Episode 187: TMBA 187 (LBP155) – The Power of Negative Action – Optionality, Convexity, and Anitfragility
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2013
⏱️ 19 minutes
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http://www.tropicalmba.com/the-power-of-negative-action-optionality-convexity-antifragility/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/the-power-of-negative-action-optionality-convexity-antifragility/ Dan and Ian are coming at you this week after some intense reflection and mindset shifts. This episode is all about the power of negative action and leveraging the inevitable changes in the world as a small business entrepreneur. Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book, Anti-Fragile inspires the content for today’s show and the fellas mold...
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| 0:00.0 | businesses are like, they're like, those turkey temperature things where you stick them in the, |
| 0:05.1 | in the turkey, in the marketplace, and it tells you what temperature they are. |
| 0:12.8 | Hey, podcast, listener, even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial pursuit, know that today, |
| 0:17.8 | right now in your earbuds, you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs all around the globe, seeking to do the same thing you are. |
| 0:25.3 | If you want to know more about this program or this podcast or want to get barraged by a lot of annoying pop-ups, check out our website, |
| 0:33.0 | Lifestyle Business Podcast.com. |
| 0:40.8 | Yeah, buddy, happy Thursday morning. |
| 0:42.4 | It's the Lifestyle Business Podcast. |
| 0:44.6 | This is where we believe building a business is the best way to create more personal |
| 0:48.4 | freedom in your life. |
| 0:49.8 | Speaking of personal freedom, it's Mr. Captain Freedom here. |
| 0:53.3 | The captain, I don't know, I don't know. A man who prefers his beer like his books, you like Saigon Green and not Saigon Red. Yeah, just like my soy sauce. Is it low sodium? Is that what the Saigon Green's about? Not quite. I think it has something to do with alcohol content. Party on. All right. Oh. |
| 1:28.5 | Yeah, maybe the green version is like we're just getting started and the red one is like, maybe you should stop, bro. Yeah. For me, the red one is hangover. The green one is less hangover. That's why I drink it. All right. We got a couple quick news items. If you guys are not yet on the Twitters, check us out at anything Ian and at Tropical MBA. |
| 1:44.2 | It's a great way to sort of share links with each other and sort of just touch base and stuff like that. Yeah, that's where to connect. Absolutely. Speaking of connection, we have a Chicago and an Amsterdam DC events coming up. If you guys are in those metro areas and want to hook up with other DCers, |
| 1:47.9 | do send us a message on the Twitters or something and we'll hook you up with the event organizer. |
| 1:53.6 | DCX, baby. These guys are self-organizing. We got no control, man. They're just going and doing it. |
| 1:57.9 | Speaking of going and doing it, we got a phone call from Tom. Let's take a listen. |
| 2:02.7 | Hey, guys, this is Tom Sliker from Wagner, South Carolina. I just wanted to say thank you for the podcast. I've enjoyed it so much. I decided to quit my job |
| 2:08.0 | after 28 years, a two-hour commute every day. And today's my last day. So thank you guys for |
| 2:15.6 | the encouragement. I'm looking forward to hitting the ground |
| 2:19.4 | running as I try to expand my current business, Broad Street Consulting. You guys have been a great |
| 2:25.1 | encouragement and I thank you very much. Tom dropping the phone call, a little bit of a heart warmer. |
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