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Hosted by Liam Applegate · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 38 episodes
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Discover the excellence of history's uncommon leaders, ideas, and businesses through weekly podcast episodes, each exploring key insights from a must-read book. "I am a voracious reader... I am convinced that the single most important thing you can do is to read and think. The more you read, the more you know, and the better decisions you make." — Charlie Munger
Liam Applegate hosts Uncommon Excellence, a business show with 38 episodes published.
In this moment of Uncommon Excellence , we explore one of Marcus Aurelius’ most powerful quotes: “It is not death that a man should fear, but never beginning to live.” Through reflections on fear, purpose, and living ful
What I learned from Very Good Lives by J.K. Rowling This powerful book is based on her 2008 Harvard commencement address . J.K. Rowling is best known as the author of the Harry Potter series, wrote one of the most widely
What I learned from The Official Walt Disney Quote Book During his long career, Walt Disney frequently commented on his philosophies of life, his ideas, his dreams, and his hopes for a better world. This book is a collec
What I learned from The Official Walt Disney Quote Book Drawn from his own words, this is a deep exploration of how Disney actually thought about work, failure, money, leadership, and what it takes to build something tha
Uncommon Moments #3 focuses on this quote... “Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things … fail because we lack concentration—the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the
What I learned from The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes by C.S. Lewis Most conversations about reading today are obsessed with speed, volume, and efficiency. C.S. Lewis thought this comple
A year ago, Uncommon Excellence didn’t exist. What follows is a thank-you to the person most responsible for its existence: David Senra, host of The Founders Podcast . David has dedicated years to reading hundreds of bio
Books: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson Disney's Land by Richard Snow Endurance by Alfred Lansing How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs Four Seasons by Isadore Sharp ___________________________
What if one sentence could unlock decades of wisdom from the sharpest minds? These 15 quotes—from Munger's reading obsession to Jobs on simplicity, Tyson's reality check, and Walsh's process mastery—aren't just words. Th
What I learned from Oversubscribed , Key Person of Influence , Entrepreneur Revolution , and 24 Assets by Daniel Priestley There’s a business hack so powerful most founders never use it — not because it doesn’t work, but
What I learned from The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King Sam Zemurray’s story isn’t just about building an empire—it’s about what happens when power demands a price. This episode pulls
What I learned from The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King In this episode of Uncommon Excellence , we trace Sam Zemurray’s rise from a penniless 14-year-old immigrant to the “Banana Kin
In this milestone episode of Uncommon Excellence , we’re celebrating a huge moment—1,000 downloads! What started as a dream for the end of the year has become a reality, and I couldn’t be more grateful for everyone who’s
In this episode, Tyler Schuster explores the principle of extreme ownership, stressing the importance of taking full responsibility for one’s actions and decisions. He explains how this mindset has been shaped by his exp
In this moment of Uncommon Excellence , we dive into the hiring philosophy of Brad Jacobs, one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs and the author of How to Make a Few Billion Dollars . Jacobs built his empire by a
Jonathan Jarecki lives by one principle: question everything. In this episode, he shares how that mindset has shaped his views on health, decision-making, and entrepreneurship. From rethinking conventional wisdom to buil
What I learned from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami This episode is about the quiet power of discipline—of showing up even when motivation fades, of sticking to your personal rules when no
What I learned from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami In this solo episode of Uncommon Excellence , I dive into the philosophy of Haruki Murakami and what it means to create, endure, and grow
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What I learned from Zero to One by Peter Thiel Uncommon Excellence AI : If you’re tired of settling for average and ready to build something extraordinary, Uncommon Excellence AI is your ultimate tool. Designed to think
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Uncommon Excellence is hosted by Liam Applegate. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 38 episodes.
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