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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

"Mindful Monday" is a combination of my thoughts from conversations with the world's most effective leaders (700+ recorded over the past 11+ years) and other essays I find useful.

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"Join a Group Where Your Desired Behavior is the Normal Behavior"

A while back I started paying attention to which people kept growing over the years and which ones just kinda plateaued... What I've learned has been somewhat surprising. It's had almost nothing to do with intelligence or work ethic. Some of the smartest, hardest-working people I know haven't achieved their goals, while others kept going up and up. The difference came down to WHO they've chosen to spend their time around. Some people think this is soft, but I think it's THE #1 factor in a...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES 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 a 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 founder of KIND Bars, Daniel Lubetzky A special edition of The Learning Leader Show with Dr. Martin Seligman...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES 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...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES 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 fun conversation with Angela Duckworth about the power of your situation + agency You should run a book club for The Price of Becoming...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES 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 a Southern California Independent bookstore bestseller (did not know that was a thing, but pretty cool!). I think you'll enjoy it. I appreciate your support! Here are some things from this week... A fun conversation with Blake Mycoskie about hitting your goals...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES 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 a Southern California Independent bookstore bestseller (did not know that was a thing, but pretty cool!). I think you'll enjoy it. I appreciate your support! Here are some things from this week... A fun conversation with Mark Pincus about coaching You should run...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES 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, and a Publishers Weekly Bestseller. Pretty cool. I think you'll enjoy it. I appreciate your support! Here are some things from this week... A fun conversation with my dad (Keith Hawk) & brother (AJ Hawk) to celebrate 700 episodes You should run a book club for The Price of Becoming An interview I...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES Welcome to Mindful Monday! My book, The Price of Becoming, is now a week old. So far, it is a USA Today National Bestseller, an LA Times Bestseller, and a Publishers Weekly Bestseller. Pretty cool. I think you'll enjoy it. I appreciate your support! Here are some things from this week... A fun conversation with Jack Raines about wealth, ambition, careers, and luck You should run a book club for The Price of Becoming McKinsey Author Talks: Daily...

ABOUT PODCAST BOOKS SPEAKING LEADERSHIP CIRCLES Welcome to Mindful Monday! My book, The Price of Becoming, is now available. I think you'll find it both useful and entertaining. I appreciate your support! Here are some things from this week... A fun conversation about AI and life with Joanna Stern You should run a book club. The goal-setting mistake you don't know you're making Shane Snow wrote a great essay about "building a better me" Some wise words from Heraclitus #698: Joanna Stern - "I...

During the second half of my conversation with Jim Collins, we started talking about what we were encoded for. He mentioned that he was encoded to be really curious. And how that’s driven his personal and professional life flywheel. Then he started talking about what I was encoded for. He said, “You have incredible encodings for what I would describe as attractive persistence. You don’t have a pushy tone. You are persistent. Once you see what must be done, you are relentless in your...