7PS: What Leaders *Don’t* Use 🚫

7PS: What Leaders *Don’t* Use 🚫

Read time: 1 minute, 311 words. ​ Ever noticed how some leaders don’t use the products they create? Silicon Valley execs send their kids to schools that minimize screen time. Social media CEOs rely on large teams to manage their own accounts. ​ I know Coca-Cola...

The $1 Million Bet: Why Simple Investing Wins

In 2007, Warren Buffett made a bold bet. He wagered $1 million that an S&P 500 index fund would outperform a portfolio of hedge funds over ten years. Protégé Partners, a small hedge fund, took the challenge. They believed their active strategies could beat the...
Schedule your pitches – timing matters

Schedule your pitches – timing matters

I’m blessed to receive many requests: “Will you compose? Produce? Distribute? Perform? Write? Invest? Speak? Attend?” It’s flattering and humbling. But there’s one thing that never fails to surprise me: The timing of many of these requests. Every year, I receive...
7PS: Have you had enough? 🤗

7PS: Have you had enough? 🤗

Read time: 1 minute, 287 words. Authors Kurt Vonnegut & Joseph Heller once attended a party hosted by a billionaire. Vonnegut pointed out that their host made more in a day than Heller had earned from his book Catch-22 in his lifetime. Heller replied, “Yes,...
7PS: Who should we lift up? ⬆️

7PS: Who should we lift up? ⬆️

Read time: 1 minute, 367 words. Do you know who Nathanael Ankeny is? ​ I didn’t know about him until 2 weeks ago. ​ Spotify suggested that I listen to his 2023 album. ​ I liked it. ​ So, I created this 5-slide meme that praised his music – and I posted it...