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Warren Buffett said “When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they’re the first thing I open and read.” Howard is the Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management.

You don’t have to be weak to cry

Video from Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos.com

In this video we will be talking about The 10 ways to manage time from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was a Roman statesman and a stoic philosopher, who in his moral essay, On the Shortness of Life, offers us time management tips.

Here’s how to use the 20 Mile March to accomplish your biggest goals! I remember hearing about this concept from Hal Elrod a few years back and it rocked my world.

We’re that way because we are diurnal species and we were designed to be sleeping at night. And our bodies latched on to the natural drop in temperature as a cue. And a trigger to fall asleep.

Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker.

Rudyard Kipling was a prolific poet, novelist and journalist and one of the most well-known Victorian writers of his time.

Full Poem: Did you tackle that trouble that came your way With a resolute heart and cheerful? Or hide your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful?

Desiderata, which means “things that are desired,” was written by Max Ehrmann “because it counsels those virtues I felt most in need of.”

Each year, Warren Buffett writes an open letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Over the last 40 years, these letters have become an annual required read across the investing world, providing insight into how Buffett and his team think about everything from investment strategy to stock ownership to company culture, and more.

Books are more likely to change minds than conversations. There is too much happening internally during conversation:

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.

If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail.

Everyday I look in the mirror and make sure I don’t pinch myself so I don’t wake up. I don’t take it for granted. All the time I say ‘Why me?

You have to learn how to use time wisely and be productive. How wisely you use your time will have far more impact on your life and success than any amount of money.

Always ask yourself how someone could preempt your product or service.

In business, to be a success, you only have to be right once.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.