CIP 037. Escalate the Intensity, Increase the Stakes: Orville and Wilbur Wright's Extraordinary Obsession with Flight

On December 17, 1903, a pair of self-taught, visionary American engineers achieved their dream, forever made the world a smaller place, and helped usher in the age of globalization. It was the first successful piloted, powered airplane flight in history, and with it the Wright brothers revolutionized the world. Competing against the greatest minds in science and technology at the time, the Wright brothers were far from the most likely candidates for pioneering aviation success. Neither one of the brothers graduated high school, went to college, or had any formal training as an engineer. Nor did they have the financial support of the more established aviation pioneers. And, yet, they had everything they needed to succeed. In this episode of Classic Influence, we'll travel back to the late 19th century and see what set these two middle-class Midwestern bicycle mechanics apart from the aviation pack. Listen in now and you will also learn the one critical characteristic of success shared by most everyone of America's most wealthy business titans, including Andrew Carnegie (1835—1919), John D. Rockefeller (1839—1937), Warren Buffet (1930—), and Bill Gates (1955—).

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CIP 037. Escalate the Intensity, Increase the Stakes: Orville and Wilbur Wright's Extraordinary Obsession with Flight is an episode from Classic Influence Podcast: Timeless Lessons from the Legends of Leadership, Power, Hustle and Grit by Dr. Johnny Welch, M.B.A..

This episode is 16:10 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2021.

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