Greatness

Diving into three of the great sports dynasties: Chicago Bulls, New England Patriots, and the Kansas City Chiefs, and the key levers and principles behind their winning ways. ----- Sources The Kingdom Documentary  The Dynasty - Jeff Benedict Michal Jordan - Roland Lazenby Eleven Rings - Phil Jackson ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Sto...

Diving into the life and story of the Yankee Legend, Derek Jeter. ----- Sources The Captain - Ian O'Connor ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence Apparel Instagram X LinkedIn

Diving into the thoughts and wisdom of entreprenuers, Jason Fried and David Hanson, who built their company Basecamp by defying many of the traditional business beliefs and ideas.  ----- You don’t need more hours, you need better hours. - Jason and David ----- Sources ReWork ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Ex...

Diving into the life of Ronda Rousey and her rise to becoming the first woman in the UFC. ----- To win, you must be willing to die. If you're willing to die when you fight, if you're giving absolutely everything you have for every single second you are in there, you're going to separate yourself. - Ronda Rousey ----- Sources My Fight / Your Fight ----- You can check stay connected a...

Diving into the story of Frank Serpico and how he battled the corruption in the NYPD during the 1960s and 70s. ----- Sources: Serpico - Peter Maas ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence Apparel Instagram X LinkedIn

Diving into Bruce Lee, the philosopher. Over the course of his life, Bruce kept notes on his beliefs, his mottos, and his philosophies. And today, we're going to dive into those words and works, and what we can learn from them. ----- The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly. - Bruce Lee ----- Sources Striking Thoughts  ----- You can check stay connected and su...

Diving into leadership practices of some of the world's greatest leaders. ----- “As a leader you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you lack enthusiasm for your job, you can not perform to the best of your ability. Success is unattainable without enthusiasm" - John Wooden ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing G...

Diving into leadership and the common qualities and characters of some of the world's greatest leaders. ----- “The cost of leadership is self-interest.” - Lieutenant General George Flynn ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the lessons we can take from what many call the greatest sushi chef ever, Jiro Ono  ----- “All I want to do is make better sushi. I do the same thing over and over, improving bit by bit. There is always a yearning to achieve more. I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top but no one knows where the top is. Even at my age, after decades of work I don't think I have achie...

Diving into the life and leadership of what many have called the greatest leader ever, Sir Ernest Shackleton.  ----- "Some people say it is wrong to regard life as a game; I don't think so. Life to me means the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don't matter much. The rules matter a great...

Diving into two short stories on Pat Tillman and Matthew McConaughey, and the trait that is at the root of all great things in life. ----- Sources: Where Men Win Glory - Jon Krakauer Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey ----- You can check stay connected below: Greatness Files Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the life of Phil Knight and how he built Nike.  -----  "Let everyone else call your idea crazy . . . just keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t even think about stopping until you get there, and don’t give much thought to where “there” is. Whatever comes, just don’t stop." - Phil Knight  ----- Sources Shoe Dog   ----- You can check stay connected below: Greatness Files Website Book:...

Diving into a short story of one of the first women astronauts Rhea Seddon, and the question that altered her life for the better. ----- Sources: The Six - Loren Grush ----- You can check stay connected below: Greatness Files Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the life and greatness of a tennis legend, Roger Federer.  ---- “When you're good at something, make that everything." - Roger Federer ----- Sources The Master - Christopher Clarey ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the lives, philosophies, and work of some of the worlds greatest artists and how they can help you do great work. ----- " Sharing art is the price of making it. Exposing your vulnerability is the fee." - Rick Rubin ----- Sources Daily Rituals - Mason Currey The Creative Act: A Way of Being - Rick Rubin Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon War of Art - Stephen Pressfield I Can&...

Diving into the lives, philosophies, and work of some of the worlds greatest artists and how they can help you do great work. ----- " There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is resistance." - Stephen Pressfield ----- Sources...

Diving into the lives, philosophies, and work of some of the worlds greatest artists and how they can help you do great work. ----- " Creativity is something you are, not only something you do. It’s a way of moving through the world, every minute, every day." - Rick Rubin ----- Sources Daily Rituals - Mason Currey The Creative Act: A Way of Being - Rick Rubin Steal Like an Artist - Austi...

Diving into two basketball legends, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, and what we can learn from their approach to the game of basketball. ----- LeBron on discipline, "You have to sacrifice loved one for a long period of time." Kobe on the Mamba Mentality, " The mindset isn't about seeking a result—it’s more about the process of getting to that result. It’s about the journey and th...

Diving into the life and greatness of a giant in the science world, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and first person to win it twice, Marie Curie.  ---- Sources Madame Curie: A Biography - Eve Curie ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the works and wisdom on entrepreneur, investor, and philsopher Naval Ravikant. ----- " Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion."  - Naval Ravikant ----- Sources The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - Eric Jorgenson ----- 2:05 - Happiness 26:05 - Wealth ----- You can check stay connected below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of...

Diving into the life and greatness of the greatest first basemen in baseball history, the "Iron Man" himself, Lou Gehrig.  ---- Sources Luckiest Man - Joanthan Eig ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into some short stories on the First Lady who changed the world and what I like to call, The Eleanor Roosevelt Tests. ----- Sources: Eleanor - David Michaelis ----- You can check stay connected below: Greatness Files Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into the early life of Mike Tyson and how legendary trainer, Cus D'Amato, help Mike become the youngest boxing heavyweight champion. ----- Sources Iron Ambition - Mike Tyson The Turbulent True Story of Mike Tyson ----- 1:55 - Poverty and crime 6:50 - The turning point 12:10 - Meeting Cus D'Amato  13:30 - Cus's training techniques/journey to becoming champion 35:15 - Lessons/t...

Diving into the early life of Bruce Springstein and the moment, the motto, that changed everything. ----- Sources: Born to Run - Bruce Springstein ----- You can check stay connected below: Greatness Files Website Book: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel Instagram X

Diving into stories and lessons on two of the four cardinal virtues--discipline and wisdom. ----- Sources: Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday  Meditations - Marcus Aurelius  Letters from a Stoic - Seneca Dicourses - Epictetus ----- 2:35 - John Wooden: dichtomomy of control 9:00 - Jalen Hurts, Abaraham Lincoln, and Marcus Aurelius: motional discipline 19:10 - Michael Phelps: work and preparation 25...