What Got You There with Sean DeLaney #304 David Senra- Lessons Learned Reading 250+ Biographies of Great Founders
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Jun 12, 2022 AI Snips
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Endurance As A Daily Compass
- David Senra uses Ernest Shackleton's family motto "By endurance we conquer" as a daily reminder to favor long-term perseverance.
- He says endurance is a major differentiator between successful and unsuccessful people.
Laser Focus Beats Broad Busyness
- Senra models his focus on Michael Jordan's single-minded pursuit of excellence and applies it to making Founders Podcast the best resource on biographies.
- He prioritizes quality and narrow focus over chasing many projects at once.
Use Dislikes To Find Your True Work
- Experiment broadly to discover what you hate; use those negatives to narrow toward what you truly love.
- Persistently refine until you find an area worth committing decades to.