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Episode #272: Scott Galloway - The Algebra of Happiness

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"Steve Jobs is the most famous deadbeat dad.  We should worship character and kindness." -- Scott Galloway

Show Notes:

• Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
  • They are demonstrably great at multiple specialty areas
  • They have grit -- a willingness to roll up their sleeves.  And work a lot.
  • They hold people accountable -- "If they don't perform, show them the door. Strategic firing."
  • They have empathy - They understand other people and what they want to achieve
• Scott explains why he's a builder and a teacher
  • He's an NYU professor.  He also has started and ran three successful businesses at the same time.  This allows him to give practical, real life, advice to his students
• The best method for learning is teaching -- "It forces you to really know what you believe."
  • "You have to prepare, have themes, support them with research.  You have to bring it."
• His viral videos -- "I try to behave as if nobody is watching... I need to be real and myself."
  • Why he said, "Mark Zuckerberg is Putin's bitch."
• "Steve Jobs is the most famous deadbeat Dad.  We should worship character and kindness."
• The power of saying "exactly what you think."
• "You're smart to be afraid when you're younger."
• Scott Galloway's Career Advice:
  • 1) Get certified. Get your degree. College grades make 2X that of those who don’t graduate.
  • 2) Be remarkable (“So good they can’t ignore you”). What two attributes can you bring together that make you unique (the artist who knows how to use excel).
  • 3) Invest in variance - find the 6-8 things that are most important to your firm. Become in expert in a couple of them (Be a great public speaker, great writer)
  • 4) Get to a city (Allen Gannett agrees)
  • 5) Boring is sexy
  • 6) Delay gratification - Power of compound interest. Invest in something that will pay off
  • 7) Demonstrate strength and grit. Exercise everyday. Be stronger
  • 8) Don’t follow your passion - be passionate about being great at something.
  • 9) Ignore the myth of balance. He has balance now because he worked like crazy for 20 years.
  • 10) Build credibility.
• Advice I received from my Dad when I first became a manager -- "You can't just be an inspiration guy. You need to understand the numbers, the business side, too."
• The best managers "move their chair next to the person their leading and have a real conversation with them."
• The myth of balance: "If you want to be a top 1% earner, then you won't have balance.  I don't know anyone who's able to do that who doesn't work their ass off."
  • Did the money bring happiness?  "Yes, but also a divorce.  Money is a means to an end."
• The Harvard happiness study:
  • "Happiness is love full stop." -- "Love who you are, who you're with... Love WHAT you do and who you do it with."
• Sweating vs watching:  "You should spend more time sweating than watching other people sweat.  High performers are physically fit.  Work out."
  • "The only youth serum is exercise."
  • "When it gets real, I want to be able to run fast or kill them all.  Working out gives me the confidence to do that."
• Things vs Experiences:
  • "We overestimate the happiness things will bring us.  We underestimate the happiness experiences bring us."
• The Four:
  • The hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
  • Google = God.  Knows more about you than anything else
  • Facebook = Love
  • Amazon = Consumption
  • Apple = Signals your worth. Sex.
• Why joining The Learning Leader Circle is a good idea
• Use the "Get To Know You Document"

Social Media:

• See why over 91,000 people follow Scott on Twitter: @profgalloway
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Episode #271: Phil Hellmuth - From Poker Brat To #Positivity. 15 Time World Champion

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"Therapy is very helpful.  I want to know what I am doing wrong."

Show Notes:

• Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
  • They believe they can do great things. That have energy, buzz, and confidence
  • They have drive, intelligence, and the will to get it done
  • Elon Musk, Bill Lee are examples
• Phil is known for having a legendary ego... He shares why that's not true
• Why didn't he have friends for many years?
• His midwest roots and being ridiculed for having an ego
• Why does he verbally berate people at the poker table?
  • "That is 1% of what happens, but it always gets shown on TV."
• Most great poker players never tell the bad players they are bad, they just take their money.  Why does Phil tell them how bad they are and how good he is?
  • "It's because of my own insecurity."
• I asked if he goes to therapy... "Yes, if I can get 2 1/2 hours a week, that is great.  Therapy is very helpful.  I want to know what I'm doing wrong."
• How Phil felt that he could never live up to his Dad's lofty expectations (get good grades, be good at sports... Phil didn't do either) and how that impacted him
• "I'm like Draymond Green and John McEnroe... I lose it sometimes"
• "The poker brat made me famous"
• His friendship with Daniel Negreanu... And how it's grown over the years
• How to tell if someone is lying?
  • "It's instinctual. Everyone has physical tells."
  • "Look for thumbs and pinkies together as a power move"
  • "There's always a full story.  I put it all together and rely on my instincts from that story."
• Your instincts can be developed with a lot of repetition
• "The art of reading people is lost on the new generation."
• "Look into their eyes!"
• #Positivity -- New book focused on being in the right place at the right time
  • Write your goals and tape them on your mirror
  • Write your blessings and tape them on your mirror
• Why joining The Learning Leader Circle is a good idea
• Use the "Get To Know You Document"

"The art of reading people is lost on the new generation."

Social Media:

• See why over 270,000 people follow Phil on Twitter: @phil_hellmuth
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Episode #270 - Sam Jones: A Comfortable Life Is Overrated

Sam Jones is an acclaimed photographer and director whose seminal portraits of President Obama, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Bob Dylan, Kristin Stewart, Robert Downey Jr, Amy Adams, Jack Nicholson, and many others have appeared on the covers of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, Time, Entertainment Weekly and Men’s Journal.

In 2013 he launched Off Camera with Sam Jones on Directv’s Audience Network. Off Camera is an hour long show created out of his passion for long form conversational interviews. 

Show Notes:

• Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
  • "They did not have a back up plan.  They had a desire to do what they loved even if it wasn't the obvious choice."
• "A comfortable life is overrated." -- "I've always followed the things that excited me most."
• "It almost feels like a lie when I'm doing something that doesn't excite me."
• "I connect with this idea of listening to your gut feeling."
  • For artists, the goal is to make art
• "No one knows you like you know you.  There is no set path for how things get done."
• A life well lived = "Did I live up to my full potential?"
• "I've always been curious about the questions to ask that open people up."
  • Sam started doing an interview show on camera when he was 14 years old
• "I think my own theories through voicing my thoughts."
  • "Conversations are how I learn things... I've always been very curious."
• Rose Byrne - "It's good to look back and see where you've come from."
• The Jeff Daniels interview (one of my personal favorites)
  • As an interviewer, the importance of seeing their body language, how they react, "the look in their eye."
• The interview preparation process
  • Identify possible themes of the conversation
• As a communicator and conversationalist -- Think about how to do something better.  A form of scrutiny.  This leads to growth.
• Two things a guest needs to have
  • Be willing
  • Be able
• Is the guest open, honest, and self aware?  They need to be...
• The guest needs to be able to tell a good narrative
• "If you're going to find something true and authentic, you have to go down a path."
• Goal = Make best environment for the human being to come out."
  • "I really want to know who this person is."
• How to define success? "They keep letting us make more."
• Interviewers Sam looks up to:
  • David Letterman -- He didn't adhere to strict rules.  You shouldn't have to...
  • Terry Gross -- NPR
  • Howard Stern -- Consistently done it well over time
• Sam's upbringing:
  • "I didn't fit in at school."
  • "I always questioned social norms" -- "Why does this have to be this way?"
• How to decide where to start an interview?
  • "That's the hardest part." -- "The best conversations are when your open to let it go anywhere."
• Dream guests? -- Paul McCartney, Cameron Crowe
• How to create an environment for people to articulate insecurity...
• Why joining The Learning Leader Circle is a good idea
• Use the "Get To Know You Document"

"I've always questioned social norms.  Why does it have to be this way?"

Social Media:

• Follow Sam on Twitter:  @samjones
• Watch Off Camera With Sam Jones
• Connect with me on LinkedIn
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More Learning:

Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon

Episode 216: Jim Collins -- How To Go From Good To Great

Episode 200: Keith Hawk & AJ Hawk -- Showing Up, Doing The Work, Earning Trust, Helping Others, Winning The Super Bowl, Celebrating #200

Episode 234: Jocko Willink -- Why Discipline Equals Freedom

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#269: Charlie Spaniard (UFC Fighter) Interviews Ryan Hawk - My Leadership Framework

Show Notes:

• The WHO - "The most important question is WHO. Who will be your mentor? Who will be your friends? Who will you help? Who will you spend time with? You don't need to answer what until well after you've answered WHO." -- Jim Collins
• The importance of cognitive diversity
• Growth oriented people -- Why I like to be surrounded by those types of people
• The importance of time and maturity and "life reps" to develop my curiosity.
  • "As you learn more, you realize there is so much more to learn"
• "Great leaders are willing to push."  -- The impact Ron Ullery and Bob Gregg had on my life
• How preparation builds confidence -- "The greatest medicine for fear is preparation"
  • Learning how to prepare for big moments
  • How to use productive paranoia as fuel
• Building leadership skill over time
  • "Finding your voice as a leader.  It's time to speak up."
  • There is a part of leading that is the "directing" part
  • Earning respect through your actions before saying a word
• Playing quarterback is the "most cerebral position in all of sports"
  • The incredible mind recall and brain capacity of Aaron Rodgers
• Why the Arena Football League helps you anticipate
• The importance of consistency - "Showing up" everyday
  • Why loving the work is so important when embarking on a difficult challenge
• Who you marry will play a big role in your future success -- "Marry well"
  • Reading The Five Love Languages
  • Say "thank you" multiple times per day to your spouse
  • Write "thank you" notes every week
• "How you do anything is how you do everything"
• The impact of my family upbringing -- Episode to listen to: Keith Hawk & AJ Hawk
  • The responsibility to sustain excellence because of being lucky to have great parents and siblings
  • The importance of "showing up" as a parent
• The decision to go to Miami University and compete against Ben Roethlisberger to be the starting QB at Miami
  • Why I moved to Oxford the day after I graduated high school
• "Taking the next step" -- What I learned from Alison Levine
• Why I started The Learning Leader Show instead of pursuing A PhD at a University
• Framework: Learn, Experiment/Do, Reflect, Teach.
• The practice of writing one "thank you" note per day from John Kralik and how it could change your life
• Why joining The Learning Leader Circle is a good idea
• Use the "Get To Know You Document"

Social Media:

• Follow Charlie on Twitter: @charliespaniard
• Connect with me on LinkedIn
• Join our Facebook Group: The Learning Leader Community
• To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12