KeyLearnings.ai — Hard-Won Lessons for High Achievers on Effectiveness, Balance, and Happiness

When I was in Sales at AT&T, I got a frantic call one morning from my contact at McGettigan's Travel — a great, historic Philadelphia travel agency, that was still being run by the McGettigan family.… — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/behind-the-pbx?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

Early in my career, I was always too busy for lunch. I'd skip it entirely, or I'd run down to the cafeteria, grab something, and carry it right back to my office so I could keep working. To me, that… — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/gone-to-lunch?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

My first car was a 1983 Mazda RX7 GLX. Silver exterior, red leather interior, stick shift, fully loaded, with that unique RX7 rotary engine. It was the kind of car you'd walk away from, then turn… — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/my-car-was-stolen-my-car-was-stolen?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

Early in my career, I was in sales at AT&T, in an office in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania — top floor. One April afternoon in 1991, a colleague suddenly yelled: "Oh my god! Oh my god! I just saw a plane… — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/a-clear-blue-sky?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

When I started in sales at AT&T in 1988, I did ride-alongs with some of our best salespeople. You learn more watching a great rep for a day than you do in a week of training. — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/congratulations-well-kind-of?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

One of my bosses back at AT&T, Mary Upchurch, shaped my career in many ways. But there's one thing about Mary that mattered more than all the rest. — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/what-she-saw-in-me?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

I had a great boss at AT&T named Mary Upchurch. I learned a lot from her — lessons I've carried through my whole career. — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/what-kind-of-leader-will-you-be-during-the-tough-times?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

If you've read my "Right to Left Thinking" post, you know how my mind works. I start with where I want to end up — a specific goal, a real date — and I work backward to today. It's served me well for… — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/left-to-right-thinking?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

My first job out of college was at Marine Midland Bank, in the World Trade Center in New York City. My mom was so proud. "My son is a banker," she'd tell people. — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/but-maybe-they-really-should-match?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.

When I started my career at ADP, I was a Director of Marketing. This was 1997 — and back then, AOL was one of the most powerful companies on the planet. — A Key Learning by Dan Lynn, followed by our AI analysis. Read it, and take the free assessments, at keylearnings.ai/content/aol-meeting?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show-notes — Written by Dan Lynn. Narrated by a digital voice.