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Published: Fri, 12/19/25
Updated: Fri, 12/19/25
Written By: Brad PedersenEvery year, as Q3 comes to a close and the pace of life begins its final sprint into the holidays, I carve out space to do…
Published: Fri, 12/12/25
Updated: Fri, 12/12/25
Written By: Brad PedersenFor most of my life, I made the mistake that many accomplished leaders make: I believed my purpose was my work.Closing deals,…
Published: Fri, 12/05/25
Written By: Brad PedersenLast week I told the story about how in 2008 I was at an important crossroads. How after years of scaling a business I was…
Published: Fri, 11/28/25
Updated: Fri, 11/28/25
Written By: Brad PedersenLast week I told the story about how in 2008 I was at an important crossroads. How after years of scaling a business I was…
Published: Fri, 11/28/25
Updated: Fri, 11/28/25
Written By: Brad PedersenLast week I told the story about how in 2008 I was at an important crossroads. How after years of scaling a business I was…
Published: Fri, 11/21/25
Updated: Fri, 11/21/25
Written By: Brad PedersenIn 2008, I stood at a crossroads that would test everything I believed about persistence, success, and what it meant to be an…
Published: Fri, 11/14/25
Updated: Fri, 11/14/25
Written By: Brad PedersenIn 2017, I was fired from a company I had co-founded.Thirty years in the toy industry, gone. The shock left me disoriented,…
Published: Fri, 11/07/25
Updated: Fri, 11/07/25
Written by: Brad PedersenThe response to the Tetris newsletters has been incredible; thank you to everyone who reached out. Several of you asked for a…
Published: Fri, 10/31/25
Updated: Fri, 10/31/25
Written by: Brad PedersenOver the past two weeks, I've shared lessons that Tetris can teach us about life. First, that you can't control the blocks…