Discipline Over Rules
Rules can limit behavior from outside. Discipline is the command you carry when nobody is watching.
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THE
THINKING.
The thinking behind the book, the business and the next move: access, ownership, culture, discipline and what it takes to build something that lasts.
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ACCESSOPEN THE DOOR
CAPITALPUT RESOURCES TO WORK
CULTUREKNOW WHAT YOU CARRY
DISCIPLINEHOLD THE STANDARD
THE NEXT MOVEDECISION
OWNERSHIP→FREEDOM
I look for the pattern beneath the story and the move that changes a position.
These essays develop the arguments behind Moxie Talk, Poor Little Rich Kid and the businesses we are building.
Hope Is Not Enough
Hope can carry the idea. A system is what carries it through the week, the month and the next person.
ReadAccess Is Freedom
Access is more than being allowed in the room. It is having the information and position to make a real move.
ReadThe Ones Who Stay
Loyalty is not pretending nothing is wrong. It is staying present enough to tell the truth and do the work.
ReadEverybody Wants the Flavor
Culture travels. Ownership, responsibility and the people who made the culture should travel with it.
ReadI Am Not a Real Estate Guy
The lane is not random. I am interested in the economics underneath the category.
ReadThe Opportunity Trap
Motivation can start a move. It cannot replace the mechanism that makes the move work.
ReadFree Because I’m Me
Self command is the part of freedom nobody can hand you. It is the work of knowing what pulls you off center, then choosing not to follow it.
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