Greatness

Diving into stories and lessons on two of the four cardinal virtues--justice and courage ----- Sources: Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday  Meditations - Marcus Aurelius  Letters from a Stoic - Seneca Dicourses - Epictetus ----- 5:20 - Zeno: embarrassment  8:45 - Cicero: your fears are fears 13:00 - Winston Churchill: your capacity is great  14:45 - Charles Lindbergh: build courage  16:55 - Woody...

Diving into my favorite story on Theodore Roosevelt and the trait that made him special.  ----- “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.”  - Theodore Roosevelt  ----- Sources: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Edmund Morris Leadership in Turbulent Times - Doris Kearns Goodwin ----- You can check stay connected below: Greatn...

Diving into the life of Abraham Lincoln and the three stories that define his greatness.  “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.” - Abraham Lincoln ----- Sources: Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin  Leadership in Turbulent Times - Doris Kearns Goodwin ----- 1:35 - Overcoming poverty 9:10 - Die or get better 15:35 - Advice for life  19:55...

Diving into a short story of the Wright Brothers and what I like to call the belief-doubt paradox. Source - The Wright Brothers by David McCullough ----- You can check stay connected below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the story of how Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle etched her name in history and became the first woman to conquer the English Channel. Source - Young Woman and the Sea by Glenn Stout ----- 2:40 - The daunting task 6:15 - The beginning/just an ordinary girl  9:50 - The role of luck  14:30 - The first day in the pool 16:20 - The breakthrough  19:05 - The keys to her success 23:55 - The...

Diving into the life and greatness of Kevin Hart from his book , I Can't Make This Shit Up ----- We’re all writing a book. What’s your book look like. Your life is a book. You got a bunch of chapters in your book. But when they close that book, how good was the book? How good was your book? What was the ending to your book? - Kevin Hart ----- You can check stay connected below: Website Book:...

Diving into the life and greatness of Cristiano Ronaldo  from Guilleme Balague book, Cristiano Ronaldo  ----- " From an early age I wanted to be a professional, and I dreamt of playing in the first division. I had to make many sacrifices. The first was to leave Argentina when I was thirteen years old and start again from zero, make new friends, an a city where I knew no one." 4:00  - Chi...

Diving into the life and greatness of Lionel Messi from Guilleme Balague book, Messi ----- " From an early age I wanted to be a professional, and I dreamt of playing in the first division. I had to make many sacrifices. The first was to leave Argentina when I was thirteen years old and start again from zero, make new friends, an a city where I knew no one." 1:50 - A life of football 4:45...

Diving into the stories and lessons we can learn from the life of Sam Walton and the rise of Walmart from his autobiography, Made in America   ----- When folks would ask Sam Walton how he built Walmart, he responded with the same answer, “Friend, we just got after it and stayed after it.” 1:15 - Lessons from parents and childhood 4:45 - How Sam knew what he was going to do for the rest of his life...

Diving into the works and wisdom of one of the world's great philosophers, Seneca ----- The duty of a man is to be useful to his fellow-men; if possible, to be useful to many of them; failing this, to be useful to a few; failing this, to be useful to his neighbours, and, failing them, to himself: for when he helps others, he advances the general interests of mankind.  - Seneca ----- 3:30 - Th...

Diving into the twenty-five biggest lessons from Greatness in 2024 Enjoy ----- 1:15 - Pursue excitement  5:50 - If you can go back, always take the risk 9:30 - First efforts aren't supposed to work  12:30 - A high pain threshold is a competitive advantage 18:50 - Seek to renew yourself when you’re hitting home runs 23:00 - Life responds to subtraction  26:20 - Volume wins  29:40 - The world b...

Diving into the life and greatness of Jackie Cochran from her autobiography . ----- " To live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death." - Jackie Cochran 4:25 - An upbringing of poverty Until I was eight years old I had no shoes. My bed was usually a pallet on the floor and sometimes just the floor…Food at best consisted of the barest essentials–sometimes nothing except wh...

Diving into the single most important thing we can learn and take from the greatness of Leonardo da Vinci Check out Walter Isaacson's book, Leonardo da Vinci , for more on Leonardo's life. ----- You can check support and stay connected below Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the life and greatness of Michael Jordan from the books, Michael Jordan: A Life and Playing For Keeps  ----- “You have to be uncompromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared.” - Michael Jordan 3:00 - The root of his competitive fire 5:35 - The cut “Whenever I was working out and got tired and figured I ought to stop, I’d cl...

Diving into the stories and lessons we can learn from the Jeff Bezos and the rise of Amazon from the Brad Stone's book, The Everything Store , and the writings of Jeff Bezos Invent and Wander ----- " I will hazard a prediction. When you are eighty years old and, in a quiet moment of reflection, narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that wil...

Diving into my favorite stories and lessons we can learn from the legend himself Steve Jobs from Walter Isaacson book, Steve Jobs , and article, The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs ----- " Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear...

Diving into a short story on scientist Jennifer Doudna and what I like to call the Obsession Test. Check out Walter Isaacson's book, The Code Breaker , for more on Doudna and how she is changing the world. ----- “I’m someone who’s thinking about science all the time. I’m always focused on what’s cooking in the lab, the next experiment, or the bigger question to pursue. I was always obsessed w...

Diving into the life and greatness of writer and runner Haruki Murakami from his book, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running ----- “I didn’t start running because somebody asked me to become a runner. Just like I didn’t become a novelist because someone asked me to. One day, out of the blue, I wanted to write a novel. And one day, out of the blue, I started to run— simply because I wanted to...

Diving into what history can tell us about the truth of specialization, and other factors that play a role in doing great work. Check out David Epstein's book, Range , for more on how generalists are winning in a specialized world  “Everyone progresses at a different rate, so don’t let anyone else make you feel behind. You probably don’t even know exactly where you’re going, so feeling behind...

Diving into the life and greatness of Stephen King from his book,  On Writing ----- “ The scariest moment is always just before you start.” 0:50 - Imitation precedes creatio 3:30 - Where ideas come from Good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job is...

Diving into the story of how Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, and Sophia Jex Blake became the world's first women doctors from Olivia Campbell's book, Women in White Coats ----- You can check out my book, website, and apparel below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel

Diving into the life and greatness of Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots from Jeff Benedict's book, The Dynasty . ----- 1:20 - Trust your instincts 3:50 - Tom Brady's journey “In sport, you have to go for the throat. Because if all friendly, they come back and beat your ass. So kill them. Take their heart.” 9:55 - Turbulent start 14:30 - Brady takeover 18:10 - Be bold...

Diving into the lessons you can learn from some of the world's greatest coaches. "Sometimes when I’m filling out forms, I list my profession as 'magician.' I’m not trying to be mischievous. It’s just that when I think about the ego-balancing act NBA coaches have to perform, making magic may be the best way to describe what we do…Because I can’t pretend to be an expert in leader...

Diving into the story of the first man to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean and what we can learn from his historic feat. Check out A. Scott Berg book, Lindbergh , for more on the life and greatness of Charles Lindberg ----- You can stay connected below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Twitter Instagram 

Diving into the life and greatness of Tiger Woods from James Patterson's book, Tiger, Tiger , and Jeff Benedict's book, Tiger Woods ----- 3:40 - Young Tiger By eleven months old, when most kids are just learning to walk, Tiger Woods picked up a golf club crafted to his size and hit a golf ball perfectly into the net. 6:30 - Mom's advice “In sport, you have to go for the throat. Beca...