Greatness

Diving into the stories behind the characteristic trait that helped Elon Musk build two of the biggest companies in the world, SpaceX and Tesla.  Check out Ashley Vance's book, Elon Musk , for more on the life and greatness on the man who is changing the world. Stay connected below Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel

Diving into the life and greatness of the legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi from David Maraniss' book: When Pride Still Mattered ----- 0:00 - Winning is an all the time thing "Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all of the time. Winning is a habit. Un...

Diving into the short stories on Urban Meyer, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, Frances Grayson, and more about the curse of ambition. Check out Wright Thompson's book, The Cost of These Dreams , for more on the dark side of ambition. 1:40 - Urban Meyer Why do people persist in their self-destructive behavior, ignoring the blatant fact that what they’ve been doing for many years hasn’t solved th...

Diving into the life, greatness, and his leadership philosophy from Phil Jackson  book: Eleven Rings ----- 0:00 - Leadership is being a magician 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 1:30 -...

Diving into the life and greatness of Neil Armstrong from James Hansen's book: First Man ----- 1:40 - What reading did for Neil 4:20 - Napoleon: are you lucky? 10:15 - The low point of Neil's life  + Theodore Roosevelt and how to honor lost loved ones 13:15 - Pursue excitement  15:00 - Early days at NASA 20:30 - The lifestyle and sacrifices  When the men are preparing for a flight they a...

Diving into the life and greatness of Matthew McConaughey from his book, Greenlights ----- 0:00 - A roof is a man made thing 3:30 - The forbidden word  5:30- Don't half-ass it/How to make the right decisions 14:30 - Preparation = Freedom We have to prepare to have freedom. We have to do the work to then do the job. We have to prepare for the job so we can be free to do the work. 20:10 - Rever...

Diving into the life and greatness of the greatest Olympian, Michael Phelps, from his book, Beneath The Surface ----- 4:30 - To find what you love, you have to suck at first 7:40 - How Bob Bowman, Michael Phelps' coach, helped  him prepare for competitions “Champions produce normal and predictable results in abnormal and unpredictable circumstances 9:30 - First efforts aren't meant to wo...

Diving into the life and greatness of Woody Allen from Eric Lax's biography, Woody Allen Woody Allen was once asked in an interview how he makes one film a year, quite a great feat. Woody simply responded, “It’s not all that big a deal when you think of it because what I do is make films. It’s not that I’m torn between other activities.” ----- 3:30 - Find the thing that makes you feel alive 8...

Diving into routines and rituals of the world's greatest artist from Mason Currey's book: Daily Rituals ----- 4:45 - Gertrude Stein and  Haruki Murakami - Short vs long routines 6:50 - Ernest Hemingway - Leave some juice in the tank 9:30 - Marcel Proust - Is it sustainable 12:40 - Beethoven  and Soren Kierkegaard - Walks as an aid to creativity 17:30 - Woody Allen and Nicholas Baker - Th...

Diving into lessons and stories from Oksana Masters autobiography: The Hard Parts ----- 0:00 - Upbringing/rough beginnings 15:30 - Finding happiness/understanding the importance of hardship 20:30 - The power of a purpose 23:15 - Rowing an an antidote to living 24:30 - Use your enemies 28:15 - Taking the risk/filter for making life's biggest decisions 32:00 - Doubts will always be present 35:1...

Diving into lessons and stories from Tim Grover's book: Relentless ----- 2:40 - Relentless is seizing the moment 6:50 - Relentless is sustained excellence 9:15: Relentless is never satisfied 13:00 - Relentless is about one thing 18:05 - Relentless is calm, cool, and steady 21:20 - Relentless is about being strict with yourself  23:25 - Relentless is being mentally unstoppable 32:30 Relentless...

Diving into the life and greatness of Bruce Lee  from Matthew Polly's  book: Bruce Lee: A Life ----- 4:40 - First Kung Fu Lesson 5:30 - Ambition is never satisfied/How Bruce viewed winning 9:30 - The importance of being like water 11:05 - How Bruce Lee created his own kung fu style  14:15 - Bruce's chief aim + the power of giving yourself time 17:55 - Some martial arts motto's 28:30...

Diving into the life and greatness of Ted Tuner from Janet Lowe's book: Ted Turner Speaks ----- 1:45 - Lesson's on how to win 3:3 0 - Ted's competitive advantage 5:10 - Ted on what losing means 6:55 - How death helped Ted Turner deal with risk 12:45 - Ted on winning 14:40 - What it means to have fun 16:05 - The ultimate life goal 24:30 - Playing the limitless game 28:20 - Happiness...

Diving into the life and greatness of Pete Carroll from his autobiography: All In ----- 6:00 - A coach's job 7:30 - Coaching is a two way street 10:00 - Biggest lesson of his career 12:30 - What success was to Pete Carroll 20:10- The turning point/how Pete Carroll found his philosophy 25:10 - The importance of competition/what it is/building an environment of competition 31:00 - Coaching less...

Diving into the life and greatness of Billie Jean King from her autobiography: All In ----- 3:40 - Early life lessons 4:50 - How Billie Jean would become a Champion  + Humiliation Become Motivation 9:50 - A key to Billie Jean's Success/how Billie Jean set herself up to be one of the best players ever 11:15 - Playing the long game 12:30 - Denying a chance at fulfilling her dream 14:25 - The pr...

Diving into the life of one of greatest artist the world has ever seen, Alicia Keys, from her autobiography: More Myself ----- 5:30 - Becoming the "Next" When Alicia Keys was sixteen, she started her own girl group with two of her friends called EMbishion. With hopes of being like the Jackson 5, Alicia quickly realized it wasn’t about becoming someone I now understand that trying to be t...

Diving into a short story on the Roman Philosopher, Seneca, from my book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  

Diving into the life of one of greatest athletes the world has ever seen, LeBron James, from Jeff Benedict's book: LeBron ----- 1:00 - LeBron's upbringing When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly…  5:15 - The advice that shaped how LeBron played the game Lebron paid attention wheneve...

Diving into the unique journal of Marcus Aurelius when he was the most powerful man in the world from the book: Meditations ----- 2:40 - On a morning practice When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly…  7:25 - Protect your thoughts The things you think about determine the quality of your mind....

Diving into the lessons and stories of how Howard Schultz helped turn Starbucks around from his book: Onward ----- 0:00  - Opening “I’ve come to think that I am at my best as a leader when Starbucks is being challenged or fighting for survival. I’m comfortable with, and in a way enjoy, the rugged, steep ascent. That is my nature. And while I would not want to constantly battle against the odds, th...

Diving into the lessons and stories from the career and life of Kobe Bryant ----- 1:10  - The Mamba Mentality "If you see me in a fight with a bear, prey for the bear". I've always loved that quote. That's "mamba mentality" we don't quit, we don't cower, we don't run. We endure and conquer. 2:40 - Three Stories on Self-Belief Kobe had dreams of making i...

Diving into the story, lessons, and greatness of  Thomas Edison from Edmund Morris'  book:  Edison ----- 3:20  - Childhood Adversity His greatness was clearly to be seen when difficulties arose. They always made him cheerful, and started him thinking; and very soon would come a line of suggestions which would not end until the difficulty was met or found insurmountable.  6:20 - Turning Point...

Diving into the lessons and ideas music producer, Rick Rubin, can offer us in our quest of becoming a great artist from his book: The Creative Act: A Way of Being ----- 3:15 - The Power of Awareness The universe is only as large as our perception of it. When we cultivate our awareness, we are expanding the universe. This expands the scope, not just of the material at our disposal to create from, b...

Diving into the story, lessons, and greatness of  Nims Purja from his book: Beyond Possible ----- 1:20 - The doubters In 2019, an article on the Red Bull website said my goal as an unknown climber was as likely as a “swim to the moon.” Still, I believed it. 2:00 - Why do the impossible? But for me, it was an opportunity to prove the world that everything, anything, was possible if you dedicated yo...

Diving into the story, lessons, and greatness of  the Wright Brothers from David McCullough's Book: The Wright Brothers ----- 2:50 - Wilbur's Advice Pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio 3:20 - Their Greatest Advantage T he greatest thing in our favor was growing up in a family where there was always much encouragement to intellectual curiosity. 4:40  - Wilbur's...