Barack Obama
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
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 – I had a big –
deficit with my wife and had to kind of work my way out of, right?
So we went on a lot of trips and hung out and, you know, just had nice dinners and slept in.
And then I think
What this is an opportunity for you, it was an opportunity for me, was figuring out, all right, what's my next highest and best use?
What's a new purpose that...
scratches that itch.