The Transformative Power of Illness

This chapter explores the speaker's profound reflection on how scarlet fever shaped their life and career. Through personal anecdotes, they discuss the illness's influence on their senses, particularly hearing, and how it led them to discover their passion for acting and physical expression.

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This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited.

The episode features segments from episode #79 "Chris Sacca on Being Different and Making Billions" and #729 "Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85, Lessons from Marlon Brando, How to Pursue Your Purpose, The Art of Serendipity, Stories of Gunslingers, and More."

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Timestamps:

[00:00] Start

[05:19] Notes about this supercombo format.

[06:23] Enter Chris Sacca.

[06:53] Traits of founders for whom success, at massive scale, seems predestined.

[08:00] Travis Kalanick and Nintendo Wii Tennis.

[09:55] Resources for cultivating investing chops, emotional intelligence, and general empathy.

[18:37] Chris' evolving concept of success.

[22:31] What Chris and his brother Brian's parents did right.

[26:47] What Chris looks for when hiring.

[29:23] The prophetic notebook.

[31:29] Advice to aimless college graduates.