THE LEARNING LEADER BLOG
The Difference Between Top Performers and Everybody Else
This is an excerpt from my book, The Pursuit Of Excellence Eliud Kipchoge holds the official world record for the marathon at 2:01:39. Of the 13 officially sanctioned marathons that Kipchoge has run, he’s won 11. He is the only known person to ever run the 26.2 miles of a marathon in under two hours [...]
What Is Your Wall? The Relationship Between Excellence & Focus
This is an excerpt from my book, The Pursuit Of Excellence Heading into the London Olympics in 2012, Michael Phelps was at the height of his powers as the most dominant swimmer in history. Four years before at the Olympics in Beijing, Phelps won gold in all eight events in which he competed. In doing [...]
Dr. Nate Zinsser – A Battle Tested Guide To Unshakeable Performance
Dr Zinsser has been at the forefront of applied sport psychology for over thirty years. He has published scholarly research in The Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, The Canadian Journal of Psychology and in five editions of the widely used textbook, Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance. Dr. Zinsser’s latest book, [...]
2021 Year In Review and My Goals 2022…
My end-of-year review essays are my way of reflecting publicly on what we’ve accomplished together, my excitement about the trajectory of the business, and my continued gratitude for you. *UPDATE* I just filmed the video version of my 2021 year in review and goals for 2022. Watch it! Join me! As you reflect on [...]
Ryan Panchadsaram – How To Move With Speed… And Scale (Measure What Matters)
Ryan Panchadsaram is an engineer and investor focused on solving systemic, societal challenges. At Kleiner Perkins, Ryan serves as technical advisor to John Doerr, where he invests in founders and technologies that aim to change the world. Ryan and John coauthored Speed & Scale and collaborated on the number one bestseller Measure What Matters. Under President Obama, Ryan [...]
Mike Michalowicz – Marketing That Can’t Be Ignored
By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor... and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways [...]















