Shoe Dog Book Notes
Shoe Dog is one my favorite books.
Here’s my notes.
Surprises
// How long it took (average overnight success is 17 years. It took him 18)
// How he never stopped
// How many similarities he and I have in family life (forgetting groceries, balancing out of you’re a good leader / dad or just good enough)
// We’re both Accountants
// How much fun he had with friends in the business
// Why his entire memoir focused on the early days – 1962 – 1980
// World trip at 24
// How sad it is that he lost Matthew
// That his bucket list is blank – what’s on your bucket list?
// That journaling is the only way to remember the details
// That he lived most of his life in debt. If you’re not borrowing, you’re not dreaming big enough?
// That he always ran to clear his head
// That bamboo would be a foot taller next year (invest in people)
// the Buttfaces – executive retreats. The culture of Nike – especially in the early days
// the cowards never started, the weak died along the way…that leaves us
// Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results
// but instead of seeing how far we’d come, I only saw how far we had to go.
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