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He’s incredible…but I’d never want to be him. His family life is a mess, he neglects his health, & he lives a high-stress life. ‍“One man’s heaven is another man’s hell.” - some wise monk, probably‍ So it begs the question - who do I actually admire? Who’s life/career do I look at and say - ‘gimme one of those’? It’s never an exact copy you want, but a useful guide. For me - I admire creative polymaths. For example, Ben Franklin: Science, Media, Politics, Business, Music… what a legend. Jesse Itzler is a modern day example: Why do I love these careers so much? I think it’s because a part of me feels like life is short - that Disneyland will close soon and I wanna ride all the rides before we get kicked out. Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) once said: "If you want to be successful, find out what the price is and then pay it."‍ Looking at my examples, here’s what I wrote down for the “price I need to pay”: I need to… These all sound fun. It sounds like me, or at least, what I want to be

who's your Elon? October 4, 2024 who's your Elon? For many founders - Elon Musk is the north star. It makes sense. The guy is probably the GOAT of entrepreneurs: Richest guy in the world Most famous founder Badass - he’s unafraid, goes after the biggest, hardest, problems He’s incredible…but I’d never want to be him. His family life is a mess, he neglects his health, & he lives a high-stress life. ‍ “One man’s heaven is another man’s hell.” - some wise monk, probably ‍ So it begs the question - who do I actually admire? Who’s life/career do I look at and say - ‘gimme one of those’? It’s never

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