Other People's Property

<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-orNA9Zk4VWo/YSeGwpzZs_I/AAAAAAABVls/a6w_4fi6cP8rT1ff9gqifobU9ULgqBJxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s702/Tom%2BFreeman%2527s%2B2004%2Bpainting%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bburning%2Bof%2Bthe%2BWhite%2BHouse%2Bon%2BAugust%2B24%252C%2B1814%2B%2528White%2BHouse%2BHistorical%2BAssociation%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="702" height="440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-orNA9Zk4VWo/YSeGwpzZs_I/AAAAAAABVls/a6w_4fi6cP8rT1ff9gqifobU9ULgqBJxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h440/Tom%2BFreeman%2527s%2B2004%2Bpainting%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bburning%2Bof%2Bthe%2BWhite%2BHouse%2Bon%2BAugust%2B24%252C%2B1814%2B%2528White%2BHouse%2BHistorical%2BAssociation%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="text-align: left;">Tom Freeman’s 2004 painting of the burning of the White House on August 24, 1814. (</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/167721133253158/photos/pb.167721133253158.-2207520000.1409144793./834551549903443/?type=3&theater" style="text-align: left;">White House Historical Association</a><span style="text-align: left;"> / Facebook)</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container" data-pm-context="[]"><figure><figcaption class="image-caption"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr /></div><p> </p><blockquote><p><em><strong>“How can you build on such a quicksand?”</strong> — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1904</em></p></blockquote><p> </p><div><hr /></div><p><br /></p><p>The White House, sometimes called “The People’s House,” is the most well-known piece of public housing in the world.</p><p>And it’s a powerful reminder that we don’t always control where we live or do business.</p><p>Every four or eight years, the occupant of the White House is required to move out. And just like that, the permanent staff goes into a whirl to prepare the residence for a new president.</p><p>It was 214 years ago this week — on August 24, 1814 — that the British army, laying siege to Washington, DC, set the White House on fire.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>It seems apt timing then, that late last week, OnlyFans made an announcement that rocked the world of creators. The site, known as a platform for those who create a variety of sexual content for their fans and viewers, abruptly announced <a href="https://www.axios.com/onlyfans-ban-sexually-explicit-policy-6d3298bd-49c1-40ca-9698-55cfecec8fa3.html">they would ban explicit content</a>.</p><p>Since many adult actors turned to the site during the pandemic, it became a break-out success. But OnlyFans says t<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639356/onlyfans-ceo-tim-stokely-sexually-explicit-content-ban-banks">he banks that back the payment systems on the site object to the content</a> — particularly because user-generated content has not been independently verified and can contain material related to sex trafficking.</p><p>The point is this: when you rely on someone else’s platform for your livelihood, you may find your destiny is not in your own control.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.thetilt.com/newsletter/no-fan-of-rented-land">Don’t build your house on rented land</a>,” as they say.</p><p><br /></p><div><hr /><br /></div><p>Listen to the "<a href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/control" target="_blank">Control</a>" episode of <b><i>Timeless Leadership</i></b> — an interview with Carey Lohrenz:</p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1071156154&color=%23ce1a21&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></div><p></p><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/timelessleadership" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Timeless Leadership">Timeless Leadership</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/timelessleadership/control" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Control">Control</a></div><p></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label> <pre class="text"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; white-space: normal;"><hr /><br /></div><br /></pre></div><p>In this case, the content creators don’t control the platform on which their content is hosted. And to add another layer, the platform doesn’t control the payment system.</p><p>While it’s not impossible to get around such an arrangement, neither is it easy.</p><p>Creators of any kind can take control by owning their own land. That is, they can create their own domain or website. They can host an audio show on a platform that gives them the ability to determine where to distribute the program.</p><p>When it comes to payment systems, we’re beginning to see the emergence of players in cryptocurrency such as <a href="https://rall.io">Rally</a> that allow creators to benefit from 100% of the money that changes hands. [<em>Disclosure: I own the Timeless Coin (<a href="https://rally.io/creator/MONTY/">$MONTY</a>) on Rally. Check out my coin for benefits that accrue to holders.</em>]</p><p><br /></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h2><strong>To Rent or to Own?</strong></h2><p>There have always been trade-offs to renting versus owning.</p><blockquote><p>When a theologian renting from ninth-century Islamic philosopher al-Kindi hosted two cousins for a month-long visit, the landlord increased the rent proportionally. His reasoning: a dwelling has a “limited existence.” A tenant enjoys this without the burden of ownership, then leaves the space “a dung heap and in dilapidation, only repairable at grievous expense.” (“<a href="https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/home/miscellany/repairable-grievous-expense" target="_blank">Miscellany</a>” from<i> Lapham’s Quarterly</i>, Volume X, No. 1, Winter 2017)</p></blockquote><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Being active on social media means you need to follow someone else’s rules and that without warning, they can shut down and leave you stranded. Users can accrue huge followings on social media if they’re willing to take that risk.</p><p>Email newsletters, while typically smaller in size than social media followings, allow you to have direct relationships with your audience — and if you decide to change email service providers, you can take them with you.</p><p>The presidency itself is a job with 100% turnover. The troubles of the world are his for the duration of his term in office, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The officeholder receives a nominal salary, public housing, an airplane, a country estate, and an executive chef — all of which he relinquishes upon leaving office.</p><p>But those troubles and those perks give the jobholder the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of millions of people. More than most private-sector jobs could.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Risks and rewards abound at every level.</p><p>As with anything in life, you’ll be judged by what you do with your time and talent.</p><p>You just need to decide where you’re going to spend it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"></pre></div><p>Thanks, and I’ll see you on the internet.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><br /></figure></div><div><hr /></div><p>Stay tuned on Friday when we’ll address scarcity and abundance and how it applies to work and life. 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Other People's Property

  Tom Freeman’s 2004 painting of the burning of the White House on August 24, 1814. ( White House Historical Association  / Facebook)   “How...

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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4nqoBrvsbs/YR5wXKsLKtI/AAAAAAABVhw/T2Vs6r-Alo4jiHF5hqyGeGHO1E_4gmdngCLcBGAsYHQ/s968/James%2BRattray%2B-%2BShuja_Shah_Durrani_of_Afghanistan_in_1839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="968" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4nqoBrvsbs/YR5wXKsLKtI/AAAAAAABVhw/T2Vs6r-Alo4jiHF5hqyGeGHO1E_4gmdngCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/James%2BRattray%2B-%2BShuja_Shah_Durrani_of_Afghanistan_in_1839.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shuja_Shah_Durrani_of_Afghanistan_in_1839.jpg#/media/File:Shuja_Shah_Durrani_of_Afghanistan_in_1839.jpg">Interior of the palace of Shauh Shujah Ool Moolk, Late King of Cabul</a></em><span style="text-align: left;"> by James Rattray, 1848 (public domain - Wikimedia Commons)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /><hr /></div><p> </p><blockquote><p><em><strong>“Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.”</strong>  — Marcus Tullius Cicero</em></p></blockquote><p> </p><div><hr /></div><p><br /></p><p>Leadership is messy.</p><p>Regardless of the time or situation in which they find themselves, there are choices leaders face that are difficult, outcomes that are unexpected, and interactions that can go sideways.</p><p>The leader confers with trusted advisors and relies on well-picked team members to make decisions to the best of their ability at the time.</p><p>But leadership isn’t like choosing ham or tuna for your sandwich. It’s much more nuanced and requires weighing forces seen and unseen, to result in an outcome that is, on balance, a net positive.</p><p>Part of doing that is not only living in the present, but understanding the past. Taking stock in those whose shoulders on which you stand to help you determine what needs doing now.</p><p><br /></p><div><hr /></div><p> </p><blockquote><p><em><strong>“We are all part of a larger stream of events, past, present, and future. We are all the beneficiaries of those who went before us.” </strong>— David McCullough, 1998</em></p></blockquote><p> </p><div><hr /></div><p><br /></p><p>We fall into the trap of thinking we’re unique and never before has someone had to deal with the same issues we have. When we do this, we struggle as we tackle each obstacle as it occurs.</p><p>But what if we didn’t have to struggle so much? What if we could anticipate what comes next by recognizing patterns? That could help us avoid traps and jump ahead of the competition.</p><h3><em>How can we know who we are and where we are headed if we don’t know where we’ve come from? </em>[<a href="https://ctt.ac/C0lB3" target="_blank">TWEET THIS</a>]</h3><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>All one needs to do to appreciate this is to look at the history of Afghanistan. The 20-year war that the United States just concluded was never going to end well.</p><p>Alexander the Great arrived in the area of Afghanistan in 330 BC after defeating Darius III of Persia a year earlier at the Battle of Gaugamela. His army faced very strong resistance in the Afghan tribal areas where he is said to have commented that Afghanistan is “<strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan#Alexander_and_the_Seleucids">easy to march into, hard to march out of</a></strong>.”</p><p>For as long as outside forces have been trying to form alliances and cohesiveness in Afghanistan, the internal forces have been fighting and rejecting them.</p><p>The opening of “<a href="https://youtu.be/2--QHlqyppY">A Study in Pink</a>” — the first episode in the BBC’s <em>Sherlock</em> — concerned an army doctor returning to London after serving in Afghanistan in 2010. He was suffering from PTSD and was looking for someone with whom to share lodgings.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2--QHlqyppY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p>This was exactly the scene that opened <em>A Study in Scarlet</em>, the first Sherlock Holmes story, set in 1881. Dr. Watson returned from war, having been injured at the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan during the <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War">Second Anglo-Afghan War</a></strong>.</p><p>Outside forces that get involved in conflicts in Afghanistan have <em>always</em> left in defeat. Alexander the Great knew it, and the British knew it — twice before they repeated the error in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919.</p><p><br /></p><div><hr /></div><p> </p><blockquote><p><em><strong>“The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It’s all been done before, and will be again.”</strong> — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1914</em></p></blockquote><p> </p><div><hr /></div><p><br /></p><p>If we are willing to take the time to more deeply understand the events of the past, whether corporate history, local history, or world history, it will help ground you in what you may need today, tomorrow, or next year.</p><p>The leader who is prepared is the leader who <strong>observes </strong>and <strong>reflects</strong>, <strong>learns </strong>and <strong>challenges</strong>, and <strong>imagines</strong> and <strong>decides</strong>. [<strong><a href="https://ctt.ac/a9Q5j">TWEET THIS</a>]</strong></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>That’s much easier when armed with examples from leaders who have done it before.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{"url":"%%half_magic_comments_url%%","text":"Leave a comment","class":null}"><br /></p><p>Thanks, and I’ll see you on the internet.</p><p><br /></p><div><hr /></div><p><em>Stay tuned Friday for the subscribers-only premium content when we’ll look at the impact of the past on emotional intelligence. 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Interior of the palace of Shauh Shujah Ool Moolk, Late King of Cabul  by James Rattray, 1848 (public domain - Wikimedia Commons)   “Not to ...

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Responding to Forces Beyond Our Control

<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fSkTwJoDrMM/YRRRRBS66WI/AAAAAAABVV0/9syzBzl2MqIGbTk-ksmDpHDzGy-QyDbsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/John%2BSingleton%2BCopley%2B-%2BWatson%2Band%2Bthe%2BShark%2B1778.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2048" height="508" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fSkTwJoDrMM/YRRRRBS66WI/AAAAAAABVV0/9syzBzl2MqIGbTk-ksmDpHDzGy-QyDbsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h508/John%2BSingleton%2BCopley%2B-%2BWatson%2Band%2Bthe%2BShark%2B1778.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><em style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46471.html">Watson and the Shark</a></em><span style="text-align: left;"> by John Singleton Copley, 1778 (public domain - National Gallery of Art)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><div><hr /></div><blockquote><p><em><strong>“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea—whether it is to sail or to watch it—we are going back whence we came.”</strong> — John F. Kennedy, 1962</em></p></blockquote><div><hr /></div><p><br />Have you ever been to the beach and picked up a shell large enough to put up to your ear and to listen to it?</p><p>As much as we would like to think we’re hearing sounds of the ocean, it’s simply <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seashell_resonance">seashell resonance </a>— the sound of ambient noise in a concave enclosure.</p><p>But the romantic notion of hearing the ocean in a shell has some magic about it. The proximity of the shell to the seaside makes it all the more appealing and believable.</p><p>This myth is similar in structure to the old yarn that the salinity of the ocean and of blood are of a similar percentage (they are not, in fact). Yet we still find these tales circulating.</p><p>Humans have always been drawn to the sea and stories about it. We flock to the coast for idealized living and for vacations. Did you know that more than 85 percent of Australia’s population l<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Percentage-of-population-living-on-the-coast-in-Australia-and-Worldwide_fig2_281942196" target="_blank">ives within 50 km of the coast</a>? </p><p>The lure of the coast is inescapable.</p><p>And this is even with threats to the eternally changing coasts — something that’s been happening since the continents first began tectonic shifts.</p><p>The ongoing change of the seas and their coasts are constant and volatile, a combination of conditions that range from predictable cycles to unexpected and sudden events.</p><p>And we have had to learn to deal with its various states as we enjoy it and live off of it.</p><p>We accept the reality, which includes risks as well as rewards.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>The fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts have always known this. If you happen to find yourself in Gloucester Harbor, you’ll undoubtedly see the Fisherman’s Memorial.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F0SfNVCuY5w/YRRRoOdJKvI/AAAAAAABVWA/FYLpPGKt2mEondHC1gHaD0szcs0cfFkwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/FishermanMemorialGloucester.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F0SfNVCuY5w/YRRRoOdJKvI/AAAAAAABVWA/FYLpPGKt2mEondHC1gHaD0szcs0cfFkwQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/FishermanMemorialGloucester.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FishermanMemorialGloucester.jpg#/media/File:FishermanMemorialGloucester.jpg" style="text-align: left;">Fisherman's Memorial, Gloucester, Massachusetts</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (</span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/" style="text-align: left;">CC BY-SA 2.5</a><span style="text-align: left;"> - Wikimedia Commons)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><figcaption class="image-caption"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>The sculpture features a lone fisherman at the wheel, looking out into the harbor (and is not to be confused with the Gorton’s fisherman, even though Gorton’s, creator of the fishstick, was founded in Gloucester). It is a monument to the more than 10,000 men who lost their lives to the trade in its first 300 years — including 249 men in 29 vessels in the year 1879 alone.</p><p>Fishing is a dangerous trade, as the fate of the Andrea Gail can attest, after sinking when unexpectedly finding itself at the intersection of three huge weather systems, as featured in Sebastian Junger’s <em><a href="https://amzn.to/3fV8mqw" target="_blank">The Perfect Storm</a></em>.</p><p>The potential reward of a massive catch was what the crew was willing to sacrifice as they raced against time and nature.</p><p><br /></p><div><hr /></div><blockquote><p><em><strong>“He who commands the sea has command of everything.”</strong> — Francis Bacon, c. 1600</em></p></blockquote><div><hr /></div><p><br /></p><p>In business, we take on risks every day. In normal times, these risks include acquisitions, new hires, and gutsy campaigns.</p><p>Now we have leaders making decisions about whether to require employees to return to the office, get vaccinated, or wear masks.</p><p>Leaders acknowledge that there will always be some elements that are out of our <strong><a href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/control">control</a></strong>. The best we can do is assemble our teams, prepare ourselves for any likely scenario, and keep our spirits up as we work together.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{"url":"%%share_url%%","text":"Share","class":null}"><br /></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h2><strong>A Word About This Week’s Image</strong></h2><p>In 1749, 14–year–old Brook Watson was attacked by a shark while swimming in Havana Harbor. John Singleton Copley’s pictorial account of the traumatic ordeal shows nine seamen rushing to help the boy, while the bloody water indicates that he lost his right foot.</p><p>The rescuers’ anxious expressions and actions reveal both concern for their thrashing companion and a growing awareness of their own peril. Time stands still as we, along with the sailors, are forced to ponder Watson’s fate.</p><p>Miraculously, Brook Watson esacaped almost certain death and went on to become a successful British merchant and politician.</p><p>Although Copley underscored the scene’s tension and immediacy, these poses actually were based on art historical precedents. The harpooner's pose, for example, recalls Raphael’s altarpiece of the Archangel Michael using a spear to drive Satan out of heaven.</p><p>The oil painting’s enormous acclaim ensured Copley’s appointment to the prestigious Royal Academy, and he earned a fortune selling engravings of its design.</p><p>Unfortunately, by the 1790s his powers had started to decline and in the new century his work was considered unfashionable. He died of a stroke, debt-ridden, in 1815. [<i>Source: <a href="Source: https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/copley-watson-and-the-shark.html" target="_blank">National Gallery of Art</a></i>]</p><p>How quickly the tides and sands shift, moving us in ways that are beyond our control.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, and I’ll see you on the internet.</p><p><br /></p><hr><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />👉 Premium Members receive an additional related essay, plus curated links and stories, and audio and book recommendations every Friday.<br /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Join the club by signing up below:</div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><iframe data-dashlane-frameid="299" frameborder="0" height="320" scrolling="no" src="https://www.timelesstimely.com/embed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; max-height: 450px; max-width: 100%;" width="480"></iframe></p><p><br /></p>

Responding to Forces Beyond Our Control

Watson and the Shark  by John Singleton Copley, 1778 (public domain - National Gallery of Art)   “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go b...

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