David speaks with Thomas Frank, a writer and video creator passionate about helping people become more capable and productive.Thomas is the founder of the College Info Geek, a blog to help you learn effectively, spend less time studying, and become more productive (even if you're not in college). He is also a Notion power-user, and creates tutorials and free Notion templates on the side.We talked about his background and his story and everything that has come along with his path, about how to nurture your own creativity and how to channel it into producing a consistent body of work that has a lasting impact.And so you're gonna hear us answering a bunch of questions like how do you find your passion? And how do you pick which projects to start? And then, how do you know when to quit? And how do you deal with success?📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/thomasfrank/📹 Watch on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/O1XzyCrxlCM👤 Connect with Thomas Frank:Twitter profile: @TomFrankly | https://twitter.com/TomFranklyInstagram profile: tomfrankly | https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/Website: thomasjfrank.com🗣 Mentioned in the show:College Info Geek Podcast | https://collegeinfogeek.com/The Inforium | https://art19.com/shows/the-inforiumThe Dip by Seth Godin | https://amzn.to/3TDIcJMRyan Holiday | https://ryanholiday.net/Sara Deistchy | https://www.saradietschy.com/Yahoo Geocities | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_GeoCitiesWanting by Luke Burgis | https://amzn.to/3AcZfeSDiscipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday | https://amzn.to/3USSjeJFeynman technique | https://fs.blog/feynman-technique/Nassim Taleb | https://twitter.com/nntaleb?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^authorKhe Hy | https://radreads.co/Back to The Future | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/Gifts from your past self | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue45/The Sunk Cost Fallacy | https://www.theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Khe Hy, founder and CEO of RadReads, an online education company that helps professionals lead productive, examined, and joyful lives.Creator of the $10K Work productivity method and teaches the popular cohort-based course Supercharge Your ProductivityWe talked about philosophy and spirituality behind productivity, not just talking about what we should do and when we should do it, but also how and why.You're gonna hear us talk about Telic and Atelic activities, activities that have intrinsic versus extrinsic value. The right type of goals and objectives to have in your life, but also the right kind of motivations to help drive those goals.And we talk about the cost of success and when it is and is not worth paying the price that comes with high achievement. And Khe really goes deep on the question of what is a life well lived? And that's something he's been pursuing for himself, but also something that he calls all of us to pursue equally.📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/khehy/📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/3GOmJdd9q8c👤 Connect with Khe Hy:Twitter: @khemaridh: https://twitter.com/khemaridhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/radreadsco/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColNfZXzL946wNgxPGWst1AWebsite: https://radreads.co/🗣 Mentioned in the show:Kieran Setiya | http://www.ksetiya.net/4,000 Weeks | https://amzn.to/3U7K2DuOliver Burkeman | https://www.oliverburkeman.com/Grit | https://amzn.to/3gRs4qpAngela Duckworth | https://angeladuckworth.com/David Belle | https://twitter.com/davidbelle_Maslow's Hierarchy of needsElon Musk | https://twitter.com/elonmusk?Ram Dass | https://twitter.com/BabaRamDassThe Maharaji | https://www.hanumanmaui.org/maharajiRAD reads | https://radreads.co/Tom Brady | https://twitter.com/tombradySam Parr | @thesamparrTiger Woods | https://twitter.com/TigerWoodsRoger Federer | https://twitter.com/rogerfederer👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with David Kadavy an Author, Podcaster and President of Kadavy, Inc.Author of Mind Management not Time Management, The Heart to Start and, Design for Hackers.Host of Love Your Work podcast, where he interviewed Seth Godin, Steve Case, & many more creative entrepreneurs.We talked a lot about productivity, we talked about writing, we talked about content creation about how David is able to consistently come up with new ideas. We barely even got to touch on was the fact that he designed an app with behavioral psychologist, Dan Ariely0 which was eventually acquired by Google.📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/kadavy/📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/gMVv41RWHHo👤 Connect with David Kadavy:Twitter: @kadavyLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/kadavyWebsite: https://kadavy.net/Course: https://designforhackers.com/Book: Mind Management, not Time Management, The Heart to Start, Design for Hackers🗣 Mentioned in the show:Design for Hackers | https://designforhackers.com/Doug Bowman | https://twitter.com/stopJason Santa Maria | https://twitter.com/jasonsantamariaMerlin Mann | https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies43 Folders | https://www.43folders.com/Chris Webb | https://www.chriswebbspeaks.com/Claude Monet | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-MonetTim Ferriss | https://tim.blog/Nassim Nicholas Taleb | https://twitter.com/nntaleb?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^authorDavid Perell | https://perell.com/Mark Manson | https://markmanson.net/Tim Urban | https://waitbutwhy.com/Wait But Why | https://waitbutwhy.com/Thomas Paine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_PaineIn Defense of Papyrus | https://designforhackers.com/blog/papyrus-font/kdp.amazon.com | http://kdp.amazon.com/The Iliad / The Odyssey | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1375.The_Iliad_The_OdysseyDavid Galenson | https://www.davidgalenson.com/Picasso | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_PicassoLeonardo da Vinci | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_VinciMason Currey | https://www.masoncurrey.com/Daily Rituals: How Artists Work | https://www.masoncurrey.com/daily-ritualsWalt Disney | https://www.disney.com/Jeff Bezos | https://hoo.be/jeffbezosElon Musk | https://twitter.com/elonmuskMarie Curie | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_CurieKirsten Oliphant | https://kirstenoliphant.com/about-me/Encyclopedia Brown | https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Brown-Complete-Books-books/dp/B01M9FSC4YZettelkasten | https://zettelkasten.de/posts/overview/👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with Jenny Blake an Author, Speaker, and Podcaster.Jenny Blake loves helping entrepreneurs and organizations move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams.We talked about this idea from her book, pivot about being able to make incremental changes in your career and really move yourself into a direction that aligns with what you really want to be doing and how to find joy in your work.📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/jennyblake/📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/czh3z7Rlyek👤 Connect with Jenny Blake:Twitter: @jenny_blake: https://twitter.com/jenny_blakeBook: Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want,Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, andFree Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your BusinessWebsite: http://pivotmethod.com/🗣 Mentioned in the show:Medill Northwestern University: https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/UCLA: https://www.ucla.edu/Daily Bruin: https://dailybruin.com/Palo Alto Networks: http://www.paloaltonetworks.com/Free Time: https://itsfreetime.com/Parkinson’s Law: https://personalmba.com/parkinsons-law/Andrew Wilkinson: https://twitter.com/awilkinsonShane Parrish: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrishLuke Burgis: https://lukeburgis.com/Kardashians: https://g.co/kgs/DgtHBBSuits: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632701/Ama Amo Agyei: https://www.instagram.com/amaa__official/?hl=enThe legend of success: https://www.theknowledge.io/issue34/Steph Smith: https://stephsmith.io/Andreessen Horowitz: http://a16z.com/a16z: http://a16z.com/Doug Kirkpatrick: https://dougkirkpatrick.com/Zapier: https://zapier.com/Notion: https://www.notion.so/Nick Sonnenberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksonnenberg/itsfreetime.com/toolkit: http://itsfreetime.com/toolkititsfreetime.com/authors: http://itsfreetime.com/authors👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with Josh Spector, a newsletter publisher and an audience and business growth strategist.He helps creative entrepreneurs to grow their audience and businesses and he also writes a great newsletter called For The Interested.We talked all about, so many great frameworks for shipping great work and finding the right audience, creating work that you are proud of and being able to create work consistently in a way that doesn't lead to burnout.📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/joshspector/📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/D5eX4v6KYNE👤 Connect with Josh Spector:Twitter: @jspector: https://twitter.com/jspectorWebsite: http://joshspector.com/Newsletter: https://fortheinterested.com/subscribe/🗣 Mentioned in the show:51: A moment of honesty ⏱️: https://www.theknowledge.io/issue51/Hollywood: https://www.hollywood.com/Connected Comedy: https://connectedcomedy.com/A Person You Should Know: https://apersonyoushouldknow.com/about/Ann Friedman: https://www.annfriedman.com/James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/Substack: https://substack.com/👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with Blake Burge, a content creator and director of manufacturing at Neoinsulation.We talked all about the overlaps between creativity and entrepreneurship and the secrets behind his overnight success as a content creator on Twitter.And finally, we discussed a ton of great frameworks for being able to consistently produce great content.📜 Full transcript:https://www.theknowledge.io/burge/📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/Tm0sZYbG06M🎙 Listen to your favourite podcast playerhttps://plnk.to/theknowledge👤 Connect with Blake Burge:Twitter profile: @blakeaburge / https://twitter.com/blakeaburgeNewsletter: While You Were Away / https://whileyouwereaway.beehiiv.com/Excel Course: https://excelfoundations1.carrd.co/🗣 Mentioned in the show:Sam Parr: http://samparr.com/David Morris: https://twitter.com/wdmorrisjrVincent van Gogh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_GoghBach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christian_BachMozart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_MozartWarren Buffett: https://twitter.com/WarrenBuffettDavid Goggins: https://davidgoggins.com/Sahil Bloom: https://www.sahilbloom.com/#Hero👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with Dave Kline, a solopreneur, and owner of MGMT Accelerator & Skillscouter.He advises executives on how to build exceptional teams and improve their careers.We talked about some of the big mistakes that both new and experienced leaders make, how to delegate effectively, how to empower teams and a lot of frameworks and mental models for making effective decisions in a replicable way.📜 Full transcript:https://www.theknowledge.io/dkline/📹 Watch on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/UIG1WwWCn98🎙 Listen in your favourite podcast playerhttps://plnk.to/theknowledge👤 Connect with Dave Kline:Twitter Profile: @dklineiiWebsite:SkillscouterMGMT AcceleratorLinkedIn: Dave Kline🗣 Mentioned in the show:KodakXeroxMayer BrownBrian ArmstrongMoody’sBridgewaterRay DalioGoldmanZapposToyoda five why’sAnnie DukeSeattle SeahawksRory VadenSeth Godin👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with Arielle Jackson, who is the marketing expert in residence at First Round, and also an amateur jewelry maker.Arielle built a well-storied career working in marketing at Google, Square and Cover. Now she’s a force multiplier at First Round, helping startups pop! She’s also teaching a course on Maven called Startup Brand Strategy.📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/arielle/📹 Watch on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/pAD1KmhjVZQ🎙 Listen to your favourite podcast playerhttps://plnk.to/theknowledge👤 Connect with Arielle Jackson:Twitter profile: @hiiamArielleLinkedIn: Arielle JacksonMaven: https://maven.com/arielle/startupbrandstrategy🗣 Mentioned in the show:Rory SutherlandAlchemyRobert CialdiniInfluenceDr Harvey KarpThe Happiest Baby on the BlockMike Maples Jr.Malcolm GladwellGoogleSquareFirst RoundJosh KoppelmanSeesawBrett BersonChris LochheadReid HoffmanThe Startup of YouThe Alliance👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Ama Amo-Agyei, a wellness entrepreneur and the founder of Plantmade.Plantmade creates powerful, vegan growth products handmade in small batches to make an actual difference in you and the planet!📜 Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/ama/📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/VqLgXoAAVMY🎙 Listen to your favourite podcast playerhttps://plnk.to/theknowledge👤 Connect with Ama:Twitter: @amaa__officialPodcast: @riceathomepodcastWebsite: weareplantmade.com📄 Show notes:Where everything started for Ama [3:53]Learning what wealth looks like [6:03]The book that changed her life [7:25]Lessons about success [9:22]The insight that helped Ama to break free [11:26]How Ama’s life trajectory changed [15:45]The first steps Ama took to be an entrepreneur [19:59]Learning and developing skills [24:21]Copywriting is a massive skill to be able to develop [31:04]Getting a job in recruitment sales, Ama’s worst decision [37:18]A conflict of passion [42:20]Getting fired two weeks before COVID [45:34]How getting fired became the best thing to happen to her [47:21]The secret to resilience [48:42]Self-limiting beliefs [51:56]Impostor Syndrome is a good thing [53:51]The optionality that comes with success [59:00]Building a legacy with Plantmade [1:01:48]🗣 Mentioned in the show:Rich Dad Poor DadRyan HolidayShane ParrishAppleDan LokGaryveeImpostor SyndromeMoonxCosmeticsMariee RevereKia CommodorePennies To PoundsSteven BartlettPlant Made👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people learn more and live better.Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledgeNewsletter: https://theknowledge.ioWebsite: https://www.davidelikwu.com,Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveCareer Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeOn The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David Elikwu speaks with Bob Gower, an author, speaker, and consultant, who cares deeply about creating organizations that are a net positive for the world.Bob Gower assists leaders in aligning their teams on all levels in order to achieve optimal performance.He is the author of two books, Agile Business: A Leader's Guide to Harnessing Complexity and Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations to Transform Your Business and Life, as well as a former contributor to the Huffington Post and Inc.Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/bob-gower/🎙 Listen to your favourite podcast playerhttps://plnk.to/theknowledgeConnect with Bob Gower:Twitter: @gower_bobBooks: Radical AlignmentWebsite: bobgower.comShow notes:Let's dig into the background as a whole [2:31]The Hypocrisy of Prosperity gospel [5:03]Daniel Kahneman writer of Thinking Fast and Slow [13:16]The quality of the question rather than the quality of the answer [21:57]Emotional Agility by Susan David [26:00]How do groups of people come together to do things [28:13]On our own as individual humans, we're actually so useless [31:09]The social conquest of earth by EO Wilson [34:59]Great leaders, charismatic but do seem to be jerks [40:01]What made Job’s a great leader [41:29]The cults of Silicon Valley [48:55]When people use the meaning and significance [49:39]Most valuable piece a leader to have [54:25]Mentioned in the show:Pentecostal ChristianityZen BuddhismDaniel KahnemanEscape from FreedomErnest BeckerEric FrommEmotional AgilityDescartes' ErrorDenial of deathSocial Conquest of EarthEO WilsonRadical AlignmentAntonio DemasioSusan DavidSteve JobsElon MuskLarry EllisonElizabeth HolmesTheranosMaslow’s HierarchyAdam NewmanWeWorkKim ScottJust WorkAbout David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people learn more and live better.* Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge* Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io* Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com* Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge🚀 Career HyperdriveDavid runs a course which will help you build a toolkit of mental models and bulletproof core skills that will drastically shorten the growth curve for your career, business or personal brand. Join the next cohort to take control of your path, build future-proof skills, and design a career you can be proud of.http://careerhyperdrive.com🧭 The KnowledgeAs a writer and serial entrepreneur, David Elikwu speaks with elite performers from a variety of backgrounds, unpacking everything there is to know about navigating the world around us.This podcast is a catalogue of excellent data points. Join us each week for actionable insights to make sense of what matters most.The Knowledge is a curated digest of the world's best ideas, drawing on insights from psychology, philosophy, business and culture. We explore tools, frameworks and stories that will help you navigate with clarity and cut through the noise.Website: theknowledge.ioPodcast: plnk.to/theknowledgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations