Gillian Zoe Segal | Getting There: A Book of Mentors | Lessons from 30 Leaders | Many Paths to Success

Gillian Zoe Segal is the author of “Getting There: A Book of Mentors” and “New York Characters.” She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

We talk about her book Getting There, and we explore the stories of many successful people. We discuss some of the themes and lessons from their experience:

1) We start with Gillian’s own childhood and upbringing

2) Gillian shares how none of the characters featured in her book had a smooth and steady ride to the top

3) She shares a story of young Warren Buffett’s fear of public speaking and how he managed to overcome it

4) We learn how the mentors in Gillian’s book had blind faith in future success despite countless rejections.

5) We hear about the importance of treating everyone with respect.

6) Gillian shares a lesson from Sara Blakley, the billionaire founder of Spanx how it helps to protect and nurture new ideas.

7) We talk about how great schools and degrees are not an indispensable ingredient to success and how getting fired might have helped many of the heroes in the book succeed.

8) We discuss the dead-ends, plateaus, and even rock bottoms in the lives of the many accomplished people that Gillian features in the book.

9) Stay tuned until the end if you are curious to know what a big wave surfer can teach us about goals and more.

I had a lovely time chatting with Gillian and learning more about many people we all admire. Her book introduces them from a whole new perspective. I think there might be a lesson there or two for all of us. I certainly found some valuable takeaways for myself.

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