010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

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Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

When I created this podcast, I made a list of the 125 people I would reach out to first to be a guest on the show… Shane Snow was the very first name on that list. (Adam Grant was next). Shane’s book Smartcuts is one of the best books I’ve ever read. In this episode, we took a deep dive and Shane gives us the entire blueprint to accelerate success. Shane is not about just achieving success, he’s about accelerating it. When you listen to this episode, you’ll see why.

“The next Malcolm Gladwell.” That's what fans and critics from Forbes to The L.A. Times are calling innovation expert and keynote speaker Shane Snow, the bestselling author of SMARTCUTS: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success. An award-winning entrepreneur and journalist, Snow has been declared a “Wunderkind" by The New York Times, a “Digital Maverick” by Details Magazine, and his work “Insanely addicting” by GQ.

We go over everything from Jimmy Fallon’s quest to get on SNL to understanding how lateral thinking will change your life.

Welcome to Episode 010 with the next Malcolm Gladwell, Shane Snow

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The Learning Leader Show

"If you truly love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made of." - Bruce Lee

Some Questions I Ask:

What does accelerating success mean to you?
What is lateral thinking? How can it change your life?
What type of mentorship is best?
How do we implement these ideas into our careers? Specific ways… What actions can we take?
Why do we celebrate failure?
What is the difference between a Smartcut and a short cut?
What is your definition of a Learning Leader?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How to accelerate your own success
Interesting Riddles
How Jimmy Fallon, a nobody from upstate New York became who he is today (love this part)
Why informal mentors are the best
Specific exercises to implement into your life TODAY to accelerate success
Shane’s thoughts on others calling him the next Malcolm Gladwell