Bob Parsons

And I understand the reason, Nate, because when you do what you love, you're going to work harder at it. And you're not doing it just for the money. And, you know, depending upon why you're working, right, why you're doing what you're doing, that's going to determine how successful you are. And you'll never be successful if you're just working for the money.

And I understand the reason, Nate, because when you do what you love, you're going to work harder at it. And you're not doing it just for the money. And, you know, depending upon why you're working, right, why you're doing what you're doing, that's going to determine how successful you are. And you'll never be successful if you're just working for the money.

because you won't do the things you need to do to be successful because they're counterintuitive.

because you won't do the things you need to do to be successful because they're counterintuitive.

because you won't do the things you need to do to be successful because they're counterintuitive.

I did.

I did.

I did.

I grew up in East Baltimore. I had a younger brother, younger sister, mom and dad, of course. And we never had much. Mom and dad were gamblers, and neither one of them was that good at it. And so we were always broke. I mean, always, always broke. And if dad bought anything, it was always with credit, and they always would— Goose him with the interest rate, which means we even had less.

I grew up in East Baltimore. I had a younger brother, younger sister, mom and dad, of course. And we never had much. Mom and dad were gamblers, and neither one of them was that good at it. And so we were always broke. I mean, always, always broke. And if dad bought anything, it was always with credit, and they always would— Goose him with the interest rate, which means we even had less.

I grew up in East Baltimore. I had a younger brother, younger sister, mom and dad, of course. And we never had much. Mom and dad were gamblers, and neither one of them was that good at it. And so we were always broke. I mean, always, always broke. And if dad bought anything, it was always with credit, and they always would— Goose him with the interest rate, which means we even had less.

So if we needed to have anything, we had to figure out how we were going to work and earn it and how we were going to make money and get what we wanted to get. And we did things like newspaper routes, shoveling snow, running errands, working in phone stations, construction, all that kind of stuff. But my first business is an interesting story. It was a lemonade stand.

So if we needed to have anything, we had to figure out how we were going to work and earn it and how we were going to make money and get what we wanted to get. And we did things like newspaper routes, shoveling snow, running errands, working in phone stations, construction, all that kind of stuff. But my first business is an interesting story. It was a lemonade stand.

So if we needed to have anything, we had to figure out how we were going to work and earn it and how we were going to make money and get what we wanted to get. And we did things like newspaper routes, shoveling snow, running errands, working in phone stations, construction, all that kind of stuff. But my first business is an interesting story. It was a lemonade stand.

And so one day, I'm probably about eight or nine years old, and I go ahead and... It's one of those hot days that they get in Baltimore that you could see the heat wave off the tar street, you know, asphalt street. And when I did that, I decided, man, I'll make lemonade. I'll have a lemonade stand out here today. Well, Mom wasn't around. It was just me. I was the only one at home.

And so one day, I'm probably about eight or nine years old, and I go ahead and... It's one of those hot days that they get in Baltimore that you could see the heat wave off the tar street, you know, asphalt street. And when I did that, I decided, man, I'll make lemonade. I'll have a lemonade stand out here today. Well, Mom wasn't around. It was just me. I was the only one at home.

And so one day, I'm probably about eight or nine years old, and I go ahead and... It's one of those hot days that they get in Baltimore that you could see the heat wave off the tar street, you know, asphalt street. And when I did that, I decided, man, I'll make lemonade. I'll have a lemonade stand out here today. Well, Mom wasn't around. It was just me. I was the only one at home.

So I go ahead and get this picture out that she had. And I knew that Lemonade was lemon juice. and sugar and water. So I get this bottle of lemon out, and this is called Real Lemon, and I fill this thing up with lemon, and then I put a lot of sugar in it, and then I put water in it, and I mix it all up and mix. No matter how I made it, it just didn't taste quite right.

So I go ahead and get this picture out that she had. And I knew that Lemonade was lemon juice. and sugar and water. So I get this bottle of lemon out, and this is called Real Lemon, and I fill this thing up with lemon, and then I put a lot of sugar in it, and then I put water in it, and I mix it all up and mix. No matter how I made it, it just didn't taste quite right.

So I go ahead and get this picture out that she had. And I knew that Lemonade was lemon juice. and sugar and water. So I get this bottle of lemon out, and this is called Real Lemon, and I fill this thing up with lemon, and then I put a lot of sugar in it, and then I put water in it, and I mix it all up and mix. No matter how I made it, it just didn't taste quite right.