Mindset: Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
Podcast
Four lessons from 2020: perspective, resilience, opportunity, and action
Startups For the Rest of Us
February 16, 2021
Resilience & grit
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Niche selection
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Identity & self-belief
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- Startup problems shrink against crises like pandemics and civil unrest.
- Founders who ship publicly during chaos catch luck others never see.
- Recessions spawn new categories; hunters of emerging problems thrive.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Amelia Boone on excellence, endurance, and the cost of discipline
The Daily Stoic
February 10, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Deep work & focus
8
Time management
7
- The same drive behind elite performance can quietly fuel self-destruction.
- Why holding two careers made Boone better at both, not worse.
- Asking for help strengthens relationships — suppressing emotion compounds the cost.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Writing as a clarity tool: how expressive writing unlocks focus and purpose
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 26, 2021
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
8
Identity & self-belief
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- 20 minutes of writing returns hours by clarifying what actually matters.
- Writer's block is life block — stuck on the page means stuck in life.
- Start with 30 seconds; the habit builds itself once you feel the benefit.
Work-life balance
Podcast
Life profitability: building a business that serves your life
Startups For the Rest of Us
January 26, 2021
Work-life balance
9
Founder interviews
7
Identity & self-belief
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- Every business decision has a life cost most founders never account for
- Burnout hits when meaning drains from structures you've heavily invested in
- No universal blueprint exists — your values define your success metrics
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Building a big brand voice: the lemon.io copywriting case study
Joanna Wiebe
January 22, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Long-term planning
7
- Voice is a differentiation tool when competitors all sound the same.
- Write with customer language first; inject personality only during editing.
- Keep CTAs and guarantees clear — voice decorates, never obscures meaning.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Lessons from YC top founders: authenticity, focus, and culture
Y Combinator
January 12, 2021
Identity & self-belief
8
Deep work & focus
7
Culture building
6
- Build on a problem you personally feel — or you'll quit
- Focus on one metric weekly; ignore everything else
- Define culture and values before you think you need to
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Chuck Yeager: lessons from a life of obsession, courage, and craft
Founders
January 11, 2021
Resilience & grit
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Deep work & focus
7
Identity & self-belief
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- Flying more than anyone else compounds into mastery — reps are everything.
- Stubborn refusal to quit put Yeager in position to break the sound barrier.
- Fear is a tool: Yeager used it to learn everything, not to stop.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Five stoic moments from history that embody the four virtues
The Daily Stoic
December 20, 2020
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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Case studies
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- Steve Scott stopped Tiger Woods from losing by cheating himself of a win
- Epictetus had his leg broken by his master and responded without a sound
- Degradation only lands if you consent to it — Douglass refused
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Theodore Roosevelt: how a sickly, grief-stricken young man forged an extraordinary life
Founders
November 30, 2020
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- Repeated catastrophic loss drove Roosevelt to ferocious action, not retreat.
- His father's deathbed command — 'make your body' — shaped everything he became.
- Acting fearless in the face of real danger is how courage actually gets built.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Seven stoic lessons for navigating crisis and uncertainty
The Daily Stoic
November 29, 2020
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- Why Epictetus's life as a slave perfected the dichotomy of control
- Cato's rigid principles accidentally accelerated Rome's collapse
- Memento mori isn't morbid — it sharpens focus on what's in front of you
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Finding and living your life purpose using simple frameworks
Bill Gallagher
November 25, 2020
Identity & self-belief
10
Motivation
9
Culture building
6
- Two questions reveal your core purpose faster than years of reflection.
- Purpose is a daily spectrum, not a switch — build a ladder to navigate it.
- Company values emerge naturally when founders map their individual purposes together.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Your life's purpose is something to create, not find
Bill Gallagher
November 17, 2020
Identity & self-belief
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Motivation
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- Purpose is created by you, not discovered through searching
- Three questions reveal direction: joy, pride, and fun
- The same framework applies to your business purpose
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Purpose is created, not discovered
Bill Gallagher
November 17, 2020
Identity & self-belief
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Motivation
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- Purpose is something you create, not search for externally.
- Ask what you'd be proudest to say you did with your time.
- The overlap of pride, joy, and fun defines your purpose.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Prioritizing tasks, structuring leisure, and building knowledge over information
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
November 12, 2020
Productivity & habits
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Deep work & focus
7
Identity & self-belief
6
- Consolidate all task decisions into one morning planning session.
- Structure weekends with big rocks, not time blocks, to avoid burnout.
- Information breeds tribalism; knowledge requires studying the best counter-arguments.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Managing attention, productivity systems, and building character intentionally
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
November 9, 2020
Deep work & focus
10
Productivity & habits
8
Identity & self-belief
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- Constant feed-checking makes you cognitively impaired without realising it.
- GTD captures well; time block planning beats it for daily control.
- Character is trainable — track it daily like a professional metric.