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7PS: Why bankers should be soldiers 🪖
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Read time: 1 minute, 302 words. This Memorial Day, we salute those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But we should also ask how more of us can serve. I was working in banking when I joined the Navy Reserve. My family was against it. But serving overseas showed me the military is looking for skilled professionals. Bankers can brief clearly, make fast decisions, and optimize spending. If you are asking what comes next in life, consider service. The military could become part of your portfolio career. Seven Point Sunday - May 24 James Clear – Writer and entrepreneur who built a career by turning one narrow obsession into durable leverage. He combined long-form writing, data-backed ideas, email distribution, and book publishing into a self-owned media business. ⚡️ ProductivityFreedom – Cross-device blocker that removes entire categories of distraction for set periods of time. Useful if your problem isn’t organization but impulse control. Turo – Peer-to-peer car rental marketplace. Even if you never list, useful case study in turning depreciation into yield.
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Seven Point Sunday💡by Kabir Sehgal
I help you build your portfolio career. Get 7 actionable ideas on Sundays. From a Multi-Grammy & Multi-Emmy Winner, New York Times bestselling author (21 books), ex-J.P. Morgan banker, Navy Vet. Join 10k readers.
Read time: 1 minute, 294 words. In 1941, Olivier Messiaen was a prisoner in a German POW camp. In a freezing barracks, using the instruments available, he composed and premiered his Quartet for the End of Time. The audience included prisoners and German guards. The barracks did not become warmer. The war did not stop. His circumstances remained grim. But they did not dictate his entire experience. Sometimes you cannot remove what makes life difficult. You can still decide whether difficulty...
Read time: 1 minute, 362 words. A few years ago, a country artist asked about my producer fees. I explained that I don't charge fees. I also told him I probably wasn’t the right fit for his music. But he kept pushing. "But you must want something!" We both moved on, but I thought about his pitch. Every week, at the bottom of this email, I tell everyone exactly what I want. Now imagine he had started with, "I signed up 29 subscribers to your newsletter." I still wouldn't have produced his...
Read time: 1 minute, 377 words. A few months ago, I released an album, stars and static 2026. And then I forgot to share it with you. It's the second volume in my geofi series. The idea is simple: music rooted in place. Real field recordings. Captured on location. Then shaped into lofi pieces that try to express how a place feels. For this album, I sampled sounds from Naples’ central train station, Selma, the Carolina lowlands, Little Rock, Beale Street, the Willard Hotel, Lincoln Center,...