Mike Lee, founder of MindShift Labs, talks about separating your passion from yourself as a person, and the virtues of detachment and nonjudgement as tools for managing expectations and maximizing outcomes while staying centered. Hear Mike's full interview in Episode 444 of The Action Catalyst.

CLIP:  The Zen of Detachment

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Author, programmer, and entrepreneur Scott Young rejoins The Action Catalyst to talk about his book, "Get Better at Anything", including topics of discussion like what things it's NOT worth getting better at, what exactly IS "talent", the tension of learning, how these principles were on display during the Renaissance, the role of Tetris in all of this, and why monkey see is NOT monkey do.

Update:  Get Better at Anything, with Scott H. Young (Science, Education, Learning, Self-Improvement)

Alex Neist, founder of Hostage Tape sleep enhancement tape, talks about the transition from professional football to business, the value of polarizing marketing, and how to target your T.A.M. Hear Alex's full interview in Episode 456 of The Action Catalyst.

CLIP:  Attack Your T.A.M.

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Gary Kusin, co-founder of GameStop, Laura Mercier Cosmetics, and former President and CEO of Kinko’s, unveils his new book Always Learning: Lessons on Leveling Up from GameStop to Laura Mercier and Beyond, and shares insights on alignment and accountability, respect, honesty, and integrity, continuous change, tackling toxicity, good reasons vs real reasons, only getting paid for the stuff you DON’T like, launching what would become GameStop, the delicate and sometimes dark nature of mentorship, the 4 most mission-critical things to look for when hiring, and not necessarily being driven to win, but refusing to lose.

Always Learning, with Gary Kusin (Leadership, Improvement, Mentorship, Software)

Best-selling author, Hall of Fame speaker, and distinction expert Scott McKain explains what it means to be different vs. distinctive, and lays out the 4 cornerstones of setting yourself apart. Hear Scott's full interview in Episode 4 of The Action Catalyst.

CLIP: The Zen of Detachment

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