The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Episode #278: Mitch Albom - Tuesdays With Morrie & The Five People You Meet In Heaven

Show Notes:

Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
- Humility
- They contribute to the world - "Morrie did the bravest thing I've ever seen."
- Howard Schultz - The last person in line to get a book signed. After all of his employees
"Some of the greatest performers I've ever met are painfully shy: jazz musicians, Barry Sanders, Joe Dumars."
Tuesdays With Morrie - "He was my college professor. I had not talked to him in 16 years. I saw him on TV talking about having ALS."
- Morrie - "I'm a teacher. That's what I do."
Why was it so popular and shared so much?
- "Death ends a life but not a relationship"
- "You can live within the hearts of people you help/touched."
- "You have to make time for those relationships while you're here."
"I write about living. Death informs everything about how we live."
"I try to write about reflecting on life."
Why this theme?
- "I liked listening to stories from my uncle growing up. His World War 2 stories."
- "I spent so much of my youth myopically focused on career success. For many years I thought how far can I get?"
- "I wanted to explore what makes a better life?"
Supporting 47 children in Haiti -- Taking two to college now.
"Giving makes me feel like I'm living."
"Taking makes me feel like I'm dying."
Being part of Sports Reporters on ESPN
- Writers are critical thinkers and can be good on TV when thinking deeply
Core pieces of advice:
- Be humble
- Be curious - Ask questions
- Don't lose self in the field you choose. Life can be brief.
- "Find out who you are and what you value, and do that."
Advice from a security guard:
- Read the best books
- Listen to the best music
- Observe the best art
- Surround self with the best people - Osmosis
- Immerse yourself with what you value

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"I wanted to explore what makes a better life?"

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