perseverance

Peter Diamandis Sketchnote from Tools of Titans

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What’s the magnitude of your thinking? According to Peter, you, me and the other person are part of the 99.9% of people who aren’t focussing on the big problems. Peter Diamandis is worth listening to. He’s rates in the top 50 of the world’s greatest leaders according to Forbes. He is founder and executive chairman of X Prize among other notable prizes. He is author of the books Bold and Abundance. According to Peter, the best way to find out how your company will be disrupted is to pay a 20 year old entrepreneur to reveal how they would take …

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Scott Belsky Sketchnote

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How do you know when to give up or persevere? Scott points to a sense of conviction. What’s conviction in this context? It’s a sense of belief or knowing that you and what you’re doing will provide value to others. If you still have that, then persist. If you don’t, then it’s time to think alternatively. Ultimately, you never will know. I think another good filtering question to ask is “am I doing this for the benefit of others or for the benefit of myself? Scott spoke about passion and that not being a strong signal of success. He prefers …

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