#320 The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2

What I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden.  ---- Founders Notes gives you the superpower to learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. You can search all my notes and highlights from every book I've ever read for the podcast. Get access to Founders Notes here.  ---- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book ---- (5:00) It was better for the world that he had known failure and suffered moments of self doubt. (6:00) There was something in Churchill's character that simply wouldn't allow him to give up. He was a dangerous optimist. (8:00) History likes winners. (9:30) The adventures and ordeals of those early years were essential to the making of a man who triumphed in the second world war. (10:00) At 40 he was largely written off as a man whose best days were behind him. (Churchill shares a lot of parallels with Steve Jobs) (10:30) He fashioned his career as a grand experiment to prove that he could work his will on his times. Persevering in that approach, despite repeated setbacks and often harsh ridicule of those who didn't share his high opinion of himself. (13:00) At the heart of this story is an irrepressible spirit. (17:30) Little men let events take their course. I like things to happen. And if they don't happen, I like to make them happen. (15:00) In every age there are great men. Why not us? And why not now? (19:30) Churchill mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. (22:00) While other politicians were content to get their information from a scattering of newspapers, Churchill devoured whole shelves. (23:00) Winston Churchill wanted to be the dominant political figure of his time. (23:30) Robert Caro's books on Lyndon Johnson (26:30) Listen to Invest Like The Best #343 David Senra  (30:00) If a man is sure of himself it only sharpens him and makes him more effective. (35:00) Another thing Steve Jobs and Winston Churchill had in common: High Energy. Thi