Adam Grant

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ReThinking · The one skill you need to succeed in your career in a turbulent world - by Adam Grant | from Radio Davos · 26 May 2026 podcast

As a shy introvert, I was afraid of public speaking.

I didn't want to be on stage.

And I think early on I learned through diving that seeking out and embracing discomfort was actually key to growth.

And the more I put myself in situations that I really would rather not be in and might even embarrass myself, the more I was forced to stretch my skills.

And so

So I don't know that stand up comedy is the right option for everyone, but I think if we all made a list of, you know, the situations that make us nervous and then forced ourselves into them, we'd end up accelerating our own growth.

Well, I I was really lucky to have an extraordinary coach, Eric Best, who changed the way that I thought about motivating myself and also other people.

I I remember one practice where I was supposed to do uh the hard probably the hardest dive I had ever done to date.

It was a full twisting two and a half.

So two flips, uh 360 turn, and then a dive.

And, you know, normally as you know, as a diver who faced a lot of fear, I would I would stand at the end of the board shaking for a few years.

minutes before I I went when it was time to try a new dive.

This is a whole nother level of fear for me.

I stood there shaking for 10, 20, 30, 40 minutes.

Finally at 45 minutes, I'm just frozen.

Eric has run out of patience.

And he says, Adam, are you gonna do this dive?

And I thought

Ever?

Yes, one day I would love to do this dive.

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