Ryan Hawk | Meet The Guy Rebuilding An Abandoned Ghost Town – Brent Underwood @RyanHawk | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 41 minutes ago.
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk - LearningLeader.com
What does it take to rebuild an abandoned ghost town? A lot patience, discipline and a willingness to be isolated, among many other attributes! Brent Underwood has been reviving ghost town Cerro Gordo for the past 4 years, and counting. He shares with me how exactly he ended up doing this, how he managed to revolve his life around his goals, and how to find more purpose.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MY WORK:
Podcast: The Learning Leader Show: learningleader.com/podcast
Book: The Pursuit Of Excellence: https://learningleader.com/the-pursui...
Book: Welcome To Management: https://learningleader.com/welcome-to...
MY BOOKS:
The Score That Matters - amzn.to/49AFe1A
The Pursuit of Excellence - amzn.to/49YJ9oP
Welcome to Management - amzn.to/4aemuoH
MY PODCAST:
The Learning Leader Show: learningleader.com/podcast
RECOMMENDED INTERVIEWS:
Daniel Pink: learningleader.com/danpink456
General Stan McChrystal: https://learningleader.com/mcchrystal...
Kat Cole: bit.ly/1OOLpjJ
Seth Godin: learningleader.com/sethgodin390
Simon Sinek: learningleader.com/sinekhawk348
Tony Robbins: youtube.com/watch?v=_bOZtpcpDNc&t=0s
MY ONLINE SCHOOL:
The Learning Leader Academy: learningleader.com/academy
RECOMMENDED ESSAYS:
The Difference Between Top Performers & Everybody Else: learningleader.com/kipchoge
2021 Year In Review & Goals For 2022: learningleader.com/2021review
WHO AM I?
I’m Ryan Hawk and I’m a writer, podcaster, advisor, and teacher. My favorite thing to do is have a deep, long-form conversation with a thoughtful person. Fortunately, I get to do that often on my podcast, The Learning Leader Show. I created The Learning Leader Show in 2015 as a way for me to follow my curiosity about leadership and excellence with great rigor. It has since been listened to by millions of people in more than 150 countries.
Additionally, I’ve written and published two books. My first: Welcome To Management was named “the best leadership book of 2020” by Forbes. My second: The Pursuit of Excellence ranked at the top of the Amazon charts and Patrick Lencioni said, “This is a must-read book if you care to live an excellent life.”
When I’m not recording podcasts or writing books, I try to help leaders be more effective. Some of the ways I do that: Hosting Learning Leader Circles (paid mastermind groups), 1:1 advising for executives, and my online school, The Learning Leader Academy. Additionally, I’ve delivered keynote speeches all over the world for thousands of people.
EPISODE TIME STAMPS
0:00 – Intro
1:23 – Becoming your own main character
3:13 – The ghost town of Cerro Gordo
5:42 – Moving to Cerro Gordo mid-pandemic
8:40 – A day in the life of Brent Underwood
12:46 – How to fund the revival of a ghost town
14:47 – Ghost Town Living: the book
19:25 – Money can’t buy purpose
21:56 – We’re drawn to people with passion
22:48 – How can I find my purpose?
27:57 – A good reason and a real reason for doing something
33:50 – Learning values from family
35:23 – The importance of vetting people
38:24 – What does Brent’s future look like?
39:35 – “If it can’t be grown, it must be mined”
42:10 – seeking awe and gratitude
44:37 – Live more adventurously
46:02 – A new name for the ‘ghost town’
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk - LearningLeader.com
What does it take to rebuild an abandoned ghost town? A lot patience, discipline and a willingness to be isolated, among many other attributes! Brent Underwood has been reviving ghost town Cerro Gordo for the past 4 years, and counting. He shares with me how exactly he ended up doing this, how he managed to revolve his life around his goals, and how to find more purpose.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MY WORK:
Podcast: The Learning Leader Show: learningleader.com/podcast
Book: The Pursuit Of Excellence: https://learningleader.com/the-pursui...
Book: Welcome To Management: https://learningleader.com/welcome-to...
MY BOOKS:
The Score That Matters - amzn.to/49AFe1A
The Pursuit of Excellence - amzn.to/49YJ9oP
Welcome to Management - amzn.to/4aemuoH
MY PODCAST:
The Learning Leader Show: learningleader.com/podcast
RECOMMENDED INTERVIEWS:
Daniel Pink: learningleader.com/danpink456
General Stan McChrystal: https://learningleader.com/mcchrystal...
Kat Cole: bit.ly/1OOLpjJ
Seth Godin: learningleader.com/sethgodin390
Simon Sinek: learningleader.com/sinekhawk348
Tony Robbins: youtube.com/watch?v=_bOZtpcpDNc&t=0s
MY ONLINE SCHOOL:
The Learning Leader Academy: learningleader.com/academy
RECOMMENDED ESSAYS:
The Difference Between Top Performers & Everybody Else: learningleader.com/kipchoge
2021 Year In Review & Goals For 2022: learningleader.com/2021review
WHO AM I?
I’m Ryan Hawk and I’m a writer, podcaster, advisor, and teacher. My favorite thing to do is have a deep, long-form conversation with a thoughtful person. Fortunately, I get to do that often on my podcast, The Learning Leader Show. I created The Learning Leader Show in 2015 as a way for me to follow my curiosity about leadership and excellence with great rigor. It has since been listened to by millions of people in more than 150 countries.
Additionally, I’ve written and published two books. My first: Welcome To Management was named “the best leadership book of 2020” by Forbes. My second: The Pursuit of Excellence ranked at the top of the Amazon charts and Patrick Lencioni said, “This is a must-read book if you care to live an excellent life.”
When I’m not recording podcasts or writing books, I try to help leaders be more effective. Some of the ways I do that: Hosting Learning Leader Circles (paid mastermind groups), 1:1 advising for executives, and my online school, The Learning Leader Academy. Additionally, I’ve delivered keynote speeches all over the world for thousands of people.
EPISODE TIME STAMPS
0:00 – Intro
1:23 – Becoming your own main character
3:13 – The ghost town of Cerro Gordo
5:42 – Moving to Cerro Gordo mid-pandemic
8:40 – A day in the life of Brent Underwood
12:46 – How to fund the revival of a ghost town
14:47 – Ghost Town Living: the book
19:25 – Money can’t buy purpose
21:56 – We’re drawn to people with passion
22:48 – How can I find my purpose?
27:57 – A good reason and a real reason for doing something
33:50 – Learning values from family
35:23 – The importance of vetting people
38:24 – What does Brent’s future look like?
39:35 – “If it can’t be grown, it must be mined”
42:10 – seeking awe and gratitude
44:37 – Live more adventurously
46:02 – A new name for the ‘ghost town’
