

Moonshots Podcast: Superstar mindsets and success habits
Mike Parsons & Mark Pearson Freeland
The Moonshots Podcast goes behind the scenes of the world's greatest superstars, thinkers and entrepreneurs to discover the secrets to their success. We deconstruct their success from mindset to daily habits so that we can apply it to our lives. Join us as we 'learn out loud' from Elon Musk, Brene Brown to emerging talents like David Goggins.
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Nov 7, 2022 • 54min
Darren Hardy: The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy does it again in his book: The Compound Effect. Based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny. Little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. A compilation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress and achieve any desire. If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want.
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Jasper Verkaart
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Austin Hammatt
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Nov 2, 2022 • 57min
Ryan Holiday: Courage Is Calling
We end our Ryan Holiday series with his first book of an exciting new series on the virtues of ancient philosophy explores the most foundational virtue of all: Courage.In Courage Is Calling (buy on Amazon), Ryan Holiday breaks down the elements of fear, an expression of cowardice, the elements of courage, an expression of bravery, and lastly, the elements of heroism, an expression of valor. Through engaging stories about historic and contemporary leaders, including Charles De Gaulle, Florence Nightingale, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Holiday shows you how to conquer fear and practice courage in your daily life.In a world in which fear runs rampant—when people would rather stand on the sidelines than speak out against injustice, go along with convention than bet on themselves, and turn a blind eye to the realities of modern life—we need courage more than ever.
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Austin Hammatt
Zachary Phillips
Mike Leigh Cooper
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Steve Woollard
Deborah Spahr
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Paul Acquaah
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Dietmar Baur
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Oct 30, 2022 • 57min
Darren Hardy: The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster
66% of small businesses fail, and it’s not for the reasons you think. So why do they fail? That is what Darren Hardy set out on a mission to discover in The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster. What he found was startling. All the previously reported reasons and assumptions for the failure rate (capital, location, credit, inventory management, and competition) were wrong.Failure was not due to outside factors--they were internal. They weren't economic--they were emotional. The unexpected and terrifying emotional roller coaster an entrepreneur experiences is the greatest factor in why most quit and ultimately fail.
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Austin Hammatt
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Mike Leigh Cooper
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Oct 26, 2022 • 1h 6min
Ryan Holiday: Stillness Is The Key
In our next bonus episode on Ryan Holiday, we look at his best-selling book, Stillness Is The Key. We look at tools to harness the power of slowing down your body and mind for fewer distractions, better self-control, and above all, a happier and more peaceful life.Holiday examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: Winston Churchill, Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children to see what was invisible to the eye; Anne Frank, whose journaling and love of nature guided her through unimaginable adversity.
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Oct 26, 2022 • 16min
How to Achieve Your Goals
Hello, listeners, members and subscribers! Our sixteenth Moonshots Master episode is here and we are leaping into Leadership and Goal setting, off the back of our Achieving Your Goals series!To truly get us going, we hear from the master, John Doerr, who inspires us by stating it's crucial to choose the right goals for the right reasons, in business and in our personal lives, and how Google, Bono, And The Gates Foundation Rock The World With OKRS. We then learn from Laura Wilkinson, an Olympic gold medalist, who discusses the importance of setting goals, and why accidents like winning an Olympic Gold don’t just happen.Now we can dive into Christina R Wodtke, who speaks about ‘What Matters’ and how you flow OKRs through your organisation, as well as the importance of empowerment. We also have Expert Program Management who states how to keep your balance when setting goals, and the value of Self assessment.To help us kick-start our behaviour today, we learn from Kim Scott, who breaks down Radical Candor and introduces the 4 quadrants. We close, fully inspired and keen to begin, with Terrence Donahue and Michael D Watkins, who talk about the benefits of planning where you’re going forward, and the Next 90 Days.Our recommended reading list includes some key titles that will help you go even deeper into the topic:John Doerr, Measure What MattersCaroline Adams Miller and Michael B. Frisch, Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List GuideChristina R Wodtke, Radical FocusKim Scott, Radical CandorMichael D Watkins, The First 90 DaysMichael Hyatt, Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important GoalsWhat key lesson are you taking from the Master Series shows? Get in touch and let us know! Thanks for listening. That’s a wrap.If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else." – Lawrence J. Peter
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Oct 23, 2022 • 50min
Kim Scott: Radical Candor
Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care Personally at the same time that you Challenge Directly. When you challenge without caring it's obnoxious aggression; when you care without challenging it's ruinous empathy. When you do neither it's manipulative insincerity.Author Kim Scott was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she worked with a team to develop a class on how to be a good boss. She has earned growing fame in recent years with her approach to effective management, Radical Candor. From the time we learn to speak, we're told that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. When you become a manager, it's your job to say it--and your obligation.
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Oct 19, 2022 • 59min
Ryan Holiday: Ego is the Enemy
In our next series on Ryan Holiday, we dive back into Ego is the Enemy to answer questions about what to do when the biggest obstacle is internal. Holiday explains how finding early successes led him to the realization that ego can cloud ambition and hinder personal and professional growth, particularly when accomplishments are tied to self-worth. Ego Is the Enemy puts forth the argument that often our biggest problems are not caused by external factors such as other people or circumstances. Instead, our problems stem from our own attitude, selfishness, and self-absorption. In other words, introducing ego into a situation often prevents us from being rational, objective, and clear-headed.
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Oct 16, 2022 • 45min
Michael D Watkins: The First 90 Days
Transitions are a critical time for leaders at all levels. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize your success. In his book, The First 90 Days; Michael D. Watkins offers proven strategies for conquering the challenges of taking on a new role — no matter where you are in your career. Whether you’re starting a new job, being promoted from within, or embarking on an overseas assignment, this is the guide you’ll need to succeed in your first 90 days — and beyond.
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Oct 12, 2022 • 60min
Ryan Holiday: The Daily Stoic
Join us as we revisit a series on Ryan Holiday, starting with his book The Daily Stoic. A unique blend of practical wisdom that has been inspiring the most successful among us for centuries, from Roman Emperors to Barack Obama. The Daily Stoic widens our view on the Stoic philosophy and shows that it can be applied to any problem. The goal of this book is “to restore Stoicism to its rightful place as a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom.” From how to manage failure to get what you want, the ideas continue to be vitally relevant to today's doers and thinkers.
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Oct 9, 2022 • 45min
Christina R Wodtke: Radical Focus
Radical Focus tackles the OKR movement and better goal setting through the powerful story of Hanna and Jack’s struggling tea startup. When the two receive an ultimatum from their only investor, they must learn how to employ Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) with radical focus to get the right things done. Will they be able to accomplish the few critical actions that will save their startup? Or will they end up mired in distractions and choices as their time runs out? Christina Wodkte pulls from her experience with Silicon Valley’s hottest companies to teach practical insights on goal setting in fable form. How do you inspire a diverse team to work together, going all out in pursuit of a single, challenging goal? How do you stay motivated despite setbacks and failures? Ready to move your team in the right direction? Read this book together, and learn Wodtke’s powerful system of decision making to create your focus and find success.
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