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Eric Partaker02 May 2024

Confronting my CEO coach - Eric Partaker

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Insights & moments

The myth-busts, hot takes, explainers, and tools worth keeping.

Myth Buster· 2

Myth Buster18:30

Money goals aren't dirty: £10m revenue is the business equivalent of turning pro

“there's nothing wrong with wanting to make a lot of money there's nothing wrong with having a business that's going to hit certain Financial targets”

Eric Partaker · 19:00

“my point is is like the 10 million goal is roughly equivalent to making you know turn Pro”

Eric Partaker · 19:30
Myth Buster25:30

"Only compare yourself to who you were yesterday" is garbage

“I don't think there's anything wrong with comparing yourself to other people I don't think there is I think you should do both you should…”

Eric Partaker · 26:00

“they figured something out that I have yet to learn and that's not you comparing yourself to you know Oli last year right”

Eric Partaker · 26:30

Hot Take· 3

Hot Take16:00

You're building a team, not a family

“the thing to keep in mind that makes the answer to that question or thought easy is what is it that you're building and you're…”

Eric Partaker · 16:30

“great teams are optimized to win at all times um you can't get fired from your family you know”

Eric Partaker · 17:00
Hot Take43:00

Luck is manufactured by staying in motion

“the harder I work the luckier I seem to get right and if you are out there if you're meeting people if you're trying new…”

Eric Partaker · 43:30

“stay in motion and keep acting and keep the momentum going then you will be in a better position to take advantage of O of…”

Eric Partaker · 44:00
Hot Take1:11:00

Knowledge is not power — you get no points for knowing

“knowledge is not power like certainly in the a you know Dawn with the dawn of AI and everything”

Eric Partaker · 1:11:00

“you don't give yourself credit for knowing you should give yourself credit for actually doing”

Eric Partaker · 1:11:30

Explainer· 4

Explainer10:30

The disease he sees in CEOs: over-tracking the field of play

“the typical person that I coach um is a workaholic um or over tracks on the workfront and that will typically come at the price…”

Eric Partaker · 11:00

“if we're going to optimize performance on the field of play we have to optimize performance off the field of play as well”

Eric Partaker · 11:30
Explainer13:30

Founder to CEO: coaches don't run onto the pitch

“that doesn't happen though in the Premier League right we never see the coach like running onto the field”

Eric Partaker · 14:00

“find the people who are truly world class in each of those areas and if they're truly world class in each of the key areas…”

Eric Partaker · 15:00
Explainer36:00

Stop attaching your identity to the vehicle (YouTuber vs entrepreneur)

“I also think your journey as a businessman as an entrepreneur is going to continue to evolve and grow as well and in the same…”

Eric Partaker · 38:00
Explainer1:03:30

Achieve from abundance, not lack: the Lego character test

“it's sort of like you're a Lego character and you're needing to achieve because it's like your arm is missing and so I need to…”

Eric Partaker · 1:04:00

Story· 1

Story04:00

The heart attack at 35,000 feet that forced a rebuild

“flight attendant comes rushing over uh sees that I'm really unwell um asks if there's a doctor on board”

Eric Partaker · 04:30

“I looked up into the eyes of the paramedic looking down at me I said please don't let me die I have a 5-year-old son”

Eric Partaker · 05:30

Q&A· 2

Q&A27:00

Why Ali was anti-goals, and the blindfolded shooting range that changed it

“it's sort of like I put you into a shooting range blindfolded and I'm like yeah go ahead and you know try to hit the…”

Eric Partaker · 28:00

“we are goal oriented right as um you know human beings like we want to achieve things we want to set our sights on stuff”

Eric Partaker · 28:30
Q&A1:13:00

Choose your pain wisely — and where Ali disagrees

“nothing comes for free in life everything requires payment and um I do take a bit more Harden view on and stuff like this and…”

Eric Partaker · 1:13:00

“the way I think of it is that discipline is needed in those moments a small of discipline helps you begin”

Ali Abdaal · 1:13:30

Takeaway· 2

Takeaway30:30

Don't assume your team should operate the way you like to operate

“sometimes Founders do and I think you are at risk of doing is just making the assumption that the way you think and feel should…”

Eric Partaker · 30:30

“it just might mean that you need to house or put that way of thinking you know into a different group within the company or…”

Eric Partaker · 31:30
Takeaway1:02:00

Celebrate more: open every session with what went right

“the thing I would I tell everyone younger than me is just celebrate things more”

Ali Abdaal · 1:02:00

“it's like every single session we do is you know what can we celebrate that's happened over the last two weeks”

Eric Partaker · 1:02:30