Greatness

Diving into the greatest living climber, Alex Honnold. ----- Sources Free Solo Documentary Learning to Live with Fear - Alex Honnold The Greatest Climber Alive How Alex Honnold Faces Fear ----- 6:30 - Risk versus consequence  9:05 - Dealing with fear 11:02 - How to overcome fear + Viewing things as a skill "Wh at's your hack to overcome fear? You just get really freaking scared over and...

Diving into the greatest college basketball coach ever and his timeless teachings.  ----- Sources Wooden on Leadership - John Wooden Wooden: A Coach's Life - Seth Devis ----- 3:30 - The lessons from his father 11:20 - The Pyramid of Success 16:52 - Wooden's most important block/quality 19:17 - A great idea from Chinese Philosopher Chuang Tzu 23:30 - Are you willing or eager to sacrifice ...

Diving into a short story on Franklin D. Roosevelt and the power a mission can have.  ----- “When you’re a person who always has a goal, who always has a mission, the less time you have to think, ‘How do I feel today? Am I depressed today? Do I feel sorry for myself? Have I become a victim? Oh my god, I feel so bad about myself.’ I don’t have time for this crap. A lot of times, it’s people who don...

Diving into some of the very best stories from a few baseball legends.  ----- Sources: Baseball 100 - Joe Posnanski ----- Sources 0:00 - Brooks Robinson - An essay from a 13-year-old boy 4:34 - Justin Verlander and Ted Williams - The power of negative energy 13:25 - Ted Williams - Put it on the line 14:38 - The infectious joy of Enrnie Banks 19:00 - Derek Jeter - One hit at a time and loving the t...

Diving into some of the very best ideas from one of my favorite writers and thinkers, Morgan Housel. ----- " People can be led to believe and defend almost anything, because the goal of a belief is often not to discover what’s true – it’s to justify past actions, or protect your reputation, or provide hope when it’s lacking, or to maximize your income, or to signal to others that you belong t...

Diving into the life of craftsman and boatbuilder, George Pocock ----- “It’s a great art, is rowing. It’s the finest art there is. It’s a symphony of motion. And when you’re rowing well, why it’s nearing perfection. And when you’re nearing perfection, you’re touching the Divine. It touches the you of yous. Which is your soul.” - George Pocock ----- Sources Ready All - Gordan Newell and Dick Ericks...

Diving into the single trait that was at the root of Thomas Edison's greatness. ----- Sources Thomas Edison - Matthew Josephson  ----- Check out my books below. Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming  Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Books Instagram X LinkedIn

Diving into the biggest lessons and ideas from the two greatest soccer managers ever, Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola ----- Listen to the full epsiodes on Ferguson and Pep below. 124: The Leadership Genius of Sir Alex Ferguson 139: The Mastermind of Pep Guardiola  ----- Time Stamps 0:00 - Trajectory > Results 6:55 - Be a _____ man  10:02 - Observe obsessively 12:00 - Stick like glue 14:05 -...

Diving into the life and mastermind of soccer coach and legend, Pep Guardiola  ----- " Each night when you are going to sleep, ask yourselves if you like football or not; ask yourselves if right then, you’d get up, grab the ball and play for a bit. If the answer is ‘no,’ then that is the day to start looking for something else to do." - Pep Guardiola ----- Sources:  Pep Guardiola: Anothe...

Diving into the life and creative genius of music producer, Rick Rubin. Part II focuses solely on Rubin's life and how he works. ----- Sources:  The Creative Act - Rick Rubin In the Studio - Jake Brown ----- 2:00 - How Rubin operates in the studio 17:28 -  Everything was unintentional 19:50 - Music was his drug 20:45 - Rubin, Kubrick, and creative supporting habits 23:30 - Future plans: law a...

Diving into the life and creative genius of music producer, Rick Rubin. Part I focuses solely on Rubin's creative philosophies. ----- Sources:  The Creative Act - Rick Rubin In the Studio - Jake Brown ----- 2:10 - Creativity is something you are, not something you do 4:05 -  Developing a noticing habit 9:07 - Listening  10:38 - The beginner mind/the danger of wisdom 16:50 - Pursue excitement...

Diving into the life and genius of legendary filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick ----- Sources:  Kubrick: An Odyssey - Robert Kolker Kubrick on Kubrick  ----- Time Stamps  2:38 - Chess and creative supporting activities 4:15 - Get your reps 6:55 - “Get a hold of the camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all.” 8:00 - What are you insanely curious about?  11:08 - Shoot your shot 14:23 - Doing...

Diving into the unqiue approach and mindset of legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Clayton Kershaw ----- Sources:  Every Fifth Day: The Mentality That Drove Klayton Kershaw to Greatness ----- Time Stamps  2:00 - The five day cycle 12:45 - The game-day approach 20:35 - It's a 24/7 thing 23:57 - Do you want it  26:25 - Be intense in burst 27:45 - Relentlessness rooted in the struggle 29:30 -...

Diving into the life and teachings of the great 19th century zen archery master, Awa Kenzo  ----- Sources:  Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awe Kenzo Zen in the Art of Archery - Eugen Herrigel -----  NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE. Check them out below. Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming  Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence...

I spent the last two weeks diving through all my past podcast episodes and filtering it through one idea: how do the greats think? How they think about their craft. How they think about time. How they think about risk. How they think about sacrifice. How they think about quality. And more. Enjoy a deep dive into the mind of the ambitious, the obsessed, and the greats. -----  NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE. Ch...

Diving into the intense work ethic of Danielle Steel, one of the great writers of the 21st century. ----- “There are no miracles. There is only discipline.”  - Danielle Steel ----- 2:05 - Trying to make it/The early years 6:05 - How she got through the dry patches 7:20 - Tiger Woods, "I love this game to death. It's a drug I have to have." 8:28 - Make it a priority  9:50 - The thing...

Diving into the teachings and philosophy of Epictetus.  ----- Sources:  Discoures and Selected Writings - Epictetus ----- NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE . Check them out below. Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming  Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence ----- You can check stay connected and support below: Website Books Instagram X LinkedIn

Diving into the life and making of Marshall Mathers (Eminem), and behind the scenes of how he works and creates. ----- Sources:  Not Afraid - Anthony Bozza  -----  NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER. Check them out below. Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming  Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence ----- You can check stay connected a...

Diving into the leadership and coaching genius of the Sir Alex Ferguson. ----- " There was no resting on the status quo, even in the best times. The longer I stayed, the further I look ahead. There was no resting on the status quo, even in the best times…Regeneration was an everyday duty." ----- Sources:  Alex Ferguon: My Autobiography Documentary: Never Give In Interviews https://www.yo...

Diving into the early life of Martin Luther King, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the moments that made the man. ----- “At a certain point in every struggle of great importance, a moment of doubt or hesitation develops. If there is one lesson experience has taught us…it is that when you have found by the help of God a correct cause, a morally sound objective, you do not equivocate, you do not retr...

Diving into the life, lessons, and story of Mary Kay Ash. ----- "To me, life is no brief candle. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations" ----- Sources:  Miracles Happen - Mary Kay Ash ----- NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER. Check them out below. Daily Greatness:...

Diving into the short stories, traits, and tenacious nature that made Ted Turner special.  ----- Sources:  Ted Turner Speaks - Janet Lowe ----- NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER. Check them out below. Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming  Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence ----- You can check stay connected and support below: We...

For the last year to two years, I've dove into the lives of over hundreds of people, and through that research, there's a lot history can teach us about finding the answer to one of life's most important questions: What do I want to do with my life? Today, we dive into the stories, lessons, questions, and signs that can help you find your life's calling. Enjoy. ----- NEW BOOKS...

Diving into the story of Dick and Ed Stack and how they built Dick's Sporting Goods into a global brand. ----- NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER. Check them out below. Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming  Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence ----- Sources It's How We Play the Game - Ed Stack ----- You can check stay con...

An early look at some of the stories and parts of my two new books, Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming, and a second edition of my first book, Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence. Both books are live for pre-order. Order before September 21st, and get the books two week before the official launch date of November 1st.  Pre-order here -----...