From Chapter 12 “Indefatigable” in Ingredients of Outliers. The Reasons Why For many, going the distance or emptying the tank is simply for personal reasons, to overcome internal barriers, and to challenge themselves, or to get out of their comfort zones and test the limits of their ability, strength, endurance and courage. They want to discover how far they can go. Gordon Ritter, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur, is another of those profiled in the SUCCESS magazine article mentioned above. In college, he’d been a member of the rowing team and later took up mountain climbing. … [Read more...]
How 5 Minutes of your Day can Change Someone Else’s Life.
The hustle and bustle of our day-to-day lives can make it hard to see the people around us. We walk to and from our endeavors with headphones in, glued to our cellular devices sucked into our own thoughts and ourselves. Meanwhile there are opportunities for kindness all around us, at every turn. We stumbled across this video of three people who took five minutes out of their day to make a huge difference in the life of another person. The impact was truly inspiring: Click here to view video: http://youtu.be/X0gA2mxbjSY Editor of Lagniappe, Caitlin Brewster, wrote about “following the … [Read more...]
Are you are an outlier? Share you story with us!
Thank you all for attending my book signing at Changing Hands Bookstore on October 9th and spending the night hanging out with me and the Outlier Team. It was so great to see all of you, share stories, and swap ideas about the upcoming “Outliers Series.” As is typically the case, I learned more from your great advice and suggestions than you may have learned my anecdotes and stories. I look forward to many more events like this one in the future. I do have one challenge for you today and throughout this week. Have you had a life experience that required you to break the mold and step out … [Read more...]
How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Hopefully the following story will influence you to take a few risks in your life. The January 2013 issue of SUCCESS magazine contained an article titled "52+ Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone." This story was featured in the article: Cecilia Aragon was a ordinary women who had an extraordinary fear of heights. As she put it, even climbing a ladder caused her to break out in a sweat. During her graduate years, she decided to try and overcome her fear and accepted an invitation to take a flight in a four-seater airplane. During this flight, her friend asked her to take control of the … [Read more...]