“I’m infinitely curious.” How staying curious supercharged Mark Cuban’s path
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For the first episode of my new podcast, we wanted to start off with a bang. So, for a debut guest, who better than Mark Cuban ? We all know Mark as one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs. But before he was on “Shark Tank” and owned the Dallas Mavericks , Mark’s path was like a squiggly line packed with pivots. Mark sold stamps door-to-door and gave disco lessons as a kid. As a scrappy business school student, Mark ran a makeshift college bar and later dabbled in banking. Then he became a self-taught tech guru and a streaming industry pioneer, striking gold with internet radio company Broadcast.com , before he launched a successful pharmaceutical start-up.
Through it all, there’s been one common thread that’s paved Mark’s path: his curiosity.
“I think what I do that probably possibly separates me is I’m infinitely curious,” Mark told me. “There's nothing I'm not interested in learning about, so, number one is, you know, learn.”
Mark is always learning — and it’s clear his insatiable thirst for knowledge has driven his wildly successful career.?
“You don't have to have all the answers. It's not the end all be all,” Mark said. "And if you're curious, if you're learning, if you're agile, you'll go to the next job or start your next company and figure out where to go, and that'll lead you to the next. Then eventually you'll get where you need to go.”
So, how can you adopt Mark’s mindset in your own career? We asked digital transformation and leadership expert and New York Times best-selling author, Charlene Li .
“The thing that struck me about Mark's story is that he was never satisfied,” Charlene said. “He was the agitator, the risk-taker, but he was always curious about how things could be done differently. He had this sense of agency. Nobody gave it to him. Nobody was empowering him. He came in absolutely believing in his own agency and his own power.”
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1 年I remain curious in hopes of collaborating with you in film and television. Based on your successful book," How To Win In Sports Business", my client has a similar book that will educate, encourage and entertain the globe. She's a Dallas native. Please advise.
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1 年Mr.Mark Cuban's success story is a lesson to the upcoming younger generation and the younger generation has to follow his mantra "Curiosity to learn new things daily".Great Entrepreneur!
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The first paragraph of this post really resonates with me. I have changed the direction that my working life has taken many times. One of the key takeaways is that you seize or create opportunities that others don’t think of. And I agree with Mark Cuban, that it comes down to curiosity. And in my case, passion. Passion for what I do and how I spend my time. Have an awesome day everybody.
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