15 Harsh Truths From History’s Greatest Founders - David Senra - #878
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David Senra is the host of Founders podcast and an investor. Every success story is like a unique song, composed with different instruments. Yet, when you listen closely, many of them share the same underlying rhythms. So, what are the core principles that play a key role in the lessons of the most successful individuals from history? Expect to learn why excellence is defined by the capacity to take & manage pain, why having high powered relationships is the secret to running the world, if self-pity has any utility, the reason that bad boys move in silence, why the story of the father is embedded in the story of the son and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Persevering Through Pain (13:02) Problems Are Opportunities (29:00) The Greatest Entrepreneurs Learn From History (33:51) The Value of Trusted Networks (48:10) Should You Push Your Kids to Success? (57:40) What Really Drives High Performers? (01:11:59) Actions Express Priority (01:21:30) Bad Boys Move in Silence (01:27:49) Belief Comes Before Ability (01:41:27) By Endurance We Conquer (01:46:26) Stay in the Details of Your Business (01:50:44) The Years of Practice Nobody Sees (01:56:54) Self-Pity Has No Utility (02:00:06) The Good Ones Know More (02:06:59) Money Comes Naturally as a Result of Service (02:11:37) A Consequence of Loving What You Do (02:19:10) Where to Find David Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get the best bloodwork analysis in America and bypass Function’s 400,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Take advantage of NetSuite's special financing offer at https://netsuite.com/MODERN Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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