#182: Don Yaeger—Inside the Daily Routines of the World’s Greatest Achievers (And What You Can Learn)
Business Made Simple Podcast
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4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
What does it take to be truly great? It's easy to think greatness is only for a lucky few. But that belief will leave you powerless—feeling that without certain natural traits, high levels of success just aren't in the cards for you. But what if the real difference between average and great lies in simple, doable habits and mindsets that anyone can adopt? The truth is, there are some not-so-obvious hacks that can help rewire your brain for greatness.
In this week’s episode, host Donald Miller sits down with Don Yaeger, the New York Times bestselling author of over 40 books, including biographies of some of the world's greatest athletes and leaders. Yaeger shares profound insights from his rare interviews with over 2,500 high achievers like Michael Jordan, John Wooden, Walter Payton, and more. He unveils the daily habits and mindsets that have catapulted true legends to the top. Tune in and learn the secrets of the world's most successful people and how you can use these lessons to gain a competitive edge and stay ahead of the pack.
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| 0:00.0 | Can you |
| 0:02.0 | a habit that you built into your daily routine |
| 0:05.0 | that you believe gave you a competitive advantage? |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to the Business Made Simple Podcast brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm Bobby Richards. |
| 0:17.0 | And here's a little question to start off your week. |
| 0:20.0 | What does it take to be truly great? |
| 0:22.0 | I know, I know, it's actually a big question and a |
| 0:24.7 | pretty big question to drop at the beginning of an episode but I know that I've |
| 0:28.2 | definitely fallen into the idea that greatness is is just for a lucky few |
| 0:32.1 | it's just for those who have natural |
| 0:34.2 | traits and natural talents. But what if the real difference between average and |
| 0:38.6 | greatness was actually in simple habits and mindsets that anyone can implement in their lives. |
| 0:44.8 | Here's the truth. There are hacks that you can use that help rewire your brain for greatness. |
| 0:50.1 | And in today's episode, Donald Miller, CEO of Coach Builder and Business Made Simple, |
| 0:56.0 | sits down with Don Yeager, the New York Times Best Selling author of over 40 books, |
| 1:01.0 | including biographies of some of the world's greatest athletes and leaders. |
| 1:05.2 | Don Yeager shares amazing insights that he has pulled from his interviews with over 2,500 high achievers. |
| 1:11.2 | I'm talking Michael Jordan, John Wooden, Walter Payton, and reveals |
| 1:14.8 | how the daily mindsets and habits that have catapulted these legends to the top can |
| 1:20.6 | be harnessed and implemented into your life. So if you want access to secrets of the |
| 1:24.8 | world's most successful people and how you can use these lessons to gain a competitive edge |
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