LESSON: Fear and complacency cripple great careers and great lives. Slap yourself tomorrow and force yourself to think 10x bigger. Reach for the stars, and if you fall a little short, you’ll capture the moon. Set your alarm earlier tomorrow! Years ago, when our seven investment firms were thriving, we always held our annual corporate retreats in Nags Head, North Carolina at my beach house and rented three more for the entire firm to spend the weekend. As always, we did the rapid-fire round of...

LESSON: U.S. public education is a disaster, by design, and unless we blow it up and start over, the government, economy, and prosperity of citizens cannot be possible forward. The below contains excerpts from the 25-lesson academic program, Building Special Companies , Jeff Martinovich, 2019. According to the 2024 NAEP “Nation’s Report Card,” 12th graders posted the lowest reading results in more than three decades, with over 30% unable to demonstrate basic proficiency and nearly 50% unable...

LESSON: I turned 60 today and cannot believe it. So many times, I honestly thought there was no chance I would make it this far. Please use every cliché possible to keep yourself going through the incredible challenges this life will give us all. The rewards are off the charts! The below stories are excerpts from WHEN NOT IF: A CEO’s Guide to Overcoming Adversity, Forbes Books, Amazon #1 Bestseller . Today is my 60th birthday on the day of the 60th Super Bowl – is there still any question...