Bill Gates

I could understand things like playing cards as well or better than my grandmother, or I could read books that had complicated things. I was a bit showing off to saying, because my cognition is good, why should you be able to set arbitrary rules? But anyway, I'm embarrassed when I think about it now. But Dr. Cressy,

was so encouraging to me in general, and then got across, he probably understood at the first meeting that I had to be convinced to make this change, but he did it in a super nice way. And so the idea that, no, my parents, yes, they're imperfect, but wow, they're on my side, that changed my behavior.

was so encouraging to me in general, and then got across, he probably understood at the first meeting that I had to be convinced to make this change, but he did it in a super nice way. And so the idea that, no, my parents, yes, they're imperfect, but wow, they're on my side, that changed my behavior.

They, I thought, oh, I need to be so clever to win and I'm going to apply all this energy to win. And so the idea when he says, no, you're going to win, it's like, oh, I see. It's not because I'm clever. It's because they care for me and they're trying to help me. And their main concern is, am I ready to go out in the world? And if I have capabilities, will I develop those and use those? And

They, I thought, oh, I need to be so clever to win and I'm going to apply all this energy to win. And so the idea when he says, no, you're going to win, it's like, oh, I see. It's not because I'm clever. It's because they care for me and they're trying to help me. And their main concern is, am I ready to go out in the world? And if I have capabilities, will I develop those and use those? And

You know, my mom always had a way of kind of pushing me to do more. I said to her once, you know, you told me to go to the heart of school. And she said, no, I never actually said that. And I said to her, well, wait a minute. parents would come over, you'd say how bad they must feel that their kid didn't go to college or something like that.

You know, my mom always had a way of kind of pushing me to do more. I said to her once, you know, you told me to go to the heart of school. And she said, no, I never actually said that. And I said to her, well, wait a minute. parents would come over, you'd say how bad they must feel that their kid didn't go to college or something like that.

So, okay, it was indirect, but, you know, it was kind of there. So, you know, my mom certainly encouraged me, you know, and sometimes I felt overwhelmed by that, but my eventual reaction to just, okay, try to outdo any levels she set and ended up working out well.

So, okay, it was indirect, but, you know, it was kind of there. So, you know, my mom certainly encouraged me, you know, and sometimes I felt overwhelmed by that, but my eventual reaction to just, okay, try to outdo any levels she set and ended up working out well.

Well, things like table manners. I'm like, well, you know, okay, I have to take the ketchup and put it in a bowl and then do this, and I'm not supposed to put my elbows on the table. And, you know, she was just, you know, trying to make sure I was civilized a little bit, you know, what I would wear and everything. They definitely got me engaged with adults.

Well, things like table manners. I'm like, well, you know, okay, I have to take the ketchup and put it in a bowl and then do this, and I'm not supposed to put my elbows on the table. And, you know, she was just, you know, trying to make sure I was civilized a little bit, you know, what I would wear and everything. They definitely got me engaged with adults.

You know, my social skills were slow to develop with people other than a few boys like myself. But with adults, because they were having them over and I, you know, got so I could ask those adults to talk about what they were doing, that was really valuable to me because I ended up through that and through one of my early friends having more of an outlook of, okay, where am I headed now?

You know, my social skills were slow to develop with people other than a few boys like myself. But with adults, because they were having them over and I, you know, got so I could ask those adults to talk about what they were doing, that was really valuable to me because I ended up through that and through one of my early friends having more of an outlook of, okay, where am I headed now?

at quite a young age, which was super helpful.

at quite a young age, which was super helpful.

Well, unfortunately, my mom passed away in her early 60s. She got breast cancer. And so I had gotten married six months before she passed us away. So she never got to see that I tried to follow her example as a parent. She never got to see the foundation get going. My dad actually ran the foundation and got it off to a fantastic start. So he was involved.

Well, unfortunately, my mom passed away in her early 60s. She got breast cancer. And so I had gotten married six months before she passed us away. So she never got to see that I tried to follow her example as a parent. She never got to see the foundation get going. My dad actually ran the foundation and got it off to a fantastic start. So he was involved.

But her sort of dictate about, okay, if you are successful, you have to give back. It's a shame that she didn't get to kind of participate and see that I'm following what she said. despite all the times I pushed back on her.

But her sort of dictate about, okay, if you are successful, you have to give back. It's a shame that she didn't get to kind of participate and see that I'm following what she said. despite all the times I pushed back on her.

Oh, absolutely. The sense I have of, okay, I've got to do this and do that well, that really came from her. My dad more set the example of being calm and thoughtful, also great, great values. But it wasn't through... the interaction, he would, you know, leave pretty early. And if my mom had to escalate to call him in, you knew you better give in because that was kind of the ultimate thing.