Chapter
The Challenges of Being a Founder
27:04 - 34:10 (07:05)
The challenges faced by founders in making strategic and cultural decisions in order to grow their business and how it may differ from their original passions and love for the work they do.
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It can be challenging to professionalize and systematize your work, especially if you have a strong passion for it and believe that no one can do it as well as you.
27:04 - 28:48 (01:43)
Summary
It can be challenging to professionalize and systematize your work, especially if you have a strong passion for it and believe that no one can do it as well as you. However, it is crucial to separate the essential from the inessential, delegate or eliminate the inessential, and focus on the things that matter to do the essential better.
ChapterThe Challenges of Being a Founder
Episode#541 - Ryan Holiday - Stoicism's Lessons For A Disciplined Life
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker and his business partner set up a Saturday club night in Newcastle that went on for 204 Saturdays in a row without missing a single one.
28:48 - 30:13 (01:25)
Summary
The speaker and his business partner set up a Saturday club night in Newcastle that went on for 204 Saturdays in a row without missing a single one. They paid close attention to details like the placement of inflatables and smoke machines to ensure the event was a success.
ChapterThe Challenges of Being a Founder
Episode#541 - Ryan Holiday - Stoicism's Lessons For A Disciplined Life
PodcastModern Wisdom
The CEO of a company had to make difficult decisions in order to improve the business, but often found himself drawn to immediate tangible rewards, such as solving physical problems rather than working in his office.
30:13 - 33:13 (02:59)
Summary
The CEO of a company had to make difficult decisions in order to improve the business, but often found himself drawn to immediate tangible rewards, such as solving physical problems rather than working in his office.
ChapterThe Challenges of Being a Founder
Episode#541 - Ryan Holiday - Stoicism's Lessons For A Disciplined Life
PodcastModern Wisdom
Eisenhower, one of the most powerful men in the world for a brief moment after WWII, said "freedom is better defined as the opportunity for self-discipline" which contradicts the common idea of discipline as a means of achieving success, but ultimately can lead to true freedom.
33:13 - 34:10 (00:56)
Summary
Eisenhower, one of the most powerful men in the world for a brief moment after WWII, said "freedom is better defined as the opportunity for self-discipline" which contradicts the common idea of discipline as a means of achieving success, but ultimately can lead to true freedom.