We Don't Choose Our Parents, but We Choose Whom We Want to Be

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i don't know if i describe my children as sublime, so much as crazy, farile animals. But he did get to see them play and have funn sort of be in that blime childlike state. That's where my best work comes from. Those are the moments i remember most fondly. Just the idea of play, right? And connectedness and a creativity. These are important states we take for granted and lose track of at our peril.

On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks about his relationship and recent visit with his mentor Robert Greene, the truth and importance of the saying “it takes a village,” why if you want your kids to be something you have to be that thing, and more.

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