Daniel Priestley

He's now getting close to being a billionaire but he had a business failure when he was in his 20s and he fought it and fought it and fought it and then his business went bankrupt. I think it was insolvent or whether bankrupt or something like that. And he said that it was the weirdest thing in the world. He woke up the next day and he felt relief. And he said, you know what?

He said, it was like I was balancing on a tightrope. And then the tightrope was only six inches off the ground.

He said, it was like I was balancing on a tightrope. And then the tightrope was only six inches off the ground.

He said, it was like I was balancing on a tightrope. And then the tightrope was only six inches off the ground.

And he said, when I actually fell, there was nowhere to fall. It was fine. Like, it was like, oh, okay, I'm fine. The business is now closed. I can go do another business or I can join another team or I can get on with it. And he says, you know, no one actually is thinking that much about you and your life. Um, for a week, someone might go, oh, did you hear Chris shut down, uh, that business?

And he said, when I actually fell, there was nowhere to fall. It was fine. Like, it was like, oh, okay, I'm fine. The business is now closed. I can go do another business or I can join another team or I can get on with it. And he says, you know, no one actually is thinking that much about you and your life. Um, for a week, someone might go, oh, did you hear Chris shut down, uh, that business?

And he said, when I actually fell, there was nowhere to fall. It was fine. Like, it was like, oh, okay, I'm fine. The business is now closed. I can go do another business or I can join another team or I can get on with it. And he says, you know, no one actually is thinking that much about you and your life. Um, for a week, someone might go, oh, did you hear Chris shut down, uh, that business?

Yeah. Oh yeah. It didn't work out. Oh yeah. What happened? Oh, apparently they couldn't sign up enough customers. Oh, that sucks anyway. Like, you know, so that, that, that's the metaphor that I really like to share with people, which is, um, Jeremy's metaphor. You're standing on a tightrope, but the tightrope's only six inches off the ground.

Yeah. Oh yeah. It didn't work out. Oh yeah. What happened? Oh, apparently they couldn't sign up enough customers. Oh, that sucks anyway. Like, you know, so that, that, that's the metaphor that I really like to share with people, which is, um, Jeremy's metaphor. You're standing on a tightrope, but the tightrope's only six inches off the ground.

Yeah. Oh yeah. It didn't work out. Oh yeah. What happened? Oh, apparently they couldn't sign up enough customers. Oh, that sucks anyway. Like, you know, so that, that, that's the metaphor that I really like to share with people, which is, um, Jeremy's metaphor. You're standing on a tightrope, but the tightrope's only six inches off the ground.

Our grandparents, your grandparents, my grandparents, or great-grandparents, they fought wars. Failure to them was getting shoved to the front lines. My grandfather... was a Palestinian policeman in World War II, at the end of World War II, and he was in right police, and he literally was driving through this particular area, swapped driving positions,

Our grandparents, your grandparents, my grandparents, or great-grandparents, they fought wars. Failure to them was getting shoved to the front lines. My grandfather... was a Palestinian policeman in World War II, at the end of World War II, and he was in right police, and he literally was driving through this particular area, swapped driving positions,

Our grandparents, your grandparents, my grandparents, or great-grandparents, they fought wars. Failure to them was getting shoved to the front lines. My grandfather... was a Palestinian policeman in World War II, at the end of World War II, and he was in right police, and he literally was driving through this particular area, swapped driving positions,

And then was sitting down and the other guy was like driving and 15 minutes later got shot in the head. And it's like, had he not switched driving positions, he would have been shot and I wouldn't be here. And, you know, like we've become a little bit detached from the fact that our ancestors fought proper problems.

And then was sitting down and the other guy was like driving and 15 minutes later got shot in the head. And it's like, had he not switched driving positions, he would have been shot and I wouldn't be here. And, you know, like we've become a little bit detached from the fact that our ancestors fought proper problems.

And then was sitting down and the other guy was like driving and 15 minutes later got shot in the head. And it's like, had he not switched driving positions, he would have been shot and I wouldn't be here. And, you know, like we've become a little bit detached from the fact that our ancestors fought proper problems.

You know, here we are a little bit worried about, oh, I launched a YouTube channel and it didn't, you know, it didn't get a thousand views on that video, you know, or I tried to launch a product and, you know, I wanted to get 150 on the waiting list and I only got 147. Dan said it had to be 150. So I had to shut it down.

You know, here we are a little bit worried about, oh, I launched a YouTube channel and it didn't, you know, it didn't get a thousand views on that video, you know, or I tried to launch a product and, you know, I wanted to get 150 on the waiting list and I only got 147. Dan said it had to be 150. So I had to shut it down.

You know, here we are a little bit worried about, oh, I launched a YouTube channel and it didn't, you know, it didn't get a thousand views on that video, you know, or I tried to launch a product and, you know, I wanted to get 150 on the waiting list and I only got 147. Dan said it had to be 150. So I had to shut it down.

And it's like, you're not getting shot at, you know, you like, let's keep this in perspective. A great perspective is this idea of how many, what percentage of your ancestors would trade places with you in a heartbeat?