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Shoe Dog: Why velocity beats the illusion of safety (Phil Knight)
Most people believe visionary leaders act from a position of absolute security and meticulous planning. In Shoe Dog, Nike founder Phil Knight shatters that illusion, revealing how he spent sixteen years on the brink of bankruptcy, surviving not through comfortable cash reserves, but through raw forward momentum. The counterintuitive lesson of Knight's journey is that stability is often a trap. Waiting until you feel entirely ready or safe before pitching the idea, launching the business, or making the leap guarantees slow decay. When your chest tightens with anxiety, your instinct suggests…
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