Bob Gower
@bobgower.com
Founder of rippleIQ & Fractional COO: I help leaders navigate complexity, move through chaos, and build systems that actually work.
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I just re-read Steven Pressfield's book "Turning Pro" and couldn't stop thinking about Joe.
I think you nailed it in this episode when you said "Joe asks questions but isn't interested in the answers."
He's deeply unserious & incurious. In other words and amateur (albeit a very well paid one).
I think you nailed it in this episode when you said "Joe asks questions but isn't interested in the answers."
He's deeply unserious & incurious. In other words and amateur (albeit a very well paid one).
August 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I just re-read Steven Pressfield's book "Turning Pro" and couldn't stop thinking about Joe.
I think you nailed it in this episode when you said "Joe asks questions but isn't interested in the answers."
He's deeply unserious & incurious. In other words and amateur (albeit a very well paid one).
I think you nailed it in this episode when you said "Joe asks questions but isn't interested in the answers."
He's deeply unserious & incurious. In other words and amateur (albeit a very well paid one).
This story isn’t just about courage and friendship.
It’s about how small moments—leverage points—can trigger cascades of transformation in massive, complex systems.
Want to explore how? Read my latest article: The Physics of Change.
📖 www.bobgower.com/principia/th...
It’s about how small moments—leverage points—can trigger cascades of transformation in massive, complex systems.
Want to explore how? Read my latest article: The Physics of Change.
📖 www.bobgower.com/principia/th...
The Physics of Change — Bob Gower
Hidden Levers of Transformation A cha nce encounter and a roun d of drin ks ch anged the course of history.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This story isn’t just about courage and friendship.
It’s about how small moments—leverage points—can trigger cascades of transformation in massive, complex systems.
Want to explore how? Read my latest article: The Physics of Change.
📖 www.bobgower.com/principia/th...
It’s about how small moments—leverage points—can trigger cascades of transformation in massive, complex systems.
Want to explore how? Read my latest article: The Physics of Change.
📖 www.bobgower.com/principia/th...
One of Ellsberg’s last acts as a free man—before he expected to spend life in prison—was to find Snyder and thank him.
“I didn’t show him any papers from the trunk… so as not to implicate him; but I hinted he was implicated anyway, in the process of my awakening.”
“I didn’t show him any papers from the trunk… so as not to implicate him; but I hinted he was implicated anyway, in the process of my awakening.”
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of Ellsberg’s last acts as a free man—before he expected to spend life in prison—was to find Snyder and thank him.
“I didn’t show him any papers from the trunk… so as not to implicate him; but I hinted he was implicated anyway, in the process of my awakening.”
“I didn’t show him any papers from the trunk… so as not to implicate him; but I hinted he was implicated anyway, in the process of my awakening.”
A decade later, Ellsberg released The Pentagon Papers—7,000 classified documents exposing U.S. government deception about the Vietnam War.
This act led Henry Kissinger to call him “The Most Dangerous Man in America.”
This act led Henry Kissinger to call him “The Most Dangerous Man in America.”
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A decade later, Ellsberg released The Pentagon Papers—7,000 classified documents exposing U.S. government deception about the Vietnam War.
This act led Henry Kissinger to call him “The Most Dangerous Man in America.”
This act led Henry Kissinger to call him “The Most Dangerous Man in America.”
Years later, Ellsberg recalled:
“My memory of him stayed with me as a kind of touchstone—an image of an alternative way of living. But doing it his way—deciding on my own to speak truth to the world—still lay some years off for me.”
“My memory of him stayed with me as a kind of touchstone—an image of an alternative way of living. But doing it his way—deciding on my own to speak truth to the world—still lay some years off for me.”
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Years later, Ellsberg recalled:
“My memory of him stayed with me as a kind of touchstone—an image of an alternative way of living. But doing it his way—deciding on my own to speak truth to the world—still lay some years off for me.”
“My memory of him stayed with me as a kind of touchstone—an image of an alternative way of living. But doing it his way—deciding on my own to speak truth to the world—still lay some years off for me.”
Ellsberg was visiting Kyoto, inspired by Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums—where Snyder was a main character.
By chance, he walked into a bar where Snyder was drinking with friends.
The conversation that followed lasted two days… and helped end the Vietnam War.
By chance, he walked into a bar where Snyder was drinking with friends.
The conversation that followed lasted two days… and helped end the Vietnam War.
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ellsberg was visiting Kyoto, inspired by Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums—where Snyder was a main character.
By chance, he walked into a bar where Snyder was drinking with friends.
The conversation that followed lasted two days… and helped end the Vietnam War.
By chance, he walked into a bar where Snyder was drinking with friends.
The conversation that followed lasted two days… and helped end the Vietnam War.
In January 1960, two young Americans sat in a beer hall in Kyoto, Japan, talking about poetry and politics.
One was Gary Snyder, a beat poet and Zen student.
The other was Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst researching for the US Air Force.
One was Gary Snyder, a beat poet and Zen student.
The other was Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst researching for the US Air Force.
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In January 1960, two young Americans sat in a beer hall in Kyoto, Japan, talking about poetry and politics.
One was Gary Snyder, a beat poet and Zen student.
The other was Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst researching for the US Air Force.
One was Gary Snyder, a beat poet and Zen student.
The other was Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst researching for the US Air Force.
I used to get lunch at that bar regularly. I always wonder if she ever served me
January 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I used to get lunch at that bar regularly. I always wonder if she ever served me
Hooker’s Ball sounds fun, this looks scary as hell
December 28, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Hooker’s Ball sounds fun, this looks scary as hell
We've supported each other through loss, illness, surgeries, money / career challenges, parenthood and so much more.
Finding someone who helps me be my best self and gives me space to explore, struggle and succeed has been nothing short of a miracle and has made every aspect of my life better.
Finding someone who helps me be my best self and gives me space to explore, struggle and succeed has been nothing short of a miracle and has made every aspect of my life better.
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
We've supported each other through loss, illness, surgeries, money / career challenges, parenthood and so much more.
Finding someone who helps me be my best self and gives me space to explore, struggle and succeed has been nothing short of a miracle and has made every aspect of my life better.
Finding someone who helps me be my best self and gives me space to explore, struggle and succeed has been nothing short of a miracle and has made every aspect of my life better.
9 years ago today @deliciousalex.bsky.social and I married at City Hall.
Alex is my 4th wife. For years I struggled with relationships, I chose and behaved poorly. It wasn’t until I met Alex, at the age of 45 coming out of a particularly troubled period, that I got partnership close to right.
Alex is my 4th wife. For years I struggled with relationships, I chose and behaved poorly. It wasn’t until I met Alex, at the age of 45 coming out of a particularly troubled period, that I got partnership close to right.
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
9 years ago today @deliciousalex.bsky.social and I married at City Hall.
Alex is my 4th wife. For years I struggled with relationships, I chose and behaved poorly. It wasn’t until I met Alex, at the age of 45 coming out of a particularly troubled period, that I got partnership close to right.
Alex is my 4th wife. For years I struggled with relationships, I chose and behaved poorly. It wasn’t until I met Alex, at the age of 45 coming out of a particularly troubled period, that I got partnership close to right.
It's pretty much a pre-requisite at this point.
PS: RFK Jr. groped a friend of mine during a photo op 20 years ago.
PS: RFK Jr. groped a friend of mine during a photo op 20 years ago.
December 12, 2024 at 1:17 PM
It's pretty much a pre-requisite at this point.
PS: RFK Jr. groped a friend of mine during a photo op 20 years ago.
PS: RFK Jr. groped a friend of mine during a photo op 20 years ago.