A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant | A Bit of Optimism (Podcast): Episode 17

What would you talk organizational psychologist and author of Give and Take, Adam Grant, about? Everything! This was one of those conversations that went in so many directions…and I learned so much. This is … A Bit of Optimism.
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Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.
Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do.
Simon is the author of multiple best selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game.
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[@joshuajosephson7358]

How nice to hear two people who love to hear themselves speak almost as much as the people who follow them do.

[@afroplato6389]

What a mature and respectful humane conversation!!

[@navidhp663]

That it was :)

[@zuleigaagulhas9740]

I so enjoyed listening to this conversation, it was stimulating and exciting and I've learnt quite a bit💞💞✌

[@ibukancil]

Super happy to listen to both of you. I feel like my days are full of optimism because the world got both of you around!

[@7BigJoe7]

I’m glad to see a conversation like this happen in real time. It was a combination of both of your talks and books that got me to start a Masters in I/O Psych and now be pursuing my PhD. Almost every paper I have written or incremental growth in research I’ve worked on has been couched in your combined works.

[@EM-eb1lf]

Well I can hole heartily say I LOVE Simon Sinek. Listening to Simon has Changed my life.

[@sibldave]

Second time I've listened to this in a week. I love listening to Simon and could do it all day

[@serenangel]

I've missed listening to this podcasts.. and this was brilliant.

[@narimafanficfan]

You two are WONDERFUL!! you're having so much fun, that we also enjoy and have so much fun listening to your beautiful dialogue!! I love you two!!! thank you, for being so energetic and beautiful and "uping up the game of each other"!!

[@antdeguz2041]

Two of my favorite thinkers of our time. Wow. Great episode!

[@kcstorytime4898]

Yay! This was a blast! Simon, thank you for starting the second season this year. Gentlemen, thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with us today and for providing the names of the authors to studies, books, and lectures you reference who have help build on the concept and ideas shared in todays podcast. I would absolutely love to attend a conference where you both speak on your own topics and then come together to discuss and build off each others ideas and interact with ideas brought to you by the audience participants. .

[@ayikatho]

Wow. I can’t even begin to describe how much I’ve enjoyed listening to this episode! I can already see myself listening to it over and over again! So much insight and food for thought packed in those 52 minutes! And for that hour, I completely forgot to be depressed by this pandemic! Thank you! ❤️

[@lucieklatilova2203]

So calming and inspiring! Thank you for that! And.. your mutual chemistry is incredible.. I have goosebumps.

[@inawendel]

One of the most fascinating and informative podcast this year that I listened to by far. Two brilliant minds this sincerely making me so joyous inside. I know sounds pretentious and slightly annoying. Nevertheless, that is how I feel after listening to this episode. Love it! Thanks, Simon. 🥰✌️

[@vinodsreedharan6535]

I really enjoyed the talk and I felt a combination of innocence in revealing the true thoughts and deep knowledge. Hoping to hear more from both of you

[@josephe5828]

Really enjoyed this conversation. Huge fan of both of you. And as you say! Me being a fan of your work (which for the record I discovered before Adam’s), does not take away or lessen my admiration and appreciation of his.

[@thatdustinleblanc]

I clicked on this as soon as I saw it because I remember Simon talking about hating him for a while :D

[@DGREAL]

lol me too :D glad it's not a click baite :D

[@cj8388]

Two of my mentors (they just don't know it) inspire as always. I'm perplexed by Simon's sign off on every episode a quote from Jerry Springer. I can't think of two different people.

[@jogansel]

Yes 🙌🏻 this is amazing! Such a good conversation. Thank you for making this happen 💪🏻

[@amorimjt]

Man... these guys are incredible

[@PauloBomfimOficial]

Simon and Adam, what a great episode! What a great and inspiring conversation! I love Adam's work and I relate myself and my way to be more like Simon. And it's great to see people so different getting along with respect and admiration. I do believe in what you said, that I can put out the work and let people judge for themselves. Thank you guys

[@grantegginton251]

Great interview Simon. I really appreciated the levels of vulnerability that you both shared with your audience. Very powerful!

[@Passtillios]

I love both of you Great talk!

[@josiawiegand4558]

Man, this is so inspiring and awesome! I LOVE your podcasts

[@Kat556]

Two of my favorite thinkers :). This is so exciting!

[@doctorsulz9646]

This should be interesting i started listining to Adam after Simon talked about his nemesis he hated and made him feel insecure. All the way fro south Africa.

[@lynnsalee8645]

I am only here after searching for days because of the nemesis story. I first heard it from Tom Bilyeu's interview, then from shorts a person commenting his name is Adam Grant now I'm fans to both of them.👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿

[@airavillamena4445]

My favorites! 💕

[@wisdom-for-all]

Most of the shadows in our lives are caused by us blocking our Sunshine. We stand in our own shadows and wonder why it is so dark. Do not be afraid to show your light. If it is too bright for people, tell them to wear sunglasses 🖖

[@maoribaca2655]

Until you understand the value of the shadow. Sometimes the searchlight is to bright to find the things that are always right with us, truth, love, peace come when we give up our pursuit of the light and realize you already have it.

[@keepcreationprocess]

Simon is a smart man....

[@theadtv4984]

Thanks sir!

[@richarddunn504]

2 wonderful human beings 👍

[@navidhp663]

WOW! such an amazing talk :) this was basically my first time listening to your podcast, just before going to bed! And it was so entertaining, engaging and informative that I decided not to sleep and continue listening! :))

[@dansr.1601]

Excellent.

[@acirlts7957]

Love it!!!

[@noahmax1]

Woop! He's back!

[@racaciaruth4460]

Yes Simon ❤️, change spurs the brain to think and then we get options and it stimulus to brain development. It's beautiful ‼️. PS I love your work too. Lol.

[@joybeans10]

You both are wonderful. Can I just PA for each? Haha... so much learning and wisdom in one podcast. Many, many thanks.

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

Strong minds||STRONGER LIVES

[@victorsteve3272]

I love this❤️❤️

[@marinanareswari4300]

wow, an hour flies by

[@brahmwar]

So good - dammit I need to listen to it again to make notes now. 🙂

[@marieconway4889]

I'll watch this tonight. Been super busy you see...💣💥

[@rizauys4780]

Enjoyably random and in the moment! :)

[@lionelflores1775]

16:37 all sorts of concur alarms going off for me. I concur.

[@cheapalopod8563]

i really desire a role model in my life which i dont have, i am going to listen your every podcast so that i can imitate your good character, this is my commitment, anyone who desire such thing should do the same! thank you for making alot podcasts.

[@azbahansari]

Simon speaks more from his heart and his wisdom and Adam is more like a researcher and fact checker, if he reflects on everything he research and analyze himself he can know himself better and would be able to define himself and connect to his inner voice more fluently. I think so.

[@rigbi889]

Criticism is the best thing you can do to others and yourself, as long as it is done respectfully, not with an agenda to promote yourself and with seeing the other. I think criticizing had been distorted to be a practice of antagonizing and self adornment. Which is exactly the opposite of what criticism means.

[@tylerhuttenlocher5481]

Omg...two of today's best leaders in one podcast?!

[@valentinletelier1494]

biggest crossover since Avengers!

[@PauloBomfimOficial]

Simon, there's a section on the bookstore dedicated to help others: it's the gospel, by Jesus. Also, "The Gospel according to spiritism" by Allan Kardec

[@RicardoPicena]

I love them both! Haha ;)

[@sengkhounlim4578]

I like Simon and love his content. However, the background pic of the invited guest should be bigger than this.

[@Itzjithin]

Here, after listening Pahayan.

[@Humanrights1993]

Me

[@marcosmontenegro2004]

your worthy rival

[@manishbasnet1788]

wow

[@imimkalada-green8244]

Simon in his speech: I hate you Simon in the podcast: I love you Simon, make up your mind 🤣🤣

[@zuhalafkhami9325]

Interesting talk, guys even your voices are the same, in many parts I couldn’t differentiate who is talking.

[@TienPham]

Who is here after listening to the Brene Brown, Adam Grant, Simon Sinek episode? 😂

[@JFurse96]

The very opening of the conversation... Simon: I love you Adam: .....thank you C O L D, you can't do my man like that! LOL

[@bluerain2558]

Optimistic, i am broken in thousand parts, mi soul is crawling, i lost all the members in "family' in different ways lately, i feel death inside.

[@kalpanafating4438]

This too shall pass.. Have hope in lord.

[@PRESCRIPTIVELIVINGDIAGNOSEPRES]

Erika. How can I help?! Praying for you. You aren't alone!!

[@bluerain2558]

@@PRESCRIPTIVELIVINGDIAGNOSEPRES Thank you very much.

[@bluerain2558]

@@kalpanafating4438 i can't, i prayed all my life, no answers. Anyway, thank you very much.

[@PRESCRIPTIVELIVINGDIAGNOSEPRES]

@@bluerain2558 when you don't have the strength others will do it for you. I've got you covered.

[@tahah.babikir7698]

A fancy setting would of made for a broader reach.

[@shubhamsaha]

You invited your worthy rival :D

[@narimafanficfan]

and its so spicy and tasty to our beautiful eyes/ears! hhhhh

[@betterview2805]

1st

[@joshuajosephson7358]

Simon makes the same mistake all males and now all humans do, confusing competition with opposition. Competition is not the same thing as opposition. Opposition is unnatural. Nothing in nature wars with anything, including its own species. Complements complete each other. They come together and become something more than either can ever be alone. Opposites oppose each other. They battle each other. War against each other. Opposition always makes both sides less. It always has a winner and a looser. Opposites come together and destroy each other. Or one side destroys the other and that isn’t winning. You can imagine that it does. You can imagine that winning some game makes you have some higher value for gold and attention but that doesn’t change the reality that you are not. All you are doing is destroying yourself in reality. Gold and attention. Doing it for the love of riches, or fame, or power feels good yes, feels like what it is, love. But not all love is the same and the Dark Loves of Destruction as the seven you proud fools have created a world of games to attain destroy. That is not my opinion, not my theory, faith or law. Not my copy of someone else’s answer. There is only one love that matters. Only one love that opens the Hearts door named Soul. Only one kind of love that is True. And the others destroy. Calling them Fame or politic or celebrity doesn’t change that it is still just Greed, Envy, Lust and of course Pride’s love. Should have done your own work instead of copying everything.

[@peterm2152]

a "top rated professor....". Sustainable knowledge?