Podcasts about decoding greatness

I read a lot of books (200+ each year), and I'm often asked for recommendations. Out of the many books from last year, there were 12 non-fiction books that I gave a 5 star rating. In this episode, I share why Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman stands out among these exceptional reads.Ask a legend in sports, business, or art about how they achieved their success, and you'd likely find a wealth of knowledge about their strategies, mindsets, and daily practices. If you want to be great in any category, you have to learn. Continuing our exploration of how to learn effectively, Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman offers invaluable insights that build on everything we've discussed in our "Learn How to Learn" series. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. When going through your learning journey, always remember: you don't have to learn alone. You can learn from the greats. You can learn how *they* learned.Decoding Greatness -- How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success:       https://amzn.to/3n8W9EYP.S.: If you have a brand, and you want to learn exactly how to transform it into a game-changer in your industry, then Legendary Brands Academy was made with you in mind. The online program will teach you the same exact systems and strategies we've been using to transform brands for the past 20 years. No more wishing things could be different -- no more theorizing without action -- no more saying "that's for other brands, but not for me." With Legendary Brands Academy, everything is designed for you to take action and see transformation in real time. You'll learn the step-by-step systems you can begin to implement today. So if you're ready to see real change, real results, and real Raving Fans for your brand, then you can check out Legendary Brands Academy here: www.LegendaryBrandsAcademy.com---Sign up to have Scott email you a weekly shot of energy, with 1 Cool Quote, 1 Deep Thought, and 1 Useful Tool. This is original content, not a repost of the podcast. You can find the sign-up section at the bottom of my website www.ScottWozniak.com Learn how Scott and his team of consultants can help you build a legendary brand at www.SwozConsulting.com  Connect with Scott on social media:  linkedin.com/in/scottwozniak/https://www.facebook.com/scottewozniak ------  Bonus: check out his other podcast (Alpha Pack): https://kite.link/alpha-pack-podcast If you like this podcast you will probably like that one, too. Who knows, you might even like it better! :)        Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

While hybrid work, new technologies and evolving skills needs are changing how work gets done, what motivates employees remains constant. Author and psychologist Ron Friedman joins the Gartner Talent Angle to share how the latest findings in behavioral psychology can be applied throughout organizations. Friedman shares insights from his books “Decoding Greatness” and “The Best Place to Work” along with examples and stories from his work as founder of ignite80. He explains how HR leaders can use the method of reverse engineering to achieve success, and he details how an intentional focus on the psychological needs of employees can unlock their highest potential. Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist and the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that teaches leaders science-based strategies for building high-performing teams. Friedman has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Forbes, and CNN. Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, Washington Post, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men's Health, Entrepreneur, and Success. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was named an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. His new book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success, was selected by Amazon's editors as one of 2021's best books. *This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2022 interview.

Social psychologist Ron Friedman talks about his book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success.

For generations, we've been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. Today's author promises to show us a better way through reverse engineering. Links Support the Show The Creative Momentum Masterclass ConvertKit Documentary Wander Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman Bookworm #144: Steal Like an Artist Bookworm #49: Peak Bookworm #35: The […]

Just as life challenges us with limited time, resources, and information, excellence demands a strategy beyond innate talent and colossal effort.  That's where Ron Friedman's Decoding Greatness comes into play, offering a new approach: deciphering greatness through reverse engineering the triumphs of others.  This book isn't just a collection of thought-provoking ideas; it's a practical toolbox filled with applicable tactics for your life's journey.  In this podcast, I'm sharing my top 10 insights from the book.  “Can you recommend a book for…?” “What are you reading right now?” “What are your favorite books?” I get asked those types of questions a lot and, as an avid reader and all-around bibliophile, I'm always happy to oblige. I also like to encourage people to read as much as possible because knowledge benefits you much like compound interest. The more you learn, the more you know; the more you know, the more you can do; the more you can do, the more opportunities you have to succeed. On the flip side, I also believe there's little hope for people who aren't perpetual learners. Life is overwhelmingly complex and chaotic, and it slowly suffocates and devours the lazy and ignorant. So, if you're a bookworm on the lookout for good reads, or if you'd like to get into the habit of reading, this book club for you. The idea here is simple: Every month, I'll share a book that I've particularly liked, why I liked it, and several of my key takeaways from it. I'll also keep things short and sweet so you can quickly decide whether the book is likely to be up your alley or not. Alright, let's get to the takeaways. --- Timestamps: 0:00 - Please leave a review of the show wherever you listen to podcasts and make sure to subscribe and leave a comment! 4:21 - The 10 best parts of Decoding Greatness 8:25 - My award-winning fitness books for men and women: https://legionathletics.com/products/books/ --- Mentioned on the Show: My award-winning fitness books for men and women: https://legionathletics.com/products/books/

While hybrid work, new technologies and evolving skills needs are changing how work gets done, what motivates employees remains constant. Author and psychologist Ron Friedman joins the Gartner Talent Angle to share how the latest findings in behavioral psychology can be applied throughout organizations. Friedman shares insights from his books “Decoding Greatness” and “The Best Place to Work” along with examples and stories from his work as founder of ignite80. He explains how HR leaders can use the method of reverse engineering to achieve success, and he details how an intentional focus on the psychological needs of employees can unlock their highest potential. Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist and the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that teaches leaders science-based strategies for building high-performing teams. Friedman has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Forbes, and CNN. Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, Washington Post, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men's Health, Entrepreneur, and Success. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was named an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. His new book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success, was selected by Amazon's editors as one of 2021's best books. *This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2022 interview.

"For generations, we've been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice." My guest today, Ron Friedman, shares a powerful third path: reverse engineering. In this conversation you will learn how to unpack others' success to spark breakthrough ideas of your own, with an original twist. This episode originally aired on November 28, 2021. More About Ron: Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was named an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. His new book, *Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success,* was selected by Amazon's editors as one of this year's best non-fiction books. Resources Mentioned: Connect with Ron: Ron on the web Twitter: @RonFriedman Instagram: @Nilofer, LinkedIn Videos: Susan Cain The Power of Introverts, Sir Ken Robinson Changing Education Paradigms, Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing Masterclass Related Pivot Podcast Episodes: 155: Becoming a Successful Speaker with Grant Baldwin, 207: How to Develop Your Book and Big Idea, 209: On Seinfeld, Sensitivity, and Trend Spotting Related Free Time Episodes: 010: Batching & Boundaries with John Lee Dumas, 022: Become a Thought-Listener, 031: Eleventh-Hour Creative Gremlins, 034: Organizing Research and Ideas — Notion Walkthrough #1, 036: Shaping Big Ideas — Notion Walkthrough #2 ❤️ Enjoying the show? Pivot Podcast is listener supported—consider donating to become a podcast BFF Insider and you'll get access to a monthly Q&A call with Jenny and private feed.

Soft Serve drops in with a great idea... sharpen your mind. Follow the Freed To Read handle: https://twitter.com/FreedToRead?s=20&t=03sh0CUKQhSVFwq0-yM4Fw Links to ALL of the books discussed: "Freed to Lead" by David Redding and Tim Whitmire https://www.amazon.com/Freed-Lead-Unshackling-Modern-day-Warrior/dp/B09R39GVZ2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=freed+to+lead&qid=1668096678&sprefix=freed+to+lead%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-1 "QSource" by David Redding https://www.amazon.com/QSource-F3-Manual-Virtuous-Leadership/dp/1698352611/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WMMH8AAO7TKW&keywords=david+redding&qid=1668096776&sprefix=david+reading%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-1 "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle https://www.amazon.com/The-Talent-Code-Daniel-Coyle-audiobook/dp/B07VH2KNT2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29VDN03OXNK83&keywords=the+talent+code+by+daniel+coyle&qid=1668096506&sprefix=the+talent+code%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1 "Decoding Greatness" by Ron Friedman https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Greatness-Reverse-Engineer-Success/dp/B08NLHXLFB/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=decoding+greatness&qid=1668096551&sprefix=decoding+gre%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1 "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen https://www.amazon.com/One-Second-After-audiobook/dp/B001WYVAJ8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6UL1Y1G5K37I&keywords=One+Second+After&qid=1668096586&sprefix=one+second+after%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Jesus-Bill-OReilly-audiobook/dp/B00BQYW47G/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=killing+jesus+by+bill+o%27reilly&qid=1668096650&sprefix=Killing+jes%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1 "The Obstacle is The Way" by Ryan Holiday https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph/dp/1591846358/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DM719ZPZALP9&keywords=the+obstacle+is+the+way&qid=1668097466&sprefix=the+obstacle%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1 "The 5AM Club" by Robin Sharma https://www.amazon.com/AM-Club-Productivity-Management-Spirituality/dp/1515154068/ref=sr_1_1?crid=I07ZC2XBTK6R&keywords=five+minute+club&qid=1668096906&sprefix=five+minute+club%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1 "How to be Here" by Rob Bell https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Here-Creating-Living/dp/B01B98GFEQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=19PJOLCN8W4IP&keywords=How+to+Be+here&qid=1668097001&sprefix=how+to+be+here%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-2 "Tribe" by Sebastian Junger https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-SEBASTIAN-JUNGER/dp/0008168180/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NUQJ3SXVZP8X&keywords=tribe+sebastian+junger&qid=1668097042&sprefix=tribe+sebastian+junger%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1 "Grit" by Angela Duckworth https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=grit+angela+duckworth&qid=1668097098&sprefix=grit+ange%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1 "Tiny Habits" by BJ Fogg https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Habits-Changes-Change-Everything/dp/0358362776/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RUVCQ6X8KB2E&keywords=tiny+habits&qid=1668097122&sprefix=tiny+habits%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-1 "Stress Less" by Emily Fletcher https://www.amazon.com/Stress-Less-Accomplish-More-Extraordinary/dp/0062747517/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=stress+less+accomplish+more+emily+fletcher&qid=1668097318&sprefix=stress+less%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1 "Discipline Equals Freedom" by Jocko Willink https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Equals-Freedom-Manual-Mk1-MOD1/dp/1250274435/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RL3KH69BZQ7S&keywords=discipline+equals+freedom+jocko+willink&qid=1668097364&sprefix=disipline+e%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1

While hybrid work, new technologies and evolving skills needs are changing how work gets done, what motivates employees remains constant. Author and psychologist Ron Friedman joins the Gartner Talent Angle to share how the latest findings in behavioral psychology can be applied throughout organizations. Friedman shares insights from his books “Decoding Greatness” and “The Best Place to Work” along with examples and stories from his work as founder of ignite80. He explains how HR leaders can use the method of reverse engineering to achieve success, and he details how an intentional focus on the psychological needs of employees can unlock their highest potential. Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist and the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that teaches leaders science-based strategies for building high-performing teams. Friedman has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Forbes, and CNN. Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, Washington Post, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men's Health, Entrepreneur, and Success. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was named an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. His new book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success, was selected by Amazon's editors as one of 2021's best books.

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In this episode of The Teacher Zone with Chris and Tyler they review the concept of stirring things up to keep things exciting and fresh for staff and students even while you have repeatable systems. There are many great examples of this as noted in "Decoding Greatness" by Ron Friedman including Marvel Movies, Apple and more.

Society has taught us that there are two ways to succeed: 1. You're insanely talented 2. You have to practice 10,000 hours… Today, you get to learn about a third (lesser-known) path that many of the best in the world have used to create success: Reverse Engineering. Ron's book, Decoding Greatness, quickly became a new favorite and it's something I'll be turning to again and again! Enjoy!

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Mein ganzes Leben lang hat man mir gesagt, dass es zwei Wege zum Erfolg gibt: Finde deine Talente heraus und übe, übe, übe. Aber es hat sich herausgestellt, dass es noch einen dritten Weg zum Erfolg gibt! Laut Dr. Ron Friedman heißt er "Reverse Engineering". Sein neuestes Buch ist Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. Ron führt uns durch einige unglaubliche Beispiele von Menschen, die sich selbst zum Erfolg reverse engineered haben, und zeigt uns, wie wir unsere eigenen Teams ermutigen können, diese Technik zu nutzen, um ein High Performing Team zu werde. Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success von Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/dp/1982135794/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_E1J5H6N8Z6PTPGGRF5QS Wenn du Mitglied der Dein Team Deine Pflicht Community bist, erhältst du alle bisherigen Leitfaden zu den Podcasts unter https://mitarbeiterfuehren.com/dein-team-deine-pflicht/. Du kannst diese auch einzeln unter https://mitarbeiterfuehren.com/leitfaeden kaufen. Sie werden dir helfen, das hier Gehörte und Gelernte umzusetzen und deine Fähigkeiten als Führungskraft weiter zu verbessern. ➡ https://mitarbeiterfuehren.com/dein-team-deine-pflicht/ Wenn dir „Dein Team, Deine Pflicht“ als Podcast gefällt, dann schau doch mal auf meiner Webseite vorbei. Live-Coachings, Tipps auf Video und als Blog werden dir helfen dein Führungsverhalten kontinuierlich zu verbessern. ➡ Meine Webseite: https://www.mitarbeiterfuehren.com ➡ Hier geht's zu meinem kostenlosen Newsletter: https://mitarbeiterfuehren.com/newsletter/ ➡ Hier geht's zu meinem Blog: https://mitarbeiterfuehren.com/blog/ ➡ Hier geht's zu meinem YOUTUBE Kanal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkCoWS7eXh-URQNtncpOhfA ➡ Hier geht's zu meinem kostenlosen Email Kurs, wie du mit schwierigen Mitarbeitern umgehen kannst: https://mitarbeiterfuehren.com/schwierige-mitarbeiter/

In this episode of Silicon Valley Examined, Robert Hendershott and Don Watkins discuss the book Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman, and explore how the principles of Ingenuism can help individuals become more creative and successful. Sign up for our newsletter at ingenuism.com.

In this interview, I had the pleasure to share some space with Ron Friedman.  We truly decoded what it means to be great in one's life. Ron shared different concepts of his decoding mechanisms of greatness and how we can unleash the greatness within us. I recommend sitting down with a pen and paper or however you like to take notes as there are some gems in this episode that will help you level up to higher levels of greatness.   Who is Ron Friedman? Ron Friedman is an award-winning psychologist who has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world's most recognized brands. Popular accounts of his research have appeared in major newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today.  Ron is the founder of ignite80, learning, and development company that translates research in neuroscience, human physiology, and behavioral economics into practical strategies that help working professionals become healthier, happier, and more productive. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was selected as an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. How to Connect with Ron? Website: https://www.decode-m.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ronfriedmanthewriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronfriedmanphd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonFriedman Get Ron's New Book: https://amzn.to/3eYsk2B ------------------------------------------------   Join the 2-day virtual retreat from the Coptic Center.   We are living in very turbulent times and the 19 speakers that will be presenting in this upcoming workshop can truly help us transform and see the light in what may seem like a very dark world...   Copy and paste the link below to learn more about the retreat and to learn more about the 19 different speakers. https://tinyurl.com/Coptic2Day   Only $25 dollars per ticket for an immense amount of wisdom for 2 days is worth every penny!   ------------------------------------------------   Connect with Dr. Vic... Website: www.EmpowerYourReality.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/drvicmanzo Instagram: www.Instagram.com/drvicmanzo LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/drmanzo   Check out my books: https://amzn.to/3gzr9XT   About Dr. Vic... I'm Dr. Vic Manzo Jr., a Business Mindset Coach, Self-Mastery Expert, Influential Author, Inspirational Speaker, and the host and creator of The Mindful Experiment Podcast and The Mindful Chiropractor Podcast. I teach entrepreneurs and Chiropractors how to DOUBLE their profits while working less and leading a SOUL-FILLED Life... Check out my socials and if interesting in free 30-minute discovery call on what's possible, --->  www.CallWithDrVic.com

Erfolg ist Talent. Erfolg ist harte Arbeit. Erfolg kann aber auch anders gehen: Decoding Greatness. Was haben Harry Potter, Star Wars und Herr der Ringe gemeinsam? Was sind Konzepte die dich erfolgreich machen? Wie kannst du von den besten lernen? Viele Ideen basieren auf dem Buch von Ron Friedmann - Decoding Greatness: https://amzn.to/34hcSN8 DANKE AN AUDIBLE für das Sponsern der Show Das Audible- Angebot für EUCH: Der GRATIS-Probemonat mit einem Hörbuch deiner Wahl, wenn du schon PRIME Kunde bist sogar mit zwei gratis Hörbüchern. https://amzn.to/2ZmQfSS *Affiliate Link - wenn ihr den kostenlosen Probemonat über diesen Link abschließt, unterstützt ihr gleichzeitig den Podcast und mich, weil Audible mir eine kleine Provision überweist, die mir es erlaubt noch besseren Content zu liefern. Das schöne an dem Angebot: Ich selber nutze seit Jahren Audible, ihr zahlt nichts im Probemonat und könnt den JEDERZEIT kündigen und trotzdem unterstützt Audible den Podcast. Guckt in meinem Instagram Profil @janklein.offical nach meinen Empfehlungen für Hörbücher. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Website: www.janklein.info

Joining us in conversation today is Ron Friedman, social psychologist, former academic, speaker, and author. He is here to share wisdom from his latest book, Decoding Greatness, where he draws on his research into pattern recognition, skills acquisition, and creative genius, to discuss insights about high-performing athletes, musicians, chefs, and business leaders. Tune in to hear Ron's thoughts on the purpose of collecting, his opinion on productivity programs, and how he feels about marketing his writing. Ron talks about the fallacy that commercial success reflects the quality of your work and why we believe it, as well as why the pandemic has hampered our collective creative growth. We touch on the debate around whether we should all return to the office or not, and Ron reveals some of the secrets behind his writing process. He also tells us why Don Draper's “derivative with a twist” is the sweet spot of creativity, and shares who he considers to be his greatest influences. Find out what he hopes the book will give readers: plenty of practical tools, and an opportunity to demystify the great works that have inspired them. Join us today to hear all this and more.   Key Points From This Episode: An introduction to today's guest, social psychologist, academic, and author, Ron Friedman. [00:00:29] Ron shares what forms part of his collector landscape: books and stories. [00:03:10] The purpose of collecting which is to look for insights beyond the surface. [00:04:11] Some of the productivity programs that are gaining traction like Mem and Notion. [00:07:15] What it is like for Ron to revisit his book during podcast interviews. [00:09:20] How Ron feels about the marketing piece of being an author: he would rather not! [00:10:38] The fallacy that commercial success is equal to quality work and why we fall for it. [00:12:24] Economic uncertainty and anxiety as factors that have limited creative growth during the pandemic. [00:13:15] What Ron thinks about the debate around whether we should return to the office. [00:15:15] Ron's writing process and how he illustrates ideas with stories. [00:18:00] Why derivative with a twist is the ideal sweet spot. [00:18:40] One of the arguments in the book: you should have license to experience broadly. [00:20:35] Pliio, the folding tool product that Clare designed which never took off. [00:23:05] Who he considers his greatest influences as a writer and creative. [00:25:15] Deconstructing TEDtalks according to Ron. [00:29:18] His hope for the book: to give you practical tools and demystify the great works that have inspired you. [00:30:02] Where you can find out more about the book and purchase it with a free course. [00:30:54] An invitation to reach out and give us feedback so that we can improve our podcast. [00:33:14]     Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Ron Friedman Ron Friedman on Twitter Decoding Greatness The Best Place to Work Notion Mem Pliio Happy Space Podcast Facebook Group NAPO — http://napo.net/join  

"For generations, we've been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice." My guest today, Ron Friedman, shares a powerful third path: reverse engineering. In this conversation you will learn how to unpack others' success to spark breakthrough ideas of your own, with an original twist. More About Ron: Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was named an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. His new book, *Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success,* was selected by Amazon's editors as one of this year's best non-fiction books. ❤️ Enjoying the show? Pivot Podcast is listener supported—consider donating to become a podcast BFF Insider and you'll get access to a monthly Q&A call with Jenny and private feed.

Most people want to have a great life and do great work. But we are told that the way to achieve legendary results is either to have talent, or “practice” 10,000 hours a day. In this episode of Follow Your Different, Dr. Ron Friedman talks about a different, more proven way to achieve greatness that even mere mortals can embrace. Dr. Ron Friedman is a PhD and award-winning Social Psychologist. He is the author of the no.1 bestseller called Decoding Greatness. In this episode, we go deep on how you can decode greatness. We also discuss what legends before us have done using their approaches, models, and thinking to turbocharge our lives, our success, and our ability to make a difference. Dr. Ron Friedman on Decoding Greatness Dr. Friedman talks about his new book, Decoding Greatness and where he got the idea for it. His first book, The Best Place to Work, focused on giving people access to the best research on what it takes to perform at the highest levels and create a great workplace. Though Dr. Friedman felt that there was something missing in his first book. He figured that even within a top-performing business or team, there's still a range of performance levels. Some people are top performers, while some are still great but not at that level yet. “In this book, Decoding Greatness, I was curious about what is it that top performers are doing differently. And what I discovered is that they're using a method that most people don't talk about. And yet it is far more common than we recognize.” – Dr. Ron Friedman What We were Led to Believe Dr. Friedman comments that there are two main stories that we are told about when it comes to achieving the highest levels. One of which is that it takes talent to do so, that you have to be born with certain strengths. You then have to match your talents to the appropriate fields that allow those strengths to shine. Then there's the big story about Practice. You know the one: 10,000 hours, practice, practice, practice. You have to exert yourself and have the right practice to be able to succeed. Though according to Dr. Friedman, there is a third story that people don't often talk about. “There's a third story and people don't often talk about it. Yet it is remarkably common from entrepreneurs to inventors. to marketers. And that approach is reverse engineering, which simply means finding extraordinary examples in your field. By taking them apart, working backward, and figuring out how they were created, you can then apply those lessons to create something entirely new.” – Dr. Ron Friedman Turning the Gap to a Learning Experience There are those who say that those who perform at the top level are there because of their talents. Which can be insulting to all the work that person has also done to achieve his goals. Sometimes, people forget that even those who have certain advantages need to work their butts off to achieve greatness. Dr. Friedman chooses to view it from another angle. He explains that if you apply Reverse Engineering on these extraordinary people and their achievements, you can turn it into a guideline for yourself. “When you look at extraordinary performances through the lens of reverse engineering, you'll have a different perspective. That different perspective is, “what can I learn from this? How can I improve my game through unpacking the methodologies and strategies that they are applying?” So now that emotion, which would have been negative and uncomfortable and probably unhelpful in a way, I can turn that into a positive emotion and apply it to new learnings and insights, because now I have a mechanism by which to understand how he succeeded.” – Dr. Ron Friedman To hear more from Dr. Ron Friedman and how to Decode Greatness and become a top performer, download and listen to this episode. Bio Ron Friedman, Ph.D., is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. His new book, The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creatin...

Author Ron Friedman joins us this week to discuss his new book, "Decoding Greatness." We talk about the three ways to find success, the "scoreboard principle," and what it looks like to practice in three dimensions.Find us on Social: Ron | Ben | PatrickAbout the ShowChasing Excellence is dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, inside the gym and out. New episodes every Tuesday.About BenBen Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CFNE and CompTrain.About PatrickPatrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and brand coach to gym owners & entrepreneurs.

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Are you ready to reverse engineer and achieve success? Join special guest and best-selling author Ron Friedman as he talks about his book Decoding Greatness and what it means to reverse-engineer success. Discover the ideas we get wrong about success, the difference between inventing and innovating (and which one drives success forward), and the importance of being a collector. You'll also learn how to think in formulas, plus Ron's strategies to achieve success on your terms! WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE: Decoding Greatness with Ron Friedman What does reverse engineering success mean What we get wrong about success Thinking in formulas The difference between inventing and innovating Choosing how to live Turning weaknesses into strengths Strategies to achieve success   For Complete Show Notes, Head to: https://tanyadalton.com/podcasts/episode-234-the-secret-formula-for-greatness-with-ron-friedman

In this episode, Caleb talks with Ron Friedman about his book, Decoding Greatness.Links MentionedRon FriedmanDecoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success by Ron FriedmanHow to Spend the Last 10 Minutes of Your Day by Ron FriedmanIgnite80

Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY What do Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, and the Kardashians have in common? They have leveraged the power of Reverse Engineering. Ron Friedman, Ph.D. is an award-winning social psychologist, bestselling author, and one of America's leading voices on the Science of Success and Work/Life Mastery.  He has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world's most recognized brands. Popular accounts of his research have appeared in major newspapers,  including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today.  In this episode of the Success Through Failure podcast, Ron reveals how Reverse Engineering paved the way to success for the likes of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss, and J.K. Rowling, just to name a few. He also delves into the topic of creativity vs originality— which begs the question: Do you need to be a creative genius to come up with something revolutionary like Apple's Mac and Microsoft's Windows? There are so many practical tactics to take away from this episode that you surely don't wanna miss! Tune in now! If you don't have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don't have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.  

Dr. Ron Friedman is an award-winning psychologist who has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world's most recognized brands. Popular accounts of his research have appeared in major newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. Ron is the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that translates research in neuroscience, human physiology and behavioral  economics into practical strategies that help working professionals become healthier, happier and more productive. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was selected as an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. Websites and Handles: https://www.ronfriedmanphd.com/https://www.facebook.com/ronfriedmanthewriter/https://www.instagram.com/ronfriedmanphd/https://twitter.com/RonFriedmanSponsors:Triada Networks-Triada Networks provides cybersecurity and IT services to small businesses in the greater NYC area and investment firms nationwide. Triada Networks has put together an actionable & effective guide to help small business owners protect themselves from a business-killing cyber security event. Don't leave yourself vulnerable to theft of sensitive information or vulnerable to a lawsuit from the theft of personal information. Visit smallbizsecurity.com to safeguard your business. She Makes Products- She Makes Products transforms overwhelmed female entrepreneurs with struggling products into profitable businesses and confident CEOs.  The foundation of that success is getting the support you need to get the success you want.Go to www.shemakesproducts.com/promotions and use coupon code MotorBikeMike for a 50% discount on Supportology a short, self-paced course for those that struggle with unsupportive loved ones.  Understand the dynamic, the science behind it, and develop the skills you need to navigate this challenge so you can build the business you love with confidence. 

Welcome to episode #788 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #788 - Host: Mitch Joel. What are your silver linings from this pandemic? I've had a few (and I know my level of privilege to even be this lucky). One silver lining was taking part in a mastermind (or a virtual meet-up) with just a handful of people that, mostly, took place on an app called, Marco Polo. One of the people in the group was Ron Friedman. I knew his name. I knew him as the author of, The Best Place To Work, but we had never met. Over the course of a few months, we not only got to know each, but become friends. A true silver lining. Ron is an award-winning psychologist who has served on the faculty of many prestigious colleges and has consulted political leaders, nonprofits and global brands. Accounts of his research have appeared in many of the famed outlets like NPR, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, and many more. Ron is the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that is focused at the intersections of neuroscience, human physiology, and behavioral economics. His latest book is title, Decoding Greatness - How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 1:00:52. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Ron Friedman. Decoding Greatness - How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. The Best Place To Work. ignite80. Follow Ron on LinkedIn. Follow Ron on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.    

How do the best of the best do what they do? It's easy to watch and admire top performers, but we can actually do more than that. We can decode how they got there. Today's guest is Ron Friedman. He shares insights about how we can reverse engineer the greatness of those we admire with tips from his new book Decoding Greatness. This episode is sponsored by Bambee. Go to Bambee.com/accidentalcreative right now to schedule your FREE HR audit.

Supppp dawgs.  August baby! August is sick. On this ep I tell a dating story and talk about the book Decoding Greatness. Plus some trippy International Space Station stuff happened. Follow me on Insta:@dannypalmernyc@thedannypalmershow Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thedannypalmershow)

要在任何領域取得巨大成功，你不必是天才，你需要的是對你領域中的卓越範例進行逆向工程，弄清楚他們是如何做到的，然後在成功的配方上，加上你獨特的詮釋，做出你自己的版本。

要在任何領域取得巨大成功，你不必是天才，你需要的是對你領域中的卓越範例進行逆向工程，弄清楚他們是如何做到的，然後在成功的配方上，加上你獨特的詮釋，做出你自己的版本。

Ron Friedman is an award-winning psychologist who has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world's most recognized brands. Popular accounts of his research have appeared in major newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. Ron is the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that translates research in neuroscience, human physiology and behavioral economics into practical strategies that help working professionals become healthier, happier and more productive. His first book, The Best Place to Work, was selected as an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year. Ron joins Justin to discuss his new book.

Want to be great at something you love? Don't follow the age-old tropes. For decades, we've been told that, in order to become truly great at anything, we need to devote ourselves to thousands of hours of deliberate practice or have mad talent. Even better if you have both. But, what if that was a lie? Or, at least not the full picture? What if there was a third path that was actually the secret to greatness for many of the world's top performers across nearly every domain? According to today's guest, Ron Friedman, there is. Ron is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. In his latest book, Decoding Greatness (https://amzn.to/2UPM2a6), he breaks down the counterintuitive strategies the world's highest performers take to achieve excellence. He was inspired to write it by research on pattern recognition, skill acquisition, and creative genius, as well as a personal fascination with creators, entrepreneurs, and athletes who accomplish things that almost no one else can.You can find Ron at:Website : https://www.ronfriedmanphd.com/If you LOVED this episode:You'll also love the conversation we had with Anders Ericcson, also known as the father of world-class performance, excellence and expertise and the person whose research is often misquoted as the basis for the famed 10,000-hour rule : https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/anders-ericsson/Check out our offerings & partners: Fiverr: Fiverr connects businesses with freelancers offering digital services in 300+ categories. Collaborating online hasn't been this easy since...ever. And right now, you can sign up for Fiverr Business absolutely FREE for the first year and save 10% on your purchase with promo code GOODLIFE when you go to Fiverr.com/businessSleep Number: Adjustable firmness, comfort and support on each side. Proven quality sleep is life-changing sleep. Special offers, for a limited time. Only at Sleep Number stores or sleepnumber.com/GOODLIFEMy new book, Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive is now available for pre-order at https://sparketype.com/book/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#327: The stories of success that highlight talent and hard work don't tell a complete picture. The best artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs don't always have innate talent. Not all of them have put in 10,000 hours of practice. What sets them apart is their framework for learning. Award-winning social psychologist Dr. Ron Friedman discusses his new book, Decoding Greatness, which answers the question, “why are some people so good at what they do, and what can we learn from this?” You'll learn how to harness the power of reverse engineering, create a collection of masterworks from the best in your industry, and why practicing in three dimensions improves performance. If you have a specific skill set you want to develop or improve, tune in for Dr. Friedman's framework for developing greatness. For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode327

Have you always wondered what the true “secret” to success was? Or why the strategies you're using aren't working? Then this week's Journey to Launch Podcast episode is for you. I dive into author Ron Friedman's latest work, “Decoding Greatness,” a guide on how to reverse engineer your success and live your best life possible. During this episode, we explore the misconceptions and falsehoods of how success is marketed towards us. Through Ron's unique blueprints, you can learn how to rise above the noise and collect your own data to use as leverage in building your best self in the professional, personal, and financial worlds we move through each day. Tune in to hear all about Ron's new book and learn practical, easy day-to-day tips on how to reach your goals and create the life you want. In This Episode You'll Learn: How to use micro-goals to propel your macro-goals into realities  Opportunity cost and why keeping a scoreboard will change all areas of your life The psychology behind why reverse engineering works and how you can do it yourself in your day-to-day life The harsh reality-- and positives-- of hustle and grind when you're young Why looking for patterns and molding them to fit your goals is imperative to success Watch Video on YouTube by clicking here: https://youtu.be/F4MxdZktyMk Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Decodinggreatnessbook.com Listen to the Learn to Trade As A Side Hustle To Reach Your Financial & Life Goals FREE Audio Training with Teri Ijeoma by clicking here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12  Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. Connect with Dr. Ron Friedman: Website Instagram:@RonFriedmanphd  Twitter:@RonFriedman Facebook:@RonFriedmanthewriter  Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

#PodcastersForJustice Bestselling author and award-winning social psychologist, Ron Friedman, spoke to me about how remarkable artists and writers reverse engineer breakouts, and his new book Decoding Greatness. Ron is an expert on human motivation and founder of ignite80, a consulting firm that crunches data in neuroscience, human physiology, and behavioral economics to "...help smart leaders build extraordinary workplaces." His latest work of non-fiction is the bestseller, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success described as "...a game-changing approach to mastering new skills and succeeding faster." New York Times bestselling author of Deep Work, Cal Newport, said of the book, "Read this book if you want to upgrade from working hard to actually producing results that matter." Accounts of Ron's research have appeared on NPR, in major newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, and magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. Stay calm and write on ... And Stay Tuned: I'm cooking up some extras for fans of the show in the coming weeks you won't want to miss including the option to have episodes, extras, and added insights delivered straight to your inbox, and maybe even some Writer Files merch on the way. If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please "Follow" us to automatically see new interviews. In this file Ron Friedman and I discussed: How copying can make you more creative or help you out of a rut Vonnegut's six basic story structures Hidden patterns in great writing of any genre How to avoid the "uncanny valley" of novelty Why you need to create a private museum of inspiration And more! Show Notes: RonFriedmanPhD.com DecodingGreatnessBook.com Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success by Ron Friedman [Amazon] ignite80.com On Writing by Stephen King [Amazon] Story by Robert McKee [Amazon] Ron Friedman on Facebook Ron Friedman on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter

The ONE Thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. That truth: time is our most valuable resource.The problem is that most people wake up every day spending their time because they were never taught how to invest it. How to make sure that they had clarity on their priorities – that their calendar actually reflected their priorities instead of being filled with meetings and to-dos.We're going to dive into some practical ways that you can achieve even higher levels of results for yourself personally. The ONE Thing outlines the idea of moving from E to P: from entrepreneurial to purposeful. You act entrepreneurially when you rely on your natural abilities: doing the best that you can do. Being purposeful takes looking outside of yourself to do things to the best standard that they can be done. While it's a simple idea, it's not easy. That's where Ron Friedman comes in. He literally wrote the book on decoding greatness (appropriately called “Decoding Greatness”). He walks you through what it means, how you can benchmark and reverse engineer your progress, and the three simple steps you can take to get started immediately.It can be frustrating, bridging the gap between where you are and where you should be… but it doesn't have to be. If you stop working based on your natural abilities and start relying on the examples of those who've gone before you, spotting what made the difference, and putting that into a simple plan that you can execute in your life. What's The ONE Thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn...[03:02] Why Ron got so invested in reverse engineering greatness[06:42] The benefits of benchmarking[09:19] How to look outside your industry for inspiration[12:22] The myths of greatness[17:19] About doing the important instead of the urgent[26:36] The process of reverse engineering[34:01] How to apply the process of reverse engineering to your personal lifeLinks & Tools From This Episoderonfriedmanphd.comignite80.comRead: “Decoding Greatness”--Do you keep writing the same thing over and over in your emails?We're constantly sending the same email addresses, phone numbers, and replies to our coworkers and clients. Over time, the busywork really starts to add up. That's where TextExpander comes in. Whether you're writing on your computer, on your phone, in an email, or in an instant messaging app, TextExpander is always there to save you time.You can get 20% off your first year by visiting textexpander.com/podcast.--Want a peek inside the minds of masters?MasterClass lets you learn from the best, with exclusive access to online classes taught by masters of their craft. With over 75 different instructors across tons of categories, there is something for everyone. Find what matters most to you and make yourself even more productive and effective.Get 15% off the cost of the annual all-access pass by visiting masterclass.com/one.--When you're busy, it can be a challenge to get dinner on the table every night.Freshly can help. Freshly offers chef-made, nutrient-packed, delicious meals direct to your door with no cooking required. This means that all of the time-consuming parts of meal prep can be leveraged to someone else. Keep your fridge stocked and skip the trip to the store.Visit freshly.com/one and get $40 off your first two orders.

Is top performance something you're born with or do you have to practice 10,000 hours to achieve it? If those are the only two choices, then most people would have given up on success already. But what if somebody said you could reverse engineer success and get to it quicker? Award-winning organizational psychologist and nonfiction author  goes one step further. In his latest book, , he argues that we actually reverse engineer top performance all the time. The missing key is being intentional about it. In this conversation with Patrick Donohoe, Ron explains how his book and the free course that goes along with it teach us how to emulate what the greatest thinkers and doers in history have done to carve their own path to success. Do you think you're not born with enough talent to make it? Is practicing 10,000 hours too much of an investment for you? Tune in and learn why you shouldn't give up on success just yet. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Join The Wealth Standard community today:

There is so much incredible, winning work out there, so how can you tap into it and evolve it? Ron Friedman is an award-winning psychologist who has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world's most recognized brands.His research has appeared in major newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. Today, his focus is on helping people succeed fast by studying strategies from high-performers which he breaks down in his most recent book, Decoding Greatness.Let's dive into Dr. Friedman's expertise and learn how you can decode greatness!Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 04:47] Opening Segment  I introduce today's guest, Dr. Ron FriedmanBioDr. Friedman gives a bit of his background Born in Israel, came to US at the age of 7Raised on different values than peersProne to taking risk and receive criticismBrains wiring to want to fit inEnamored with music [04:48 - 16:48] How to Decode GreatnessDr. Friedman talks about what it means to decode greatnessLearning what's different about the people you look up toThe approaches of the processDebunking the ‘steal art' formulaLook to expertise then evolve the formulaHow it applies to everyday lifeThe balance between focusing on strengths and knowing when to keep at itLook at your financial runway firstDon't underestimate what you can actually doTake a swing and see what you get Think of the people around youIt may be time to step out of your comfort zoneA word from our Sponsor[16:49 - 30:32] How to Evolve Winning FormulasDr. Friedman talks about the similarities and differences from his booksBridging the gap between what's taught vs. how organizations operateBorrowing winning formulas and evolving themYour vision meets your abilityHow to choose the right people to decodeCollect AnalyzeCombineValuable resourcesDigging deeper into someone's styleTemplatize it Gamify itA/B Testing[30:33 - 39:24] Networking with Greatness; How to Speak to ExpertsThe role of building relationships with great people Navigating the curse of knowledge Curate questions that shrink your egoAsk for advice, not feedbackHow to get good, honest feedback Frame the question specifically Focus on improvement[39:25 - 51:26] Closing SegmentWho you know or what you know?What = quality, Who = commercial successDr. Friedman talks about the state of his networkingThE RaNdOm RoUnDHow to engage with Dr. FriedmanLinks below Final words Tweetable Quotes: “I feel like so many of us are taught that we need to fit in, and then it becomes harder for us to do the things necessary to be a successful entrepreneur.” - Dr. Ron Friedman“It's really a process of asking, ‘what is it about this that's unique, and how do I apply this to my work?'” - Dr. Ron FriedmanResources Mentioned: Decoding GreatnessThe Best Place to WorkPocketConnect and engage with Dr. Friedman on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Check out https://www.ronfriedmanphd.com/ to learn more strategies for success!Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that's setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As Ron Friedman, my guest on this week's episode, explains, we have been taught for generations that there are two ways to succeed either from talent or practice, the latter popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers. In his new book, Decoding Greatness, Ron describes a third path. One that has quietly launched icons in a wide range of fields from artists, writers and chefs to athletes, inventors and entrepreneurs and one that would be applied widely to learning in the workplace, the path of reverse engineering. Ron is a social psychologist whose main focus is on helping people succeed faster. He is a frequent contributor to publications like Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today and Forbes. Ron's first book, The Best Place To Work, The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, which we also discuss in our conversation, was named a Business Book Of The Year by Inc. In our conversation, Ron and I discuss: The differences between learning through talent practice and reverse engineering How to harness the power of reverse engineering and boost your career Why the three key psychological needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness are at the heart of employee engagement and performance How to learn and acquire new skills How to optimise for workplace relationships and work environments in a hybrid future This episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in creating a culture of performance and continuous learning. So that is Business Leaders, CHROs and anyone in a people analytics, culture, learning, employee experience or HR Business Partner role. Support for this podcast is brought to you by AG5. To learn more, visit www.ag5.com.

For generations, we've been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. But on today's episode Dr. Ron Friedman describes a powerful third path—one that has quietly launched icons in a wide range of fields, from artists, writers, and chefs to athletes, inventors, and entrepreneurs: called reverse engineering.  This interview shows you how to  Learn to spot hidden patterns inside works you love Discover how to turn those insights into a blueprint Apply proven formulas to your field and succeed faster Ron is the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that translates research in neuroscience, human physiology, and behavioral economics into practical strategies that help working professionals become healthier, happier and more productive.  His first book, The Best Place to Work, was selected as an Inc. magazine Best Business Book of the Year. He has a new book Decoding Greatness which is an excellent read and out now! Episode Notes  Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere NuSkool Snacks Collagen Protein Bars https://nuskoolsnacks.com/

For generations, we've been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. In Decoding Greatness, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman illuminates a powerful third path—one that has quietly launched icons in a wide range of fields, from artists, writers, and chefs, to athletes, inventors, and entrepreneurs: reverse engineering. To find out more about the book click here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Decoding-Greatness/Ron-Friedman/9781982135799  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Ron Friedman, author of Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. In this episode Ron applies the principles of reverse engineering to creative fields like writing and investing. We talk about how to study people who are the best in the world at what they do by breaking down what it is they're doing that is contributing to their success, and then then working backward to figure out how they did it.Ron reveals how true innovation comes from following an established formula and then making it a little more original by putting our own spin on it. Topics:Why completely novel ideas often failHow to break down a successful book, movie, speech, article, TED Talk or song and learn from itHow to start with an established formula and make it a little bit more originalWhat the “vision-ability” gap is and how to overcome itWhy it's important to find and measure the leading indicators that predict success in your fieldWhy Friedman keeps a “Five Year Diary” and how it helps him get more out of every dayWhy studying someone and actively trying to copy their work will eventually help you find your own creativityBooks & ResourcesDecoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success by Ron FriedmanConnect with Ron FriedmanTwitter: @ronfriedmanWebsite: https://www.ignite80.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronfriedmanphd/Connect with Sean MurraySean's Twitter AccountSean's LinkedIn AccountEmail: seanm@realtimeperformance.comWebsite: RealTime Performance, Inc.Weekly Newsletter: RealTime Performance NewsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Turns out there IS a formula to greatness! And Ron Friedman, accomplished academic with a Ph.D. in social psychology, best selling author, speaker, and coach, has figured it out. And lucky for us, he wrote Decoding Greatness to share that knowledge! Sit down with Ron and I today as we dive into what top performers do differently, the power of reverse engineering, and busted myths about creativity. If you were ever curious what the secret strategy is that launches people into greatness, press play! About The Guest:Ron Friedman, Ph.D. is an award-winning psychologist and founder of ignite80, a consulting firm that helps smart leaders build extraordinary workplaces. An expert on human motivation, Friedman has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Vancouver Post, the Globe and Mail, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men's Health, Shape, and Allure. Finding Ron Friedman:Website: www.ronfriedmanphd.comRead Decoding GreatnessFor Courses & Coaching visit: https://www.ignite80.com/ Twitter: @RonFriedman To inquire about my coaching program opportunity visit https://mentorship.heathermonahan.com/ Review this podcast on Apple Podcast using this LINK and when you DM me the screen shot, I buy you my $299 video course as a thank you! My book Confidence Creator is available now! get it right HERE If you are looking for more tips you can download my free E-book at my website and thank you! https://heathermonahan.com *If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the wrap up segment of Creating Confidence, contact Heather Monahan directly through her website and don't forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you don't skip a beat to all things Confidence Creating! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you reverse-engineer and replicate the elements of success? Ron Friedman, award-winning psychologist and researcher, returns to the podcast to discuss his newest book Decoding… The post Episode 235: Ron Friedman – Decoding Greatness first appeared on Bregman Partners.

How do the best achieve superior results? Do they work 10,000 hours? Do they spend years sharpening the saw? While it takes work and grit, the type of work achievers focus on may surprise you. We'll dive into the science of greatness with Dr. Ron Friedman, author of the new bestseller Decoding Greatness. It's a wide-ranging discussion that will change the way you think about your career, your goals, and how you spend your time. During our headlines segment, we'll share a sad statistic about COVID and government benefits. It turns out that LOTS of people who are eligible for help aren't applying for it. We'll share some ideas that will hopefully help you find money if you need it. Of course, it's Monday, so that means we'll also share a TikTok video from a brilliant creator who shares some amazing (maybe too amazing) math about AMC stock. Of course, we'll also throw out the Haven Life line to a lucky caller who's worried about fees in his portfolio, AND we'll share some of Doug's monkey business called "trivia."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Friedman shares the principles of Decoding Greatness and reveals why the stories we are told about success are wrong. Learn how to reverse engineer greatness in any field by becoming a collector, how to create a scoreboard that leads to success, and a simple technique for hacking your habits and guaranteeing that you improve your skills over time.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can the audience get better at growing their book of business, their relationships, and their career? The big idea behind Decoding Greatness is that the stories we were told about success were wrong. We were told that either people are born with special talents or that greatness comes from years of practice. The third story that most people don't know is that those at the top of a profession have most often mastered the skill of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is simply taking the best examples within your field and working backward to see how it was achieved and what can be applied to what you're working on. Methods vary depending on the field you are in. Regardless of what field you are in, having the reverse engineering mindset of looking to decode how something is created is the key to getting better. Become a collector. Most of the great people in the world started off as collectors before they were creators. Finding greatness requires seeing greatness in others. If you see something that you want to achieve, collect examples of those things and you will begin to identify the patterns that are different from other things. Finding the differences is the first step to figuring out what makes someone or something unique. Asking great questions is another method of discovering the differences when you have the opportunity to speak to your model directly. A mindset of naive curiosity is one of the fastest ways to allow people to open up when they are with you. Contrast this reverse engineering method with the idea of practice makes perfect. Improvement through isolation is a failing strategy. You can't practice an idea you've never considered. The real path to greatness is having a systematic approach to learning from the best and applying it to your work. Simply copying someone else's formula will probably not work for you. Their value proposition may not apply to your industry or the audience expectations may have shifted. The key is to evolve what you are modeling to make it unique to you and novel to the people viewing it. One way of doing that is by combining two or three examples of greatness and taking the elements that resonate with you to create the best possible version.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can we create and close more big opportunities and business? We know from the research that anything you want to improve on you need to keep score of. In other words, you need to track your numbers. Simply relying on closed deals is not enough. There are way more metrics that you can track that are better indicators of progressive improvement. You have to identify the metrics that indicate you are doing a good job in your field and track them over time. When you track those numbers the metrics become motivating. You tend to be more mindful of what you decide to do and it exposes wasteful effort. We are sensitive to numbers evolutionarily speaking. Numbers give us crucial information that we need to succeed in many different areas of life. Only tracking the lagging indicators like deals closed is only half the picture and they aren't directly in your control. You need to track leading indicators that are in your control as well. Your scoreboard needs a balance between short-term and long-term goals. This applies to the overall success of your career, but extends into your personal life and relationships as well. We want to avoid over-optimization of a single metric to the detriment of everything else. Metrics can be a mix of both quantity and quality. In terms of metrics that you should focus on, you need to work backward from your target audience. Not all prospects are created equal. We would all be wiser to think about the one person that you want to work with the most and how to replicate them. Subjective metrics can still be beneficial, but even within those metrics there are things to drill down on to identify what makes the metric important. In the case of meaningful conversations, did both parties speak equally? Was there self-disclosure from both sides? When you compare the ordinary to the extraordinary you will be able to identify some objective metrics that you can aim for that will enable you to be more successful.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: What can we do to deepen our relationships using all of the knowledge in Decoding Greatness? Use your relationships as test markets. Test markets are often used by successful entrepreneurs to fine-tune their ideas before they go to market. This enables you to take a lot more risk and test more things before going big. When it comes to deepening your relationships with potential clients, ask for advice on a potential approach you've been considering. Avoid asking for feedback because requesting advice primes them to think about the potential ways you could improve, and you get great feedback at the same time. People love to feel like they can contribute and their opinion is valued. Ask for advice. In relationships, people want to be valued, respected, and appreciated, and what better way to honor someone than asking for their input on something that you can improve. Positioning yourself as better than your clients will work up to a point, but if you want to deepen your relationship and get them invested in your success, asking for advice is the way to do that. There is also the advantage of getting the perspective of someone that you can't see on your own specifically because of your level of expertise. Advice can open up your mind to ideas that you haven't considered and can lead the other person to suggest people that would be interested in that offering. Start a collection of people who communicate well and deepen relationships effectively. We all have people in our lives that we can emulate and create a collection that will allow you to decode and discover meaningful patterns. When communicating, start with what's important to the other person and not what's important to you. If you have established a scoreboard, you can also create a checklist to measure your communications against.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How do we hack our own habits to be successful? When most of us think about improving our skills we tend to think about a practice that's narrowly defined in the present. If we look at those who are at the top of their field, their definition includes the past, present, and future. Looking to past experiences by keeping a five-year journal is how you get an extra perspective. Reviewing our previous day alongside that same day one year before will give you additional insights, and the five-year journal automates the practice. Additional benefits of the journal are that it improves your memory and helps you recognize how often your fears are overblown in the moment, and this gives you more confidence to handle challenges going forward. Research shows that if all you do is write down what you learned today, your performance will improve by up to 25% on the following try. Reflective practice is a method that will generate improvement over time. Practicing in the future is exemplified by imagery. Athletes imagine their performance in advance using all five senses. Experts that use this technique improve faster and extend to all professions. One of the best uses of imagery is imagining that you stumble and how you recover. This teaches you that whatever comes up you can get better. This technique helps you front-load decisions and allows you to simply execute in the moment. If you write down what can go wrong in a meeting and how you would handle it, your confidence will go through the roof and it will allow you to be more present in the conversation.   Mo shares his insights from the habits of Ron Friedman. Decoding is extremely powerful. Mo has had great success taking models that worked for another company and decoding it and then applying it in his own way, and has noticed that without a concrete vision or model to emulate, the odds of success go way down. If you want to decode greatness, start by becoming a collector. Having only one model can be restrictive. Combining the elements that work across models can create a synthesis of the best examples and lead to a better end result. Track your behaviors because there is no way to be successful and feel great about it without tracking something of your own. We love numbers and are intrinsically drawn to them as they indicate success in life at a very fundamental level. If all you are looking at is lagging indicators, you won't feel motivated in the short-term and it can lead to feeling defeated. We need to pull the metrics back to things that we can control instead of focusing on the outcome. What can you do today to be just a little bit better at what you do? The cumulative effect of your leading indicators is long-term success. If you don't track the metrics that matter most you can end up making missteps for months without even realizing it. When it comes to business development, think about your performance all the time. One of the benefits of the pandemic is the ability to record your Zoom calls with potential clients and review the conversation. You can look at the number of questions you asked, when the other person leaned in or checked out, and more. Practice in the past and review your past performance on a regular basis. Practice in the present and write down what you've accomplished today. Having a meeting with yourself to review your progress is incredibly valuable. Practice in the future. Focus on the imagery of the elements that are important to business development meetings. Anticipate what might happen, what questions you might receive, and what might go wrong and this will give you the confidence to deliver effectively.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Ron Friedman shares the principles of Decoding Greatness and reveals why the stories we are told about success are wrong. Learn how to reverse engineer greatness in any field by becoming a collector, how to create a scoreboard that leads to success, and a simple technique for hacking your habits and guaranteeing that you improve your skills over time.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can the audience get better at growing their book of business, their relationships, and their career? The big idea behind Decoding Greatness is that the stories we were told about success were wrong. We were told that either people are born with special talents or that greatness comes from years of practice. The third story that most people don't know is that those at the top of a profession have most often mastered the skill of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is simply taking the best examples within your field and working backward to see how it was achieved and what can be applied to what you're working on. Methods vary depending on the field you are in. Regardless of what field you are in, having the reverse engineering mindset of looking to decode how something is created is the key to getting better. Become a collector. Most of the great people in the world started off as collectors before they were creators. Finding greatness requires seeing greatness in others. If you see something that you want to achieve, collect examples of those things and you will begin to identify the patterns that are different from other things. Finding the differences is the first step to figuring out what makes someone or something unique. Asking great questions is another method of discovering the differences when you have the opportunity to speak to your model directly. A mindset of naive curiosity is one of the fastest ways to allow people to open up when they are with you. Contrast this reverse engineering method with the idea of practice makes perfect. Improvement through isolation is a failing strategy. You can't practice an idea you've never considered. The real path to greatness is having a systematic approach to learning from the best and applying it to your work. Simply copying someone else's formula will probably not work for you. Their value proposition may not apply to your industry or the audience expectations may have shifted. The key is to evolve what you are modeling to make it unique to you and novel to the people viewing it. One way of doing that is by combining two or three examples of greatness and taking the elements that resonate with you to create the best possible version.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can we create and close more big opportunities and business? We know from the research that anything you want to improve on you need to keep score of. In other words, you need to track your numbers. Simply relying on closed deals is not enough. There are way more metrics that you can track that are better indicators of progressive improvement. You have to identify the metrics that indicate you are doing a good job in your field and track them over time. When you track those numbers the metrics become motivating. You tend to be more mindful of what you decide to do and it exposes wasteful effort. We are sensitive to numbers evolutionarily speaking. Numbers give us crucial information that we need to succeed in many different areas of life. Only tracking the lagging indicators like deals closed is only half the picture and they aren't directly in your control. You need to track leading indicators that are in your control as well. Your scoreboard needs a balance between short-term and long-term goals. This applies to the overall success of your career, but extends into your personal life and relationships as well. We want to avoid over-optimization of a single metric to the detriment of everything else. Metrics can be a mix of both quantity and quality. In terms of metrics that you should focus on, you need to work backward from your target audience. Not all prospects are created equal. We would all be wiser to think about the one person that you want to work with the most and how to replicate them. Subjective metrics can still be beneficial, but even within those metrics there are things to drill down on to identify what makes the metric important. In the case of meaningful conversations, did both parties speak equally? Was there self-disclosure from both sides? When you compare the ordinary to the extraordinary you will be able to identify some objective metrics that you can aim for that will enable you to be more successful.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: What can we do to deepen our relationships using all of the knowledge in Decoding Greatness? Use your relationships as test markets. Test markets are often used by successful entrepreneurs to fine-tune their ideas before they go to market. This enables you to take a lot more risk and test more things before going big. When it comes to deepening your relationships with potential clients, ask for advice on a potential approach you've been considering. Avoid asking for feedback because requesting advice primes them to think about the potential ways you could improve, and you get great feedback at the same time. People love to feel like they can contribute and their opinion is valued. Ask for advice. In relationships, people want to be valued, respected, and appreciated, and what better way to honor someone than asking for their input on something that you can improve. Positioning yourself as better than your clients will work up to a point, but if you want to deepen your relationship and get them invested in your success, asking for advice is the way to do that. There is also the advantage of getting the perspective of someone that you can't see on your own specifically because of your level of expertise. Advice can open up your mind to ideas that you haven't considered and can lead the other person to suggest people that would be interested in that offering. Start a collection of people who communicate well and deepen relationships effectively. We all have people in our lives that we can emulate and create a collection that will allow you to decode and discover meaningful patterns. When communicating, start with what's important to the other person and not what's important to you. If you have established a scoreboard, you can also create a checklist to measure your communications against.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How do we hack our own habits to be successful? When most of us think about improving our skills we tend to think about a practice that's narrowly defined in the present. If we look at those who are at the top of their field, their definition includes the past, present, and future. Looking to past experiences by keeping a five-year journal is how you get an extra perspective. Reviewing our previous day alongside that same day one year before will give you additional insights, and the five-year journal automates the practice. Additional benefits of the journal are that it improves your memory and helps you recognize how often your fears are overblown in the moment, and this gives you more confidence to handle challenges going forward. Research shows that if all you do is write down what you learned today, your performance will improve by up to 25% on the following try. Reflective practice is a method that will generate improvement over time. Practicing in the future is exemplified by imagery. Athletes imagine their performance in advance using all five senses. Experts that use this technique improve faster and extend to all professions. One of the best uses of imagery is imagining that you stumble and how you recover. This teaches you that whatever comes up you can get better. This technique helps you front-load decisions and allows you to simply execute in the moment. If you write down what can go wrong in a meeting and how you would handle it, your confidence will go through the roof and it will allow you to be more present in the conversation.   Mo shares his insights from the habits of Ron Friedman. Decoding is extremely powerful. Mo has had great success taking models that worked for another company and decoding it and then applying it in his own way, and has noticed that without a concrete vision or model to emulate, the odds of success go way down. If you want to decode greatness, start by becoming a collector. Having only one model can be restrictive. Combining the elements that work across models can create a synthesis of the best examples and lead to a better end result. Track your behaviors because there is no way to be successful and feel great about it without tracking something of your own. We love numbers and are intrinsically drawn to them as they indicate success in life at a very fundamental level. If all you are looking at is lagging indicators, you won't feel motivated in the short-term and it can lead to feeling defeated. We need to pull the metrics back to things that we can control instead of focusing on the outcome. What can you do today to be just a little bit better at what you do? The cumulative effect of your leading indicators is long-term success. If you don't track the metrics that matter most you can end up making missteps for months without even realizing it. When it comes to business development, think about your performance all the time. One of the benefits of the pandemic is the ability to record your Zoom calls with potential clients and review the conversation. You can look at the number of questions you asked, when the other person leaned in or checked out, and more. Practice in the past and review your past performance on a regular basis. Practice in the present and write down what you've accomplished today. Having a meeting with yourself to review your progress is incredibly valuable. Practice in the future. Focus on the imagery of the elements that are important to business development meetings. Anticipate what might happen, what questions you might receive, and what might go wrong and this will give you the confidence to deliver effectively.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Ron Friedman shares the principles of Decoding Greatness and reveals why the stories we are told about success are wrong. Learn how to reverse engineer greatness in any field by becoming a collector, how to create a scoreboard that leads to success, and a simple technique for hacking your habits and guaranteeing that you improve your skills over time.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can the audience get better at growing their book of business, their relationships, and their career? The big idea behind Decoding Greatness is that the stories we were told about success were wrong. We were told that either people are born with special talents or that greatness comes from years of practice. The third story that most people don't know is that those at the top of a profession have most often mastered the skill of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is simply taking the best examples within your field and working backward to see how it was achieved and what can be applied to what you're working on. Methods vary depending on the field you are in. Regardless of what field you are in, having the reverse engineering mindset of looking to decode how something is created is the key to getting better. Become a collector. Most of the great people in the world started off as collectors before they were creators. Finding greatness requires seeing greatness in others. If you see something that you want to achieve, collect examples of those things and you will begin to identify the patterns that are different from other things. Finding the differences is the first step to figuring out what makes someone or something unique. Asking great questions is another method of discovering the differences when you have the opportunity to speak to your model directly. A mindset of naive curiosity is one of the fastest ways to allow people to open up when they are with you. Contrast this reverse engineering method with the idea of practice makes perfect. Improvement through isolation is a failing strategy. You can't practice an idea you've never considered. The real path to greatness is having a systematic approach to learning from the best and applying it to your work. Simply copying someone else's formula will probably not work for you. Their value proposition may not apply to your industry or the audience expectations may have shifted. The key is to evolve what you are modeling to make it unique to you and novel to the people viewing it. One way of doing that is by combining two or three examples of greatness and taking the elements that resonate with you to create the best possible version.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can we create and close more big opportunities and business? We know from the research that anything you want to improve on you need to keep score of. In other words, you need to track your numbers. Simply relying on closed deals is not enough. There are way more metrics that you can track that are better indicators of progressive improvement. You have to identify the metrics that indicate you are doing a good job in your field and track them over time. When you track those numbers the metrics become motivating. You tend to be more mindful of what you decide to do and it exposes wasteful effort. We are sensitive to numbers evolutionarily speaking. Numbers give us crucial information that we need to succeed in many different areas of life. Only tracking the lagging indicators like deals closed is only half the picture and they aren't directly in your control. You need to track leading indicators that are in your control as well. Your scoreboard needs a balance between short-term and long-term goals. This applies to the overall success of your career, but extends into your personal life and relationships as well. We want to avoid over-optimization of a single metric to the detriment of everything else. Metrics can be a mix of both quantity and quality. In terms of metrics that you should focus on, you need to work backward from your target audience. Not all prospects are created equal. We would all be wiser to think about the one person that you want to work with the most and how to replicate them. Subjective metrics can still be beneficial, but even within those metrics there are things to drill down on to identify what makes the metric important. In the case of meaningful conversations, did both parties speak equally? Was there self-disclosure from both sides? When you compare the ordinary to the extraordinary you will be able to identify some objective metrics that you can aim for that will enable you to be more successful.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: What can we do to deepen our relationships using all of the knowledge in Decoding Greatness? Use your relationships as test markets. Test markets are often used by successful entrepreneurs to fine-tune their ideas before they go to market. This enables you to take a lot more risk and test more things before going big. When it comes to deepening your relationships with potential clients, ask for advice on a potential approach you've been considering. Avoid asking for feedback because requesting advice primes them to think about the potential ways you could improve, and you get great feedback at the same time. People love to feel like they can contribute and their opinion is valued. Ask for advice. In relationships, people want to be valued, respected, and appreciated, and what better way to honor someone than asking for their input on something that you can improve. Positioning yourself as better than your clients will work up to a point, but if you want to deepen your relationship and get them invested in your success, asking for advice is the way to do that. There is also the advantage of getting the perspective of someone that you can't see on your own specifically because of your level of expertise. Advice can open up your mind to ideas that you haven't considered and can lead the other person to suggest people that would be interested in that offering. Start a collection of people who communicate well and deepen relationships effectively. We all have people in our lives that we can emulate and create a collection that will allow you to decode and discover meaningful patterns. When communicating, start with what's important to the other person and not what's important to you. If you have established a scoreboard, you can also create a checklist to measure your communications against.   Mo asks Ron Friedman: How do we hack our own habits to be successful? When most of us think about improving our skills we tend to think about a practice that's narrowly defined in the present. If we look at those who are at the top of their field, their definition includes the past, present, and future. Looking to past experiences by keeping a five-year journal is how you get an extra perspective. Reviewing our previous day alongside that same day one year before will give you additional insights, and the five-year journal automates the practice. Additional benefits of the journal are that it improves your memory and helps you recognize how often your fears are overblown in the moment, and this gives you more confidence to handle challenges going forward. Research shows that if all you do is write down what you learned today, your performance will improve by up to 25% on the following try. Reflective practice is a method that will generate improvement over time. Practicing in the future is exemplified by imagery. Athletes imagine their performance in advance using all five senses. Experts that use this technique improve faster and extend to all professions. One of the best uses of imagery is imagining that you stumble and how you recover. This teaches you that whatever comes up you can get better. This technique helps you front-load decisions and allows you to simply execute in the moment. If you write down what can go wrong in a meeting and how you would handle it, your confidence will go through the roof and it will allow you to be more present in the conversation.   Mo shares his insights from the habits of Ron Friedman. Decoding is extremely powerful. Mo has had great success taking models that worked for another company and decoding it and then applying it in his own way, and has noticed that without a concrete vision or model to emulate, the odds of success go way down. If you want to decode greatness, start by becoming a collector. Having only one model can be restrictive. Combining the elements that work across models can create a synthesis of the best examples and lead to a better end result. Track your behaviors because there is no way to be successful and feel great about it without tracking something of your own. We love numbers and are intrinsically drawn to them as they indicate success in life at a very fundamental level. If all you are looking at is lagging indicators, you won't feel motivated in the short-term and it can lead to feeling defeated. We need to pull the metrics back to things that we can control instead of focusing on the outcome. What can you do today to be just a little bit better at what you do? The cumulative effect of your leading indicators is long-term success. If you don't track the metrics that matter most you can end up making missteps for months without even realizing it. When it comes to business development, think about your performance all the time. One of the benefits of the pandemic is the ability to record your Zoom calls with potential clients and review the conversation. You can look at the number of questions you asked, when the other person leaned in or checked out, and more. Practice in the past and review your past performance on a regular basis. Practice in the present and write down what you've accomplished today. Having a meeting with yourself to review your progress is incredibly valuable. Practice in the future. Focus on the imagery of the elements that are important to business development meetings. Anticipate what might happen, what questions you might receive, and what might go wrong and this will give you the confidence to deliver effectively.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo shares his insights from the habits of Ron Friedman. Decoding is extremely powerful. Mo has had great success taking models that worked for another company and decoding it and then applying it in his own way, and has noticed that without a concrete vision or model to emulate, the odds of success go way down. If you want to decode greatness, start by becoming a collector. Having only one model can be restrictive. Combining the elements that work across models can create a synthesis of the best examples and lead to a better end result. Track your behaviors because there is no way to be successful and feel great about it without tracking something of your own. We love numbers and are intrinsically drawn to them as they indicate success in life at a very fundamental level. If all you are looking at is lagging indicators, you won't feel motivated in the short-term and it can lead to feeling defeated. We need to pull the metrics back to things that we can control instead of focusing on the outcome. What can you do today to be just a little bit better at what you do? The cumulative effect of your leading indicators is long-term success. If you don't track the metrics that matter most you can end up making missteps for months without even realizing it. When it comes to business development, think about your performance all the time. One of the benefits of the pandemic is the ability to record your Zoom calls with potential clients and review the conversation. You can look at the number of questions you asked, when the other person leaned in or checked out, and more. Practice in the past and review your past performance on a regular basis. Practice in the present and write down what you've accomplished today. Having a meeting with yourself to review your progress is incredibly valuable. Practice in the future. Focus on the imagery of the elements that are important to business development meetings. Anticipate what might happen, what questions you might receive, and what might go wrong and this will give you the confidence to deliver effectively.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo shares his insights from the habits of Ron Friedman. Decoding is extremely powerful. Mo has had great success taking models that worked for another company and decoding it and then applying it in his own way, and has noticed that without a concrete vision or model to emulate, the odds of success go way down. If you want to decode greatness, start by becoming a collector. Having only one model can be restrictive. Combining the elements that work across models can create a synthesis of the best examples and lead to a better end result. Track your behaviors because there is no way to be successful and feel great about it without tracking something of your own. We love numbers and are intrinsically drawn to them as they indicate success in life at a very fundamental level. If all you are looking at is lagging indicators, you won't feel motivated in the short-term and it can lead to feeling defeated. We need to pull the metrics back to things that we can control instead of focusing on the outcome. What can you do today to be just a little bit better at what you do? The cumulative effect of your leading indicators is long-term success. If you don't track the metrics that matter most you can end up making missteps for months without even realizing it. When it comes to business development, think about your performance all the time. One of the benefits of the pandemic is the ability to record your Zoom calls with potential clients and review the conversation. You can look at the number of questions you asked, when the other person leaned in or checked out, and more. Practice in the past and review your past performance on a regular basis. Practice in the present and write down what you've accomplished today. Having a meeting with yourself to review your progress is incredibly valuable. Practice in the future. Focus on the imagery of the elements that are important to business development meetings. Anticipate what might happen, what questions you might receive, and what might go wrong and this will give you the confidence to deliver effectively.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo shares his insights from the habits of Ron Friedman. Decoding is extremely powerful. Mo has had great success taking models that worked for another company and decoding it and then applying it in his own way, and has noticed that without a concrete vision or model to emulate, the odds of success go way down. If you want to decode greatness, start by becoming a collector. Having only one model can be restrictive. Combining the elements that work across models can create a synthesis of the best examples and lead to a better end result. Track your behaviors because there is no way to be successful and feel great about it without tracking something of your own. We love numbers and are intrinsically drawn to them as they indicate success in life at a very fundamental level. If all you are looking at is lagging indicators, you won't feel motivated in the short-term and it can lead to feeling defeated. We need to pull the metrics back to things that we can control instead of focusing on the outcome. What can you do today to be just a little bit better at what you do? The cumulative effect of your leading indicators is long-term success. If you don't track the metrics that matter most you can end up making missteps for months without even realizing it. When it comes to business development, think about your performance all the time. One of the benefits of the pandemic is the ability to record your Zoom calls with potential clients and review the conversation. You can look at the number of questions you asked, when the other person leaned in or checked out, and more. Practice in the past and review your past performance on a regular basis. Practice in the present and write down what you've accomplished today. Having a meeting with yourself to review your progress is incredibly valuable. Practice in the future. Focus on the imagery of the elements that are important to business development meetings. Anticipate what might happen, what questions you might receive, and what might go wrong and this will give you the confidence to deliver effectively.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Social psychologist Ron Friedman talks about his new book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success.

Mo asks Ron Friedman: What can we do to deepen our relationships using all of the knowledge in Decoding Greatness? Use your relationships as test markets. Test markets are often used by successful entrepreneurs to fine-tune their ideas before they go to market. This enables you to take a lot more risk and test more things before going big. When it comes to deepening your relationships with potential clients, ask for advice on a potential approach you've been considering. Avoid asking for feedback because requesting advice primes them to think about the potential ways you could improve, and you get great feedback at the same time. People love to feel like they can contribute and their opinion is valued. Ask for advice. In relationships, people want to be valued, respected, and appreciated, and what better way to honor someone than asking for their input on something that you can improve. Positioning yourself as better than your clients will work up to a point, but if you want to deepen your relationship and get them invested in your success, asking for advice is the way to do that. There is also the advantage of getting the perspective of someone that you can't see on your own specifically because of your level of expertise. Advice can open up your mind to ideas that you haven't considered and can lead the other person to suggest people that would be interested in that offering. Start a collection of people who communicate well and deepen relationships effectively. We all have people in our lives that we can emulate and create a collection that will allow you to decode and discover meaningful patterns. When communicating, start with what's important to the other person and not what's important to you. If you have established a scoreboard, you can also create a checklist to measure your communications against.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo asks Ron Friedman: What can we do to deepen our relationships using all of the knowledge in Decoding Greatness? Use your relationships as test markets. Test markets are often used by successful entrepreneurs to fine-tune their ideas before they go to market. This enables you to take a lot more risk and test more things before going big. When it comes to deepening your relationships with potential clients, ask for advice on a potential approach you've been considering. Avoid asking for feedback because requesting advice primes them to think about the potential ways you could improve, and you get great feedback at the same time. People love to feel like they can contribute and their opinion is valued. Ask for advice. In relationships, people want to be valued, respected, and appreciated, and what better way to honor someone than asking for their input on something that you can improve. Positioning yourself as better than your clients will work up to a point, but if you want to deepen your relationship and get them invested in your success, asking for advice is the way to do that. There is also the advantage of getting the perspective of someone that you can't see on your own specifically because of your level of expertise. Advice can open up your mind to ideas that you haven't considered and can lead the other person to suggest people that would be interested in that offering. Start a collection of people who communicate well and deepen relationships effectively. We all have people in our lives that we can emulate and create a collection that will allow you to decode and discover meaningful patterns. When communicating, start with what's important to the other person and not what's important to you. If you have established a scoreboard, you can also create a checklist to measure your communications against.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Do you ever wonder what separates top performers from all the others? Catch today's Tom Ferry Podcast Experience to learn about the methods of award-winning psychologist and author of Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman, PHD. The best companies have a range of performance levels, Ron digs into what separates top performers from everyone else. Ron explains how the stories we've been told about greatness and success are wrong and runs us through the path that so many entrepreneurs and inventors have gone through to achieve success. If talent and practice are not the key to greatness, what is? You've got to go out of your way to find people who have done extraordinary things to learn from them.   In this episode, we talk about: 1:54 – The stories we've been told about greatness and success are wrong 2:58 – People think that greatness is for someone else 7:49 – Ron reverse engineers the most popular Ted Talk of all time 12:08 – As a species we are distrustful of the “new” 17:03 – Ron walks us through how to decode greatness 22:58 – Scoreboarding: anything you measure you will likely improve on 32:48 – Become a collector, start collecting great examples

Mo asks Ron Friedman: What can we do to deepen our relationships using all of the knowledge in Decoding Greatness? Use your relationships as test markets. Test markets are often used by successful entrepreneurs to fine-tune their ideas before they go to market. This enables you to take a lot more risk and test more things before going big. When it comes to deepening your relationships with potential clients, ask for advice on a potential approach you've been considering. Avoid asking for feedback because requesting advice primes them to think about the potential ways you could improve, and you get great feedback at the same time. People love to feel like they can contribute and their opinion is valued. Ask for advice. In relationships, people want to be valued, respected, and appreciated, and what better way to honor someone than asking for their input on something that you can improve. Positioning yourself as better than your clients will work up to a point, but if you want to deepen your relationship and get them invested in your success, asking for advice is the way to do that. There is also the advantage of getting the perspective of someone that you can't see on your own specifically because of your level of expertise. Advice can open up your mind to ideas that you haven't considered and can lead the other person to suggest people that would be interested in that offering. Start a collection of people who communicate well and deepen relationships effectively. We all have people in our lives that we can emulate and create a collection that will allow you to decode and discover meaningful patterns. When communicating, start with what's important to the other person and not what's important to you. If you have established a scoreboard, you can also create a checklist to measure your communications against.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can we create and close more big opportunities and business? We know from the research that anything you want to improve on you need to keep score of. In other words, you need to track your numbers. Simply relying on closed deals is not enough. There are way more metrics that you can track that are better indicators of progressive improvement. You have to identify the metrics that indicate you are doing a good job in your field and track them over time. When you track those numbers the metrics become motivating. You tend to be more mindful of what you decide to do and it exposes wasteful effort. We are sensitive to numbers evolutionarily speaking. Numbers give us crucial information that we need to succeed in many different areas of life. Only tracking the lagging indicators like deals closed is only half the picture and they aren't directly in your control. You need to track leading indicators that are in your control as well. Your scoreboard needs a balance between short-term and long-term goals. This applies to the overall success of your career, but extends into your personal life and relationships as well. We want to avoid over-optimization of a single metric to the detriment of everything else. Metrics can be a mix of both quantity and quality. In terms of metrics that you should focus on, you need to work backward from your target audience. Not all prospects are created equal. We would all be wiser to think about the one person that you want to work with the most and how to replicate them. Subjective metrics can still be beneficial, but even within those metrics there are things to drill down on to identify what makes the metric important. In the case of meaningful conversations, did both parties speak equally? Was there self-disclosure from both sides? When you compare the ordinary to the extraordinary you will be able to identify some objective metrics that you can aim for that will enable you to be more successful.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

What if the stories we've been told about success are wrong? What if you could unlock secrets that shave years off your writing journey? In this interview, Ron Friedman demystifies the writing process and introduces a surprising path—a fast track, if you will. He says "it is the path by which so many writers and artists and inventors and entrepreneurs have succeeded." What's the path? Reverse engineering. https://youtu.be/agCtQaSQfXw To reverse engineer, we start with extraordinary projects and work backward to figure out how those writers pulled it off. "By comparing the ordinary against the extraordinary," Ron says, "we can't help but identify the elements that make extraordinary work succeed, and thereby improve our skills." With this book Decoding Greatness (June 2021), Ron hopes to offer "tools to not just execute at a higher level, but to embrace some of those dreams they've abandoned from, from their youth." Listen to our conversation for practical insights you can apply right away. When you hear and implement his ideas, your approach to writing will never be the same. You will, after all, learn the secret—the fast track—to writing success! Resources Decoding Greatness website Ron Friedman, PhD's websiteDecoding Greatness on Amazon (affiliate link)Decoding Greatness on BookShop (affiliate link)Learn from the Best: Copywork for GrownupsLearn from the Best: Imitate but Don't PlagiarizeGrow as a Writer: Surround Yourself with ExcellenceWhen You're Not the Writer Your Want to Be ______________________________ Ready to write a book, but you can't quite articulate your idea? Join the FREE 3-day challenge: Craft Your Book's Big Idea, and you'll finally put words to the idea you long to write. In just three days, you'll nail your book's big idea (and generate a working title)! Sign up and finally move forward with the message that's in you…just waiting to come out! Sign up today!

Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can we create and close more big opportunities and business? We know from the research that anything you want to improve on you need to keep score of. In other words, you need to track your numbers. Simply relying on closed deals is not enough. There are way more metrics that you can track that are better indicators of progressive improvement. You have to identify the metrics that indicate you are doing a good job in your field and track them over time. When you track those numbers the metrics become motivating. You tend to be more mindful of what you decide to do and it exposes wasteful effort. We are sensitive to numbers evolutionarily speaking. Numbers give us crucial information that we need to succeed in many different areas of life. Only tracking the lagging indicators like deals closed is only half the picture and they aren't directly in your control. You need to track leading indicators that are in your control as well. Your scoreboard needs a balance between short-term and long-term goals. This applies to the overall success of your career, but extends into your personal life and relationships as well. We want to avoid over-optimization of a single metric to the detriment of everything else. Metrics can be a mix of both quantity and quality. In terms of metrics that you should focus on, you need to work backward from your target audience. Not all prospects are created equal. We would all be wiser to think about the one person that you want to work with the most and how to replicate them. Subjective metrics can still be beneficial, but even within those metrics there are things to drill down on to identify what makes the metric important. In the case of meaningful conversations, did both parties speak equally? Was there self-disclosure from both sides? When you compare the ordinary to the extraordinary you will be able to identify some objective metrics that you can aim for that will enable you to be more successful.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can we create and close more big opportunities and business? We know from the research that anything you want to improve on you need to keep score of. In other words, you need to track your numbers. Simply relying on closed deals is not enough. There are way more metrics that you can track that are better indicators of progressive improvement. You have to identify the metrics that indicate you are doing a good job in your field and track them over time. When you track those numbers the metrics become motivating. You tend to be more mindful of what you decide to do and it exposes wasteful effort. We are sensitive to numbers evolutionarily speaking. Numbers give us crucial information that we need to succeed in many different areas of life. Only tracking the lagging indicators like deals closed is only half the picture and they aren't directly in your control. You need to track leading indicators that are in your control as well. Your scoreboard needs a balance between short-term and long-term goals. This applies to the overall success of your career, but extends into your personal life and relationships as well. We want to avoid over-optimization of a single metric to the detriment of everything else. Metrics can be a mix of both quantity and quality. In terms of metrics that you should focus on, you need to work backward from your target audience. Not all prospects are created equal. We would all be wiser to think about the one person that you want to work with the most and how to replicate them. Subjective metrics can still be beneficial, but even within those metrics there are things to drill down on to identify what makes the metric important. In the case of meaningful conversations, did both parties speak equally? Was there self-disclosure from both sides? When you compare the ordinary to the extraordinary you will be able to identify some objective metrics that you can aim for that will enable you to be more successful.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can the audience get better at growing their book of business, their relationships, and their career? The big idea behind Decoding Greatness is that the stories we were told about success were wrong. We were told that either people are born with special talents or that greatness comes from years of practice. The third story that most people don't know is that those at the top of a profession have most often mastered the skill of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is simply taking the best examples within your field and working backward to see how it was achieved and what can be applied to what you're working on. Methods vary depending on the field you are in. Regardless of what field you are in, having the reverse engineering mindset of looking to decode how something is created is the key to getting better. Become a collector. Most of the great people in the world started off as collectors before they were creators. Finding greatness requires seeing greatness in others. If you see something that you want to achieve, collect examples of those things and you will begin to identify the patterns that are different from other things. Finding the differences is the first step to figuring out what makes someone or something unique. Asking great questions is another method of discovering the differences when you have the opportunity to speak to your model directly. A mindset of naive curiosity is one of the fastest ways to allow people to open up when they are with you. Contrast this reverse engineering method with the idea of practice makes perfect. Improvement through isolation is a failing strategy. You can't practice an idea you've never considered. The real path to greatness is having a systematic approach to learning from the best and applying it to your work. Simply copying someone else's formula will probably not work for you. Their value proposition may not apply to your industry or the audience expectations may have shifted. The key is to evolve what you are modeling to make it unique to you and novel to the people viewing it. One way of doing that is by combining two or three examples of greatness and taking the elements that resonate with you to create the best possible version.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can the audience get better at growing their book of business, their relationships, and their career? The big idea behind Decoding Greatness is that the stories we were told about success were wrong. We were told that either people are born with special talents or that greatness comes from years of practice. The third story that most people don't know is that those at the top of a profession have most often mastered the skill of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is simply taking the best examples within your field and working backward to see how it was achieved and what can be applied to what you're working on. Methods vary depending on the field you are in. Regardless of what field you are in, having the reverse engineering mindset of looking to decode how something is created is the key to getting better. Become a collector. Most of the great people in the world started off as collectors before they were creators. Finding greatness requires seeing greatness in others. If you see something that you want to achieve, collect examples of those things and you will begin to identify the patterns that are different from other things. Finding the differences is the first step to figuring out what makes someone or something unique. Asking great questions is another method of discovering the differences when you have the opportunity to speak to your model directly. A mindset of naive curiosity is one of the fastest ways to allow people to open up when they are with you. Contrast this reverse engineering method with the idea of practice makes perfect. Improvement through isolation is a failing strategy. You can't practice an idea you've never considered. The real path to greatness is having a systematic approach to learning from the best and applying it to your work. Simply copying someone else's formula will probably not work for you. Their value proposition may not apply to your industry or the audience expectations may have shifted. The key is to evolve what you are modeling to make it unique to you and novel to the people viewing it. One way of doing that is by combining two or three examples of greatness and taking the elements that resonate with you to create the best possible version.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mo asks Ron Friedman: How can the audience get better at growing their book of business, their relationships, and their career? The big idea behind Decoding Greatness is that the stories we were told about success were wrong. We were told that either people are born with special talents or that greatness comes from years of practice. The third story that most people don't know is that those at the top of a profession have most often mastered the skill of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is simply taking the best examples within your field and working backward to see how it was achieved and what can be applied to what you're working on. Methods vary depending on the field you are in. Regardless of what field you are in, having the reverse engineering mindset of looking to decode how something is created is the key to getting better. Become a collector. Most of the great people in the world started off as collectors before they were creators. Finding greatness requires seeing greatness in others. If you see something that you want to achieve, collect examples of those things and you will begin to identify the patterns that are different from other things. Finding the differences is the first step to figuring out what makes someone or something unique. Asking great questions is another method of discovering the differences when you have the opportunity to speak to your model directly. A mindset of naive curiosity is one of the fastest ways to allow people to open up when they are with you. Contrast this reverse engineering method with the idea of practice makes perfect. Improvement through isolation is a failing strategy. You can't practice an idea you've never considered. The real path to greatness is having a systematic approach to learning from the best and applying it to your work. Simply copying someone else's formula will probably not work for you. Their value proposition may not apply to your industry or the audience expectations may have shifted. The key is to evolve what you are modeling to make it unique to you and novel to the people viewing it. One way of doing that is by combining two or three examples of greatness and taking the elements that resonate with you to create the best possible version.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com decodinggreatnessbook.com ronfriedmanphd.com

Mark 10:41-43 (MSG)You've observed how godless rulers throw their weight around,” he said, “and when people get a little power how quickly it goes to their heads. It's not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not to be served.