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The Greg McKeown Podcast

276. Think Remarkable with Guy Kawasaki (Part 1)

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Join me for an exhilarating journey with the iconic Guy Kawasaki, whose storied career takes us from the early days at Apple to his influential role at Canva, and as an author who continues to shape the business world. Listen in as we explore the concept of a growth mindset through Guy's eyes, drawing on personal stories from his time with Apple and the opportunities he's seized—or missed—throughout his career. Guy reflects on pivotal moments, like candidly challenging Steve Jobs and the subsequent twists his career took, including the lucrative roles he turned down. The discussion reveals how embracing a growth mindset, as advocated by Carol Dweck, has influenced Guy's decisions and permeates the message of his latest book. It's a revealing look at the balance between seizing chances and the wisdom gleaned from the roads not taken. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that might just change your perspective on success and the potential for growth in every one of us.. Buy Guy's book Think Remarkable. Visit Guy's website. Follow him on Instagram, and LinkedIn. Join my weekly newsletter. Learn more about my books and courses. Join The Essentialism Academy. Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today we have the incredible honor to be able to have the one and only Guy Kawasaki.

0:15.0

He's, this is a multifaceted career, profound insights,

0:20.0

and innovation.

0:21.0

He's made an indelible mark on the world. His name became synonymous

0:26.6

with transformative thinking, groundbreaking ideas and so on in so many ways. I would say originally and I think this is fair to say

0:35.6

because he was part of the Macintosh mafia helping to make that computer bring it

0:41.3

to an iconic status of Apple back in the 1980s when he was the

0:44.7

chief evangelist there. I mean that's a good title to have at any company and to do it at

0:50.0

Apple at the moment of that sort of, you know, that that iconic moment is a really great, you know,

0:56.3

calling card that's a really good mic drop, I would say.

0:59.9

Now he is the chief evangelist at Can Canva he is or was trusted advisor at Motorola

1:05.7

business unit of Google and these are just some of the things he's also a great

1:10.7

author and we're gonna be be talking about his new book today but also he's the

1:16.2

author of the art of the start, enchantment, the wise guy and in this episode we're going to be, well, I was going to say like we were going to take his journey from his being a curious child in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a revered icon in Silicon Valley, but if the pre-bits of this conversation

1:37.6

are anything to speak of, we have no idea at all where this is going to go.

1:43.0

So tune in as we cover, this is part one of a two-part conversation,

1:48.0

and this is about the essence of living fearlessly. Oh, Welcome the incomparable Guy Kawasaki.

2:20.0

Can I tell you a great story, Greg, you will appreciate this story.

2:23.5

Right, so all the hyperbole about the one and only guy kowsaki, blah, blah, blah, right?

2:29.1

Yeah.

2:30.1

So let me tell you a story.

2:31.9

Actually, this is multiple stories. It must have happened to me dozens of times.

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