Vulnerability as Leadership with Kyle Bowe
A fantastic chat on public speaking, learning by doing, and vulnerability with Kyle Bowe.
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00:00 Intro
01:13 creativity requires letting go
03:29 Podcasting requires active listening
04:13 How to pick a niche
06:36 Put content out there and see what lands
07:44 How can you trust that a niche will emerge from doing?
09:11 First and foremost, create what you want
10:17 Learning in public requires psychological safety
11:35 Learning in public helps the hive mind
12:03 How to find uplifting communities
15:19 What would you tell a student who’s not participating?
16:26 Kyle’s Journey from the back of the classroom to the front
17:33 How Kyle takes online courses
22:04 Blacking out during a presentation
23:14 Become a leader by being vulnerable
24:02 How Kyle became a professor
27:13 Teaching isn’t about you, it’s about the discussion you generate
28:56 Get comfortable being uncomfortable
30:42 Shifting from teaching in person to teaching online
34:55 How to avoid the gear trap
36:09 Learning must be fun
37:46 You cannot design the perfect system up front
40:13 Time spent researching gear is better spent doing
43:11 Why we fixate on gear instead of creating
45:57 Watching a journey is more interesting than a perfectly polished ideal
47:35 Make friends by looking foolish in public
52:24 Where to find Kyle online