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Despite being born with no arms or legs, our next guest on The School of Greatness podcast has led a life of staggering accomplishments.
Kyle Maynard has lived his life without excuses, even though he has every right to make them.
Not only is he a remarkable athlete who challenges himself in ways that are almost unimaginable, but he represents the quintessential role model for overcoming challenges and becoming the greatness you seek.
I’m honored to bring you episode #18 with the four foot giant, Kyle Maynard.
Based on Kyle’s questions from the episode, write your answers in the comments section below.
What is it that you want (in business or life)? What is the number one thing keeping you from achieving it? What step can you take right now to achieving it?
Don’t forget to send Kyle a message on Twitter or Facebook and tell him what you’re working on.
Don Yaeger has been mentored by legendary coaches like John Wooden. He’s interviewed hundreds of the top champions in the world and even lived with athletes to learn exactly what makes them amazing.
Through his years of experience with these legends, he’s discovered 16 common characteristics of greatness.
I sit down with the 7 time New York Times best selling author as he shares with us the secret to achieving greatness in your own life on episode number 17 of The School of Greatness podcast.
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Did you enjoy the podcast?
What was the biggest characteristic of greatness that stood out for you in this episode, and do you think Don is missing something in his top 16? Please share you thoughts in the comments section below.
For Ben Nemtin and three of his Canadian friends, it was a willingness to announce their dreams to the world, take massive action, and help others along the way.
They have proven over and over that no dream is too big to achieve and anything is possible.
But why do so many get stuck in living “average” lives and never go after what they want?
In episode #16 I bring on Ben, star of the MTV show The Buried Life, as he unlocks the key on how to turn any dream into a reality.
“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” – Oscar Wilde
In this episode Ben gives us his Six Step Formula for accomplishing any dream you can imagine.
Since the advice is coming from a young guy who hustled his way to played basketball with President Obama and partied at the Playboy Mansion (without an invitation) you better believe that it’s advice worth listening to.
Ben is also going to share his story from humble beginnings as a young kid in Canada to teaming up with his friends to make a low budget documentary and finally landing their show on MTV.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The story of how the The Buried Life list was born
What inspired Ben to get started
How Ben hustled to get CEOs to sponsor paying for gas
All about the magic around the growth of the show
How they went from a start up clothing shop to their debut television show in 2010
Why people live a buried life and how Ben and friends overcame it
How The Buried Life got to play basketball with President Obama
Examination of the success question: The fear of Failure or Success
The value of sharing what you really want to do
How to think of your dreams as projects and take tangible steps to get them done.
The benefits to focusing on helping other people
How being audacious leads to doing great things
Why Ben wants to inspire people to live their best life
The most inspiring, and hardest thing Ben most wants to do next
How they crashed the Playboy Mansion
Plus much more…
Continue Seeking Greatness:
Explore the Summit Series event where I first met Ben
I hope you enjoyed listening to what Ben shared as much as I did. I’d love for you to answer these two questions in the comments section below: 1. What’s your biggest dream you’d like to accomplish? 2. What’s the biggest challenge you have in trying to accomplish it? Be sure to announce your dream below as you never know who is reading that can help you achieve it!
What if I told you the key to success was not going after what you wanted, but helping others get what they wanted instead?
Better yet, what if there was research that proved the more you gave of your time and resources willingly to others, that you’d be on your way to achieving your wildest dreams?
It’s hard to believe, but the research shared in this interview will unfold this revolutionary approach to success.
Adam Grant is the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School of Business. He’s been recognized as Wharton’s single highest rated teacher, one of Business Weeks favorite professors and one of The World’s 40 Best Business Professors Under 40. He was a record setting advertising director at Let’s Go publications, an All-American springboard diver (props to Adam for being an athlete as well) and a professional magician.
This is an exciting interview because Adam and I talk about our differences in leveraging LinkedIn and I’d love to hear what side of the coin you fall on.
Grant talks about the power of weak ties and strong ties. Also, the most important relationship that most miss out on which is dormant ties. These are those dormant relationships that are underutilized and we discuss how they can be the biggest opportunities for you.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
All about the three types of people: Givers, Matchers and Takers
The downsides that matchers might overlook
The giving strategies I used to grow my network
The two different types of givers: The overly altruistic and the “otherish”
In-person strategies to immediately impact those around you positively
Do you consider yourself a giver, matcher or a taker? Do you believe giving is the best way to achieve success long term or is Adam missing something here? Please leave your thoughts in the comments section below and leave us an iTunes Review as well.