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Margaret Bush's avatar

You are a wonderful inspiration to all lucky enough to know you and or to read your impressive mind, so succinctly written in your works. I love you!

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Rob M. Thompson's avatar

Really appreciate your vulnerability here, Dickie. What you’re walking through now is something that I’m experiencing myself. A return to the fundamentals is always the answer. Thank you for reminding me of that this morning.

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Christopher's avatar

This is the kind of article that I needed right now. That everyone struggles at times, that it's sometimes very easy to slip back into unwanted behaviors, and that the process of getting back on track is not easy. In the end it's easy and comforting to blame some externalities, or to blame it on a label. But it won't get you any step further. Accepting the ownership and responsibilities that come with them is what get's you (me) on the path to getting better (again).

Thanks for sharing!

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Lori Mallory's avatar

So very helpful! Thank you so much for the details and beautiful vulnerability. You are a gift.

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Andrew Molloy's avatar

The resonance here confirms to me I’m in a rut and really fighting to get out of it at the moment. It might actually be an 18 month long one thinking back.

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Sue Izzo's avatar

Love this. Been feeling the same way lately. Thanks for the inspiration

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Nita D's avatar

This was gold! Thanks for sharing!💎

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Audrey Knox's avatar

I really appreciate the way you broke all of this down! I like the way that you use your own personal experiences as data. I don't feel like I am in a rut right now, but this is a great reminder to keep tracking the things that I am doing that are working (and to not slack off on them or to take them for granted). I also appreciate the recommendation to schedule stressful activities around your recovery activities. That's something I am not as good about as I should be.

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Selim Uysal's avatar

Thanks for sharing this in such detail and with so much honesty, @Dickie!

There’s a lot to learn from your experience, especially about navigating difficult periods while staying committed to progress. One thing that stood out to me was how you reframed your perspective through journalling and intentional reflection.

Looking forward to your next post and video!

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TOMMY's avatar

Awesome read thanks Dickie. Sorry for your loss.

I was in a similar position 5 months ago. Things have changed. Looking forward to your changes too.

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Grant Burgess's avatar

Great post ! Keen to know more about the metrics you were asked to submit prior to the session, not the actual numbers themselves but the kinds of things you sent data on, for example number of metrics sent, and what kinds of things its good to track. Thanks !

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The Silent Treasury's avatar

Hello there,

Huge Respect for your work!

New here. No huge reader base Yet.

But the work has waited long to be spoken.

Its truths have roots older than this platform.

My Sub-stack Purpose

To seed, build, and nurture timeless, intangible human capitals — such as resilience, trust, truth, evolution, fulfilment, quality, peace, patience, discipline, relationships and conviction — in order to elevate human judgment, deepen relationships, and restore sacred trusteeship and stewardship of long-term firm value across generations.

A refreshing take on our business world and capitalism.

A reflection on why today’s capital architectures—PE, VC, Hedge funds, SPAC, Alt funds, Rollups—mostly fail to build and nuture what time can trust.

“Built to Be Left.”

A quiet anatomy of extraction, abandonment, and the collapse of stewardship.

"Principal-Agent Risk is not a flaw in the system.

It is the system’s operating principle”

Experience first. Return if it speaks to you.

- The Silent Treasury

https://tinyurl.com/48m97w5e

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