5 Famous Influencer Dropouts
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English - May 14, 2018 07:00 - 25 minutes - 15 MB - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsMarketing Business Entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Sir Richard Branson, who you may know for his Virgin companies, is dyslexic. While he may not be known as one of the great speakers of all time, he’ll absolutely be remembered as one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. He’s a perfect example of how someone who’s willing to try more things (despite potential public embarrassment) is more likely to be successful.
Barbara Corcoran, who you’ve seen if you’ve watched the show Shark Tank, is one of 11 children, and has been fired from many jobs. Even so, she became the queen of New York City real estate. This is partly because she isn’t concerned about looking bad, and doesn’t judge herself for making mistakes.
Mark Cuban’s father was an auto upholsterer. Mark was a bartender for a while, but got fired from that job. Next, he got into the software business. Mark is fearless when it comes to taking calculated risks, and is great at thinking big and acting small. He also makes sure he has the right people around him.
General Colin Powell was born in Harlem to Jamaican immigrant parents. Instead of caring what other people thought about him, he expanded his comfort zone. By expanding your comfort zone instead of breaking or bursting through it, you’ll be much more familiar to stay beyond your original comfort zone.
Steve Jobs was given up for adoption, and was fired from the company he started with Steve Wozniak. He made a comeback, though, and turned his company into one of the most valuable companies in the world. He had a knack for not worrying what other people thought about him or his ideas, and for driving people to create powerful teams.
Join me today to learn about these incredible dropouts, the traits they have in common, and the lessons they can teach all of us about being successful in our own lives and businesses.
In This Episode:
[02:08] - Alex talks about the three key insights into becoming an ethical influencer that you’ll learn in this episode.
[02:57] - Alex was taught not to let his schooling interfere with his education. This was clearly the case for the five dropouts he’ll talk about today!
[03:43] - Today’s first dropout is Sir Richard Branson, who has a knack for aligning himself with smart people.
[06:35] - Sir Richard Branson is a brand-builder, Alex points out.
[07:24] - Our second famous dropout is Barbara Corcoran, who you may recognize from the show Shark Tank.
[08:37] - Next up is Mark Cuban, another star investor on Shark Tank.
[09:38] - The fourth dropout in today’s episode is General Colin Powell.
[12:30] - One thing our four influencers who are dropouts have in common is that they have high intention and vision, but low attachment to what happens along the way. In other words, they give themselves permission to make mistakes.
[14:03] - Alex currently has three mentors, which he points out is a different thing than formal education.
[14:31] - Our fifth and final dropout for this episode is Steve Jobs.
[16:37] - This episode’s Alexism is that the secret to wildly successful entrepreneurship is the blind willingness to look bad in public more often.
[17:35] - Alex shares a trick that he plays on his mind and heart every night to accomplish things that scare him.
[20:25] - After Alex has done the scary thing he identified in his exercise, he saves the card on which he had written it down.
[21:41] - We hear a quick review of the specific insights that Alex has covered in this episode.
[22:51] - Have you already reviewed this podcast for a previous episode? If not, please take a moment to do so now! Type out your biggest aha moment from this episode as your review at this link.
[23:38] - In honor of this ninth episode, Alex offers listeners a gift: a copy of his book Alexisms. To learn how to get your free copy, tune into the episode!
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