Dan Kennedy

But had he not won, he'd probably be doing five to ten in an orange jumpsuit somewhere and be bankrupted. So there will be a backlog. And the better at this you are, the more successful at it you are, the bigger will be the backlash, right? So you got to know it's coming. And so some of it is psycho-emotional. You have to not care about the critics.

But had he not won, he'd probably be doing five to ten in an orange jumpsuit somewhere and be bankrupted. So there will be a backlog. And the better at this you are, the more successful at it you are, the bigger will be the backlash, right? So you got to know it's coming. And so some of it is psycho-emotional. You have to not care about the critics.

Um, um, uh, when I was doing a lot of speaking, I mean, I tried to get some people to get up and leave.

Um, um, uh, when I was doing a lot of speaking, I mean, I tried to get some people to get up and leave.

Um, um, uh, when I was doing a lot of speaking, I mean, I tried to get some people to get up and leave.

That was like, that was like, you knew you were, you know, right at a place where everybody got it. Nobody was missing your point. Um, And you got to not care about any of that, you know, and people tend to obsess over it. You know, one way or another, they'll get complaint letters. I mean, I can't. Other than when they've been funny. I don't think anybody has shown me one. 30 years.

That was like, that was like, you knew you were, you know, right at a place where everybody got it. Nobody was missing your point. Um, And you got to not care about any of that, you know, and people tend to obsess over it. You know, one way or another, they'll get complaint letters. I mean, I can't. Other than when they've been funny. I don't think anybody has shown me one. 30 years.

That was like, that was like, you knew you were, you know, right at a place where everybody got it. Nobody was missing your point. Um, And you got to not care about any of that, you know, and people tend to obsess over it. You know, one way or another, they'll get complaint letters. I mean, I can't. Other than when they've been funny. I don't think anybody has shown me one. 30 years.

Now I know we get them. I know we get them. And so now you get them. Whether you know it or not, they're coming into your office, I promise you. And I've never been interested in it. Unless it's a funny one. And then Bill would show it to me, or Carla would show it to me, but for the most part, I don't care. See, I I care about the one I got, not the 10 I didn't.

Now I know we get them. I know we get them. And so now you get them. Whether you know it or not, they're coming into your office, I promise you. And I've never been interested in it. Unless it's a funny one. And then Bill would show it to me, or Carla would show it to me, but for the most part, I don't care. See, I I care about the one I got, not the 10 I didn't.

Now I know we get them. I know we get them. And so now you get them. Whether you know it or not, they're coming into your office, I promise you. And I've never been interested in it. Unless it's a funny one. And then Bill would show it to me, or Carla would show it to me, but for the most part, I don't care. See, I I care about the one I got, not the 10 I didn't.

And I know there will be more of those than there will of these. So I care about their value, right? Those are the two things you care about. So you have to be like, okay, with how that works. Early on, like at NSA, I had to be okay with being there for three days and seeing people cluster to avoid me, right? Or deliberately

And I know there will be more of those than there will of these. So I care about their value, right? Those are the two things you care about. So you have to be like, okay, with how that works. Early on, like at NSA, I had to be okay with being there for three days and seeing people cluster to avoid me, right? Or deliberately

And I know there will be more of those than there will of these. So I care about their value, right? Those are the two things you care about. So you have to be like, okay, with how that works. Early on, like at NSA, I had to be okay with being there for three days and seeing people cluster to avoid me, right? Or deliberately

talk amongst themselves at the cocktail reception loud enough that I heard it. You know, I had to be okay with that stuff. And mostly I found it, you know, funny. And Charlie Daniels is a great, the title of his book is something like, don't worry about the empty seats. And so that's one.

talk amongst themselves at the cocktail reception loud enough that I heard it. You know, I had to be okay with that stuff. And mostly I found it, you know, funny. And Charlie Daniels is a great, the title of his book is something like, don't worry about the empty seats. And so that's one.

talk amongst themselves at the cocktail reception loud enough that I heard it. You know, I had to be okay with that stuff. And mostly I found it, you know, funny. And Charlie Daniels is a great, the title of his book is something like, don't worry about the empty seats. And so that's one.

I should really look at my notes to make sure I don't mess this up. You do have to prepare those around you. Because especially now with social media, your family is probably going to see it. Your staff is going to see and hear it. And they have to be kind of immunized to it, right? And you have to do your own, in politics it's called opposition research.

I should really look at my notes to make sure I don't mess this up. You do have to prepare those around you. Because especially now with social media, your family is probably going to see it. Your staff is going to see and hear it. And they have to be kind of immunized to it, right? And you have to do your own, in politics it's called opposition research.

I should really look at my notes to make sure I don't mess this up. You do have to prepare those around you. Because especially now with social media, your family is probably going to see it. Your staff is going to see and hear it. And they have to be kind of immunized to it, right? And you have to do your own, in politics it's called opposition research.