Moonshots Podcast: Superstar mindsets and success habits

Casandra Brené Brown is an American professor, lecturer, author, and podcast host. Brown is known in particular for her research on shame, vulnerability, and leadership, and for her widely viewed TEDx talk in 2010 .  Since then she has written six number-one New York Times bestselling books, hosts two podcasts, and has filmed a lecture for Netflix as well as a series about her latest book, Atlas o...

Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien’s The Great Mental Models : Is designed to upgrade your thinking with the best, most useful, and powerful tools so you always have the right one on hand. Mental models help you improve your decision-making, productivity, and how clearly you see the world.  You will discover what forces govern the universe and how to focus your efforts so you can harness them to...

To master anything, one must first master themselves–one’s emotions, one’s thoughts, one’s actions. In Ryan Holidays : Discipline is Destiny , Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures we can emulate as pillars of self-discipline, including Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius, and writer Toni Morrison, as well as the cautionary tales of Napoleon, F. Scot...

Episode 154: Listener Favorite: We take inspiration from Admiral William H. McRaven and his best selling book, Make Your Bed . In 2014 he addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas , in a video which immediately went viral.  He shared 10 life lessons he had learned during his Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his long Naval career, but also throughou...

Darren Hardy does it again in his book: The Compound Effect . Based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny. Little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. A compilation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system...

We end our Ryan Holiday series with his first book of an exciting new series on the virtues of ancient philosophy explores the most foundational virtue of all: Courage. In Courage Is Calling (buy on Amazon) , Ryan Holiday breaks down the elements of fear, an expression of cowardice, the elements of courage, an expression of bravery, and lastly, the elements of heroism, an expression of valor. Thro...

66% of small businesses fail, and it’s not for the reasons you think. So why do they fail?  That is what Darren Hardy set out on a mission to discover in The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster .  What he found was startling. All the previously reported reasons and assumptions for the failure rate (capital, location, credit, inventory management, and competition) were wrong. Failure was not due to outside...

In our next bonus episode on Ryan Holiday , we look at his best-selling book, Stillness Is The Key . We look at tools to harness the power of slowing down your body and mind for fewer distractions, better self-control, and above all, a happier and more peaceful life. Holiday examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: Winston Churchill, Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children...

Hello, listeners, members and subscribers! Our sixteenth Moonshots Master episode is here and we are leaping into Leadership and Goal setting, off the back of our Achieving Your Goals series! To truly get us going, we hear from the master, John Doerr, who inspires us by stating it's crucial to choose the right goals for the right reasons, in business and in our personal lives, and how Google, Bono...

Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care Personally at the same time that you Challenge Directly. When you challenge without caring it's obnoxious aggression; when you care without challenging it's ruinous empathy. When you do neither it's manipulative insincerity. Author Kim Scott was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she worked with a team to develop a c...

In our next series on Ryan Holiday , we dive back into Ego is the Enemy to answer questions about what to do when the biggest obstacle is internal. Holiday explains how finding early successes led him to the realization that ego can cloud ambition and hinder personal and professional growth, particularly when accomplishments are tied to self-worth. Ego Is the Enemy puts forth the argument that oft...

Transitions are a critical time for leaders at all levels. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize your success. In his book, The First 90 Days ; Michael D. Watkins offers proven strategies for conquering the challenges of taking on a new role — no matter where you are in your career. Whether you’re starting a new job, being promoted from within, or embarki...

Join us as we revisit a series on Ryan Holiday , starting with his book The Daily Stoic . A unique blend of practical wisdom that has been inspiring the most successful among us for centuries, from Roman Emperors to Barack Obama. The Daily Stoic widens our view on the Stoic philosophy and shows that it can be applied to any problem.  The goal of this book is “to restore Stoicism to its rightful pl...

Radical Focus tackles the OKR movement and better goal setting through the powerful story of Hanna and Jack’s struggling tea startup. When the two receive an ultimatum from their only investor, they must learn how to employ Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) with radical focus to get the right things done. Will they be able to accomplish the few critical actions that will save their startup? Or wil...

Is your company focused on the right things? Do you understand what goals will move your company forward, and how to measure them? OKRs can help. Measure What Matters shows you how to use the OKR management system to identify your priorities, set ambitious goals, clearly measure and track them, and motivate and align everyone on your team. This system helped Larry Page and Sergey Brin turn a small...

Hello, listeners, members, and subscribers! Our fifteenth Moonshots Master episode is here and we are leaping into Entrepreneurship and Lean Start-Up, one of the most valuable methodologies we have ever used! Kicking off with the team from Productivity Game, we hear a breakdown of Eric Ries’ experience at imvu and how there is so much value in learning what customers actually want . We also get in...

We celebrate our 200th Episode with President John F. Kennedy demonstrating some of the most remarkable leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis . Kennedy overcame the fear and pressure that came from the threat of Nuclear War and found a peaceful solution for the world. Join us as we examine clear thinking, objectivity, and remaining calm themes.  "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts...

Yvon Chouinard , a Moonshots favorite and the founder of Patagonia , gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change. So let's revisit this pioneer and remarkable leadership through his story. In Let My People Go Surfing , Yvon Chouinard, the legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the mo...

To whet our appetite before launching into the 'Achieving Your Goals' series, we revisit an icon. During our 'Media Innovation' series, we dove into Mark Cuban (Episode 73) and listened to his techniques for staying successful, and being ahead of competitors. Entrepreneur and professional sports team owner Mark Cuban has ventured into many diverse businesses. He made his fortune through the sale o...

Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author, widely recognized as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists of all time and among the most influential scientists. He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His start in life was fraught with illness and according to his mother, at birth, he coul...

Angela Duckworth is the world’s leading academic in the study of grit: something she defines as passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Is success all talent? What do successful people have that allows them to achieve their goals? The book Grit (buy on Amazon) , teaches us that success is not all talent. To have talent is an essential factor and it will give you the edge over others who don'...

Hello, listeners, members, and subscribers! The fourteenth Moonshots Master episode is here and we are leaping into Personal Transformation and Happiness! We start our journey with Tal Ben-Shahar who states that a happy life does not need to be happy all the time; instead, we should learn to embrace painful emotions and accept pain . Helping us adopt new habits and practices to be happier today, w...

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor shows us how to rewire our brains for positivity and optimism to reap the happiness advantage in our lives, our careers, and even our health. How small shifts in our mind-set and habits can produce big gains at work, at home, and elsewhere. Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it is the realization that we can. Our most commonly held form...

To whet your appetite for the upcoming Isaac Newton show we wanted to reshare one of the great problem solvers, Albert Einstein - enjoy! A lot of people think that Albert Einstein’s greatest ability was his mathematical mind, but Einstein’s greatest skill was the ability to sift the essential from the inessential — to grasp simplicity when everyone else was lost in the clutter. Problems are an int...

Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. Building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval’s wisdom and experience from the last...