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Gary Brecka

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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

I've been coming to Dubai for about five years with my family.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And what I've seen in terms of growth, infrastructure, the caliber of the hotels, the food, the decorum of the people over the last five years has been like a magnet for me and my family.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I've noticed that when you layer in things like infrastructure, transportation and safety, being one of the safest regions in the world,

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

You know, sadly, there are cities in America my wife can't walk down the street, you know, after nine o'clock by herself.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

But when we come here, you feel the decorum of the people.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

You feel the acceleration of the people and the technology and the infrastructure and the buildings.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And after I searched the world, looking for the best location to put a wellness and longevity clinic, we settled on Dubai, we chose Dubai.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I think it's a really unique opportunity to sit down with you because you're at the epicenter of

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

this acceleration in growth.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

So I'd love to know from you what it means to you to truly build a city that's 10 years ahead of the world.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

You know, I think this is intentional because I read a book called The Sheikh CEO by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I found it really fascinating.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And by the way, this is a must read book.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

If you are an entrepreneur, if you're running a company,

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

or if you're running a country, because the lessons that I took from that book were very practical.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And one of them I'll never forget was in 2015, he started these initiatives and he created these different departments and every quarter the departments were supposed to report.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And he was frustrated because some of the departments weren't turning in these reports.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Some of them wouldn't do them at all.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Some of them wouldn't take them very seriously.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And he had a very simple red light, yellow light, green light approach.