Greatness

Diving into the greatest college basketball coach ever and his timeless teachings. 
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Sources
Wooden on Leadership - John Wooden
Wooden: A Coach's Life - Seth Devis
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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 
25:58 - Little things make big things happen
32:18 - Lead with love
35:20 - On being a great teacher 
39:00 - Wooden's superpower 
39:48 - Deplore excessive emotion
42:45 - Make each day your masterpiece 
48:35 - Success = Reaching your potential
52:15 - A story that epitomizes Wooden
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Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming 
Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence

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Diving into a short story on Franklin D. Roosevelt and the power a mission can have. 
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“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’t work enough. When you’re busy all the time, you don’t have time to think about this stuff.” 
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Sources: Leadership - Doris Kearns Goodwin 
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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

Diving into some of the very best stories from a few baseball legends. 
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Sources: Baseball 100 - Joe Posnanski
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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 truth
25:05 - Ichiro Suzuki and Jeter - Small wins
26:30 - The unlikely path of Larry Walker 
29:10 - Frank Thomas - Meaning > Talent
32:00 - The approach of Tom Seaver
38:40 - Hank Aaron - The burden of greatness
43:40 - Mariano Rivera, Sandy Koufax, and Randy Johnson - Some short stories
52:23 - Joe Dimaggio - You need some luck
54:20 - Mike Schmidt - Keep the joy alive
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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
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Check out our other episodes on baseball legends:
#116. Derek Jeter
#135. Clayton Kershaw

Diving into some of the very best ideas from one of my favorite writers and thinkers, Morgan Housel.
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"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 to the tribe."
- Morgan Housel
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Sources/Essays are linked in the time stamps below
1:15 - Why You Beleive What You Do
14:21 - The Power of Failing Well 
18:40 - The Freakisly Strong Base
26:25 - You Have To Live It To Believe It 
36:07 - How it All Works (Short Stories on Big Things)
42:00 - Little Rules About Big Things
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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
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Diving into the life of craftsman and boatbuilder, George Pocock
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“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
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Sources
Ready All - Gordan Newell and Dick Erickson
Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown
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Time Stamps
3:40 - Why be a craftsman
4:55 - George's origins
5:45 - A motto for life - amor fati
9:22 - The apprenticeship
10:50 - The lesson from his dad: “Now you can build your own boat for this race, and I will give you one bit of advice. No one will ask you how long it took you to build it, they will only ask who built it.” 
16:20 - Good work leads to good oppotunities
18:55 - Great opportunity, followed by great disaster
20:45 - The craftsman banishes negativity and bullshit
23:45 - How building boats opened up new opportunties
26:50 - How Geroge Pocock helped build/get the Boeing company off the ground
28:45 - Choosing meaning > money
30:05 - How he dealt with the tough early days as a full-time boat builder
34:10 - A beautiful story on loyalty
38:20 - The character building of rowing and finding your "rowing" activities
42:15 - The craftsman ultiamte goal
42:53 - Lose yourself in the work
44:18 - Good work needs good thoughts
45:00 - The work should touch your soul
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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
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