This week's additions focus on strategy, finance, and founder stories, with new digests from The Daily Stoic and Bill Gallagher. Highlights include Wake early, walk daily, journal — Marcus Aurelius' actual habits Peer accountability groups create a safe space no other relationship can.

Productivity & habits

Podcast

Five stoic habits, staying calm, and finding great books

The Daily Stoic December 28, 2019

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Productivity & habits 9

Resilience & grit 8

Deep work & focus 5

• Wake early, walk daily, journal — Marcus Aurelius' actual habits
• Calm is contagious: your environment sets your emotional baseline
• Follow the chain method to find books that shaped great thinkers

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Founder interviews

YouTube

How the EO Accelerator program shaped a four-time founder

Bill Gallagher December 27, 2019

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Founder interviews 8

Business operating systems 7

Bootstrapping 5

• Peer accountability groups create a safe space no other relationship can.
• Paying yourself last guarantees a cost structure that cannot scale.
• Focus on one customer type beats customising for everyone, at every stage.

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Business operating systems

YouTube

Scaling up coaching panel: culture, people, and operational discipline

Bill Gallagher December 24, 2019

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Business operating systems 9

Culture building 8

Processes & SOPs 6

• Culture is built by what leaders do, not what's written on walls
• FAST goals replace SMART — ambitious, transparent, and reviewed weekly
• Separating ownership from operational role unlocks family business succession

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