From Intimidation to Innovation

Gord Vickman and Dan Sullivan explain how entrepreneurs who don't think of themselves as technically minded can still use the latest tools to their advantage. You’ll learn simple, actionable steps for breaking through the mental barriers that can make technology seem intimidating at first, so that you can make it another part of your overall teamwork strategy.

In This Episode:

• How can entrepreneurs who don’t consider themselves to be technically minded embrace new technologies?
• Dan’s new quarterly book, Thinking About Your Thinking, is based on a mental skill he developed at age six and formed the basis for all his subsequent success.
• Most people think about things, people, and thoughts, but there’s another level of thinking available that opens up new and better possibilities.
• Why Dan’s never felt lonely or weird—even when he was doing completely different things to the people around him.
• Instead of learning about every new development himself, Dan simply surrounds himself with others who are fascinated by technology, tells them what he’s looking for, and rewards them for discovering useful new shortcuts and capabilities.
• Gord and Dan discuss the Kolbe profile, which helps you learn how to work in your best abilities—or team up with others whose skills complement yours.
• The Kolbe profile made Dan happy because it highlighted the areas where he has no staying power or motivation, which showed him where he needed teamwork.
• Kolbe also helps explain the widely different ways in which people will approach learning a new tool.
• “Technology is teamwork that has been made automatic.” - Dan
• The starting point is an awareness of individual uniqueness, then combining that with other people’s uniqueness.
• “I always keep a smart human between me and technology.” - Dan
• “I would not spend any time learning how to use any technology. But I’m very, very fast to understand the importance of the technology.” - Dan

Thinking About Your Thinking by Dan Sullivan

The Kolbe Profile