Edward Sullivan of Velocity Coaching: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits, and More | 20 Minute Playbook

In this episode, we deconstruct Edward Sullivan's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Edward Sullivan is the CEO and Managing Partner of Velocity Coaching. We cover surfing, empathy, and freedom as success. “Anyone who thinks they're perfect is actually hiding a very deep sense of insecurity.” – Edward Sullivan EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/edward-sullivan-velocity-coaching-playbook-show-notes  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/edward-sullivan-velocity-coaching-playbook-transcript  CHAPTERS In this episode, we deconstruct Edward Sullivan’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on their life. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:18) – Edward’s latest deep dive into surfing (00:02:26) – On empathy, summer barbecues, and depression (00:04:41) – Cappuccinos, pushups, and avoiding the tailor (00:07:53) – The Courage to Be Disliked and Alan Watts (00:10:02) – Failing with Richard Branson and freedom as success ABOUT EDWARD SULLIVAN Edward Sullivan is the CEO and Managing Partner of Velocity Coaching. Velocity has a team of over 25 coaches located around the world and they work with the world's best hyper growth founders to help them scale their companies and their leadership skills through that crucial 10 to 100 X growth phase. Velocity has worked with almost all of the biggest names in tech, including DoorDash, Masterclass, Airtable, Google, and even Apple. 💌 FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices