Dana White
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My youngest son, he was going to school down in Orlando. Called me up and said, I have an idea that I want to pitch to you. I thought he was full of shit. I thought he just wanted to fly back to Vegas for the weekend or something. But he gave me this pitch on what he wanted to do. And I liked it. And I said, listen, I get it. And yeah, it'll probably work. So he wanted to quit school.
And I said, you can do whatever you want to do. You're old enough to do what you want. But if you quit school, you're getting a job. You know, you're not going to, you know, I'm not going to, you know, fund your life anymore. You got to get a job. So he was out in California and he started putting in applications at places that you put in applications when you're 18 years old.
And I said, you can do whatever you want to do. You're old enough to do what you want. But if you quit school, you're getting a job. You know, you're not going to, you know, I'm not going to, you know, fund your life anymore. You got to get a job. So he was out in California and he started putting in applications at places that you put in applications when you're 18 years old.
And I said, you can do whatever you want to do. You're old enough to do what you want. But if you quit school, you're getting a job. You know, you're not going to, you know, I'm not going to, you know, fund your life anymore. You got to get a job. So he was out in California and he started putting in applications at places that you put in applications when you're 18 years old.
And now Berger, he put in an application. He ended up getting a job at U-Haul.
And now Berger, he put in an application. He ended up getting a job at U-Haul.
And now Berger, he put in an application. He ended up getting a job at U-Haul.
Right. So he's working at U-Haul. And he's calling me every day bitching about this. He fixed taillights and he had to clean all the trucks out. Yeah, you know, lots of bad stuff that he had that he had to go through. And I loved every minute of every one of those conversations. Because that's you have to go through that at some point in your life.
Right. So he's working at U-Haul. And he's calling me every day bitching about this. He fixed taillights and he had to clean all the trucks out. Yeah, you know, lots of bad stuff that he had that he had to go through. And I loved every minute of every one of those conversations. Because that's you have to go through that at some point in your life.
Right. So he's working at U-Haul. And he's calling me every day bitching about this. He fixed taillights and he had to clean all the trucks out. Yeah, you know, lots of bad stuff that he had that he had to go through. And I loved every minute of every one of those conversations. Because that's you have to go through that at some point in your life.
Right, and the best teacher is experience. Yeah, and when you have parents who can just juice you here or there or whatever, and I told them, I said, if I drop dead tomorrow, Right here today, this is the job you're qualified for. You know what I mean? Yeah. Because it's easy to pick up the phone and, hey, would you do me a favor? Would you do this and that?
Right, and the best teacher is experience. Yeah, and when you have parents who can just juice you here or there or whatever, and I told them, I said, if I drop dead tomorrow, Right here today, this is the job you're qualified for. You know what I mean? Yeah. Because it's easy to pick up the phone and, hey, would you do me a favor? Would you do this and that?
Right, and the best teacher is experience. Yeah, and when you have parents who can just juice you here or there or whatever, and I told them, I said, if I drop dead tomorrow, Right here today, this is the job you're qualified for. You know what I mean? Yeah. Because it's easy to pick up the phone and, hey, would you do me a favor? Would you do this and that?
But if you're not going to school and you want to go out and you want to give it a shot and you think you want to start your own business, Got to go get a job first.
But if you're not going to school and you want to go out and you want to give it a shot and you think you want to start your own business, Got to go get a job first.
But if you're not going to school and you want to go out and you want to give it a shot and you think you want to start your own business, Got to go get a job first.
It's true. Listen, when you first get your first car and your license, there's a sense of freedom that you feel at that age that you've never had before.
It's true. Listen, when you first get your first car and your license, there's a sense of freedom that you feel at that age that you've never had before.
It's true. Listen, when you first get your first car and your license, there's a sense of freedom that you feel at that age that you've never had before.
Then when you go out and get a job, no matter how bad it sucks or whatever, when you get that first paycheck and it's your money and you can do whatever you want with it, nobody can tell you what to do with your money, another sense of freedom that you learn. When me and my sister were kids, so I had a single mom. She was a nurse. She worked all the time. She worked overtime and all that stuff.