INTENTIONALLY
TINY
LEADERS
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THIS TALK IS
ABOUT YOU
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LET’S GET
HEAVY
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DOESN’T EVERYTHING
DIE AT LAST,
AND TOO SOON?
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TELL ME: WHAT IS IT
YOU PLAN TO DO WITH
YOUR ONE WILD AND
PRECIOUS LIFE?
FROM THE POEM “THE SUMMER DAY” BY MARY LOU OLIVER
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DOESN’T EVERYTHING
DIE AT LAST,
AND TOO SOON?
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TELL ME: WHAT IS IT
YOU PLAN TO DO WITH
YOUR ONE WILD AND
PRECIOUS LIFE?
FROM THE POEM “THE SUMMER DAY” BY MARY LOU OLIVER
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STOP
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HOLY CRAP, WE ARE
ALL LUCKY BASTARDS.
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NOT WITHOUT
PROBLEMS
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BUT
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HOLY CRAP, WE ARE
ALL LUCKY BASTARDS.
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AND
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TO WHOM MUCH
IS GIVEN, MUCH IS
REQUIRED.
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SO LET’S “CHANGE THE
WORLD”, RIGHT?
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SURE
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YOU CAN’T MAKE
THINGS PERFECT
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BUT
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NOTHING CAN STOP YOU
FROM MAKING THINGS BETTER
THAN THEY ARE RIGHT NOW
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AND PERHAPS
AND YOU BELIEVE THAT
BUT THEN COMES THE
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FEAR
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“IF YOU THINK
YOU CAN’T,
WHY THINK?”
DEE HOCK <3
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WHAT YOU THINK YOU
CAN DO IS COMPLETELY
IRRELEVANT
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THE QUESTION IS WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
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FEAR
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“COURAGE IS THE FIRST OF
HUMAN QUALITIES
BECAUSE IT IS THE QUALITY
WHICH GUARANTEES
ALL THE OTHERS.”
WINSTON CHURCHILL
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BUT
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COURAGE IS NOT THE
ABSENCE OF FEAR
BUT THE ABILITY TO
ACT IN SPITE OF IT.
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COURAGE IS NOT THE
ABSENCE OF FEAR
BUT THE ABILITY TO
ACT IN SPITE OF IT.
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COURAGE IS NOT THE
ABSENCE OF FEAR
BUT THE DECISION TO
ACT IN SPITE OF IT.
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I BELIEVE MOST
PROBLEMS ARE A
PROBLEM OF
LEADERSHIP
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MY DEFINITION OF
LEADERSHIP, PART 1:
“DECIDING TO DO
THINGS.”
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MY DEFINITION OF
LEADERSHIP, PART 1:
“DECIDING TO DO
THINGS.”
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YOU ARE A LEADER
IF YOU DO THINGS
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AND
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NOTHING CAN STOP YOU
FROM MAKING THINGS BETTER
THAN THEY ARE RIGHT NOW
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IT STARTS
WITH YOU
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“EVERYONE THINKS OF CHANGING
THE WORLD, BUT NOBODY THINKS
OF CHANGING THEMSELVES.”
LEO TOLSTOY
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“SWEEP YOUR OWN DOORSTEP
AND THE WHOLE WORLD
WILL BE CLEAN.”
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
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LIVING IN THE PLACE YOU
BELONG, WITH THE PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, DOING THE WORK
THAT’S YOURS—ON PURPOSE.
FIRST: “THE GOOD LIFE”
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LIVING IN THE PLACE YOU
BELONG, WITH THE PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, DOING THE WORK
THAT’S YOURS—ON PURPOSE.
“THE GOOD LIFE”
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LIVING IN THE PLACE YOU
BELONG, WITH THE PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, DOING THE WORK
THAT’S YOURS—ON PURPOSE.
“THE GOOD LIFE”
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LIVING IN THE PLACE YOU
BELONG, WITH THE PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, DOING THE WORK
THAT’S YOURS—ON PURPOSE.
“THE GOOD LIFE”
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LIVING IN THE PLACE YOU
BELONG, WITH THE PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, DOING THE WORK
THAT’S YOURS—ON PURPOSE.
“THE GOOD LIFE”
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LIVING IN THE PLACE YOU
BELONG, WITH THE PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, DOING THE WORK
THAT’S YOURS—ON PURPOSE.
“THE GOOD LIFE”
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BUT
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YOU CAN’T
DO IT ALONE
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“IF THE BAD OF YOUR IDEAS ISN’T
GETTING REGULARLY REPLACED BY
THE GOOD OF OTHER PEOPLE’S
IDEAS, YOU WON’T NOTICE...
BUT IT WILL SUCK.”
@NATEVW
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YOU CAN’T
LOVE IT ALONE
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YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
CAN’T FACE ALONE?
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FEAR
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FEAR
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DADDY,
WHERE DOES COURAGE
COME FROM?
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ENCOURAGEMENT
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MY DEFINITION OF
LEADERSHIP PART 2:
“ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE WHO DECIDE
TO DO THINGS.”
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ENCOURAGEMENT IS THE
ONLY FORCE THAT CHANGES
THE WORLD IN THE ONLY
WAY THAT MATTERS: ONE
PERSON AT AT TIME.
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THEY SAY “ENERGY
CANNOT BE CREATED
OR DESTROYED”
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BUT
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ENCOURAGEMENT
GIVES PHYSICS
THE FINGER.
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IF ONE PERSON YOU LOVE AND
RESPECT BELIEVES IN YOU,
YOU DON’T NEED A HUNDRED.
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ONE
PERSON
THE POWER OF
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FEELING SMALL
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“DO YOU CREATE ANYTHING
YOURSELF OR JUST CRITICIZE
OTHERS’ WORK AND BELITTLE
THEIR MOTIVATIONS?”
STEVE JOBS
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FEELING SMALL
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WHAT’S WRONG
WITH SMALL?
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WHAT’S WRONG
WITH SMALL?
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SUBSTACK:
186 MODULES
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INTENTIONALLY
TINY MODULES
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INTENTIONALLY
TINY LEADERS
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“TINY MODULES BUILD ON
OTHER TINY MODULES TO
MAKE TINY POWERFUL HIGH
LEVEL ABSTRACTIONS”.
— @SUBSTACK
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TINY LEADERS BUILD ON
OTHER TINY LEADERS TO
MAKE TINY POWERFUL
FEARLESS SOCIETIES.
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THE ONLY PROVEN EFFECTIVE
WAY TO CHANGE THE WORLD
IS BY DOING SMALL THINGS,
ONE THING AT A TIME
WITHOUT GIVING UP.
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DOESN’T EVERYTHING
DIE AT LAST,
AND TOO SOON?
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TELL ME: WHAT IS IT
YOU PLAN TO DO WITH
YOUR ONE WILD AND
PRECIOUS LIFE?
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