John continues his conversation with Howard Pearl. They discuss how hard times are not our enemies, but opportunities to grow stronger and more compassionate and why mistakes are some of our best teachers. In Part 1, they talked about the importance of the right workplace culture, and how trust, respect, and integrity are the backbone of any successful organization.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - How true gratitude changes everything

[01:05] - Turning problems into teachers

[04:37] - Howard's plans on writing a book

[07:01] - Why failure is actually good

[10:25] - Howard's definition of success

[13:37] - Top daily habits

[19:04] - Buying multiple copies of books to give away

[22:07] - Traits of a great leader

[25:07] - Best way to connect with Howard

[31:58] - How Howard invests in himself

[34:43] - Closing remarks

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"I have no enemies. I have only friends I have yet to meet."

"You can't have elation without a little depression. You can't have success without failure."

"This thing (pain, problems) that I thought was my enemy turned out to make me work much harder. And the next time I saw a problem like that, I just walked over it because I understood how to deal with it."

"The tough things aren't my enemies. Those are the things where I have to do extra lifting."

"The school system does not set kids up for success at all. It sets them up to be mindless drones that are just worker bees. This whole grading system, where somehow getting an F is bad and an A is great, I'm like, well, all that tells them is how to take a test. I'd much rather have a kid who struggles with grades but gets it, so that s/he can actually do something down the road with it."

"What is life? Life is the experience of experience. It's the doers doing the doing. You can sit on the sideline and watch and say, 'Oh, that's interesting.'"

"One of the great experiences of being human is that emotions manifest in the physical. It's why we have this corporeal body."

"I have never failed at making a light bulb. I have successfully learned how not to make one 1,000 times." – Thomas Edison

"Leaders read and readers lead." – Jeff Brown

BOOKS MENTIONED:

• Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara (https://a.co/d/bES9CQh)

• The Trust Edge: How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line by David Horsager (https://a.co/d/blPni2p)

• Nonprofit AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Social Good by Nathan Chappell and Scott Rosenkrans (https://a.co/d/6EKwiSc)

• Moral Ambition: An Antidote to Apathy: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman (https://a.co/d/1pFqkom)

• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip and Dan Heath (https://a.co/d/2eWO4ca)

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/