This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 485.

If I'm worried about what my neighbor who I get drinks with or my aunt or uncle think

in making decisions about my career, I have a much greater chance of

getting stuck because I reduce my possibilities.

I reduced my options.

Ever felt like you're stuck in a rut with your job?

Or maybe you or someone you know jumped into college because of family pressure, gathering

loans for a degree you're not even sure you're into.

It's even tougher when you feel like you're backed into a corner, unable to explore new career paths. Hi, I'm Jeff Brown. This is the

Read to Lead podcast, and that's our topic we're diving into today. Read to Lead is the podcast

dedicated to your personal and professional growth, where each and every week I sit down with the author

of what is often a

brand new book, and we dive into that book and their unique insights on a number of topics.

Today's guest is someone I've run around in podcast circles for the last nine or ten years,

and has become a friend of mine over that time. His name is Brian Orr, and he's written a book

called Unconformed, an unbound and unbridled path to unstuck

growth.

Brian and I will talk about why today learning how to learn is more important than what you

learn, the importance of understanding the differences between expectations and standards,

especially for parents, the value of learning through experience versus what is most

often the way things are taught today, convenience, and much, much more. I cannot begin to tell you

how much value is contained inside Read to Lead Plus, a part of the Read to Lead community online

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