Gamblers, Olympians, and the Super Wealthy esp Mark Cuban

TMRW/TDY Ideas of TMRW to Enhance your TDY Read time: 5 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ The Future of the Economy -It is no secret that we are living through one of the most transformational and disruptive periods in civilization. Globalization, the internet, and now AI all promise or threaten to change our way of living. Nate Silver, famed statistician of Five Thirty Eight and his political predictions, has a new book the On the Edge: the Art of Risking Everything. While I haven’t read the book (yet),…

Why Dr’s Aren’t Rich and What Olympians Can Teach us about Life

TMRW/TDY Read time: 3 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ Get Smaller as You Scale Bigger – Founder of Starbucks Howard Schulz talks about the challenges of how to grow smaller as you get bigger. He was referring to Starbucks record expansion in the late 1990’s to mid 2000’s. More scale meant more revenue but more customers who soon felt the Italian coffee culture was becoming diluted. They were no longer coffee clientele but sheep being herded. Healthcare is facing the same challenge – how do you maintain…

What a Chef and a Comedian Can Teach Doctors about Healthcare

TMRW/TDY Read time: 4 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ Unreasonable Hospitality – Michelin awarded restauranteur notes we are in a 75% service economy. That’s profoundly different from the industrial economy America used to have. We all have customers we directly try to impact. Physicians are no different. And in this financial world, unreasonable hospitality is the key to success. 💡Go over and above to serve your clients and you will be rewarded. ⏀ Idea I’m mulling – Attentional health. In a world of…

Worst First, Cathedrals, Pirates and Bowling Alone Redux

TMRW/TDY Ideas of TMRW to Enhance your TDY Read time: 3 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ My podcast launches soon!- Alchemy of Politics, now rebranded the Tomorrow List, starts off with its inaugural guest Dr Gabor Mate. Listen to it next week anywhere you get your podcasts. He is one of the leading thought leaders on trauma, creativity, and meaning in life. We talk about the mental health challenge in the country and his new book The Myth of Normal 💡We didn’t create the world but it is our job to…

Berries, Leadership Challenges, and The Great Story of Your Life

TMRW/TDY Ideas of TMRW to Enhance your TDY Read time: 4 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ Succession- Most high performers (aka you) think of their successes as a great book as HBS professor Arthur Brooks notes in this short video. But they never think about the ending, leading to the exact challenges President Biden is facing right now. 💡Learn who you are beyond the roles you have. Mentor the next generation. Craft an ending to your story to rival Dickens. ⏀ The Newsroom – Famed newspaper the Washington…

Starbucks, Setbacks and Late Bloomers

TMRW/TDY TMRW to Enhance your TDY Read time: 4 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ The Starbucks Problem – Starbucks pioneered the idea of the “third space” between home and work. However, the unique Italian coffee culture they brought to America has now been challenged by: the needs for efficiency and scale; rising mobile users; digitization; and commoditization Sounds familiar? These are the same challenges facing healthcare. This excellent HBR article outlines strategies to help Starbucks move forward-…

The Heart of Performance & The Future of Care

TMRW/TDY Insights of TMRW to Enhance your TDY Read time: 4 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ The Emotions of Top Performers – MGH trained Psychiatrist Alok Kanojia “Healthy Gamer” talks about the secret emotional traits of high performers. Hint: it’s not what you think. 💡 You must lead yourself before you can lead others. Leverage narcissism, sociopathy and neuropathy in a healthy way for success. ⏀Emotional Intelligence- Speaking of emotions, the father of EQ Daniel Goleman summarizes his research on…

How to Learn, Get Rich, do AI or Die Tryin’

TMRW/TDY Read time: 4 minutes Ideas of TMRW to Enhance your TDY Hey Reader, ⏀Credit Card Points Run Amok – Here’s an interesting clip from Breaking Points about how Well’s (Hell’s) Fargo recently got fleeced when the bank, which has been known to scam its customers, recently got scammed itself by the founder of BILT, a new credit card. 💡 Always read the fine print in your contracts ⏀ How do you spend 💵 ?? – Many people (too many perhaps) talk about how to get rich, but few talk about what to…

Leadership, Power and Podcast

TMRW/TDY Read time: 4 minutes Insights of TMRW to enhance your TDY Hey Reader, ⏀ My Podcast Relaunches Soon! – Formerly the Alchemy of Politics, now the Tomorrow List, will feature interviews with some of the brightest and most creative minds in business and healthcare. Catch up on old episodes before season 2 launches. 💡 Compelling interviews with some of the most creative innovators on my podcast – a must listen. ⏀ Idea I’m mulling – Wood + Water. There are two forms of strength in life….

Purpose, Presence and the Physician Entrepreneurship Exchange (PEX)

TMRW/TDY Read time: 3 minutes Hey Reader, ⏀ PEX was a fantastic success – This week was the launch of Physician Entrepreneur Exchange (PEX), a one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial summit for business makers of all stripes. If you missed it, you can still get access to the recordings as well as special bonuses here! 💡 Compress your learning curve, accelerate your business and join a world class community with PEX! ⏀ Idea I’m mulling – A business, in its highest form, can be the purest distillation of…