Chris Voss

I hang out with a new crew that says, here's how to get to the top of the mountain the fastest. And they're all circles. And if you don't get inspired by your circle, it's a cage. Yeah, well said. And it is a cage. And most people are living in this cage. And I find myself in cages. Very periodically, like pretty often. And I got to move, shift the circle.

I hang out with a new crew that says, here's how to get to the top of the mountain the fastest. And they're all circles. And if you don't get inspired by your circle, it's a cage. Yeah, well said. And it is a cage. And most people are living in this cage. And I find myself in cages. Very periodically, like pretty often. And I got to move, shift the circle.

And it's not easy because look, we've got long-term relationships, but the minute somebody starts talking negative, I've used so many times in my past negativity to push me to do stuff. And it was coming from a place of darkness of you say, I can't do that. Watch this. It's got to turn to love at some point. And the self-love. Yes. But I don't mind what inspires you. Whatever gets you going.

And it's not easy because look, we've got long-term relationships, but the minute somebody starts talking negative, I've used so many times in my past negativity to push me to do stuff. And it was coming from a place of darkness of you say, I can't do that. Watch this. It's got to turn to love at some point. And the self-love. Yes. But I don't mind what inspires you. Whatever gets you going.

If your wife told you you're always going to be a fat ass and it gets you in shape, you're going to have to turn around at some point and use that inspiration and say, I deserve this. I feel better.

If your wife told you you're always going to be a fat ass and it gets you in shape, you're going to have to turn around at some point and use that inspiration and say, I deserve this. I feel better.

I think people have a hard time with that, but they usually use something like mom said, I would never be anybody. Look at this. And sometimes that motivation goes further than just, I want to be better in life. Do you ever think that sometimes negative people, you know, there's somebody saying something like, yeah, you wish. You'll never, you'll never do that.

I think people have a hard time with that, but they usually use something like mom said, I would never be anybody. Look at this. And sometimes that motivation goes further than just, I want to be better in life. Do you ever think that sometimes negative people, you know, there's somebody saying something like, yeah, you wish. You'll never, you'll never do that.

You know, I was reading an article by Tom Brady, and he said, when I started playing professional football, or it was college football, he goes, I was by far the slowest guy. Slow, slow, slow. Like, I was literally last place as speed. And he goes, my mom... My mom was there watching me from the silence and said, you were like flying. You were just so fast. And he goes, mom, I'm the slowest.

You know, I was reading an article by Tom Brady, and he said, when I started playing professional football, or it was college football, he goes, I was by far the slowest guy. Slow, slow, slow. Like, I was literally last place as speed. And he goes, my mom... My mom was there watching me from the silence and said, you were like flying. You were just so fast. And he goes, mom, I'm the slowest.

No, no, no, you don't understand. You were faster than everybody. And she's just, I do think it's a lot of how your parents set you up in your belief systems or whoever raised you. If you could do whatever you want and just, my mom always told me, I know for a fact, and I always say this, that if something happened bad, and this would never happen, but if I went to prison,

No, no, no, you don't understand. You were faster than everybody. And she's just, I do think it's a lot of how your parents set you up in your belief systems or whoever raised you. If you could do whatever you want and just, my mom always told me, I know for a fact, and I always say this, that if something happened bad, and this would never happen, but if I went to prison,

My mom would move anywhere on this planet to be right next to there to come visit me. And she would love me. I really feel like it's unconditional. And I feel like if I told my mom she's a piece, you know, and I cussed her out and I fist fought her, she would come back for more. I mean, to a certain extent, you could only take so much abuse. But that's just the woman she is.

My mom would move anywhere on this planet to be right next to there to come visit me. And she would love me. I really feel like it's unconditional. And I feel like if I told my mom she's a piece, you know, and I cussed her out and I fist fought her, she would come back for more. I mean, to a certain extent, you could only take so much abuse. But that's just the woman she is.

She's like unconditional love. And when you feel that, and a lot of people don't have that. And I was very fortunate. My mom and dad got a divorce, whatever. But she always made me feel like I was number one. And that's why I'm like, I set these impossible goals, but I always say, if you shoot for the stars, you land on the moon, you're doing okay.

She's like unconditional love. And when you feel that, and a lot of people don't have that. And I was very fortunate. My mom and dad got a divorce, whatever. But she always made me feel like I was number one. And that's why I'm like, I set these impossible goals, but I always say, if you shoot for the stars, you land on the moon, you're doing okay.

And I put a lot of pressure on myself, but I never get burned out or like too stressed out. I'm not like, oh, I'm never going to make it. I'm never going to be, but I talk to myself all the time. I always got a calculator. I got the app open on my phone, the calculator app. I'm reversing engineering my goals. People are like, dude, there's no way you could do that. And I'm like, yeah, I could.

And I put a lot of pressure on myself, but I never get burned out or like too stressed out. I'm not like, oh, I'm never going to make it. I'm never going to be, but I talk to myself all the time. I always got a calculator. I got the app open on my phone, the calculator app. I'm reversing engineering my goals. People are like, dude, there's no way you could do that. And I'm like, yeah, I could.

I want to hit a billion dollars of revenue. I need 2000 texts doing 500,000. And I go to do that over the next four years. Here's who I would need to hire each month. And then it progresses up and they're like, wait, you're serious, aren't you? I'm like, yeah, it's a mathematical equation. It's a formula. It works every time. Do the math. I think a lot of people, I don't understand.

I want to hit a billion dollars of revenue. I need 2000 texts doing 500,000. And I go to do that over the next four years. Here's who I would need to hire each month. And then it progresses up and they're like, wait, you're serious, aren't you? I'm like, yeah, it's a mathematical equation. It's a formula. It works every time. Do the math. I think a lot of people, I don't understand.