for one side to win, the other must lose. That’s the concept of zero sum, and I’ve learned to avoid people...
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Strengths Based Leadership
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Strengths Based Leadership

By Tom Rath and Barry Conchie

September 29, 2020

Editor’s note:  I’ve followed this concept since it started and have taken the Clifton test a few times.  I got back into it over recent months because I am putting...
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America’s Untouchables: The silent power of the caste system
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America’s Untouchables: The silent power of the caste system

By Tim McCarthy

July 28, 2020

Editor’s note: Among the best books I’ve ever read was Wilkerson’s “Warmth of Other Suns” a non-fiction account of the south to north and west migration of black Americans.  When...
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Business Adventures
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Business Adventures

By John Brooks

June 30, 2020

Editor’s note:    I’ve read ten books on business and philanthropy over the least few months.  None were worth sharing so I’ve been stuck on historical fiction but now it’s...
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Confirmation Bias

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2020

I have become familiar with the study of heuristics over the years.  If I keep it simple, heuristics are mental shortcuts that help us make decisions and judgments.  I learn...
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Gerald W. Camiener
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Gerald W. Camiener

By Gerald W. Camiener

April 27, 2020

Good business people take risks; poor business people gamble. -Gerald W. Camiener
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Calm Also Has a Coefficient
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Calm Also Has a Coefficient

By Tim McCarthy

March 30, 2020

By Seth Godin Original Article: Editor’s Note:  My favorite blog ever from my favorite blogger, Seth Godin.  I highly recommend his daily readings at www.sethgodin.com , which are free.  He...
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Learning By Paradox
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Learning By Paradox

By Tim McCarthy

March 30, 2020

My worldview has been shaped by paradox.  Here are a few of my favorites.        You can’t sell when you’re talking   And yet most salespeople “show up and throw up”.  One of...
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