#406: Poor Richard's Almanac

4A Performance Institute Podcast by The Sean Light Podcast

Feb 1, 202300:19:29Education

In 1732, Benjamin Franklin printed the first edition of Poor Richard's Almanac. A periodic newsletter that reached tens of thousands of people throughout the colonies. But Franklin had a secret mission. Sprinkled through...

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