Creating useful people - the childhoods of entrepreneurs and business leaders - from Clever Tykes - Graham Allcott, author & founder of Think Productive

Graham Allcott, author & founder of Think Productive

08/30/18 • 48 min

Creating useful people - the childhoods of entrepreneurs and business leaders - from Clever Tykes

From washing neighbours cars to becoming a bestselling author

Graham is the author of three books, including the global best-seller “How to be a Productivity Ninja“, and is the founder of Think Productive, one of the world’s leading providers of personal productivity training and consultancy, with offices all over the world.

In this podcast we discuss the power of wanting less, not more, how a religious upbringing has shaped Graham’s world views as an adult, and the valuable lessons he learned from his teachers.

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From washing neighbours cars to becoming a bestselling author

In this podcast we discuss the power of wanting less, not more, how a religious upbringing has shaped Graham’s world views as an adult, and the valuable lessons he learned from his teachers.

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