Addison LaBonte
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And that's the thing is I really believe in the power of proximity.
So if I want to be the best entrepreneur and the best human being that I can be, I need to surround myself with people who are way ahead of me in life.
My goal is to be the least successful person in a room.
If I can walk into a networking event and know the least, have the least amount of revenue, I love that.
Yes, me too.
And I think when I meet, I've met a few billionaires in Dallas.
And the first thing I think is, you know, how did you get here?
What did you do?
Tell me your life story.
And I find it very inspiring.
I don't think it's excessive at all.
I think, wow, this is really cool that they were that dedicated and disciplined to reach these astronomical levels of success.
I'm actually not super surprised by that.
They talk about this on Shark Tank sometimes, is that sometimes the best entrepreneurs came from nothing because they had nothing to lose.
So they bet everything on themselves.
Whereas people who grew up with money are used to that comfort and maybe less comfortable spending their money or taking a chance or going out on a limb.
I like that.
Wow.
That's amazing.
I really want to get on Shark Tank.