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Oct 7, 2018

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Episode #278: Mitch Albom - Tuesdays With Morrie & The Five People You Meet In Heaven

Show Notes:

  • Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
    • Humility
    • They contribute to the world - "Morrie did the bravest thing I've ever seen."
    • Howard Schultz - The last person in line to get a book signed.  After all of his employees
  • "Some of the greatest performers I've ever met are painfully shy: jazz musicians, Barry Sanders, Joe Dumars."
  • Tuesdays With Morrie - "He was my college professor.  I had not talked to him in 16 years.  I saw him on TV talking about having ALS."
    • Morrie - "I'm a teacher. That's what I do."
  • Why was it so popular and shared so much?
    • "Death ends a life but not a relationship"
    • "You can live within the hearts of people you help/touched."
    • "You have to make time for those relationships while you're here."
  • "I write about living.  Death informs everything about how we live."
  • "I try to write about reflecting on life."
  • Why this theme?
    • "I liked listening to stories from my uncle growing up.  His World War 2 stories."
    • "I spent so much of my youth myopically focused on career success.  For many years I thought how far can I get?"
    • "I wanted to explore what makes a better life?"
  • Supporting 47 children in Haiti -- Taking two to college now.
  • "Giving makes me feel like I'm living."
  • "Taking makes me feel like I'm dying."
  • Being part of Sports Reporters on ESPN
    • Writers are critical thinkers and can be good on TV when thinking deeply
  • Core pieces of advice:
    • Be humble
    • Be curious - Ask questions
    • Don't lose self in the field you choose.  Life can be brief.
    • "Find out who you are and what you value, and do that."
  • Advice from a security guard:
    • Read the best books
    • Listen to the best music
    • Observe the best art
    • Surround self with the best people - Osmosis
    • Immerse yourself with what you value

"I wanted to explore what makes a better life?"

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