Adrian Gore

I say, I mean, I am actually just a Joe Schmo.

I haven't been an Adrian Gore that's written the four principles and created a mega discovery.

But in my small way, I have impacted many lives through the ladies in entrepreneurship that I've guided.

And I think writing this book was a way to try and impact more lives.

That's chapter two of his book.

And what's his name? Adrian Gore, The Four Principles.

Say that again.

Adrian

Gore.

Adrian Gore?

Gore.

G-O-R-E.

There is so much need, you know, so much opportunity to get out there and help.

And, you know, having recently interviewed Adrian Gore about his new book, The Four Principles, that's one of his key principles.

And anyone who knows Adrian, who's ever listened to him talk will know he talks a lot about this kind of disciplined optimism.

Not kind of Pollyanna, happy clappy

I mean I don't know I'm not dangerous stuff but I know that the harder you make your brain think and the harder you make your brain work it's like exercise push ups don't just do 10 do 20 it's better for you and it will be better for you in the long term so that's how it all fits together but primarily I am an optimist I have faith I believe this country is going to be extraordinary one day it's not bad at the moment I'm not a doom and gloom guy ever and I'm not

over to

kill, you know, the Adrian Gore thing.

I'm not like, yay, hurrah.

I'm like, no, man, what can I do in my corner? To help make this palatable.

And then I guess the other element of it, and it was reignited because I'm currently reading Adrian Gore's book, and it speaks about the pessimist element.

And we are largely pessimistic when we discuss.

But also on news, it is also largely pessimistic because bad news also sells, like as a business model.

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So on today's show, we are interviewing Adrian Gore.

Adrian Gore, he's the founder and the CEO of Discovery, the author of The Four Principles, Multiply Your Impact in Life and Leadership.

In this book, folks, it's a mind-expanding, game-changing book that I believe has a profound impact on everybody's life who reads it.

So what I want you to do, if you're watching today's show, I want you to grab a pen, a pad, a piece of paper, maybe an Etch-A-Sketch, perhaps a ketchup packet, whatever it is that you need to take notes because we are going to be interrogating and asking a lot of questions of Adrian Gore that I promise you can apply to your life and your business.

And with that being said, Adrian Gore, welcome to the Thrive Time Show.

How are you, sir?

I'm great.

What separates ordinary impact from extraordinary impact? Discovery founder Adrian Gore argues it's less about raw talent than four learnable behaviors.

Disciplined optimism, focused urgency, declared goals, and recognizing the few decisions that matter disproportionately.

In this episode of the Monocle Banking Podcast, as always curated by Monocle Solutions, we test those ideas against business, leadership, and South Africa's economic reality.

Today we're tackling some questions that every business leader, in fact, any leader for that matter, grapples with.

Can leaders systematically increase their odds of extraordinary outcomes by changing what they notice, how quickly they act, what they commit to, and where they concentrate their attention? It's the spine of the founder of Discovery, Adrian Gore's new book, The Four Principles, which I have to say is probably one of the most consequential business leadership books I've read in years.

And Adrian, it's great to have you on the show.

Even though I've interviewed you a number of times over the years, I know the Discovery story quite well, still found the insights fresh and compelling for the world that we live in, where AI is creating so much uncertainty.

Do you think that has been a core from a business perspective behind Discovery being able to innovate at such an incredible rate? I mean, you've just launched a bank.