Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The Power of Sua Sponte
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
Dear A,
I wa...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Nike's New Slogan is Concerning
“The cowards never started. The weak died along the way. That leaves just us.”
- Phil Knight, Co-Founder of Nike
Dear A,
On Friday, my wife sent me a text saying that athletic apparel...
Dear A,
Now that summer is behind us, it's time to move into my favorite season (and I don't mean hurricane season).
Here's what I'm following this week...
AUDIOBOOK I'M LISTENING TO...
Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs by Jimmy Johnson. Before he became the popular N...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The Spotlight Effect
“You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Dear A,
Ever walked into a room convinced that everyone noticed your mismatched sock...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Time to Get a Bigger Frying Pan
“Blame no one. Expect nothing. DO SOMETHING!”
- Bill Parcells
Dear A,
Nick Saban tells a story about a man who went fishing and kept tossing back the biggest catches. When asked why, the...
Dear A,
It's been a whirlwind of a week... how is it already Friday? The funny thing about about entrepreneurship is that nobody every says, "T.G.I.F." when you own a business. It's just another day that ends in "y".
Here's what I'm following this week...
AUDIOBOOK I'M LISTENING TO...
The...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
If Nick Saban Ran Your Company
“You don’t win because you do extraordinary things on game day - you win because you did ordinary things with extraordinary discipline every day before it.” — Nick Saban
Dear A,
If Nick Saban...
Dear A,
The CARVER Washington DC course is open for registration. You can find details below.
Here's what I'm following this week...
AUDIOBOOK I'M LISTENING TO...
Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction. Anyone who followed football in the late ’80s and early ’90...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The CIA's "Alice in Wonderland Technique" Explained
“The aim of the Alice in Wonderland, or confusion, technique is to confound the expectations and conditioned reactions of the interrogatee... Now he is likely to make signifi...
Dear A,
We're currently planning a big CARVER course in the Washington DC area in October. More details to follow.
Here's what I'm following this week...
BLINK I'M LISTENING TO...
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do by Amy Morin. This was a cool little blink that popped up on my B...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
How to Think Fast When the Room Goes Silent
“The only difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you raise your foot.”
– Benny Lewis
Dear A,
The room is thick with tension. A group of executives sit a...
Dear A,
It's been a crazy week. I have so many projects going on at the same time, it's been difficult to keep them all straight.
Here's what I'm following this week...
BOOK I'M READING...
Built to Sell by John Warrillow. This is a modern classic that I have read at least twice before. It serv...
