Ben Wilson

Can I run in absentia while I wait outside the city gates? And they vote on it and they say no. The second he hears that he can't do that, he marches through the city gates, forfeits his triumph, runs for consul, wins, and the rest is history. He becomes Julius Caesar.

The point is he gives up an exciting opportunity celebrating this triumph in order to continue going down the road of his ultimate vision. It also reminds me of a story about Arnold Schwarzenegger. He moves to America and his goal is to become a major A-list actor. And he keeps swinging and striking out on all these opportunities to act because he's got this Austrian accent, right?

The point is he gives up an exciting opportunity celebrating this triumph in order to continue going down the road of his ultimate vision. It also reminds me of a story about Arnold Schwarzenegger. He moves to America and his goal is to become a major A-list actor. And he keeps swinging and striking out on all these opportunities to act because he's got this Austrian accent, right?

And he's working out. He's actually laying bricks just to make ends meet. And he's given the opportunity to be the CEO of a major gym chain. Jack LaLanne has this chain of gyms and he wants Arnold to come be his CEO. And that's going to come with a lot of money, a huge salary. And, you know, he's barely scraping by and he says no. Why does he say no?

And he's working out. He's actually laying bricks just to make ends meet. And he's given the opportunity to be the CEO of a major gym chain. Jack LaLanne has this chain of gyms and he wants Arnold to come be his CEO. And that's going to come with a lot of money, a huge salary. And, you know, he's barely scraping by and he says no. Why does he say no?

Because that's not a part of his long-term vision. And so of course he waits and eventually he is able to get the roles that he wants and becomes a great actor. And so if you settle for these lesser opportunities, then you miss out on your ultimate destiny.

Because that's not a part of his long-term vision. And so of course he waits and eventually he is able to get the roles that he wants and becomes a great actor. And so if you settle for these lesser opportunities, then you miss out on your ultimate destiny.

So you have to stick to that vision, even when it means saying no to great opportunities that don't necessarily align with what you're trying to do.

So you have to stick to that vision, even when it means saying no to great opportunities that don't necessarily align with what you're trying to do.

Okay, well, it is shortly after he has made this decision to wind down their war contracting business that Land is on vacation in Santa Fe, and he's trying to think of a killer consumer product they can develop that will keep all these people employed that they hired during World War II. This is the story I told at the beginning.

Okay, well, it is shortly after he has made this decision to wind down their war contracting business that Land is on vacation in Santa Fe, and he's trying to think of a killer consumer product they can develop that will keep all these people employed that they hired during World War II. This is the story I told at the beginning.

He takes a photo of his daughter, and she asks him why she can't see it now. And by the time he's done with his walk, he has the basic outline in his mind for an instant camera. It takes three years to develop, and in 1947, he reveals to the public the Land Instinct camera. Now, this isn't a Polaroid camera like we think of today. It isn't portable. It's mostly used for portraits.

He takes a photo of his daughter, and she asks him why she can't see it now. And by the time he's done with his walk, he has the basic outline in his mind for an instant camera. It takes three years to develop, and in 1947, he reveals to the public the Land Instinct camera. Now, this isn't a Polaroid camera like we think of today. It isn't portable. It's mostly used for portraits.

It's sepia tone, and you have to let it sit for a minute and then peel off like a little sheet of paper and to reveal the photograph underneath. Even so, it's a total revolution. You no longer have to take your negatives to a film store and let them develop it and wait days to get a photograph. You can see the picture you have taken right there at your home.

It's sepia tone, and you have to let it sit for a minute and then peel off like a little sheet of paper and to reveal the photograph underneath. Even so, it's a total revolution. You no longer have to take your negatives to a film store and let them develop it and wait days to get a photograph. You can see the picture you have taken right there at your home.

When he makes the first public demonstration, people are ecstatic. They're thrilled. One professional photographer who sees the first demonstration says, well, that finishes us. Me, I'm going back to the farm. What's interesting about the land camera is that it needs dozens of new innovations in order to work. And any one of these innovations could have been profitable on their own.

When he makes the first public demonstration, people are ecstatic. They're thrilled. One professional photographer who sees the first demonstration says, well, that finishes us. Me, I'm going back to the farm. What's interesting about the land camera is that it needs dozens of new innovations in order to work. And any one of these innovations could have been profitable on their own.

They could have just sold the film or the solution or the casing or any one of these little innovations they have to do and been pretty successful with it, right? They could have just licensed the technology to Kodak or whatever. But according to Land, combining them all together into a single product was the source of the magic. He said, quote, Okay. First of all, I love that.

They could have just sold the film or the solution or the casing or any one of these little innovations they have to do and been pretty successful with it, right? They could have just licensed the technology to Kodak or whatever. But according to Land, combining them all together into a single product was the source of the magic. He said, quote, Okay. First of all, I love that.

I had to do what had never been done. And I find it really interesting. That it's easier, you know, combining all these innovations into a single product actually makes innovation easier. They rely on one another and they strengthen one another. The other point that Land makes about this innovation is that it starts with a need and not with a product, okay?