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“Why Men Love War”

January 25, 2019 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

There is something primal about war.

Men were meant to fight. We thrive in an environment where violence trumps passivity.

Deep within our biological makeup is a tendency to fight. We must hunt, kill, win, and mate.

This instinct has driven the evolution of mankind.

But despite the outlets of today’s environment- men must fight. We must aim to compete and conquer.

Biology makes us. And war, it shapes us.

What most people can’t understand,” Heirs said, gently picking up each tiny rabbit and placing it in the nest, “is how much fun Vietnam was. I loved it. I loved it, and I can’t tell anybody.

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A Professional Military Reading List (for anyone)

September 24, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Phil Knight, the founder of Nike and author of Shoe Dog, spoke of how he was constantly reading books about combat, war strategy, and generalship to help keep him focused during the early and turbulent days of Nike.

Many of his quests to Asia were also inspired by what he read. It was books that gave him the inspiration to stand among the ruins of Hiroshima. He stayed in the villa once occupied by General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines and was granted his request to the Republic of Vietnam to meet Vo Nguyen Giáp, their most prominent warrior of the Vietnam War. He was driven by words of war.

Eventually, those quests to Asia opened the door for Nike’s production efforts in Japan and China and what would come next, Nike’s domination of the shoe game. Knight would say, Business is War. And Nike conquers all.

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10 Myths of Leadership

October 15, 2017 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

1. Leadership is an art and not a science.

The true answer is that it is both. Leaders tend to understand the artful grace of commanding a team but the metrics used to implement ideas and principles are grounded in science: observable & repeatable.

2. Leadership is inclusively a human endeavor.

It exists in order domains — pack of wolves & pride of lions. Elephants also have a very sophisticated matriarchal understanding of leadership. The Australian steel-blue sawfly has leaders that decide on group movements.

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Building a Business Acumen Online

July 15, 2017 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

I decided to get an MBA, for no other reason than to have one. Many internet gurus would argue against getting a degree that is not from an elite university since it is mostly moot in the grand scheme of things.

Remember, there are numerous business savvy billionaires that did not go the traditional route: Steve Jobs, Ali, Zuckerberg, blah, blah, blah.

But I plan on leveraging my MBA to some degree like I do with all of my resources. I plan on writing a future post that explains how I used this MBA to make money online. Stay tuned by subscribing here.

Still, it is not necessary to get a degree in business to become savvy at business. For free. The internet is full of free or very low costing resources, all aimed at building better businesses (or businesspersons).

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How to Manage Yourself

May 20, 2017 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

As I move along my Stoic Summer Reading List, I am reminded again and again of the importance of knowing yourself. A quote by Socrates instructs one to “know thyself” and the ancient philosopher’s words echo today with more truth that one can ever imagine.

Everything we do in today’s bustling economy is influenced by what we see. Regardless of what you may think or feel, your daily actions, habits, expectations, and goals are affected by things we see: on television, in advertisements and through social media.

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