A summary of things you should know about The Greatness Zone according to Jay Forte: Introduction In this episode Jay Forte takes a deep dive into his book, The GreatnessRead More
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]]>In this episode Jay Forte takes a deep dive into his book, The Greatness Zone where he helps you know what you are good at, what you love and what is going on in your world.
In his book, Forte introduces this life-changing thinking in his compelling and heartwarming story of two kids in college. By following the stories of Mary and Mike, you will get to see the greatness formula in action which will guide you through the process of knowing yourself and finding your best fit in life.
This book is perfect for an entrepreneur who is bored with life, often listens to what others have to say, and does not know how to change things.
An entrepreneur is somebody who is always watching for opportunities. I realized that the shift in the economy created a serendipitous moment for someone to guide other people in learning how to discover your core abilities and then connect them to the world. In The Greatness Zone we created it in story form so that not only would you learn how to do it but you’d see somebody in the book do it.
My recommendation is to start at the beginning and read through to the end.
The most significant concept is in order to succeed in today’s world the biggest thing we can do is learn to see things differently. And the way to see things differently is to realize that you have a unique advantage point. The moment you start to give it language about what it is and how you see things then you enter into a world that opens up to a huge amount of opportunity because you rule things in instead of rule them out. The clarity about you creates the ability for you to make great choices, to show up very confident and then to live courageously in the way you build ideas.
The story starts between two kids who meet in college who are in a freshman philosophy course. One kid has it totally together because her parents have given her the five rules for a really great life which turns in to the backbone of the book. She then explains this concept in a Venn diagram to a kid who sits next to her who has no idea why he is in college or what it is that he is supposed to study. These 5 rules show up on a Venn diagram that shows you that in order to know yourself you should know your abilities, your passions and your values. Mary has learned these rules because her family was determined that for them to be successful they should be totally present to who they are in their world. If you could know them and know their world they could always be able to connect the two and find a way to fit.
Mary introduces to Mike to the way that her parents showed her to figure out what she’s good at, what she loves and how to look at the world in a very different way. The idea is that if you know you and the world you will always be aware and capable of looking through the world for the things connect best to your unique vantage point.
As Mary shows Mike how to do it, Mike starts to do it himself. So as the reader sees Mike do it, the reader then starts to do it. You start to realize the things you are good at and what you’re passionate about and the things that matter to you. As you see that the real you develops and from that place you start to see and respect the fact that your view of the world is different than others.
Know yourself, find your fit and transform the world.
NOTE: That was just a summary. To get the full deep dive, play the audio clip at 04:36
“To stand out you must be exceptional and not at everything because no one is exceptional at everything but everyone is exceptional at some things so identify those things.” – Jay Forte
“Most people play small because they don’t know they have the capacity to play great. What they miss is the self-awareness to know what their particular greatness is.” – Jay Forte
I am a certified life and workplace CEO coach, an author and a speaker. Prior to that I was a CPA and CFO for years and then realized that most of my career I was in the wrong place. I’m a big idea person that just needed an environment to keep inventing. Now I work around the workplace and around helping people discover what the big ideas in life are for them.
The Greatness Zone happened as a direct effect of the first book that I had written called Fire up your employees and smoke your competition. It came out of my time as an education director just at the time the economy was shifting out of an industrial agent to an intellectual age. It came out as a process book to say regardless of your age you should know what you are good at, what you love and what is going on in your world. So that you can know you, know your world and put the two together.
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]]>A summary of things you should know about The Carpenter according to Jon Gordon Introduction In this episode, best-selling author and epic storyteller, Jon Gordon paints the perfect picture inRead More
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]]>In this episode, best-selling author and epic storyteller, Jon Gordon paints the perfect picture in how to properly create a start up from the ground up. Jon’s book The Carpenter highlights many success stories and business strategies for the entrepreneur looking to outlast others alike. Jon presents a strong main idea that you shouldn’t focus on building your business, you should focus on using your business to love, serve and care and with that mentality your business will grow exponentially.
I don’t think there is another book that takes these concepts of love, serve, and care and really dives into them. If we love what we do, serve others and care what you produce we’ll make the difference.
I would go with Care. It would have to be caring more. We could all work harder but to work harder you have to care more. You have to care so much about what you’re doing that you don’t allow yourself to be distracted from doing your best. People want to do business with people who care about them and I really believe that when you look at the great companies, they stand out in ways of showing that they care.
I’ll take you through some of the main principles in the book. The first one starts with designing your masterpiece, before you build something you must design it. You need to figure out what it looks like and what are you doing at your best. If you are succeeding but you don’t have time for your kids and family, that’s not what you want your masterpiece to look like. You need to focus on your priorities a little more to create your masterpiece.
The next chapter goes into being a craftsman. A carpenter builds things but a Craftsman creates a work of art. It’s not about doing things the fastest and the cheapest, it’s about doing things the best. I believe if you really take pride in your work and you see yourself as a craftsman, you’ll stand out. We show the difference between people who are just building and those who are building the work of art with their life and their work.
We then move into the mindset and belief to build something great. Optimism and belief have to be a part of anything you’re building because you’ll change and face challenges through the building process. I write about great ways to approach it from the right prospective and right thinking.
From there we move into the three greatest strategies of all. Love, care and serve. If you focus on these three strategies you’ll stand out from anyone and everyone who doesn’t practice these three principles.
“Don’t focus on building your business, focus on using your business to love, serve and care and your business will grow exponentially” – Jon Gordon
I am a writer and a speaker who has written a number of books notably The Energy Bus. Most importantly I’m a husband and a dad to two children who are now 16 and 14. I also work with a lot of professional sports teams, college teams, companies, school districts and I am really passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.
It all started with a carpenter that came to my house for some work. It was during the recession and I asked him how business was with the expectation that it probably wasn’t doing so well. It was his response that took me by surprise. He had been busier than ever. Average Carpenters weren’t doing well, but the great ones, the ones who stood out in the market place, they were thriving! He cared about his work and cared about his clients and I realized that the greatest success strategies of all are to love, serve and care. Those who care more, do more. So the idea of caring more and the idea of how to stand out more in your work was the inspiration behind writing this book.
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Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Traveling Light by Max Lucado
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Visit Carpenter11.com to get more insights about the book
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Related books: Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else by Jon Gordon | The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work by Jon Gordon
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