Mark Graban – Don’t Shame Yourself for Your Differences

BIO: Mark Graban is an author, speaker, consultant, and podcaster. His podcasts include Lean Blog Interviews, Habitual Excellence, and My Favorite Mistake. He’s also affiliated with the technology company KaiNexus and the healthcare advisory firm Value Capture. STORY: Two of Mark’s worst investments were investing $4,000 in a company he knew nothing about and living in denial about his ADHD diagnosis for over 20 years. LEARNING: Be careful when choosing individual stocks. Don’t be in denial about things. You’re beautiful as you are.   “If you think you might have a problem, you probably have a problem. It’s worth talking to a professional to get help.”Mark Graban  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mgraban/ (Mark Graban) is an author, speaker, consultant, and podcaster. His podcasts include https://www.leanblog.org/category/podcast-interviews/ (Lean Blog Interviews), https://www.valuecapturellc.com/thought-leadership/our-podcast-habitual-excellence/ (Habitual Excellence), and https://www.markgraban.com/my-favorite-mistake-reflections-from-business-leaders-podcast/ (My Favorite Mistake). He’s also affiliated with the technology company https://www.kainexus.com/ (KaiNexus) and the healthcare advisory firm https://www.valuecapturellc.com/ (Value Capture). His books include his most recent, titled https://www.measuresofsuccessbook.com/ (Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More). He has a BS in industrial engineering from Northwestern University and an MS and an MBA from MIT. His website with all of his books, podcasts, and more is https://www.markgraban.com/ (MarkGraban.com). Worst investment everIn early 2000, Mark was trying to get started with a retirement account when a colleague told him about a stock they had invested in. The colleague raved about how the stock had skyrocketed, making them a lot of money. The company was called Commerce One. Mark didn’t know anything about it and didn’t do any research. He just took his colleague’s advice and invested $4,000. Before lo