You know exactly what compounding does to money. Why don't we apply it to our habits? Ryan Hawk is the author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 and host of The Learning Leader Show. In this episode, he shares why small daily practices matter more than talent, how being intentional changes your odds of getting lucky, and the lessons on humility and hard work that shaped how he leads. Topics discussed: (00:00) Introduction (01:36) From football scholarship to podcast host (03:29) Why curiosity became a core value (06:28) His most impactful podcast guests (08:21) Jesse Cole and why ambition is contagious (11:34) The story behind 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (13:45) Knowing your team as people not numbers (17:53) Nightly prompts to compound your habits (23:01) What coaches taught him about preparation and work ethic (25:25) Getting beat out for QB by Ben Roethlisberger (28:13) Humility in the hockey locker room (30:38) What brought you JOY today? If you're a writer who wants to take control of your finances, read Mitlin Financial's Write Your Financial Future: A Financial Guide for Authors Resources: Sending your child to college will always be emotional but are you financially ready? Take the College Readiness Quiz for Parents: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/college-readiness-quiz/ Doing your taxes might not be enJOYable but being more organized can make the process less painful. Get Your Gathering Your Tax Documents Checklist: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mitlin_ChecklistForGatheringYourTaxDocuments_Form_062424_v2.pdf Will you be able to enJOY the Retirement you envision? Take the Retirement Ready Quiz: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/retirement-planning-quiz/ Connect with Larry Sprung: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesprung/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larry_sprung/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceDSprung/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/Lawrence_Sprung About Our Guest: For the past decade, Ryan Hawk has interviewed 675+ of the world's most influential leaders: Jim Collins, Simon Sinek, Adam Grant, James Clear, Ryan Holiday, Jocko Willink, Admiral William McRaven, General Stanley McChrystal, Seth Godin, and the list goes on. The Learning Leader Show has been ranked the #1 Business Podcast on Apple and it earns millions of downloads per year. Now, as a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and host of The Learning Leader Show, Ryan travels the globe teaching the world's largest companies, universities, and associations about personal excellence, leadership, culture, teamwork, and more. Ryan has also published three books: 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (Named "the best leadership book of 2020" by Forbes), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦e (Sold out of its first print run in 8 hours), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 (an instant USA TODAY National Best-Seller). Ryan has delivered keynotes for Salesforce, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Dell, Dodge, VMWare, YPO, and Entrepreneur's Organization. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Ryan earned a college scholarship to play quarterback at Miami University where he got beat out for the starting job by Ben Roethlisberger. He finished his career as Ohio University's starting quarterback and team captain. He then spent 12 years in Corporate America where he rose to the level of Vice President of Sales. globe and earned a reputation for authentic storytelling and powerful live performances. Connect with Ryan Hawk: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RyanHawk12 X (Twitter): https://x.com/RyanHawk12 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhawk12/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RyanHawk Website: https://learningleader.com/ Disclosure: Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site. This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com