Vulnerability as Leadership with Kyle Bowe

A fantastic chat on public speaking, learning by doing, and vulnerability with Kyle Bowe (@kylebowe4) Follow Kyle Bowe: - https://twitter.com/kylebowe4 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6AQMAfs-T24uKwHbldgo6Q Subscribe to my newsletter: - https://jamesstuber.com/join Timestamps: 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 GEAR - Camera: https://amzn.to/2H6zlB6 - Microphone: https://amzn.to/37dWz2T