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The Crucible
The Crucible I took my job at Onin out of desperation. Fired from my road gig and needing to eat and pay rent, I walked into a branch looking for a warehouse job. Lisa, the then branch manager, told me about a sales opening that I interviewed for and, eventually,...
Real Leadership: The Outworking of Authenticity
Real Leadership: The Outworking of Authenticity No leader actually sets out to be a leader. The leader in caterpillar cast simply sets out to live life and express themselves fully, and when that authentic expression provides value, the butterfly of leadership emerges...
Elon, Jesus and the search for base reality
Elon, Jesus and the search for base reality I was listening to an Elon Musk interview the other weekend while working in the yard doing work that an Optimus robot will soon be doing. He said something interesting; he made the statement that "it was very unlikely we...
The Epstein Files: A Glitch in the Matrix
The Epstein Files: A Glitch in the Matrix I am coming to the conclusion that there is an elitist ruling class of financiers, politicians, and power brokers running this world, and they are playing us like a fiddle. When the latest tranche of the Epstein files was...
Don’t Work Hard, Do the Hard Work
Don’t Work Hard, Do the Hard Work There are a lot of grinders out there working hard, putting in 50, 60, 80+ hours a week for months, years, even decades on end. You know what? I’m not that impressed. I’m not talking about flurries of business or someone legitimately...
The Non-Negotiable: Why Integrity is Onin’s True North
The Non-Negotiable: Why Integrity is Onin's True NorthOnin’s VP of People and Culture asked me to write a paragraph on “Integrity”, one of our four core values for our internal website. She wanted a paragraph, which I gave her, but I wanted to unpack my ideas more...
A Gen X Lesson in Explosives: Why We Must Defend Free Expression
I was a Gen X boy who grew up in the country, so my youth was filled with all sorts of moderately dangerous experiments and adventures; exploits that would mortify the modern parent. One such experiment started like this, “Hey Weaver, check this out.” We won’t name...
Unconventional ROI:
The Best Financial Advice I've Ever Gotten Late in 2024, my financial advisor, Jay Dixon, gave me some of the best financial advice I have ever received. It was not a private equity play. It was not about asset allocation. It was not about taking advantage of some...
To Sell Is Human – Because Habit Is Human
Habit is Human In the ongoing exploration of the profound truth that "To Sell is Human," the concept of sales is deeply intertwined with love, connection, and the adventurous pursuit of the highest good, or Summum Bonum. True sales is characterized as a curious,...
To Sell is Human – Part 3. Fear is Human
To Sell Is Human - Because To Fear Is Human In our ongoing journey to understand the profound truth that "To Sell is Human," we've explored how selling is fundamentally about connection, service, negotiation, and the adventurous pursuit of the highest good, or Summum...