David Linn on Striving for Fearless Living
b"David Linn is the co-founder of Cycle for Survival, the movement to beat rare cancers. Cycle for Survival has raised more than $340 million to support pioneering research and lifesaving clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), bringing new and better treatment options to people around the world.\\nIn addition to David\\u2019s active involvement with Cycle for Survival, he is an EVP and Board Member at Oak Point Partners. Prior to starting Oak Point in 2004, David worked at both McKinsey & Company and CenterPost Communications. During his years at McKinsey, David had a unique arrangement whereby he took a 5-month leave of absence every year to play soccer professionally with the Chicago Stingers Professional Soccer Club.\\nDavid holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He has a BA, with highest distinction, from Northwestern University. At Northwestern, David was elected Team Captain of the varsity soccer team, and he received the Director's Award for Best Academic Performance by a Northwestern Student-Athlete.\\n\\xa0\\nDavid had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include:\\n\\u201cOne of the most special things in life is being part of a team\\u201d (7:35).\\n\\u201cWhen are [those] fears holding me back? How can I put them aside?\\u201d (12:00).\\n\\u201cFearless for her wasn\\u2019t the absence of fear, it was recognizing we all have these fears, but don\\u2019t let them hold us back\\u201d (15:10).\\n\\u201c[Adversity] makes us stronger\\u201d (16:50).\\n\\u201cWhatever life throws at me, I can handle\\u201d (17:20).\\n\\u201cWe all have adversity\\u2026 but we have a choice in how we react to those challenges\\u201d (17:30).\\n\\u201cWe make our own luck\\u201d (21:10).\\n\\u201cLeadership is about helping any type of group achieve their maximum potential\\u201d (24:35).\\n\\u201cPositive energy can be contagious\\u201d (25:20).\\n\\u201cI\\u2019ll never expect from any teammate or colleague more than I\\u2019m willing to put in\\u201d (29:30).\\n\\u201cEverybody grieves differently\\u201d (31:45).\\n\\u201cWe felt like we had to start [Cycle for Survival] because there was such a clear need\\u201d (46:15).\\n\\u201cSpend your time on stuff that you want to do\\u201d (49:40).\\n\\u201cOne of the most special things in life is creating something from nothing\\u201d (54:05).\\n\\u201cGet involved in something that\\u2019s bigger than yourself\\u201d (1:01:30).\\n\\u201cThere\\u2019s so much joy that you get from actually helping other people\\u201d (1:01:35).\\n\\xa0\\nAdditionally, you can find more info about Cycle for Survival on their website. You can also follow Cycle for Survival on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Additionally, you can personally follow David himself on Instagram and LinkedIn.\\nThank you so much to David for coming on the podcast!\\nI wrote a book called \\u201cShift Your Mind\\u201d that was released in October of 2020, and you can order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, I have launched a company called Strong Skills, and I encourage you to check out our new website https://www.strongskills.co/. If you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter:\\xa0@brianlevenson\\xa0or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers.\\nThanks for listening."