The Chapter in Promised Land About This Race Is Unmissable

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"I decided to run. I had this picture of mister smith goes to washington, and i'm going to go out and do things in a very idealistic way," Barock says. "It turned out that the way rules were set up there, even getting on the ballot was very restrictive and very complicated" The race is unmissable not just for its dramatic rehersals and rough and tumble chicago politics, but also for the deeply personal story that runs underneath it.

Politics and entrepreneurship have much in common: Both versions of scale leadership require strategic patience, hard work, a clear vision of a better future, an unshakable belief that you can bring that future to life – and the ideal opportunity to make it all come together. President Barack Obama sits down with Reid Hoffman in Part 1 of our two-part episode on finding the right moment to act, and when the moment chooses you. Obama talks about how being in the right place, at the right time, with the right mindset enabled his political ascension. Fueled by what President Obama calls “preparation and perspiration,” his 2008 campaign was a startup that defied expectations. Then came the big pivot: figuring out how to move from renegade mode to leading one of the world's largest enterprises, the U.S. government. With guest will.i.am.

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