Welcome to Mindful Monday!

My book, The Price of Becoming, is now 2 weeks old. So far, it is a USA Today National Bestseller, an LA Times Bestseller, a Publishers Weekly Bestseller, and Success Magazine Bestseller. I think you'll enjoy it. I appreciate your support!

Here are some things from this week...

• A great conversation with the CEO who greenlit Dirty Dancing & owns Grand Theft Auto
• Apply to be in my next Learning Leader Circle​
• A letter from the creator of Slack sent to his team as they were in the thick of it
• You should run a book club for The Price of Becoming
• Some wise words about incompetence...

#704: Strauss Zelnick - The Fittest CEO Alive?

​Strauss Zelnick is the Chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive... The company behind Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K. He also runs ZMC, the private equity firm he founded in 2001. Before that, he was President of 20th Century Fox at 32, CEO of BMG Entertainment, and the executive who greenlit Dirty Dancing. He holds an MBA and JD from Harvard. We discuss greenlighting Dirty Dancing, Owning Grand Theft Auto, Working with Coaches, and being the Fittest CEO Alive. You can also WATCH our conversation on YouTube.

Apply To Be In My Next Learning Leader Circle

​Applications are now open for my next Learning Leader Circle. If you want to surround yourself with growth-focused leaders who are striving to get better, then you might be a fit for our Learning Leader Circle. Here's what Alyssa LeBarre said about her time in The Learning Leader Circle: “I love the intentionality of the content and the conversations. I loved that we went deep right out of the gate. It felt scary but also safe. I have never been part of a training that felt as real as this. I was forced to look in the mirror and be honest with myself and really make changes to the way I am living day to day. I can honestly say this was one of the most impactful trainings I have ever been part of. It felt so normalizing but also empowering to sit in a room full of people who operate at a high level and are consistently seeking ways to better themselves. I felt seen and heard, and that what I contributed mattered. That is rare to find and not something I have ever really experienced.” CLICK HERE to apply now.

We Don't Sell Saddles Here...

​This memo was sent to the team at Tiny Speck, the makers of Slack, on July 31st, 2013. It had been a little under 7 months since development began and was two weeks before the launch of Slack’s ‘Preview Release’. It is presented verbatim, as written (including original pull-quotes). It's all about how to build something people want.

Run a Book Club For The Price of Becoming​

Book clubs are great 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.

Wise Words From...

“My least favorite phrase in the entire English language is ‘do not attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence.’ Because if you’ve ever spent a moment in the real world, you would know that the most malicious people are also extremely incompetent.” - Brian Chau​

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