Humble Confidence with veteran and entrepreneur Blake Hall | A Bit of Optimism Podcast

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.
To learn more about Blake and his work, check out:
www.id.me/
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 9/11 and the Path to the Military
4:09 3 Rules for Leadership
11:10 Transition to Civilian Life
15:45 Becoming an Entrepreneur
23:22 Fighting in Mosul
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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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Start With Why: simonsinek.com/books/start-wi...
Find Your Why: simonsinek.com/books/find-you...
Leaders Eat Last: simonsinek.com/books/leaders-...
Together is Better: simonsinek.com/books/together...
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“Never think you are better than the people that you lead” - ❤❤

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Exactly none of us can be exactly the same doesn't mean anyone's better it just means we're all different.....

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A leader who has humilty is just one of a kind. He's the one who will win the hearts of everyone in his team💞💞✌

[@Betelgeu5e]

Temperance is the wife of Wisdom. I have never met in my life a foolish man graced with authentic humility.

[@pickupwisdom13]

Powerful discussion. We should be ready to learn from every one at any level. Even a kid can teach us a big lesson.

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No doubt we need each other to learn and progress 🙏💗

[@pickupwisdom13]

You're right

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Awesome conversation! Thanks a lot for the gold's tips

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Thank you👍

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So helpful!!!

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Wow so great 🙏🏻thank you I’m in the Adaptive Snowsports World and this resonates 😊

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Just awesome! Really!

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Absolutely, just hit me up

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Love Simon! ❤

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Thanks!

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Simon tu cherches quoi autour de ma tête. Qu’est-ce que tu veux exactement

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He should have at least made his bed.

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Yeah that would have really added to the discussion

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🙏🙏