Dino Mavrookas
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And that makes everybody in the team better. Where I think it becomes unhealthy is the, OK, I haven't had three knee surgeries. I shouldn't be complaining. I shouldn't go see the doctor. I didn't have a house collapse on my head. I shouldn't have PTSD. I shouldn't go talk to this person. Just because you didn't have that experience doesn't mean you didn't have something impact your effect too.
And that makes everybody in the team better. Where I think it becomes unhealthy is the, OK, I haven't had three knee surgeries. I shouldn't be complaining. I shouldn't go see the doctor. I didn't have a house collapse on my head. I shouldn't have PTSD. I shouldn't go talk to this person. Just because you didn't have that experience doesn't mean you didn't have something impact your effect too.
And doesn't mean that you don't need either physical, like so many guys put off injuries so that we could keep deploying and that it's probably the right thing to do. Right. I did it. We had like, it was like, it's game time. We're going to deal with this later. Right. but then go get it dealt with. Right. And same, your brain's the same way.
And doesn't mean that you don't need either physical, like so many guys put off injuries so that we could keep deploying and that it's probably the right thing to do. Right. I did it. We had like, it was like, it's game time. We're going to deal with this later. Right. but then go get it dealt with. Right. And same, your brain's the same way.
And doesn't mean that you don't need either physical, like so many guys put off injuries so that we could keep deploying and that it's probably the right thing to do. Right. I did it. We had like, it was like, it's game time. We're going to deal with this later. Right. but then go get it dealt with. Right. And same, your brain's the same way.
And I think we just, as a community under appreciated both of those things.
And I think we just, as a community under appreciated both of those things.
And I think we just, as a community under appreciated both of those things.
In anything in life, in sports, you come in like, there's a thing like you play to the level of your competition, and that's where you're going to step your game up to. And 100%, when I was in private equity, I wasn't competing against my peers from the SEAL teams and saying, hey, I just want to be more successful than them. It was... How do I, how am I the best private equity professional?
In anything in life, in sports, you come in like, there's a thing like you play to the level of your competition, and that's where you're going to step your game up to. And 100%, when I was in private equity, I wasn't competing against my peers from the SEAL teams and saying, hey, I just want to be more successful than them. It was... How do I, how am I the best private equity professional?
In anything in life, in sports, you come in like, there's a thing like you play to the level of your competition, and that's where you're going to step your game up to. And 100%, when I was in private equity, I wasn't competing against my peers from the SEAL teams and saying, hey, I just want to be more successful than them. It was... How do I, how am I the best private equity professional?
How am I better than this person that's been investing for 15 years? How do I get better than them? How do I learn from them? And now it's same thing in the business world. I look at other CEOs, other business leaders, work with Joe Lonzo a lot, who I know we talk about. How do I get to be that good, right?
How am I better than this person that's been investing for 15 years? How do I get better than them? How do I learn from them? And now it's same thing in the business world. I look at other CEOs, other business leaders, work with Joe Lonzo a lot, who I know we talk about. How do I get to be that good, right?
How am I better than this person that's been investing for 15 years? How do I get better than them? How do I learn from them? And now it's same thing in the business world. I look at other CEOs, other business leaders, work with Joe Lonzo a lot, who I know we talk about. How do I get to be that good, right?
How do I have that level of insight across that many different things that can drive this company into a truly, truly generational company? When did you figure that out?
How do I have that level of insight across that many different things that can drive this company into a truly, truly generational company? When did you figure that out?
How do I have that level of insight across that many different things that can drive this company into a truly, truly generational company? When did you figure that out?
Oh, man. Sometime after business school and before Saronic, I don't know if I could put a date on it. It wasn't immediate, right? Because in business school, you are like every other vet going to a recruiter trying to find a job. You are kind of competing in that vets network community, and it feels like you're part of it. It was just...
Oh, man. Sometime after business school and before Saronic, I don't know if I could put a date on it. It wasn't immediate, right? Because in business school, you are like every other vet going to a recruiter trying to find a job. You are kind of competing in that vets network community, and it feels like you're part of it. It was just...
Oh, man. Sometime after business school and before Saronic, I don't know if I could put a date on it. It wasn't immediate, right? Because in business school, you are like every other vet going to a recruiter trying to find a job. You are kind of competing in that vets network community, and it feels like you're part of it. It was just...