Boone
Mr. Pickens, Boone to his friends, passed away on September 11, 2019. This blog will summarize the numerous lessons that Boone lived and shared with us during his amazing life. We hope you will reference and adopt them in your personal and professional lives. Boone shared most of these beliefs with his co-workers, friends, investors and the traditional media. Many of his beliefs are common to successful people, however, his generous heart is unique. Great at Making Money Boone was great at and enjoyed making money. It was a challenge that he mastered first as a Wildcatter in the oil business. He understood that every deal wouldn’t work out as planed and he was able to evaluate where he could improve his results on subsequent deals. He was self-aware. Boone took his experience to his next ordeal in the public markets with Mesa and as a corporate raider. Same risk reward profile but the res...