Today\u2019s episode of the Creating Wealth Show deals with issues other than business and finance, but guest Lori Ann LaRocco of CNBC joins Jason Hartman to discuss her latest book, Opportunity Knocking: Lessons from Business Leaders. She talks about the pyramid notion of achieving leadership success both in your personal and business life and how important it is to know yourself before you can even hope to expand your potential for success.
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Key Takeaways
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03.24 \u2013 Successful leaders in any field all seem to follow a series of seven strategies, starting with something as simple as knowing yourself.
06.46 \u2013 Find others who inspire you and then form and follow your own aspirations.
10.33 \u2013 Take your idea and stick with it. Even if it\u2019s not always popular, stick with what you know to be right.
16.54 \u2013 True passion is much more attractive to an employer or investor because it\u2019s a great motivator.
19.55 \u2013 Some levels of the pyramid take longer to achieve, but it\u2019s the culminated effort which brings success.
27.03 \u2013 Self-belief is really one of the most important elements here.
28.05 \u2013 To find out more information about Lori Ann LaRocco, head to her blog at www.LoriAnnLaRocco.wordpress.com
30.06 \u2013 In Lori Ann LaRocco\u2019s earlier book, Thriving in the New Economy, she created the mini biographies of various CEOs to show their reactions and their mistakes in the lead-up to and aftermath of the financial crisis.
33.55 \u2013 The way that these bubbles work is that when you\u2019re in it, you just can\u2019t see it. Even with hindsight, we don\u2019t seem able to learn.
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Mentioned in this episode
Opportunity Knocking: Lessons from Business Leaders by Lori Ann LaRocco
Thriving in the New Economy by Lori Ann LaRocco
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek