If you’re the type of person who’s passionate about their craft and driven to create a sustainably successful career, it’s imperative that you stick to who you are — to maintain your personal standards, core values, integrity, and personality no matter who (or what) surrounds you. In this conversation with my guest, Senior Producer at USA Today Sports Larry Berger, you’ll learn how humility and inner confidence make for robust connections and a more satisfying, rewarding journey through both life and business. And I’ll tell you right now, it’s warm-hearted and encouraging. We discuss how Larry is able to stay so joyful and personally fulfilled in his profession despite being surrounded by power, fame, and ego, and what he believes needs to be the standard mindset for others to stay true to their own selves in any environment. Join us as we sip BRADSHAW’S KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON ON THE ROCKS and delve into the powers that can help inspire others to have it, too.

Wise Words from this episode:

• Likability is a valuable asset that can prove vital for success in life, though this is all too often overlooked in a culture that prizes power, status, and drama above all else. Don’t let yourself fall into this attitude. Rest assured that likability brings its own rewards and can be continually improved regardless of personality.

• As the old adage goes, “you have to give respect to get respect”, and for the most part this is intuitively understood. But certain personalities and environments can skew one’s ability to effectively operate from this standard. Question if you’ve been skewed as well and explore ways you can reorient this attitude.

• Have you allowed outside forces to taint or change who you are at your core? And if so, what internal self-limiting beliefs or circumstances contributed to you letting this happen?

• As Larry shares, the most important attribute in adulthood is being able to confidently present who you really are as a person! Work at this by embracing authenticity, learning self acceptance, and staying genuine.

• Misinformation is the enemy of knowledge (and performance); you need to spend time cleaning out your proverbial “operating system” from what doesn’t hold true. All outdated info you’ve consumed, wrongful attitudes, and unhelpful assumptions have to go!

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Website – https://www.usatoday.com/staff/2647125001/larry-berger/

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