136. The Vagrant | John David Mann & Dan Rockwell

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast! In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview not one but two Authors of  “The Vagrant: The Inner Journey of Leadership” by John David Mann and Dan Rockwell Dan reached out to John with an idea for this book, and much to his surprise John wrote back and said “Let’s do it”. Now I’m oversimplifying the story a bit, but you’ll have to continue listening to find out more.  John is an author of several books including “The Go-Giver” “Latte Factor” “Cold Fear” and many many more. He has been on our show before and I encourage you to go back and listen to that episode! It was a great one! Dan, has a very popular leadership blog that you’ve probably heard of, and if not I encourage you go check it out at leadershipfreak.com. He is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, consultant, and was named one of the Top Fifty Leadership and Management Experts by Inc Magazine. Just to name a few of his accomplishments.  In this episode, you’ll learn about the importance of self-reflection, insights into how to be an effective leader, why it’s important to get an accurate view of reality, and a glimpse into there incredible book. Now get ready to learn, and enjoy this incredible conversation with John David Mann and Dan Rockwell.    To learn more about the Authors visit: Dan: leadershipfreak.com John: johndavidmann.com Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:23 - How the Collaboration Started 00:07:00 - Overcoming Self-Defeating Behaviors 00:10:17 - Good Intentions, Bad Outcome 00:13:48 - The World as Your Mirror 00:17:13 - Inviting Others for Structured Self-Reflection 00:20:36 - Learning from Editors and Critiques 00:23:51 - Dealing with Criticism 00:27:07 - Dealing with the Inner Critic 00:30:43 - Bob's Journey 00:34:01 - Bringing Your Best Self to the World 00:37:40 - Trusting the Journey 00:41:08 - Thank You Today’s episode is sponsored by Audible. Try Audible for free: www.bookthinkers.com/audibletrial. The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers)