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And then later I changed it to being a heart, so I wanted to be a pediatric cardiologist. Because I think I realized that the only way to really change how people think is to change from a heart space. And then I got in a major car accident, severed all the tendons in my hand. This was literally two months before taking the MCAT. And I couldn't...
And then later I changed it to being a heart, so I wanted to be a pediatric cardiologist. Because I think I realized that the only way to really change how people think is to change from a heart space. And then I got in a major car accident, severed all the tendons in my hand. This was literally two months before taking the MCAT. And I couldn't...
They didn't know if I'd have the dexterity to be a surgeon. They says, well, you can go into business. And he actually said, you can be a regular doctor, Paul. I said, I want to be a regular anything, right? If I'm going to be a garbage man, I'm going to own the dump. That's just how I think, right?
They didn't know if I'd have the dexterity to be a surgeon. They says, well, you can go into business. And he actually said, you can be a regular doctor, Paul. I said, I want to be a regular anything, right? If I'm going to be a garbage man, I'm going to own the dump. That's just how I think, right?
They didn't know if I'd have the dexterity to be a surgeon. They says, well, you can go into business. And he actually said, you can be a regular doctor, Paul. I said, I want to be a regular anything, right? If I'm going to be a garbage man, I'm going to own the dump. That's just how I think, right?
So moving forward, bringing me into the undercover work, one of the things that really impacted me is my early 20s, I had a mentor. He said, Paul, he said, He said, you should get involved in charity work. I think he knew that I could go either direction on things. And I said, well, that's why I want to be rich is so that I can be charitable. He goes, no.
So moving forward, bringing me into the undercover work, one of the things that really impacted me is my early 20s, I had a mentor. He said, Paul, he said, He said, you should get involved in charity work. I think he knew that I could go either direction on things. And I said, well, that's why I want to be rich is so that I can be charitable. He goes, no.
So moving forward, bringing me into the undercover work, one of the things that really impacted me is my early 20s, I had a mentor. He said, Paul, he said, He said, you should get involved in charity work. I think he knew that I could go either direction on things. And I said, well, that's why I want to be rich is so that I can be charitable. He goes, no.
He said, start donating now a big percentage of your money and a big percentage of your time. And I believe that's part of what brought me to where I – I mean, how does somebody become a partner, let alone a founder of a $20, $30, $40 billion investment fund like I am? You're not a University of Utah dropout. The only way that I can understand it, you know, because that's what I am, right?
He said, start donating now a big percentage of your money and a big percentage of your time. And I believe that's part of what brought me to where I – I mean, how does somebody become a partner, let alone a founder of a $20, $30, $40 billion investment fund like I am? You're not a University of Utah dropout. The only way that I can understand it, you know, because that's what I am, right?
He said, start donating now a big percentage of your money and a big percentage of your time. And I believe that's part of what brought me to where I – I mean, how does somebody become a partner, let alone a founder of a $20, $30, $40 billion investment fund like I am? You're not a University of Utah dropout. The only way that I can understand it, you know, because that's what I am, right?
The only way that I can understand it is that I made that decision in my early 20s that I was going to contribute. You can call it karma. You can call it God. You can call it gifts of the universe. Call it whatever you want to. There's a higher power very interested in us contributing positively to the world. And so...
The only way that I can understand it is that I made that decision in my early 20s that I was going to contribute. You can call it karma. You can call it God. You can call it gifts of the universe. Call it whatever you want to. There's a higher power very interested in us contributing positively to the world. And so...
The only way that I can understand it is that I made that decision in my early 20s that I was going to contribute. You can call it karma. You can call it God. You can call it gifts of the universe. Call it whatever you want to. There's a higher power very interested in us contributing positively to the world. And so...
I truly believe that the massive success that I got in my business career came from that decision. But at the same time, I was like, okay, where do I focus my charity money? I was giving money to a guy on the side of the street who, you know, and I had a friend that says, well, Paul, are you really making a difference? Are you contributing to the problem? I said, I don't know. I can't judge.
I truly believe that the massive success that I got in my business career came from that decision. But at the same time, I was like, okay, where do I focus my charity money? I was giving money to a guy on the side of the street who, you know, and I had a friend that says, well, Paul, are you really making a difference? Are you contributing to the problem? I said, I don't know. I can't judge.
I truly believe that the massive success that I got in my business career came from that decision. But at the same time, I was like, okay, where do I focus my charity money? I was giving money to a guy on the side of the street who, you know, and I had a friend that says, well, Paul, are you really making a difference? Are you contributing to the problem? I said, I don't know. I can't judge.
I don't know if I was in a shitty home growing up if I wouldn't be on the side of the street too, right? I can't judge. But at the same time, over time, I realized that I was probably contributing to that problem as well. So I decided to focus my charitable focus on children. Okay. Can I stop you for a second?
I don't know if I was in a shitty home growing up if I wouldn't be on the side of the street too, right? I can't judge. But at the same time, over time, I realized that I was probably contributing to that problem as well. So I decided to focus my charitable focus on children. Okay. Can I stop you for a second?
I don't know if I was in a shitty home growing up if I wouldn't be on the side of the street too, right? I can't judge. But at the same time, over time, I realized that I was probably contributing to that problem as well. So I decided to focus my charitable focus on children. Okay. Can I stop you for a second?