Discussion on the Book 'The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists'

Episode 118 | Recorded Februrary 21, 2023

Scotty’s back in the Office with our Principal, Ron Baker, and he has a copy of "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" by Rick Rubin. In this book report, they cover a wide range of topics, including creativity in art and accounting, the quest for efficiency, the role of humor in art, and the importance of paying attention to your surroundings. The conversation also touches on the challenges of being an entrepreneur and artist, the subjective nature of value, and the evolution of an artist's work. This engaging and thought-provoking discussion is a must-listen for anyone interested in creativity, art, or entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear more from Scott and Ron on "The Creative Act" and its many insights.

• Entering the principal’s office… Rick Rubin

• Comparing Ron to Rick

• Ron’s first thoughts - Anyone can be creative

• Spirituality and Art

• Output in art and accounting and the efficiency quest

• Jasper Report

• AI usage

• Humor and Art are confrontational

• The quest for efficiency

• Childlike wonder and awe

• Repackaging old ideas with new insight

• Patience versus Efficiency

• Unique art alienates and divides

• Purpose being debatable

• Race and color tweets and being offendable

• Alienating yourself and following your intuition

• Paying attention to your surroundings

• Seeing the signs around you

• R.A.A.P. Book

• MAAP

• Being a conduit for inspiration

• Everyone does things their own way

• Entrepreneur and Artist

• Sharing versus Scarcity

• A few quotes

• How the book was written and what makes it special

• The new rap name and new rap

• Writing the rap

• Profitability and Cash Flow

• Habits to get things done

• Value is subjective

• You’ll never make it

• Evolution of an artist

• Our own filters and unique voices

• We like different takes

• Artist vs Entrepreneurs

• The suffering artist

• Superintendents, boards, field trips

• ABC tournament and the Anti-Conference

• Book Reports on going

• Summary of the book

• How to read a book

• Writing How to RAAP

• On the Crux: A challenge about value

• Wrapping up

All the Shoutouts:

Greg Kyte, CPA, Rick Rubin, Broken Record, Jason Ackerman, CPA, CFP®, CGMA, Times up, Jasper, Conversations with Tyler, South Park, Arthur Schopenhauer, John Wooten, James Clear, Simon Sinek, Tim Williams, Nikole Mackenzie, David C. Baker, Caddyshack, Dave Chappelle, Terrell A Turner, CPA, Kenji Kuramoto, James Ashford, Michelle Weinstein, Tim Ferriss, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Eminem, Paul McCartney, Beatles, Elvis Presley, Sage, Thriveal, The Crux, Momentum Accounting, Inc, Mortimer J. Adler