Steven Scanlon - Be the most interested not the most interesting

10 Lessons Learned

About Steve Scanlon

Steve Scanlon is the founder and CEO of Rewire, a coaching and development company that helps companies, teams and individuals better understand how to make effective changes for radical improvement in their businesses and in their personal lives.

He owned and operated three companies by the time he was 30 and has since dedicated over 30,000 hours to one-on-one coaching with business executives and other top performers and has presented hundreds of workshops and keynote sessions to tens of thousands of people across the country. He is certified by the ICF, has a certification in interpersonal neurobiology from the Mindsight Institute, and was a senior fellow at the Institute of Coaching, which is endowed by the Harvard Medical School.

He’s a co-creator and co-host of The Insight Interviews podcast, where he interviews experts and thought leaders about what has contributed to their success, and he’s the author of two books, Reality and Hope: Reflections From a Coach's Chair and Still the Lizard: Transformation Is Closer Than You Think.

Steve is a self-proclaimed neuroscience geek, passionate golfer, family man, and occasional painter.

Episode notes

06:37 Lesson 1: Be the most interested not the most interesting.

13:15 Lesson 2: Don’t believe everything you think.

18:22 Lesson 3: Practice the art of caring without carrying.

23:37 Lesson 4: Notice “Othering”.

30:15 Lesson 5: Grow in Compassion.

32:05 Affiliate Break

32:46 Lesson 6: Know the Season.

35:15 Lesson 7: Listen with Abandon.

38:05 Lesson 8: Practice Silence