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David Senra

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
11415 total appearances

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My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And there's a great line, he talks about his deep friendship that he has with Jimmy Iovine, and he's like, you want Jimmy in the room?

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

Because he'll tell you the truth.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

Like everybody around Bruce is kissing his ass.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And like, Jimmy's just like, this album sucks.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

Or this is great.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

You like trust his judgment.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And Jared's like that too, where he's just like, if he's your friend and he likes you, he's very kind, but he was like, hey, what you're doing is not good enough for you.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

This person is not good enough for you.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

Be careful with this.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And so this constant refinement association is important because as you keep getting better at what you do, you get access to people that are great at what they do too.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And there's a lot of commonalities between them.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And then once you're exposed to that,

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

I always have this line that mediocrity is invisible until passion shows up and exposes it.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

I've become intolerable for like people that are casual the way they push their work or the friends they choose to hang out with or just anything that is not them striving for excellence.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And I don't even know why I'm like that.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

It's just, I have to be, I want to be, I have to be the best in the world at what I'm doing.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

And so that is where I'm starting.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

Or did you become like that because you've studied 400 biographies of greatness?

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

That's a great question.

My First Million
Why Balance Is the Enemy of Greatness | David Senra

I don't know.