5 Lessons From Adam Grant: Bestselling author, Junior-Olympic Springboard Diver, Professor.
Apart from being Wharton’s youngest tenured professor at age 28, Adam Grant is also a #1 New York Times best-selling author and a pre-Olympic springboard diver.
I listened to a podcast with him, and here are five lessons from it.
Lesson #1
Don't ask for criticism from your critics.
Don't ask for praise from the people who support you.
Both approaches focus on the past.
Instead ask for advice, because that's future-focused.
Lesson #2
Ask yourself: What are you waiting for?
We subconsciously make up stupid excuses for not doing things. Sometimes just asking this question can help you get started. Do the things you need to do.
Lesson #3
Know when to decide when good is good enough.
Being a perfectionist isn’t necessarily a good thing.
Sometimes you just need more iterations, mistakes, and attempts to progress forward.
Lesson #4
People don't regret their failures, they regret failing to try.
Read that line again. I don’t know what else to say.
Lesson #5
You are not your beliefs.
You are your values.
What’s the difference?
Beliefs are what you think is true.
If your identity lies in your beliefs you won't accept your wrong when you believe something wrong.
On the other hand, values are what matters to you, what you think is important.
See you in the next one, Bye :)