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Resilience
The best Paper Napkin Wisdom conversations on resilience, chosen and in order.
Alex Charfen and his wife Cadey lost everything when the US real estate market collapsed. His napkin says responsibility over blame. Within 12 months of bankruptcy, their new business had produced well over a million dollars in net revenue. Perry Solomon lost his tech company after a fight with the banks. At 55 he rebuilt from zero.
Marc Dann resigned as Ohio Attorney General. He left office with no plan. A few mornings later he went home, showered and got dressed. Kim Bode's finance manager took what a friend estimated at around $265,000 from her firm. Her firm still had its best revenue year ever. Toni Harrison, a crisis manager, says resilience is really about the getting up.
Aaron Hale lost his sight, then his hearing. He became the first deafblind person to finish the Badwater 135. His napkin says resilience is built, not given. He started at a kitchen counter.
“Get up, get dressed and go to work. People are counting on you.”
Marc Dann, Episode 267
Start here: the top 10
1
How to Bounce Back From a Crisis: Toni Harrison on Being R.E.A.L.
Episode 260 · Toni Harrison
Bouncing back from a crisis: the R.E.A.L. framework.
2
Responsibility Over Blame: How Alex Charfen Rebuilt After Losing Everything
Episode 37 · Alex Charfen
Rebuilding after losing everything: responsibility over blame (Alex Charfen).
3
Starting Over at 55 After Business Failure: Perry Solomon on Grit
Episode 175 · Perry Solomon
Starting over at 55 after the banks took the company.
4
How to Move Forward After a Business Setback: Raeanne Lacatena
Episode 180 · Raeanne Lacatena
Moving forward after a business setback: deaths and rebirths.
5
How to Recover From a Public Mistake: Marc Dann on Getting Back Up
Episode 267 · Marc Dann
Recovering from a big public mistake: Marc Dann on getting back up.
6
How to Rebuild a Business After Betrayal: Kim Bode on Resilience
Episode 379 · Kim Bode
Rebuilding a business after embezzlement and betrayal.
7
Everything Happens for You, Not to You: Todd Palmer on Leading Through Chaos
Episode 264 · Todd Palmer
Todd Palmer: everything happens for you, not to you; leading through chaos.
8
How to Recover From a Major Business Failure: David Miller on Turning the Other Cheek
Episode 323 · David Miller
Recovering from a major business failure.
9
Resilience Is Built, Not Given: Aaron Hale on the Next Small Step
Episode 365 · Aaron Hale
Resilience is built, not given: the next small step.
10
Why Resilience Compounds Faster Than Capital for Founders
Episode 389 · Tim Woodbridge
Why resilience compounds faster than capital.
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