175 Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-04-11
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“It is hard drudgery to make one's body, but I know you will do it.' Uh, uh, Theodore, then only eleven years…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“Roosevelt's making the same decision, except his decision is life and death.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“Don't demand luxuries that you're, the people that you're leading, the people that you're working with don't have.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“Uh, about four to six years earlier, they had gone on a year-long hunting expedition in Africa.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“But in many cases, if you're raising money or if you're going through a bad period of time, you have a certain…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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