
Thomas Erikson
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Sep 22, 2026
He Failed as a Leader at 24. Then Sold 12 Million Books | Thomas Erikson
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Sope AgbelusiHOST
How would a leader... going through all of that destruction right now, be able to use something like Surrounded by Idiots to help them to understand and reveal what that pressure is and how they can deal with it better? That's an excellent
Episode 69: Thomas Erikson- Surrounded by Idiots, Self-Awareness, Behavioral Psychology & much more
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Tony AnagorHOST
And I think just to kick off, for our listeners that maybe haven't heard of you, um, haven't read your book, and I hope they, they now will, could you share a little bit about your trajectory into, into this world of, uh, human behavior and human psychology?

Thomas EriksonGUEST
Well, I, as many other people, stumbled into this by accident or, or may- may- may- maybe...

Thomas EriksonGUEST
Well, by accident or maybe just because I, my, my general demeanor was not perfect when I was a young man.

Thomas EriksonGUEST
Uh, I was a good sales rep, so I thought if I could sell, I could probably lead the sales reps.
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Tony AnagorHOST
[laughs] Frame it for us for the, the four different types of, uh, of behavioral personalities.
20 World-Class Communications Experts Share Their #1 Advice
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Oliver AustHOST
What's your best piece of communications advice? The best piece of communication advice?

Thomas EriksonGUEST
That would be, you will never change somebody else, but you can change yourself.
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And that's probably a sign that you're doing it maybe just close to enough.

Thomas EriksonGUEST
The other thing to remember is communication isn't just about words and especially things like vision.

Thomas EriksonGUEST
I think leaders probably communicate vision better through action than they do through words.

Thomas EriksonGUEST
And certainly to the extent that you can find opportunities or maybe even create opportunities to live the vision that you want people to follow, that's maybe the best communication of all.