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Action Catalyst Update: Scott H. Young

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  • On May 10, 2024
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  • author, entrepreneur, learning, self-improvement, success, talent, ultralearning, update
Author, programmer, and entrepreneur Scott Young rejoins The Action Catalyst to talk about his book, “Get Better at Anything”, including topics of discussion like what things it’s NOT worth getting better at, what exactly IS “talent”, the tension of learning, how these principles were on display during the Renaissance, the role of Tetris in all […]
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Always Learning, with Gary Kusin – Episode 457 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On May 7, 2024
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  • author, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, hiring, leadership, learning, mentorship, software, Stephanie Maas, success
Gary Kusin co-founder of GameStop, Laura Mercier Cosmetics, and former President and CEO of Kinko’s, unveils his new book Always Learning: Lessons on Leveling Up from GameStop to Laura Mercier and Beyond, and shares insights on alignment and accountability, respect, honesty, and integrity, continuous change, tackling toxicity, good reasons vs real reasons, only getting paid […]
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The Success Factor, with Dr. Ruth Gotian – Episode 428 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On May 30, 2023
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  • author, coaching, habits, leadership, learning, mentorship, motivation, networking, psychology, soccer, sports, success, Time Management
Dr. Ruth Gotian, educator, speaker, and author of the book “The Success Factor”, shares the striking similarities between herself and the original Dr. Ruth, recalls a fierce independent streak that began at the age of 10, and explains peak vs passive tasks, informal learning and virtual work’s effect on it, the 4 researched mindsets that […]
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Catching Disco Fever, with Candice Faktor – Episode 427 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On May 23, 2023
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  • Business, CEO, COVID-19, education, entrepreneur, leadership, learning, motivation, success, tech, technology
Candice Faktor, CEO and Co-Founder of virtual online learning startup Disco, and a serial tech entrepreneur, explains going from a victim to the agent of our lives, possessing the unique motivational drive of an immigrant, learning to be calm and creating a sense of self, why the pandemic was the single best time in the […]
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Traversing the Mind, with Dominic Zijlstra – Episode 405 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On November 22, 2022
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  • education, engineering, habits, learning, technology, ultralearning
Dominic Zijlstra, founder of Traverse.link, an app that helps professionals learn faster using science-backed learning methods, explains how to adopt more effective learning habits, recounts his time as a rocket scientist (sort of), and details the steps to building a growth mindset, finding the root of learning, and creating a roadmap, plus the 4 steps […]
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Dan Moore on the Experience Magazine Podcast

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  • On July 5, 2022
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  • Business, cooperative education, Dan Moore, experience, leadership, learning, magazine, motivation, success
In this special bonus release, we bring you an appearance by Action Catalyst host Dan Moore on Episode 12 of the Experience Magazine Podcast, hosted by Michael Sharp & Erik Alanson of the University of Cincinnati, and presented by Experience Magazine, a publication of CEIA (Cooperative Education and Internship Association). You can find this and […]
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The Competitive Edge, with Donna Orender – Episode 381 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On May 3, 2022
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  • Business, CEO, coaching, COVID-19, leadership, learning, motivation, overcome adversity, success, women in leadership
Donna Orender, former President of the WNBA and Senior VP of the PGA Tour, and CEO of Generation W, shares why learning is a superpower, and curiosity won’t allow for complacency, how pandemic has defined the power of community, focusing on what’s possible, the way that incremental steps make exponential change, and what Michael Jordan, […]
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Love Is The Key To Everything, with Stedman Graham – Episode 354 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On July 13, 2021
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  • education, empowerment, Identity Leadership, learning, love, Michael Jordan, Nelson Mandela, Oprah
Author, educator, and businessman Stedman Graham joins The Action Catalyst podcast, talking about becoming a leader to yourself before you can lead others, creating a culture of learning within your daily life, a surprise friendship with Michael Jordan, spending time with Oprah and Nelson Mandela, and how love and humility is the key to all […]
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Ultralearning, with Scott H. Young – Episode 295 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On August 7, 2019
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  • learning, Scott Young, ultralearning
Scott H. Young rose to autodidact stardom when he learned MIT’s 4-year computer science curriculum in less than 12 months. Next, he taught himself four new languages in a year. Such extreme self-improvement projects may seem outside the realm of most of our capabilities, but Young believes that the principles and methods that he and […]
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