Screw It, Let's Do It

702: Blake Mycoskie (Founder of TOMS) - Hitting Every Goal & Still Feeling Worthless... Gratitude, Mantras, and Hiring Like a Champion

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk, 23 August 2026. The book comes up at 48 min 8 sec in.

Blake Mycoskie credits Richard Branson's book as a formative influence, saying he first learned from reading it and later got to spend time with Branson himself. He describes the book as being about breaking the rules and asking for forgiveness rather than permission, calling it 'a great book' and connecting its lessons to his own approach of entering industries he knew nothing about.

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