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    Four Reasons Why A Stock is Hated
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Four Reasons Why A Stock is Hated

    Joel Greenblatt has one of the best track records of all professional money managers. He wrote several books on investing but two of...
    5,404 views
    What Does the Saying “When the Tide Goes Out, You Find Out Who is Swimming Naked” Mean?
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 7 min

    What Does the Saying “When the Tide Goes Out, You Find Out Who is Swimming Naked” Mean?

    This saying has been widely quoted by Warren Buffett and with the COVID 19 pandemic sweeping through the world and causing havoc, the saying
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    This is How We Are Influenced and Persuaded
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 6, 2019
    • 6 min

    This is How We Are Influenced and Persuaded

    Influence is a best-selling book written by Robert Cialdini which discusses the seven subtle ways that persuade us to comply. Robert’s...
    138 views
    1 Way, 2 Way Door Decision Making
    Mike Gorlon
    • Nov 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    1 Way, 2 Way Door Decision Making

    I recently read about Amazon using a 1 way, 2 way door thought process to help them make decisions. In short, what they do is they decide...
    101 views
    Where are the Customers' Yachts?
    Mike Gorlon
    • Feb 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    Where are the Customers' Yachts?

    Over two years ago I read a book by Fred Schwed Jr called Where Are The Customers' Yachts based on a recommendation by Warren Buffett. It...
    33 views
    Principles To Help You Live A Better Life
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 16, 2018
    • 12 min

    Principles To Help You Live A Better Life

    Ray Dalio is the founder of one of the largest hedge funds in the world today called Bridgewater which has about $160 Billion in assets...
    30 views
    Turning Your Passion Into A Business
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 4, 2018
    • 4 min

    Turning Your Passion Into A Business

    Crush It is a book written by Gary Vaynerchcuk about finding your passion and turning that hobby of yours into a business that uses...
    20 views
    6 Things You May Not Know About Steve Jobs, And A Look At His Biography
    Mike Gorlon
    • Oct 29, 2017
    • 9 min

    6 Things You May Not Know About Steve Jobs, And A Look At His Biography

    Steve Jobs needs no introduction.  He is one of the most known entrepreneurs after his revolution of the music player with the iPod, his...
    55 views
    How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 23, 2017
    • 12 min

    How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big

    I first came across Scott Adam’s book How to Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big on a Farnam Street blog post, a blog that I...
    21 views
    How Sam Walton Built The Greatest Retail Empire Of The 20th Century
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 28, 2017
    • 9 min

    How Sam Walton Built The Greatest Retail Empire Of The 20th Century

    Sam Walton wrote his autobiography, Made in America, after he got sick and was hospitalized. It’s a top recommended book by Warren...
    6 views
    Thoughts On Creativity
    Mike Gorlon
    • Mar 17, 2017
    • 16 min

    Thoughts On Creativity

    I just finished reading Ed Catmull's book called Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration...
    23 views
    What Is The Difference Between Money And Wealth
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 14, 2017
    • 6 min

    What Is The Difference Between Money And Wealth

    I recently wrote a post on my website about the founder of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, who received funding after his determination to help his...
    13 views
    A Lesson On Apple's Destruction of Sony's Top Selling Music Player
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    A Lesson On Apple's Destruction of Sony's Top Selling Music Player

    In Walter Isaacson’s biography on Steve Jobs there is a chapter dedicated to Apple's invention of the iPod and how it destroyed the...
    7 views
    The Founder Of Airbnb On Surviving During The Harshest Of Times
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Founder Of Airbnb On Surviving During The Harshest Of Times

    I just saw a video from Brian Chesky, founder of Airbnb, where he is giving a lecture to a couple of Stanford University students on the...
    6 views
    The Hard Thing About Hard Things
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 2, 2017
    • 9 min

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    I read Ben Horowitz’s book titled The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers over two years ago...
    15 views
    Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos', Shareholder Letters
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 1, 2017
    • 5 min

    Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos', Shareholder Letters

    I spent 5 hours on a plane flying to Las Vegas for a friend's wedding so this gave me a lot of extra time to read.  Where as most people...
    5 views
    The Secret That So Many People Don't Do Enough Of To Get Ahead
    Mike Gorlon
    • Dec 31, 2016
    • 3 min

    The Secret That So Many People Don't Do Enough Of To Get Ahead

    I was scrolling around Yahoo.com a couple of months ago and I came across a Business Insider article that caught my attention. A former...
    2 views
    Inspirational Words From Steve Jobs's Commencement Speech
    Mike Gorlon
    • Dec 31, 2016
    • 2 min

    Inspirational Words From Steve Jobs's Commencement Speech

    Steve Jobs' commencement speech is by far my favorite one because it is short, simple, inspirational and there is so much wisdom and...
    6 views

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