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 -...

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 sorr...

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 negativ...

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 ...

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, yo...

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 ...

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 o...

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...

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 ...

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, no...

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 h...

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 gam...

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 b...

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. ...

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 t...

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 ...

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...

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…...

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 ...

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 gen...