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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

#11: Part 2: Tom Brady, 6-time World Champion—Back Up Your Goals with Disciplined Action

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8596 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Listen to the second part of our conversation with Tom Brady, quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If you haven’t heard the first part yet, find it on the podcast feed – you’re going to want to start there.  In the second half of our conversation, we talk about Tom’s upbringing, which is where his incredible discipline really starts.  Tom also talks in depth about the specific mentality shifts that helped him break through the ranks in college – and this was despite being a pretty dispensable sixth round pick in the draft.  Oh, and apologies to Atlanta fans, but yes, he talks about what was going through his head in that epic Super Bowl game against the Falcons when he and the Patriots were down 28-3 and came back to win it all.  In every story, in every answer, Tom is teaching us a huge leadership lesson: if we want to lead well, we have to back up our goals with disciplined action. It’s not enough to just set a goal or want to succeed. We’ve got to show up and make the choices that will actually result in hitting those goals.  That’s the kind of walk-the-walk leadership that people actually follow.  You’ll also learn: Tom’s advice to parents for how to talk to their kids The inspiring question Tom asks when things don’t go right The key advice Tom got that helped him move up the ranks even when opportunities were scarce  The #1 ingredient your team needs to navigate day-to-day conflicts as they arise The mentality you need to muster up when you’re down (and what Tom used in the epic Super Bowl comeback against the Atlanta Falcons) The time Tom got locked in the stadium at Notre Dame and what he had to do to escape Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead App: A vast library of 90-second leadership lessons to stay sharp on the go  Daily Insight Emails: One small (but powerful!) leadership principle to focus on each day Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.

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0:00.0

Well, here we go, everybody. Welcome to How Leaders Lead where every week you get to listen in

0:09.1

while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world. I break down the key learning

0:13.8

so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop

0:18.6

into a better leader. That's what this podcast is all about.

0:22.7

This week, we're back for the second part of my conversation with Tom Brady, the quarterback

0:27.3

of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If you haven't heard the first part yet, find it on the podcast

0:33.1

feed, episode 10, and you'll want to start there. But if you have already listened to episode 10,

0:39.3

you know what a treat you're in for. This time we talk about Tom's upbringing, which is where

0:44.9

his incredible discipline really starts. Tom also talks in depth about the specific mindset shifts

0:50.7

that have helped him break through the ranks in college and become the top

0:54.5

rank quarterback he is today. Oh, and I'm sorry Atlanta fans, but yes, he talks about what was

1:01.9

going through his head in that epic Super Bowl game against the Falcons when he and the Patriots

1:07.2

were down 28 to 3 and came back to win it all. In every story, in every answer,

1:14.4

Tom is teaching us a huge leadership lesson. If we want to lead well, we have to back up our

1:20.2

goals with disciplined action. It's not enough to just set a goal or want to succeed. We've got to

1:25.9

show up and make the choices that will actually

1:28.4

result in hitting those goals. That's the kind of walk-to-talk leadership that people actually

1:33.4

follow. I've met with a lot of leaders, and I admire a lot of leaders, but Tom is the very

1:40.4

best example of it that I have ever seen. So here is part two of my conversation

1:45.7

with my good friend and soon to be yours, Tom Brady.

1:53.7

You know, I know you're so close to your mom and dad. Tell me a little bit about your mom and

2:00.5

dad and tell tell me about what each one of

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