Mindful Monday / Issue #533
Celebrating 700 Episodes of The Learning Leader Show
August 10, 2026 · By Ryan Hawk, host of The Learning Leader Show
Welcome to Mindful Monday!
My book, The Price of Becoming, is now 2 weeks old. So far, it is a USA Today National Bestseller, an LA Times Bestseller, and a Publishers Weekly Bestseller. Pretty cool. I think you’ll enjoy it. I appreciate your support!
Here are some things from this week…
- A fun conversation with my dad (Keith Hawk) & brother (AJ Hawk) to celebrate 700 episodes
- You should run a book club for The Price of Becoming
- An interview I did with The Next Big Idea Book Club
- How an introvert gets herself to speak up
- Some wise words about being an amateur
- A cool picture from my book launch party…
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#700: Keith Hawk & AJ Hawk – Be a Consciously Competent Leader
Keith Hawk (my dad) spent decades leading sales teams at LexisNexis. He’s the author of multiple books including Get Real Selling. AJ Hawk (my brother) was an All-American linebacker at Ohio State, where he won a national championship. He played 11 years in the NFL, won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers, and retired as the franchise’s all-time leading tackler. Now you’ll see him every weekday on ESPN as a co-host of the Pat McAfee Show. We discuss: Conscious Competence, Delusional Confidence, Stacking Days, After-Action Reviews, Taking Big Risks, The Power of Compounding, and Modeling High Standards. You can also WATCH our conversation on YouTube.
Run a Book Club For The Price of Becoming
Book clubs are awesome because they help build community around a set of ideas. They create great dialogue. And there is power in learning useful and entertaining things together. Because of that, we have built a guide to run a The Price of Becoming book club. If you’d like to run a The Price of Becoming book club at your workplace or in your community, let me know, and I’ll send you the guide.
After 700 Interviews, I Found One Thing…
I spoke with Michael Kovnat from The Next Big Idea Book Club and shared the top 5 things I’ve learned over the past 11 years. CLICK HERE to read it.
How an Introvert Gets Herself to Speak Up
Wes Kao often gets readers who ask, “Wes, if I’m not naturally loud, how do I speak up or talk about my accomplishments? How do I gain more visibility, either internally in my company or externally online?” Read THIS to learn more.
Wise Words
“Some of the most creative people I’ve ever met are not professionals, but amateurs in the literal sense – lovers. Fall in love. Fall hard and unapologetically.” — Vijay Gupta
