“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is about developing self-esteem.

Embrace the slow, weird journey.

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Earlier this week, someone was late for a meeting with me. 30 minutes late, after missing the first meeting we had together.

Now, a year ago, I would have waited around. I would have still taken their call and heard their little pitch. I would have pretended to be interested in still working with them, because money is nice.

But money isn’t life. And at this point in my business, I’m more interested in life.

And frankly, you can’t respect somebody who kisses your ass. It just doesn’t work.

Ferris Bueller was made in 1986, four years before I was born.

I saw it as a young teenager and didn’t get the message at the heart of it all. I was mostly just jealous that some guy in high school was able to make all those hijinks work.

Seriously. The planning and plotting that would have taken to pull it off IRL.

Today, I see the movie as a guidebook for earning respect. Cameron develops self-respect. Ferris’s sister Janine eventually earns enough self respect to stop going after her younger brother. We also lose respect for the principal as he stoops to greater lengths to catch…