Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and keynote speaker born and raised in Silicon Valley. At the age of 16, he started an eCommerce company that became one of Inc.’s 5,000 fastest growing companies and eventually sold in 2011. Since 2014, Jonathan has been one of the top-performing instructors on Udemy.com, and has snowballed this success into the launch of his rapidly growing company, SuperHuman Enterprises. His new book is The Only Skill That Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner. He currently lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, with his wife.
Top Takeaways: Superhuman Enterprises with Jonathan Levi
- I’ve been an entrepreneur from the beginning
- All of my active income has come from the internet
- My parents gave me opportunities to earn money, not an allowance
- Give your kids market opportunities
- Tune in for modern leadership, stay for parenting advice
- People aren’t necessarily motivated by income, but they are by recognition
- I hate the term employees; I try to use “team members”
- How do we become Roger Bannister?
- Goals aren’t about achieving, it’s about who you become through the effort
- I’m a great leader and a really bad manager
- How do we go from idea to action?
- The difference between anxiety and excitement is just knowledge
- Information alone cannot create transformation without application
- I learn so fast by teaching
- Teach people first the exit plan, calculated small failures to avoid crises
- You can learn anything, you can overcome anything
- The solution to most of life’s problems is learning
- How do we find people who complement our strengths?
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
Leadership Superpower: Creating new stuff
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable]When you were born you cried while those around you smiled. The goal is to live so that at your death that is reversed[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: Calling in “The One”: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life by Katherine Woodward Thomas
Additional Items Mentioned
Jonathan’s website: Superhumanacademy.com/book
The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner by Jonathan A. Levi
Become a SuperLearner: Learn Speed Reading & Advanced Memorization by Jonathan A. Levi