This chapter explores the connection between lifelong learning and success. Unlearning those habits that hinder you allows you to be coachable, humble and creative. We identify where success can be a learning disability, and the practices to unleash your maximum potential.
Practices in the Book:
Do Something New (pg. 115)
20 Things I Love to Do (pg. 116)
Peer Learning (pg. 119)
Gaining Time (pg. 122)
Entrepreneurial Operating System®: Helping Leadership Teams Learn Together (pg. 124)
Leaders in the Book:
Kay Phillips, Co-Founder and former President of ATEK Companies (pg. 117)
Lisa David, Partner at eCapital Advisors (pg. 120)
Resources
“9 Books Every Founder Should Read” -Inc.
Harvard Business Review: Emotional Intelligence Collection
Rules for Kicking Ass in Life (infographic)
“Sparking a Peak Performance Culture” (pdf)
“List of Small Business Peer Groups” -Sue Hawkes (blog)
“7 Brilliant Things Emotionally Intelligent People Do When Their Buttons Are Pushed” -Marcel Schwantes
“Top 10 Mastermind Groups Propelling Explosive Business Growth” -R. L. Adams
“The #1 Skill You Need to Develop to Become a Better Leader” -Gordon Tredgold
“Experiences and Your Fear of Engagement” -Seth Godin
“Tim Ferriss’ 5 Books That Influenced Him the Most” -Richard Feloni
“7 Brain Hacks That Will Dramatically Improve Your Intelligence and Success” -Elle Kaplan
“8 Successful People on the Last Time They Overcame Failure” -Evans Levy
“Reading at Work” -Seth Godin
“Books That Are Changing the Way I Work” -Tim Brown
“60 Great Business and Leadership Books, All Written by Women” -Rachel Happe
“5 Amazing Books I Read This Year” -Bill Gates
“You Make or Break Your Life Between 5-7am”– Benjamin P. Hardy
“The 5-Hour Rule” -Michael Simmons
“Best Podcasts of 2018” -Time
Quotes:
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and anti-violence activist
“Knowledge is learning something new every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.” -Zen proverb