Christian Ray Flores

That was the hair that did it, huh? Yeah, it was the hair.

That was the hair that did it, huh? Yeah, it was the hair.

Okay. So thank you for, thanks for asking. And I think that is the question, right? And you know, So to give your audience a little bit of a background in a very, very fast-forward way, what you're referring to is that I basically changed four countries by age seven. My dad was in a concentration camp in Chile. We were refugees in a refugee facility.

Okay. So thank you for, thanks for asking. And I think that is the question, right? And you know, So to give your audience a little bit of a background in a very, very fast-forward way, what you're referring to is that I basically changed four countries by age seven. My dad was in a concentration camp in Chile. We were refugees in a refugee facility.

Then we went traveling to Germany, then back to Russia, then to Africa. There was a civil war in Africa when we were there. There were bombings literally across the street from my house. They blew up a building. And then we sort of, I ended up coming back as a teenager to like the worst Soviet Union restrictive environment.

Then we went traveling to Germany, then back to Russia, then to Africa. There was a civil war in Africa when we were there. There were bombings literally across the street from my house. They blew up a building. And then we sort of, I ended up coming back as a teenager to like the worst Soviet Union restrictive environment.

And then after the fall of the wall, I just sort of, it's almost like took flight, right? There was like escape velocity that happened. And the question, I guess, is about that. How does that happen? Right. And I became one of the pop stars. And then we moved to the States. We started several businesses, nonprofits and did a bunch of other things.

And then after the fall of the wall, I just sort of, it's almost like took flight, right? There was like escape velocity that happened. And the question, I guess, is about that. How does that happen? Right. And I became one of the pop stars. And then we moved to the States. We started several businesses, nonprofits and did a bunch of other things.

And none of it is really over the top grandiose, but it is sort of if you think about it, wow, that's a lot. Right. And I would say The question that I get most is what you're saying. How do you not contract? How do you expand in the midst of massive, massive disadvantages and life-threatening circumstances and things like that?

And none of it is really over the top grandiose, but it is sort of if you think about it, wow, that's a lot. Right. And I would say The question that I get most is what you're saying. How do you not contract? How do you expand in the midst of massive, massive disadvantages and life-threatening circumstances and things like that?

And I think honestly, for me, the answer is that there's actually a tremendous potential opportunity for growth in the midst of suffering. if you process it correctly, right? And actually, I don't think we have enough suffering in our lives that makes us weaker, right? And I mean, biologically, that's even true, right? You don't go to the gym, you become weaker.

And I think honestly, for me, the answer is that there's actually a tremendous potential opportunity for growth in the midst of suffering. if you process it correctly, right? And actually, I don't think we have enough suffering in our lives that makes us weaker, right? And I mean, biologically, that's even true, right? You don't go to the gym, you become weaker.

You go to the gym, you create suffering, you become stronger, right? But it's extraordinarily true across all dimensions of life. So learning, ambition, romance, friendship, money, all those things It actually works universally. And it's not that I wish, I mean, it's actually impossible to replicate my kind of suffering that is completely out of control.

You go to the gym, you create suffering, you become stronger, right? But it's extraordinarily true across all dimensions of life. So learning, ambition, romance, friendship, money, all those things It actually works universally. And it's not that I wish, I mean, it's actually impossible to replicate my kind of suffering that is completely out of control.

But you can actually replicate suffering on purpose that is constructive suffering that makes you grow. And I think that's the answer is that you interpret suffering as a win of some sort. And that's a mindset shift, right? Yeah.

But you can actually replicate suffering on purpose that is constructive suffering that makes you grow. And I think that's the answer is that you interpret suffering as a win of some sort. And that's a mindset shift, right? Yeah.

Exactly. Basically what you need to do is seek out not too much suffering. because too much suffering will break you, but enough suffering to grow you. And that is actually, there's a term coined by Nassim Taleb called antifragile, right? And that's antifragility. Antifragility is the ability to get better, stronger, smarter, more agile, not in spite of suffering, but because of suffering.

Exactly. Basically what you need to do is seek out not too much suffering. because too much suffering will break you, but enough suffering to grow you. And that is actually, there's a term coined by Nassim Taleb called antifragile, right? And that's antifragility. Antifragility is the ability to get better, stronger, smarter, more agile, not in spite of suffering, but because of suffering.

So I would say the formula there is keep 80% sort of safe, predictable, and create 20% across all dimensions every single day in the unsafe, painful suffering, and you will be unstoppable, I believe.

So I would say the formula there is keep 80% sort of safe, predictable, and create 20% across all dimensions every single day in the unsafe, painful suffering, and you will be unstoppable, I believe.