Posts Tagged ‘Persistence’

177 – Create a space where ideas are shared – Ron Howard

Posted by  Anecdote International —February 14, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Create a space where ideas are shared but know that having an idea doesn’t make it a good one. Listen to hear what Ron Howard took away from the set of the Andy Griffith Show.

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173 – Knowledge can come from any source with Maria Marenco

Posted by  Anecdote International —January 17, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Knowledge can come from any source; be cautious about what ideas you dismiss. Listen to hear how a 10-year-old girl and her mother helped Apollo 11 land on the moon and return to Earth safely.

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170 – One person can change the world

Posted by  Anecdote International —December 8, 2022
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Change comes from unexpected sources. Listen to hear how Malcolm McLean changed the world transportation landscape.

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164 – You don’t need to be an expert

Posted by  Anecdote International —October 11, 2022
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

You don’t need to be an expert to develop expertise. Listen to hear how Lisa Blair beat the odds and went from sailing novice to record breaker.

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159 – Try and try and try again

Posted by  Anecdote International —September 6, 2022
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

If you truly care about your idea and persist with it, you won’t need every available resource or qualification to innovate. Listen to hear the story behind the Wright brothers’ first flight.

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145 – Dark mansions made of cubes and squares

When you start something, stick with it until you finish it. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved the world’s longest-standing maths problem. Shawn …

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143 – Not exactly a man cave

You don’t know when your unique combination of skills will be needed. Listen to hear the story behind the miraculous rescue of thirteen boys from a Thai cave system.

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130 – Superwoman with x-ray vision

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’” Listen to hear how one woman persisted with her vision and changed the lives of over a million people.

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120 – How to love a maths problem

Problems are inevitable but solvable. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved a 358-year-old maths problem.

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117 – How a story illuminates an insight

Gary Klein once said, “Insight is when you unexpectedly come to a better story.” Listen to hear Shawn and Mike Adams exchange and explain the value of insight stories.

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