Humble Confidence with veteran and entrepreneur Blake Hall

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Humility stems from confidence. Confident leaders can admit when they're not the smartest person in the room.

Blake Hall exemplifies the type of leadership we need more of in business. A former Army Ranger, Blake was awarded the Bronze Star for leading his platoon in combat during the Iraq War. Now he's the CEO and co-founder of ID.me, a digital wallet that simplifies online identity verification.

I sat down with Blake to discuss how his combat experience informed his journey as an entrepreneur and why the smartest leaders lead with humility.

This...is A Bit of Optimism.

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0:00.0	So many leaders feel like they need to be the smartest person in the room to have credibility.
0:05.6	Ironically, the best way to actually become the smartest person in the room
0:10.7	is by admitting you're not the smartest person in the room.
0:15.0	Stay tuned.
0:17.0	Last season, millions tuned into the betrayal podcast to hear a shocking story of deception. I'm Andrea Gunning and now we're
0:24.8	sharing an all new story of betrayal. Stacey thought she had the perfect
0:30.4	husband. Doctor, father, family man.
0:35.1	It was the perfect cover for Justin Rutherford
0:38.1	to hide behind.
0:41.0	They led me into the house, and I I mean it was like a movie.
0:45.0	He was sitting at our kitchen table.
0:47.3	The cops were guarding him.
0:49.5	Stacy learned how far her husband would go to save himself.
0:55.0	I slept with a loaded gun next to my bed.
0:58.0	You not just say I wish she was dead.
1:01.0	He actually gave details and explained different scenarios on how to kill him.
1:05.8	He to me is scarier than Jeffrey Dahmer.
1:09.6	Listen to betrayal on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:19.0	Hey there, I'm Dr. Maya Schunker and I'm a scientist who studies human behavior.
1:27.0	Many of us have experienced a moment in our lives that changes everything, a moment that
1:32.4	instantly divides our life
1:34.0	into a before and an after.
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