Be the Truck - Andrew Sherman (Partner at Jones Day, Entrepreneur, Author & more)

Andrew Sherman is an entrepreneur with a truly inspiring perspective. He is a Partner with Jones Day, feature speaker, author, and internationally recognized expert on legal aspects of business growth. Andrew has helped thousands of entrepreneurs through his work and his writing. He possesses the talent to speak both articulately and simply. Andrew’s talent for distilling large concepts into simple metaphor is at the heart of his Paper Napkin Wisdom. He advises us to “Be the truck. Not the squirrel”. The metaphor is one Andrew uses in his book, Road Rules. He encourages us to use our Driver’s Ed studies as guidelines for business and life. We are the truck, he tells us, and we are the carrier of valuable cargo. We have a destination, a purpose and we ought to have a clear vision of where we want to go. Andrew stresses the importance of having clear direction. We don’t want to be the squirrel, he reminds us, building our life dependent on finding the acorn and having no rhyme or reason to our movements. We certainly don’t want to be road kill. Andrew’s driving metaphor is one that applies to both personal and professional life. He tells us we need to apply the same care and consideration to our lives that we would apply to our travels; we need to pay attention to the road signs of life and adjust our driving accordingly not only for ourselves but for the safety and happiness of those around us. It’s a great life perspective and a powerful message. Listen to the conversation with Andrew here:

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