Andrew Wilkinson is an entrepreneur, co-founder of Tiny, and an investor.
"I'll be happy when..." is the beginning of many people's mindsets about life and happiness. We assume that happiness sits on the other side of the next set of goals, even though right now we're on the other side of our last set of goals. So the question is, what if you're a billionaire? Does this pattern ever stop?
Expect to learn whether successful people are just disordered, if SSRIs aren’t actually that bad, what Andrew learned from Warren Buffett, whether there's a number you reach in your bank account to feel like you ‘made it’, why wealthy people distort reality, where to find smart people to hire for your business, how to learn to trust your entrepreneurial gut and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Andrew’s Experience With Anxiety
(07:27) Are Most Successful People Driven By Anxiety?
(13:21) The Downside of Taking Advice
(17:54) Stop Doing What You Hate
(27:24) Moving From Operator to Executive
(34:04) Books That Helped Andrew
(37:56) What Does ‘Never Enough’ Mean?
(48:23) The Perils of Being Rich & Famous
(59:28) People At the Top Still Don’t Feel Enough
(01:06:17) How Childhood Impacts Views on Wealth
(01:12:19) The People Andrew Admires
(01:21:37) Can People Actually Change?
(01:28:50) How to Hire the Right Candidates
(01:37:54) Making Gut Decisions
(01:41:42) Andrew’s Future After Writing the Book
(01:50:18) Where to Find Andrew
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