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My Operating System: How I stay productive and get things done
The #1 thing I get asked isn’t how to create a startup. Or how to raise money from angels and VCs. Or how to start an agency. Or even, how did you come up with the name Dragon Army (I didn’t)? No, the question I get asked the most is: How do you do so…
Read MoreCan a “job” really be a place of personal fulfillment and happiness?
This is a follow up from the post, This is what leaders should strive to create… I’m on a mission to create a new kind of company. A company that exists to make people happy. To fulfill them and help them achieve their goals. That’s why Dragon Army‘s Purpose is to Inspire Happiness. Everything I’m working on…
Read MoreThe difference between a company’s Purpose and Vision
Words like “Purpose”, “Mission”, “Values”, and “Vision” can be confusing for most people. And in fact, you could ask three random CEO’s what each of those words mean to them, and you’d probably get three different answers. Here’s how we define these words at Dragon Army: Our Purpose is the reason we exist. Our Vision…
Read More“Well, that’s the reason I’m here!”
I was in a board meeting of a local Atlanta nonprofit last week, and the Executive Director (ED) stated their newly defined mission to the group. Part of the mission was to “change the world” through their service, and the ED indicated (with her candid humility) that really, we can probably only change our local…
Read MoreWhy I Read Over 3 Books a Month
Over the last five years I’ve rediscovered my love of reading. Looking back, books have always been important to me. When I was playing tennis (and had hopes as a young person of one day being a professional) I devoured books about tennis. I read about technique, strategy, all the greats… And then when I…
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