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Best of The Gunn Show From #1 to #40
Hey Everyone! 👋🏻
Happy Sunday, and welcome back to The Gunn Show. Hope you all had a fantastic week as always.
There has been a lot going on on our end over the last seven days per usual, across a variety of locations. To kick the week off I took a quick trip down to the Dominican Republic for our DR Instructional league, which is winding to a close with the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching. It was a once again a great experience down there as the weather this time of year is hard to beat while the energy at the complex remains unmatched.
Upon my return state-side, there were a number of boxes waiting to be packed, taped, and transported as it was time for moving week. After a long weekend of back and forths, we have officially made it into our new place with two humans, one dog, and all of our belongings…. well, minus the third of our couch that was too big to get down from our apartment with the freight (in)conveniently down for maintenance. All in all, it was a smooth move and we are beyond excited to start this next chapter of turning a house into a home. Next up on the every-growing docket: furniture, decorations, Christmas lights, a nursery build out, and what I am sure will be the start of a never-ending DIY project list.
This week’s edition of the newsletter marks a special milestone as it is officially the 40th weekly edition of The Gunn Show - a number I am particularly excited about considering my target number for the publication was 26 pieces over the entire course of 2024. It’s been quite the journey over these past 10+ months, and I like to think I’ve learned some things about both the arts of thinking and writing well along the way. I’m greatly appreciative to those of you that have entertained me throughout this process, sharing thoughts, feedback, and encouragement each week. You all have made this project something I look forward to on a weekly basis, even when time runs thin and there are other priorities that take precedent.
So with the dual considerations of this being a nice, round # edition of The Gunn Show and that I’ve been quite short on time this week, I thought I’d take today’s newsletter to re-surface some of my favorite posts up to this point in time. Hopefully this serves as a starting point for your holiday reading list over the next couple of weeks, and we’ll get back to some more regular programming next week!
Talk then.
- CG
Best of The Gunn Show - Edition 1 through 40
Simple is No Guarantee of Beautiful - My take on finding the delicate balance between an idea that is simple enough to understand yet powerful enough to make a difference.
Intellectual Dividends - A different perspective on knowledge acquisition over time and the value of applying the concept of financial dividends to your own mind.
Parenting & Operating Systems - A ‘note to self’ guidebook for how I’m thinking about this next phase of life as a parent, through the lens of simply ‘figuring it out’.
The Agency Era - My roadmap for getting shit done in a world that rewards initiative and execution above all else.
Talent Stacks - A breakdown of my favorite mental model for hiring and building high performing teams.
Unicorns - Thoughts on how to identify the truly spectacular people in the world - and how to become one yourself.
