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Drive

Sustained energy, attention, consistency, persistence, and momentum.

  1. The Power of the Perimeter: Why Constraints Create Freedom

    We are told that "Unlimited Options" is the goal of a successful life.

  2. The Submission of Agency

    Complaining is the most expensive habit you can have. It costs you more than time; it costs you your Agency .

  3. The Default Settings: Why Mediocrity is the Path of Least Resistance.

    If you look at the average outcome in society, it is grim. - The average person is in debt. - The average person is overweight.

  4. The Monotomy Protocol: Why You Should Sell One Thing to One Person.

    There are two ways to make money in business: 1. The Buffet: Offer everything to everyone. (Low margin, high volume, commodity war). 2.

  5. The 7 Metabolic Guardrails: Protecting the Primary Asset

    Judgment is affected by physical and emotional condition, but no daily checklist can guarantee clarity. Seven useful prompts are: 1.

  6. Zoo vs. The Wild: Designing a Culture for Predators

    There are two types of organizations: 1. The Zoo: Safe. Predictable. Food (Salary) is served at 9 AM and 5 PM.

  7. The Vanity Trap: Why You Polish the Logo Instead of Making the Sale.

    There is a specific pathology in early-stage founders. They spend 3 weeks designing a business card.

  8. The Integrity Ledger: Your Calendar is Your Credibility

    The loudest thing you ever say is not spoken; it is scheduled. We all have a "Moral Narrative": the story we tell the world (and ourselves) about who we are.

  9. Learning Beyond Discipline

    “I’ll solve this problem on my own.” Normally, when I hear this from a new hire, I feel proud. It shows initiative, independence, and ownership.

  10. The Ritual of Presence: Moving Beyond the Schedule

    A calendar divides time, but it does not have to divide the self.

  11. The MSDx Protocol

    The MSDx Protocol: Mindset, Skillset, and Drive as a configuration; then eXecution that turns it into action and feedback.

  12. The Airlock Protocol: Preventing Emotional Bleed

    In 2010, I used Napoleon’s image of thoughts arranged in drawers to think about compartmentalization.