there’s a funny story that goes along with how we came up with the title of
with how we came up with the title of
with how we came up with the title of this book and we are all to blame here I
this book and we are all to blame here I
this book and we are all to blame here I am writing a book about the importance
am writing a book about the importance
am writing a book about the importance of working with people interacting with
of working with people interacting with
of working with people interacting with people human relationships and yet the
people human relationships and yet the
people human relationships and yet the way I and the publisher interacted was
way I and the publisher interacted was
way I and the publisher interacted was we would send emails to each other with
we would send emails to each other with
we would send emails to each other with title suggestions every now and we get
title suggestions every now and we get
title suggestions every now and we get on the phone but it was mainly done
on the phone but it was mainly done
on the phone but it was mainly done through email somebody would send a list
through email somebody would send a list
through email somebody would send a list of their favorite and you know somebody
of their favorite and you know somebody
of their favorite and you know somebody would write back
would write back
would write back that’s junk I kind of like that one and
that’s junk I kind of like that one and
that’s junk I kind of like that one and it was a labored horrible process no one
it was a labored horrible process no one
it was a labored horrible process no one ever we never agreed when it was just it
ever we never agreed when it was just it
ever we never agreed when it was just it was just talking at each other and
was just talking at each other and
was just talking at each other and coincidence I happen to be walking past
coincidence I happen to be walking past
coincidence I happen to be walking past the publishers office and decided to
the publishers office and decided to
the publishers office and decided to stick my head in and say hello
stick my head in and say hello
stick my head in and say hello went upstairs and we sat down and within
went upstairs and we sat down and within
went upstairs and we sat down and within I think 30 or 40 minutes we had a title
I think 30 or 40 minutes we had a title
I think 30 or 40 minutes we had a title that we all fell in love with and what
that we all fell in love with and what
that we all fell in love with and what you realize is is we can tell an idea to
you realize is is we can tell an idea to
you realize is is we can tell an idea to someone over email but you can’t
someone over email but you can’t
someone over email but you can’t interact and if you think about how
interact and if you think about how
interact and if you think about how ideas really happen it’s not
ideas really happen it’s not
ideas really happen it’s not presentation response presentation
presentation response presentation
presentation response presentation response its interruption and backwards
response its interruption and backwards
response its interruption and backwards and forwards and battling and saying no
and forwards and battling and saying no
and forwards and battling and saying no no no that’s not what I mean and it’s
no no that’s not what I mean and it’s
no no that’s not what I mean and it’s it’s messy and it’s the messiness that
it’s messy and it’s the messiness that
it’s messy and it’s the messiness that cannot happen over and over an internet
cannot happen over and over an internet
cannot happen over and over an internet connection over email because everything
connection over email because everything
connection over email because everything is exact over email it can it can happen
is exact over email it can it can happen
is exact over email it can it can happen over the phone but it’s so much better
over the phone but it’s so much better
over the phone but it’s so much better in person when you get to see someone’s
in person when you get to see someone’s
in person when you get to see someone’s body language and you see the
body language and you see the
body language and you see the frustration and you try and extry extry
x’ as opposed to telling each other what
x’ as opposed to telling each other what we think we it should be and the story
we think we it should be and the story
we think we it should be and the story that I told was not being able to
that I told was not being able to
that I told was not being able to understand what made the Marines so
understand what made the Marines so
understand what made the Marines so amazing what they do i sat down with a
amazing what they do i sat down with a
amazing what they do i sat down with a Marine Corps general general Flynn
Marine Corps general general Flynn
Marine Corps general general Flynn actually who wrote the foreword for the
actually who wrote the foreword for the
actually who wrote the foreword for the book and I said to him what makes the
book and I said to him what makes the
book and I said to him what makes the Marines so great and he he looked at me
Marines so great and he he looked at me
Marines so great and he he looked at me and said officers eat last and it sort
and said officers eat last and it sort
and said officers eat last and it sort of struck me that if you compare that to
of struck me that if you compare that to
of struck me that if you compare that to the business world in the
the business world in the
the business world in the entrepreneurial world entrepreneurs are
entrepreneurial world entrepreneurs are
entrepreneurial world entrepreneurs are always told by yourself first
always told by yourself first
always told by yourself first look after yourself first and yet I’m
look after yourself first and yet I’m
look after yourself first and yet I’m being told by this Marine general that
being told by this Marine general that
being told by this Marine general that it’s the complete opposite and there’s
it’s the complete opposite and there’s
it’s the complete opposite and there’s there’s a symbolic gesture but more
there’s a symbolic gesture but more
there’s a symbolic gesture but more importantly there’s a there’s an
importantly there’s a there’s an
importantly there’s a there’s an importance to it there there’s a
importance to it there there’s a
importance to it there there’s a photograph I saw you know these Kenya
photograph I saw you know these Kenya
photograph I saw you know these Kenya shootings that just
shootings that just
shootings that just that happened not so long ago we had the
that happened not so long ago we had the
that happened not so long ago we had the amazing experience that a photographer
amazing experience that a photographer
amazing experience that a photographer happened to be in the building usually
happened to be in the building usually
happened to be in the building usually we see the aftermath and here we now
we see the aftermath and here we now
we see the aftermath and here we now have photographs of the actual shooting
have photographs of the actual shooting
have photographs of the actual shooting going on and there’s one photograph that
going on and there’s one photograph that
going on and there’s one photograph that was in the New York Times that both
was in the New York Times that both
was in the New York Times that both haunted me and inspired me to this day
haunted me and inspired me to this day
haunted me and inspired me to this day it wanted me and inspires me I should
it wanted me and inspires me I should
it wanted me and inspires me I should say and if the photograph of a mother in
say and if the photograph of a mother in
say and if the photograph of a mother in the sound of gunshots lays herself on
the sound of gunshots lays herself on
the sound of gunshots lays herself on top of her child and you see this
top of her child and you see this
top of her child and you see this picture of a mother lying on top of her
picture of a mother lying on top of her
picture of a mother lying on top of her child and you realize that’s what it is
child and you realize that’s what it is
child and you realize that’s what it is that’s what leadership is that when
that’s what leadership is that when
that’s what leadership is that when there is danger it’s not protecting
there is danger it’s not protecting
there is danger it’s not protecting myself but it’s rather willing to put
myself but it’s rather willing to put
myself but it’s rather willing to put myself in harm’s way to protect another
myself in harm’s way to protect another
myself in harm’s way to protect another that’s what eating last means it means
that’s what eating last means it means
that’s what eating last means it means that I will give the very the very
that I will give the very the very
that I will give the very the very essence of life food and water I will
essence of life food and water I will
essence of life food and water I will give it to the person I love first so
give it to the person I love first so
give it to the person I love first so that they may live even if it means I
that they may live even if it means I
that they may live even if it means I eat less and that’s what officers eat
eat less and that’s what officers eat
eat less and that’s what officers eat last means it is symbolic but it is also
last means it is symbolic but it is also
last means it is symbolic but it is also very real and real leadership real
very real and real leadership real
very real and real leadership real leaders I’ve even given up the
leaders I’ve even given up the
leaders I’ve even given up the terminology of good leaders and great
terminology of good leaders and great
terminology of good leaders and great leaders you’re either a leader or you’re
leaders you’re either a leader or you’re
leaders you’re either a leader or you’re not a leader that’s it real leaders
not a leader that’s it real leaders
not a leader that’s it real leaders biological anthropological leaders are
biological anthropological leaders are
biological anthropological leaders are are that mother who instinctively
are that mother who instinctively
are that mother who instinctively without weighing the pros and cons or
without weighing the pros and cons or
without weighing the pros and cons or the bad things that may happen to her
the bad things that may happen to her
the bad things that may happen to her throw herself on her child that’s what
throw herself on her child that’s what
throw herself on her child that’s what leadership is you know do we believe
leadership is you know do we believe
leadership is you know do we believe that our our leaders would throw
that our our leaders would throw
that our our leaders would throw themselves on us you know if they heard
themselves on us you know if they heard
themselves on us you know if they heard gunshots if if the economy shook would
gunshots if if the economy shook would
gunshots if if the economy shook would they quickly throw themselves on us that
they quickly throw themselves on us that
they quickly throw themselves on us that that’s that’s what leaders eat last
that’s that’s what leaders eat last
that’s that’s what leaders eat last means it is very literal it is very very
means it is very literal it is very very
means it is very literal it is very very literal
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