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Jason Feifer is the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine. He is also the author of a great new book called, Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career.

Notes:

• Define yourself… What is your one sentence? Jason’s is “I tell stories in my own voice.” That’s what he does as the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine. That’s what he does when he writes books. Records podcasts… Everything. What is your one sentence? What do you do?
• How to lead through change – Remember... You’ve had time to think about it prior to the meeting, they haven’t. Show some grace. Communicate why the change is happening and how it impacts them.
  • And… “People hate new things, but they love better versions of old things.” People hate loss. Remind them of what’s staying the same, but getting better.
• In 1348, The Bubonic Plague happened... What occurred as a result? 60% of Europeans died. It led to an opportunity for employment. Prior to that, there were the rich and the poor. The rich had the poor work for them, but did not pay them money.
• "If a city isn't growing, it's dying. The same is true for people."
• In your career, "Don't ask for the opportunity... BE the opportunity."
• The Four Distinct Phases:
  • Panic
  • Adaptation
  • New Normal
  • Wouldn't Go Back
• The first thing a person should do when navigating change is to identify the thing about themself that is not going to change. This is tough because we naturally identify with the output of our work. If somebody at a party asks you what you do, you’re either going to tell them your job title, your role, the way in which you do your work, or the thing that you create. And that’s natural—it’s a good way to understand ourselves.
  • "We are programmed for loss aversion."
  • "Build a bridge of familiarity from them to you."
• "That’s something Ryan Reynolds told me. Ryan is an actor who also started an extremely successful advertising agency called Maximum Effort. He also owns Aviation Gin and Mint Mobile. Ryan told me that the thing that distinguishes people is not whether they’re good at something at the beginning (because nobody will be good at something at the beginning), but rather whether someone can tolerate the natural state of being bad at the beginning. When trying something new, there cannot be an expectation of mastery from the start.
  • "Can you tolerate being bad long enough to be good?"
• In front of you are two sets of opportunities. Opportunity Set A is everything that is asked of you, for instance showing up at your job, things your boss needs done, etc. It is necessary to do a good job at Opportunity Set A. Opportunity set B is everything that is available for you to do that nobody is asking you to do. This could also be at your job, but it could also be something outside of work like taking a class to learn a new skill.
• With every single thing you do, ask What is it for? This forces you to make sure that the things that you do have a valuable outcome. It’s okay if that outcome looks strange, or if that outcome will come after some time working towards it. We want to know which things we should devote our time and energy to, and we want to understand how to maximize opportunities. Answering What is it for? clarifies that.
  • So, What is it for? Content now is for relationships. People will trust you and like you because of your content. You build a relationship with people when you put something out into the world.
• Life/Career advice:
  • Try, quit, and learn
  • Life is a series of experiments

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Mark Fogel is a former US Air Force fighter pilot and current squadron commander in the Ohio Air National Guard. He’s A graduate of the US Air Force Academy and the Harvard Kennedy School, he is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Dayton, and his TEDx Talk called The Culture of a Fighter Squadron is one of the best I’ve seen.

Notes:

• American Fighter Sqaudrons are the most effective teams on the planet. Cockiness is unacceptable. Humility is a critical quality and skill to be part of the team.
  • The subculture is you check your rank at the door. When you lead a mission, you’re in charge of the debrief. I love building a culture where feedback is regularly given both ways. And the trust created amongst the team to be able to do this with psychological safety.
• The real training and learning take place in the debrief…Spending hours pouring over video, computer graphic reenactments, radio calls, everything… To diagnose exactly what went right and what didn’t and why. The debriefs can last multiple days to describe 10 minutes of action.
  • The person who leads the debrief is the flight leader. That person is not necessarily the most experienced member of the team. Fighter squadrons share the leadership and followership duties constantly. You might have a situation where it’s a 24-year-old lieutenant telling a 2-star General in front of the entire room, “You screwed up and this is why we failed the mission because of it.” This creates a mixture of perfectionism and humility.
• Building a culture takes time. Trust is built from character and competence.
  • How do you reward and incentivize behavior?
  • You're modeling what you want others to do.

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Dan Martell is an entrepreneur, investor and best-selling author of the book Buy Back Your Time. He founded, scaled, and exited three technology companies within a ten-year period.  In 2012 he was named Canada’s top angel investor, having invested in more than 50 start-ups, such as Intercom, Udemy, and Unbounce. In 2016, Martell founded the SaaS Academy and grew it to become one of the largest coaching companies in the world. He’s also an Ironman athlete, philanthropist, husband, and father of two boys.

• The 3 keys to a world-class leadership retreat:
  • Do something physically hard together (hike up a mountain, Wim Hof ice bath)
  • Do the strengths and weaknesses exercise. Be honest, vulnerable, and open. It builds trust.
  • Be very intentional about the seating chart (in meetings, at meals, and rooming assignments)
• Send cold emails: Dan sent hundreds of cold emails when he moved to San Francisco
  • Paul Graham responded and said, "Do marketing. Every startup needs help with that." It changed how Dan introduced himself to founders moving forward.
• Read Tim Sanders' book, Love Is The Killer App
  • Acquire knowledge for your customer
  • Your network is your net worth. Build relationships.
  • Love cat -- Nice guys finish first. Be a kind person.
• When Dan went to jail, he met a guard named Brian. Brian pulled Dan aside and said, "What are you doing? You don't belong here."
  • As a leader, use your power for good. Help people believe they can do more.
• Dan has hired a family coach and had her live with his family to help them have deeper relationships.
  • "I want to have an epic marriage."
• Intentional Family Actions Dan takes:
  • A quarterly retreat with his wife, Renee
    • Ask: "How have I shown up as a husband for you?"
  • Wednesday family lunch meetings
  • Write your family core values together
  • Have family board meetings
  • Dan is intentional about telling his boys what he sees in them
• Buy Back Your Time
• Dan shares the secret to engineering your perfect week – and then, your perfect year – to ensure you’re fully focused on what matters most.
  • And... When to employ time hacks, such as the “Definition of Done” and the “$50 Magic Pill,” to help your team work more efficiently, prevent bottlenecks, and guard your energy.
• Dan teaches you how to calculate your Buyback Rate so you can start buying back time immediately.
  • And... Why playbooks need to be the foundation of your business, and how to create them.
• Life/Career advice:
  • Whatever you want out of life, help others get that. The world rewards those who help others.

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Brian Kight is the founder of Daily Discipline. He writes essays on how to pursue your most meaningful objectives with intention, purpose, and skill. His work is read by millions of people all over the world. Brian (known as BK) personally works with leaders in business and in sports on how to align teams and accelerate results.

Notes:

• What mistakes do leaders make when trying to change the culture?
  • They are too fuzzy with their language. It's plain.
  • They separate culture from execution. In reality, execution is the strongest indicator of culture.
  • "The testing of my beliefs is the discipline of my actions."
• Learning Happens through Depth: People now place too much emphasis on learning fast and not enough on learning deeply. The consequence is a false equivalence of consumption with learning and a false confidence that what gets consumed is understood.
  • Learning occurs through immersion, not cheat codes. No one cares how many books you've read or podcasts you've heard.  These are not marks of success, achievement, or wisdom. Success is applying the lessons of one book in a manner so disciplined that it transforms your life or at least impacts it in a meaningful fashion.
• To learn, transform, or build something of lasting capability, merit, and value, immerse yourself in the learning experience. If you want a change, fully engage.
• Shed volume for depth. Swap variety for rigor. Don't minimize your effort through hacks or cheapen your experience with cheat codes.
• Are you trying to feel good for a while or improve yourself forever?
• Leaders create the culture that drives the behavior that produces results…
• E + R = O
  • Event + (Your) Response = Outcome
• The confidence - Doubt spectrum
• The 5 things confidence comes from:
  • I know what to do
  • I know how to do it
  • Do I feel capable of doing it?
  • I expect good results
  • I'll be ok if the results are not what I expect
• Leaders instill confidence in people
  • Reps are a tool for belief
• Goal Setting: "I'm not into goal setting, I'm a system setter."
  • "My commitment is to execute the system."
  • "Outcomes are not my goals."
• Light can be pushed through a prism or a magnifying glass.
  • A prism creates a rainbow. Nice, looks good.
  • A magnifying glass creates focus and fire.
    • Ask, "Am I a prism or a magnifying glass?"
• Businesses are not rational environments, they are emotional environments. They don’t run by rational rules, they run by emotional ones.
• Everything is an exchange. You give attention, time, and energy (ATE) to things with the expectation of a return on that investment.
• How do we align our inner and outer Pursuits? – Getting secure and aligned on the inside leads to excellence on the outside. The best way to position yourself for external excellence is to prioritize internal fulfillment.
• Life & Career advice:
  • Be a creator of the energy you need. Your energy comes from your purpose.
  • "Don't follow your passion, just always bring it with you."
  • "Your response needs to always be better than your circumstances."