Winners
by Alastair Campbell · first published 2015
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I like this passage from the very underrated book "Winners" by Alastair Campbell. He writes when he discusses leadership: "Obviously, no skin should be so thick that you become impervious to critics who may have a point. But it does need to be thick enough…
on “Taking things less personally” ↗…base. It is important to differentiate between a way of being (e.g., introvert/extrovert, more or less affected by criticism), a goal, a strategy, and a tactic. An excellent read for those topics is "Winners", by Alastair Campbell, which surprisingly few people in tech, and I dare to say in politics too, have read.
on “Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)” ↗…or of different ethnicity. Let's try to get some material for future endeavors and then move on. That's life for achievers. Anecdote, yes. Read what Floyd Mayweather said in the criminally underrated "Winners", by Alastair Campbell (there is a reason why the book is not called either "Failures" or "Losers"): "The key quality for a winning mindset is believing in your ability to win. From a young professional…
on “All my career rejections” ↗…but he has bounced from team to team and his career has not really reflected his natural abilities. EDIT: Alternatively, another story, an anecdote from UK political aide Alastair Campbell in his book "Winners and How They Succeed"[2] - he talks about how on a visit to the Manchester United training grounds a coach pointed to the two young football players Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo (neither of whom…
on “I Grew Up Gifted, but My Life Didn’t Turn Out the Way I Expected” ↗