The Fastest Way to Get to Where You Want in Life
Be radically humble. Identify those people who have the right situational knowledge or experience or who sit in a position that you want to be in. To do that, you have to be one thing: radically humble.\nRealize that most people love to give. Most people freely give their advice to those that value it. Most people love to share their experience, their situational knowledge. Even their relationship capital\u2014 most people love to give to those they emotionally connect with.\nThe reason they love to give is ego based. It\u2019s really not a humble thing at all. They feel separate or superior when they\u2019re giving, and in a scarce world, they feel better about themselves when they give. You can always identify humble people because not only can they give unconditionally (without expectation or trading) but they can also ask for help.\nWhen it comes to humility, I like to talk about how the practice of humility opens your world to new skills and knowledge, key components for people who strive for great-ness in their decision making.\nTake Kobe Bryant, for example. Most know him as one of the best scorers in NBA history, a champion by any definition of the word. But Bryant did not let his previous successes cloud his judgment when starting the media portion of his career.\nHe was humble enough to call upon others who had different skill sets and a different knowledge base, and that\u2019s why his early forays into media, such as his Oscar Award\u2013winning short film Dear Basketball, have been such a hit with audiences. \nIn an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Bryant shared the simple, humble way that he was able to attach such respected names as composer John Williams and animator Glen Keane to his project: he asked.\nAs Bryant told the audience, when it comes to learning any skill or gaining knowledge when you are unsure, \u201cthe best way to learn is to reach out and ask.\u201d1 Even one of sports\u2019 all-time greats understands that the practice of humility will help leaders avoid the traps that their egos are apt to send them into.\n\ufeffTweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at\xa0david@dmeltzer.com\xa0to join!