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Failure is never fatal. It may feel like it for a while, but it is only a challenge. Keeping athletics in the proper perspective for our children helps them keep their problems in perspective.
from Don’t “Should” on Your Kids by Dr. Rob Bell
David Horne added 3mo ago
Parents, we need to be their greatest supportive coach. It is our job to be the coach that we always wanted. Our actions shape their beliefs. We are the greatest influence on our children’s lives and in their development, stability, attitudes, likes, and dislikes. Children watch everything we do and learn by modeling behaviors and beliefs about our
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David Horne added 3mo ago
Every assignment would be delivered in five versions: A three page version, a one page version, a three paragraph version, a one paragraph version, and a one sentence version.
from The Writing Class I’d Like to Teach by Jason Fried
David Horne added 3mo ago
The Impact Filter, as a one-page document, solves this most pervasive leadership conundrum, and is comprised of the following questions: What is the project? Purpose: What do you want to accomplish? Importance: What’s the biggest difference this will make? Ideal Outcome: What does the completed project look like? Best Result: If you do take action?
... See morefrom Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan
David Horne added 3mo ago
you’re ever stuck, find your own “in case of emergency” questions. Here are some examples: Listening to you, I can see you work hard. I have to pause and ask: what’s your motivation? Before we continue, I want to check in: how is this interview going for you? I hate to switch gears, but with so little time together, I have to ask you about … And if
... See morefrom Stop Asking Questions: How to Lead High-Impact Interviews and Learn Anything from Anyone (For Podcasters, Entrepreneurs, Sales, HR, and Journalists) by Andrew Warner
David Horne added 3mo ago
Being productive is about occupying your time—filling your schedule to the brim and getting as much as you can. Being effective is about finding more of your time unoccupied and open for other things besides work. Time for leisure, time for family and friends. Or time for doing absolutely nothing.
from Effective > Productive by Jason Fried
David Horne added 3mo ago
Each quarter we try to study an admirable company and discuss it with our Operating Group managers and board members. We focus on high performance conglomerates that have demonstrated at least a decade of superior shareholder returns.
from Mark Leonard Letters by Ryan
David Horne added 3mo ago
Focus on the IRR, not the margins. Margins are an output, not an input.
from Mark Leonard Letters by Ryan
David Horne added 3mo ago
Oaktree’s investment philosophy doesn’t prohibit having opinions, just acting as if they’re right.
from Sea Change by oaktreecapital.com
David Horne added 3mo ago
Love this