Major-league franchises aren't trophies — they're a long-duration asset that beats stocks risk-adjusted, and private equity is now manufacturing the liquidity that was always missing.
New England Patriots President Jonathan Kraft Expects NFL ROI to Beat Stocks (Sportico, 2024) · Sportico
Control ownership of a franchise lets the tax code co-fund the purchase — a structural after-tax edge a passive minority stake can't fully capture.
New England Patriots President Jonathan Kraft Expects NFL ROI to Beat Stocks (Sportico, 2024) · Sportico
Don't fight the incumbent on their axis — define a brand-new category you can own and become its authority.
Brothers of Iron: Building the Weider Empire · Joe Weider, Ben Weider, Mike Steere
Some assets are bought to keep forever — so the rational price and the right price are different numbers.
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft on The David Rubenstein Show (full episode) · The David Rubenstein Show / Bloomberg
Before entering a market, ask: is it big and interesting, can we make it better, and is it a good business to be in?
Michael Rubin on Building Fanatics Into a Billion-Dollar Empire (Boardroom cover story) · Boardroom (Rich Kleiman)
Enter a market whose biggest cost is customer acquisition — when you already own the customers.
Michael Rubin on Building Fanatics Into a Billion-Dollar Empire (Boardroom cover story) · Boardroom (Rich Kleiman)
The only two things that matter in a company are people and brand.
Mike Repole on Next Up with Adam Breneman (full episode) · Next Up with Adam Breneman
Discipline the spirit through the body to transform leadership character
The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader · Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Five truths about hardship, three values of the warrior, one general theory of consistency
The 5 AM Club · Robin Sharma
Oscillate between High Excellence Cycles and Deep Recovery Cycles for sustainable mastery
The 5 AM Club · Robin Sharma
Replace subjective scouting with smartphone-recorded drills scored against age- and gender-matched benchmarks.
How AI Is Discovering Athletes That Human Scouts Miss · Richard Felton-Thomas
When you bet on AI productivity, also bet on the human reaction against it.
The Investing & Crypto Expert: We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes! · Raoul Pal
An external observer sees what you can't — and rebuilds you stronger.
A good coach will help you break your actions down AND build them back up again #TEDTalks · TED
Start something, work with others, stay ambitious — even when losing.
Feeling like progress is impossible? You’re not alone — here’s how to keep pushing forward #TEDTalks · TED
If you can't articulate the major risks, you're in a fan club, not an investment.
How to Invest in Stocks · Sasha Yanshin
Turn losses into precise improvement targets through disciplined post-defeat analysis
How Arnold Schwarzenegger Won — Founders Podcast · Founders Podcast
Achieve expert-level performance in any domain through structured deliberate practice that systematically targets specific weaknesses with focused effort and feedback
The Road to Excellence: Acquisition of Expert Performance in Arts Sciences Sports and Games · K. Anders Ericsson
Champions do not have different abilities—they have different mindsets
Secrets of a Champion Mindset · Molly Fletcher
Define your ideal life, eliminate the unnecessary, automate income, and liberate yourself from location dependence
The 4-Hour Workweek · Tim Ferriss
Manage energy, not time, across four dimensions to achieve sustained high performance
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal · Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
Understand your inner chimp to stop emotional hijacking and make better decisions
The Chimp Paradox · Steve Peters
The single greatest constrictor of human potential is the fear of what others think of you
Performance Psychologist: The Hidden Things That Are Keeping You From Being a High Performer · Michael Gervais
Transform identity-shattering moments into catalysts for growth
Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life · Jim Collins
Shift from treating disease to preventing it decades in advance
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity · Peter Attia
Small initial advantages compound into massive gaps over time
Outliers: The Story of Success · Malcolm Gladwell
This framework is about achieving more by doing less
Two Wise Men Stories for Children Inspired from the Wit and - Vishal Khandelwal & S B Vallari · Unknown
You do not need to be twice as good—just 1% better consistently to win disproportionately
The 1 Percent Rule · James Clear
Do one thing so people assume you do that one thing brilliantly
Perspective is Everything · Rory Sutherland
Track progress to win
Covey, Sean - The 4 Disciplines of Execution · Covey, Sean
Make unpredictable choices
The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life · Dixit, Avinash K.
Adapt to win
The 33 Strategies of War · Robert Greene & Joost Elffers
Match carb intake to exercise type, intensity, and duration demands
ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science · Dan Benardot
Acclimatize, hydrate, and recognize warning signs before they become fatal
ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science · Dan Benardot
Protect oxygen delivery by catching iron depletion before anemia sets in
ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science · Dan Benardot
Focus on composition, not weight: build muscle, reduce fat, keep bones
ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science · Dan Benardot
Replace what you lose: water, electrolytes, and fuel on a fixed schedule
ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science · Dan Benardot
Match energy intake to expenditure in real time, not at end of day
ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise Science · Dan Benardot
Create explosive growth by designing products at the intersection of existing tribes
The Tribes Casebook A companion to TRIBES - Seth Godin · Seth Godin & Triiibes Community
Log good and bad leadership examples to build your own style
Interviews with the Masters: A Companion to Robert Greene’s Mastery · Robert Greene
Define collective results so clearly that individual ego has nowhere to hide
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Train for business performance with the same rigor as elite athletes
The Power of Full Engagement · Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
Alternate between energy expenditure and recovery to sustain peak performance
The Power of Full Engagement · Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
Guard your mind like your life depends on it, because it does
www.sarahnamulondo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Compound-Effect-By-darren-Hardy · Darren Hardy
Treat your venture like an endurance race, not a sprint
Shoe Dog · Phil Knight
Never let a single supplier control your destiny
Shoe Dog · Phil Knight
Let the athletes who use your product drive every innovation cycle
Shoe Dog · Phil Knight
Grow aggressively by leveraging every dollar while managing existential risk
Shoe Dog · Phil Knight
Transform obsessive personal passion into a venture worth pursuing
Shoe Dog · Phil Knight
Explore broadly before you commit deeply
Range · David Epstein
Having the necessary conditions doesn't mean you have enough to guarantee success
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 General Thinking Concepts · Shane Parrish & Rhiannon Beaubien