The Key to Unplugged Fun with Devin Cowick and Don Wilson
Devin Cowick and Don Wilson co-founded their business \u201cCode Pineapple,\u201d where pineapple is the code word for unplugged fun. They help families with kids live a healthy, balanced life in the digital world through a four-part framework: screen habits, offline alternatives, self-esteem, and relationships. Together they have built Code Pineapple to be an award-winning publisher of multiple best-selling books and a leader in children's edu-tainment.\n\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\n\n- When someone says \u201cI Can\u2019t,\u201d ask them, \u201cHow can you?\u201d\n- If there is something that is bothering you, take action!\n- Honor the struggle because success comes on the back of struggle!\n- You\u2019re either succeeding or you are learning.\n\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\n\n\u2013 What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day?\nDon: Success is not something you pursue. It is something you attract by the person you become. If you want more in life, become more. \u2013 Jim Rohn\nDevin: Being named co-captain on the HS cross country team\u2014realizing that she could lead by example, even if she didn\u2019t feel like she could be a leader.\n- Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \u201cA leader is\u2026\u201d A cheerleader, empathetic, and visionary.\n- What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? Don: \u201cWhy are we doing what we\u2019re doing?\u201d\n- What book would you recommend to leaders?\nDevin: StrengthsFinder by Tom Rath\nDon: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker\n- If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be?\nDon: Listening to those around them. When you listen better, people will share more. Also, learning the art of crafting and telling stories.\nDevin: Start appreciating people, showing gratitude to them, and giving recognition.\n- As a general life principle, is it better to ask \u201cwhy?\u201d or \u201cwhy not?\u201d\nDon: \u201cWhy?\u201d but also, when people say, \u201cI Can\u2019t,\u201d ask them, \u201cHow can you?\u201d\nDevin: \u201cWhy?\u201d because of situations where people fall into the excuse that \u201cthis is how things have always been done.\u201d\n\nWebsite:\nhttps://www.codepineapple.com\n\nContact:\ndevin@codepineapple.com\n\nFind Code Pineapple on social media:\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/codepineapple/ (@CodePineapple)