He is always near the top of the list for being one of the richest people in the world, but that is not the reason I have an immense amount of respect and admiration for him. I am talking about none other than the great Warren Buffett, also known as ‘the Oracle of Omaha’.
I have read a ton of books on leadership over the years. And to be honest, I have found most to be the same old boring, cookie-cutter waste of time. That was before I came across a book by 2 former Navy SEAL commanders, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.
There is one specific activity that sailors who are participating in Navy SEAL training do at the start of every day that demonstrates discipline and attention to detail amongst other things.
Growing up in the Great White North, aka Canada, and its frigid weather elements spawned some interesting disagreements with my mother. I wish I would have known the strategies we are going to discuss regarding how to disagree with someone back then, they would have sure made my life a lot easier!
There are some types of insurance policies and insurance add-ons that not only make sense but are necessary to protect you. But then there are some that I just shake my head at. Like the other day, I booked a flight home for Christmas and the airline asked if I wanted flight cancellation insurance?!?! No,