"I don't think there's anything in life worth doing if it doesn't actually add value to people's lives." - Michael Abernathy

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Michael Abernathy as they delve into the importance of knowing oneself and being willing to be wrong. Gain wisdom for personal and professional development.

Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world.

--Check out the video episode on YouTube!--

Timestamps:

0:01 - Introduction

1:16 - Niiamah describes Michael

2:47 - Michael's self-introduction

4:07 - Michael's background story

7:54 - Serving people, caring for people

9:52 - Outliers invited to self-reflect

11:46 - Identity and being wrong

13:01 - Analogies and abstract thinking

14:15 - Michael's use of analogies

15:45 - Michael's pattern recognition skills

17:41 - Three types of work

21:20 - Applying patterns in business

24:07 - Defining "building"

27:31 - Cold email outreach example

29:25 - Frameworks and pattern recognition

32:28 - Serving through email outreach

36:22 - Skipping neutral in frameworks

38:45 - When to ship the product

41:50 - The E-Myth Revisited book

43:02 - How to follow Michael

43:50 - Michael's message to future self

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