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Here are some things from this week...

• Scott Harrison on valuing excellence
• YOU should run a book club (We'll help you do it)
• Bill Gurley gives a great TED Talk
• A cool story about why you need to stay in the game
• Wise words (to his band) from Noah Kahan right before he went on stage a few days ago...

#692: Scott Harrison - Design Everything with Excellence

​Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of charity: water, a non-profit that has raised over a billion dollars and funded tens of thousands of water projects to bring safe drinking water to millions. He previously spent a decade as a New York City nightclub promoter before a dramatic career shift led him into humanitarian work. We discuss making a bigger ask, why you should design everything with excellence, raising a billion dollars, the fact that nobody wants to be mid, and why the best leaders are great sales professionals. You can also watch our conversation on YouTube.

Run a Book Club For The Price of Becoming​

Book clubs are awesome because they help build community around a set of ideas. They create great dialogue. And there is power in learning useful and entertaining things together. Because of that, we have built a guide to run a The Price of Becoming book club. If you'd like to run a The Price of Becoming book club at your workplace or in your community, let me know, and I'll send you the guide.

How to Build a Career You Actually Love

Drawing on years of research into the lives of high achievers, Bill Gurley shows why obsessive, lifelong learning is the real engine of career excellence.

Stay in The Game

Here is an essay I've re-read a lot over the past few years. A cool story about a dad, a son, a dog, and a very kind stranger... Stay in The Game.

Wise Words

"You gotta access two parts of yourself. The one that can't believe it and the part that always knew we'd do it. And find a balance. Don't let it be something you're too good for. Have fun. Be scared. Be nervous. Be excited." -- Noah Kahan to his band right before they went on stage a few days ago

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Ryan Hawk NEW Book - The Price of Becoming​