Barack Obama
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
They trust you.
And they feel as if what you're going through and what they're going through occupies a similar space.
And so they don't feel like they're traveling this journey that can be frightening alone sometimes.
And there's a power in the human voice that you grow attached to.
So, you know, you've still got a couple of chapters left.
And my theory was somebody gave me advice right before I was leaving office.
And it was don't rush into what the next thing is.
And take some satisfaction looking backwards and saying, oh, you know what?
Didn't get everything done that I wanted.
Wasn't always exactly how I planned it.
But there's a body of work there that I'm proud of.
You know, pat yourself on the back for a second.
Just be a little brain dead for a while.
You know, I've read a bunch of books that had been stacked up by โ I had a big โ