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	                     Episode 15: Audience questions for Ray ZinnNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-15-Audience-questions-for-Ray-Zinn.mp3Ray Zinn answers questions encountered at his speaking events, and those from Tough Things First audience members. 0
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	                     Episode 13: The unintended consequences of misguided policiesNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-13-The-unintended-consequences-of-misguided-policies.mp3Policies. Nobody likes to write them. Some employees refuse to live by them. But Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO... 
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	                     Episode 12: The up and down side to stricter emigration enforcementNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-12-The-up-and-down-side-to-stricter-emigration-enforcement.mp3Ray Zinn has some specific thoughts about the topic of immigration, enforcement and the U.S. economy. With 37 years... 
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	                     Episode 11: Leadership self-disciplineNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-11-Leadership-self-discipline.mp3What are some daily practices for developing self-discipline, or for organizational discipline, and how does a leader transfer his... 
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	                     Episode 9: Focus, filters and blindersNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-9-Focus-filters-and-blinders.mp3Ray goes into great detail about entrepreneurial focus, how to construct filters to prevent being overwhelmed, the necessity of... 
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	                     Episode 8: How do we get the U.S. economy growing againNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-8-How-do-we-get-the-U.S.-economy-growing-again.mp3The American economy is moribund. This has a direct effect on businesses and an indirect effect on employees. Until... 
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	                     Episode 6: Challenges, faith and focusNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-6-Entrepreneur-challenges-faith-and-focus.mp3Entrepreneurs must stay focused, keeping their eyes on the horizon. Doing so makes seemingly insurmountable obstacles look like fun challenges.... 
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	                     Episode5: Organizational discipline – training, repetition and policyNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-5-Organizational-discipline-training-repetition-and-policy.mp3It doesn’t matter how disciplined a CEO is if that same discipline doesn’t find its ways through the organization.... 
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	                     Episode 3: The Venture Capital trapNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-3-The-Venture-Capital-trap.mp3Why wouldn’t a Silicon Valley entrepreneur take venture capital? Because doing so could kill their business. Listen to Ray Zinn, who... 
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	                     Episode 2: Discipline for entrepreneursNo CommentsRead morehttp://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-2-Discipline-for-entrepreneurs.mp3Ray Zinn discusses how discipline for entrepreneurs is an essential element to their own growth, but also to the cultural... 
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