3.22 Why Are We In Such a Damn Hurry?

I would say...

I historically, so like if you've ever taken Strength Finders, Strength Finders ranks 34 strengths that you have.

And activation is one of my strengths.

It's in my top five.

And what that means is if you tell me an idea and I like it and I've decided it is a good idea and I would like to make it happen, nothing is going to stop me.

Of course.

It is why we started this podcast.

It is why I've done everything that I've ever done that all seems kind of, you know, either dumb or like kind of ridiculous.

So activation is like, it tricked me into thinking that you don't have to wait for things because if I'm like, oh, this is what we're doing, we're doing it.

But the older I've gotten, the more I've realized that the most worthwhile things, the things that are more legacy type things.

They do take time to get really good, even if you get an open door fast.

So like sometimes a door will open.

For instance, something really tragic happened in 2021 that prompted me to think I should write a book.

In 2022, I decided, all right, I think I actually am going to write this book.

And I did not actually get a yes to write a book until 2025.

So from 2021 to 2025 was just me trying to figure out how to make this thing I thought I was supposed to do, like felt truly called to do happen.

And nothing has been more painful than waiting that long.

I've never waited that long.

I decided to start a magazine and I'd never had a magazine subscription before.

And I started that shit in three months.

I was like, we got an investor.

I met him at the garage.

We had one too many martinis and he wrote me a check.

Let's go.

I mean, that's how quickly those things happen.

I would say...

I historically, so like if you've ever taken Strength Finders, Strength Finders ranks 34 strengths that you have.

And activation is one of my strengths.

It's in my top five.

And what that means is if you tell me an idea and I like it and I've decided it is a good idea and I would like to make it happen, nothing is going to stop me.

Of course.

It is why we started this podcast.

It is why I've done everything that I've ever done that all seems kind of, you know, either dumb or like kind of ridiculous.

So activation is like, it tricked me into thinking that you don't have to wait for things because if I'm like, oh, this is what we're doing, we're doing it.

But the older I've gotten, the more I've realized that the most worthwhile things, the things that are more legacy type things.

They do take time to get really good, even if you get an open door fast.

So like sometimes a door will open.

For instance, something really tragic happened in 2021 that prompted me to think I should write a book.

In 2022, I decided, all right, I think I actually am going to write this book.

And I did not actually get a yes to write a book until 2025.

So from 2021 to 2025 was just me trying to figure out how to make this thing I thought I was supposed to do, like felt truly called to do happen.

And nothing has been more painful than waiting that long.

I've never waited that long.

I decided to start a magazine and I'd never had a magazine subscription before.

And I started that shit in three months.

I was like, we got an investor.

I met him at the garage.

We had one too many martinis and he wrote me a check.

Let's go.

I mean, that's how quickly those things happen.