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My wife does it. Right. We all do it. And no, sometimes do I want a hamburger? Do I want, you know, a Philly cheesesteak like I did last night? Like, yeah, of course. But what you really want to do is, you know, I walk every morning. I run every morning. I get up super early. I'm up by three thirty or so. I go to bed by nine. Right. I just want to live the most of life that I can live.

My wife does it. Right. We all do it. And no, sometimes do I want a hamburger? Do I want, you know, a Philly cheesesteak like I did last night? Like, yeah, of course. But what you really want to do is, you know, I walk every morning. I run every morning. I get up super early. I'm up by three thirty or so. I go to bed by nine. Right. I just want to live the most of life that I can live.

And this is how I found to live it. Like keep a really disciplined schedule. Don't eat junk and really try, you know, to laugh a whole bunch and to say thank you. I wake up every morning because I'm – I'm not a – I wouldn't say that I'm the nicest guy by nature, but I've tried to just be positive in the mornings and say everything I have is a gift.

And this is how I found to live it. Like keep a really disciplined schedule. Don't eat junk and really try, you know, to laugh a whole bunch and to say thank you. I wake up every morning because I'm – I'm not a – I wouldn't say that I'm the nicest guy by nature, but I've tried to just be positive in the mornings and say everything I have is a gift.

I got to make the most of what I have, and how can I help people today? Now, I fail at that a whole bunch, as you know, because on Twitter or X, I am as transparent as it comes. And sometimes I kind of get into it with people. But, you know, I mean, you know, then I got to forgive myself and be like, OK, dude, like apologize and move on.

I got to make the most of what I have, and how can I help people today? Now, I fail at that a whole bunch, as you know, because on Twitter or X, I am as transparent as it comes. And sometimes I kind of get into it with people. But, you know, I mean, you know, then I got to forgive myself and be like, OK, dude, like apologize and move on.

One of the things I'm seeing, like I was in New York two weeks ago for I think almost six days. And seeing a bunch of old friends, like we ran together in the morning. And it's cold. And these, this group of guys that I've hung out with since the late nineties, we all got together and you know, you, we used to go out for dinner and drinks and it was like, now let's go for a run.

One of the things I'm seeing, like I was in New York two weeks ago for I think almost six days. And seeing a bunch of old friends, like we ran together in the morning. And it's cold. And these, this group of guys that I've hung out with since the late nineties, we all got together and you know, you, we used to go out for dinner and drinks and it was like, now let's go for a run.

Then let's go for coffee. I found it so enjoyable. We told old stories. We laughed. We had a great time. And we were all out doing something, getting that good fresh air, getting your body moving. I think it's super important. And again, I've never seen the joy of fitness and being healthy as much as I have in the last 18 months.

Then let's go for coffee. I found it so enjoyable. We told old stories. We laughed. We had a great time. And we were all out doing something, getting that good fresh air, getting your body moving. I think it's super important. And again, I've never seen the joy of fitness and being healthy as much as I have in the last 18 months.

I think the United States is really kind of turning the corner and saying, Hey, you know, we really have to take responsibility for ourselves and we really need to do this for the next generation because not not not being healthy. We're going to have more chronic issues. Health care is going to be more expensive. Right. And all of these challenges that you and I talk about pretty regularly.

I think the United States is really kind of turning the corner and saying, Hey, you know, we really have to take responsibility for ourselves and we really need to do this for the next generation because not not not being healthy. We're going to have more chronic issues. Health care is going to be more expensive. Right. And all of these challenges that you and I talk about pretty regularly.

So I'm excited to see people kind of getting in shape and getting to it.

So I'm excited to see people kind of getting in shape and getting to it.

Is it ever-changing? I mean, wow. My wife asked that December of – 2023, I came home from D.C. on the 18th and I told her, I said, I don't think this is ever going to get done. I think that's the first time I've ever been. I've never been accused of being a pessimist. Right. I'm always the over idealistic optimist, which I'm happy to take that title.

Is it ever-changing? I mean, wow. My wife asked that December of – 2023, I came home from D.C. on the 18th and I told her, I said, I don't think this is ever going to get done. I think that's the first time I've ever been. I've never been accused of being a pessimist. Right. I'm always the over idealistic optimist, which I'm happy to take that title.

But sometimes I don't think it's going to get done. I think that it's gonna be really difficult. Look, the lobbyist is powerful, right? And it's entrenched and it works really hard. Regulatory capture, Bill Gurley did probably the best presentation I've ever seen on that. You can look it up on YouTube. And I think Washington, D.C. has fully embraced regulatory capture.

But sometimes I don't think it's going to get done. I think that it's gonna be really difficult. Look, the lobbyist is powerful, right? And it's entrenched and it works really hard. Regulatory capture, Bill Gurley did probably the best presentation I've ever seen on that. You can look it up on YouTube. And I think Washington, D.C. has fully embraced regulatory capture.

It is a work of government corporations working together so they don't have to compete. I don't like that. I naturally and instinctively fight back on that. My whole thesis, and this has been my thesis since 1990, summer of 97, when I got into health care, is that physicians on an unencumbered basis produce better outcomes. Now, I had a thesis. I didn't have any empirical evidence to prove it.

It is a work of government corporations working together so they don't have to compete. I don't like that. I naturally and instinctively fight back on that. My whole thesis, and this has been my thesis since 1990, summer of 97, when I got into health care, is that physicians on an unencumbered basis produce better outcomes. Now, I had a thesis. I didn't have any empirical evidence to prove it.